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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Complaint has been made to the
Mayor that the ordinance against
raffling IS being violated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Chief Of Police Bradford today is
sued a warning against ratles and
near rafles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Rev. r. A. Sublett has sold his
200 acre farm at summerton for sl6,-
500 to Mr.. Thomas Gentry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Bennettsville was chosen by the
place Of meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

The thing the long for. that we are
For one transcendent moment.
Lowell
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Aviator Ely has been engaged to
give an exhibition flight at Dillon on
December goth
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

in price. What SIS the matter With
the hens?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

The Masonic grand lodge Of South
Carolina met at noon Tuesday in
Charleston. q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Wen accept q small cash payment
down. and hold the machine for de-
livery at Christmas. NJ. b. Randle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

The Greenvllle Daily News issued
thirty-two page Christmas edition
on Sunday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Let us fly and save our bacon
RabeiaiS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
To Cure A Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each boy. rs cents.
10-1S-t. t. S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Ptlos Curod i'm q to IA Days.

+h''V YIN ~ ~ 4 IS BUdI4uIeeu 10
cure any case of itching. blind, bleed
ing or protruding piles in TO IA
days or money refunded. so cents.
l0-l9-mwf.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

The Southern Express company's
booze depot is doing big business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

men, Dutch.
The devil has his martyrs among
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
DAYTON IS DARK
AND VERY COLD
FREEZING WEATHER FORCES
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT TO
CLOSE DOWN SUNDAY.
COLD AFFECTS ALL CLASSES OF
BUSINESS INCLUDING THREE
DAYTON PAPERS.

DAYTON, Wash, Jan. 3.-(Spec-
ial dayton is in darkness and man
ufacturing and other plants depend
ing on electric power for operation
are c!cscd as the result Of the freez-
ing down CT the Dayton Electric COM
pany's plant last night. The loss, it
IS estimated, will amount to several
hundred dollars a day until warmer
weather thaws the collecting ice jams.
Newspapers of which there are three
here, are the hardest hit, and Incl
dentally the whole county is effected.
The power was cut off about mid
night last night when ice collecting
on the sides of the barrel flume
plant to allow the flume to drain to
prevent bursting. Ice breaking loose
and washing against the wheels also
proved a menace.
Business men, owners of manufac-
turing plants and patrons in general
are complaining that the difficulty
could not have been prevented. Day.
tons electric service is known to be
very ineffectual in the winter, despite
the fact that a high rate is charged
fer lights. 1t is claimed that the ex-
penditure CT few hundred dollars in
repairing the stationary boilers would
prevent the annoyance and annual
loss by the freezing down of the
power The electric company con-
tend that it is dangerous to operate
the plant by steam. Last night was
the coolest this winter, thermometers
unofficially gagged registering as low
rs abov ezero. Today it is clear
with indications tina: tonight will be
colder. There is lienty of fuel on
hand, according to .cports of the fuel
dealers
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
COMMISSION NOT LIKED

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Jan. 3-Auos,,
that the present commission plan q,
city charter, which went into efrso,
today and under which E H. Crumn
was sworn in as mayor at noon. Is un-
constitutional, seven taxpayers with
in two hours from the time Mayor
Crump took the oath of Office, filed suit
and secured temporary Injunction
restraining him from performing the
duties of mayor.
The charter is branded as illegal
in the petition to the court, and 1t is
asked that on a hearing of the case
the act establishing a new city gov
eminent be declared unconstitutional,
null and void. The seven petitioners
state that the new governmental in
,strument confers arbitrary and des-
potic powers on the commission. and
takes from the people of the city the
rights they should have in their own
government.
In support of this allegation the
bill states that the office of city Judge
which was elective under the old law,
is now within the power of the CON-
mission to bestow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
Grain In San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-Wheat
firm. Barley firm. Spot quotations
wheat shipping 1850 200; milling
$1.95. Barley feed $1.F 1-2@1.5o;
brewing $3.50 Oats, red, $3.50 lag
1.S0; white, $1.72 1-2@1.77 1-2; black,
$2,25@2.50. Receipts, flour or. SKIS.
1928; wheat cts, 1900, barley, cts, A.
ATS; beans, SKIS. S74; potatoes. SKIS.
$3.50; bran, SKIS. IS; middlings, SKIS.
40; hay, tons, 1887; wool, bis. Is; hid
es, No. ITO. Millstuffs. bran, $27.00
@2s.0n; middlings. $34.oO@36o0; hay.
wheat $14.OO@1s.50; wheat and oats.
$500 s17.0O; alfalfa, $9.O0@12.0o;
stock. aO0@10.O0; straw, per bale, so
@75.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
DAYTON NEWS NOTES.

