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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-23
wuL LEAVE CHICAGO MONDAY.
cos. Roosevelt To Travel In Private
Car tn Oyster Bay.

Chicago. Oct. 1s.--Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt will leave Chicago for
Oyster Bay on Monday or Tuesday Of
next week he will travel In one of
\ The slowest trains over the Pennsyl-
'vania Railroad NO that he may enter
New York at the station from which
the trains to oyster Bay depart. This
plan was decided upon today with
only the qualification that II depended
upon Col. Rosevelts continued end
uninterrupted Improvement. which
his physicians now confdentaiiy ex-
pect.
Col Roosevelt will travel In a pri-
vate car and probably will be under
the care OF Dr. Scurry Terrell, the
Dallas physician. who has accom-
panied him throughout his campaign.
fand DIT. Alexander Lambert, his fam
lily physician. Although Col. Roose-
Welt Insists that he will shortly be In
M trim to re-enter the campaign. the
physicians say ne must have a period
OF absolute rest after he reaches
home.
The Colonel hopes TO make at least
one speech. In fuifillment OF his prom
ise to appear In Madison Square Gar
den. New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-23
VAUGHAN TRIAL BEGINS.
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT AT
GREENVILLE-J PURDY
PRESIDING.
Former superintendent of Odd Eel
lows Home Accused OF Grave Mis-.
conduct i'm Office.

Greenville, Oct. 20.-Thurston U.
Vaughan, Baptist preacher, former
superintendent of the South Caro-
lima Odd Fellows home here and
member Of an excellent family. to-
morrow will face trial on the charge
of assaulting a 14-year-old girl, an
inmate of the Odd Fellows home, while
he was in charge of that institution
last May. Vaughan owns considerable
property, and he is also being sued
for $4,000 damages by his alleged
victim.
Vaughan's misconduct is alleged to
have covered a period of more than
year. and it is charged that other
inmates OF the institution
were his victims. Early last May
Vaughan was summoned before the
grand lodge, and. upon his vigorous
denial. it was then decided to dismiss
the charges as ungrounded because
OF DIS hlgh standing.
Other evidence was secured, how
ever, and on May 80 warrant was
secured. He returned May 81 to
Greenville from trip North and, on
learning that a warrant was await
ing him, he attempted to escape
afoot, but was arrested seven miles
from this city. He escaped from jail
here after stay OF &c days by saw
ins the bars. He was captured again
in Baltimore September 23, where he
was attending medical school, and
placed in the State penitentiary at
Columbia for safekeeping.
Vaughan was expelled from his Odd
Fellows lodge, and this order is push
ing the prosecution. special term
OF the court Of general sessions was
ordered and r. o. Purdy appointed
special judge. Vaughan is married.
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WEATHER FOR WEEK.
Twin b. Generally Fair Over the
Country

Washington. oct. 20.-F'air weather
will prevail over much Of the country
during the next several days. accord
Ing to the weekly bulletin issued to-
!. night by the weather bureau Local
Irains however. are likely To ccur In
Eastern states tomorrow night or
Tuesday. THE next general storm TO
cross the country" says the bulletin.
"wlll appear In the Far West about
Thursday. prevail over tho Middle
West Friday or Saturday and the
PEastern States at the end OF the week.
This disturbance will be preceded by
rising temperature. Blended by rains
on the Pacific coast and the Southern
states and by rains and SHOWS In the
Northern districts from the Rocky
mountains eastward. IL will be fol-
/ lowed by n change 90 the coldest
weather OF the season. the cold wave
making It's appearance I'm the North
west Saturday or Sunday. There arc
no Indications at the present time OF a
disturbance In the West Indies"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-23
FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL.
DIR. j. A. Milll,Ouse of Perry Died by
AsphyxiatiOn.

Columbia, Oct. 21-Dr j. A. Mill
house Of Perry, in Aiken county, was
found dead in his room at the I'M
perial hotel about noon yesterday,
death having been due to asphyxiation.
The coroner. r. d. Walker, after a
thorough investigation. announced
that he did not deem it necessary to
hold an inquest
DR.. Millhouse came to Columbia
Saturday with DR.. L. b. Etheridge Of
Wagner, who had been seriously cut
and brought here for treatment. An
operation was performed on Ether
edge Saturday, and about 1890 Sun
day morning DR.. Millhouse came to
the hotel and went to his room. When
he was not seen yesterday morning,
and the management went to his room
md, finding the door locked, looked
over the transom and saw DR.. Mill
house lying in bed dead. a boy was
sent through the transOm and he
opened the door. The coroner was
notified Immediately and investigated
the case.
