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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
NEGRO KILLED BY TRAIN.
Multilatcd Body of Howard Puttee
Found by Railroad Track at Wedge
field.

IN" multilated body Of Howard
fuite", colorcd, was found by the
railroad track at WedgeGeld Sunday
morning by a negro woman, Agnes
champion rs she was coming back
from camp meeting. The body was
lying in the path beside the tracI,
with the skull crushed and the brains
scattered about the ground. one arm
was missing and the right shoulder
and side was crushed.
The woman at once gave the alarm,
notifying the mans wife and other
persons living i'm the neghborhood
The mans body was found only about
two hundred yards from the mans
home and was in a crumpled up
heap. Coroner Flowers was notified
and went to the scene Sunday morn
ing, holding the inquest about noon.
The verdict Of the jury was that How
ard Puttee came to his death by be-
ing struck by a northbound train be-
tween the hours Of s p. NJ. and z A.
NJ. DIR. Parler pronounced death 10
have been instantaneous after the
blow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
TO SOLICIT WAREHOUSE FUNDS.
Two Committees Appointed by Presi-
dent or Chamber of Commerce.

President Davis ID. Noise of the
Chamber OF Commerce today announ
ced the names Of those on the two
committees which will start out to-
morrow to visit all Of the merchants
and other business men to see how
much they desire i'm actual cash to
see Sumter become a tobacco mar
ket.
President Noise appointed on these
committees Messrs. j. II. Chandler,
chairman, G.. A. Lennon and Perry
Moses, Jr., on the second committee
w, G. Moses, chairman, w. b. Boyle
and w. B. Upshur.
The committees will start out Tues
day and all Of the business men will
be visited and are asked to consider
the matter before hand and decide
upon the amount Of their subscrip-
tions.
About $4,000 is needed to build
a first class warehouse, to buy the site
for the warehouse and to build one
or two prize tobacco houses
AS soon as the money for the ware
house is raised steps will be taken to
see how rIuch tobacco will be raised
by the farmers in the county. As il
Is a hard matter to see all of the
farmers personally, it has been de-
cided to send out return postal cards
to them. which they are expected to
fill out and return to the Chamber Of
Commerce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
WILL BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
D. Craig Hurst of This City Accents
Position with Y. NJ. &. A,

j. Craig Hurst, the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. II. Hurst of this city, has
accepted the position as assistant
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. taking
the place left vacant by the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Carl A. Witherspoon.
Mr. Hurst commenced upon his
new duties Monday and will be en-
gagged i'm work at the Y. NJ. c. A.
from now on. He has been a student
at the University of South Carolina
Tor two years and is we'll known by
the boys in the city who frequent the
Y. NJ. c. A.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
Died.

At Lake City, S. c., on Sunday
August "a, 1913, at the residence OF
her son, George Lee Dickson, Mrs
Rees Lee Dickson, relict of the late
Rev. Andrew Finn Dickson, of the
Presbyterian church and chaplain of
the 25th (Eutaw) regiment of South
Carolina volunteers in the Civil War
The interment was in the family
plot at Sumter Monday.
Mrs. Dickson was the eldest daugh
ter and third child Of the late Col.
George w. Lee and Suzanne Dozier,
his wife.
Born in Sumter district, September
4th, 1912, she had nearly completed
her list year.
She is survived by her sons
George Lee Dickson of Lake City, S.
c., Andrew Flynn Dickson of Fred
cricksburg, Va, and her daughters
Mrs. Katie Lee Baird and Mrs. Susan
Dozier King. She also may he sur
Nived by her son, Howard Lee Dick
son, ali officer of the 2rd regiment Of
South Carolina volunteers i'm the
Spanish American war. whose where
aboutS, if living, are unknown, he
never having returned from the war
She is also survived by her brothers
Timothy w. Lee and Richard -. Lee
of sumter :. c., and her sisters, Mrs
w. w. Dick of Charleston. :. c., and
Misses Mary and Sallic Lee of Ashe
lille. y. &.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
COTTON COMING IN.
Gins to Start up Next Week when
Season Sets i'm More Heavily

During the past week, despite the
iact that the cotton market is only
nominal and as yet the demand for
cotton has not commenced, this being
the season when the cotton buyers
and brokers make a balance Of their
last years books before opening new
accounts for the incoming cotton
season, ten bales of new cotton were
placed ON the local market and there
is promise of considerable quaint
ty of new cotton this week.
Many of the gins will not open up
until the first of September or until
the owners see that the cotton pick p
ing season has sufficiently set i'm tu
insure their continued operation, it
being considered too much trouble and
expensive to run for one bale at Il
time, or only few bales at a time.
Many OF the gins have been put in
first class condition and the ginncrS
expect Il heavy season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27

