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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
Gov. Manning and the State Ware.
house System.

"'' "'-s "hu TIC Statc ware.
house System.
Gov. Manning has put his finger on
the main danger point of any State
warehouse system. For such a system
to be successful 1t must command the
confidence of the public and of the
banks. To command that confidence
the receipts which 1t issues must be
absolutely above suspicion.
Accordingly the governor proposes
to recommend to the legislature the
appointment of none but disinterested
persons as managers of State control
ed cotton warehouses; the grading of
all cotton placed In State warehouses
by an official grader; and a strict ov-
ersight of he entire system by COM
petent weighers and inspectors.
These are all changes the need of
which will scarcely have to be argued
IL the State warehouse system is to be
continued along its present lines. 1t Is
OF prime Importance that a receipt is
sued by the manager of q State ware
house shall be accepted without aues-
tion. This cannot be unless the un-
limited credit of the State is back of
the receipt or. failing that. unless 1t
Is known that the system has been so
designed and Is so operated as to
eliminate so far rs is humanity possi-
BILE all opportunity for frauds.
We do not know to what extent the
state treasury is behind receipts is
sued under the State warehouse s,s-
TEN, but 1t Is easy to imagine condi-
lions under which as the system grew
there would be great risk of scandal
III by any chance the machinery of the
State government and of the State
warehouse system should come into
the hands OF bad men.
Gov. Manning. whose long expert
ence as banker and farmer give weight
to his words, is OF the opinion that
III the receipt for cotton warehoused
under the state system represents the
value given on it's face 1t will be
eagerly sought and readily accepted
as security for loans"
The "if'' Is all important. There
must be positive assurance that the
warehouse receipt does represent the
value given on Its face. Unless this
can be provided any State warehouse
system will be worse than useless; Il
VIII be positively dangerous.-News
and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
A Birthday Party.

Miss Alice Bynum delightfully."- en-
tertained her friends at home on
Hampton Avenue yesterday afternoon.
The occasion was the celebration of
her thirteenth birthday. A guessing
contest was greatly enjoyed. Miss
Lillis McCollum won the prize, which
was basket Of candy. Delightful re-
freshments were then served. consist
Ing of ice cream. cake and candies.
Those enjoying the party We're ::
Misses Isabelle Jennings, Lillis Nc
Collum, Mamie Vaughn. Ruth Lyons,
Adele Forshee, Doris MtCollum, Eliza
beth McKagen, Augusta Cuttino, Eliza
beth Osteen, Vermelle Pitts, Mary
Bland. Elizabeth Crowson, Daisy
China, Helen China. Doris Moses and
Lois Thompson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
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The following is list of the teach
ers for the session OF 1915-1916, with
their assignments:
Washington School: Miss e. w.
Mclean, Principal.
Miss "A. ID. Richardson, 1st grade.
boys.
Miss M. @. Randle, 1st grade, girls.
Miss l. w. Penny, 1st and I'd grades.
Miss Florence Obenschain, End
grade, boys.
Miss Edmonia Garrett, End grade,
girls.
Miss Olive Williams, 3rd grade,
boys.
Miss Mary Robinson, srd grade
girls.
Miss Elizabeth Browne. 4th grade,
boys.
Miss Agnes Haynsworth, 4th grade,
girls.
Miss Lydia Richardson, 4th grade,
boys and girls.
Miss I. II. McNally, 5th grade. boys.
Miss Beulah Wilson, 5th grade,
girls.
Hampton School: Mr.. L. c. Noise,
Principal.
Miss Ruth Harrington, 9Th grade.
Miss Cora Anderson, 7th grade.
Miss Sue StOll, 1st High School.
Miss L. c. McLaurin. End High
School.
Miss Katherine Moses, 3rd High
School
Miss Julia Obenschain, Domestic
Science and Art.
/, l.. c. Noise. 4th High School.
Calhoun School: Mr.. j. c. Richard
son. Principal.
Mis- Eudora Kirk, 9Th grade.
Miss Leila Robinson, 7th grade.
Miss N. A. Hodges, 1st High School.
Mise ". A. WILSON, 2ud High school.
Miss E. $. Hepburn, Bra High
School.
S. A. Woods, 4th High School.
J. C. Richardson, 5th High school
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
TOM Scale LOSES HOME.
From The Daily Item, Sept. z.

