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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
SWALLOWS BICHLoRIDE TABLET.
Columbia Man Takes Slow Poison by
Mistake.

Columbia. Nov. 3.-Herbert G.. An
derson. president and treasurer OF the
South Eastern Audit Company. Is ly-
Ing at a local hospital tonight in "a
dying condition as the result of swal E.
lowing a bichoride OF mercury tab
let. supposedly by mistake. He was
operated on. but physicians fear that
he will not survive the night.
Mr.. Anderson camo in from Sumter
on Sunday night and registered at a
local hotel. A friend going to his
room this morning discovered him in
great agony and In apparently q criti
cal condition. lie was rushed to "a To-
cal hospital. where physicians used
every means In trying To give him re q.
lief. IL developed that Sunday night
he took "a bichlOride OF mercury tab.
let and IL got in Us poisonous results
Tor nearly ten hours before ne was
discovered and relief given him.
Coming here two years ago from ST.
Louis. Mr.. Anderson organized the
audit company. OF which ne Is presi-
dent and treasurer. He Is "A widower
with two children. little Misses Lu-
eille and Adelaide Anderson. People
In different parts OF the country have
fingered for days after swallowing the
deadly biehloride OF mercury tablets.
and their experiences AS they watched
certain death creeping upon them
have filed columns IN newspapers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
HOOK WORMS AFTER ORIENTALS
Populations of China, India and
Japan Badly Afflicted.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Latest s:atis-
tics furnished by the Carnegie COM
mission. the commissioner general
said, showed that the hook worm Is
prevalent in twO-thirds of China, In
many places running from 70 to 76
per cent among the farming popula-
ton; that from 60 to 80 per cent OF
Indias 300,OOO.O0O people have it, and
that it is widely prevalent in Japan,
where the percentage of infection is
believed to be high. although exact
figures were not given. In Malay,
Ceylon. Samoa and the Philippine Is
lands also, the disease exists to con-
siderable degree, he said. The At
lantic coast immigration, Mr.. Camin-
ETH added. would not have to be
watched so closely. as the malady does
not exist in Europe to any great ex-
tent, being as a rule confined to mi
nors there.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
HIGH HONOR FOR BLUE.
College for Surgeons to Make Head
of Public Health Service q Fellow.

Washington. Nov. 3.--Three gov.
ernment officials-Charles F. Stokes,
surgeon general OF the navy: George
III. Torney, surgeon general OF the
army. and Rupert Blue. surge on gen.
eral of the public health service
will be created fellows of the Amer
lean College. Surgeons at the arst
convention OF the organization in Chi
cago November 13.
This Is the highest honor In the
gift Of the medical profession and is
to be conferred upon 500 physicians
who have been selected because OF
their scientific achievements and un-
questionable ethical standing.
The college was organized here last
May and Is similar to the Royal Col
lege OF Physicians and Surgeons of
London. Its object Is to protect the
public against unethical practices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
AND RUINATION.' -
Doleful Predictions Made When
Interstate Commerce Commission
Was Created.

Norman Hapgood, in Hapers Week
ly.)
Representative Glass made a good
point against the bankers who have
been fighting the Currency BILL and
their political allies by quoting, in
his opening speech in favor Of the bill,
from the opinions of the notable sem
ators OF another generation concern
ing the Interstate Commerce Com
mission bill. Senator HOar said that
1t would be destructive to great busi-
ness interests" Senator Aldrich, that
Ii would "demoralize the whole COM
merce of the country" Senator Plat,
OF Connecticut, that it would ruth
lessly demoralize business" Senator
Leland Stamford, that it would be
most disastrous to the various busi-
ness interests Of the country" and
Senator Joseph Il. Brown, Of Georgia,
that it would seriously cripple the
great railroad interests of the country
and destroy the property invested in
by hundreds of thousands of people"
The National Republican, of Washing
ton, said: 1T is fair to suppose that
congress did not intend to wreck rail.
ways, ruin communities. destroy pri-
vate property. impoverish whole sec
tions OF the country. give foreign trad
ers the advantage over home ones, dis
criminate over one port in favor of
another. advance the interests of the
Canadian Railways, or re-enact the
Civil Rights bill, yet it did all these
things when 1T passed the bill entitled
a Bill to Regulate Commerce. Mr..
Glass might have quoted from Dick
ems Hard Times" to show how Of
ten the miliers of Coketown had been
ruined" Ruined when inspectors
insisted that they should not chop up
so many people, ruined when 1t was
suggested that the child-workers
should be sent to school. ruined when
1t was hinted that there ought to be
less smoke. And their final threats
was that, rather than submit to an
other regulation they would pitch
their property into the Atlantic"
Four years from now, IL congress
proposes to amend the Glass Owen
Act, our bankers who are now pre-
dieting all sorts Of dire results will
protest that the Act as it stands is an
admirable one and should not be
tampered with.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
WAR on CATTLE TICK.
Representative Farmers and Agri-
; cultural Experts to Gather I'm CO.
lumbia, November sth.

