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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
New Series-VOl. XXI. No. IS.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETINGS
Inc -Four City Clubs Met Yesterday
and Re 'oanized.

All four clu' : he City Of Sumter
met Frida 4rnoon and reor-
ganized by ng officers and dele
Ward : President, r. l. Man.
ming; - President, Edgar Skinner;
Seer R. J. Bland; Member of
CO executive committee, H. Lee
rough.
-egates to county convention
L. Manning, H. c. Haynsworth,
L. b. Fraser, L. w. Jenkins, r. J.
Bland, Edgar Skinner, E. c. Hayns.
worth, H. L. Scarborough, B. d. Nit
chell w. R. Wells, A. L. White, Will
liam Shaw, N. A. Spann.
The delegation was authorized to
NIL any vacancies. The following al
ternates were elected, however: E. T.
Wfndham, George F. Epperson, r. c.
Richardson, William Bultman. J. II.
Darr.
Ward Two-President, Joe War
rem; vice president, A. A. Manning;
secretary, r. D. Epps; member Of
executive committee, J. H. Clifton.
Delegates-R. d. Lee, J. H. Clifton.
A. A. Manning, r. D. Epps, Geo. D.
Levy, c. L. Cuttino, George Warren,
Joe Warren, E. F. Miller, H. G.
Osteen, L. D. Jennings R. B. Belser,
J. V. Wilson. The delegation will fiji
all vacancies.
Ward Three-President, C. M.
Hurst; secretary, S. F. Parrott; MEM
Der of executive committee, w. M
Graham.
Delegates-W. M. Graham, c. F..
Stubs, H. A. Moses, Junius Parrott,
II. c. Cuttino, c. M. Hurst, w. s.
Dinkins, S. F. PARROT. H. C. Cuttino
was made chairman of the delega-
ton.
The chairman of the delegation
and the secretary were appointed to
revise the roll, and that the president
and secretary arrange for the man.
ager and a place for the primary
election.
Ward Four-President, J. D. Wild.
er; vice president, G.. A. Broan: sec.
retary, Charley Thames. h
Delegates. D. Wilder, w. Perci-
val Smith, Geo. w. Dick, Charles
Thames. G. A. Brown, E. 1. Reardon,
j. w. McKiever, Thomas v. Walsh,
2. p. Finn, G. E. Richardson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
SUMTER. S. c.. WEDNESDAY APRIT, ~ 1910
SEIZE PART STEAMERS CARGO
captain EnjOincd From Moving Cot
ton of Bankrupt Firm.

Mobile, Ala, April 244.-The first
seizure of cotton shipped under bills
of lading issued by Knight, Yancey
& Co. the bankrupt Decatur, Ala,
spot cotton house. was made today,
when Deputy United States Marshal
White served an injunction on Capt.
Arthur Parker, Of the British steam
ship Meltonian, restraining the move
ment Of 4.30O bales of cotton loaded
In the steamship and consigned TO
Havre, France. The injunction was
Issued by the United States District
Court Saturday night. on the appli-
cation of Attorney j. C. Rich, acting
for Clarence G. Frost and w. s. Low
ell. receivers for the bankrupt cot
ton company.
Latham & Co. of Havre, and the
Elder-Dempster Steamship Company
owners of the steamship Meltonian,
are named In the injunction which
was issued until further orders of
the Court are made In the premises. {"
There are 2,200 bales of cotton on
the wharf where the Meltonian is
berthed, waiting to be loaded on the
steamer, but no attachment has been
issued against this as far as known.
The Meltonian's cargo would have
been completed and the vessel clear
ed within two days. She is billed to
sail Wednesday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
TOWN ALMOST DESTROYED.
Lake Charles, la, Visited by De-
structlve Fire.

