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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31
Scooba, Mississippi.

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MACON Nero. Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31
CITATION NOTICE.
The State of Mississippi.

This September Both. 1913. T
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
APPROPRIATION BILD UP.
Sundry Civil Measure Taft Vetoed
Has Wilson's Approval.

Washington, April 21.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill, in the Identical
form in which it was vetoed by Pres
ident Taft in the closing hours of the
last Congress. was considered in the
House today and it's reading complet-
ed, but action on it was deferred until
tomorrow: The measure was taken
up under special rule to expedite It
through the House. 1t carries $l16,-
100000 for various expenses of the
Government during the next fiscal
year.
Mr.. Taft vetoed the bill because Of
n provision that no part OF $500, 600
appropriated for antitrust prosecu-
tions should be used In cases against
organizations Of farmers or laborers
In reintroducing the measure with
this provision included the appropri-
ations committee is known to be act
ing with the approval of President
Wilson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
Brlggs-Hyman.

Miss Mayme Briggs and Mr.. Robert
Lyman of this city We're married
Monday afternoon at the parsonage
of the First Baptist Church in CO.
lumbia. The marriage came as a
great surprise To their many friends.
who had not been informed OF their
intention Of marrying beforehand.
Miss Briggs was visiting her sister in
Columbia at the time.
The happy bride and groom are
expected here this afternoon, where
after n short stay they will leave for
which will he their fn-
ture home.
Both of the young people have
many friends here who extend to
them their very best wishes I'm their
life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
BIG FIRE IN GEORGETOWN.
DAMAGE FROM FLAMES ESTI.
MATED AT HALF MILLION DOL.
LARS.
Plant OF Atlantic Coast Lumber Cor.
poratiOn Almost Completely De-
strOyed Monday Morning.

Georgetown, April 21.-The plant
Of the Atlantic Coast Lumber corpo-
ration, said to be one Of the largest
lumber plants in the world, having a
capacity Of one-half million feet per
day, was almost completely destroyed
by fire which broke out this morn
strong wind from the north which in
creased as the flames made headway
it seemed that nothing in the path
way of the flames could escape, but
one Of the mills which was located
north Of where the fire commenced
and another which was not directly
in the direction in which the wind
was blowing remain standing.
Two mills, together with the power
house and two dry kilns and a vast
amount of lumber, some 10000, 900
feet, were destroyed.
The loss is estimated at about one
half million dollars, completely COW
cred by insurance.
1t is quite a serious proposition to
great many people who were en-
ployed in these mills, as well as to
business generally in Georgetown and
vicinity, as this was the chief indus
try in this section, but the manage
ment has announced that the work
Of rebuilding will be started at once,
and that the two mills which were
not burned will be run day and night,
so II is hoped that it will not turn
out to be as serious as was at first an
ticipated
Owing to the fact that most of the
pumps were put out of commission
during the early stage of the fire
very little could be done to check the
flames. However, the plant Of the Du-
pont Powder company, which manu-
factures alcohol from sawdust, was
saved by heroic work on the part of
the management and employees of that
plant
The fire attracted great attention
and large crowd OF people, in fact
every one who could possibly get out.
turned out to witness ii.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
MOROS QUIET; JOLO RESTS EASY
Warlie Philippine Tribesmen Have
Troubled Peace OF Mind of the
War Department..

Washington. April 2i.-Trouble
with the Moros. the warlike Philip
pine tribesmen which threatened the
peace Of mind of the war depart
ment for several weeks. has been
averted. Reports to the department
say the army of belligerent tribes
men numbering 5000, which practi-
caliy laid siege to Jolo and dared the
American garrison to venture forth
and do battle. have dispersed and
that only few Moros have refused
to be recOnciled.
The MorOs threatened to revolt be-
cause agitators from the province Of
Luzon had spread reports that the
Americans had planned to make them
abandon the Mohamedan religion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
TO PREVENT STOCK FRAUDS.
senator Ashurst Introduces a Bill to
Regulate Exchanges.

