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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
GEORGIA PEACH CROP.
Cold Wave Disappearing. Peach Men
Breathe Easily

Macon, Ga, Feb. 23.-With a wind
that Is almost zephyr-like compared
to the past few days breezes prevail
ing, and the peach crop of South and
middle Georgia safely through its Or
deals, the peach and truck planters
are breathing easy and looking towards
a bumper crop for 1911. 1t is esti-
mated tonight that not more than an
average of 10 per cent of the little
peaches have been destroyed and that
does not mean anything to the ulti-
mate crop, as there is always much
thinning out 70 do anyhow. There is
every indication here that the cold
wave has taken itself off and, al
though there were nights when the
frost came fearfully near the danger
mark, it never did get quite cold
enough to do appreciable damage.
The Georgia Bellies are the only
peaches which are in bloom, and they
are unhurt in any way, and the FL
5ertas are not hurt enough to have
any effect on the harvest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
FIGHT ON RECIPROCITY.
Opposition Practically Blocks Bill i'm
Senate.

Washington, Feb. 23.-Opponents
OF the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment attempted to put a .quietus on
legislation on the subject when the
Mccall bill to carry out the provis-
ions Of the agreement late today w. s
reported without recommendation"
from the senate committee on finance.
So far as the recent session of con-
gress is concerned, they took a long
step towards accomplishing their pur-
pose.
The return of the bill to the senate
by Mr.. Burrows, acting chairman of
the finance committee, was made the
occasion for brief speeches, both in
opposition and in favor of early ac-
ton.
AS only a few days remain to put
the bill through a hostile body, the
speeches against it were accepted gem
EARLY as its death knell, until a res
direction should come in all extra
session.
Senator Hale, the veteran Republi-
can leader, who will retire March 4,
declared that the committee had
yielded to public clamor and the
charge that the bill was to be sup
pressed and had reported against the
real sentiment of a large majority Of
the committee. He served notice
however, that the bill would have to
go to the calendar to take it's course
and any effort on the part Of any one
of whatever authority to drive the
senate would be an unwarranted as
sumption of power.
Declaring his opposition to it, Mr..
Bailey Of Texas expressed the opin-
ion that the best interest of the agri-
culturists would be served by the de-
feat Of the bill.
Senator Stone of Missouri, minority
member Of the committee, announced
his intenrion of supporting the meas
ure on the ground that it would be in
the line of wise and progressive
craftsmanship.
Senator Bailey stated that while
opposed to the bill, he would not seek
to delay its passage. Il am ready to
vote on it as soon as the Lorimer case
is disposed of." he said.
The bill went on the calendar
where it is subject to consideration
whenever the senate may decide to
take it up.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01

throp and Of a new wing at the Cti-
adel, surely We would not have gone
backward by providing a new audi
torium for the university, thus en-
abling us to convert the old audi
torium into dorniitories. l am told
that his eXcellency was at one time
student there. That being the case.
he must be intimately acquainted with
its standard of scholarship and with
the standard of honor it has ever
maintained in its student body. 1t is
possible that we who have never had
the pleasure of being students in, that
institution have been deceived and
that it's standards, both Of scholar
ship and Of honor, are not what we
have been led to believe? l can not
answer this question, his eXcellency
perhaps can.
In conclusion, ALLOW me to say that
] have written this article, not in vim
dication of myself, but in vindication
Of the able gentlemen who labored
SO earnestly and so untiringiy in the
ways and means committee to prepare
the appropriation bill.
To prove that their work was we'll
done. allow me to say that had every
amendment offered on the floor of the
house been accepted it only would have
reduced the total a little over $4,000.
making an appropriation Of $4,000
for the medical college and still the
reductions proposed in the house
would have amounted to little more
than $4,000. The reductions which
his cXccllency by his veto has effected
will effect a saving to the taxpayers
of the state of not quite 0nc-third of
mill, which means to the man who
pays a tax on $50 Of property a saw
ing of l-2 cents in his taxes this
year 1t means the DISCRIMINATION
of the work of various departments
OF tn" government, it means the tenn
porary crippling Of the capstonc Of
our educational system. it means the
leaving of a part Of the States prom
crly To great danger of destruction bv
fire, 1t means the practical annulmcnt
OF the child labor law, ana il means
more than anything else. cheap play
20 the galleries that is unworthy of
the chief executive Of q great State.
Lowpdcs j. Browning.
Union, II. f.. D. No. Q, Feb. "a.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
WHAT WILL BLEkSE DO?
Is ASKED FOR COUNSEL AND CO.
OPERATION.
WinG-up Commission Replies Court
cousiy and Fully to Governors De-
mand for Information Concerning
Transactions of the Executors of
Late Great Moral Institution.

