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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-28
NO PUZZLE FOR HER
BY ALLIE YOUNGER.

The sharp-nosed man looked dubi-
ously after the retreating figure OF the
stenographer.
I'm in quandary what to do with
that girl" he said. Il don't know
whether to fire her or raise her sal
ary. | don't know what to make OF
her. She is the quintessence of either
innocence or deceit, | can't figure out
which. Amy way, she's got me into a
pretty pickle.
About two months ago some mis-
guided member of certain benevolent
society sent me two tickets for char
fly ball. | was surprised to get those
tickets, for | supposed everybody who
knew me knew my sentiments in re-
gard to charity.
Il don't believe In 1t. / don't be-
lieve In giving things away. l have to
work for every cent | have and ! ex-
pect other people to do the same
thing. TO my mind these folks that
dance for charity and sing for charity
and cut all sorts of didoes for benev-
olent purposes are only degrading the
masses they are supposed to benefit.
| had expressed this opinion so often
that | was amazed that anybody
should ask me to countenance q
benevolent scheme by buying tickets
for ball. Naturally, | fastened to
send the tickets back. | put them into
an envelope and handed them to the
stenographer.
"'Here, Miss Drew said, you
know what to do with these
"'Yes, sir she said. Thank you
ut struck me then that there was
no occasion for her to thank me for
requesting her to perform her regular
routine of duties. but I didn't give the
matter second thought until three
weeks later, when a representative OF
the benevolent society called to col
lect $40 for the ball tickets.
"'But | didn't use the tickets
said I don't believe in charity
"T beg your pardon he said. They
were used Here are the numbers
sent you and here are the tickets
bearing the same number which were
taken in at the door. If you didn't
want them you ought to have returned
them to us at once, as requested In
our communication to you
"'But | did return them | argued.
Then l called in the stenographer.
"'Miss Drew | said. didn't / give
you two ball tickets some time ago
to be returned to the benevolent SO.
ciety?'
"Why, no. she said, you didn't say
anything about returning them. You
simply said knew what to do with
them
"And what did you do with themI'
I asked.
az went to the ball. said she. !
thought that was what you meant
81 was furious, but saw the benev.
olent society had the drop on me, and
paid the $40 The worst of it is the
girl seemed so sweet and innocent and
sorry that | haven't had the courage
either to discharge her or deduct the
money from her salary. can't make
up my mind to this day whether she
really thought | meant to make her a
present or whether she notified the
society to send me the tickets and
then deliberately worked me for a
good time But, whatever her motive,
there is one charity organization in
town that is now growing fat off $40
of my hard-earned money"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-28
The kinq of All Laxat!'. .es.

For CONSTIPATION, headaches, lndl.
gestion and dyspepsia, use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Paul Mathulka, Of
Buffalo, n. Y, says they are the
King of all laxatives. They are a
blessing to all my family and l al
ways keep box at home. Get a
box and get well. Price 25c, Recon-
mended by Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-28
Not a Mistake,

THAT Judge made a mistake when
he married US"
THAT so?"
Yes. He ended the ceremony with:
And may God have mercy on your
soul"
"Hc knew what be was about, ell
right. He's married himself"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-28

Hunts Planning Mill wants to put
in your shelving and counters. Phone
900 26-6
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30

Gaffney. July 24.-One Of the mos,
interesting and beautiful weddings oc-
curing I'm Gaffney recently was that
Of Miss Cornelia Lavender to Thomas
English McCutcheon of Bishopville,
which took place yesterday at the
home OF the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. r. Lavender, on Rutledge
avenue. The house presented quite
a pretty picture with the ribbon girls
in the aisles. Miss Agnes Walker,
Miss Edith Rogers. Miss Maude La
vender and Miss Will DeCamp. with
the ribbons stretching from the hall
and the parlor.
The bridesmaids were Miss Winoha
Phifer. Miss Eleanor Chapel. Miss
Paola Lavender. Miss Bertha Law
ender was maid Of honor. g..
Herbert c. Parrott was best man,
while the groomsmen were Marion
Wilson. w. H. woodward and Robert
f. Dennis.
The ring bearer was little Miss Mar
garet Lavender. The bride wore a
dress Of brocaded crepe de chine and
entered with her brother. Boyce
Lavender. The ceremony was then
performed by the Rev. DR.. ]. S. Dill,
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church Of Gaffney.
Following the conclusion OF the
ceremony a reception took place, at
which pink and white cream and
brides cake were served.
The bride is one of Gaffney's most
charming and popular young women.
She Is a graduate Of the University Of
South Carolina. The groom is a grad
uate Of the University Of South Caro-
line OF the class Of 1903 and a sue
cessful planter and member Of the
firm Of Woodrow and McCutcheon Of
Bishopville
Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple departed for their
honeymoon which will be spent sat
Lake Toxaway, Hendersonville and
other North Carolina points, after
which they viii be at home to their
friends in Bishopville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
COLLEGE OF SURGEONS FORMED
Former Sumter Boy One OF Founders
of the New Organization.