From The Daily Item, Sept. T.
Tom Scale, colored. lost his home by
fire last night about midnight, the fire
catching in some unknown way and
spreading all over the building before
1t was discovered. Scale and others
In the building barely escaped with
their lives. The ceiling was falling in
when he was awakened. He. manag-
ed to save one bureau and a chair as
he ran out.
The hose wagons arrived. but did
not stretch the hose, as the house was
a long ways from the hydrant and
the fire was too far advanced to save
the building and no adjacent buildings
were threatened. Scale stated today
that he had $4OO insurance on house
and furniture, about half what they
had cost him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11

Mr.. Frank "A. Mcleod has returned
To the city. after spending several
weeks I'm North Carolina visiting rela-
tives.
Mr.. II. A. Dennis. of Bishopville,
was visitor to the city today.
sheriff Bradford has returned to
the city from n weeks stay at Muir
relis Inlet. where he was the guest
Of DIR. Mood.
Mr.. 3. ]. Beck OF Wilmington, Del,
Is on visit to his brother. Mr.. C. C.
Beck.
Mrs. w. III. Blankenship has re-
turned from Greenville. Tenn. and
other points North. and will resume
her position as bookeeper at ii. J..
Hicks grocery store.
Mr.. III. M. Dunwoody. OF Atlanta,
the Southern manager OF the Detroit
Electric car, Is In the city. the guest
OF MFR. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Chandler.
Dr. John III. Morse has returned
'"h'o ahNsh eht @'ohbn WheTt no sR0ul
a month.
Miss M. G.. Jacobs has retvrned
from n lengthy stay In Chicago and
New York. s
Rev. III. w. Bays has returned to
the city after an absence OF several
sseks. Y
Mrs. +. w. vogel has returned
from Allendale where she attended
the state Convention of the w. c. T.
~.
Mr.. G.. r. Rollins. general yardmas-
ter OF the Atlantic Coast Line. and
family have gone on n tour OF the
west. and while away will visit the
formers mother mt Birmingham. Ala.
Mrs. s. A GULL and Mrs. r. III.
Dunno and family left last night for
San Francisco. Cal. where they will
make their home In the future.
Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick has gone to
Birmingham, Ala. to spend several
months.
Misses Mildred Beatty and Lois
Richardson. OF Georgetown. are visit
ing Mrs. NJ. II. Flaum on Calhoun
Street.
Mrs. II. c. Lord. OF Darlington.
spent the day In the city on her way
to Columbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
LARGE CROWD HEAR SPEAKERS.


There was iarge audience filling
All of the tower f0or Of the Academy
OF Music aid much Of the second
floor. the majority OF whom were wo-
men. at the prohibition meeting last
night Former Gov. J. Frank Hanly
of Indiana. and Hon. oliver w. Stew
art OF Illinois made strong talks In ia
vor Of prohibition. They were heard
very attentively and their arguments
seemed TO strike n favorable impress
sion In the minds OF their hearers.
The meeting was presided over by
Judge II. o. Purdy. Mr.. seabrook
read statement showing how much
greater the number OF cases In the
police court I'm Florence had been
during the past threo years than In
Sumter county. The statement was
prepared by Mr.. 4. h. Jenkins and his
Information was gotten from the court
records.
Mr. Stewart made one OF the strong
est arguments In favor OF prohibition
that any In his audience had ever
heard. His logic seemed irrefutable
and his statements we're all clear and
definite. Gov. Hanly delivered a
magnificent grafton that immensely
pleased all who heard him. Both men
told a number of jokes In bringing
out their points and expanded on their
subjects In an interesting style. Miss
Vera X. Mullins solo was a much en-
joyed feature of the evening.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
Local MAN TO BUILD SCHOOL
j. Nj. HARDY SECURES CONTRACT
FOR THE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING All S23,75O.
Bids We're Generally Very Close
Moncricf Furnace Company to In
stall Ventilating and Heating Sys-
tem-WOrll to Commence SOOn-
Will BE Handsome Structure.

