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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
To Make Sure.

The colored janitor of an apart
ment house approached the grocer
next door with paper containing
some white powder.
Say, Mistah Jenkins" SAID ne.
what do YOU think dis is? Jes' taste
1t an tell your opinion"
pursuant To this request the grocer
Smellcd the powder and then touched
II To his tongue. well, Joe" he said.
II should say il was soda"
Oats jest what ] say" triumph
antly rejoincd the janitor. Il say dat
it's soda, and my ole woman she saws
dat it's rat pizen. She says she knows
ii is. Jest taste it again Mistah Jen-
kins and make shore. .'-EXchan
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religious Life i'm Anderson Count,

Altapass, y. c., Aug. 17.-Most un-
doubtedly Anderson is unsurpassed in
many respects as a place to live in.
Ii is not so high that they cannot
raise the finest cotton and it is un-
surpassed for small grain Of all
kinds. for clover, timothy, ETC., is rec
ognized as being in the greatest fruit
belt of the world. With no trouble
they can raise all kinds Of vegetable 3
Of the finest quality.
heard Of a place once where pee
pie never died, but in extreme old
age they dried up. when they were
put in bags, registered, and hung on
the walls for future references; Ander-
son is as near to that region as a
place gets to be.
Something has been said regarding
the churches The Baptist predomi-
nate, after which come the Methodist.
AS in many other parts, this country
was Overrun by Holiness cranks. who
did great amount of harm. Many
people were led astray by them, and
some have never, fear never will,
come back. No one can measure the
evil resultant, but had it not been for
outside infiuenc it might have been
much worse. Here, as in other
places, they began, these fanatics, to
associate with the negro in their
meetings, invite them to their homes.
ETC.. etc. One day a body of one hun
dred and fifty armed citizens rode out
to within mile Of the place Of meet
ing, sent for the leaders and gave
them to understand what they might
expect if they did not Immediately
stop such procedure. They stopped.
AS one moves among these same peo-
pie, still clinging to a part at least Of
their notions and as he beholds, in
many cases accomplished, daughters
conjecture is rife as to what the out-
come might have been had thug;
been allowed to take tn air course.
AndersOn's great need is a strong,
telligencer puerile sheet, welding
a baleful influence.
Farewell, Anderson; | love vow
Hagood.
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GOES IN SPITE OF WARNING.
Friends Fear for Safety or l'r. SuIt
Vat Sen.

Shanghai, Aug. 1S.-Dr. Sun Yat
Sen, former Provisional President of
China, disregarding the warning of
friends, who fear for this safety since
the execution of several Hankow gem
erals, left Shanghai today for Pek-
ing.
Gen. Huang Sing. who commanded
the southern republican army in the
revolution. which overthrew the Impe-
rial Governmnt and was to have ac-
companied DR.. Sun, has abandoned
the journey.
The southern generals recently put
to death were members of DR. Sun
Vat Sens party, the Tung Men Hui,
and were seized at the capital by di-
rection of President Yuan Shi Kai.
They were charged with being impli-
Gated in an alleged conspiracy against
the Pekin Government. Two Of the
officers were tried by a drumhead
court-martial at the capital and shot,
The others were returned in chains to
Hankow and there executed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
WILL CARRY HOME COUNTY.
Jones Will Have Big Majority in Lam
caster County.