DAYTON, Wash, Jan. 3.-(Special)
A. Granger Of Seattle, a former res
Ident of Dayton is among the business
visitors in the city.
Homer Price left yesterday to re-
sumo his studies at w. S. C. after en-
joying a two weeks visit with rela-
tives here.
Fred Cahill returned today to the
University of Seattle, having spent
his holidays with rela ives here.
Leo Robinson who has been visiting
here for two weeks with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson re-
turned yesterday to Portland.
Charles Burnham, who has been
looking after business and other in
terests in Dayton for a week returned
today to his home in Waila Walla.
Ed Ringel of Helix, Ore, who has
been here on business for some time
has returned to his home.
Peter Hawkins, who has been visit
ing here for a week left last evening
for his home in Portland.
John Holiday of Helena, Mont, has
been in the city for several days look
ing after business interests.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
WILL GO AFTER
NIGHT RIDERS
GOVERNMENT CONVINCED THAT
Burnley TOBACCO SOCIETY
IS RACKER OF RAIDS.
SOCIETY COMPOSED OF FARMERS
PROTECTING SELVES AGAINST
TOBACCO TRUST.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The gov
eminent is preparing to go after the
night riders in tobacco districts OF
Kentuck and Tennessee by beginning
proceedings against the Burley To-
bacco society.
Convinced that the society is a COM
bination in violation of the Sherman
anti trust law, the department OF
justice is investigating it's operations
Agents recently have been sent to the
tobacco growing regions to make in
cuiry concerning methods of the asso-
citation, and they reached the conclu-
sion that the organization was con-
nected with depredations of the night
riders there. The department is I'M
decided as to whether the proceeding
shall be civil or criminal
The Burley society is a strong or
ganization composed largely of farm
ers and it is believed that the govern
ment's action will create sensation.
1t is contended by members of the
society that they have been forced to
band themselves together to resist OPP
erations of the American Tobacco
company. The company, members OF
the society charge, systematically de-
pressed the market for Kentucky and
Tennessee tobacco and kept prices
down to the lowest point
Further justification for the creation
of the society is set forth in the
statement that the so-called tobacco
trust has driven down its prices on
raw tobacco while making no reduc-
tons in the finished products manu-
featured from the Kentucky and Ten
nesse leaf.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
MURDERER MAKES CONFESSION
OF BRUTAL CRIME TO POLICE
Kansas City Man Arrested First I'm
piicaaes Three Others Then
Retracts Story.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 3-After making
a detailed false confession causing one
innocent man to be arrested on the
charge of murder and a man and wo-
man to be held for investigation, Ward
Mower of Falls City, Neb., confessed
to the police of Kansas City, Kas,
tonight that he alone murdered Neil
McCoig. also of Falls City. on Deem
Der 81.
McCoig's body. covered with cuts
and bruises and bearing one bullet
wound. was found in the outskirts
OF Kansas City. KS. McCoig was
formerly restaurant keeper of Falls
City and Mower. who was a cook.
had worked for him.
Mower confessed tonight that he had
beaten McCoig with a piece of rail-
road iron and an iron hook until he
YVES insensible. Death being too slow,
Mower said he shot the man.
purioiner of notes he had stolen from
McCoig was his reason for killing the
man. Wower says. McCoig accused
Mower of taking the papers.
All three who were taken into GUS
