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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
Consolidated Aug. 8, 1881.
OIL MILLIONAIRE DEAD.
HENRY NJ. FLAGLER PASSES
AWAY IN FLORIDA.
He Was One OF the Founders of
Standard ON Trust and Used Many
of His Millions I'm the Development
OF f1orida-Wili be Buried In ST..
Augustine.

West Palm Beach. Fla. May 20.-
Henry NJ. Flagler passed quietly away
at Ocean View cottage. Palm Beach.
at 10 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Flag
Ter and MIR. and Mrs. Harry Flagler
were with him at the time of his
death, as were officials of the Florida
East Coast railway. The body will be
sent by special train. probably tomor-
row TO 81. Augustine. where the flu
neral will be held Friday afternoon
at o'clock. In this city all business
houses were closed during the after
noon and flags were flying at half
mast I'm respect TO his memory. The
funeral Friday will be attended by
hundreds OF prominent men from va
rious sections of the United States.
and from all along the east coast OF
this State, which was developed by
Mr.. Fiagler.
80 Al Mr.. Flagler's beside were his
son. Harry, who arrived yesterday
from Europe. the Rev. Dr. George
Morgan. his pastor, who will conduct
the funeral services at st. Augustine,
wnere the body will be buried In the
Flagler musoleum in the. yard OF
the Flagler Memorial church which
he gave TO the Presbyterlans OF that
city.
Henry NJ. Flagler was born at Can
andiagua, n. Y. In 1880. Little is
known OF his early life except that ne
was clerk I'm a country grocery In
Orleans county. Michigan. while yet
In his teens. Later he removed to
Saginaw. Mich, where he engaged in
the manufacture OF salt.
Becoming interested in the. posi-
bilities OF the petroleum industry. he
removed To Cleveland, Ohio. where
he organised the company OF Rocke-
feller. Andrews & Plagier. engaging
!. I'm the refining of-ofi: The STANDARD
OH company WIS the outgrowth of
this venture: and Mr. Flasier' has re-
mained actively connected with the
management or the great corporation
since It's inception.
In 1886 Mr.. Flagler paid his first
visit TO Florida and became impress
ed with the business possibilities pre-
sented there by the railroad field In
connection with the development of
winter resorts.
Entering actively into the work OF
turning Florida into one vast winter
resort Mr. Flagler built the Florida
East Coast railroad and later erected
the Ponce de Leon and Alcazar hotels
at a cost of, 5000. 900.
His greatest achievement, however,
was the extension OF his railroad
from Miami to Key West. For many
years his plan was ridicueld as i'm
practicable and was called. "Flsglers
Foiiy.' '... .. e. .....
The opening OF this oversee" line
Ia listed as one OF the engineering
triumphs OF the age.
Mr.. Fiagler was vice president and
director of the standard OH company,
president and chairman OF the board
of directors OF the Florida East Coast
railway and Jacksonville Terminal
company. director OF the Western
Union Telegraph company. Morton
Trust company and other corpora
tions. .... ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
CHURCHES WILL NOT UNITE.
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY DE.
CLINES TO CONSIDER MAT
TER AT THIS TIME.
Spirited Discussions Cause Excitement
In Atlanta Meeting-Home and For
eign Missions Causes Dispute.

