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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
WOMEN HURT ~ RUNAWAY.
feari Walters and Ruth williams
Thrown from Buggy Sunday After.
noon. .....

Pearl Walters and Ruth Williams.
two colored women. were both badly
injured on Sunday afternoon when the
morse they were driving became
frightened and ran away. throwing
them from the buggy and dragging the
Williams woman for some distance be-
fore n could be extricated from her
precarious position. Pearl Walters
was thrown on her shoulder. which
was badly sprained and bruised. Ruth
Williams tried to jump and her foot
caught in the brace to the shafts. She
dragged over the railroad tracks
at the crossing and her face. head
and hands were painfully injured.
Both of the women were taken to
the hospital after the accident, whore
they were treated and afterwards
taken back home. Today they were
said to be In a very critical condition,
but getting along as well as could be
expected. considering the seriousness
and extent Of their injuries.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
Death of Mr.. w. c.. Bull.

From The Daily Item. April Is.
Mr.. w. c. Bull died this afternoon
at 2 O'Clock at the residence Of his
daughter, Mrs. G. B. Yeadon, after an
illness Of several months. He was
ffty-fve years of age and leaves a
widow and three children, Mrs. Yea
don. Mr.. Claire Bull. Norfolk, and
Harold Bull Of this city.
The funeral services will be held at
The residence Of Mr.. c. b. Yeadon,
ZoS West Calhoun street. at IL o'clock
tomorrow morning.
MIR. Bull was for many years q
travelling salesman. He lived in Aug
usta until the first of this year. when
ne was forced to give up work on ac-
count OF i'll health. He moved to
sumter at that time and has been liv-
ing here since.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
RAILWAY OFFICER DEAD.
Col. A. b. Andrews Passes Away nj
Age Of ~.

Raleigh. N. c.. April 17.-Col. A. b.
Andrews, first vice president of the
Southern railway. died here tonight
after a brief illness. He was "a years
old.
Col. Andrews was stricken last week
with an acute attack Of pneumonia
and today his condition was regarded
as serious. The funeral will be held
In Raleigh probably Monday after
noon.
Col. Andrews was born in Franklin
county. North Carolina. July %, 1871.
He entered the Confederate army as
second lieutenant in the First North
Carolina cavalry. was wounded twice
and was a captain at the close of the
war. After the war he engaged in
railroad work. He held official posi-
lions with a number of roads In this
State and Georgia, in 1892 going 70
the Richmond G. Danville railroad as
third vice president. Later he be-
came second vice president, being
finally made general agent Of the re-
ceivers. He was elected first vice
president of the Southern railroad in
1885. He also was president of q
number of smaller roads owned by the
southern, among them the Blue Ridge
railway. His greatest constructive
work in North Carolina was the build
ing OF the Western North Carolina
railroad about 1878.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21

One of the most enjoyable events
OF the week was a bridge party given
Thursday afternoon by the Misses
Epperson In honor Of their attractive
guest. Mrs. G. r. I. Brown, of Char
lesion.
The prizes were won by Mrs. II. A.
Mood, Mrs. ]. Jennings and Miss Eva
Keller. A handsome hand painted
bon bon dish being presented to the
guest of honor.
Tempting ourse were served. The
beautiful color scheme of wisteria and
white were carried out in every par.
ticular.
After the game the guests were ush
cred into the drawing room, where
vocal solos rendered by Miss Eva
Keller. which was a rare treat, add.
ed greatly to the pleasure OF the az.
ternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
SUMTER "Y" SECURES GAME.
Defeats HagOod In First Contest of
Season In Game Full of Errors.

The game on Friday afternoon be.
tween the Hagood and Sumter Y. M.
c. A. baseball teams was an excellent
first OF season game. The locals won
by the score of z to 4. after an excit-
ing period during the first few innings.
in which Hagood led by one score.
In the pitching end OF the contest,
go somewhat the better
end OF the deal. allowing eight hits
and striking out 9 men. Parker for
Hagood allowed IL hits and struck
out y men. Joe Chandler was the
individual star. getting three hits out
OF v times at bat, while Walter Le.
hoir also hit we'll and played an ex-
ceilent game for the visitors. The
game, as is usual at the first of the
season, was full Of errors, both sides
making several Of these, especially
the first of the game.
The baseball diamond is in pretty
bad shape, being uneven and sandy,
his OF course handicapped the
players to no little extent. There was
fairly good attendance Of fans pres
ent, who seemed to enjoy the contest,
although there was little roofing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21

