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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-27

the members expressed II twas one
Of the finest theologians he had ever
heard" His visit here to this church
has revived and reconsecrated the en-
tire membership. while some new ad-
ditions were added to the church and
1t was with sadness and reluctance
the membership and community told
him good bye. The attendance during
the meeting was large and great
many familiar faces from other Sec
tions of the County were present and
added greatly to the success Of the
meeting and we trust to have Brother
Hardin back with us again this fall in
a meeting.
The recent rains have retarded
farm work, but 1 notice few of our
progressive farmers are planting corn
while others prefer waiting until the
ground Is dry and warmer.
Oats are greatly improved since an
application Of nitrate soda. and some
think they are growing too rapidly but
am glad to report at this time q
promise for. a large yield.
The Misses Cummings Of Provi-
dence are visiting friends and rela-
tives in this neighborhood.
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GREENNILLE OFFICER FIRED ON
Midnight Attack Made on Policeman
Attaway.

Greenville, March ga bold at
tempt was made to assassinate Pat
rolman .Attaway, of the local police
force, this morning about 2:30 o.
clock. Mr.. Attaway was going to his
home in the western part of the city,
having been relieved from duty at 1
o'clock. He was walking up a rail-
road track. and when he neared a
small house near the road, man
stepped out and asked: 1T that you.
Attaway?" Mr.. Attaway replied in
the affirmative, whereupon the man
commenced firing. After firing the
first shot the man began to run, fir
ing at the officer six times as he ran.
All of the shots went wide of the
mark. In the darkness Mr.. Attaway
Gould not recognize the would-b be as
saSstn. The police force is working
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DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner. March 25.--Some
corn have been planted here. but
some farmers say they are going to
wait until next week to start.
III. M. McLaurin has moved his saw
mill to Dixie on the Southern railroad
near wedgeheid.
Dave Virgin, McLaurin's tearnster
who was run over by the wagon on
the 9th has got able to work again.
Rev. N. J. Brown Of Pinewood, died
Wednesday, the 17th instant, in. the
s0th year Of his age. He had been
preaching for over so years. He was
one Of the best preachers for his op-
portunities I ever met. Surely a good
man has gone to his reward.
Mrs. Joe M. Ardis is and has been
quite sick for a week or ten days.
Mrs. w. ]. Ardis was sick last Sun
day but IL better.
Gus and Dud Weeks went to
Broughton's mill pond near Fulton
last Tuesday night in pursuit OF the
finny tribe. They had pretty fair
luck. retiring soodly number of
suckers and silvers.
Mr.. j. H. Christmas Of Bloomhill
and Mr.. 8. M. Coulter Of Manchester,
spent part Of last Saturday with w.
j. Ardis at township assessors meet
ing. The board agreed to hold an
other meeting at Mr.. Coulters on
April 1st.
Mr.. r.. F. Mcclellan finished up his
surveying in this corner last Saturday.
Mr. Banding Ardis spent yesterday
In your city.
No other news at this time.
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BOY IDENTIFIES KIDNAPPERS.
Willie Whitla Recognizes Pair Held
By Police--Suspect Commits Sui
eide.

Cleveland, o., ~Aa.e:. 2t.-Willie
Whitla today identified the man and
woman held on suspicion by the
Cleveland police as the persons who
kidnapped him from the school at
Sharon, Pa, last Thursday and held
him for the $4,000 ransom which
was paid by his father, Attorney j.
p. Whitla, Monday.
Willie said the man, who gave the
name of James H. Boyle, was the one
who took him from school and car
ried him through a tortuous route to-.
Cleveland, then to Ashtabula, back
to this city and placed him in the
house in the east end where he was
held until the money was paid. Willie
also declared that the woman was the
one who cared for him at the house
where he was detained and who act
ed the part of a nurse.
Boyle said the woman is his wife.
The police have no other identifica-
ton o fthe couple than the names
given. So far as the man is concern
ed the police believe the name is COR
rect. Boyle is said to reside in Sha-
ron and is a plumber by trade. He
is aid to have a widowed mother,
four brothers and a sister. The wo-
man. who is accredited with being
the wife of Boyle, declared soon after
her arrest that her Identification
would cause a sensation in Sharon. 1
When Identification was completed,
Mr.. Whitla would say nothing re-
garding the woman. He said he knew
Boyle slightly.
Immediately after Willie Whitla
had seen the man and woman at the
central police station they were taken
to the court house and there appear
ed before the grand jury. They were
examined for the purpose of aiding
the jury in its attempt to find a. in
dictment against the two prisoners
The charge. under the laws Of Ohio,
against the man and woman, IL an in
dictment was found, will be black
mail. This is based upon the pay
ment Of the $4,000 ransom paid by
Mr.. Whitla.
woman, known as Mary Diener,
who, the police say, may have been
an associate of the kidnappers or was
implicated in the plot, committed sui
eide today by taking morphine. The
woman took the poison while stand
ing in front of a drug store in the
east side not far from the house i'm
which Willie Whitla was detained
here. She died in an ambulance
while being taken to a hospital.
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EGYPT.

