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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

HamnSett Ia Transferred to Barn.
web and FOuchc Stays I'm Columbia.

Charleston. Oct. 3.-Major Micah
j. Jenkins. collector of the South
Carolina internal revenue district,
until its consolidation with the
Eastern district OF North Carolina a
few days ago. has accepted the posi-
ton of deputy. In charge OF this dis
trict, with Charleston, as his head
quarters Collector Wheeler Martin, Of
the North Carolina district, endeavored
To place as many Of the officials of the
merged district as possible and Major
Jenkins decided to accept the tender
OF the position at Charleston and here
he will now take up his work and
residence. He was accompanied to
Charleston this morning by his fam
lis.
Major Jenkins succeeds ". Il. Ham
met who is retained in the service and
agreeable TO his wishes. will have
Barnwell. which is his home. as his
headquarters. Deputy Fcuche will
remain in the service with his head
quarters at Columbia. There will be
redivision OF the counties. apportion-
ed to the several deputies and Major
Jenkins was unable today to say just
what counties he would look after.
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SOMETHING YET TO LEARN.
American Road Conference to City
Agrees That Best Methods Are
not Determined

Atlantic City. y. j.. oct. 4.-The
American Road congress today dis
cussed the destructiveness of the
automobile and the use of asphalt
binders trap rock and gravel for
road construction and reached "A tacit
agreement that the economical and
durable road best qualified to meet
modern traffic conditions was yet to
be determined from the experiments
now being con petitively made every
where.
Highway Commissioner J. a. II.
Macdonald Of Connecticut referred
10 the general outcry against the de
structive force of the automobile"
and said the greatest destructive force
In the United States So far as roads
were concerned was not the automo-
bile but wrong construction
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Thirteen arc Killed.


Washington. Oct. 6.-In their
march upon Leon, the last stronghold
of the rebels, the American forces,
under Lieut.. Col. Long, ousted a rebel
mob at Chichigalpa. killing 13 and
wounding many more. Five Ameri-
cans were slightly wounded. Chichi-
galpa is on the Nicaraguan National
railwey. midway between Leon and
Corinto.
In reporting the engagement TO
the navy department today, Rear Ad-
miral Switzerland said Lieut.. Col.
Long and his command were trying
to take arms and dynamite bombs in
Chichigalpa last Friday morning,
when they were suddenly surround
ed by mob Of rebels and their SYM
pathizers well armed with machetes
and rifles. .Disregarding the orders
OF their officers. several rebels fired
upon the Americans. The fire was
promptly returned. and, in addition
to killing 1S and wounding many
more, the Americans took four dyna-
mite bombs. which. 1t is believed,
were intended to be used against
them.
Col. Longs command consisted Of
about 1000 marines and bluejackets
from the cruisers California and Colo
RADIO and Denver. The capitulation
Of Leon. the beleaguered town from
which reports Of distress have been
coming ever since the revolutionists
occupied 1t. complete Admiral South
erland's aggressive programme which
has been put through swiftly since
the surrender Of Gen. Mena at Gran
ada. With Granada fallen and Gen.
Mena, the moving spirit of the rev.
olution, deported to Panama, the ad-
miral and his forces returned to
Masaya. and II turns out that while
one section Of the American forces
was engaged in routing Zeledon and
his rebels from the hills at Barranca,
Col. Longs command was already
fighting at Chichigalpa. hard upon
Leon. 1t is therefore believed here
the strength of the insurrection has
been dissipated with the capitulation
on such quick succession of the prin-
cipal rebel strongholds.
Confirmation Of the reported sur
render OF Leon had not been received
here at late hour tonight.
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LOST LIFE IN RUNAWAY.
Mrs. w. K. Lawrence Killed ut West.
MINISTER When She Leaps from Vc-
hicle

Westminster, oct. 6.-Mrs. w +.
Lawrence WAS instantly killed here
TINS AFTERNOON. when she leaped from
runaway team and suffered a brok-
en- neck. Her husband and son. who
also jumped from the vehicle. were
uninjured.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Lawrence were
returning to their home south of
mere after attending services at the
BAPTIST church here this morning
on meeting an automobile and after
passing the car, the mules they were
driving became unmanagcable and
bolted. When a line broke Mrs Law
renee jumped, as did her husband
and son.
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CROWD CAPTURES TROLLEY.
WILD SCENES MAR NORTH AU-
GUSTA.
Strikebrcakers Are F7oggcd and Fore
Cd to ''Dancc."-Aikcn Sheriff
Wants Assistance.