washington. April Ex-senator
Ashurst. of Arizona. introduced n bill
today To regulate stock exchanges by
refusing the use OF the mails to
brokers' who violate Its provisions and
make wash or fictitious sales. sales on
margin without delivery or carry
speculative accounts or accounts or
employees OF banks. trust or insur-
ahce companies without the consent
OF the companies. Persons who de-.
posit or cause To be carried ~ the
mails literature OF brokers Violating
the terms Of the bill would be liable
to fines OF $1,000 or imprisonment for
the FIRST offence. and To five ycars'
Imprisonment for any subsequent Of
fence.
Senator Ashurst attempted To
speak on his S'll during the Sen.
ate's morning hour" but objection
was raised and II was three hours la e
ter when he vas given an opportunity
To be heard. He declared when ne
Got the floor that although Senators
might not be- Interested In his bill.
millions of people throughout the
country would be.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
TWO NEGROES ARE MURDERED,

Five Negroes Are Lodged I'm Jail to
Answer Charge ut August Term of
Court.
Edgefield. April 21.-Two negroes
were murdered in their house at night
some days ago on w. s. Middleton's
farm In the lower part Of the county
and IA a result OF the efforts of Sheriff
Swearingen five negroes were commit
ted to jail yesterday to answer the
charge of murder at the August term
of court. The negroes in jail are Jim
and Carrie Norman, who occupied one
end of the house i'm which the man
ana woman were killed; Bill Williams.
Bob Marshall and John Murray. the
husband Of the dead woman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
4 REQ AoT lETTEa. !
TILLMAN SCORES JOHN FISHER
OF WORSTED SPINNERS AS.
SOCIATION.
In Reply To Statement That Tariff Is
radically Wrong, Senator Replies
mat Country Is Aroused and VIII
Stop Stealing.

washington, April 2l.-Senator
human wrote red hot letter today
10 John Fisler of Philadelphia, who
~ largely interested in the Worsted
Spinners' association, in answer to one
from him, in which the South Car
olina senator takes issue with the
man from the Quaker State as to the
Underwood tariff bill being "radical.
ly' wrong.
Mr.. Fishers letter is as follows.
IL Here are many members of COM
gress VIII" Know that the Wilson bill
now before them is radically wrong
in a very great many respects. They
Know II is a deadly blow at the
workshop and yet they are doing moth
ing to defeat it. Why? Is it the
promise of political patronage? Is IL
the promise Of committee appoint
ments? If so, do they intend TO sell
out the prosperity and happiness of
this great, free. liberty-loving people.
ioi 81 iheoS VI outage. DON'T YOU
be with them, anyhow"
To this Senator Tillman replied:
Yours OF April 19 received. Are
you right sure that you are correct
In charging that the tariff bill now
being considered by congress Is rad
ically wrong in very great many re-
spects?'
Are you not one Of those Repub-
lican protectionists who have fat
tened all these years at the expense
OF the people and have grown rich
without honest work tor it? Penn
sylvania has had her full share of the
graft and stealing wrought by the pro-
tective tariff and the rest of the coun-
try is now trying to get its share or
pull you off. Better revise your viewr
point and give other people the
credit of being as patriotic and wise
as you are"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
FLoRENCE DISPENsARY BOARD.
IT, ". Harper. w. A. Law and IL. u.
Baldwin Are Named.

Florence. April 2l.--The different
nominating bodies who hold the fate
ut the dispensary board I'm their hands
nave at last agreed. The nomina-
lions 10 fac made were turned down
ny IN" governor for reasons salts
factory To himself" The education
p"ard today determined to name f.
Us. Harper. the delegation w. A. Law
OF Tlmmonsvillc and the mayors II.
J. baldwin of Lake city. This gives
all three of the towns Interested rep
reS"ntation, and none of the men
named can he said To be ohnnxinus tn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
LONG CRUISE FOR FLEET.
GREAT NAVAL CRUISE TO THE
MEDITERRANEAN.
Secretary Daniels Has Decided to Send
Entire Atlantic Fleet on Three
Months Cruise Next Winter To Give
Men Practical Training.

