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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22
NO INAUGURAL BALL.
Time-HOnOred Custom Dropped This
Year.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The time
honored inauguration ball-the CHI
max of the ceremonies incident to
the inauguration of president of the
United States-will not he given this
year. In compliance with President
elect Wilson's wishes, the inaugural
committee, at a special meeting to-
day, unanimously decided to elimi-
nate it.
The committee also decided a pub
lie reception at the capitol or else
where, as suggested by Gov. Wilson,
as a substitute for the ball was not
within its jurisdiction and if one IS
held congress must appropriate and
make the necessary arrangements for
it, The committee took the position
that the proposed reception would be
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22

The recent visit Of the deputy fire
insurance commissioner has had the
result Of causing a large number Of
1lues TO be torn down and rebuilt ac-
cording to the regulations. The in
spector made a thorough trip through
the business section Of town and
doubtless his visit will result in some
good TO all concerned.
Miss Gignilliat of Seneca has been
visiting Miss Fannie Chandler for the
week END.
Miss Leila Burgess Of Manning is
visiting her sisters, MeFdames c. y.
Sprott and r. f. DesChamps.
Rev w. b. Chandler Of the Colum-
bia Theological Seminary spent sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Minnie
Chandler.
Mr.. r. Goldman, who has been en-
gagged in business here for several
years with the firm of Goldman &
Co, has sold out his interest and gone
North.
Mr.. Duncan Jones of Columbia is
visiting his brother Mr.. ]. c. Jones,
and also, relatives in the country.
Quite number of Mayesville peo-
pie are contemplating visiting the
National Corn Exposition in Colum-
bia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22
BALKANS HOLD FAST.
ID THAT OTTOMAN
PORTE SHALL NOT DELAY
SETTLEMENT.
Reported That Rcchad Paslla Has
Been Instructed to- Try To Bring
Powers i'm To Save MOslcm Empire
From Humiliation of Surrender to
Balkan States.

London, Jan. 20.-The Balkan plen-
ipotentiaries who are awaiting the
Turkish reply do not attempt to con-
ceal their impatience and firm de-
termination to prevent Turkey from
postponing settlement of the war
longer than a week. Meanwhile, un-
official conversations have begun
among the allies regarding their in
ter-Balkan delimitations. DR.. Daneff
head of the Bulgarian delegation, and
the Greek premier, NJ. Venezelos, were
engrossed in this task today. AS no
agreement yet has been reached con-
corning Saloniki, the Greeks hope to
have no difficulty in retaining the
town when the Bulgarians get Ad-
rianople.
Rechad Pasha received a long
cipher message from Constantinople
this afternoon and it is asserted he
was instructed to confer with Sir Ed
ward Grey. the British foreign sec
retary, with the object of obtaining
direct intervention by the powers un-
der the form of mediation, or in an
other way if more acceptable, so that
Turkey might be spared the humilia-
ton of ceding Adrianople at first
hand.
Rechad Pasha, accompanied by
Tewfik Pasha and Osman Miami
Pasha, visited the British foreign sec
retary but the nature of Sir Edward
Grey's reply has not been disclosed.
The meeting of the national as
sembly at Constantinople has been
postponed until Wednesday and the
porte's reply to the note of the powers
will be presented after this meeting.
The general impression is that the
Turkish government is weakening
with respect TO the demands Of the
allies. a Bucharest dispatch says it
Is expected a settlement between Rou-
mania and Bulgaria will be effected
before Febraury /, by an agreement
providing for rectification Of the from
tier. Roumania. however, will not
get as much as she wanted; but Bull
saria will cede some OF the forts in
the neighborhOod of Silistria but not
the town itself
Full power TO declare the resump-
ton of hostilities against Turkey was
telegraphed today To DIR. s. Daneff,
leader of the Bulgarian delegation,
and his colleagues, by the Bulgarian
premier, j. S. Guechoff, who told
them to exercise it whenever in their
opinion further peace negotiations
became useless.
The Bulgarians have discovered
they were completely misled as TO con-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22
The South Waking Up.
Wilmington Star.

