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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16
\ WARNING TO MERCHANTS

The merchants Of the city are re-
quested to clean up the premises di-
rectly to the rear of their stores and
keep them clean. as it is only by so
doing that it is possible to reduce the
extra 10 per cent penalty on insur-
ance in the city, because Of INSULT
cient fire protection.
The fire committee from council
is doing all in its power to have this
ten per cent penalty removed, but
as long as the merchants allow old
boxes, and trash to accumulate in the
neighborhood of their stores. the
work of the fire committee will prove
Intellectual
In the near future Insurance Com
missioner f III. McMaster will send a
man here TO inspect fire conditions
here and if he finds conditions such
that there is danger OF fire--,nore so
than ordinarily would be looked for
-T-on account of the piles of rubbish
and trash which are SO easy to ig-
mite, it will not only be impossible to
reduce the insurance rates, but II
may be necessary to advance them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16

the account of the Greek Navy. On
his refusal to answer he was first
beaten, and then little wooden wedg-
es were driven under his fingernails
until overcome by suffering, he gave
the names which were demanded OF
him.
1t is believed here that France will
be the first power to take any prac-
teal steps toward the checking Of the
cruel tyranny Of the secret commit
tee The Turks at present hate the
French. and the feeling was aug
mented when Paris bankers, many
months ago, refused to loan the Con-
stantinople Government $4,000.
a sum which was afterward obtained
from German sources. But official
pillage and incompetent wastefulness
have already used up the 10000
600. The eyes Of the Turkish spend
thrifts are again turned toward
France, whence they now hope to
borrow 500. 1000, 900.
1t is pretended, it is said that
this money is to be used in profitable
railway construction in Rumelia and
ASIA Minor, but the greater part. ex-
cept only the millions which will he
stolen by officials, will surely be de-
voted. if the loan is effected. to
pressing Governmental needs. II is
expected that duties on imports will
be increased to meet the expenses of
the loan.
Some quasi-French banking houses
which are really more Levantine
than French have indicated will
llhghess to engage I'm the financial
operation, but 1t can hardly be well
safeguarded unless the French Gov
ernment approve it. To gain that
approval Turkey would have to
change considerably her attitude to-
ward France, and without doubt
France would demand that a certain
influence be restored to her in the
internal as well as the foreign affairs
|of the Ottoman Empire. This would.
or course mean a humllating setback
for Germany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16
HENDERsonV|llE MYSTERY.
CORONER MAKES STATEMENT IN
MYRTLE HAWKINS CASE.
Mis- Hawkins Died of Criminal OPP
GRAFTON, Declares Coroner, who
says Such Verdict was not Given
~ First In Order to Assist In Ap-
prchension OF Slayer - Second
Hearing Friday.

Hendersonville. N. c.. Sept. a.
The second coroner's inquest over the
remains OF Miss Myrtle Hawkins.
mysteriously murdered and later
placed In Lake Osceola. will be held
on Friday. A stenographer will be
present at this second inquest and q
most comprehensive inquiry conduct
Cd. Any enc suspected Of knowledge
OF tho girls movements on Thursday
will be called before the jury. The
list includes many prominent per-
sons.
Mr.. Hal Cooper. the fance Of the
murdered girl. arrived here this morn
ing from Johnson City. Tenn. He was
met at the depot by a married sister
OF tho dead girl. who strenuously OBJ
5ected 10 Mr.. Cooper talking to q
Newspaper man ana was driven d.
rect to the family residence. He will
appear ut the coroner's second In
quest Mr.. Cooper expressed a per-
feet willingness to tell all he knows.
but his frank answers to the many
questions asked him shed no light on
the mystery. He said he came to
Hsndsrsonviile. a. soon as possible,
after the killing Of his fiancee. He
earnestly opposes the theory of sui
eide and naturally appears highly
wrought up over the terrible death OF
His sweetheart.
The days developments are these:
The operation was performed not In
the woods surrounding the lake, but
was performed In q residence at NO
great distance from the lake where
the body was found. and the detec-
tives believe they know the house.
The operation was performed In this
house: the body was removed to the
woods. where II lay exposed to the
ss's Sor .days and wss then placed in
enc lake not nors thah eIkhx hours
before its discovery.
Sensational developments more
startling than any yet made public
may confidently be looked for with
In the next twenty-four hours. The
clues leading to the developments In
nowise conflict with evidence already
In hand. The state OF public feeling
10 Intense No tragedy has ever ex-
cited such bitter feeling as this
which resulted In the dreadful doing
to death OF Miss Myrtle Hawkins, by
some unknown murderers. almost on
the eve of her wedding day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16
MISHAP CHECKS FOWLER.
ChOSS-COCNTRY AVIATOR HAS
DANGEROUS FALD.
Machine So Badly Damaged That Two
Days Will be Necessary For De.
lays.

