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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
n MOTORCYCLE MASSACRE.
Six Persons Killed at Newark Motor.
drOme.

Newark, y. j., Sept. S.-Eddie
Hasha, of Waco, Texas, holder of
several worlds records for motorcy-
Gle racing, plunged over the rail of
the course at the new Newark motor
drome into a crowd late this after
noon causing the death of six per-
sons, including himself, while six are
dying and IS are badly injured.
The only two of the dead positively
identified up to a late hour tonight
were Hasha and Johnny Albright, a
Denver motorcyclist, who was riding
third in the race. The other men
dead were boys and young men
among the spectators.
Five thousand spectators were wit
Messing the finish of a four mile, free
for-all race when the daring Texan
rider, doing 92 miles an hour, took
his fatal plunge.
he was riding high on the bank of
the track when the wheel of his
heavy machine swerved and struck
the upper rail He was pitched
headfirst so feet into the air. He is
believed to have been instantly killed
in the collision. His body was shape
less from broken bones when it was
picked up almost at the feet of his
wife, seated among men and boys in
the blcachers. Albright was thrown
headlirst in the other direction into
the enclosure of the track when
the champions wheel came sliding
down the steep bank. and struck him.
He was picked UP for dead. but he
lived in an unconscious state for
more than two hours after removal
to a hospital. He finally succumbed
to hemorrhage of the lungs.
The spectators injured were mainly
the men and boys who were leaning
over the rail yelling encouragement
to the riders when lIaSha came tear
ing into their midst. Some of the
spectators were hurled high into the
air and landed in the laps of those
seated behind. ! scene Of panic
among the spectators generally fol
lowed the tragedy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11

This can be found in Acts of 1905.
at Large, Volume ~, page 947. 1t
would be improper for me to discuss
this. since as above stated, the mat
ter Will be heard and decided by the
state executive committee. desire
to state that l conducted my campaign
upon the highest possible plane. and
refrained from discussing Senator
Illlman's record, since he was absent
and Ill. have pity upon his infirmitv
ana am constrained to believe that
MS attack upon me now is that more
or raving madman than a sane per-
son. Anyway, he has violated the
most sacred confidence that a man
could impose in another.
(What would you think Of a min
lister if he violated your sacred con-
fidence? What opinion would you
have of the doctor who speaks in
public Of your ailments? What con-
tempt would you have for your law
yer who would tell the secrets Of your
case?)
1T occurs to me that anyone Of
senator Tlllman's age and experience
would be the last man to violate fami-
ly secrets and wound the feelings of
father, when no good could result
He may think it brave TO try to dam
age my good name by parading before
the public the acts Of a careless and
frivolous youth. l consider the lives
of mans family sacred ground. up-
on which no true man will trespass,
even to save his political neck. But
l leave this to the consideration Of all
fair-minded people.
y. b. Dial.
Lawrens. September 5.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
WILL BE MODERATELY WARM.
This Week i'm Southern States Prob.
ably Will be Marked by Rather
High Temperature.

Washington, Sept. S.-Normal tenn
peratures Tor the season are predict
ed by the weather bureau for the
coming week in the middle Atlantic
md New England States the lake re-
slon, the great central valleys, the
plains States and the Rocky noun
tam and plateau regions. In the
Southern States moderately warm
weather will prevail.
Though the weather will be gener-
ally fair, we'll distributed showers
are probable in the Northern and
Eastern States. There are no present
indications of q disturbance in the
West Indies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
COTTON PICKING AT EGYPT.
community Saddened by Death Of
Mrs. c. l.. BrittOn-Miss Smith En-

