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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
DEATH.

DR.. William B. Afford diei at his
olo home in upper Marion county.
yesterday morning, after long ill
ness
Dr.. Afford, who has made his
bone in this city for the past seven
yeas. has many warm friends here who
feel his death as personal bereave-
ment He was a skillful dentist and
had won an enviable success in his pro-
fession. His was gifted with an in
centive mind and this faculty he
directed to the~improvement of dental
appliances The Afford Combination
Dental Motor, which was put on the
market about year ago, is recogniz
ed as the best appliance now in use
of dentists. and the popularity which
it has already attained indicates that
it will ere lo1g be in universal use.
The sad part is that Drs Afford could
not live to reap the full reward of
his genius and industry of which his
invention was the product.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

Va. where Mr. Elton is in the employ
of Golfers Weekly.
Mr.. Albert Parrot and Mrs. Lila
Skinner were married at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Newton L. Harrell in
Darlington, on last Wednesday after
noon at $50 a'clock and boarded the
6:29 train for Asheville and other
points for bridal teur Of about ten
days.
Mr.. Parrot is the popular and ef-
fcient clerk Of court of Darlington
county, position he has held for the
past Is years, and whose many friends
throughout the State will be pleased
to know that he has at last found
wife. Mrs. Parrott is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Kelly, of
Lydia, in that county, an6 is one of
the most popular and we'll known wo-
men in the county. She has lived in
Darlington for several years, and has
many friends here and throughout
the State, whe admiret her for her
many admirable traits Of character.
The groom is the brother Of Mr.. L..
I. Parrott, clerk of the court of Sum-
ter county.
p The ceremony was performed by
Rev. D. M. Fulton, Of the Presbyte-
rian church, and Miss Martha DuBose
Woods rendered the wedding march.
|ss-News and Courier.
Che following invitation has been
received in the city:
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac P. Shertzer
request the honor of your
presence at the marriage OR
their daughter,
Anna Elizabeth,
DR.. Francis Kennedy Holman
Wednesday, October twenty-ffth
nineteen hundred ani five
at twelve O'Clock
Bel Air, Maryland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

Mr.. 3. B. King. Of Rinini, S.
c., died on Saturday, October IA,
at the Mood-Osteen InGrmary. He
was taken suddenly i'll With hemor-
rhagic fever on Monday and was
brought to this city FOR treatment on
Thursday. He was about 80 years old
and a native of Darlington county. He
had been engaged in business at
Rinini for number Of years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

Mr.. c.. W. Elton and Mrs. Carrie
Wilhelm were married at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at the First Bap-
tist church.
The groom is from Canton, s. D.,
and the bride was originally from
Georgia, but has made her home in
Sumter fol the last two years. The
newly married couple have gone to
their future home in Newport News,
Va, where Mr.. Elton is in the employ
of Golfers Weekly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

An interesting little sen cf Mr..
Heary Wheeler, Of Sardinia, died
Thursday, and was buried al MID
way cnarch, at 3 O'Clock Friday
afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

Mr.. D. M. Campbell received a
telegram from Charleston Thursday,
stating that the wife of his brother,
Mr.. ". T. Campbell, died very sud
denly in that city. Mrs. Campbell
was resident of Sumter for several
years and was member of the First
Baptist Church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

Mr. A. K. Sanders. of Hagccd
spent Monday IN the city. bir.
Sanders who is mem Der OF the Board
of Directors Of the State PenItentiar,,
will leave on tooay for Lincoln,
Nebraska, to attend the annual ses-
sion OF the National Prison Congress.
This will be the fourth congress Mr..
Sanders has atteIoed as tie repIe-
sentative of the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

Master for Sumter County.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23
TARBELL GIVES
HIS TESTIMONY
Submits List OF Remedies to
Abate Existing Abuses
OFFERS NO APOLOGIES
FOR THE WRONG DolNGs OF LIFE
INSURANCE OFFICIALS AND
HOPES THEY WOULD nj
PUNISHED.

