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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15

thcm "hewcrs Of wood and drawers
e water"
If there is anything that the Far
mers' Union stands for it is for peace
and the development OF the natural
resources Of our heritage, and the
raising Of men and women who will
head the world in the arts and
sciences, and in all that goes ito
make this earth an Eden like to
Heaven above" Battle ships and
cannon help to make Just the oppo-
site. Gen. Sherman said War is
Help and some of the generation
fast passing away who saw the smOk-
ing ruins that marked the path Of
his army through cur fair land know
that for once at least he spoke the
truth. E. w. d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
PRESIDENT RESTS FROM LABOR
Takes n Day ON From His Absorbing
Outdoor Pastime.

Augusta, Ga. March 12.-Presiden,
Taft rested today from the some
what strenuous beginning of his va
cation yesterday. when he spent
nearly four hours on the golf links.
The president was thoroughly tired
out when he left Washington. The
busy daw he spent in Atlanta on Fri
day. when he was steadily on the go
Tor 1 2 hours. did not tend TO help mat
ters very much and today ne felt the
fatigue OF the past few months quite
keenly. President Taft expects to
benefit greatly from the present out
ing. He will not attempt any work
on his message to the extra session
OF congress until after returning TO
washington, where ne will have an
opportunity to consult with both SEN
ate and house leaders as to a pro-
sramme.
10 Is not known yet whether the
president will attempt to dispose of
the Morse and Walsh pardon cases.
lie brought the voluminous papers In
both cases with him. but has not
opened either set. Mr.. Taft is very
thorough I'm dealing with all pardon
matters and has made IL rule 20
read and digest all Of the evidence in
each case presented To him. He de-
votes az much time To the cases az
would Judge on the bench and does
not rely entirely upon the recon-
mendations ot the department &C ius-
tice or the attorney genera.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
PLANTS RUSSIAN WHEAT.
sir. w. III. Windie, Farmer of York
County, Wants to- Improve oa Pres
ent Variety of Wheat.

Columbia. March 11.--Mr. w. IT..
Windle. who lives near Fort Mills.
In York county. IL this year expert
menting with Russian wheat On his
plantation. The wheat was recon-
mcnded to him as being more pro-
ductivc and harder than the va
rietics grown In this section and
heavier. lie Is also experimenting
with beardlcss harley which is also
hulless. Mr.. Wludlc is one az that
kline of farmers who hclicvc I'm keep
ing abreast Of the times; that 10 here
Is anything better than hc has. to get
"a. His experiments with Russian
wheat and beardlcss barley will bc
watched with interest by farmers not
only in his community. hut through.
out the Piedmont section.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
RACE RIOT IN GALVESTON.
ENTIRE POLICE FORCE OF GAL
WESTON CALLED UPON.
WOunding of Winfield Joel, Artillery
man From Fort Moultrie, Precipi-
tatcs Race War.

Galveston, Texas, March ia race
riot was precipitated early today ~
the stabbing of Winfield Joel, a sol
dier from the camp at Fort Crockett,
by an unknown negro in Galveston.
One Mexican and four negroes Were
severely beaten and the house in
front of which the stabbing occurred
was set on fire and burned to the
ground. The entire police force of
the city was called out to quell the
disturbance. Joel, who is a member
of the One Hundred and Forty
fourth company, coast artillery. sta
toned at Fort Moultrie, Charleston,
S. c.. lies in Sealy hospital, seriously
wounded with a deep knife wound in
the chest just above the heart. lie
probably will recover.
an invidous remark made by ono
OF Joel's companions about the color
of the occupants of the house where
the trouble occurred Is supposed to
have caused the attack.
Joel was about to open the door
Of the place. it is said. when some
one leaned out of an adjacent win
dow and stabbed him. He fell into
the gutter unconscious and imme-
diately a great crowd gathered, COM
posed OF soldiers and civilians Of
both colors. The soldiers and white
civilians attacked every negro in
sight and set fire to the house. The
solitary policeman who appeared and
attempted to restore order likewise
was set upon and wounded.
Realizing his inability to cope with
the situation single-handed the ofl-
Ger sent In riot call, and in a short
time every available policeman in
Galveston was on the scene. The
fire department had great difficulty
in fighting the fire on account of the
crowd.
Order was finally restored and the
soldier who is supposed to have
wounded the policeman was arrested
on the charge OF assault with intent
TO kill. His name Is Alfred Burk-
walter, private in the Fifteenth
company, from Fort Barrancas, Flor
ida.
Col Bailey. who is in command of
the provisional regiment to which the
soldiers are attached, is Investigate
ing the affair and a courtmartial prob
ably will be ordered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
In The Police Court.