What proved a very serious loss to
Mr.. 8. j. It. Young Of Dalzell occur
red last night when fire destroyed his
gin house with oil It's contents. caus-
ing, a loss of about $4,000 with no in
surance to cover It. The fire destroy
ed beside the building which was be-
Ing used as a storehouse at the time,
10 bales of cotton. 200 bushels of cot
ton seed, twelve ions OF fertilizer and
a large number of farm implements.
The fire caught at about 1880
O'Clock In the night and 1t Is not
known what was the cause. although
II Ia thought that it was probably set
by some unknown person. The build
ing was situated at tho old Scarbor-
ough place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS.

Columbia, April -1s.-The result OF
the National Guard election, held last
Saturday. was announced today. The
officers of the first infantry are Colo
mel, e. M. Blythe. of Greenville: Lieut..
Colonel. p. X. McCully, of Anderson;
Majors. LIST Battalion. r. F. Watson.
of G%reenville; Second Battalion, W. B.
Moore. of Yorkville. The race for Ma
jor of the Third Battalion is necessary
between j. b. Tfller, OF Chesterfield
and Robert McKorreil, of Hartsvills.
Officers Of the Second Regiment are
Colonel H. B. Springs, OF Georgetewn:
Lieut.. Colonel J. H. Claffy, of Orange
burg; Majors. First Battalion. A. Fl.
Silcox, Of Charleston; Second Bat
talon. Dibert jackson, OF Coiumbias
Third Battalion, j. w. Bradford, % Of
Sumter. O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21

The announcement that the city
BOARD OF education has decided to
the old %Ryttenberg residence
property on Liberty street. adjacent
TO the graded school square as a site
Tor a new girls high school building
Is the best and most gratifying item
OF news that has been published re-
Gently. The other improvements
planned by the school board are also
in the line of progress and made i'm
m%ediately necessary by the rapid
growth of the school system. o.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
GERMANY.
a.
ENGLAND'S ACTION HAS SAME
EFFECT AS IL STAPLE WE'RE
50 CONTRABAND.
Attorney General Simon Tells Confer.
ence of Chemists and Engineers of
Steps Taken to Keep Cotton from
Enemies.

London, April 18.-That cotton is
Kept from Germany and Austria lust
as effectively as if it were declared
absolute contraband is the tenor of
a reply addressed by Attorney General
Simon to a conference of chemists
and engineers who asked whether the
governments action was sufficient to
make it certain that no cotton reach.
ed those countries. The attorney gen.
eral says:
The attorney general ventures to
suggest that those for whom YOU
write may be under some misappre.
hension either as to the law of con-
traband or as to the steps which in
fact are being taken under the order
In council of March IL. The steps
being taken under authority of that
order in council have been extremely
effective in stopping cotton from
reaching Germany and the declara-
ton of cotton as contraband would not
alter the result in the very least 80
far as preventing cotton reaching
Germany is concerned.
If an article is declared absolute
c~ontraband it can be stopped from
going to a German port and can be
stopped even from going to an ad.
Joining neutral port, if it is in course
OF transit through that neutral port
TO an enemy country. These are
exactly the circumstances in which.
under the order in council, any ar
ticie can be stopped, whether it is
contra band or not and Of course this
ORDER In council is being put into
force in all proper cases.
T imagine hat since March IL
anything can be gained SO far as
stopping the entrance Of cotton into
Germany is concerned by calling it
c~ontraband is, in effect, to D
that a blockade is rendered moro ef.
fective 1t You add that specified con-
traband articles will not be allo,cd
to break that blockade. A blockade
all articles whether they are
c~ontraband or not. and therefore any
additional ruling would not have any
practical consequences. What Is true
or Germany Of course is equally true
Of Austria.
Your memorialists no doubt will
readily believe that there may be good
reasons Of quite a different kind for
not making cotton contraband in view
OF the precedent which would thereby
be created, but as a practical matter
in the present war any stoppage Of
cotton secured by calling it contra
band Is equally secured by the order
In council"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
CONWAY SCHOOL WINS.
Third Annual Inteecholastfo De1Ia.
nation Contest Held al Presbyter.
ian College.

