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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02
The Mystery UnsOlved.

Columbia, June 29.-Today saw no
progress made In the attempt to ex-
plain the death of John ID. Jacobs, his
wife and four children at their home
near Peak. i'm Lexington county, early
saturday morning. With the entire
family wiped out and their house
burned to the ground no clue Is offered
for officers to employ in solving the
mystery.
Calmer reflection has shown that
the six deaths came from human
hands. A theory at first entertained,
that lightning could have caused the
fire that burned the house and result
ed I'm the death of the OCCUPANTS by
burning is dismissed by the state
ments Of numerous residents Of the
community who declare that the
storm with It's accompanying lightn-
ing had passed the vicinity az 10
o'clock. The house was discovered in
flames between $50 and 4 o'clock. and
neighDors agree that If the blaze had
originated between 10 and IL o'clock,
1t must have spent itself long before
3 o'clock. The house burned rapidly
after the arrival of the first neigh
bors to reach the scene.
The affair will probably remain ever
a mystery. The crushed skulls Of
three of the victims show that murder
was committed. but any evidence left
by the murderer has been destroyed
i'm the fire that consumed the house
and the bodies of the victims.
Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon at the Jacobs family ,burying
ground on the plantation. The family
was inferred in two collins In one
grave.
The services and interment attarct-
ed large crowd, probably the largest
to attend funeral services in this sec
ton of the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02
Charged With Violation of the Dis
penSary Law Jury Finds Them
Guilty-AppeaI is Taken.

Chcraw Chronicle.
c. l.. Mcleod and his son, a mere
boy, were arrested Saturday by the
police Of Cheraw, on n charge of
violating the dispensary law-the spe-
cific charge being, transporting and
having in possession liquor for unlaw-
full purpose.
Mcleod, who is from Sumter, is
getting out hardwood around these
parts for a Savannah concern. He
has been under the surveillance of the
police for some time. on Saturday
he received a barrel by express He
took the barrel away, actually get
ting a policeman TO help him load
the barrel in a wheel barrow. A
warrant was secured and NJ -eod was
arrested and the barrel seized. Ii
was found that the barrel had been
opened and part Of the contents re-
moved. In the meantime McLeOds
young son had been captured by an
other policeman and he had in his
possession a quantity of liquor. BY
comparison this was found TO be a
part Of what had been taken from the
barrel. The barrel originally con-
tanned 10 gallons Of whiskey, i'm pint
bottles, but in some manner about one
and a half gallons was gotten rid of
before the authorities got hold of 1t.
Mcleod was tried on Monday. He
demanded n jury. After hearing all
the evidence, the jury returned a ver-
diet of guilty as to both defendants.
The sentence Of the Mayor was 800
fine or so days on the gang as to c.
L. Mcleod; $25 fine or 20 days on the
gang as to his son.
Notice of appeal was given and Nc
Leod and his son were released on
pohu' z@ !,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02

Washington, June 29.-Further SEN
sations in the Senate's lobby investi-
cation were foreshadowed today, when
it became known that a subpoena had
been served upon Martin NJ. Mulhall,
Of Baltimore, reported to have been
for many years the active field agent"
and the lobbyist of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers.
The subpoena w2s ordered by Chair
man Overman, Of the lobby committee,
after representations had been made
to him that Mr.. Mulhall was wiling
and able to give the committee inn
portant facts regarding attempts to
influence legislation, to elect or defeat
candidates for Congress, and to con-
troll the makeup Of committees of
Congress. A sergeant at arms Of the
Senate served the subpoena upon Mr..
Mulhall late last night in Washing
ton.
The nature and extent OF the dis
closures that are expected were out
lind in an article published today un-
der the sworn signature Of Mr.. Null
nall, in the New York World and the
Chicago Tribune. The statement pur-
ports to be Mr.. MulhallG personal his
tory as the representative from 1903
To 1912 of the National Association Of
Manufactures, and bristles with the
leges were "subservient," or who were
punished for their opposition to legis-
lation favored by the Association. Al
legations that he had helped to de-
feat Congressman who opposed the in
terests Of manufacturers; that his or
ganization had spent thousands of dol
lars to elect Congressman expected to
be sympathetic to their influences;
that he had aided in securing favor
able members on Congressional COM
mittees that handled labor legislation
and that his associates had used
ment of a Federal tariff commission in
1907 as means of delaying tariff re-
vision. are contained in the long ar
ticlc under Mr.. MulhallS name.
The facts alleged in the striking
story of legislative lobbying and po-
litical campaign were not Laid before
Chairman Overman prior to their pub.
lication. He declared today, how
ever, that the story was so circum-
stantial i'm its details that he expected
the committee to go to the bottom of
the allegations, and to uncover any
new angle Of "insdious lobbying" or
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02