Augusta, Ga. Oct. Ga trolley car,
manned by four strikebreakers. was
attacked just beyond North Augusta
about 5 o'clock this Afternoon, all of
the men severely fogged and one of
them shot in the hip.
When the crowd had taken the
strikebreakers off the car one of them
was rushed over to a clay pit where
excavation had been made and water
was standing. The man was made to
get down into the pit and dance. ="
while a number Of pistol shots were
fired over his head. Another Of the
men was taken to the edge of the
woods and fiogged until his clothing
was torn to shreds.
Three OF the strikebreakers are at
the city hospital suffering from Sc
we're bruises and cuts.
superintendent Stofford went to
the spot. where the car was stopped,
and attempted to have II brought
back to Augusta. At the point Of
pistols he was driven back to his au-
tomobile and told to "high BALI
which he did.
The car is still standing in the line
and the people of that community
declare 1t Is going to remain there
until the strike is settled.
Sheriff RADON of Aiken county,
South Carolina, who Is In Augusta,
has wired Gov. Blease saying that
the situation in Aiken county Is be-
yond his control and asking the gov
ernor to give me any assistance In
your power
Telephone communication with the
governors Office In Columbia tonight
Is that no order has been issued for
troops In South Carolina and, 50 far
az was known, Gov. Blease has taken
no action In the matter Of Sheriff
Rabon's request for aid.
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FRANK ZEMP is HELD.
Young Spartanburg Man is Given Pre-.
nminary Hearing on Charge of
Writing Threatening Letter.

Spartanburg, Oct 4.-Frank L.
Zemp. assistant superintendent of the
Southern Power company, was bound
over in $500 bail to await the action
OF the grand jury in a charge of send
ing threatening letter. after a pre-
liminary investigation this afternoon
by Magistrate r. j. CAN'T.
Mr.. Zemp was also arrested ON a
federal warrant, charging him with
using the mails for an improper pur-
pose. He furnished s400 bond for
his release. pending a hearing before
the United States commissioner, John
B. Atkinson. Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Zemp is accused of having sent
Mrs. Emma G. Cash, a widow of Oak
wood avenue, near neighbor and
former landlady Of his, a letter pur.
porting to come from a black hand so.
ciety in which she was directed to put
$50 in a cigarette box at the corner
OF Main street and Oakwood avenue
during the noon hour last Tuesday.
Mrs. Cash notified Chief Moss p.
Hayes of the police department. and
by his instructions put scraps of pa
per in the cigarette box. Policemen z.
5. MaCabee and w. S. Bryant in plain
clothes watched the place at the ap-
pointed time. They say that Mr. Zemp
picked up the cigarette box and put
it in his pocket without looking at il.
They describe his actions as sus-
picious.
This was the case presented against
MT. Zemp at the investigation. but
there was also presented as collateral
evidence letter he was ALLEGED to
nave written Mrs. Cash a year ago.
in which he said he understood she
was spreading a story about him. and
told her it was slander and that if
she did not make "satisfact ar
rangements" with him he would pros
ecute her
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The work on the Claremont Hotel
is getting on nicely now. Most of the
heating. lighting, gas, telephone and
other apparatus has been installed
and tn" men are well on with the
work of tiling the roof The next
step viii he plastering. 1t now looks
like the work will hc completed in a
little more than n couple Of months.
although ii is extremely doubtful that
anybody save the workmen will eat
Thanksgiving dinner in the building.
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If an audience ot the ovcrfiowine
size that attended the performance OF
Mutt and Jeff'' Thursday night was a
common occurrence there would be
an imperative demand from the the
atre going public for better protec-
tion against fire than the opera house
now affords The exits are not suffi-
ciently large nor is the arrangement
such as to facilitate the rapid clear
ing of the house in case OF emergency
This Is n matter that City Council
should consider.
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Marriage License Record.

