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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
ITALY HOLDS TRiPOL|.
TCRCO-ITAIIAN TERMS PR\CVJ-
CALLY AGREED UPON.
Financial scheme Involving Abou,
SlOO.0O0,O0O Alone Remains To be
Settled

Paris, sept. 1.-THE terms Of
peace between Italy and Turkey have
been practically arranged with the
exception Of proposed loan to Tur-
key between 50O.000,0O0 and 60O.-
100000 francs. concerning which
Italy is now communicating with
French, English and Belgian finan-
ciers. according to a telegram re-
ceived today by the Paris Temps from
Rene Pua, one Of its editors at Ge-
neVa.
The terms Of the postponed settle
ment include. the dispatch states, the
tacit acceptance by the porte that
Italian occupation Of Tripoli is an ac-
complished fact, Turkey being per-
mitted TO retain Mediterranean port
at one Of the extremities Of Libya.
with a strip Of territory allowing
communication with the Arabs in
the interior.
Provision also is made for recog-
milton Of the spiritual sovereignty of
the sultan in Tripolotania; for the
payment of monetary grants to the
Arab chiefs by Italy, which also will
pay to Turkey annually certain
amount Of the national debt, the pay
ment being guaranteed by revenues
derived from Libya; and for the
cession to Turkey Of some portion of
Italian territory in the Red sea, as
compensation for the loss of Tripoli.
Italian delegates objected to the
suggested retrocession Of a part Of
Massowha, in the Italian colony of
Eritrea, and this may be eliminated.
The question OF status Of the Aegean
islands has not been raised, the
writer concludes, as Italy is aware
that the powers would not agree to
their retention by Italy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21

Swindie Disclosed After Death of the
Victim at South Bend. Wash.

Seattle, Sept. ia $4,000 gold
brick swindle perpetrated three years
ago on w. r. Marion, a wealthy resi-
dent Of South Bend, Wash, who has
since died, was disclosed Yesterday
when a cheese-shaped brick" weigh
ing 100 pounds, was declared at the
United States assay office here to be
made Of copper, coated thickIy with
pure gold
Mr.. Marion who is believed to have
bought the brick" from a half blood
Mexican who visited him three years
ago. evidently discovered that he had
been swindled, but did not complain
and the success of the confidence man
was brought to light only when his
victims widow began an investigation
Of an apparent $4,000 shortage in
her husbands estate.
Search Of his effects revealed the
golden cheese" reposing in the bot
tom Of a trunk and brought to light a
draft for $4,000 drawn by Mr.. Ma
rion in favor of himself and cashed
by himself at a Seattle bank in Oc-
tober, 1909.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
GIRLS LEAVE FOR WINTHROP
Fifteen Young Ladies' Returned t.
State Norm School Tuesday.

There WAS very big crowd at the
passenger station Tuesday morning
just before time for the WiEthr ID
girls 10 leaTe for that institutions
There were some fifteen or mos'e of
chem to leaNe Tuesday morning and
many OF their relatives and friends
were on hand to tell them goodbye
aMd to wish them success in their
years work.
when the Gibson train pulled IN
theye were two ears almost full Of
the young ladies returning t. Win
throp and joyous greetings were ex-
changed on every side between the
happy students. happy to see each
other hut sad to- leave home and
friends for three long months at
school. Che Sumter cOnting gent con
sisted of fifteen young ladies': Misses
Susie Dick. Gordon Field. Agnes
Bryan. Mabel Booth. Genevieye Boyd.
Katie Pitts. Margaret Willford, In
mis- Cuttino Anna Brown, Eleanor
iiughson, Adele Pitts, Maggie May
Scale. Teresa Chandler and Carita
Randle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
TEDDY STILL DRAGGING.
Admits That His Conclusions on So
cial Justice Are the Only Ones That
Are Founded on Facts.

