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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-26
To Ice Consumers.

Help US give better service by hav-
ing your ice box ready when ice ar
rives, which will be about the same
time every day. Have pay ready
when Ice arrives. Drivers have or
ders to leave no ice without check or
money. Five minutes lost at each
of twelve stops means one hour lost.
DAWSON ICE COMPANY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-26
DIDN'T KNOW JOHN DOE.

One of the Statesmen in Atlanta Had
Never Heard of the Gentleman.
Say" said house member when
the famous John Doe resolution
came up in the house in Atlanta
some time ago, who is this fellow,
John Doe? l don't know him.
thought had line on all the pub
lie men in the state, but this fellow
is new one on me-
And the funny part of it, he was
in dead earnest about it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

The race-track-fO for Charleston prop
osition has created distinct furry
even in the oppressive and insensate
atmosphere Of a heated political cam
paign. The voices Of the righteous
nave been raised in Indignation, but
the, stock for. the new concern has
been already about subscribed, and
the project seems assured. The sit
uation Is unfortunate for the afore-
said righteous, but, after all, their at
titude is grossly inconsistent. Char
lesion Is pre-eminently a gamblers
paradise. Nowhere in America, prob
ably, is the gambling industry more
hospitality received. While other cit
les force 1t into dark and noisome
places. Charleston throws open her
thoroughfares, turns over the keys Of
the city, instructs her police to be
hands off, and feeds without stint
the necessary tribute Of boys and
young men to the rapacious needs of
this favored industry. For the right
eous to resent the introduction of It's
most highly developed form while ac-
cepting. without protest. all the cond,-
tions which create for it the most con-
genial atmosphere in America, is most
unreasonable. A community school
ed in lawlessness. and graduated in
the sort Of 'individualism" tnat
makes OF each mans will the law OF
the land. is, Of all others, worthiest
or the blight Of the racing evil and
fttest for the habitation Of the army
OF degenerate men and women who
furnish its patronage and constitute
It's by product.-Charleston Review.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
RECENT ELECTION RESULTS.
GORMAN LOSES MARYLAND.
ncpupicah Governor Elected, but
Legislature Wholly Democratic

Baltimore, Nd, Nov. S.-With COM
plete unofficial returns from Balti-
more and practically all parts Of the
State heard from, the election Of
Phillip Lee Goldsborough, Repu5u-
can candidate for Governor over
State Senator Arthur Pue German.
Democrat, has been established. Mr..
Goldsborough's plurality, it is esti-
mated, will be between $500 and g.
O00 Both houses of the Legislature
will be Democratic.
Edgar Allen Poe and Emerson c.
Harrington, Democratic nominees, re.
spectively, for Attorney General and
Comptroller, were elected.
Judge Henry Stockbridge, Repub.
lican, was elected Judge Of the State
Court Of Appeals. The constitution.
al amendment DISTINGUISHING the ne.
gro was defeated.
Mr.. Goldsborough is the second Re.
publican Governor of this State since
the civil war, Lloyd Lowndes, 1885
being the first.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
Great Change In Kentucky.

e. Louisville, KY, Nov. S.-After four
years of Republican rule, Kentucky
awoke this morning to complete
counting matorities her voters gave
yesterday to practically all the DEM
ocratic candidates in the State. The
next administration goes into Office
with heavier endorsement than ac-
corded to any set Of candidates in
years.
James Bennett McCreary, Governor
OF Kentucky thirty-two years ago, has
been reelected at the age Of 73 years
by majority ranging over 10000.
His opponent was Edward c. O'Rear.
The State Legislature. in joint as
sembly, will have a Democratic ma
jority. probably Of IS, sufficient to dis
pei any doubt Of the election of Con-
gresham Ollie James, Democrat, to
the United States Senate, as successor
OF Senator Thomas H. Paynter. James
Is the nominee Of the State Demo-
cratic primary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

Morphine stands unequailed as a
perverter Of the moral sense. whis-
key may disturb the imagination and
Judgment. causing many foolish and
unwise actions to follow its use, but
morphine strikes deeper and creates
a person whom the father of lies
must recognize as kindred to him.
self. ~
Stories that are the creation OF n
disturbed brain. told In q manner to
appear so intrinsically true that the
stories become works OF art, are what
you will obtain from the habitual
user Of morphine or cocaine. I know
nothing that will appeal to one of
these sufficiently to enable you to get
an honest reply to any question of
moment you may address to him.
II you should receive a truthful re-
ply 1t will be by accident.-North
American Journal Of Homeopathy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

