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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20
HEARING ON RACING MEET.
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS RE.
FORE SUPREME COURT TO.
DAY.
Attorneys for Racing Association to
Protest Against Disconunuance OF
Case New Pending.

Columbia, Dec. 18.-Attorneys rep
resenting the Columbia Racing asso-
citation will appear before the SUI
preme court today and protest against
the discontinuance of the hearing
called for January 4 on the injunc-
ton proceedings against the racing
meet now being conducted here. At
torney General Lyon will appear be-
fore the court today and ask that the
proceedings brought by James A.
Hoyt be dismissed. The hearing was
to have been held on December 13,
but was postponed to January 4 by
cofsent Of Mr.. Hoyt.
Amdavits were filed with the at
torney general on Saturday by JOS.
Norwood. DR.. J. NJ. Quattlebaum and
pr William Lindsay. alleging that
a gaming place is being operated in
connection with the racing meet.
should the supreme court refuse the
dismissal OF the first case filed, then
the matter will not be decided until
January 1.
Attorney General Lyon is out Of the
city and will return this morning,
wher a definite announcement will be
made az to his course.
We went down to the race track
and saw bets placed on the races and
after the races were over the wagers
were cashed," said DR.. Lindsay yes
terday. In" discussing the affidavits
that have been placed in the hands
Of the attorney general. DR.. Lindsay
said that no bets were placed on
tho races by those making the affi-
davitM - has been stated,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20
JNO. j. JONES CASE TO BE AR.
GUED.
Appeal Of Orangeburg Man Who Has
Becn Held at State Penitentiary
For Several Months.

Columbia, Dec. 18.-The appeal of
John J. Jones, the Branchvilie at
torney, who is under sentence Of ten
years and 30 days for killing Abe
Pearlstine. will be argued in the su-
preme court this week when the cases
from the First circuit are taken up.
Jones has been held at the State Pen
itentiary for the past several months
as detention prisoner His appeal
was recently fled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20
TWO MEN SUSPECTED.
George III. Hin and Henry Echorn
Arrested 40 Hardeville and Taken
to Savannah.

Savannah. Ca, Dec. 15.-Almost
on the very spot where the Atlantic
Coast Line passenger train was held
up and robbed Of registered mail
valued at $1,000 at Hardeeville, s. c.,
last Tuesday morning, George H. Hill
and Hen.y Eiehprn. white men, were
arrested by Ppstpfice inspectors this
afternoon and were brought 10 sa-
vanah tonight and locked in the
Chatham county Jail. The men. one
rather tall and the other shorter ana
heavily built bad been at Hardee-
vile for several weeks preceding the
Sobbery. They state they can prove.
an Aiib8 and TIT xhsar nome n f6
Baltimore. They have been under
suspicion since the day Of the rob-
berry. The bandits were described az
being one tail, the other short and
heavy.
Ihe arrests were made In q grocery
store at Hardeeville, the men being
seized by Special Agent G. S. Godbold
Of the Atlantic Coast Line and Deputy
Sheriff L. X. Meldrim Of Savannah.
Postoffice Inspectors r. E. Barry Of
Atlanta and A. J. Knight Of Savan.
nah, who had sworn out warrant
for the men, were in charge Of the
force Of officers. The room occupied
by The men at Hardeeville was search
ed. and two pistols corresponding to
those used by the bandits were found.
Members Of the crew Of the train
that was held up saw the two Il en-
and declared they fill the descriptions
Of the bandits
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20
JUDGE ROBERT ALDRICH ILL.
Has Been iii at Infirmary i'm Florence
for Past Three Weeks, Now Takes
Turn for Worse.

