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The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25

In the famous trial Of the dean Of st.
Asaph. Mr.. Erskine. the great English
lawyer. put question to the jury rcl-
alive to the meaning Of their verdict.
Mr.. Justice Butler objected to It's pro-
prIety. The counsel reiterated his ques-
ton and demanded an answer. The
judge again interposed his authority In
these emphatic words:
''SIt down, Mr.. Erskfne. Know your
duty or ! shall be obliged to make you
know It,"
Mr.. Erskine. with equal warmth. re-
piled: II know my duty AZ well az your
iordship knows your duty. I stand
here as the advocate Of fellow cIti-
zen. and will not sit down."
The Judge was silent. and the advo-
cate persisted In his questions.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25
a sibsvlar Wsn1sr.

Tbs scientists have for yenrs been
perpIsxed over the wonderful frozen
well at Yakutsk. Siberia. A. long ago
a. 1898 1t WAS announced that the
ground was frozen to an abnormal
depth at the place referred to. In the
summer Of 1890 Russian merchant
vet gang of men to the task Of ascer-
talnIng the depth Of the frozen stratum.
They gave up the Job after digging
some thirty feet In solldiy frozen
ground. The Russian Academy of Bel
ences took the matter In hand and be-
tween 1888 and 1874 dug to depth Of
3a2 feet and then abandoned the shaft
because the earth was still frozen AZ
hard as rock. Natural cold could
never penetrate to such depth, and
the phenomenon LIZ still unexplained.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25

The wives Of two British army Of
hcers who had been stationed for a
long time In India met recently in Lon
don and went to restaurant to take
luncheon together. As their talk WIS
of personal and somewhat private
nature, they fell to conversing In Hin
dustanee. This aroused the curiosity
of the waiter attending them to burst
Ing point. He presently came forward
and said gravely: EXCUSE me, ma
dame. but think 1t only right to In
form you that understand French"
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25
Cav. Himself Away.

A little girl was weeping bitterly In
the street. and benevolent old gen.
tleman. patting her on the shoulder,
inquired what was the matter. ave
lost penny. SIR" the child sobbed.
The old gentleman promptly handed
her penny. She looked at him
nskance for a few seconds and then
said In tone more Of sorrow than Of
anger: "Oh. you wicked old man! 30
'ou had II all the time!''-London Taller.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25
A Statement of The
Coal Strike Situation

enforcement Of this law before giving
too much heed to careless criticism
Of existing operating methods Affect
ing the welfare Of the miners and the
employers alike.
The further demand IL made by
the leaders Of this strike that the
employment Of armed guards by the
mine owners be discontinued. The
owners Of valuable properties cannot
reasonably be expected TO comply
With this demand. To remove such
protection, 10 the presence Of an ex-
cited body Of striking men, would
obviously invite Wholesale disaster
and destruction Of property. Not
only 10, but 70 subject the men who
are 1t work In the mines to the dan
ger Of physical violence At the hands
Of the strikers would be positively
inhuman. These men ask, expect
and are entitled to protection.
The mine owners have been forced
to employ these guards; It il not Of
their choosing. Tho necessity for it
IL being demonstrated daily. Their
right 70 do 20 10 not denied and they
will continue tn pr.,tect their
mines and their workmen. II the
striking miners will keep away
from the property Of Others,
they need fear no molestation. II
they insist upon trespassing upon
private ground they must expect to
be halted on their way. Company
guards will remain upon company
ground. except when compelled to go
elsewhere on lawful business. Men
who have left the compsnies' en-
ployment have no right there.
When the leaders Of this strike
came unsolicited to Colorado, quiet
prevailed. Business conditions were
bright Today armed viOl.ncs pre-
walls In many counties. Financial
depression IL iinrnin.nt- since the In
augurAtiOn Of the strike, men have
been killed; property has been
destroyed; tile lives Of men who are
DESTROYS Ut working In the mines are
being daily threatened; mine build
ings are being fred upon; the strikers
have resOrt-d u tllu us- Of dynamite;
passenger trsfns carrying mails have
been stopped and s~srch-d by the
strikers; the occupants Of stages
have been dragged thsrefrom, kid
mapped and taken 70 strike head
quarters. And Il will be observed
that there IL no iDxtanCe where q
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25