Washington, April 20.--Secretary
Daniels announced today that next
winter practically the entire Atlantic
fleet would be sent on a three months
cruise to the Mediterranean. This will
be the new secretary's first step in
pursuance of his policy TO make the
navy, In time OF peace, a great educa-
tional force for the enlisted men and
to AFFORD them opportunity to enjoy
the broadening advantages of first
hand knowledge of the great coun-
tries OF the world
The secretary believes such a cruise
VIII add greatly to the sailors use
fulness: II believe we should offer to
the enlisted man every opportunity
which lies IN our power to obtain
knowledge Of other countries from
personal observation" he said today.
The cruise will be so timed as to give
every man in the feet shore leave ut
every port Of interest"
WI Daiiieis also appreciates the
advantages from a technical stand
point that the officers Of the feet will
gain i'm long cruise OF this kind
where various manoeuvres can be car
ried out and many experiments can
be executed under actual service con-
ditions
Instead of the usual annual winter
manoeuvres at Guantanamo, Cuba,
the whole fleet, including the torpedo
boats. destroyers and auxiliaries, will
make the foreign cruise. There will
be at least Il battleships. probably in
Guiding the new dreadnoughts, Texas
and New York, with an aggregate ton
mage Of about 1850 tons.
The fleet will leave about the first
of January and cross the Atlantic,
probably stopping at the Azores or
Madeira to Gibraltar. There the
ships will be divided into squadrons
and sent to visit the principal ports
OF the Mediterranean. The exact dates
and details OF the voyage have not
been determined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
NEGRO ATTACKS WHITE MAN.
Lee Trick Is Struck With Spade When
He Attempts to Collect Bill at
PinewOOd.

Orangeburg, April 21.-Lee Trick,
white collector for NJ. T. Sif1y, this
city, was very painfully and probably
seriously injured on Friday near Pine
wood. Mr.. Trick went to this town
to collect an account from negro
who lives near Pinewood. A dis
pute arose between the parties and
the negro picked up a spade and
struck Mr.. Trick in the head. Mr..
Trick was brought to Orangebufg and
Is in q serious condition. The ne
gro is in jail
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
DISPENSARY PETITIONS OFT
Movement 10 Re-estabiish Liquor
Shops I'm Hampton County.

Hampton, April 21.-Petitions for
an election on the question of estab-
fishing the county dispensary in this
county are I'm circulation, and from
all reports a sufficient number Of
signers have been obtained To insure
the election. The petitions hive been
numerously signed and will be filed
with the county supervisor before
June /, in order to have the election
ordered for the third Tuesday In
August. From all expressions the
dispensary will be re-esta blished in
Hampton county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
SOCIETY DANCES MOST EVID.
Mayor Of Boston Town Says They
Eclipse Public Hall Dances.

Boston, April 2l.--"Society
dances eclipse in boldness anything
attempted in public halls, and are
mainly responsible for the abuses de-
veloped In dance halls" said Mayor
John +. Fitzgerald today.
The mayors statement was made In
with an announcement that
unless dance hall conditions In Bos-
ton are improved he will close up
the most offensive places" and
might be compelled to adopt a uniform
hour for closing, either midnight or
o'clock, for all other ball rooms.
a committee OF the Public Fran
chise League. which called upon the
mayor to ask for stricter municipal
regulation OF dancing. had express
ed surprise that the mayor should in
clude hotel ball rooms with the
cheaper dance halls.
II would not under any circum-
stances exempt the hotels from con-
forming to the midnight closing hour"
continued the mayor. "As far as my
observation goes. they are worse Of
tenders. and they could well set the
rest OF the city a good example. AT
very few of the debuntante parties
and fashionable social events in the
Back Bay does the dancing begin un-
I'll midnight, and IL runs until the
early hours of the morning"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
POPE NOW CONVALESCENT.
Dangerous Symptoms Have DisaD.
pcarcd.

home' April 2O.--So much improve
mcnt was found i'm the condition of
tn" pope hy DrS Marchiafava and
Amici on their visit to the sick room
this evening that they did not consid-
"r 1t necessary To issue n bulletin
The morning bulletin was as follows:
For four days his holiness has had
no fever. AZ a result of the ameliora-
tion of the bronchial affection the
pope Is gradually recovering hia
strength
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
MAYESVILLE NEWS MATTER.
AZ "a"
Rev. *. l.. Grier TO BE Installed on
11th-Presbyterian Church Repairs
Completed Try TO Re-organize
Baptist Church-Other Items.