Egypt, Sep. Cotton picking
seems now to be the order Of the day.
The farmers have about all finished
their fodder pulling and are now in
condition to go forward with the rest
of their gathering.
Miss Pearl Smith, of Smithville, en-
tertained in honor of her cousin, Miss
Ethel Smith, of Camden. Among
those who attended from this commu-
nifty were Misses Leota Mcleod, Mae
Weldon and Sadie White Messrs. Olin,
Thomas and Leroy White, Charles
PEBBLES, w. L. Merritt, Ezra Ged-
dings.
Mr.. Virgil Corbett. of Hagood, spent
Saturday night with relatives at this
place.
\ singing school which has been
w. T. Merritt for the last ten days.
very successfully closed Saturday with
Il little picnic which all who attended
seemed to enjoy very much.
Messrs. Wylie Hogue and Alfred
Mcleod. Of Camden. visited friends
here Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Herbert Carson. of Columbia,
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Irene Weldon. of Bishopville,
spent the weekend with her father.
Mr.. j. w. Weldon. recently.
our community was very much sad
dcned on last Friday by the death Of
Mrs. {. l.. Rritton. who was formerly
from our community. but who for the
past two years has been n resident Of
sumter and Marion. She was brought
from Marion To Spring Hill where the
funeral took place.
Mrs Britton was lady Of a sunny
disposition and it could be truly said
OF her ito know her was 10 love her"
She leaves a husband and five small
children. with number of other
relatives. To- mourn her death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
w. +. Stevenson,
Chairman of subcommittee,
Democratic Executive Committee
TO DISCUSS CORN EXPOSITION
Conference to be Held I'm Columbia
Tomorrow.

Columbia, Sept. "a conference
Of Importance to the National Corn
exposition will be held here tomor-
row, according to an announcement
yesterday by George II. Stevenson, the
general manager and secretary of the
show. Among those to attend the
conference will be .. Is. Martin, who
has charge of the Boys Corn club
work in the South; W. l.. English
head of the Clemson college extern
sion work and head Of the Boys Corn
club work in South Carolina, and j.
B. Hobby, who was recently selected
as superintendent of the corn expo
stion school for boys.
The corn exposition will be held
here during January and February
of next year and several thousand
visitors from all sections Of the
United States are expected to attend.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
JOSH NJ. ASHLEY SICK.
Suffers Slight Stroke of Facial
Paralysis.

Anderson, Sept. S.-A report was
current over the county yesterday to
the effect that "Citizen Josh" Ash
ley had suffered stroke of paraly-
SIS, and that his condition was thought
to be dangerous. A telegram was re-
ceived from Honea Path yesterday af-
ternOon which read: Report exag-
gerated. Slight attack facial paraly-
sis, mouth and eye being slightly
drawn and speech very slightly affect
ed. No serious results anticipated"
Mr.. Ashley was reelected 20 the gem
eral assembly last week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11

W. T.. STEVENSON WILL SERVE
AS CHAIRMAN.
wants Poll Lists Printed-CaIIs on
publishers TO Help Save Primary
Subcommittee Meets at Columbia
Next Wednesday.

Columbia, Sept. 1.-THE probe into
lhe alleged fraud in connection with
the recent primary election will be-
gin Wednesday at noon in the library
at the State house when the sub-coin-
mittee Of the State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee is called to order
by w. +. Stevenson, the chairman.
Preliminary plans for the investi-
cation were announced yesterday in
a letter from Mr.. Stevenson addressed
to the editors and county executive
committeeman of the State.
The members of the subcommittee
are: w. F. Stevenson. Cheraw. chair
man; j. b. Park. Greenwood; w. B.
Wilson. Jr., York; T. b. Butler.
Cherokee; r. NJ. Jeffries Jasper; j.
Nj. Green, Union, and ]. D. Bivens
Dorchester
Gen. Willie Jones, treasurer of the
party, announced yesterday that ap-
proXimately $500 had been received
from Democrats throughout the State
TO assist the subcommittee in making
a thorough investigation of the
charges. The contributions are being
sent in response to a request from
John Gary Evans. the State chair
man.
The following is the letter from Mr..
Stevenson:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
NEW YORK POLICE SCANDAL.
MAYOR GAYNOR'S VICE POLICY
SCORED BY COUNSEL.
commissioners Attitude Toward
haidinS OF Disorderiy Houses the
Issue i'm Trial OF Police Inspector
Charged with Making False State
Elcnts Regarding His Duties.