Prior to the osIling Of the present
coal strike, no Substantial differences
existed between the mine owners and
their vorkmen. Only > small minor
ity Of the miners were members Of
any union. The United Mine Work
sFs Of America claimed member
ship In that Organization on May 81,
1918. In tho state OF Colorado, Utsh
and New Mexico, Of only 2,O4S, out Of
. total Of 1900 men employed. APP
proximAtsly LOCO Of these members
were enrolled from the northern part
Of Colorado, where . strike had been
in progress for many months; and
1000 from points elsewhere In this
state and In Utah and New Mexico.
Some weeks ago one Of the officials
Of the United Mine Workers came to
this state, and announced publicly
and privately that Il was his purpose
to bring about the recognition Of his
organization BY the owners Of all
coal mines--thst ID, 1t was his pur-
pose and that Of his union to compel
the operators to Sign form Of con-
tract which, among other things,
requires and permits the employ
msnt OF union men only In and about
coal mines.
Because Of this and many other
stipulations In this s0-called contract,
which IL impossible Of enforcement
sgainst the union-s voluntary, ire
sponsible and unincorporated asso-
ciation-and because Of the fact that
few Of the men working In the mines
were members Of this organization,
and were making no demands, the
operations declined to negotiate upon
the subject
rhereupon, the union official mem
toned announced that, although
fully empowered 10 to do. he would
not call a strike TO enforce his de-
mands, but refer the matter to
convention Of representatives selected
by the miners In all the coal camps
Of the state. A convention was called.
Il met In Trinidad. Two hundred
and fifty so-callsd delegates were
present. One hundred were striking
and idle miners from northern Colo
RADIO; fifty or thereabouts were
officials or paid employees Of the
union. The rest were selected by
those In charge Of this convention,
and In no sense represented the men
actually 1t work 10 the mines. In
few, II any, instances wsrs delegates
selected by the men actually em-
ployed In the cosl csmps. This CON-
VENTION voted to call . strike, and
1t was accordingly called for the 28rd
inst. AT that time approximately 60
per cent Of the men engaged 10 and
about the coal mines laid down their
tools.
The real. and at flrst the frankly
avowed, object Of the strike leaders
Ito compel the operators to sign the
union contrsct-has now, for effect
upon the public been increased to
include number Of new demands
which properly appeal. with some
force, to ali right-thinking men who
nre not definitely advised of tho
facts.
An advance of 10 per cent In wages
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25

"What " your opinion Of warY'
.'War." replied the old fellow. ''is q
bad investment.
THE poor man goes out to dsht and
then. II he doesn't get killed. be has
to come home and help pay the debts."
Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25

Texas is so big that II It swung
around In circle over the United
States 1t would touch the great lakes
to the northward. to the east would
reach the Atlantic. westward the Pa
cinc and southward the Caribbean sea.
Casters Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25
ApvERrIsExENr

IL demanded. This cannot be con-
coded. The wages Of the miners
were voluntarily advanced 10 per
cent by the operators in April,
1919, and business conditions do
not justify further advance
1t this time. The coal miners
Of this state receive ~ high, or
higher, compensation for their work
thsn those Of any state In the Union
with the coal from which that mined
In this state comes In competition.
In August last, the miners employed
1T 40 OF the mines Of this state, tho
records Of which are available, re-
ceived an average wage OF 1854 per
day. and they could have worked,
had they elected 70 to do. % days
during the month 1t nearly every
mine. Tho men themselves nave not
complained In this regard, and it has
remained for union organizers from
elsewhere TO discover here gfievous
wrong.
A semi monthly pay day, an eight
hour work day and . check weigh
man are demanded by the leaders Of
the union prscipitsting this strike.
It 10 not generally known that tho
operators Of this state have paid
their men twice month for many
months. An eightbour work day
was voluntarily put in force In the
~nGuo~ anvun ttuan tH>fo1o eha atafnta
Of the state required It There Il not
. mine owner in Colorado who will
not permit his men - have . check
weighman Of their own selection 1t
any time, and the statute compsls 1t.
Much 10 made Of the alleged de-
niaI Of tho obvious right Of the
miners to trade with whom and
where they please. and to board
where they will. The answer IL
simply that the men are not and
never have been denied these rights,
and those who do exactly ~ they
please in this regard are given the
same consideration BY the ,ntn-
owners - other employees.
Better working conditions In the
mines are demanded. This 10 m
indefinite aud all-inclasive demand.
Conditions In this state are recog-
nixed ~ far better than In most Of
the states Of the Union. But the
mine owners themselves, no lsss
than the miners, Join In tho hops
that still bsteer conditions may come
- time progresses. Coal mining 10
universally recognized ~ > hazard
Gus and dangerous business-haxsrd-
Gus for the mine owner and danger.
Gus for the miner. But the owner Of
. coal property is neither = brute nor
. fool. He will not knowingly sub
ject his property to destruction nor
his men to unnecessary danger. Sell
fish interests alone dictate con-
trary policy. Aside from this, the
legislature Of the state recently
passed what has been characterized
~ the most advanced and stringent
law of any state In the Union regu-
lating the conduct Of coal mines. 1t
Is being vigorously enforced by the
state authorities, with the co-opers-
ton of the mine owners; and It will
be we'll to await the effect Of the
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25
Just Rebuks.