clamation, the Southern Presbyterian
assembly this afternoon declined to
consider at this time the question of
union with any other ecclesiastical
body in the United States except the
United Presbyterian church, with
which negotiations looking to union
had already been taken up. The re-
port OF the committee, of which DR..
X. +. Campbell is chairman, deemed
this an inOpportune time to raise the
question of closer relations with other
bodies
Spirited discussion which at times
approached acrimonious debate today
caused fiurries of excitement at the
sessions Of the three Presbyterian
assemblies now convening here.
The Northern Presbyterian assem-
bly, opened the day in turmoil result
ing from the reproduction here of q
New York newspaper story charging
that DR.. j. T. Stones election as mod
orator Of that body was brought about
through "a deep-laid political
scheme" No less excitement prevail,
cd during the afternoon session, when
poignant charges were made in discus
sing the report of the special com
mittee on the Union Theological Sem
mary OF New York
Restoration of previous relations
between the seminary and the North
ern church was favored in the ma
Jority report, but was opposed in two
minority reports. In presenting one
OF these Rev. +. G.. Nonfort of Gin
cinnati declared:
The time has come for the church
to draw the line. The. issues lie be-
tween true faith and a Hindu philos-
ophy masquerading In the guise of
Christianity"
Definite action on the reports was
deferred until tomorrow. ~-
A lively tilt between the support
ers OF home and foreign missions In
the Southern Presbyterian assembly
this afternoon resulted in several
minutes OF prayer before a vote was
taken on the impending question. The
standing committee on systematic
beneficence" in it's reports advocated
the apportionment of GO per cent of
A N % 4
per cent TO home missions; an ap-
portionment of 81 per cent to for
eign missions and 27 TO home mis-
sions was strongly urged by the per.
manent committee on the same sub.
ject. Sharp exchanges took place be-
tween the supporters OF the two
schedules, led by DR.. S. l.. Morris of
Atlanta for home missions and Dr. A.
w. Smith OF Nashville for foreign
missions. After several minutes OF
prayer the recommendation of the
permanent committee were adopted.
The first ripple of dissension that
had appeared at the sessions of the
United Presbyterian assembly came
this afternoon when DR.. w. B. Smiley,
secretary Of the Sabbath school board,
charged that politics was at the root
of a move permanently to shift the
Sabbath school extension work from
the board of publication to the board
of home missions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24

1t has been suggested that if the
lights I'm front and to the side of the
postofiice were turned on at night il
would make the building very much
more attractive and add To the ap-
pearanCe Of the street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
APRIL DIsPENSARY SALES.
Total OF s2i7,57i.S7 with Expense.
OF Sii,2si.2I.

Columbia. May 2O.-The total sales
of the tispensaries I'm the ''wet'
counties al the Stat.- during April
were tsi7.57i.57, ana the operating
expenses for the same period. $iI.-
2sh24. according stu tlso monthly re-
port made public today by Dlspen-
sarp Auditor al. w. Mitchum.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24

York County 1-2 per cent court
house bonds to the amount of $75,-
600 have been sold to Well, Roth &
CO., of Cincinnati. O., for $72,45O,
their bid being the highest received.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24

w III. Hoover was shot and fatally
wounded at Horse Bridge. Aiken ,Coun.
ity Saturday by NJ. l.. Rawls
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
Vol. XXXVI. No. 26.
ALIEN LAND BILL MADE LAW.
GOV. JOHNSON, OF CALIFORNIA,
ADDS HIS SIGNATURE.

Act Becomes Effective August To-
Governor Issues Statement, Saying
that no Man Who Wishes an Alien
Law Will Sign Referendum as to
this Law Act Has Encountered
Triple Hostility Within State
Visiting Japanese on Hand. State
Views on Measure
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
REBEL BAND IS
EXECUTED BY
fEOERALS

