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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-10
CONVENTION lGP'f|' Oh GO.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS START
OUT EARLY AND WORK LA1sE.
Sessions Ends by Instructive Address
es by Prominent Speakers, Includ-
Ing lehman, Reavis and Sloan.

Laurens. Nov. THE last day of
the annual convention Of the South
Carolina Christian Endeavor union
began early this morning with a sun
| rise prayer meeting at $50 O'Clock,
| which was led by the Rev. ]. o.
Rcavis, d. D., professor of pastoral
theology, homiletics and Englisl,
Bible, Columbia Theological seminary.
More than 100 delegates attended this
part Of the days programme.
At II o'clock this morning at the
First Presbyterian church the con-
vention Headquarters, the convention
sermon was preached by the Rev. u.
w. Sloan, D. D., Of Greenville.
/ This afternoon Karl Lehmann
spoke on 1.-The Efficiency Campaign"
which was followed by minute re-
ports from the societies represented
on 'The Best Thing My Society Has
lDbne This Year" A conference was
afterwards held on Tried and Proved
Plans"
/ Tonight the meeting ended with an
Eaddress, Mobilize, Vitalize, Evangel-
|ize,p by DR.. Reavis.
+ A model weekly prayer meeting for
1.-THE societies was held at $50 O'Clock
this afternoon.
|" Word was received from Allan
Nicholson Of Union, expressing appre-
citation of greetings sent him by the
State union. Mr.. Nicholson also said
that he would endeavor to, organize
ten societies in Union county by next
July.
|; The officers for the ensuing year
We're installed. a glowing tribute be-
ing paid to the efficiency and zeal of
Wyatt Taylor. president, and Burt
Corcoran, secretary. Mr.. Lehman
said that he had been in practically
all the States but had never seen more
enthusiastic, consecrated and untiring
workers than these two young State
|officers. He said that every person
who had had anything to do with the
meeting this year and the expansion
Of the union had labOred with splen-
did results.
I Resolutions. presented by j.. G. Dim
kins.r Miss Ada L. Saunders, H. w.
Barre and Miss Harriott Plowden,
were adopted. thanking the people of
LAurens, the pastor and officers OF the
| presbyterian church for the enter-
taAfnent of the conveniion; the on
GERS Of the association and Mr.. Leh
aiiamr The cominitree ON .resolu-
|tbns indorsed the holding Of another
|;convention' in the fall. Of 1916 and the
lall-Southern movement. whose object
lis to unity the Christian Ehdeavor
|, work.
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FARMER DIES OF INJURIES:
FOecupants OF Car in Accident Un.
known,

Spartanburg, Nov. E.-William
Cooper. the farmer, who was run down
by an automobile on the National
Highway four miles west of the city
last night, died here ti,is afternoon at
the city hospital. Ar inquest will. be
held tomorrow morning. Cooper was
struck by car whose occupants are
unknown. 1t is claimed they con-
.tinued without stopping to investigate
the damage done. SO far investiga-
'tions made by the county authorities
'have failed to bring to- light anv clue
TO the driYor Of tho AUTOMOBILES.
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CIVIL COURT CONVENEs.
Organization Was Perfected This
Morning, But No Cases Entered
Into.

Civil Court convened this morning
with Judge S. w. G.. Shipp of Florence
presiding. Besides organizing this
morning and disposing Of a number
OF cases from the roster, little was
done. No cases were commenced and
1T is probable that none will be start
ed until tomorrow. The attendance
on court was one Of the smallest
known here.
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The Clarendon County Fair.

The county fair which, takes place in
FManning about the first week in De-
cember is a county affair. and every
man. woman and; child should, be in
Fterested in this movement. II the. peo-
Eple will work together, there is no
treason why this occasion shouldn't, be
Zone of the greatest events eyer pulled
|toff in Clarendon. And next fall, we
hope to see our fair second to none
but the great State Manning
Times.
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The New Haven Case,

New York, Nov. 6.-Government at
torneys are working to shorten tho
case against William Rockefeller and
ten other millionaires in connection
with the New Haven conspiracy. 1t Is
now expected the prosecution will rest
its case in about ten days The de-
fense Is expected to be very brief.
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si,.45.