MAR
"what Is II nowr
II wanna mother pieca caker'
'No. Tommy, you've had enough"
Jaw, ma! Yer always tellin' me
don't eat properly. an men you don't
never gimme no chance to practice!'-
Cleveland Leader.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25

Little James-Fa what Il execu-
tive ability3 his father-Ths faculty
Of earning your bread by the sweat Of
other peoples brows. my son.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25
pont Do Il.

Never suffer your courage to expend
itself in herceness, your resolution In
obstinacy. your wisdom In cunning nor
your patience In sullannass and oaaoAlR.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25

Philosophy Is good horse In the
stable. but an arrant jade on . jour
aey.-<3oIdsmith.
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25
A Popular Recreation.

'Whers are you going. Sandyr' said
enc scotchman to another. doom to
the club" said Sandy. "And wha'
foorr "Just to contradeect 4 wee bit"
The Meeker herald., 1913-10-25

Heavy on the scales.
"Phwat's thot noise. Mrs. ReillyT'
"Sure an Norah's phracticin' the
seaies.'
"Begorry. she must weigh 4 toni
Musica! Events.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
Notes OF City Schools.

On Wednesday and Thursday of
this week the superintendent will be
at the Washington School for the
classification of new pupils. All VINO
hav. never attended the public school
of Sumter before, are urged to come
on one Of those days. The parents
are requested not to wait until Mon
day to enter their children.
Those who are going to school for
the first time will need certificates,
In order To save ali confusion on the
opening day OF school.
On Friday examinations will be
given to those students of the High
School, who have conditions to MAKE G
up.
On each OF the three days the Of
hces will be open at 8 o'clock. The
public schools OF the city will reopen
on Monday the 18th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
Death Of Mr.. ii. A. Scarborough.

Another old veteran has crossed
the river. Mr.. Henry A. ScarbOr-
ough departed this life August rs,
1913. at the ripe age of 70. He had
the third stroke of paralysis about a
week before he died and gradually
grew worse until he died. He was a
deacon in the Bethany Baptist church
and served faithfully as an officer of
his church and his long service will
be missed by his congregation. The
funeral services were conducted by
the pastor. Rev. ]. Walter Kenny. He
was n lieutenant in the Confederate
army and a gallant soldier he was. He
leaves wife Ia sister of Mr.. w. s.
Wheeler) three sons and three laugh-
ters and a large number Of relatives
in Lee and Sumter counties. A loving
father, devoted husband, kind neigh
Dor and good citizen has passed to
his reward ito rest under the shade
Of the trees. es."-Bishopville Leader &
Vindicator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
HELD FOR FEDERAE COURT.
j. f. Paris and S. V. JaudOn Bound
Over for Trial Oh Charge of Car.
breaking.

j. f. PArris, alias j. f. Gray, and S.
V. Jaudon, the two young white men
arrested here several days ago on the
charge Of breaking into box cars at
Lanes, were given a preliminary Mon
day morning by Commissioner r. j.
Bland for the federal government and
bound over for trial before the feder-
al court in Charleston at it's next
session.
The bond for each Of the two men
was fixed at $500, but they were un-
able to put it up at this time and
were re-cOmmitted to Jail.
Quite a number OF persons from
Lanes were here for the trial, the ma
jority Of them being witnesses in the
case, although some Of the friends of
the young men were also present.
1t has been suggested that these two
men might have been COL ected with
the gang which committed the rob-
berry at Parr Shoals last Friday. as
they stated that they were on their
way to that place at the time they
were arrested. However, Special Of
ficer j. N. Walker of the Atlantic
Coast Line did not think they were.
He said that they had been beating
about the country for a considerable
time and had gone over most OF the
United States.
The evidence at the hearing was
practically the same as that which has
been given heretofore concerning the
alleged hold-up at Lane.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
Auto Bicycle Collisions.