Lake Charles, La. April 23.-Fan-
ned by a high wind, a fire which
broke out here shortly after 4 o'clock
this afternoon. SWEET over twenty or
more blocks OF the city. destroying
several hundred buildings end result
ing In a property loss estimated at
about $4,000. 900. Two thousand per-
sons have been rendered homeless.
Lake Charles has population of
about $4,000 people.
When II became apparent that the
local fire department could not cope
with the blaze. requests for aid were
wired 10 Beaumont and Orange, Tex
as. and 10 Jennings. La. all OF which
were within radius OF fifty miles Of
Lake Charles. The Southern Pacific
Railroad offered special trains TO
bring the volunteers from neighbor-
ing cities. Many houses in the path
OF the flames were dynamlted but
showers OF sparks were swept beyond
the gaps thus made. igniting the
buildings on the farther side. With
In a short time the wind had driven
the fire over a space of two miles in
length. leaving a mass OF ruins I'm its
wake
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
SNOW STORM IN NASHVILLE.
Coolest Weather for Same Date I'm
Forty Years.

Nashville. Tenn, April 24.-At
times approaching storm proper
tions. flurries of snow were intermit-
tent here throughout the day. The
flakes were notably large, but melted
as fast as they touched the ground
At 5 o'clock this morning the gov
ernment Thermometer registered "a
degrees, the lowest for this date
shown in forty years of local official
records. The thermometer was SO
had disappeared, heavy frost being
expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
BrySOn Partially Identifies Negro
Bandit

Atlanta, Ga, April 24.-Ir a mo-
ment of consciousness today, Con-
ductor w. H. Bryson, one of the two
victims Of the three negro highway
men who last night held up and rob-
bed a street car in an Atlanta sub
urb, identified one Of the negroes
caught in the police drag-net as
probably one of the guilty trio. This
negro and four others who are held
on suspicion are tonight prisoners.
All kinds of rumors have gained
currency and the officers found it
necessary to prohibit negroes visiting
the neighborhood where the crime
occurred. There were even express
sions of disapproval from the crowd
at the presence of the few negro
chauffeurs who piloted automobiles
to the scene.
Chief Of Police Jennings stated to-
night that every precaution had been
taken against manifestation of a riot
spirit, although we have not the
slightest apprehension that there will
be trouble" he added.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
Only April Snow known.

Memphis, Tenn, April 24.-For
several hours today snow fell in
Memphis and the surrounding coun-
try. The temperature went down to
32 degrees Local weather records
going back thirty years show that
this is the coolest weather and the
only snowfall ever known here in
April. The cold wave extended
across North Mississippi. 1t Is not
believed that vegetation, except the
more delicate varieties. will be seri-
Ously injured
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
CAMPAIGN TO BE PUSHED.
Executive Board of Y. NJ. G. A. De-
termined to Raise Necessary
Funds.

very enthusiastic meeting of the
board OF Directors of the Y. M. c. A.
was held Sunday afternoon in the
Council chamber. 1t was determined
to begin the campaign for subscrip-
tions on Monday, May 9th, and COM
plete the canvas in one week. Five
teams will be put in the field, and
these will be backed by a committee
OF thirty business men. The secretary
for the two Carolinas, Mr.. G. G..
Huntington, has been wired for a
man of experience to assist in the
campaign. If he cannot be had, the
work will be pushed entirely by local
talent
The ladies will be asked to serve
lunch to the working teams daily
during the week. The workers will
devote all their time to it. Their en-
ployers will be asked to let them off
so as to have nothing interfere with
the raising Of subscriptions.
only two Of the board were absent
yesterday afternoon. Those present
were Of the opinion that the amount
desired could be had by putting forth
the proper effort, and that effort will
be put forth at once.
There will be further announce
ment of this tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
KILLED BY NEGROES BULLETS.
MOTORMAN AND CONDUfTOp
SHOT DOWN IN ATLANTA
Conductor w. III. Bryson E.t.u,,
Shot But Still Alive, is Native of
Laurens County, South Carolina
Attacked and Robbed by Negro
Highwayman at Lonely Spot I'm
Atlanta Suburb.