New York, Nov 90 After being on
the witness stand before the insurance
investigators for the greater part of
three days Gage f farbell second
vice pres dent of the Equitable Life
finished his testimony today and just
before adjournment submitted a list
of suggestions for the remedy OF the
existing abuses in the management of
insurance companies and for legisla-
tion de4igned 10 give the state proper
centrol over the companies and TO in
sure the confidence of policy holders.
Prominent among these suggestions
was absolute publicity. While admit
tins that wrong had been done by life
insurance officials, Tarbell said he had
no apologies to make for any of them
and that he hoped they would be pun
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23

ished
Tarbell was on the stand the entire
day and was questioned as to the sys-
TEN Of agencies and commissions and
other compensations allowed them for
getting bus ness. The fact was brought
out that Tarbell had taken out insur-
ance on his own life to the amount of
100000 and 100000 on members of
his family and had received the agents
commission On premiums as well as
the renewal OF commissions. About
half of this was in the Equitable and
the remainder in other companies.
Tarbell bore out in a measure the
statement of James Hazen Hyde when
on the stand relative To the fairness
of the Frick report. The subject Of
advances 10 agents was under investi.
cation and Hughes read ONE figures
g, the amount Of advances to one agent
in this city. hughes asked where the
Frick committee got the figures and
Tarbell replied with marked asperity
that he did not know 'rhey did not
get them from my department or the
auditors: they made their report with
out ever making an invest cation of
the department. he said
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23
DEATH Of BRANCH
DUE To MISTAKE
Merriweather Had Not Intended
to Report Him
TRIAL NOW GOING ON
NAVAL CADETS TESTIFY AS TO
UNWRiTTEN "cODE" EXIST
ING AT THE ANNAPOLIS
ACADEMY.

Annapolis, Nov % The trial be
fore court marital of Midshipman
Meriwethea On the charges growing
out Of the recent death of Midship-
man Branch commenced today. The
tragedy has called attention 10 the
existence al the Naval academy of an
unWritten code goyernorng the stu
dent body but quite outside the au-
thorltativa regulations and generally
in violation of them. Under the Code
every detail of these fights is fixed,
midshipman on duty abstainlng from
reporting them and excusing from for
nation those connected with them.
Witnesses today included Branch's
roommate, the referee and time keeper
of the contest and all the seconds
were examined in greater or less
degree about the circumstances Of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23
SCRAMBLES FOR
HYDE VEHICLES
Thirty five Sold at Auction
Bring $35.O0O
WILD BIDS ARE MADE
TO CAPTURE SOUVENIRS or MON.
OGRAMMED BLANKETS, HAIR
NESS AND FITTINGS or
STABLES.

New York, Nov - jamea ilazen
/ Hyde may carry away with him the
/ pleasing consciousness that though
lost 10 sight his memory Will still be
dear to New YcrE's Four Hundred.
They gave yesterday assurance OF that
1 fact by paying the most amazing
prices for Mr. Hyde'e coaches. harness
and stable effects at an auction which
has had few parallels in American am
nails. Concervatiyely estimated, Mr.
Hyde is $4,000 richer by the sale and
his monogrammed blankets, harness
and fittings are scattered among a
host of admiring friends.
The auction was held at the rooms
of Van Tacsel & Kearney, Nos. 1876
| to l32 East Thirteenth street 1t was
an aftermath of the balcony above,
peered through its longnette into the
ring where the struggling throng Of
men was pushed aside by police
baton 10 make way for splendid equip
ages that might have done honor 10
prince Of the blood
Mr. Hydos French tastes and Amer
lean enthusiasm were nicely mingled
in a collection that took five hours to
lay low Horsamen Of note from half
Ia dozen cities bid and outbid each
other. Fash enable women kept their
agents rushing madly from the balcony
TO the floor in wild endeayor 10 Sc.
cure certain coveted bits Of the Hyde
outfit
In all, 100000 persons came and
went during those long hours. The
heat grew suffocatlng, the swaying
crowd on the floor looked like q wheat
pit; but stiIl the magic Of that u. ii.
IT, in silver or the aroma 0f giolets
clinging to a famous road coach, lurel
n the soaring bidders TO fresh 'ghts.
Mr. Hyde was not present He was
repre- ented only by his man Of bust
ness This little touch was NOT with.
out its effect. The really dramatic mo-
ment of the afternoon was the selling
CT Lexington. the beautiful bay saddle
horse
The auctl0neer aid not speak of Lo@-
ingtons condition Tho question Of
whether he was sound or not was not
brought up As one of the horsemen
said II didn't seem to he necessary
The bidding started AT 5000. but The
figure which State Senator Charles
Cooper paid for him was Si,025
The poney coach Of black and red. as
chic as the mcst ultra-Gallic whip
could desire, built by Quiet ct Ciel, of |
Paris. and christened by various celeb
rites before it fell into MIR Hydes |
hands, aroused great rivalry Origin. |
ally the property OF James Gordon |
CONTINUED on Third Page.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23
GAVE PLUMBER TO
SOCIETY LEADER
Confession Clears Up Mysterious
.RaifIeS"
He is A COLLEGE MAN
AND HAD BEEN PREYiNG UPON
SOCIETY uNDETEcTED FOR
THE PAST FIVE
YEARS.

