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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-16

The following schedule which has
recently been prepared for service at
the postoff1cs will be Of interest TO
the patrons OF that ONCE. The
schedule shows when all mails are
closed for the various mail trains
which take mail out from this city.
This schedule was IN effect Friday.
September 16. 1911.
Train No. IS, Florence and Angus
Ia. due to leave 5.47 A. N; mail clos
es S.4b p. M
Train No. 81, Wilmington and Co.
lunbia, due to leave TAO A. NJ;
mail closes 100 A. M.
Train No. 46. Florence and Or
angeburg. due to leave $40 A. ~;
mail closes 80 A. NJ.
Train No. so. Greenville and
Charleston. due to leave 9.41 A. NJ;
mail closes 80 A. NJ
Train No. SO, Gibson and Sumter.
due to leave s.45 A. NJ; mail closes
80 A. M.
Train No. II, Camden and Sumter,
due to leave s.45 A. M; mail closes
80 A. NJ.
Train No. 81. Wilmington and CO.
lumbia, due to leave 11:15 A. NJ;
mail closes 10:45 A. M.
Train No. 73, Sumter and Wilson.
due to leave $50 p. NJ: mail closes
500 P. M.
Train No. so, Wilmington and CO.
lumbia, due to leave 5.55 P NJ. mall
closes SIS P. NJ.
Train No SO, Camden and Sumter.
due to leave 6.31 P. NJ; mail closes J
800 =. NJ.
Train No. 36, Florence and Angus
"a. due to leave 6.35 p NJ; mail clos
cs 500 7. NJ.
Train No. 90. Grcenville and Char
leston, due to leave 6.S5 p. NJ. mail
closes 600 p NJ
Train No. Sc, Gibson and Sumter,
due to leave $50 =. M; mail closes
600 T. NJ
Train No. A.. Florence and Orange
burg. due 10 leave SIS y. NJ; mail
closes 500 i. NJ.
Train ~ 55. Wilmington and CO.
lumlia. due t. le1ya $50 L. NJ. mail
closes $50 7. M.
GEO. II SHORE.
Postmaster.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-16
should be well attended.

The pictures taken by Mr.. Winburn
in the last few days show Sumter in
very favorable light. The street
views are fine, especially those of the
residence streets which show the fine
trees Of Sumter. Most of the book
lets published by the Chamber Of
Commerce throughout the country
give considerable space to their resi-
Dental streets. Few of them, if any
can show as fine trees as can Sumter.
1t is true that many Of these trees
need care and immediate attention.
They are the pride and should be
made the special care of every citi-
zen.
Many of these pictures are to be
sent north to be placed on slides and
will be shown with the moving pic
lures on the 10Th and Goth.
Sometimes when things look lit
tie blue it is we'll to take stock.
Things may not look so blue after ALL
even If cotton is down. There is a
lot of good in verything and there
may be in the present cotton situation,
especially if it will cause more di-
versiication and If the citizens Of
Sumter county will use proper meas
ures to make this diversification per-
manent. II
Sumter has accomplished a great
deal in the last year. Every citizen
should be proud Of the present con-
dition Of Main street with its new
pavement. There has been wonder
full improvement in the cleaning of
this pavement too in the last few
weeks. Sumter leads nearly every
city in the State in new interpretations
and new capital invested and posi-
lively leads per inhabitant. The to-
tai amount invested in this way and
in new buildings and improvements
will touch the million mark. Add to
this the new capital that will be ex-
pended with the coming Of the
Seaboard and the $4,000 to be ex-
pended on the new gas plant and
Sumter is able to do some self con-
graduation. The present temporary
depression is, after all, only tenn
porary, while the actual results that
have been accomplished this year
are permanent. The depression will
soon be forgotten while the accom-
plishments will live and grow to the
benefit Of Sumter as the years go on.
These accomplishments should not,
however, cause us to stand still. Nor
should the present temporary depres-
sion. Rather they. should cause every
loyal citizen Of Sumter to work might
and main. shoulder to shoulder, with
his fellow townsmen for the build
ing Of a greater and a better city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-16
Chamber OF Commerce NOtes-iudns
trial Trip.