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. lG.-"Afr.
wilson proposes To erect as the IA
uonal symbol the straightjacket."
said Col. Roosevelt today. He declar-
ed that the Democratic candidates
views Of the government was "onc
which every great crooked financiar.
every great crooked boss" wished to
see the government take. He found
1t difficult, he said to express himself
as he wished on Gov. Wilson's viaUs
and be entirely courteous.
Mr. Wilson must have said what
he did because Of his inexperience,"
he said.
Col. Roosevelt spent several hours
In Los Angeles, arriving in mid-af-
ternoon from San Francisco. On his
way he made number Of speeches.
When he reached Los Angeles he was
welcomed by throng. An automo-
bile party was stopped several times
until mounted policemen could clear
way. Col. Roosevelt spoke first in
the Temple auditorium and tonight in
the Shrine auditorium. After the lat
ter meeting he began his journey
eastward, leaving for Tucson, Ariz.
1t was in his speech in the Temple
auditorium that Col. Roosevelt crit
icised Gov. Wilson's attitude.
"Mr. Wilson proposes to erect as
the national symbol, the straight
jacket. He proposed as the symbol
of our national government, not gov
ernmental activity, but governmental
inactivity. Mr.. Wilson must have
said what he did because of his in
experience for to assume that he had
had experience and yet has taken that
position is to impugn his sincerity
and his wisdom, and havce no desire
to impugn either.
Whenever We have the power we
will put every promise into effect. I
did not reach any of the conclusions
to which / have come in regard to
social and industrial justice by read
ing books and thinking of what was
done in Switzerland or anywhere else,
l reached these conclusions by 80
years Of hard work"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
OROZCO PRISONER IN TEXAS?
Gen. Pascuai OrOzco, Jr., Yiay nc
Among Six Men Held at ,PrcsidiO
by United STATES Soldiers.

El Paso. Sept. 16.--Six prisoners are
held by United States troops at Pre-
.sitio, Texas, opposite Ojinaga. Mexi-
co, where Gen. Trucy Aubert srrived
today with 1900 federal troops.
Among the PRISONERS are ai the
advisers and principal leaders Of Gen.
Pacual Orozco. Jr.. the rebel com
maneer-in-chief- 1t Is suspected the
person giving his same as Col Hablo
G. Or)zco. "a distant relative OF the
rebel leader, is the rebel teader h.m-
self.
Among the PRISONERS positive ly
identified. according 60 repOras to Gen.
f.. II. Stecver, are Cot. Pascual Orozcc,
father of the rebel general, Col toS,
Cos1ova. Gen. OrOzce's private sec.
retary and chief adviser: Col. Cristo-
bal Cabellero. an adviser Of the rebel
chief
The rebels routed hy federal troops
are moving from east and west along
tho border towards Juarez, Mexico.
opposite this point. according to ad-
vices received tonight by Gen. Stecv-
al
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
Buried for Six Months.

On lone island for six months
out of touch with civilization, with
out the opportunity To read a newspa-
per or talk with people who had seen
the news, a man would lose touch
with what has happened in his own
country and elsewhere throughout the
world. He would be short of knowl-
edge for six months. and one can i'm
agine what a great loss that would be-
1t would be almost impossible for him.
TO catch up and learn what other peo-
pie know and have almost forgotten.
y man may as we'll have been buried.
for six months and be dug up alive.
as to have been in blissful ignorance
OF what has occurred in just so few
months Of oblivion.
a man totally isolated for six
months would be absolutely ignorant
OF the startling tragedy of the Titanic.
the worlds biggest ship and the VIC
tlm OF the greatest and most lamenta-
bic sea disaster since God said "I,et
there be light, and there was light"
II was last April when the Titanic coll
iided with q monster iceberg and
foundered with nearly 1000 human
souls who were swallowed up by a
sea three miles deep. That was
not quite five months ago. and
we have almost forgotten it. except
that the horror is occasionally re-
called
Even SO. there are intelligent neo-
PIE who have not yet heard of the aw-
fui Catastrophe. Leo Miller of In
dianapolis. Ind. never heard q word
OF 1T till late in August. He was on
scientific expedition i'm the wilds of
colombia, in the upper portion OF
south America. Accompanied by ma
tlNes he covered a wild region of J. 800
miles, and was out Of touch with civil
llzation. He Was often i'm country
sparsely inhabited and i'm some i'm
mense regions where not "A living soul
resides. Far away from the cnlight-
ening circulation of newspapers. no.
body knew thing about the sinking
OF the Titanic and il was late i'm An
gust that Mr.. Miller got back 10 a
point where he picked up a newspa-
per containing story which appeared
I" him So startling AS 10 be almost in
credible.
That was only one OF the hundreds
of things that Mr. Miller had not
herd OF in his siN months us isola
tion. lie left New York in February.
1917. and has just gotten back 10 the
Wilmington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
FIRST TRAIN TO LYDIA.
Town Will Witness the. FIRST S. G.. ",
Train. September 20.