Clinton, April 1S.-Stokes' King.
representing the Conway high school,
was awarded first honor over nine
other contestants in the third annual
interscholastic defamation contest
held here on Friday evening under
the auspices of the Presbyterian Col
lege of South Carolina for the bene-
fit Of the high schools Of the State.
The contest vas held in the college
auditorium which was filled with q
crowd of interested spectators, and the
young people were enthusiastic in
their cheers and applause.
With the coveted first place. which
was won by Stokes King, goes the
first medal. This speaker. chose for
his subject, The Dream Of Aldarin."
Greer was the winner of second
place. William Blackburn being the
speaker and Napoleon the Little" be-
ing his subject.
Third place was awarded to the
spartanburg high school, Jacob Jacobs
being the representative Of this school.
and signing the Declaration of In
dependence" was his subject.
At the premilinary contest held on
Thursday and Friday morning. 20
young men delivered declamatiOns and
from this list the ten best speakers
were selected by a committee OF judges
and entered the deciding meet. All
of the speakers showed decided
talent and excellent training. The
contest was a big success and was en-
jOyed by a large audience.
The schools which participated In
the finals were as follows: Greer high
school, William Blackburn! Clinton.
Lee Add Blakley; Yorkville, Robert
Bratton; Pageland. Burruss Edge
worth; Spartanburg, Jacob Jacobs;
Conway, Stokes King; Sumter, Fielder
Smith; Columbia, John S. Watkins;
Lancaster, Malcolm Williamson; Man.
ming, William Wolfe.
The following towns were repre-
scented in the preliminary contest:
|Laurens. Spartanburg, W~ilk!nsville:
Columbia, P%ageland, Gaffney, Green
Vile, Fountain Inn, Conway. Greer,
Newberry. Sardis. Lanford, Little
Rock, Liberty. Lancaster. Woodruff,
Ninety-Six, Greenwood, Cross Keys,
Mountville, Bennettsville, Clinton.
Manning, Sumter, Yorkville, Spartan
burg (Hastoc). Cross Hill and Gray
Court.
The judges were: A. c. Todd. Lau-
rens; II. L. Seattle, Dudley Jones. C.
NJ. Bailey and Il. M. Lightfoot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
FIELD DAY FOR CLARENDON.
BRILLIANT SUCCESS SCORED AT
MANNING.
Crowd FILLS Auditorium of Graded
School to Standing Room Only Ca.
pacdty.

Manning, April 1S.-The annual,
field day Of the Clarendon county
schools "a held here Friday and
proved a brilliant success in every
sense Of the word. The weather was
ideal, being clear but not uncom
fortably warm o very dusty, and the
vast number of people that had az.
sembled represented Clarendon coun-
ty at its very best. The large audi
forum of the graded school was
crowded beyond the reasonable limit
of standing oom while the morning
exercises were in progress and vet
there were many more in the corri-
doris and on the grounds that could
not get in the building. while still
other throngs were coming and going
on the streets. The evidence was
abundant that the people Of the coun-
ty are deeply interested in the prog
ress of the schools. The large num-.
Der Of school children from all Sec
tons Of the county appeared to be
happy and hopeful while their elders
were we'll dressed and apparently at
peace with the world. The only mat
ter of regret was that all could not
witness and hear the several merito.
riOus academic contests.
The number Of contestants was so
large that up to a late hour the judges
had not declared all the winners. In
the defamation contest the winners
were as follows: Class A, below IL
years, Matte Fielder of Pinewood;
Class B, IL to Is years, Ruth Fielder,
Pinewood; Glass G, over Is ears,
Claude Corbett. In the spelling con-
test, in which an unusually large
number participated. Miss Turbeville
Of Turbeville proved the winner.
Two basketball games were played,
n between Alcolu and the Manning
second team and the other between
Manning and Summerton, Manning
winning both games. A baseball game
between Manning and Pinewood was
won by Manning by a score OF 10 to 8.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21

Juanita DesChamps to the City OF
Sumter. lot for proposed street from
Broad to Haynsworth Street. $19.0o.
L. w. Folsom to the City of Sum-
ter. lot IN Broad Street for righ. OF
way for Street, $1,000.
]. M. Hardy to Horace Hardy. 81
al, his interest in all property left
in estate of H. Hardy, IS and other
considerations.
Horace Hardy. ct al. to j. II,
Hardy, homo place of H. Hardy, de-
ceased. $500 and other considerations
II. Hai ~, ct al. to the City o!
Sumter. lot on Haynsworth Street foI
proposed Street. $1,000 and other
considerations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21