The gas jet was about two inches
from the electric light. 1t is supposed
that DR.. Millhouse, coming in tired
after the days work, turned the gas
jet by mistake. and when no light
came he then turned the electric light
switch. 1t is supposed that he did
not notice the gas escaping and thus
went to sleep, unaware Of the escap-
ing gas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-23
GREEKS DISLODGE TURKS.
victorious Forces Occupy Town of
ElaSsOna.

Athens. Oct 20.-After a four
hours engagement the Greeks yester-
day dislodged the Turks from the
strong position of Elassona, at the
foot of Mount Olympus, and occupied
the town. Crown Prince Constantine
in personal command and re-
ceived baptism of fire. The Greek
troops showed great courage. Their
losses were small The Turks retired
toward Sarandardopa pass where the
main forces had concentrated. The
Greeks occupy all the heights to the
north Of Elassona and a decisive hat
tie is imminent.
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STRIKE ON IN COLUMBIA.
MFTORMEN AND CONDUCTORS
DECIDE NOT TO RESUME
WORK.
foint at Issue Is Recognition of
Amalgamated Association, Which
Company Refused to do. Statement
by Union Head.

Columbia. Oct 19.-Because the
Columbia Electric Street Railway,
Light and Power company has refused
TO recognize the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees Of America, the mo-
tormen and conductors of the COM
pany, at meeting early this morn
ing, decide to strike.
NO car move today, members
OF the said, with the aid of
memf : the union.
T e 1T at issue was the recogni-
ti' he Amalgamated Association.
y 1mpany announced to the men
e 1T would not recognize the ANAL
, nated Association, though it was
illing to recognize a local organiza-
ton unconnected with the national
association.
This was not satisfactory to the
carmen, who said that they could not
accept this concession, inasmuch as
they would forfeit their charter in
the Amalgamated Association.
A. A. Gerald. president of the local
association Of street car workers,
gave the following early this morning:
We contend for recognition of the
Amalgamated Association and the
company refused it. The company Of
ton of street car men, but to accept
this, without recognition Of the Anal
gamated Association would have been
to forfeit our charter in the Amalge-
mated Association. Therefore, we have
struck. The strike is now on"
Mr.. Gerald further said that he
thought over 100 men would go out.
None Of the union men, he intimated,
would disobey the strike order.
The strike order early this morning
followed series of conferences, with
some concessions, which were expect
ed to settle the dispute between the
men and the company. The street car
COMPANY was willing to giant the
mems demands in regard to some
points, but would not agree to treat
with the union as a branch of the
Amalgamated Association
The meeting held this morning. it
was thought, would bring about an
amicable adjustment, but when the
"a
had passed. Then, about o'clock,
the men trooped out on the sidewalk
In front Of the city council chamber,
wher the meeting was held, and the
strike was on. i;
A committee was sent to inform AL
fred Wallace, superintendent, that the
men were out.
Then the strikers assembled in the
street for a few moments, with some
testing and light talking, but with a.
rather serious air brooding over the
gathering
with the usual concomi,ants of a
post-convention crowd, the street car
men then made their way slowly
home.
TWO automobiles were drawn up in
front of the city hall and in these
many of the car men, still wearing
their caps and insignia, drove off.
Others walked.
IL was impossible 10 get into COM
munication with either Mr. woIlaca
the superintendent, or William Elliott
wee president of the company, this
morning. Mr.. Wallace could not be
iouhu at the transfer office and it was
found impossible to get him over the
telephone. The same was true of Mr..
Elliott
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- Constantinopie. Oct 1s.--Heavy
hghting is reported to have been In
progress throughout the day between
Turks and Balkan forces In the region
about Kirk Kilsheh. northeast Of
Adrianople. Large forces were en-
gased on both sides.
- The departure from Constantinople
Vtoday Of the Balkan minister was not
attended by any hostile demonstra-
tions With the exception of few
windows being broken no other dis
agreeable incident In reported. Thous-
.ands of Greeks and other prospective
4eombstants against the Turks were
permitted to depart to join their
forces.
Doubt prevailed up To- the last mo-
ment whether Greece finally would
throw In her lot with her Balkan al
lies. II Ia an unquestionable fact that
the Turkish government made serious
korts TO have Greece withdraw Ter
allegiance to the onfederation. 1t
Seems probable. however. that Turkc:
vss prompted chiefly by a desire to
gain time In view of the superiority
Of the Greek neet In the Aegean sea.