The contract for the new girls high
school building to be erected on the
Ryttenberg lot which was recently
purchased from the former owners by
the city was yesterday awarded to j.
M. Hardy, a local contractor, who will
commence work in the near future,
as soon as bond and other preliminary
arrangements can be made.
The contract was secured by Mr..
Hardy. the lowest bidder, at $23,75O.
Other bidders were w. r. Harbeck,
Columbia, $23,971; Jordan Mum.
Greenville. $24.1OO; A. c. Bedford
and Mason, Columbia, $24,2OO; Har-
bin Construction Company, Lexing-
ton, n. c., $24,497; Longess and Tes-
sier, Greensboro, N. c., s24,9S5; d. X.
Cecil. Lexington, n. c., $1,000; Sell
lers and Padgett, Columbia, S. c..
$2S, 700.
The contract for the heating and
ventilation was awarded to the Mon
Grief Furnace Company for $3,O6S.
Other bidders were Williamson Heat
er Company, Cincinnati; Eihberg
Heating Company, Atlanta; American
Heating and Ventilation Company.
Richmond. JOhnson's service of aut-
omatic control will be installed at an
additional expense of $685..
RI;
brick structure with terra Gotta trim
mings, the face brick of the Sumter
Brick Works being used in construc-
ton. 1t will face towards the Con-
federate monument probably and will
have frontage of 1O7 feet, being
about los feet deep. The building
will be spacious, having two stories
and basement, and will be complete
ly equipped in every way with all of
the modern conveniences and appur-
tenances.
In the basement will be, besides
the heating and ventilation plants, a
gymnasium, bicycle room. domestic
room and a laboratory for physics.
There will be six class rooms, a main
auditorium on the ground floor, the
superintendent's office and a room for
those taking the commercial course on
the two floors. Altogether when fin
ishea. the building viii h complete
In very way and fitted out N a mod
err Ind convenient nanner suitable
for a girls high school and executive
building.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
AT NAVAD ACADEMY.
hcaos OF Nearly All Departments Or
dcrcd Elsewhere as Result II In
vcstigation.

washington. Sept. S.-Secretary
Daniels today announced a general re-
organization of the forces of the naval
academy at Annapolis. Heads Of near
ly all departments were ordered de-
tached for duty elsewhere, the changes
to he effective September 20. The re-
organization is "a result of the recent
investigation of the academy.
Other officers ordered to the acad-
emy are Lieut.. Commander John
Downs. now on the battleship Flor
ida; Lleuts. L. c. Metz. s. S. Brown.
c. Il. Van Hook, c. A. Lucas, G.. C..
Davis. X. p. Cutler, G.. b. Hoel, Solo
mon Endel and w. c. Wickham.
Lieut.. G.. L.. Baker is detached from
the academy for duty on the battle
ship Georgia and Lieut.. j. Nj. Schel-
ling for duty on the battleship Utah.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
MEMS DAY SERVICES.
AT Emanuel Nj. T.. Church, Sunday.
ScDtcmbcr ~

AT Emanuel Nj. T.. Church, Sunday,
September IL.
The public is cordially invited TO
attend Mems Day Services at Eman-
usl N, =. church. September 18th,
hvlb.
At HOO A M. a special sermon will
be preached to men by Rev. ]. F..
Page. ID. ID.
AZ 4.So p. M. the fathers will con-
duct the Sunday school services and
render the following program:
Mnsic-Choir.
Remarks on the lesson-J. F.. Page,
ID. ID.
SoIoaMr. e. f.. Jones.
Addrcss-Mr. s., j. Mcdonald.
Violin and cornet duet-Mcssrs.
Prioleau and Sutton.
Quartette-Messrs. j. C.. Prioleau.
T.. e. Jones. N. Handy. and Enoch
Brown.
AT 500 p. NJ. the following program
will be rendered by the men generally:
Music-Choir. ..
Prayer--Mr. Samuel Laine.
Music-Choir.
Paper-Mr. Edward Baker.
Music-Choir.
Address-M. j. Frederick, ESQ.
Quartette-Messrs l.. II. Evans. e..
c. Jones, j. Tindal. and David Boyd.
Address-Dr. C. w. Maxwell.
solo--Mr. X. II. Brock.
Instrumental .Solo-Mr. Gamewell
Valentine.
Recitation-Mr. r. M. jefferson.
ouartette-Messrs. j.. C. Prioleau,
e. e. Jones. N. Handy and Enoch
Brown
Collection.
Benediction. y 4tE
J. c. Prloleau,
superintendent Sunday School.
j. +. Page. d. d.
Pastor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
Real Estate Transfers.

IL. L.. Edmunds to A. GillOn Fish
burne, lot and house on North Main
street, $3.50 and assumption OF indebt-
edness on premises.
Archie China to E. w. McCallum,
lot on Wright Street, $500.
Archie China, executor of estate of
"A. j. China, to T.. w. McCallum. Iot
on Wright street, $500.
Daniel G.. Sampson, to e. w. Nc
Callum, lot on Walker Avenue, SIS AMI
assumption Of Indebtedness on prem.
ises.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
WANT GOOD STREETS.
Citizens Declare for Street Improve
mcnt Bonds by Big Majority.

AS generally anticipated, and as
iorecasted by the indications at the
poiis yesterday, the voters of Sumter
declared for permanent street i'm
provements by a large and decisive
majority in the bond election. The Of
hcial returns filed with the City Clerk
ana treasurer by the managers of
election were as follows:
For bonds Against bonds
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
Rape Case Dismissed.

