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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
MOTHER TRIES TO SAVE
INFANT AND IS INJURED
Woman in Alighting from Street Car
Hurled to aVement-Chlld is
Not Hurt

In alighting from street car at Sew
enth and San Pedro streets yesterday
Mrs. Jessie Hartwell, living at Vernon
and Boyle avenues, fell to the pave
ment. She was carrying baby in her
arms, and in her endeavor to prevent
the infant from being injured fell heav-
ily on her back and sustained lacer-
alton of the scalp and numerous
bruises on the body.
She was taken to the receiving hos
pital, where her injuries were dressed
by the police surgeons. They examined
the baby and found it had escaped in
Jury. Later Mrs. Hartwell was able to
go to her home.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
EIGHT AUT0ISTS ACCUSED
OF VIOLATING SPEED LAW

AS the result of the efforts of Mo
torcycle Patrolmen Coe and Harlan
Sunday afternoon eight autoists ap-
peared in Police Judge Roses court
Yesterday morning to answer to
charges of exceeding the speed limit
S. e. Dawson, George e. Smith, f.
Ablm and w. Hudson were fined $50
each; w. Farias, L. M. Greenslade and
H. B. Banta were released under sus-
pended sentences of $25 or twenty-five
days, while Cecil Maple escaped with
a suspended sentence of ten days IN
the citV iail
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
TROOPERS HORSE HURTS
ONE OF TAFT'S GUARDS

Detective William Ingram was in
jured painfully yesterday afternoon
when, while the Taft parade was pass
ing the. Hotel Alexandria on Spring
street, horse ridden by one of the
troopers backed against the automo-
bile in which Ingram was riding as a
guard, and before he could move his
leg from the step on the auto the doof
was forced closed and the detectives
right leg was bruised.
Ingram was taken to the receiving
hospital where his leg was bandaged
by the police surgeons.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
COUNTY TAX COLLECTIONS
PROVED SMALL YESTERDAY
only $19,711.97 Out of Total of More
Than 100000 Paid over Coun-
ter at County Offices

Taxpayers were comparatively few
at the tax collectors office yesterday
the first day for the payment of taxes
for the year 1909-1O, only 19,711.97 of
the more than $7.OOO,OOO total being
paid in. The small collections are due
to the presence in Los Angeles OF
President Taft, citizens generally
throwing aside business cares to take
part in the welcome to the chief eX-
ecutive Owing to the observance of
Columbus day, no taxes will be re-
ceived today The office will resume
business Wednesday,.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
NIoht RIDERS Attack Tobacco Man

LEXINGTON, KY. Oct. 11.-Twelve
masked night riders surrounded the
home of James Devon, member of the
tobacco pool, near Shannon, Ky, last
night and fired several volleys through
the windows. No one was hurt. The
night riders gave warning that they
would return. Devon has armed him
self and barricaded his home.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
Fire Destroys Mansion

NARRAGANSETT PIER, r. L, Oct.
11.-Cononchet, the home of former
Governor William Sprague, one of the
most beautiful estates in Rhode Island,
was destroyed by fire early today, with
all its contents. Loss. $1.OOO,000, with
no insurance. Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague
escaped without injury. A large item
in the loss was the antique furniture
and many valuable works of art.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
Killed by Burlington Train

DENVER, Oct. 11.-John Nelson, a
machinist of this city, was killed. and
Albert Johnson, lineman, fatally hurt,
when the vehicle in which they We're
riding was struck by Burlington
train several miles east of TINS city:
Martin Carlson, the third member of
the party, was bruised and cut but not
seriously hurt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
Vote on sunday Saloon CLOSING

STOCKTON. oct. 11.-An election is
in progress shere today to determine
whether a majority of the people desire
the continuance of the closing of sa-
looms Sundays, or a repeal of the ordin-
ance. The election is quiet and the
vote large. Both sides claim victory.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
TELLS STORY OF
Her DOWNFALL
YOUNG WOMAN SHOWS NO
TRACE OF EMOTION
TEsTlFlES SHE DID NOT KNOW
MAN WAS MARRIED
Deserted Wife Is in Court, but Dis
plays No Noticeable Interest in
Case Against Erring
Husband