III the farmers will grow corn or
oats and put it in marketable shape
the market is waiting for them in
Sumter. The grain dealers here
guarantee to buy for cash at the mar
ket price all that is offered them. BY
the market price is meant the price
the dealers would have to pay for
Western corn or oats plus the freight.
The dealers who buy grain buy it to
sell again and as they sell in COM
petition with Western grain prices
they can pay no more for
home grown just because IL .. is
home grown. The man who wants to
reduce cotton acreage and plant oats
instead can do so with the assurance
that he will find market for his
crop I'm Sumter next summer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
Consuming more beer in the az

Consuming more beer in the ag-
gregats than any other country in
the world. the United States leads
all nations in the total consumption
OF malt liquors, wines. and distilled
spirits with the enormous total of
2.045. 100000 gallons the department
OF commerce and labor announced
last Sunday. The per capita con-
sumption Of beer in the United
States was only 20.09 gallons in 1910,
while in Belgium it is $50 gallons,
In the United Kingdom S1.44 gall
Ions and in Germany, 26.47 gallons.
Germany was second in total con-
sumption OF beer and the United
States third. In the consmption OF
wines. France leades with 1885 gall
Ions per capita, followed by Italy with
3l.l1 gallons. and Portugal with
1888 gallons. The per capita con-
sumption in the United States is only
about two-thirds OF gallon In di-.
stilled spirits Denmark leads with the
consumption of 2.97 gallons per cap,
ita. Hungary second with 2.11 GAL
Ions, and the Netherlands third with
lisa gallons. The United States per
capita consumption is AS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
A Good Issue In Politics.

Associate Justice Ramsey, of the
Supreme court of Texas, has announc-
ed his candidacy for govern Or of his
State and announces that the chief
plank in his platform will be the re-
form Of court proceedings. He says:
The practice in the courts of this
State is obsolete. incongruous, expen-
sive and out Of date. If elected gov-
ernor I will use my best endeavors to
secure such changes and notifications
as will insure justice, promote dis
patch Of business and save untold ex-
pense."
What Justice Ramsey says of Texas
is probably as true in many other
States. AS rule the ancient methods
which cucumber the court procedure
OF most Of them are less apparent in
the younger commonwealths like that
OF Texas.
Lawyers are inclined to resent .,ut-
side meddling with the courts They
seem to think it is a field that is nat
urally reserved to them. They don't
like for things like reform Of court
procedure to be injected into politicsc4
They want it kept within the realm of
the bar which rarely does anything
on that line.
In this day when there is such q
trend in the direction Of weakening
the courts by introducing recall of
judges" into our fundamental laws,
1t is we'll that every person interested
In the stability Of government search
for the cause Of the underlying sus-
picion attaching to the courts of
justice. 1t is probably due more to
the cumbersome machinery by which
justice is dispensed. and by reason of
which often denied, that the modern
signs Of revolution may be attributed.
The layman. unschooled in the intri-
|cacies Of jurisprudence, likes to make
responsibility for delayed or miscar-
ried justice personal. He strikes at
the judge. rather than the system
which ties the judges hands or gives
a place of refuge for his conscience.
If more candidates for office would
come out in favor Of a similar, quick
er and more effectual system of court
procedure there would be less crying
out for weakened judiciary, and "a
more effective demand for a stronger
and more modern method of handling
observation-disclosures Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
Makes Out Annual Report.

