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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-24
SUMTER 8. g, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER a. 1918
RETURN OF DIAz.
MAY MEAN COMPLIANCE WITH
WILSON'S DEMAND.
United States Will Not Hasten to
Recognize Diaz If He is Elected
Will Act Part of Spectator.

Washington, Sept. 19.-News that
Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio
Diaz, had been recalled to Mexico to
become the candidate Of the faction of
provisional President Huerta in the
coming presidential election aroused
much interest here today in official
circles
The general feeling was that the
return of Diaz meant compliance
with President Wilson's principal de-
mand--that Gen. Huerta should not
be candidate. So far as auguring an
era of peace, however, the outlook
was described as discuraging.
While the American government is
on record with promise to extend
re re4ogntion to the government set up
by a legal and free election, it is said
to be practically certain that the
United States would not hasten to
recognize Diaz if he were elected, but
would wait in accord with the pre-
cedents of President Hayes adminis-
tratiOn to determine whether the re-
sulting government was strong
enough to maintain peace and guar
antee international obligations.
The policy of strict neutrality with
respect to expectation of arms and
munitions Of war from this country,
however, will be continued until rec
ognition is actually extended. The
fact that the cOnstitutionalist faction
regards Diaz as being jointly respon-
sible with Huerta for Madero's down
fall, 1t is thought here, will mean a
sharpening Of the contest between the
warning factions.
Just what course the United States
will pursue in scrutinizing the COM
ing election has not been definitely
decided. The claim of the Huerta
government that, while it does not
control all the States of the north, it
does directly have jurisdiction over
the districts containing the great bulk
Of the Mexican population, has ham,
pered United States officials in pre-
dfcting What their attitude might. be.
Certain it is, however, officials say,
that II the election Isl conducted un-
der military auspices and with large
garrisOns at the polls, the American
government is not likely to construe
the result as having been accomplish
ed by fair and free election.
The attitude Of the United States
for the next few weeks is likely to
be that Of an interested spectator with
John Lind being retained at Vera
Cruz, however, to show the world
generally that the United States
stands ready 20 assist in the situation
by pacific means if it's friendly Of
ffices are desired.
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STORM SWEEPS CONWAY.
CYCLONE CAUSES GREAT PROP.
ERTY LOSS IN HORRY COUN.
TY.
No Lives Lost, but Several Had Mar.
row Escapcs-Many Buildings
Damaged.

Conway, Sept. 1S.-MOving in q
northeasterly direction ard hewing a
course about one-half mile wide. a
terrible cyclone swept north Conway
this afternoon at clock and left
ruin and desolation in it's wake. Willie
no lives were lost, several scapel as
though by miracle.
The little daughter Of w. w. Russ,
while on her way home, encountered
the storm and was rolled about in the
street. She was rescued by a lady and
received little injury. Mrs. T. j. Bell
had Just left her home when the
roof was torn away. She ESCAPED un-
injured. There may be Others who
received injuries about one mile from
town, where. it is reported, severaI
negro houses were demolished. y .
rain is still falling in torrents y
these rumors can not be con- y
The property loss will r9 6, 20
thousands Of dollars. g
few minutes beforg = lock a
tiny black cloud app ~ I'm the
southwest, and a dis. e roaring
sound was heard in that direction.
Within few moments it completely
covered the heavens, the roaring in
creased and darkness fell. With the
fury of a giant the storm burst upon
that section Of the town, moving at
the rate Of approximately so miles an
hour. Buildings were demolished,
houses were unroofed, timbcrs and
shingles were hurled in midair, trees
were twisted from their stumps or
torn from their roots and chilnneys
toppled. The storm was accOmIan
by a heavy rainfall which has con-
tinued periodically for several hours.
The streets are rivulets of water.
The new Episcopal church, which
was in the process of erection, was
completely demolished. The high
school building was considerably dam
aged. while the residences of T. ].
Bell and the Rev. ID. A. Calhoun were
Lnroofed. The Burroughs hospilhl
had the shingles and sheeting OF the
roof considerably torn, while an ad-
Jacent building was unroofed. a tree
fell across the residence Of j. T.
Mitchell. The residences of A. w.
Barrett and Chas. Dusenbury were
more or less injured.
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sent away by the police had not Bob
ert AdamsOn, the dead mayors sec
retary, forbidden it,
Let the children come into the
house." he said "They were the
mayors best friends"
The order was carried out. A few
minutes later the children left with
tears in their eyes
The motion picture theatres Of the
city, 900 in number, will be closed
Monday during the progress of Mayor
Gaynor's funeral. The proprietors at
"A meeting today decided to pay the
dead mayor this unique tribute.
Mayor Kline announced tonight that
in appreciation of the extraordinary
honors paid to the late mayor by the
lord mayor and corporation Of the
city of Liverpool. as well as the citi-
zens of that city, Mrs. Gaynor has re-
Qucsted to have the British flag en-
tWined with the American flag in
Trinity church during the services
Monday. In further appreciation the
British consul and his aides have
been asked to occupy seats in the
church with the family.
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"PIE" DISTRIBUTION DISCUSSED?
EX.GOvcrnOr Evans Sees President
Ozark Horse" RumOrs.