Columbia, Feb. 27.-In a lengthy
letter the State dispensary commits
sion replied this afternoon to Gov.
Blease's demand for information con-
corning the dealings of the commits
sion and its contract with Attorney
Fielder of Atlanta. The commission
calls attention to it's annual report to
the Governor and submits copies Of
the contracts with Fielder and Steven
son, saying there was no contract with
Abney. The commission says Gov.
Blease, in asking why they had not
followed the law by winding up the
dispensary expeditiously, quoted the
act of 1907, although the legislature
has by annal subsequent acts, con-
tinued the commission and directed it
to go on with it's work. No attor-
ney fees have been paid since Jan. l.,
1910 and the payments made to
Fielder have been only on his con-
tract for commission upon recoveries.
Since January 1st Of this year $34.-
700 has already been collected and
there are other large claims in pro-
cess of collection. The commission
earnestly solicits Gov. Blease's coun-
sci and cooperation in facilitating its
work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
READY TO REVISE TARIFF.
DEMOCRATS ARE IN CONDITION
TO START WORK ON SCHED-
ULES.
Underwood Announces That Ways
and Means Committee Needs Little
Help i'm Fixing Duties.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Tariff revis-
ion plans Of the ways and means
committee Of the next congress e
announced today by Repr =, .1e
Underwood of Alabamo ~ will
head that committee ~ bonse
while he was oppos' <yN tariff board
provision of tn < y civil apuro-
priation bill ~
Mr' Ur said that "assum-
ing tn, was to be NO extro ses-
sion O. hgress," the committee on
the Democratic side Of the house was
charged with the responsibility of pre-
pairing tariff legislation and all the
Democrats asked between now and
December was provision for a clerk,
statstician and a stenographic clerk
for the committee. The Democrats.
he said, were not asking money for an
independent investigation. "If We
have an extra session." Mr.. Under
wood added, we can vote what mon
ey we want"
We went into a very thorough in
vestigation of this tariff question Is
months ago. The witnesses that ap-
peared before the committee then
were impartially examined on both
sides. The testimony before us is
only Is months old. We simply pro-
pose to take that testimony and the
statistics and evidence that were be.
fore you gentlemen when you wrote
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill and write
tariff bill in accordance with our
principles"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
INHUMAN ACT AT sPARTANBURG
Attempt to Assault White Woman
Children Injured.

Spartanburg, Feb. 25,--While alone
at her horoe on Union- Actrect .ilig-s
afternoon, a we'll known and promi-
nent white woman was assaulted by a
negro, with criminal intent. and
Gary Gist, a negro % years Of age. is
charged with the crime. When the.
three-year-old child Of the victim
ried out, the negro seriously choked
the child, and with his finger nails cut
severe gasheS in the childs throat,
and also hurt a three-months-old in
fant.
1t is stated that the negro, a driv-
er Of a delivery wagon, who is well
known to the family of his alleged
victim, entered the house this after
noon, and asking who lived there was
told. After being ordered out, he re-
turned and entered the room where
the mother and her two babies were.
He grabbed his victim and threw
her over a bed and the child scream
ed, it is said, and he then choked the
child, but not until after another la
dy who was in the back yard had
heard the cries. She entered the
room and the negro fled. His pur-
pose was not accomplished.
The news of the assault spread
rapidly over the city. The police de-
partment was notified and twelve
officers were dispatched to the scene
in automobiles. Sheriff White was
also notified and went on horseback.
The negro had gotten a good start
and had concealed himself in the
woods just at the edge of the citv
limits. These woods were completely
surrounded. Finally he was seen
crawling along the ground and given
immediate chase by the officers. He
fled and Officer Littlejohn, Of the po-
lice department, fired five times at
him. but neither shot took effect. 9th
er officers also fired at the fleeing ne
gro, but he was not hit by any Of
the bullets.
Sheriff White was close t. the ne
gro in their race across an open field.
and he finally was successful in run
ming him down. The horse which the
sheriff rode knocked the fugitive to
the ground and Officers White and
Turner of the local police force, put
chains on him. lie was hatless and
had discaEded = pistol which was
drawn on one of his pursuers.
by this time feeling IN the city was
intense. aal tlr-. Was some anxiety
ass to whether or not the negro could
ho lodged i'm jail without some at
tempt ut violence. Forming thcm-
selves i'm q squadron. however. the
negro was placed in the centre Of the
officers i'm carriage with several p3-
Iocmcn. Sheriff White headed the
procession and a wild dash was made
for the county Jail through the streets.
The negro was safely placed in cell.
and there is absolutely no chance for
mob to get him from the Jail.
In reverence is the chiaf low oo5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
STANDS BY HIS FRIENDS.
Governor Blease COmmutes Sentence
fOf John Black, The Dispensary
CRATER.