The county superintendent OF adm
cation Is making out his annual re-
port for the State superintendent of
education. The report covers a large
number OF details connected with the
schools and school work in the coun-
~ and requires quite a lot OF labor.
The report has to be In time for the
state superintendent OF education to
make out his report to the General
Assembly. before that body meets.
The report was not made out pre-
vious to this owing to the fact that
superintendent OF Education ]. II.
Haynsworth did not have all OF the
necessary information on hand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

The business man who spends mon
ey for advertising space should know
what he is getting in the way Of pub
licity for his dollars. The merchant
who wants to send a message to the
people of Sumter, Lee and Clarendon
counties gets more and a better class
II publicity by buying space in the
Watchman and SOuthron than 1t is
possible to obtain in any other way.
This Is not a mere assertion. but a
fact; and any business man who is
considering an advertising campaign
is invited to call at the business Of
flee and be convinced. We are par
tjal to the man from Missouri" for
We take pleasure in showing the man
who means business. The best and
most profitable advertising contract
the one that reaches more people,
practically all in Sumter city and
county, is a fiat rate contract covering
both the Watchman and Southron
and Daily Item at he same rate per
inch. An advertisement run in this
way reaches nearly three thousand
regular subscribers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

Rocky Bluff. Nov. s.--If the, pres
snt cold rainy weather continues
much longer lots Of the cotton will
rot. Most Of the corn. peas and hay
have been gathered. but II seems
there will be cotton here until
March.
Some have nice winter gardens
while others have almost none.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Baker and Mr
j. J. Hatfield and son. James, wen,
60 Sumter Thursday to attend the
burial Of little Herman Hatfield. he
infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.,
Hatfield OF Concord.
Me~rs w. r. Wells and J. J.
Hatfield attended the funeral and
burial Of Rev. satterwhite.
Mrs. Fogle returned to her home
In orangeburs last Friday after q
song visit to her daughter. Mrs. w
H. Wells.
Miss Eva HATFIELD spent Saturday
and Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumter Watts spen,
tuesday In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
WIDEN HAMPTON AVENUE.
Desirable Improvement Suggested.

Editor Daily Item:
Sumter now has but four corners
that are worth anything for business
buildings, that is, l mean that build
ings of any size or beauty could be
erected on the lots, all the other cor
ners in the business district are al
leys. There is now a chance for Sum-
ter to improve that condition. | un-
derstand that Mr.. Thomas Wilson
owns the property on Main street.
at the corner Of Hampton Avenue.
That street could be improved and the
property made very valuable. My
| idea is for Mr.. Wilson to get the value
per front foot Of his Main street
prop 7rty and the value Of the Hamp-
ton Avenue property; get the owners
| Of the property adjacent his Hampton
Avenue property 20 fix the value per
front foot, cut off twenty feet from
Main street to Sumter street on the
North side, putting nine feet of that
twenty feet for sidewalk on the
South side and assess the property
| holders on the South side for one
half or One-third Of the twenty feet;
tear up the North side sidewalk Ga
very foolish expenditure by the city
l think) and regrade the street. then
| the property on the streets will be-
/ Ill
than 1t is today. OF course, there
| are those who will say 1t costs too
| much to do that and that the East
corner can't be. changed, but 1 tell
you that the East side has nothing
to do with the West and I think may
be the East will come some. day.
1t matters not what kind Of a build
ing is put up on the Northwest cor
ner, even II 1t cost fifty thousand dol
! lars. with the present width Of the
street 1t will not be pretty. 1 know
OF certain house in this city that
cost good price to build and its a
| beauty. but it don't show up WELL
Most people will say so. and yet they
CANT tell you why, but think 1 can;
the lot is too small, the street is too
narrow and 1t is surrounded by small
houses and small lots, the latter would
not matter If the street was wide
and the lot large. II this property.
q mean the Main street and Hamp-
ton Avenue property belonged to
me and could not get the others to
| assist me I'd cut off the twenty feet
fand hold 1t vacant until the others
thought they wanted 1t. tell you
| the Sumter Grocery store property
would be worth fifty per cent more
as business, stand with a wide street
| than 1t is today. Talk about civic
| pride. but here is a chance to show
| 1t. 1 am willing to be taxed to i'm
| prove both sides Of that street and
am sure there are others that would
be. / own no property on the street
and never will. therefore, am only
interested in SO far as beauty goes
IN few years you will see what I
say Is so. See what they have done
with the lot for the Z. M. C. A., what
do they want with a yard, it would
have been better with a twenty foot
sidewalk on each side. Look at the
narrow street and sidewalk on Sum-
| ter street side, its a beauty-Alley.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
UnderwOOd's Comment.