Mr.. J.. Atwood Yates and wife, OF
Jacksonville. Fla, are visiting his
father. Mr.. w. III. Yates. at No. 9 w.
Calhoun Street
Mr.. L. I. Strauss Is now In Allen
dale. where he has entered into bust
ne8.
Mrs. Tillie CARRIER and little son, OF
Batssburs. are visiting Mrs. CARRIERS
mother. Mrs. Rosa Strauss.
Mr.. windham M. Manning spent
the weekend In the city. returning to
Pinopolis on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Loretta McKain. OF Marion.
spent the weekend In the city.
Mr.. r.. NJ. Aman. or Heriot, was In
the city on Saturday.
Bishop Collins Denny. OF Richmond
Va. 10 the quest of Mr.. and Mrs. s. W.
Stubs. having stopped over here on
HIS way from the district conference
at Bethune. Bishop Denny was the
chief speaker at Bishopvime this
morning. when the corner stone OF
the new Methodist Church was laid at
that place. He leaves this evening on
his return to Richmond.
Miss Laura Gillespie is visiting ut
Fort Lawn. =
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21

Ben Greet Players on Campus, Base.
ball, Oratory and Athletics.

Columbia, April 19.-The University
OF South Carolina played it's annual
baseball match against Davidson COL
lege Thursday and Friday of this
week. The third game of the series
will be played in Rock Hill week
after next when the South Carolina
Intercollegiate Oratorical Association
holds its annual forensic contest there.
The games with Davidson this week
were played on Davis Field, the first
time the park has been used for base
ball this spring, the former matches
OF n present seaso having been
staged at League Park.
Appearing under the auspices OF
the Athletic Association, the Zen
Greet Woodland Players gave three
Sh~apespearean plays on the campus
this week. presenting THE Tanning of
the Shrew," Twelfth Night" and
As You Like It." The University's
campus afforded an ideal setting for
the plays which were admirably pre-
sented and attended by appreciativs
audiences of discriminating este. TO
say that the Ben Greet players pleas
ed is but putting it mildly and DEAL
ing with the obvious.
Oscar Plaxico, Carolina baseball
star. will represent the University of"
South Carolina in the University Of
Pennsylvania relay carnival to be held
on Friday and Saturday of next-weekS
in Philadelphia. This will be the irst
time that Carolina has been represent.
ed in this meet. Piaxico, who does
the 100 yard dash. is fast on the track
and it is confidently expected that he
will make a good showing in the 100
yard event which he win enter. .
The University selected two debat.
ing teams this week to meet the I'm.
iversities Of Georgia and Tennessee.
The query is for federal control and
ownership of all steam M electric
railways. 20. -. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
JONES IN CRAWFORDsvILLE.
Evangelist Crowds Big Tabernacle I'm
I'll StandingROo Is Mt a Premium
and Hundreds Turned Away.

Evangelist Bob Jones, who will open
a four weeks evangelistic meeting in
Sumter Sunday night has held a ire
mendously successful meeting in
Charlottesville. Ind. during the past
month. The Charlottesville daily
newspapers are featuring the reports
OF the revival as the big local news
story each day. The big tabernacle
has been crowded until standing room
could not be obtained and overflow
meetings have frequently been held I'm
the churches to take care of the
throngs that could not get into tab
ernacle. The Charlottesville Jorunal,
Friday last in the introduction to the
three column report Of the previous
days meeting says:
The largest audience that has yet
gathered to hear Evangelist. Bob
Jones packed. the tabernacle Thurs
day night to listen to Q sermon from
the text, re that bslievsth not shall
be damned" '- t3.-,
The audiences grow larger as the
draws nearer the end. 1t
would have required two good sized
ta~bernacles TO have held Thursday
nights crowd, hundreds OF people 60
ing homo when they found the CO.
OF the building taxed. Stand
Ing room was at a premium before
the hour for the musi-
program to begin. People were
from every part of the county
from adjoining counties and mo-
tor cars were parked from Main
street to Wabash avenue. while there
were long lines OF cars on Pike street.
There was a delegation Of more than
n hundred from Darlington"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
LONG ON CATTLE MARKETS.
State to Be Divided Into Four Dts
," tf4cta. las S.sa