III 2aheth N. ] Nov az The arrest
and confession Of Alfred =. small has
given society people Of this city
hook and people Of Bayonns ana
! Claytcn something 70 gossip about for
time Q come
Smalley has admitted 10 the police
J that he has lived in great part for five
or six years by burglaries at night
while he was conducting himself as
an upr ght bus ness man by day.
With the name of Smalley is asso-
siated hat of Mrs. Lewis O. Ford, a.
young matron we'll known in Eliza
beth, but the police, unable to show
that Mrs Ford was an accomplice Of
Smalley, say she must have been an
innocent victim. and attributed the
fact 20 her blind infautuation with the
man. Her husband. a well-to-do sta
toner agrees with the pol ce He SAYS
he knows b S wife has been on fnfi-
mate terms with Smalley several
years. although he had never once
seen he man A Nssek ago when
ncighhor told him that Smalley was
under police surveillance and thai he
had seen the man many times In the
last few months going IN or coming
ont OF the Ford home M 467 Walnut
street Ford hurried home. found his
wife was out, and In her absence
he broke open large trunk or hers.
which she had been careful never to
leave unlocked. He found IN 1t
large quantity of silver and many
pieces of jewelry, but none of great
value.
'As soon as my wife came home.
ia Ford yesterday, II confronted her
with the discoveries. She confessed
that everything in the trunk had been
given TO her by Smalley In August, AT
The time he was moving his family
from Eayonne to Clayton, with re-
quest that she should take care Of It
Tor him. and that she had no susplc on
he came by II dishonesty My wife
gave the same explanation 10 he police
and made no objection when ! turned
the silver and iewelry over 70 them.
Il have suspected for long time
thai my wife was not conducting her.
self properly, bur had no evidence 70
prove IT, Her absences from home be-
came more and more frequent, and
she would never give me any satis-
factory explanation for them. In the
face of developments | have decided
to sue for divorce
According 70 h confession Smalley
has been a "Raffles" for at least five
yeare. Until recently he was a sales
man for a large meat-pacing house at
4 salary of $50 week and expenses.
Concluded on fourth page.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23
WAS TOO GREAT
FOR THE WOMAN
Fell Unconscious at Witness
Story in Divorce Case
DIED ON The WAY HOME
WITNESS SWORE HER HOME HAD
BEEN MEETING PLACE OF
ACCUSED WIFE AND co,
ESPONDENT.

Jersey City, Noy. % Mrs Rudolph
Heinrich, witness II sensational di
vorce ca hrf re Chancellor Stevens
fcll unconscious in the court room to
day She died in cab on the way
10 her home.
The tragedy, was caused by the
shock Of hearing that witness had
sworn the home Of Mrs. Heinrich was
the secret place of meeting between
the accused wife and the correspond
ent
Mrs. Heinrich was waiting in an an
te-room cf the court in readiness TO
take the witness chair A court official
nodding significantly in her direction,
whispered the substance of the eyi-
dence rejecting upon her in the ear
OF friend Mrs. Heinrich. with appre-
hension aroused, started forward with
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23

Washington, Nov p. Thirteen FIRST
class batueships wll soon be added 10
the United States navy: OF these
several are nearly ready Nineteen
other vessels. including armored cruis-
ers. protected cruisers torpedo b0ars
and torpedo boat de-iroyers. are under
Construction The first class battle
ships will be placed IN comm ssion
within the next six months.
The completion of these vessels wiil
place the United States third in rank
OF the naval power OF ihs world Jap
an as RESULT of The war with Rms
STA. ln which she car ured a number
e vessels. has climbed up far above
her previous rank and from next 20
last on the fst she IS noN a c7mpetl
Ter for second place She would out-
rank the United States or The end Of
the year vere IF not for the recent loss
Of the Mik1sa and -he pr lab iTy that
he ufn not continue buii1tnE bat-ie-
ships in tte Immediate future now thar
the var Is ended.
Russia fr-m fifth place or the iist
has dropped three numbers and ranks
belOw Iaiy TIE United States. until
he neF ships now under way were
provided for,ranked as sixth naval
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23

