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The Washington times., 1912-12-05
THE LAST STRAW.
Says Clifford in Henry the Sixth" extolling the
final, fighting blood Of the humblest:

Saws Clifford in Henry the SIXTH extolling the
final, fighting blood of the humblest:
The smallest worm will turn
On being trOdden on.
And most Of US on reading that put it down to the
license of poet who would say anything that served
his purpose. But poetry again proved itself there to
be the prophet of science, because science has now
come forth to say that not only will the worm turn
but that it turns because it is sentent nvertebrate
In plain English the worm Thinks 1t observes 1t
deduces. Its motives fall into the Spencerian cate
pory of enlightened selRshness. 1t has not only pride
to resent the insult of an Indifferent heel it has in
telligence to avoid a second experience Which is,
perhaps, why there are so many worms left in this
world.
It is Prof. Yerkes, of the psychological depart.
ment of Harvard Unversty-a mere annex of the
place where the great football elevens come from
who stakes his standing on this statement The pro-
fessor has been observing worms. He put worn,
into glass dish in which there were two dark
holes" The right-hand hole was just hole. The
lefthand hole was connected with galvanc battery
When the worm wiggled to the hole that was hole
the professor did nothing But when the worm wrg.
gled to the hole that an electrified deluson and
snare, the professor turned on his battery and the
worm short.circuited the current.
But the worm didn't do that often He concluded
that it was too desquamating He refused the dark
allurements of the hole that fraud upon cred.
ulity. And in very little while he sought his exer.
else by explorations Of the hole that was hole And
Prof. Yerkes concludes from that that worm knows
how to think.
Somehow, to mind that is not psychologist the
thing is hardly conclusive; but psychology is never
very conclusive at the best and not little science in
that respect, is like psychology.
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Ensign II. C.. WICK. detached Illinois;
to Nebraska.
Ensign z. p. A.. SIMPSON. detached
Illinois: to Nebraska.
Ensign H. H. GOOD, detached Illinois,:
to Nebraska.
Ensign W. J. BUTLER, detached Ill.
nois; to Nebraska.
Ensign r. P. MOLTEN. detached Min
nesota: to Asiatic Station.
Ensign A. Y. LANPHIER, detached
Ohio; to Asiatic Station.
Ensign r. c. WILLIAMS, detached
Georgia: to Asiatic Station.
Ensign g. W. sTRUBLE. detached Bu-
reau OF Ordnance: to Minnesota.
Bureau OF Ordnance: to Georgia.
Ensign d. E. KEMP. to Ohio.
Passed Assistant Surgeon C. C.,
GRIEVE, detached Illinois; to Ne
, braska.
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
LINES BEING DRAWN
IN HOUSE BATTLE
OVER MONTICELLO
Mrs. Littleton Leading Fight
For Uncle Sam to Own
Jefferson Home.

Lines are being drawn today for the
House fght over the bill which proposes
to wrest Monticello from its present
owner, Congressman Levy. and to have
the Government acquire the former
homo Of Thomas Jefferson. The bill
now pending provides for the appoint
nent of a special commission TO investi-
gate the feasibility Of acquiring BY
condemnation or otherwise the old JET
ferson estate.
The opposing forces are led by Con.
gresham Levy and = woman. Mrs.
Martin w. Littleton. wife Of Congress-
man Llttlcton. OF New York. Several
years ago Mrs. Little evolved the idea
that Monticello should not be In private
hands. and she recently started agita-
ton to have Uncle Sam purchase this
property.
Reports Special Rule.
With a dramatic appeal Mrs. Littleton
went before the Rules Committee of tho
House and succeeded In having that
committee report a special rule giving
privileged status TO the bill looking
toward the acquisition eventually of
Mr; Levy's property. Without this spe-
At this session to have considered the
Monticello controversy. As It is. tho
Mcnticello bill stands well at the head
3I 4, the calendar and 10 next In order
Hss%,oSS III the &C e01sierSton r.. Of the
ton Of railroads, which Is up in the
= y probable that the Monticello bill,
VII VII DC brought up Saturday OF this
fight will ensue on the House moor. M.
Levy IL preparing to oppose 10 the end
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
Average American
Is Highly Praised