William Louis Turbcville and Ad-
die Gibson. white. of Sumter. were is
sued u marriage license Sunday.
Licenses were also issued to the fol
lowing colorcd couples. David Nc
Coy and Millie Johnson OF Clarendon
County. and Ernest Heriot and Ger
trude James OF Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

With the purpose in view of teach
ing the farmers Of this section the
gentle arts of ditch digging and stump
blasting scientifically, the Dupont
Powder Company will on Thursday,
October 11th, have experts here to
impart their knowledge of farming
with high power explosives.
While this scien iflc method CT
farming is not by any means new, in
most sections it Is yet in the expert
mental stage, hence the experts are
being sent throughout the country to
teach the farmers how they them
selves can obtain astonishing results
with the aid Of dynamite. Such a
demonstration was made near here
about year ago, but owing to the in
accessibility of the place selected for
the experiments, and the inclemency
or the weather. only a small crowd
availed themselves of the opportunity
offered them.
This time It Is hoped that a large
crowd will be present where the ex-
periments are to take place promptly
at the time appointed, and in fact 1t
was only by assuring the Dupont
Powder Company OF a large crowd
OF spectators that Mr.. E. S. Des-
Champs. OF the Sumter Hardware
Company, who with the Durant Hard
ware Company. represent the DUPONT
Interests here. succeeded in having
the experts return this year.
AZ to whether or not it will be
worth ones time to learn what the
gentlemen from the Dupont factory
have to show, it might not be amiss
to quote from few of the many VOL
untary testimonials received at the
DUPONT factories during the past year
or two. A Maryland gentleman want
ed fish pond, some 60 per cent IDu-
Pont dynamite provided it for him.
pond 40 100 feet, and two to five
feet deep. He says: 1T cost to blast
$56. a contractor wanted $500 to do
it,
From another letter:
professional blasting is the great
est thing for sub-soiling 1 ever saw"
Just here it will be seen what a
great advantage ditching, blasting,
etc. by dynamite has over the labor
method. There is none Of the incon-
Venience due to having an INSULT
cient force of hands" and the cost is
reduced enormously
In connection with their demon
stration. the Dupont Company get out
many interesting and attractive book
lets, containing actual experiences Of
those who have tried the Dynamite
method" and numerous illustrations
point to the excellent results obtain
ed
IL Is doubtless only a question
OF time before the farmer will be us
ing stick of dynamite instead of two
VI 'HIee piOWS, or hundred or so
shovels, for the same work is accom-
plished at much less cost.
The work of the men conducting
the experiments is certainly worthy Of
all praise and it is hoped by Mr.. Des-
Champs, who had some trouble in
inducing them to return here, that a
large crowd will be present when the
demonstrations begin mt the nlace Of
which Will be named i'm the next dav
or so.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
GEORGIA strike NOT SETTLED
DIR. NEILL's EFFORTS SO FAR
UXAvAILING.
Passenger With Mail Car on Rear
Blocked at Dcaring-Engines Dis
abled nj Union Point.

