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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
GOV. MANNING AT MCOLL.
Praises County but Does Not Overlook
the Things Left Undone.

McColl. March 15.--The Boosters
festival opened today with a burst of
enthusiasm on the arrival of Gov.
Richard /. Manning at / o'clock. Af-
ter dining with a few friends at the
home OF T.. Il. Gibson he was greeted
at the McColl opera house by 1000
enthusiastic admirers to WHOM he was
introduced by Mr.. Crawford as being
a man with "a backbone as big as the
Appalachian mountain range. His
speech was n gem of common sense
While giving Marlboro credit for what
she had done he did not fail to tell
the people what they had not done.
After an informal hand shake with
many of his friends he departed on
an Atlantic Coast Line train which
was held one hour for the convenience
of the people.
After the governor. DIR. Sears Of the
chautauqua treated the audience to "A
lecture full OF humOr and encourage
ment that left them with a brighter
view of life.
The whole town is flied with en-
thusiasm and great things are prom
ised for the next few days.
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WILL NOT DISCUSS JOBS.
Johnson Will Have Nothing to Say
About Pluns I'm Western District.

Washington. March 15.--Congress-
man j. 7. Johnson today issued the
following statement relative to the
disposition of positions in the western
district of South Carolina: II have
had hundreds of letters from appli-
cants and their friends in regard to
positions in connection with the fed
eral court. answer them all i'm sub
stantially the same language to the
effect that | can not promise or even
discuss any appointments in connec-
tion with the organization of the
court. | have promised nobody any
place nor decided upon anybody in
my own mind nor have | ever con-
sidered the matter of the appoint
ments Of any character"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
WINE FOR JEWS HELD.
Gallon u Month Act Prevents Them
Prom Receiving supply shipped for
teast or Passover.

Several of the Orthodox Jews have
asked Gov. Manning to help them to
governor Is unable to lend any assist.
for commemorating the Feast of the
Passover. and which has been held up
under the "Gallon-a- Month" act. The
governor il unable To- lend ayn assist
ance. When the "Gallon-a- Month
act" was written into law. through
an oversight provision permitting
the ordering from without the state
OF wine for sacramental or religious
uses was omitted. and this is what
caused the wine ordered by the Ortho-
dox in various places to be held up.
Complaints In this respect reached
the governor from Charleston. Aiken
and Columbia, where congregations of
the Orthodox Jews are making prep
arations for celebrating the Feast OF
the Passover. which commences on
March 2s. and continues for eight
days IL Is thought that some way
out OF the difnculty may be reached.
for IL was never the intention Of this
act to interfere In having wine ship
ped into the state where II was in
tended for sacramental or religious
uses.
The dificulty Is that a number of
families ordered the wine together. II
is light raisin or grape wine. and
Is used by the Orthodox Jews i'm the
religious rites i'm the Passover Feast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20

The following township assessor.
for Sumter county have been ap.
pointed by Gov Manning: Concord
j. w. BrunsOn, G.. w. Mahoney, How.
ard Jones; Mayesville, Robert Mul.
drow, j. +. Bland, II. A. Chandler;
Manchester, w. j. Ardis, j. II. Christ.
mas, f. Nj. Coulter: Middleton. T.. f
Aycock, j. b. Ryan, j. b. Crouch;
Privateer, S. A. Harvin, w. O. Cain
Sr., II. ID. Tindal; Providence, Marion
Dorm. 5. +. Moore, w. b. Colclough
Rafting Creek, Y. NJ. Rogers. 4. u.
Sanders, ST., f.. f.. Rembert; State
burg, II. :. Stuckey, ID. Bull. G. j.
jackson; Shiloh, J. *. McElveen, 5.
w. Truluck, \. II. Truluck; Sumter,
DIR. II. j. McLaurin, w. NJ. Graham,
w. b. Burns
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20

