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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
TO REGULATE CORPORATIONS.
ADAMSON INTRODUCES TRIO OF
MEASURES.
Aim OF Measures Is to Prevent Sup
preston Of Competition by Octo-
pus Methods.

washington, Dec. IA trio of bills
to regulate interstate railroads and
other corporations were introduced
today by Chairman Adamson Of the
house interstate commerce commit
te. The bills strike at monopoly ana
suppression OF competition by COM
binations OF capital. Mr.. Adamson
explained that his measures were in
line with the idea Of defining rights
and duties and prescribing rene lies
and penalties to pre''ent discrimina-
ton and unfair dealing rather Than
with the theory that to regulate COM
merce OF the government must take
charge Of and operate it.
The first bill would require rail-
roads TO publish their schedules in
every county trough which they run
and authorize them, after contracting
at regular rates for advertising, 10
accept the receipts for freight and
passenger fares.
Another would authorize more
completely the regulation and super
vision by the interstate commerc .
commission Of issues of stock and
bonds, the disposition of the money
obtained from them and the prev
ton OF interlocking directorates.
The third would provide for COM
mercial directory to be published by
the secretary OF commerce. by which
an individual, partnership or corpora
ton qualified to do business in it's
own state, territory or district might
do so everywhere without additional
license or registration or restriction,
except in compliance with police reg
ulations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
LABOR UNION INDICTED,
ATTEMPT TO MONOPOLIZE La
BOR CHARGED.
True Bills by Federal Grand Jury Re.
suit From Coal Field Troubles.

Pueblo, Col, Dec. IAN attempt
to secure monopoly Of labor is
charged in indictments returned by
the federal grand jury here today
against national officers Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America. The
men named are J. p. White, presi-
dent; Frank ]. Hayes, vice president,
and William Greene, Secretary-treas-
urer.
Conspiracy in restraint of inter-
state commerce in violation Of the
federal antitrust law is charged in
indictments against officials Of the
United Mine Workers Of America, as
follows: Frank ]. Hayes, John r..
lawson Adolph Germer, Robert Ul-
rich, A. M. McGary, James Morgan,
Charles Batey and Edward Wallace.
editor of a labor paper.
Several other ndictmnets were re-
turned against miners for alleged de-
predations against property.
The indictments resulted from de-
velopments In the Colorado coal min
ers' strike.
The jury recommended that the
mining laws be mere diligently en-
forced. that the governor be en-
powered to regulate or suspend the
sale of ammunition and explosives
during troubles, that in cases Of dis
pute both parties should be required
by law to operate the mines pending
settlement. Financial interest of coal
companies in saloons was denounced.
Methods Of the United Mine Work
ers were severely condemned as IAN
insult to conservative and law bid
ing labor"
They have brought here" says the
jury's report. experienced strike
agitators and armed hundreds of
irresponsible aliens who have be-
come a menace to even the lives Of
citizens. They created open insur-
rection in southern Colorado and have
resorted to measures which all fair
minded labor organizations repudiate.
The officers in charge of many Of the
tent colonies confess their inability
to control the men whom they have
armed and aroused.
"Eyideutlv M qualification 10 pocac
sary for membriship in the United
Mine Workers of America other than
a promise to pay dues.
THE lawlessness Of many Of the
striking miners is caused by radical
agitators imported from other States
who intlame them with incendiary
speeches and exhortations Of vio-
lence.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
BUSINESS GROWS.
Statistics Show That Americans arc
Greatest Newspaper Readers in the
World.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Further
Iroof Of the oft repeated statement
that the American public is the great
est newspaper reading public in the
world developed today when the De-
partment of Commerce issued q bull
letin dealing with the printing and
publishing industry of the United
States.
In 1909 there were 31.445 separate
establishment in the industry; 1885,
446 persons engaged in the industry.
OF which 26S,434 were wage earn.
ers, and the capital invested amount.
ed to $5ss.345.70s. New York State,
led ell others in printing newspapers.
periodicals and books. 1t employed
one-fourth Of all OF the wage earn
ers and sent forth three-tenths of the
total products. Illinois ranked Sec
ond and Pennsylvania third.
There were $500 daily publications
reported in 1906, as compared with
2,462 in 1904 and 2,226 In 1899. OF
these 1900 dailies. 100 were morning
papers and 1910 afternoon or even
ing papers. The circulation Of news
papers published in ten cities-New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia. ST.
Louis. Boston, Cleveland, Baltimore,
Pittsburg, Buffalo and San Fran
cisco-constituted AZ per cent Of the
total daily circulation OF the entire
country for 1909, as against
sos per cent in 1904. This change
shows that the circulations OF news
papers outside OF the great centel $
or population has been increasing
during the past few years more rapidly
than that Of papers in those centers.
The circulation OF the newspapers
published in New York City consti-
tuted 1913 per cent Of the total for
all dailies in the country in 1909 as
compared with 1873 per cent in 1904.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
CUPID is BUSY LAD.
Brings 35i Couples to Hymen's Altar
Since January 1st.