The industrial trip foi 7ex1 May
is an assured fact. Already fifty
two men have given in their names
as intending making this trip. This
list will be published within the next
few days. 1t is not too early to lay
your plans to take the trip and to
send in your name. This trip will be
an event and it is certain that the
story of it will go down in the history
of the city. 1t is also certain that
Sumter will secure more real publicity
out of it than can be estimated.
At the same time, while there will
be plenty of pleasure, places and in
dustries will be visited and studied
that will more than pay the cost to
any man going.
observer" made some pertinent
remarks on the need Of an Agricul-
tural and Industrial Fair for this
county. If we have ever felt the need
for the encouragement of diversi-
fed farming, we certainly feel the
need now. Now is the time to be up
and doing. A fair of the kind plan
ned for will mean great deal for
this county. The best Of 1t is that the
cost of such fair need not be great.
The meeting on Monday at noon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-16

Messrs C. p. Osteen and G. L. Rick
er went to Charleston Tuesday to
attend the meeting Of the Grand
Lodge. A. F. M. Mr.. L. I. Parrott,
another member of the Grand Lodge.
left Monday morning for Charleston
for the same purpose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-16

Mrs. Wright and daughter. Miss
Sophia. of Atlanta, who have been In
the city visiting Mrs J. M. Chandler,
have returned to Atlanta.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-16
WHEN THE MAILS LEAVE.

Latest Schedule for Closing OF Mails
Prepared for Service at the sum-
ter Post OfIice-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-16

Could any gift be more
practical? We have a full
line of Administers. 27 x 81
and 36x 72. A lso Art
Squares in Administer. Brus-
sci and Ingram.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
BUILDINGS BEING
 BUILT AT SITE OF DAM
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

At the site of the proposed dam of the Arizona Land and Irrigation company on the Wynkoop ranch, sev- eral large buildings are being erected for the accommodation of employees, who will be engaged in miscellaneous work until the arrival from Chicago. of F. B. Walker, chief engineer. wao is expected next week. The plan is to strip the land of all underbrush and to blast big bOulders for coffer dams, and it is estimated that until active dam building begins the force will be about twenty men. After MT. Walker arrives the purpose is to start the great project on large scale the object being to take ad- vantage of favorable weather which is assured for the next sixty days. In connection with the interests of this company, it was learned yesterday that the War department has ap- proved of the company's application to locate the diversion dam on the Fort Whipple reservation, and in due time official notification to this eff feet will be received. This dam will have a height above the surface of the creek bed of about six feet, and will be connected with a concrete canal on the westerly side that will drain the flood waters of the creek during the rainy seasons. Work will not be started on that end of the pro- iect, the intention being to rush the main storage dam as fast as possible. The government has under considera- tion at Washington the question of title to the 32,000 acres of land to be reclaimed, 14,000 acres of which are being protested. It it expected that a decision will be reached inside of the next two weeks.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
MANY PASTIMES
 PROHIBITED BY BLUE LAWS

NEW YORK. Oct. 17.-That New York. if the blue laws as they actu- ally stand on the statute books at present were enforced, would make early New England Sundays seem ex- citing is one surprising result of the effort now going on to determine whether flying is to be classified as a sport, a pastime or a scientific demonstration. A merry war has been raging over this point since the promotion of a recent flying meet held competitions for prizes on Sun day and charged admissions. The church forces immediately began a crusade to prevent such flights. The law specifically prohibits on Sunday games or contests to which an ad- mission is charged and on this point the clergy took their stand. The promoters pointed out that the law was passed in 1883 when flying was unknown. and naturally says nothing concerning it. Moreover. they argue that the exhibition is purely seien- tific and educational demonstration and therefore entirely legal. The matter has not vet been decided, but the controversy has served to show that the public in its ignorance of the laws commits violations by the thousand every Sunday. For instance fishing is strictly prohibited and yet every Sunday sees scores of vessels loaded with fishermen at so much head putting out for fishing grounds. Likewise the law prohibits playing, and were it rigidly enforced in this respect it would probably terminate not only the recreation of youngsters in the front yards, nursery or barn, but also deprive their seniors of Sun day golf, tennis and other games, giving this city Sundays so blue as to make indigo seem pale in eompar- ison.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
D|G HORSE RACE ID PHOENIX IS
 ARRANGED
(From Fridays Daily.)

