SENATOR Tl1.1.MAN'S VERSION.
He Dlscweaed the Family Trouble . fl|
Hin Son and Tolle Why He Reepe
The 11 Citren.
Wsah'nfton. Jen. 24 fitment Till
man. of South Carolina, thinks he and
hie wlf* will not be deprived of the
custody of their two grandchildren,
for the poaaeaalon of whom their
mother, lire. B. R. TiUman. Jr.. be?
gan habeas corpus proceedings at Co?
lumbia today. Senator Tlllman laat
night aald. In part:
"My ton and his wife have been
twlca separated and are now. but lat
tr were reconciled and at my sugges?
tion went West. Intending to remain.
A few weeks ago they again disagreed,
lira. Tlllman left their apartment
here In Washington, and after wait?
ing three days, my son brought the
little girls to my wife.
'Finding that his wife showed no
Inclination to return to him, my son
deeded tht children to me. Under the
taw of South Carolina, this may be
done by a father for the good of bis
children, or by the wife in case the
father is not living. That Is why they
are now with me. My sols Interest
In the matter Is to have them proper,
ly eared for snd guarded. Mrs. B. R
Tlllman. Jr.. has been told by emi?
nent counsel that she csnnot recover
the children."
B. R. Tlllmsn. Jr., Is clerk of the
eenste committee on tht live clvlllred
trltee of Indiana
TO TEST CORPORATION TAX.
mipffeme Court Asked to Make De?
cision Before March I.
Waehlngton. Jan. 2 4 b?If the Su?
preme Court of the United States falls
to render a decision as to the constl
tutlonsllty of the corporation tax
provisions of ths Payns tariff Act be?
fore March 1. ths dats by which the
return on the income of corporations
must be filed. Congress msy bs asked
to sxtend the dsts for the law becom?
ing operative.
The eutt In which the point arises,
that of Stella P. Flint, as general
guardian of ths property of Samuel
Stone. Jr., a minor against the Stone
Tracy Company, of Windsor, Vt, was
decided In the lower court last Thurs?
day
At the earns time Mr. Bowers ask*
sd that ths caee bs advanced for an
early hearing. *
Mr. Powere aald In hie brief that
imeng the specific questions of high?
eat Importance which arc Involved In
the general inquiry concerning the.
raustltuUonaltty of ths taxing law are
?a *
"Whether the test I? direct In the
constitutional sense, and le void be?
cause not apportioned among ths
States in proportion te their popula?
tion.
"Whether the tax Improperly inter?
feres with the general taxing power
of the State to create corporations.
"Whether the tax Is invalid in so
far ss the net Income of a corpora
. tlon may be attributable to State or
municipal bonds held by the corpora?
tion as part of its business capital.
"Whather the tax ts ftrvan'? In the
case of public service corporation
chartered by a State.
"Whether the Using Act makes an
Improper distinction between corpo?
rations on the one hand and partner?
ships and Indflvldeals on trie other
hand, engaged In the same business.
"Whether the exemptions en?iher
atd In the statute are sustainable."
Chief Justice Fuller Inquired If the
tax could not be refunded If later It
was declared invalid. The solicitor
replied thst Such a course might be
a great burden on the parties con?
cerned.
The court took -the matter Under
advisement.
PANAMA I,IBEL StTTT.
Court Selects Twelve to Try New
Tdrk World.
New York. Jan. 24.?Twelve Jurors
had been declared free of bias at the
end of tdoay's proceedings In the
Panama libel suit, brought against
the Press Publishing Company, pub?
lishers of the New Tork World, .by
the United SUtes government in the
United States Circuit Court, Judge
Hough presiding. Tomorrow they
will be sworn In unless rejected by
peremptory challenges.
At the opening of court today coun?
sel for the defense characterised tbo
suit as unprecedentd in the history
of the United States government. It
was Instigated by Theodore Roose?
velt during his presidency. and
charges that President Taft. Douglas
Robinson, Charles IV Taft, a brother
of the president; William Nelson
Cromwell and Theodore Roosevelt
were criminally libeled In connection
with publications In the fall of 1908
relating to the purchases of the fran?
chise, mschlnery and other rights of
the Frencn Panama Canal Company.
Mr. Wisps! said that he should In?
terpose two defenses, "altogether out?
side of the legal question of whether
this Is a libel or not. We shall plead
Justification, and, secondly, excusable
libel.
"On the second ground I purpose to
ehow." he continued, "a? set of facU
and circumstances leading to the be?
lief that when we printed those ar?
ticles we believed them to be true."
Henry Wise, United States District
Attorney and Judge Hough said the
trial probably would be a long one.
The talesmen were carefully ques?
tioned as to their politics, their be?
lief In freedom of speech and free?
dom of the press and their possible
acquaintance with any of the com?
plainants.
The Indictment contains 14 counts.
Similar Indictments also were found
In Washington against the proprie?
tors and editors of the Indlanopolis
News. The preliminary hearing held
In Indianapolis resulted In a substan?
tial first victory for The News.
The government Is expected to
open Its case tomorrow.
TWO WHITE MEN SHOT.
J. F. Strickland, It Is Feared, Will
Die From Results of Wounds In?
flicted With a Shotgun.
Governor Ansel has returned to
Columbia from Washington, where
he attended a conference of the gov?
ernors.
The South Carolina Live Stock As ,
soc'atlon will be held in Columbia ;
February 1.