III Paso, Tex. Feb. l;,-Juan.
Kid PorIEs, rebel chief and
twenty OF his followers. we're exc
cUicd Saturday on the line OF the
Orient railway near Chihuahua City
Fedora! troops also captured forty
seven others OF the Porras group
who were brought to the state cap
ital today.
Porras was u member OF General
Pascuul OroIcos original staff. but
recently has been operating indie
pcndenily. To him have been cred
tied many outragcs. including the
cremation in u burning station house
Of thrc. McXIca Central railway cm-
ploycs ut GRllcRo last week. II IL
said that the POrras execution or
icred by General Antonio RabaKo.
met the approval OF the rebel Eencr-
nj Marcclio Carrsvo who has made IA
truce with the f.dcrals at ChIhun-
hua CITY. Porras is said IL said to
have continued operations despite
the Informal armsiicc which fcdtrnls
and rebels appear no recognize.
The main rebel Kroun under Cen
cral incx Saiazar was located today
at Asccncion kh inland town be-
tween the North western railway aud
lhc "Fuer Nhu uuOut tVU "tlcs
southwest Of JuarcE. lie iS Whiting
I'll. return Of Colonel David Dc La
Fucnic. who went to Palonns. on
tho New Mexico border. to meet At
'orncy Emilio Vnsaucz. who has pro-
claimed himself provisional prcsi-
dent bv virtue OF the Tacubaya plan
recognized by the various rebel fac
t'ous following the Mndcro rcvolu-
ton. II IL siid that Salhzar. who
controls 1890 rebels In the district
below Juarcz. already has rccoRniz-
cd the Vnsaucx.Gomez claim to the
prcgidcncy. However. 'h. continua-
ton Of the campaign awaits develop
mcnts at the national capital.
Traffic on the Mexican Central
vas resumed today between Juarez
and chihuahua City.
The wires are operating again AT
far south M Mexico CITY. but stric,
censorship IL observed ull along the
line. The Mexico City operators re-
fuse to answer any questions regard
ing the xiiun,ion In the south. Chi
husi,un City is reported IN remain
iuh quiet.
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YOUNG TURK IS
STABBED BY
SOLDIERS

ipHdun. i'ch. Turkish sol
dicrs early today attempted to assa.-
nnatc ami succeeded In badly wound
Ing Emvcr hey. the Young Turk lead
cF.
\ news agency Dispatch by wire
less from Con-taniinoplc says tha;
Envcr Bcy was stabbed scr.>al times.
but givis no further details.
iast week :nscr mad. disas-
irou- effort To pierre" the nanks oi
the Bulgarian army on the shore, OF
tn. Sea OF Marmora with n forlorn
hope Of Ottoman troop.. who were
beaten back vita terrible losses.
He was one Of the leaders In til.
recent revolt OF the Young Turks
which led so u renewal OF the war
bc,wsol Turkey and the Balkan
states. scvcral threats against hi,
lifa had been made ssOna the dis
N tisiied sOldiery ~!fo were xrC,syc,
by the assassination OF Nsxim Pashn
rhcir beloved comma nnder.in-chirf
Env.r WAS prominent military
lender In the war in TRIPOD. and wac
called 'by European experts. the
best soldier In she Turkish army
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GREAT SECRET IS OUT;
"C|TIzENS" TICKET NAMED

In framing up this ticket til. gang
employed Its usual dark lantern
methods. The selection Of the can
didatcs was done by few 'profes-
sionai selectors' and the people these
men are declared to represent had
nothing whatever to say about II.
Whenever an Interested citizen en-
tlcavorcd 10 find out what was going
on he was given u misleading answer
The kept papcr MAS sworn TO secrecy
while the "professional slate max
crs" did their wors, and In that they
succeeded admirably.
This nameless ticket rises from
the asbcs OF the Republican party.
wrecked and laid away by the same
renegade Democrats that named the
ticket. Republican was only IA name
anyhow that happened To be popular
at the time they lined" and they
could throw II off at will to climb
onto another bandwaEon that ap-
reared to grind out more popular
music. When the cOnspirators got
|'behiud closed doors they decided tn
commit larceny and att the proper
time come ont In purloined rainent
to star. n Irritation with the deer
pccpul" who they havc SO wantonly
exploited in time past.
But reputable business mon whom
THIS gang sought to use for their
own ends, penetrated the disguise
and would have none or II. Time
and again within the past week the
gang has been ready to announce Its
lineup, only to have first one and
the the other decline. On Friday
night the gang was ready to give uD
in despair and make no further cf-
fort to make a ticket. As a last re-
sort Dun,avy aud Mcmahon were in
duced to assume the roles OF twin
goats"
The people OF trinidad are not de-
cciycd. They know that the gang
may call its ticket whnt II will but
| It will be none the less gang made
ticke, made up of men who will fur.
them the schemcs OF the gang. This
had tn be under stpod before any
nominations could he passed out. All
sppoirtments are greed upon. The
gang saw to it that the people will
not have a ,hanc" to EXPRESS their
sentiment at Urinary election. II
is a ticket to be fo!sted upon the pco'
pie by bunch Of professional poll.
ticians and pcrpe tuaI ofhceholders
who have betravci public trusts FOL
private ADVANTAGE ana administered
chloroform to an old and once hon.
ored party to don masquerade and
rerDetuate deception to maintain
themselves and their friends In of.
flee.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
TAFT SENDS |
POINTED NOTE
To MAOER0

