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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
OVER TWO MILLION EGGS SOLD
Philadelphia Housek.cpers' Ieague
IIoods Market With Hen Fruit at
Price Below Normal.

Philadelphia. Dec. 12.-More than
TWO million eggs were retailed at "a
cents dozen by the Housekeopers
league today TO aid the campaign to
reduce the cost Of living started mere
yesterday. Teh President of the
league, Mrs. Derr, tonigh: issued q
call for additional volunteers T. aid
IN selling the eggs and for more au-
tomobilcs Il distribute them that still
larger quantities may be disposed OF
tomorrow. She says the supply is
practically ineXhaustible and she pro-
poses to continue the campaign un-
I'll the retail dealers who have been
maintaining high prices have been
taught thorough lesson"
Retailers made a general reduction
in their charges for storage eggs to-
day but few were as low as the prices
set by the Housekeepers' league.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
CNEASINESS IN PARIS.
Continued Austrian Mobilization Gives
Rise To Fears That All Is Not
Peaceful

t'eaCefuI.
Paris. Dec. 12.-The continued Aus
trian mobilization which, accompan-
led by heavy expenditure Of money
in that country. has resulted in the
disturbance Of commerce and indus
try, is causing considerable uneas!-
ness here
Austria tactics on the eve of the
Balkan peace conference and the
meeting Of the European ambassadors
In London are not understood, al
though assurances have been received
In Paris that Austria is bent upon
peace If what is called honora BILE
peace be possible.
Roumanias suggestion that her
representative participate in the am
bassador!al conference has not been
voiced by either France or Gerat Brit
ain as II f. desired to limit the dis
cussion to the six great powers. Pre-
mier Venezelos Of Greece declared
that Greece was certain to negotiatc
side by side with her allies at the
peace conference. He admitted that a
number OF problems existed among
the allies. but declared that all Of
them recognized the necessity of
maintaining the Balkan confederation
strong and indissoluble.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
low to Bankrupt the Doctors

= Pre- minent New York physician
says "lf it were not for the thin
stockings and thin soled shoes worn
oy women the doctors would prob
ably be bankrupt" When you con-
tract cold do not wait for il TO de-
Vel"p into pneumonia but treat it at
once. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
.5 Intended especially for coughs and
colds. and has won a wide reputation
by its cures Of these diseases. II is
most eifectual and is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by all dealers.
A dvt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
JUNIOR ORDER OFFICERS
wen VINO VIII Hold Office in Sumtcr
Council No. Z. During Following
Year.

NJ meeting OF Sumter Council.
80 . Junior Order Of United Amer
lean Mechanics, held in the Masonic
nall on Tuesday night officers were
elected for the ensuing year, the cleo
ton resulting as follows:
Councillor, j. a. Warren; Vice
Councillor l.. T. Wood; RecordinE
Secretary, r. S. Hood; Financial Sec
rotary, b. c. Wallace; Conductor ".
~. Wolfe; Warden. j. ~ Hill; Inner
sentinel, II. NJ Phelps; Outer Sen.
tinel, w. n. Brown; Trustee, William
Yeadon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
AIKEN Mail SHOT TO DEATH.
BRADFORD COURTNEY KILLED
BY NEGRO AS RESULT OF
DISPUTE.
Posses ScoTr CCUnyy with Hood
hounds I'm search for Harris Miles.
Who Did Shoo.lng

