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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
TRUTH TRIUNiPHs.
Citizens Testify for the Pub.
lie Benefit.

A truthful statement of a Sumter
citizen, given in his own words,
should convince the most skeptical
about the merits of Doan's Kidney
Pills. If you suffer from backache,
nervousness. sleeplessness, urinary
disorders or any form Of kidney Ills,
the cure Is at hand. Read this:
e. w. Vogel, IS. Main ST., Sumter,
8. c.. says: IT had severe pains in
the small Of my back for several
years and whenever 1 attempted to
stoop, my suffering was intensified
My back became very weak and on
several occasions I was forced to give
up my work. My family physician
treated me without giving me any re-
lief from the awful pains in my back
and then tried every known remedy
on the market but still failed to be
benefited. I at last read a testimo-
NAL regarding Doans Kidney Pills
and was so much impressed that /
procured a box Of this remedy at
China's drug store. After taking the
contents / was restored to good
health and for that reason heartily
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take mo other. No. S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
SEVERE STORM SWEEPS STATE
Cyclone or Tornado Leaves Trail of
Wrecakge Behind IL.

Charleston. March 26.-At an early
hour yesterday morning severe wind
storm. accompanied by torrentiaI
rains. swept across several counties
OF the State. causing severe damage
to buildings and fences, blowing down
telegraph wires. and imperilling
trains. So far as has been learned,
the only loss Of life occurred near
Greenwood. where an old negro, who
lived alone near the town, was killed.
The storm appears to have been
small cyclone or tornado, its path be-
ing comparatively narrow, swath
not more than fifty feet wide being
cut through the forest near Greeley
Vile, where considerable damage was
done. The disturbanc does not seem
to have beeen sufficiently violent to
wreck buildings OF a very solid and
substantial sort. and most of the
houses destroyed were wooden struc-
lures.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
WILL SPAN TIE WATEREE.

Camden. March 25.-The county
board OF commissioners today award
ed the contract for building bridge
over the Wateree river To the Penn
Bridge Company. of Pennsylvania. for
the sum OF s3S.0S9. The work is to
he begun at once and under the con-
tract. they will have until the first of
November next to complete 1t. al
though they promise TO complete It
by the first Of September. This bridge
VIII be free one. and will take the
place OF the toll bridge. which was
washed away I'm the floods OF last Au-
gust. West Wateree is an important
feeder to Camden. and the building of
a free bridge means much to this
community.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
OItANGEBURG STRUCK ny
STORM.
buildings and Standing Timber Suf
fer Some Damage.

Orangeburg, March 26.--A severe
wind storm, followed by heavy
rain and some hail, struck the CITY
about o'clock yesterday morning.
News from different sections of the
surrounding country indicates that
considerable damage was done to
buildings and standing timber. The
concrete. tin roof barn of Mr.. w. C.
Wolfe, on West Railroad avenue,
was damaged to the extent Of about
$500. the roof--covering and rafters
being torn away
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
HELD FLORENCE scORElEss.
SUMTER SCHOOL TEAM APPLIED
WHITEWASH TO VISITORS.
In Well Played Game the Little
Game Cocks Shut Out Florence IS
To 0-The Features of the Came
Box Score.

The base ball team of the city
school piled up q regular football
score against the team Of the Flor
ence High School, defeating the visi-
tors without effort by a score of 1s
to 0.
In the opening inning, with second
and third covered and with two down.
Schwartz lined out clean hit, scor-
ing both runners, and, from that time
on. there was never a doubt as to the
ultimate result The game was sig
ed, sealed and delivered In the third
inning, when the Game Cocks batted
Timmons numerically. With all the
sacks occupied, Schwartz was again
there" with the willow. two base
drive clearing the sacks. Then every
man up got hits. including a three
bagger by Smith and a double by
Dick. NJ. and when the scorer added
up the run column, there were eight
more to the credit of the locals.
Green pitched superbly for six In
nings. yielding only two scratch hits.
and fielding his position splendidly.
His curves broke beautifully. Smith
went on the firing line in the seventh,
and did equally as we'll as Green, only
one infield hit being made of his de-
livery.
The entire Sumter team worked
beautifully, especially the infield.
Jones. Upshur. Schwartz and Duffie,
pulled offi some highly creditable
plays. The box score tells the rest
Mcneil, the little Florence substi-
tute. was the only man on his team
whose work attracted attention. He
Is a good little hitter and dangerous
man on bases.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
THE TUBERCULOSIS FIGHT.
"Ninety-day" Campaign in Florida
COncludes-Will Next be PrOsecut-
Ell I'm Georgia.