Florence. Dec. 1S.-Robert Aldrich
Of Barnwell, one of the best known
members Of the bench Of South Car
olina, is critically i'll at an infirmary
here. Judge Aldrich has been at the
inf1rmary for about three weeks. but
about three days ago took turn for
the worse.
The immediate family are at the
bedside. Three of Judge Aldrich's
daughters live in Columbia, Mrs. D.
G. Ellison, Mrs. Frank G. Tompkins
and Miss Roberta Aldrich, who at
tends the College for Women. The
other daughter rs Mrs. William Eg-
gleston Of Hartsville.
Judge Aldrich has many friends all
over South Carolina who are grievea
to hear of his serious illness
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20

ters will be in the City Hall, in the
Mayors office. ! hope no one will
come to see me unless he comes on
city business, because, without in
tending any discourtesy, he will be
refused admittance. Moreover, l
hope that the public will realize that
with, the stupendous task have in
hand. time will be exceedingly valu-
able. and whoever comes, even on
public business, will please make his
or her visit short. So much is to be
done that our time cannot be wasted
on trifies or In conversation. I can
not be too emphatic about this. I
want things 10 be just as snappy and
matter-of- business as II 1t were a
question Of banking or the sale of
goods, or any Of the other thousand d
and one things that occupy the atten-
tion OF business men.
1T is in every sense Of the word to
be business and not a political ad-
ministration. We will get rid of a
great deal Of dead timber, and we
hope to economic to remarkable
extent. Charleston Is too much In
debt to be a mere municipal aims
house for the support Of aged and
infirm office-holders.
Every man will have to earn his
salary. and II any jobs exist merely
for the sake OF giving some polite
ians money out OF the public treasury
they will be abolished, so far as am
able to do So It may mean, before
we finish, a complete reorganization
OF our departments and perhaps a
consolidation OF several Of them, bu,
the useless ofice-holders, parasites
preying upon the taxpayers. must go
"The one objectionable sin Of my
administration will be graft in any
form. If a man acceptsi position
under the city government he NUT
live on the salary"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20
MASS MEETING HELD SUNDAY
LARGE CHRISTMAS OEEU,RINC
FOR THE POOR OF THE CITY.
History OF Custom Since It's Begin.
ning-Owes Its Origin to Sugges-
ton Made by Mr.. p. G. Bowman:
Many Poor Families Brought Cheer
and Children Made Happy.

The nineteenth annual mass meet
ing Of Sabbath schools In the city
OF Sumter was held at the Presby
terian Church Sunday afternoon with
the usual large attendance. The an
nual Offering for use in purchasing
Christmas gifts to be distributed
among the poor OF the city was TAX
en-. amounting to $573.77 which was
later increased to $580.49 by addi-
tional donations
The attendance at the mass meet
ing was as large as any which ever
was present at any Of the meetings,
though the collection fell far short of
what 1t was last year. Last year the
annual collection amounted to
$449.46. exclusive Of the Tourney be-
quest, which amounted to $24o. This
year the collection exclusive Of the
Tourney bequest was only $340.4s.
The committee appointed to dis
tribute the gifts to be purchased for
the poor Of the city consists Of Mr.
l. /. Parrott, chairman, D. w. Brown,
d. p. Kelly, s. F. Stoudenmire. From
the Sunday schools Of the various
churches the following committees
were appointed to assist in the dis
tribution: Presbyterian Church, Mrs.
8. c. McKeown. and Mrs. r. s. Hood;
Christian Church. Mrs. G. s. DeLano
and Mrs. Gwynn Pitts; Lutheran
church, Miss Antonia Kopff and Miss
Lizzie Muller; First Baptist church,
Mrs. Chas. Singleton and Mrs. w. l.
Boyle; Washington Street Baptist
church, Mrs. N. Tolar and Mrs. e. c.
Haynsworth; First Methodist Church,
Miss Lola Brown and Miss Mabel Par
rott; Broad Street Methodist Church,
Miss Susie Davis and Mrs D. w.
Brown: Episcopal Church, Mrs. G. l..
Warren and Mrs. w. L. Lee; Catholic
Church. Miss Annie Teicher and
Mrs. sWt}lie RRlsuan; Temple sinai,.
Mrs. Alva Solomons and Mrs. r.
Moses, Jr.,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20
Ladies' Silk Hosiery. Black and CoIors