New York, Sept. 6.-Whether Po-
lice Commissioner Waldo gave gen
eral instructions" to suppress disor-
derly houses and private verbal or
oers TO allow them to run as long as
conditions of outward decency" pre-
vailed, became the question at issue
today, when c. G.. Hayes, suspended
pollce inspector, swas placed on trial
before Deputy Police Commissioner
Douglas l. Mackay on the charge of
making false statement in regard to
his police duties.
Whlle Hayes was ostensibly the de-
fendant, Thomas d. Thacher. HAYES
counsel, virtually transformed the
trial into probe of the police der
partment and an arraignment Of the
policy of Mayor Gaynor toward the
regulation of vice.
The attorney grilled Commissioner
Waldo in an effort to show that "out-
ward decency" was the criterion by
which the mayor wished the question
of vice suppression to be determined
and then put Hayes on the stand to.
prove that the commissioner had Civ
en- the inspector verbal orders in pur-
suance of this policy and had not
countermanded them until they had
become public.
Hayes emphatically denied that he
had made false statement when he
told the commissioner the latter had
ordered him not to make raids ON
disorderly houses, except from the
commissioners instructions. In ac-
cordance with these instructions he.
had made no raids he said. since
February although previously he had
made many and had cleaned out"
one inspection district.
1t was on August s, or about the
time when the scandals growing out
of the Herman Rosenthal murder
were being aired that Commissioner
Waldo, according to the witness.
threatened to fire him, for stating
that he had rec eived such orders.
This he threatened TO do on two SUBJ
seQuent occasions, Hayes testified. but
it was not until August 16, the day
after the publica ton of an interview
from IAN inspector" who was quoted
as saying he had received such or
ders from the commissioner, that
Waldo made good his alleged threats
by suspending him and reducing him
to captains rank
Hayes mentioned two or three con-
versations he had with Mr.. Waldo in
regard to suppressing the disorderly
houses.
DO you remember a conversation
you had with Waldo on September
D." asked Mr.. Thacher.
Il do. / met him at the West 47th
street police station. the appointment
having been made over the telephone.
| made tour of my district with him
AS we passed a dance hall the COM
missioner said to me, there is a
dance hall downstairs and a house
Of prostitution upstairs. If there Is
no soutside disorder it is we'll to have
them in such place rather than on
the outside"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
Marriage License.

Two colored couples applied for and
received licenses to marry Saturday,
one of the grooms being the same man
who had formerly applied at the Office
for a rcVorCc. The names of the
contracting parties We're:
Frederick Singleton and Lorella
Williams Of Statcburg and David
Brown and Matte Eaddy Of Mayes-
Vile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11

Rural Policeman Sam Newman
brought into town Sunday afternoon
n negro whom no arrested for being
engaged I'm row at Brogdon Sat
urday night Two others who were
engaged In tho fracas skipped out
and escaped. Mr.. Newman also Sc
cured evidence ON blind tiger Sat
urday whose case will come up In the
next few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11

l have, after conference with South
Carolina friends, decided to serve as
chairman of the subcommittee, as to
the primary election, and ask YOU to
publish the enclosed statement.
w. F. Stevenson
Asheville, Sept. Z.
Ashevlle, n. c., Sept. 7, 1912.
To the Editors and County Executive
Committeeman Of the State
l am entering upon the disagreeable
duty of collecting the evidence as to
the late primary for governor and
L want all pertinent evidence, whether
it shows regularity or irregularity.
My desire shall be to do right, and
not to do anything for a partisan ad :
vantage
In order to show the cleanness. or
the crookedness of the primary, it
will be necessary to have copies of the
poll lists and club rolls for the pri-
mary of Aug. 81. The poll lists should
be on file with the clerk of court. The
club rolls should be in the hands of
tie mana gers at the various precincts
at the primary next Tuesday. To
aid us in saving the primary system,
l call on the newspapers of the coun-
ties respectively to-at least one of
them-publish the poll lists of the
the issue of next week, and send at
least two copies Of the paper to me
at Cheraw, and one to Hon. John Gary
Evans at Columbia. l call upon the
managers TO send up the club rolls
of each club with their returns next
Thursday to the county chairman,
and leave them in his custody for the
inspection of the committee.
If it is necessary to have any ex-
pense by the newspapers in copying
the poll lists for their use, l will en-
deavor to have the same betrayed
on filing the bill and the copy of the
list with me.
w. +. Stevenson,
Chairman of subcommittee,
Democratic Executive Committee
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11

Cotton sold at l1.25 cents on the
local market Saturday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11

The price of cotton is gradually
gaining a little. Monday cotton
sold on the local market at Il ii -
II 5-l6.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
Celebration.