Augusta. Ca. Oct. 5.-No. rs. Geor-
gia train. arrived at 1.40 this morn
ing with glasses broken in the pas
senger coaches. but with the mail and
Pullman cars unharmed. The con-
ductor was pulled off at Lithonia,
where the mob allowed him to get
back on the train.
AT Dearing he was again taken off
and fiogged. his face showing bruises
and gashes.
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Augusta. Ga. Oct. 4.--So far there
has been nothing TO indicate imme-
diate success OF tho efforts OF DR.. Neill
tc bring the Georgia railroad strike
90 arbitration. He has had three con-
ferences today with the railroad off,
cials and the same number with the
result will be he says he can not
indicate.
Petitions have been received by the
road from Sparta and Thomson ask
Ing that every effort be made to oper-
ate trains, and plendging the support
of the citizens In those places to
keep order.
The morning and midday passenger
trains. carrying mail. moved today
and no report has been made at the
general Offices Of interruption. The
postoffice officials merely say that they
continue to offer the regular mail dis
patches and have no Official knowl-
edge OF any delays today. 1t is known.
though. that the government has
taken Official cognixance OF a mail
train being held up at Dearing last
night.
A freight train which was started
out Of Augusta this morning was held
up and. at the point Of sevoivers.
forced to take q siding and the
switches locked. II 10 still there.
East and westbound passenger trains
we're permitted 10 pas the point
without trouble
Passenger train No. 2s. due to ar
rive In Augusta at 1910. eastern time.
was held up at Dearing again tonight.
but was not thrown into the siding.
a. was the same train last night.
The train was made up In Atlanta,
with mail car on the rear end In or
der to prevent cutting" and when
the engineer was ordered to stop at
Desring he was told ne would be al
lowed &c uncoupie and drill" out the
mall car. which could be brought on
through to Augusta. but no other
cars would DO allowed to move.
Superintendent Brand says he noti-
fed the train crew to bring the
whole train OF nothing to Augusta.
At midnight they had brought MOTH
ing. and the indications are that the
train will remain tied up until day
light.
No shooting has been reported at
Dearing. but the crew on No. rs was
5eered at Greensboro and the con-
ductor hid In one OF the cars. At
Union Point about a dozen shots were
fired at the train. but were evidently
directed In the air. since no giasses
were broken and nobody injured.
Personal violence was not attempted
at Dearing. the train was merely
held up and the crew told not to
try to move anything but the mail
car.
Information from Union Point by
telephone tonight Is that the 10 en-
gines now on sidings there are en-
tirely disabled by all the water hav-
ing been drawn from tenders and
boilers The freight train operated
that far this afternoon was put into
a siding and the rubber hose pipes
under the cars were cut.
People along the Camack and
Macon branches arc beginning to urge
movement Of food supplies.
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SUNAEnOERS TO AMERICANS.
NO DETAILS OF AFFAIR AT LEON
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Longs Men Dispersed Rebel Force En-
Route and Killed 13 Of Enemy.

San Juan Del ur, Mic, Oct. g.
inc town of Leon has surrendered
to the American forces. There is rea-
son to believe that no fighting occur
red, but details of the surrender are
lacking.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

The work on The Imperial" will
probably commence again some time
this week after a lapse of several
weeks. owing 10 the lack Of material.
The material is now expected at any
time and rs soon as it arrives work
will start up again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
FINE ARTS IN FARMING.
MEANS OF HIGH POWER EX-
PLOSIVES.

of Ditch Digging and
Stump Blasting to be Given by Du-
Pont Powder Company Experts
Here on October 11th-What This
Scientific Farming Means to the
Farmer-Astonishing Results OBJ
tained by the New Method Where.
ever Tried.
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SUMTER. S. G, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER g. 1912
BULL MOOSE piOTS,, .,,>. ss-sS

NEEIlNE W. -,JLUMBTA
II.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19
AID sUaKeN TORPEDO BOATS
Telephonic Communication Establlsh-
cd With Submerged Naval vss-
sells In German Harboe.

German torpedo boats are all
equipped with newly designed subma-
rine telephone attachments. This ap-
paratus is attached to the outside OF
the boat just forward OF the tower.
II the boat Is sunk, an ofYicer releases
the apparatus, which floats to the sur
face OF the water by means OF tho
buoy, which Is an essential part OF
the equipment This can be picked
up by any other boat in the vicinity
and telephone communication b
thus established with the sunken
craft
During some recent naval manoeu-
vers In the harbor Of Kiel. the Ger
man submarine u" was sunk, with
a crew OF IS men on board. Tels-
phonic communication was at once es-
tablished with the rescuers. TO whom
the commander OF the disabled vessel
reported that the crew was In no I'm
mediate danger. as oxygen for ~
hours was available.
For three hours the crew lay pris-
oners al the bottom OF the harbor. All
this time a running Are Of talk was
kept up with the rescuers, whose
work was directed much more effec-
lively than II they had been compelled
to work blindly and without advice
from below.
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In a Puddle.

4 New Yorker who put up n a
country hotel in the middle west was
much impressed by the def skill OF a
brisk waitress who attended him. AZ
breakfast she waved a glass pitcher
over some steaming hot buckwheat
cakes that she had just placed before
him.
Syrup"
please"
How will you have it--round an
round or in a puddle?"
Pardon me. but / don't"
Round az round. or in q pud
dle?"
In AIN a-puddle. ! think"
Whereupon the golden stream began
its sticky descent in tho center OF the
cakes. AS she poured. the waitress
eyes embraced the New Yorker in q
contemplative glance.
Some prefers 1t round an round, :
she explained. but likes ii best In
a puddle. llarper's Magazine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19
COULDN'T QUALIFY IN Bos;s.
Well Dressed Stranger comn.,,,
Walk to City Because lseI.a b
Social STANDING.