Antioch. March 2l.-Farm work is
progressing well-land breaking is
about finished. Some Of the farmers
have begun to plant corn. The oats
are doing well.
Several from this section went to
Bishopv.lle Monday to attend the ded-
icatory exercises and the laying of the
corner stone Of the new Court House,
Mr.. L. A. White is In Bishopville as
Juryman this week.
DR.. c. 8. Britton spent Tuesday in
Bishopville.
Mr.. Thomas REEVES from Long
town. spent last week with his daugh-
er. Mrs. J. r. Mcleod. OF this place.
Messrs. w. T. Mcleod and j. W.
Weldon spent yesterday in Bishop
Vile
Mr.. J. r. Mcleod spent Saturday
In Camden.
Several from this place went down
to Rembert to hear Rev. Hardin, mis-.
sionary evangelist. preach. He is q
forceful preacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. White spent last
Thursday In Camden.
Rev. and Mrs. j. e. Strickland
spent last Friday with Mr.. and Mrs
A. ID. White.
Rev. J. K. Strickland filled his reg
ular appointment at st. Johns M. E
church.
The school at this place will reopen
Monday. The patrons and trustee.
taking advantage Of the appropria.
tions made by the legislature.
The health is very good. No one
sick.
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PAYNE BILL IS CRUDE.
SENATORS BELIEVE 1T WILL
HAVE no BE 'MADE OVER"
Queer Features Are FOund-Beer Tax
Change Was Very Sudden-Flaws
In Chemical and IrOn-Sharp Con-
test Over Lumber.

Washington, March 22.-When the
senate committee on finance gets
through with the Payne tariff bill it's
authors will scarcely be able to rec
ognize their handiwork. The extent
to which the measure will have to be
changed at the north end of the cap
itol depends largely upon the alter
ations made on the floor of the house
of representatives. Unless the house
makes radical amendments, the sem
ate will.
Senator Aldrich is not at all satis-
fled with the Payne bill. He made
this clear yesterday at the conference
at the White House with President
Taft, Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh and Secretary Of State Knox.
Aside from the methods Of apply
Ing the proposed maximum and min
imum rates and the general lines
along which the bill has been franz
ed, the senators regard the Payne bill
al crudely framed and a misera BILE
makeshift. The more the measure
is studied the greater this impression
becomes
The crudity of the measure is no.
where more clearly evident than in
the formulation of the chemical sche-
dule. The chemical schedule has
been slashed right and left. In or
der to properly revise this portion of
the Dingley law the changes should
have been made after consultation
with experts. The chemical schedule
Is probably the most technical in the
whole bill. In framing the bill the
Republican members Of the commit
tee had the aid of experts who were
familiar with chemicals from a treas
ury and official point of view, but not
the advice Of a single man familiar
with the chemical trade from an in
dustrial standpoint. Mr.. Payne him
self Is certainly not. familiar with the
inner workings of the chemical trade.
That the Republican members of
the ways and means committee did
not have their minds well made up
respecting many features Of the tariff
is evident from certain mistakes
made in Mr.. Payne's preliminary an
alysis of the bill, and because a num-
Der of changes and notifications
were made in certain schedules at
the very last minute.
1t Is understood, for instance, that
the bill at the beginning of last week
provided for the imposition of a tax
OF so cents barrel upon beer, but
that this was eliminated from the bill
immediately after the conclusion Of
the rules fight last Monday. Just
why this change was made is not
known, but there have been hints
that it was the result of pressure
brought to bear upon the committee
by the friends of Speaker Cannon and
powerful influences in New York.
sample of the crudity of the
Payne bill is found in the provision
relating to lead in paragraph 17s.
This section proposes a duty of 1 1-2
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w. t. Jones Granted Extension.