There were seveTa! offenders haul
ed up in the Recorder'c court Ion-
day for various offenses committed
mostly on the Sabbath.
Herbert Wilder, colored, was tried
for not paying street tax and failure
to do street duty. He plead guilty
and was fined $3.50, the amount of
the tax, and given q penalty of $1.5O.
Lucius Bossard and Willie Bossard
were both arrested for creating a
disturbance and cursing, and Willie
Gossard was also charged with resist
ing arrest. Beth plead not guilty but
the Recorder found them guilty and
sentenced Lucius to pay a fine of
$40 or to serve 20 days, while he
gave Willie the choice Of paying $50
or serving SO days for the counts
against him.
jim Harvin was charged with pub
lie drunkenness and cursing He was
given sentence of $500 or 10
days.
Mike Weather3by paid $40 for
creating a disturbance, cursing and
public drunkenness
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
STATE TEACHERS TO MEET.
Much Interest Taken I'm Gathering of
Association

Columbia. March 13.-Much inter-
est il being taken in al sections Of
the State in the annual meeting Of
the State Teachers Association, which
Is t. be held in Columbia on March
23, "a and 25. Reports received at
the office Of j. T.. Swearingen. the
state superintendent Of Education, in
dictate that several hundred teachers.
trustees, and principals will attend
the meeting.
An attractive programme has been
prepared. and some of the best known
educators i'm the State will be includ-
ed in the list of speakers.
In connection with the teachers as
ISOLATION. there will be meeting Of
the association of county superinten-
dents. OF the city superintendent Of
education. and the Rural School as
sociation and IL is expected that every
superintendent in South Carolina will
attend the meeting. Several Of the
city superintendents will attend and
bring all Of the teachers. a holiday
viii he given by the schools, i'm many
Instances, while the meeting of the
association is I'm progress.
Questions of vital interest to the
educational system Of South Carolina
VIII he discussed at the association
meeting and II is asked that every
Fcho"l teacher in South Carolina at
tend as great benefit will bc derived
from tho discussions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15

Ncwhcrry, March 1O.-Mr. John {.
Ilipp. who Wednesday was granted
bail by Judge Watts an Greenwood.
has returned home. Mr.. iIipp was
arrested i'm connection with the kill
ing of J. $. Gillian Friday evening"
10y sam l'"oZcr. negro, it being
charged that Mr. IIpp was au accrs-
sorry before the fact. He had. it js
claimed, purchased gun. rail i'm
the sum Of $4,000 was required, sub
j"ct to change, this depending on the
evidence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
IN THE MAGISTRATES COURT.
Case of DuRant Against Bigham Re-
suited in Finding for the Plaintiff.


Monday afternoon the case Of
Charles DuRant aginst r. II. Big
ham was heard in the Magistrates
court consuming not quite an hour
in the hearing and decision. The
case resulted in a finding for the
plaintiff of the SIS sued for and the
cost of the case.
The suit was the result OF a horse
trade, the horse having been sold by
Mr.. Bigham to Mr.. puRant, Mr.. Big
ham giving the assurance at the
time that the horse was sound and
ate heartily Mr.. DuRant bought
the horse for $50 paying down SIS
and giving a mortgage for the re-
mainder, payable some time in the
fall. Mr.. DuRant stated that Mr..
Bigham said al the time that the
horse was sound and would eat a good
feed. He took the horse and found
that it did not come up to the guar
Go "'"'CN Wy MI bISHdIn ana
he took the horse back and got an
other one. He did not like the sec
ond horse as we'll as the first one
and took it back to Mr.. Bigham in a
few days and, as neither horse suit
ed him, he asked for his SIS. Mr..
Bigham refused to give it to him and
he swore out the Indictment
Mr.. Bigham stated that he had sold
the first horse to Mr.. DuRant and
that when Mr.. DuRant brought it
back he had allowed him to put it i'm
his lot while he took out the second
horse and gave it trial When Mr..
DuRant had asked for the return Of
the money he had refused to give il
to him because the horse was all he
bad claimed it to be. He said that
he had made no guarantee OF the
first horse farther than it would eat
and he still believed this to be true.
He said that he did not know any,
thlng about the horse being cripple
in one leg as Mr.. DuRant said that
it was
The jury after staying out for only
a few minutes brought in the ver-
dict for Mr. DuRant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
OPINIONS or SUPREME COURT.
FINAL JUDGMENT RENDERED IN
SEVERAL CASES.
Circuit Court Reversed I'm Case from
sumter Involving Age Limit as to
Capability of Committing Crime
Another Edens Bond" Case.

