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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
CLEMSON TIGERS ARRESTED.
Football Team Said to Have Been
Placed in Arrest at College OH Ar
rival Home After Victory.

Greenville, Nov. I5.--It was learned
here tonight that the Clemson college
football team had been placed in ar
rest by the college authorities upon
it's return from Richmond, Va, where
on Saturday it defeated Virginia Mil
itary institute. 1t was impossible to
establish communication with the col
lege authorities, and so details were
unobtainable. What college rule the
football players had broken is not
known. Clemson is a military college
and arrest or confinement to quarters
is imposed for violation of a variety
of regulations.
According to information available
the arrest caused considerable stir
in college circles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
'CARRANZA WILLING TO LEAVE.
Obregon Tells of Offer and SAYS lie
Will Fight Both for Peace.

Mexico City, Nov. 15.-Gen. Obre-
gon tonight received a dispatch from
Cordoba saying Carranza has offered
to turn over the military forces to
Gen. Gonzales and leave for Habana
not later than November 25 if Villa
would turn over his command to Gen.
Gutierrez and so to Habana on the
same date. The Aguascalientes con-
vention must meet in Mexico City the
day Villa and Carranza arrive in Ha-
bana, according to the offer. The
convention in Mexico then must ratify
the election of Gutierrez or chose an
other provisional president to hold Of
flee until the general election. If these
conditions are not met by November
30, Carranza, according to Gen. Obre-
gon, will resume power as first chief
Of the cOnstitutionalists.
Commenting on the offer, Gen. OBJ
regOn said he was willing to fight both
CarranZa and Villa, if necessary, to
drive them from the country and re-
store peace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
BEARS BEST TIGERS.
Fast Ganic Goes to Nash's Men by
Score of ~ to 20.

The commencement of the basket
ball league indicates that the latter
games Of the series will be we'll worth
seeing, for the game last night was
even faster and snappier than the
game of the preceding night. The
game was taken by the Bears after
a hard struggle, the score being 27
to 20 In their favor.
Nash In the first half and Brown in
the second half made the goals for
their team, while Robertson starred
for his team I'm the second half with
Hurst coming In for second honors.
Chatham played a strong game at
guard.
In the. first half the Bears proved
to be very much faster and displayed
much more agility than the hereto
fore presumably soft footed quick
moving Tigers. With the honors for
Nash at center, he covered the floor
and made several remarkable shots,
making four Of tho six goals by his
team, Brown getting the other two.
For the Tigers. Bryan and Robertson
each made one goal.
In the second half the Tigers got
away with five goals on a stretch, but
were then headed off by the pass
work Of their opponents. who piled up
seven goals in close succession. Brown
making all Of them. Robertson made
four. Hurst three and Bryan one
In tho second half. Score ut end of
first half, 13 to In favor of tho
Bears. second half IA to 16. Final
score, 81 to 20.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
a.Philathca Entertainment.

The Baraca and Philathea classes
of the First Baptist Church had a
joint entertainment last night at the
church which proved most enjoy
able event for the two hundred or
more who attended. Both are large
classes filled with much enthusiasm in
their work and many Of the members
with their friends were present al the
affair.
a varied musical program was first
rendered, the selections being Of al
interesting nature and pleasing to tho
audience. After the music Mr.. T.. d.
Epps made short, but entertaining
talk, which was q feature of the oc-
casion. At the close nf his remarks
the gathering was invited into the
church basement. where n delicious
supper of chicken and oyster stew was
served.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
OUTSIDE WORK NEAR COMPILE.
TON.
National Hank Of South Carolina Will
Movc Into New Quarters Next
Month.

The National Bank of South Caro-
lima will move into lis now home
about the middle of December. or at
least the bank officials hope to get into
u about that time. IL the work con-
tnues to progress satisfactory. The
new building which they have erected
Will be- one Of the handsomcst In the
city and is n fitting memorial to the
old landmark which IL replaces. Tn,
old court house In which the bank
had It's quarters since its organization
will be missed. but the new buildinp
will DO much more OF an ornament
and is more becoming to "a progressiv,
city.
The front of handsome white marbl,
has been practically completed ant
all OF the outside work on the build
ing Is through. The workmen ar,
now engaged In plastering the insid,
and still have To put In the fixtures
The work on the store adjoining tn,
i,ank Is also going on steadily an,
his will soon be In readiness fo
occupancy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
PLAINTIFF WINS VERDICT.
Santee Lumber Company Gets Small
AmOunt-BOykin Against Coast
Line.