Senator Tillman made speech
Monday in opposition to woman suf-
frage. 1T is a beautiful dream" he
said, that female suffrage will purify
politics. The vital and important
thing for us to consider is the effect on
women themselves. We can better
afford to have degraded and corrupt
politicians than degraded and bad
women" The senator takes it for
men bad just as it has made men bad
Politics will not make men or wo-
men will make politics bad.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
Prohibition Not Yet Won.

Rembert, Aug. 22.-Prohibition 10
not safe In this county yet. The con
tested votes may change the result
altogether. think votes from
Rafting Creek contested on technical
grounds will be- counted for the dis
pensary. That viii leave only q ma
jority on the face OF the returns and
the other contested votes In the coun-
~ may wipe this out altogether. The
commissioners will strictly follyw the
law. lot the ~, sult he what IL may.
Yours truly.
j. IT,. Dupre.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
ELECTION IN LEE ORDERED.
Will be Held OH Second Tuesday I'm
November.

The news Of the fact that Governor
Blease has ordered an election on the
annexation OF part of Lee county
to Sumter county is of general inter-
est here, especially in that part of
Lee county which will be affected by
the election. The people of that COM
munity have been trying for more
than q year to secure such an election
and are very much gratifed that it
will now be held. 1t is probable that
at the election this territory will be
added to Sumter county. as it is under
stood that practically every person
living in il is i'm favor of the pro-
posed annexation.
The State Of Friday makes the fol-
lowing announcement concerning the
matter:
THE governor Yesterday ordered
elections to be held on the second
Tesday I'm November on the question
of the annexation of a portion Of Lee
county back to Sumter and of q pai
OF Clarendon county to williamsburg.
The elections were ordered after the
proper petitions i'm each case had been
filed with and passed on by the attOr
ney general"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
KCDZU WILL GROW ANYWHERE
anderson Farmers Are Interested in
Forage Plant Imported From the
Orient.

The the kudZu plant will grow in
poor soil was the opinion expressed
by A. X. Banks, Of Columbia and ]
{. Stribling of Pendelton, when they
met several days ago in Anderson.
Several Anderson county farmers will
| plant kudZu.
The following is from the Anderson
Mail:
Col a. r. Banks Of Columbia, who
has been in the city for several days.
was very much interested in the dis
cusson Of using kudzu as a forage
crop IN this section. He was much
surprised to find that one entire side
Of his home is coVerd with this CROP
lie had thought it an ornamental
vine, although his chickens and Bel
glan hares and seven COWS have been
nibbling at it and appear to find 1t
a delicacy.
while kudZu or cudZoo seed
must be obtained from Japan, yet
the vine will grow from just sticking
joint in the ground. 1t will not
spread to any great extent but the
creepers where they fall upon the
ground will take root. 1t is n peren-
nial, although in the winter it sheds
its leaves like the wistaria. Drought
does not affect it and it will grow
in the middle of q public road. As
soon as Col. Banks found out that it
was forage crop and not merely q
shade, he decided to commence using
II for forage.
THE Anderson Chamber of Com,
merce today, through Col J. C. Strib-
ling of Pendleton, issued the follow
ing statement about kudZu, which is
leguminOus plant, q native of ia
pan and spelled cudzoo or kudzu:
'CudZoo, the socalled new forage
plant, is on the order Of the new pea
and running vetch, excepting the cud-
zoo vine lives through the winter,
shoots are killed by frost.
A we'll rooted plant in good soil
will on the second year send out vines
from 20 to 40 feet long and under
favorable conditions will take root
in the soil at each joint or leaf, which
forms to IA inches along the line.
When the ground is rake1 over closely
the runners and uprights resembling
pea vines and should be mown for
hay or green feed as often as the crop
gets tall enough to make a good cut
ting, which may be from three to
four times q season. To my know
ledge the first cudZoO vine grown in
the United states ran over the Japa-
nese porch at the Philadelphia eX-
position, 1876. Cudzoo vines have
been growing on verandas and porch
es of houses in Anderson county for
back door shed covers the trellis and
climbs to the top of a 50-foot tree,
came back dOWr to the ground and
would take possession of the prem
ises if we did not keep it cut back
We are not growing it in washed
lands and gullies. 10 stop this waste
Of SOIL"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27

If the mountains would not go to
Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the
mountains. Those who were not able
To go 20 the mountains or the sea-
shore for cool breezes and delightful
weather have had those cool breezes
and delightful weather come to them
tobacco market for Sumter is a
certainty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27

Timmonsville, Darlington, Florence,
Lamar, Olanta, Manning, Lake City,
kingstree, Mayesville and several
other small towns west of the Pee
Dee river have tlourishing tobacco
markets and there is no reason why
sumter should not have several
Warehouses. 1t is one of Sumters
neglected opportunities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
Marriage.