washington, Sept. 1S.-Former
Governor John Gary Evans, Of Spar
tanburg, was caller at the White
House today and saw President Will
son. On leaving, Mr.. Evans said that
the visit was merely one of courtesy
and that his only business here was
as counsel in the Spartanburg case be-
fore the interstate commerce COM
mission. There is an impression, how
ever, that South Carolina patronage
was touched upon in the conversa-
ton.
AS the senate adjourned today un-
til Monday there can be no nolnina-
tions before next week, when Some
thing will probably drop"
The name of the Former Governor
has been mentioned here in dark
horse" rumOrs connected with the dis
trict attOrneyship.
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INQUEST REVEALS SAD STORY
Domestic Trouble Alleged Cause of
spartanburg WOman's Suicide.

Spartanburg, Sept. 1S.-Mrs. Ber
tina Wymbs. 26 years Of age, who end
ed her life yesterday by inhaling chic
roform, was driven To suicide. ac
cording to the testimony of ncighbor
women at the inquest today by her
husbands threat To throw her ont iu
the street IL he found her at home
when he returned i'm the evening
The tragedy was the climax Of a long
scr'cs of quarrels between the man
and his wife. caused. according To "A
statement Wymbs IL alleged To have
made. by her jcalously of him.
In farewell message, pinned to
the cot on which her body was
round, Mrs. Wymbs ahsolved her nus
hand from blame for her suicide,
saying their quarrels were her fault.
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COTTON RECEIPTS HEAVY.
Maycsvillc Market Prices Good and
Town Is Flooded With Cotton.

Mayesville. Sept. 20.-The Mayes-
VILE cotton market has been strong
er this season than i'm many years and
more cotton has been marketed TO
date than in Il long time. Recepts
To- date are about 1000 bales. The
prices here have kept up with all OF
the ncighboring markets and are bet
Ter than In most places. The con-
tlnual rains of this week have put 4
stop to picking but the gins have been
running as usual and large am )unt
oi cotton has been sold. There Is
practically no storing as yet.
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CROPS POOR AT REMBERT.
Students Leave for Various COLLEGES
Teachers Also Leaye-Personal

IcacherS Also LeaVe-PerSOnal
News.
Rembert, Sept. 19.-It rains and
rains So that it begins to be serious
with cotton. Much of the cotton in
this county is late in opening, due
to cold June and cool fall, suppose.
The pea crop is very ordinary, due
to dry weather, but a warm October
may give us full crop.
Potatoes commercially known as
Vans, are only good, and can not
possibly make a full crol.
Nearly all the young people are
gone, some to school, others, Jesse
h. Jackson and COurtenay Atkinson,
to teach, in Columbia and Winnsboro.
Theresa Sanders to Greenville, i'm the
female college. Bush Jackson did not
come home this summer, but went
from Washington back to college.
All our boys, We are proud of them,
are making good. All of us have seen
tunity offered for an education, let IT,
pass unimproved, but not SO with our
boys. The last to leave us was Par
ker Sanders only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Sanders, who left tho
other day for Clemson.
Miss Bessie Lenoir and her broth
er. whit, paid us flying visit the
other day.
Eugene Lenoir is spending some
time with relatives in our COM
munity.
Some people we know are very sor-
ry that Christine Davis would go to
schoo2.
Ihe health Of our community is
me. "IIagood."
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columbia, s. G..