Aiken, Dec. l2.---iiloodhounds from
the state penitcntiNTy a.e tonight
trailing Harris Miles. negro. who.
IL caught before morning. will be
lynched. The negro this afternOD.
shot and killed bradford Courtney.
one Of the foremost citizens of Aiken
county and one of the county's most
successful planters. Posses oi deter
mined men are securing the country
I'm search of the negro who was seen
In the outskirts OF Aiken shortly be-
fore o'clock tonight He was shot
at but escaped.
The Miles negro worked on Mr..
Courtney's place. four and half
miles from Aiken. near Prothros
mill. where the killing took place this
afternoon about 4;s0 O'Clock.
Miles followed Mr.. Courtney to his
lot after having been reprima nded
by his employer for some miscoii-
duct and demanded a settlement Mr.
Courtney refused to settle with the
negro. telling him that as he (the
negro) was angry to go home and
come back latter. The negro stub
bornly refused To leave as ordered.
: and Mr.. Courtney took up stick
and struck him.
The negro pulled a pistol and fired.
the bullet entering Mr.. Courtney's
throat directly beneath the chin. He
wheeled and walked toward the
house. but fell dead before he had
:, taken 20 steps. But for the fact that
the pistol was loaded with only one
call. Mr. Courtney's son. O'Neal.
would likely have been killed by
the negro also.
After shooting Mr.. Courtney the
negro turned the weapon on his son.
: Ii. o. Courtney. brother OF the
dead man. running up. interrered,
and. snatching the smoking pistol
from the negro's hand. turned II up
on him. IL snapped. Throwing the
pistol away. Mr.. Courtney caught
hold OF the negro with one hand and
tried to secure his knife with the
other. The negro broke away. ran
and made his escape.
Because OF the prominence of Mr..
Courtney. the news reaching town
created much excitement. The frien-
zied search for the negro begun i'm
mediately. Sheriff RADON wired to CO.
, lumbia for the bloodhounds. which
came through the country in an au-
tomobile. reaching here about
o'clock. II Is believed that the negro
Is still In the vicinity OF Aiken and
half n dozen posses are guarding
against his making his escape either
} TO Georgia or out OF the county The
searching parties believe they will
catch him tonight II they do. ne will
be shot to death.
The dead man has n large family
connection In this county. and be-
sides his wife and son. he has two
brothers living here. Mr.. Courtney
was about Sc years Of age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18

snort time aEo contracted Il Sc
N'r" cold which settled on rny lungs
ana caused mo a great deal Of an
h"yanc". would have bad cough
ing spolls and my lungs were SO sore
and inilamcd ! began To he seriously
alarmed. friend recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. say
Ing she had used 1t for years / bought
"a hottie and II relieved my cough the
nrst night, and I'm week | was rid Of
the cold and soreness OF my lungs"
writes Miss Marie Gerber, Sawtene.
Cal. For sale by all dsalers.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
bhc Busy WOman's Day.

III begins early, ends late. and is
lui cf work. She often has kidney
trouble without Knowing t. Her back
aches, and she is tired and worn out
>leepS poorly is nervous, no appe-
'le' Her bladder gives her trouble
TOO Foley Kidney Pills will cure al,
mat and make her strong and w.!
Ihey are the best medicine made ror
kidney and bladd,r III. ,1,t,
Siberts Drug Store.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
Drives or n Terror.

Thc CHIEF cXecUtionor Of death in
the winter and spring months is pneu-
monla. Its advance agents are colds
ana grip. In any attack by one of
these maladi"s no time should bc lost
n 'akin% the best med cine obtain
t. 10 drive il off. Countless thous-
noS have found this TO br Dr. Kings
Ne" Discovery. My husband bd-
h"N"S IL has kept him from having
pneumonia three or -four times"
writes Mrs George w. Place. Raw
"nVillc, VI, and for coughs. colds
ana Group We have never found its
equal Guaranteed for all bronchial
affections. Price 80 cents and 500.
Trlol bottle free at .;ibcrt's DRUG
store. -AdVt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
--'Oiis "a .OC, I'C

when q shameful plot exists 10
tween liver and bowels - cause dis
tress by refusing TO act tlAe D~.
hing 5 New Lie P.hs, AID end such
abuse or your system. Thy gen! y
compel right action Of stomach. liver
ana bowe.s, and restore your heal, :.
ana ali good feelings -. az $i5c;t'.
rug store. Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
Fit His Cass, Exactly

When father was sick about six
years ago he read an advertisement O.
Chamberiain's Tablets in the paper
mat 1T his case exactly" writes Miss
Margaret Campbell OF r.. Smith,
Ark. He purchased a box Of them
ana he has not been sick since. NV
sister had stomach trouble and was
also benefited by them. Sold BY ali
doalers.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
FOUR TEAMS TIED.
\. Nj. {. n. Bowling Contest Grows
More Interesting.


