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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-06-24
The Passing OF Our Forests.


ploitation of the timber resources Of
the large lumber States on the Great
lakes have been too much for the
great forests. and the amount avail
able for cutting is getting smaller ev-
cry year. The decadence Of the lum-
bering industry In this region is force
fully illustrated In the drop In the
white-pine cut during the past ten
years. Michigan's forests Of this val
liable tree were the richest in the
world and were often said to be mex
haustible. The folly of such a state
ment is shown by the report that the
cut OF white pine In Michigan last
year was only one-fourth Of what 1t
was In 1899. only eight years be-
fore.
In numbering the forests no
thought was given to anything but
Immediate money returns. and conse-
quently the countless fires running
over the land. after the timber was
stripped. have killed young growth
over wide areas and greatly impover-
ished the soil. Now 100000 acres,
or nearly one-sixth Of the State of
Michigan. known az the ''pine bar
rens." have been thrown on the de-
iinquent tax list and are a burden to
the people. Under proper forest
management this land would have
been producing timber today. Be-
tween 1899 and last year the white
pine production fell OF nearly as
much In Wisconsin as In Michigan. In
Minnesota, the State which now con-
tains the largest amount Of virgin
white pine. the decrease in the same
period was nearly one-third.
Taking the three States together.
pine constituted nearly 46 per cent. OF
the total lumber production in 1907,
hemlock a little more than 27 per
cent. and maple 10 per cent, the bal
ance being made up mostly Of bass
wood. birch. tamarack, elm, beech,
oak. spruce. ash and cedar. In the
order given. The pine Is mostly white
and Norway. which are grouped to-
gether under the general trade term
Of northern pines." Pine made up
over nine-tenths Of the lumber pro-
duced In Minnesota, one-third of that
produced In Wisconsin. and less than
two-fifths Of the total cut Of Michi-
gan.
Along with this great decrease In
pine there have been relatively as
heavy decreases In the most valuable
OF the hardwoods, oak, elm and ash
Little more than one-fifth as much
oak was cut In the lake States last
year. for Instance, as In 1899, while
the cut Of elm and ash was but half
Of that OF eight years earlier. AS Is
always the case. the decreasing sup
piles Of the more valuable woods
have caused those once considered Of
little or no value to be drawn upon
heavily. This has been particularly
true with hemlock. 30 that now more
hemlock than pine lumber Is manu-
factured In wisconsin. and twice as
much hemlock as pine is cut in
Michigan. There has been heavy
Increases In the use Of maple, birch
and beech within the past few years.
but the maximum cut Of these species
Is probably near at hand: and taking
all Of the hardwoods together. there
has been slight falling of since
1899.
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FOR SUPERVISOR.

l hereby declare my self a candi-
date 3or the office Of County Super
V'sor' subject to the rules of the
Democratic party. If elected, I will
honestly and impartially discharge
the duties of that office.
p. NJ Pitts
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CANDIDATES.
FOR CONGRESS.

announce myself as a candidate
for Congress from the Seventh Dis =.
trict Of South Carolina, and pledge
myself to abide the rules and reguIa-
tions of th~ Democratic primary
A. F. Lever.
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hereby announce that I am a
candidate for reelection to the Office
or Sheriff Of Sumter County, subject
to the rules Of the Democratic party
w. H. Epperson.
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FOR MAGISTRATE.

The many friends Of Mr.. Horace
Hardy hereby place him in nomina-
ton for the Office Of Magistrate for
the Third Magisterial District, located
at Sumter, subject to the rules of the
Democratic primary. Voters.
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FOR UNITED STATES SENATE.

z / beg to announce my candidacy
for the United States Senate in the
approaching Democratic primary, and
/ respectfully solicit the support of
the Democratic voters of this State.
r. G. Rhett.
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FOR SOLICITOR

hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Solicitor for Third circuit,
subject to action Of the Democratic
primary. Philip H. Stor.
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FOR CLERK OF COURT.

I hereby announce that am a can
didate for reelection to tho Office OF
Clerk Of Court of Sumter county, sub
ject to the rules Of the Democratic
party. L. I. Parrott.
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1 hereby announce myself a candi.
date. subject to the result Of the pri-
mary. for the office of Magistrate Of
the Sixth Judicial District of Sumter
County (Rafting Creek ands Proyi-
dence townships).
]. L. Jackson.
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1 hereby announce that I am a can
didate for Magistrate from the Sixth
Judicial District Of Sumter County.
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primary. w. r. DuBose.
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FOR TREASURER.

/ hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Treasurer Of Sumter Coun-
ty. subject to the rules of the Demo-
cratic party, and solicit your support.
e. c. Wallace
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FOR co. SUPT. OF EDUCATION.

l hereby announce myself a can
didate for County Superintendent of
Education for Sumter County, subject
to the rules Of the Democratic party,
and solicit the support of my fellow.
citizens. H. W. Cutt;no
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n Iosai.. - 80. ....... 81. .110
The second primary was between
nrst primary than any other candi-
opith and Rhett are the men who are
4vAns and Latimer. and In the Sec
ond election Mr. Evans received ss.-
o7t votes and Mr. Latimer 5s.sso.
~. Latimer being elected by a ma
jes>y q i1sis over Mr.. Evans. Mr.
vens had been defeated for the SEN
~ - 1887 and again by Joseph HI.
1rIe In lsss. BY John u. McLaurin
~ 1857. F
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Taft has been nominated and the
country can look forward to four
years more of Roosevelt policies with
OUT Roosevelt I'm the White House, N
TAFT Is elected. President Roosevelt
has succeeded In forcing the Republi-
cans 70 nominate his man and 1t Is
now up to the people OF this UNI
ted states TO accept or reject the
Roosevelt nominee.
Rhett is evidently the strong man
IN tho senatorial race and the one that
ID the other candidates fear most.
dudgins from the way several Of them
csntsrsd their fre upon him and his
currency plan ,at the meeting In Man.
ming Thursday. In our opinion Mr..
Hhett 10 not pow the strongest man,
politically. in the race. but II the 9TH
- candidates unite In q fisht upon
him ne viii gain strength daily.
- bs watched In this campaign. John
0ary Evans n probably In the lead now
and may receive . larger vote In the
Gnts. but there n but bare possibil-
~ oe his winning out In the second.
Ire wissst politician baiks at making
= prediction a. 20 the strength Smith
my dsvelop-severai well posted
men say that smith may head the
ticket or may tail it--he IL the un-
tnown quantity In the problem.
1hett ON the other hand. will. Il is
predicted. make good impression
wherever no goes and will gain
strength steadily. The question is.
Will ne gain suf'cient strength to get
into the second primary? Aside from
Rhsts and Smith the race for second
place h between Johnstone and Mar
tlr. with the chances about equal In
connection with Col Johnstone's race
Geo. Johnstone. -. :. ....1s.65S
the following facts are Of interest at
this time;
In 1904. when Messrs. Evans and
yohnstone were also candidates for
the senate. the vote In the FIRST pri-
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Why Send Your Daughter to Clifford
Seminary?
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY. or
HENNEPIN-fn Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Bridget
McManus Decedent
On receiving and filing the final &C.
count of the administrator of the estate
Of said decedcnt and his petition praying
for the allowance of said account and .ur
a decree assigning the residue of said
estate TO the persons by law entitled to
the same
1t Is Ordered, That all persons in.er-
csted In said estate appear. before ths
said Probate Court OH Monday, the 4th
day of January, 1909. at ten o'clock in
the forenoon. at the Probate Court in
county. then and there to show cause,
If amy there be. why said account should
not he allowed and said estate should
not Nc distributed as prayed for in said
petition. :.
And 1t is Further Ordered. That notice
Of such hearing he given by publishing
this order once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing III the Irish Standard a news
paper printed and published in said
county, and by mailing a copy of this
order TO all the heirs at law Of said dece-
dent when thoir address is known or car.
be ;lsccrtained by due diligence at least
fourteen .1D days before the date OF
said hearing. unless notice is waived,
Dateu at Minneapolis this 10th day OF
December, 1908.
by the Court:
GEORGE r. SMITH.
Judge OF Probate.
JOHN III. STEELE.
Attorney for Administrator,
New York Life Building y.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
s0Lons TO TALK MONEY
ALoRlch, TELLER AND vREE.
LAND TO MEET IN GOTHAM.
A subcommittee Of National. Mon.
etary Commission They Will Hear
Opinions Of Authorities.

Washington. Dec. %. - Senator'S
Aldrich and Teller and Representative
vreeland Of New York. will meet at
the Plaza hotel, New York city, Mon
day. as subcommittee of the nation
a monetary commission. They will
consult with, financial authorities who
have found it inconvenient to come to
Washington during the regular ses-
sions Of the commission. Among the
men who will appear before the sub
committee are a number of well-known
writer's on currency topics.
The bill, which will be introduced in
both houses of congress after the holi-
days. to correct defects in the laws
governing the administrative features
Of banking, is being drawn by Law.
renee o. Murray. comptroller Of the
currency. 1t will follow the lines of
his testimony which was given to
the commission In the presence of the
legislative committee of tho Amer
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
COMPLAIN AGAINST ROAD RATES.
Northwestern MIIlers Join In Carrying
-. Grievance to capitah;