Excursion To Florence, ON Account OF
|. the Pee Pee Fair.
|. The Atlantic Coast Line will sell
excursion tickets from Sumter to
Florence, s. c., at $1.45 for all trains
on November 17th to 20th, inclusive
limited returning to reach original
starting point up to and Including
midnight Of November 21st. 1915
.Proportionately low fares from alf in.
termediate stations on same dates
with same return limit.
For schedules and further infol
nation, call on o. V. Player. Ticket
Agent. Sumter. s. c. Atlantic Coas,
.Hne. the Standard Railroad Of the
South.
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Near Accident at the sycamores.

. What came near proving a serious
accident occurred on Thursday night
Cot the Sycamores, the home OF Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. Osteen. When Mrs Osteen
attempted to blow out the Light the
fOil in the vessel caugh. and an explo-
sion followed catching the bureau and
articles on it on fire. Fortunately as
sistance was rendered at once and the
eblaze speedily extinguished.
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Excursion to Augusta, on Account of
the Georgia Carolina Fair.

The Atlantic Coast Line will sell
excursion tickets from Sumter to
Augusta, Ga, at $4.1O for all trains
on November 9Th to 18th. inclusive
limited returning to reach. original
starting point up to and including
midnight Of November 18th, 1915
Proportionately low fares from all
intermediate stations, on same dates
and with same return limit.
For schedules and further infor-
nation. call on O. v. Player, Tickle,
Agent. Sumter, s. G.. Atlantic Coas,
Line. The Standard Railroad Of the
South.
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Marriage.

!, r. L. Kennedy, better known as
Pat Kennedy, and Miss Minnie John
son of Plum Tree, N. c., were married
on Thursday afternoon in the office
of the clerk of court by Mr.. Scarbor-
ough. Quite a number of spectators
gathered to see the ceremony perform
ed
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PRISONERS FORCED BEFORE
FIRE.

Alleged Extracts from Letters Found
on German SolHiers Published by
Commission.
Petrograd.' Nov. z (via London) =
What purports to be extracts from
two letters found on the bodies of
German. soldiers on the field of bat
tie have been published by the Inn
.perial commission of inquiry into the
conduct of the war. The first reads:
! In this case. when the advance be-
comes too hard. we take Russian, pris.
oners and drive them before us
against their fellow countrymen.
Thus they at least In some measure
diminish our losses"
B Tine second rsputed quotation fol-
lows:
We don't know what TO do with
prisoners. Henceforth we shall drive
every Russian who surrenders before
the line of our fortiHcations to be
shot"
4. The commission announces that the
letters Will be photographed and
translated into the leading languages
OF the world to be sent broadcast.
. After a week filled with all kinds
of rumors the dumu commission was
authoritatively informed yesterday
that Sergius Sazonoff would retain his
post as foreign minister.
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SUMTER GETS NEXT G.. E. MEEr.
ING.

State Convention at Laurens Re.elects
|; Presidcnr and Secretary.
i Laurens. Nov. 6.-The. Christian
'Endeavor Union of South Carolina, in
session here since yesterday, tonight
selected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Wyatt A. Taylor, of Columbia,
reelected: secretary. A., r. Corcoran,
OF Charleston, reelected, and Eugene
H. Wilkes. of Laurens was chosel,
vice president at large for the State.
The Union selected Sumter for the
injecting place next year.
The Laurens Christian Endeavor
Society offered trophy cup to the So
ciety sending the largest delegation to
the Convention: The cup was won by
the Society OF the First Presbyterian
Church of Columbia, which was rep
resented by twenty-five delegates.
The trophy was presented by A. c.
Todd, Esq, and accepted for the win
ner by w. E. Davis, of Columbia
Karl Lehman delivered another
strong address tonight, his subject be-
ling decentralization of the Chris
titan Endeavor Globe"
Two sessions of the convention were
held today, morning and evening
The juniors and seniors also held
their meetings and mapped out future
work. Several sessions will be held
tomorrow and the meeting will come
to close tomorrow night.
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DR.. Walter j. Bristow has been
commissioned by Governor Manning
First Lieutenant in the Medical De-
partment, NatiOnar Guard of South
Carolina, and will be attached. to the
Sumter Light Infantry, Company L.,
Second Regiment.
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Licenses to marry have been issued
to Ulysses Gayle and Flora Burrows,
:Wedgcfield: and Willie Biandins,
Brogdon, and Marie Franklin. Wedge
field.
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Missouri Bouk Faillrc.

