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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-24
AbDOE BAHIA TO GIVE
LAST LECTURE FRIDAY
Leader of Bahai Movement to
Leave for Chicago to At
tend Conference.

Abdul BAHIA, Abbas Effendi. oriental
seer and world leader Of the Bahai move
ment, will make his last public appear
ance in the National Capital, incident to
his present tour OF America. at a meet
ing TO be held Friday evening 1t 8 o'clock
in the D. A. r. Memorial Continental
Hail. This meeting will be under the
auspices of the newly organized Orient
Occident Unity. and Mira Ahmad Sohrab,
treasurer. and Joseph III. Hammer. secre-
tary. of the society. have issued an invi-
tation to the public to attend. Immedi-
ately after the meeting Abdul BAHIA and
his party will leave for Chicago. where
the Bahai leader is to be present at the
fourth annual conference of the Bahai
movement.
Abdul BAHIA made two addresses yes
terday. the first at Howard University.
and the second at the Metropolitan A. NJ.
Z. Church At Howard University an
audience of 600 persons crowded Rankin
Chapel. and the speaker expounded the
Bahai doctrine Of the oneness OF the hu-
man races
First Freedom From Slavery" Here.
Let US recall the fact that the first
proclamation of liberty. of freedom
from slavery. was accomplished in this
continent" he said. 1.-THE white man
went into war for the sake Of the col
ored. They were forfeiting possessions
and sacrificing lives in order that the
colored might be freed from bondage.
and this has had tremendous effects
upon the sociology Of other parts.
The colored people OF Africa were in
a most terrible state Of bondage, and
the European powers. emulating the
American altruism, accomplished a
proclamation Of universal liberty. So
you were the means here OF uberating
your fellow-beings elsewhere. This eff
fort on the part of the white people in
America should never be lost sight Of,
and therefore you must be very CRATE
full and must be very kind to the whites
here. And the white people in this
country should be most happy and
velop in the degrees Of altruism and of
humanitarianism.
May you be further drawn together
with the whites in order that extraor-
binary development may be accomplished
by you and in order that fellowship may
become a reality. a true fact, among
YOU. In short. you must be grateful to
the whites. for they were liberators or
your people not only in this country, in
the continent of America, but elsewhere,
in Africa
Were it not for your freedom here
one can see that freedom elsewhere would
not have been accomplished, and up to
the present day bondage would have been
present. But now. praise be to God. the
bondage has passed away and the white
and the colored are both free from 1t.
and / pray in your behalf that you may
develop and advance In ethics ana moral
ity: that you may achieve it in such a
no name other than one humankind. So
that one appellation may be invoked. and
that is humandkind.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

Judge's Friends DO Well In Clarendon
County.

Alcolu. April 29.--The Alcolu DEM
ocratic club met here Saturday after
noon and re-organized and elected Of
ficers To serve for the next two years,
and elected delegates to the county
convention to be held at Manning
May as follows; ]. s. Dickson. J..
J. Nettles. r. r. Hodge. l.. M. Jones
and ID. w. Barwick; l.. NJ. Jones ex-
ecutive committeeman.
The Fork club. one mile above here.
elected F.. n. Hodge. w. NJ. Davis and
w. w. Johnson. while Harmony club,
three miles below. elected F.. r..
Piowden. w. f. Daniels. r.. f. 1homp-
son and J. NJ. Graham. OF these 12
delegates. ten are supporters Of Judge
JJones. one is for Gov. Blease and one
is I'm doubt.
Two of the Manning clubs. Claren-
den and Manning. gave Judge Jones
seven al six. respectively. while Gov.
Biease got none. One significant fact
was the defeat Of Senator Applet as
q delegate from the Farmers Plat
form club at Manning. Senator Ap-
peit Is n strong supporter of the gov
ernor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Ina Ketch was married to B. Stung
at East Wind, Ind. The ceremony
was performed by Judge Knott and
the groomsman was A. Betterman.
while the bridesmaid was Miss Talk.
When Henry Dobbs OF South Haven.
Mich, was fishing at Atlantic City ten
years ago he dropped a cent into the
ocean. Last week he found the cent
In a smelt
Jethro Spriggs was ON his barn
root last week when . man drove up
and tried to sell hina a soid brick.
Jethro tumbled.
Mrs. Lucy Plithers Of Adamant.
Mo-, has sued a neighbor for $4,000
damages for shock to her feelings.
Mrs. Plithers weighs 400 pounds,
and the nashbor asked her to lend
her little boy one OF her skirts for q
tent In which to play. ...,
James Bliggle Of Troy, N. Y. has
Invented perpetual motion machine
He says It will be successful as soon
as he has perfected an attachment
which will make a pound weight on
side Of the wheel raise two pounds on
the other.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
NO INQUEST OVER sTUCKEY.
,. A. Dufsose Still I'm Jail. but May be
Released.