Key West, Fla, March 25.-Yes-
terday witnessed the closing of the
"90-day" campaign against tubercu-
losis in this State. and a similar cam
paign against this disease will begin
in Georgia tomorrow. the initial
movement to be inaugurated in At
lanta. The campaign just closed in
Florida has been Statewide in its
scope and has beeen prosecuted with
unusual vigor by the health depart
ment. Florida Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs in cooperation with the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis back
ed by medical societies, commercial
bodies, by schools, churches, and the
public press and public spirited citi-
Zens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
GREEnEYvILLE SUFFERS.
Town Hall and Several Other Build.
ings Torn to Splinters.

Greeleyville. March 25.-The town
OF Greeleyville was struck by a cy-
clone this morning at AIS a'clock.
The damage will probably exceed
$4,000. The town hall. the negro
Baptist and Methodist churches, the
negro Odd Fellows hall. and the
Greeleyville Brick Works were torn
to splinters. There were several
small negro cabins blown away or set
on the blocks. and chimneys were
blown down from several houses. but
there were fortunately no lives lost.
The path Of the cyclone as 1t came
through the woods was not over so
feet wide. and in the path there was
not tree left standing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
Is lbs. Sugar ST..
II OTIS. *#ots s7cs ST..

HOME RAISED SPRING CHICK
EMS.
BEST BUTTER, 3 LBS. $1.OO.
SWIFT PREMIUM AND SWEET
CLOVER HAMS 15c PER LIB.
3 BIB. CANS PIE PEACHES. .24c
3 Bib CANS WAIDNER PEARS Csc
3 BIB. CANS TOMATOES csc
> CANS "76" COFFEE. .27c
COUNTRY EGGS. PER DOZEN zoe
CREAM BREAD, @ LOAVES 25c
CANDIES AND FRUITS OF ALL
KINDS.
Highest Cash Prices Paid for all
Country Produce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
AT PEEDEE SHORT.
@. r. Moore Leaves for Parts Un-
known While p. O. Inspector Is at
Work.

Marion. March 25.--Mr. C. r.
Moore. postmaster at Pee-Dee juno
tion. this county was found short
yesterday by a postoffice Inspector. it
Is alleged. but before the examination
Of the Office was completed he left for
parts unknown. telling the inspector
that he was going to Florence. about
twelve miles away. to secure money
to make good the shortage. He has
not returned yet. and the inspector
found when the examination was
completed. that the shortage amount
ed to $703.16. 1t il said that Mr..
Moore left note to his wife, which
was found after he had gone, saying
that It was said he wos short, but that
he was not, and told her that II they
found his body to give It decent
burial at Centenary. his old home. be-
low this city. His bondsmen are
Messrs. o. d. Rogers and M. w.
Owens. the amount Of the bond being
$1,000.
Marion, March &C. r. Moore.
the postmaster who absconded from
Pee Dee on account Of shortage in
his once Of s70s.1e. was arrested at
Pee Dee this morning by Deputy
Marshal w. A. Wall. Moore came
back to Pee Dee last night under the
impression that since the money had
been made good to the government he
would not be arrested, This, however,
was not the understanding OF the
postofiice inspectors and he was ar
rested and brought to Marion this
morning. United States Commissioners
w. #. Stackhouse bound him over for
the next term of the United States
court in Charleston. The bond was
placed at $4,000. but Moore was una
BILE to give bond and ne is now in
jail here.
The entire matter was great sur
Prise to everybody here. where Moore
was we'll known. He was a man
with a family consisting Of wife and
several children. and he conducted. in
addition to the postofice at Pee Dee.
store at the same place and a farm
near winona in Florence county
The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
CAPT. CARTER ILL.
Former Army Officer Who Figured
In Famous Trial Has Pneumonia.