Alta, CAL, Sept. 12.-"Bob" Fowler.
en- route from San Francisco to New
York met with the first mishap of his
cross-country aerial voyage here this
morning, when in tryy to make a
landing necessitated refractory
engine and steerir - his biplane
oollided with tv - huyling it to
oirdman. ~ Aanes and the two
propeller = broken and Fowler
VIII <ed here for at least two
day ~
>hg Auburn at g:37 O'Clock
tr rose to a height Of about 400
f>yf and followed the route of the
Southern Pacific track through the
rolling approaches to the foothill
district. For almost 40 minutes he
sailed along without mishap, easily
distancing the special train and au-
tomobiles that started from Auburn
at the same time. AS he came into
view in this section, however IL was
apparent that something was wrong.
About half mile from here his
course deviated sharply. He did not
slacken speed and his machine
dashed full into the trees.
AT height of about SO feet from
the ground the right plane struck
nd he
sent the craft careening against the
other tree. This second blow crush
ed the left plane and both wings thus
crumpled, the areoplane hovered for
second and turned turtle as it
started on it's fall to earth.
Fowler remained in his seat until
the machine struck the ground when
he was hurle@ against the motor ana
through the uebris of the rudder to
the ground. rs
Many persons who witnessed the
fall from a distance rushed to his aid
and his injuries were quickly given
attention. His mechanicians were soon
on the scene, having arrived on the
special train that is following his
course.
Some of the broken pieces of the
aeroplane were replaced with substi-
tutes carried on the train, but others
had to be sent to Reno for repairs.
In explaining his mishap Fowler
said his steering gear had suddenly
become blocked when he was q few
miles from the scene Of the accident
and he was helpless to direct his
course. At the same time his elevat-
ing plane refused to work and his
efforts to control the biplane resulted
in the disconnecting Of the defective
magnetic wire which had given trou-
bic earlier in the morning Fowler
declared tonight that he would con-
tinue his journey within three days.
His injuries are not serious.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16
In The magistrates court.

c. c. Wooten, the automobile me-
chanic who was arrested Wednesday
for running a car without a number
on 1t, was tried in the magistrate's s
court Wednesday afternoon. He stat
ed that there was a number on the
car he was running. but that it was
on the front Of the car instead Of on
the rear.
Upon this showing Magistrate Wells
dismissed the case as an effort had
been made to obey the law. The
plea was also made by Mr.. Wooten
that he did not know that the num-
Der had to be on the rear of the car.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16
COLUMBUS WINS SECOND GAME
Close and Pretty Exhibition I'm Sal
~ Series.

Columbus. Ca. Sept. 13.--Hillie's
home run In the sixth inning won
for Columbus the second game of
the championship series between CO.
iumbus ana Columbia here today.
the score being to I. IL was q
pretty exhibition and was free from
wrangies.
Today's victory places Columbus In
the same position the team would
have occupied had yesterdays for
feittd game been counted. having
won two Of the three games sched-
uled TO be played here. The third
game will be played here tomorrow.
after which the teams will 20 to CO.
iumbia for n series OF three games.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16

Some one stated on the street Tues
day that II was n mistake about
Church street being a race course for
automobIllsts. IL was. In fact. this
person stated. only the home stretch.
for about the time that the automo-
b'iists reached II they had just work
ed themselves up &C. the right pitch
OF enthusiasm and imagined the
handsome houses were the grandstand
crowded with spectators and tho
drivers always wanted to do their
best with so many spectators looking
on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16
In The Police Court.

The following cases were tried
"Wednesday by Recorder Lee:
Francis NJ. Noise. riding bicycle on
forbidden sidewalk. 81.
Laura Boyce, creating n disturbance
$40 or 20 days.
Tom Wilson, n-payment OF
taxes. SO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16
MAIN ELECTION IN DOUBT.


