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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-17

what should he taught That is what
VIII aid agricultural developnAnt il,
lie State and will make for the i'm
provement Of the farmers. OF course.
this should include such allied
branches as a-e really portions OF
the proper technical ecucation of
modern farmer and, as stated before,
reasonable general education.
"Eeycnd these things there should
- no attempt made to trespass upon
Ire work Of other institutions of
learning. If the farmer lad wishes
"ther education, there are a number
o. other institutions which he may at
'chd later in order to obtain it. but
the fact remains that the far greater
number Of young men who wish to
&c farmers do not wish their time
II uttered away by undue attention to
courses that cannot, by any stretch
OF the imagination, be conceived TO
be of aid to them in their chosen ca
leers, and these are the men whose
wishes are entitled to respect. for
these are the ones for whom an arri-
cultural collge is designed"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-17

John J. McGraw. the baseball ex-
y 4 denied at banquet In New
York tho marveis attributed to the
spiiban
ms good ball" he stid. 1T fools
the bet OF them. rut when hear
sone oi thc miracles pat u It's cred
- wen, then think OF Harriet Hare
1s frisco.
a once reaG in a Frisco paper:
Harriet Hare OF Mob Hill got a
nocile In her waist two years ago.
and only last week this needle work
sd its way out of the arm of young
LIE Angeles rose farmer st.
fsol,is Globe Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-17
The Local Union During the Bus,
Season.

Season.
There is danger that many Union
men will draw erroneous conclusions
from the small attendance at the To-
cal unions during the next month o,
So. This is particularly true OF those
sections where continuous rains have
gotten the farm work so far behind
In sections OF North Georgia the con-
ditions are almost desperate. Moth
ins but vigilance will save the crops.
Under these circumstances but few
people are going to leave their crops
OH days when they can work to at
tend the meeting of the local unions.
ihelr failure to attend does not in
dlcate any want of interest on their
part, and should not be so construed
10y those who are in position 10 at
tend. If, at the next meeting of your
local Union the attendance is small.
II YOU do not have a quorum. do not
decide that the members are losing
interest and it will be useless for YOU
TO continue going on meeting days.
Better be thankful that your neigh
bors have at last a day when they
can work in the, crops which so badly
need them
OF course local meetings should be
well attended. The rule is good Put
there are exceptions To all rules ac-
cording to an old saw, and when the
rain has prevented the cultivation the
crops should have | for one do not
believe that man should stop nlq
plow TO attend meetings when there
are no matters of great importance
dc manding the immediate attention
OF the local Union. l know that manN
OF our members are prone to think
they have not time to attend meetings
when they really could take time. and
should take time. | have had occa-
sion heretofore to call attention :,
This. and this article Is not intcndc,
as an excuse for the fellow who IA
| Aitually finds his work interfel ino
: with his attendance on the. loca
| Union. But unusual weather condi.
| tions are another matter entirely
| The man YOU think is losing intercs
in the work may he one of the mos
| enthusiastic members. man VIII,
| stands ready tO make SncrificpS Nhp
| needed, but who can not see tha
! running his crop to attend a forma
| meeting of the local Union would al
| vance either his interests or the in
| tel cstS of the order.
jump on the habitual absentee a,
much as YOU like. but do not accus,
every man who fails to he present fo
| the next few weeks of losing his in
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-17
REWARD Is OFFERED.
Gov. Anscl Takes Action i'm Anderson
County Homicide.

Columbia. July 14.-Cov. Ansel has
issued reward for George Childs
negro of Anderson County. wanted
for killing his wife. The deed was
committed on the night of September
%, 1908.
George Childs is about six feet tall
OF dark singsrcake color, weight
$50 to 100 pounds has bushv hair
mixed with gray.
'hliuS could not be located after
the kiiilhS TOOK place. He killed his
wife at their home on an .,ndersor
County plantation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-17
Farmers Union News
AND
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
w. Sumter

Conducted by l.. w. Dabbs, Pr

The Wacbmn
semweeky publication would
Practical Farmers
aim To
Of readers Or
will published.
Trusting this concerned
All communications be E.
Mayesvile, s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-17

DlEar Dealer--Yes. that Is my wife
over there-the one with the fino
~nupper. American filler. and per-
Stct ssspe.--Judge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-17
SATURDAY, July ", 1909.