y A collision occurred Saturday even
Ing between an automobile driven by
George F.. Epperson. Jr.. and a bicy-
Gle ridden by young son of Mr.. l.. p.
Shuler. The front wheel of the bicy-
Gle was crushed and the boy was
thrown To the ground. but escaped
injury save some bruises on his leg.
Just how the accident occurred Is not
known.
Another collision between a bicy-
Gle and an automobile occurred near
the corner of Sumter and Bartlette
Streets Saturday. but the particulars
could not be learned today.
still another collision Saturday oc-
Cured between two bicyclists on sum-
ter Street Saturday afternoon, when
one OF the colored boys was thrown
on his wheel and box OF bottles he
was carrying fell and a number of the
bottles were broken.
A collision occurred between Mr..
Preston Tisdale and colored man
at the corner OF Main and Liberty
Street. Mr.. Tisdaie's bicycle being
damaged by the accident.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
MANY SEE FIREWORKS.
Beautiful Exhibition Given at Base.
Dali Park by Consolidated Fireworks
Company.

whether it was the free show, or
because the people of Sumter have
so few opportunities Of seeing fire.
work in this city, the baseball park
was Jammed Friday evening at s
O'Clock, when the fireworks exhibition
was given by Mr. X. II. Trempy of the
Consolidated Fireworks Company in
behalf of CrOsswell q Company. The
crowd was estimated by many to be
nearly five thousand, though more
conservative estimates were that it
was at least TWO thousand people
assembled to Sc the display, which
was without doubt one Of the best
which has been seen in this city in
long time.
The fireworks were beautiful, every
body said so, SO they must have been.
They were thoroughly enjoyed by both
Old and young who saw them, the
children being especially pleased with
them, and on every side could be
heard their calculations of pleasure
and happiness. "Ain't you glad you
came" said one little girl to her
grown protector. She was and her
guardian was too.
Commencing with salutes, bombs
shot into the air and exploded with
tremendous reports, the exhibition
lasted just one hour and everybody
was too interested to leave during
that time. An illumination Of the
whole park and surrounding was next
made by fixed lights Of various colors.
and which presented a beautiful spec
tacle.
"A number Of big paper balloons
were sed up which at intervals dis
charged bolts of fire. flashes which
could be seen for long distances
Following this came in rapid sue.
cession, fancy sky rockets, candles
forming all kinds of figures and send.
ing beautiful showers of sparks of
beautifully blended colOrs out over the
interested spectators. The exhibition
ended with the explosion Of bomb
rocket reports which could be heard
for many miles around and the fare
well greeting Good Night" shown
up in vari-colored lights pictured an
eighteen inch background.
The whole exhibition was beauti.
full and well worth seeing, and many
concentrations were heard on all
sides throughout and after it was over.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
Bicycle Thief Captured.

Mr.. VI. j.. Tisdale on Saturday
night discovered and captured a bicy-
Gle thief, Cornelius James. who was
placed I'm Jail to- await n preliminary
before Magistrate Wells next Tuesday.
The wheel was recovered at the time.
The police have recovered several
wheels OF late for the owners. three OF
them being found on Liberty street In
front OF Fields barber shop. several
wheels have been stolen from the Y.
M. c. a. building. but later were re-
covered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
WATER METERS INSTALLED.

City Manager Worthington com
pleted the installation of big water
meter at the pumping station Satur-
DAY morning and the city now has an
exact check on the efficiency with
which the pumps are working and the
record shows exactly how many gal
Ions of water are pumped each day
and the amount Of water consumed.
The meter has long been needed
as there has been no way of ascertain
ing the amount OF water pumped or
the quantity consumed, save an ap-
proXimate estimate based on the rated
capacity Of the pumps. The meter is
capable Of registering as high as
1000 gallons Of water a minute and
will serve the needs of this city for
many years, it being large enough to
take care of a great expansion of the
pumping station.
The installation OF the meter re-
quired nearly five hours of steady
work and was quite p heavy job
the meter and connections weighing
about ton. During the time the
work was in progress the pumping
| station was entirely cut off from the
stand pipe and the city was depend
ent for water upon the supply in the
stand pipe. When the work started
the stand pipe contained more
than hundred feet OF water and
when the job was completed and the
pumps started the water in the stand
pipe had been reduced to barely forty
feet. For the twenty-threc hours be-
tween A. M. Sunday and Z A. NJ
today the meter showed that 42O,-
600 gallons had been pumped. The
meter also showed that the pumps
were working efficiently and deliver
ing their full rated capacity. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
SOME BAND MUSIC.
organization Without Il Director and
Lack of Funds Makes Existence |
Doubtful.

