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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-29
THE DISGUISE.

Customer-'sI'm going to masked
ball, and I want something that will
completely disguise me-"
Costumer-"Certain sir. / will
give you something nice. .'-Pele
Mele
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-29
Sounds Startling.

tShe began as chorus girl"
"WelI?"
"But recently she has outstripped
some of the leading prima donnas."
care you referring to her progress
or her costumes?"-W Her.
aid.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-29
PERFORMANCES s TINES DAILY.

Miss Bright love dancing.
What is your favorite dance, Mr..
Boniface?''
Boniface - "The menu-et, dear
lady."-Boston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-29
OH, YOU VOTRESS

Oll, LOo -fO41eIASN
Wow,
What row
The women raise
When the men suggest ways
And means for them to show
Which way their suffrage winds do blow!
Why don't they stop their patters
Why not remove the mote
That's in our eyes by putting
Their notions to vote?
The men, at present masters,
Are only waiting till
They have full expression
Of lovely woman's will.
What?
Oh, you votress!
w. J. Hampton, in New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-29
THE FUR COAT.

Maid-"What animals skin is
that?"
MISTRESS (absent mindedly)-
mine. Bon Vivant.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-29
To be Continued.

The Paris Municipal Council -11dss
contributed $500 francs toward
monument to the late Professor Cur.
rie, the discoverer of radium.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-29
ssWhat2 8

The Count - "What? Jack and
Jill married? I thought he was just
flirting with her"
Lady Maud-"Y "Yes-so did Jack!"
-Pick-Me-Up.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-29
start wolf massacre in Rio Blanco


and Garfield counties.
The idea originated with Charles
T. Limburg, of Leadville, promin-
ent cattleman and banker. He has
taken the matter up with the Office
of the State Game and Fish Commis
sioners, where the possibilities of his
| suggestion were recognized at once.
Various schemes have been devised
for getting rid of the big gray wolves
which slaughter SO many yearling
steers in the White River country
every summer and so many deer in
the winter
The wolves of the White River tim
Der country are exceptionally large
and fierce. A head of one of them
shows them to have heavy, capacious
jaws and long, keen teeth which look
as if they could snap a dogs back
bone in with single crunch. 1t
looks as if it were up to the Indians,
and it is believed that they will en-
Joy the outing with great pleasure,
particularly since it means getting
all the food they want while they are
away from home, with the chance of
bounty money thrown in.-Denver
Republican.
HAND SHOT, ROWED 20 MILES.
The mail steamship Dora arrived
from Unalaska, bringing Charles
Burns, the latest member of the boat
crew that left the camp of the cast
aways of the steamship Farallon at
Iliamna Bay, Cook Inlet, after the
Farallon had gone on the rocks.
Burns refused to accompany the
remainder of the crew when they
left Kadguyak Bay to cross Sheilokof
Strait to Kodiak Island, saying that
he would try to reach Cold Bay, on
the Aleutian peninsula, to catch the
steamship Dora. Burns set out alone
in little open dory, with small
quantity of dried salmon for food,
and headed southwesterly, skirting
the coast. His supply of salmon gave
out and he rowed his craft whole
day without food, the bleak shore
offering him no inducement to land.
Finally, Burns sighted prospector's
cabin and made a landing.
In the cabin was a shotgun and
ammunition. Burns shot a number
of wild ducks, cooked them, and
feasted and rested. While shooting
more ducks, he accidentally dis
charged the gun and tore off a finger.
The wound bled profusely and Burns
could not stop it. He rushed off in
his boat and rowed twenty miles. He
landed and camped. While he slept.
exhausted from loss of blood, the
tide carried away his boat and the
cooked ducks that were in it.
Weak and hungry, Burns started
on foot through the snow for Kat
mai He arrived within sight of the
town, but could not drag himself fur
ther, and went into camp. The next
day he reached Katmai, where his
wounds were treated. He finally
reached Cold Bay in company with
the census enumerator. - Valdez
(Alaska) letter in New York Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
WHERE ARE THE GUNSp
thousands OF Dollars Worth Militia
EQuipment Missing.