Calmly and without exhibiting the
slightest emotion, Hazel George, 16
years old, of 1925 East Twenty third
street, for whom D. II. McMullen, alias
H. A. Markham, a former motorman
employed by the Pacific Electric com
pany, deserted his wife and three chill
dren, and eloped with her to Northern
California, told her story in Police
Judge Chambers court yesterday at
the preliminary examination of Nc
Mullen.
The girl testified that she met McMul-
len at a picnic at Balboa several
months ago, and stated that he asked
her if he could call on her, and she
consented. Finally, after he had asked
her to marry him, she says, she re-
ferred him to her mother, who refused
the request because of the girl being
so young. She says later she agreed
ito marry him, and was persuaded to
go to a room he had rented under the
promise that they would be married the
next day.
McMullen left the room the following
morning, she stated, and on his return
announced the court house was closed
and he was unable to obtain a license,
and suggested that they tell the girls
mother they had been married at Long
Beach.
Following stormy scene at her
home when this was announced to her
mother, he persuaded her to go to San
Francisco, she declared, where they
would be married.
Ignorant of Mans Marriage
The girl declared she was ignorant of
the fact that McMullen was married,
and when he kept putting off the cere-
mony after their arrival in the northern
city she accepted his explanation - mis-
rot having enough money to nave 'he
rites performed.
Later. she stated, he told her he had
married his present wife at El Paso
Texas, but the ceremony was not legal
because he had married her under an
assumed name. Shortly afterGearnins
this they were arrested ana brought
back to Los Angeles.
The girl stated that she had loved
McMullen, but since learning he had
| deceived her she does not care for him.
and when asked if she knew her testi-
| nrory was likely to send hi n to the
penitentiary replied she could not helI
! ii: that she was telling the truth, ano
he would have to suffer the conse-
quences.
After listening to the testimony o.
Mrs. George, mother of the girl, who
stated that McMullen had visited hel
| daughter at her nome, but never mac
given any intimation he was married
and who also corroborated number OF
statements made by Miss George, the
hearing was continued to Wednesday
| when it is thought the defense will in
! troduce testimony.
The wife of the accused occupied a
seat in the court room and listened at
! tentively to the testimony of the wit.
nesses. From time to time she glanced
at her husband, but did not display any
emotion.
McMullen was first charged with wife
! abandonment, but when Mrs. McMullen
refused to prosecute him the complaint
was dismissed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12

Land on the west coast of Mexico, Sonora
siualoa-H A. Smith, $40 Byrne bldg.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12

II you want to go east. O. Havdork, Agt,
fninois Central p tiS W Sixth street
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
DISPENsARY INQUIRY LOST.
BILL PROVIDING FOR INyESTI.
CATION VOTED DOWN.
state Senate Rejects the Measure
Senator Sinkler Vigorously and Ef.
fectively Resists the Proposition.
Which, He Claims, is Needless.

Columbia, Feb. 15.-The county
dispensaries will not be INVESTIGATED
this summer. The senate this after
noon killed Senator Otts's bill provid .
ing for an investigation of the va
rious county dispensaries by a vote Of
15 to 1S. The bill created much dis
cussion, taking up practically all OF
today's morning and afternoon ses-
sions.
Senator Sinkler, of Charleston.
spoke again this afternoon upon the
bill, which he characterized as a use-
less and needless measure. The vote
on the motion to table the motion ID
strike out the eracting words of the
bill resulted as follows
Yeas-Carlisle, Carpenter, Christ
ensen. Forrest, Johnstone, Laney,
Lide, Mauldin, Otis, Rainsford, Sulli-
van, Summers, Waller. Total 13.
Nays-Appelt, Black, Clifton, Croft,
Graydon, Hardin. Harvey. Hough
Johnson. Kelley. Muckenfuss, Rogers,
Sinkler. Stewart, Townsend. Total
lis.
The motion to strike out the enact
ing words of the bill being put re-
suited in the killing Of the bill.
Senator Otis, the author OF the bill,
by voting with the majority on this,
announced his intention to make a
motion later to reconsider the bill.
This is possible in the senate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20

Washington, Feb. 15.-It is prob
able that Mr.. Vignaud will be sue
ceeded by John w. Garrett, secretary
or the embassry at Rome, as secre-
tary Of the embassy at Paris.
Vignaud was born in New Orleans
Of an old Creole family. At the ou.-
break of the war he entered the Con-
federate army and was captured in
New Orleans. In 1869 he became
secretary Of Roumanian legation in
Paris, was connected in 1872 with the
Alabama claims commission and was
delegate from the United States to
the international diplomatic metric
conference. Since 1875 he has been
with the American legation in Paris.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
diplomat RESIGNS POSITION
Henry Vignaud, Secretary OF Confed.
crate Commission In Paris and
American Embassy.