At 80, rs, 100, 1.50 up to $3.50 n
pair. The Onyx brand The best at
Schwartz Bros.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20

poor in the city and then baskets of
luxuriesr dolls for the little girls, fire.
crackers and toys for the BOYS and
other such Christmas-time luxuries
for the older members Of the family,
were made up for each family ac-
cording to the number :. that fam
lily and according TO their needs.
Each family which was helped was
given an order on ssme wood yard in
the city for load OF wood and or
ders were made on the various gro
Gerry stores for supplies to be sent
around to the families according to
their size. This custom has been
followed each Christmas and the
committee had done the best Il could
in the distribution of the presents.
The hardest thing was to find out
who were the needy poor and the
ages and sex Of the children in tho
families.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20

He was an old ignorant looking me-
gro. He stood listening to CONVEX
sation concerning the recent govern
ment report and the big crop Of cot
ton. At last he could stand 1t no
longer, he wanted to state what he
knew about the big crop Of cotton.
He broke into the conversation Of his
white friends with the remark:
Boss, just tell yer, dere's more cot
ton dis year dan dere ebber was befo.
Why, Boss, on sandy land dare aint
no end % cotton. De cotton Just
grow and grow, and grow. Why, Boss,
on sandy land ! tell you de fac, de
cotton grow where 1t aint planted"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20

COZ. GRACE OUTLINES POSITION
ON IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.


Woechwsrd Of His Administration
Win - Eacsehcy, He Declares.
Cuy ~ Own IAght and wstes
R1nn>--Wnn scck u Develop Hast
80 - Uptown secGsons-Abo-
h1ofan a. Dtspsnsary m Oblect--.
peaA Unbsr Among ,olty Em.
pssIess % - K1iniiiased
IN . statement 6iven to the Even
ing Post Nayor-sisct John p. Grace
outlinss his position ID regard to q
numbsr q important 'ousstions now
before Ne community. His stats-
n~ue - prinssd below;
-r1rss and forssn6st the watch
word % our sdminis&rstiou viii be
D6c,socy-' ! have always felt how
ever. that Il v 'uaits possible to and
smciency In the ranks Of ones friends
- thaA consistsntly with seacisucy.
sAa1l ssdsavor throughout my ad-
n,nlssrss,on to s,vo recosnition 70
~ fr3sndA not In spirit Of retail
as,on upon shoss who opposed me.
bss unply - nAsssr Of justice and
- sA0w that Asrsaftsr. Whenever a
eeei.en believes n . CAUSE. and works
Or q Notwithstanding every adverse
Drsauurs. when that cause n victor
,ous ~ saisksepins win be conndsd
20 NE hands Of NJ frisndA.
Upon tiso question 6f light and
water ths public = already clearly
fnnillar with my vsswA The name
- ~ prspsnt company supplyins
vaasr to the people b the Charleston
I4Qf ana water compApy. II y
mAn1foel u,srsforA from the mere
same hat those who orSanissA z
win sss view OF uitimstsly selling u
70 " cisy' thsmssivss recognisse the
OF pubic ownsrenip q
ocsn nS ana waser' Anyone who
u 49, tns trouole % took % ~
neae npe9 te pso>ooS ~
mee sins ~ oe0 W. opxe %eeeetW
ssoFAee - s0sA OF venIn eWnesssip
- anong S~ciuqee must - con-
teek te evee reesone l~en
!<$ - 49, qyens
J <'!z.x ~ q, -. - z - V.I:v
~ ~ sseF psAnSs
"'ap-tso a. - -
~ "u os IVY
n1t, ~ .s W y.
y0ur question - 70
"s Do"'evsTd VII say' al nave
FossnouS sna1 In my judg-
snetns civic energy expended on
snek project might well have been ex-
~ IN other directions. For IN
tns oeveiopment OK our COM
merc'~' wafer front. Any apparent
sociuon 10 the aggregate value OF
char'eston real estate by the Boule-
vsra - largely an Illusion. everything
-
ume "nen uere was q manifest I'M
provemsnt IN land values. which, by
sns insxoraoie law OK supply and de-
mand' were undoubtedly affected by
me dumping of all this additional
proper.y. on the market. So that II
there has been specific creation Of
land values In the Boulevard section.
where practically no values thereto
fore existed. there has also bsen 6
corresponding depreciation OF gross
land value elsewhere In the city. An
other feature Of the Boulevard. which
N true, In. In my Judgment. and In the
Judgment OF all modern critics OF
civic ethics. unjustihabie. n that.
whereas the boulevard was ostensIbly
a public development. Il was incident
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11
Nj H=oW I=ol O=N EWL