The case of the Santee River Cy-
press Lumber Company against
Isteve Brothers & Company, Frank
TrahO, and Drury Nj. Bynum, for al
legged damage and trespass on lumber
lands alleged to belong to the former
came to conclusion in court Satur-
day afternoon, when the jury return
ed verdict for $S41.S1 for the plain
tiff.
The case had lasted for three days
and was hard fought one, with sew
eral attorneys on each side, represent
ing the various plaintiffs and defend
ants. The plaintiff had sued for $12,-
2S1.G5, and the small verdict was vir-
tually victory for the defendant.
The case of j. Arthur Boykin
against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road company and J. r. Johnson, con-
ductOr. was begun this morning in
civil court. This is a suit for $4,000
because of alleged injuries received by
the plaintiff at the hands Of the de-
fendant. BOykin claims to have had
his hip dislocated at Gainesville, when
getting off the train. He fell to the
ground, he alleges, and was left there
by the conductor, who got back on
the train, which pulled out. He was
then treated by DR.. T. o. Boykin, the
hip icing put back in place, and TAX
en- to DR.. BOykin's home near the sta
ton, where he was hurt Later he was
taken home, near Lamar, where he
remained in bed for several weeks
and was forced to walk on crutches
for several months before he entirely
recovered.
The defense set up claim that Boy
kin had been to his cousin, DR.. Guer-
ry Boykin at Lamar shortly previous
to the time of the alleged accident and
told him of a scheme to take out an
accident insurance policy and then to
get hurt on the railroad, or to feign
being injured, and to sue the railroad
and the insurance company for dam
ages. DR.. Guerry Boykin, it was al
legged, spurned this scheme, but the
plaintiff went ahead, took out the in
surance policy and shortly thereafter
suffered his alleged injury.
Messrs. j. H. Clifton and Geo. D.
Levy represented the plaintiff and
Messrs. p. A. Wilcox, L. w. Nc
sented the defendants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
ELECTION VERY EXPENSIVE.
The Votes Cost More Than One Dollar
Eacll-Will he Deficit.

Columbia, Nov. 16.-Votes in the
general election held November in
South Carolina cost more than 81
each. Reports filed with the State
board of canvassers by the commits
sioners show that the total vote was
approximately 500. The legislature
appropriated 100000 for the expense
of the general election. An addition
al appropriation Of from $4,000 to ST.
600 will have to be made to meet the
printing bills.
Incomplete returns filed with the
State board of canvassers indicate that
all of the IL constitutional amend
ments were carried in the general
election. TabulatiOn of the vote will
be completed this week.
The board Of canvassers will meet
Wednesday to hear contests and pro-
tests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
KEEP CANAL NEUTRAL.
Wilson Supplements Regulations OF
Panama.

Washington, Nov. IA proclama-
ton supplementing existing neutrality
regulations Of the Panama canal zone
was issued at the direction of Presi-
dent Wilson. BY it's terms previously
announced prohibitions are extended
to air craft, public or private, Of bel
ligerents which are forbidden to rise
from or descend upon canal zone ter
ritory to pass through the air spaces
above" 1t also forbids the use of
wireless by belligerent vessels within
the zone jurisdiction, except on busi-
ness concerning the canal.
Except by special arrangement there
shall not be at any one time more
than three war vessels of any one
nation, including those Of allies, in
either terminal port or its adjacent
territorial waters, or more than three
such vessels in transit through the
canal, or more than six at one time i'm
all tho territorial waters of the zone.
Passage through the canal is to DC
accorded only upon written assurance
by commanders of observance of reg
ulatiOn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
WOMEN CELEBRATE VICTORIES
w. q. 4. U. RcjOiccs i'm Suffrage
and Prohibition Results in Several
States.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 14.-Celebration
or prohibition and suffrage victories
In the various States marked the ma
lonal convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union here to-
night. Delegates from the common
wealths in which success was gained
addressed the session.
A petition in favor Of national Dro-
hlpltlon said to bear the signatures of
100000 persons was displayed in the
convention chamber today The paper
on which the names were written
weighed more than 35 pounds. II is
planned to present the petition to the
next session Of congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
SUMTER BOY ON JASON.