toby as a result of Mowers original
. confession were released tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
MAJORS REFUSE
CONCESSIONS
DENY REQUEST OF THE MINOR
LEAGUE MANAGERS AMEND
.mENT TO PURCHASE RULE.
ASSERT MAJOR LEAGUE WOULD
BE HARMED BY ANY CHANGE
IN PRESENT RULE.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3-In a decision
reached today by Thomas ]. Lynch,
president of the National league; Ban
II. Johnson, president of the American
league. and August Hermann Of Gin
cinnati, comprising the National base
ball commission. the latter body to-
night denied the request of Class G.
and D. leagues for an amendment OF
the rule concerning the purchase or
minor league players.
The attention of the commission was
called to the case of J. HI. Farrell.
secretary of the National association.
who submitted a resolution offered at
the recent meeting held at Memphis by
the Glass G. and d. leagues request
ing that rule sc be amended so that
minor league players can be purchas-
ed by one minor league club from
another without having such players
report to the purchasing club on or be-
fore the commencement of the major
league drafting season.
AS the rule now stands, when minor
league players are purchased by one
minor league club from another, and
they do not report by September 1.
they are subject to draft from the
clubs that they are with On August
10.
The commission in it's ruling says:
eve reiterate that, If the rule were
changed so as to cover the request as
now made, it would be detrimental not
only to the major league and Glass A
clubs but all players operating under
organized baseball as we'll
''The statement recently issued by
the National commission shows the
amounts expended by major league
clubs alone last year for drafted and
purchased players to be about $780,
000 and in addition to this, IL all the
players in question are to be retained,
payments amounting to practically
$4,000 additional are made. This
shows that the minor league interests
have been fully protected. The reques,
of the Glass G. and d. clubs is there
fore refused"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
RATE HEARING is TEST
Towns Near Tacoma Appear in Elec-
trio Line Inquiry.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 3.-Repre-
sentat:ves of commercial bodies in
puyallup, Kent, Auburn and other
owns near Tacoma on the Puget
Sound electric lines are expected here
omorrow morning for the hearing by
the state railroad commission in it's
Investigation of electric interurban
rates. Assistant Acknowledgement
Vaughn Tanner will represent the
state and Attorney B. S. Grosscup
VIII appear for the railroad.
State Commissioners H. A. Fair
childs, of Bellingham, and Jesse S.
Jones Of Tacoma, arrived today, and
the third member of the commission,
]. C. Lawrence, and Attorney Tanner
are expected early tomorrow morn
ing.
II regard this as the most import
ant case we have ever had" said
Commissioner Fairchilds. Its i'm
Importance is not to be measured by
whether the Stone Webster corpora
ton shall make too little or too much,
Or that the residents along its inter-
urban lines shall pay too little or too
much.
THE real Importance of the case
IS in the giving of findings and con-
,l,,C:apS tl1araon which will convince
he t.lblic, on the one hand, that the
abroad will not be permitted to
,harge unreasonable rates. and on the
other hand, be an assurance To cap
tai that such a policy will be pur-
sued by the state of Washington as
will permit it to earn a reasonable
md fair return on the money invest
ed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
MAY TIE UP TRAFFIC.
American Railway Employees May NO,
Handle Mexican Freighv,