columbia, S. G.
House, Grossman & Vorhaus, lis
broadway, New York, y. Y; Your
wire. No such case has ever arisen
in this State within my knowledge. If
you are referring to Thaw case, will
state that if he were in this State no
such papers would be granted for his
return to New York, no matter what
the showing might be, unless our 10
cal physicians here first adjudged him
insane.
Cole l.. Blease, Governor"
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Vol. XXXVII. No. 8.
S. c. MEN SEE PRESIDENT.
DELEGATION FROM STATE PRE-.
SENT THEIR VIEWS ON CROP
FUND.
senator Smith Takes Party I'm to See
WI "n and They Tell Him How
r ..eral Money is Being Used 9th.
-rwise Than Was Intended by
President.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-A delega-
ton of well known cotton planters.
in charge of Senator E. d. Smith of
South Carolina, today called at the
Whlte House and in the presence of
President Wilson and Secretary Nc
Adoo made an earnest appeal for a
more equitable distribution of the
governments $5O,OOO,0OO crop mov-
ing fund.
In the delegation were besides Sem
ator Smith, E. w. Dabbs, president
of the South Carolina Cotton Grow
eT Ociation; j. H. Patten, also Of
Carolina, general counsel for
6sociation; r. M. Cooper Of South
tolina and j. c. Kennett and S.
4. HOBBS, the two latter large cot
ton planters in North Carolina. AS
explained by Mr.. Patten much of the
money that is being loaned by the gov
ernment is not distributed according
to the way the cotton growers would
desire. 1t is learned that much Of
this money is going into the hands
of the actual buyer, while y very
small part of it is being loaned to
farmers who need it now to get their
cotton picked and ready for sale.
1t is this phase of the situation, Mr..
Patten said. which is causing leaders
in the movement serious considera-
ton. The money should 60 to the
people who actually make and mar
ket the crop and not to the men who
merely buy the staple after it Is
ginned.
Mr. Patten calls for immediate at
tention. Senator Smith is equally in
sistent that the money be fairly and
equally loaned to those who are able
to put up the proper capital and Sc
cure 1t from the banks. He fought
most aggressively when the matter
of loaning this money to the banks
was first brought up and cortiuued
to insist that the South get her share
in the distribution.
Another matter that was brought
up at the White House conference
was the question of making this loan
ing of funds an annual thing. Mr..
Patten believes that IL the govern
ment will decide upon a policy of
yearly loans much embarrassment
hitherto encountered by large plant
ers will be obviated. Nothing def
mite was decided upon but the mat
ter will be thoroughly considered by
Secretary McAdoo and the president
during the next few days. Every
portion of the South will be benefited
If that amount Of actual cash is loan
ed to the man who makes the crop.
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PROHIBITIONIsT PARDONED.
Gov. Craig Liberatcs Antl-SaioOn
I,cagc Superintendent.

Raleigh, y. c.. Sept. 19.-Governor
Craig today granted full pardon to
the Rev. IL. L. Davis. state superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saloon League.
recently convicted In the Wake su-
perior court on charge Of assault
and battery. insufficient evidence had
been presented against the Rev. Mr.
Davis. the governor said.
Many prominent citizens Of North
Carolina had asked Governor Craig
to pardon the convicted man. among
them Secretary ot the Navy Daniels
and Cnited states Senator'S Simmons
and OveTInGn.
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Consolidated Aug. 8, 1881.
MURDERER SEEKS DEATH.
FATHER" SCHMIDT SAYS HE
WANTS TO GO TO ELECTRIC
CHAIR.
Probe of Priests Past Throws Light
OH Murder-ThOught He Was Plan
ming q Series of Murders.