birmingham. Nov. 8.-Congress-
man Oscar w. Underwood said today
regarding the elections:
1T is very gratifying to know that
the most decisive Democratic victor
les were achieved in Kentucky, where
the tariff was made the paramount is
sue. The results in New York, Mary
land and New Jersey were caused by
local issues. I think the election re-
turns show the Democratic party to
be in stronger position than ever"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

There is no denying the fact tina,
a condition of affairs that was dis
graceful to Gaffney and which re-
hected upon those to whom is en-
trusted the execution Of the law ex-
listed in this town last Saturday
Youths, young men and old men who
had imbided too freely were conspic-
uous on our streets. With no un-
kind feeling toward those whose
duty 1T is to see that the law Of TEN
perance is enforced we call upon
them to enforce that law.-Gaffney
Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
CASES IN CIVIL COURT.
Crosswell & Company Win Suit for
S2f3.75-Appeal i'm Lowry Case
A. c. l.. Suit Against A. ID. Hardy
I'm Court.

The case Of Crosswell & Company
against Leach & Case of New York
was taken up this morning in the
Court of Common Please now in ses-
sion, and after the witnesses had
been examined the case was submit
ted to the jury without any argu-
ments. The jury returned verdict
for the plaintiff for sS12.75, the full
amount sued for.
The case was one brought by
Crosswell & Company against Leach
& Gass because Of the shipment OF
supplies to them other than those
which the plaintiff had ordered
The loss was alleged to have occur
red in the securing Of apples to eli
orders which had been made on the
understanding that Leach & Gass
were to ship certain apples which
they did not ship. Mr.. l.. d. Jennings
represented the plaintiff and d. D
Noise the defendants.
An appeal for new trial was made
by the attorneys for the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad company which
In the E. A. Lowry case which result
ed in verdict for the plaintif foI
the full amount sued for.
The case Of the A. G.. L. VS.. A.
d. Hardy was taken up in the civil
court Thursday morning. The plain
TIL Is represented by Mark Reynolds
ESQ.,. and the defendant by d. d
Noise. Esq. The case is one where
the railroad company sues Mr.. Hardy
to recover freight alleged to be due
on certain busgies shipped from
Ohio to this State. A counter-claim
was at first entered by the defend
ant on the ground that the defendan,
had been damaged to the amount OF
the claims made by the Atlantic Coast
Line. a. ne had sold the goods on a
bases Of freight as that he had paid
when the goods were delivered. A
demurrer was made to this and was
sustained and the case came up before
the jury Thursday on it's merits.
The Coast Line alleges that the
freight ON the goods vas SAT. and
some cents. while when the good,
were delivered a bill Of s27.50 was
made out by them and was paid by
Mr.. Hardy. Afterwards 1t was dis.
covered that the freight amounted tc
$40 more and a bill for this amount
was presented to Mr.. Hardy and he
refused to pay 1t on the grounds tina,
no had already sold the vehicles and
would be damaged to a like amount
II he paid the bill.
The case was still In progress
when court adjourned for It's moor
recess.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

Mr.. William D. Stackhouse of
Dillon and Miss Dora Bennett of this
city. secured marriage license
Wednesday.
The following colored couples have
secured marriage licenses: Wash
Bradley and Rosa James Of Bishop.
Vile; Danile H. Moore and Leila
Lowry Of Sumter and James Sweet
and Rosa James Of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
In The Police Court.


Joe Hogan. reckless driving of an
automobile. $40 or 20 days.
Nathan Williams. Banzy Boyle, J.
F. Tisdale. riding bicycle on forbid.
den sidewalks. forfeited bond of a
each' upon not appearing for trial.
Wilson Nixon. riding bicycle nm
iorpidden sidewalk. plead guilty and
was fined 81.
Robt. Newman, violation OF auto.
mobile ordinance by exceeding speed
limit. $40 or 20 days.
Eddie Washington. vagrancy. 81;
or 80 days.
Jack Drayton. rolling wheel barrow
on sidewalk. 81. Sentence suspended
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