AS the series Of matches progresses
in the i. NJ. c. A. bowling contest
for the bowling trophy the contest
grows more and more interesting to
the members OF the four teams and
those who have watched some Of the
matches at the Y. Nj. c. A.. alleys
AS result OF the match Thursday
night and the defeat Of Team No. 3
all four teams are now on an equal
footing, each having an average OF
ooo per cent, something quite un-
usual in contests Of this kind. but
which shows how evenly matched are
The four teams.
The match Thurs lay night was an
interesting one, although not as good
cores We're made by most sf the
DoWlers as are usually made. The
iirst game was won by Team No. 4,
which came out ahead "a pins. In
the second game Team No. won
by 10 pins, while the third game went
TO Team No. with AZ pins ahead
making them the winners in the
match by II pins. Each team has
won two matches and lost two and
the contest from now will be only
the more interesting and harder for
any team to win.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
War Risks Higher.

London. Dec. 12.-War insurance
risks were quoted in London yester-
dSy at 25 guineaus per cent to cover
the risk OF an outbreak OF war be-
tween Austria and Servia within six
months. The Daily Nails Saloniki
correspondent reports massacres
by Bulgarian bands in the villages so
miles TO the northwest OF Saloniki.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
The Secret Terror.

TThe haunting fear Of sickness and
helplessness is the secret terror of
the working man. Health is his CAPT.
tai. Kidney diseases sap a mans
strength and vitality They lessen
his earning capacity. Foley Kidney
Pills bring back health and strength
by healing the disease. They are the
best medicine made for kidney and
bladder troubles. The genuine are in
the yellow package. Refuse any sub
stitute. Siberts Drug Store-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18

The NoTth Carolina baseball league
was formed a. Charlotte Thursday
Spartanhurg. Greenvillc and Andcr-
son were dropped and the leagur is
now composed 81 Charlotte. Greens
boro. winston Salem. Asheville. Dur
ham and I,aleigh.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18

Berlin, Dee. 12.--Conferences were
held today between Alfred Won Kider-
IN Waechter. the German foreign
minister. and DR.. $. Daneff. one of the
bulgarian peace plenipotiarics who
passed through the German capital
on his way to London.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18

four hundred midshipmen at An
napolis have been punished for bet
ting on the Annapolis. West Point
football game.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18

There can le 40 luSt rea.,n vh,
any reader of this u.iu ...,,,.,'.
suffer the torture. OF An .cb 49,, 't...oI,
the annoyance of uriua..y .ai..~.i. .rs
tho dangers of scriOu, !-.Ir .v ;r.
when relief is 50 near -. ,.u ,.1
.hc mos, POSITIVE pro,t as,\.. th4t
'htSc II- cau b. cured. ~. f.r.
nE is convincing proof
Mrs. j. .. Nathcock. 1913 FrolI
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18

The i'ritish hattlcship Mcanichl
was badly drmagcd hy a fire in hcr
hold while loading cotton ~ tho
Rogers McC1lc wharf in Charleston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-18
To Demand Much.

London. Dec. 12.-The strictest in
structions have been given 10 the
peace delegates to insist on the ces-
Sion of Adrianople, Scutarl and
Janina, according to dispatch tc
"he Times.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
San Elizario Voters to De-
eide Bond Issue for Canal
Tuesday.

To assist the FL Paso delegation in
its fight to secure just appOrtionment
of the waters of the Rio Grande at the
completion of the Rio Grande project,
the commissioners court Monday morn
ing donated $3.50 towards the fund being
raised for the purpose of sending that
delegation to the session of the Irrigation
congress which convenes in Salt Lake
during the latter part of this month. The
donation was made in pursuance to a
form of contract between the county
and the Water Users association where
by the association js to furnish for that
amount water necessary for the trees
growing along the county roads.
It was stated that Is men would com
pose the delegation which viii 90 from
Ell PasO, and the fight viii be made on
Colorado, which state, it was asserted,
would make an effort to have the mem
bers of the congress disprove the right
of anyone to apportion the waters of
the Rio Grande, on the ground that this
right does not exist. The purpose of
the delegation it was stated would be
to see that the farmers IN the Ell Paso
valley Will be enabled to get their share
of the water.
Through the efforts of c. A. Kline
and Richard Burgess, it was stated, the
city had contributed $3.50 towards de-
fraying the expenses of the delegation
The FL Paso clearing house has donated
$1,000. The proposition for the county
to put $3.50 into the special fund was
made some time ago.
To Vote On Canal Bonds.
Tuesday the residents of San Elizario
island Will vote on the proposition OF
issuing 81 900 worth of bonds for the
purpose of constructing 4 main canal
and lateral bitches on the island. In
this connection the commissioners court
will hold a special session Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock for the purpose OF
canvassing the votes east in that cleo
ton. There are only II voters on the
island, and as the majority of them
have expressed themselves as being II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09

