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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28

free postage, but 1t could force Them
into such acquiescence by a denial
OF any mailing facilities whatever.
That neither the next nor any
American Congress would so offend
the spirit Of our institutions does not
affect the test of such an illustration
Either Congress has, as the Solicit
tor General contends. the power to
prescribe absolutely" and without
the possibility of judicial review, the
conditions on which the citizen shall
use the mails, or Congress has only
the power. in carrying out it's great
functions as a carrier of the mails, to
prescribe such conditions as have a
legitimate and appropriate reference
to that function
Between these two propositions
there seems To be no middle ground.
Either the power is absolute and un-
restrained. however tyrannical its ex-
ercise. or TIE power. only vaguely
enumerated i'm the Constitution. was
delegated for special purpose and
the true definition of the power is
limited to that purpose, and all acts
done under the pretense of exercising
that power. but beyond its legitimate
scope. are unconstitutional.
III this court shall sustain the con-
tenton of the Government. and thus
declare that Congress has an abso-
Lutte power ~ declare what the citi-
zen must do i'm order to avail himself
of postal facilities. then we may ex-
pect a wide and indefensible exten-
sion of Federal power, of which neith-
er the generation that framed the
Constitution nor any succeeding gem
Grafton, except the present, would
have dreamed as a possibility.
Little is messed to reinforce the
logic In this warning against a usur-
patton by Congress to confer upon an
executive department of the Govern
ment power which. once granted as
permissible in the case of one class of
citizens, can readily be applied to any
class Of persons or to any individual
whom the party in possession Of the
Government may desire to coerce
Such power would mean ability Of the
political party to maintain it's hold
upon the machinery Of Government
no matter what outrages
Ii might commit.
Therefore. the people of the coun-
try should not rest upon the determi-
nation of the case by the United
States Supreme Court. whether favor
able to individual liberty or unfavor-
able. but should demand a probe into
all the circumstances Of the under
hand legislation against the newspa
pers to the end not only that the
sne1 responsible for the particularly
drastic pr vision lHay be given all the
publicity he deserves, but also that
every member of Congress who. by
10 duty-if. indeed, he was
present when the postoffice appropri-
att)n bill went through the question
able form of passage-or by neglect
Of duty in being absent from Wash
ington at the time. shall also be Civ
en- publicity, so that he may be pre-
vented from ever again being in a po-
sit on to submit the people of the
country to such menace as that
lurking In the newspaper publicity
rider.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
Porte Wires Delegate.

Constantinople, Dec. 25.-The Porte
today telegraphed to Reichard Pasha,
at London, counter proposals as de-
cided upon by the council Of min
listers. The exact nature of the pro-
posals has not been revealed, but the
official view Of the sit alton e't'' IS
hopeful.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
Value