Wilmington Star.
The south is making wonderful pro-
gress but II has to wake up in many
respects. Our resources az so many
and so varied that II Is difficult TO find
the men and the capital to make its
progress more rapid than during the
past few years. We cannot do every
thing al once. but there are some
things that we should do without de-
lay.
one IL to utilize our raw material
at home and not send IL away To be
manufactured and returned TO us as
high-priced finished products We
have been sending away our cotton
seed meal and feed stuffs from our
cotton seed oil mills insteads OF keep
ing them at home and converting the
South into the greatest cattle and
stock raising country on the face Of
the globe. We have often declared
that we should keep our feedstufts at
home and turn them into meat. but
ter and cheese. our cotton seed oil
mills turn out the best stock feed to
be found In the world. and get We al
low hose In cold countries in Amcri-
CT AMI Europe To use IL and make US
their customers FOR the more import
ant Cnishcd products.
The Houston Chronicle tells US that
Texas is going To practice what the
Star has preached for years Says
that paper: THE Panhandle and
West Texas stock raiscrs have taken
the entire output ot cottonsccd cake
from ou mills Of northwest Texas
They are soing To- feed their stock
with IT," Good when North Caro-
lima. and the entire south, follows tn"
Head "l those wise Texans We viii not
buy cur beef from Kansas Citv and
Chicago. or butter from tho North ana
West
There are some things that "" ough,
to do without waiting amy longer and
one is to raise stock and cattle iu the
country that is best suited for it That
is iu the South. where tn" best feed
sfuns are produced. where there are
two forage produciug seasons, where
gross grows two 90 three months long
sr than anywhere else. and whore tn,
winters make it ,t-."r on stock and
cattle and more economical for their
Keep and care.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22
NEWS FROM MAYESVILLE.
Little Frances Maycs Bitten by IA
Supposed Mad Cat-Rcv. II. l..
Gricr. New Pastor Of Presbyterian
Church, "POundcd' by TOwnspe0pIe
Improvements on \. {. L.. Station
Other Matters.

Mayesville, Jan. 20.--Rev. r. L.
Grier, the newly elected pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church, has assumed
charge Of the work here, preaching
several impressive and interesting ser
mons during the past two Sundays 70
large congregations. He has made a
favorable impression upon all who
have met him. The members Of the
congregation and the town general
ly pounded him last week with lib
eral donations of groceries and 9TH
er household necessities. Mrs. Grier
has been unable to move to Mayes-
vile yet on account of sickness, but
is expected to arrive shortly. At
meeting of the congregation on Sun
day, it was decided to repair the
church building at once and a COM
mittee was appointed to look after
the work.
Rev. j. p. Attaway, the new pastor
Of the Methodist Church, has filled
his appointment here twice and has,
also, made favorable impression
both with his preaching and his pas
toral work. 1t is hoped that his pas
torate here will result in building up
the church, which is rather small,
and that his influence will be felt in
the town generally.
Miss Frayser of the Winthrop Col
lege faculty spent a day here last
week, delivering two lectures, one in
the morning to the school children
ana one in the evening to the patrons
and the public generally. Her ad-
dresses were heard with much inter-
est and it is thought that her work
will accomplish much good Her sub
ject at night was How to Live Right"
Miss Sallie Hamilton, of Dillon, one
of the teachers in the Mayesville
school, has returned to her post Of
duty. after being detained for several
weeks on account Of an operation for
appendicitis.
cat, supposed to be mad, bit little
Francis Mayes, the youngest son Of
Mrs T.. w. Mayes, on Saturday. DR..
c. f.. King treated the wound at once
and sent the cats head TO Columbia
to ascertain if the cat had rabies. In
formation was received yesterday that
it was not thought that the cat was
afflicted with hydrophObia, but that
guinea pig mad been inoculated and
any serious results to the pig would
be made known at once.
The Atlantic Coast Line has fur
ther improved the appearance Of
things around the new passenger sta
ton and further work will be done in
the way of building up the walks and
streets around the property. The new
seats and lights for the waiting rooms
have not been received yet but are
expected to arrive at any time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22