Union, ;. c, March 24.-The time
limit for filing grounds of appeal to
the state Supreme Court i'm the case
of w. T. Jones, wealthy planter, who
on February 9th, was convicted of the
murder of his wife last July and later
sentenced to the penitentiary for life,
expired last night. Solicitor Sease
has granted an extension of ten days
that the appeal may be
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TINDAL.

Tindal. March 25.-Some OF our
farmers are planting corn, while other
think that 1t will be best to wait later
The oats are looking well and the
prospects are now that good crop
will be made this year.
Rain and some hail fell in this Sec
tion last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stafford OF
Dalzell spent Sunday at Mr.. j. A.
Hodges.
Mrs. Susan 8. Tindal has been very
sick for several days.
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Max. March 25.--Mrs. Birdie Lee
osed last week. Her funeral was con-
Asctsd by her pastor. Rev B. X. Tru-
nsck. at Bethel. She was prepared to
21s because she had lived pure
Christian life. She was modest and
unasumins. but a faithful worker In
hr church. Sunday school and w.
A. 8. II was a sad parting for loved
ooes and co-workers.
DR.. Bradley's lecture last Monday
aAsht mt Nazareth was highly appre-
slated by those who heard II. but was
oot largely attended because II was
aSt generally known In time.
Miss Annie Truluck while out driv-
No q restless horse one afternoon re-
csntly was thrown to the ground by
sssaa part Of the buggy giving away.
Wsr light hand was bady hurt.
A gentleman from Florence County
cans over thh side Of the river in
search OF eolored man who hae
eroken into his house. He found the
man and took him In his buggy with
nim. but was too ienient In letting
him get out of the buggy on pretense
90 seeing his family and he made
good his escape.
Mr.. J. c. Truluck found a fine LOT
se fish I'm his trap In Lynch's river
yesterday morning which several 9TH
srs enjoyed as well as himself and
family.
Several have planted corn. others
are hlndered by ground being too
wet.
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DAIZELL.

Dalzell. March 25.--We are all
moving on smoothly now preparing
for and planting another crop. Some
have planted some corn. while others
have not started as yet. I think there
VIII be a large acreage planted in
corn this year but We fear there will
be more cotton planted than ought to
be-, Lots Of Fertilizers have been ship
ped hiss alres ~ and more to come
~ III
~ e3ttfp. lo0Nlp& well and bid f1tx
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
WWsY LETTERS FROM OUR spE.
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mall your letters so that they will
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naii. telephone or telegraph. Such
1sws stories are acceptable up to the
heur OF going to press. Wednesdays
Daper 10 printed Tuesday afternoon
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Pissah. March 24.-Rev. ]. w.
nuiuck OF Scranton will aid In a
nseting at Pissah church commenc-
- on Sunday evening 27th inst.
Usrvices AZ p. m. also at IL q. IN.
Rev. Mr.. Hardin. state evangelist
- the Methodist church In carrying
e . meeting at McLeods church. Ele
= . fne preacher and his visit here
vii BE- Of sreat benefit to this Sec
t1on.
Nancy 0ripper. an old colored wc-
nan. got into general tight satur-
~ evening and when II ended she
~ stricken with apopiexy ard
1ssd sunday without speaking.
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" Wsdgeneld. March 24.-rarmir. q
SEPARATIONS are farther advance d
nround here for the time of year
2Aan the writer ever remembers OF.
Lands are also better prepared and /
$780, other sections Of the county
- state would show like conditions.
1hs report recently issued by the
oonsus bureau shows South Caro-
ma still leads In the production of
bales Of cotton to the square mile.
1hs Palmetto States yield Is 40 bales
. tho square mile. while Texas only
produces IL bales to the square mile.
Having led the United States In q
corn contest. coupled with this fact
- leading the world In the produc-
tloa Of cotton to the square mile.
should cause all Carolinlans to feel
proud of our States record.
After pleasant visit to her sis
Der. Mrs. M. M. Mellett. Miss Addie
Thompson returned to her home a.
OAnta this week.
Mrs Carrie Brohun and daughte-.
Hiss Fioride OF Ashevilie. N. c.. are
down for few weeks change from
<hs cool climate of Asheville.
Miss Edna Ramsay of Privateer is
spending the week with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.. Aycock and
aAftle daughter. Margaret. returned
% Columbia today after pleasant
whit to their mother. Mrs. Jas. H.
Aycock.
IL madam rumor Is to be relied
opon another wedding will take place
= wedgeneld In the near future.
Rev. y. q, whitlock has just closed
. ten days revival meeting at Nc
Lsod Chapel. He was assisted by the
~. 70. c. 8. state evangelist. Rev. e.
<. Hardin. of Glover. 8. C.
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REM BERTs.