Ell. PASO, Texas, Jan. 3.-The Tor
~eon, Mexico, Enterprise says: The
coming trouble between the National
railways of Mexico and their American
employees, which is expected to culm-
nate on January Is, may result in a
complete tie up in traffic at the AM
arican border
The Mexican railways may seve,
their relations with American rail-
roads on that date. Owing to liability
to arrest and prosecution by the Mex
lean courts, the men will not declare a
strike, but there is no law which pre-
vents a man who is not under contract
from resigning.
The American unions in the United
States, it is said, will declare the Mex
lean railways to the unfair and tie
them up by not allowing their en-
gineers, firemen, conductors or brake
men at FL Paso, Eagle Pass and Lar
edo to handle any shipments which
will have been delivered by Mexican
railroads to the several railroads by
which they are employed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04

had risen early in the day higher than
was touched during the whole of last
year. and, in fact. the year before.
which ran into the after-panic depres-
sion following the disappearance Of
the money stringency in January OF
1908 The highest call loan rate In
that month was nine percent compar-
ed with today's IA per cent.
The bank statement published after
the close of the stock market on Fri
day made clear the reason for the con-
striction of supplies in today's money
market The surplus reserve was de-
pleted to a slender remnant, while the
huge money settlements are still to be
provided for. in large part. Reduction
of loans by the clearing house institu-
tons was thus made imperative.
The great private banking houses
most largely concerned with the finan-
cial operations Of the principal rail-
roads and industrial corporations OF
the country have given such evidence
of abundant cash resources in the re-
cent past as to imply ample ability to
relieve a furry in the money market.
Absence of such relief today brought
an inference thct higher rates for Their
money are more desired by these pow
erful sources than higher prices for
stocks AS the same forces have been
credited with fostering the long specu-
lative movement during the last year,
there was a corrallary inference that
extensive liquidation of their stock
holdings had been already effected.
In other directions the speculation
saw Encouragement. Railroad presi-
dents were in consultation with Pres
ident Taft to voice their opposition to
| his proposed recommendation for eX-
tending the power of the interstate
commerce commission over the rail-
roads.
An effect was produced by reports Of
differences between the United States
Steel Corporation and some of its en-
ployes and the sentimental influence of
the special weakness Of United States
Ste eel on the whole list was consider
able The large attention in the an
nual summing up of conditions by the
great authorities in economies as to the
high cost of living gave added force to
the wage question.
The special weakness OF United
States Steel, Reading and Union Pa
c:fc contrasted with the resistance
shown by Rock Island Chesapeake and
Ohio and Amalgamated Copper point
ed to a divergence of sentiment in inc
speculative forces, but the forces OF
reaction proved predominant and the
weakness became quite acute with the
final furry in call money.
Fords were heavy. Total sales par
value 1856, 000.
United States 2s declined IA per
vent On call.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
WHEAT LEADS IN
GENERAL ADVANCE
INCREASED PRICES SHOWN IN
ALL GRAINS AND PRoViS-
IONS WITH NEW YEAR.
Light Offerings and Strong Demand in
Pit Keeps Up Strength-Corn
Firm Most Of Day.
Light Offerings and Strong Demand ir

CHICAGO, Jan 3-With wheat lead
ing in the advance the market here
showed increased prices in all grains
and provisions.
Light offerings and strong demand
for cash grain started the pit with a
material advance and kept the market
for May wheat advanced in steady pro-
gression to high point of S1.13 3-8,
which came just before the close. The
final figures dropped Use from the
aipll point, the close for May being
J 1901 3-4c higher than Fridays
asst quotation at S113 IA Intense
cold in the northwest together with
bullish cables contributed to the
strength displayed by the leading flu
ture.
Corn was firm through most of the
day, based in part on weather fore
casts of a return of extreme cold
weather with consequent delay in
transportation. The closing figures
ranged from Is to 3-S@12c higher
than Fridays final quotations for the
May and July deliveries
Trade in oats was comparatively
light, but prices held firm with an up
ward tendency Closing figures for
May were 1-8@1-4c higher than the
final market Friday with July a shade
higher and September unchanged. In
provisions pork closed 12@15c high
er; lard closed 1-2c to IL &c high :
err and ribs were 10@12c higher.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; No rye 79@s0c: feed or
mixing barley 5s@62c; fair to choice
mailing 66@71c; fax seed No. i
southwestern $1.94; No. l northwest
ern $2O4; timothy seed s335@3.9o;
clover $s5O@11.75; mess pork, per bbl
$21.S7 1902; lard per 100 lbs $3.50:
short ribs, sides, Qoose) $11.25@
1852 1-2; short clear sides. (boxed)
$1162 1-2@11.87 1-2.
Grain statistics: Total clearances
of wheat and -four were equal to 463,-
900 blu. Primary receipts were (twc
days. $1.427, 900 bu. compared with
$4,000 blu. the corresponding day q
year ago. The visible supply of wheat
in the United States increased $4,000
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
Grain in New York.

- NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Flour-Firr
with a small trade. Spring patents
$5.40@5.70; winter straights, $500
$40. Receipts, 30,294; shipments, 81
226.
Wheat-Spot, firm; No. red, $12S
elevator domestic and 1927 1-2 f. O.
b. afloat nominal; No. northern Du-
luth, $1.27 LIZ and No. hard winter
SIPS IA f. O. b. af1oat nominal.
The option market was firmer and
prices were up over Lee per bushel
on higher cables, bullish Argentine re-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
CURED BOILS
With Cuticura when Everything
Else had Failed.