With the information now at hand
IL seems a fact beyond dispute that
the construction OF the Sottile bridge
across the Cooper River at Charleston
would be disastrous to the future
commercial development OF that port
and also an incalculable injury to
the entire state of South Carolina.
Anything that damages the port Of
Charleston and prevents the develop
ment and utilization of its natural ad-
vantages does not concern Charleston
and Charleston business men alone,
for what does harm directly to the
business interests of Charleston dam
ages the business interests of every
citizen OF the State. II the port Of
Charleston is bottled up and ship
owners and importers and exporters
have TO seek another port the people
that Charleston should naturally
serve as a port will have to pay high
CT freight rates. II Charleston is bot
tied up by this bridge across the
Cooper River IL will not be made the
terminus of the Clinchheld road and
II will never become. as now seems
certain, the great coal port of the
South Atlantic. Another point, and
this touches Sumter directly, if Char
lesion is bottled up. the Seaboard will
not extend its line TO that port and
Sumter will be the loser thereby The
bill authorizing the construction of
the briuge was slipped through the
Senate while Senator Tillman was
not looking and before the people OF
Charleston had time to make known
their objections The facts being
known, the members of the House
should uo. fil iuto the same error
as tno fCuLtc Congressman Lever
should &. % the rottom OF the mat
ter and see to 1t that the interests OF
his constituents are not jeopardized.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22

There will be an extra communica-
ton of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A.
+. VI. at s o'clock Tuesday night,
January 21st for the purpose of con-
ferring the NJ. NJ degree. All mem
bers are requested TO take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22
Examination for Rural Carrier.

4 civil service examination was
held at the Court House Saturday by
the local civil service board for the
position Of rural carrier. There were
four applicants 10 take the examina-
ton. The position to be filled is a
rural route from Mayesville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22
After Radium,

The Mt. Painter field of South Aus
tralia is a wonderful place for the oc-
currence OF rare minerals and a CON-
pa y has been recently formed to re-
cover radium from the arth-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22

shaw Sc NcCollum Mere. 60. are
ADVERTISING their white goods sale to
begin wednesday. 22nd Read their
al. In this issue -Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22

All of the banks in the city were
closed Monday as it was kept as Lees
birthday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
POTOMAC CLUB LAYS
PLANS FOR SEASON
And Elects Officers at Meeting
Held in Clubhouse 4.
Last Night.
By Pop

The Potomac Boat CLUB held it's annua
meeting last night at its clubhouse, Aque
duct bridge and the river. and the gather
ing Of members was probably the largest
in the history of the organization, due to
the election of officers and reports of the
financial condition of the club.
The report of Treasurer Underwood
showed the finances to be in excellent
shape. the assets overlapping the liza
bilities by a considerable amount
Twenty -eight new members were elect
ed to active membership, and the enter
tainment committee was given permission
to inaugurate at once a series Of fort
nightly social features for the season
The Arundel minstrel show of Baltimore.
, of that city. offered to come over and give
"a benefit for the club at one of the thea
ters but as two excursions are planned
for the year it had to be declined.
There was a splendid competition for
the various officers to be elected, and it
was rather late before the tellers. Messrs.
II. G. Purcell and w. B. Hough. finished
and announced the results of the ballots.
The results were as follows: President,
E. Richard Gasch; vice president. {. r.
Zappone; secretary. Joseph T. DAILY
treasurer. Frank Russell Underwood;
captain, John T. Evans: first lieutenant,
Walter Fl. Thrall: second lieutenant, John
S. Mckinney. Board of governors, to
serve three .years-Douglas Spencer Bliss.
John J. Nolan, f. Richard Gasch, John
Hadley Doyle. William c. Mckinney. G.
r. Zappone. John r. Evans. Joseph L.
Daily and Frank Russell Underwood.
The standing committees We're selected
as follows: House-John Hadley Doyle.
Frank Russell Underwood and John T.
Evans. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Spencer
Bliss. w. c. Mckinney. c. r. Zappone.
Finance-John j. Nolan, Joseph r. DAILY,
+. Richard Gasch. Racing-Claude R..
Zappone, ". c. Mckinney, John Hadley
Doyle.
The new president, E. Richard Gasch,
is one of the best known men in aquatics,
as Well as business. in Washington. He
has filled the position of secretary for
eleven years. and is we'll liked among the
rank and file Of the organization, and
there is every reason to expect that Poto-
mac success Will continue under his ad
ministration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
COBB REPLIES TO NAVIN.
Ty Says Magnate Has Shifted
Around in His Position.