PARIS. Dec. 6.-"The average Ameri.
can 10 neither rich nor poor" said DR..
David Jayne Hill. addressing the
Franco.Americsn Committee on the
two countries politics.
He Is substantial and industrious and
has no very exalted opinion of the Idle
or cxtravasant. He Is convinced Of SUBJ
stantial goodness at the heart Of the
universe. He IL often practically re-
ligious. He has self.reiiance and gen.
orally not entirely erroneous opinion on
most subjects. He respects and honors
his wife and is proud Of his children"
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
big Six" to Tutor
Another Boy Fan

CHICAGO. Dec. 5.-When william
BURY. Of Winnetka. learned that John
d. Rockefeller's grandson. Fowler Nc
Corrnick. hfteen-year-old son OF Harold
F, Mccormick. was being coached by
Mordecai Brown In the the art Of
shooting "ins" and "outs," he an
nounced that his son. william BURY.
jr.. prospective Harvard student, would
be put through his PAGES Immediately.
possibly as a pupil OF Christy Mathew
son, the New York Giants star twirler.
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
Naval Hero Is Praised.

Ensign Timothy A. Parker. Of the
cruiser Maryland. has been commended
by the Secretary Of the Navy for pres
ence Of mind and courage displayed in
from drowning. Dahlstedt was swim.
ming at San Juan dc Sur, Nicaragua.
He suffered a heat stroke and sank in
fifteen feet Of water. Parker rescued
him.
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Idaho at Hampton Roads, Vul-
can at Galveston; Mohawk. at Nor
folk.
Sailed-Minnesota, Kansas, Michigan,
South Carolina, from New Orleans
for Galveston; Rhode Island, from
Southern Drill Grounds. for Chesa-
peake bay; Petrol. from Boston for
Santo Domingo City: Worden, from
New York yard for Charleston
Stringham, Bailey, from Washing
ton for Chesapeake bay; Buffalo,
from Panama for San Juan del Sur.
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
Plantation Stories.

plantation Sketches and stories
was the. subject Of a paper read by Mrs.
Martha Gielow. head of the Southern
Industrial Association. before the Do
nestle Science School. last night. Mrs.
G!elow told OF many interesting eondi.
tions in the Southern mountains and OF
the work Of education.
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
MARINE CORPS,

First Lieutenant ARTHUR STOKES.
detached marine barracks, Mare Is
land: to Washington. D. c.
The following officers Of the Second
Provisional Regiment. United States
Marines, U. 8. g. Prairie. to resume
duty at their former stations: Col.
+. J. Moses. Lieut.. Col. T. P. Kane.
Major J. T. Myers. Major r. H.
Dunlap. Capt. Logan Feland. Capt.
H. L. Matthews. A. q. M; Capt. J.
T. Buttrick. Capt. ]. ]. Meade. Capt.
II. l. Bearss. Capt. T. E. Backstrom,
Capt: II. r. Lay. Capt. p. M. Rixey.
jr. First Lieut.. C. A, Lutz, First
Lieut.. A. B. Drum. First Lieut.. W.
d. Smith. First Lieut.. Wilbur Thing,
First Lieut.. C. A. Berry. First Lieut.
Il. w. Sturdevant. First Lieut.. f. A.
Barker. First Lieut.. A. A. Raclcot.
First Lieut.. v. l. Morrison. Second
Lieut.. ]. c. Smith, Second Lieut.. L.
A. Clapp. Second Lieut.. c. C. Riner
Second Lieut.. Archibald Young. Sec.
ond Lieut.. Richmond Bryant, Second
Lieut.. ], T. Reid.
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
Amusements.