Mayesvile, April 21.-The instaiia-
ton OF Rev. r. L. Grier. pastor OF
the Presbyterian church, will be held
on the second Sunday. in May, the
nth. Rev. w. II. Workman OF Sa-
lem (Black River) church, and Rev.
Hammond Of Mt. Zion church, will
nave charge of the services. The
presbyterian congregation will return
10 It's own church on next Sunday.
This handsome house OF worship has
been repaired inside and out. newiS
painted, and generally renovated:
This church will be one of the most
comfortable and convenient in this
section since the recent repairs have
been completed.
An effort is being made to reor-a
ganize the Baptist church here which
has been closed for a number Of years.
Quite nice sum has been subscrib..
ed by members Of that denomination
and others toward the securing OF the
services OF pastor for part time. II
is hoped that this denomination will
be successful in this undertaking. and
that the church will soon be opened.
Most of the farmers in this sec
ton who have undertaken the raising
Of tobacco this year have set ont tha,r
plants and from present prospects
there Will be a good crop made here
abouts. The present cool spell h..
caused some uneasiness about cotton
which is we'll up on most OF the farms
around here.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the matter of organizing a cham
Der or commerce in Mayesyille has not
neen heard from as yet, and no fur
ther steps have been taken toward
that worthy movement, but II is tn
De hoped that something will be done
in the near future.
The Oswego Dramatic Cluh aavs .
performance in the school auditorium
on Friday night, which was well at
tended and thoroughly entoyed. The
was fteTOtG Dutch
man OF 20" This is the second visit
or these clever Thespians within the
past few weeks.
MIS- J. +. Goddard is visiting rela-
tiVes at her home at Sharon. s. C.
Mrs. w. l.. Currie has gone OF ?
Visit 10 her sister in Sumter.
Miss Clara Jordon. of Bennetts.
Vile is visiting her sister. Mrs. NJ ]
West.
Miss Fannie Mayes, OF Folkston.
ia Is visiting at her home here for
few days
Mr.. II. c. Mayes has accepted a DO
sition with the Coast Line on the run
between Florence and Charleston.
ana Mr. Laurin Cooper has taken the
formers position as freight agent here
for the Coast Line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26

Washington, April 21.-A demand
for abrogation of two treaties with
Great Britain bearing upon Isthmian
Canal rights, presented to the Senate
today in resolution by Senator
Chamberlain, brought a new element
into the canal controversy now in
progress between this country and
Great Britain over the right Of the
United States to exempt American
coastwise ships from the payment of
tolls.
Senator O'Gorman. chairman of the
int":Oceanic canals committee, who
must handle canal legislation in the
Senate, tonight endorsed the principle
embodied in the Chamberlain resolu-
ton.
Earlier in the day State department
officials had expressed ignorance of
Senator Chamberlain plan to intro
duce the resolution.
The Chamberlain resolution would
require the President to proceed at
once to terminate the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty of 1901 and the Clayton
Bulwer treaty of 1852, which it super
seded. In a statement Senator Cham
berlain said the treaties and record
would show that the United States
never planned to give Great Britain
such treaty rights as would justify the
protests that country has made.
Senator O'Gorman said:
Senator Chamberlain's resolution
Is a more concrete statement OF the
position / took in the last session, that
II the yPauncefOte treaty justi-
fled Great Britain in making the pro-
test now before our Government, then
it would be well IL means could be
found to abrOgate the treaty"
The new angle Of the situation
caused much discussion in Senate cir
cles during the day and brought out
many endorsements of the proposal
Senator O'Gorman declared at the
close OF today's session that he be-
lieved the resolution would pass by
a large majority If it came to a vote.
A meeting Of the Inter Oceanic ca
nal committee had been called for to-
morrow, but 1t was postponed until
next Tuesday. Senator Roots bill for
a repeal Of the free toll provision is
now before the committee. 1t was ap-
parent today that much Of the sup
port that was mustered in the last
session TO prevent the change or free
toll provision will now be brought to
the support OF the plan to abrogate
treaties that may be interpreted as
giving Great Britain any ground for
protest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26

