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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-20
DEATH STALKS ON STREETS.
Man and Woman Slain Amid Ohrtr.
mas Shopper.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Emmanuel Har-
ner. a railway mail clerk, who was
divorced year age. today shot and
killed Louis F. Nieman and his wife,
Mrs. Emma Nieman. who had be-
friended Harher's former wife. at
tempted to kill the latter. and then
committed siucide Hrs. Harner was
seriously wounded. Her life was saw.
ed by steel corset stay. which de-
nected the bullet. She is expected to
live.
The shooting occurred In the West
Side business district "a the busiest
hour OF the afternoon aid almost In
the presence of crowds Of Christmas
shoppers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-20
WOMEN APPEAL 10 KING.
Eunrasettea Kissed When Thcy Ad-
dress England's Ruler.

London. Dec. l8.-While Kina
George and Queen Mary were attend.
Ing the opera at Covent Garden this
evening they we're made the objects
Of suffragette appeal. A party OF
suffragettes had obtained possession
OF box opposite the royal box. Wher
the curtain went down on the first &C,
they stood up and unfurlec q banner
on which was inscribed:
Women are being tortured In your
MajeBties' prison"
The suffragettes started to deliver
speeches, addressing the King, but
their words were drowned by vol
ume Of Kisses from the audience. The
King and Queen meanwhile were smil-
ing.
The women's Intellectual efforts to
make themselves heard occupied lit.
tie more than q minute. because the
management was on the lookout for
some such disturbance and quickly
elected the women. While they were
leaving several suffragettes In the gall
lery threw down lot of suffragette
leaflets.
This demonstration was planned by
the Women's Social and Political
Union, and the speeches which the
women did not get chance to deliv-
or appealed to the King to end the
present state OF affairs by bringing
pressure to bear on the government to
give women the vote.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-20

managers OF elections, under tho rules
and regulations and penalties apply
ing to other elections. at which elec-
tion the said board Of commissioners
OF election shall provide ballots, on
which shall be placed the name OF
tho mayor or councilman whose re.
moval the petitioners had demanded.
and also the name or names Of any
other candidate or candidates for the
position then held b. the said mayor
or councilman. the said ballot to be
prepared at least five days before the
date Of the election. The person re.
ceiving tho majority Of the votes cast
In the said election shall hold the Of
nee during the unexpired term, and
the incumbent shall not be removed
unless a majority vote 10 received by
some othor person; but In case there
be no election. q second election shall
be held. at which the ballots shall
contain only the names of the in
cubent and Of his opponent who re-
ceived the highest vote at the preced-
Ing election; the said election 70 be
held on the third day after the first
election, unless delayed by a contest
as to the result Of the election. in
which case the board of commission
ers Of elections shall advertise a day
for the second election. not later than
ten days after the first election"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-20
SOUTH is PROSPEROUS
President Of Southern Railway Points
Out Favorable Conditions in tho
South.

President Of Southern Railway Points
Out Favorable Conditions in tho
South.
Washington, Dec 13.-President
Harrison, Of the Southern Railway
Company, speaking today Of the busi-
ness outlook In the South. said:
Conditions throughout the terri
tory traversed by Southern Railway
lines are generally favorable. The
farmers OF the Southeast. except in
restricted localities where they suffer
ed from drought, have had a hishly
prosperous year. The ginning 70.
ports Of the United State Census Bu-
reau indicate that the cotton crop OF
the States east Of the Mississippi Riy-
er will exceed that OF last year. and
current prices are above those OF Q
year ago. While the estimate of tho
total corn crop Of the United States,
recently issued by the United States
Department Of Agriculture. shows
falling off, compared with last year, OF
S61.72s.0o0 bushels, the crop In The
nine Southeastern States traversed by
the Southern Railway Is. within ,twen-
ty-one million bushels as large % last
year. the only Southeastern States
showing decreased yields ON account
Of the drought being Kentucky and
Tennessee. Other crops. including
forage. have turned out we'll, and,
taking the territory as a whole,
doubt whether the farmers Of the
Southeast have ever had q more ia
vorable year.
Largely growing out Of the pros
porous condition OF the farmers.
wholesale and retail trade throughout
the Southeast is generally in good
condition
Manufacturers in most lines are
enjoying q good demand for their pro-
ducts. and their establishments are
running on full time. though some
slackening OF production is to be ex-
expected during the holiday season.
The reports Of cotton mill and knit.
ting mill development ore particular
ly noteworthy"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-20
A MATRIMONIAL AID.
Young Woman Says Shc Was Held
Prisoner by Man.