While the court house green is a
good place for children to play dur
ing the evenings, it is also a good
place for the nurses to assemble and
carry on their conversations, sometime
much to the neglect of the children
whom they are supposed to nave in
charge. Mothers who send their
children out in the afternoon should
be very careful that they receive
proper attention from their colored
nurses. as is sometime not the case
when they congregate on the court
house square or green i'm the late af-
ternoons.
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that 1 think we ought to inquire into
fully.
we have found there is new
kind of insdious lobbying; testimony
has been given to show that great in
terests have been getting together be-
hind certain men, to get them on COM
mittees where their opinions would
control legislation, though there might
be no actual corruption Of the individ-
ual AS the inquiry goes on, it brings
ont the fact that there mas been lob
bying going on that was not suspect
ed"
The Senate committee will not re-
new activity until July Z. Mr.. Mulhall
has been summoned TO appear July &;
but Chairman Overman said tonight
the committee probably would finish
up with the sugar lobby and inves-
tigate the character Of the wool loD-
by" that has been maintained in
Washington and elsewhere, before
Mulhall statement, or the Wall street
disclosures made by Robert s. Lovett,
Representative a. Mitchell Palmer,
and others.
Members Of the Senate committee
dclared tonight they could see no
termination TO the investigation that
has grown out of President Wilson's
charge that special interests were try
ing to influence the preparation OF
the present tariff bill.
Several of the men mentioned by
Mulhall in his published article is
sued statements here tonight. James
y. Emery, counsel for the National
Association of Manufacturers, and
referred to by Mulhall as chief lob
byist," said:
THE statement that any Of the pub
lie men named in Mulhalls charges
were ever in the employ of the Asso-
citation directly while in or out of
public life is a sinister and diabolical
lie"
He declared that ne did not even
know by sight many of those men
toned as having been "innuenced" by
officers or agents of the Manufacture
ers' Association, notable among those
being Representative James +. Nc
Dermott, of Illinois, and Ralph Cole.
Representative Sherley, of Ken
tuckey, whose name appeared in Null
nails list of those who could be i'm
fluenced," said he did not know Null
hall, and that he would make a state
ment on the floor of the House about
the matter. Senator Gallinger, OF
New Hampshire, and Representative
Bartholdt, of Missouri, and Webb, of
North Carolina ALSO included in the
list, denounced the charges as untrue
as far as they were concerned.
Speaker Clarke, one of the mem
bers Mulhall said the agents of the
Manufacturers Association tried to
defeat on account of his supporting
measures they opposed, said
"Mulhalls statement so far as it re-
fers to me confirms a charge / made
on the stump in the 9th Congression-
al district in 1910, and that was that
q large amount of Doodle was being
used to defeat me-"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02
State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo.


Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he Is senior partner Of the firm Of
+. j. Cheney and Co. doing business
in the City Of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of One Hundred
Dollars for each and every case OF ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence this 9Th day Of De-
cember, A. ID. 1856.
(SeaD A. w. Gleason.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney and Co.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02

,. D. JACOBS. WIFE AND chill.
REN, OF LEXINGTON, VIC
TINS.
Canse Of Tragedy a Mystery-Dogs
: Unable 20 Find n TraiI--Skulls or
Charred Bodies Found I'm Shoulder
ing Ruins Crushed In-Shotgun by
Side OF Father and Son.