Columbia. April 29.-The remains
Of Mr.. ]. ID. Stuckey. Of Bishopville.
who was found dead in his room at a
local sanitarium with his throit cut
last night, was shipped to his former
home at Bishopville this afternoon,
where interment will take place. Sew
eral friends accompanied the remains
to Bishopville and funeral arrange
ments will be decided on when Ire
body arrives there. ]. A. DuBose. Of
Cypress. In Lee County. the dead
mans friend. who was locked up last
night suspected Of having been
guilty OF the killing. Is still in jail
tonight. but according to Coroner
walker will likely be released tomor-
row. All evidence points to the fact
mat Mr.. Stuceky committed suicide,
although a knife with blood on It wa
found in the pocket Of Mr.. DuBose,
after he made several conflicting
statements In regard to the matter to
the coroner and Sheriff Coleman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
Personal News of Statcburg.

Stateburg. April 29.-Miss; Emma
Barnwel leaves on Wednesday for
Rock Hill to visit her brother, Mr..
John Barnwell
Mr. Frank Burgess Of Manning,
spent Sunday at his old horne here.
Mrs. II. y. Abbott Of Sumter spent a
few days here last week as the guest
of Mrs. James Simons.
Miss Helen McMaster of Columbia
who has been the guest Of Mrs.
James Pinckney, has returned to her
home.
Mrs. James Simons and little Miss
Julia Simons are spending a few days
in Manning.
Miss Halle Garrison of Camden.
has returned to her home after a
pleasant visit to Miss Annie Moore.
Miss Croline Richardson. Of Sum-
ter, spent last week at Farm Hill
visiting her brother Mr.. r. c. Rich
ardsOn.
Farmers i'm this section are about
through planting and in most places
crops are up.
The oat crop is very good and so
are the gardens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

Far north we are. where noble Mackinao
The surging tides Of three great lakes
beats back
CPerhaps II don't, but 1t sounds better 90
therefore this once suppose we let II go.)
Inc pungent wind comes singing Of the
pines
And weaves the lake into its foamy lines.
And here he stands. with copper-tinted
with deepset eyes and chest-oppressins
chin.
He stands and broods the while the folk
stroll by.
'setimes a ltful fash lights up his eye
AZ "nen through clouds that make more
dark the night
A distant star sends forth its raw 10
light
Nor ever smile breaks on that solemn
face
Of him who stands. a remnant Of a race
That one day roamsd yon distant misty
heights
Or set their signal fires afiame of nishts.
What does he dream' Does he in thought
The times his folk held sway along the
the shore,
The days when they alone knew all tho
trails,
When summers heat and winters widest
gales
Were naught TO than. when whers'er they
might roam
And pitch their tents was for them all
their homer
Gone, gone the chase! Conc, zone the
olden thrill
OF dashing forth at dawn upon the kill,
30 still he stands In this majestic pose
As though he knew his day draws tc its
close.
80 still he stands-but SEQ. he looks at IN.
An, what can mean the glance he gives
us thus7
VIII he assail u as the hated race
That drove his fathers from their Gus
toned placer
Hark! Now he speaks: "Njca n,oc.,,n.
flfty cents.
Buy some for souvenirs to take home.
gents!'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
[iEllNuI1 1@EyyN
R[i]Z5IL[l(S%
~
S~W@~S
TOWNS THAT MAKE MONEY
San Diegans Expect to Be on MunicI-
pal Easy Street Through Exercise
of Scientific Forestry.