The Sumter watchman was found
81 In 1850 and the True soushron in
asss. The watchman and southron
now has the combined circulation and
influence Of both OF the old papers.
and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium I'm Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-17

Washington Judge holds that piano
playing and singing after midnight
may constitute disorderly conduct.
Why name a time limit?
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
WAS AN AUTHORITY ON LAW.
Judge Penfield, Former Solicitor of
 State Department, Dead.

Washington, May 11.-Judge William L. Penfield. formerly solicitor of the department of state and an authority on international law, died yesterday His death was due to heart and stom. ach troubles.
 Judge Penfield was G3 years old and a native of Dover, Michigan He was formerly a judge of the circuit court in Indiana.
 As solicitor from 1897 to 1905 he won the confidence of Secretary of States Hay and had large influence In shaping the policies of the state de partment.
 He was counsel for the United States in the famous "Pious fund case," in the Venezuelan arbitration before The Hague tribunal in 1903; and general counsellor of the United States government in the Emery claim against the Nicaragsan government. He was counsel for this country in Iternational arbitration between the United States and San Domingo. Haiti, Nicaragua. Guatemala, Salvador and Mexico. wherein awards amounting to s2,500,000 were given in favor of the United States. Tn 1905 he was special commissioner to Brazil.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
4 VICTIM 0F NOVELS
A FOuRTEEN-YEAR-OLD KANSAS BOY CONVICTED OF AT
 TEMPTED ExToRTloN.
SENT THREATENING LETTERS 10 BANKER
Willie Ashman, Cripple of Wameeo, Tried to Collect $1,ooo From L. B. Leach by Threats to kdnap and Torture to Death MT. Leach's TO- Year-OId Daughter.

Wamego, Kan, May S.--Outlaw nov els, stories of the Whitla abduction case and accounts of Black Hand" atrocities put Willie Ashman, a IA year-old crippled boy, in the reform atory today when sentence was passed on him in Wesmoreland for writing blackmail letters to l.. B. Leach, president of the Wamego State bank. Ashman was sentenced to re remain in the reformatory until he shah have reached the year of ma jority.
 April 29 Leach received letter in a scrawly hand demanding that 1000 be placed at a described spot in front of his bank. The letter threatened tSat unless this were done the bank CTS 10-yearold daughter would be kidnapped and tortured to death. The first letter was unheeded and a second was sent a few days later, repeating the threats and adding that unless the money were left Wednesday night, sFay 5, the girl would be stolen and the banker himself killed
 Leach prepared decoy package which was deposited in front of the bank at the hour mentioned in the let ters. Stationing himself inside the bank. armed with rifle, Leach wait ed. Shortly a figure approached and stopped to pick up the package. Leach fired and the blackmailer dropped ths package and ran. Leach followed, shooting several times, but failing to hit He recognized the crippled boy, however. and caused young Ashmdn's arrest. The boy was taken to Westmoreland last evening and was tried. Sentence was im- posed at once, and he will be taken to the Topeka reformatory in few days.
 Ashman is the son of a reputable though poor family. He lost DOT tion of one leg about seven years ago when he was run over by a train.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
unty These Days They Doing
THE LAST OF
 THE LEGISLATURE
The Viaduct and Mena Special Road District Measures Both Go Through in the
 Senate.
Special to Star.

Special to Star.
 According to plans the Thirty ninth general assembly come to an end today.
 Much tune in the closing hours was spent in rushing through local measures.
 The bill requiring the Kansas City Sonthern to construct via duct over it's tracks on Seventh street and the blll repeating the Mena special road district were among those put through the senate.
 This latter act gives Mena control of 70 per cent of ot her road tax, while in the the past 1t has been under the control of the county, with 50 per cent to be spent within the corporate limits.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
To Europe By Balloon.