Columbia, June 30.-Six bodies
found In the smouldering embers of q
burned house this morning gave in
part the first intimation OF what now
appears to have been the murder of
John ID. Jacobs. Of Lexington county,
his wife and their four children, rang
Ing In age from 23 to- 10 years. The
skulls of three were crushed and
blood was found under their bodies.
The discovery OF the tragedy was
made by a milk man who this morn
ing reported that the house had been
destroyed by fire and that the six in
mates had been burned TO death. The
coroner's jury late today held an in
Quest. finding that the six victims had
come to their death at the hands of
unknwn men.
The dead are: John ID. Jacobs, aged
~; his wife. aged 40; Miss Ellie ia
eobs. aged 23; Leslie Jacobs, aged IS;
Hugh Jacobs. aged IL. and Oren ia
cobs aged 10.
Jacobs. n well-to-do farmer, lived
near Peak. In Lexington county. IL
was known That he kept but little
: money I'm. the house and any motive
for the crime. as II now appears to
= De Is lackingle
The sheriff of Lexington county
came to the scene as soon as ne was
! notihed OF the tragedy. but so far he
has been unable to find any clew
~ the perIetrator. Dogs were unable
TO find trail and the officials are
completely mystiaed.
-Four guns and an axe were found
In the ruins OF the house, but their
identity has not yet been established,
and there is little information of val
ue to be gathered from the discovery.
AT the coroner's inquest, which
brought out the first definite infor-
nation that the bodies of all the VIC
Tins except one boy. were found lying
Ia their beds as IL the supposed mur-
dsrer had found them asleep.
The. body Of the eldest boy was
found lying In front OF the fireplace.
with shot gun beside IT, One OF
the barrels had been fired; the other
contained a loaded shell. A gun was
also found beside the charred body
OF the father. Beside the body of one
of the other boys the axe was found.
Mrs. Jacobs was In her bed alone.
her skull crushed and her back and
shoulders lying In a pool of blood.
The youngest hoy was found face
downward. on a blood soaked mat
tress
The body OF Miss Ellie Jacobs was
In another room. the skull horribly
crushed.
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The tragedy was at first ascribed to
stroke of lightning. which was sup
posed to have stunned the six inmates
and set the house on fire, the flames
overtaking the unfortunates before
they recovered from their stupor. This
theory was exploded, however, by the
gruesome discoveries as the bodies
were taken from the half burned
house.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02
LOBBYISTS STARTLING STORY
MARTIN MCLIIALL OF BALTI-
MORE CALLED BY CON-
MITTEE.