San Diego, Cal, is said to be the
first American city to take up scien-
tific forestry as municipal enter
prise. The city owns 1000 acres
of waste land, heritage from the
time when 1t was a Mexican pueblo.
This tract is now set aside for grow.
Ing eucalypti, and last spring 10000
seedlings were planted.
Eucalyptus is very valuable and
takes the place Of many of the more
familiar hardwoods that are becoming
so expensive; 1t grows with truly trop-
icai rapidity; 1t will stand an enor-
nous amount OF cutting and seems to
thrive under 1t, and grove once we'll
started apparently will last forever.
In San Diego, says the Survey, the
more optimistic taxpayers are looking
forward to a time when the forest will
relieve them Of all taxes and perhaps
even pay them for being citizens Of
San Diego! They are not the only
people In an American city to be con-
graduated on doing good municipal
business.
July 6, 1911, the Detroit house Of
correction passed it's flftieth milestone.
During the last 80 years over 81 ,000,.
600 In profits were turned over to the
city OF Detroit to the families of pris-
oners and to the prisoners themselves.
Since 1880 the city Of Detroit has an
nually received sums ranging from
$9,016.83 to $52,71164.
The original expenditure by the city
Of $1S9.841.36 has been turned back
into the treasury Of the municipality,
the institution has paid its own way
and in the so years show a fine bal
ance OF $1,254,178.15. In addition to
this showing. the prisoners since July,
1901, have been receiving financial
benefits ranging from $5,95S.14 to 49,
670.38 annually.
In addition to amounts paid tho pris-
Oners, some Of which are sent by tho
men to their families. provision Is also
made for the families of those who
are imprisoned on the charge of aban-
donment. This is accomplished under
q statute which provides that $3.50 q
week for the wife and an additional
80 cents for each child under Is years
OF age be paid them out Of the funds
OF the institution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
IlLLNAN STILL "HAEDS OfF~
Denies Reports He is Supporting,
Either Blcase or Jones.

Washington. April Ex-senator
Tillman today made the following
statement: My attention has been
called to a statement by the news
papers and rumors in some parts Of
South Carolina that 1 have said /
would support Governor Blease for
reelection; there are also rumors and
statements that am going to vote forl
Judge Jones.
Il want to say once for all that I
announced early last fall that I
would be hands Off in the coming
fight for Governor and 1 take this oc-
casion TO repeat that statement and
to assure the people Of South Caro-
lima that if / should see any reason to
change my attitude of impartiality
between the two candidates 1 will an
nounce it over my signature.
L beg them to give no heed to any
statements, reports, rumors or asser-
tions coming from any source con-
trary to the above. 1t is none Of NV
business. The people are perfectly
competent to decide what man thew
want for Governor and I shall leave
it to them"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
GOOD LESSON FROM GERMANY
There Municipalities Exercise Mild
Form Of DespotIsm Over tho
Owners Of Property.