Los Angeles. Dec, 13.-Answerfng
a note smuggled out OF q cottage In
tho south end OF the city. police wo-
men today found Bertha Lake, the
twenty-three-year-ol -old daughter Of an
oysterman near Providence. r. l., who
said sho had answered a matrimonial
advertisement. and had been drugged
and held a prisoner for two weeks by
the man whom she came here to mar
ry. The man. Robert Ciboch. q young
Australian, was arrested. and an in
veatisation 10 undor way. which may
result In the fling of a white slave
charge against him.
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Instead OF having the Y. NJ G. a.
Illustrated lecture at the Lyric next
sunday afternoon. Rev. Robert T.
fhiiips. rector OF the Church OF the
'oiy Comforter. will address the
mems meeting al 5.lJ o'clock.
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as great attack on the currency bill,
but he insisted that Senator Roots
premises were entirely wrong. No in
hation Of the currency could result
from the new proposed law, ne said,
because Of the restraining influence OF
the federal reserve board.
Chairman Owen Of the banking
committee challenged the statement
OF Senator Root that in case of
financial disturbance the gold of
America would be drained out when
foreign nations pnloaded American
securities. The European financial in
dustries, he said, were as anxious to
keep conditions stable in this coun-
try as in Europe. and in 1907 Amer
lea was able to draw large quantities
Of gold from Europe.
I'VE were able to get gold enough
to make up for the vast quantities that
were boarded in this country" he
said. I believe gold was boarded in
New York for the criminal purpose
of breaking the stock market.
That is not to be charged against
the bankers as it was ruinous to the
bankers, but there have been certain
men in New York who have used
the bankers as they would use pawns
on chess board.
They have played the game for the
last time. This bill takes out of their
hands the power to make or break
the financial and industrial fabric OF
the country"
Senator Owen declared that the
"strictures heaped upon this bill by
the senator from New York" were
unfair. unjust and unreasonable"
The fight for government control
OF the proposed new banking sys-
tenn. led by Senator Hitchcock and
the Republican members of the bank
ing and currency committee, failed
when the Democrats on the motion
OF Senator owen. tabled the Hitch
cock amendment by vote OF 80 to
Sc.
The amendment would have placed
the control Of each federal reserve
bank in the hands Of the government
by authorizing the central board to
appont Ave OF the nine directors The
defeat OF this amendment made vir-
tually certain the adoption of the
Owen plan which would leave the
control Of the central banks in the
hands Of the member banks that COM
pose them.
Senator's Hitchcock and Lane joined
the Republicans In voting against the
motion to table the public Ownerhip
amendment. Immediately after the
vote Senator Clapp attacked the Dem.
ocratic leaders In strong terms for
having cut OF debate on 80 important
feature Of the currency bill.
The Democratic attitude In favor
ing bank control OF the new regional
banks was declared by Senator Clapp
to be a complete reversal Of the pre-
vious attitude OF the Democratic par
ty He said the officers Of the regional
reserve bank In New York would be
controlled by Wall street and that "the
rarnifications Of that Wall street in
huence would reach to every corner Of
the country"
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put up an able fight for his client ana
finally got him discharged and the
warrant dismissed when he dug up in
the criminal code the Section 743.
where it refers only to licenses being
required for non-residents who hunt
turkey. partridge and quail, Mr.. Em-
erson and his party having been hunt
ing deer. as was brought out at the
trial OF Mr.. Ewing.
The State game warden said that he
has since discovered a section OF the
Code which. In his opinion. would
have covered the case against Mr.
Ewing and that he Is satisfied any
further arrests for hunting deer In
similar cases will be covered by this
section. He says that although Mr..
Ewing was dismissed. the results OF
pushing this caGe have been gratifying
In that more nonresident licensfiee
FOR hunting have been taken out In
Gee. Setown since than were issued all
OF last year, and that too. despite the
fact that the hunting season has just
opened. He said that the clerk of
court OF that county the other day
had nine applications moro than he
had blank licenses and that he. the
The sun., 1913-11-24
FUTURE NEW YORK ON VIEW.
tity Planning Exhibit VIII open fol
Public To-day,