DR.. Charles M. Rees, of Charleston
who was invited to be one of the
founders Of the College Of Surgeons
an important national organization
recently effected at Washington, will
De elected one of the fellows, a high
honor. Four hundred and fifty SUR
geons attended the meeting at which
the college was formally organized
The object is to elevate the standard
or surgery in the United States. The
college will seek to legalize under ma
tional, colonial, State and provincial
laws distinct degree, which will be
conferred upon physicians possessing
the requirements specified for expert
surgeons. 1t will also seek the CO.
operation of medical colleges which
are authorized to confer the degree
of doctor Of medicine under the pres
ent recognized standards, and to urge
these institutions to confer a supple
mentary degree on each graduate,
who, in addition to the medical
course, fulfills the necessary appren-
ticeship in surgical hospitals, oper-
ative laboratories and active surgery.
The purpose is to differentiate be-
tween the men who are thus author
lied to practice surgery and those
who are not. Officers of the College
Of Surgeons are: President, ]. M. T.
Finney; vice president w. w. Chip
man; second vice president, Rudolph
Matas; generally secretary. Franklin
Fl. Martin; treasurer, Albert j.
Ochsner.
DR.. Charles M. Rees was born and
raised in Stateburg. Sumter county,
and graduated at the Charleston Med
ical College. He is brother Of w.
W.. Rees Of this city and w. ]. Recs
Of Stateburg, also of Mrs. j. r. Sum-
ter and Mrs. T. S. Sumter Of this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
SUMTER IL; FLORENCE o.
Sumter Teams Win Every Set I'm Ten.
mis-, Match.

II tennis were counted like base
ball and every set was marked down
as one score, the result of the match
between Florence and Sumter Thurs
day would be Sumter IL, Florence O.
The Sumter players, figuratively
speaking, took their opponents scalps
for they won and took everything that
they tried for.
Twelve sets were played by the
four teams which were sent over by
Sumter against four Florence teams
and not one Of them was lost, al
though several of the sets were close
enough to be interesting and the last
set between Moses and Bryan and
Hill and Mcleod was spectacular in
its length and in the fact that each
or the servers won three games in
succession on his serve. This was the
hardest fought set in the whole match,
the set finally being won by a score
of 12-1O.
There was quite a number Of spec
tators present and considerable in
terest was manifested in the tourney,
although the Florence spectators
seemed somewhat disappointed at the
defeat Of their players.
The teams were matched up ac-
cording to their playing ability and
the results of the sets were as fol-
lows:
Hill and Mcleod and Bryan and
Moses. 81. 3-6, 10-12.
Jordon and Thompson and Green
and Mosces, 3-6, It, 4-6.
Green and Dickmon and Marion
and Thees, So, 2--6, 2-6.
Hicks and Rutledge and Phillips
and Mckay, So, 4-6, O-6. p
AS the Sumter teams won every
match, there was no second round.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30

further degrees before completing
his work. Mr.. Belser secured q
Rhodes scholarship to Oxford and has
made a remarkably fine record at this
distinguished institution.
Mrs. ID. w. Cuttino and children
and Miss Halle Cuttino have return
ed to the city after spending some
time at Waynesville. N. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Green and
children have gone to Brevayd, n. c.,
to spend several weeks. '~
Mr.. Willie McElveen has gone to
Brevard to spend the rest of the
summer,
MisseSt, Ruth and Ollie Dixon of
Bishopville, who have been visiting
in the city for several days. left Mon
day morning for stay on Sullivan's
Island.
Mrs. Otto Rethorst ard baby left
Monday for Waynesville. where they
will spend the rest of the summer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
Death Of Mis-. j. ID. White.