Washington. Fob. l7.--Prcsid.nt
TDft's reply to Mndcro's appeal To
withhold American Intervention
In Mexico sent by telegraph was
made public by Secretary Knox to-
day, Ms follows:
From your cXccilcncy's telegram.
which reached me the Iith. II ap-
Feared that your cSccllcnCy was
somewhat misinrormcd M to the pol
ley OF the United States towards
Mexico which has been uniform for
two years. or aS to the naval or 9TH
cr mcnsurcs thus far taken which
are measures OF natural pre'aution.
The ambassador t.lcHraphcd that
when YOU were good enough to show
him your telegram TO me he pointed
out this fact.
Your cxccllrncy must. therefore,
be aware that the reports which np-
pear 20 have reached you that orders
have already been given TO land Tor
cea were inaccurate. The aMbnssa-
dor. who II fully informed. is never
thcicss again instructed to affort
you any desirenbIc Information
Fresh assurances OF friendship tG
Mexico are unnecessary after two
years proof OF patience aud good
will
In view OF tn. special friendship IN
.nd relations between the two Coun
tries I cannot too strongly impress
your rNccllcncy the Vital importance
OF early establishment OF that peace
and order which this government.
has long hoped to see. both because
American citizens and their property
must be protected and respected and
also because this nation sympathizes
deeply with the affections or the
Mexican people.
''In rcciprocating the anxiety
shown by your eXccllcncy's message
feel IL my duty to add sincerely
und without reserve that the course
of enduring the past two years cul-
minating In the present most disas-
trous situation creates in this coun-
try extrcm. pcssimisim and the con-
yiction that the present paramount
duty Is the prompt relief OF the sit
nation - william II. Taft.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
.Ex1RAD|1ION IS NOT
CERTAIN IN THE
ELI GREEN CASE

Efforts to cNtraditc ELI Green, who
Is wanted here on charges Of keeping
gambling room. were blocked on Sat
urday when the attorney general of
Colorado rejected the Application for
acquisition because of technical
flaw In the drawing OF II certificate
which was part OF the application.
Sheriff GrIsham. who carried the ap-
Plication to the state Officers. re-
turned post haste yesterday and re-
turned with Il new application. if
this one is accepted and Governor
Amm0ns signs II. he will 20 at one.
To Newton. Kansas. where Under
sheriff Martin has been for four days
with tho fugitive gambler in custody.
Green has employed attorneys at
Newton to contest the rCauisition
and IL Is by no means certain that
the rcQuisition will be hOnorcd by
the governor OF Kansas. No dcfin-
itc word has come from Martin.
Deeply concerned by the new aspect
Of the situation Grisham has been
kept running between Denver aud
Trinidad and lis apparently as far
from realizing the possession OF Green
as he was when the whereabouts OF
the fugitive was not known.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
FOREIGNERS ARE
BEING TAKEN TO the
UNITED STATES

