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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
TO HOOD ELECTION.
Senatorial Vacancy From Clarendon
VIII be Filled.

Senatorial Vacancy From Clarendon
VIII be Filled.
Manning, May 20.-In compliance
with the order Of the State executive
meeting of the Clarendon
county committee has been called for
Friday, May 2S, to take the neces-
sary steps looking to the holding of q
special election on August 10 to fill
the vacancy in the state senate caused
by the recent death of Senator Louis
Appelt. Lieut. Gov Hethea has not
yet officially announced the vacancy
and called for an election, but it is
understood that he will comply with
the suggestion of the State executive
committee as to the date. At the an
nounced meeting of the county COM
mittee all necessary details will be
arranged. There will probably be
several candidates in the field when
the campaign opens. but none has
been SO far announced. 1t is known,
however. that number of citizens
have approached Charlton DuRnat
and requested him to enter the race
and that ne has taken the matter un-
der consideration with a promise to
announce his purpose next Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
PERSONAL MENTION.

Rev. 8. A. Nettles was a visitor to
the city on Thursday.
Mrs. w. =. Anderson OF Charleston
is visiting relatives In the city.
= DIR. G. A. Baskin. OF Anderson, Is
In the city visiting relatives.
lar. Arthur IIaynsworth has return.
ed to the city after a stay at Muir
relrs Inlet.
Nsws has been received here THAI
Mrs. j. Nj Chandler. who underwent
a serious operation I'm an Atlanta
Hospital on Thursday. is much bet.
ter and 10 steadily improving.
Mr.. y +. Booth. Jr.. has returned
home from Davidson College.
Mr.. s. M. Mccall. of Florence. was
q visitor to the city on Saturday.
Magistrate J. L. ellis. OF Rembert.
was I'm tho city today.
Messrs. J. C. Dunbar, of Daizeii. and
w. Ia saunders. of stateburg. were
among those attending the live stock
meeting at the court house Saturday.
Mr.. Lamar Edmunds. of Columbia.
spent Friday In the city as the guest
OF Mr.. Raymond stansiil.
Mrs II. NJ. Jenkins. OF ST. Charles.
was In the city today.
Mrs. j. A. McMurray. of York coun-
~. In visiting relatives In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Scarborough
have gone to Davidson College to at
tend the commencement exercises
st which their son. Alfred Scar
borough. will be graduated.
Mr., and Mrs. l.. A. Prince. OF Sum-
ter. $. c.. were guests at this weeks
New Arrival Banquet at the Battle
Creek sanitarium.
Mrs. III. w. King and Mrs. L. p.
Boswell. OF Eastover. were the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hill for the
weekend.
Mr.. Edward Moore. OF olanta. visit
cd Mr.. Ralph HUI the past week.
Misses Boucher DeLorme and Theo-
dora Bennett have returned home
from the female college at Winston
Salem. Miss DeLorme was accom-
panlcd by her friend. Miss Virginia
Gardner of Greensboro. ". c.. who is
now visiting her.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
ANSWERS BOB JONES.
Christian Scientist Says Her Religion
Must be Judged by Results.

Editor The Daily Item:
Destructive criticism avails nothing;
for IL gives nothing for what 1t takes
away. Mrs. Eddy has said on page
2i0 OF The First Church of Christ
Scientist and Miscellany: Christian
Science Is the higher criticism because
IL criticizes evil. disease. and death
all that is unlike God good-on u
scriptural basis. and approves or
disapprovcs according to the word of
God"
Denounclng Christian Science as
'an invention of the devil'' because 1t
takes different and more spiritual
view OF atonement. Rev. Bob Jones
overlooks the fact that it's leading ef-
fects prove the doctrine true. "A cor
rupt tree can not bring forth good
fruit" said the wisest and purcst of
all preachers Christian Science In
it's constructive regenerativc work re-
moves the belief of separation from
the Father who is Spirit and restores
the lost sense of unity with It's
heritage of health and happiness.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Bell.
Charleston, S. G..
May 20 1915
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
SUMTER MEN SUCCESSFUL.
COME SECOND IN CONSOLATION
RACE-WIN FIRST IN HAND
REEL.
Take Second Place i'm Grab Reel Race.
Dividing HOnOrs With Columbia i'm
Latter Evcnts-Prcsidcnt Behring's
Offers Silver Trophy Cup.

