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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
EIGHT KILLED IN WRECK,
THREE OTHERS BADLY INJURED
IN SEABOARD SMASH-UP.
No. - and No. 81 Come Topcthcr on
NurNe Near NOrlina-NO Pas
Scngcrs Hurt.

Norlina, n. c., Nov. 19.-Eight
trainmen We're killed and three badly
inJu ed near here early today, when
two Seaboard Air Line through pas
Senger trains, running between New
York and Jacksonville, Fla, collided
head-on. Both locomotives and three
passenger coaches were demolished.
Further deaths and injuries were pre-
vented by the fact that there were no
passengers In the coaches demolished.
The dead: Will A. Fairon, engineer,
Raleigh; Chas. A. Beck ham, engineer,
Raleigh; Richard Gray, negro fireman
Raleigh; James Iufiin, negro fireman,
Raleigh; Thomas Rogan. negro por-
ter, Richmond, Va; j. r. Rountree,
express messenger, Jacksonville, Fla,
O. j. Priddy, express messenger, off
duty, Boykin. Va; Henry King, dead
heading.
The injured: Mr. Bryant, baggage
master, badly burned about body and
face; Mr. Brown, baggagemastei
badly bruised; Willis Pope, negro por-
ter, scaded about the head and neck.
The wreck occurred seven, Hiles
north of here. ~ 4 o'clock this
morning. just as train No. 81, south
bound, was coming out Of long curve
in deep fill. Both trains were run
ming at full speed and the engineer
of neither could have seen the ap-
proach Of the other for more than a
minute before the crash.
The wreckage did not catch fire and
there was no panic among the pas
sengers. There was suffering among
the passengers on account Of the cold.
The cause of the wreck is as yet uD .
known but it is believed to have re-
Quilted from misleading of orders.
Shortly after the wreck occurred
nearby farmers brought coffee to the
passengers and injured. Wrecking
crews and relief trains were sent out
from Raleigh and by late this after
noon the track was clear of wreck
age.
One of the women passengers was
hurled backwards from her berth to
the compartment back Of her. She
tore hole through the thin partition
but escaped injury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
ROBBERY AT MANNING


Manning, Nov. IA bold robbery
was perpetrated in Manning last night
when Thomas Ninmer's store was on
tered an I robbed Of about $500 worth
OF goods, including a number of sacks
or rice, flour, lot Of meat. tobacco
some fruit and several boxes Of fine
cigars. Entrance was effected by fore
ing open window shutter at the rear
OF the store, removing the glass from
"a sash and thus making an opening
large enough for a small person to get
through and remove the heavy bar
that fastened the door The goods
were apparently taken out and loaded
on a two-horse wagon, after which
the thieves closed the back door from
the inside and went out at the front.
leaving the front door open. Nothing
was known of the robbery until after
daylight this morning, though the
store is located in the center Of the
business part OF town, facing the court
house square, and policeman and a
Watchman are supposed to be on duty
all night. Nothing has yet been dis
covered as to the perpetrator of the
crime or in what direction the goods
were hauled out of town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
Declare Mnr ON CnlLs

crusade Of "du ion which aims
that common CrlIs may become un-
common within the next generation"
has been begun Icy prominent New
York physicians Here is a list OF the
"dont's" which the doctors raw will
prevent the annual visitation of the
cold:
Don't sid in draughty car"
Don't sleep in hot rooms
Don't avoid fresh air"
Don't stun yourself at meal time.
ONorcatlng reduces your resistance"
To which we would add-w hen YOU
take cold get rid OF II as quickly as
possible. To accomplish that you will
find ChamberiaiN Cough Remedy
host excellent. Sold by nj dealers
tdvt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
HAVING RARE SPORT.
Democratic National Chairman Giving
No Attention to POlitics--Shooting
Near Georgetown.