Washington, Dec. 28.-A- complaint
of enormous Importance to northwest.
ern mi1lers, particularly those located
in Minneapolis and vicinity, was filed
Tuesday with the interstate commerce
commission. It is Joined in by AZ flour
milling concerns against the. Great
Northern Railway Company, and 81
other interstate carriers doing trans.
portation business between Minneapo.
lis and the Atlantic seaboard. The
.complatnants all are engaged in the
manufacture OF -four from spring
wheat. The Minneapolis mills alone
represent IA investment, of $14.000,-
900. It is alleged that the defendant
lines maintain an. unjust and dispro-
poruonate rate for -four transportation
as compared with wheat from Duluth
to the Atlantic seaboard. -
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
PROBATE NOT1r,1,

MN, tsCioA Il NoIlCE. b,
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
In the Matter of the Estate OF Anton
I<acZor, decedent
on receiving and filing the final account
of the Administrator of the Estate Of
SAID decedcnt and his petition praying
for the allowance of said account and Tor
decree assigning the residue of said
estate to the persons by law entitled to
the Sa mo.
1t Is Ordered. That all persons inter.
ested in said estate appear before the
said Proba te Court on Monday. the 4fi1
day OF January, 1909, at ten O'clock In
the forenoon, at the Probate Court in The
Court House at Minneapolis, in said
County, then and there to show cause. IL
any there be- why said account should
not be allowed and said estate should not
ne dlStrlhuted as prayed for In said ne
titon. " p
And 1t Is Further Ordered That no.
iice Of such hearing be given by publish
hs t'llS order once in each week tor
tnree successive weeks prior to said day
OF hearing in the Irish Standard, a news
paper printed and published in said
county, ana by mailing a copy of this
order to all the heirs-at-law Of said de-
cedent when their address is known or
can be ascertained by due diligence at
least fourteen l4) days before the date
OF said hearing, unless notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis, this Sth day of
December, 190S.
Ey the Court: GEORGE r. SMITH
Judge of Probate.
Attorney for Administrators
N. V. Life BldC
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
PRIEST DRowNs At SEA.
Father Kelly Of Paterson; N. J., Fails
Overheard from Liner.

Queenstown, Dec. 21.-When the
steamer Arabic arrived here. Sunday
from New York the onicers reported
that one of the passengers, who was
registered. under the name Of Father
Kelly OF Paterson. N. j., was drowned
during the voyage. He fell overheard,
whether by accident or design is not
known. :,
Paterson, N. j., Dec. 21.-Rev.
James A.: Kelly, whose loss overheard
from the steamer Arabic was; reported
upon the steamers arrival in Queens
town, was pastor Of st. Agnes Roman
Catholic church in this city. "A. week
ago he took passage for Queenstown
to visit relatives in Ireland.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
CANAL TO OPEN JANUARY !, 1915.
Frisco Report Gives That Date, for
- Completion Of Panama Canal

San Francisco, Dec. 23.-The Pan.
ANA canal will be opened January ],
1918, according to an official comml-
'nication received by the California
promotion committee from Joseph
Buckltne. Bishop. secretary of the
canal commission. The statement in
part is as follows: -
There has been excavated from the
line, OF. the canal since the Americans
took control about 5s.0Oo,0gO cubic
yards. This, as near as can be cal
cusated at the present time. is about
one.third of the entire excavation
necessary to complete the work. In
1908, down: to November 1, nearly ST.
100000 cubic yards were removed, and
the total for. this year: will not be far
from 37,000,Oo0 cubic yards. This will
bring, the grand total Of American ex.
cavation to about 60,O00,O00 cubic
yards. AS practically all Of these will
have been accomplished within three
years. the average is between &c.
.e00;00 and 42,00o,O00 cubic yards =
year. ): 49,.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
SMUGGLING CASE SETTLED.
Mrs. chadbourne Pays Uncle Sam $se,
4411 Without Contest.