Columbia, June 15.-Rumors that
have been circulating in militai cir
cles' to the effect that arms and equip
ment, inventoried on the books of the
war department at more than $4,000.
nave been lost in the shuttle somehow
in this State, and sc remain as a ghost
In the closet that is likely to come
out and walk almost any time, are de-
MED at the State House, where it is
claimed the amount for which the
military department of this State is
liable is nothing like $4,000, and not
even as much as $4,000.
1t is explained that the war de-
partment has itself written off the
books quantities Of clothing and tent
age with lot of general camp equip
ment, on the theory that this is per-
ishable stuff and may be supposed to
have worn out, but the department
requires the most rigid accounting for
all the ordinance issued and it is the
missing guns and side-arms that are
threatening to give trouble. 1t is ad-
mittcd that moro than 200 stand of
small arms cannot he accounted for.
Assistant Adjutant General Prock
is now compiling a statement on this
matter.
1t is said by military men-and al
50, it is understood, by officials Of the
war dopartmcnt-that the several
governors are personally responsible
for any deficit that a strict inventory
may show. The governor yearly files
with the war department. a schedule
OF all arms ACCOMPLISHMENTS and equip
ment belonging to the Federal gov
ernment which are in the CUSTODY of
the State troops and for the correct
ness of this statement he is held re-
sponsible on his bond, by the military
code, better known as the Dick law.
1t Is suggested that if there has been
much loss of such equipment a good
deal occurred in previous gubernator-
ial administrations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
New Serie
LEVER ROASTS WICKERSH.
Cotton Litigation Tcxt-Ady. ~ .
ernment Official to e ~ lis
Base And Get Aft 9 Rio
Criminals. ~

Washington. June l. A criticism
Of the administrations proceeding in
New York against certain cotton op-
orators and Southern spinners, on ac-
count of the alleged cotton pool, was
voiced in the house today by Repre-
sentative Lever of South Carolina. Mr..
Lever declared the suit was rush to
the relief of a clique of reckless cot
ton gamblers threatened with a dis
aster into which they put them
selves"
In the years to come" said Mr..
Lever, Il suspect this interference Of
the attorney general in behalf Of
those who had combined to depress
the price of cotton as against those
who may have combined to raise it will
he pointed to as one of the chief glo-
ries Of this dministration-th:s, and
his prosecution of the tobacco grow
ers Of Kentucky and Tennessee who in
self-defense and when driven to the
last extremity combined to tear the
grip of the tobacco trust from their
thrOats.
He had a fertile field to employ
the machinery of the department of
justice in breaking up the beef trust,
butter trust, sugar trust steel trust
and other trusts world without end
why not try the temper of his steel
against these thick-hided old sim
ners?"
Let the attorney general feed all
out of the same spoon and not make
the mistake of believing that high
priced cotton is a criminal and low
priced cotton a divinity"
Mr.. Lever contended that the ope-
rations Of the New York exchange
are a constant serious interference
with commerce. He declared that a
great change would come over the
spirit of the dreams of members Of
the New York cotton exchange eff
Henry w. Taft, its attorney, who is a
brother of Presiden Taft, should an
nounce one evening at the close of
the market that he had been called
to Washington to consult with Attor-
ney General Wickersham about the
affairs of the exchange, and that the
attorney general had directed him to
return to New York with a message
to exchange members that he had
made up his mind to stop illegitimate
trading in future contracts"
Turn your guns on the big GRIM
inals," urged Mr.. Lever, "and scour-
age the temple of high finance"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
SEAB0ARD WINS CASE,
INJUNCTION IN FERTILIZER CASE
MADE PERMANENT.
Railroad Permitted to Charge Old
Kate Balance of the Season: But
New Rate Goes Into Effect August
1St-Thc Courts Order Means
S1OO,O 900 to Railroads.