circle of Figure marked with numerals from to Segment arc
I'; Having obtained
o o
m n1 ss Written t heavy @ a
written Upward the usefulness n
"y"! bottom of the circle
and he proceeded use possible
: these missing a he Do other
which be used without imminent
CoNsoXANT SOUNDS EMBRYO Of system aoPELEssLY
Of its cUMBERsoMENEss vast distonary of workshops
writing Hs Mon !nT @ s % 1 as
" Ell s o 0 % Rd ST. attained s %
defective win shown He made the Of the xGws
indicated dot above the line That
place
the Taking and wns
vowel "oo ana writing them light s the
thongs are arbitrary characters. are a."
J.,
ors man cam testimony running from
minute twice fast as ticks has o asGprs
straclS' that the apparent
t
tn. % Rat s5s show
It craft of Fulton
Which its way s s e Of n man d
been content that
SSer four days on mighty
". cling with
their and by of thought which we
only result nvest'sa-
alies Fogyism has no place IN Ameriea , , b. f., n,
all the criticism which his system open made a o for
aa'f This ASKS ks
PUT BEFORE YOU wTT 4 AL % AMP M
GUMENr SANE SOUND OF YoUR
ERy CHILD IN THE At READER WILL BE
AN
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11
ARTICLE VIII.

This act OF Incorporation may be changed
may be dissolved with the assent Of stock
holders owning a majority Of all the stock
Of the company, expressed at a general meet
ing convened for that purpose, and after at
least ten days written notice Of such meet
ing and OF its purpose shall have been given
to each stakeholder through the mail adj
dressed 10 his last known place OF residence
or business. In case OF dissolution OF the
corporation by vote OF the stockholders or
by expiration OF this charter. the affairs OF
the corporation shall be .llquldated under the
supervision OF three stockholders who shall
be elected at a general meeting OF suck
stockholders called as aforesaid. In case OF
death Of any one OF said liquldating COM
missioners, the remaining commissioners
shall select successor to him.
Thus done and passed In my Office at the
city OF New Orleans, on the day and date
herein first above written, In the psesence
OF Messrs. +. L. SZabary and Geo. w.
Schweitzer, competent witnesses, who have
hereunto signed their names with said APP
bearers and me, notary, after due reading or
the whole.
John ". Alexius, 1900 shares Edwin ii.
Borden, 100 shares; Allen II. Borden, 100
shares (per Edwin ii. BOrden) Samuel J..
Huey 800 shares; A Fred Renaud, 100
shares (per s. J. Huey).
f. L. Szabary, Geo. ". Schweitzer, wit
nesses. ALEXIS BRIAN,
Notary Public.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11
ARTICLE V.

