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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
DUN's WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
Volume OF Business is Fair and Com
mercial World Seems to Exhibit
More Life.

New York. Nov. 3.-R. G. Dun and
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomor-
row will say:
The volume of business Is Of fair
amount and trade continues to ex-
hibir quickening spirit; in most lines
1t is still below purchasing capacity,
generally consisting in supplying i'm
mediate necessities.
Orders for steel products booked
by the leading interests during October
are alleged to have been the larger,
with one exception, than any this
year.
THE transp ortation companies are
making purchases Of needed equip
ment contracts for some 10000 cars
having been placed in the past week
while half Of that number are under
negotiations.
Fair tonnage IF structural ma
terial is called for. but plates are in
active.
The movement Of dry goods con-
tinues very steady Exports to the Far
East are at standstill. owing to the
Chinese complications. but the miscel-
laneous trade Is steady and shipments
still show substantial increase over
a year ago.
Footwear jobbers are holding off
until assured that the late advances
asked by manufacturers are to be
made and are not disposed to place
more than supplementary contracts
for winter goods; business for spring
delivery has not been in very large
volume as yet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
OPPOSED TO VALOR|zAT|0N.
NEW YORK FINANCIAL CIRCLES
THINK PLAN IMPRACTTCABLE..
Former President OF Exchange Saws
Accumulation of Staple Would
Have Depressing Effect.

New York, Nov. 3.-Bankers and
cotton men here are skeptical as to
the practicability Of the plan pre-
sented at this weeks conference Of
Southern governors for ''valorizing''
the cotton crop with the assistance Of
an unnamed foreign syndicate. The
plan is for the purchase of about g.
100000 bales Of the cotton crop and
its warehousing at central points for
distribution when cotton prices have
been put back to satisfactory levels.
1t Is declared by financial experts
that II the scheme is. to follow the
lines more or less successfully estah-
lished by Brazil. in financing Its sur
plus coffee crop it would be necessary
for the foreign bankers to have credit
Of the cotton growing States behind
their loan as well as the cotton itself
as collateral.
The credit Of some Of the principal
cotton growing States has been se-
riously damaged by the reputation Of
loans on bonds issued after the War
Between the Sections. many Of which
are still held by foreigners who make
periodical efforts to collect. For this
reason, bankers say. great difficulty
might be experienced in obtaining
foreign capital on such security. A.
r. March. former president Of the
cotton exchange. declares that the
scheme. even II put through, would
have an effect on cotton prices oppo-
site to that expected by its advocates.
The accumulation Of 100000 bales
Of cotton, he thinks. would be a great
bear argument and as long as It was
kown to be hanging over the market
spinners could not be induced to bid
prices up. The large carrying charges
would be another factor against tho
carrying Of surplus cotton in ware-
houses long enough to tire out the
consumers. who have proved them
selves better able to hold out than
the planters. 80. \.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
FAST DRIVER HURT.
JOE JAGERSBERGER SERJOJ-S-
LY INJURED FRIDAY
Practfcing for Columbia Races In.
tured Man Was Going Better Than
Mile q Minute.

Columbia Nov. Awhile driving
faster than a mile a minute Joe
Jagersberger was thrown from his
Case racing machine yesterday at
noon. suffering serious, and possibly
fatal injuries. The accident occurred
on the fair grounds track as Jagers-
berger was speeding along the quarter
pracucing for the races that begun
yesterday afternoon. A tire lost it's
wind suddenly and sent the car
through the fence. throwing Jagers-
berger out and pinning him beneath
the machine. Fred Pfester, Jagers-
berger's mechanician. jumped as the
car struck the fence.
Jagersberger was taken to a hospi-
tai with his right leg broken ana
shattered between the knee and ankle.
1t may be necessary to amputate the
leg. The injury was caused by the
leg being pinned between the car and
the ground. His face was badly cut
ana an eye injured. He was also
nurt about the shoulders.
Pfester, the niechanician, was pain
fully bruised but only slightly injured
according to a statement by the rep
resentative Of the company. He bit
of a small piece Of his tongue as he
fell. The damage to the car is slight.
Jagersberger is now at a local hos
pital. He was conscious after the.
accident and his head was clear when
he reached the hospital.
Jagersberger is 20 years old and a
native Of Vienna, Austria. He is un-
married. He has been a racing driver
for many years. driving his first race
In France in 1897. He has piloted
some Of the fastest cars made and
has been driving for the Case com
pany year. This is his second ac-
cident since ne became connected
with this company. His car plunged
though a fence in a Chicago race a.
few months ago and the car was
completely demolished but he escap-
ed without injury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
Dark Corner Dots.