Columbia, S. c., June 16.-The
Supreme Court today settled the con-
troversy between SeabOard Air Line
and the Railroad Commission, in
which the SeabOard was formerly
granted a temporary injunction re-
straining the commission from put
ting into effect a decrease of cents
per ton on fertilizers. The courts or
Ger makes the injunction permanent
until August 1st, which has the ef-
feet of allowing the Seaboard ID
charge the present rate during the re.
mainder of the current fertilizer sea
son, but says that after that date the
commissions rate will be effective.
This means a difference of about
100000 per season. The other rail
roads put the reduced rate, as ordered
hy commission, int effect some time
ago
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
- XXI. 70. 80.
HUB EVANS INDICTED.
WITH RECEIVING RE-
BATES WHILE \ DIRECTOR.
Attorney General Asked That Bond
BE Fixed at $4,000 But Judge AID
rich Lets Him Off With Only ST.
600.

NeWberry, June 14.-Quite futter
was perceptible today when Attorney
General Lyon appeared in the court
room and with Solicitor Cooper hand
ed out an Indictment against RI. H.
Evans, charging him with receiving
rebates While he was a director of the
dispensary. The grand jury brought
in a true bill.
Mr.. Evans Immediately appeared
in court and through his counsel, E.
). Blease, offered bond and asked that
a day be set at once for trial.
The attorney general suggested that
the amount required from other de-
PENDANTS, similarly charged, was from
$4,000 to $4,000, and he thought
the amount Of the bond for Mr.. Evans
should be $4,000. Mr.. Blease urged
that this amount was out of all pro-
portions to the fine that would be i'm
posed even were the defendant guilty
and, while his client was among his
AilSliuS anu was dDle TO give the
amount easily, he thought it was ex-
cessive.
Judge Aldrich admitted the defend
ant to bail in the sum Of $1,000,
which was promptly gievn and Evans
smilingly paid his respects to the at
torney general and to Judge Aldrich
and with apparent satisfaction beam
ing from his ruddy countenance pass
ed out among his friends.
The counsel for Mr.. Evans urged
an immediate trial, saying that his
client was ready and anxious for
prompt determination of the case, but
upon motion of the attorney general
the court continued the case till next
term Of court.
The indictment charges that rebates
were received from one M. A. Good
man in 1900 and also in 1902 in
amounts Of 5000 and $3.50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
Lest / Forget"

There is a cOlOred man on that part
of the DR.. Bossard land touching the
Bowman and Moore property. -
Butler by name, reputed to be ninety.
with wife ninetythree years old.
The old man is blind and helpless.
while his wife is quite active He told
me, Il served through the war and
was faithful. Have never been in
Jail, was never tried for anything
Have never given my country. my
masters, my ncighbors any trouble" ."
1t is clearly a case of need, whether
worthy his neighbors can best tell.
although patch is cultivated for him
by his friends. He told me. Il had
three dollars returned to me, Che
seemed to think it a gifD, after set
tlemcnt of rent and account last
year" I do think it worth while to
look after such people, worthy or no.
Another case. the brother and sis
ter of Sallie EIcrbee, living on T.. y.
Jennings land. Both are deformed.
are repulsive in appearance, only one,
the man, John, age G7, can hobble
about Possibly all these are cared
for, but they need attention whether
or no. Unaslled gave "HAGOOp."
Remhert, 5. c., June 13, 1910.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
THE McCOOMER CASE.
\ Statement to Keep the Record
Straight.

Editor Daily Item
I notice In your paper of yesterday.
that II was stated that Jack McCoom-
er had been pardoned by the Cover
nor OF aCter-liscovercd evidence. This
Is q mistake His case was appealed
o. the Supreme Court along with that
of Spivcns. The Supreme Court
granted a new trial 20 Spivens on ac--
count of certain errors alleged TO have
been committed hy tho Circuit Judge
as 60 Spivcns and refused "a new n .oI
as 90 MrCoomcr After the rcmitti-
tur had been sent down i'm the case.
I moved before tho Supreme Court t.
he allowed To- appear before the cir
cult Court and make a motion for "a
new trial on aftcr-dlscovcrcd evidence.
The Supreme Court held that they
had no jurisdiction I'm the matter. as
the rcmitttur had been sent down. \
few days thereafter a similar motion
was made before the Supreme Court
The Court was then called together
en- banc and majority held that
such applications should he made 10
the Circuit Court. After this dccis-
ION. then made motion before the
Circuit Court (Judge r.; c. Watts pro
siding) for a new trial on after dis
covered evidence. After hearing this
evidence. his Honor promptly grant
ed a new trial. and when this trial
was had. the Jury promptly acquitted
McCoomer lie was acquitted upon
a trial and not pardoned by the Gov
ernor. Respectfully.
l.. ID. JENNINGS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
REQUESTS TO CHARITY.
Several Are Contained i'm Will of Late
n. vi. Lee of Charleston.

