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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15

WORKING FOR TAFT.
EXECUTIVE COM.
MITTEE MET IN COLUMBIA.
All Acts of President Indorsed by
Party in This State.

Columbia. April 13.-Indorsing the
administration OF President Taft and
pledging him the IS delegates from
this State for his denomination and
placing itself squarely against the ap-
poinment Of negroes to federal offices
In the South, the executive committee
OF the white Republican party of
South Carolina. numbering 25 men
from all Of the congressional districts
of the State, met in Columbia yester-
day. The meeting was held by call
of John G.. Capers.
The meeting in Columbia was held
Tor the purpose of perfecting the or
ganization set on foot in Columbia
last October when the negroes were
eliminated. The resolutions adopted
were most favorable and indorsed the
Taft administration throughout. This
white organization has not yet been
recognized by the national party.
There is another Republican organi-
zation In South Carolina, composed
mostly of negroes. Both the parties
Will send delegations. it is said, to
the next national Republican conven-
ton and there will very likely be a
contest as to who will be seated.
Among the officers Of the party
present yesterday were l.. w. c.
Blalock, Of Goldville. chairman; /. III.
Morris, Yorkville, vice chairman, and
Dan II. Wallace, Hopkins, secretary.
There were two delegates at large
present and three delegates from each
Of the congressional districts of the
State.
John G. Capers, who is now an at
torney in the district Of Columbia
and who was for number Of years
Republican political dictator and dis
penser Of federal patronage in this
State. was in Columbia yesterday to
see that things went all right. He
denied that 1t was the intention Of
the executive COMMITTEES ,tc discuss
the question of putting out a State
ticket in the next election. This was
the general impression and had been
so stated by members of the party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
AN ANCIENT CITY OF ARIZONA.
Buildings OF Sandstone Found Buried
Beneath Prairie Dust.

Still another oldest city in the
world" has been discovered. When
t. Hewitt Myring found vases in Peru
In ruins which were said to be 1000
years old 1t was imagined that the re-
mains of early civilizations had been
pushed as far into antiquity as they
would ever go.
But "A. Lafave, a mining engineer,
has found the relics of a town in an
Arizona table land near Phoenix which
he Insists are at least 10000 years
old. The buildings are on a level
stretch OF country where. neither silt
nor wash was possible. and yet the
ruins were covered with ten feet of
prairie dust, which the discoverer
claims required ages 10 accumulate.
The buildings of sandstone show
great architectural skill, and in the
walls were found box Of cotton bons
and a sealed jar Of corn, both well
preserved. The Arizona climate
does not permit the growth OF cot
ton In the present age, so Mr.. Lafave
assumes that sufficient time must
have elapsed since the cotton which
he found was grown to have wrought
a complete change in the character
of the country. This period he also
guages as something like 10000
years.
He is satisfied that the ruins are
older than those OF Ninevch or Baby
Ion. He believes that the race which
huiIt this town was possessed nf a
nigh civilization from the abundance
'i artisticallV wrought pottery and
mat II subsequently was broken up
/ 10y internal disscnsious and possibly
d'S'h'ratcd into tho Cliff dwelling
'lh'S.-'hicago Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
WILL FIGHT TO FINISH.
Mexican Government, Regardless of
Talk of Peace, Placing Its War Ma
chine i'm Good Order.


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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
RAID ON BLIND TIGER.
Officers Make A Raid on Supposed
Tiger but No Liquor Found.

Deputy Sheriff Sykes, Detective
Bracey, and Constable Baker made a
raid Wednesday afternoon on O sup
posed blind tiger on Manning avenue
but when they got there the blind
tiger had moved off all liquor which
he might have kept formerly. and
there were only a few empty bottles
and cartoons to show that whiskey
had ever been brought into the house.
The supposed blind tiger was ]. A..
Johnson, a resident of the Manning
avenue section just outside OF the city
limits. who has been tried for viola
ton of the dispensary law before. 1t
seems that Johnson got into trouble
with one Of his neighbors and she
came up to Magistrate Wells and in
formed him that Johnson was selling
liquor. A warrant was sworn out on
her evidence and the raid made. But
In the meantime Johnson, after the
quarrel, had followed the woman to
see II she would carry out her threat
to have him arrested, and, as soon as
she had entered the Magistrates Of
flee. had gone back home and prob
ably removed all liquor from the prem
ises for there was none there when
the officers arrived sometime later in
the day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
THREE BITTEN BY MAD DOG.
Two Little Boys and One Man Attack
ell by RablJ Animal mt Beaufort.