Dark Corner. Nov. Swell, il be-
gins to look and feel like winter has
taken its seat in summers lap. Last
night was the coldest night We have
had since last March. All the cotton
is not gathered yet, and very little
corn and peas have been gathered. 1t
has ben cotton, first. last and all the
time. am fearful that a great
many farmers are going t. neglect
their potatoes until they get chilled
in the patch.
One morning last week there was
pretty fox chase through here by
Mr.. Yves Bradford and others. but
Reynard and the dogs gave them
(the hunters) the dodge and got out
of hearing. The fox was caught and
killed at Mr.. Jim Brewers, the ]. D.
Weeks old place. near Pinewood.
l should have mentioned Mrs. l. e.
Avin in my list Of snake killers last
week, as she killed large chicken
snake.
The health OF the neighborhood Is
very good at this time.
Mr.. Pink Weeks was in your city
last Wednesday.
have not heard of any one from
this neighborhood attending the Fair
in Columbia.
would be delighted to attend the
Santee Baptist ASS sociation at Elliotts
next Tuesday, the eth. but l cannot
see how I am to set off from home
and business to go. though it would
be a pleasure to go and hear DR..
Brown and the other brethren.
"Old Hard Times"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
RAILROAD MEN REASSURED.
Proposed Employers Liability Law
Won't Eject Existing Organiza.


tions.
Washington. Nov. 3.-The Rail-
road Employees Relief Associate On
VIII not be disturbed by the proposed
employers liability legislation to be
submitted to Congress this winter by
the Congressional committee on EN-.
ployers' liability. A number Of roads
| that have their own relief associa-
tions were anxious to know Just what
Congress would expect OF them. AMI
today representatives Of the Penn
sylvania. Philadelphia and Reading
chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Bal
timore and Ohio. and the Atlantic
Coast Line met with Senator Suther-
land, chairman Of the committee. who
told them that the proposed Iegisla-
tion would not interfere with the
roads individual plans, II. after in
vestigation, they are found to be salts.
factory.
The railroads interested have Re-
lief Association liabilities amounting
to s200,0o0,00o. and these associations
have been In operation on some OF
the roads for twenty-five years. The
question will be considered further
AT hearing before the full Congress-
ional committee Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
REBELS SEIZE SHANGHAI.
ENTIRE CITY, EXCEPT FOREIGN
CONCESSIONS, IN INsUR.
GENTS HANDS.
RevoluttOnaries Warn Populace
Against Disorder Quiet Reigns
After Fight at Railway Station.

Shanghai. Nov. 3.-Except for the
foreign concessions. Shanghai tonight
Is entirely in the hands Of the revo-
lutionists who captured the city late
this afternooo. There was practical
~ no resistance. only a few shots
being fired. All the Chinese soldiers
have Joined the rebels and the police
and hremen are apparently smypa-
thizing with them for they are wear
Ing white badges on their arms
After taking the arsenal, The
rebels burned the Taotars Yamen In
the city.
The Associated Press correspondent
this afternoon covered the entire
outlying section of Shanghai but did
not discover a single instance Of dis
order. Even in the native city COM
plete order prevailed. Every courtesy
Is shown foreigners. The soldiers.
police and firemen are continuing on
duty. The shops are closed tonight.
While the action OF the rebels was
expected the movement was made
quickly. Following a slight disturb
ance In . northern section, notices
were posted throughout the native
city announcing that "the military
government Of China" had taken over
Shanghai. 1t warned the populace
against disorder. ''''N
The arsenal. where recently there
had been greatest activity prepara-
tory to assisting the up-river forts
and providing ammunition for Ad-
miral Sab was called on TO surrender
by the rebels. The chief Of the ar
senal quietly disappeared. but a few
other officials remained. However,
there was no show Of resistance. The
rebels Informed those remaining that
they intended to take the arsenal.
None Of them seemed willing to test
the strength Of the rebels in combat
and quietly evacuated. 1t is under
stood that one reason for the revolu-
'tioaistsS talEine Shanghai today. IL that
two Norwegian vessels had bean
loaded at the arsenal during the last
two days with ammunition for Ad-
miral Sab. The vessels succeeded in
getting away.
An attempt was made to cut the
wire Of the Nankin-shanghai rail-
way. but this was frustrated by A. W..
Pope. general manager Of the com.
pany.
An attack upon the railway station
followed. whereupor the British con-
sui called for volunteers and restored
order. claiming the right to protect
the property In the interest of the
British bondholders.
The revolutionaries say they were
prepared to maintain order and
while they intended to seize the rail-
way they did not plan to destroy It..
Therefore. they regard the British
consul's action In calling out British
volunteers as the first breach of
neutrality and It's effect may be far
reaching.
throughout the night several arm
ed Britishers stood guard over the
railroad property while on the other
side Of the road an equal num-
ber of police were to maintain order
IN behalf OF the revolutionary gov
ernment
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
Real Estate Transfers.