Miss Vera Boatfield and Mr.. w. l..
Poplin were married Thursday after
noon at the residence of the Rev. j.
IS. Wilson, No. 227 Church Street.
VINO performed the ceremony. Both
OF the contracting parties have many
friends i'm and around Sumter, who
extend their best wishes to them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
Slight Change in Assignment Of
Teachers.

Since the assignment of teachers
for l9l3-l9li was announced II slight
chang" haS been found desirable: Miss
grade and Miss Raudlc, the boys of
the 3rd grade the same grade that
she has had tor several years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27

The county board of education has
called a meeting of school trustees FOR
the purpose OF taking steps for the
re- districting of the entire county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
Marriage License Record.

Licenses to marry have been issued
to Aleck Lewis and Louise Ellerbe.
sumter; John Salisbury and Matte
Nelson, sumter, and Jim Howard and
Daisy Olden of Nedgeheld.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
Shs saattsnan ans sc,tbron.
7nssscd &C tho Postoffco ct Sumter, @.
O., a second Class Matter.



nom Camden. where she has been at
tending her sick cousin. Mrs. ID. f
Mahoney.
Mr.. j. Atwood Yates. OF Jackson.
Vile, Fla, Is visiting his father and
family at No. w. Calhoun Street.
Mrs. ID. T.. Dunbar and Two chill.
dren. who have been visiJing her
sister, Mrs. w. A. Brown on Broad
street, have left for Summerville tc
visit her father. Dr. B. a. Mucken-
fuss.
Miss Rosalie Stewart Brown has
gone on visit To- her grandfather
DIR. u. A. Muckenfuss and family. I'm
Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs Willie Anderson, OF
summerton. were in the city Friday.
Miss Adele Moore and Mrs. Alex
Burrows. OF Dalzell. were visitors TO
the city Friday.
Mrs X. L. Burkett and son, of Dal-
zeh spent Friday in town.
Mr.. X. #. Ives. Of Florence. is
visiting his parents in the city.
Mrs Leo wachtei and son, of sa-
vannah. are visiting Mrs. wachters
sister. Mrs. Abe Eyttenberg, on
Washington street.
Mrs o. II. Foley and mother, Mrs
Mary Fitzpatrick. have returned from
stay at Highland Lake, N. C.
Mr., J. X. Crosswell his returned to
the city after trip north.
Mr. John ID. Lennon has returned
from a business trip north.
Miss Eloise Jenkins returned TO her
home at st. Charles on Frida, at
ter visit to friends in the city.
Mr.. r.. NJ. Jenkins passed through
town Friday morning on his way
home after stay at Pawieys Island.
Mrs. T. F.. Jarrott is visiting Mrs.
Harry Green.
Little Misses Mae Willis and Susie
Osteen returned Thursday from
Hartsyille. bringing with them as
their attractive guest. their cousin.
Miss Lucia May Nettles.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Hill and children,
Mrs. w. f. Stafford and children. Mrs.
w. A DesChamps and sons Frank
and Claude are spending few
weeks at Hendersonville and waynes-
willie. N. G. .,
Mrs. w. C. Wise and children have
returned home from Hendersonville,
after n stay at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Mcknight are
at home after a stay ut Henderson
Vile.
Miss. Adele Milling. of Darlington.
who has been the guest of Mrs. -.
DesChamps for the past week. left
Saturday morning for Seneca, where
she will visit friends.
Mr.. ]. y. Booth has gone to st.
Louis To buy stock for the Boyle Live
Stock Company.
Miss Elise Ellison. OF Ninety-six.
spent Friday night with Miss Belle
Harper. on her way home from
camping trip of two weeks at Big
Springs.
Miss Belle Harper left Saturday
afternoon for st. Matthews to visit
friends.
Mrs j. ]. Barrett and Mr. J. ].
Barrett. Jr., John Madden Barrett
and little Willie. leave In the morn
Ing for the Isle of Palms and Sulli-
vans Island.
Mrs. Pauline Cordes has returned
from Edisto Island. where she spent
the past two months. and has gone
TO Pineville to- visit relatives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
Real EStac Transfer.