Turkey also at the last moment Of
f0rN4 to send a new minister to
-onqA more acceptable than
- SGssus snss iskewsss prov
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Fidelity and Deposit company, cf
Maryland. which had bonded Mr.. De-
Icons contract for the court house
construction. later assumed charge Of
that work, srelisying the receivers.
In the meantime the auditing Arm
Of Joel Hunter & Co. had been en-
ployed by the receivers to report on
Mr.. DeLeon's affairs: and on Septem-
ber II their report was submitted
showing assets $45,O15.1S and liabil-
tiles $6O,S16.17. The liabilities ex-
cess over the assets was $15,SO1.29,
making the affairs insolvent as they
stood A petition in bankruptcy was
therefore filed in the United States
court and the receivers named by the
state court made their report and
were relieved; but were Immediate
ly renamed receivers in the Federal
court, and have continued to act as
such since then.
On October 21. next Monday, Mr..
DeLeon will be adjudicated an in
voluntary bankrupt in the United
States court.
Not sooner than ten DAYS later. on
date yet to be fixed. his creditors
Will meet and elect a trustee.
Mr.. Fraser. who has been acting
as co-receiver with me, will be elect
ed trustee" said Mr.. Ransom Satur-
day morning.
THE news that Mr.. DeLeon has
Deen found will have no effect what
ever, that / can anticipate at this
time, upon these further proceedings.
The whole action. from its inception
in the superior court, has been friend
ly To Mr. DeLeon's interests and it's
purpose has been to hold his property
together.
Il cannot see that he would be dis
posed to fight the proceedings, were
he here. AS receivers, Mr.. Fraser and
have had the cooperation Of Mrs.
DeLcon and her husbands brother-in
law, Mr.. Lopez, and his nephew, Da-
Wis ID. Noise. a lawyer, of Sumter, S.
C.. and his cousins Messrs. Noise, OF
Chicago and Philadelphia.
"Mr. DeLeon's return will not en-
barrass or otherwise affect the bank
ruptcy proceedings, save to simplify
them. II will simplify matters be-
cause, il IA man be dead, title to his
property rests in his heirs; if he be
living and present, title rests in his
trustees; but If there be doubt as to
whether ne is living or dead. there are
innumerable difficulties to be met in
administering his affairs Mr.. De-
Icons return will put The title to all
his property i'm the trustee whom the
creditors have yet to name"
Mr. Ransom asserted that the audi
Tor discovered nothing unusual about
MT. DeLcon's affairs They were
those OF business man incurring big
debts to get big returns. Mr.. Ran
som does not anticipate that Mr.. De-
Leon will disclose any hitherto un
discovered assets when he returns.
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Consolidated Aug. 3, 1881.
GREECE STANDS WITH ALLIES
STURks HAS FAILED TO BREAK
UP COALITION.
Reports of Fighting May b. In Ad-
vance Of Actual Connict-Circulat-
ed for . Purpose.

London. Oct. is.-rurkeys endeav-
ors to detach Greece from the con-
federation of Balkan states have fail
ed. Greece declared war against the
Ottoman empire today. all three Of
the allied ministers left CONSTANT
Ghople and the allied States notified the
powers that q state OF war with Tur-
key exists.
Reports Of nghting probably are In
advance OF the real facts. There has
been for some time an active censor
Nhip of military news All reports OF
Dghting are to be received with a
measure of caution. as 1t Is not i'm
possible they are spread abroad for a
purpose.
The greatest struggle will be for
the possession Of Adrianople.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-10

- HERE are NO more Christ.
~ - mas stories to write. Flo
tton is exhausted; and
W. newspaper items. the next
D. best. are manufactured by
- clever young journalists
~ have married early and have an
engagingly pessimistic view Of life.
Therefore. for seasonable diversion,
Ne are reduced to two very question
abe sources---facts and philosophy.
We viii begin with-whichever you
choose to call II.
Chicren are pestilential little ami
nals 'zith which we have to cope un-
der . bewildering variety Of condi-
tionA Especially when childish sor-
rows overwhelm them are we put to
Cur wins end. We exhaust our paltry
store Of consolation: and then beat
them. sobbins. 10 sleep. Then we
gFovel IN the dust of q million years.
and ask God why. Thus we call out
Of The rattrsp. Az for the children.
no one understands them except old
MAZDA hunchhacks. and shepherd
logn
Now come the facts In the case of
NE Rag-Doll, the Tatterdemalion, and
tho Twenty-fifth Of December.