Mrs. Addie White. wife of Mr.. J.
Dairy White. died Friday afternoon
at her home on Hampton avenue, af-
ter an illness from malarial fever OF
more than a month. Although she
had been sick for some time, Mrs.
Whites death was extremely sudden,
and came as a great shock to her
many friends and relatives. She was
conscious a few minutes before six
o'clock, when she told her nurse she
felt faint. The nurse went to get
some medicine for her. but before
she could give 1t. Mrs. White was
dead.
Tho death was an exceedingly sad
one. for the deceased was just in the
prime OF life and apparently had a
happy future before her. To make 1t
more sad she leaves five children
the youngest Of which Is only seven
weeks old. She is also survived by
her husband, a we'll known business
man Of this city. her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John I. Brogdon Of Brog-
don. and two sisters. Mrs. Wells OF
Sumter and Mrs. Proctor OF Charles
ton. and six brothers. Messrs. j. f
Brogdon. of Montgomery. Ala: Geo
Brogdon. Florence: Eugene Brogdon
Charleston; j. Il. BrOgdOn Haryiu
and julius and Jake Brogdon OF
Brogdon.
The funeral services were held at {
o'clock y. m. Saturday at the resi-
dence. No. 40 West Hampton ave.
nue. and the interment followed at the
Sumter Cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
WalkOvers Trample on Highlanders

The Slugging Highlanders. the short
pants baseball team which a few
days agosshallenged any other short
pants team In the city, met more than
it's match Monday morning. for the
Walkovers walked over them and
then trampled them in the mud. as
the score OF IA to 4 in favor Of the
new team will indicate.
The feature OF the game was a
fancy stab of the ball by Flowers
Brown H.. pitched a good game, while
the Walkovers knocked their oppos-
ing pitchers out of the box, one af-
ter the other.
The batteries were: Walkovers
Brown. H.. and Nunnamaker;
Highland Sluggers. Tribble. Barrett
Galyagher and Richardson and Wood
Bradford and Barrett.
The Walkovers want to play some
other short pants team which can in
terest them in the game.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
Paying Prisoners Wages to Help
Their Families.

New Orleans Picayune. -
Kansas is now paying the pris-
oners of the Kansas Penitentiary 10
cents a day, and the money is to be
used to help the dependent families
of the prisoners. Heretofore Kan
sas has been allowing ga cents a
day to each prisoner, to be given him
upon his release and on which he
could start life anew, The 1913
Legislature passed the law increasing
that amount to 10 cents day, and
if there are dependent children of
the prisoner or a wife dependent up
on him the Prison Board is TO pay
the money to the dependents instead
of to the prisoner on his release. Eff
forts were made to make the mount
% cents a day to prisoners with rcla-
tives, but the legislature ref used to
make the allowance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
COMMON GOOD CONFERENCE
Places Of Meeting at Conference

Places Of Meeting at Conference.
Columbia, July 25.-The following
places for the special conferences
have been arranged:
Thursday Afternoon, $50 to 600.
(A)-On the Work of the Church
in Country DevelOpment-Rev. e. O.
Watson, Presiding. In the Meth
odist Church.
(B)-On Health-Arranged by DR..
VIM. Weston, President state Medical
Society. In the Y. M. G. A.
(C)-COnference of Farmers and
Business Men on Marketing and Cred
it-Arranged by l.. w. Dabbs. In the
College Chapel.
(D)-On Woman's Work-Arrang-
ed by Mrs. NJ. Il. Coleman, President
state Federation OF Woman's Clubs.
Abbeville, $. G. In the Y. NJ. &. A.
rooms.
.,(E)-On Cooperation Between
Colleges and High S,hOols-Dr. X. r,
Pell, Presiding. In the Council Cham
bcr Of the opera house.
operation Of Chambers OF
Commerce for Rural Development. In
the rooms of the Columbia Chamber
Of Commerce in the Arcade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
SEES BIG FUTURE FOX ALASKA
Secretary Lane Wants Government
to Build 9OO-MiIe Railroad.