ct am very grateful for Cuticura as
my daughter had been suffering for
eleven months with awful great boils on
her body. We tried everything which
one could mention but nothing was any
coed. The boils made her very weak
and ill and che had to leave her place.
After using enc tablet Of Cuticura Soap,
one box CT Cuticura Ointment, two walls
of Cuticura Pills and three bottles Of
Cuticura Resolvent she get quite well
and has net had the boils since. l
should have written to you before but
have been waiting to see If she had any
sign Of any coming back. My daughter
is eighteen years old. Mrs. Ellen Heather,
Hillside Rd, Ash Common, mr.. Alder,
shot. Hants, England, June 20, 1907
Cuticura soap t25c). Cuticura Ointment t5ocy
and Cuticura ResoIvent t50c) cor IN me ior ii
Chocolate Coated Pills. csc. per vial o. 6O). 500
throuehout the world Potter Drug 4 Cnem CORP
Sole Props l35 Columbus Ave. Boston. Mass
mr32rnaee Cuticura Book mailed free. giving de-
scrption. treatment and cure OF Diseases VI ZIG
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04

obtained a divorce, will ask to have
the suit reopened. Mrs. Leavitt has
been living in Colorado since her Oh
vorce was obtained, while her hus-
band remained in Paris.
II is from friends of Leavitt VINO
have lust returned from abroad that
he information comes Of his sup
posed intention. The report is that
Leayitt never has bee nable to rest
under the implied reproach of being
a divorced husband. He also resorts
the fact that his children were ward
ed to his mothers custody.
Following the divorce of the Lea
witt couple, which was conducted
most quietly, reports got abroad that
their troubles while married had been
largely the result of Mr.. Leavitt's
emotional temperament. In short, 1t
was whispered that Leavitt could
have produced evidence that the
trouble was by no means one sided
However, he made no contest and
Mrs. Leavitt got all she demanded in
her suit.
Since her divorce Mrs. Leavitt has
kept herself we'll in the public eye
She Is a suffragist and has taken
somewhat prominent part in work for
that cause. She also is a worker for
prohibition. She has several times
made herself conspicuous in the pres
idential campaigns of her disting-
u;shed father, and at the last ma
tioral republican convention drew at
tention to herself and Alice Roose-
Welt Longworth by introducing her.
self publicly to the then presidents
daughter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
7OAD LOSES CASE INVOLVING
ITS RIGHT TO LAND GRANTS
U. p. r. n. Contends Right to Land
Granted But Not Yet Proved
Upon and Loses.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The SUI
irene court of the United States,
through Justice Brewer, decided ia
yorably to Harris in the case of the
Jaion Pacific Railroad company VS..
Norris Harris and others. involving
he right of the company under its
and grant to land which, while 1t
lad been entered upon, had not been
roved upon before the passage OF
the grant act by congress
The land in controversy is in Salina
county, Kas., and the supreme court
If that state. holding against the con-
entions of the company in affirma-
lion OF the trial courts finding, the
,ompany appealed to the federal SUI
preme curt, with a like result.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
TO PROBE WHITE SLAVERY.
Rockefeller, Jr- Named as Foreman
Of the Grand Jury.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The district
attorney of New York and the son Of
the richest man in the world, took up
today, one directly, the other Indirect
ly, an investigation of the white slave
traffic.
John d. Rockefeller Jr. is foreman
of a grand jury sworn in today, charg-
ed especially with the task of inquiring
into the traffic in women with a view
to rigid prosecution or an end to sens
sational ISLANDERS against New York.
Charles s. Whitman, new district
attorney, began a similar line Of in
luiry on this, his first official day in
office. He assigned special assistant
o examine witnesses and in state
ment given out tonight he urges the
public to come forward with any evil
dence that such traffic exists.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-04
"MoTHER OF CLUBS" WELL
Nine. Caroline M. Severance Greets
Women of America.

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 3.-On the eve
of her Goth birthday, Madame Caro-
line M. Severance, the mother of
clubs" gives the following New Year
greeting to the women Of America:
Hail to the dawning day of the
Acknowledgement of the mothers of the
race! All things helpful of woman's
welfare are possible under enlightened
organized womanhood."
Madame Severance will celebrate
her Goth birthday Wednesday, Janu-
airy II, and plans are being made by
the Friday Morning club of which she
is president emer. tus, to entertain at
luncheon for her.