Field Agent and Lobbyist for Ma
tiOnal Association OF Manufacturers
Says He Spent 100000 Influence
ing LcgilsatiOn-Statem Names
Many Former and Present Con-
gressmcn, Alleged to Have Worked
i'm Interest of COrpOratiOn-COm
'mittee will Ask for More Time and
Power to Investigate.
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may be disclosed.
The Mulhall article named many
former and present members of Con-
gress who were alleged to have been
active agents in support Of legislation
desired by the National Association of
Manufacturers. 1t specified employees
OF Congress who had been retained to
secure information ana alleged that
even the page boys of the House Of
Representatives were used to pick up
information about proposed legislae-
ton. The writer said he had spent
over 100000 in his lobbying work;
that he had conducted State and Con-
gressiOnal campaigns; helped to break
up labor unions and had personal
knowledge of the extent to which in
fiuence exerted by his associates had
swayed Legislators and legislation.
Senator Overman declared tonight
,subpoenas would also be issued for
James A. Emery, representative of
the National Manufacturers Associa-
ton, at Washington, whom the Null
hall article deSignates as "chief lob
byist" for the Association at Wash
ingtOn; and for former Congressman
James G. Watson, of indiana referred
TO in the Mulhall statement as an in
side lobbyist" for members Of the
manufacturers Association, who were
leading the fight for a tariff commits
sion in 1908. He said the committee
would determine at a meeting Mon
day, July Z, as to the summoning of
other Congressman or former Con-
gressmen, and officials Of the National
Association Of Manufacturers.
'The lobby investigation has gone
| far beyond its original SCOPE" said
Chairman Overman today, and I do
not see any course for us to pursue
but to ask for more power from the
Senate, and to go into every phase OF
the remarkable situation that has been
dveloped.
! 81 was informed that Mr.. Mulhall
had information that bore directly up
on lobbying work at Washington, and
accordingly issued a subpoena late
last night, to serve upon him before
he left Washington. Much of the
statement credited to him today bears
upon legislation in previous Congress-
es, outside the scope Of the resolution
under which we are working.
1T is my personal opinion that the
committee should ask the Senate for
! full authority, to go into any angle of
Legislative lobbying in any previous
Congress. If influences were used to
elect certain Congressman because
they would be favorable to certain
/ Legislation, such facts should be made
known, because members of Congress
have the privileges of the floor of the
Senate and are able to influence leg
/ islation there.
The Senate resolution introduced
/ by Senator Cummins was in response
to President Wilson's statement that
efforts were being made to influence
legislation in this Congress. 1t was
rather limited to lobbying now going
on. Since then there have been dis
closed evidences of extensive lobbying
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-02

Although n man acknowledges that
he has lObbied i'm a legitimate way, he
would never confess to being a lobby
list. Nobody loves lobbyist and no
body wants to he considered a lob
byist. Star.
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crowd of Sumter folks expect TO
spend the Fourth at Darlington, while
others expect to visit the Isle OF
Palms on that day.
The Washington times., 1913-03-03
DEMANDS Of ALLIES
GROW MORE STERN
StipuIations to Which Turkey Is
Asked to Agree Include
Heavy Indemnity.

LONDON, March 3.-The foreign office
today was awaiting official information
that Turkey and the Balkan allies de-
sire to reopen the London peace con-
ference to end the Balkan war. The
allies have made known to diplomats
In Rome the stipulations they declare
are necessary. These include:
The cession OF Adrianople, Scutari,
and Janina: Turkey to be allowed to
have In ell ceded territory special re-
ligious representative of the Sultan to
have jurisdiction over all holy places,
mosques, shrines, religious funds, etc.
Turkey to cede to the allies all of
Turkey-in-Europe west of a line from
Midia. on the Black sea. to Rodosto;
the peninsula Of Gallipoli also to be
given over; the exact line OF the new
frontier to be determined by a mill
tary commission of Turks and Bull
garians.
The cession of all the Aegean islands
now held by Greece and the allies: this
would give the control Of the Darda-
nelles.
Turkey to nay war indemnity of
$500, 600 .000 deducting from IT, however,
that portion of the Ottoman public debt
charged against the European provinces
to be ceded
Hostilities to cease Immediately on
the signing of a peace pact; prisoners
to be exchanged with all speed possi-
BILE
The Washington times., 1913-03-03
JOHN BUNNY, NOTED
MOVIE ACTOR, HERE
Famous Moving Picture Char
acter Greeted All Along
Street by Many Friends.