WIN moss ot returns Revised, Qucs-
ton Il Unsettled.
Portland. Me-. Sept. 13.--so close
was the vote In Mondays special
election on the question Of the re-
peal OF the constitutional prohibition
that even tonight when most Of the
first unofficial return had been revised
by mail reports from town clerks
the result Is still In doubt.
Between the Associated Press re-
turns and the figures OF the secretary
OF State there Is marked discrep.
sncy. the press returns indicating a,
a late hour tonight a majority of s47
against repeal. while those Of the
secretary OF State indicate a major.
ity OF i55 for repeal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16

Quite number Of the young men
and ladies OF the city went out to the
dance at Providence Springs pavilion
Wednesday night. They report hay
ing a very enjoyable time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16

Charley Morgan and Wiley Jones
Killed each other Monday night near
Trenton. Carrie Morgan. mother of
Charley. was fatally beaten I'm the
now that caused tho double tragedy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-16

worse state Of affairs exist at other
colleges. / have been around the
other universities to a considerable
extent as manager Of two Of the uni
versity athletic organizations. and
known 20 a certain extent the existing
conditions. At Princeton it is beer,
beer, beer.
The town is licensed. and the
body Of students, in my mind, drink
oven more than do Harvard students.
ON one occasion I believe there m;ist
have been over 200 students dead
drunk.
At Yale drinking is recognized to
SO great a degree that clubs have
their tables at the barrooms. 1 was
never so struck in my life when I
found New Haven the dissoiute, de-
bauched and whiskey town that II
is "-Baltimore Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-08
2Oq6 Discount On Cotton Innings

Mercerized sateens. percalines canvases cr
.ambTics, spun glass Innings, etc. ne-fifth off.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
VIAR MADE
On English Sparrows Down
in the State Of Texas
Now.

HOUSTON, Tex, Nov. 6-The days
of the English sparrow in Texas are
numbered in the event the department
of agriculture carries ont it's plans
for the determination of this bird,
which is so destructive to growing
fruit and grain crops. 1t is believed
the campaign viii be statewide and
successful. for the department has en-
listed the cooperation of several
county commissioners courts.
). w. Nein. director of the Farm
ers' institutes, under the department
Of airicuImre, has just returned from
a months tour over the agricultural
portion of the state and says that the
farmers are unanimous that the Eng
Iish sparrow must go. The plan is to
establish system OF wire netting
and by batting the enclosure with
grain the sparrows will gather there
in by the thousands. Poison will then
be administered and the birds des-
troyed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
BLACK HAND
Is Blamed for Death Of Con.
tractor Whose Body is
Found by Boys.

CUMBERLAND. Md. Nov. g.
The body OF Dominick Alvaro, an
italian contractor, was found yester-
day shortly after noon by two boys.
one mile north of Hambleton, w
Va. He was constructing log road
for lumber company. There is
evidence that he had been beaten
to death and the body hurled over
a precipice, where it lay two days
It is thought he was the victim OF
tho Black Hand. as he received let
ter some time ago. demanding money
or his life. 1t is thought that the
fight which occurred few weeks
ago at Brooklyn Heights. in which
two OF his countrymen were killed.
had something to do with the fate
that overlook him 'TIe is survived
by his wife and one child.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
SCHOLARSHIPS
Win Good Game from the
Second Ward Team OF
Fairmont.

The Clarksburg schoiastics defeat
ed the Second Ward football team of
Fairmont by the score of twenty-five
to nothing in good clean game Sum
day afternoon at Union Park.
The Fatrmont team arrived In the
city at 1880. had dinner at the ex-
pense of the local boys and went out
to the grounds in fine condition with
high hopes OF victory. The local
team appeared on the field in few
minutes and all the spectators at once
agreed that the Fairmont team would
walk away whit as 1t outweighed
the local team hRteen pounds to the
man, but when the game started, inc
local boys were too fast for the FAIR
monters and in easy manner "a"
the score UP TO twenty-five to RotnmS'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
TEMPE RAEGE
Lecture is Delivered by the
Rev. Mr.. Blake, Of Chi
cago, at Jane Lew.