Atlanta, Ga, April 23.-At the end
OF the Druid Hills street car line-a
lonely spot in the outlying section of
one of Atlanta's residential suburbs,
three negro highwaymen tonight
shot and instantly killed Motorman
5. I. Brown, and, after robbing Con-
ductor w. H. Bryson of s35, fatally
shot him in the back and made their
escape into the nearby woods.
Twenty minutes later the crime
was discovered and AtIanta's entire
police reserve was rushed to the
scene.
There were no passengers on the
car. The car had just reached the
end of the line and the motorman
was reversing his trolley when the
attack came from the negroes. who
had concealed themselves behind a
clump of bushes.
Motorman Brown was shot down
as he started to re-enter his car. and
with revolvers levelled at the con-
ductors head, he was ordered to
throw up his hands. On complying
one of the men relieved him of all
the cash he had on his person and
then he was told to "hit the grit"
He was shot in the back by one of
the men after he had run about fiftv
yards and fell in his tracks. Two
shots penetrated his liver. The in
Jured conductor was rushed to a hos
pital, where it was stated that there
was no possible chance of his re-
covery.
The dead motorman and injured
conductor were found by Motorman
Tinsley and Conductor Royster, who
were in charge of the car which
reached the end of the line, just 20
minutes later.
The county bloodhounds were
rushed to scene Of the hold-up and
Immediately took a trail which led
in the direction of construction
camp, where a number Of negroes
are employed on grading work. The
camp was placed under a heavy
guard, and early tomorrow every ne
gro in the camp will be forced to
submit to a thorough examination at
the hands of the officers
Fifty police officers continued to
scour the woods tonight in the vicin-
ity of the hold-up and several ne
groes were placed under arrest,
though without any convincing evil
dence as to their guilt
Brown was SO years of age and
leaves a wife and four children. Bry-
son is about the same age and mar
ried. Bryson is a native of Laurens
County, South Carolina, and has a
brother living at Rockmart, Ga.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
Real Estate Transfers.

w. II. Epperson, sheriff, in re York
Jones to r. d. Lee, |. c.. Strauss D.
ID. Noise, executors of the will of Ma
rion Noise, tax deed to "a acres i'm
Concord township for $3.50.
w. II. Epperson, sheriff, in re Will
son George, to r. d. Lee. I. c..
strauss and ID. d. Noise, executors of
VIII of Marion Noise, tax deed to one
lot in Sumter for $14.S7.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
Sumter District Conference Meet
With Sumter Church Wednesday.

The District Conference of the
Sumter Methodist church beginning
on next Wednesday morning. The
opening sermon will be preached Ly
Rev. +. II. Shuler, after which the
conference will be called to order
Rev. Waddy II. Duncan, presiding
of delegates will be here from all
over the district.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27
DALZEIL DEFEATED.
Broad street Boys Made Good Rec
ord Saturday.

The boys from Broad street went
the Dalzcll boys. bringing their scalp
with them. They won i'm pretty
game in score OF 10 To /. The fea-
pitching. He pitched "a no-hlt game.
The Dalzcll boys could not get onto
his curves. Batteries For Broad
STRAIGHTFORWARD and Mckay; Dal
zell-Phillips and Phillips.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

There are Aldridges outside of New
York. Gov. Malcolm X. Patterson,
of Tennessee. has just announced his
candidacy for reelection. He would
show more wisdom If he took to the
Woods.--New York Tribune
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

An engineer who deliberately ran
his train into the one ahead declares
that the Lord had directed him to
do SO. Evidently another case Of
misrcad orders.-Philadelph Led
ger
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

The craze spreads. The Governor
of Tennessee has pardoned several
murderers, and now the Governor of
Minnesota has even pardoned a poet.
Brooklyn Standard Union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

Black Hand trailing the Colonel,
Ell? Pshaw! Shaking the Black
Hand will be holiday sport for the
Colonel!-Washingto Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

Now that Bwanna Tumbo is there,
Paris will be the City of Light-and
Noise. New York American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

Secretary Ballinger may go out Of
the Cabinet, but he will doubtless
continue to do a land office business.
Dallas News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

And yet people wondered why
Roosevelt avoided touching the tariff.
Boston Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

The sheriff has rounded up 6S
delinquent tax payers and collected
$440.67. There are still others who
will be found.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

The reward of one duty Is the pow
er to fulfill Eliot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

Entire love Is a worship, and can
net be angry.-Leigh Hunt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

We easily forget those faults which
are known only to ourselves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-27

Trouble teaches men how much
there Is In manhood.-Beecher.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
LIBERAL TRIAL JAR
AND FREE BOOK