A common exercise of the individ.
ual fancy Is to decide with a wealth
Of detail what one would do IL one
had, say, $10,000.000, declares the New
York Tribune. The movement for
"cties beautiful" which the public
hears of every now and then resem.
bles this pastime. When Chicago,
Pittsburgh, Boston, or whatever city
It may be, considers becoming Chi.
cagO Beautiful or Pittsburgh Beauti-
ful or Boston Beautiful 1t Is making
up its mind what 1t would do II 1t
had $100,000,000. There is even a
profession Of telling cities what they
might do II they had 500, 900, and
the experts are kept fairly busy about
1t. The Tribune hopes that Brooklyn,
the latest to consult one of these ex.
perts, will have millions enough to
make her as beautiful as she wishes
TO become. This consulting about
what might be done to make Ameri.
can cities more presentable is q good
sign In itself. The public is not SO
content as formerly to trust their de-
velOpment to haphazard. It's result
has been bad in respect Of beauty, of
health and even Of business economy.
But In determining their own future
development American cities are sad.
ly behind those Of Europe. where.
especially In Germany, municipalities
exercise q sort Of benevolent despot.
ism over the uses to which the indi.
vidual property owner may put his
property.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
VIOLATED CHILD LABOR LAW.
HAD PERMITTED FOUR chill.
DREN TO SPIN TEMPORARILY.
Supt Lyon of Orr Cotton Mills Fined
for Offensc.

Anderson, April 27.--ln Magistrate
Wilson's court yesterday, John A.
Lyon. superintendent Of the Orr cot
ton mills OF this city. entered a plea
OF guilty to the charge of violating
certain sections of the act regulating
the employment of children In the fac
tories. and was sentenced to pay a
hne OF $40. the minimum fine provid-
ed for in such eases.
The charges against Superintend-
ent Lyon were preferred by w. s.
Bonner. State factory Inspector work
ing under Commissioner Watson. The
allegation was that on the 10th of
April Superintendent Lyon permitted
four children under age to work In
the Orr mills.
On the 18th when Inspector Bonner
inspected these mills. superintendent
lyon admitted that the children were
under age. but explained that he was
working them only temporarily. An
epidemic OF measles existed i'm the
mill village at that time. and Super
intendent Lyon found IL necessary to
press into service the children In
question at the spinning frames to
avoid closing down machinery in other
departments In the mills. AS a mat
ter of fact these children were in the
mills only on the afternoon Of the
18th and the morning Of the Goth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
DIR. Dwight Nominated.

DIR. +. NJ. Dwight of Wedgefeld has
been placed i'm nomination for the
House Of Representatives by the
Wedgeneld Democratic club. DR..
Dwight has never held or sought a
political office hut has always taken
an active and intelligent interest in
public affairs. and is we'll qualified
now a candidate i'm compliance with
the wishes Of the citizens Of the COM
munity i'm which he has lived for
many years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
Earle Club Meeting.

Tiudal, April The Earle Demo-
cratic club met ON Saturday y. mn. at
! o'clock with seven members pres
cut. The club was rc-organizcd with
the following named officers
I. T.. Hodge president; w. NJ.
broadway, secretary; II. Drano Tin
dal, member executive committee.
The delegates elected were: II. r..
Hodge, j. II. Broadway, j. 4. Hodge.
W. \. Davis. Sam Ard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
NEWS NOTES FROM PRIvATEER.
Manchester Club Met and Elected Of
ficcrs and Delegates.

Privateer. April 29.--The Man
chester Democratic club met and re-
o.ganized Saturday with Mr.. j. Nj.
Kolb. president; II. n. Ostcen, secre-
tary; Marion r.. Rivers. executive
committeeman; delegates to county
convention: Messrs. Hunter White.
Jno. +. Ingram. III. u. Mcleod. sam
Coulter.
Miss Garner represented :hc Bethel
school at the teachers convention i'm
Charleston.
There will bc an entertainment at
the Bethel school house Friday night
for the bencft of the school.
Mr.. Archie Wells was bitten 10y a
mad cat several days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. r.. w. pahl,s ~ Maycs-
Vile visited Br. Il. -. Furman the
past week.
Cotton planting j. going forward
with n rush. Every one is trying To-
finish planting by May lst.
In passing about we soc few fields
that are up to fairly good stands and
others that are being prepared for
planting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
Got His Words Mixed.