Paris, Feb. 15.-Henry Vignaud
secretary Of the American embassy
at Paris, has resigned, the resigna-
ton to take effect on March 81. In
a letter which he has forwarded to
President Roosevelt, he assigned as
the reason tor his decision his nd
vanced age
Henry Vignaud came abroad as
secretary to the Mason and Slideli
commission to Europe and was secre-
tary of the Confederate diplomatic
commission in Paris in 1863. In 1875
he became the regularly commission
ed secretary Of the American legation
at Paris, after which he was continu-
ously secretary of the American le-
cation and embassy for "a years. dur
ing which time he took not a single
leave Of absence. A few years ago
the French government named him
as arbiter in the Franco-Haitian con-
troversy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
OIL TRUST PAYS FINE. OF $50. 900
Waters-Pierce Company of Missouri
Flies Acceptance of Terms, Speci-
fed by Custer Order.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 15.-On
the ground that the Waters-Pierce
Oil Company of Missouri has not
complied with the custer decree of
the Supreme Court of the State. in an
answer filed this morning, Attorney
General Major filed with the court a
suggestion that the custer be made
enective against the concern. The
action of the attorney general is
based upon the fact that the COM
pany has not furnished satisfa ctor,
evidence that it has severed it's con-
nection with the Standard Oil Com
pany
H. s. Priest of st. Louis and H.
Clay Pierce, chairman of the board
OF the Waters-Pierce Company, today
filed in. the Supreme Court of Mis-
souri, an acceptance Of the terms laid
upon the company by the recent GUST
er order Of the court The fine OF
$4,000 was paid.
Ine custer decree provided that the
company must show to the courr that
1T had severed all connection with the
Standard Oil Company A statement
to this effect may yet be required ~
the court.
Judge Priest, however, said that he
believed today's action covered the
case so far as the Missouri CORPORA
ton Is concerned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
DRIGGERs FOUND GUILTY.
j. Frank Driggers Convicted Of MUIR
dering His Sister anil Recommend
ed to Mercy Of Court.

Manning, Feb. 1.-THE jury In the
case of j. Frank Driggers, charged
with the murder of his sister. Mrs.
Mamie Boseman, at 10 O'Clock tonight
returned a verdict Of guilty with rec
ommendation to mercy.
Driggers is the first man convicted
OF capital crime by a Clarendon
jury in the past IL years.
There has been much interest IN the
case. and the court room has been
crowded during the trial.
The case has been hard fought
throughout and every point intro
duced in evidence has been contested.
1t appears from the testimony that
liquor was a very important antece-
dent cause of the homicide.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
CLERK OF COURT FEES.
Senator CliftOn's Bill to Legalize
Higher Fees Than the Statute
Heretofore Sanctioned.

The following bill which was intro
duced in the senate by Senator Cliff
ton, Is now on its way through
the house, having been favorably re-
ported. The purpose of the bill is to
legalize higher fees than the law has
heretofore permitted.
A bill to fix the fees of the clerk
OF the court of Sumter County.
Be 1t enacted by the general assem-
bly, Of the State of South Carolina:
Sec. 1. That the fees of the clerk
OF the court of Sumter County shall
be as now provided by law. except as
follows: For recording real estate
mortgages Of two thousand words or
under. $3.50; for recording like mort
cages Of more than 1000 words, $3.50
for the first 1000 words, and for ad-
ditional words at the rate of ten cents
per 100 words: for recording deeds of
real estate, one dollar. including the
auditors fee Of 25 cents: for record
ing liens and mortgages of 500 and
over, one dollar; indexing liens and
mortgages under 500. thirty cents:
indexing agricultural liens, 15 cents;
recording chattel mortgages over
800, seventy-five (75) cents; index
ing chattel Of 800 and less. Is cents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20