Columbia. March 1.-THE supreme
court. opinion by ID. T.. Hydrick, re-
versed the Circuit Court i'm a decision
handed down today. i'm the case of
the State against Thomas Nelson, of
SUMTER Nelson was indicted for
some minor offence and was con-
victed. but exception arose in the
failure OF the Circuit Judge to charge
about the age limit of capability of
crime.
The Supreme Court writes: Where
there Is any testimony tending to
show that defendant was at the time
OF the alleged offence under Ia years
OF age he is presumed to be incapable
OF committing a crime and the State
must remove such presumption.
This does not mean that there
must be direct and positive evidence
OF the fact OF capacity. independent
and outside OF the facts and circum-
stances OF the transactions involved" !"
but question OF capacity must go TO
the jury. says the Court. The Cir
cult Court Is reversed in the Nelson
case and the case will be tried again.
Again III. It. Edens. of Sumter, is
the loser In decision on one of his
famous bond cases. 1t will be re-
called that Mr.. Edens' numerous
bonds were investigated by the insur-
ance department. He had the habit
OF going on bonds OF persons arrest
ed and only recently the Court de-
clded that he must pay one Of them.
Today another decision was handed
down and a $500 bond will be es-
treated.
In May. 1898, John Serious was in
dicted for bastardy. but was never
tried. Edens went on his bond. In
1909. before Judge Gary, a return
was made that Edens believed Sc
rious was dead. The Court gave him
longer time to find out whether or
not Serious was really dead. Judge
Davis. at the next term. ordered the
two into Court. Then the matter
came before Judge Memminger, who
said the return was insufficient and
the bond should be forfeited. The
Supreme Court sustains the Circuit
Judge.
In the course OF the opinion. the
Court goes into some explanations of
the method of returns In such cases.
IL Is held that the first time the re-
turn Is made the Circuit Judge can
order the bond estreated and IT was
not necessary to have the person
twice appear In Court in such cases.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
S. l.. 1. READY TO GO TO FRONT.
Special Meeting Held Saturday Night
I'm Armory Hall at Which Com
DnmN NOlmntCCrs LIS SnrNicnS

At special meeting of the sum
ter Light Infantrf. company L., n. G..
). c., held Saturday night in the
Armory hall the men of the company
unanimously volunteered their SCI
vices should they be needed or ac-
cepted by the United States. The
company was ready to go for anv
period over one month. and imr,a-
dlately after the resolutions Offering
their services were adpoted. Adjutant
General Moore and Secretary of War
Dickinson were wired the resolu-
tions of the company. AS yet no
answer has been received from either
source.
The meeting Saturday night show
ed the patriotism of the boys and
their eagerness TO go 10 the front in
case of trouble with Mexico as war
as their desire to go to the Mexican
frontier to learn more of military,
manoeuvcrs and a soldiers life than
''N" a. hNdlilNSu with. Each
OF the boys in turn was heard from
and each one expressed his desire 70
take the trip.
After the boys had stated tbai,
position on the resolutions which had
Been drawn up. Capt George c. yyor
rem thanked them for showing tbeir
interest in tho movement now ~,
foot and stated that he was ox
WcmeN proud to be the captain %,
such company. Hon. r. I. Man
h-h% Wh' was present to hear tbo
boys express their sentiments ons
opinion as 90 the motion to 90 -
'"' M'Noan Frontier made shou,
..'..' telling tie members 20 -.
company how proud he was of tb,,,,
@'' what fin example they had 49,,
''' ''' "lher companies in the Stat.
Ills talk was listened to with 90,
attention 10y the boys who boar,t,,-
applauded him when his ro,,ou,,e
were ended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
DELEGATION RETURNS HOME,
MIR. Edwin W. Robertson of CoIumbi;
Speaker for this State.