Rembert. March 25.-The revival
services which have been I'm progress
here at McLcod's church for the past
ten days came TO close last night.
The services were conducted by Rev.
q. X. Hardin. the conference evange-
iAss Of the M. 10. church in South acr-
&S9teo>. ~. <paasdsa y quite > young
~ q 81 pIlsA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17
FULTON RESOLUTION
NEVER APPEARED

The resolution which Senator Par
rIsh so carefully prepared endorsing
former United States Senator Charles
W. Fulton OF oregon for a place on
the federal bench. is dead because
no one with the proper amount OF
courage TO introduce It could be
found.
when the time arrived yesterday
for the Introduction OF the resolution
in the legislature. Fultons friends
suddenly decided that they would not
be able to squeeze II through without
a fight that might injure rather than
help his chances in Washington. The
followers OF Senator Bourne were
ready with few broadsides in the
event that the resolution made It's
appearance After careful considera-
tion II was decided TO let It die peace
fully In committee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17
LUCK POWDERS
BROUGHT BAD LUCK
united Press Leased wireI


Seattle, wash, March 17.-"Luoi,
powders" OF his own manufacture
caused the undolng OF 8. II. Thomp-
son, by the arrest OF whom the local
police believe they have nippei in
the bud scheme TO fleece women OF
the Northwest OF small sums OF
money.
ThompBon'a plan was 10 send &c.
o. d." small boxes containing n dis
agreeable smelling mixture 90 Scat
tie women, whose names and ad-
dresaos he picked at random from
the telephone directory.
The irst complaint came from Mrs.
q. A. Abbott, who paid rs cents for
package sent TO her by express from
Tacoma.
Her woman's curiosity prompted
Mrs, Abbott 10 learn II possible the
identity OF tho person who wished
hor 75 cents worth OF luck, aud
called In the aid Of the police. Yes
terday Thompson was located In this
city and was arrested
what good ls that stuff7" asked
Captain OF Detectives Tonnant OF the
lucky powder" man.
"wcll" said he Its inst a some
thing for bringing luck a. those made
by nillikenH that are being sold for
a dollar Aud then this powder 1A1
be used 10 wash olothes' II Is nne
FOR washing clothes"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17
Watching A Stomach
Digest Food
Was the Means Whereby Sciencc
Made Possible the Cure of
Dyspepsia.

The Able Spallanzani was The
FIRST scientist TO study Systematically
the chemical powers OF the ga trio
Juice, but II was by the careful aud
convincing experiments OF Beaumont
that the foundation OF our exact
knowledge OF it's composition and ac-
tion was laid.
Beaumont was an army surgeon,
located at an obscure military post
in Michigan, while II was yet a Ter.
rltory, and was called upon to treat
gunahot wound OF the stomach in
Canadian voyageur-Alexls St.
Martin. when the wound healed a
permanent opening was left by means
OF which food could be placed in the
stomach and gastric Juice taken from
II.
Beaumont made scientific expert
ments with his crude means and
wrote a book which is today recoe-
nlzed among the classics OF physIol-
ogy.
Beaumont blazed the way for 9TH
or scientists 80 that today medicine
knows what the stomach does vita
the food and what food does to the
stomach.
Science also knows what the gas
tric juices are and how 20 make them
best for the system.
STARTS dyspepsia Tablets, thanks
TO the poor army surgeon and Alexis
s Martin, gave man means OF di-
costing food, replenlshing the ex-
hausted juices, soothing the nerv 's
and correcting dyspeptic conditions
of the stomach.
stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are
natural fruit and vegetable essences
reduce In concentrated form and by
tremendous power compressed into a
tablet. These wonderful little a.
gestors are known all over America
aud Canada. Full meals have been
dircsted by them In glass tubes, ami
they are sold 10y every druggist,
Physicians TO the number OF 4O, 900
use them. They are meritorious ana
powerful. Go 10 your dnggist ani
buy a package today price soc. or
send as your name and address aud
We will send you free trial package
boy mail free. Address +. n. Stuart
Co, l50 stuart bldg. Marshall.
Mich.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17
RECALL LAW is
GETTING POPULAR
United Press Leased wlre.I