What will probably be the greatest and most exciting horse race that has ever been pulled off in Arizona is scheduled for November ,, when Charles C. Wells and Charles H.. Hooker will test their favorite steeds for speed and endurance from Mayer to Phoenix. The novelty of the con- test is also interesting, Mir. Wells driving his horse. "Blaek Hawk,' in a cart, while Mir. Hooker will ride his range pony. "Red Cloud" The race is for a purse of $750 every cent of which is up, according to a statement made yesterday by T. N. Childers, who witnessed the transae tion. In addition to that sum, Geo. C. Ruffner, associated with MT. Hooker in the cattle business, offers to bet 5000 that NIT. Hooker will win. One of the conditions of the race is that both are to leave Mayer at j:30 o'clock on the morning of the 5th over the main road through Black Canyon and thence to Phoenix. The distance is S5 miles. The horses are rated as the best in their class in the eastern part of the county, and since the race has been arranged each has many packers. This contest was taken up for discussion about two weeks ago. and was finally closed Wednesday evening. That it will be legitimate is assured, both owners of their horses being very much attached to them. The Wells horse Is a paeer, while the Hooker range horse has single-foot gait. What time the dist ance will be covered is speculative, as thirty miles of the route is down rough and steep grade. From Gillette to Phoenix the road is fair, which will bring out the staying qualities of both animals in the great contest.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
FAMILY QUARREL
 CULMINATES IN SHOOTING
(From Thursdays Daily.)

BISBEE. Ariz.. Oct lS.-Two men were wounded in shooting affray at the W. T. Ranch, near Gleeson, Sunday morning about II o'clock ac- cording to information that reached the city yesterday Rube Baker and man named Terry, related by mar riage, engaged in quarrel over a business difference and both drew. Baker was shot in the hip and Terry was shot in the head but the bullet ploughed under the scalp.
 The difficulty, it is said. was grounded in a family trouble and it reached crisis when a difficulty arose over the possession of some cattle. It is said that Terry was the aggressor in the fight, Terry's wound would have been fatal had it struck an inch lower. The deputy sheriff at Gleeson heard of the trouble and ar irving at the ranch placed Terry under arrest Baker was taken to the hospital.
 A justice of the peace could not be found and no formal complaint had been entered against Terry at last reports but he is under arrest and Baker has said that he will file a complaint against Terry The charge will probably be assault with intent to murder. The trouble arose dur ing the roundup at the W. T. Ranch. Neither of the wounds are serious.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
SURGEON ASSAILS LOW
 GLASS OF IMMIGRANTS