The eighth of August celebration,
under the auspices of the Pythians and
Odd Fellows, was quite success, even
in the face of rain storm that came at
an early hour in the afternoon, cutting
the exercises much shorter than antici-
pated, but the gate receipts at the close
of the day showed that several hundred
people had taken paft in the celebra-
ton, all reporting an enjoyable time.
The business manages, DIR. E. D.
Walker, is striving to make this an
annual celebration for this section,
which means much to the eoiored eiti-
zens and also to the business iaterests
of Union City.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
WATCH YOUR HAIR, LADIES.
ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF
LUXURIANT AND RADIANT HAIR.

ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF
LUXURIANT AND RADIANT HAIR.
If dandruff germs are devouring the
nourishment that belongs to the hair, il
will soon begin to fall. Furthermore,
it will lose its life and lustre and become
dull, faded and even look slovenly.
If you have any signs of dandruff,
you ought to go right to your druggist
to-day and get bottle of PARTISAN
SAGE. This delightful and refreshing
hair tonic is guaranteed by divers Red
Cross Drug Store to kill dandruff germs,
clean the head of filthy dandruff, stop
falling hair and itching scalp or money
back. And it does just what it is guar
anteed to do, and that's why its sales
are so enormous the country over.
PARTISAN SAGE is the favorite of
refined women. One bottle proves its
superiority.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
Nonresident Notice.
Mollie Brown J

Mollle Brown
vs..
James Brown.
In the Circuit Court of Obion County,
Tennessee.
In this cause it appearing to the
Clerk from the bill, which is sworn to,
that the defendant, James Brown, is a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee,
so that the ordinary process of law can
not be had on him, it is therefore or
dered that he appear before the Circuit
Court on the first Monday in Septem-
Der, 1912, at the courthouse in Union
City, Tenn, and plead, answer or de-
muir to the bill filed against him by
Mollie Brown for a divorce, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him
and set for hearing ex-parte.
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published in the Union City Com
mercial for four consecutive weeks.
This July %, 1912.
H. NJ. GOLDEN,
20-4t. Clerk of Circuit Court.
Geo. R. Kenney, Atty. for Compl't.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
Insolvent Notice.

Having suggested the insolvency of
the estate of A. B. Owens, deceased, all
persons having claims against said es-
tate, are hereby notified to file the same
with the County Court Clerk of Obion
County, duly authenticated in man
ner as prescribed by law, on or be-
fore the 18th day of October, 1912, or
the same will be forever barred both in
law and equity. I. J. Owens.
l9-4t. Administrator.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
Nonresident Notice.
A. L. Harris
VS.. Petition for Divorce.
w. G. Harris )
In the Circuit Court of Obion County,
Tennessee.

In the Circuit Court OF Oblon County,
Tennessee.
In this cause it appearing from the
petition for divorce, which is sworn
to, that w. G. Harris, the defendant,
is a nonresident of the State of Ten
nessee. He is therefore hereby required
to appear on or before the first Monday
of September, 1912, next, before the
Circuit Court of Obion County, Ten
nessee, at Union City, and make de-
Tense to the bill or petition filed against
him for divorce in said court by A. L.
Harris, or otherwise the bill will be taken
for confessed and the cause set for hear
ing ex-parte. 1t is further ordered
that this notice be published for four
consecutive weeks IN The Commercial.
This July %, 1912.
,ou H. NJ. GOLDEN, Clerk.
By T. L. LANCASTER, D. G.
Geo. R. Kenney, Sol. for Compl't.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
Wehman has Lawn Swings
which must be sold. Get yours
while they last and are cheap,