United Press Leased wlrel
Portland, March l7-That recall
movements are becoming immensely
popular on the Pacific coast is evil
denced by the latest one started by
the Sunnyside and Hawthorne Ave
nue. Improvement clubs against all
the hold-over members. except one.
OF Portland's city council
At meeting OF the organizations
held last night a committee appoint
ed to investigate the feasibility OF
invoking the recall made It's report.
Or. A. NJ Webster. chairman OF the
committee. submitted the following
resolution:
Resolved, by the Joint committee
OF the Sunnyside and Hawthorne Ave
nue. Improvement clubs. appointed TO
consider the advisablliiy OF applying
the recall TO certain members OF the
council, that Il is the sense OF the
committee that the recall should be
Invoked ON an the holdover members
OF the city council except Councilman
Rushlight"
The reasons for starting the move
ment have not been made public I'm
detail An that mombcrs OF the clubs
viii say ls that the whole council
with the exception mentioned should
be- retired at the June election for
the general roaon that their official
actions have not been for the henc-
tlt Of the people They point to inn
portapt improvements that have been
held up and say that there are no
returns for certain amounts of money
that have left the city treasury,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17
LOOKING UP SITE
FOR MUTE SCHOOL

Superintendent Tillinghast OF the
deaf-mute school spent the day look
ing over the various sites offered for
new location for that institution.
About 20 acres are needed, and the
prices range all the way from $500
TO $1,000 per acre. The selection lies
between the lands. out south OF the
cemeteries and out south of the r. l..
Davidson place in Morningside. Fine
sites are ALSO being examined In Rose
dale and Highland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17
C0UNTRY'S DEFENDER
WANTED FACE POWDER

Spokane, Wash, March l7.--An
unexplained passion for face creams
aud other beautifylng lotions has re-
suited disastrously Tor Wee Pitts
ford, soldier at Fort George wrlgh,
and for some time he will have 10
forcgo the use OF the powder pun,
having been sentenced yesterday TO
the ponitontiary for from one 90 FIVE
years for stealing $40 from a druak.
cn man.
when arrested Plttsford's pockets
were allied with bottles OF hair OIL
face creams, rouges, powders and
perfume OF many varieties. The sol.
dier admitted that he stole the moa-
ey so that he could purchase the
toilet preparations, but he declined
to state whether ne wanted them ftr
use upon HIS own person.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17
hEBLE OLD LADY
Has Strength Restored By
Vinol

Mrs. Michael Bloom OF Lewistown.
Pa. who Is so years OF age, saws: For
Ions time ! have been so feeble that
I have had 90 be wheeled around In
an inyalld's chair, l had no strength
and took cold al the slightest proVoca'
tion, which invariably settled On my
lungs. aud a cough would result My
son learned OF the COD liver prep
Arat,on called Nlnol, and procured a
bottle for me, II built up my strength
rapidly. and after taking three bottles
| am able 20 DO most of my work. and
I can walk a quarter % a mile easily.
Eyery aged or weak person who re-
quires str,nsth should Try NinoL I am
denshlsd With what Il has done for
me"
AS body builder and strength crea-
tor Tor old people, delicate children.
weak rundown persons. and aftsr
sickness. Ninol Is unexoelled u n
fails 20 giVe satisfaction Ne Nin TO
tarn yoar moaey.
q. W. PUTNAM GO.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17
Night on Bald Mountain.

On n lonely night Alex. Benton. OF
Fort Edward. n. Y. climbed Bald
Mountain TO the home OF a neighbor
tortured by asthma. bent on curing
him with DR.. Kings New Discovery,
that had cured himself OF asthma.
This wonderful medicine soon re-
lleved and quickly cured his neigh
Dor. Later II cured his sons wife
OF a severe lung trouble. Millions
believe II Is the greatest throat and
lung cure on earth, coughs, colds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-17

School officers, parents and teach.
ers OF West Salem and Eastern Polk
county will hold grand rally and
basket picnic at Mountain View
school next Saturday, March 20, at 10
q. m. All sides tending to secure bet
ter rural schools will be presented by
able speakers. Dinner will be served
at noon. r. w. Brunk In chairman,
County Superintendent Seymour sec
retary.
The following subjects will be dis
cussed. together with any others thar
speakers may wish TO bring before
the meeting: Compulsory Bduca-
tion Law" "Union High School. %