I'm for suffrage, of course am. and
/ came over to Washington especially
to march in their parade
4 large party wearing a twinkling
smile gave utterance to this sentiment,
and he talked as though he meant It.
The Large party as he calls him.
self, walked up E street, from Ninth to
Fifteenth streets, and every inch of the
way his progress was as triumphant as
President Wilson'S will be tomorrow
In fact, 1 believe that the above men,
toned large party is better known
by sight than President Wilson will
ever be: or, for that matter, than any
President of the past, not even in
Guiding those whose faces adorn the
pennies and the dollar bills
The Large party was John Bunny,
OF motion-picture fame. Two little
urchins wheeling down Tenth street on
homemade .'pushmobiles' yelled, out
There goes John Bunny and immedi-
ately every other little "pushmobile"
joy rider deserted his vehicle to crowd
about the large party and gaze at
him. They were kids who had grown
acquainted with his shadow from count
less attendances upon the scent thea
tiers. Two Irish women came along,
and one of them stopped in her tracks,
threw up her hands in q typically Celtic
gesture, and cried out: "Howly Mike,
it's the man in the pictures! Farther
along came two sweet young things
wearing white furs and nifty little suits.
"Oh, look who's here!' they exclaimed !;
John Bunny" and they stopped stock
still on the curb until ne had passed
out OF sight. .-
Everybody knows John Bunny. and
John Bunny knows everyoody-almost.
He has been in every civilized country
in the world, and has played in every
sort of entertainment from Shakespeare
to musical comedy. He stopped In to
call on Harry Rapley, OF the National
Theater, incidentally remarking that he
had appeared in his theater in melo-
drama, musical comedy, opera, and the
classical drama. ct was an honest-to-
goodness actor once" he declared. I'm
deed, I was. but / like the moving-pic-
ture game the best Of all. Wherever
20 I am treated like King. People
place their automobiles at my disposal,
and offer me their hospitality in SO
MANY ways that it makes me feel as
though all the world were filed with
good people"
Mr. Bunny will pose for a number Of
motion picture scenes while visitor in
Washington. JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1913-03-03
GIRL WINS POINT IN
FIGHT FOR BROTHER
Amendment to Military Bill
Reinstating Four Cadets
Approved by Conferees.

The amendment to the United States
military appropriation bill revoking the
sentence of dismissal imposed upon
Cadets E. H. Freeland. Of Florida
r. /. Sasse. of Delaware; T. d. Sim
kins, of Georgia, and J. D. Christian. of
Virginia, in August. 1911, for drinking,
has been approved in the session
of the conferees who had the bill IN
charge and Will come up for action in
the Senate probably today. 1t Is ex-
pected that the amendment will be op-
posed, but there is an excellent chance
of its being adopted
Credit for bringing the matter before
the conferees Is due to Miss Sara Free
been working for the reinstatement of
her brother and his companions, whose
dismissal she insists was due to per-
sonal venom rather than the main
tenance of discipline, as is claimed by
the opponents of the measure.
Congressmen Aid Girl.
According to the evidence obtained by
Miss Freeland, her brother and his COM
panions were not given the opportunity
of seYecting counsel to represent them
In their -court-martial, We're convicted
on evidence forced from themselves.
and the recommendations for ciemencv
made by six of the thirteen members
OF the court-martial were never shown
the President until after he had ap-
proved the papers
Supporting Miss Freeiand In her fight
in Congress are Senator du Pont. Com
gresham James Hay of Virginia and
the Virginia. Georgia, Florida, and
Delaware delegations in Congress. Sen.
ator Bristow: in the Senate. and Minor
fty Leader Mann. in the House, are
opposing the reinstatement Of the young
men
The records of military trials at West
Point. as shown by Miss Freeland. show
that no cadet has been dismissed for
, drinking unless he lied about X. The
evidence In the court-martial of the
four dismissed cadets shows that there
was no evidence Of the young men hav-
ing been drinking until, at the order of
General Barry, then superintendent Of
West Point, Freeland was forced to
confess that he had drank some black
berry wine.
President Makes Promise.
On the same night that the four
cadets who were dismissed drank the
wine, It was shown that a number of
other cadets were caught with evidences
Of drinking, and that they were given
minor punishments. After some delay.
however. the four cadets, Of whom
Freeland was one. were dismissed.
General Barry opposed the reinstate-
ment of the cadets on the ground that,
having been caught and dismissed for
drinking. it would be severe blow to
discipline to reinstate them. In view Of
this, President Taft refused to revoke
the sentence of the court by Execu-
tive order - ~. -,..r
When 1t was shown. the President.
however, that the minority report Of
the court-martial recommended Glenn
iah h0I mot hA0
brought to his attention. he promised
Miss Freeland that II she could have
the boys reinstated by Congress he
would indorse the bill.