=. II. Deal. Jr.. the 1S-year-old son
or MIR. and Mrs. G. ii. Deal of this
city. 10 third officer on board the
United States ship Jason. which has
been laden with Christmas gifts for
the suffering Boigians and which left
New York on Saturday for the Eu-
ropean war zone. presumably at Ant
werp or some neighboring port.
Mr.. Deal was third officer on board
this ship at Vera Cruz. but was re-
Gently transferred from that place.
Since he left there he has stood his
examination and been promoted to a
regular berth on the United States
ship. Young Deal has many friends
In Sumter, who will be glad to hear
that he is getting along so well.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
ABOUT PROPOSED RAILROAD
savannah Believes ScabOard Will
Build Extension.

Editorial Article in the Savannah
Morning News.)
There doesn't seem to be any doubt
that Savannah is to have direct rail
road connection with the West vir-
ginia and Kentucky coal fields that
feed the c., c.. and o. Railroad. She
will have it by way Of Charleston
through the efforts of the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad. At least that seems
to be the understanding now. The re-
port Is that the SeabOard is surveying
a line from Charleston to Savannah In
fact, 1t has this work almost complet-
cd. The road will be much shorter
one than any now existing between
tho two cities and will have mach
lighter grades, making il an ideal
road for freight traffic, especially for
carrying coal.
1t isn't probable that the Seaboard
will make Savannah an export point
for coal, since it is easier to get
in and out of Charleston harbor, but
there is a big business in coal in Sa-
vannah. The Clinchtield coal is admir-
able for steam purposes and SO will
be sought by steamships and rail-
roads. Many steamers visit Savan-
nah in the course Of a year and the
railroads are steady customers for
coal. And the city itself is a big coal
consumer. Hence the Seaboard, as
suming that 1t Is the Seaboard that is
building the Savannah Charleston line,
has the very best of business reas ons
for building into Savannah from Char
lesion.
And the projected road will help
Savannah in another way. y will cr.
courage the development O. Beaufort
county, which is tributary to hor. We
may reasonably expect therefore. Ihat
Beaufort county will be a vc,y n4ucn
more important section OF country
than 1t Is now. 1t may become SO i'm
portant that the ferry company, oper-
ating the line between this city and
Screven Ferry Landing. will have to
employ a larger boat or increase the
number Of it's boats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
Girls Have Good Time.

On Saturday afternoon. November
7th. the &c. r.. c." girls had an
"awfully" good time at the home OF
Miss Cornolia Brewer on Salem Ave
nue..
After the girls arrived tables were
placed on the porch aud Progress
sive Rook" afforded them quite an cx
citing two hours. Misses Walsh and
bclgar were the most fortunate. bu,
after cutting, Miss Delgar was pre-
scntcd with "a box of Sweets"
Miss Rrower served cream and swcc'
cakes in the latter part of the after
noon.
The club will meet Saturday. No
vember lith. with Miss Lillian Del.
gar on iiarvin Street.
The Correspondent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
A Word of Thanks From tho Red
Cross Cotton pickcrs.

Although the weather man predict
ed bad weather for Friday, the rain
held off just long enough for those
who had not seen the pictures at the
Rex Thursday evening, to attend the
other two shows for the benefit Of the
Red Cross cotton pickers.
The workers wish to express their
appreciation of the interest shown by
their friends in attending the Rex
and thereby making successful their
plan Of helping the European war
tended these three performances and
the cotton pickers receivd 40 per cent
Of the receipts which amounted to
$17.15. OF this amount $500 will DC
paid Mr.. Winburn for the slides and
seven photographs. The Red Cross
workers appreciate the interest he ha:
shown and the help given.
We wish to thank Mr. Miller for his
Kindness i'm showing these slides at tn,
Rex and for his generous offer of &C
per cent Of the receipts. We also wish
to thank The Item for its assistance
and all those who helped in carrying
out this plan of raising n COntribu-
tiOn for the Red Cross fund from tn,
young people of Sumter. We have
forwarded $12.O0 to Mr. kaufman
acting president of the South Carolina
Red Cross work and with the amount
on hand there will be Il total Contri-
button of $25 from the Red Cross cot
ton pickers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
d. POrEAT breaches HERE


ir Il. M. Poteat. president of Fur.
man University at Greenville. was In
the city Sunday and delivered two
eloquent and interesting sermons a,
tho First Baptist church. where ht
preached both morning and evening
Dr Poteat Is polished speaker and
delighted his hearers at both services
lie made q most excellent impression
on the small congregation. who will
always In future hear him with pleas
ure. The bad weather prevented q
large number from attending services
during the day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
ROOM TO STORE COTTON.
MCLaurin Secures Old Dispcmary
Building as Warehouse.