Georgetown, Nov. 19.-National
Democratic Chairman McCombs is
apparently giving little thought to
political affairs these days. AS a
member or hunting party near here,
Mr.. McCombs is having rare sport in
shooting wild ducks. quail and deer,
as was evidenced by the quantity of
game being shipped North to relatives
and friends Of the hunters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
Y. Nj. c. a. ATHLETIC NOTES.
First Game of Basket Ball to BE Play
cd This Evcl,iny.

cd This EyCning.
At the Y. NJ. c. a. gymnasium this
evening the first game Of basket bali
will be played by two picked teams of
players who are just learning the
game. Basket ball is the great Y.
M. c. A. sport, as baseball is the great
national sport and football the great
college sport
1t is hoped that large number Of
spectators will turn out for the
game which, it is assured, will be very
interesting The game commences at
S.15 and the public is cordially invited
to end.
The teams III lineup as follows:
AS. Williford, VIM, Hall, Wescoat
Walsh and Crowson; BIS, DuRant,
Brunson, Crowson, Basing, Crowson
Bryan and Mccoy.
The football game which was to
have been played here with the Flor
ence Y. NJ. G.. a. team has been call
ed off, as the team has not yet got
ten in shape for game Of football.
The game will be pulled off, however,
in the near future and promises to
be good one.
Tennis still is popular at the Y
NJ. c. A. court despite the approach
ing cold weather.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
In the Civil Court.

In the civil court Tuesday the case
CT Mrs. Fannie l.. Hurst against the
J. ID. Craig Furniture Company came
to close when the jury returned n
yerC.ct f,r the plaintiff for 500 ac-
tual damages and 1915 punitive dam
ages. The damages were alleged to
have been done the plaintiff by the
defendant when the latter moved
from the building owned and now oc-
cupicd by the defendant
Wednesday morning the case OF
Rosanna Thompson Burk against G.
w. Ernie TO recover land was enter
cd upon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
BAPTIST Mission SChsOI.

mission sunday school has been
established as n branch OF tho Sunday
school e tho First Baptist Church I'm
the building formerly occupied by tho
""'n'"r fub"er Works. The Sunday
school meets here each sunday after
noon and is meeting with much sue
coss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
\ Nisllt OF Terror

rev nights are moro terrible than
mat OF a mother looking on her child
choking and gasping for breath dur
ing an attack Of Group, and nothing
In tho house To relieve It. Many
mothers have passed nights OF ter
ror In this situation A little foro-
thought viii enable you To avoid all
TINS. 'hambcrlaln's Cough Remedy
Is certain cure for Group and has
never been known 20 fail Keep Il at
hand. For sale by all dealers. .--AGyt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
Some New Evidence on the Tobacco
Question.

The consideration OF tobacco ard its
dangers has heretofore been largely
based on the amount OF nicotin con-
tanned in the smoke. But there are
other products Of tobacco which must
share the responsibility. Among
these are carbon monoxid gas, prus-
sic acid, furfural and some others.
Although all of these compounds ad-
mittedly are poisonous, their danger
depends on the quantities in which
they are taken. Recently investiga-
tions have been made Of some of
these toxic products, and the results
are Of considerable interest. The
fact that the action Of certain kinds
of tobacco has been attributed to the
prussic acid in their smoke has in
duced the Wurzburg hygienist. Prof.
X. b. Lehman, 10 investigate the
charge. He has found that the
amount Of this compound produced
depends somewhat. on the. rate az
which the tobacco is smoked. The
slower the current Of air through a
cigar, the smaller is the amount of
prussic acid formed The entire
amount found, however, is 400 small
TO account for the effects. So far the
burden of the blame for the i'll effects
of smoking would appear to rest on
nicotin. Investigations made by the
London Lancet indicate that the zor-
dinary cheap cigarette contains the
least nicotin in the smoke and the
pipe the most, the cigar occupying an
intermediate position. Assuming,
then, that nicotin is the essentially IN
furious substance in tobacco, the c:g-
arctic would appear to be the least
harmful form, provided that the
amount of tobacco consumed was no
greater in this form than in others
The general impression, however,
is that cigarette smoking is the most
pernicious form of indulgence in to-
bacco. This might be accounted .or
in part 10y the facts that the form of
cigarette makes it possible for young
persons 10 indulge in it when they
would not smoke cigars or pipes. that
in older persons it lends itself to over
indulgence and that the smoke NAV
be inhaled with less irritation and,
therefore. that more of the products
may be absorbed into the system.
Further Investigations indicate that
the most injurious forms of smoking
are not those in which ncotin pre-
walls but those in which there is a
larger proportion of furfural Fur
fural is about fifty times as poison
Gus as ordinary alcohol. There is a
probability that the least harmful
tobacco will turn out TO be that which
yields minimum of furfural in the
smoke. Although the amount Of mic
otin present in the cheaper grad of
cigarettes is practically negligible,
the amount Of furfural appears to he
sufficient in itself TO account FOR the
bad effects attributed to cigarette
! smoking. The use of tobacco in IT'S
various forms is SO general that the
subject is of almost universal inter-
est The Journal OF the American
Medical Association thinks that the
smoker is entitled TO know the
dangers and the safest methods of
using tobacco, while educators and
all who have anything to do with the
young. whether by example or by
precept will appreciate scientific
facts with which to back up wise de-
ductions from experience.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
a Red Man Who Came Across.