To make it easy for you 70 try PINK
PLUSH MASSAGE CREAM. We have
put up special trial jars, containing sui
ficient cream for several applications:
more than enough to prove the merits oi
PINK BLUSH to any one
You can get these trial jars from your
druoqist for 10 cents He will give you
a copy of our book, Suggestions OT
Massage, which contains the history Ct
massage, describes the construction OF the
skin, gives valuable advice tor IT'S care
and illustrates the proper movements for
massaging the face and neck
If for aov reason, your druggist cant supply
vou send us 10 cents, coin or stamps, and MS
name and we will send you the cream and BOOK
by return mail.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

THERE came another morning when the
African saw the Prince stop as he walked
beside a farther wall and pick up glove. 4
mans glove such as are worn by officers of the
black guard. This time he did not throw It
away; but Clutched it furiously. looked up at
the wall above. at the tiny cottage where the
woman was still asleep. and thrust it within
the folds of his burnooSe. Nor did he pass be-
tween the marble columns: but instead walked
with dropping head and nervous step out past
the fountain. beyond the Italian statues. and
through the guarded door saying nothing. even
to himself; for the Fileli when wounded IN
heart are slow TO speech and Stealthy.
He did not return for whole day. and then
another and the voice in the nest was first
melancholy and then stilled. When he did
come it was as a thirsty man rushing TO the
desert spring and no longer able to forbear or
bride his thirst. She gave a cry and met him
at the door. He took her tightly into his arms
for a time and then held her off and looked
deeply into her eyes. He felt the gardeners
stare turned his head quickly and the men
dared look no more.
The next day. coming early. the Prince
picked scrap of twisted paper from a Clunp of
lawn-and was no longer FL HaSan the Just.
They say his manner changed. that he grew
moody and irritable that he came less fire.
quently to the garden. and that when here he
walked to and fro like a man who Is weighing
all things. And once he thrust aside the
mother of his babe. who. needless of the
African. crept up to him and put her arms
round his neck. looked up into his face, and
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

MO one knows who whispered into the crafty
L old Sultan's ear that it was Ill for man
to have but wife and that it was more bent
ting his son. who would come to the gate OF
justice when Allah called his father home. to
respect the faith by taking at least one more
There is nothing to show that anything save
duty he could not avoid induced FL Hasan to
receive the wife the Sultan sent. 1t IS told that
when the gorgeous procession came down the
street surrounding the most beautiful horse
from the SultanS stables. which carried III
closed canopy of ivory and gold the second
wife the Prince received her with Surly face
and betrayed loathing or indifference IN his at
titude And it was whispered among the quiet
slaves of the palace that he never so much as
took her to his arms; but turned her over To
her waiting women, motioned her away. and
then stalked slowly through the outer garden.
through the doors of this secluded spot. and 10
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-21
LAND WITEORlINAL
BILL IS PASSED
MEASURE GIVING POWER TO THE
PRESIDENT Has NO OPPOSI-
TON m HOUSE.
!A4<a>> 'AY~t

WASHINGTON. April sO.-The
Pickett conservation bin authorizing
the president'to make Withdrawals of
public lands for purposes of conserva-
ion was passed by tho house today.
No record of the vote was taken. final
passage Of the bill being almost unan-
imous. Few differences OF opinion
developed during the debate upon the
subject Of conservation, the discus
sion being almost exclusively on the
cffec- of amendments reported.
As passed. the bill is practically
the form which was introduced by
Pickett OF Iowa, it being stated that
in that form l. had the approval Of
the president. Under the terms Of
the measure the president Is authoriz-
ed 20 withdraw from location public
lands of he United States and Alaska
Tor public uses and for examination
and classification to determine their
character and value. These with
drawals. the bill provides. to remain in
force until revoked by the president
or congress
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-21
CHESS TOURNEY IS
BEING ARRANGED