Columbia. Nov. 1S.-John l.. Nc
Laurin, State warehouse commissioner,
said today he had leased room in the
old State dispensary building and was
prepared to store several thousand
bales OF cotton in Columbia. The
rent will be twenty-five cents q month
for each bale. The Weighing and
grading charge for each bale will be
five cents Freight will have to be
prepaid, as he has no funds to pay in
advance. The cotton should be con-
signed to Columbia Warehouse and
Transfer Company. The rental charge
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
SUMTER OvERWHELAfS FLOR.
ENCE.
Local High School Lads Down PEI
Do Iais BY Score Of ~ to o.

The Sumter high school football
team continued It's victorious career
Yesterday afternoon by defeating the
boys Of tho Florence high school by
tire score Of 4s to o. Tno game was
too onc-sided to be interesting. al
though tho Pee Dee lads put up a
gs-me night against a faster and bet
ter coached squad.
The Gamecocks started out with q
rush and ere the first quarter had
ended they had piled up three touch
downs and goals against their oppon-
eats. In the second quarter they
SACKED up somewhat to catch their
hreath. scoring only once during this
Jeriod. while In the third and fourth
ieriods they went strong again, max
lng two touchdowns In each session.
The total Of eight touchdowns and
seven goals from touchdown totalled
up the 90 points.
Tho team ran Well together and
each man on IL did his part well.
Spann ran the team and interspersed
bucks with end runs and forward
passes 90 ar to completely befuddlc
their opponents. Touchdowns were
made on each Of these .ys. the open
now system OF play being productive
OF an good gains and as many touch
downs as the old style limo jamming
game.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
SPEED is DESIRED.
Plans arc Made to Hurry Congress

Washington, Nov. 15.-Preparations
for speeding up the routine work of
the December session of congress al
ready have been begun by the house
appropriations committee. At the in
stance Of administration leaders every
effort will be made to hurry the APP
preparation bills before March 4,
1915, to avoid special session of
the newly elected congress which
comes into power on that date.
To complete the appropriation bills
by that date, however, probably will
require special rules, rigidly limiting
debate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18

Mrs. Clara Reynolds. after a pleas
ant stay with her niece. Mrs. II. c.
Duncan. Of Is Blanding Street. left for
her home In Charleston Friday even
Ing.
MIA c. w. McGrew. after spending
n few days In Orangeburg. returned
homo Friday. accompanied by her lit
tle niece Miss Eoline oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Cordero. and
daushtsrs., vivienne and Audrey, and
Mrs. Ccrdero's mother. Mrs. Day, left
saturday to make their home in
Greenwood. 8. C.
Miss Rosa Lesesne. formerly book
keeper OF the Sumter Gas Company.
left Saturday afternoon for Lakeland.
Fla, where she has accepted a posi-
ton.
Col. O. c. Scarborough of Summer
ton. was n visitor to the city ON Mon
day.
Mrs. Hayne f. Rice. wife of Judge
Rice. is visiting Mrs. Lila ID. Knight
at the corner Of Hampton Avenue and
church street.
Miss Ruby Ellis. OF Florence. who
has been the guest OF the family Of
Mr.. and Mrs. l. b. II. Darr for the
past ten days has returned home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
THREE DROWNED AT BEACH.
Fish Laden Boat Was Swampcd I'm tho
Brcakcrs-Onc Member of Party
Escapes Death.
Wilmington Star.

Wilmington Star.
Three colorcd men, all we'll known
fishermen of MasOnboro Sound. this
county, were drowned and a fourth
member of their party had Il narrow
escape from the same fate early YES
tcrday afternoon when boat in
which they were returning from the
outside and which was we'll filled with
trout. was swamped in some unex-
plainable manner just as they were
about to reach the beach just oppo-
site the place Of Mr.. j. Ii. Fales, on
the sound.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18

DIR. Currcll in WaShingtOn-Tri-C College
Debating Lcaguc-COnvcntiOn Oh
University AtlllcticS-linrOl!mcn
Increases.