In private letter to the editor OF
the Greenwood Journal, Mr.. A. j.
Clark, editor of The Lancaster News
writes that Jones will carry Lam
caster county by several hundred ma
jority. He is one OF the best men that
have lived here since l came here
over thirty years ago"
This news is especially interesting
in view of the fact that Gov. Blease
has claimed several times that he
would carry Lancaster county. He
reiterated the statement in his speech
at Newberry. In this connection it
might be added that reports from
NeWberry are TO the effect that the
sentiment in that county is very much
divided. 1t is believed. according to
reports. that Gov. Blease's majority
in his home county will be very small.
if he carries it at all.
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SHOULD MAKE LARGE PROFITS
fanters themselves Hold Down To-
baccO Crop to One-third what il
Should Be.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Tobacco
planters throughout the United States
should be making larger profits than
they do, according to department of
| agricultural officials, who have been
studying the question. In spite of the
fact that they receive about 500, ,OO0,.
600 year for their average crop of
| 1000. 100000 pounds. their net profits
should be more, says the officials.
Improper cultural methods keen
the product down to one-third of
what it should be-, they declare.
In the Connecticut valley, where
the soils are maintained in a high
state OF fertility, yields Of 1000 pounds
and more to the acre are common, it
is pointed out, while on similar soils
in many of the manufacturing and
export districts the average yield is
scarcely One-third Of this The one
crop system instead of rotation, is
one of the improper cultural methods.
it is said, which is responsible for this
condition.
The use of unadapted varieties, or
strains Of tobacco. damage by insects
and diseases and imperfect knowledge
OF the principles that apply to the
processes of curing, fermenting and
handling the leaf, are given as othe,.
causes Of small net profits to the farm.
er. The department has been aiming
during the past few years. it was said
to introduce improved methods Of
planting and culture.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
CROWDS WATCH PROGRESS.
Sumter's Skyscraper Affords watch
ers Much Interest.

Sumter's newest and most modern
skyscraper. although not very far ad-
vanced In construction. Is at present
anording many citizens sof Sumter,
and those Of other places who were
In town Friday and Saturday, the op-
portunity for much interesting watch
Ing and considerable speculation.
IL - Sumter's newest. as well as
only. skyscraper and the many peo-
pie Of the city are closely observing
the work on the building now. prob
ably. so that they will know just
how IL Is done when In the future
they decide to erect skyscrapers for
themselves.
4 Last week the big iron beams,
standards. uprights and other nec-
essary paraphernalias arrived on the
grounds and for a couple Of days
pieces were being slid down into the
big hole which marks the founda-
tion of the building. Along about
Thursday an engine was put on. the
ground and fired up. but IL was not
put into further operation until Fri
DAY afternoon. during which time two
Of the big uprights were stationed
on their pedestrals and bolted to-
gether I'm place. Up to noon Saturday
only one more Of the iron beams had
been set In place and another was In
course Of erection.
The crowd. which at times number
ed more than a hundred watched all.
at least some. Of this work with the
greatest apparent interest and there
was much speculation as to what
would be done next. how the pieces
would be secured. and concerning va
rious other little matters of the
same sort which the lay mind Of the
spectator did no. at once compre-
hend.
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NOT SUPPORTING BLEAsE.
Further Than That G. A. Smith Won't
~ Express Himself.

TO the Editor Of The state:
Absence from town yesterday ex-
plains delay In answering the letter
OF Mr.. James Of Darlington. There Is
no foundation for such report as he
says Is In circulation. Any such
statement is without my knowledge, or
approval. IL has not been considered
seemly nor In good taste for candi-
dates foi State Offices to declare pub
licly a choice among other contest
ants. I have never concealed my
views when sought. but In this do not
consider them OF Statewide interest
whatever the result of the primary
my relationship will be more or less
intimate with the winner. 1t Is not
my wish nor intention To be drawn
into the bitterness Of che present cam
paign.
Chas. A. Smith.
Timmonsville. Aug. IA.
The statement made by Mr.. James
was that Mr.. Smith was reported to
be supporting Gov. Blease, and The
State called upon him to deny or con-
firm the report.
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FINE IN LABOR i.hW CASE.
Testimony Taken i'm tiidr2c. Brouoht
Again>i II. Il. smith by Local Fed
Grafton

Columbia, Aug. l1.-Before AIagis-
tratc Fow.es. Yesterday IL. * smith.
president Of the Smith drug store was
hned SO for violating the law which
provides that women shall not be re-
CURED TO work in mercantile estab
h*hments after 10 o'clock at night
The charges OF violating the wo-
mems labor law was made at the in
stances of the American Federation
OF Labor through Henry j. Hardy.
Inc case yesterday With that of =. X.
reagan on Wednesday was inXesti-
gated by W. l.. Connolly, inspector
OF factories and labor, who appeared
against the defendant. 1t was charg
ed that women had been worked after
hours in the Smith stores. Mr.. Smith
was represented by Melton & Belser.
IL was contended that the Smith stores
We're not mercantile establishments.
The magistrate found the defendant
guilty, however, holding that the law
mad been violated, and fined Mr..
Snsth $40, the minimum penalty pro-
Vlded for by the law in question.
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III Is NO CORNER.
W. l.. Anderson says Trip to Germany
l. 1" Finance the Market. Not To
b'ttie II up. a. Intimated.

