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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25
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Richard Harding Davis at foot
ball game in Philadelphia praised
the voices of the young undergrad
yates shouting their weird college
yells. 1T makes me think Of a Lo-
Gust street bride" said Mr.. Davis.
smiling. She turned TO her husband
one night at dinner and remarked:
My dear, the first time l saw you was
at Franklin Field. Your head was
thrown back, your mouth was wide
open, and your face was very red
you were yelling your college yell"
Yes, / remember said the young
man. And ! noticed she continued,
what a remarkable voice YOU had
Yes, you spoke If IT at the time said
he. But what makes you think of it
now?' oh, nothing said the bride.
only I wish the baby hadn't inherit
cd it. That's all."-Argonaut.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

q ar I ers, anG
Colonel San Ben
vid es boarded
the Unser Fritz
Tie invited Iris,
Schmidt, Cox @
and II ozier to
breakfast W 1t h
the president at
the principal ho-
tel.
On the way to
the hOtel Iris
saw a large build
Ing labeled casa
do Correio @ Tel
egraphia." IL was
not surprising G
that she had not
thought earlier OF
the necessity Of
cabling TO Liver
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25
a bill providing for the construct

4 bill providing for the construction
of the Panama David Railway n So
mile narrov-gauge line, has been
passed by the Congress Of Panama.
The President Of the Republic is au-
thorized to devote two months OF
study to the question before advertis-
ing for bids. The cost Of the rail-
road is limited to $1O,OOO,OOO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

pool. She blushed and looked invol.
UNFAIRLY at Hozier.
Il must send message to my un-
cle." she said.
San Benavfdes, Of course, was anx-
iOus to oblige Iris In this as In every
other respect he procured the reaui-
site form, told her the cost, which led
to condensed version Of the original
draft; smoothed away the slight him
drance Of foreign money rendered in
payment and arranged the due deliv.
cry OF reply. Perhaps he smiled
Dwhen he read what she had written.
The words were comprehensive even
to one who did not understand Eng
lish:
"AndrOmeda lost. Arrived here safe.
ly. Address, Yorke. Maceio."
Among the four people, therefore.
who entered the Hotel Grande in the
Rua do Sui there were two whose
feelings were the reverse of cheerful.
But convention Is stronger than the
primal mpulses-sometimes II tri.
umphs over death itself-and conven.
ton was all powerful now. 1t led
Iris away captive in the train Of the
smiling and voluble Senhora Pondillo,
and 1t immersed Hozier In q tangle of
fearsome words which turned out to
be the stock in trade Of a clothier.
The mere male Of Maceio decks him
self with gay plumage. Philip was
hard put to It before he secured some
garments which did not irresistibly re-
call the heroes Of certain musical CON-
edies popular In England.
The appearance of Iris caused some
thing akin to sensation. The Doua
Pondillo could not create English
clothes nor bad copies Of French, but
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
rHE NEW ERA.
r STAGGERING officer and a
~ man habited like a beggar
landed unobserved at a coal
wharf. moored q ships boat
90 a bolt and passed swiftly through
q silent town till they reached the
closed gates Of an infantry barrack
perched on a hill that rose steeply
fbove the clustering roofs OF Macelo.
The officer knocked Loudly on a small
door Inset In the big gates. After some
delay II was opened. A sentry chal-
lenged.
"Capitsno San Benavides." announced
the orricer. and the man stood to atten-
ton.
Enter, my friend" said San Bena.
'vides TO bis ragged companion. The
latter stepped within.
The colonels house was In darkness,
Jet San Benavides raped Imperative
ly. An upper window was raised. A
voice vas heard. using profane Ian
guage A mead appeared. Its owner
cried, who Ia ftr with additions.
"san Benavides."
''Christol And ne otherT"
"One whom you expect"
The head popped In. Soon there
was q light on the ground floor. The
door opened. A very stout man. bare
footed. who had struggled into a pair
Of abnormally tight riding breeches.
faced them.
Can Il be possiblsT' he exclaimed.
striking an attitude.
Dom Corrla spoke not q word. The
three passed into lighted apartment.
De sylvia placed himself under q chan
delier and took or q frayed straw hat
which hc had borrow from some one
on board the Unser Fritz The colo
mel. q grotesque figure In his present
deshabille. bowed low before him.
MY president. I salute you" he
murmured.
thank you. general" said Dom Cor
ria. smiling graciously. "I knew I
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

Talking about nerve, how is this;
We saw a man go into a barber shop
in which the rule Is cash, get q
shave and a shine and stand the prop
rietor off for the price Of both, and
then borrow a quarter from him.
Anderson Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25
just One More Propos ed Combine.