On the tenth Of that month the
Child Of the Milliunaire lost her rag
doll There were many servants In
the MiIlionsirs's palace on the Hud.
ecn. and these ransacked the house
and grounds. tut without finaing the
lost treasure. The Child was q girl
ef f1ve. and one Of those perverse lit
0e beasts that often wound the sensi.
bilities Of wealthy parents by fixing
their affections upon some vulgar. in
expensive toy instead of upon dia-
nond-studded automobiles and pony
Dhastoss.
The Child grieved screly and truly.
. thing ine2plicable TO the Million
alre. 70 whom the rag-doll market was
about ~ interesting as Bay State Gas;
md to the Lady. the Child's mother.
who was al for form-that 10, nearly
aIl, - you shali go
The Child cried tnconsolably, and
Grsw hollow-eyed. kncck-kneed. spin.
ding. and corykilverty In many other
reopects- Tho Millionaire smiled and
tapped his golfers confidently. The
p1ck Of the output Of the French and
German toymakers was rushed by spe
Glal delivery to the mansion, but Ra-
oAel refused to be comforted. She
vas weeping for her rag child. and
vas for high protective tariff
against al foreign foolishness. Then
doctors with the finest bedside man
nsrs and stop-watches were called In.
One By one they chattsrcd fusilely
shout peptomanganate Of iron and
80 voyages and hypophosphites until
their stop-watches showed that Bill
Rendered was under the wire for show
~ place. Then. as men, they advised
That the rag-doll be found as soon as
pcssible and restored to its mourning
parent. The Child sniffed at thera.
peutics. chewed q thumb. and waited
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in the hall. James explained some
where to some one.
Then ne came and conducted Fuzzy
into the library
The lady entered a moment later.
She was more beautiful and holy than
any picture that Fuzzy had seen. She
smiled, and said something about a
doll. Fuzzy didn't understand that:
he remembered nothing at all about
a doll
A footman brought in two small
glasses o. sparkling wine on a
stamped sterling-silver waiter. The
lady took one. The other was handed
to Fuzzy.
AS his fingers closed on the slender
glass stem his disabilities dropped
from him for one brief moment. He
Strengthened himself; and Time, so
disobliging to most OF us. turned back.
ward for moment to accommodate
Fuzzy.
Forgotten Christmas ghosts winter
than the false boards of the most epu-
lent Kriss Kringle were rising in the
fumes of Grogan's whisky. What had
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and "One-ear" Mike held hasty con.
verse outside GrOgan's. They were
narrow chested, pallid striplings, not
lighters in the open, but more danger
Gus in their ways of warfare than the
most terrible of Turks. Fuzzy, in
pitched battle, could have eaten the
three of them. In go-as-you-please
encounter he was already doomed.
They overlook him just as he and
Betsy were entering Costigans Ca.
sino. They DETECTED him, and showed
the newspaper under his nose. Fuzzy
could read-and more
Boys" said he, "you are certainly
damn true friends. Give me a week
to think it over"
The soul Of real artist is quenched
with difficulty
The boys carefully pointed out to
him that advertisements were soul
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OF the young. The Child bawled and
WIS Gagged away. hugging her Betsy
close.
There came the Secretary, pale,
poised, polished, gliding in pumps,
and worshipping pomp and ceremony.
he counted out into Fuzzys hand ten
ten-dollar bills; then dropped his eye
upon the door, transferred it to James
lts custodian, indicated the obnoxious
Garner of the reward with the other.
and allowed bis pumps to watt him
away to secretarial regions.
When the money touched Fuzzy's
dlngy palm his first instinct was to
take to his heels; but a second
thought restrained him from that
olunder OF etiquette. 1t was his; it
had been given him. It-and, oh,
what an elysium it opened to the gaze
OF nj" minds eye! He had tumbled to
the foot of the ladder; he was hun.
cry, homeless, friendless, ragged, cold,
drifting; and he held in his hand the
key to a paradise of the mud-honey
that he craved. The fairy doll had
waved a wand with her rag-stuffed
hand; and now wherever he might 20
the enchanted palaces with shining
foot-rests and magic red fluids I'M
cleaning glassware would be open to
him.
He followed James to- the door.
He paused there as the flunky drew
open the great mahogany portal for
him to pass into the vestibule.
Beyond the wrought-iron gates In
the dark highway Black Riley and his
two pals casually strolled. lingering
under their coats the inevitably fatal
weapons that were to make the re.
ward Of the rag-doll theirs.
