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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-03

80 - y - 49,
quer ST., had foot badly crushed
at .Forquer and Jefferson SITS, by
horse driven by VIM. 'Riordan.
County Hospital.
Samuel Alzetti, barber, Coal
City, Ill, near Joliet, ILL.,, shot and
seriously wounded unidentified
man believed from Chicago. ~
Judge Owens, another one of
Hearst's little politicians, is of the
opinion that Clark should have
won.
Edward Burke, newsdealer,
jumped into east end of Washing
ton ST.. tunnel after quarrel with
another newsdealer. Fractured
ankle.
Donald Patey, 7724 Hawthorne
St., held up and robbed of SIS and
gold watch by lone bandit at 10Th
and Vincennes av.
]. ]. Corcoran, 35s S. Hanlin
av., and chauffeur, George Ortiz,
each fined $50 in new auto court
for speeding on Jackson blvd.
Judge Stewart leaves for vaca-
ton July 10 and Judge Robinson
will probably take place on bench
of auto court.
Chicago & Alton grade cross
ing at 37th st. and Kedzie av,,
where so many accidents have oc-
Cured, has been abolished.
Tracks elevated.
IS children were bitten by dogs
in Chicago yesterday.
Baroness Won Suttner, Austria,
will Unconstitutional Educational
Assn, which opens convention
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
CORN CLUB MEETING.
Boys Corn Club and Girls Tomato,
Club Meetings to be Held ut the
Court House In Sumter, Saturday,
October -.

Every boy who Joined. the. Corn.
Club in the Spring and whs will
gather his corn and: make a report,
sending same in to DR.. Haynsworth,
Superintendent OF Education. by the
fifteenth Of this month, will be given.
a free trip to the National Corn
Show in. Columbia next January. With
your report, or on Saturday. October
19. bring along with, you. ten Of the
best ears you can select from your
corn. Prizes will be awarded in
Sumter for the best ten ears best re-
port, and. the highest yield. The two
boys making the highest average will.
be given a trip to the National Corn
Show and, their expenses paid in. a..
School of Instruction. composed Of
two boys from each county in the
State where Corn; Club work is being
done. Parents don't cheat your sons
out OF this trip on the account of be-
ing too busy to help gather their
corn.
All of the boys who expect to
con- another year are invited to
attend the meeting at the Court House
Saturday October 10. and bring the
best ten ears OF corn you can select
from your fathers crib. If as many
as ten boys who are not in the con-
test this year, will bring ten ears
each. and join the next years club,
we will have your corn judged and
pay you cash prizes, three dollars.
for the best ten ears. two dollars for
the nexs best and one dollar for the.
third best in this class.
Fellow Teachers, interest your boys
in the next years club and see that
they select ten ears of corn and come
to Sumter Saturday, October 10
promptly at u NJ.
After the Corn club meeting. Miss
Parrott, State Agent OF the Girls To-
mato Clubs. will meet those Interested
in having the Tomato Club work
established here i'm this county. II
VII be possible to start this work in
only three counties in Eastern Caro-
, INA next year Lee and Darlington
! have already secured this work. and
I other counties are wanting it, So
/ YOU see we have to act or be left ont
! IN the cold for another year.
! j. II. llaynsworth.
+. Frank Williams
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
DtVespect for Law.

The story from Sumter of tile law
less act that is charged against two.
rural policemen is an evidence of a
most shocking condition of affairs if
1t be true. Such stories are not in
frequent and they mark A, condition.
of the country that is truly alarming.
When the executive officers of n peo-
pie themselves lead in dsrespcct of
the law, what is there for people TO
look forward to? We are accustomed
to think that our homes and lives are
safe because we have the protection
Of the courts and the executive Of
ficers of the State government. hut
when that reliance fails Us what is
the difference between living i'm n
country like this and living in a
heather land? No man is fit To he
an officer of the law in any capacity
who does not show in his own life
and habits Il respect for that law. and
those who would put man in a
place of power who does not respect
the law are sowing II wind that Will
be reaped as whirlwind. but che
public is hard To arouse to the rcspon-
sibility of the individual for the sins
of the community, and each man eX-
poets to escape the harvest while his
neighbor rcapS the seed of the whirl-
wind that he has Sowrd some man
is good fellow and therefore he
must bc given place where the pub
lie treasury will maintain him. If
space allowed dozens ar such stories
might be printed FROM Georgia now
that the people of that state are inter
"stcd in the matter of the repeal Of
the clause in the constitution of that
state providing for magistrates of less
rank than county judge in big cities
where, in Gcorgia the political cor
ruption seems Just now To bc cen
tered, at least this political corrupt-
ion Of appointing To public oGicc men
who have mo- respect for anything rN-
c"pt the wishes OF the political boss
who stands behind them i'm n job
Florence Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
FOURTH PRIMARY ELECTION.
Will IN Held In Marlboro County
Tuesday