cyrus G. Miller. President of Tie
Bronx. will formally open at 5 o'clock this
afternoon the exhibition OF city plan-
ming. on which "A commission has been a;
work since last August. The exhibition,
which il IN the Puzzle Library Hall. Fifth
avenue and Forty-second street, will con.
tinue until December :.
There was private opening OF the en-.
hibiton yesterday afternoon. to which
Mayor Kline. George McAneny. who is
responsipl" in large measure for til,
display. and other officials and persons
interested in the growth OF the city were
invited The eXh billion T. said to be tn.
most comprehensive collection OF draw
inys. photographs. MAPS. charts, tabuia.
don and b.blios sfipny ever gathered FOL
display on 'n!> particular subject.
city plauu.n, - the name g!vDu 10 Tia.
srlenc. OF pguN ding for tn. most prlc.
Hran!e and asI,ea ole Development OF u
cit3.
In an adjoining hAil y the cXhib ion
~ lnr Hex shts ~ building. committee
which will max" is rep1'; 20 the Board
of Estlinite "i he'cmh,s /.
The sun., 1913-11-24
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The sun., 1913-11-24
KNIFE IN MERCURY CASE FAILS.
Woman. Thought to Re R~cOvering,
Di~s-Other Patients H~tter,

Mrs. Thelma Peasants OF 4S0 E.a 81
lsfth street. The Bronx, a bchloride of
mercury victim. who was operated upon
in the Fordham Hospital on Wednesday
and whose condition was considered hop,.-
ful following the operation, died yester-
day
Mrs. Peasants. the wife of Dr. Irvim,
Peasants. q dentist. took about thirty
grains of the hichloridc ny mistake ON
Monday. DR.. Alexander Nichols oper.
ated on Wednesday. and at first il was
thought that she would recover. but %,
Saturday Mrs. Pleasants's condition was
worse.
There are two other mercury patients.
both of whom have been operated upon.
in Bronx hospitals. Mrs Mary Brow n.
Ing, operated upon Thursday night in ,h.
Fordham Hospital. was said to be recov-
ering yesterday The condition OF Mrs
Leah Fortel. operated upon Saturday
In the Lebanon Hospital. was not 80
encouraging.
Mrs. Fortel's daughter gave her fifty
grains Of bichlOride of mercury dissolved
In a glass OF water by mistake on Friday
DIR. Parker Syms performed the opera
ton on Mrs. Fortel.
Mrs. Helen Janin continued to gain
strength at the $. X. Smith Infrinary at
New Brighton. Staten Island. yesterday
and DR.. A. l., Thomas, who performed
the operation on her kidneys. said last
night that he was satisfied that his
patient was practically cured.
Mrs. Jann sat up the greater part of
yesterday afternoon and conversed with
her little eight-year-old son, Jacob, Jr..
and her husband.
DIR. Thomas was called to Bayonne to
perform an operation on a young man
who took mercury by mistake. He could
not recollect the young mans name.
Matthias Langan. 25 years old. an iron
worker. got to his home, All East Ninety.
sixth street. last night with headache, 40
he reached In "A closet and took out
handful OF what he thought We're head
ache pills, He began 20 feel III shortly,
so he looked at the bottle, II was the
bichloride Of mercury bottle, and he had
taken seventy grains OF the poison.
l.angan ran to drug store at Ninety
first street and Third avenue. The druggist
made him drink IL lot Of water while he
was waiting for an ambulance DR.. Pin.
del OF Reception Hospital gave I.angan
mix and the whites of eEgr. and then sent
him to the city Hospital on Black ellis
Island.
The sun., 1913-11-24
SAY CABINET LADIES
ARE STILL SNOBBISH
Representatives. Wives Com.
plain That Their Social Calls
Are Not Returned.