Columbia. Nov S.-Representative
farmers and agricultural experts have
been called to meet i'm Columbia No.
vember to discuss plans for the fight
against cattle tick i'm South Caro-
lima The meeting win very proba-
bly, be held in the hall of the house
OF representatives at the State house
Government officials will attend and
deliver addresses.
IL Is expected that the conference
will result in a petition to the gen.
erai assembly asking that an appro-
priation of $4,000 be made for the
light against the tick in South Caro-
Ina The tick has been eliminated
from Is counties by agents of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture and Clemson college. Congress-
man Lever, chairman of the house
committee on agriculture, has prom
ised to meet the South Carolina ap-
propritaion dollar for dollar, with a
fund to be given by the national de-
nsrtment.
Plans are. under way for placing
expert live stock men in the coun.
6 where the tick has been driven
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
AN EPOCH IN STATE TAXATION.
Supreme Court Sustalns Massachu-
sets Foreign Corporation Tax.

Supreme Court Sustalns Massachu.
setts Foreign Corporation Tax.
Washington, Nov. 3.-After years
of vain endeavor by State authorities
to tax foreign corporations doing bus
mess within their borders Massachu.
setts has solved the problem. The Su.
preme Court today sustained as con.
! stitutional the Massachusetts foreign
corporation tax law of 1909. Chief
Justice White and Justice Vandevan.
ter and Pitney dissenting.
The decision was regarded by many
who heard Justice Day deliver 1t as
marking an epoch in State taxation.
The Massachusetts law provides
that every foreign corporation an
nually shall pay an excise tax Of one
fifteenth OF one per cent of it's author.
lied stock. Justices Day, Holmes. Nc
Kenna, Lurton, Hughes and Lamar
interpreted this to mean almost the
same as the Federal corporation law
which avoided previous errors by care
full phraseology. They held that this
meant a tax on the privilege Of do
ing business within the State and not
tax on the property Of the corpor-
alton outside this State.
Though no dissenting opinion was
delivered, the report was current dur
ing the day that tho dissenting mem
bers Of the Court held the case to be
virtually identical with the Western
Union and Pullman cases from Kan
sas. wherein Kansas tax on foreign
corporations was held unconstitutional
few years ago. Justice Day directed
much OF his argument to this point.
lie said that the Kansas cases involv-
cd taxes upon capital stock represent
ing property both I'm and out OF the
State, the law thus imposing u burden
on interstate commerce. He pointed
out the business of tho Western Union
and the Pullman Company was com
today the business Of ono company
was mining and the other manufac-
turing only incidentally connected
with Interstate commerce. He said
that the Massachusetts law was not
to be interpreted as taxing Interstate
commerce or as applying to foreign
corporations engaged wholly in inter-
state commerce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
WILL NAME SENATOR.
Alabama Governor Convinced He
Has Power to Appoint JOhnstOn's
Successor.

Birmingham, Nov. 3.-Gov, Emmet
ONeal in Birmingham today an
nounced that he will appoint a sena i.
tor from Alabama in place of Con-
gressman Henry d. Clayton, who re-
Gently gave up the appointment to re-.
main in the house at President Will
sons request. Gov. ONeal said that
legal opinion just rendered by one
of his advisers convinced him more
firmly than ever that he had the
right to make the appointment, I'd
that he is entitled to have the uues-
tion formally passed upon by the sem
ate,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
Declare War OH Colds.