Macon, Ca, Aug. LII. .h.,,-,...
mat may De made by those Interested
IN cotton in large way, thai he pill
srimage of Mr.. Wadley anu myself
to Germany. in an effort to .ecura tb4.
financing OF the Southern States Cot
ton corporation To the extent of $500
Voo'ooV, IS merely an attempt to cor
"ei ''e market Tor speculative pur-
poses, are untrue as they are foolish -
sad W. I. Anderson, of Macon. vice.
president OF the corporation. tonight
"heh SHOWN dispatch from Berlin
tonight, making that criticism.
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Got advertisement Husband" and
Now He's Gone.

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 1S.-The ro-
nance of pretty Mary McEachin. the
19-year-Old daughter Of j. P. Nc
Eachin. a well-to-do retired farmer
living at Denton in jeff Davis Coun-
ty, was quickly over.
The young woman Is here and has
asked the chief Of police to find her
husband for her. According to the
story told the chief by the young wo-
man, some weeks ago she answered
the advertisement in daily paper of
son cne who wanted wife to share
his $4,000 with him.
She received a reply right at once,
her correspondent giving the name of
Conway Hutcheson Of Battenburg. Va.
He took her breath away by an
nouncing that he would be right down
to see her. He did come, a handsome
well-dressed young chap. and an ar
dent wooing began.
The girl lost her heart at once, but
her parents raised strenuous Objec-
tions. They pretended to be resigned
to this objection and the girl went to
the train to see her sweetheart off. In
stead she came to Atlanta with him,
and they were married here by JUS
tice of the peace on August 1st
Several days of the honeymoon
were spent at a local hotel. when
they decided to go back to Denton to
see if her parents would not extend
their blessings. Immediately Hutch
eson announced that he had a press
ing engagement a long way off. He
kissed his bride goodbye, gave her
$40 and left.
ON August s she received a letter
from him saying that she did not love
him any more and that he could not
bear to look on her again knowing
this So the girl came back to At
lanta and asks the police to help find
the young man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
Club Rolls tO bc Compared.

clubs of sumter have agreed To meet
together Monday afternoon to COM
pare the rolls and To see If there are
any applications on the rolls. The
secretaries will meet i'm council cham
bcr from 6 to- I. and they request that
anyone who IL doubtful Of his name
being on the roll will attend to il
then.
The law is that the entering Of
names closes five days before the
primary. After the rolls are once
complete there will he no chance for
a name To he enrolled
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
CLARENCE DARROW NOT GUILTY
Only One Vote Taken and Jury out
Only 81 Minutes.

Los Angeles, Aug. 17.-Clarence
Darrow. the noted Chicago lawyer
was found not guilty today of a
charge of bribing q juror in the Nc
Namara case. The jury was out just
"a minutes.
The case went to the jury at $40
this morning.
Judge Hutton in his charge, elimi-
mated the first count in the indict-
ment, that Darrow had bribed Juror
Lockwood. The evidence, the court
instructed. did not justify a verdict of
guilty in the first count. The court
also instructed that verdict Of guilty
could not be found on uncorrOborated
evidence Of 'accomplices.
If you had no evidence or >inde-
pendent testimony except from ac-
completes you must find the defend
ant not guilty" said the judge.
Admission made to the accom-
plices by the defendant should not
be regarded as corroborative testi-
mony. a feigned accomplice. how
ever. does not require corroboration. ."
This instruction applied to Lock-
wood.
Only one ballot was cast, each ju-
ror voting not guilty. There was
spontaneous outbursts of applause
when Foreman Williams stated that
the jury returned a verdict Of not
guilty. Darrow approached the
jurors, all remaining in the jury box,
to thank them. Jurors Golding and
Dunbar threw their arms about Dar-
row and patted him on the back.
Other jurors reached forward and
clasped hands with the attorney and
then the crowd hurried forward and
Darrow became the center Of an en-
thusiastic reception.
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TO MERGE FUNDS.
Cooperation Between the National
ana All congressional Committees
OF the Democratic Party i'm Hand
ling Campaign