Chicago, March 26.-Oberlin NJ.
Carter, former captain of the United
states army. is seriously Ill Of pneu-
monia at the home of a brother in
this city. Carter recently contracted
severe cold. and symptoms of pneu-
monia developed soon after. Carter's
trial several years ago on a charge
Of misappropriating government
funds In connection with harbor work
at Savannah, Ca, attracted national
attention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31

Address by DR.. John w. Bradley
Medical Missionary to China.
A tho Graves Of Three Missionaries
--Dr. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Eckart (Mrs. Wilson's sister).
song--From Greenland's Icy Noun
tain.
Benediction-Rev. w. A. Greeg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-31
SCORE BY INNINGS:

SCORE BY INNINGS:
sumter 2 0 l 0 / 0 1--13
Florence 90 900 o. 0
Summary:
Two base hits, Schwartz. Dick, n.
co; three base hits, Jones, Smith;
base on balls: of Green two, off
Smith one. or Timmons 4; Struck out
by Green s. by Smith 2, by Timmons
10; hits of Green 2, Smith 1, Tim
mons II. Sacrifice hits. Birch, Nc
Neil. Haynsworth 2, Duffie; batter hit
Willis. Time of game 1:45; Umpire
Miller, Scorer Levy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
BLAZING STEEPLE
CAUSES A PANIC
Chicago Church Fires Be-
lieved to Be Work of
Incendiaries.

CHICAGO. H.. june Sire which
broke out at an early hour this morn
ing totally destroyed the First Metho-
dist Church. Ohio street and Central
avenue. Austin. drove many residents OF
the fashionable neighborhood from their
homes and menaced the Ohio school,
which adjoins the burned structure.
The steepIe Of the church. seventy live
feet high. lowered over the residences
in the immediate vicinity Ike a flaming
torch, and caused a panic. People
rushed into the street in seanty attire,
and volunteers assisted IN moving
household goods and vsluables.
The total loss viii amount to $1,000
The Rev. George n. Trevers is acting
pastor Of the church in the absence Of
the Rev. p II. Swift, regular pastor.
II has one Of the largest congregations
of any church In the city.
fire OF unknown origin broke out in
the Austin TabernacleF Church, 1913
South Boulevard at 10 O'Clock last night
which suffered an $500 loss Last fall
''firebugs" were at work among south
side churches, and the police express
the opinion that mechanism may be re-
sponsible for the confiagrations.s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
ROBBERS ARE BUSY
IN EARLY MORNING
Three Business Places and
One House Looted-25
Watches TAKEN.

Three business places and one resi-
dence were entered by thieves early this
morning Twenty-Five cheap watches
were carried away from one store. The
robberies were evidently the work Of
amateurs.
4 young negro, who delivered a pack
age, is suspected Of stealing S19 from
the room Of william S. flynn and s. S.
from the room occupied by john J.
Kerns, both Of whom live at 110 K
street northwest
Breaking the glass in rear window.
thieves entered the tailor shop of A. ..
Ramisch. 3J04 81 street northwest, and
stole articles Of clothing valued at so.
When Isaac RObbiCs closed his store,
al 90e 1N1entv-scVenth street, late last
night he neglected TO lock the front
door Iris morning he discovered that
$50 was gone from the cash drawer.
r. Levy, 2Sp5 NJ street. reported 10 the
police Of NO. : Station the larceny Of
TWENTY-FIVE watches, valued at $3I a
rear window had been forced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
'WICKEDEST CITY"
CLOSED Up TIGHT
Revival and Newspaper Campaign
Results in Enforcement of Blue
Laws in Lexington.

LEXINGTON, Ky, June 6-Lexing-
ton. referred to in some quarters as the
wickedest little city in America is clos
ed today, 50 far as saloons and gambl-
ing houses are concerned, for the first
time in its history. Not a drink OF
liquor can be bought at any of its $50
saloons, and not even little penny ante
games can be found going on at any
of its numerous gambling resorts.
This is the result of the crusade
against evils conducted by an afternoon
here and revival conducted
by Brooks brothers, evangelists Mayor
Skain issued orders that all places
close and Night Chief William Jenkins
personally carried the order to gambI-
ing houses in the central part of the
city. il IS stated
Extra policemen are on duty watch
ing places most seriously affected. par
ticularly drinking clubs" which have
heretofore tried to evade the law by
selling to members only.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
ADYENTISTS END
THEIR CONVENTION
National Conference Ends
With the Meeting This
Afternoon.