Boston, May 11.-A balloon trip over the Atlantic from Boston to Europe Is planned by Prof Henry H. Clayton. who recently resigned as meteorologist at the Blue Hill Ob- servatory after 16 years of study of the direction and velocity of wind cur rents. Prof. Clayton believes he can accomplish the feet of crossing the At lantic by taking advantage of an up per air, or planetary current. which, his experiments have shown, flows constantly eastward at the height of two miles and more above the earth He declares he can make the distance of 5000 miles easily in three of four days.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
INTERESTING FIGURES.
Bureau of Commerce and Labor to
 issue Statistical Abstract.

Washington, May 11.--Of the 88.000,- 900 people in the United States, Alaska included, about. one-third live in the 13 original states. according to a statistical abstract of the United States to be issued in few days by the bureau of statistics of the depart ment of commerce and labor, Another third 1.-Two in the states created from the territory ceded to the common union by the original states and the remaining third fin the area added by purchase or annexation
 While large share of the territory in the United States has come under cultivation or individual ownership, the figures show that in 1908 there were 754, ,S98, 900 acres of inappropriate ed and unreserved land, of which al most one-half was in Alaska. 61.f77.- 900 acres In Nevada: 46,532 900 in Montana; 44,77S.000 in New Mexico and 42,739, 900 fin Arizona Of swamp and overflow lands there are about 75.- 100000 acres in the country of which 1S, 500. 900 acres are in Florida. Louis jana coming next with about half that amount
 The total number of immigrants in to the country since 1920. the yeaD of earliest record exceeds 2S.000. 900. Dur ing the fiscal years 1905, 1906, 1907, the number averaged more than 1000. 900 year.
 The receipts of the post office de partment show an increase of about s1 ,000 000 in 1920 to s5,500.000 in 1850 to $20.000.000 in 1870. to s33.000. .000 in 1880, to s5f 900 .000 in 1890 to si02,- 000.o00 in 1900 and to s191 100000 in 1908. The number of letters and post cards sent through the postal system os the United States is given as 6.466.- DOC. 100000 in 1907 as against s.35s,- COG. 0.O00.000 by the postal system of the United Kingdom.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
INCOME TAX REPORT
HOW THE LAW WORKS IN ENG LAND SHOWN BY SPECIAL
 AGENT PEPPER.
IS A GREAT PRODUCER OF REVENUE
During the Last Fiscal Year Great BrI- tain Raised $f65, 100000 by Taxing lncomes-Those Under $500 Are Exempt-corporations Pay the High est Amount into tine Treasury.

Washington, May 11.-A report which constitutes an important con- tribution to current discussion of the proposed income tax is made to the bureau of manufactures of the depart ment of commerce and labor by Charles M. Pepper, the special agent who has been Investigating fiscal af fairs in Europe.
 Mir Pepper says that for the fiscal year which ended March 21, 1909, the revenue from the income tax in Great Britain was s165. 5.00e,000. This tax in 1908 was the greatest single source of revenue, exceeding the excise imposts by s1,500.000 and the customs receipts by S23.000.000. It Is explained in the report that the tax Is imposed for every 20 shillings of the annual value of certain profits which are set forth under the various schedules compris- Ing the source of income. Two-thirds of the tax is paid indirectly Collec- tions include the tax on land paid through the tenants; on dividends paid from the offices of public companies; and on consols paid through the bank of England.
 Incomes under $500 are exempt from the tax. and graduated abatements are allowed on income betweel $500 and s2.500.
 MT. Pepper analyses the various sources from which the tax Is drawn and shows that the principal souce comes under the group of businesses and professions and particuiaIiiys; prop. critics. such as railways. canals and mines, and foreign and colonial securi- ties. The next leading source of reye- nue is from profits from the ownership of houses and lands. A very interest Ing feature of the British income tax Is the amount received from invest ment abroad. In 1907 the income dis closed from this source was s395. .000.. 900 but there Is large amount of in. come from abroad which can not be Identified as such in the assessments.
 Mir Pepper says the budget submit ted to parliament a few days ago in creases the rate of charge on all in comes and adds a supertax of six pence fin the pound on incomes exceed ing s25,000 a year. These charges are expected to yield s26.000 900 addition al revenue.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
10 BEGIN ALL OvER
FIGHT FOR PROHIBITION IN MS souRl LEGISLATURE BACK
 TO STARTING POINT.
HE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE FAR APART
Lower Body Refuses 10 Concur in Sen ate's Amendments and Submission
 Bill Will Probably Have to Go to Conference-Liquor Forces Are Jubi- land and Declare Prohibition is Dead.