ID. cupid, popularly conceded to be
in charge of the tenderer emotions
OF mankind, has devosed not a small
part of his time to Sumter county
during the past year statement
Wnlch is substantiated by the records
Kept of the marriage licenses is
sued at the Clerk of Courts office.
According to these records the
busy little lovemaker has seen that
354 couples in Sumter county, since
January lst, were brought up to be
asked whether it was for better or
for worse" OF this number there
were 30 white couples, and 255 COL
Ored.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
TWO 0VERRATED BEANS.
SHAIION PEA AND JACK BEAN DO
NOT STAND TEST.
Agricultural Department Has Tested
Both Varieties and Warns Public.

Washington, Dec. 1.-There has re-
Gently been a considerable amount Of
advertising, by the press and other
wise, Of two beans for which highly
extravagant claims are made, and for
the seed Of which exorbitant prices
are being asked. One OF these is be-
ing advertised under the name of
Shahon pea, with the absurd claim
that on three and one-half acres this
plant produced seventy tons Of hay
and three hundred and fifty bushels
Of seed.
The ShahOn pea is nothing more
nor less than the plant properly
known as the asparagus bean, or
yard-lOng bean. 1t is close relative
Of the cowpea in fact, by most botan-
lists considered a mere variety. In
experimental tests with upwards Of
twenty varieties of asparagus beans.
this department reached the conclu-
aon that none Of them could pos
sibly compete with the better va
rieties of cowpeas as a forage crop.
The stems. as a rule, are much more
slender and vining, and the long pods,
which lie on the ground, cannot be.
harvested by machinery. None of
these twenty varieties Is as produc-
tive either in herbage of in pods, as
the better varieties of cowpeas.
The asparagus bean derives it name
from the fact that the young green
pods, when used as a vegetable, have
somewhat the flavor OF asparagus. AS
vegetable, the asparagus bean may
come into somewhat more general use
than it has in the past, but as a for.
age crop it has but little merit. Seed
of the ShahOn pea, which apparently
is the commonest variety Of aspara-
gus bean-namely, that having pink!
ish-buff seeds-is offered by the ad-
vertisers at IS per pound. The same
variety is offered by seedsmen in
France, where the bean is more or
less commonly grown, for Csc a
pound.
Another plant which has been thor
oughly tested, both by the department
and the experiment stations-name-
ly. the Jack bean-is also being eX-
travagantly advertised under the name
of the giant stock pod bean. or the
Wataka bean, the seed being quoted
at SIS per bushel. This bean has been
fully treated OF in bureau of plant in
dustry circular No. 110. which can
be obtained from the department free
upon request. While the Jack bean
produces an enormous amount Of
beans per acre they are not relished
by stock. and no satisfactory means Of
utilizing them has yet been discover
cd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES
Directors Decide to Hold Smoker
Night OF December 10th.