a food of questions
Men smiled and women Uttered as
Mrs. Heinrich begged for exact infor
nation Then, as she learned the
truth. the woman swayed on her feet.
staggered blinCly forward and fell
effort failed To reveive her she was
picked up unconscious. When every
effort failed to revive her she was
placed in a cab. attended by two
friends. and a start was made for her
home at West aud Sleeper streets,
West Hoboken.
No doctor had been called az no
thought was in any mind that her con
diticn was serious But Mrs. Helm
rich vas dying Long before the cab
had completed the journey TO WeSi
Hoboken her heart had ceased TO beat
The shock Of that discovery in the
court room hal broken a blood vessel
IN the woman's brain.
The case responsible for this trag-
edy was a suit fer absolute divorce.
brought by Paul Schneider Of West
HobcAen. He named Henry Hager Of
Weehawken as correspondent.
Mrs Heinrich was the wife Of a
wealthy saloon keeper.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23
ROADS WILL ANNOUNCE THEIR
PLANS AT NASHVILLE TODAY

Nashville. Tenn. Nov 22.-Thurs-
day has been set for the announce
ment Of the plans of the Southern and
Nashville and the forces of the two
roads here
On that date Samuel Spencer, presi-
dent; w. W. Finley. second vice-pres'
dent: H. B. Spencer. general manager;
J. NJ. Culp. third vlce-president; L.
Green. freight traffic manager. and s.
II. Harwick. passenger traffic manager
Of the Southern railway. and J. T.
Harahan. second vice-president: W. ].
Harahan. fourth vice-president; John
e. Welling. first vice-president. C. F.
Krebs. comptroller: F. B. BOwes.
freight traffic manager; A. II. Hanson,
passenger traffic manager. and VIM.
SIN th. Jr, assistant general freight
agent Of the Illinois Central. will ar
rive 10 make the final arrangements
to take over the Tennessee Central
The party will arrange most Of the
details il Is said. and will announce
TO the present employees Of the Ten
nessee Central what they may expect
IN The way Of positions.
On that date also the directors Of
the TeHnessee Central railroad com
pany and the Nashville Terminal com
pany viii hold a special meeting and
arrange TO dsl'ver over the road and
terminals.
For several DAYS last week Vice
President John c. Welling. Comptrol-
Ter G. r Krebs and a number Of ac-
countants Of the Illinois Central were
here with A. II. Plant, comptroller,
and other Accountants Of the Southern
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23

railway They left Saturday morning
for headquarters. They will return
Thursday to be present with the
other officials. It is not knowwhether
President Fish of the Illinois Central,
T. coming or not. but IL has been
stated that President Spencer would
be here spending two or three days in
Nashville.
Henry Fonde, general agent Of the
Southern railway. with headquarters
in Knoxville. was in Nashville Satur-
day but when asked for news regard
ing the transfer Of the Tennessee Cen
tral said that the officers of his com
pany would be here Thursday and
they would announce the facts He is
not directly connected with the operat-
ing. or traif c departments so could
say nothing about what employees of
the Tennessee Central. would be re-
tanned He said. however. that there
would be positions for most of them.
II is understood that the new ter
minals will be extended TO contain
nearly three times the mileage they
now have and that L. F. L0nnbladh,
chief engineer Of the Tennessee Cen
rral railroad win be in charge Of the
Improvements. Il is eEtimated that Il
will require more than a year to com
plefe al hte work
The belief prevails that beth roads
VII have a division suparintendeut
here. and thai they viii maintain sep
srste local freight houses. Largs
forces Of soliciting agents are 20 be
stationed here 10 cover most Of Ten
nessse and parts Of Kentucky and
Alabama.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23

power and was below Russia in the
number and strength OF her ships The
total completed strength Of the United
States now provided for. including the
new batleshlps for which appreciation
vas made st the last session OF con
.ress. is. Twent ty-sevea battleships
10000 tins or oeer} 70 coast defenge
fe- els. 10 arm0red cruisers. ; cruisers
above s.001 tons. II cruisers. coco TO
5000 tons. % cruisers Q 600 70 1000
tons. lG torpedo boat destroyers. 50
torpedo boa,s. suhmar.nes: in all 147
vessels This viii place the nation FIVE
batlsships ahead Of Germany. which
now ranks IN strength next to France.
Great Britain leading the list with 50
bartleships and corresponding
strength IN armered cruisers.
The bureau Of construction and re
pair Of the navy department has inst
prepared a iatement ol the progress
Of Ecrk on the new hattlesh rs now
aul'3iuc. The percentage Of compile
ton is as follows Bhoie Island. s3s
virginia. 81 50. New Jersss. Ssss
Georgia. SOFA. Connectcgt Se45:
Louisiana. s64s Nebraska. 70 s.. Nfn-
neso,a. 7i-I6. EeFn n Ga: Kansas.
eel. Mississippi 5STi
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23
ORDERED
FOR A MUROERESS
Mrs. Rogers Told to Get Ready
For Dec. 5
VOICES IN HER FAVOR
ARE NOW SELDOM HEARD SINCE
PRISON INVESTIGATION
BEARS UP WONDER
FULLY.