OMAHA. Neb., Oct. 1S.-Dr. Daniel Phelan. surgeon of the Dominion penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario, as sailed the low class of immigrants as ''the curse' of this country, in ad- dressing the American Prison congress today on prevention of crime and in- sanity
 "As all men are fully fOur-fifths hereditary,' said Dr. Phelan, "the other fifth will depend upon circum- stances. as associations, education, example. habit, moral training, and other external causes. It is, there fore. evident that each individual will live according. with slight vari- ations. to the usual habits of think ing, feeling, and acting, as his an cestors There may be on the sur face a sufficient propriety of con duet to conform to the general us ages of society; his in-bOrn nature may be concealed by a veneer, but underneath is the real man with all his aversions to be employed in every emergency. Therefore, if we desire to lessen crime, insanity, and other forms of degeneraey, we should hesi- tate to accept the low class of emi- grants from foreign and other na- tiOns without due care and cOnsidera- tion. They are the curse of the country. More than one generation would be required, despite the most favorable conditions, social and reli- gious, to transform a man other than he is; it would, indeed, require fully three or four generations to eliminate the tendencies of a certain class of emigrants, and make them industri- ous, peaceful, and law-abiding eiti- Zens'
 "The tide of immigration. there fort, must be checked by a careful and searching inspection into the mental and physical condition of all those landing in the country, by a competent physician, delegated for the purpose. Too many of these for eigners carry in them the germs of criminal tendencIes that spring from degeneraey, insanity, and social dis eases, and these are liable to sprout up under given circumstances and east around them their baneful in- fluence.'
 Dr. Phelan stated that fully 1 per cent of the population is either in sane or defective from birth and that "these conditions are increasing at rate much faster than the rate of the increase of our population.
 FThe weakling, the ne'er-do-well, and the fool, rear in the hovel and in the slums, larger families than do the healthier, stronger, and more in telligent class of citizens in more comfortable homes," Dr. Phelan con- tinued. "Cheeking, therefore, as far as possible these sources of disease and degeneration, it would seem ought to be the future lines to work upon. The influence exercised by these de- graded classes upon their surround ings is incaleulable. '
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
GREAT INTEREST IN
 COMING ELECTION
An Average of Five Daily Applications For Registration by Transfer Noted
 In County Recorders Office
(From Fridays Daily.)

making the usual affidavit can have his name entered upon the great register. Owing to the fact that a test case is now pending to have it decided whether or not new voters not on the old register will be per mitted to vote at the coming election the transferred voter must bring his certificate of cancellation to the recorders office.
 The registering officer will in due time make his report to the county recorder and the two certificates, that of cancellation and that of re- registration will be placed on file in the office of the county recorder.
 There is no charge of any sort for the transfer procedure and all voters are requested to obtain their cancel lations and reregistrations as soon as possible in order to save congestion at the offices of the recorder during the last few days before the closing of the books.
 All cancellations and reregistrations must be made prior to the 21st of November, which is twenty-one days before the holding of the general election.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
BIG MINE DEAL
 IS REPORTED CLOSED
From Wednesdays Daily)

It was learned yesterday that the closing of the deal for the Yarne;. mines, near Stanton, had been effect ed, and with the arrival of W. C.. Sharp from New York, next week, the formal taking over of these fam ous gold mines would be concluded. MT. Sharp and W. B. Twitchell pro- noted the sale and both, it is said, will be identified with the property
 Arrangements are now being made to resume and the intention is to place a large force of miners at work on 8 very extensive plan of develop ment that has been outlined. Sharp and Twitchell will visit Prescott i'm mediately after the property is turned over to them and it is probable this city will be their headquarters. owing to its convenient location. Kirkland has been designated as the shipping point. T. J. Sparks. one of the own CTS, is at the camp to make the trans fer personally, arriving a few days ago from Phoenix for that purpose. The price to be paid was not learned.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
 FOR BIG TIMBER SALE