Columbia, Nov. 14.-Dr. w. S. Cur.
rell, president Of the University OF
South Carolina, spent the early part OF
the week in Washington, attending
the sessions of the annual convention
Of the Association of Southern Col
leges.
The Universities of Georgia, Ten.
nessee and South Carolina have just
completed the formation of trian-
gular debating league, Tennessee to
supplant Virginia, the latter havins
withdrawn from the league formed
last year. Also Carolina is making
an effort, it is understood, to create
still another debating league, since
the University will not this year de-
bate Davidson and Trinity.
A convention Of South Carolina col
leges will be held here next Saturday
the 21st. 1t is expected that the State's S
most prominent and active educators
will be present.
DR.. Winfield Scott Hall, Northwes-
tern University, was on the campus
this week and delivered several very
interesting and instructive lectures.
This week the Gamecocks met Da-
wilson on the gridiron. The Uni
versity now has only two more games
scheduled before it closes it's season; a
game with Newberry, at Newberry,
Saturday, and the annual Thanksgiv-
ing contest against the Citadel Bull
dogs. The team expects to score a
victory in both cases. The Game
cocks have learned to use the open
play to great advantage, while the
forward pass is being executed bet
ter than ever before.
The University Y. NJ. c. A. has
arranged a schedule of splendid lee
lures for the next several weeks. The
lecturers include number Of prom
inent Columbians.
The University's Civic Club is grow
ing into very active and helpful or
ganization this year. Determining to
hold itself a clinic for citizenship, it
has mapped out as it's years work a
study Of community problems rather
than the broader field Of the State,
and will search for remedies appli-
cable to the community evils.
Prof. Davis, of the University, has
in the latest number of the Journal of
American Folklore. an extremely
interesting and instructive article on
negro folklore in this State. Prof.
Davis. an enthusiastic Htudent Of the
subject, has already made many val
uablc r'ntributions rc South Caro-
lima f0ls love.
There axe new rcgi" :rations at the
University every week, and already
the enrolment registers close to the
500 mark.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
Basing an estimate on the qua

Basing an estimate on the quantity
Of seed wheat sold by a few OF the
local dealers i'm seeds. there will an
increase i'm the wheat crOn of Sumter
county Of four or five hundred per
cent But even this comparatively
great increase in the wheat acrea Sc
will not provide home raised bread for
ell the people of Sumter county. In
recent years vcry lit,lc wheat has been
grown in this section. and to increase
the acreage four or iiVc-fOld does
not amount to rs much as one would
infer from the unexplained statement,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
WILL SEARCH FOR BAGGAGE.
State Department Will Try to Aid
Americans.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The State
department announced today it would
cndcavor to recover baggage lost by
Americans in Germany and Austria
at the beginning of the war if owners
would mail rec eipts or other evidences
of ownership with descriptions of tho
missing trunks to American Consul
General Lay in Berlin through the
department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
Mrs. HartsOugh Gives Luncheon.

Mrs. ]. f. IIartsOugh gave a lunch
con Wednesday at her apartment on
Chandler, of Sumter, s. c.. who is
visiting Mrs. A. Wright. and for Mrs.
William Worsley, Of Columbus, Ga,
the guest of Mrs. Marion Seabrooks
Atlanta Georgian anu News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
Federal Reserve Board Fixes Rate

Washington, Nov. li.---Thc rc,,cr,
reserve board today fixed The rates o.
rcIiscourt at federal reserve bank,
as follows: Richmond & per cent
Atlanta, short time. q per cent. lonr
time 6 l-2.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18

Inc nose wagons were called out
by an alarm of fire Sunday morning
about o'clock, but the alarm proved
to he a false one, it having been sent
in because of the numerous sparks
coming out Of the smoke stack OF
the Sumter Electrical Company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18

The hunting party which went down
to Black Oak Island the first OF laSi
week returned Saturday night, after
having killed two dccI and a quantity
of smaller game.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-18
Marriage License Record.

A license TO marry has been granted
,o Mr.. r. r.. Granger of Olanta and
Miss vcrmeilla Jones OF Timmons-
lille.