An army of Seventh Day AdvsnJists
will take the field against what they
term hysteric reform, and. operating IN
the big cities, during the course Of the
next twelve months. will conduct a cam
paign of evangelization.
Decision to increase the number OF
labOTeTs in the religious field and TO
make a determined effort through pull
pit and press to spread their doctrine
of religious liberty, was reached at the
last session Of the Adventist conference
at Takoma this morning.
The assault to be made on the large
cities is a charge laid upon the Ad-
Ventist warriors by Mrs. Ellen g. White,
the aged prophecies.
Establish Press Bureau.
After long consideration of the sub
ject the general conference decided up
on the first step this morning by the
authorization of the establishment of
a press bureau, which will be located
in New York city. A publicity agent
viii be secured and a sum of money
sufficient to meet the requirements of
a big religious campaign will be placed
at his disposal.
At the same meeting it was decided
to enlarge the corps OF ministers at the
disposal of the general conference and
send the most compelling orators in
the church to the state centers OF pop
ulation where a series of tent meet
ings viii be held There viii be prob
ably a dozen or more Of these tent
meetings going on at the same time in
each of the cities
The Morning Session.
In connection with the crusade there
will be carried forward the doctrine Of
religious liberty which is absolutely on
posed to all forms Of Sunday laws. The
supremacy of the individual will be
taught as opposed to the control of indi-
vidual acts by society at large.
The last day o. the general conference
began at o'clock this morning, and
every minute since that time has been
occupied in clearing up business that
must be attended to before the delegates
the conference netting at O'Clock We're
devoted to missionary work. As a result
of the reports received the number Of
missionaries in the field viii be in
creased.
This afternoon a subject fraught with
interest for the younger people in the
church will come up for settlement
when the resolutions regarding the
hymn-boOk are discussed. The older
members of the church find fault With
the hymns in the book now in use. They
declare the music TO be unOrthodox and
frivolous and want to return to the LODI
fashioned hymD-tunes. The younger
people say the new hymns have more
melody than the old, and that the old
timers are musical backwoodsmen. The
controversy has been raging throughout
the conference and will be settled this
afternoon. though no one is willing to
predict which way, as both parties are
strong.
The final meeting OF the conference
viii be held this evening. Many OF the
delegates start on tn ehOmewarG Jour
ney today and by tomorrow night the
demolition &C the big tents VIII begin.
Several Of the high officials of the
church including Mrs Ellen G. White.
viii remain here some little time as
guests of President Daniels and his as
sociates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
INDORSE PRINCIPLES
OF MACVEAGH'S TALK

Deeper reunion of the South with
the North.
More deliberation on government ap-
prOpTia tons.
Scientific development Of taxation.
settlement of the banking and cur
rency question.
Revision OF the tariff downward on
protection lines
The Roosevelt policies but not the
Roosevelt methods. {"
Throughout his address. which re-
ceIY,tc the o. X. of President Taft be-
fofY Mr.. MacVeagh left Washington,
thought that whereas Taft agrees with
Roosevelt in policies, he differs with his
predecessor in methods, also that he
has a few policies of his own
Answer To Attacks.
II was the first clear and exhaustive
definition of the attitude of the present
Administration since Inauguration Day.
and was intended. in part, as defense
against attacks that have been made in
the recent past against President Taft.
IN opening his speech. Mr.. MacVeagh
said:
ut has added greatly to the variety
of American life that every President
of the United States has had his own
way Of doing things, and that each ad-
mihistration has had its distinct indi-
Nlduaiity. IhlS mas always been true,
even when Presidents have followed
in whose cabinets they had
been leading members, and when the
same party has continued in power and
when IL was intended that there should
be no radical change in policies. This
will not be different in this Admins
tration. President Taft is a man of
such strong and striking individuality
that IL he should be doing a thing that
President Roosevelt did he would neces-
sarily do 1T in a way distinctly charac-
teristic of himself. And his Admins
tration will. as a mere matter of
course. be "a Taft Administration pure
and simple, and as distinguishable from
the Roosevelt Administration as Roose-
velt's was distinguishable from McKin-
ley's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
HOW A spit" BALL
PUZZLES THE BATTER