Greenwood, May 2O.-Bishopvillc
captured first prize this afternoon in
the consolation hose wagon race,
winning purse of 800. Sumter
came next, winning a prize of $50.
The time made was: Bishopville.
time to hydrant, Is, total time.
30 3-5; Sumter. Is 3-5, total 81 1-5;
Bennettsville, total time, 81 3-5 (time
to hydrant missed 10y the iudges): /:
Greenwood, Is 3-5, total SO 2-5; Alb
beville, IL 3-5, total 33; Marion.
IA 2-5. total "a. In justice to Marion
1t should be stated that the hydrant
was locked, accounting for the ap-
parent slow work in the total time.
This morning in the hand and grab
reel races Columbia and Sumter divid-
ed honors. Sumter won first in the
hand reel, making it to the hydrant in
IL 3-5 and getting water in 10 2-5.
Columbia came second with II to
hydrant and 20 3-5 to total time.
In grab reel Columbia made it in
IA AS and total Of 19 ga.
Cole of Columbia won first in the
foot race in 10 2-5 with Thayer of
Columbia second.
President Behrens announced a
silver cup to be awarded by himself
at Orangeburg on same terms as
the Sylvan trophy won by Newberry.
The firemen ,clo tonight for their
homes, unanimously voting the meet
the best ever held in the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26

Mr.. John Moffett. who was taken to
tho Sumter hospital to be treated for
appendicitis two weeks ago has been
In very critical condition, but his
friends will be glad to know that he
has passed the critical period and Is
getting on nicely.
Mr.. j. Ed. McCutchcn. Jr., whose
life was i'm the balance for several
days last week, has rallied from the
shock and is now considered out of
danger, pnless some other complica =
tions should arise. For several days
there was but little hope OF his rally
ing and his passing away was mOmen-
tarily cXpectcd.-I.cadcr and Vindi-
Gator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
ITALY DECLARES WAR.
ELEVENTH NATION 70 COME
INTO GREAT IL tROPEAN CON-
FIiCI.
Troops Of Italy and Austria Face Each
Other Along FrOnticr--PrObabl bic
That Germany and Italy Will De-
clare War Against Each Other.

London, May 23.-Italy. the
eleventh nation to enter the world
war. has thrown down the gage of
battle to Austria.
Austrian and Italian troops in vast
numbers face each other along the
mountainous frontier. Most of Aus
tria's warships are at Pola. The Ital-
ian fleet put to sea from Spezia weeks
ago, and it's whereab bouts Is not
known.
The official proclamation signed by
the king fixed May "a as the COM
mencement of the war, but almost
Immediately the Italian ambassador
at Vienna presented the Austrian for
eign office with the formal declara-
tion. and shortly afterward Germany
instructed her ambassador at Rome
to leave the Italian capital with the
AustrO-Hungarian ambassador.
In an official statement issued at
Berlin the German government says
that by this attack against the dual
monarchy Italy also has broken her
alliance with Germany and adds that
the loyal relationship existing be-
tween Austria Hungary and the Ger
man empire remains unimpaired.
Expectancy in the action Of Italy
has dwarfed interest in other mat
ters connected with tho war, and,
strangely enough. there has been lit
tie OF paramount Importance to at
tract attention. Battles both in the
East and West are being fought much
after the manner of the past six
months, with losses or gains here and
there.
The Triple Entente powers have
notified Turkey that all the members
Of the Turkish government and such
agents OF the government as are
found implicated will be held per-
sonally responsible for the massacre
Of Armenians.
The condition Of the king of Greece,
who has been i'll for several days, Is
reported to have taken serious
turn. Because Of the kings illness,
the question as to whether Greece
shall maintain her neutrality or enter
the general conflict has been tenn
porarily laid aside.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
Winthrop College Closing.

The closing exercises of Winthrop
College will be held beginning May
30th, with the sermon before the Y.
NJ. c. A. by the Rev. H. d. ROlston, d.
d, Of Charlotte. Sunday evening the
Rev. L. {. Dargan, d. d. Of Macon,
will preach the baccalaureate ser
mon.
The usual class celebrations and ex-
ercises take place Monday and Tues
day and Tuesday evening the address
to the graduating class will be deliv-
cred by the Hon. A. F. Lever.
The class officers are: Miss Mar
gaTct Cheyne, president; Miss Louise
Emerson, vice president; Miss Emma
Cooper. secretary; Miss Virginia
Owens, treasurer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
NIGELs WINS IN RACES.