Basing estimates on these figures,
and allowing for different kinds of
animals raised on the farm under or
dinary conditions, the average value
OF fresh manure from each 1000
pounds Of live weight would approx
mate $50 annually.
The average composition Of fresh
manure from different farm animals
is given by Wolf as follows:
Sheep--Water, Ga. per cent; nitro
gen. .SS per cent; phosphoric acid .23
per cent potash 81 per cent: value,
s3,3S per ton.
Horse--Water, 70 per cent; nitro
gen, .5S per cent; phosphoric acid, .2S
per cent; potash. .53 per cent; value,
$2.55 per ton.
Pig-Water, 7S per cent; nitrogen,
SO per cent; phosphoric acid. 10 per
cent; potash. 60 per cent; value, $214
per ton.
Cow-Water; II per cent; nitrogen.
"A per cent; phosphoric acid, .16 per
cent; potash. 40 per cent; value,
$1.S9 per ton.
Mixed-Water, 1873 per cent; nj
trogen. AS per cent phosphoric acid,
81 per cent; potash, .52 per cent;
value. $2.OS per ton.
The money value placed on these
fertilizing constituents are Is cents
per pound for nitrogen and 5 cents
per pound each for phosphoric acid
and potash.
Now a practical problem arises for
the farmer to estimate the amount Of
manure available on his farm and to
calculate what the nitrogen. phos-
phoric acid and potash would cost If
purchased in commercial fertilizers,
teaching. etc.
The Ohio station has demonstrated
through practical experiments that
the fertiling elements have the same
value in animal manures as they nave
in commercial fertilizers, as bone
meal. muriate Of potash, etc.
An additional factor not consider
ed in the above is that animal man.
| ures supply humus to the soil. HUI
mus Che product formed by partially
| decayed organic matter) is much
needed in our Southern soils. 1t is
| conr > red essential in all fertile soils
| cult, ated under normal conditions
| for the following reasons: CD 1t in
| creases the power of the soil to alb
sorb and retain moisture essential TO
| plant growth; CD it improves the
physical condition Of the soil; CD ii
serves as storehouse for plant food
all very important factors not OBJ
tanned by the use of commercial fer
tilizers.
The greatest economy in maintain
ing the soil fertility is possible through
! judicious live stock production in
conjunction with crop rotation that
includes the raising of lcgumes as
the clovers, cowpeas, soy beans, etc
| ~ l"'tI. tt perimcnts have proved
| CniD.N .'r'' that "at least so per cent
G. .I. u- gen. phosphoric acid and
l...s le materials fed on the
led by the animals in the
.i o. quid eXCrement" TO real
I 'f. I' hest value of harnyard
u.'I lis for the best use Of the
iIpweVcr. it is a conservative
q say that onc-third If the
manure from farm animals
iu Ountry is lost annually
CarclcSSncSS
II kept manure heap may be
,kcn as one Of the surcst in
of thrift and success i'm
Neglect of this resource
losses which, though little an
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
Lived Century Without Il Doctor.

Baltimore sun.
After having lived 100 years II IL
months without ever having required
the services of a physician, Barnett
RichelSon contracted cold about q
week ago and died
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The American boy calls it Dee
rcmhor out of compliment To the late
"nee-lighted. d."-Charl,ston Post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28

From a very conservative banker
of this county the following figures
were obtained. The bank loans of
this county amount to in round fig
urcs $2,355.ooo. The cotton crop. in
cluding the seed, will bring this year
$1,000 600, or "a quarter ot a million
dollars less than the bank loans. 1T
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
Don't Be a Sucker

No workingman in the
he only understood what
family.
right.
of
today platform deals with the
Fixing safety and health in various
indutries.
Prohibition Of child labor.
Living workingwomen
On
Abolition Of convict contract labor
accidenta
Compnsaon
be paid Immediately
Insurane
ness irresnr employment and old
o
What woqd o
families? Ju yourself the question Ask houghuly
Why shoulat these advantages? When
workman is sic
When he gets he
ment will pay hu Why shouldn't
E&nnnenwanee?
the platform pledges Consider how they
ne neudful the old tell
- they DO. They don't want from them.
tney W demand
Progressive platform
tell tnat every enacted
IN England unoer
America
On the deao nowswoudnt a man a a
to throw away ehaIe to
and millions OF
to be Democrator City
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
HELD FOR MURDER
Chief Gormon Recognizes
Former Richmond Man.

When Chief Gormon went into the
Jail at Falmouth, KY, he was surpris-
ed to hear some one call him by name
soon recognized Lorenza Hall form
er resident of this city, who is await
ing trial on a charge of murder in the
first degree.
Hall was convicted on that charge
several months ago. but was given
another triaL-He is forty-five years
old and was employed in this city in
the livery stables of Mayor thinner
man, Chalk Taylor and A Anderson.
He claims to- be innocent of killing
the victim whose body was not found
until six months after the crime had
been committed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
Executive Wonders Why the
Progressives Oppose both
Free Trade and Excessive
Tariff Rates.
HE WRITES LETTER
TO A HOME FRIEND
Explains to Him Why the
Pottery Workers in Ohio
Should Vote the Republi-
can Ticket.
(NationaI News Association)


WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s-"Some of
the prominent speakers of the Pro-
gressive party have not hesitated 70
declare that the election of Gov. Will
son would mean financial disaster to
the country and yet they are working
for no other end. From absolutely de-
pendable sources information comes
to me that none of the leaders of the
Progressive party believe they have
the slightest chance Of success and
that they realize that vote for it.
means a vote for the Democrats. But
they are so filled with hatred for the
Republican party because it refused 20
accede to their demands they are con-
tent to bring disaster upon the whole
venge."
Thus wrote President Taft to Fred
A. Gier, president Of the Prosperity
League of Ohio today just before he
left for New York to confer with
Chairman Hilles of the Republican
national committee and to witness the
launching Of the battleship New York
at the Brooklyn navy yard.
The presidents letter to Mr.. Gicr
came as the result of the latters work
for the chief executive in Ohio part:c-
ularly among the steel workers of the
Buckeye State.
II am gratif1ed to learn" commenc-
ed the missive, "of the splendid work
you are doing to arouse the business
men of Ohio and the excellent pros.
poets of victory of the party in my
own state.
"As you can appreciate no man
would care to have his own state fail
him, but apart from selfish reasons l
want to see Ohio go Republican by a
large majority.
''The injury which Ohio would suffer
from Democratic victory exceeds
that inflicted on any other state. This
is clearly shown by the effort which
Democratic friends have already made
to rob Ohio industries of the protec-
ton which is so essential to their con-
tinuance to say nothing Of their pros
perity."
The president then reviewed the
scope of the steel industry in Ohio,
showing that the state has $4,000
persons engaged in manufacturing
steel and $1,000, 100000 invested in the
plants. Condemnation, caustic and bit.
ter, of the Democratic steel bill follow
ed
The pottery industry was next dis
cussed by the president. you know"
he said, that the success of that in
dustry is the welfare of thousands of
families in Ohio. The men engaged in
, the work in the United States receive
an average of 248 cents an hour In
England they receive only IL cents,
and in Japan only 325 cents an hour
What would become of this industry
in Ohio were the Democrats to VIM"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
PROMINENT WOMAN
VICTIM OF ASSASSIN
Miss Singer of Baltimore
Killed and Robbed in a
Chicago Hotel.
(Nationsl News Association

CHICAGO, Oct 29.-Miss Sophia G..
Singer, daughter of a wealthy Balti-
more family, was found murdered in
room early today in a hotel in In
diana avenue. Her body was found
lying on the floor wrapped in bed
comforter. A towel was wrapped
tightly about her facesto hold another
towel stuffed into her mouth. Her
legs, arms and body were twined
about with cord. Several deep gashes
were found on her head. Robbery is
Jewels worth $1,000 and $45 in bills
cannot be found. The body was found
in a room adjoining the one Miss
Singer occupied. The police believe
after the girl had been slain in her
own room her body was placed in the
adjoining one while the slayers search
ed for valuables. William r. Warthan
who is said to have come to Chicago
from Baltimore with Miss Singer
about two weeks ago found the body.
He was taken to the Stanton avenue
police station and questioned.
Charles Conway and Beatrice Ryall,
boarders, disappeared shortly after
the discovery of the body.
After hearing MIR. Warthan's story
the police exonerated him from all
suspicion and threw out a dragnet for
Conway and Miss Ryall. Miss Singer
and Mr.. Warthan were to have been
married this week.
Miss Singer was prominently con-
nected in Baltimore and expected
soon to inherit a $4,000 fortune. She
was formerly the wife of a high Off
cial of the Baltimore post office,
whom she had divorced and resumed
her maiden name.
Warthan also was we'll connected
in Baltimore and the Ryall girl moved
in good society in that city. Conway
was known as professional high
diver.
1t was discovered that the towels
with which Miss Singer was smoth-
cred had been satuated with chloro-
form The body was found in MIR.
Conway's room at the fashionable
north side hotel where all the parties
involved were living.
1t later developed that the Singer
girl was killed by blows over the head
with a doorknob tied in a handker-
chief. At the hotel it was stated that
she was known there as Mrs. Warthan
and that the Ryall woman was known
as Mrs. Conway. Conway recently be-
came stranded in Muncie, Ind, and it
was understood that Miss Singer loan
ed Miss Ryall money to pay his expen-
ses to Chicago. In Miss Ryalls trunk a
blood stained jacket that had been
worn by Miss Singer was found.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
KEMPER RAN INTO
STREET CLEANER