Washington. Feb. l7.-AMbassn-
dor Wilson teIcrraphcd to the stat"
d, partment at II n. m. February
lG. that he armisticc that had been
arranged he previous night was still
in force and that there was great
activity In removing foreigners from
the danger zone and arranging for
the transportation or many women
and children to the United States.
Reports indicated that losses on
the Diaz sides had not been great
and their lines had been extended In
one direction beyond the palace OF
the ministry of Gobernacion. which
they had taken and In the other di-
rection as far as the German school.
Ccurnavaca is reported taken by
the Zapa:istas.
The president OF the National
railway has reported to the nmbassa-
dor that the Laredo line north Of
Monterey is in the. hands OF the reb-
Ella
The consul general at Mexico City
reported in replies to inquiries that
for Vera Cruz: also that Mrs. Cosby
and family are safe and we'll. lcav-
ing for Vera Cruz,
The consul at 1uarGz reports hnv-
mug learned from passengers from
chihuahua that the city was quiet
aud there had been no disturbances
in that portion of the state. He add
cd that the railway between Chi
huahua and Juarez was FREQ from
rebels.
The consul at Saltillo reports II
bridges burned between Saltillo and
Monterey no trains leaving for the
south and telegraphic communities
ton Interrupted.
Reports from American consuls In
various parts of Mexico Indicate that
the people are awaiting definite
news from Mexico City.
Consuls at Durango. Frontiera,
.Iuarez. Nogales. Hermossiila and Sal
tilIo report these places quiet. From
Juarez the report was that there is
no change in the situation, the gar
rison and the people apparently
awaiting decisive news from Mexico
CITY
There is considerable excitement
in Nogalcs. although no disturbanc-
es are reported. The consul at Vera
Cruz reports the arrival Friday night
OF number of passenger tains with
refugees from Mexico City and that
the passengers said many people
We're unable to find room on the
trains.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
MARTY DID NOT
TELL GANG He D
SERVE EN-
Others Placed on the
Citizens Aldermanic
Ticket Willy Milly'
CHANGES EXPECTED

81 hay. not consented to be "a can
lIdatc for alderman from the fourth
ward on the ticket announced !, the
Advertiser yesterday. When I was
asked to accept the place ON tho
ticket | advised the men who came to
see mc that would no, give nv
answer for a few day. The an-
nounccmcnt IS somewhat premature"
In th.s" words John !. Marty cx-
planned today that he had not "on-
Ssn,,d 10 have his name placed on
the ao-callcd Citizens ticket whi'h
Was framed up at II conference at
the city hall ON saturday. Mr.. Marty
has accepted the designation OF the
ID. nocra'ic assembly and gave the
10 use his name.
Tn" ticket was announced after "a
hurried conference ut the city hall
and some Of the aldcrinnni. cuudi-
dates who.~ names were Usrt w.r.
not present at tho star chamber scs-
sion and have taken no Interest
whatever In the plans and scheme,
OF the gang. From their statements
II Is learned that they did not con
slider seriously tho proposal to run for
ofitC. ON the ticket. II Is not un-
likely that thcs. men Will announce
their withdrawal.
The candidates for aldermen whose
names appear on the ticket an
nouncad In III. kept newspaper IS'as
follows:
First ward.-Nustin Lunncy aud
NJ. 4. Kahn.
Second ward-Frank Patterson.
| Third ward--Iohn Mackay aud r.
+ Suodsrnss.
Fourth war'i-Iiarry Wccdca and
]. j. Marty.
Fifth wnrd-E: J. Wilson and c.
T. Donahue.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
PRINCE DeNOuNCES
INTERVENTION PLAN

Washington. Feb. i..--DcnouLc-
ing sentiment In favor Of American
intcrvcniio In Mexico Representative
Prince OF Illinois said In tn" house
today. our place IL at home. mind
Ing our own business"
Our country Is. In nv iudgm""t. -
he said. "goin. out into the world as
u big policeman. Our piac" /. n,
home. Notwithstanding the rumbles
down ther. In Mexico. ". had our
election here in this country ana II
was by ballots. and We announced
the result on the floor OF this house
and the country ac0uisced IN H..
Their method seems to be by bullets
md " our bystSndsrs nre In the way
when they are electtnK thelr mon
down there in those foreign conn
tricr. let them get out of the way
and no. ask to have American blood
and American b0nr for the benefit
Of American exporters TO ydestro
their lives as to he IN air
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
Military Prisoners
Seek Another Chance