Columbia, Feb. 27.-Gov. Blease
today commuted to $4,000 fine the
sentence Of five years Imprisonment
imposed at Chester on John Black,
former State dispensary director, for
conspiracy to defraund the State.
Blacks case A. was on appeal to the
State Supreme Court:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01

Women of England arc reported to
bo taking boxing lessons seriously. The
manly art will no doubt assist them
both i'm getting ballot rights and in
inducing titles to patronizc home tai
cnt-Charleston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
ORCHARDS SUFFER DAMAGE.
killing Frost at Macon Has Played
Havoc With Fruit.

Macon, Feb. "a killing frost al
and around Macon is reported by the
weather bureau this morning, and this
probably means q great deal of dam
age to the fruit. 1t was the killing
frost that had been most feared by
the orchard owners.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
DlEASt'S VETOES FOOLISH.
ASSAULT ON APPROPRIATION
BILL a GRAND STAND PLAY.

The State n a Whole ana the Taxpay-
crs As Individuals Have Been Dam
aged by the Governors Cheap John
Policies ana His Efforts to Make
the Public Believe That He l. a
vcritablc Tribune of the People
Chairman OF Ways AMI Means COM
mlttec Turns ON the Light.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01

In reverence is the chief ioy and
power OF life.-Ruskin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01

The people are wondering how Mr.
Hitchcock can make his new postage
rate apply to the bad magazines and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
PRINCIPAL HAMPTON
WILL REMAIN HERE

Professor A. e. Hampton, for the
past four years principal of the PEN
dleton high school, will again have
charge of that school next year des-
pite his announced intention of taking
a two years course at Columbia Uni
versity, New York. A meeting of the
schoolboard was held Saturday night
to consider his application for two
years leave of absence with the re-
suit that he was induced to recon-
slider his determination in view Of the
difficulty which would be encounter
el in filling his position with COM
petent man before the opening of the
next term. Upon this representation
and upon the earnest solicitation of
friends, he decided to postpone his
contemplated study along psdagoglc-
al lines for at least year.
However, with his wife he left last
evening for Denver in response to a
message stating that Mrs. Hamp-
tons father is very low and they will
be gone until just before the opening
of school in September. They were
accompanied back to Colorado by
James Bowler, brother of Mrs.
Hampton who was spending the sum-
mer vacation in this county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
Mrs. NJ kAN|GAL IS
IN COURT TODAY
ARRAIGNED To ANSWER
TO CONTEMPT CHARGE
Decision of Judge BOrdwell, Will Be
of Vast Importance to Either Pros
ecuting or Defending Attorneys.

Los Angeles, July 17.-Mrs. Ortie
McManigal, wife of the self-confess-
ed dynamiter. will be arraigned be-
fore Judge Bordwell this afternoon,
on charges of contempt of court. for
having refused to answer questions
put to her by the grand jury in the
Mcnamara case.
Judge BordwelIs decision will be of
the utmost Importance. If it should
be that Mrs McManigal must answer
the questions. her commitment to
prison is probable, as her attorneys
nave advised her to decline to an
swer.
If the decision is that she need not
answer. the prosecution will lose its
opportunity to gain from her what its
attorneys believe would be a corrob-
oration of her husbands alleged con-
fession.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
MILLIONS HONOR
MEMORY OF THACKERAY

London, July 17-Wherever the
English language is read, those who
consider William Makepeace Thack-
cray the greatest novelist of the nine
teenth century-and their number is
legion--wiil do honor this week to
the memory of the prince of satirists
who was born in Calcutta, India, a
century ago. Beginning with ban
quet Of literary leaders this evening
the London program will continue
through the week, and every phase of
Thackeray's work will be discussed
and praised on the platform and in
the press. Tomorrow-the actual
centennial of the birth of Thackeray
there will be tremendous pilgrim
age to the authors grave. which will
be covered with floral tributes to the
man whose pen has made him more
mighty in death than many a living
monarch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
Discuss New Nationalism.