Charleston, June 1.-THE will of
the late \. NJ. Lee has been filed in
the office of the judge of probate,
containing several public bequests,
aggregating in value $4,000. The
benefactiOns are as follows: South
Carolina Society, $4,000; Church
Home (orphanage), $4,000; Winthrop
College, $4,000; Charleston Firemen
Benevolent Association, $1,000, and
the Charleston Colored Training
School for Nurses, $1,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
They ARE ILL COMING.
THE FIRE COMP lies THROUGH
OUT THE STATE WILL BE
HERE IN FULL FORCE.
Letters of Acceptance Have Been Re-
ceived From Many Sources-Fire
Horses to Race-SpeciaI Rates
Granted OH the Railroads.

Sumter will be crowded to it's capa-
city next week. The fire companies
and their friends are all coming. The
departments in the different sections
Of the State have written their in
tention to be here. Here are a few
expressions as taken from letters re-
ceived by Chief Hood:
Let me congratulate you on your
programmed. you can depend on US.
We have engaged a coach on
the Southern and will take on New
tr4rry with Us. Anderson tells Us they
will bring a large delegation, also
Laurens. "A letter from Green
wood.
Much regret it will be impossible
for us to take part in all of the con-
tests, but will do our best in the
Hand, Grab, Reel, and Foot Races
A letter from Florence.
kindly ask you to enter us for
the Hose Wagon Contest and 100
yard dash. "A letter from Harts-
vile.
II will be down to see you; know
you will have everything in good
shape; [ have never been in Sumter
and will expect something fine;
could not expect anything alse from
what l have heard. "A letter from
Rock Hill.
"GeOrgetOwn will be we'll represent
ed in Sumter on the 22nd; if possible
we are going to run an excursion for
the day."--A letter from George
town.
I'VE appreciate your invitation very
much and expect to enter the races.
Please secure us hotel accommodate
tions. "A letter from Union.
"Our Laurens friends write to say
they are training for the tournament.
This will make five teams from that
section. "A letter from Chief Marius
Il. Saunders, of Greenwood.
We hope to bring Orangeburg over
to Sumter and I shall use my every
effort to have not only a big repre-
sentation Of firemen, but also citizens
in general."-A letter from Chief Dib.
bic of Orangeburg.
The railroads have granted special
rates on all railroads in the State for
the tournament, and circular letters
have been mailed to the several fire
departments quoting the rates from
their respective places.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
EDITORS ELECT OFFICERS.
Annual Meeting of State Press Asso-
citation AdjOurns.

Glenn Springs, S. C., June 15.-
The State Press Association, which
was in annual session at Glenn
Springs adjourned at noon after Sc
lecting Columbia as the next meeting
place. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: August Kohn, President:
VIM. Banks, and S. j. Minis, vice.
presidents; A. L. Freeman, secretary;
j. l.. Sims, treasurer; William Con-
zales, f. II. Aull and z. II. Decamn.
executive committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
LEAGUE BALL NEXT WEEK
COLUMBIA AND MACON WILL
PLAY TWO GAMES ON SUM-
TER DIAMOND.