Beaufort. April 11.-Angle Mixson.
the S-year-old son Of Mr.. and M-s. n.
III. Mixson. OF this place. Leroy Key
serling. 4-year-old son OF Mr.. and
MrS j. II. Keyserling. also Of Beau
fort. and a negro man. Hennie McGill.
were bitten by a mad dog Friday. The
dog first made a vicious attack on
young Angle Mixson. and later bit
Leroy Keyserling and the negro man.
The bites were not serious. except
from the danger OF rabies.
The dog was killed by Mr.. Mixson
and +. B. Rodgers. and It's head sent
% the Pasteur institute i'm Columbia
for inspection. A telegram was re-
ceiVed here Saturday. stating that the
dog had bad case OF hydrophobia.
and that the bitten ones should be
treated at once. Mr.. and Mrs. Mix
son left with their little son for CO.
lumbia Sunday afternoon for treat
m &c at the Pasteur institute Mrs. j..
II. Keyserling left with her little son
for Ntw York to take the Pastetlr
treatment Hcnnie McGn the negro.
left on this afternoons train for CO.
lumbia.
A wire was rCceiS cd from New YorI,
by Mr.. Keyse-ling Monday. saying
that his son had just taken the first
treatment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
HONOR THEIR DEAD CHAMPION.
People OF Cleveland Pay Tribute to
Tom l.. johnson.

Cleveland, April 12.-Braving the
chilly wind and drizzling rain, an
immense throng of people. estimated
at from 10000 to 100000 paid si-
lent tribute to the memory Of Tom
l.. Johnson, as his body was conveyed
from the family apartments in the
KnickerbOcker, on Euclid avenue. to
the Onion depot late today. The train
bearing the funeral party departed at
6:10 p m, and will arrive in New
York at 9.11 Thursday morning.
The Rev. Harris r.. Cooley ohiciatcd
at the brief funeral services in the
family apartments this afternoon.
Flags at half mast floating from build
ings. and in store windows, pictures or
tho former mayor were displayed.
drapcd in black and the stars and
strips For Gv, minutes. during
which the cortcgc passed tho city
Hail whore Mr.. johnson had So Ions
presided. most of the stores i'm TIM,
downtown district suspended bua-
ness. The Courts were also adjourned
and municipal business generally was
suspended.
THE movement for memorial was
@iNrn further impetus today. when at
meeting of the city council. plans
for a new city play ground tc be
know as johnson Park" were dis
CnSSpI
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
FIELD DAY MEET SATURDAY.
PEOPLE OF CITY ASKED TO
COME OUT AND SEND THINGS
To EAT.
contestants for school Work to Be
Held I'm the Morning and Athletic
Contests I'm the Afternoon.

The Field Day meet comes off Sat-
urday. April is. when one of the
largest crowds of school children ever
In Sumter will be congregated on the
Court House square to take part in
the meet to contest for prizes and to
cheer their schoolmates on to vic
tories which they themselves cannot
win.
There are more than fifty prizes In
all and that allows at least that
ruany children to win something, be-
sides the prizes which are offered to
the schools which win the most prizes.
Tte day viii be more like circus day
than anything else, with gigantic
picnic feature combined with it. The
picnic dinner will be served on the lot
to th, rear of the Court House on
specially prepared picnic tables and
everybody Is requested to eat at the
same table with everybody else
committee will be in charge of the
einner and this committee will see to
II that everybody is served and that
e. eryobdy gets sufficient dinner.
The people of the city are request
cd to come ost in force. They are ex-
retted to act as hosts and hostesses
and IL Is up to them to see that
their guests have a good time. The
committee in charge Of the Field Day
meet requests that the ladies of the
city who can do so. come out carly
about 10 oclock-and take charge of
the tables and the provisions which
are brought in for the dinner. The
ladies and gentlemen of the city are
also requested to send out baskets of
provisions SO that there will be no
chance of eatables running short at
dinner time. Anything that will do
for a picnic is what is wanted and
everything that is sent for the dinner
viii be- thankfully received,
The contests will commence
promptly at 1880 o'clock and It is
important that everybody come out
In time for the commencement of the
contests The contests in the various
kinds OF school work will we held
first In the morning and the athletic
contests will be held in the after
noon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
M\N SUCCEED DIR. KNAPP.
Son Of Distinguished Scientist Slated
ior appointment.