In the recent cold weather a north
side groceryman sent a customers Or
der Of groceries carefully wrapped In
gunny sack 70 insure 1t against
freezing.
Fve-year-Old George was In the
kitchen with his mother when the
groceries arrived, and heard her tell
the delivery boy 1t was kind In them
to take the extra precaution OF wrap
ping the gunny sack about the things.
A few minutes later little George
came running back TO the kitchen and
inquired, "Oh, mamma what did you
DO with that guinea bag?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
NOTES FROM DARK CORNER.
Reid School Gives An Interesting En-
tertainment.

Dark Corner April 27.-Well, as l
have not written anything or read
much this month, on account of my
left eye being nearly Knocked out on
the first day Of this month. will en-
deavor to send in a squib from this
corner.
Everything is calm and serene.
Planting cotton and putting down
fertilizer are the chief occupations at
present and have been for several
days. But some of our lands are
still so wet. that we cannot plow
them. consequently have not finished
their planting.
1t was my pleasure to attend an en-
tertainment given by Miss Eunice f.
Osteen's school. (Reids) last Thurs
day night. An interesting program
was we'll rendered.
Music. James r. Griffin and John T.
Childers.
SONG, GOl0en RuIe-ScnOOI.
Words Of Welcome-Jessie Ardis.
Mammals Little Boy."-Horacc
Ardis.
Music.
Johnnie Sleepy Head-Ralph Avin.
Nut to Crack-Dora Mcleod.
/ Can-Furman Griffin.
Song. Dixie School.
Recitation-James Ardis.
The Difference-Jesse Mcleod.
So Did Lola Ardis.
Music on banjo and violin.
The Old Woman Who Lived in a
Shoe-Jessie Ardis.
! Don't Know Who He Was-Perry
Avin.
Music.
Specially Jim-Maud Mcleod.
Flag Drill--Girls.
Girls Drill, Days Of the Week.
The Little Rambler-Ella Brown.
Little But Keen--Eddie Avin.
Song. Santa Claus-School.
Days of Spring-Alvin Avin.
Rastus Johnston's Sunday Pants
Willie Griffin.
Music. -.
Song. Old Black joe
Words Of Farewell-Estelle Avin.
Mr.. l.. I. Parrott Of your city was
present and made the school a talk
and presented the prizes to the win
ners. Miss Lola Ardis and Master
Ealph Avin.
There was new Democratic club
organized with 80 members today at
the Reid school house. j. II. Mcleod
was elected president and w. j.
Ardis. secretary.
Mrs. NJ. T.. Mcintosh went to Brog-
don's this morning to visit her daugh-
ter. Mrs. III. G. Scott.
Hard Times"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
AMATEUR BASEBALL TEAMS.
Men Selected by the Various Captains
tO Play on Their Teams.

Captain. III. y. Phelps-Frank San
ders. Cornell. Walter Jones, Norward
DuRant. Ed Dunno, Finley Tweed
Robert Reaves, Emmett Brunson. G.
@. Cooper, Geo. McWhorter, Jerome
Thomas Carson Phillips. Wilmot
Chandler, Muldrow, Yates. Billie Bow
man. Willie Burns, w. a. Jones.
Captain. ]. ID. Graham; Frank
Chandler. Joe Chandler, Lem King
Riley Bradham. John Mcknight. w.
ID. Shupe. II. l.. Mcleod. f. Nj. Hail.
Henry Cuttino, John Kelly. Roger
Siddall Miller Daniel, j. l. Brogdon
Harold Mccoy. Marshall Wescoat. w.
NJ. Seabrook, Bennie Folsom, Henry
Rembert.
Captain. p. NJ. Brown; Allen Brown
F.A. Wells. r. r. Monaghan. Edward
Greer, f. p. DuRant. Eddie Dunno
Geo. Isler. Lewis MCCULLOUGH. Pringle
Brunson. Lew Bradford. III. Nj. Crow
son. Wilcox DesChamps, r. b. Eman-
uel. II. Mellette. ]. D. Bethea, F. o.
Lawson.
Captain. Barlow Walsh; Willie
Jones, John Haynsworth. John Lem
mon. Henry Moses. Fraser Dick. f. c.
Lord. Bill Rhame. Walter Carr L. f.
Lucas. Carlisle Strauss. Dan Nc
Kiever. NJ. III. Dickey. Robert Hayns-
worth, Wilson Green.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
COASr LINE DEVELOPMENT.
Heavy Engines to be Run on Ben
ncttSNillc Linc-Ncw Bridge to be
Built.