'',T ~ s'hfshhSstbn1 hNu Atmntu.
Fred C. Nigels Of Sumter. a student
d Georgia School OF Technology. has
recently won a number OF honors for
his college by his fieeetness OF foot
first at Atlanta. then I'm a track meet
al Macon with four Georgia Colleges
con,esting and more recently at Bir-
mingham I'm track meet with six
contestants for honors. In this last
contest he won the 100 and 22O yard
dashes. which events he has not failed
on any occasion TO secure for his coll
iege. In the relay race the only other
contest he entered. he made more
than his required distance. but his
teammates failed To win.
II will be remembered here that a
few years back NIgels won the 100
yard dash and other contests for the
Sumter high school In the meet In
Columbia and later won In the same
svont for Davidson college.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
MUST BELIEVE 1T
When Wcll-KnOwn Sumter People
Fell 1t So Plainly.

When public endorsement is made
by representative citizen Of Sumter
the proof is positive. You must be-
llevc it, Read this testimony. Every
sufferer If kidney backache, every
man, woman or child with kidney
trouble VIII do we'll to read the fol-
lowing:
" Moses Butler, retired farmer,
1l5 North Harvin St., Sumter, says:
Il had an awful lot of trouble from
my Kidneys, and my back panied me
SO intensely that I could hardly stoop
20 pat on my shoes, l suffered from
headaches, and objects seemed to he
floating before my eyes. The kidney
secrctiJns passed too freely and
obliged nc to get up at night 1 doc
tored but nothing did me any good
uutu ] G1t Doan's Kidney Pills at
Zempa Pharmacy. Five boxes reliev-
ed aU me- ailments and my back is
now Well ma strong
Price DC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for u kidney rcmedy-get
Duau.a N Iney Pi'ls--the same that
Mr. Butler had. Foster Milburn Co.
Props, 3ufalO, \. Y. 10
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
Two Sumter Girls Graduate.

The College for Women at Colum-
bia will hold its graduating exercises
at 1890 o'clock on the morning of
June 3rd. DR.. w. d. McClintock will
deliver the graduating address, and
diplomas will be given to twenty-nine
young ladies' with the degree OF
--e~--..~- If Art and two with the de-
greefof master OF arts. Misses Ella
Pauline B1anding and Nancy Wither
spoon Mckay Of this city. will be
among tine graduates. A
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26

Tin cans are cheap and II seems
that those persons who put garbage
ON the streets would he willing to use
the kind of cans with covers, which
vo,,d give much more satisfaction
generally and prevent the flies from
svormIne over the trash, os they now
10 vbere the cans arc set ont on the
,rcets without covers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
Pleads for Support.

w. w. Moore, adjutant general. has
addressed letter to the secretaries
OF the chambers of commerce in the
State, urging that more interest b.
taken in the National Guard organiza-
tions. The adjutant general urges
that the business men be impressed
with the necessity of a well organized
and trained militia.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
Marriage License Record.
May 20. 1915.

License To marry have been granted.
AZ follows; Mr. w. B. Spann. Lake
city, and Mrs. Mary ID. Mickle. sum
ter; Colored couples. Plenty Farmer.
and Elsie Johnson. Tindal; Isaac Maj
or and Amelia Brcwer. Statohurc;
John Robertson, Uoratio. and Grace
Diggs, Dalzell.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
An Annual Staff.

At n recent meeting Of the student
body at Tie University of South Car
olina. James Mcbride Dabbs, a son of
Mr.. Il, w. Dabbs of Salem, was elect
I'd Cditor-in-chief Of the Annual for
next year and II. G. Brearley, son of
Mr.. n. a, Brearley Of st. Charles,
was chosen as one of the literary eal-
tors
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
Eleven Nations Fighting.

Eleven European nations are
now at war. Arrayed on one
side are Great Britain. Italy,
France. Belgium. Russia. Ser:
via. japan and Montenegro.
and on the other side are Ger
many. Austria and Turkey.
Greece. Bulgaria and Rouman-
Va are momentarily expected To
enter the war against the Tcu-
tons and Turks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26

80 assu,nes Duties as Supcrintesi-
deta.
i~u The Daily Item. May 22.
Miss Mary T.. Heinrich. OF Reading.
Pa. today assumed charge OF the
Inomey Hospital as superintendent.
taxing the place which has been tenn
porarily occupied by Miss Davis since
the recent departure of the former
superintendent,
Miss Heinrich comes to Sumter
from Roanoke. Va. where she has
been night superintendent for the past
four years Mt the Jefferson Hospital.
The new superintendent Is graduate
OF tho Reading Surgical Hospital of
Reading. Pa. and served In the wo-
mans Hospital. Baltimore. Md. for
eighteen months as operating nurse.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
COLLEGE NOTES OF INTEREST
NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS ARR,
CLOSING SESSIONS THIS
WEEK.
Number Of Sumter Boys and Girls
Wi. Graduate From Various. Col
l;'gos--Supt. Edmunds Goes to Da-
wilson :1 Make Address.