AUGUSTA, Ga. April 17.-"Mr. Navin'
opening statement in which he says dis.
cipline and not money is the importan,
question at issue between US, is enough
to queer his attack upon me-" Outfieldel
Tyrus Cobb made this declara ton last
night in reply to statement by the
president of the Detroit American League
team Yesterday. In the written state.
ment Cobb terms as final his answer
regarding his differences with the Detroi,
club.
Cobbs statement continues, in part, as
follows:
1T SEEMS that Navin. has shifted
around in his position. For several
weeks past it has been matter OF
money-of. not being able to pay what
ask All Navin has offered me is a con-
tract calling for the same amount l re-
ceived last year. He has certainly made
me no other offers. In this connection
I wish to deny the statement that | am
the best paid ball player in the world
In regard to his failure to report for
spring practice. Cobb says:
"Navin told me not to report for spring
practice. as ] was holdout. Had | re-
ported | would have been required to pay
all my expenses on the training trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
TRIP DEPENDS ON :
SHOWING OF TODAY
Georgetown Nine May Not Go
North if Team Fails to Per-
form CreditabIy.

1t depends largely upon the showing
made by the Georgetown team in the
game today against Harvard whether or
not it will make it's northern trip
next week. This statement comes from
one in authority at the Hilltop. If the
team shows to good advantage in today s
game it is promised the trip to New Ha-
ven to play Yale. and the one to Hart
ford where Trinity College is played. 1t
is the ambition of every man on the
team to win todays game, because every
man is very anxious to have the team
go north.
In the games against Johns Hopkins,
Maryland Aggies and Cornell the Blue
taee In fact, in these games it played
it's best ball of the year. Coach Harley
being immensely pleased with the show
ing of the team. Then came the slump
when the team ran up against a bunch
of ball players from the Washington
team headed by Germany Schaefer
The Georgetown bunch looked very
weak and it was. the belief of those in
charge that the team had lost its true
form. Since then, however, Coach Har-
ley has had but very little chance to
handicapped to great extent. The
pitchers have not been able to work
out. and as a result the staff is not in
the best of shape. However. under the
coaching of Tom Cantwell, who. by the
way is helping out great deal at the
Hilltop. it is believed that they will be
able TO do we'll in two of the most i'm
portant games on the Georgetown
schedule, namely, the Harvard and Vir-
ginia games
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
| JACK RYAN LEAVES
VIRGINIA BALL CLUB
Compelled to Do SO Because
of Illness of Wife-May
Not Return.
Special Dispat ch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, April IL
Jack RYAN. who has been handling the
Virginia base ball team for the past
month or so. was called home today be-
cause of the illness of his wife. The ath-
letc board here allows the management
of the team to employ a professional
coach for only a limited time during each
season. and as that period has nearly
passed. it is not likely that Jack will re-
turn to Charlottesville again this spring.
He has. however consented to accompany
the team on its annual northern trip,
when it's most important games Will be
played. and will meet the squad when 1T
plays Georgetown in Washington April IS
This is the second year that Ryan has
handled the Virginia team. and his serv-
ices have been, most satisfactory. The
team has been without the services OF a
real good pitcher. such as Virginia has
always had in previous years, and even
so, under Ryan's charge. has managed TO
trim Princeton. Cornell and Holy Cross.
losing out 10 Carolina and Amherst by
one run.
The authorities are beginning to realize
the necessity of a professional coach, and
arrangements will undoubtedly be made
to have Ryan return next year ana re
main throughout the season. lie is, very
popular with the members OF the squad
and they are looking forward to the
northern trip, when he will join them
again for few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
TIGERS OPEN AT HOME.
Meet st. Louis Browns With
Fatched-Up Team.