A crusade of education which aims
that common colds may become un-
common within the next generation"
has been begun by prominent New
York physicians. Here is a list Of the
"don'ts' which the doctors say will
prevent the annual visitation of the
cold:
Don't sit i'm draughty car"
Don't sleep i'm hot rooms"
Don't avoid the fresh air."
Don't stuff yourself at meal time.
OVereating reduces your resistance"
To which we would add--when you
take cold get rid of il as quickly
as possible. TO accomplish that you
VIII find Chambcrlain's Cough Rem
Guy most excellent. Sold by all deal
crS.-Adyt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
GO BACK TO CAPITOL.
Foreign Ministers Return to Mexico
City.

Vera Cruz, Nov. 3.-The German.
Norwegian and Russian ministers,
who have been comforting with Mr..
Lind. tonight left for Mexico City. The
United States battleship Michigan has
returned here after placing Gen. Felix
Diaz aboard the steamer Esperanza
for Habana.
II is reported at military headquar,
ters that a band Of 200 rebels. In COM
.mand of Hilario salas. appeared this
morning near Tlacotalpah and burned
n large sugar plantation. They cap
tured two rich planters whom they
are holding for ransom. Federal troops
attacked the rebels this afternoon but
the result of the lighting is not known.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
FTNAL BRIEF IN THAW CASE.
Attorneys Attack Jerome and His
Language In Their Last Argument.

Attorneys Attack Jerome and His
Language In Their Last Argument.
Concord, N. Il. Nov. 3.-The final
brief for Harry X. Thaw, the fugitive
from the New York State Hospital for
the Criminal Insane, in connection
with his efforts to resist extradition
from New Hampshire to New York
was filed with Gov. Felker today.
The brief states that the requisition
is not in accordance with the rules of
practice. that the laws of New York
were violated in obtaining the indict-
ment and that the requisition is not
made in good faith.
The activity or William Travers Je-
rome in securing: the indictment and
his language at the hearings before
Gov. Felker are attacked. The brief
says:
1.-THE language used is bullying and
threatening and could be used for no
other purpose than the silly thought
to intimidate your excellency. The
very unusual and uncalled for extrava-
giant language indicates a personal
private purpose and is not consistent
with the simple, dignified discharge of
public duty"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
CATTLE SCARCITY DEPEORED.

Columbia, Nov. 4.--"Fighting Bob"
La Toilette. member Of the United
States senate from Wisconsin, and said
to be the original Progressive germ
in the United States, sat in the Colum-
bia club last night following his ad-
dress at the Columbia theatre. num-
ching crackers and drinking iced
milk, while he discussed many mat
ters, economic and political, with sew
eral young men Of Columbia Senator
La Toilette is a free and easy con-
versationalist and is a deep student
of all things that tend to upbuild the
community. This was shown by the
general tenor of his questions. He
will leave Columbia early today.
South Carolina is very much inter-
ested just now in the fight on the cat
tie tick and about the first subject
touched last night by Senator La Fol-
lette at his informal reception was the
lack OF cattle in South Carolina. He
had noticed this condition, he said,
while riding through the State. Ef-
forts now being made to drive out
the tick were explained to the sena-
tor and he heartily commended the
! movement. AS an illustration of the
possibilities Of the live stock indus.
try he pointed out Wisconsins great
dairy sales of $7O,00O.000 year.
This is Senator La Follette's first
trip to South Carolina and he was
pleased with his reception. A fine day
greeted him, especially in Columbia.
Senator La Toilette said that the
general disposition of the members
of the senate toward legislation look
ing to the improvement OF conditions
on the farms of the country waS
friendly. He said that he was per.
sonally in favor OF all legislation In
this direction.
Discussing the progress Of the cur
rency bill in the senate. he said that
until week ago he was doubtful
whether the measure would get
through. While on his lecture tour he
is keeping in close touch with the sit.
uation in Washington through his pri-
vate secretary. He gave the opinion
fast night that the bill would very
probably go through at the extra ses-
sion. He said that a bill of such im-
portance would require about five
weeks of debating.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
A Night Of Terror.