Chicago, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Emily Crane
Chadbourne completed the payment of
$152,820 to- the government Monday.
and now has possession Of the valuable
tapestries and art works seized by'cus-
toms officials when they were import
ed from England last July. -,
Mrs. Chadbourne made a payment
of $s2,411 following confession Of judg-
ment through her representative, H.
w. Askhoff, member Of a firm of Gus
toms brokers. The action took place
in Judge Landis' court. No attempt
was made to contest the case Of the
government. 1t is believed Mrs. Chad
bourne will now return the property
to Mrs. Jack Gardner Of Boston to
whom the property belongs.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
FIGHT FOR BLEAcHEp FLOUR.
Nebraska MIlIers Will Oppose Score
tary Wilson's Order.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 19.-The entire
milling industry of Nebraska will on.
pose the recent order of Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson prohibiting the
transportation and sale of bleached
flour in interstate commerce. A meet
ing will be held in Lincoln in January
to oppose this order, which is thought
to be death-blow to millers in the
state.
Nebraska millers are forced to grind
winter wheat. Only by bleaching can
they produce a white -four that ranks
well In the market. Bleachers are
used in practically all of the mills in
the state. 1t is probable that the mil
lers will be backed in their protest BY
Nebraska railroads.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
LEGAL DIRECTORY.
Partial List OF Reliable Attornsys Of Min.
nsapoIis. With Location Of ofsless.

Arctander. Ludwig, Temple Court.
Ankeny. A. T.. 602 Globe Bldg.
Bnldwin, NJ. Security Bank Bldg.
i'arton. Elijah. 3O5 Oneida Blk.
Rates. ". E., Court House.
Brady. M. c.. Bank OF Com. Bldg.
Eulns. Peter NJ. S19 N. Y. Life Bldg.
Castner. Frank H.. 715 Temple Court.
Choate. A. b.. Temple Court
CorriEan, j. r., Suite 1011 N. Y. Life Bld4.
Dnrelius. A. b.. 800 N. Y. Life Bldg.
Donahue. w. H.. GA Phoenix Bldg.
Forth. Geo. f.. A02 Globe Bldg.
Grotte, A. r., 425 Temple Court.
Haynes. J. c., 1913 Security Bank Bldg.
Hobbs, +. T.. i55 Temple % Court. @
Hoidale. Einar. 6os NJ Y. Life Bldg.
John Lind and A. ueland. N. Y. Life Bids.
Meyer & Donohue, 400 Temple Court
Mahoney. Stephen. Guar Loan Bldg.
McIIale. John j.. 21s-2o Bank Of Com
merce Bldg.
McGee & Lancaster. 61s-625 N. Y. Life.
Nye 4 Deutsch, N. Y. Life Bldg.
O:Brien. ]. r., 9ss Security Bank Bldg.
O'Donnell. M. C.. s35 Andrus Bldg.
Riordan. PIN j.. Oneida BLOCK. k.' '
Steele. John H.. 10 Phoenix Bldg.
L, THAN. I: R.; s2s Security Bank nldE;
Bldg.
Van Fossen. l.. J.. $50 Guaranty Loan.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
ROB BANKS IN NEBRASKA.
Bandits Loot Two and Flight Battle
with Citizens.

Gibbon, Neb.. Dec. 19.-Six robbers,
after dynamiting the safes of the
Farmers State bank of Keene, at
Keene, % miles south OF Gibbon, and
the Commercial bank of Gibbon, en-
gagged in pitched battle here with a
number Of citizens early Friday and
escaped in an automobile with $500.
One of the robbers is believed to have
been wounded and to have been car.
ried of by his comrades. Posses are
in pursuit.
The Keene bank was first entered.
Here two vault doors were opened by
the force Of an explosion. The rob
bers secured $4,000. climbed into an
automobile and started north. A
farmer, aroused by the explosion, saw
the robbers as they sped out of town
but made no attempt to interrupt
them.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
new RECORDS FOR WRIGHT
AERoPLANlsr REMAINS IN THE
AIR NEARLY TWO HOURS.
Next He Ascends $50 Feet-poubIe
Triumph Of American cele.
brated by Banquet.

lie Mans, France, Dec. 19.-Wilbur
Wright. the American aeroplanist Of
Dayton, O., established new worlds
record for heavierthan.air machines
Friday while trying for the Michelin
cup, remaining in the air / hour, So
minutes and 50 seconds. The best
previous record is / hour, 81 minutes
and 81 seconds, made by Mr.. Wright
September 81.
The aeronaut attained an average
height of "a feet and the distance was
officially measured at 161a miles,
which does not include the wide
sweeps and turns made during the
flight. He descended only because the
oil-feeder got out of order.
Mr.. Wright closed triumphant day
by achieving another record. flying to
height of $50 feet in strong wind
and winning the Sarthe Aero clubs
prize for height. At first 1t .was
thought that the violence Of the breeze
would compel Mr.. Wright to postpone
his effort. but, undaunted, he launched
his machine and circled around and
around the field.
When soaring at 80 feet a sudden
gust OF wind caught the aeroplane
sidewise, causing it to plunge violently
backwards. The spectators were terri
fed, but Mr.. Wright remained unper-
turbed and soon righted his craft.
At the end of ten minutes the wind
had moderated and the aeroplane
scared upward and passed high over
a line of captive balloons marking a
distance of 300 feet. Then it descend.
ed and after again circling the field,
was brought to earth. landing in front
Of the door Of the shed in which 1t is
housed.
The Aero club Friday gave q ban
quet to Mr.. Wright in celebration of
his double victory.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26