In line with other recent proposed
enterprises the following prospectus
of New York corporation to be form
ed to operate a goose farm may be
Of interest:
1T is proposed to start this enter
prise with one thousand geese and to
continue in business for two years
only. The original investment would
be one thousand geese at 81 each. or
$1,000.
Each goose will lay three eggs per
week, or 156 eggs per year, so that
the first year we will have 10000
eggs. No eggs will be sold, all will
be incubated and hatched which will
produce $4,000 geese the first year,
which added to the original 1000
geese, will give us $4,000 geese at
the end Of the first year.
THE natural percentage Chased up
on actual experience) of ganders
would be $4,000 out the first years
hatch, Of which we will sell 1900.
leaving $4,000 geese on hand at the
end Of the first year.
"The second years crop of eggs
will be the same as the first years,
therefore, we will average 156 eggs
for the year from each one of the SO,-
600 geese, or 12,4S0,0OO eggs, which,
incubated and hatched and added to
the original $1,000 geese would make
12,560,00O geese, less ganders sold,
1900, leaving 12,637,OO0 geese on
hand at end Of second year.
Financial Result.
Dressed geese sold, 49,
$4,000 at $3.50 each >. s1s,s55, 500
Feathers sold,
each goose, 25,274,O0O
pounds at SIS a pound. 379,11O, 600
Goose livers, 12,637,OO0
pair at 60 cents. >. 7,5S2.20O
Quills sold for tooth
picks, 1854, 900 doz.
at 10 cents. .... 1.O53.1OO
Proceeds from the sale
Of bills to button fac
tories. Upper bills are
worth s.0120 each on
account OF button peo-
pie saving the punch
ing of holes in one but
ton. Lower bills are
worth SOL each, or an
average of SOTO
each for 25,274,COO
bills at s.o11O. O.... =. 27S,O14
Total receipts. ..... ..$406,97S,S14
Less expenditures:
Original invest
ment ..... 1000
Cost of handling,
feeding, etc $4,000 $4,000
Net profit at end Of
two years. >. =. :. s4O6, 6,9OS.S .S14
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

Sigh no moro, ladies, sigh no more,
Men were deceivers ever;
one foot in sea and one on shore.
To one thing constant never.
Thomas Percy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

Owing to the high cost Of bricks
to combination among manufacture
ors, the minister OF public works pro-
poses To Parliament State brick
works to make all the brick needed
for public works and to sell any sur
plus to private contraC tors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

Another reason Hon. Champ Clark
feels So sure the world is growing bet
ter is that such a good man is going
I" be Speaker.-Columbus (Ohio)
Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

Net profit at end Of
two years. =. =. :. S406, ,903,S1
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25

know Prusident Ryan Of the Structural
Iron Workers. lie was former Colorado
mining man. l know him to be Une OF the
most conservative men in organized labor.
suppose he directs the policy OF the or
ganizaton and know that his policy
would not be one Of dynamiting.
WASHINGTON, April 24.--Representative
Frank Buchanan OF Illinois. former presi-
dent of the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, in a
statement today denounced as "a conspir-
acy against organized labor the arrest Of
j. ]. Mcnamara Of Indianapolis, secretary
treasurer OF the organization. Mr.. Blu
chanan declared his implicit faith in Nc
Namara's innocence OF any connection with
the blowing up OF the Los Angeles Times
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
Bourne to Be Head
of Committee on
Postoffice Affairs
Important Chsirmanship Goes to Re.
publican Progressive Senator
from Oregon.