National--Maude Adams In peter
PAN" 8:l5 p. m.
Belasco-Sothern and Marlowe in
"Twelfth Night" 3 p. m.
Columbia--Rober Lorraine In Man and
Superman," 2:l5 and s:16 p. m.
hases-Pollte vaudeville, 2:16 and Sis
p. m.
Poli's-Vaudeville.
Academy-"A Lucky Hoodoo." 2:15 and
BIS p. m.
asino-yaudeville.
COsmOs-Vaudeville.
Lyceum-"Lady Buccaneers" 2:l5 and
Sis p. m.
Gayety-"Golden Crooks" 2:l5 and sI6
p. m.
The Washington times., 1912-12-05

visitors to Washington each year would wish to visit
it il it could be made rs It should, feature OF the
visit to the seat Of government Mt Vernon is At the
Capitals door. Gettysburg would be II the highway
were built
The Washington times., 1912-12-05
ARMY.

First Lieutenant ARTHUR J. DAVIS.
Fourth Infantry, transferred to the
Twenty-fourth Infantry. February
/. 1918.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
Our Next Wednesday
Bargains, Dec. 4th.
Clothing DeDf

lge Sanvas Gloves, Oh Wed. for Sc
loc Mem Gray Sweaters. ON VA s.-t-.
on Wed for l9c C''0'S'
SI.Vo Suit Gases. mil Size. on Wed. for
f3i7 "a. ,s Uncle sam, Work Hose, on Wed.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29

mill he aunulled on Thursday. nov, ,o1s 1s'
"Wednesday. Dec. Is and an !. - 80
and freight agents have received lnseiH s,.t ~
,1 tons not 10 accept perishable f1eignt "
anv other kind on those days iOl NV
ment. -.
Thomas B. Pepper, of this town, nas Goo
watch in his possession that is Aeafly LUV ~
years old. 1t was presented 10 nin n,,3
his mother-in-law, Mrs nos. !. lin. I'm
merman Of Carlisle, Ia. The tlnTPlee'
;s omen faced. with a thick crys'al, le
senibling somewhat a bulls-eye taise.
giass Il has no second hand and mas Isl, %
he oneped on the face to be wound nc
case is solid gold. Besid s the ininhle II,
and hour hands it has a hand when l1ul ~
Gates the davs of The month. Insteau ~ u
having spring as other watches 1t "i,ins WI a,is
with a chain, and the exposed part oi inc
works is not much larger than hVe-cen'
piece III
From the result obtained from siDai sii
match of tobacco grown by Geooge "
Rennum Sr.. of near town, during me
mast summer. many OF the farmers il
this section of this county nave ueSonl, 80
impued with the idea that as hne toDaccS
can be raised in Sussex county as IS grow
in the Piedmont district Of old virginia,
Several of the farmers in TINS vicin.ily
will likely next season plant extensive
patches as an experiment.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
GEORGETOWN WILL
CLEAN THE TOWN
School Children, Aided By Parents, VIII
Have A General House Cleaning.
cOlOred Man Poisoned. Other News.

The sudden death of Chas. H. Shovel,
a colored political worker, of near Mill
vile, Baltimore hundred, and the sudden
illness of his wife and son, Joseph, fol-
lowing close after his death, has led to
the suspicion that the three have been
poisoned and an investigation is being
made. Shovel, his wife and three child
rem were seated at the table last Wednes-
day night week and all of them partoo<
of coffee, at least had it poured out to
drink. Showell his wife and son Joseph,
we're the only ones who drank any, and
shortly after drinking the beverage,
Shovel was taken violently i'll and died
in a short time The wife and son were
also taken i'll, but death so far has not
resulted. Showell's s intestines have been
removed and forwarded to the State
chemist at Newark for examination. 1t
is the general belief that someone was
endeavoring to kill the whole family with
the hope of obtaining the estate, estimat-
ed to be worth S5000 Interesting de-
velopments are expected within a few
DAYS.
After missing a number of his fowls,
Daniel Hurley, of this town, made an in
vestigation and found that an opposum
was the thief.
The nine -months-old child of Arthur
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29