New York. Sept. 19.-Hans Schmidt,
slayer of Anna Aumuller, asked for
death in statement today.
THE district attorney wants me to
go to the electric chair and want to
CO." he said. What's the use of de-
laying?"
Whats the difference IL I killed
one or half a dOzen?" asked Schmidt
this afternoon.
1t was the first opportunity the
newspaper men had to talk with the
prisoner. The priest made a number
Of startling statements.
why don't you put me in the cleo
trio chair?" he demanded. 1.-THE dis
trict attorney wants me to go to the
electric chair and 1 want to 60 and
what's the use of all this delay. /
have faced death many a time and I
will face death in the eectric chair
without moving muscle"
Schmidt was asked about the mur-
der Of Alma Kellner, in Louisville.
Il could convince the Louisville
authorities that l murdered that lit
tie girl" he asserted, but that would
be false and laughable."
Schmidt afterwards expressed ideas
on the taking of human life that fitted
In the theory OF Inspector Faurot,
In charge of the murder investigation,
that the renegade priest might have
been planning a series Of homicides.
He declared himself q believer in
eunthanasia and that he would be do
ing right in taking the lives of the
crippled and OF persons undergoing
mental or physical suffering, detec-
tives who talked with him thus re-
ported.
Il believe 1 would be carrying out
Gods WILL" Schmidt said, 'if 1 put
out of this world all such people"
Faurot's suspicious of Schmidt's
possible homicide plans were strength
ened by the discovery among
Shmidts effects of a book OF physi-
CANS death certificates and other
blanks necessary In disposing of the
dead. Schmidt declared these only
were for use in the case Of Anna
Aumuller. He had stolen the certifi-
Gates from reputable physician up
town. he told the detectives, because
he first had intended to kill the girl
in way that would make it appear
she had died a natural death.
"Schmidts papers have given us so
clues" said Faurot today, "any of
which Is liable to turn up something
new about his activities. His industry
was amazing and his resourcefulness
wonderful, but / am unable to say
now whether we caught him at the
beginning or at the end of series Of
homicides."
The parts of Anna Aumullers body
picked up in the Hudson river and
Kept In Hoboken for the inquest of
the New Jersey authorities held last
night, were brought here today ant,
placed in the Bellevue morgue. A cor
oner's examination OF the body pre-
paratory to the New York inquest will
be held tomorrow.
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WOULDN'T TAKE TIE DARE.
coroner Holds Inquest: Baseball Bat
WicldCr Goes to Jail

Darlington, Sept. 1S.-During a
game of baseball vest Nrday after
noon on Mr.. j. y. Kirvin's farm, near
Darlington, while engaged i'm Il heat
ed discussion, n large negro held 4
bat ont and dared small negro TO hit
him him. The Coroner's jury held an
inquest today and the small negro is
III jail at Darlington.
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Marria3C License Record.

Licenses to marry have been issued
to Mr. T.. II. Mcconnell and Miss
Mae Lee Of sumter. Also to John
Ludd and Pleasant Harlin of Priva-
tcor. VIM. Kemp and Alice Sloan of
Rembert ana Allen King ard Sam
my Robinson of Sumter.
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a license 10 marry has been issued
gomery, colored, OF Mayesville.
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WOULD NOT GRANT REQUISI1TON
Governor Blease Says Thaw Would
not BE Released to Officers Here
Unless Declared Insane.

Columbia, Sept. 19.-Gov Blease
received a telegraphic inquiry from
lawyers in New York this morning
asking if South Carolina had ever
applied for or given extradition of
escaped lunatic or Of insane person
charged with crime. In reply the
governor said no such case had ever
arisen in this State within his knowl-
edge and added that if the inquiry
referred to the Thaw case, that if he
were in this State no papers would
be granted for his return to New
York unless local physicians first ad-
judged him insane.
The following are copies of the
kilograms:
New York.
His Excellency, the Governor Of
the state Of South Carolina, Colum-
bia, S. c.: Has South Carolina ever
applied for or given extradition of
escaped lunnatic or Of insane person
charged with crime? If so, please
give date and particulars. Please
wire answer Immediately at our cx-
pcnse to House, Grossman & Vorhau us
l15 Broadway, New York.
House, Grossman e. Vorhaus"
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Suffered Eczoma FIFTY Yeaxs-WsaD
Seems . long time to endure the
awful burning. itching. smarting.
skin disease known az letter." an
other name for Eczema. Seems
good to realize also. that DR.. Hob
sons Eczema Ointment has proven
a perfect cure.
Mrs. D. L. Kenney writes. 81 can
not sufficiently express my thanks
to you for your DR.. Hobson's Ec-
zema Ointment. 1t has cured my
letter. which has troubled me for
over fifty years" ALI druggists. or
by mail SOC.
Pfeiffer Chemical Co.
st. Louis. Mo. philadelphia, Penn.
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not be visible in America, being
designed to keep peace in the Bal
kans. Withal, the astronomical
phenomena of the month will. it is
hoped. be sufficient to drive the
two United States senators from
Louisiana into line with the party
And then October will return.
With beauty everywhere,
And maybe congress will adjourn.
To take the autumn air.
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Mothers, Have Your Children Any
Worms