Columbia. March 1.-THE South
Carolina delegation to the Southern
Commercial Congress returned to the
State today. Many of the delegates
expressed themselves as highly graft
fed with the congress. Mr.. Edwin w.
Robertson of Columbia spoke for
South Carolina at the congress. He
was introduced by Governor Blease,
who figured in the Associated Press
dispatches Yesterday. Mr.. Blease
was among the governors who sur
rounded President Taft on the plat
form.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
COTTON PRICES co UP.
HAVE GONE Up BECAUSE OF In
CESSIVE SELLING.
Think That Supply VIII be Almost
Exhausted by August 31--T0nc
Continues Fairly Encouraging.

New York, March 1O.-Though in
he fJrepart of the week prices Of
cotton gave way they have lately re-
covered, mainly because of the re-
cent OVERRIDING Of the short side. The
short interest in October had become
especially large and hot wave II
, Texas the other day led many of these
shorts to cover with a precipitancy
that resulted in a sharp advance
Bulls postulate higher prices in the
belief that every bale available will
he wanted before the end of the sea-
son and that August 81 will see a
visible supply in the country near a
half million bales smaller than at the
same time last year, no matter
what complaints may be made about
trade now or in the meantime. Lam
cashire, for that matter, is reporting
rather better business; silver has ad-
England has reduced its rate Of dis
count.
Meantime bull interests appear to
be very bullish on May and October
even If they are short of July and
August. a leading mining man is
still bull, n large Texas operator
who has been here a year is as firm
as ever in his adherence to the bull
side. Large merchants are believed
TO be strongly of the opinion that the
May option is destined TO reach much
higher prices; spinners are buying to
some extent and the exports thus
far this season are about 1850, 600
bales larger than during a like period
last season. At the same time many
believe that the crop is not more than
100000 bales larger than the last one,
if it is that
There are those indeed who think
that the final ginning report on
March 20 will reveal a crop this sea-
son not much over 11,75O,OOO bales
of spinnable cotton. Considerable
stress is laid on this condition. On
the other hand, trade for the most
part is dull, spot markets seem slug
gish; yarns are depressed some mills
in Georgia and the Carolinas of late
have been reported in an embarrassed
condition; the failure of a cotton
firm in Barcelona, for $780, 600 was
reported the other day; the calling Of
an extra session of congress for April
is more or less Of a disturbing fac
tor in the opinion of some since it
may cause more or less interruption
of trade and afford a new opportunity
fer anti-option legislation.
The massing Of 10000 troops on the
Mexican frontier is also cited as a
possible disturbing factor Now and
then some of the big bulls have ap-
parently been free sellers on bulges.
The general tone of late, however, has
been more encouraging to the be-
levers in higher prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15
CONDITIONS BORDER ON PANIC.
SITUATION IN NORTHERN MEN
ICO BECOMES ACUTE.
Reports that Insurgents Resume
Tearing Up Railroad Tracks and
Telegraph Wires, also that Many
Towns are Under Siege by Insur-
rcctoS--ThOusanGs OF Women and
Children Helpless.

Children Helpless.
Eel Paso, Texas, March 12.-Condi-
tions bordering ON panic reign almost
throughout northern Mexico tonight
Stirred by the belief that the
revolutionary movement has reached
q critical stage, the insurgents in
Chihuhua and Sonora are reported
to have been actively engaged in
tearing Up railroad tracks and tele-
graph wires. Numerous towns. aC-
cording to reports, are under siege
by the insurectos, ana thousands of
women and children, cut off from
food supplies, are helpless.
What is believed to be a reliable
report Of the casulty at Casas Grand
es, says that fifteen Amricans were
killed and seventeen Americans TAX
en- prisoners. The following, at first
reported to have been killed, are
u
Guiseppi Garibaldi, Raoul Madero,
brother of Francisco |. Madero, So
called provisional president Of the in
surrectos; Capt Gutierrez Da Lara
and Lieut.. l.. Valencia, of FL Paso.
Capt. Eduardo Hay, a Mexican, Of
Madero's personal staff, was not kill
ed, but was taken prisoner. RaouI
Madero was wounded
r. f. Harrington, a former SER
gcant in the United States army,
who lived at Et Paso; Robert g.
Lee and Robert Vans, Of San Fran
cisco, and Roy Glenn, of Mineral
Springs, Texas, were killed. The
names Of other Americans killed or
taken prisoners are not known.
A letter, written hy Madero, was
received today. in which he denied
he made another attack on the town
after he was driven away. He asserts
however, that he has gathered a force
VI i'VVV iiieil anu Is HOW Wltnln q
few miles Of the town. His expla
nation of the defeat is that several
scouts, sent out to reconnoiter before
the attack, failed to report the COM
ing Of Col. Cuellar with the large
Federal force. The scouts. he said
had been shot.
Tn news from Mexico City that
President Diaz has decided to take
advantage of provisions of the Con-
stitution. so that summary death may
be imposed by the military author
tiles for any acts Of violence. and
that the Mexican Government has de-
cided to wage sharp and decisive
war of determination speedily to end
hostilities' has spread throughout
the insurgent ranks. The reply.
through insurrecto sympathizers
here, is that in retaliation the revolu-
tionary forces hereafter will execute
and give mo quarter"
Information from insurrecto sour
ces is that the attitude Of the Mexican
Government will intensity a situa
ton already tense and it necessarily
Will impose further hardships on non
combatants, including women and
children, living in the small towns
scattered throughout the war
zone"
The arrival of United States troops
here today occasioned much inter-
est. The arrivals were two troops Of
the fourth cavalry, from Fort Meade.
8. D., with four more troops due to-
morrow, from Fort Smelling, MINI,
and with the troops already here,
they will compose force OF 200 men
under Col. T.. Il. Stever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15