In the magistrates court on Tues
day the case against John Boyd Good
man, charged with rape, was dismiss
ed by Magistrate NJ. j. Moore. The
first part of the hearing was held last
the woman on whom the Offense is al
legged to have been committed was
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11

brought up before the magistrate. She
did not seem endowed with good sense
and after failing to get any informa
ton from her by questioning. the case
Was dismissed. The woman's moth
er had brought the charge against
Goodman, who professed innocense
and lack of knowledge concerning the
affair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
In the Police Court.

Ihc iollowing cases were disposed
of In the Recorders Court Tuesday:
Eugene Marshall and Tom Robin
son. non-payment Of street tax, SIS or
l5 days each.
lichard Gary. non-payment OF
street tax, forfeited bond Of $500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11

The 2lst Anniversary Edition of The
Daily Item which 1t is planned To is
sue the middle Of October will he the
biggest thing In the newspaper line
ever attempted In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11

Licenses To- marry have been issued
To- David iIolleman. Maycsvllle. and
Viola Mickens. OsweRo: and Alex
Robertson, Middlctown township. and
Lemon IIarvin. wcdgcGeld.
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j. +. Page. ID. d.
Pastor.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-05-13
THE .JEFFERSONIAN
Did President Wilson's Private
Secretary Take This Oath?

D4U 4EGS10GAka WW1kSORAS EE4V0GG
Secretary Take This Oath?
IN France prior to the Revolution of 1898,
the highest law-court was known as the
parliament of Paris"
There were other courts of the same char
acter. one for each province.
In 1861, there came before these courts the
famous case which takes it's name from the
Jesuit priest Father Lavalette.
For long period, this most dangerous
secret society had been conducting mercan-
tile business at Martinique, in the French
West Indies
It is said that their vessels were nothing
more than plrates and the English ships
destroyed them, causing great loss to these
wealth seeking priests whose VOWS of poverty
and chastity prevent them from running after
money and women.
The correspondents" of the Martinique
Jesuits were the Marselles merchants, Lioncy
and Gouffre.
They held large claim for goods furnished
to the poverty merchants, and these poor. but
honest, men refused to pay.
They vowed that they were not allowed by
the constitution of their order to engage in
trade.
The case went into the French courts, at
tracing national attention.
France aoas, at that time, deU0utzy CATH
0Zic country.
Its king queen, princes. nobility, mer-
chants, lawyers. doctors. farmers, peasants
everybody except few philosophers were
devoted to the Pope, outwardly at least
The king might keep "a deer park" full of
loose girls, and the kingdom might be ruled
by a courtesan who eclipsed the queen but
it was all strictly Roman Catholic.
But the Jesuits were not loved: not one
of them was the private secretary to the king.
Consequently, the Catholic judges in the
Parliament were sternly impartial, and the
Marseilles merchants won their case against
the ,Jesuits.
When they were made to produce their
secret papers in court their internal oath
came out. for the first time.
This devilish and reasonable OATH was pub
lished by Lippincott Grambo & Co., Philadel-
phia, in 1856. in the book entitled "The Sons
Of the Sires"
It is found on pages 1872 and 1873
Did Joseph Patrick Tumulty take that
oath, when he became Jesuit?
If so, he was we'll prepared to take the
fourth degree oath Of the Knights of Column
bus?
So universal was the establishment and in
dignation, among the Catholics, that Catholic
France abolished the order. in France
The following is the oath brought out in
that celebrated trial:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-05-13