Workman. residing here. died on Mon
day after a brief illness of consumption.
Joseph, the eight month child of
Daniel T. Kitchens, residing about four
miles from town, died on Monday
Charged by DIR. R. H. 7. Wilson, of
Milton, with committing an assault and
battery on him, Harry L. Robinson, of
that town, was arrested and arraigned
before Squire Warrington, of this town,
and held in $500 bail for the February
term of court. Robinson is alleged to
have knocked the physician down, and
broke his thermometer, which the magis-
, trate compelled Robinson to pay for.
The ladies' of Wesley NJ. E. Church will
give a supper at the parsonage on the
evening of December 5th, for the benefit
of the church fund.
Commissioners of Bethany Beach have
purchased the clubhouse ofD. {. France
and will convert it into a town hall.
As the result of pouring a considerable
amount of coal oil in the stove at the store
of Wilford c. White & Co. and sticking
a match to it hurriedly, Arthur Sammons,
an employe, was terribly burned about
the hands and face before he could get
out of the way of the flames which burst
forth from the stove door.
Upon a charge of assault and battery
preferred by John w Phillips William
Holloway was arrested and arraigned be
fore Magistrate Warrington in this town
and held in $500 bail for court.
William Wright was brought before
Esquire w. A. Warrington last Thursday,
charged with committing all assault and
battery on Alice NJ. Norwood He was
held in $500 bail for court.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
Our Big Furniture Dept.

Sensible any pockebook
ands of articles ranging from SOC SIS 100 and
These gifts will and JOY years any
your you
department economy handling furniture and savings
making the lowest gift prices Milford always
Arm Chairs Bedroom Suites Bookcases Brass Bed Bck bac Card
Tables Cioniers China Closets Couches
pane Davenpo Den Pieces Dans Down Quilts Dressing Tables
Fancy Rockers Framed Gilt Chairs Mirrors Stands
Hasocks Jardners Curtains Ladies' Desks Library Chairs
Lounging Chairs Library Suites Library Tables Magazine Stands
Chairs Cabinets Chairs Desks Oriental
Rugs Parlor Suites Parlor Tables Porees Secretaries Sofas Sofa
Pillows Slipper Chairs Serving Tables Sewing tables Serving Trays
Tea Tables, Bullets Tabourettes, Vases.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29

This week Lave Cross, the professional
baseball player and manager, who now
resides at Camden, this State, has been
on a cunning trip in this section and met
with much success. Mr.. Cross a few
years ago lived at Millsboro, this county.
Millsboro is organizing a football team
with w. {. B. Jones as manager.
Assisted by their parents, the pupils
of the Georgetown High School and i'll
fact all of the grades of the school have
decided in making the next day after
Thanksgiving eel ean-up" day for
Georgetown If the day is stormy the
next clear day is to be devoted % the
work On cleanup" day the pupils
Of the schools are going to make an eff
fort to so thoroughly clear the city of
rubbish that the town will present an
appearance that everyone will be proud
of.
a very excellent picture of the Com
mercial Department of the Georgetown
High School, with its large number of
pupils, appears in this this years issue
of the Teacher Manual of the Sussex
County Public Schools, just, issued by
the County Superintendent, T. ]. Hard
esty, of this town. An excellent photo
graph of the school building also ap-
pears.
90 The Sussex Student is the name
that has been given the school magazine
of the Georgetown Public Schools that
soon is to be issued by the pupils of the
High School The board of editors met
this week and formulated plan where
by the project will be made great sue
cess. The editor of magazize are like
wise members Of the literary society of
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29