Darlington. Sept. 1.-THE town OF
with the outside world by means of
the South Carolina Western railway,
which has been completed that far.
The first train into Lydia will be OPP
Grated on September goth, the oc-
casion being an excursion over the
new road to the American Realty and
Auction company sab to be held tn ere
on that date.
This special train will hc operate q
from Btshopvilie, ard will take in
Hartsxilie. Florence and Earlington
II is expected that there will be a large
crowd To- visit Lydia ON this train.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
WILSON IN THE TARIFF.
Demo. rai,' Pre- idcnt!al Candidate
TELL WhVi, Revision should B,-
Gin.

Governor Wilson's position on the
tariff Is so clear and well defined that
II merits the closest study OF every
earnest citizen. For example he said
In his speech OF Acceptance:
THE revision should begin with the
schedules which have been most OBJ
| viously used to kill competition and to
raise prices in the United States, arbi-
trarily and without regard to the
prices pertaining elsewhere in the
markets of the world; and it should
before ii is finished or ,intermitted be
extended to every item in every sched-
ule which affords any opportunity for
monopoly, for special advantage to
limited groups of benefciaries, or for
subsidized control of any kind in the
markets or the enterprises of the
! country; until special favors of every
sort shall have been absolutely with
drawn and every part of our laws Of
taxation shall have been transformed
from system of governmental pat
ronage into a system of just and rea-
sonable charges which shall fall
where they will create the least
burden. When we shall have
done that, We can fix ques-
tions Of revenue and of business ad-
justment in new spirit and with
clear minds. We shall then be part
ners with all the business men of the
country. and day Of freer. more
stable prosperity shall have dawned."
Nothing can be clearer than that
Governor Wilson has given the sub
! ject of tariff revision close and intel
ligent study. He has avoided the re-
| dictionary attitude of the Taft Repub-
licans. and has put TO shame the dis
| ingenious quibbling Of the third-term
candidate in the discussion of this i'm
portant issue OF the campaign. He
has left nothing TO infewnce but has
clearly and honestly stated his po-
sition. The Americas Jpeople who
have so long been the victims OF re-
publican regulations Sf platform
pledges regarding the rev isions OF the
tariff. will find Governor Wilson s
frank and clean cut statement re-
freshing and inspiring His speecl,
! of acceptance holds ont ;the prospect
for the first time in many years that
the tariff will be actually revised
downward and revised with reference
than for the special interests which
heretofore have been able tn prevent
the Republican party complying with
it's solemn platform pledges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
THREE BANKS CHARTERED.
SUMTi.R BUSINESS MEN INTER-
ESiED IN ALL THREE INSTI-
TCTIONS.
Banks at 81. Charles. Rcmbcrt and
IiagOOd--Capital of FIRST Mention
cd, $2O,C0O: of Others $4,000 Each
Sumter Men President.

Among the new enterprises charter
ed hy the secretary Of state Monday
were three new banks in which Sum
ter men are more or less interested.
The three new enterprises are new
banks, two in this county, Rembert
and Hagood. and one in Lee county,
at st. Charles.
The Bank of st. Charles has q cap
atal of $4,000 and II. l. Manning of
this city is president Of it. The other
officers are Messrs. d. L. Shaw and
K. NJ. jenkins, vice presidents, and T.
r. Cooper, cashier The names Of the
stockholders and other information in
connection with this bank has already
been given out in the Item.
The Bank of Hagood. with a capital
stock of $4,000 has been chartered
to do general banking business at
HagoOd. s. c., this county. The Of
ficers of the bank are: President, G..
A. Lennon; vice president, c. j. jack
son; cashier, r. NJ. Hilderbrand. The
stockholders Of the bank are: C. j.
Jackson, r. NJ. Hilderbrand, j. E.
Sanders, r. f. Atkinson, T. p. San
ders, c. w. Sanders Of Hagood, and
G. A. Lennon of Sumter.
The Bank of Rembert al has a
capital stock Of $1O0 900 II will MISC
also do q general banking business
at the town of Rembert. Its officers
are President. G.. A. Lennon; vice
president, ID. V. Keels; cashier, ]. f.
Rembert. The stockholders are: Ed
ward f. Rembert, w. C. Harllee, Sr..
ID. V. Keels, j. l.. Gillis of Rembert,
and G. A. Lennon OF Sumter.
With these three new banks open
ed up In the surrounding country and
two more at PinewOod and Mayesville
II Is expected that q still more pros
porous year is setting in for the farm
ers of the country in which the banks
operate, and Sumter will be sornewh at
of banking center, as it is under
stood. although the banks are them
selves independent banks. they will
work through the larger banks in this
city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21

The late Governor Aycock Cf
North Carolina once said: Il thank
God for South Carolina. She pre-
vents North Carolina from being at
the foot of the list in illiteracy." 1t
is shame upon this state that she
has larger percentage of illiteratcs
than any other state i'm the Union;
and still further shame that she al
lows them more voice in the govern
mont than any other state i'm the
Union. They hold the balance Of
power. and can be used 10 control
our government by designing polti-
clans who pandcr To them for their
votes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
FINGERS sEwED On AGAIN.
Digits United Perfectly After Girl
Io~e- Them Under an Axe.