Washington, Aug. 15.-Ciuse CO.
operation between the Democratic na-
tional and congressional committees
and merger Of their funds. accord
ing To Representative Lloyd OF Mis-
sCuri, chairman Of the latter commit
tee, today has been agreed upon by
the Democratic field generals for the
coming campaign The plan was
adopted after q lengthy series of con-
rerences. 1t is believed that it will
work out not only in increasing re-
suits but in greatly reducing expenses
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The massacre Of Christians at Be-
rama began last Friday. when a band
Of Mohammedan Arnauts. supported
by Turkish toops. attacked a section
Of the Christian population close to
the Montenegrin frontier. In the
fighting large numbers Of women and
children are reported to have beer,
slain and the Mohammedians are
said to have carried Off many young
girls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21

Florence, Aug. 1G.-Jerome Wilson
stabbed Caesar shaw to death here
late this afternoon. Both parties are
negroes The affair occurred in a
Shanty car Of a work train standing
in the yards in East Front street soon
after the work train entered the yards.
AS soon as Wilson committed the
deed he made good his escape. Chief
Of Police Brunson is making every
effort to run him to bay and has noti-
fled all ncighhOring towns. Wilson is
from MaycSNillc, :. c.. and is q or IS
Years old. He is singcrcake color.
about feet. inches tail. and weighs
about 130 pounds. When last seen he
wore black hat. light blue shirt and
blue oVcralls.
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OVER $4,000 FOR TOBACCO.
Last Month Pretty Good One for
TimmOnsvillle.

During the month of July the two
warehouses here sold a total Of $685.
$40 pounds OF tobacco for which the
farmers received In cold cash the
sum Of s40.597.17.
There are thirteen markets in this
state and thirty-two warehouses and
the Timmonsvillle market stood right
up at the top of the column as to
number Of pounds sold and high
prices paid, in fact only two other
markets equalled Timmonsville and
these have several more warehouses
than We have.-Timmonsvil Eenter-
prise.
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NEW RATES SUSPENDED.
Increase I'm Lumber Tariff Halted
by Commerce Commission.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Proposed
increases in lumber transportation
rates from States east of the Missis-
sippi and south Of the Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers to Washington, Balti-
more and other destinations In the
North and East, were suspended to-
day by the Interstate commerce
commission until Dec. II. The in
creases range from one to two cents a
hundred pounds. varying with the
kind Of lumber and the length Of the
haul.
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Bleaseites at Spartanburg.

The Spartanburg papers are not
at all despondent over the fact that
twO-thirds of the crowd which at
tended the State campaign meeting in
that city Friday were Blease men,
declaring that no significance at
taches to this attendance. Hundreds
of Bleaseites. according to these
papers borrowed money to buy rail-
road tickets to Spartanburg and as
many more were furnished transpor-
tatiOn by friends who were not so
broke. Train loads of Blease men
came In from the surrounding coun-
try. many of the passengers being
from North Carolina who were inn
ported for the purpose Of yelling for
Blease and holding up two hands at
the hand primary.
The explanation Is found in the
fact that practically every Bleaseite
in the county was on hand while
many of the Jones men did not care
To come out and listen to the putrid
utterances of the governor. There
fore when any one is attempting to
forecast the result of an election from
the attendance at campaign meet
ings the fact must always be borne
In mind that the type of men attract
cd by demagOgues Is that class who
revel in dirty politics and will sell a
b.rthright to attend campaign meet
ing and give boisterous expression OF
their uniitness for voters by yelling
and bowling for the idol of their low
cr nature.-Greenvillc News.
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CANDIDATE DROPS DEAD.
frank NJ. Davis, Aspirant for Coro-
ner I'm Florence County, Falls Dead
at Lake City Meeting.