Jefferson City. Mo, May 12-The prohibition fight must begin all over again. The house has refused to con cur in the amendments attached to the house measure by the senate. This action has the effect of sending the resolution for vote on a constitu- .ional amendment for state wide pro- hibition back to the senate.
 If the senate persists in standing for the amendments it attached to the resolution the next step will be a conference committee of the two houses to see if a measure satisfactory to both houses can be agreed upon.
 What the ultimate result will be is now as obscure as ever. The liquor forces are jubilant, however. and as sert that prohibition is dead. The prohibitionists refuse to admit that such is the case and say they will be in the fight at the finish.
 The senators have made an infor- nal canvass on the question of what to do with the house action. It is agreed among the senators who usual y lead in senate matters that the prohibition resolution shall not be called up until tomorrow. and when 1t is called up the senate will not re- sede from the amendments it attached last week. The senate will then ask for a committee of conference.
 If the committee is controlled by the iquor men the two houses will fail to get together or delay until the last lays of the session when members are going home. Two years ago ward ocal option passed bath houses, but he senate amended it Materially. It reached the house in a form satisfac- ory to the house, but at time when members were packing up and getting put of town. There were less than 100 members left in the house and the pill failed because it did not receive he seyenty-two votes required under 1 he constitution.
 The house did not waste much time on the question this morning. gt was known beforehand that there were enough votes neldged to non-concdr in he senate amendments, so these was 10 oratory. Representative Killion, author of the resolution, was in his seat for the first time since last Fri lay, and made the motion to non-con- sur in the first of the senate amend nents. This amendment was to put back the clause stricken out by the senate which made prohibition not ef- fective until 1913.
 Few noes were heard when this vote was taken, but there were more when the vote on the motion to non-concur ln the tax rider amendment was taken. Both were declared carried, however
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13

Columbus, Kan. May 12.-Explod- ing for the fourth time, each of which has claimed from two to five victims. the room of the Lafiin- Rand powder mills, at Turk Station, four miles north or here, was blown up, killing four men and entailing a property loss of many thousand dol lars.
 The cause of the explosion will re- main a mystery. The four men were in the mixing room at the time, and all were instanly killed Their bodies were fearfully mangled The shock of the explosion was felt for 30 miles in every direction. Five other build lngs at the plant. in which large quantities of powder were stored. were threatened by the flames which followed the first explosion. One hundred men, employed at the plant worked two hours before they were able to extinguish the fire. During this time they were in imminent dan ger from the stored powder in other buildings.
 