st. Louis. Nov. S.-The Broadway
bank. State institution with deposits
of 100000 failed to open this morn
ing. a notice posted on the door
stated the bank was in the hands OF
bank examiners. Bank officers de-
clare the depositors will be paid in
full.
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Philailclnhia Millionaire Dics,

Philadelphia. Nov. 6.-Peter A. b.
iWidener, the veteran financier, died
today, aged 81. He was dominent
figure in New York. Philadelphia and
Chicago street railways. and many
other concerns
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.ENDEAVORERS MEEp HF
h NEXT.
.Christian Endenvor Society Accent.
Invitations Of Sumter.

> A telegram has been received here
from Mr.. E. T. White stating that the
Christian Endeavor Society Of South
has accepted an invitation to
meet In this city next year for their
annual State conventions. This means
the coming here of several hundred
young people for a three day stay.
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King. George Sits UP.

London, Nov. 6.-Although King
George Is better, it will be several
physicians announced today. He was
able to sit up q short time.
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Nl!ss eatrlsol, %. wed Mr. smltlI.

Miss Garrison !o' Wed Mr.. Smith;
: An announccment Of state Wide In
terest is that of the 1vmias may1iage
sof Mr.. Carl Ray Smith to Miss Hailie
:Jordan Garrison. in this city on We'd
mesday evening, November 24tf. Miss
Garrison is the attractive daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Garrison. and
has many friends in Camden and
throughout the State who will be in.
terested in this announcement. Mr.
Smith Is a son of former Governor
Chas. A. Smith. of Timmonsville, and
lis a member of the G., A. Smith Co.
'Of that city.-Camden. Chronicle
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A license to marry has been, given
NJ. III. Hodge and Miss Ida Partin,
both Of Sumter. A license was also
secured by Duffie Coleman. Dalzeli,
and Sophie A.. Edgeworth, Sumter.
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Marriage License Record.

A license to marry was issued to r
l.. Kennedy. Sumter, and Miss Minnie
Johnson, Plum Tree, n. c., Thursday
afternoon. Licenses were also grant
ed to James McQuilla, Sumter, and
,Sallie Brown, Hagood; and, James w
Richardson, and Florence Dicks, Sum.
ter
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|. Miss Garrison has frequently visited
jim Sumter and has number Of friends
here to whom, the announcement of
her approaching marriage Will be- of
interest.
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: Mr.. NJ A. Blackwell Of Summerton
,has sent Gov. Manning a big gobbler
for his Thanksgiving dinner as a. gift.
Manning Times.
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Frasier Dickson. colored, while
dynimiting fish in Santee last Monday
was blown up and instantly killed.
Manning Times.
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WOMEN BURNED TO. DEATH.
Fatal Fire In New York Candy Fac.
tory.

Brooklyn, Nov. 6.-Fifteen women
'and girls are reported dead and forty
were taken to the hospitals as the
result of fire in the six-story Dia-
mond Candy company plant this af-
ternoon. The factory is still burning.
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Good Middiing IL Ia.
strict Middling IL is.
Middiing IL.
strict Low Middiing 10 k2.
Low Middling 10.
Staple cotton Ia to 17c.
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A license to marry has been issued
Ito Delfeld Hunter and Hannah Bell
Brisbane, Rembert.
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VISITS THE PIEDMONT.

, Grecnville and Anderson.
}, Columbia, Nov. Gov. Manning
.is spending several days in the Pied
mont section. Yesterday morning. he
visited the Spartanburg county fair
land left in the afternoon for Green
vile and Anderson. Next week the
governor hopes to attend the Orange
burg county fair, where he Will deliv-
,er an address.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Yost'dys
Open High Low Close Chose

Jan. =. .1i.6f 11.72 11.4s 11.54 1857
Meh. Hiss 1876 11.9e 11.75 11.s2
Dec. .11.I5 11.G0 1856 11.42 11.f3
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aiiahii: The cOminittee on resoiu-
Itibns indorsed the holding Of another
convention in the fall. Of 1916 and. the
an-Southern movement. whose object
is to unity the Christian Ehdeavor
work.
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PAN-AMERICAN ROAD CONGRESS;
FINANCE AND INDEBTEDNESS