Few nights are mere terrible than
that of a mother looking on her child
choking and gasping for breath during
an attack Of Group, and nothing in
the house to relieve it, Many moth
ers have passed nights of terror in
this situation. A little forethought
will enable YOU 10 avoid all this
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is q
certain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail. Keep it at hand.
For sale by all dealers. .-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
TEACHERS GO TO sPARTANBURG.
Executive Committee Decides Upon
That City as Meeting Place for As
SOciatiOn Next March.

Columbia, Nov. 4.-That Spartan.
burg will be the place Of meeting Of
the next annual session of the State
Teachers Association Of South Caro-
lima and the auxiliary associations was
the decision of the executive commit
tee. The time will be March 10, 20,
21. 1914.
Not since 1907, when the meeting
was held at Chick Springs, has the
association gone to the Piedmont Sec
ton. Spartanburg's invitation was
most cordial and was signed by the
schools of the city and the Chamber
OF Commerce. Spartanburg is a beau
tiful city and being located at the foot
OF the Blue Ridge mountains Will
prove attractive as a convention city.
With her hotel facilities, hospitabls
homes and spacious Converse audi
torium it can take care of the asso-
citation in every way.
The committee attended to several
important matter. 1t was decided to
follow up, closely and carry out the
measures launched by the association
at its asst meeting. c. v. Neuffer of
Bennettsville was appointed to com.
municate with the 26 larger towns
barred from participation in the State
aid to high schools with a view to
| arOusing interest in legislation. This
recommendation was made by r. B.
Cheatham Of Abbeville last spring. r.
c. Burts Of Greenville was appointed
to give publicity to and create further
interest in the bill pending in the leg
islature to create State board of ex-
aminers for certification of teachers.
Mr.. Burts was also appointed to make
report OH the colser articulation OF
the county and State teachers asso.
Citations
! 1. T. Baker of Columbia was asked
to write Messrs. McCravey and Law
son expressing the associations appre.
citation for the efforts put forth in the
| SAoSdSiOn ulCdSuIcs
The secretary's report showed that
last years was a record breaking at
tendance. There are now more than
1000 members. The minutes will be
printed and ready for distribution
soon.
A trophy cup will be offered this
year to the county which has the
largest percentage Of it's teachers
present.
Miss Belle Dunbar Of the Associa-
ton Of Elementary Schol appeared
before the committee in the interest OF
her association. John e. Swearingen,
State superintendent Of education, was
present also.
| The arrangement Of the programme
will be left to the president, A. H.
Gasque Of Florence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
Young Farmer John.


Young Farmer John goes forth to
In hickory shirt and trousers soiled.
Get up here, Pete, Wen show them
how
To make a fortune with the plow."
He wields the plow. the hoe and
spade,
He shoves wish vigor undismayed,
He strikes with blows, both hard ana
fast,
His neighbors, anxious. to surpass.
When seed time comes, he drills and
sOws,
He pushes plow, sweats and blows,
With bOuyant hopes and active hand
That he may reach the promised land.
The crop at last has reached mature,
The cotton's short, the peas are few,
The corn, it's light, and chaffy too,
Price off, and debts are due.
John thinks, reflects and casts around
Decides to quit and move to town;
To sell old Pete and run a store,
Where life's worth living o'er and DER.
He buys his stock, he lays it in,
He moves around with a happy grin,
He sees his fortune thereabout,
He's jolly now without a doubt.
He gazes out and wonders why
They don't come in, the passers-by,
And buy q dope that's cold as ice
And other goods that re just as nice.
Business lags, times grow bum,
To John 'tis anything but fun,
His bills are due, he has no funds
To meet them, as they frequent
come.
The landlord comes to get his rent,
John sighs and groans with q sickly
vent,
Says, IF to wat you'll give consent,
Next week III pay you every cent"
The sheriff comes down about the
store,
Puts John out and locks the door.
With grip in hand and coat on arm
John mosies back to daddy's farm.
John, my son, now is it so
You've left town, gave up the store?'
"Yes, daddy dear. you ought to know
How the people, me ignore"
John, my son some time ago
Il begged you not to spend your
dough-
"Yes, dad, but then, you know, l
knew
"Ten times over more than YOU"
But now dear dad, think ] see
you have some sense, as well as me,
IF you'll be kind and let me stay
III work and 10 just as you say"
-DAI4ZELL.
November 3rd, 1913.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
SIGN PEACE TREATY.
Bryan and Honduran Minister Agree