All the corporate powers Of this company,
including the right to purchase, convey,
mortgage and hypothecate real estate shall
be vested in and the management and con-
troll Of its business shall be exercised by
board OF directors, composed Of Ave stock
holders, three OF whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction OF all business
Messrs John ". AleIius, Edwin III. Borden,
Samuel ]. Huey, A. ii. Borden and A. Fred
Rensud shall constitute the first board OF
the third Monday Of May, 1913. ON the
third Monday Of May, 1913, and annually
thereafter there shall be a meeting OF stock
holders, convened upon the call OF the sec
rotary and treasurer, by giving ten days
notice thereof to each stakeholder through
the mails directed to his last known place OF
residence or business, at which board OF
disectors shall be chosen for the ensuing
year. Each stakeholder shall be entitled TO
one vote for each share OF stock owned by
him, to be cast either In person or by proxy.
All elections shall be held by ballot. IL de-
mand Is made therefor by any stockhoider.
The ballot shall be conducted under the SUI
pervislon Of two stockholders appointed by
the president OF the corporation. The OIL
rectors appointed by this Charter or any
directors subsequently elected shall continue
in ONCE until the ensuing annual meeting OF
stockholders, and until their successors have
been duly elected and qualified, and no fall-
ure to elect directors shall be regarded as a
forfeiture Of this charter. Any vacancy oc'
curing In said board shall be filed by the
remaining directors for the uneXpired term
The board Of directors shall have the right
| from time to time to appoint and DISMISS
the clerks, agents, managers ana otner em
ployes which the business or the company
may require. Any one OF the directors snal
| have the right to delegate In writing 10 any
other director his authority and functlon'
as such director, to be exercised az an,
meeting Of the board.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11

voye the nOvests OF the world Charles
used to which An going to devote reverential sen
me Robert steamboat the least
LIN .ns English speaking
univ difference unquestonaby
oeenOr mighty ocean geyhounds our batehips our
sauss FutOns craft The parent Pman did not re-
@ which knghted attain smpi
ease CHARTER
ssS APPROACH THE SUBJECT ENTIRELY DIFFERENT"
Dickens autobiography describes
aa al himself to report Pariament~AND THERE is NOT
% Who ATrAINS PROFICIENCY WILL
TELL r THg A Has TAEES As long JUST AS
noush an improved MYSTERY of
sanby and xpence plunged a
dty in few weeks the confines of distrac
% such thing another position entirely
e consequence resulted like
of curve IN @p ao %be1 Sa my waking
@ through these alphabet
ed arbitrary despOtc
M had everything of IT. then beginning again. forgot
picking them up dropped the other fragments of the
This Dickens of his struggles with what
II vivid of the bright
undertake with this medium e1acns and
T NrvE ns LEARN PirMAN IN SPITE OF EFFORT OTHERS
ss ENABLE THEM TO TRANSCRIPT IT ACCURATELY AND
WITH THE eHaRT1ER sYs
Sir Isaac Pitman was born in 1913
i e a scholarly thinker
"Stenographic Soundhand"
the invention of trained logical and wel-Ordsrsd in
reflects hosein intellectual qualities.
which
XAat vhic ruled the stenographc world.
Sir Isaac graduate
the Of straight lines and finally
alphabet itself easily remembered but used
able testimony, speeches.
In instances heavy percentage this mastery Is never
of Sir Isaacs pioneer
reference English
habit OF the by which people spell and
@ requires the student of it
master It.
a into would
symbols consonan sounds
This indicated by the points checked on In the
Figure
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11
THE GREAT PITMANS DIFFICULTIES

further this analysis and while have al
before let give another
Mate in order We palmer talk
Pitman transcript OF an utter
and here what he said writ
en- longhand: ,,
concerned, have particular hobby MY
of both should learn at
discipline
certain time to be
that who
present generation, constantly widening USE
thoroughly! Truly p T. Is humo1st. r. l. was
either OF subject joking
this city almost
souls? overhose who really rs
endless
one speedily knowing this alphabet to take
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11