Bennettsville. Oct. Marlboro
county has already had this year
three primary elections. and fourth
primary Sor the purpose of nominat-
ing clerk of the court will be held
tomorrow; the fifth primary will be
mat for the Office of attorney gen
eral
The county executive committee
after recounting the entire ballot Of
the county and tabulating, declared
tie in the election for clerk Of the
court ami ordered a fourth primary
between l. 4. iiamer and Julian Nc
Laurin. In the second and third pri-
mary Hamer led with II majority Of
three anu two, respectively. such
were the returns of the managers. Af-
ter deciding several irregularities, the
ballots were declared a tie by the
executive committee
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
No TROOPS foa AIKEN.
GOVERNOR REFUSES REQUEST
OF SHERIFF. RABORN.
Urges Him to Keep Order and at Same
Time. Calls Upon Electric Car
Company Not to Attempt OPERA
tiOns i'm south Carolina.

Aiken, Oct. 7.-FOllowing the riot
In North Augusta yesterday afternoon.
IN which it is stated that at least 500
persons participated in an attack I'D
on strlke-breakerS and guards operat-
ing car to Belvidere from Augusta
on the Aiken division, Sheriff Raborn
wired Gov. Blease for assistance evi.
IDENTITY intending to suppress through
force Of armed men, the mob vio-
lence and lawlessness now broken
forth on this side Of the river and
in this county. as a result Of the strike
among the car men. The wire was
sent to Gov. Blease last night, and
this morning Sheriff Raborn is in re-
ceipt of this:
Your wire received. would sug-
gest to superintendent with whom Won
have been comforting not to attempt
to run cars on this side of the river.
as they do not carry necessities of
life or United States mail, until peo-
pie quiet down. Reports come to me
that sympathizers with strikers are
from Georgia side, and as they have
violated our statute law, you should
proceed to swear out warrants and ar
rest them if found in this State. Pres
ent situation would not justify me in
sending militia at heavy expense to
State. If cars do not run and strik-
ers begin to injure track or destroy
property / will see that it is protect
ed. Cole 1. Blease.
Governor Of South Carolina"
Where conditions and information
warrant. Sheriff Raborn will pursue
to the letter the course suggested by
Gov. Blease and arrest all disturbers
of the peace unless they slip over the
line into Georgia, and even they can.
doubtless be easily secured though.
the proper requisitiOn proceedings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
lmprl soned In Stronq Room.

A somewhat amusing incident, in
Solving the enforced Imprisonment OF
two clerks In the strong room of the
Bohemian bank of Prague, Austria,
occurred recently. The clerks were
engaged in detaching coupons from
bonds when the manager, in showing
the strong room and the mechanism
az the armor plated door to the di
rector OF provincial bank locke
the door upon them. A few minutes
later the manager tried TO open Il, but
could not. Several locksmiths were
called in. and though they wOrkel
hard tho whole day. they failed to un.
lock the door. The BcrlIn firm who
constructed the strong room sent
some me- haniCians By express train to
Prague bat their eudCavOrs were ike
wise IN vain AT first. f. was only a.
ter thirty hours OF coll ana search that
the spring VAS diScOv, rol. jl. door
o1'n"i auI thc u.s., prisoner. released
'lair iupr omout they ha
'a milk supplied throm
Der tu'c tliprcd err
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

ooys NoPy OesPeVaoo'U eNp'oNU.
The notoriety given to Bonnot has
fred the Imagination OF IN eighteen.
year-old boy named Firmin Lcardies,
living In she French town of Maurs,
In the central department OF Cantal.
This lad, who has been reading the
exploits o, the band. resolved to imi-
tate Bonnot. lie armed himself the
other day with a hatchet and a gun,
got possession Of some cartridges, and
then barrlcaded himself in his room,
refusing to leave it. You will have
to dynamite me as they did Bonnot,"
he cried. Finally the gendarmes we're
sent for. and as they were surrounding
the house the boy fired at them. His
next exploit was to escape from an
attic window and he fed to a neigh
boring wood. where. after a long hunt.
ne was found making cartridges in a
thicket. Three young ruffians also at
tempted to seize a motor delivery van
near Nancy by cutting through the
pneumatic tires. fut they took to
flight without the car. alarmed by the
cries OF the chauffeur.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
sTRIKEBREAKERs FIRED ON.