Sec. 3102. Except in the Counties
or Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort
Clarendon, Colleton. Dorchester,
Marlboro, Orangeburg, Pickens, Oco-
nee, Georgetown. Fairfield, Green
Vile. Richland, Berkeley, Union,
Horny, the following fees shall be al
lowed to Clerks of Court in this State
in lieu of all fees now allowed by
law. For recording lien or mortgage
on real estate, with or without renun-
citation OF dover, and certifying same
on the back thereof, seventy-ive cts: i:
Provided, Such deed or mortgage does
not exceed fifteen hundred words, in
which case they shall be entitled to
receive and collect an additional sum
of eight cents per hundred words on
all words over one thousand, for re-
cording each chattel mortgage over
one hundred dollars and certifying
same on the book thereof. fifty cents:
Provided, Such chattel mortgage does
which case they shall be entitled to
charge and receive an additional sum
of eight cents per hundred words on
all words over one thousand; for in
dexing each chattel mortgage under
one hundred dollars and certifying
same on the back thereof, ten cents;
for indexing each agricultural lien,
and certifying same on the back
| thereof, ten cents; for recording each
lien and mortgage combined, and cer-
tifying same on the back thereof,
fifty cents; for entering each satisfac-
| ton on the record of a mortgage of
real estate or a chattel mortgage, and
certifying same on the back thereof
ten cents; for recording or copying
plats Of not more than six corners.
seventy-five cents; for every corner
over six, six cents; for every probate
in writing, twenty-five cents; for ev-
cry certificate, except the certificates
on the backs of papers recorded by
| them, and certificates Of judicial rec
Ords in their Offices required for the
court or. a judge thereof, twenty-five
cents; for recording other paper re-
quired by law to be recorded, except
judicial records, eight cents per hun
derd words.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20

milk where the droppings can be
gathered and saved to fertilizer the
coil Is growing crops. At this time
when farm labor is so scarce. every
effort should be made to increase the
Yield per acre so that expenses in
that way can be reduced as much as
possible. Yet many dairyman do not
realize the value of this by-product of
the herd. They do not take the pro-
per care of and get the full benefit of
this valuable fertilizer. What do you
think of a man that will get into q
rage because the hired man spilled a
few pounds of cotton seed meal in
front of the barn door. when just on
the other side Of the barn there were
tons of fertilizer just as good Qess 20
per cent? being tramped over by cat
tie and wasted away by the rain?
The profits in the dairy business
will increase or decrease according to
the quality Of the goods put on the
market. All Of your work in select
ing and care in feeding will still re-
suit In failure unless you can turn out
an article that will bring a top price
on the market. Give your customers
good goods and you will have no
trouble In finding a market for all
you can produce. We have touched
on every phase of the business and we
find that it Is made up of small things.
none of which can be overlooked
without disastrous results
Now here are a few facts every
dairyman should know about his
business:
1. What is costs him to produce
one gallon Of milk.
Q. What it cost him to produce
one pound of butter.
8. What II cost him to feed a COW,
for one year.
4. The pounds Of milk and butter
each cow produces.
s. Which are the most profitable
and which are the poorest cows in
the herd.
6. What is the best and cheapest
feed.
And. repeat and believe, that per-
sonal attention. good Judgment and
strictly business methods applied to
dairy farming will yield as good re-
turns on the money invested as any
other business on earth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20

The Chicago Charter Committee
has accepted a resolution declaring
for a clause giving municipal suffrage
to women.
Further complications in the un-
fortunate crusade against the Japa-
nese In California is being caused by
Cinnamon Of the State who are rails
ing the point that in taking the part
OF the Japanese in the agitation Pres
ident Roosevelt is discriminating
against them. Chinese children are
barred from the white schools and
nothing Is thought Of 1t by the ma
tional government, but when an at
tempt Is made to close the doors on
the Japs the administration at Wash
ington steps in to interfere. There is
something In the contention of the
Cinnamon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
ROASTED IN THEATRE.
Horrible Disaster I'm Acapulco, Mexico