New York, Aug. 1S.-The domi-
mating problem in connection with
highway building at the pIesen time
is unquestionably that of finance and
Indebtedness. This apples both to
country roads and city streets. and
involves the questions as to whether
direct taxation or bond issues are
preferable; the proper term for
bonds; the amount of bonds which
may be iudicially issued !or road and
street construction under given COndi-
tions; the legislation winch may be
necessary in reducing these essential
factors from the haphazard to a basis
which shall be scientific and eCono-
mic; the questions of silk!ng funds,
and bond retirements; AL appeal di-
rectly to the best financial sense Of
all citizens, when road or street i'm
provement is contemplated
The fact that probably one-half Of
the counties and cities in the United
States and other American countries
are now at some stage Cf the agita-
tion for highway betterment, makes
the financial problem one of para
mount Importance The subject will
be presented and discussed in all its
phases at the Pan-AmcriCan Road
Congress, which will assei1ble at mu-
nicipa auditorium, Oakland, Califor-
mia, Monday, September -, and con
tinue five days.
While steady and regular advance
Sten years in methods Of road and
street construction. maintenance and
administration, it has been through
the annual conventions c. the two
great national organizations the Am
erican Road Builders assoa alton and
the American Highway association
that the knowledge of the various
lines of Improvement has become gen
eral, and the "hole word enabled to
proilt. rms year the Two asso-
Citations have joined their forces
to organize the Pap-American Road
Congress, and secure the presence of
delegates from practically every
country in all America. They will be
aided on the Pacific coast by two or
CARNATIONS with memberships in Cali
fornia. Oregon and Washington, the
Tri-State Good Roads association and
the Pacific Highway association.
Twenty.seven subjects will be con
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$50 to $50 p, m.

Miss A. NJ. Winchester in an annual
review of kindergarten work just is
sued by the commissioner of educa-
ton.
For several years Investigations
have been undertaken in different
cities" says the review, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the advantage
gained by children with kindergarten
training over non-kindergarten chill
dren. The emphasis in these investiga-
tions has been placed usually upon
the rate of speed with which the
children make the successive grades"
"The fallacy of drawing conclu-
sions from such surveys says Miss
Winchester, "is manifest at once. 1t is
well-night impossible to gauge the
speed correctly, because in the first
grade both kindergarten and non-kin-
dergarten children are placed together,
and by the rule of uniformity which
seems necessary in school systems, the
teacher unconsciously standardizes the
progress of her class. The laggards
are brought up by dint of conscien-
tious work and the forward ones are
held in leash, so that by the time the
ever special impetus may have result
ed from the child's kindergarten train
ing has ceased to be measurable.
"In any event, the permanent value
of the kindergarten has little if any
connection with the number of years
required to go through the grades. The
kindergarten concern is with the con-
tent of the years rather than with
their number; with the fullness of the
life of the child rather than with the
mere economy of time. Power to think
and do tendency to assume right at
titudes toward life, and ability to work
and play happily with ones fellows
these are the results Of training based
upon the belief in education by deve-
opment."
An investigation about to be under
taken by the International Kindergar-
ten Union in this field, Miss Winches-
ter points out will involve making
a study in several different cities Of
one set in the same school who did
not attend kindergarten. The records
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SOLVING THE
DOL HALL
PRO Bile NJ
WOMAN IN OIL FIELDS BECOMES
POOL HALL PROPRIETOR - is
ABLE TO CARE FOR HERSELF
AND HER BUSINESS.