Columbia, April LET don't see
why South Carolina cattle should be
shipped to buyers when it lie 90 much
easier and less expensive for buyers;
to come to the cattle. provided you
have them concentrated at one point:
said w. w. Long. United States de-
monstration agent, this morning. In
discussing the results OF the sale Of
cattle at Greenwood yesterday. While .
discussing this subject MI. Long made
the announcement that he intsnded
dividing the State into sour market
districts for the sale OF cattle. the
market to be accessible and conveu-
iently located in each district - G
The railroads. said MI. Long. will
agree to allow cattle men to ship ON
through bills of lading with the privt.
lege Of unloading their cattle at the
district market for salesday and then,
reload and reship them on the Same,
through bill Of lading. The salesdays
will be fxed and the farmers will feed ,
their cattle preparatory for that day.
The first sale will be held either the
latter part of February or March. and
then every two weeks, to give the buy,
ers time to dispose of their purchases
The location of the market for each
district will be left to the farmers,
business men. railroad and live stock
experts. ~ --Es.
II have talked over with the buyers
who were at Greenwood and Rock
Hill this proposition and they were
much pleased with it and said they :
would come themselves and see that
other buyers come" said Mr.. Long. T.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
MISS LEVY ENTERTAINED.
Victrola Party Given by Mrs. c. III.
MOise-Miss Phelps Wins Prize.

A very enjoyable evening was spent
by the guests Of Mrs. c. H. Noise, on
Thursday night, at a Victrola party,
given in honor Of Miss Caro- Levy, of
Philadelphia, who Is visiting her
grandmother, at 422 n. Main Street.
Several selections we're played on
the Vctrola. and prize for the young
lady guessing the names OF the great
est number, was a silk slipper bag,
won by Miss Dorothy Phelps. The
gentleman's prize fell to Mr.. Alva
solomons. a beautiful silver pencil.
Refreshments were hen served. and
dancing followed for the remainder Of
the evening, punch being served be-
tween dances.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
Jitney Service Proposed.

The automobile hackmen are con-
sidering putting on Il regular titney
service from various points OF the city
to Chautauqua grounds during the
Chautauqua season. The suggestion for
a jitnsy service for Chautauqua comes
from the president of Civic League
through the Chamber OF Commerce.
Secretary Reardon has interviewed d
number OF hackmen and they have the
proposition under consideration. A
regular auto service to the Chautau-
qua grounds at i've cents each way
would he IA great convenience to the
public and probably profitable To the
hAekmen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
To Bring Back Convict.

The Daily Item, April Is.
Rural Policeman BOykin was sent
to Lancaster today to bring back from
that place Sam Logan. colored. who Is
wanted In this county on the charge
OF grand larceny. Logan is charged
with having stolen a buggy and har-
ness from Mr.. McLaurin at Wedge
field. Logan served a short term on
the Sumter gang and was taken from
here to Lancaster. where he has just
completed sentence Of eighteen
months and he now comes back to be
tried on another charge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
Five thousand acres Of wheat no

growing In Sumter County should
produce. at a low estimate. SO to rs
thousand bushels. Several farmers
made twenty to thirty bushels per acre
last year, This wheat was planted for
the purpose OF making -four COR tho
home consumption. not for sale, but
unless a -four mill Is erected in
Sumter how Is II to be converted into
-four? With an assured patronage =,
Hour mill ought TO be profitable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21
As TO GRAIN.

IL seems that Charleston. s. c.. is
also behind the times regarding It's op-
portnnity to become a great grain
exporting port. A leading grain ele-
vafor president OF Nashville has writ
ten TO Secretary Reardon that south
ern States grain surplus will have to be
exported TO avoid coming into cons
tact and competition with northern
grain. This Nashville grain dealer
says that export grain can not be
handled In sacks. IL must be shipped
In bulk and that Charleston can not
he used as n grain exporting port be-
cause that city has no facilities for
shipping or loading grain In bulk.
Mr.. Charles ID. Jones. Of Charles ID.
Jones and Sons. operating the Hermit
taEe Elevator. at Nashville. Tennessee.
has sent Secretary Reardon a copy OF
q letter written to Commissioner Wat
sen as follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-21

1t is a pity that every school in the
county does not share In the activities
of County School Day. Elaborate
preparations arc made for the crowd
OF school children and their friends
to come and participate in the occas-
ion. and it seems a pity that 80 many
schools refuse t o accept the invitation
to meet and compete with other
schools Of the county