Oscar kemper was arraigned in po-
lice court this morning on charge of
assault and battery Kemper drives
commission wagon and while proceed
ing south on North Seventh street at
rapid rate, the shaft Of his wagon
struck Warren Henson. who is a
street cleaner for the city. Henson al
legged that he was not warned He
said after the wagon passed. Kemper
turned around and said something
about his getting out OF the road.
Kemper said he made no remark.
Mayor Zimmerman refused to assess
fine until he learned IL it would be
unlawful to prosecute Kemper ON the
charge CT assault and battery. The
ense weut<Epors until tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
Bulgarian Birdman's Motor
Stops While He Was Soar
ing Over Turkish Fort,
Making His Map.
RUSSIAN ACTIONS
CAUSE FOR ALARM
Europe Fears the Gar May
Side with the Balkan
States.- Adrianople Will
Not Be Surrendered.
National News Association)

STARA ZAGORA, Oct. pa Bull
garian aviator was killed today while
trying to fly over Adrianople and
make maps of the Turkish defense
works.
He was using a French monoplane.
His motor stopped when he was over
the Turkish camp at Fort Yildiz anu
the machine fell.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
"Long Live Bulgaria! Loyal
ty to the Gar, but Swords
for the Turk!" Cry the
Reservists.
SIX BULGARIANS
LEFT RICHMOND
Received Orders from Bull
garian Government Last
Friday and Are Now Off
for the Front.

"All Hail Bulgaria! Our loyalty for
Gear Ferdinand, but our swords for
the Turk"
This was the farewell cry of six
stalwart Bulgarians of Richmond to
their friends last evening as they were
whisked out of the Pennsylvania sta
.tion on the first lap OF a Journey that
will end only when they report for du-
ty in the army corps now advancing
on Adrianople.
IL Nns q cry of exultation emanating
0yal breasts in which the fight
Un10r of Tartar ancestors carried
n - through the centuries, gave vent
to- the martial spirit dwelling in the
souls Of their Christian descendants.
The call to arms reached them Fri
day. They had served in the Bulgarian
army, and although far from their ma
tive mountains, their names were still
on the reserve lists, and despite the
many changes of residence, they had
faithfully reported to their divisions
every three months in compliance
with army regulations.
Received Orders Friday.
Jim Christ, Macedonian, who has
taken out his naturalization papers,
was the man to whom the Bulgarian
government Friday sent cablegram
ordering him to inform the six Bulgar-
ians that their country needed them.
Three hours later Grozdo Kolaff, An
gel Jemetrov, Memo Koleo, Todor Met
ev, Tanas Melan and Pete Mike were
fn IN hnr Iv 70 -
the front. Sunday came the order that
sent them to New York. They left. last
night. and with 500 reservists OF Gin
cinnati, and 2S5 of Indianapolis, are
part of the Balkan soldiers leaving
New York for Bulgaria this week
The six Bulgarians are natives Of
Brastovsta. They have been in Ameri-
ca several years, working on public
improvements and in shops. Recently
they came to Richmond and were en-
ployed in local factories. Their fami-
lies live in Bulgaria. Five more Bull
garians are residents of this city and
] = k1M}3tnG the summons that will
S1 tf<p the front.
yant Revenge.
- the Macedonian, said
IL hb 10 furthering the cause here as
much as possible. He and other citi-
zens of the Balkans are sending con-
tributions to the little nations that are
fighting the Turk
THE memories of territories stolen
from us by the Turks, the scenes of
villages pillaged and sacked, women
outraged and children slain, urge us on
in this war;" said Christ today. 1--WE
want revenge, and we intend to have
1T. The days of Ottoman supremacy
are past, henceforth historians will
write Of the war in which the Balkan
countries drove the Turk out of Eu-
rope and made it a Christian country
for Christian peoples"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
TURKISH cRUELTIES,