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator iona
than Bourne. jr., one Of the progressive
republicans on the senate committee on
committees, will be given the Craftsmanship
OF the committee on postoffices and post
roads. This was announced at the White
House today by Senator smoot, a member
Of the committee on committees, who said
also that Senator Clapp will get the chair
manship OF the committee on interstate
commerce, to which he lie entitled under
the seniority rule.
The selection of Mr.. Bourne means that
Senator Crane win retain the chairman
ship of the committee on rules, as he is
the ranking member Of the postoffice COM
mittee
The announcement OF the senate com
mittees before the close Of the present
week was promised in the senate today
Moving for adjournment until Thursday
Senator Galllnger chairman of the re-
organization committee, stated that the
committee probably would be able to re.
port on that day.
Mr. Gallinger's motion prevailed and the
senate concluded its session today within
forty minutes.
The Canadian reciprocity bill was con.
veyed from the house to the senate today
and without comment was referred to the
committee on finance. 1t can not be taker
up until the organization of the committee
is completed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
Ballinger Men Are
Out of Department
All Officials Whose Names Were Con-
nected with Ballinger Inquiry
Are Out Of Office.

WASHINGTON, April 24-with the res
ignstion today of Edward c. Finney as
chief law officer of the reclamation ser
vice, to take effect Nav L. practically an
tie officials of the Interior department
whose names figured prominently u.taH
the Ballinget- Pinchot iuvcsts uuuu NOW
have severed their connection with the
government service.
Shortly after the conclusion of the in
vestigation II. H. Schwartz former chief
of the field division OF the general land
office resigned to go west to practice
Inv. Then came the resignation of Sec
rotary Ballinger shortly after the adjourn
ment Of the last congress, followed by the
announcement Of the resignation of Oscar
Lawler. author Of the famous Lawler draf
OF the presidents letter generating Sec
rotary Ballnger OF the charges agains
him. Frank Pierce first assistant secrr
tary. announced his resignation last sat
urday TO take effect within thirty days
and today brought the announcement q
Mr.. Finney's resignation.
All Of these officials have resigned e
engage in the practice OF law, some In tn,
west and others remaining in Washington
Jesse E. Wilson, former assistant secretary
left the department March T.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
PA|NF Uk TROUBLE
WITH FINGER NAILS
Sometimes Three Fingers Without
Nails at One Time. Began Is
Years Ago. No Permanent Cure.
Began to Use Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. In Short Time Nails
Were Well. No Further Trouble.

"I have suffered from the same trouble
painful finger nailsl at different periods Of
my life. The FIRST time Of its occurrence,
perhaps twenty-five years ago, after trying
home remedies without getting helped l
asked my doctor 20 prescribe for me, but II
was not for year or more that my nails
and fingers were well. The Inflammation and
suppur1tion began ct the base Of the finger
nah. Sometimes II was 80 painful that
had TO use . poiIltice TO induce suppuration.
After the pus was discharged the swelling
would 60 down until the next period OF
inflammation, poestely not more than weeb
or TIVE afterwards. These frequent ln1ah.
Perhaps ten years later, began again
70 suher from the same trouble. Again l
tried various remedies, among them 9 pre-
scription from . doctor Of . friend OF mine,
who had suffered from q like trouble. This
seemed to help somewhat for . time, but IL
scrtptlon from my own doctor. but this was
30 Irritating to the eensitIve, deceased skin
that could not use II. began 70 use Cuti-
cur9 Soap and Ointment. ] had used the
CutlcurA Ointment previously 90 my chill
the soap excITsivsly' but / rubbed the Quit.
cura Ointment into the base Of the nan every
night thoroughly. and IS often beside AZ
could. had net used Il but . few weeks
before my natis were better. and IN 4 short
time they were aPpHrently well. There was
nails grew our clean again. One boz Of Quit
euTA Otntment was all that ueed m enecting
cure" (Signed) Mrs. !. ]. Horton, KatO-
nah, N. T., Apr. -, 1910. On Sept. n, Mrs.
Horton wrote; II have and no futthsr return
Sold everyWhere, Fottes Drug 4 Chem.
Corp, sole props ! 80 Columbus Ave, Boston.
AFMEiled free, samples Of Cuticura Soap and
oAtEasnt, With APP. book on Skin tssatment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
eOMPERs SAYS 1T Is OUTRAGE
President of Labor Federation As
serts kidnapping is Plot.