San Francisco. Calf. Feb. IL
The possibility of Intervention in
Mexico has stirred unrest among the
military prisoners on Alcatraz isl
ands. In an open letter published
here today they ask one more
chance"
True. there are many here who
are not and never will make sold
iers," runs the letter in part. but
about one third of them would make
as fine fighting unit as there is in
the army. u layout that any officer
might be proud to take the field
with
Many are here because they are
not garrison soldiers. They are
fighting men. The monotony Of Iii
at post was too much for them.
Many have had baptismnl fire in
Cuba, China and the Philippines.
What we want is a chance to serve
in action and Lien retire in civil life
with good discharge instead of a
bob tail"
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
Cash REGISTER
HEAD IS JAILED

Cincinnati. O.. Feb. l1.-Johu H..
Patterson. president OF the Nation
al Cash Register company. who with
rs other officials or former OF the
company were convicted OF criminal
violation OF the Sherman antitrust
law, was sentenced today to pay a
fine of 5000 aud to serve on year
in Jail.
Twenty-cicght other defendants
were sentenced to terms ranging
fromc nine months to year in Jail
and to pay the costs.
The men were convicted last
Thursday of having violated the
criminal section of the Sherman an
tt-trust law.
Ono of the defendants was given
three months in Jail. while three
others were sentenced to niue
months and the rest to one year.
George r. Edgtcr of Dayton. sec
rotary of the company was given the
highest sentence OF three months.
William Bippus, treasurer: Alfred
A. Thomas OF Dayton and Jonathan
B. Hayward of New York were Civ
en- nine months in Jail.
The following were sentenced to
ono year:
Edward A. Deeds. Dayton. vice
president: William NJ. Muzzy. Day
ton: Robert Patterson. director:
Thomas !. Watson, sales manager
Joseph +. Rogers, assistant sales
manager; Alexander C.. Sharned,
saleman; Frederick g. Shigh. district
manager. Boston: Pliney Ewes. dis
trict' manager, San Francisco. Ar
thur A. Wentz. Columbus: George u.
Morgan, Dayton: Charles 7. Vain
sley, Chicago; Charles A. Sncidcr.
Elizabethtown. y. j.: Walter Cole,
Denver; Myrne Jacobs, Pittsburg:
Mont l.. I.asley. Detroit: Earl p.
Wilson. Los Angeles. Alexander w.
Sinclair. New York: John j. Range.
Washington: NJ. G.. j. Keith. New
York.: William Cummings. Brook
lyn: j. C. Laird, Toronto: w. c.
Howe. San Francisco: e. II. Epper-
son, Minneapolis.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
KNAPP STRIVING
TO AVERT STRIKE

New York. Feb t1.--Judge Mar
tin A. Knapp. Of the United States
commerce court, arrived in New
York from Washington this morn
ing for q final conference with Of
ficcrs of the Brotherhood OF I.ocoo-
motive Firemcu and EuRinemcn in
the hope o averting a strike against
tifty-four eastern railroads.
Judfe Knapp said he would work
all day trying to bring both sides to-
gether and would not abandon tho
situation until every means had been
exhausted. For the firemen. Presi-
dent Carter explained that. in the
event OF no settlement. thes trike, IL
ordered. would not be effective un-
IL all district leaders Of the union
now gathered here had returned to
their posts and reported to him BY
telegraph. Even then. no fircmen
would leave their cabs until locomo-
tives had been taken to terminal
points. He added that in the event
OF q strike the engineers would posi-
lively not go ont in sympathy but
would adhere to their agreement
with the railroads. This holds un-
til June ] next.