accidents have happened. one of which
resulted in the death of Clifford Russell,
a brother-in- of Mr.. Gordy, whose
body was almost severed by the big saw.
Lung lin, Chinese laundryman of this
town. left this week for Philadelphia,
where he will remain for about a week
before sailing for Shanghai, CHINA, III
COMPANY with a cousin. Lung Jim came
to San Francisco, Cal, thirty SIX years
ago, and engaged in the laundry husl-
ness in several leading cities. He IS
about fifty-six years old, and since work
ing at the Laundry business, has accumu-
lated enough money to take him back to
China, where he has a large store now
in charge of his son and expects to spend
the remainder of his life at ease.
The Georgetown Public Schools are
closed for the week on account OF the
Teachers Institute being held three days
at L.ewes this week.
By defeating the Lewes School foot
ball team Saturday, score 80 to o, the
local eleven think they are entitled to be
called the champions of the county, and
are 50 claiming. They are now open to
play anv High School team in the State,
providing the weight of the challenging
team is under 12G pounds and is COM
posed strictly of high school players.
Within three weeks they have defeated
as many teams, Lewes being the first bv
the score of 5 to 0, followed by Laurel,
score ~ to o, and then Lewes Saturday,
80 to 0.
Announcement has been made by the
Railroad officials that timetable Nc. "A will
be effective on Nov a. Freights run
ming between Edgmoor and RehOboth
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29

the school and the school orchestra
which is now meeting for practice with
the hopes that before long they will be
able to present an enjoyable program
for their friends,
Thieves entered the store of Archie
Lynch, near Bayard, last Wednesday
night and came near depicting it. 1t is
believed that a wagon was used to con-
vey. the goods from the premises, and
the loss to Mr.. Lynch has been placed
at Sl1l.00 or more Tracks of a wagon
,or somekind of a vehicle are said to have
been noticeable about the premises. a
few months ago the store was entered by
George I.ambkin, of Boston, and several
articles and money taken thereirOm.
Lambkin admitted his guilt and was
placed in the Sussex county Jail but es-
capped with some OF the other prisoners
in a recent Jail delivery Mr.. Lynch
went to Georgetown this morning and
made complaint to the authorities who
are working on the case.
On account of a shortage in help to run
his mill near town, on Wednesday of last
week Harvey J. Gordy took his station
at the big saw but had not been there
very long before a slab which the off
bearer had been unable to remove III time
got on the saw and few back with the
result that the mill owner was struck
such a blow that helFGas Knocked uncon-
sCious and sustained a terribly bruised
arm. The member was mashed from the
elbow TO the wrist, but fortunately was
not broken. He was also skinned about
the body slightly. Fate seems to be
against all of those who work in the mill,
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
Shoe Dept Specials.

Misses is. IS. $50 Gum Metal Button Shoes
MISSES Uses, and Little Boys $500 Box cslf
at Sl,4S. loI wed.
Wooman's $3.50 Dull Calf BUTTON eto..
c,l,,, New Patterns for Wed. at SIS ''-''s'
Snlds' Use Wedge heel. CIacl IA d..
ION Shoes, sizes ~ to 8. for Wed W. DO',
BOYS $500 School Shoes s...,
Wed. at 81 90. ''9'' specia- for
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
Money To Loan

on approved security, by Milford Bul'u-
ing anl Loan Association. Apply. to
JAS. F. ANDERSON, See,
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
Sc. and 10c DEBT.

-9e e-2t tlt.li Long Handle Enamel Stew Pans
zOS I5NlS Sheet Iron Stew Pans on
Wed. for 11c ans on
2Oc Z-qt Enamel Berlin Kett,as .,;..
cover, on Wed. lOc ''''7' WIFI
-oc I-Piece Egg Poachers. the hes, s,,
poacher made, on Wed for Id, Ssb
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
c. D. Abbott & Co.
Big Christmas Toys

This year we not only have all the small IN
expensive toys, but we have all the biG
TOYS that the big girls and boys use
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
BLOCKED By AMENDMENT.
HOkc Smiths Measure Delaying Ag-
ricuItural Appropriation Bill