In the family Of "Old John Ham
ult." fullblooded Indian, who lives
in Wapato in the stae of Washington
there Is rarely enough cash to meet
the daily needs. but a short time ago
"Old John" pulled himself together
and at last found himself $500 ahead
Of the high cost Of living. He had
the usual temptations of the aborigin-
al man To go out and toy with fire.
water. but instead he mounted his
pony and rode fifty miles to Ellens-
burg.
Entering the store OF Il. w. Farrell.
he handed him IS and said: Il came
to pay you your money. l have owed
IL seven years. / have not been to
town before because / didn't have the
money. Now, we're all right, you and
j. my friend. and / thank you" Then
ne turned and rode away.
Could any pale-face brother have
done any better than did "Old John d"
We think not. The batting average
of pale-faces who borrow S. and pay
up Is about .02S. and If you ask your
debtor to come across he becomes
your enemy for all time. Likewise
there are few palo-faces who can re-
member debt as long az seven years.
and IA for thanking a man for the
courtesy of extended credit. that is a
lost art.-BOston Globe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
(nIiSC of Insomnia.

The most common cause of insom-
MA is disorders of the stomach and
constipation Chambcrlnn's Tablets
correct these disorders and enable
YOU {" sleep. For salo by all dealers
-AdVt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23

Among those to go from here to
charleston to attend the Fair Fleet
Week at that place were: Mr. and
Mrs. ]. w Shaw Picrson Dick. r. B.
jenkins. Mr.. ard Mrs. r. w. \. Built
man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
Tonight.

Tonight If YOU feel duh and stupid.
or bilious ana constipatcd. take n
dose Of Chambcrlain's Tablets. and
YOU will feel all right tomorrow. Sold
10y all dealcrs-AdVt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
BASEBALL DISPUTE
ENDED IN A FIGHT
Discussion of Merits of the
Reds" Results in Two
Negroes Mixing 1t.

"Old Man Grump' the unpopular
knocker of the Cincinnati Reds, as
pictured in cartoons, can't knock the
Reds as hard as Gene Brown, a negro
waiter employed at the Westcott ho-
tel, and the consequences suffered by
''Grump" can't compare with those
suffered by Gene Brown.
Brown and John Gather also a
waiter, were catching ball in the rear
of the Westcott hotel early last even
ing
A friendly argument started over
the Reds fourth successive victory OF
the season, just opened. Brown said
the Reds couldn't keep up the pace
and Gather said they could. The argu
ment finally became personal and
Brown proceeded to beat up" on his
erstwhile friend
At last the beating" which Gather
was receiving became tiresome and
he pulled out a pocket knife and with
I'll carve you, Niger" he started to
carry out his threat.
In fiendish anger Gather is said tC
have placed cash after cash upon
Browns body until Intervention oc
Cured. Both parties in the encounter
are feeling better today. 1t is not
thought that Browns wounds will be
serious. No arrests were made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
A NUMBER EXPOSED
TO THE SMALLPOX

A smallpox epidemic is feared in the
neighborhood OF the Hollard farm in
Washington township. Yesterday, John
Holland, the sixteen year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Holland was
found to be suffering with smallpox
and was quarantined. The father con-
tracted the disease in March. He re-
covered without medical attention, and
then his wife and small baby were at
tackled by the malady. They are just
recovering, and now the son has been
taken i'll with the disease. When the
father and wife and baby were i'll with
the disease. neither they nor the neigh
bors knew the nature of the malady.
The Hollands mingled with their
neighbors, exposing many of them to
the disease. The residents of that
neighborhood who have been exposed
to the disease through the Hollands,
are much alarmed and are being vac
cinated as rapidly as possible. The
county health officer hopes the dis
ease can be confined to the Holland
family, but states that as many others
were exposed it cannot be ascertain.
ed at this time whether this will be
the result.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
ARMED LUNATIC is
SEIZED BY POLICE
Lonnie D. Cole, with a Revol-
yer, Caused Reign of Ter
ror at His Home.