President of Labor Federation As
serts Kidnapping is Plot.
WASHINGTON, April 2a,--President Com
pers of the American Federation of Labor
today said the arrest Of International
Secretary John j. Mcnamara, of the Struc-
tural Iron Workers of America. at Indian
apolis last night was grossly outrageous
kidnaping and. attributed It ito enemies OF
organized labor and a plot Of money inter
ests to destroy the labor unions ,.a
1t Is suggested that the states, IN the exer-
else Of their police powers are as foreign
to each other as are foreign countries and
that no country would think of giving up
a citizen on mere demand of another coun-
try without a hearing.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April ss.-Declar-
ing that the police had kidnapped" John
]. Mcnamara and that the finding of dyna-
mite in a storage compartment belonging
to the office OF the Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers, was not proof
of McNamara's guilt, because detectives
often had created" evidence against labor
unions, Frank NJ Ryan. president of the
Iron Workers association tonight issued
a statement on behalf of himself and the
executive board.
Mr.. Ryan said the organization is "em-
phAtically opposed to the use of any ex-
plosives for the destruction of life and
property in labor disputes" and asks the
public to Withhold judgment in the case until
the facts are known.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
DEATH RECORD
s. J. AIexander.

s. J. Alexander. resident Of Lincoln,
Neb.. and one of the pioneer secretaries
OF state OF Nebraska, died suddenly in
Denver of heart failure. Mr., Alexander.
who was 20 years old, had been In
bad health and went TO Denver in hopes
OF recovering.
At the time OF his death and for many
years previous Mr.. Alexander was state
agent of the German American Insurance
company. He was well known, having
Travelled throughout Nebraska. The fu-
neral will be held Wednesday in Lincoln.
Mrs. Anna c. Petersen.
Mrs. Anna c. PederseR. wife of ]. C.
Peterson. resident of Omaha for the
last thirty years. died at her home 929
North Twenty-sixth street. Sunday after
noon Mrs. Petersen was 40 years old.
She is survived by her husband and five
children. Matte c., Anna c.. Viola NJ.
]. P. c., and Henry. The funeral WIN be
held from the family residence Tuesday
afternoon at , O'Clock with interment at
Forest Lawn cemetery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
Hyde's Attorney Asks
for Release on Bond
Arguments on Application for Writ of
Habeas Corpus Are Begun Be.
fore Judge Slower.

KANSAS CITY. April 24.-ArEUments on
the application for a writ OF habeas corpus
for DIR. b. c. Hyde under q life sentence
for the murder Of Colonel swope. were
begun before Judge James Slower OF the
circuit court here today.
DR.. Hyde was In the court room, II be-
ing the first time he has been allowed to
leave the county jail since the birth OF his
son last September.
The petition for the release OF DR.. Hyde
sets forth two reasons why he should be
given his liberty on bond. First. that the
proof was not evident and the presumption
not great that the physician is guilty of
murder In the first degree. Second that
he is not guilty.
Attorney Frank p. Walsh made the prin-
cipal argument for the prisoner and
County Prosecutor Virgil Conklipg rep
resented the state.
Mr.. Walsh argued that the opinion OF the
supreme court by which the first trial OF
DR. Hyde was reversed and remanded at
tackled the evidence OF the state as not
showing that Colonel swope died OF poison.
ing as charged. but rather that death was
due 20 senil debility.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25