WAsHiNGroS. Nov :3.-Som. of til.
wives and other women Of what is knowii
. in official society as the cabinet circle
have been much concerned over tine
threatened row with many OF the wives
of Representatives who nave resented
the recent social innovation by the
Cabinet women-the decision. in brief
that they will not return the calls OF the
wives of Representatives.
This does violence to traditional So
cial custom that has obtained in
Washington since the early days of the
republic. II is whispered about Wash.
ington that the men have busted them
selves IN an effort to heal the soreness.
.\s the result Of some strong influence,
social or political or both. a statement
has been issued purporting To come from
the VIE OF a rrembrr of the Cabinet in
which she denies that the women OF the
Cabinet circle ever reached any such
conclusion AS has b. en- attributed to them.
But the stern reply made to this ny
wives Of Representatives is that :hcir
calls have not been returned by the wives
of Cabinet officers. The custom Is for
the wives cf Cong gfessnl.r to call on the
wives of Cabinet officers ana then for the
latter to return the calls.
Atter the wives OF several Of che
Democratic Representatives had COM
plained TO each oth,i because their calls
turned an inquiry was started and some
on. was Informed that shortly after tn.
inauguration of ~, sdcnt Wilson the
women III the Cabinet circle made an in
ventcry Of their social obligations and
rebelled at the thought of having to pay
personal calls ON more than 400 women
wives Of Representative. In addition to
calling on the wives of ninety y-siN SENATORS
and meeting other social obligations. The
s;ory goes that they decided To call on
The wives Of Senators, but to omit the
wives of Representatives.
The situation. IL il goes on Inr-lieved
by som" authoritative public statement
from one or more OF the Cabinet ladies'.
Is likely to work a lot of emba IRA ssfnent
for the social side Of the Wilson Admins
tration in the coming season. A large
number of the wives of Representatives
have firmly resolved not TO make any
Cabinet calls until the order. which they
verify believe has been made by the Cabl-
net ladies with respect to limiting calls
Is resCinded
are somewhat disturbed over the situation
is evidenced by the fact that they have
sent peace emissaries through the Con-
2ressiOnal circle to take soundings as to
the depths oil the troubled waters. The
blame for the alleged slight is placed at
the doors OF Two or three women in the
Cabinet circle.
The plan to limit calls was disapproved
by some OF the Cabinet women and the
olive branch was extended a few days
ago ri the weekly meeting OF the Con-
gressional Club. an organization made up
of the wives and daughters OF Senators
and Representatives.. when three r-presen-
tatives OF the Cabinet circle appeared at
the reception.
The sun., 1913-11-24
COCAINE SELLER ARRESTED.
Assistant District Attorney Says
whitman L. After WhOIesaIrr.

Another prisoner caught In District
Attorney Whitman's crusade against CO.
caine dealers was arraigned In the West
Sid" court yesterday. He was John
Gravino. "a years old. Of psi West Sixty
hrst street. who was arrested Saturday
night by Detective Leigh of the District
Attorneys stan.
Leigh says that Gravno. who poses as
chaufYeur. had quantity OF cocaine.
Leigh found three loaded revoivers in
Gravino's home and made an additional
charge OF violating the Sullivan law
agaiTt him. Assistant District Attorney
WilnN, who represented Mr.. Whitman,
told Magistrate Murphy Of his chiefs
desire to get at the wholesalers and
asked that GravlnO be held in high bail
The Magistrate fixed bail In $4,000 on each
charge.
The sun., 1913-11-24
SCHOOL LECTURER A SUICIDE,
Ernest II. Hoimrs ID ills Himself bs
Taking Gns.

Ernest II. Holmes 10 years old n
traveloguc lecturer for the hoard of Edu
cation and a conductor of parties for
Thomas Cook Sons. committed suicide
yesterday by inhaling gas IN "A room on
tn" fourth floor of 307 East Seventeenth
street
His body Was found with "A gas tube in
his mouth and IA JET turned on.
His death was said by friends to be due
To dependency over continued III health
!'e 'rft note t"r Robert &. McElroy ask
l"g that his wife who is in Kansas city
he notified \ bank book was found con
tanning $40 TO be used for flMeral OK
penSAA
The sun., 1913-11-24
TICKET BUYER ARRESTED.
Special Policeman Takes Purchaser,
bat Not Spectator.

A purchaser Of Spectators theatre
ticket was arrested last night instead OF
the speculator at the Palace Theatre
where the management has taken the
spcculator nuisance into its own hands
by employing special policemen.
According to John Rich. "A special police
man. he warned man who gave his name
in the West Forty.seventh street police
station as Herman wangrow. cotton
broker. of So Chrystie street. that IL he
bought a ticket from the speculator with
whom he was negotiating the ticket would
p refused at the door. The ticket was
purchased. he said, around the corner,
and the holder was refused admittance.
Mr.. Wangrow. according to the theatre
management. would not take his money
bacl, at the box office. and was so insistent
ON getting In that Rich took him to the
Police station.
The sun., 1913-11-24
MCCALL MEN STILL TO FIGHT.
OraantsatiOn VIII Take Part iu
GubernatOrinI Race.