Threats to end the lives of members
Of his family caused the arrest OF Lon
ME D. Cole, at his home, $685. South
Seventh street, about IL o'clock Satur-
day night Cole, it is said, was rushing
about the house waving a revolver
above his head declaring that he would
kill any one that interfered with him.
Patrolman Hebble was sent to the
place and took Cole to the city build
ing where he was placed in the jail
A lunacy commission will be held
this afternoon on Cole and it is likely
that he will be placed in the Eastern
Indiana Hospital for the Insane. Cole
has been in the institution before but
was released as he seemed to have
been practically cured. He was releas-
ed from the insane hospital about two
years ago.
Saturday night Cole struck his wife
while in an angry and sullen mood and
started a general neighborhood row.
He has been confined in the city Jail
since that time.
1t is said that for some time Cole
has been acting strangely and that he
has carried a revolver on his person
for the past two weeks.
During the past year he has been
employed at the Gaar-Scott shop and
also as flagman on the c. & o.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
A MARATHON WALTZ
STARTS WEDNESDAY

To the strains of Waltz Me Around
Again Willie" the Eagles marathon
dance will start tomorrow morning at
nine o'clock. The entry list has not
been completed but a large number
of dancers of the city will start out on
the long dance which will not stop
until all of the couples but one have
been danced out" Sherman White,
holder of the worlds record for mara
thon piano playing will furnish the mu.
sic for the affair, playing as long as he
is able.
Suitable prizes have been offered for
the winners in the unique contest. The
affair is under the auspices of the Ea
gle's degree team.
In the evening public dance will be
held, the marathoners to keep on dane
ing in the center of the floor. No ad
mission fee is charged marathon con
testants but fee will be charged
those attending the public dance, and
all spectators.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
Sikeston, Mo. -
suffered everything

those times, and said that / ought to
have an operation. Iwould not listen tc
that, and when friend of my husband 3
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham s Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing to take it.
Now look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. can do all my own house.
work, work in the garden and entertain
company and enjoy them, and can walk
as far as any ordinary woman, any day
in the week. wish could talk to every
suffering woman and girl, and tell them
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me- Mrs.
DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Remember, the remedy which did this
was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. ... -. :...
It has helped thousands of women who
have been troubled with displacements,
Inflammation, liberation, tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, Indigestion, and
nervous prostration, after all other means
have failed. Why don't you try it?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
CONGRESS PLANS
PROBE OF TRAGEDY
More Drastic Marine Regula
tions May Result from
Titanic's Loss.
(National News Association

WASHINGTON, April 16-The
treasury department today instructed
Collector Loeb of the Port of New
York to waive all official requirements
regarding the landing of foreign bga-
gage and to facilitate the landing OF
the survivors of the Titanic in every
possible way. These instructions were
issued in answer to Collector Loeb S
message, stating he had information
that the Carpathia with 800 of the Tt
tanic passengers would arrive in New
York Thursday afternoon or evening.
Chairman Alexander of the house
committee ON merchant marine and
fisheries announced today that con.
gress would surely take cognizance of
the life saving facilities of the Titanic
and would legislate to correct evils
that may exist.
Alexander declared that the commit
tee should report bill to prevent the
interference of amateurs with wireless
messages, which is said to have been
responsible for the difficulty in obtain
ing details by wireless of the Titanic
disaster. IF it is true that the Titanic
had insufficient life boats congress will
undoubtedly act and pass more strin-
gent laws relating to sea traffic"
The house today unanimously adopt
ed a resolution expressing sympathy
for relatives of the victims of the Tt
tanic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
GUIDES AEROPLANE
OVER THE CHANNEL