The Rev. w. w. Blake. of
chicago, delivered a Temperance lee
ture at the Jane Lew Methodist
Protestant church Sunday morning
TO an appreciat9ve audience.
The Rev. NfE,. Blake comes back
TO the homeland. the state OF his
boyhood, old in years, rich with e'1
perience, battle Scared, young in
heart. fluent in speech. and stiH on
the firing tine pouring shot ana
she'll of gospel temperance truths
This aged gentleman was on the
western frontier many years as a
missionary. He fought for prohi-
bition in Kansas many years ago.
and together with his two sons voted
that Oklahoma might come in as
state.
This old soldier of the cross closed
his address with an earnest plea for
all men to cast their votes in favor
Of the RATIFICATION Of the amend
mont, that the little Mountain State
may be free from rum.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
MRS. BOOTH
Visits the State Prison and
Delivers Three Addresses
to Convicts.

Mrs. Maude Booth, famous for her
prison reform work, delivered three
addresses at the West Virginia peni-
Tertiary yesterday. While in that
vicinity she was guest OF friends
and she departed for her home in New
York last evening.
In the morning at the penitentiary.
Mrs. Booth addressed the prison re-
form league, organized by her as IN
many other penal institutions, and IN
the afternoon she delivered a special
address to the men. Later in the day
she smoke to the women.
All of her addresses were very
forceful, and in all respects she
handled the great problems of the
work in a manner that cannot result
other than for the best good of the
unfortunates, many of whom are
spending the greater part OF their
lives behind the bars,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
PICTURES
Of the Passion Play Are
Shown in the Slavonic
Church Sunday

Under the personal direction % the
Rev. Father +. j. PribyI. plae
sion play. or The Life df CHRIST. ? wan
shown in the church OF che aclf
Rosary sunday afternoon and evening.
for the benefit OF the church. ft9FF
the wish OF all the members OF the
congregation to have the church CONS
pIeted next summer and Father PFfbyt
is working hard 10 ralse the neceaty
funds.
The Life OF Christ" as shown yes
terday was in thIrty-elEht Beautifully
colored pictures, and represented tho
holy childhood, ministry. passion,
death and resurrection. The life o.
Moses was also shown and TEN scenes,
from samson and Deillah. "A few pie-
lures on the life OF Columbus and
Joan OF arc were also shown.
The church was crowded at both
performances and Father Pruoyl was
Well pleased.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06

S. A. Green, aged So years, a
driver OF a nitroglycerine wagon
for the Marietta Torpedo Company,
was blown to death, two horses
were killed, nitroglycerine factory
was blown into small fragments Pnd
a wagon completely disappeared
when an explosion Of 1900 quarts OF
notroglycerinet occurred at the fac
tory at at Rtnehart at O'Clock
Monday morning. The explosion was
terrific and it was felt for miles.
Green was engaged in loading
his wagon with nitroglycerine to
drive into the weston gas field,
when he dropped one of the cans at
the factory, causing the explosion
man, horses. wagon and factory all
went up-together and there il
scarcely particle of the factory TO
be found. A search IS being made
for pieces OF the mans body but
there IS little hope of recovering
any considerable portion of his re-
mains.
The factory building was two
story frame structure thirty by forty
feet in dimensions. Where 1t
stood there is only big. deep hole
in the ground, and the earth is torn
up a considerable distance.
A magazine nearby containing
200 quarts of the deadly expio-
sIve did not explode.
Green was married and leaves a wife
and four children. The explosion
caused great excitement in that sec
ton Of the county and it was not
long before hundreds of persons be
gan to flock to the scene.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
d TZTFlTlSsSS =, 50 Ga II
By THE REBEL Gil S
Alta Meeting % Be
City Of Eti<ins.
VeInber

M4KIess. w. vas NOV
last meeting OF the synod e.
ginia, held in Winchester
preaBy4ery OF Lexington waa Eidsd
ana new presbytery on tlll8 SIDE
OF the AIIeghenfes was formed III
new presbytery Is TO be known
the Tygarts Valley Prasbytery ailsS
viii comprise among Others
following churches: Sutton. Gas
away. BurnsvIlIe, Glenville; Glarls
burg, Philippi, BelIngton; 91llelncfe
HuttonsvfIle. beverly. pei
Gladly, Whitmer. Harman, Rafaons
and Davis Memorial Of EIkins. The
presbytery viii be very IafG one
in territory, and VIII be sItuaead
the home mission field OF Yves
gfnia. The new preshyterJ VIII
meet in the Davis Memorial church
for organization November ca at
O'Clock p M.
The Rev. c. w. MdDonald ct
HuttonsviIle, will be- moderator, ana
he will preach the op.enirE sermon
The Rev Mr.. Grover. Of Parsons.
viii act as stated clerk
The Rev G y. Cannon, pa
of the Central Presbyterian church
here. Will be one Of the ministers
the meeting
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
JAMES MURDERED
Is the Belief of a Brother
Who is Working on
the Case.