Young Man Passing as Governors
Son Convicted of Giving Fraudulent
Checks
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
n. II. Manning. the young man who
posed as the son Of Gov. Manning
and who Is alleged to have passed
several worthless checks, was tried in
che civil and Criminal Court yester-
day morning before Judge Paul Nj.
Macmillan He was convicted and
sentenced TO pay fine of $50 or
serve thirty days at hard labor. AS
he did not have the money to pay
the fine he was sent to Jail to serve
out the sentence.
He was arraigned on a charge Of
having obtained money and goods un-
der false pretences from Bentschner
q Visanska. where. 1T is said, one of
his checks, drawn on supposed bank
of Columbia, was accepted. The
young man acted us his own attorney
and examined the witnesses.
No developments were announced
at the police station yesterday i'm con-
nection with the case. The prisoner
had claimed to be a son of Gov. Man
ming, and a reporter for a Columbia
newspaper. His "stall' carried him
into the homes OF a number of promi-
nent citizens, and for several days he
was elaborately entertained, suppers
dinners and automobile trips being in
cluded i'm the social features shown
him.
Z Following his arrest i'm the union
station by Policeman Duggan, an he
was about to leave town. he confess
ed that he was not son of the gov
ernor nor a newspaper eporter, but
that he had recently escaped from ar
asylum at Tuscaloosa, Ala, where he
was committed following charges OF
passing bogus checks in Talledega
his home. where he claims his faith.
er is a Circuit Judge.
Chief Cantwell Is investigating his
stories and Ii he is an escaped in
mate of an asylum he will probably
be held for the Alabama authorities
when his sentence here expires.
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supreme Court Says Irrelevant and
incompetent Evidence Initiated
Against Him.

Columbia, March 15.-George w.
.Tidwell has been granted a new trial
by the supreme court of South Caro-
lima. Tidwell was convicted in Green
vil|e' county in May, 1914, of man
slaughter and was sentenced to serve
II years in the state penitentiary. A
former governor, on December 81,
1914, reduced the sentence to seven
years. Tidwell has been confined in
the Greenville county Jail since he
shot K. Emmett Walker at one of the
mills near the city of Greenville.
. The court held that much Of the
testimony introduced at The trial was
irrelevant and incompetent" The
decision was written by Associate JUS
tice Gary and Associate Justice
Watts. Associate Justices Hydrick
and Fraser concurred in the result.
Tidwell is former resident Of Au-
gusta. The trial at Greenville at
tracted great deal of attention.
The conviction was unlawful and
there must be new trial." says the
court after reviewing the case and
the testimony offered at the trial
"The defendant" says the opinion,
lis man past middle life and hither-
to of good reputation; the deceased
and unmarried and of feigned chas-
tity; the transaction arose out of the
adulterOus life of the deceased and
the defendants young daughter, II
years of age, and the vengeance OF
the father thereabout"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
COTTON BURNED AT CHARLES
TON.
Flames Cause Loss of About $4,000

Charleston, March 16.-Fire which
broke out this morning in Boyce's
wharf sheds and warehouses on
Cooper river entirely destroyed the
wooden shed forming the south side
of the storage plant, damaged the
brick main structure, and damaged a
large part Of the 1900 bales of sea
island and upland cotton stored on the
property. The cotton was largely the
property of Rivers & Whaley and
Furgeson & Co. 1t was covered by
insurance. The sheds, it is understood
were not insured.
At $50 this afternoon. Chief Beh-
rens, when asked about the loss IN
cotton said: From my observation
so far, I judge it to be a 40 per cent
salvage case Estimating the value
Of the warehOused cotton in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, the total loss is
about $4,000.
When the firm of Whaley & Rivers
in whose custody is the Boyce warf-
warehouse shed, and stored cotton in
volved in this mornings fire, was en-
abled to take a superficial survey OF
the situation at noon today, a state
ment was made as to the amount OF
cotton at risk, which indicated a total
value of stored property and struc-
ture between $4,000 and 100000.
Warehouse No. 2 and the open shed
to the south and east of it are total
losses. They are not covered by in
surance. The warehouse is an ancient
brick building, to the impending disin-
tegration of which the fire today mere
ly added encouragement It's walls
are now ready to fall in. The open
shed was an old structure Of wood
and tin.
OF the 1900 bales of cotton stored
within the warehouse and shed 265
were sea island cotton.
During the early forenoon, just af-
ter the flames had been subdued by
the local fire department., Boyce's
wharf property had been roped Oft
from the encroachment of Unlocking
crowds, and under the direction of
Chief Behrens the work Of stamping
out the meanest type of fire known
TO q cotton port was in full blast.
Bales were being dragged from the
blackened frame of the shed and
department hose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
CHARLES w. Balm DEAD.
Died of Heart Disease mt Chapel Hill
Funeral Today.