Chicago, July 24.-There should be
about 800 miles of Governmental built
railroad in Alaska in the opinion of
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
H. Lane, who is here on his way
west FOR an inspection 'of Indian res
erVatlons and several drrigation pro-
jects. .....r..
hrmly believe that Alaska should
be aided as far as possible in opening
up her immense resources. the Sec
retary said today. 1.-The frs, s,en
should be a Government-owned rail-
road to the Seaboard from the coal
field. Let Congress appropriate mon
ey for the first Alaskan railroad. and
there will be, in the next two years
colonization movement to the nor
thern territory which will pale into
insignificance the rush to government
lands within the nation proper.
Alaska has 65,OOO,OOO acres of
land where the grass grows waist high
in the summer. 1t is tillable soil.
Thousands of reindeer feed on the
moss-growing ranges and there is no
reason why, with proper transporta-
tion facilities, Alaska should not sup
ply the nation with meat that is more
tasty and nourishing than beef"
Secretary Lane also asserted he
would place government coaling
station in the Alaskan land-locked
harbor, where the Pacific fleet could
be provisioned for a world cruise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
In the Police Court.

Martha Sumter was tried in the po-
lice court Monday for conducting a
disorderiy' house and yagrancy and
found guilty on both charges. She at
first stated that she would never pay
the fine. but would serve her sentence
In Jail. but later she decided different
ly and paid. She was given notice
that If she dill not leave town at once
she would be arrested again.
Sam Sumter was arrested for curs-
ing and disorderly conduct. He stated
that he was not ready for trial and did
not know anything that he had done
that he cuuid be arrested for on these
charges. Trial was set for Tuesday
at noon.
Gussie Cabbagestalk, who has re-
Gently been released from the street
gang was ksain arrested and charged
with thA ane offense as formerly.
In piteohS tones she told the chief
that she had been sick and for that
reason had not been able to leave
town, but If released this time she
would ieave-at once. She was given
the Opportunity of leaving with the
promise Of being arrested again Tues
day If she.was in town. ,...
Gary Little was arrested for steal
ing chioxoAH and trial was set for
Tuesday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
LITTLE SICKNESS HERE.
Sumter Has Remarkably Fine
Health Record for Summer,

The health officer reports that at
present there is very little sickness of
any kind in Sumter and that the
health OF the city Is better, according
to the reports of the various physi-
clans. than it has been at any time, in
many years.
There are no contagious diseases in
the city, or at least none that the
health officer knows Of, very little. if
any, typhoid. none that the health Of
hcer knew Of, and very little malaria.
A number of the physicians in the
city have remarked of late on the
TACT that there Is less malaria in the
city this summer than at any former
time they can remember. On several
streets the residents have for years
had malaria every summer up to this
when they have not been
bothered. There are also fewer mos
quitoes and fewer complaints Of mos
quitoes this year than usual, a fact in
itself, no doubt, showing a solution of
the scarcity of malaria.
No doubt, if the people Of the city
continue to keep their premises free
or breeding places for mosquitoes
these pests will not again injure the
health record, of the town. Other
pests and spreaders of disease can
DO eradicated in the same way. by
constantly taking steps to remove all
brooding, places for the germs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30

Clarence Poe, editor of the Pro-
gressive Farmer, has reached the
conclusion, after a personal study of
farming methods and practice in the
Northeast that there is no scarcity of
labor in the South, that our methods
are wrong and that to little accom-
plishcd on the average farm for the
number of hands employed. In his
opinion the Southern farmer needs to
use more horses and 'rnules, improv-
ed machinery, fewer hands and i'm
proved methods of cultivation. He
may be COrreCt-doubtlCSs is correct
with respect To the planting and
cultivation of crops, but when it
comes To picking the cotton crop he is
altogether wrong. Until the cotton
picker is perfected there will be a
scarcity of labor during tho cotton
picking season, unless the cotton
acreage is materially reduced and
other crops substituted on one-half
or two-thrds of the land now given
to cotton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
.PURGED OF CONTEMPT OF
COURT.
Officials of Old Soldiers Home Rein
state n. w. Jones.