The Y NJ. C. A. will inaugurate a
tournament in a few days that will
probably interest more men than is
now expected. A chess tourney has
been arranged by a number of the
members who delight in that kind
of game. and all who desire to play
are invited TO become contestants
for a prize All who apply. whether
members CT the Y. NJ. c. A or not,
will be adm tied
The sports committee met Monday
night and arranged for a voIley ball
tournament to begin Friday night
when two matches will be played.
There are eight teams lined up at
this time. two city, two Copper
Queen. two business mems and two
High school teams. The committee
also revised the rules to suit the gym.
nasium which was not bu II espec-
tally for volley ball games.
A new Spanish class is organized
for beg nners and fifteen are already
enrolled. Advanced classes may be
joined at any time as the members
are carrying on the reading cours
&c all the time.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-21
consumption to normal rae viii ans

consumption to normal rae Will ans
wer. in part at least. the question as
TO how the accumulation of copper is
going to be absorbed
An encouraging feature of the
March statistics was a dimunition OF
152.so2 10. in the daily rate of pro
duction by American refineries, re-
fecting to some extent the lessened
produc ion of the smelters in Decem
Der last. The average daily produc.
ton of refined in February was g.
S73,l44 lbs against 4.025. 446 in Feb
ruary. Reviewing the statistics of
the last II months it appears that pro-
duction has attained its climax for
the present at a daily rate of little
ever four million pounds. If this be
so and if il be true that consumption
IS now outrunning production the
chief requisites are confidence and
patience
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-21
COPPER STATISTICS
FOB MARCH.

Commenting on the March stats
teal report Of the Copper Producers
association the Engineering and Min
ing Journal says:
The sast report Of the Copper Pro
ducers' association was a disappoint-
meut. iuasmuch as it showed that the
worlds visible supply had increased
by abou. 100000 lbs. As We have
previously pointed out it is nov the
European satisfies that chiefly COM
mand attention. An increase here
would be of no consequence If it we're
Offset by a decrease on the other side.
That indeed is almost the best to be
hoped for inasmuch as affairs have
been brought to the safe where we
can no longer export copper except to
fill demands for special shapes or by
cutting prices, which latter the pro
ducers have apparently resolved to do
There is no doubt tha- consumption
is increasing both in Europe and
America, and probably is now in ex
cess OF current production. The SIS
,,fo;,,, bag bo<- o,-,,-oe-oa H., -. -
visible stocks have beea drawn upor
in greater proportion than me visible
This suggestion. which is plausible
may account for he maintenance q
the visible stocks so far and may in
dictate a more rapid reduction Of thea
later on.
The domestic deliveries in the frs
quarter of 1910 we're 1881 ,527 ID.
against 2O2. 7s6.ssI in the previous
quarter We fancy thai actual con
sumption increased in somewhat great
er ratio. as we do not believe tina
manufacturers we're so largely over
bought on March 81 as they were oil
Dec. 81 Anyway the statistics prov,
hat copper is being CONSUMED in thii
country at an enormous rate. in spit
Of the slack demand for heavy wire
which has not experienced any re
vivsl since the setback three year
ago. The temperance of this dc
mand and restoration Of Britisl
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-21
SCHWARTZ MURDER
TRIAL UNDER HAY
JURY COMPLETED YESTERDAY
AND EVIDENCE BEGINS AFTER
TIE NOON RECESS.

FLAGSTAFF. Ariz. April 29-Thc
jury which is TO hear the case Of
Ruben Neill and Herbert E. Wood.
former Arizona ranger. charsa.I with
killing E. P. Schwartz at Williams
on September IS 1903. which is be-
ing held at the spring term OF the
district court before judge Doe. was
completed today. Hearing evidence
commenced directly after the noon
recess.
Attorneys for the state are dis
trict attorney X. n. Seeves. and II.
F. Ashurst. while those for the de
Tense are Reese n. Ling aud J. Z.
Jones The court house was packed
20 the doors. a large percentage be
ing women. -Four witnesses were
heard up TO adjournment. During
the proceedings a skull and some
clothing alleged TO belong to the
dead man were exhibited. The trial
gives promise Of being lengthy.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-21

Senator Aldrich has given cut the
statement that at the end Of his
present term he viii leave the Unit
ed States senate. Aldrich Is one Of
the big leaders Of the republican party
and while his retirement viii cause
some Joy among the insurgents of
that party still there viii be general
agreement that the party could spare
many others from the senate better
than Aldrich. 1t is such men as AID
rich that have been able to hold the
support of the great interests OF the
country to the republican party and
keep It in power. However. SO long
as the republican party clings to the
idea Of tariff for protection It mat
tiers not who its leader is. it will con-
tinue to build up monopoly in the
country.