The board of directors Of the Cham
her Of Commerce held their weekly
meeting last evening. Those present
Davis D. Noise, President; r. B.
Belser, ]. z. Hearon, D. r. McCol-
lum, j. w. McKiever, and President
j. II. Levy of the Retail Merchants
Association.
Messrs ]. z. Hearon, W. w. Nc
Kagen, j. II. Levy, ana the managing
secretary were instructed to make
preparations for get-together
smoker and lunch on December 10th
If that date proves suitable in the
opinion Of the committee. This smok-
er is for the entire organization and
the Retail Dealers Association.
The meeting lasted more than two
hours and many matters Of import
ance to the city and county Of Sumter
were discussed. A membership cam
paign was decided upon and the men,
bership committee is to be called to-
gether Immediately by the secretary
for the purpose of arranging for cam
paign.
The list Of those members who
have never paid their notes and sub
scriptions was gone over and the
membership committee, treasurer and
secretary instructed to take steps to
collect these notes at once.
The directors and officers will CO.
operate with the Sumter County dele
CATION in the question Of the general
assembly appropriating forty thousand
dollars for the eradication Of the cat
tie tick in South Carolina.
The directors have requested the
county delegation to support this pro-
posed bill and the managi & secretary
instructed to circulate a petition ask
ing the county delegation to do so.
The proposition made by the man
aging secretary to parties who are
thinking Of locating hosiery mill in
this section was approved.
There are quite a number of busi-
ness establishments, of various kinds,
and individuals who should belong to
the Chamber Of Commerce and Re-
tail Merchants Association and assist
in keeping up the organized business
interests Of Sumter. No man can live
off to himself and benefit from the
enterprise, liberality, and efforts of
his fellow men and feel that he is do
ing his duty to himself and his COM
munity.
The membership committee and
others of the commercial Organiza-
tions are going to try and show these
citizens who are not doing their share
towards increasing or sustaining
Sumter's trade, and other commercial
interests, why they should come into
the organization.
The credit bureau manager of the
Retail Merchants Association will
send out rating blanks for a re-rating
OF the accounts of the association
right away. 1t is important that these
lists be returned this month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
STRIKE TAKES SERIOUS ASPECT
Three Thousand Tcamsters Still on
Strike in Indiana City.

Indianapolis, Dec. 2.-Three thou
sand teamSterS are still out on strike
Conditions in this city are serious.
During shooting affray today Claude
Lewis, negro bystander was killed
AMI J. ii. Mason, Il negro barber IA
tally shot. John Aspley, white. and
I'M lred.
he shooting was done by three Te-
an ice wagon. All were arrested
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
SUFFHAGETTES ARE PRESENT.
Many Of Them Seen in Crowded Gal
leries During Presidents Address.

washington, Dec. 2.-President
Wilson appeared before the senate
and house, in joint assembly, for the
fourth time since he became presi-
dent, TO deliver his message today.
The galleries were we'll filled with
spectators, and many suffragettes
were included in the crowds present
to hear the presidents annual address
delivered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
GEORGIA BANK ROBBED.
NesSmen Loot Town Of Dudley and
Make Escape.

Dublin, Ga, Dec. 2.-Robbers last
night looted the Bank OF Dudley,
i-aurens County. securing four hum
dred dollars. Two hardware stores
left no clue. A. =. Whipple was
awakened by the explosion and fired
on the bandits His fire was returned
and Whipple was slightly wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
Hook Worm Work i'm Sumter.

}. /. Howell NJ. D., one Of the four
Held men under the direction of j.
i-aBruce Ward. State director of rural
sanitation, has completed his work in
Georgetown county and will now go
sist i. II. Rodgers, NJ D., another of
the lield men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06

Mr. Al Falfa, Mr.. Harry Netch and
Mrs Lu Cerne are pretty well agreed
that there can be no greater increase
of people who go back to the farm is
greater than those who keep their
back to the Wilmington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
LAURENS PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Six Negroes Hack Their Way to
Freedom and Are Still ut Large.

Laurens, Dec. 1.---SiX negro pris-
oners at the county Jail cut their way
To liberty this morning some time af-
ter midnight and made good their es-
cape. Tonight they are still at large
but efforts are being made to recap
turc them by the officers and it is
probable that the entire bunch will
soon be back behind the bars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
AUGUSTA ALDERMAN DEAD
BODY Found ON Green Street Tbi.
Morning.

Augusta, Dec. 2.--Georgc Howard.
Councilman elect from the thirI
ward was found dead early this
morning or Green street. Apoplexy
Is assigned as tho cause of death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06
Cotton Ship Afirc.

savannah Ga. Dec. Fire started
In the hold Of the steamer Norman
ton today The cargo Jf cotton was
badly damaged before tho fire was
controlled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-06

license To marry has been issued
to II. +. Richardson. Of Summer
ton. and Miss Elizabeth Richardson.
oi Sumter.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-15
MILLERS MEN
JOIN IN STAMPEDE
new DISTRICT
REPORTED THAT ClRAC AND AS
soclATEs SELL VALUABLE
PROPERTY FOR $25o,ooo