| Late advices from Washington state that the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior have concluded arrangements that will probably lead to the largest timber sale ever undertaken by the govern ment, the tract to be numbered being situated in Navajo county, Arizona, on the Sitgreaves and Apache na- tiOnal forests. The total area of the | timber land to be sold is about 200,- 900 acres. and contains approximately | 600, 100000 board feet of merchant able timber. Application for this stumpage has been made by the Nav ajo Development company, and a careful examination of the tract has been made by representatives of the company and of the forest service and Indian office. This does not mean that the development company will secure the stumpage, for under regulations of the government the timber will be sold to the highest bidder.
 Nine tenths of the timber, or ap- proximately 575,0OO,OOO board feet, is western yellow pine, which possesses many of the excellent qualities of the white pine of the northeastern and Lake States. The lumber manu- factured from it combines hghtness with strength and easy-working qual- tiles; the best grades are made into finishing stock, flooring and ceiling and sashes and doors.
 The timber next in importance on this area is Douglas fir, of which there are 15,000,00O board feet. This wood is excellent for mine and other timbers, and some railroads pay a higher price for Douglas fir ties than for those made from other kinds of trees, because they last much longer when in contact with the ground. The rest of the merchantable material is made up of white fir, Englemann spruce. Mexican white pine, blue spruce and corkbark fir.
 In order to secure immediate de- veopment of this timber resource and at the same time to protect the purchasers of the stumpage in their investment and give them sufficient time to make the cutting, the govern ment has set a limit of ten years from the completion of the logging plant in which the whole 00,000,000 feet of lumber must be harvested. Two years will be allowed for the preliminary work, such as building sawmills, quarters for the lumber crews, logging railroads and spurs.
 The timber is located about sixty miles south of Holbrook and will be advertised for 12O days, before the sale is made. In addition to the timber directly affected in this sale other large bodies aggregating about 1,5OO,OOO board feet will be made accessible by the railroad it is pro posed to build through that domain.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
CONSTRUCTION OF
 RAILROAD STARTED
From Thursdays Daily.l

Dirt will begin to fly today on the new railroad from Cedar Glade to the Verde valley, was the announce ment made yesterday by T. c. Snider, of the l.. J. Smith Construction com pany, who arrived from the front after perfeeting all arrangements for inaugurating the work. For the next few days, the force will be limited, but by the end of next week several camps will be strung out for many miles. H. l.. Fishel, constructing en- gineer of the $. F. P. < P, left for the front yesterday, and started cross sectiOning the grade at Cedar Glade. Many buildings are going up, and the place has the appearance of a large settlement MT. Snider, with other members of his company, will make Prescott their headquarters for the transaction of business. establish ing offices in the Prescott National Bank building. All trains from the south carry a large number of labor CTS for the line and when the work is fairly under headway, several hun dred will be employed.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25

That a greater interest is being manifested in the coming statehood election than in any previous elee- tion ever held in this county is at tested by the number of applications for transfer which the county re- corder is receiving daily.
 These applications have been coming in constantly since the issuance of the governors proclamation but dur ing the past week they have been in creasing in numbers. They now aver age about five per diem.
 A few voters from other counties are reregistering in Yavapai but not as many as those which are being transferred t0 other counties from here.
 If a voter is registered in another county and intends to be in this county at the coming election all that is necessary for him to do is to write to the county recorder of the county where he was last registered and have his registration cancelled and the certificate of cancellation sent to him.
 He must then go before a register ing officer in this county and by
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-25
DISTINGUISHED P|ONEER
 CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
A. L. Morrison, Veteran of Mexican War And Irish Rebellion of 1048, Passes
 Eightieth Milestone of Life

Many residents of this city are in receipt of invitations to attend the eightieth anniversary of the birth of Hon. A. L. Morrison, of Santa Fe, father of Robert E. Morrison, of Prescott, United States Attorney E. Morrison of Bisbee, and Hugh Morrison, of Swansea, which event will be celebrated at Santa Fe, N. M., today, when this distinguished pion- eer citizen of the southwest enters the oetogenarian class. Mir. Morrison is not only well and favorably known in this city, but everywhere in the two territories as well as throughout the nation. As a citizen and an official of the country of his adoption his sterling manhood and unflinehing patriotism gives him a reputation that endears him to all. He was born in County Antrim, Ireland, October 20, 1881, shortly after which date he came to the United States with his parents. When a mere boy the spirit of adventure seized him, and with the valor of a trained soldier, he enlisted in the Mexican war, serving for near ly a year and was in many important battles along the Rio Grande.
 After short military career he was discharged with honor on account of his youth when he returned east. He then retraced his steps to the land of his birth, and in the famous Irish rebellion of 1S4S, he was unfortunate enough to be captured and placed in Carlow jail. After six months of in- generation he was liberated on St. Patrick's Day, which event he often sneaks of as one of the happiest in