Columbia. March 16.-Charles wes-
ley Balm. who was professor OF Greek
In the University OF South Carolina for
IL years. and who had been since 1910
head OF the department OF Greek in
the University OF North Carolina,
died early yesterday at his home in
Chapel Hin. OF heart disease. from
which he had suffered for some
months.
Immediately a special meeting was
convened OF the university faculty a
telegraphic message or coincidence
was dispatched to Mrs. Balm. Yates
Snowden. LII D.. professor of his
tory. was deputed to attend the fu-
neral services today as representa-
tive OF the university and resolutions
OF regret. drafted by committee con-
sistins OF Lewis Parke Chamberlayne
Yates snowden and Leonard T. Baker,
were adopted.
Mr.. Balm and his family were widely
esteemed In Columbia and the commu-
nifty heard with deep regret OF his un-
timely passing. In the .52nd year Of
his age. Mrs. Balm survives him. with
two children. These are Miss Eliza
beth Balm. formerly student in the
College for Women. Columbia. and
Wortley Balm. a student In the Uni
versity OF North Carolina. Mr. Balm
was the son OF George NJ. and Willie
Frances Cherry Balm OF Norfolk. lie
was prepared for college 10y Col. w.
Gordon McCabe. was graduated from
the University OF Virginia and i'm 1895
received the master OF arts degree
from the University OF the South.
His career as a teacher he began I'm
savannah. as instructor i'm an acad-
emy. After two years he opened a
private school i'm the same city. lie
was for two years joint headmastcr Of
the Rugby school I'm Louisville. for
four years was first classical master
I'm McCabe's University school at
Petersburg. Va. and for three years
was headmastcr Of tho Sewanec gram
mar school he was professor OF Greek
In the University of South Carolina
from 1898 To- 1910. MIR. Balm was the
author OF several textbooks aud
classical texts which are extensively
used. His "Bain's First latin Book"
In "a revised edition was published
only this month. Mr.. Balm was mar
ried iI 1891 20 Isbalc de R. Pumcr
of Petersburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS.
Largest Balance Ever Recorded in
Uncle Sans Favor

Washington, March 16.-EXports
exceeded imports passing through
the thirteen principal American GUS
toms districts during the week end
ed March Is by $47,299,659, giving
the largest balance in favor of the
United States ever produced by a
single weeks foreign trade.
The total value of exports for the
week was 500. 9.SiO,7l9 and Of import
$22,Gl1,OOO.
An analysis of foreign trade condi-
tionS issued by the department of
commerce. tonight shows that exports
for the three months from December
!, 1914, to February 2S were cstimat-
ed at $77S,51l,S7I. and imports S367.-
O2S,S62, netting u fvorblc balance of
S411,4S3.O0
Cotton exported during the week
ending March II amounted to 292 $50
bales. making the total since August
I, 1914, the beginning of the cotton
year. G,045.A97 bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
STUDYING FARMERS CREDITS
Governor to Issue Statement Soon
Concerning Agricultural Conditions

Columbia, March 16.-A statement
dealing with the agricultural condi-
tons in several sections of the
State concerning the difficulties which
some farmers are experiencing in
getting the necessary credits will be
issued in a few days by GOV. Man
ming. The governor has been in the
Piedmont. and the Pee Dee sections in
the last few days and he has given
close study to this condition, as he
himself is farmer and is able to real
ize their situation. The governor re-
ferred to the recent letter of former
Representative Belser on this subject
and commended it strongly. The
governor is anxious to see every DOS
sible accommodation extended to the
farmer and he said that the curtail-
ment of credits would be bad. His
statement will be awaited with much
interest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
STUDENTS ENTER PROTEST..
Rcscind Acceptance OF COlcOck
Resignation. :.