Washingl :, d. c., July 29.-The
chlef cause OF the failure OF the
House and Senate conferees to agree
on the agricultural appropriation bill
is understood to be the measure in
troduced by Senator Hoke Smith. of
Georgia, and tackled TO the agricul-
tural appropriation bill in the Senate,
for the establishment of a bureau of
markets in the department of agri-
culture to inform the farmers of the
country what prices the various farm
staples are bringing in the consuming
centres
1t is understood that the House con-
ferees, one of whom is Representa-
tive n. f. Lever. of South Carolina
are opposed to this measure as a
part of the agricultural appropriation
bill. because, though endorsing the
general idea, they do not regard as
practicable the modus operandi of
the bureau as created in the Smith
bill. Whatever the cause, the dis
agreement is stubborn. =
When seen today, Senator Hoke
Smith and Representative both re-
fused to discuss the matter. Sena-
tor Smith said that he preferred that
any statement at this stage should
come from Mr.. Lever and Mr.. Lever
said that he did not consider it prop
er for a cOnferee to talk about the
bill on which he was comforting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
DEATH AT N.AYESVILLE..
Miss Virginia Mckinney Died Tuesday
Morning at Home of Her Parents.

Mayesville, July 30-Miss Virginia
Mckinney died at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Mckinney,
about IL o'clock this morning after an
illness of several weeks. The funeral
services were held at the residence
this afternoon, Rev. II. \. Knox OF the
Presbyterian churcl officiating. and
intermcnt was made at Bethel ccme-
terry. near Oswcgo, this county
The deceased was only ~ years of
age just hloSsomirg into young wo-
manhood with every promise of life
before her. Her death just now. at
this age. is doubly sad and the he
rraNVd parents and sisters and broth
orS have the deepest sympathy Of a
host of friends and acGuaintances.
She was of a most amiahlc disposition
md hcr death will leave vacant
rlac' among her large circle of
friends. both young and old
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
At WORK On the GAS PLANT.
CONTRACTORS BEGAN WORK on
BUILDINGS AT Gas STA.
TION TUESDAY.
carr construction Company Contrac-
tOrs-COal and Coke Shields. Switch
and Goal Chutcs to BE Put i'm af
onct-NOrk to Commence OK,
Tanks.

following the visit to this city last
week OF Messrs. Edward l.. Rieha.
gas engineer. l.. Irving Pollitt. presi-
dent of the Baltimore Utilities Com.
pany, and James McEvog, attorney
for the Baltimore Utilities company
ana one of the stockholders in that
concern 1t was announced here that
the contract for the outside buildings
or the gas plant had been let to the
Carr Construction Company of this
city and that work on the buildings
would begin at once.
These gentlemen while here secur-
ed the commission for the Sumter
Gas and Power Company with a can
ital stock of 100000 and will later
when the work has advanced farther
and arrangements been completed at
Baltimore secure their charter and
begin further operations in installing
the plant. However, the fact that a
charter has not been secured has not
deferred them from going ahead with
the work on the plant in the mean
time
The first dirt for the coal sheds, the
coke shed, boiler house and engine
room and other subsidiary buildings
was broken at the site of the plant
station on the outskirts of the CITY
on Hauser street Tuesday and the
work will be hurried on until all of
these buildings are completed. At
the same time the railroad will put
In a sidetrack and coal chutAs to
handle that which is used a. the
plant. The contract for the sidetrack
was completed with the Atlantic Coast
Line last week when the officials of
proposed company were in the city.
At the same time that these I'M
proVements are being put in at the
station, the pipes are being laid
on various streets throughout the
and although a large force of hands
is not at work on this feature, the
lines are steadily covering the town.
even if not rapidly.
The people of Sumter are very
much interested in the gas plant and
its progress in the city and on every
side daily can be heard wishes that
it will be in operation in the near fu-
ture.