Walterboro, Jan. 24.?J. F. Strick?
land his brother, Thomas R. Strick?
land, were shot and seriously wound?
ed by Charles Burnett In the upper
part of the county this afternoon. It
is thought the former will die as he
was shot in the chest with a load of
bird shot at close range. The other
man is not so seriously hurt. He is
? shot about the abdomen,
j Information of the tragedy is mea- i
grc. It was heard here this after?
noon late that Constable Maxby had
arrested the negro and was on his
way to jail with him. A lynching is
feared should Mr. Strickland die be?
fore the negro is placed in security.
Mr. Strickland was endeavoring to
make a collection of money from the
negro when a dispute arose, and the
shooting followed, but further details
of the difficulty are laoklng.
The Stricklands are sons of James
C. Strickland and both have families.
Prayer turns the heart toward the
sun of happiness.
The express office at Hampton was
entered by burglar.s who escaped
wltli ten quarts of fine booze.
H. M. Greer. of Belton, has invent?
ed a contrivance for furnishing fresh
air to men who may have been en?
tombed.
The Georgia Engineering Company
Is suing the city of Columbia for
damages in the sum of $44,000.
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A $400 Piano and Two Gold Watches Costing $50
Each are the Prizes.
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The *400 Piano, the granti prrze df
this contest, will be grven to the sub?
scriber or a nominee df a subscriber of
the Watchman and Southron or Sum
ter Daily Item receiving the/greatest
number of Vdtes in thrs content. No
matter where you lrVe you are eligible
to enter this contest.
One *?,o<Goia ' Wat^h, ?either(ti<*ntle
than's or Lady's sfze, as the winner
I may select, will be awarded'to'the per?
son, not a resident df the'City ofiSum
| ter, receiving the netft largest number
df votes.
One *so Gold Watch, either Gentle?
man's or Lady's size, will be awarded
to the person resident of the{Gity of
^Sumter. receiving the next largest
number of votes.
The contest1 for the' Grand1 Prize, the
$400 Piano, is open to all readers of
The Watchman and Sotittir?n or The
Sumter Daily* Itetn. It can be won by
a resident of Sumter; Lee or Clarendon
County, or some other' County. One
Gold Watch as a special second prize
to be contested for by non-residents
of the City of Sumter, While the other
is a special second prize to be contest?
ed for by residents of this city.
This Magnificent Cote Piano, which we will give away, is 4 ft. 9 in. high
o ft. long and weight, boxed, ready for shipment, over 800 lbs. The finest
materials and most experienced workman have produced in the Cote an in?
strument excellent intone, power, durability and appearance. Tbis piano
Is installed in the best homes, conservatories and music halls in the land ;
IsWoll known and widely recommended hy the leading musicians and
teachers.
It is positively Guaranteed for ten years by the Manufacturers.
Nominations.
Each and every person entering the
contest must be nominated on one of'
the Nomination Blanks published in
both the Watchman and Southron and
the Daily Item. The nomination
counts as 1000 votes, but only one
nomination will be credited to a per
son.
In each issue of the Watchman and
South ron and the Daily Item will be
published ? ballot which is good for
the number of votes specified on the
ballot.
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How to Obtain Votes, t
Every new subscriber paying in ad?
vance, will be credited for each dollar
paid, 200 votes. Every old subscriber
paying up back dues will be credited
for each dollar paid ico votes, and on
each dollar paid in advance 20c votes.
No votes will be given on payments of
less than $1.00. Every person or firm
that brings or sends an order for ad?
vertising or printing and pays for same
in advance will be entitled to 100 votes
for each dollar paid. For money paid
on accounts 50 votes will be allowed
for each dollar paid, if money is
brought or sent to this office. No
votes will be given for money paid
collector.
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Nominations will not be received later than December 24, therefore, it is important that the blanks be mailed
to this office at once. Remember every nomination blank counts for IOOO votes, but will not be
counted twice for the same person. We have a supply of voting ballots at our office which nust be filed
n?uuunuw..v wwww tww. ? ? - there, properly signed, as the cash is paid for subscription, advertising or printing. Those at a distance
wishing to vote must send the money, for which a voting ticket together with a receipt, will be mailed to the person making the remittance. The tickets must be
made out, signed and returned promptly to this office.
THE WAY TO WIN.
Ask your friends and neighbors to subscribe for the Watchman and Southron or the Sumter Daily Item, and get them to vote for ycu as their
candidate. Ask your friends and neighbors or the merchants with whom you deal to patronize the Osteen Publishing Company by advertising in
Watchman and Southron and the Daily Item, and by giving us their printing, and get them to vote for you or your candidate.
If you do not want the Piano or one of the Gold Watches yourself or have no friend you wish to win one of the elegant prizes, perhaps your
Sunday School, or public school, or lodge needs a fine piano, and this will be the golden opportunity. It costs nothing to enter the race or to vote.
If you are now a subscriber to either of our newspapers the votes are given for payments you will make anyway. If you are not a subscriber you
ought to be, for you need your home paper. If you or your friends give us your printing, you get the best work at the lowest prices consistent
with good work and good material. We challenge and meet any and all competition on price and quality.
Osteen Publishing Co.
No 18 West Liberty St.
Phone No. 30, } ?
Sumter, So. Car.
SEE PIANO ON DISPLAY AT THE SAVOY ICE CREAM PARLOR.
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