Rutland, Vt. Nov % With her
)nly hape of seeing the dawn Of New
Years centered on Nov. II. Mrs Mary
Rogers, the Bennington murderess
cell Of solitary confinement at Windsor
Prison writing an occasional letter to
ler mother or sisters, mend ng her
clothes or doing plain sewing fer the
matron.
These make up her daily routine, for
since the legislative committee at the
nstigation of Gov. Bell brought to
light the startlingly loose mtheods of
the prison, the condemned woman has
been deprived of the liberties CT the
ordinary prisoner, which she formerly
enjoyed and is now under almost as
close surveillance as though the
death-watch had been set.
Only her mother ana sister, her al
'orney and the prison matron are al.
owed 10 see her. Not another living
soul can enter her cell until the decis
on of the United States Supreme
Court on the petition for the writ of
aabeas corpus is made known. This
is expected next Monday Mrs, Rogers
loes not know that the Sheriff's de.
Dartment has been ordered to get
eady the galIows for December g,
The day sci for the execut on of the
leath sentence, and, although her
counsel have given her to understand
hat the thread of hope of the high
court saving her life is slim, she looks
.orward, as she has done twice be-
ore, to some intervention between her
md the gallows
The man who seems to have the
ltrongest belief that the Supreme
Court will favor the woman in their
lecision is Attorney General c. G.
Fites, OF Brattleboro. He says that the
prisoner has an even chance with the
court, while attorney ficmas w. Malo- |
;ey, who represented Mrs. Rogers at |
he hearing in Washington, refrains |
and does not say that he expects TO
" Aii' ne ittNg CTS say tildi kHb HHDGdS |
corpus writ is Mrs Rogers last chance |
or if the court does not see reason for
staying the execution Gov Bell can
ind no cause for intervening.
The wonderful way in which Mrs.
rogers keeps up physically is source
'f comment from all persons who have
'isited the prison the last few months.
She appears no more nervous than
when she went through the first terri
'ie strain when Gov. Bell saved her
ieck last February two days before
he intended execution. She has never
lad 10 have the attention of the prison
MUSICIAN for anything more than some
peal treatment and she sleeps and eats
veil. In weight she is about ten
ounds lighter than when she first
'ent to jail, months ago.
The Rogers sympathizers in Yer
lont have dwindled rapidly sncei the
rison investigation, and voice in her
ivor is seldom heard. This Is notice.
tContinued on Fourth Page)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-23

fight connection of the Code" and
their ideas of Their duty under the
regulations. The Code" system was
not directly put on trial. although It
was very thoroughly ventilated along
some lines.
Midbhipman Fitch who refereed
the fight which was followed by
Branchs death. stated thar he had
officisted in nineteen of such contests
and Midshipman McKitrick testified
he had taken part in nine.
Detailed accounts were given of ar
rangemenls by which midsh.pmen on
duty acquiesced in absences without
leave or other derelictiOns in order
thai fights nigh, go on. and the testi-
mony also showed thar although fire.
quently severe injur' 'es resulted from
these fights and recipients had 10 be
taken to the hospital nothing further
was ever heard Of them.
Midshipman Pricha-d. the room
mate of Branch, gave detailed testi-
mony as TO the quarrel which led TO
the fight. He said Meriwether had
come to the rooms occupied by him
self and Branch. with him being
class mate. Branch had gone TO bed
in his own room but rose on rs ell
bow and turned On an electric light as
his visitors entered. This posture he
KEEP during the conversation. Msr.-
wether opened the conversation by.
saying he had come TO talk about the
way Branch had treated him. He said
Branch had reported him either for
having a suit case in h g room or hav-
ing civilian clothes in the case. while
Branch was on duty and MeTiwether
absent. A quarrel followed. Meri-
tCOutlnued on Third Page.)