Columbia, March l6.-At meeting
0f the student body of the University
of South Carolina yesterday morning
the following resolutions We're una
inimously adopted, asking that the
board of trustees refuse to accept the
resignation of +. Horton COlcock as
dean of the department OF engineering
and mathematics:
Whereas, Prof. f. Horton Colcock
has rendered his resignation to the
board of trustees at a recent meeting
Of the body; and
cepted by the board of trustees; there
fore, be it
Resolved, by the student body of
the University of South Carolina:
Il. That during the 81 years Of his
connection with the department o.
mathematics Prof. COlcock has ten
dered service which will forever live
in the minds and hearts of all who
came within the sphere Of his in
! fuence.
"2. That the retirement Of Prof
Colcock from the faculty Of this uni.
versity will be an inestimable loss tC
the student body, to the alumni ano
friends Of the institution and to the
State.
'3 That as a member of the athletic
advisory board, on which he served
for several years, and as an active ant
ardent supporter of all things which
have made for the development of the
university, he has proved himself 6
true friend to the students and a de-
voted servant Of the institution.
-. That the student body of the
University of South Carolina hereby
petitions the honorable board of trus
tees OF this university to reconsidel
their motion whereby his resignation
was accepted and that they do declin'
to accept the same and urge him il
the strongest terms to continue in hi
service on the faculty Of the universit,
as he has done so faithfully and eff
ciently for the past II years.
IS. Be it further resolved, That
copy of these resolutions be sent tc
the board OF trustees, copy to Prof
Colcock and n copy to each of tn,
newspapers published in Columbia ant
to The Gamecock for publication fl
the same"
The resolution was signed by w. L
Gary, G. Wingate Waring and Solo
mon Blatt.
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The social clubs of Sumt

The social clubs of sumter are CO.
operating with GOV Manning i'm the
effort I" enforce the anti-liuuor law
to tho letter. The house committccs
"i tn" several clubs have discontinued
the locker system and members are
not permitted To keep liquors of any
description in the clubs. There are
now u" places in Sumter whore people
may congrcgutc to drink. and the
sheriff and police are Woriing to-
Scther to suppress the blind tigers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
LIQUOR LAW INTCoURT.
North Carolina Shipment Statute
Challenged.

Washington, March 15.-Constitu-
tionality Of the North Carolina statute
requiring railroads to keep a record
of all consignees receiving shipments
of liquor was challenged in an appeal
hlcd today in the supreme court by
the Seaboard Air Line. 1t is claimed
that the statute conflicts with the
Hepburn rate law designating the
books a railroad may keep
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20

Committees of successful business
men of Sumter have inspected the
Parrott Milling Company plant, and
have thoroughly investigated every de-
tail of the proposed taking over and
operation of this plant with the ad-
ditional facilities. These business men
say that the proposed purchase and
future operation of the, Parrott prop
erty, or another just like it is in their
opinion not only necessary and ad-
visable, but that such an enterprise
in the light of the revolutionized ag-
ricultural conditions will be a good
paying investment for the stockhold-
ers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
MATTEAWAN FOR THAW.
Justice Page Orders His Return to
ASYLUM

New York, March 16.-Holding that
the mandate of Supreme Court of the
united States ended when the con-
spiracy trial ended, Justice Page. of
the New York Supreme Court this
morning denied the motion of Harry
ThaW'S attorneys to return Thaw to
New Hampshire. He ordered that
Thaw he returned to Matteawan asy-
'on' ON Il writ of hahcas corpus
Ihaw was rcmandcd To the tombS un-
I'll ne appears before Justice Blur on
Friday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
ASK FOR CLEMENCY.
Petition Filed I'm Behalf of Wife
Murderer

Columbia. March 16.-Gov. Man
ming has received several petitions
asking that the death sentence i'm
posed upon Albert TOlbert, the Green
wood mill operative, be COmmuted to
life Imprisonment. Tolhert was con-
victCd several weeks ago of murder
ing his wife. The date for his cxecu-
tIon is April .. Gov. Manning has
taken the petitions under adviscmcnt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20

Pinewood. March 16.-On next
Sunday at ll.30 Il. m, Rev. Howard
Lee Jones of Cokcr College will preach
at Calvary church. That afternoon at
: O'Clock he will preach here. This
occasion will hc the ordination of two
new dcaCuus. This will Ice Dr. Jones'
nifty and he will lac greeted AT both
services by large congregations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20

The Parrott Milling Company plant
has been inspected by an expert from
Knoxville, Tenn. and pronounced a
first class and up-to-date milling
plant in fine condition, and the cx-
pCrt'S advice about the installing OF
flour mill, and the addition OF 16,-
0oo bushels grain storage capacity
should be carried out,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20
CURB MARKET NOTES.
Chamber of Commerce Fayors Grain
Market and Market Shed.