florence, Aug. 16.-The campaign.
party Of this county was shocked and
all rivalries forgotten in the death
OF Frank NJ. Davis, a candidate for
coroner. just after the meeting at
Lake City this afternoon. Mr.. Davis
ate heartily at dinner, though COM
planning of indigestion, and after din
ner he complained of suffering. bur
made his speech as candidate for
coroner at the afternoon session of
the meeting. After speaking he sat
down on pile OF lumber while the
crowd was having its sport with Mr..
Watson, who is candidate for super
visor and who furnished a good deal
of the spice of the meeting. Mr.. Davis
was seen to turn pale and droop his
head, but before assistance could be
given him he was dead.
The Masons of Lake City took
charge of the body and it was sent
home on the evening train. He will
be buried in Orangeburg, where his
wife, dead a number Of years. now
rests. Mr.. Davis was a Confederate
veteran, having served as a boy i'm
the army and having been captured
while acting as courier in the trenches
around Petersburg He was one of
the heroes of the crater and has a
fine record as a soldier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
EXCURSIONISTS IN CAPITAL.
Crowds of Visitors From south Call
for Services of congressman and
Guides and COunselOrs.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Excursion-
lists from the Carolinas. Georgia and
Florida packed in the capitol today
Trains coming in yesterday and to-
day from the South brought heavy
loads. Every available representative
and senator from the South was call
ed into service To pilot the visitors
around the capitol and the city. They
will remain here for a week or more
before returning home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
LEGARE ENTITLED TO SEAT.
Representative From First South Car
olina Declared Legal Holder Of
Place I'm Congress.

Washington. Aug. 16.-Representa-
tive Legare (Democrat) of South Car
olina today was declared by the house
entitled to his seat and a contest by
Aaron T. Prioleau. negro, was
thrown out.
Prioleau, a Republican, has filed
contests In every congressional cleo
tion in the First South Carolina dis
trict for ten years.
Until the contest before the present
one he was allowed $4,000 for ex-
penses In prosecuting each case. Then
the sum was materially reduced.
Members Of the elections committee
today intimated that they would fur
ther reduce the amount.
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DELlVERhNcE TO TIE cArTlvEa.
Luxe ". te. 3o-Auu. q

Luxe ". ie. 3o--Aug. q.
SHc came uHio - orn. and neg mat nrcre
Gts or" rcct't'I linn not" John i. H.
f2sZ II F. peo'l.p of Nazareth would Of
& course feet IL certain sense Of
&~ pride ii. their fellow-citizen
whose fHme WAS spreading
throughout all G;iliIee and Vudea.
They could S,.arcely believe what
they had heard about Jesus He nev-
er did such miracles in all the wears
that we knew Him. said they. They
did not. Of course. understand that He
had received His power as a special
benediction when He was thirty years
OF age, as result OF His conse,' lion
OF His life to the Divine service. sym
boliZed by His immersion in Jordan.
At length He came to Nazareth. It
was on Sabbath day. For long years
lie had done the congregational read
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Automobiles and Good Roads.

The number of persons prejudiced
against automobiles has steadily de-
creased In the last year OF two. until
now there Is but handful of people
who do not recognize I'm the automo-
bile a great public institution which
Is perhaps doing more To solve the
road problem than any other agency.
The automobile has served to awak-
en- the people To "a full sense Of the
condition of the cCuntry's public tnor-
oughfares.
n few years ago there wes large
percentage of the population oppos-
ed TO automobiles on the ground of
being a menace 20 drivers of horses
but there are few persons now who
do not agree that an automobile i'm
the hands Of ~ careful driver is no
greater menace than careless driver
OF horse or team. and perhaps not
as much.
In practically every movement or
ganized for the betterment of the
public roads. the motorist may be
found among the leaders Yet far
mers hauling their products To mar
ket derive more financial benefit from
the improved roads than the automo-
bllist.-Darlington Observer.