Fingers that had been completely
severed from her hand by the blade
Of an axe are growing again on the
right hand of the slx-year- old grand
daughter OF John Benson. Of this city.
says Chanutc. Kan. dispatch. The
little gir; was holding n block OF
wood while a playmate cut II with a
hand axe.
when the surgeon arrived To dress
the wound he asked where the fingers
were. They had been cut clean off and
left lying in the barn whcru tho girls
were playing. \ lantern was lighted
and the dismembered parts were
found In the hay.
The fingers were steriIizod and sew
ed on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
WILSON ON TINE STUMP.
DOES VIGOROUS AND UNEXPECT.
ED CAMPAIGNING.
Governor Points Out How Progressive
Parry Would Put big Business in
Partnership With Government.

Chicago. Sept l6.--Through Ohio
and Indiana Gov. Woodrow Wilson did
some impromptu campaigning today
that was as vigorous as II was un-
expected.
No previous arrangement has been
made for speeches and the train
schedule was twisted by delays early
In the route and Gov. Wilson made
nearly a dozen speeches from his
car.
He replied TO Former Senator Bev-
eridge OF Indiana. who charged in a
recent speech that Gov. Wilson. u
elected. would be boss-controlled.
When the Democratic candidate
reached Logansport. he hit at Mr.
Bveridge before a large crowd.
II understand that In a speech
made last Saturday night" said Gov
Wilson. "a very much esteemed friend
OF mine. namely. Beveridge. said that
he entertained a very serious fear
about me. namely. that II 1 were
elected president I would be controlled
by the bosses. 1 never suspected be-
fore that Senator Beveridge was
humorkt; because. II he did not know
that was joke. he ought to have
known IL. When did he ever hear
that I had changed all my political
habits,
The way you can tell whether a
man "a being controlled by bosses Is
TO judge whether he Is In reach Of
a boa
am sorry the Republican party
has fostered the truss and the lsem.
'ocratc party proposes to prevent
monopoly I'm this country; the third
party. represented by Senator h~ver-
idse. proposes to take the monspoly
into partnership with the government
by accepting II as an inevitable neces-
sity. and bringing II under the regu-
fation Of law; that Is TO say. making
IL iegalixed institution Of the ueun-
try. And when the men who have
'creatsd monopolies are made part
ners OF the government. do You sup
pose they are going to dispense xdth
the men who are their necessary
agents. namely. the bosses who tie
termins who are to occupy offices and
what tine legislation is 10 be?"
Who created moaopoly?" inter
rupted a man In the crowd and ne
repeatet his question several times.
They are the men who set UP the
great trcsts." Gov. Wilson said. -Tsv-
erybody knows the list of them. These
men are fhe heads o. the Steel trust.
OF the Toeacco trust. OF the Standard
OH trust and OF all the ocher trusts
that everybody knows These men
have supported those who have con-
trolled oar government m the ia at
10 years and they are supporting them
still. And 1. for my pss-t. do net
entertain any hope of the sovernmen
of the United States being freed from
the control OF trusts and rfs contro,
OF bosses who are the agents of trusts.
through the instramentality OF the
adoption OF che trusts into ntss care
OF the government itself
The governor left at eos o'clock
for sioux CItS. Ia. and Sioux Falls.
8. D.. where speeches are scheduled
for tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
ASLEEP FOR THREE WEEKS
Noung WOn,an's Mysterious Maiady
the Result Of Fit Of Uystcria.

BroOklinc. Mass, Sept. 15.-Appar-
rcntly sleeping naturally. Miss Agnes
IIca. ~ student i'm the Medford High
school has been unconscious for three
weeks.
ht Of hystcria brought on her
mysterious mal1dy. She went to
sleep while visiting at Maine sum
NOR resort and was brought uncon-
sci0us to- her home I'm Mcdford.
y week ago she was taken To a
Hroklinc hospital. where she Is still
sleeping. Her pulse is normal and
She appears To be healthy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21

Hall Monday night by the Summer
Dance club, the last OF the series of
dances to hc given by the club dur
ing TN" present season, was a most
enjoyable event. There were quite "A
number of couples present who spent
several hours most pleasantly in dane
ing and listening to the music.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
II RATTLERS IN THREE SHOTS.
Lexington County Man Runs into
Den of the Reptiles.