Millers is in the throes of a mining
excitement today, according to spe
cial telephone dispatches received
by the Bonanza The report of a
deal wherein four mining claims We're
sold for $250,000 has stirred the town
and one automobile load of stamped
ers departed from the mill city this
morning for the scene of the dis
coyery.
The district is located about 80
miles north of Millers and five miles
west of Cloverdale l.. Y. Cirac an |
associates have been operating N
the region for some time and today it
was reported that they had trans
ferred their holdings for the amount
stated to Thomas Kearns, a well
known mining man, who is said IN
represent Patsy Clark,
Kearns and Cirac are scheduled to
leave Millers this afternoon for the
mining property and a second auto
mobile load of stampeders is prepar
ing to depart and secure property II
the district. Information regarding
the value of the ore opened m ~
the Cirac property and also the ex
tent of the lodges, could not b.
! learned
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-15
UPPER ROCHESTER is
GOING TO HAVE A CHURCH

Upper Rochester is about to be
graced with a church, according to
the Journal. Father Enright, with the
backing of the entire camp, has an
nounced the building of a place of
worship and has secured site on
Pine street. From present plans it is
indicated that the church will be one
of the most modern buildings in the
camp and besides auditoriums for
church purposes will include quar-
ters for the priest.
Besides the church there is to be a
sisters hospital, looking to the re-
pair of those injured in the mines or
in the camp. This in itself will be
great thing for Rochester as at
present there is no place where the
injured may be cared for in proper
manner. The hospital site will be
on the same street as that of the
church.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-15
THREE WARRANTS
ARE ISSUED UPON
ASSAULT CHARGE
FIGHTING GERM UPON RAMPAGE
AND TWO VICTIMS ASK AID
OF THE LAW

Bacilli Of the fighting variety per
yaded the atmosphere yesterday with
the result that three warrants were
issued by Justice of the Peace Harry
Dunseath, the various defendants
being charged with assault and bat
terry.
The first warrants issued by the
judge was upon the complaint of
Mike Dechov. Dechoy asserted that
Bertha Brown and Lavette Devourne,
both habitues of the restricted dis
trict, had assaulted him with a poker
He displayed several scalp wounds
to bear out his assertions and de-
clared that the women had attacked
him without proyocation and had
also taken a small amount of money
from him
The warrants were placed in the
hands of Chief of Police Evans and
the two women were arrested last
night and are confined in the county
Jail. pending the hearing of the
charges.
John Carthy asked for a warrant
for the arrest Of John Murray. The
two engaged in an argument in a 10
cal saloon and Murray was charged
with having landed several powerful
blows upon Mccarthy. The warrant
was issued and the police are now
4 looking for Murray,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-15
COLE SUBMITS
AMENDMENT TO The
BULLION TAX LAW
PROPOSES TO SIMPLIFY LAW
THAT COLLECTIONS CAN BE.
ENFORCED

Assemblyman George A. Cole OF
Nye county has introduced bill in
the lower house of the legislature
amending the present bullion tax law.
Under the present law many of the
mining companies have eyaded the
payment of the tax and the propos-
ed amendment is intended to simply
matters and enforce the payment
of the legitimate tax, The bill has
passed the assembly and is now in
the hands of the senate, The fol-
lowing is the form of the new meas
ure. All changes from the present
law are shown in black face.
Section IS. All proceeds of mines,
including ores, tailings, gypsum, bo'
rax, soda, and mineralbearing mate
rial of whatever character, shall be
assessed for purposes of taxation
for state and county purposes, quar-
terry, in the manner following: From
the gross yield or return, or value
of all ores, tailings, gypsum, borax
soda or mineralbearing material OF
whatever character there shall be
deducted the just, proper and reason
able cost of extracting said ores OF
minerals from the mine, the Just
ing said tailngs, the just, proper ant
reasonable cost of transportation t
the place Of reduction or sale, ant
the just, proper aud reasonable cos
of reduction or sale, each of said de
ductions to be just, proper and rea
sonable under ordinary mine manage
ment; and the remainder shall b
deemed the net proceeds, and shal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-15
Tonopah Suffragists Declare
War Upon Society President
NEW CONVENTION CALLED FOR
PURPOSE OUSTING ANN MARTIN