wisacky. New. s.-we have had,
and are still having. the most unfa.
vorable weather for harvesting our
crops that I have ever experienced,
We have not had one full weeks pick
ins. without one or two days Of rain.
rot only retarding the picking. but
injuring tho staple. II we could have
two or three weeks Of good weather
the farmers could finish gathering
their crops. which will excel any
crop Of cotton I have ever known
made In this section per acre.
have not seen any oats planted
90 far. The land has been and still
h. too vet to plow. There will be
full crops put In. =
A number Of our best farmers are
holding their cotton for better prices.
II speeches and resolutions will ae-
eomplish anything the farmers will
soon be ~ position TO baffie the specu-
lators su1 control the price Of cotton.
Thsre have been some wise suggest
ions made. which. II put into execu-
tion. would accomplish much for the
Oppressed farmer.
Numbers from this section attend
% the state Fair. was truly disap-
pointed. The stock and farm exhibits
were only poor; the poultry slUw was
nne. Many went especially to sse the
air ship ny. but were disappointed.
Had to pay n dime to see the ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Scott. after An
stxsnded tour through Europe. have
returned to America and are visiting
xGr. and Mra Willie McCutchen.
Mr.. walter Wilson. after O long alb
sencs. visited his many friends
around wisacky last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Green visited
at the home Of w. A. Green. who is
quite sick.
Mr.. James Green 10 also very
feeble. 'A,A3f
Mrs. 8. A. Welsh 10 quite sick. and
. great sufferer. f"
Mr.. Willie Mccutchen had his fine
mare. that has won 90 many prizes
for style. and speed. 90 badly injured
IN a wreck on the train on her way
20 Columbia. that he had to have her
killed.. :; was q heavy loss 10 him an
Ne valued her very high.
took slimpse. at your beautiful
city last Friday to admire ths wonder
fui improvements you have made
and are stiii making. Hope your
town may continue to grow and not
become bankrupt. Amen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
COUNTY Correspondence.
xCwSY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
han your letters 90 that they win
r~soh this once not later than Mon
sry whom intended Tor Wednesdays
v<rer and not lstcr than Thursday
sor saturdays issue Thin. Of ccurss.
Applies only 10 rsgu,se sorrespsnd-
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ssws vsius. ssnd In Immediately BY
nsii. Telephone o. telegraph. suoh
@sws stories ere secestatie uD to the
auur Of sssAs - pres. Wednesdays
paper y prtntsA Tuesday sftsrnesn
ssd saanrAays peesf Friday sfssr-
ssea.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
Democrats Claim New Mexico.

albuquerque. n. NJ, Nov S.-On
the face Of complete returns from
about one half Of the election dis
tricts Of the State and estimates on
the balance. Democrats claim the
election of Mcdonald, for Governor,
and the entire Democratic State and
Congressional ticket, by majorities
estimated at 400.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
Blankenburg's Plurality Stands.

Philadelphia, Nov. S-A revised
computation Of unofficial returns of
yesterdays election makes no change
In the plurality of 1884 given the fu-
sion candidate for mayor, Rudolph
Blankenberg. 1t will require the Of
ficial count to determine the winner
OF the contest for city solicitor, be-
tween James Alcorn, Republican
and Michael J. Ryan, candidate of
the Keystone and Democratic parties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
Death of COlOrcd Woman.

The wife of Munson Mcleod. a
well-known and prosperous negro
merchant of Bossard, died Tuesday
night after only few days illness
The funeral was held at Antioch
church at o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

Cotton receipt. last week amount
% to between $500 and $500 bales.
The receipts Friday and Saturday
we're STA and $40 bales. respectively.
Monday morn,ns the cotton weigh
srs were busy weighing up cotton
which had been shipped In here over
the railroads
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

Madam. have you any old clothes
60 give awsy7" 'T have a suit be-
longing TO my husband. but I fear II
fs too big for you.' "Oh. that will
be all right. You just set me out a
square meal and watch me eat enough
70 that can All t.".-washlngton m
Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

A Chicago man has been sentenced
to walk the baby two hours every
night as punishment for non-sup-
port a good many other fathers
have to serve this sentence entirely
innocent Of non-support or even sup
port.-CharleSton Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11

The sumter Building Supply com
panY has been commissioned. with n
capital stock Of $4,000. The peti-
TONERS are j. M. Hardy and w. II.
Cuttino.-Thc State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-11
.New York Cotton Marker.
New York. Nov. 8.

Warehouse Stock, 52,SOl.
Certificated, 51,4S9.
Spots, 9.45-10 up.
Opened quiet and steady.
Closed steady.
Port receipts today, 66,41S VS.. 51,-
S74 last year.