Only one decd TO real estate was
lett at he Office of the county clerk
Of court Friday To be recorded.
f. w. McCallum 20 Mary c. Car
yer, lot on Dingle street, 5000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
M'RAE JURY DISAGREE.
WOMAN WHO KILLED ALLAN
GARLAND HAS CLOSE CALL
Eight OF Jury Were for Conviction
ana Judge rs AIistrial-She
Cohhdently AcquittaI and
Faces Ar "a taI WIFI, laa.

ope' d., Nov. "A mis,rial
wa ~ in the case OF Mrs. Zee
( lea, accused OF the murder
Ag Allan Thurman Garland.
W morning, after the jury, which
I'D deliberated on the case since
l2:ls p. m. yesterday, reported To
the court that there was no possibility
OF agreeing on a verdict.
The announcement was made at
3:l4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by
the foreman that the Jurors were
hopelessly divided. Judge Pavy. how.
ever, sent them back and when no
report was forthcoming at adjourn
nent OF court at s O'clock yesterday
afternoon, the jury was locked up and
ordered to report when court opened
This morning.
Faiiure to secure an Immediate YER
dict Of acquittal and vindication was
sorely disappointing to Mrs. McRea.
whose face blanched when the fore
man reported yesterday that his men
could not agree. Her husband, who
has stood by her in face of the
charges, felt the disappointment al
most as keenly as did his wife.
According to the foreman the jury
stood eight to four for conviction of
manslaughter. The four Jurors who
held out for acquittal were Hidalgo,
the foreman, Edgin, Dugas and Guid-
rey. Mrs. McRea expressed disap-
pointment at the result.
Allan Garland was shot three times
in the back and almost instantly kill
ed by Mrs. McRea in the bed room
Of. her home in Opelousas On the
morning Of September 21, 1911.
Mrs. McRea testified that she killed
Garland in defense Of her honor. as
serting that he had mistaken her
friendly interest in him and had
sought to harm her during the abb
sence Of her husband.
The trial opened October 2S.
The prosecution wished to have tie
case set for rehearing next Monday.
but Judge Pavy said this would be
impossible as he would be otherwise
engaged. Application for bail will
be made tomorrow. Counsel for Mrs.
McRea said they would not oppose
an early trial.
The result was not unexpected by
the majority of the spectators who
have crowded the court room sinca
the day the trial opened 12 days
ago and who knew that the bitter
prejudices aroused in ST. Landry par
ish by the killing Of Garland by Mrs.
McRea, made it almost impossible 10
secure IL men who could agree on g
verdict. Opposed to the natural SYM
pathy that goes out for a woman. es-
pecially where the plea is set up that
she shot in defense of her honor,
there was the popularity Of the de-
ceased and the large political and
social influence Of the Garland family.
Even religious prejudices entered
largely into the trial because of Mrs
McRea's membership in a Masonic
order on the one hand, and on the
other the overwhelming Catholic
population Of st. Landry parish. OF
which the Garlands are a part.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08

Mr.. Erwin Shaw left Monday morn
ing on his return to Davidson college
after n short visit to his parents in
this city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21
GREETINGS AT CnRlSTMASTIDE.