Den OF the RepuIeS.
LXington, Sept. 14.-When it comes
to ratlesnakes the sand hill section of
this county is in the lead. Likewise
Melvin Howard, who lives on Congaree
Creek, a few miles from the Court
House, holds the belt for killing these
well known and dangerous reptiles.
While pulling turpentine boxes 6. few
days ago Mr.. Howard's dog treed
den Of the rattlers, numbering
twelve. The older one carried twelve
rattles and a button. 1t took three
loads of shot from Mr. Towards gun
to clean out the lot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
SEVEN YEARS FOR BENSON.
Grevnvflle Man VINO Slhsf G.. M.
Wing. Given Long Sentence.

Greenville. Sept 14.-In the Cen
eral Sessions Court today Ernest Ben
ter's quarry. near the city. some time
ago. was sentenced to seven years in
the Penitentiary. Benson was parold
three weeks ago. having served half of
a six year sentence for manslaugh-
ter. Wing recovered after spending
several weeks in a hospital. Lee
Mathis. charged with arson. house
breaking and larceny was given a SEN
tcnce OF thirteen years. He was con-
victcd Of burning j. Il. Moons barn
In the Dark Corner about year ago
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
Forget Politics.

Come row, let everybody take 8,
rest from political discussion, and let
us all take up the business which
brings the things TO make the pot boil
it Will b" Of more benefit To us-Man-
ming Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21

The Chicago Tribune tolls us How
To grow tan What We want 10 know
Is how To keep from getting Short
at the end of every month. Winning
ton star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-09
Death of Mrs. Clark sharpsteen.

The death of Mrs. Clark Sharp
steen in Binghamton on Saturday
last, brought to end the life of a
beautiful Christian character. In
her death the last OF the old time
Methodist supporters has been
brought to a close, she and the late
John Bone. of Scranton, being two Of
the faithful and consistent members
of this church. Mrs. Sharpsteen had
been travelling in the West where
she had been visiting relatives for
nearly year and upon returning to
her home in Binghamton was taken
i'll. She died shortly afterwards.
The deceased, for many years, was
one of Honesdale's best known
women and was always closely iden-
titled with the Methodist church, the
church of her choice. She had been
member OF the Honesdale Central
Methodist Episcopal church over 40
years. Mrs. Sharpsteen was born in
Dundaff nearly rs years ago, hav-
ing also spent her girlhood days at
that place. Cornelia A. Whitman
was united 1 marriage to Clark w.
Sharpsteen III Cherry Ridge, after
wards moving to Honesdale, where
until a few years ago Mrs. Sharp
steen moved to Binghamton. Clark
Sharpsteen died several years ago.
The following children survive:
Stephen, OF Tenahy. N. j.; Sarah,
Minnie and John, in Binghamton,
and another daughter, Mrs. Cora
Keller, in Dubuque, Iowa.
The remains arrived on the Della
ware and Hudson 3:15 train, Mon
day afternoon and were Immediately
taken to the Methodist church.
where Rev. Will II. Hitler conduct
ed the funeral services. The pail
bearers were w. p. Schenck, Henry
Dexter, G. e. Dodge and ]. A. Brown
Interment was made In Glen Dyberry
cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-09
TRESPASSING Is
CHARGE MADE.

A bill in equity and petition for a
restraining order was filed in United
States court Saturday by Henry
Richardson of East Orange, N. j.,
against the Pennsylvania Coal COM
pany, doing business in Dunmore.
The bill of complaint states that
Richardson is the owner of four
tracts of land at Shohola, Pike
county, this state, and that the coal
company is trespassing upon the
land, piling up lumber, making run
ways, and otherwise making use of
his property despite repeated pro-
tests.
Richardson declared that his land
comprises about $500 acres in the
township OF Shohola, worth about
1000. The Pennsylvania Coal
company, without permission, and in
spite OF warnings, he alleges, took
possession of a large portion of his
land, and has at this time stored five
million feet of lumber, built ma
chine and power stations and other
wise appropriated his property, with
out remuneration.
The company, Richardson says
owns adjoining land upon which il
is now numbering. He asks the
court for relief.