With the advent of woman suf-
trage, Will the rooster, long the en-
blem of political victory be succeeded
by the hen?--Kansas City Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-24
Copyright 1908 by Bobbs- Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Nathaniel Plum Of the sloop, Ty-
phoon, lands secretly on Beaver island.
stronghold of the Mormons. Obadiah
Price, Mormon councillor, confronts him,
tells him he is expected, and bargains for
the ammunition aboard the sloop. He
binds Nat by a solemn oath to deliveT a
package to Franklin Pierce, president of
Nat sees the frightened face Of young
woman who disappears in the darkness,
leaving an odor of lilacs. 1t develops that
Element of the king, Strang, for the loot
ing of his sloop by Mormons. Price shows
Nat the kings palace, and through a
window he sees the lady Of the lilacs,
who Price says is the kings seventh wife.
Calling at the kings office Nat is warned
by young woman that his life is in dan
ger. Strang processes indignation, when
he hears Mats grievance and promises to
punish the guilty. Nat rescues Neil, who
Is being publicly whipped, and the king
orders the sheriff, Arbor Croche, to pur-
that Marion. the girl of the hlacs. is
Neil's sister. The two men plan to escape
on Mats sloop and take Marion and
Winnsome., daughter Of Arbor Croche,
that the sloop is gone. Marion tells him
that his ship has been seized by the Nor
mons. She begs him to leave the island.
telling him that nothing can save her
from Strang, whom she is doomed to mar
ry Plum finds Price raving mad Recov-
ertng, he tells Nat that Strang. is doomed.
that armed men are descending on the
island. Nat learns that Marion has been
summoned to the castle by Strang. Nat
kills Arbor Croche. and after a desperate
fight with the king, leaves him for dead.
The avenging host from the mainland de-
scends on st. James. Neil and Nat take
a part in the battle and the latter is
wounded Strang, whom Nat thought he
had killed, orders him thrown into a dun
geon He finds Neil a fellow prisoner.
They overhear the Mormon jury deciding
their fate. A bribed jailer brings the
prisoners word of Winnsome and Marion.
Bound and gagged the two men are taken
out to sea in boat. They are left to
suffer the straight death" on wild
section Of the coast Just as they had
given up hope the men are rescued by
Marion and Winnsome. Nat faints. and
when he RECEIVERS Marion is gone. He re-
turn to Beaver island to find Marion.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-24
DENATURED SUGAR FOR CALF
Found to Form Valuable and Econom-
icai Addition to Skim Mill<-Re-
suit Of Experiment.

It has been found that denatured
sugar forms a valuable and economi-
cal addition to skim milk for calves.
Denatured sugar Is sugar to which
various ingredients have been added
for the purpose Of rendering it unfit
for human consumption. 1t is claimed
that, contrary to general belief, it
does not have an injurious effect on
tie digestive organs; on the contrary,
that it's solubility renders it more di-
gestible, and that it has high food
value The amount fed at first is
one ounce per quart Of skim milk, and
1t Is claimed that 1t can be fed to
calves ten days after birth without
danger At first not over 31a ounces
is given at a feeding, but afterwards
the amount may be raised to IL
ounces per quart Of skim milk.
Of two lots of four calves each fed
on skim milk supplemented by starch
and denatured sugar, as an expert
ment, the respective profits averaged
s13.24 per calf in the lot fed sugar and
s6.12 In the lot fed starch. The calves
were kept an average of IS days.