PARKERsBURG. Nov Ga. w.
James. brother of Carroll James, who
at Pennsboro, murdered William
Prichard and attempted to kill Mrs.
Prichrad and his wife, and then pre-
sumabIy shot himself, in statement
made here, claims that his brother
was murdered. He says he has proof
that his brother did not end his own
life. and he is now working with >
view of experimenting the man who
murdered him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
UNVEILED
Is the Shafer Monument in
the Presence Of 1900
People.

TERRA ALTA, Nov. '6-The ded-
ication OF the Shafer memorial mon
umeut to william Ciemert Shafer,
former general secretary OF the
West Virginia Sunday School Asso-
citation, was held sunday morning at
~ o'clock. All the Sunday school
and the knights of Pythias marched
in a body to the cemetry. headed by
the Echo band. 1T Is estimated that
$500 people were in attendance +.
DR.. T.. w. Beerbower, ex-mayor OF
Terra Alta, presided.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
M'D0NNELL
Funeral is Held at Old
Home at MiddlevfIle Mon
day Afternoon.

The funeral OF Willie Mcconnell
who died at the home Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mcdonnell, of
Monticello avenue, Sunday morning
at $3.50 o'clock OF pneumonia fever
was held Monday afternoon ct 3
O'Clock at Middleville-
The funeral party left the home q
$3.50 O'Clock, taking the 10 O'Clock car
to Bridgeport and drovefrom Bridge
port to Vaudeville, where the SER
vices were held In the Biiddleyills
church and burial followed IN the
church cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06

Ito govern it. The various plans
having the state as the unit. how.
ever. would be considered at length
by the subcommittee Suggestions
we're then invited from all those
having any to offer.
Judge Freer. of tHarrisville, made
the point that a statute now in force
governed the holding of party pri-
mary elections and that it would
probably be well for the sub-com-
mittee to adhere to it as closely as
possible making only such necessary
rules as would be deemed necessary.
The state election laws and the COR
ruut practices act were also referred
to asobviating the necessity OF lay
ing down rulest and regulations in
that respect by the subcommittee :
t"The simplest plan would be the
hest said Judge F'reer. "as the
more rules you have the more
trouble you will have.
goward N. Ogden, OF F,airmont'
also suggested that the general cleo
ton laws and the statute eoncefntns
nr,mnries should be followed. He
WIS OF the opinion that much OF the
trouble In the party was caused by
local squabbles and factionaIism in
some of the counties and that the
subcommittee ought to devise
plan to smooth over these diHl-
cuIties. 1t was suggested tFat resu-
lar county committees shoIDd name
5o,epates In the counties where
M factionalism existed but
mt In those counties where
In did exist, both wings should DC
recognized as having equal power
to appoint delegates.
These suggestions precipitateu
general discussion among all those
present. The question OF sharlns
TN expense OF the primary was also
discussed for some time. one Po1n'
bronght out that nominees II
coYnties nominally Democratic
could i'll afford to put up as muen
money as the nominees in Repubh
can counties where they would Oe
some chance OF winning an eiecttoh :
oa,ces In some counties paid more
than others, too. The adoption o.
a uniform schedule OF expense teel
based upon the estimate Of the eS'
pense of holding the entire primary
or the regulation OF these expense
accounts by the local committees
were discussed.
4 A NUMBER OF prominent men o.
the party from various parts OF tn'
fContinued on page
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
AGnEE oLUB ARRIVES.

The Chicago G1ee Club arrived
here today from Parkersburg TO ap-
pear in the First Methodist aSpisco-
pal church at 8 o'clock tonight "a
the second number Of the ministers
entertainment course this year.
The club has travelled trump hantly
eleven years. eiVi1 s258 concerts,
.nnd Il comes mere very AZ gEi1y rec
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
FOREST FIRES
Are Raging Along Western
Maryland Big Force
Combating Flames.

MARTlNsBURG, Nov. 6.-Forest
ares are raging along the Western
Maryland railroad and all day today
Big forces labored in effort to check
the progress 81 the flames. The most
serious IRE Is In the woods at EDGE
mont and big acreage has already
been burned The fires begn laat
Wednesday, and can be; seen Tor Ill'les