Augusta. oct 7.--Between and
o'clock tonight car on the Monte
Sano belt OF the citv lines was sig
nailed t. stop on Gwinnett. near
Fifteenth. When IL came To- a stand
still the trolley was snatched from
the wire and the lights put out. I'm
medinte'f the motorman and conduc-
tor. s'riEebreakers. jumped from the
ear and i5 or 90 shots were fired AT
them as they ran.
Invest CATION by "A special detail OF
policemen. who were rushed 10 the
scene In automobiles. has not develop
ed injury To- anybody. but the car
remained on the line couple of
hours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
AMERICANS LOST -FOUR.
HARD FyGHT WITH NICARAGUAN
REBELS.
feople OF Leon and Chinandcga i'm
Piiful Condition for Weeks BE-
fore Relief OF Towns.

San Juan Del Sur, Mic. oct. =
The American forces lost TWO marines
and two b!uejackets killed in the at
tack of Leon and Chinandega. which
were occupied by the rebels. Fiftv
rebels were killed and many wound
ed.
The others have been disarmed.
Chinandega is the capital of the
department OF the same name. lying
"a miles southeast of Leon. Both
towns have been in the hands of the
insurgents for weeks and the residents
of both places have suffered much
distress.
According to the advices received
here, large detachment Of marines
and bluejackets under Lieutenant Col
Long proceeded from Corinto to three
points on therNatIonal railroad. China
dega in the northwest. Leon TO the
southeast ana Chichi g.r-.e-
midway between. Ch h,u a- ta y...
the scene of an engae eng FRIDAY
while the rebels were forr.a 20 ovr.-
uate the two other tow the fa--
lowing day. Esstafs Of the fighting
have not BEEN learned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
FORBIDDEN CITY IS ENTERED
Walata. Once the Center Of African
Civilization, Now Nothing but
Heap Of Ruina

Another Mysterious city OF the
desert has given up its secrets Walata
has been entered by white explorer. I"
Until last January Walata-Oualata,
the French spell twas more mysteri-
Gus even than tabled Timbuctu, It's
distant ne.ghbor.
In the tenth century Walata was q
great city. the center of civilization,
from which the religion of Islam
spread throughout western Africa.
Up to the twelfth century 1t was the
prosperous capital of the kingdom of
Cana. the market to which came all
the nations OF Africa. with caravan
routes across the desert to Tunis,
Touat, Tafilelt and Fez. Here gathered
the wise men and the doctors of the
law Of Mahomet.
Then, like all Babylons and all
Tyres. 1t began to decline. Timbuctu,
younger city. gradually stole away
Its trade and usurped its position as
an intellectual center. In the four
teenth century It had lost Its splendor.
Two centuries more and the sultans
OF Morocco, extending their conQuests
to the south. occupied II and 1t became
only one OF the many conquered towns.
Finally Walata became the home OF
the bands of robbers who terrorized
all the country around. With the pos
sible exception Of Laing In 1926, no
white man had seen II, and its pirate
masters had resolved that none should
enter It
But last winter Colonel Roulet,
French o0mmandant at Timbuctu, de-
termined to dispel the mystery. At
the head Of q camel corps of 200 sol
diers, he marched across the desert
and occupied the city without firing a
shot, eighteen years to the month
after the French entry into Timbuc-
tu.
Only q few poor families now live
In the ruins of what was once q great
city, a. the remains Of fts walls, cita-
del and massive mosques testify.
There are left. even. some decorations
OF the style made familiar by the Az
hambra. that prove that once the arts
were studied here>as well a. In the
other Moorish empire north OF the
straits Of Gibraltar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
Original Amen Corner.