with saliva. This spot is made so lu-
bricst4.t that the fingers, when placed
upon it, slip OF without the least fric-
ton.
The tips of the first two fingers are
placed upon the moist spot. and the
thumb on the opposite side of the
ball. and beneath. The ball is thrown
with all the strength the arm can
give it. The fingers. instead of grip
ping, slip off, and the ball take pc
culiar webbing movement from the
thumb, which il leaves last.
The spit ball is naturally very hard
to control, as it Is difficult to regulate
It's direction with the point of the
thumb. When the ball comes up TO
the plate ii ma kes a sudden break"
and VIII drop either to one side or the
other The pitcher himself cannot al
ways tell which way it is going to
break"
For awhile the pitchers had great
difficulty in getting up speed on the
spit ball. but now they can throw il
almost as swiftly as an ordinary
curve.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
PASSES IN PURSUIT
Of ESCAPED MEN
Prisoners Overpower Jailer
at Colgate, Okla, and
Fifteen Flee.

COLGATE. Okla, June "a half
dozen posses. numbering from 300 10 500
citizens each. are today securing the
surrounding country for fifteen prison
ers who escaped in jail delivery here
yesterday.
Tom Rigbee. the county jaileF, was at
tackled by two prisoners. and compelled
10 libe-ate ali the men. several of whom
were charged with murder.
Two prisoners charged with minor
Offenses refused to make their esca pc
Bigbee was seized his keys and
wea pons taken from him, and then
Choked until ne was unconscious. When
Ice recovered he was compelled to open
the doors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
SUNDAY BASEBALL
STIRS WHOLE CITY
Ministers Score Contest
Scheduled This Afternoon
at Atlantic City.
NO SMALL BOYS
TO BE ADMITTED
Reformers Threaten to Close City
Tight" in Retaliation for OPP
position to Wishes.

ATLANTIC CITY. y J., June g.
Cloudy skies with threats of showers
and southwest breezes that sent skirts
flying around pretty ankles and
whisked new straw hats as quarry
for lively pursuits failed TO halt the
MONDAY promenade that filled the
walk with the biggest June crowd
IN years.
Interest OF the entire. resort is cen
tered In the first Sunday baseball game
scheduled to begin late this afternoon
unless the clouds should develop show
ers and halt the contest, which promises
70 start one Of the biggest rows in re
sort history. Backers of the baseball
syndicate are determined 20 carry out
their program OF having contest be
tween the Athletics and the strong
Reading team. white the irate refOrmers
who have objected TO Sunday ball are
as earnest in their threats to start a
Sunday closing crusade in retaliation
for the defying of their wishes.
Nearly every minister in the city
preached against the Sunday game in
their pUlpits this morning and asked
for support from their Pensioners IN
the fight in which they have decided
Managers of the games have made
rule that no small boys shall be admit
ted and have requested that the root
ers refrain from yelling their apprOba-
ton OF plays hoping by that method 10
At least prove the reformers wrong in
their claim that the games will disturb
the peaceful afternoon of the cot
tagers.
Resumption of through travel on the
fast shore line to Ocean City drew pat
ronage for the trip over mainland and
bay to the quiet neighbor resort. The
brisk wind did not deter bathers who
went into the surf by hundreds and the
afas fT=rr a he FrrHa as-rfa. hi
crowds Of daring sea trippers during
the day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06

Many letters have been received
from baseball enthusiasts, wanting to
know what the spit ball really is,
and how il is thrown. One writer
asks: IS the entire ball concealed,
or only one part thereon"
Tile spit ball is absolutely different
from any other form OF curve ball
ever thrown. il is the result OF an
entirely different principle.
All the boys who have played ball
know that the ordinary curve is
thrown by grasping the bali tightly,
and then spinning il off the ends of
the fingers-the same principle as
putting "engIish" on a billiard ball
The ordinary curve ball, therefore, al
WAYS gets the twist as 1t leaves the
tips of the fingers. after having been
released by the thumb.
The spit ball is just the reverse of
this. A spot on the ball about the
size Of a silver dollar is moistened