E. T Williams, brakeman on the S.
P, IS laying off
Conductor c. Sheay, of the T. & P,
has reported for duty.
F. Scott. brakeman on the G. H, is
laying off for a few trips.
L. NaIy, switchman on the G. H, has
tGken a so days leave of absence.
Fireman Newton, of the G. H at San
dersoh, is visiting in FL Paso for a few
days.
Engineer Geo. Tom. of the G. H. is
now running one of the day switch en-
gines.
a. G. Mast. brakeman on the s P.
has reported for duty after a few days
lay off
A Binldey. conductor on the S. P,
who has been laying of, has reported
for duty.
". E. Swearengen. brakeman on the
C. H, is now working as conductor for
a few trips.
o. L Smell, formerly conductor for
the Santa Fe, is now gateman at the
union station.
R. Burbank. brakeman on the G. H.
who is on the sick list is reported to
be improving.
Louis Hovgard, brakeman on the C.
H. at SandeFson, is in FL Paso visiting
for a few days.
C. Benton. night tower man on the
G. H, has reported for duty, after
few days layoff
Jake Leamstia, conductor on the
Santa Fe, who has been laying off. has
reported for duty.
T. H. Owensby, conductor on the c.
H, has reported for duty. after being
off for two trips
Operator Heisler. of the Southwest
ern, has reported for duty. He is sta
toned in TucImca ri
Tom Carver, formerly a brakeman on
the Santa Fe at La. Junta- Colo.,' is Wis
iting friends in FL Paso.
William Watkins. engineer for the
Southwestern at Tucumcari, is now
working out of FL Paso.
Operator Polk, of the G. H. at Valen-
tine, has returned home from Alpine
and has reported for duty. =
NJ c. Pierce, brakeman on the G. H,
is now back braking, after working as
conductor for few trips.
J H Ludwig, conductor on the G. H,
who has been on the sick list for some
time, is improving rapidly.
Bill Kellogg, engineer on the T. & P,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
RAILROAD NEWS OF THE SOUTHWEST

who has been laying off for several
trips, has reported for duty.
R. Covington, brakeman on the Santa
Fe, who has been making a few trips
as conductor, is now back braking
again.
Oscar Lindholm, of the c. H. water
service, who has been in FL Paso for
few days, has left for trip over his
division.
Geo. Kelly, fireman for the Santa Fe
at Needles, is in Ell Paso on his way to
Beaumont Tex, to visit relatives for
80 days.
W. C. Pittman. brakeman on the
Southwestern, is now in Hotel Dieu-
He was injured at Varney, n. N, by
having his toes mashed
Oscar Benten, passenger brakeman
on the Dawson branch of the South
western, has reported for duty. ate!
being off for few days
G. H Fitzpatrick, formerly a fire
man on the I. & G. n. out of San An
tonic. Tex, has taken a position as
driver with local coffee company.
J. B. CIeaver. operator on the G. H.
at Fort Hancock, who has been in Hotel
Dieu for the past eight weeks with the
typhoid fever, is improving rapidly.
D. W. Clark, switchman on the
Southwestern at Tucumcari, who has
been working as brakeman for so days,
IS again DdCk at NOTh IN the ydTOS-
Mrs. Louis Hovgard, wife of brake
man l. Hovgard, Of the G. H, who has
been visiting in Cloudcroft. is in FL
Paso on her way to her home, in San
derson, Tex.
J, J. Johnson. switchman on the G.
H, who was injured some time ago. is
now able TO be out. He has to use a
walking cane on account of his knee
remaining stiff.
Engineer John Hardy, of the South
Western at Tucumcari. is in Ell Paso
visiting for a few days. Mr.. Hardy
was formerly travelling engineer for
the Southwestern.
C. Weber. who recently resigned
from a position as brakeman on the
Santa Fe, will leave in a few days for
MADEIRA, Mex, where he has obtained a
position as engineer with the Pearson
Lumber company.
Manuel Espinosa, brakeman on the
Mexican international. who resigned
when the American railroad men left
Mexico, is in FL Paso on his way to
Japan, where he intends to seek en-
plOyment on the railroads of that coun-
try.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
CONTRIBUTES $3.50 To
HELP WATER USERS WIN FIGHT