CALAIS, France, April ia new
record for women in aviation was
made today when Mrs. Florence Crit
fiths, flying under the name of Mrs.
Craig, flew over the English Channel
in an aeroplane which she operated
Dover and negotiated the channel
without accident. At Hardelot, France,
however, engine trouble developed and
she was compelled to descend but
said that she would later continue on
her flight to Paris. Mrs. Griffiths is
the first woman to operate an aero
plane over the channel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
OILING OF STREETS
WAS STARTED TO-DAY

started this morning. VIM. Lancaster.
who received the contract for apply
ing Prime White" road oil to the
streets of the city. received two car
loads of oil Monday night. The cars
contained 1900 gallons OF oil Mort I
Tenth street. North Ninth street and
North A street will receive the Srst ap-
phcations OF the oil. The city may also
oil the streets around the market
house. the property owners nearby
stating they will pay their share of the
expense IL the city will pay its share.
The board of works will act on this
matter soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
SKATING ON MAIN
STREET UNDER BAN

Roller skating on Main street must
be stopped. This is the edict of the po-
lice department, which brands this
sport of youngsters as a nuisance. Yes
terday young Howard Rich of North
Eleventh street was accidentally
knocked down to the pavement by a
playmate who was skating on the side
walk. The police do not personally OBJ
ject to boys skating on the Main street
sidewalks but in order to avert acci-
dents of this nature they declare that
this must be stopped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
TWO SMALL BLAZES

A fire at the Stikeleather home, %
South Fifth street this morning about
nine o'clock, from a defective flue,
caused damage amounting to s25. The
loss was mainly caused by the damage
to the roof, the firemen having to chop
a hole in the roof to get at the seat
of the fire.
A small roof fire at 535 North Eigh-
teenth street, caused small damage
about 1920 this morning
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
FIGHTERS OF PLAGUE.
Begin an International Con
ference at Rome.
cNationa1 News Association)

ROME, Italy, April 15-The Seventh
International congress on Tuberculo-
sis convened in this city today. The
deliberations of the congress will ter
inmate on April Goth.
After an address of welcome by the
President of the Congress the regular
routine of the organization was taken
up, addresses being made by the rep
resentatives of various European coun-
tries, who submitted reports of the
progress their organizations had made
against the dreaded white plague. DR..
Livingston Farrand, of New York, ex-
secretary of the United States Nation
al Association for the Study and Pre-
yention of tuberculosis, presented the
official program for the United States
Among the delegates from the Unit
ed States who attended the opening
sessions today were DR.. Farrand; DR..
Henry Barton Jacobs, of Baltimore
Secretary of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis; DR.. Charles L. Greene, st.
Paul; DR.. G. Walter Holden, Denver !;
Dr. Gerald Webb, Colorado Springs !;
Nathan Strauss, New York and Will
liam H. Baldwin, of Washington.
Much interest was shown in the ex-
tensive exhibit on tuberculosis furnish
ed by the association and on view here
for the first time today. This exhibit
shows the progress of the work
against the plague in the United
States.
The delegates assembled for the
frst time yesterday when brief in
vocation was pronounced and they ad-
journed for the regular executive ses-
sion today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
CITY Statistics
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage Licenses.
Carl Bernhard, editorial writer,
city, and Dorothy Vaughan, city.
John M. Hannon, coremaker, city,
and Anna NJ. Kellar, clerk, city.
Deaths and Funerals.
HART-Rachel NJ. Hart, aged seven
ty-three years, died Monday night at
her home. three miles north of the city
on the Cart road. She is survived BY
a husband two daughters and son.
The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon at two o'clock from the
Methodist church at Chester. Burial
in Goshen cemetery.
HAMMER-Mrs. Veva Hammer,
aged thirty-four years, died Monday
afternoon at her home, 100 Chestnut
street. She is survived by her hus-
band, Theodore Hammer and an in.
fant son, Leroy. The funeral will be
held Wednesday noon at twelve
o'clock from the home. Burial in the
Fountain City cemetery. Friends may
call any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-04-16
WOULD-BE MIDDIES
FAILED TO APPEAR

Two applicants for examination for
midshipman in the United States ma
val academy were TO have taken the
examination at the local post office
this morning but neither appeared
The examination is very severe. Three
hours day are required for three
days and on the fourth day the appli
cants take the final examination. This
takes six hours TO complete. The ap
plicants have not given any reason
for their non-appearance.