Davis -. Noise to Perry Moses, Jr.,
onehalf undivided interest in lot
Of land on Main street, formerly oc-
cupied by City National Bank and
Sumter Insurance Agency, $1O,75O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
Real Estate Transfers.

X. |. Manning and Davis ID. Noise,
to w. b. Boyle, lot in county, $500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-12
FARLEY DYING AT RACE COURSE.
Lies On Cot Near stables Too III to
Be Moved tO His Hotel.

YoNKERs, y. Y. Aug. thames Far
ley. the turfrnan and strike breaker, lies
dying at the grounds OF the Greater New
York Fair and Exposition in Empire
City Park. Yonkers. He occupies a cot in
the open near the barn where his racers
are stabbed. He is victim OF tuberculosis
and is rapidly losing the race for life.
He has been at the Hotel AstOr in New
York recently. but realizing that his death
Is probably only a question OF weeks he
begged to be allowed to see another race
One Of his own string OF horses Billy
Miller. was entered in a race here last
Thursday and the doctors humored him by
bringing him to the grounds in a
Limousine. Lying on a cot near the stable
and away from the crowds he watched the
racing.
He saw his Billy Miller. a trotter with
record of 2l0. finish fifth. ihe racing
stirred all the sporting blood in his veins
and brought back vividly the old days
when he owned and drove his string OF
racers. The excitement exhausted him
and he had a bad setback. His condition
is so serious that the doctors do not dare
to remove him to his hotel. lie has been
made comfortable on the grounds and is
under the constant care OF a physician and
two nurses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-12
RESOLUTION TO IMPEACHSUL
ASSEMBLY WILL VOTE TO-DAY
Resolution Asking for Impeachment
of Gou. SuLzer Before the Assembly.

Whereas legislative has filed
the
testimony showing tending that William
Slzer
Secretary his
the total Of his candidate
Governor $5,8O and no
Whereas truth and the of
knowledge of further
showing tending to show
he to his
of his said election the purchase Of other
That he engaged stock market pecuations when
Governor legislation the New Stock
Exchange which would the of and
That he used of his Office Governor
withhold production evidence
contributions and violations
ordering whom
ployees contempt
committee
That
reward such influencing their
II the State Government
That William Sulzer
who disagreed differed with him legislation enacted the public
public welfare and has traded Executive bills
support primary other
personally interested
That he wiuy and made
advising suppress
him purposes
Therefore Resoed That William S,lzer
New York hereby mpeach for wiu
Office and for high crimes and mscemcanors.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-12
FlNwlcy Committees Report
Adopted by Vote of
Is to 81.
SHARP TALK IN HOUSE
Republicans, PrOgressives
and Independents At.
tack the Report.
PLEAS MADE FOR DELAY
Senate Also Has Wranclc
After the Report Is
Received.
PLEAS MADE FOR DELAY

Majority Leader Levy offered a rc.,-
luton in the Assembly at Albany last
night for the Impeachment of Coy.
Sulzer. The vote was deferred until
to-day. 1t will then he rushed through.
The "rawley report was read in both
houses After ordering II printed the
Senate transacted no other business and
adjourned until this morning.
The report Of the Frawley committee
accused the Governor of making a false
statement of his campaign receipts and
EXPENSES, OF dlverting campaign con-
tributions to his private use in stock
purchases and speculation and Of using
the power of his office against public
welfare.
The committee recommended that
Sarecky, the Governors confidential
secretary during the campaign and CO.
we'll. the Governors dummy" in stock
transactions. be punished for contempt
in refusing 10 testify.
Gov. Suffers denial of the charge
that he speculated in Wall Street was
corroborated yesterday by the broker
age firm of Harris 4 Fuller and also the
firm OF Fuller & Gray. The former firm
issued statement in which it SAYS the
Executives business with them was
solely of an investment nature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-12
VOTE ON THE FRAWLEY REPORT
How Members of Assembly stood on
Adoption, 65 to 35.