Many of the State colleges are hold
iua their commencement exercises
this week or will hold them during
the next lwo weeks. The following
notes concerning the commencements
ot various colleges will be of interest
in Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
To Make Almuni Address.

Supt. S. II. Edmunds has gone to
Davidson College, where he will make
the alumni address today. Supt. Ed
munds viii also attend a reunion of
MS class.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26

Supervisor Of Streets l.. E. White
is having the trees on North Main
street trimmed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
State B0RR0WS MONEY.
NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER
LENDS STATE $0OO,OOO.

The Rate OF Interest Is the Lowest
tho State Has Ever Secured and
Means Saving of Thousands of
Dollars to Taxpaycrs-Rcsult OF
Business Administration of Cover.
nor Manning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
WINTHROP SUMMER SCHOOL
Lectures by DIR. Thomas NJ. Ballet of
New York University and DIR. Hen
ry F. Cope will Feature Session.

ACCtuISS NV Dr. AHOHltS M. baUlcC Oh
New York University and DIR. Hen
ry F. Cope will Feature Session.
Rock Hill, May 2o.-The letters and
applications for registration coming
into the office are giving proof Of the
interest Of the teachers of the State
in the opportunities offered here to
broaden and deepen their training for
thorough work.
Probably none Of the courses Of
Summer School are more highly ap-
preciated than the lectures given by
DR.. Thomas NJ. Ballet DR.. Ballet is
dean of the Department of Pedagogy
Of the New York University. and is
Americas greatest authority on the
psychology Of teaching. No one who
has heard his delightful talks on
children and their problems and on
teachers and their preparation can
fail to be fitted for better work in the
future.
Another feature Of note Is the Sc
ries Of lectures by DR.. Henry +.
Cope, the General Secretary of the
Religious Education Association. DR..
Cope gave a series of talks to the col
lege last fall. and the whole college
felt itself lifted to a higher plane by
his conception of the possibilities Of
religion as a vital part of education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
MUST SHOW Path TO PEACE.
PRESIDENT WILSON SAYS THAT
Is DUTY OF NORTH AND
SOUTH AMERICA.
His Statement That Government Will
Build Ship, If Capital Does not Soon
do SO, Chccrcd by His Auditors at
Pam \ mo rican COnupocc

oh-<hHVTICdH SOnSfCSS.
Washington, May 24.-President
Wilson speaking at the opening Of the
PanAmerican financial conference
today, declared that the nations Of
North and South America must "show
the rest of the world the path f..
peace The only revaIry in the wes-
tern hemisphere is that Of excellence
he said, and the only thing blocking
closer commercial intercourse is lack
of ships. Il believe that if capital
don't soon supply ships, the United
Sttaes government must undertake to
do So" he stated, and was enthus-
isatically cheered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
new HEAD OF HosPITAL.

'i's- Mary y. Heinrich. OF Reading,
Pa. ASSUMES Dutlcs as supcrintes,-
deta.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
BUILDING OPERATIONS SHRINK
Only $317,970 for New Structures
and $115,O66 for Repairs.

Building operations in the District
of Columbia during December involved
total expenditure of less than half
a million dollars. according to a report
issued yesterday by the building in
spector.
No permits whatever were issued for
new improvements in the northeast
and southeast sections. A consider
able amount of repair work was done
in those sections. New buildings auth
orized called for a total expenditure
of s317.970, and repairs S115.066, max
ing q total of $433,036.
Distribution of improvements in the
respective sections of the District was
as follows:
Buildings-Northwest s55,320; south
west, $1,000; county, S255,650; total,
$317,970.
Repairs, etc. - Northeast, S5,796;
southeast, S1,254: northwest, sSs,86S;
southwest. $3.50; county, s14,31S;
total, s115,066.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
SIGMA DELTA FRATERS
HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET
Guests of Honor Include High
School Faculty Members.
Chapter Toasts Given.