From The Daily Item, March II.
The Board Of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce last evening
went on record as heartily endorsing
the Sumter curb market, and the idea
of building permanent shed of a fly
proof character for the convenience Of
The producers and consumers Of Sum-
ter city and county.
The directors think that the curb
market is the greatest thing ever put
on in the interest of the farmers and
the consumers. They believe that
everything possible should be done to
encourage the farmers TO raise more
hogs, cattle, poultry, and truck, and
to assist them in marketing their
products in this city, not only for their
! benefit, but because ii reduces the cost
of living for the thousand of Sumter
consumers while at the same time it
gives the farmers greater profit for
their produce of every kind.
The directors endorsed the plan to
get the county commissioners to build
a plain and economically constructed
shed on the vacant lots adjoining and
on the southern side of the court
house park running out to North Har-
vim street. This proposed shed can
be so built that farmers can remove
their produce from their vehicles to
the shed and display their wares on
tables or counters in a fly proof place
in which the consumers can also go.
The Sumter Civic League, Retail
dealers Association, Legislative Dele
cation, Sumter County Farmers
Union and all other Sumter citizens
interested will be urged to cooperate
in the effort to induce the county
commissioners to erect this market
shed.
The city and country are one in the
effort 20 bring about prosperity on the
farms. Every dollar spent with
Sumter county farmer stays in Sumter
county. The city of Sumter is a big
portion of Sumter county in the
amount of taxes this city pays 20 the
county.
A few hundred dollars spent by the
County Commissioners to keep up
the live at home" methods on the
farm mean thousands of dollars in
the pockets of the farmers and con-
sumers. The curb market helps hum
dreds of farmers as we'll as hundreds
of Sumter city people.
The curb market is a county insti-
tuition.
The directors discussed at length
the importance Of the business men
of Sumter financing the proposed
stock company to purchase the Par
rott Milling company plant or build
mill in time for the spring wheat har-
vest. A market and manufacturing
facilities for wheat, corn, and oats
are among the most important things
Sumter city must have at an early
date, if the Sumter merchants and
) banks expect to reap the benefits of
the revolutionized agricultural and
commercial conditions brought about
by diversification.
If Sumter city isn't prepared to
market and manufacture the grain
other nearby places will be. Then
when the trade leaves Sumter it will
be too late to kick. Lost trade is
hardly ever regained. The commit
tee in charge of the organization,
Messrs. G. A. Lennon, J. u. Hearon
and d. R. McCallum, representing the
Chamber of Commerce, should be en-
couraged by liberal and prompt sub
scriptions to the capital stock. No
time should be lost
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4. y. WILL NOT INTERVENE.

Vice President Announces That Coun-
try Could not Well Get out Once In
Mexico.
Chicago. March 16..-vice President
Marshall in leaving with a party for
the Panama exposition stated: "The
United sttaes won't intervene in Mex
leo because II would cost hundreds of
lives. Once in Mexico the United
states would be unable to get out and
the influence on South American Re-
publics would be bad. as II would sug-
gssting marching southwark"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20

The government report ON tho irish
potato market is not encouraging to
those who are planting this crop FOR
shipment for the first time this year.
The report need not worry Sumter
county farmers. since thcrc are not
enough potatoes planted locally &,
supply the local demand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20

a license to marry has been granted
to James Price, sumter. and Carrie
Isaac. MayesVille.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-20

Moro Cotton Consumed by Mills In
February. 1918. Than During Same
Month Last Year.
Washington. March 16.--Census bu-
reau report today shows 463,167
bales cotton consumed February
against ass. .231 last year.
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Our Foreign Advertising is in Charge Of
Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. c.,
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