Washington. Nov. 3.--Secrctary
Bryan and Minister Membreno of
Honduras today signed treaty en-
bodying President Wilson's peace plan
announced by Mr.. Bryan early in the
present administration. Hoduras is
the fourth nation to conclude such "a
treaty with the United states. The
others are Salvador. Panama and
Guatemala.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08

Mr.. j. ID. Allsbrooks LETT Manning
las, "' rsday to accept the position of
school in York county Mr.. Allsbrook
liz Woiford man, and a law graduate.
but of recent years he has devoted
himself tO teaching.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08

The MON Nancy" mentioned in tn
Item Tuesday as being dead is not
"Crippled Nancy" who Is still very
much alive and deems reports of her
death as entirely unreliable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08

The most common cause OF in
sOmnia is disorders of the stomach
and constipation. Chambcrlains Tab
let's correct these disorders and en-
able you to sleep. For sale by all
dealers rs--AdVt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
Tonight.

Tonight, If you feel dull and stupid,
or bilious and constipated. take a
dose of Chamberlains Tablets and
you will feel all right tomorrow. For
sale by all dealers. s.--AdNt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
WOMEN WILD EXPEE LIQUOR

Mrs. Pankhurst Says Feminine Votes
Will Drive Out Whiskey.
Chicago, Nov. 5.--Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst today expressed pleasure
at the attitude and activity Of women
at the elections yesterday in south
ern Illinois About $1,000 went to
the polls and nearly 80 per cent voted
against the saloon.
ton of time when women will drive
the liquor traffic from the States"
Mrs PankEurst said.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-11-14
REASONS FOR HOG SHOW
GIVEN BY w. ID. FOSTER
Thanks Men Who Will Exhibit, but
Says That There Is Room for
More Entries

The question has been asked why
did the Pullman Chamber of Com
merce inaugurate the Hog Show"
The answer to the query is simple,
For the mutual benefit of all parties
concerned"
The business men, professional
men, and citizens of any up-to-date
town know their prosperity depends
largely on the men who till the soil
and, while it is true the almost ex-
elusive growing of wheat has in the
past made the pathway easy finan-
cially, especially for the Palouse
farmer, owing to the decreased fer
tility of the soil a change in the
methods of farming has come about.
The yield per acre from the average
farm is now much less than formerly.
In other words, a different system of
farming diversified. they call it,
must not only be advocated, but car
ried out.
The gentlemen who are members
Of the Pullman Chamber of Com
merce, in looking into the statistics
relative to the hog industry in this
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-11-14
VESPER SERVICE

Next Sunday the fourth of the
series of Vesper Services will be
held. The program will embody
exclusively the works of the Italian
masters. The recital promises to be
OF unusual interest. comprising, as 1t
does, selections from all sources in
every style.
The program will be selected from
works of Corelli, Scarlatti Bellini,
Father Martini, Bazini, and Mo-
randi, who represent the period of
musical activity from 1850 until
1850; while the moderns are repre-
sented by excerpts from such works
as "Cavalleria" by Mascagni; I'll Tro-
yatore" by Verdi, and "Semiramide"
by Rossini. Three pieces of special
interest will be:
!. The Bell Rondo. ... Morandi
2. Prelude and Sciciliano. Mascagri
3. Overture Semiramide. Rossini
In view of such a program it is
hoped that large and attentive au-
dience will be present. A compari-
son of these programs, from a
musical point of view, will convince
perhaps even the most casual OBJ
server that they compare more than
favorably with any given elsewhere.
Out of the vast number of recitals
given by DR.. Evans, this promises to
be one of his best.