ican Bankers association and other
prominent national bankers. 1t is not
intended that it shall embrace any pro-
posed changes of the law likely to en-
gender. controversy. but that the
amendments shall be confined to de-
fects which all Interested persons be-
lieve: should be corrected.
Suggestions Of changes in the. law
which threaten Ito arouse differences
Of opinion will be considered later
by the national monetary commits
sion in its general. report. This re.
port. cannot be made before the first
regular session Of. the Sixty:flrst con.
gress. The changes in the law to be
made at the present session, therefore,
probably; will not go further than the
subject Of bank examination.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
!. JAIL FOR WEALTHY BANKER.
Californian Sentenced for ,l,eua,Iy
Fencing Government Land.

Fresno. Cal, Dec. as. G. Lillis, a
wealthy banker and stock man Of LIE.
moore. Cal. was sentenced by Judge
Welborn at special session of the
federal court Monday to six months in
Jail and fined $1,000. Lillis was con-
victed at the last session of the fed
eral court on charge Of illegally in
closing large areas of government land
in the Cantua district where he has
immense holdings. The case will be
appealed and Lillis has been released
on bond. 49,
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
TELLS OF HUSBANDS DEATH
MRS. ANN,s REclrEs STORY OF
THE 1AYslDE TRAGEDY. .
Declares Thornton Hains eeckoned to
Brother Before the Shooting
Hard Day for Defense.

Flushing. N. Y. Dec. 22.-The trial
Of Thornton jenkins Hams reached a
climax of dramatic intensity. Monday
when Mrs. Helene E. Annis, widow of
William E. Annis, in a deliberate re-
cital lasting for nearly. three hours.
pictured the killing of her husband, as
he sat at the tiller of his boat, by
Capt. Peter c. Hains, Jr.
1t was hard day for the defense
and counsel for Hams was exhausted
from the arduous cross-examination
which was directed toward the states
witnesses in an effort to shake their
testimony. Thornton Hains lost much
Of the easy nonchalance that has char
acterized his manner in previous ses-
aions. -i
Several new points. Of evidence
added dramatic interest to- the trial.
When Annis' boat came alongside the
float, the widow testified, Thornton
Hains beckoned to his brother and led
the way down the runway. The shoot
ing followed within a few moments.
Lawyer Mcintyre sought to discredit
the "beckoning episode. which the
state asserts proves that the author
induced the army officer to the crime,
and kept Mrs. Annis on this point i'm.
der cross.examination for nearly half
an hour e~'s. - So =. -. :.
II ran down the runway and Thorn
ton Hains pointed his revolver at me.
I turned to 20 back and he pressed the
weapon against my back, saying. You
get out of here or you will get the
same Iran up the runway and, look
ing back, saw my husband fall into the
water" So said Mrs. Annis in relating
her story, and this. new evidence the
lawyers for Hams struggled vainly to
discredit :, "a
Another important witness Monday
was Charles H. Roberts. Bayside
Yacht club member, and an eye-wit-
ness Of the shooting. -
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
FLEET LEAVES COLOMBO.
eattleships Now In Longest Leg Of
s.,s Their Cruise.

j Washington, Dec. 21.-Rear Ad.
miral Charles 8. sperry, commanding
the American battleshfp fleet. has
cabled the navy department that the
fleet made its departure Sunday from
Colombo. Ceylon. for suez. The mes.
sage was in cipher and very brief.
The feet has begun the longest
single leg Of its world cruise, through
the Indian ocean, the Arabian and
Red seas.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
KILLS GIRL WHO REJECTS HIM.
Brutal Murder by Young Man In
SomervilIe, Mass.

Somerville, Mass, Dec. 19.-Enraged
because his former sweetheart, Miss
Maud Hartley. had rejected him, James
B. Harmon, the 18.year-old son of Po-
lice Sergeant James M. Harmon, shot
and killed her on the street here Fri.
day. Miss Hartley was of the same
age as her slayer, and was the daugh-
ter of Mrs. r. Agnes Hartley, a physi.
clan.
Dallas. Tex. Dec. 21.-In the pres.
ence Of the young woman who had Just
refused to marry him, Rex w. Wood.
folk, aged %, Sunday night shot him.
self through the heart and fell dead.