showing the transcript in shorthand Bar
full of workshops correctly used-a per-
the fact that the yoTs ss a
with Pman THE REASGX
anuA TAE re- YOU you IS THAT
SO Your Eyes "A MO sgPP y o THE @
the vowe of shorthand which dehes
1t based the
aee another SPEED
these two anm it is i'm impossible get Ia away At the tran
script OF what n okeT Barnun as the
@ that the soTSs vG pr aF e Ten aT
the system v1 them snd not hp m G sGT
position and the last position and each time spell Is there Do
reason concedng r" the first
v gy this x % s oOS be not S u.s.
trained in Pmn for the that that house there Hs house
%o your f la%' have vs and
literally and meaningiessly mode
In PG short the
ai for m pe ea by se Shortening the
he the consonant signs guiding
experienced reading w. t the
words G is II T have position
sSncsasd
d aS"A sp s0ss
guessed5 sentence of eleven words thus have
vOrdsisn something . that has to be
his hobby that should
SaT absoutey to be remembered
either ignorant Of what he is talking about OF mas large n @
dedicate himself to it did Dickens An
working order the possession maintained by constant
that alone.
Capacous
and circles wordign
cannot pause you know
particular writ
ten Ptman is lmost
remarkable that an analytical genius such
greatest mpdmnts in his system were naict
few ho mastered his system:
ackof
used
dictionary
difficulty Of by word-sig1.
A EXPERTS. WORD
SIGNS so GREAT WRITING EACH EXPERT A
SYSTEM OF HIS
WRITER AND ABSOLUTELY UNDECIPHERABLE BY ANY ONE
knowledge that speneran Charter
be
than Ptman makes fewer strokes writing
claimed
correspond in and
others writ 1t onghand Roman print.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11
ARTICLE Nv.

The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thousand
$3.50, 900. OO) dollars divided into and repre-.
the mar value of one (s1.OO) dollar each,
which shall be paid for in cash, or by pro-
pertv transferred or by services rendered to
the company. Subscriptions to stock shall
be paid In such amounts and at such times
as the board Of directors may require. All
shares of stock shall be full paid and non
assessable. No transfer Of stock shall be
binding upon the company, unless recorded
upon It's books. All certificates or stocl
shall be signed by the president and by tht
secretary and treasurer. This corporation
NAV begin business as soon as three thou
sand (s3, O0O) dollars Of its stock shall have
been subscribed.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11
ARTICLE III.

The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature OF
the business which will be carried on by 1t
are declared to be: to purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire lands In this state or In
neighboring states to construct or otherwise
acquice works and appliances necessary for
the exploitation, discovery, development,
manufacture and refining of mineral oil and
other mineral substances; to acquire, own
and operate oil wells and their appurten-
ances; to own and operate refnerles, pipe
business or enterprise connected with or In
ciden tai to the purposes herein set forth.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11
ARTICLE III.

This corporation shall have power to con-
tract, sue and be sued In its corporate name
to make and use corporate seal 10 hold
receive, purchase or otherwise acquire, con-
vey, mortgage, hypothecate or pledge pro-
perty both real and personal; to issue bonds
notes and other obligations to borrow OF
lend money; to have and employ such man.
ayers. directors, officers and other employees
as the business of this corporation may re
quire for its conduct; and to make and es
tablish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the management and control OF the al
BILE or necessary.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11

per L. A. Block.
(witnesses) c. T. Starkey, Chas. l. Levy.
LEWIS X. GRAHAM.
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish of Orleans, state OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Incorporation, Of the
vadon- Block Corporation. was this day duly
recorded in my Office in book lois, folio 54S.
New Orleans, April "a, 1911.
EMILE LEONARD, d. r.
l hereby certify that the above and fore
going Is a true and correct copy OF the act
Of Incorporation of the Vadon-Block Corpo-
ration, on file In my notarial office.
(Seal LEWIS X. GRAHAM,
may 4-11-1S-25 jun 1-S 1911 Not Pub.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11

privileges granted by law to corporations
il shall exist for a period Of ninety-nine 1897
years unless sooner dissolved as hereinafter
provided its domicile shall be In the city
of New orleans, state Of Louisiana, where
citation and other legal process shall be
served on its president and In his absence
on the vice-president of the corporation.