Columbia, July 21.-Holding that
they had ignored the restraining or
der issued by him in March, Judge
Ernest Gary this afternoon adjudged
H.. w. Richardson, general manager
and treasurer Of the Confederate In
Urinary, and M. c. Welch, acting COM
mandant, in contempt of Court for
dismissing N. w. Jones, an inmate Of
the Home, the order saying: That
the sheriff Of Richland County do ap-
prehend and arrest said HI W., Rich
ardson and Nj. G. Welch, and confine
them in the common Jail Of Richland
County until they purge themselves
of contempt of Court by compliance
with order of March 10, 1913, whereby
they were enjoined from 4pefferring
with the use Of said Home by this
petitioner, and from excluding him
therefrom as set forth above, or until
the further order Of the Court"
Major Richardson and Mr.. Welch
complied with the order sof ths Court
and reinstated n. w. Jones,sS as an
inmate Of the Old Soldiers Home, and
thus purged themselves of contempt
of court, according to information
from the office of Sheriff Mccain this
afternoon.
Pending a hearing of the petition
Of w. c. Cameron. j. w. James and
NV. Jones, who had been dismissed
from the Old Soldiers Home, Judge
Gary in March issued restraining
order forbidding them to bessseprived
of the use Of the Home until the final
hearing Of the cause. Mr.. Jones al
LEGGED that in spite of this he was dis
missed by Major Richardson and Mr..
Welch, and on July 10 he Sbrought
proceedings before Judge Gary to
have them Judged in contempt OF
court. The return was made before
Judge Gary this morning and holding
! that the return Of Messrs Richardson
and Welch was insufficient they were
| adjudged in contempt as set out
above.
Says the order of Judge Gary in
part: THE said defendants appeared
before me in person and by their at
torneya. the Attorney General and the
assistant Attorney General, and sub
mitted their return to the said order
to show cause, and by said return ad-
mitted that they had excluded the
said plaintiff y. w. Jones, but stated
that they had not intended any viola
ton of said order or any disrespect tC
J The Court.
''The answer in the case pending
was set up as a part of said return
After hearing the parties pro and con
7 am satisfied that the said return is
insufficient. 1t is admitted that the
order has been violated. There is nc
effort to show that they intend to re,
instate the petitioner and as a matter
POf fact, they simply ignored the order
and proposed to continue to do so."l
! 81, therefore, adjudge the defen.
dants, II. w. Richardson and NJ. &
Wclch, to be in contempt Of Court
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
BOY SCOUTS TAKE HIKE.
Watermelon ami Milk lunches Fea-
lures Of Enjoyable Outing.

The boy scouts on Wednesday took
one of the most enjoyable hikes which
it has ever been their lot, to partici-
pate in. The scouts were under the
charge of Secretary Birchard and
Cane Savannah was the destination OF
their hike. The boys made the trip
in easy stages and on the way back
they stopped at Tourney and took the
train home, not that they were tired
but because they thought it best to
become accustomed to all modes of
lOcOmotion.
The features Of the outing were the
big watermelon feasts which were
taken along the way and the milk
lunch, which they were fortunate
enough to secure. At one watermelon
patch they purchased melons and ate
until they were not melon hungry
any more. Some miles further on
they walked eight to Cane Sa-
Vannah-they again stopped to eat
more melon and little later on they
found spring with vessels contain
ing milk in them. They also found
the owner and secured from her
enough milk to make them feel hap
py and comfortable inside. At Cane
savannah they went in swimming
and fished awhile and ate dinner
prepared in scout style.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30
n Conference of Preachers to Be
Held at The Conference for
The Common Good.

A special feature of the Confer
ence for the Common Good which
will be held in Columbia, August
and z, will be a conference of preach
ers to discuss Rural Problems as they
present themselves to the church.
The constant flow Of so many
people out of the country and other
allied causes have multiplied the diff
ficulties of the pastor in rural districts,
and is a matter now receiving gem
eral attention. 1t will be a unique
experience to have the ministers of
the different denominations come to-
gether for a serious study of this con-
dition. The question is of supreme
importance, and every minister and
church me mber should be alive TO its
seriousness, and willing to lend his
best efforts along definite lines. look
ing 81 reUcal,s Au eifoT, @iu he
made g. ascertain Nras ,ao b.ai -2tG-
8ror is os starting u,.at f1r tho
discussion E9 theorists leANt iladn
appointed - Iead long papess,ysnq
each minister in attendance is eSHgek
ed to bring the results Of his,,SsJidr
for the benefit Of the. conference Rek
E. Q. Watson, d. D., who has jiad
wide experience, and who is nov E7y-
ing his energy to the uplift of7tGral
community life, has been requested to
act as chairman. The. corporation of
every pastor of every denomination is
earnestly solicited. The congregation
can render a definite assistance by
making it possible for their pastor
to attend. The railroads have granted
special rates for the occasion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-30

sumter county farmers should get
in on the live stock extension work
to be inauguratcd by the Department
Of Agriculture. 1t will be rather late
to start after the boil wcevil reaches
South Carolina three ye9rs hence.