Mr.. Johnsie Sanders and family, who
have been residents of Kenton for sew
eral years, moved to Union City this
week in the cottage southwest of the
courthouse, on Third street. Mr.. San
ders is the successor of G. w. Morley
as Trustee of Obion County, and one of
the best men Obion County ever pro-
duced. We tender our kindest wishes
and the friends welcome them here.
H. T. Robinson left Monday as tray
cling salesman for the Decoy Duck Co.,
going over the l. c. and making points
on the way to Memphis and return by
the way of Tiptonville and Hickman.
After that Mr.. Robinson's itinerary will
probably take him west of the river.
The Decoy Duck Company is in the
heighth of its success. 1t is bound to
make Union City one of its greatest in
dustries and one of the best in the
South.
Col. Will Lovelace and his chief lieu
tenant, Sam Peoples, sold 22O tickets
from this station to Nashville last Mon
day morning. Impossible to get all
the names, but among the crowd we
noticed DIR. and Mrs. G. H. Niles, G. B.
White and family, Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Mathis, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Beckham,
]. D. Killion, Hunter Elan, o. B.
Blower, J. C. Davis, ]. A. Morgan and
family, John 0'Donnell taking advan-
tage of Grandpa's Special Annual Ex-
cursion.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
Marriage Licenses.

Otha Brown and Mamie Parker.
]. w. Rodgers and Sudie Smith.
Sylvester Hurt and Ora Glidewell.
Brice Clogs and Winnie Mahondro.
Cary Gaff and Sudie Mary Williams.
J. w. Wilson and Jennie Mechanics.
John L. East and Josephine Young
blood.
COLORED.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
Nonresident
Mrs. E. A. Montgomry

Mrs. E. A. Montgomry
VS..
f. M. Montgomry.
In the Circuit Court of Qs
Tennessee.
In this cause it appeari
bill, which is sworn to, thar
ant, F. M. Montgomry, is
dent of the State of Tennessee,Vl
the ordinary process of law canj
served upon him. 1t is thereforeSfs
dered that the said f. M. MontgomiS
appear before the Circuit Court, to bel
held on the
First Menday in September, 1912,
at the G Arthouse in Union City, Tenn,
and plead, answer or demur to bill
filed against him for divorce; also to
answer an attachment levied on a cert n
lot in South Fulton described as follows:
Beginning at the corner lot of Bate and
Tennessee streets; thence south 100 feet
to Tom Barnes north line; thence east
and parallel with Barnes north line 125
feet to an alley; thence north and
parallel with said alley $50 feet to Ten
nessee street; thence west 125 feet to the
beginning, or the same will be taken
for confessed and the cause set for hear.
ing ex parte. 1926 :.
This July %, 1912. ~
H. NJ. GOLDEN, Clerk. i
Herchel T. Smith. Sol. for Compl't.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30

Mrs. Barksdale and Misses Minnie
and Iva Barksdale leave this week for
Davenport, Iowa, to visit Mrs. Banks
dales' brother, DR.. Barksdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Cummings are
entertaining in honor of visit from
The Stork last week. A very pretty
baby daughter has been given to them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cox, who have
been located at West Point, Miss, for
some months, have returned to Union
City temporarily, until Mr.. Cox estab-
fishes new headquarters.
Miss Katiebel Darrah, of Knoxville,
is in the city as house guest of Miss
Agnes Coble, College street. Miss
Darrah is very pleasantly remembered
here at her former home.
You want the best-New
Perfection Oil Cook Stoves,
Nailling-Keiser Hardware Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
Rufus Patterson and Maggie Ewing.
Rub-My-Tism will cure you.
Real Estate Transfers.

A. E. Hutchinson and wife to Homer
Ruby, 90 acres in No. u, $3.50.
H. Forcum to Lon w. Everett, q
acres in No. IA, $40.
G. w. Carter and wife to Mrs. NJ. E.
Hamilton ct al, lot in Union City, 81,
$50.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hamilton ct al. to G. w.
Carter, lot in Union City, $3.50.
Jno. G. Clogs to Mrs. Martha Clogs,
two lots in Union City, 81 800.
]. 7. Futrell and wife to j. ]. Ether
idge, lot in Union City, $500.
S. S. Davis and Iona Davis to B. I.
Johnson, 463 acres in No, 5, 5000.
J. n. Grain and wife to G. A. Ramsey,
lot in No. S, $40.
NJ. G. Parker ct al. to j. A. Smoot,
81 acres in No. 16, IS, 100.
N. G. Morris and wife to Lee Wealth
erspoon, lot in No. 16, $40.
Horner & Wrather to Joe Rumage, 4
lots in No. 3, S1O7.50.