to increase the number Of buildings for
housing of troops, barracks, etc.
Senator Gamble also introduced a bill to-
day providing for opening to settlement
some 5000 acres in the Grow Creek In
dian reservation. There are about 300 900
acres on this reservation and all allott-
ments have been made and there remains
IS, 900 acres which the Indians are desir-
Gus of selling. OF this $1,000 acres, about
half under the conditions of the bill will
go TO the state Of South Dakota for school
purposes, the remainder to be sold to agri-
culturalists.
Dr. Silverstein, who has been for some
years stationed at the Crow Greek agency,
has been transferred to duty with the
Pima Indians in Arizona.
1t has been practically decided by the
committee on committee on committees Of
the senate that Senator Gamble is to have
the cRairmanship of the committee on In
dian affairs. In fact, II is SO certain that
today the senator Is arranging to move
from the basement floor where he occupied
two rooms for a season as chairman of
the committee on enrolled bills, to the
former room of the committee on COM
merce on the gallery floor
Former Senator J. H. Willard of Omaha
arrived In Washington today and after
transactinE some private business left for
New York tonight.
Representative Sloan introduced thirty
private pension bills. all being bills which
failed OF action during the Sixty-first con-
gress.
Representative Lobeck continues to re-
ceiye letters from friends OF w. H. Green
forcing him for the vacancy on the board
Of directors OF national homes for voIun-
teer soldiers. He Is also receiving letters
endorsing DR.. Spalding Of Benson for this
place and letters from friends from many
sections. Of the state urging General p H.
Barry's selection.
The house today passed a Joint resolu-
don to correct certain clerical errors mad
In the enrolment of appropriation bills
which occurred In the closing hours OF
the sixty-first congress.
Among these errors is included the re-
peal OF SO much Of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill as appropriates $4,000 for
an electric lighting plant, including the
enlargement Of the power house and one
new boiler at the Battle Mountain san
itarium, Hot Springs, S. d.
Senator Hitchcock left for Omaha today.
While he is not worried over his condition,
the senator believes that q visit to his
family physician will be beneficial and the
air of Nebraska will help restore him TO
his usual good health.
II. M Warning, formerly OF Omaha, but
now Of Denver, is in the city for few
days
The president today nominated the fol-
lowing postmasters:
Iowa-Almon C. Steele, Coon Rapids
H. E. Deater. Shenandoah; o. C. Hill
ClearfieId.
South Dakota-Ernest B. Yule Alex
| andria-
The president also nominated the follow
ing Nebraskans to be first lieutenants in
the medical reserve corps: Henry HoaG
land BlOdgett and Andrew Victor Stephen
| son.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-25
REWARD is GREATLY REDUCED
Not More Than Twenty-Five Thousand
Available 10 Pay for Dynamiters.

Not More Than Twenty-Five Thousand
Available TO Pay for Dynamiters.
LOS ANGELES Cal, April 2I.-The $780,
600 announced broadcast as the aggregate
of rewards offered for the capture of the
Times dynamiters has dwndled to an
amount probably not exceeding $25,OOO. OF
this latter sum but 5000 cash Is actually
in sight II Detective w. ]. Burns can
prove that James w. Mcnamara, arrested
in Detroit, is the -. b. Bryce" named by
Los Angeles grand jury one OF the
men responsible for the explosion, the
county Of Los Angeles will pay him 5000
II he can follow up his capture of last
Saturday by arresting the other two men
indicted in Los Angeles-M. A. Schmidt
and David Captain the county is pledged
to pay him $4,000 additional.
This announcement of the huge sum as
reward originated in an appropriation
Of large amount by the Merchants and
Manufacturers association. lie developed
however, that this appropriation was to
defray the expenses of running down the
guilty men and not as a reward for theiI
capture II was announced today that the
Merchants and Manufacturers association
had spent about $4,000 in the hunt for this
T dynamiters.
The affiliated labor unions Of California
through the San Francisco officials
pledged a reward of $500 for the capture
and conviction of the dynamiters, and as
fas as known this offer still stands.
outside of Bryce, Schmidt and Captain
the three men named in Los Angeles, in.
dictments for the alleged purchase of the
| dynamite near San Francisco, no price II
on the head Of any one.
| In the circulars sent out by the district
attorney appealing for aid in the appre-
hension of Bryce, Schmidt and Captain, the
reward was announced as $4,000. Ten thou
sand dollars of this reward was offered
| by the city council, but today 1t was
stated at the mayors office, on authorit!
of the city attorney that the offering OF
this reward was illegal.
! When excitement was at its height i'm
mediately following the wrecxing of the
newspaper plant, several members of the
J Merchants and Manufacturers association
of Los Angeles. who had taken promi-
nent part in the search for the criminals
were quoted to the effect that their organi-
cation had posted a reward of $4,000. but
when questioned. Felix j. zeehandelaar
secretary OF the association said that the
posting of this reward was mot official"