Alotisels, Have Your Children ANY
Worms
Are they feverish. restless. ner-
vous. irritable. dizzy OF constipat-
ed. Do they continually pick their
nose or grind their teeth. Have they
cramping pains. irregular and raw
enous appetite. These are all signs
of worms. Worms not only cause
your child suffering. but stunt its
mind and grwoth. Give ''Kickapoo
Worm Killer At once. 1t kills and
removes the worms. improves your
child's appetite. regulates stomach.
liver and bowels. The symptoms
disappear and your child IL made
happy and healthy. as nature in
tended. All druggists or by mail
Use.
Kickapoo Indian Medicine co.
philadelphia. Pa. st. Louis. MO.
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lununuuluu1lnll
A.. ,. hrou a,
NeN' on" IN .o,or,
vol e''Ao 49, 49, ,ntar In tho rice
IT., u,,, bring ber
~. =, nm the
e'' 'e
The fragrant cider press will flow
with drink from the celestial mill
and the blood red sassafras will
show its new slit skirt upon the
hill. The sad and melancholy boy
Will wend his heavy way to school,
and none but willow bugs will toy
around the vacant swimming hole.
The teacher, looking stern and prim
will closethe windows and the door,
and the captives, safely shut within
will sing from page 234. And the
mournful juvenile will bawl in
lusty baritone and bass, the hot and
salty tears will fall from rivulets
upon his face, the mists of sur
fering will fog the one-ume luster
in his eye, and when he thinks OF
his dog he'll give one final whoop
and die.
A new and better brand OF air
music from tho county fair will
softly float unon the breeze. sweet
altar will sail the sky to
render beautiful the night. and
IN. nasts of summertime will die
and turn their mandibIes upright.
Tho farmer who had seven hogs
will trada tbem for a touring car.
the distant cborusinp of dogs will
,obo dreamiIv afar and tho frog
wi,, h.,,ow his fareweu and deft-
,v hrrrow in tho mold tho hiok.
ar, Vol. drama tb. dell i'm tender
os gold ,ha nawnaw tros
will nu tho ,sIe with nossum mad
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vii, tou.h tho swa,e WITH swaat
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summer siris nave Di' nAa w.
n ia &, a,v v,on5ar than
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fire.
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rh., zach ona ,al,. ,non hi.
,vra
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Accuse ~. .,n..- In hi. MIGHT
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McAdanns,


II, say. the summer shall be long.
Or If the blue.
Soft skies of fall
Shall cast their glory over all
/ would not wonder what to do.
If but knew.
If / but knew,
What morn the sun shall diml.
spring
Up from his couch. soft-shadowing
The wildwood through.
And in the tall,
Gold corn the quail shall sweetly
call.
l would not wait this verse or two
If l but knew.
If l but knew
My song would rise above the dust
And fill with glory when it bust.
AS stars bedew.
The arch of space,
And startled angels eyes would
trace
The stick swift-falling from view.
If / but knew,
If l but knew
To what safe heights 1t might as
pire.
l would not daily with my Tyre.
But sound q true.
Blithe blast for fall
Like that which tumbled down the
vail
or Jericho, when the trumpet blew.
If but knew.
September was the seventh month
In the old Roman calendar. and
therefore took it, name from the
Latin septem (seven). This brought
Labor day around In midsummeL
when it was too hot to march far
enugh to make much Of an i'm
preston ON capital. and the Roman
unions subsequently had it made
the ninth month. It y said that
the effect was extremely crafty
ing. The endurance OF everyone
marching increased. capital was
cowed, and wages went up.
The name September has always
been popular. and the only attempt
ever made to remove it from the
calendar resulted in one of the
worst riots In history. This oc-
Cured in the time fof Germanious,
the tyrant. who sought to give his
own name to the month. as the
Caesars had given their names to
July and August. soon after the
change was made there was an
uprising among the poets, the song
fined instincts, and Germanicus was
chased back into Germany. suffer-
ing the loss of most Of his men
and his royal coat tail. The name
September was then restored to
every stone and bronze from which
it had been expunged. and no one
else has ever tempered with 1t.
There is no other time of year
So welcome as the season nigh,
When the haze gets in the atmoe
phere
And the pumpkin vine begins tt
pie.
The very thought OF all that goes
With this delightful time of veal
Makes poets tingle to their toes
And sweetly smile from ear t
They fall upon their eager Tyres.
AS lightly as a ton Of brick
And poesy's immortal fires
Light up the country might
quick.
The reason II not far to find
or on a glad and coming day tn
Autumn wind will get behind ant
blow our trials all away. The fes
tive calf will buck and dance O
10y of breezes. cool and sweet. thu
quail will waken from his trance
and whistle from his wild retreat
h. fOnn1
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For 6a1e On Easy Terms, or Rent
Five room house With bath. three
blocks from postoffics. w. J. john
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