DETROIT, Mich, April 17.-Splendid
weather marked the opening of the 1913
American League base bali season in De-
troit today. Detroit, with Cobb hold
out and the hard-hiting Neach still suf-
feTins from the effects of a sprained
ankle, faced st. Louis with patched-u
battle 'front.'. But Manager Jenn ngs look
ed for victory. as did Leader Stovall Of
the visiting club
Lake or W.llet was expected to pitch
for Detroit. with Stanage behind the bat
Hamilton or We.lman and Agnew were
picked as the probable St. Louis battery.
Mayor Marx and two famous major
league base ball players of years ago
Charley Bennett and Sam Thompson
were expected to play principal roles in
the inauguration ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
ARDMORES TO BEGIN.
Will Open Season Sunday in Game
Against Senators.

The Ardmore Athletic Club base ball
team will open their regular season Sun
day. April 20. on the club grounds, at
Whites Station. Md, with the Senators of
Washington. Manager Mansfield has been
handicapped greatly by the recent in
clement weather. and, owing to this has
been unable TO round his men into prop
err shape. still he hopes 10 make the
senatorial aggregation hustle for the hon
ors. In all probability Dyer OF Roberts
will be pittcd against the Senators, these
two men appearing to be in the best
shape and ready. to so the distance.
Workmen, who were at work on the
field and seats. were compelled to stop
work on account of the dnfayorable
be in the best of condition, it will have
received enough attention to enable the
opening game to be played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
FAULTY WATCHES LOSE RECORD
Howard Drew Goes Sixty Yards in
G Is Seconds.

PATERSON, y. j., April lin Win
ming the second heat of the six.y-yard
sprint at the Elks' athletic carnival here
last night Howard r. Drew Of the
Springfield (Mass) Training School, ma
tional champion short distance runner,
it was announced lowered the worlds
record of % seconds by one-fifth of
second There was some doubt. however,
as to the accuracy of the timers watches
and no claim will be made for new
record.
thames kolehmainen the olympic dis
lance champion, vas defeated by sidney
Leslie of the Long Island =. {. in the
two-mile race Leslie who had a handi-
cap of fifteen yards while the Finn
started at scratch, won by five yards,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
Eastern Presbyterians Win.

The Eastern Presbyterians defeated
the Eastern High School Freshmen
yesterday. to 5. Features of the game
were the fielding of Boteler and Brooke
and the batting of Steltz for the los
ers. and the pitching of Garman for the
winners
R.H.E.
Eastern Freshmen. % o B o o O-5 : 5
Prtsby terians. = D o l U o q q x-9 3 4
Batteries-Gwin. Brooke and Stetz; Garman
and Brown.
The Young Hilltoppers beat the
sumner team yesterday by Is TO IA.
The features were the home runs of
Green and Bowie, the playing of Slade
at second and the pitching Of Bowie
for the Young Hilltoppers
RHE,
louns Hifltopper>. . 3 l l / 4E1J ~
summer - q u u u > 2|41S >
Home runs Bowie. Green. Three asczs bill =
SHADE Two-base hit Bowen BattcricsSsBouia
and Hutchinson; Scott and Stewart. Umpire
NJ. Waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
WEATHER ALL RIGHT.
Conditions Good for Athletics Open.
ing at Home.

PHILADELPHIA, April i7.-For the
irst time in a week weather conditions
today were right for base ball and every
thing indicates successful opening this
afternoon of the American League sea-
son in this city. The worlds champion
Boston team will be the opponent of the
former champion Athletics. There will be
the usual ceremonies, such as a band
concert and flag raising.
There was some uncertainty as to the
batteries for today. The Athletics pitch
ing staff has been weakened by the alb
sence of Coombs. who has been threat
ened with pneumonia as a result of ex-
posture in the raw weather in Boston last
week. 1t is expected that either Plank
or Brown will pitch for the home team
and Bedient may go in for Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
GARGAN SIGNS CONTRACT.
Will Be Head Field Coach Of
s, GEORGETOWN Eleven.

!: Frank Gargan, who coached the
Georgetown foot ball. team last fall. af.
fixed his signature to- a contract yester-
day to coach the foot ball team again
next year.
II was announced in these columns
several weeks ago that Gargan would be
the coach Of the team for next fall, and
yesterday, when he signed his contract
this report was confirmed.
Gargan will be head field coach and
will have an advisory coach and one as.
sistant coach. Just who the adviser,
coach will be Is not known. Manager
Walsh declined to mention the gentle.
mans name. -