Oilton, Okla, Aug. 1S.-'Let the
women own and operate the pool
halls in order to make them clean
places of entertainment, and let the
women themselves become billiard
and pool players" is the solution to
the pool hall problem advanced by
Mrs. Frances Tanner OF Oliton, who
has the distinction of beng the only
woman pool and billiard hail owner
in the state, and perhaps in the Uni
ted States.
I'm this way" declares Mrs. Tan
ner, pool and billiards may be
brought up to the STANDARD OF clean
entertainment to which they are real
ly entitled, In so many states, in
recent years, there have been cam
paigns waged against the pool hall
because of the evil associations gen.
orally attributed to it. In many in
stances, it is true, these accusations
have been well founded, but there is
no reason why pool and billiards as
a public entertainment should not
rank well at the top
Backing up her position on this
question Mrs. Tanner is setting aside
two evenings OF each week
and Thursday-for ladies only, and
she is willing to instruct those who
come and who do not understand the
plays. Thus far her ladies' nights
have been very successful, and she
believes that having once firmly es-
tablished them, they will continue.
Mrs. Tanner was formerly Miss
Frances Stallard of Fort Scott, Kan,
and was married number of years
ago to Freeman Tanner. They lived
in Sapulpa, Okla, for five years and
later located in Springfield, Mo, which
was their home prior to coming to
Oilton several months ago.
Mrs. Tanner has complied with the
new state law, governing pool and
billiard halls, by securine a state
license from the county Judge This
law also provides inspection several
times annually. 1t was enacted by
against the pool halls tbs are not
against the poll nails that are not
operated as places of clean smuse
ment.
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ACLERGYM STORY
Came Near Losing His Life--How He Escaped

We quote from another letter. dated
December 10. 1906: Il praise Peruna
to all the sick. The people know
my case. and they praise it also"
In a letter dated November %,
1909, we quote Rev. Roberts: Pc
runl gave me back my life ten
years ago. All my acquaintances
know that. l am certainly thankful
to you for your kindness"
In a later letter, dated January 13,
1910, he says: II shall ever in the
future, as in the past, be ready to
speak in praise of Peruna to all suf-
ferers. l believe my miraculous cure
has been the means of many others
being cured in this county"
From a letter of September 5. 1911.
we quote a few words: Il am still
among the living. As to Peruna, L
do not feel that l have words to ex-
press the faith ! have in its merits
| feel that Peruna has been the
means. through the kind providence
Of God. Of prolonsing my life for
more than ton years.
We quote a still later letter. october
81, 1912. He says: Il took a severe
cold three weeks ago. l at once sent
for Poruna. Have been taking ii two
weeks. l am now better. 1 consider
that Peruna has carried me over
dozen years OF life. l always stand
ready TO answer any question in ref
erence to Peruna."
we quote from his last letter dated
January ., 1918: Dear Friends;
wish this bright New Years TO ex-
press my thanks TO you for your
kindness. Trusting that you may
have a successful and happy year, and
that your medicine may prove a
blessing TO many as it has to me, L
am yours as ever. c. W. Roberts.
Hartsell, Alabama, r. +. d. ?, Box
27."
It is not necessary for us to add
any words to this story. The elo-
quence and pathos of these letters
are more convincing than arguments
or amdavits. Who can doubt the
clergyman's story? Who can doubt
that Peruna saved his life?
Every home should be provided
with the last edition of the "nls Of
Life" sent free by the Peruna Co.
Columbus, Ohio.
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suffering. | had tried the treatments
of several doctors, also home rom
cdies, but they failed and all hope
had gone. My friends, like myself,
thought l was in the last stages of
consumption.
my daughter brought me a bottle
of Peruna and plead with me to try
it. l had got so weak / had lost my
voice, and | thought it no use. That
was in May, 1902. l began to take
It, according to directions. l wrote
to you, and you gave me your kind
advice.
Il soor felt better. my cough began
to give way, and the eXpectoration
lessened. l have taken fourteen bot
ties. / feel well, eat hearty, sleep
soundly, weigh as much as l ever did.
do considerable work on my farm,
and attend to my other business.
Ny friends seem astonished at my re-
covery.
Il wish to thank you for your kind
advice and the books you have sent
me. / shall ever praise your medicine
and hope that you may enjoy - lon5
life"
It viii be observed that Rev. Rob
erts waited two years after hc beg
to use Peruna, before he wrot1 the
above letter to The Peruna co. SO
that his apparent recovery could not
possibly have been temporary relief
In a later letter TO The Peruna Co,
dated September %. 1905 Rev. Rob
erts says: Il am a great friend Of
Peruna. BY the use of DR.. Hartman's
advice l am here to-day. able TO be
with my family and attend to my
business"
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Remainder Only Today.

Finish every day and be done with
It. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no
doubt crept in; forget them as soon as
you can. Tomorrow is a new day; be-
gin it well and serenely and with too
high a spirit to be numbered with your
old nonsense. This day is all that is
good and fair. 1t is too dear with its
hopes and aspirations to waste a mo-
ment upon the yesterday.-Emerson.