ALBANY. Aug. ll.--The vote Ia detail on
the adoption OF the Frawley report in the
Assembly was as follows:
Democrats In the Afirmatve-Burr,
Butts. Campbell. carroll. Carver. Cough
Ian, cotillo, Cronin. Cuyilier. Daley. Den
men. Denney. Donohue. Dorst. Esqu.rol
Fallon. Farrell. Fitzgerald. Finngan.
Geoghan. Gillen. Goldberg. Greenberg
Hammer. Jackson. Jonn \. Kelly, John j.
Kelly. Joseph u, Kelly. =. J. Kelly. Ken
ney. Kerrigan. kiernan. Lane. Larrimer.
Levy, Lewis. Madden, Maloney. McCuc. Nc
Danel., McEilisott. McGrath. Mckee. No
keon. Mcmahon. Monahan. ratr!c. Pull
man Robinson. Rozan, Schfferdecker,
Nlvelstcin, Small. F. J. Taylor, Tudor,
Yard. Smith.
Democrats voting in the uegative--3en-
nngcr, Bowie. Burden. Cole. box. Eisnor,
Gallup. Gathright. G.y.r, Gibbs. Grimmc.
Gurnett. Hover, Hughes. j. l.. Secly. suit
phin. Tclford T. u. sullivan. r. ID. Tay-
lor
Republicans voting in the affirmative
Schnirel. Myron Smith, lal.
Republicans in negative-BaXter. Brad
ley. Edwards, Fuller. Gage, Grace. Hin
man. Magee, Malone. Norton, Seaker
q. T. Seelye. Shepardson. I. X. Smith.
Wood
Progressives in the Affirmative None
Progressives III Schaap.
AYES. Ca , noes. 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-12
sULZER SEEMS UNMOvED.
And Tells Ills Friends That tie Never
Felt Bettrr.

ALBANY. Aug. ll.-Cov. Sulzer so far
as appearances go seems to b. hearing
lp well N this time OF stress He told
friends who saw him to-day that he was
sleeping we'll and never felt better. IL.
had a hearty greeting FOR each caller.
Several old acuuaintanccs who visited
him brought word that his friends We're
not prejudging him and that unit! the
Governor himself had opportunity to set
forth his case the jury of the public re-
served decision.
As usual GOV. Sulzer saw the news
paper men at II o'clock in the morning
and again at 1 o'clock IN the afternoon,
but he had nothing for publication
The Governors face always looks rather
careworn. II had the usual color to-
day and his deep set blue eyes were
bright. His few words TO interviewers
were said quietly and with no indication
of nervousness.
When the Governor stalked out OF his
private office for the 4 o'clock interview
twenty correspondents were waiting. He
seated himself among them as If prepared
for long chat. but soon remarked that
he had nothing 10 say. When asked
whether or not he would be al the Capitol
tonight 10 comment on the Assembly
doings. he replied
Il shall not bs here or he accessible
elsewhere ! am not worrying about what
those fellows will do"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-12
ADMINISTERS ESTATE OF
MAN WHO ROBBED HER
Victim Receivers Loot Taken
From Her and Others When
Thieves Are Shot.


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"oui'us leee'>e' '''.'' ."e 'oo'e' s
me .e'''"io"' oeio'e ',e "pp' "e
showed ''a' '"e po''ce io"i" e"'e
post poN o"ne" D! >or""Fa" !" Wv
iernan!a Bank which 'hey Knew con-
tained loot from number OF robbeiies
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-12
WARSHlP LOSES TORPEDO
FILLED WITH SECRETS
japanese Government Offers
N$1 900 Reward for Find
ing Of PrOjectile.
Special Cdbi. Despatch 10 The srS.

Specid fdbIs DtspdfCh 10 The sun
LONDON, Aug. II. - Japan is afraid
that one Of her most important naval
secrets will fall into the hands of
rival Power through the loss of torpedo
from the new battleship kongo on her
trial trip recently off the Irish coast.
The Japanese Government has offered
reward OF $1,000 for the recovery of the
torpedo. This is five times the amount
usually offered by the British Govern
ment in similar circumstances. The ex-
planation, according to the PaH Mall
Gazette. is that the torpedoes OF the Kongo
are unique in construction and that they
embody important secrets OF construc-
ton. This newspaper says the torpedo
has much longer range and is more
deadly than the newest style OF British
torpedo. 1t is said to be propelled by
engines worked by heated air generated
by spirit the composition OF winch Is
the discovery Of japanese scientists and
unknown to the outside world The
kongo is believed to be the only battle
ship in the world carrying such "A pro-
jectile.
A big fishing fleet is searching Belfast
Lough for the torpedo in the hope Of
earning the unusually large reward