There is always q smile of satisfac-
tion evident on the faces of Sumter
folks when they hear "Our band" play
ing either at some local affair, where
IL Is always ION the job" or in some
out OF town parade Whether this
smile will continue to adorn the faces
of Sumterites, however, is very
doubtful issue at the present time, for
the band is without a director to
take charge of practices and hold
things together. The dismissal of
Prof. Schumacher as director was
necessary by lack Of funds with which
to pay him for his services. For the
past two months the band has been
without accustomed appropriation of
City Council but practices have been
continued up to last week in the
nope that the appropriations would
ultimately be allowed. Members of
the band have applied to City Council
Tor continuance of the appropriation,
pointing out the fact that the band
was unable to pay it's director with
out funds, but it seems that City Coun-
Gil cannot agree regarding the allow
ance to Sumter's musicians, so that at
band practice Friday night it was de-
cided by the members TO let the direc-
tor go, and cease practice.
That Sumter's band is n part of
Sumter goes without saying. 1t is a
noticeable fact that however. the old
Gamecock City is mentioned, almost
always there follows the comment,
"and they have fine band" Certain
ly the band Is continual scource of
enjoyment for the people of Sumter,
and 1t would seem great pity to have
1t disintegrate. when it's members
work absolutely free to give pleasure
to others, but cannot work in har-
mony without the very necessary aid
Of director.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
TO TOUR SOUTH.
Barrett and Owens Plan Speaking
Trip I'm Behalf of Commercial Con.
gress.

Washington, Sept. 5.-To describe
the great fifth annual convention of
the Southern Commercial congress
which will be held in Mobile, Ala,
octoper ~ to 20, John Barrett and
DR.. Clarence j. owens, managing d.
rector OF the congress, will leave
washington September 8, and deliver
an address under auspices of COM
mercial organizations in the princi-
pal cities of the 16 Southern States.
Mr.. Barrett and Dr. Owens will
speak at Baltimore, Richmond, Raj
eigh, Columbia, Atlanta, Jacksonville,
Mobile, Knoxville and other cities.
A great mass meeting will be held
in Mobile, the convention city. The
addresses at Knoxville will be deliv-
cred on Southern Commercial con-
gress day at the Conservation expo
sition. All of the 16 Southern States
will be visited.
Not only is the tour of Mr. Barrett
and DR.. Owens planned to create in
terest in the meeting at Mobile, but
its purpose is to stir the minds Of the
people of the South with respect to
the immense commercial opportunity
which will follow the opening of the
Panama canal.
DR.. Owens has just returned from
Europe, where he served as director
general Of the permanent American
commission on agricultural coopera-
ton which investigated rural credits
and agricultural cooperation in II
European countries.
During the tour he will tell the bus.
iness men OF the South something of
the work done by the commission.
During the tour business men of
the South will have an opportunity to
make arrangements to participate in
the Pan-American Trade expedition
which will leave Mobile at the expira-
ton OF the convention, for a three
months tour of South and Central
America. A 17-day trip has been ar
ranged for delegates to the conven-
ton woh will visit the canal zone from
Mobile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
II. NJ. Ingram.

TimmOnsville. Sept. 7.-P. M. In.
gram died at his home, four miles
from town. this afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the ago of 80 years. He leaves "a
wife. who was Miss Ola Kelley. a
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Kel-
ley. and two children. His brother,
T. l.. Ingram. Of Hartsville was at his
bedside when he died. He leaves three
other brothers, M. B. Ingram, T. b.
Ingram and l.. Il. Ingram of Priva-
teer, Sumter county. The funeral will
be at Timmonsville Methodist church
tomorrow morning at II o'clock with
interment at Byrd cemetery.