Mexico City, Feb. 15.-Between $50
and 800 were burned to death and
many injured in a fire which destroy
ed the Flores theatre in the city OF
Acapulco last night. The news of the
disaster reached the capital this
morning, telegraphic communication
with Acapulco having been disturbed.
owing to the fact that the telegraph
office adjoining the theatre was burn
ed and all wires put out of commits
sion.
The floor of the theatre was a
wooden affair, and last night over l.
600 crowded into to II to witness q
performance given in honor of Gov.
Damian Flores of the State of Guer-
70, who was visiting the port at the
time. One of the number of the pro-
gramme consisted Of a series of moy-
ing pictures. While the operator was
exhibiting these, film caught fire,
and a blaze was quickly commune
Gated to bunting which had been used
for decorative purposes. In an in
credibly short time the flames spread
to all parts Of the structure. There
were but three narrow exits and the
panic-sticken audience rushed to
these, many falling and being crush
ed to death, their bodies choking the
way to escape for others.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
WIRE IN SUGAR SCALES.
Government Says 1t Was Used To De-
fraud.

New York, Feb. 10.-At the re-
sumption In the United States Circuit
Court today OF the trial Of the govern
ment's six suits against the American
Sugar Refining Company to recover
upward of $4,000 in damages for al
legged false weighing of imports, Hart
E. EsterbrOok. Of the custom service
at this port, was called as q witness
and described the exact process of
duty-levying on sugar before the i'm
porter is allowed to obtain the goods.
Photographs and diagrams of the
scales of the Havemeyer & Elder re-
fining docks. in Brooklyn. purporting
to show the alleged fraudulent ap-
pliance. which, according to the pic
lures, was in the nature of q wire
lever upon the inside Of the scale bal
ance. were offered in evidence.
United States Weigher Thomas d.
Hyatt identified small piece of wire
which he said had been taken from
q stanchion Of the scale directly in
front Of the seat occupied by the COM
pany's checker. The witness pointed
out on the diagrams how the wires
had been arranged and. he declared,
concealed by boards over the lower
half of the scale.
The cross-examination of Mr.. Hyatt
was taken up at the afternoon session.
In answer to Lawyer John b. Stanch-
feld's questions, the witness said that
he had made unexpected visits to the
docks where cargoes were being
weighed and had reweighed numer-
Gus truck loads and checked up his
figures with those made by the assist
ant weigher in the scale house.
"And did you ever in that way ar
rive at any discrepancy in the fig-
ures?" asked Mr. Stanchfleld.
NO" replied the witness.
The lawyer for the defense asked
the witness about the wire device
which he had found attached to the
scales.
How large was the hole through
which the wire was stuck?" he asked.
Hyatt said 1t was so small as to be in
visible without the aid Of a lighted
match
President w. B. Thomas, of the
American Sugar Company, attended
the afternoon session of the trial
which was adjourned until tmorrow
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
WILL NOT INVITE FEDERALs.
Confederate Veterans Alone VIII
Meet at Observation-Disclosures OF
Outsiders Haired,

New Orleans, Feb. 15.-Gen. N. e.
Mickle. adtutant general of the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans. today gave
out the statement, saying that there
would be no joint session of the blue
and Gray" at Memphis. No invita-
tions would be issued to any but Con-
federates to take part in the reunion,
as the constitution of the order alb
solutely forbids any invitation to
others
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
CALHOUN TRIAL RESUMED.
Noted Criminal Case Again Taken VI
After POStpOnemeut.

San Francisco, Feb. 15.-After a
pCstponement of four days due to
the illness of Assistant District At
torney Francis ]. Heney and the in-;
iervening holidays. the trial of Pat
rick Calhoun was resumed today. The
proceedings were confined to a pre-
liminary examination of the i1th
special venire of jurors,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20

The Woodruff (S. Co. cotton mill is
reported as to build an addition this
year. 1t now operates $1,000 ring
spindles and $40 broad looms, produc-
ing print cloths.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20

Governor Hadley, Of Missouri, saws
wood. That and its accompanying
virtue have a distinct advantage over
90-mle horseback rides.-New York
World
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20

II Is reported that another cotton
mill will be organized at Salem, n.
c., with a capital of $4,000,