II happened In one OF thoss ..,
Of Boston which are affected ~
street railway mems strike :" as
A man driving a handsouo
mobile drew up to the curh |S'a
stopped. @t
A well-dressed stranger wa, =
ing by. ~''
Good morning" said thu =,
driver pleasantly. quo
The stranger paused.
Good morning." he Responded
May I ask II you have nm T..
ton OF walking all the way sos
town." ~O'e
Thank you for your Interest. =.
pedestrian replied. Il know o,
other way Of getting there" "
Pardon me-" said the driver t.,
may ! ask your fathers f,mU ny
manner"
The stranger looked surprised
MY father IL a Dabster."
"And your mother?"
my mother was q Dengle."
The driver hesitated.
Possibly you have sister who M.
ried into one OF our old New En,I,,,
families?"
81 have no sister"
"Or a brother?"
my brother married q Schmidt
The driver sighed.
Il deeply regret your deficiency :,
ancestry" he said. Il mean, 20 oss,
you a seat In my motor car. bu, q,
member OF one OF the oldes, Boso,
families I have no right to take Az,
social chances. Good day. sir"
And the car rolled away.
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WHAT MADE MERRIvALE LATE
stopped by Donkey" and cou'dnr os'
Past In limo to Catch Train
for Home.

"How many children have you. Mrs.
Merrivale?"
"Three-two boys and a girl"
That's fine. congratulate you.
Thank you. You must come out
and see them some time. Everybody
says they're the dearest little things
that ever were. must tell you what
nv Oldest boy-Harry-said when his
father came home late last night"
WAS Mr.. Merrivale late last night!'
Late to dinner. | mean. Oh. he was
all right Harry met him at the door
and said:
Papa, you ought to be ashamed OF
yourself. We've been waiting more
than half an hour for you
That was very clever"
"Oh, no. 1t wasn't Harry's remark
that was clever, but thought his IA
theirs reply was rather interesting. He
bent down and kissed the dear little
fellow and said: 1 couldn't help II.
dear. l was stopped in the street by
donkey and couldn't get past him In
time to catch my train. I've been
wondering ever since what Jack could
have meant"
Very curious, met him when he
was on his way home last night and
stopped and talked TO him for quite
a while, but he didn't say anything TO
me about a donkey"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19
ELECTRICAL
@NOTES1bl

There are sixteen cables across the
North Atlantic ocean.
The British postofice controls $780,
900 miles of telephone wires.
Electricity Is being successfully
used in France to ripen cheese.
In all European Russia there are
only 81 electrical distributing stations.
The automatic telephone service is
a success in Havana. where there are
1000 subscribers.
Ships on the Atlantic ocean are
supplied with weather information
from the station on top OF Eiffel
tower.
The latest lightning conductor 10
a braid OF fine copper wires. II In said
TO be more efficient than the older
forms.
I.inemen working in the wiIds of
Washington wear red coats to prevent
their being mistaken for wild animals
by hunters.
Roller skates propelled by two-cylin-
der motors Of one-Quarter horsepower
are a French invention. the fuel tank
being worn on q belt
An electrically heated tray for
keeping food warm while II 10 being
served Ia one of the newest ideas in
the line Of electric heaters.
Tourist trains on one OF the Pacific
railroads are equipped with electrical
cooking appliances and travellers are
encouraged to make use Of them.
In one Of the newest electric N.
lures the amount Of illumination shed
by lamp 10 controlled by merely
turning the shade to one side or an
ether.
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A Fatal Mistake.

William Walter Virgins was hi,
name. By his newly adopted proces
sion he was an ONCE boy. and vu
getting on nicely. The telephone, ho.
ever. presented difficulties TO W "
W.. and no effort OF his could tame u.
instrument 10 his own needs
The other day. when the boss va
out at lunch. the telephone bell ,ans
loudly. William rushed to answer 4.
changing call.
"Hallo!" cried he. "Who goes ,herer
Willie was also Boy Scout, yM
see.
I'm one hundred and FIVE" can.
the reply over the line.
Then, old chap" answered The O..
Ace boy cheerfully. Its abou, tin.
you were dead"
Williams job Is now vacalt-A,
swers.