Today, Thursday, as the DEMOCRAT
goes to press, Christmas is only three
day away. From the signs, rather from
trade indications, the holiday season
is not an unusually busy one, perhaps
mainly because the merchant and
tradesman has been kept busy so
steadily since early in the fall taking
care of the big trade consequent to this
years crop, to spare more than a pas
sing thought to the spirit Of the Christ
mas that is now so close upon us, to
extend to the public and their custom
ers the usual holiday greetings Christ
mas of 1911 finds people generally
throughout Cavalier county much more
inclined and able to enter into the
spirit of cheerfulness and good cheer
than was the case just a twelve month
ago at this time. There is 10 occasion
for dullness and melancholy, the har-
vest has peer safely garnerea and
farmers and t~ownspeople alike find that
the years work leaves, at least in most
cases, a surplus that will enable the
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
season being, as it should be, a time of
gladness cheerfulness and enjoyment
by young and old of the family alike.
Let those with enough and to spare of
the good things at the Joyous season see
to it that their part is properly done IN
investigating and relieving the condition
of those in their neighborhood less
fortunate. A smile fox those in sorrow
and a generous hand to those in need
provide for the fitting carrying out of
the true Christmas tide sentiment. 10
it's readers one and all the COURIER
DEMOCRAT expresses in advance at this
time its hearty good wishes for a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21

per cent loss he had returned to
him by the old line company s16.25,
while the five per cen loss gave him
from the state $3.50. 1t is not difficult
to see from these figures that the state
policy paid a much greater percentage
than the old line company"
Senator Plain, the founder and adj
vocate of this law is a Milton farmer and
business man. We are glad to note that
this work in this instance bids fair to
prove n of the greatest blessings ever
enacted for the farmers o fNorth Dakota.
Mr.. Plain spent much hard labor in per.
fecting this measure and we believe it
has solve the problem of hail insurance
in this state, whereby the farmer can
this protection at cost.-Milton
Globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21
Another Libel Of History.

Sappho has been rehabilitated. By
her own poetry the world for some
thing over twenty centuries has placed
her in the Cleopatra class or worse.
Now a French Investigator has discov.
cred in Egypt or somewhere docu.
ments that prove Sappho to have been
a conventional and eminently proper
Greek widow who kept a young lady's
seminary.
If these ar~chaeologists do not quit
digging in old dust heaps and prying
open ancient vaults they are liable to
upset most of the history Of the world.
Already they have d~iscredited the
cherry tree story Of G. Washington,
discovered that jefferson did not write
the Declaration of Independence, that
Shakespeare may have been Bacon. or
almost anybody else besides. himself,
that William Tell never shot at an
apple. that there was more politics
than love in Mark Antony's affair
with Cleopatra and generally that so
called history abounds in fable and in.
accuracy.
To upset the legend of Sappho, how
ever. gives a distinct shock. To be
sure, the other exposures were more
or less disturbing. but this is a dis.
turbance of another sort. The gener-
ally accepted view Of Sappho was it.
self shocking. and to have it cast into
the rubbish heap furnishes a shock by
the removal Of one. Sappho was ac-
cepted as the feminine Lord Byron of
antiquity. To hear it now announced
that she was entirely respectable, a
perfect lady. so to speak. will make a
certain class .of folk disconsolately
murmur: "Oh. pif1e. There is nothing
left but banality and mediocrity.
What is an erotic poetess without her
touch of temperament"
Yet we are glad to welcome this new
Sappho. rehabilitated and-er-reno-
waited. as it were.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21

Statistics relative to manufactures
and other industries of Cavalier county
gathered by assessors while making the
1911 assessment, shows Touring mills
located in the three towns of Langdon
Milton and Hannah, but the remark
following each of these industries in
the returns is "closed." Why a -four
mill located right in the midst of raw
material used in producing Ethe
commodity it manufactures should be
'closed" is n of the local problems
that needs explanation. Cavalier
%county's No. l Hard wheat is being
carried to the Twin City terminals in
trainloads and the merchants of the
score or more towns in this county are
shipping in the -four made by the
Minneapolis millers in carload lots, In.
c%identally it is needless to call attention
to the fact that the railroads rear a
freight rate each way on the staple
product of this Northwest that other
wise should 60 into the pockets Of the
local producer and consumer. Why al
three of Cavalier county's Touring mills
cannot be operated at a profit is a prob.
lem that should not much longer re.
main unanswered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21
A DEMOCRATIC "TAlk-FfSI."