The Coast Line, it is understood,
is preparing To do some great work
ON the Bcnnettsville branch and it
is expected that the traffic of that
line is to be increased materially.
This conclusion is gathered from
the fact that a contract ha, been let
for big new steel bridge over the
Pee Dee river in place of the light
one now in use and that much larger
engines are to lie used for the road.
and much faster schedule. put into
effect.
This is supposed to be due to the
fact that the SeabOard is soon to have
connection with Sumter and Bishop
Vile and the Coast Line wants to
give the new road a run for its
money.-Florence Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
CLARENDON CANDIDATES
Political Pot il Beginning TO Boil
Brislly.

Manning, April 27.-The political
pot IN Clarendon county has been
somewhat slow in warming up. but #
is beginning 10 simmer now. So far
TWO candidates have been announced
FOR the office Of clerk Of court-T
Mltch Wells, who was for several.
years deputy clerk. and Archie 7. Bar
ron the incumbent. while Frank p.
frVin is announced as a candidate
for county supervisor, and f. J.
Browne has offered for reelection as
superintendent Of education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
Oversee lnXasion.

II It takes $4,000 troops almost three
weeks to carry out an oversee attack,
with no opposition whatever, how long
would 100000 or even 10000, take In the
face of some very dangerous opposi.
ton, even II the bulk of the defending
fleet Is out Of the way? Our coastal
torpedo dotillas are always on the
spot. AS far as the events of this
(Italian) war afford an indication, we
should incur no undue risk II We dis.
patched our battle fleets in the Cape
OF Good Hope or Indian ocean, except
to our trade routes near home waters.
Review.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
TWO KILLED IN BENNETCSVILLE.
Young Man Reported Shot While Man
IL Said to Have Killed His Wife.

Bennettsville, April 2S.-'rhe news
that two homicides had occurred in
this county today has reached Ben
nettsville. but it has been impossible
to secure any details Of either affair
1t seems that two young men were
wrestling at Brownsville when a gun
one was carrying exploded, killing one
Of them.
At Adamsvile man is said to
have shot his wife with a shotgun.
killing her instantly
A shooting occurred this morning
at Bennettsville when Joe HinsOn
rural policeman. shot a man by the
name Of Pruitt in the arm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
Infant Mortality.

Infant mortality Is the most sensi.
tive index we possess Of social well
fare OF sanitary administration. espe-
cially under urban conditions. A heavy
infant mortality Implies a heavier
death rate up to FIVE years Of age;
and right up to adult life the districts
suffering from heavy child mortality
have higher death rates than the dis
fricts whose infant mortality Is low
Neusholme II, the National Food Maga.
cine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
Gentle Criticism.

On one occasion Hans Richter was
present at concert given by broth
or composer. at which the latter per
formed long and not particularly In.
teresting work OF his own. When the
composition came TO an end Richter
expressed his criticism I'm a very few
words. We'll" he said, 81 too haf
written compositions to make a pile
so high" raising his hand three feet
from the round; but haf burned
thep-'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
A Rebate.

my darling" said the son OF the
great shipper to the daughter Of the
great railroad magnate, 1T simply
crushes me to think that must make
a long trip and will not get to see you
for two months. I will owe you q
thousand kisses when I return"
"Yes, Harold" replied the fair
young thing. but after you have paid
them I will re urn a fair percentage
because Of delay in delivery"