Col. Frederick T.. Fcpl. chairman Of the
executive committee of the Edward r.
Mccall Association. said yesterday tina,
the association would he kept alive undpr
another name to take part next fall in
the Gubernatoral campaign. lie said
that there would be a meeting OF tn.
committee Of ljo in a few weeks to d.cid.
on "A namo for the association and ~
make plans for its continuance.
col. fo!gl "Npla med that there 'rt'
5000 members Of the Organization ana
he considered !; of great value TO hce.
the names and addresses for future use.
The sun., 1913-11-24
THINK GIRL IN LAKE WAS SLAIN.
Police Of Three Cities Seek 10 solve
Mysterious Death.

FENroN. Mich. Nov. 23.--The police
or Detroit. Pontiac and Fenton to.niph,
are working to solve the mystery of the
death OF Miss Nina Covert, 2l years old
whose body was found this morning
foating In Square Lake near here.
Miss Covert left Fenton last THURSDAY
to visit brother In Detroit. Hammond
oakley, friend. accompanied her par,
Oh the way. Thursday he received a letter
from her. dated Detroit. in which sh,
told OF her intention to return home. En-
route home she stopped of at Pontiac
10 visit another brother. She bid him
eood-by That was the last seen Of her
alive.
Il am sure that Nina did not commit
suicide said Arthur Covert. "A brother
u was either an accident or murder
The sun., 1913-11-24
SCOUT SAVES THE U. 8. A.
Lillian ". Also TOvved - safety BY
Government BOat.

The engine Of the motor boat Y, s. A.
owned by Guy Rose OF South Brooklyn
balked last night or Hoffman Island and
another motor boat the Lillian w.
hitched to her to tow her In. The Lillian
W.'s engine went wrong and both boats
foundering in seas combed up by u higd
northeasterly wind, started to drift toward
the rocks of the island.
The United States harbor supervisor
steamer Scout. on duty In the lower bay
saw the plight of the two boats, got 4
hawser to them and towed them to Quar-
sntibe. where they anchored for the night
The sun., 1913-11-24
BABY SEES FATHER MURDERED
Found Crying Brsid~ His BOdy iu
the Hall.

one of those Italian murders the cause
of which a merely American policeman
rarely penetrates was done In the ground
floor hallway of tenement house at
night
Frank Sarro. Il street sweeper, father Of
seven children. entered the hallway with
a pitcher OF beer. Two men sprang at
him. A neighbor heard a shot, SAW two
men running away and found Sarro dead
on the floor. Sarro's three year old daugh-
ter, Mariana, stood beside the body cry
ing She had come TO the door to meet
her father.
Nobody In the house or the block knew
OF any one who had a grudge against
SarTO.
The sun., 1913-11-24
LEAPS TO DEATH FROM FERRY.
Boats Search River for Mile, Fail
to Find Man.

The Leonia of the Fort Lee ferry line
was in miistream bound for the New Jer-
sey side last night when a man vaulted
the rail q; the stern. said "Good-by" and
dropped into the water. He was not seen
again.
The Leonia. which has no searchlight.
got the Englewood. New York bound. to
sweep the river with its light. The two
boats steamed down stream for "A mile and
put out small boats before they gave up
the effort.
The suicide was described by deck
hand az being about 80 years old and well
dressed in dark clothing.
The sun., 1913-11-24

the street. investigated when he saw the
gathering. Now Bellni will have an OPP
portunity to play on the ,tge instead Of
in the street.
Mr. Savage Is shortly to produce "Sari."
"A Hungarian operetta. one OF the scenes
IL laid in a hungarian village and re-
uures n violnist Belini hts the part
and he's engaged
The sun., 1913-11-24
FROM STREET TO STAGE
Curbst"ne Violin Artist IL .Uiscov,
cred" and Gets Enrwre mcmt.

Salvatore Bellin. u curbston. vio,,n
virtuoso. tucked his violin under his arm
saturday afternoon and wandered from
Mulberry bend to West Forty. fifth stree,
He stopped In front OF the Friars t'luh
where MS playing and bohemian cos
tune attracted the attention OF many Of
the members Frederick Rycrofl. head of
, Savage who has his offices directly across
The sun., 1913-11-24

A horse attached to L light wa,cr
owned by David Jacobsen OF ias Ws =.
street, brooklyn. was frightened by nm
automobile and ran away at BerEen street
and Franklin avenue yesterday. Mrs
Jacobsen was thrown out and suffered n
fractured skull she was taken In m"
Jewish Hospital. '" WV