ter Will Have n Chance Next Week
To See Two Good Games-Largc
Crowds Here for the Tournament
The Attraction.
Efforts are being made TO have the
Columbia and Macon ball teams play
at least two games on the Sumter dia-
mond. Sumter Is one of the best ball
towns in the State and with the huge
crowd that will be here for the tour
nament. a Larger crowd can be secur-
ed than In Columbia. and the larger
the crowd the larger the gate receipts.
The lessees of the ball ground have
been trying for a week or more to
bring these teams here, and success
Is staring them In the face now. The
State had this to say this morning
about the probability of the games
coming here:
"An important item up for consid-
Grafton at the meeting yesterday was
the question of transferring two or
three games OF the next series at CO.
lumbia with Macon. June 20. 21. 22,
23. to Sumter. On account of the
tremendous crowds visiting Sumter for
the firemen's tournament there June
21, 20. the club Is very favorably in
clinsd. te he -idsa.. Of. malsing the
transfer of games The matter was
taken up with President Joyner. and
after consulting the Mecon manage
ment. the leagues head reports that
the transfer can be made.
The first game with Macon will be
played In Columbia Monday. 1t Is
possible that on Tuesday and Wednes-
day the games between Columbia and
Macon will be played in Sumter. On
account of the Macon club being fore
ed TO leave Columbia Thursday for
home where they are scheduled for
the next series, IL Is probable that the
game Thursday will be played in CO.
lumbia. The Sumter fans are wildly
enthusiastic for the transfer. Sumter
Is an excellent baseball town and
since the professional game has been
lost TO the Gamecock city after win
ming two pennants, the Sumter enthu-
siasts have frequently made efforts to
secure a transfer Of games from Co.
lumbla 10 Sumter.
II Is said that 10000 visitors flock
ed TO Sumter when the last fireman's
tournament was held there. and with
the large crowds sure TO be on hand
In Sumter next week, IT is very prob
able that games will he transferred. D."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

wards helping lay the piping
Major Jennings nominated as mem
hcrS of the Board Of Health three
men to take the places Of the three
whose times will have expired on
June 9TH. His recommendations
were aS folloWs:: r.. u. Epps, in place
"f Mr.. Schwartz, his term to expire
June 9th, 1913; DIR. c. i. Osteen. in
place of Mr.. Wilder, his term to cX-
pir" in 1911; James X. Lyon. in place
of Dr. Booth, his term to expire in
1918. The nominations were confirms
ed by Council ana these gentlemen
will take the oath Of Office on June
27th and organize the now Board of
Health.
Council fixed the license for the
street picture machines ar SO per
year per machine. The license has
been $1.00 a day heretofore. and that
will remain for the transient picture
takers.
At the next meeting OF Council the
matter of the public advertising will
be taken up and the awards made.
Council then adjourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
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There is no chance in results.-Em.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
FLOOD STAGE on WATEREE.
Natcrcc River Registers Twcnty-Scy
Ell and Half Feet Mt Camden.

Camden, s. c., June 11.-The Wat
cree river is tWenty-seven and five
tenths feet at Camden this afternoon.
and seems to be almost at a standstill.
Much damage has been done to the
river plantations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

The seismograph in the Washington
observatory still resolutely refuses to
record any shake-up in the Cabinet.
Cleveland Pain Dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-01
GIRLS Death WILL
BE INVESTIGATED
Coroner to Hold Inquest, All.
though Chemists Analysis
Clears Mystery

OAKLAND. July 31.-Chemical an
alysis by Richard Benzinger has salts
fed the police that Irene Amorantes,
IS years old, was not poisoned. She
was found dead in her bed at 11O4
Railroad avenue several days ago, and
last night Fred Graham, Is years old,
was arrested by the police at 426 Lin
den avenue, San Francisco, and is held
in detinue.
Graham's explanation when he was
questioned was SO insufficient that the
police arrested his father, A. W. Ora
ham, and his mother, Mrs. Isabella
Graham, this forenoon With the re-
port from Benzinger, Captain of Detec-
tives Petersen decided to release the
parents, who will be questioned by Cor
oner Tisdale at the inquest Thursday
evening.
Young Graham is still held He is
on probation for a burglary. He was
arrested on suspicion because the po-
lice had learned that Miss Amorantes,
while taking meals with Mrs. Graham,
who is parted from her husband, had a
room in the same house with young
Graham and his father Graham ad-
mitted that life insurance policy of
s105 held by the girl was in his favor,
and told Captain Petersen that he and
his mother had several times paid the
premium.