The - ig!n OF the name Amen cor
ner" Is interesting and throws a
pleasant light on English Catholicity
OF the lays before the apostasy OF
Henry VIII Each year on the feast
OF Corpus Christi the faithful went In
procession to St Paul's cathedral
Mastering in Cheapside, the process
sion moved toward the cathedral, the
clergy chanting the Our Father" as
they passed along the street still
called faternoster row, reaching the
Amen as they turned the corner
known Tor years az Amen corner
Ave Maria
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
Ceeecrated Burial Vault.

In di,apidctod old vault IN a
charchya:d in Philadelphia. contain
Ing The ZONES of some colonial man or
maiden, group of registering men
were found the other night. laughing.
talking. smoking and shooting craps"
The vault in which they sat was the
Oldest in Old Trinity and II Is falling
into decay For more than week
residents of the neighborhood had
heard uncanny sounds emanating from
the churchyard after midnight, and
the place was believed 10 be haunt.
ed"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
Travel Of Two caslxs of Wine.


II wine could talk. there are two
casks Of It which passed through Hous-
ton the other day which would tell an
interesting story.
THU vino. consigned to . arm In
Baltimore. was aboard the FL Sud
when that boat sank Just out OF Cal
weston over two weeks ago. Three
dsys ago ehe casks were picked up
by life savers of the United States
life saving station at Point Isabel, near
Brownsville
They we're brought 70 Brownsville
and turned over 70 the, g. Louis,
Brownsville 4 Mexican railroad. J. A.
Brown, general freight agent Of the
line. ordered tho goods shipped on to
the Arm to whom they were originally
consigned. The address Of this Arm
was still visible on The casks and
there vas no installing to whom they
should be sent The wine will be
turned ovsr to the Morgan line at
Galveston Monday.
There 10 some doubt existing In the
minds Of railroad oficials as to whom
the liquor should be checked. It Is the
flrst case on record of goods being
given up by the sea TO railroad com
pany, and there is no book In the Of
f,ce for keeping track Of this class of
freight. The wine was originally sent
by the italian colony of Southern Car
ifornia.--Houston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

The Democrats OF Sumter County
have not contributed as much as they
should towards the Wilson campaign.
but this neglect OF plain duty can be
remedied since the campaign still hes
month to run. A partial canvass
has been made In this city and the
bulk OF the fund thus far raised was
secured IN this manner: the citizens
OF Mayesville have made a contribu-
tion: Salem Democratic club has done
likewise and so has wedgeheld. but
there have been but few contributions
from other sections of the county.
This is not as II should be and we
suggest that a collection be taken at
every precinct on Tuesday. October
18th on the occasion Of the second
primary for state ofices. II a man is
Democrat and wants the party to
win he should be not only willing to
contribute. but sIad to do his full part
TO make the campaign a success.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
SHALL THEY BE PAID.
Question Of Overtime Wages for Gus.
toms OfSiciais.

Washington. Ocvt. Secretary
Macveash OF the Treasury today
asked Attorney General wickersham
for an opinion as To whether customs
inspectors should be paid extra for
the examination at night of the per-
sonai baggage Of tourists disembark-
Ing after the regular customs hours.
For years customs inspectors ham
died such baggage at night free OF
charge
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
DO We Need New Industries.

The average Sumter farmer gets
op early. at the alarm of a Connecti-
cut clock. buttons his Chicago sus-
penders to Detroit overalls. puts on
q pair OF shoes made in Boston. wash
90 In q Pittsburg tin basin using Gin
einnati soap. and dries In a cotton
towels made In New Hampshire: sits
downrSo n Grand Rapids table: eats
hot bissuits made with Minneapolis
nour. cooked on a st. Louis stove:
buys Irish potatoes gtown Ia Michl-
gan and canned fruit put up In Cali
fornia, seasoned with Rhode Island
spices. clasps on his old WOOL hat
made In Philadelphia. harnesses his
Missouri mule. fed on Iowa corn. with
New York harness. and .plows his
farm. covered with a Massachusetts
mortgage. with an Indiana piow.
When bed time comes he reads a
Bible made In Chicago. says a prayer
written In Jerusalem. and crawls un.
Der . blanket made In New Jersey.
only TO be kept awake by a South
Carolina dog-which is about the only
home product of the place"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