Chautauqua, N. Y, July 17.-Chau-
tauqua National Institution today
ushered in a week of discussion of
the new nationalism," with a num-
ber OF leaders in the movement on
the program for addresses Among
those are Jacob Riis, author, journ-
alist, reformer. social settlement
worker and close personal friend of
Col. Roosevelt: Prof. Roscoe Pound
of Harvard, former commissioner of
appeals, supreme court of Nebraska;
Prof. Charles E. Merriam, who was
defeated as Republican candidate for
mayor of Chicago this spring. and
Charles Zueblin, specialist in govern
mental and civic problems.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
Deadly Damp Claims Victims
Following Explosion Mine
Pro 'eriy Little Damaged.
{ GAS. RETARDS WORK
OF REsCUING WORKERS
State and Company Officials Ignor-
ant As to Cause of Catastrophe and
None Living Who Were Near Spot
When Disaster Occurred.

Du Bois, Pa, July 17.-Twenty-o
miners were killed in an explosion in
the shaft of the Cascade Coal and
Coke company's mine at SXkesville,
nine miles from here, yesterday morn
ing.
All of the dead but three are for
eigners. The explosion was slight as
evidenced by the small damage done
in the mine. but the deadly damp is
responsible for most of the fatalities.
Three sets of brothers and a father
and son are numbered among the
dead. George and John Heck and
Nick PavelIok and his 15-year-old
son were found by the rescuers lock-
ed in each others arms. None of the
bodies were mutiliated and but few
showed burns. eleven of the men in
one heading had apparently made
ready to escape, for they carried their
dinner pals and were headed for the
opening
Che first intimation of the explo-
sion at the surface was when tn
safety door on the fan blew open and
machinery began TO run wild. 1t
took some time to get to the scene
of the accident, a mile and half
from Ghe opening. because the res
cuers were obliged to carry oxygen
with them.
The state police from Punxsutaw-
ney were called to guard the yicin-
1ty of the shaft and when the bodies
were brought out there was little dis
tress or excitement.
Naifhat. sta officials nor nina Of
ficjals were able to assign a cause
for the explosion as there are no sur
vivOrs from which to gain an expla-
nation but 1t is the general belief
that some of the men drilled into
pocket of gas. The shaft was known
as a non-gaseous one and Fire Boss
John Brown reports he was through
the heading where the explosions oc-
Cured an hour before and found no
trace OF gas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
And Now a Banana Trust.

New York, July IA new banana
trust which will be a rival of the
United Fruit company IN the tropical
fruit trade of Central America and
the West Indies was launched here
today The Atlantic Fruit company,
which now operates a large fleet of
steamers between Central American
ports and the United States. is to be
merged with ten Cuban companies,
as a result of the meeting Of repre-
sentatves of the various concerns in
New York today. The combined cap
ital of the merger will be $4,000
600 Jose d. Giorgio, president of the
Atlantic Fruit company, will, it is un-
derstood, head the combine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
Ruling Coterie Makes War
on CientifiIco Element and
Arrest CongreSsma,
CHAOS REIGNS IN
CITY OF MEXICO
Eeign OF Victorious Rebel Leader q
Sore disappointment 10 Revolution
airy Newspapers-New Provisional
president May be Impcached.

Mexico, July 17.-Many persistent
rumors are circulating today, of an
approaching cabinet crisis.
An attempt is being made by the
Maderiasta group, it is said, TO GUST
the Cienlfico element, from the gov
ernment, because or It's reactionary
tendencies.
"Diaz methods are still resorted to
as is shown by the arrest of Congress
man Martinez and four state repre-
at Puebla, on a charge of
plotting against Madero.
Chaos Reigns.
Conditions here are bordering ON
chaos. Revolutionary organs char
acterize Madero's regime as a disap-
pointment. Jose Gamboa, former
secretary of the committee on for
eign relations, threatens to ask for
the impeachment of President De La
Barra. Gamboa charges the cabinet
and president with gross negligence
in not preventing the recent riots al
Covenga and Puebla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17