ment at the same time they are con
sidering such other constitutional
amendments that will be submitted.
"A statewide campaign was to
have been prepared by the delegates
at the former meeting, but owing
TO the arbitrary tactics of Miss Mar
tin this work was not given consid-
Grafton. To all appearances the con-
vention was called for the sole pur-
pose of electing Miss Martin as
president.
THE constitution of the state So
ciety is sadly in need of amending.
It is far from being adequate and
this work should have also been at
tended to. The steam roller method
as adopted by the president and
her followers successfully prevented
bringing before the meeting the line
of work the delegates were supposed
1 to consider It is our desire to
remedy this defect by electing an
entirely new set of officers at the
Carson meeting. Four counties have
joined the movement and we have
the assurance that at least one, and
possibly two more counties VIII join
in We will retain the name of Ne
vada Equal Franchise society and
will endeavor to conduct our meeting
and also the subsequent campaign in
a manner that will deserve credit.
We are not in favor of the militant
methods nor do we favor the man
ner in which the campaign has been
conducted in the past. Instead of
drawing supporters to our banner.
the past methods have served to an
tagonize many voters. We wish to
avoid such a recurrence"
Nye county has no aspirants for
the presidential honors of the new
organization. Many leading Tono.
pah women have declared that had
! Tonopah a candidate it would be
said the local colony was actuated
by selfish desires. Among the sew
4 era1 possibilities for the presidents
q office is included Mrs. Freudenbere
of Carson, although nothing definite
has been arranged. The election
. will be held after the delegates meet
in caucus and no prearranged pro
!. gram will be permitted.
The four delegates from Tonopaf
A are Mrs. Clay Tallman, chairman
6 Mrs. NJ. l.. Davenport, Mrs. zeb Ken
n dali and Mrs Frank p. Mannix. The,
d will leave Monday for Carson ant
- be in attendance when the session
9 is called to order Tuesday morning
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-15
ORE SHIPMENTS
FOR PAST WEEK
TONOPAH Mines
TOTAL TONNAGE AS SHIPPED
TO THE MILLS is ANNoUNc-
ED AS 1o,735

The ore production from the To
nopah mines during the past week,
as recorded by the shipments, total
ed 1926 tons, with an estimated
value, based upon the actual gross
milling values, of $228,424. The ship
ments were made from the following
companies
The Tonopah Mining company sent
to the mill 1850 tons, the Belmont
1884 tons, the Montana Tonopah 1912
tons, the Tonopah Extension 1850
tons, the West End 1860 tons, the
MacNamara 554 tons, the Jim Butler
$50 tons, the Tonopah Merger 225
TONS and the Midway 100 tons.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-15
HAPPY COUPLE ARE
Welded LAST NIGHT

Howard Nicholas Shiroda and Miss
Ruth Harvey. both Of Tonopah, were
united in marriage last evening, the
Rev j. A. Swander of the Presby
teran church officiating The cere-
mony was witnessed by large num-
Der of friends and was followed by
banquet. The couple will make
their future home in this city, the
groom having furnished home on
Florence avenue.
Shiroda is employed by the West
End company and has many friends
in this city. The bride, who was
formerly a resident of Grass Valley
Cal, has lived in Tonopah for the
past four months,
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be assessed and taxed at the same
rate ad valorem, as other property
is taxed, as provided in this act;
| provided, that there shall be no al
lowance made for expenses incurred
prior to the quarter for which the as
sessment is made, excepting tailings
and mines producing not more than
one ton of ore or mineral-bearing ma
terial per day for which expenses
may be deducted for the four con
secutive quarters preceding the quar-
ter for which the assessment is
made; and provided further, that the
net proceeds shall not a second time
be assessed for taxation so long
as such proceeds, in the form produc
ed, remain in the possession OF the
person, firm or corporation produc
ing the same; and further provided
that II In the opinion Of the assessor
or such other assessing or equalizlns
/ county or state authority as now II
or may hereafter be created, any de
ductlon made under the provision
Of this section is not just, prope
and reasonable, such assessor o.
+. other assessing or equalizing count,
/ or state authority shall correct suel
) deduction to meet his or its eonstruc
/ ton Of what does constitute a just
/ proper and reasonable deduction, AM
: in any appeal from such correete
/. deduction the burden Of proof I
= show injustice or error shall res
e with the person, firm or eorporatio
Il submitting original statement.