Fuzzy stopped at the Millionaires 8
door and beth ought himself. Like lit.
tie sprigs of mistletoe on a dead tree,
certain living green thoughts and
memories began to decorate his con.
fused mind. He was quite drunk,
mind you. and the present was begin.
ming to fade. Those wreaths and fes.
toons of holly with their scarlet bel
ries making the great hall gay
where had he seen such things be-
fore? Somewhere he had known pol.
ished floors and odors Of fresh flowers
In winter, and-and some one was
singing song in the house that he
thought he had heard before. Some
one singing and playing harp. OF
course it was Christmas-Fuzzy
thought he must have been pretty
drunk to have overlooked that.
And then he went out of the pres
ent, and there came back to him out
of some impossible. vanished and ir.
revocable past little, pure-white.
transient, forgotten ghost-the spirit
Of noblesse oblige. Upon a gentleman
certain things devolve.
James opened the outer door. A
stream of light went down the gray
eled walk to the iron gate. Black
Riley, Mccarthy and One-ear Mike
saw, and carelessly drew their sinister
Gordon closer about the gate.
With more imperious gesture than
James master had ever used or could
ever use, Fuzzy compelled the menial
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would have quickly suggested. by in
duction. "A rag and bone and a
hank Of hair" Flip" a Scotch ter
rier. next to the rag-doll In the child's
heart. frisked through the halls. The
hank Of hair! Aha! X. the unbound
quantity, represented the rag-doll.
But. the bone? Well, when dogs find
bones they Done! 1t were an
easy and fruitful task to examine
Flip's fore feet. Look. Watson! Earth
dried earth between the toes. OF
course the dog-but Sherlock was not
there. Therefore 1t devolves. But
topography and architecture must in
tervene.
The Millionaire's palace occupied a
lordly space. In front of 1t was a
lawn close-mowed as q South Ireland
mans face two days after shave.
At one side Of It and fronting on an.
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less and the deficiencies of the day
might not be supplied by the morrow.
"A cool hundred" said Fuzzy
thoughtfully and mushily.
"Boys," said he, "you are true
friends. I'll go up and claim the re.
ward. The show business is not what
it used 10 be-"
Night was falling more surely. The
three tagged at his sides to the foot
of the rise on which stood the Mil
1onaire's house. There Fuzzy turned
upon them acrimoniously.
"You are pack of putty faced
beagle-hounds," he roared. go away"
They went away-a little way.
In Pigeon McCarthy's pocket was
a section Of two-inch gas-pipe eight
inches long. In one end of it and in
the middle Of it was lead plug. One.
'7'f of it was packed tight with solder.
Riley carried slung-shot, being
ventional thug "One-ear" Mike
r" Vi . pair of brass knucks-
an heirlo in the family.
"Why it h and carry" said lack
Riley whoa some one will do i, for
y? Let HIM bring it out to us. Hey
what"
1--WE can chuck him in the river"
said Pigeon" Mccarthy, with a
stone tied to his feet"
"Youse guys make me tired" said
"One-ear" Mike sadly. "Aint urog-
ress ever appealed to none of yez?
Sprinkle little gasoline on i'm, and
drop i'm on the Drive-well?"
Fuzzy entered the Millionaire's
gate and zigzagged toward the softly
glowing entrance of the mansion The
three goblins came up to the gate and
lingered-one on each side of it. one
beyond the roadway. They fingered
their cold metal and leather, conf.
dent.
Fuzzy rang the doorbell, smiling
foolishly and dreamily. An atavistic
instinct prompted him to reach for the
button of his right glove. But he
wore no gloves; 50 his left hand drop
ped, embarrassed.
The particular menial whose dutv
1t was to open doors to silks and laces
snIeu III nrsI sIgnJ or ruzzy. But u
second glance took in his passport.
his card Of admission. his surety of
welcome-the lost rag-doll of the
daughter Of the house dangling under
his arm.
Fuzzy was admitted into q great
hall, dim with the glow from unseen
lights. The hireling went away and
returned with a maid and the Child.
The doll was restored to the mourn.
ing one. She clasped her lost darling
to her breast; and then, with the In.
ordinate sellshness and candor o.
childhood, stamped her foot and
whined hatred and fear Of the Odious
being who had rescued her from the
depths Of sorrow and despair. Fuzzy
Wrigglel himself into ar ingratiatory
attltute and cssayed the id'otil sm.lc
and hlat'r.oH al.' .rt :,
pOsed to ct~I3 tAa r.. rC l.r