favor OF the bond issue, it is believed
that 1t Will be carried Tuesday.
After adjournment Monday morning.
the commissioners were taken by county
surveyor j. W. Eubank to view the new
Fort Bliss road now under construction.
The county IS experimenting with the
Stag taken from the local smelters on
that road. and in the event the expert
ment Is success it Is probable that
the county roads hereafter will be built
OF this material.
On the ground that the district clerk
was put to great deal of inconvenience,
g. W. Beakely and R. Bull, stenogra-
pliers OF the 34th and 41st district courts,
respectively, requested the commission
ers court to install telephones in those
courts The matter was passed for fur
Their investigation.
The Tri-State Telephone company
was granted a franchise to erect poles
and string wires along the easterly edge
of Donaphin's drive from the Santa Fe
crossing to the New Mexico line.
To Buy Map of Valley.
The commissioners court entered an
order for the purchase of a colored map
showing a birdseye view of the Rio
Grande valley. The map is being pre-
pared by H. A Chandler, and Ell Paso
and the contiguous valley are being
1GdbultQ Lie map hnC1 COlLNACOC " III
show the elevation of each city and
town in the valley.
County Hospital Reports.
The report of l. q. Gaal, superintend-
ent of the county hospital, was as fol-
lows: The total number OF patients on
the poor farm during that month was
Sc, six were dismissed; the total num-
Der of patients at the hospital amounted
to ga; 20 were dismissed and rs re-
main. The current expenses during the
month were S733.9O. It was figured that
1856 cents was the cost per day fol-
each patient.
Garbage Causes Complaint
The garbage cans placed by the city
on the court house block, filled with
decaying and rotting fruit and vege-
! tables, are giving rise to numerous com
plants on the part of the county off
Gals. It was stated that the city will
not haul the cans away. G. Van Hasslin
court house janitor. was before the eoun-
ty commissioners Monday morning. He
stated that in the effort to kill the
! stencil caused from the refuse IN the
cans he was using several gallons of dis
! infectant each day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
CONTEST CASES SET
FOR SEPTEMBER 16
Judge W. c. Douglas Arrives to Set
Cases For Hearing; Walthan
Leaves For Alpine.

Leaves For Alpine.
BY agreement the election contest
cases have been set down for trial
Monday morning. September 16. at 8
o'clock Judge W. c, Douglas, of Eagle
Pass, Texas, who was instructed by
governor Colquitt to exchange dis
tricts with judge A NJ. Waltha1l. ar
rived in FL Paso early Monday morn
ing.
It is believed that the case of judge
F. G. Norris against judge J. R. Har-
per, wherein judge Morris is contest
ing the nomination of judge Harper
for chief justice of the Sth court of
civil appeals will be the first case
tried, to be followed by the case OF
c. l. Vowel. who is contesting the
nomination of w. W. Bridgers for dis
trict attorney.
Following the action on those two
cases. the contestants who were first
before the subcommittee of the execu-
tive committee and later before ex-
ecutive committee as a whole, will
present their case to judge Douglas
The testimony in that case, in the
event the proof Of the case is gone
into, will be introduced anew
Judge Walthau will leave for Alpine
Tex, tonight to open the district court
at that place From Alpine. judge
Walthan win go to Maria, where he
will convene the district court there
Monday morning judge Douglas took
up the docket of the 41st district
court, and arranged the setting Of the
cases which will come UP for trial
before him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-09
RIO G RANDE
VALLEY BANK
& TRUST co.
Bank of Service
BULL MOOSE PARTY
CONDEMNS MUCH
Bank of Service

Silver City. n. NJ. Sept s-The
Progressives of Grant county took a
shot at nearly everybody in their
county convention here Saturday, in
Guiding Avian n. White, superintend-
ent of public instruction, who happens
to be a Grant county Democrat. They
say he does not properly attend to the
duties of his office.
The recent congress is declared to
have demonstrated its biased incom-
potency, and the Democratic party is
condemned for failing TO adopt the re-
call. referendum and initiative The
president is condemned for removing
the Silver City postmaster for alleged
political reasons.
The platform has a lot of other
things in it.