Sometimes tiny hairs become loos-
ened and get beneath the eyelids TO.
fore going to all the trouble OF exam.
lining the upper and lower lids. M
the wash bowl with cold water and
open tho eyes under water Open and
shut them several times and In near
iy every instance this will wash out
the bothersone hair II will M least
loosen such hair so that It may be
easily removed By the cotton tipped
toothplck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
FAMILY Is KILLED.
Automobile IL struck by Interurban
Cap in Texas

Dallas, Texas. Oct. 6.-F. B. Corne-
hus Of Palmer. Texas, his wife and
TWO daughters and his sister and her
child were killed tonivht vrbe- yhe
automobile in which they were ri6ine
was struck by am interavhan car near
the town Of Arlington. miles from
Dallas The. interurban. ira euar at
a rapid speed. struck the automobile
squarely in the centre, throwing its
six occupants directly in front Of the
car. The, bodies Of those killed were
mangled beyond recognition. Corne-
iius was Identified by a card found
in his pocket.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
WORKING FOR EDUCATION.
PRESBNTERIANSO OF STATE WILL
RAISE $2OO.OOO.
Campaign i'm Harmony Prcsbytcrv
started at Meeting i'm Manning -
$4,000 sum To he Raised by the
Prcsbytery-Canvass Begins at
Once.

! Some fifty men. pastors, elders and
deacons of the Presbyterian church
es forming Harmony Presbytery
gathered at a banquet in Manning
last night for the purpose of launch
ing the canvass i'm the Presbytery to
, raise $4,000 towards the fund of
100000 that the Presbyterians in
i South Carolina are raising for their
/ three educational institutions. viz:
The Columbia Theological Seminary,
The Presbyterian College Of South
Carolina. at Clinton for young men.
and Chicora College, at Greenville.
for young women
The gathering last night was the
eighth of similar kind that have
been held in the state in the interest
or the same enterprise and il was one
OF the best Of the eight. The sup
per was served by the ladies of the
Manning Presbyterian Church in the
Masonic hall. and they acquitted
themselves with credit, serving a
splendid menu in n delightful manner.
The supper over addresses were made
by President Whaling, of the Semin-
airy, Pres. Byrd, of Chicora College.
and President Douglas of the College
at Clinton. Mr.. Bridgman. the finan-
cial secretary. then distributed the
subscription cards and report cards
and had few words to say regard
ing the detail Of the canvass.
The closing address was made by
Rev. K. T.. Gillespie. pastor of the
Florence Presbyterian Church. who
told. poihtediy and Interestingly, how
his church made a successful canvass
In the Pee Dee Presbytery campaign
the first to be held. His church was
asked to raise $4,000. They secured
over this amount the first day and
then went ahead and raised so per
cent more. They were able to do this
because the elders and deacons were
deeply interested in the enterprise. will
lingly assumed the responsibility for
doing their part and then gave their
time. at very busy season of the
year. joyfully and unseifshly to can
vassing the members OF their church.
They completed the canvass In just
few days. 50 ~
Sunday coming special sermons
will be preached I'm nearly all Of the
churches by visiting ministers In the
interest OF the canvass. 1t Is expected
that DR.. Douglas will preach in Sum
ter. DR.. Whaling at Concord IN, the
morning and Salem. (Black River),
in the afternoon. =, DR.. Reed, IL. the
seminary. at Wedgefield. in the mDrn-
In the afternoon. DR.. Reed. Of the
f. E. Gillespie OF Yorkville at Mt.
Zion In the morning and Hebron in
the afternoon and MIR. Bridgman at
Mayesville in the morning and
Lynchburg In the afternoon. other
ministers will speak In the churches
in distant parts Of the Presbytery
The canvass begins Immediately fol-
lowing the sermons and is to be made
by the officers Of each church.
The pastors and many Of the elders
left Manning this morning to go to
Olanta where Harmony Presbytery
meets with Beulah Church tonight
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

A kid who attended the circus the
other day IL said 10 have asked his
father Say If one , them Arabs
would fid, off mis- horse an knocked
his teetl, out, would he talk gum ara
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

The Sumter watohmap was found
- In 1850 and the True southron In
ases. The watchman and southron
nsw has the combined circulation and
influence CT both OF the old papers.
ana 10 manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
Explained.

Ela-"As n child had hard work
learning to ten time" Stella-"Then
NAT is the reason you never seem
10 bs certain how old you are"