Columbia, Npru While uo f.
"'''I announcement has rocu made.
the general impression here i. that
bradford Knapp. viii bo named 90
take the pIoc" of his father. Or. sea-
man \. Knapp, ass head or the Uni
tea states farm demonstration work.
The work at present is under tho inn
mediate supervision of Rradrord
Knapp.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15

FREE BAGGING AND TIES.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ARRANCES
TARIFF PROGRAMME.

canadian Reciprocity and Farmers
Free List, Comprising Articles Most
Needed, Followed by Wooden and
Cotton Schedules is Order i'm which
Legislation will be Attempted i'm
the HOuse--No OPP ion to Cana.
dian Measure as tied by Tn.
derwOod.
washingt :, Ill 11.-Reciprocity
with Car :. d a farmers free list,
lit was - d at the Democratic
cau' \ i here tonight, will be the
lf m taken up, in the order
~ by the present House. The
Ilen and cotton schedules, accord
hg to present indications, will fol-
low.
In the caucus there was no oppo-
sition to Canadian reciprocity, and
no change or amendment to the bill
as presented by Chairman Underwood.
Of the House ways and means COM
mittee, were offered by any of theose
present.
On the free list will be included
those things which the farmer most
needs, namely, agricultural imple-
ments, dressed meat and products,
flour, rough lumber, shoes and sad
dies, wire fencing, bailing wire, cot
ton bagging cotton ties, bagging ties.
burlap and salt
On many of these products the
present tariff is practically prohibitive,
and there are few importations of
them on that account. 1t is impos-
slble, for this reason, to estimate
what the difference will all amount to
by putting them on the free list.
In the debate which followed Chair
man Underwoods presentation Of the
general plan, a spirited discussion de-
veloped among the members. Mr..
Sherley, of Kentucky, desired to have
the Canadian reciprocity bill and the
free list combined. He was gener-
ously supported.
The introduction of the bill, prob
ably Thursday, as caucus measures,
will not stand in the way Of the i'm
mediate introduction of three i'm
portant measures-popular election
of Senators, publicity Of election con-
tributions and Statehood for Arizona.
These are not to be treated as caucus
measures, but will come in es party
bills and will be taken up for action
as soon as they can be reported from
their respective committees.
Another caucus is to be held to de-
bate the revision OF tHe wool and cot
ton schedules, to be taken up in the
House following the passage Of the
reciprocity and free list bills.
The caucus voted a stra ght en-
dorsement of the Underwood reci-
procity bill, 12S ayes, % noes and six
voting present.
The caucus added a provisian to the
Underwood reciprocity bill, calling on
the President to continue negotiations
with Canada with a view to estab-
fishing further reciprocal trade re-
lations. Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York.
fought this provision, but he was vot-
ed down.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
NNNENED To GREENWOOD.
Plum Branch section of EdgcGcld
Votes Co Join Greenwood County.

Greenwood. April t2.--Accordiug to
adviccs rcccivcd here last night tho
Plum Branch s''tion of EdgoGcld
County. voted yesterday 10 annex it.
self Ia Greenwood County by vote
of 81 To- is. The area to hc cut Off
from old EdgeGcld and annexed To-
Greenwood County is about a.
square miles. and includes the town
of Plum Brauch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15

\ Connecticut expert declares that
Eve tempted Adam with a pear. Down
South the colonels hold that II must
have been a branded peach.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
stock Exchange Holiday.

Sew York, April l2.-Tho stool,
Exchange decided today to close on
next Friday ana Saturday, thus civ
'ng a holiday from Thursday until
Monday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
STORM SWEEPS MANY TOWNS IN
THREE WESTERN STATE.

Fifteen Fatalities Reported and
Believed Other Persons Killed
Nearly One Hundred Injured and
Great Property Damage I'm Mlssou-
ri. Kansas and Oklahoma - Two
Towns Almost Obliterated and Nu-
merous Buildings Destroyed Else
where-An Wires Down. :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-15

canadian Reciprocity and Farmers,
Free List, Comprising Articles Most
Needed. Followed by Wooden and
Cotton Schedules is Order i'm which
Legislation will be Attempted i'm
the HOuse--No OPP ion to Cana
uiah measure as Ited by Un-
derwOOd.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
MOODY MURDER
RECALlSTRAGEDY

Hankinson News: The murder OF
George E. Moody is not the first trae'
edy that has occurred i'm connection
with the sheriff's Office in this county
Away back in 1889, more than twenty.
two years ago, a deputy in Sheriff
Miiler's office became enamored OF a
domestic in the sheriffs household
She repulsed his advances and he shot
her in cold blood, killing her instantly.
He was lodged in the old Jail at
Wahpeton. Feeling ran high and dur
ing the night a mob broke into the
Jail, placed a rope around the murder
ers neck, led him to the old wooden
bridge across the river between
Wahpeton and Breckenridge. and
lynched him. The mob dispersed quiet
~, leaving the body dangling In mid
air above the murky waters OF the
river. The notch in the bridge rail
caused by the straining of the rope
was an object Of interest to morbid
people for many years-remaining. In
fact. until the new steel bridge was
built, a couple Of years ago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
PROTEST AGAINST
SO MANY PARO0NS
RYDER JOURNAL CONTAINS AN
ARTICLE DENoUNcING FREE.
ING OF PRISONERS.
Thinks Men Should Commence to
Ask Themselves Where American
Jurisprudence Leads To.