IOHNISF ~HOGL lIES.
ATHENS, Oct. 29.-Terrible cruel
ties are being inflicted by Turkish
troops in southern Macedonia upon
Christians. kilograms from the vic
torious Greek army under King
George and Grown Prince Constantine
which is pushing eastward driving
the Turks before them, relate grew
some stories.
In one action the Turks compelled
twenty-five Christian captives to re-
main upon the firing line until all had
fallen victims of Greek bullets.
Corpses of scores Of helpless women
and children have been found where
they fell at the hands of the Moham-
medan soldiery.
Greek Catholic priests have been
tortured to death and monasteries rob-
bed and burned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
SERvIANS PRESS ON,

BELGRADE, Oct. PA Servian
column today marched upon Monastir,
an important Turkish city lying half
way between Scutari and Salonika.
Turks and Mohammedan tribesmen
fighting under the Crescent flag are
rallying to Veles where a battle is
raging.
The Servians are commanded by
Crown Prince Alexander, Gen. Steph-
anovitch and Gen. Jancovics.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
RUSSIA is WATCHED.

LONDON, Oct. 29.-Russia's atti-
tude toward the Balkan war is causing
alarm throughout official circles. Mis-
trust of Muscovite neutrality is grow
ing daily This was heightened today
when it became known that Car
Nicholas had sent a telegram of con-
graduation to King Peter Of Servia.
1t had been known previously that
Russia made a present. Of 81 mitral-
leuses to Montenegro for use against
the Turks. There have been hints
for some time that Russia is dealing
secretly with Bulgaria.
At ministerial conference at the
foreign office today it was urged that
a definite Balkan policy in the event
of the overthrow of Turkey.
SOFIA, Oct. 29.-"Adrianople must
be taken by force; we will not sur
render" This was the reply returned
today by Gen. Nazim Pacha, com
mander-in-chief of the Turkish forces,
to the demand of Car Ferdinand that
the Turks surrender Internationally.
1t was sent to the Bulgarian camp
at Eski-Baba after a council Of war
Pacba and other high officers of the
Otteman army in Adrianople and its
environs.
Although the Bulgarians now sur
round the Turkish forces at Adrian
ople. the Ottoman generals have de
cided to fight to the death in the ulti-
mate hope that reinforcements from
Constantinople may arrive in time to
attack the rear of the Bulgarian army.
The Bulgarians have commenced de-
stroying the Orient railway to prevent
the transfer of soldiers from Constan-
tinople on troop trains. The bridge
over the Tchortu river has been dyna-
mited
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. ga
Bulgarian privateer today destroyed
the Turkish lighthouse off the seaport
Iniada in the Black Sea by blowing it
up with dynamite. 1t was located Is
miles from Adrianople.
LAHISSA. Oct 2s.-Greek forces in
Macedonia won an important victory
today when the army advancing on
Zerria encountered hostile force at
Castinia, where a three hours engage
mept was fought The Turks were
driven back.
PARIS, Oct. ga proposal of the
European powers to intervene in the
Balkan war has been rejected by Bull
garia. 1t was learned today that rep
reservations were made to the Bulgar.
ian government but the latter refused
to discuss the terms or countenance a
suspension of hostilities at the presen:
time. Consequently the war will go on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
SCUTARI DESPERATE.

VIENNA, Oct. 29.-Conditions in
the beleaguered Turkish city of Sou
tari are desperate and the fall of the
citadel is expected within 72 hours,
according to dispatches received here
today from Podgoritza, the base Of
Montenegrin military operations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
WAS WELL KNOWN,

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2s.-Miss Sophia
Singer, who was murdered in Chicago,
was a member of a we'll known Balti-
more family, her father being the late
Frank o. Singer. a wealthy contractor
and builder, who died several years
ago leaving his daughter considerable
money Her brother, F. o. Singer, Jr.,
is a member of a construction COM
pany Miss Singer, according to her
brother left Baltimore three weeks
ago to undergo treatment for stomach
trouble In Chicago. Wharthan former.
ly was in the employ of the United
Railways company here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
SOCIALIST SPEAKS

Joseph w Sharts, of Dayton, o., ed
itor Of the Miami Valley Socialist, will
give an address on Socialism at the
corner of Sixth and Main streets.
Wednesday evening
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-29
THE WEATHER.

STATE-coider and generally fair to-
night and Wednesday.
LOCAL-Fair and colder tonight and
Wednesday.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06

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