The ninth annual banquet of Sigma
Delta Fraternity was held last night
in the Continental Hotel. James
o'Connell, jr, was toastmaster. Guests
of honor were i. c. Daniel. principal Of
Mckinley Manual Training school.
Prof. Louis, W. Mattern of Mckinley
Manual Training School; Or. H. II
Burroughs of Central High school and
Or. Frank Z. Duehriuc.
Toasts were given in behalf of Alpha
Chapter of Central High School by
@. \. Lester. jr.. in behalf of Bcta
Chapter of Mckinley Manual TrainInr
School by Park Talks. and in behalf
of the alumni OF the fraternity by NJ.
Il. Colbert, formerly OF Mckinley Man
ual Training School
What Is Il Fraternity" was the sub
iect of an address by Mr. Dauici
Prof Mattern spoke on Good Fellow
ship The fraternity Man as an
American Citizen" WAS the subject of =
. talk by DIR. Burroughs.
The COMMITTEES in charge of tho ban
quet consisted ofsM. Il. Colbert. chair
man: James OConncli, ir.. and II. X.
Haar. Walter kihbey of Beta chap
ter sang several songs.
Those present. in addition to the
guests or honor. wcre.
Alpha Chapter-E. y. Aiherton, A. u.
Bailey, jr.: Lowell II. Gray, Burton
Glenn. Emory IIuse. Charles G. Bas-
sett,' jr.; G. n. Lester, Harold Scldcu.
Louis Ross and Herbert Jones.
Beta Chapter. =. Talks, Il. 3.
Strowes, J. Parker. T. Gibson, G Och
senreidter. T.. W. Doll. Samuel Miller,
c. Simpson. w. Pattison, c. x. Porter
and Clifford Cox.
Alumni members-R. f. Beach. !. l..
Hoover. f. B. Hunt, Benjamin ]. Damn.
FL. c. Davis, IL. Snapp. Frank \. John
/ son, II. r. Hasr. David NJ. Nelson, g
| T.. Jadwin, Norman l. Williams and
| Walter A. kibbey.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
PARIS, WOMEN, CHANGE GAIT.
Wriggle Being supplanted by the
- Old Tripping Step.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON. December 20.-Paris woman
are changing their gaft.'
Says correspondent from. the
French capital:
TN nothing has the women of Paris,
whose silhouette is copied all over the
world. changed SO much as in her walk.
A short time ago she wriggled her
way along, and her anatomy appeared
to be OF the strangest. Today she is
gradually slipping back into her old
habit, of tripping. and. it suits her
much better. Her figure is taking on
it's old familiar Vines. and the fiat
chest is likely to disappear with the
ungraceful wriggle.
when the old writer's spoke Of "a
beautiful daughter Of France the
Imagination pictured something very
different from the quaint little people
who have grimaced the boulevards of
late years. and it Is quite probable
that with the return Of peace we shall
see a return of the old-type French
woman in all classes. And the revival
will benefit not only France. but the
world in general, for what the French
woman does today the women of all
the civilized world do tomorrow.
Evening star., 1915-01-03

port the same number of people as il
maintained before the war. While we
are waiting for that there is almost time
to create new Belgium on this side of
the Atlantic.
II, on the other hand, the kaiser sue
ceeds in keeping any part Of Belgium
for his German subjects, the Belgians
will not want to return to bear a for
eign yoke-nor will they be wanted by
the Germans except to pay heavy war
taxes.
Plenty Of Available Land.
the west and in Canada considerable
tracts of land which might be used for
Belgium settlements. There are also
many patriotic and 'philanthropic Ameri-
cans ready to advance capital with the
object Of securing pied terre for. the
Belgians, and at the same time adding
a valuable. element to the population of
the United States.
But at the present there, is one OBJ
stacle to this happy consummation-the
immigration laws. These laws were not
passed for Such an emergency as this.
They did not contemplate the possibility
of community migration. and at pres
ent they effectually close the door of
hope to those who would like to help
the Belgians to begin again. At the
present moment new immigration law
is under discussion. 1t would be easily
to the law as would allow regulated
and properly financed immigration of
Belgian communities to the. states; if
there were any popular mandate for
such an alteration Here the people are
the source Of law; and it remains for
them to give expression to their hu-
manitarian sympathies in such a way as
to make these sympathies really ef-
fective in helping distressed people.
'"The situation Is one without precedent
in history. There is no parallel availa-
BILE showing what should be done with
a population. Of. q million and a half
suddenly divorced from its home. its
work and it's means of livelihood
Evening star., 1915-01-03
COTTON EXPORTS INCREASING.
Galveston and New Orleans Biggest
Shippers-England Largest Buyer,

Steadily increasing shipments of cot
ton abroad were recorded during the
week, according to announcements at
the Treasury Department. Saturday,
December 26, 5,471 bales went from
American ports: 24.914 bales on Mon
day: 1891 bales Tuesday. 47,03S bales
Wednesday and 56,401 bales Thursday,
the last day of the old year.
Nearly 10000 bales went out of Gal
weston. New Orleans shipped about
10000 bales. New York shipments
reached about 10000 bales. Baltimore
Boston. Charleston and Savannah all
England took the greater part of the
shipments, nearly $4,000 bales. Two
shipments to Germany of more than
$500 bales went from New York. Hol-
land. Sweden, Italy and Spain took the
rest of the importation.