In the current issue of the Ryder
Journal, Editor Laril comments on
tile action of the state board of par.
Cons in freeing and committing the
sentences of 81 inmates of the state
prison, in the following terms:
The wholesale pardoning episode of
the board of pardons Of this state last
week arouses curiosity as to it's per-
aonnel. The query suggests itself,
why do these men presume they have
a better knowledge of the facts and
evidence than the judge and jury that
sentenced these colvicts? Even a
casual study of psychology should
convince these estimable gentlemen
juries are VIGOROUSLY lenient to male
factors, especially in murder cases
involving life and death, yet these
fine gentlemen take the responsibility
upon themselves of setting free James
Kelly and Joseph Remington, two of
the most despicable murderers in the
history of the state.
We are enabled to speak of the man
Kelly through intimate knowledge OF
every circumstance that led to his ap-
prehenslon and conviction for the
foul murder of Even Paulson, May
ville's brave night watchman, who
was brutally murdered by this man
Kelly while in the performance Of his
duty as an officer, some II years ago.
Law, KeMy's accomplice and possibly
the most guilty of the two, in having
harbored and supplied Kelly the means
of murder, was released some three
years ago because, forsooth, he was
an exemplary prisoner, in other words
snitoa and Hck-spittle of prison
guards. This is all in the main an
exemplary record in prison tamounts To.
Kelly and Law robbed a Mayville
store house of a cask of port wine,
thought by them to be whisky and
later returned to secure the whisky
which they knew was there. While
in the store room Paulson approached
the door that showed tampering with
and opening it called for anyone Sc
creted therein to come out. The an
swer was bullet from a Winchester
rifle through the abdomen. The awful
yelas of man thus mOrtally wounded
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
BOARDED WRONG
FERRY BOAT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-John Wygers
boarded at Antwerp on December 2
what he supposed. was ferryboat
that would land him at his home town
On the Left bank of the Scheldt. He
had been i1dulging in schnapps and
fell asleep. John slept one day, which
shows that the strength Of schnapps
has deteriorated since Rip Van
Wrinkles time. He woke up on the
Red Star liner Lapland, in recently
from Antwerp, and asked somebody
When the ferryboat would get across
Then they told him that he would land
in New York in about nine days. He
said he wondered what mis- wife and
nine children in Antwerp would say,
He Was put to work and was glad to
get it. He will go back to the Scheldt
by the Lapland, not having the slight
est desire to camp on either bank OF
the Hudson.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18

reverberated and awakened the town
Another rifle shot rang out and Paul
! son was silenced forever, with a bull
let through the brain, delivered iron
a Winchester at close range by the
man who ran out o. the store room
From the premises through an alley
to under the depot platform this man
Kelly was traced within the hour and
taken to the jail, where in a half
drunken stupor he repeatedly asked
if he was taken for murderer, when
no mention of a murder committed
had been bruached.
Next morning the rifle was found
thrown behind a screen of shrubbery
in his flight, the noise of the fall lead
ing directly to his apprehension
through the information of the FANNY
thus notified somebody was passing,
and looking out thy saw "a man go
under tie depot platform and so in
formed the authorities Is minutes
after. Cause and sequence were new.
er closely connected in solving MUIR
der mystery. The rifle was found to
be CHE belonging to local meat mar
ket where Law was employed, and
the remains of the port wine cask
they attempted to burn was found in
all Clubhouse while the wine itself was
found in Laws quarters. If ever men
were found guilty in the annals of
uncontrovertible circumstantial evil
dence, Kelly and Law we're guilty of
the murder of Even Paulson, and yet,
yet-think of it-in the face of this
damnable, conclusive evidence, Law
and NOW Kelly, are pardoned and Civ
en- opportunity to again mingle
amongst men to repeat dastardly
and brutal murder
Without knowledge of whom CON-
prIses the state board of pardons,
isn't it time men asking themselves
where American Jurisprudence leads
to? What are we coming to anyhow?
The sickly sentimentalist who is op-
posed to taking life in "a judicial way
will continue to maintain his fanatic
attitude, We suppose. The dead. ush-
cred into The great unknown, unshorn
and unprepared, are dead. Often al
nasty, coWardly murderer is the rex
cipient of unusual attention, and as
in the cases above noted eventually Is
given freedom Our board of pardons
is probably composed of the average
man who placed in a position of arbiN43
ter loves to extend clemency, for did
not Christ on the cross forgive the
thief? He did. but the fallacy of uae
men who comprise the board of par
dons is the comparison is not com.
ground claimed by them
on that score would only meet with
the contempt and scorn they deserve.
The remedy probably lies in a par
don for capital offense being made |
to a review by the state |
supreme court, men of trained ability |
to weigh and consider evidence, and
above the cheap acclaim of erring ON
the side of mercy.