 Stovali. Morrow and Rood were married men and the heads Of large families. All four men live in Colum- bus. The explosion was the fourth In the history of the works. In each instance the mixing house has been wrecked and all employed there kill ed
 More than 20 workmen working in buildings adjoining the one where the explosion occurred were injured by flying brick and timbers but 1t is believed all will recover. Window lights for several miles in every di- rection were shattered. The proper ty loss is estimated at between $25.- 900 and $30.000
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13

Omaha, Neb., May 12.-Army bal loon No. 12. which ascended from Fort Omaha shortly after II o'clock, landed at Jackson. Neb, at GAS o'clock. In making a landing the gas bag exploded a few feet above the ground and was destroyed. but neith- CT Capt. Chandler nor Lieut.. Ware, who made the flight, was seriously in- iured. The town of Jackson is about 30 miles west of Sioux City.
 Lieut.. Ware declared that aside from the destruction of the gas bag, the flight was an entire success. Capt. Chandler believes that while at a high altitude the gas bag became charged with static electricy and that on reaching the ground contract with the earth caused an arc to form, thus producing an electric spark which set fire to the big bag.
 The ascension was made from Fort Omaha and was supervised by Capt Chandler, assisted by a detachment of trained signal corps men, The balloon started north as soon as it was we'll into the aid and soon cross ed the Missouri river.
 It followed tse general course of the river for nearly 100 miles, the flight following an east-northwester- ly direction.
 Int highest altitude reached was 4400 feet shortly after the balloon left the earth. A fair breeze carried the bag at a 90 mile gait the first hour. when the wind died down and the balloon was becalmed for an hour up and carried the big balloon at a rapid rate to the northwest A mes sage was dropped at Tekamab, Neb., but was not picked up. Running out of ballast in the vicinity of Jackson Capt Chandler decided to make a landing. The balloon came down in an open field i'll an easy manner, but ..lst as 1t reached the earth the ex- plosion occurred.
 Both Capt Chandler and Lieut.. Ware were knocked down by the force of the explosion hut not seri- ously injured. Capt Chandler said that despite the destruction of the balloon much was accomplished in an experimental way by the flight. The bag was new one and had never be- fore been inflated.
 The distance travelled was about 12O miles pnd deducting the hour and half the balloon was l,Jalmed. the flight was made in about six hours. Much of the time, however, up to three o'cloc.. the wind was so low that the balloon moved only five to eight miles au hour. The maximum speed reached was about 50 miles.
 Tho occupants Of the balloon were taken to town in a farmers wagon.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
Haskell to Move Dismissal.

Tulsa, Ok, May 11.-When the spe. cial grand jury. called to re-inyesti- gate the case against Gov, Haskell and six Muskogee business men, charged with town lot frauds in Mus kogee. is organized the defense will move it's dismissal. The ground set up is that in the enabling act. where bv the territory and Oklahoma were permitted to become a state, there is no method prescribed by congress for Investigating cases committed in the territories prior 10 statehood, and that the federal court has no jurisdiction over such cases.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
IS PURE FOOD LAW SUSPENDED;
Representative steenerson grinos llo
 the Matter in Rouse.

Washington, May l2.-Bellevinp that the departments of commerce. and labor and agriculture have sus. pended the operation of the pure food and drug act in certain cases Renre. sentative Steenerson, Minn.. intro. duced several resolutions calling unon the attorney general and the secre. taries of the treasury, agriculture and commerce and labor for information as to the issuance of any executive orders waiying the operation of the law In any case. Mir. Steenerson in. tends to call up these resolutions Tor consideration by the house early next week. One of the firms which MT. Steenersoa believes has been ex. empted from the operation of the law IS the Chicago house with which Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh was formerly connected. MT. steen- erson declares that no officer of the cabinet has the right to suspend the operation of the law in any case and says that if he does so he Is liable to impeachment.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-13
Says Crazy Snake Is Wounded.

Oklahoma City, Ok. May 12s-A dispatch from Sapulpa says Alexan- Ter Harjo, nephew of Chitti Hario, leader of the Snake Indians who is under arrest charged with horse stealing, told Sheriff King of Creek county. that his uncle is in hiding eight miles east of Henryetta. that he is suffering severely from wound in his side, that one of his lieutenants also is wounded. and that Harjo has sent word he will surrender to none other than Sheriff King Young Harjo was threatened by 2 party of Indians in Sapulpa and lynching was forsestalled by the authorities The Indians feared he was there to incite another Snake uprising