Democrats of the Northwest are send,
ing in their acceptances for the blg
gathering to be held in Fargo m Janu.
ary 18th and 18th. 1t is expected more
,uan 1900 visitors will be in the city, to
attend the meeting and they will all be
welcome, according 10 D. H. Macarthur.
chairman of the state committee, who
says that anyone in the Northwest who
wishes to attend should notify him so
proper reservations can be made for
their accommodation. The meeting is
expected to be the largest in the history
of the Northwest Democracy. Hon,
William Jennings Bryan; Gov. Harmon.
of Ohio; Gov, Norris, of Montana: Hon.
Martin j. Wade, of Iowa; former Senator
Pettigrew, of South Dakota and Hon.
I. J. Walsh, of Helena, Montana, and
other noted speakers, will be on the
program. Leading democratic. organic
ers from all parts of the Northwest will
be in attendance. The gathering will
be in the nature of a "get-to-gether' and
"talk-fest." No boom will be launched
for anyone. Democrats of the North
west will no doubt avail themselves OF
the opportunity of seeing, meeting and
hearing some of the great men of the
party. Chairman Macarthur is anxious
that those. who can attend notify him at
once so that arrangements can be made
to accommodate them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21

Sam L. Scott in his Lawton paper,
the Republican, makes the old thread,
bare "holler" hat Gov. Burke is to
blame because farmers Institutes are c.
0 d, this year tothose who want EN-. 1t
seemed to us that it was pretty clearly
understood by the state press, the Fargo
Forum always excepted of course, that
the extravagant expenditures, of the
state institute board in overdrawing its
appropriation was the real whichness
of the whyfore.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of
an order made on the eighteenth day Of
December AID, 1911. by the Hon F. w.
Bleakley, Judge of the county court, in and for
the County of Cavalier, State of North Dakota,
the undersigned the Administrative of the
estate of Gertrude j. Boyd late of the city of
Langdon, in the County of Cavalier and
State of North Dakota, deceased, will on
Saturday the 10th of January, A.. D.. 1912. at
2 o'clock in the afternoon of that day, at the
'front.' door of the court house in the City of
Langdon, County of Cavalier and State of
North Dakota, offer for sale and sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash or for
one third cash, and the balance on a credit not
exceeding two years from the date of sale and
bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent
payable annually and secured by a
mortgage upon the premises sold
subject to the confirmation by the
judge of the said county court, that certain
lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in the County of Cavalier and State of
North Dakota, and described as follows, to
witt. The west one hale of the north west
one fourth of section. number eleven III,
township one hunderd sixty (160l N. range
fifty nine west except that part thereof pre-
viously conveyed to the ST, Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba rail road company, as right of
way, and subject to the terms OF a certain
mortgage there on for the sum 500. 90 now nf
record In the register OF deedA office for said
county and state, to the State of North
Dakota.
Dated December alst AR 4; 2 49,, 4 "a,
Administrative Of the Estate Of Gertrude Vi
Boyd decesHed, 22.26 !,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that certain m ort-
gage executed and delivered by CLAUDE Kohl
and Mary Kohl his wife. as mortgagors to State
BANK OF Dresden, q corporation of Dresden.
North Dakota, as mortgage, dated the 14th
day OF November. 1910, and filed for record in
the office of the Register of Deeds, in and for
the County OF Cavalier, State of North Dakota,
on the 18th day of November, 1910, and duly re-
corded in Book IS of..Mortgages, Deeds onPaee il
vii! be foreclosed by a sale Of the premises here.
matter described, and that said sale. will take
place at the front door of the Court House, in
the City OF Langdon, in the County of Cavalier,
State Of North Dakota, at the hour of ten
O'CLOCK in the forenoon, of the 9th day of Janu-
airy, 1917. to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale, together with the
legal attorney fees allowed by law on fore.
closure, and costs of Same.
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are
situated in the County of Cavalier, State of
North Dakota and described as follows, to-wit:
Lot Thirteen of Block Six, of the Original
T0Wnsite Of the Village of Dresden.
There will be due on sach mortgage on the
day Of sale the sum of Three Hundred Eighty
Five Dollars, together with the attorney fees
allowed BY law on foreclosure and costs of same
Dated December 18th, 1911.
STATE BANK OF DRESDEN,
"a Corporation) Mortgage.
W. MCINTYRE, 21-26
(F1rst Publication December nth, 1919