papal priests. for recruits and these three
mighty agencies have imported to America
the Romanism of Italy, Bavaria, Poland,
Hungary, and Ireland.
Protestant churches forgot the reason of
their existence, and the sermon became
homily.
Politicians learned that the saloon-vote and
the priest-vote, combined, could beat any
combination made on the old lines. and the
politicians have out-Judased Judas in selling
Christ to the pagan Pope.
Consequently, the American Catholics have
changed their Tone have become aggressive
have organized military societies; and they
boycott, prosecute, prosecute, and murder the
stalwart Americans who dare to talk and
write for the very AmoerTca1assna aoh5ch gaze
birth to oar Republic.
This Government and its fundamental laws
are protest. not only against the "Divine
Right Of absolute kings, but also against the
monstrous claims of the italian papacy
In all the Gospel of Christ. in all the true
principles of religion, in all the codes of
honor, there is no such horrible suggestion as
that one clears his way to heaven by tramp
ling upon the rights of others, destroying the
happiness of others, betraying the confidence
of others, and breaking the hearts of Others
Since "a Catholic Layman" defends this
kind of thing exposes the devllish cruelty of
the Roman system, and maintains that it is
none of the States business, when this system
demands the sacrifice of legal wives and chill
dren. [ think our people will have a better
conception of popery, than they have hereto
fore entertained.
The Romanists are mooo doing the identical
things qchich the american Parity, before the
qoar, declared they ao0uzd do, aohen they got
the p0ocer.
The Romanists furiously denied the charges
flung at them by the Know Nothings; and
they were so apparently sincere, that such
statesmen as Alexander H. Stephens and
Henry A. Wise led the fight against the Amer
lean Party.
IF the sage of Liberty Hall were able to
return to us, and read the insolent letter Of
"a Catholic Layman," he would at last realize
what mistake he made in supposing that
Romanism had undergone change of heart.
It is the same old murderously intolerant
system that it always has been.
The same I'M Christian hand that brushes
the Protestant wife and child. would tie the
hereto to the stake, and burn hina--as it was
doing in Mexico. toceHty gears Gq0-lf 1T had
the power to enforce the rest of the foreign
law of this Jesuitized Romanist system.
[ have never insulted the religion of any
human being, nor ever entertained the remot-
est idea Of abridging freedom of worship.
But [ would fight to the last drop of my
blood, to drive back the encroachments Of
ANY CHURCH, upom the supremacy and
separate sovereignty Of the State.
In compelling obedience to foreign law,
which violates ours, and which inficts cruel
and irreparable injury upon non-Catholics,
the RomamiSts ARE SOWING DRAGONS
TEETH
And if I were sport, I'd bet small bale
of cotton that GA Catholic Layman" IS a
frOch-qoear51eg priest.
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PAGE EIGHT


under the law of Rome, "applies to members
of the Catholic Church only"
He insolently adds:
"Others are not concerned qUith 1t, and may
criticise it or disregard as they choose"
Is it possible?
Are we really free, as get, to criticise this
resurrected law of the Middle Ages, which,
like the snake warmed into life at the hos
pitable hearth, now stings the unsuspicious
Republic which let it in?.
Are we really free, as yet, to discuss this
terminated moccasin?
Very we'll. then, we'd better do it, before
the Knights of Columbus muzzle the press
Just as the Infamous Ne tenaere law has
been kept hidden from the sight Of us too
easy going Americans, so the papal law
against secular education, popular self-gov-~
eminent, and freedom of speech and of press
have been kept under cover But 4a0W the
Jesults hold all the secrets of the White
House, State Department and the Navy while
the Knights of Columbus can muster 100000
armed men for papal service, and the Roman
mask IS coming off, IN all directions.
The Ne tenoere law does not concern any
body but the Cathozics-says the bushwhacA-
ing "Layman."
Doesn't it? settlers are not concerned with
it." Is that so?
If the papal decree of 1864. aW0acing priests
and Mans Of approved discretion to lie to-
gether as man and rife, should be openly
taken as a sufficient authority for systematic
fornication. would none but the Catholics be
concerned in this violation of the law?
"A Catholic Layman" is unable to see that
Frank S. Boifeuillet's wife had any rights
whatever. Being a Romanist, Boifeuillet had
all the rights the hereto acife had none.
That is the law of Rome, and the brutal
frankness with which "Layman" states it,
will 90 farther to open the eyes of Protest
ants, than anything [ could say.
This Layman no doubt claims all the rights
and privileges of law-abiding citizen, yet he
coolly asserts that a foreign law which re-
duces the legal wife to the status of a con-
cubine. and brands legitimate children as
bastards, IS none Of our business.
In his eyes, the honest wives of Bernard
Brown and Frank S. B0ifeuilIet have no
standing in court
In his eyes, these helpless and deeply in
Jured women do not exist.
Nothing exists that needs to be considered,
except the law of Rome and the local Cath
Olics who must obey it.
It is an amazing thing that a respectable
man of ordinary intelligence, should allow
an immoral priest to so enslave his mind, that
he honestly believes his religion requires him
to riOzate the Golden Rule and to commit q
dastardzy crime upon the one human being
that had the hottest right to look to him for
protection.
Of all the men in Gods creation, the last
man to smte trustful wife, and wither the
rest of her life, IS the husband who plighted
his faith, as sacredly as fidelity can be
pledged.
In 1872, there was no hint of the foreign
law of the Italian impostor, the Pope
In those days Romanism was at a low ebb,
indeed.
The libertine Pope, Plus TX, and his lib