BRYAN WOULD KNOW
POLICIES OF PROSPECTIVES

Lincoln, July 17.-Many pertinent
questions, including the tariff. direct
election of United States senator's.
tariff for revenue only and the stand
ard Oil decision will be asked the
prospective presidential candidates in
William ]. Bryan's next issue Of the
Commoner. Bryan viii send thou
sands of copies of this paper through
out the country. He demands answers
to the above propositions before ex-
tending his support.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
GOLDEN POTI.ATCH
OPENS AT SEATTLE

Seattle. July 17.-Golden Potlatch
commemorating the arrival of the
steamer Portland in 1897, with the
first cargo of gold from the Klondike
opened today
automobiles, with two thousand To-
cal enthusiasts and four hundred out
of town motor car owners participat-
ing in hill climbing contest. A va
ried program has been arranged for
each day, during the celebration which
closes saturday with Nardi Gras.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
FIRE IN CROW FIELD
BURNS BARLEY

In fire which burnt over a stub
BILE field, John w. Grow, well known
reservation farmer, this afternoon lost
about 200 sacks of barley but fortu-
nately escaped further and more SER
ious damage by putting out the flames
before they reached the standing
grain. The fire was started by a
sparks from his big engine which was
drawing the combine in the field.
Shortly after the noon hour, the
flames were discovered by ranchmen
on the Tom Thompson farm nearby
and they, with the Crow crew. hast
ened to The burning field, which was
about a mile distant from the Crow
house, and after hard work succeed
ed in putting the fire out. The sacks
of barley lay where they had been
Jumped from she machine and fulty
POO were consumed by the blazes.
Boy Has Leg Broken.
In endeavoring to hasten to the
scene of the fire, Jack Davis. a boy
employed on the Thompson farm,
jumped upon fractions horse and
was bucked off with the result that
his leg was broken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
ATHENA CITIZEN DIES
AT WAILA WNLI.A

Walla Walla, July 17.-William
Cameron, so years old, died in a local
hospital shortly after I o'clock yes
terday afternoon of typhoid-pneumo-
MIA with which he had been afflicted
for the past several weeks. He was
brought to this city three days ago
from Athena whee he had his home.
having been engaged in farming in
the vicinity of that town, for the past
seven years. Mr.. Cameron was ma
tive of oregon. Together with his
mother he is survived by two sisters
and two brothers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
LABOR LEADERS WILL KNOW
FATE NEXT OCTOBER

Washington. D. c., July H.
Whether Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor:
John Mitchell vice president and
Frank Morrison, secretary, will go to
Jail for contempt of court, probably
will not be decided until next Octo-
Der. The labor leaders appeared to-
day before Justice Wright of the su-
preme court of the District of CO.
lumbia. Allen Parker, their attorney,
argued that his clients were not Ii
able to punishment for contempt. At
the conclusion Of the argument. Jus
tice Wright took the cases under ad-
visement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
SUSPECT PETERSON
TO Be LIBERATED
EVIDENCE DOES NOT
SHOW HE KILLED COBBLES
Sheriff Believes Him Innocent and
Has Found the Trail of a Fifth Per-
SON on Whom Suspicion Has Fallen.
S>>>>~~.~>~>>~$

Olympia, Wash. July 17.-Swan
Peterson the fourth suspect arrested
for the Cobble murder at Rainier last
week may be released, like his pre-
decessors, for lack of evidence.
1t is agreed by the authorities, to-
day that the last hope of connecting
him with the crime lies with Cathey
Brothers, OF Portland, who are taking
thumb prints of Peterson and COM
pairing them with the blood impress
sions found at the Cobble home.
Sheriff Gaven IS all but convinced
OF Peterson's assertions of innocence
and is today on the trail of a fifth
suspect.
The Tacoma police have been asked
to assist in the pursuit Of the new
suspected man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-17
HERE IS A CHANCE FOR A SHOWDOWN
Commercial Club President
Regarding Removing Overhead Wires.
Electric Trust

the
looking to removing the overhead
through Commercial
made following tcta
here is nothing to the charge that
with
the members All members personally
and
ing ana was adopted because those
CLUB but merely of the manang board Thus
ub has not
desire
Commercial
If the
ayers in what they the
electric
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