License To marry were issued Mon
day 10 Albert Butler and Mary A..
Jenkias. OF Tindal; Felix neI.con and
M.ssis Richardson. sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26

flshing. fish frys. fishing parties
ana hsh, the various ways to catch
Them and the numerous kinds 10 be
caught, are subjects Of conversation
Just now which 'c'm never To weary
the disciples oi IzAak Walton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26

and other places, where data might
De found bearing upon the precise
number of Japanese landlords i'm Cali
iornla and the extent of their hold
lhgs' ana these figures soon will he
laid before the State department
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26
hDR0GATE ENGLISH TREATIES.
RESOLUTION IN SENATE TO END
CANAL TREATY.

Measure Would be Re-
quire President to Proceed at Once
10 Terminate Treaties OF 1901 and
1S25--Senator Says IL Was Never
Meant to Give Great Britain Such
Right as Would Justify Protests
She Has Made.
The Washington times., 1913-05-13

parade. This time of historical beau
ties. including, besides the skittish lit
tie harlequin before mentioned. a
Venus. clad in green and white drap-
cries: the Duchess of Devonshire and
Madame Recamier. stately in their
powdered wigs. brocade gowns. and
beauty patches: Queen Louise Of Prus-
sia, in ermine and velvet: Carmen. IN
her high-heeled slippers and her frinGed
shawl drapery. Salome. looking like a
10-cent store window the night before
Christmas; Pocahontas. all In brown
and green: Scheherazade. also much be-
jeweled; Cleopatra. ditto.
Marguerite, with her golden rai-
hanging down her back, and Joan of
Arc. looking very much like .rtici-
pant in a suffragette pageant. They
grouped themselves artistically on the
stage in an effective tableau that made
everybody sit up again.
But there's really nothing to shock
the ordinary theater-goer in THE Fol-
hes though there Is much to amuse.
All the women in 1t are pretty, shape
". and wear their clothes gracefully.
The review doesn't review anything in
particular, and it would take a Phila-
delphia lawyer to discover where the
plot Is hiding itself.
There Is a scene that takes one back
to Herald Square, and another that
The Washington times., 1913-05-13
Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Alexander
Pratt announce the marriage OF their
youngest daughter. Miss Paul Pratt, to
Clarence Leon Brown, of birmingham,
Ala, on Monday evening. May IL.
=
Miss Marie +. Murphy, Of Thirteenth
street northeast. has spent the last two
weeks in Camden, n. j., the guest Of
Miss Pearl Brown.
Announcement is made OF the mar
risee of Miss Route Diffenbaugh,
Youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
w. Diffenbaugh. Tampa. Fla, and Ray
Hunter. also of Tampa, "Wednesday
evening, Nav T. After the wedding MIR.
and Mrs Hunter left for wedding rip
on the East Coast OF Florida.
The Washington times., 1913-05-13

fully.
But in a few days wobo missed more
fish. so ne sat up that night and by the
light Of the moon thought he saw Juju
stealing fish. The next morning wobo
got a long. sharp thorn and hid II in the
grass right where Juju crawIed down
the bank to steal fish. So when the
crab came that night and stuck his head
down toward the water the thorn cut
his ugly head right of and II dropped
on the grass
80 I caught you. you thief cried
wobo. running up. You richly deserve
your fate. But will put your head on
again IL you will promise never again
to steal my goldfish"
So 'Jutu promised. When wobo took
up the crabs head to stick il on again
Juju forgot how silly he had been add
began to be proud again.
Il can put on my own head, 1 puess,"
he sneered. So wobo gave him the
head and he stuck 1t on-but dill not DO
1t right Instead of placing II on the
front of his body. he stuck it on the
hack. And that is the reason that ever
since all crabs have walked backward.
Your head shall stay just as you put
it, laughed Wobo. "and as a further
punishment to your vanity 1 will change
you into a small animal" So Juju
shriveled and shriveled and shrank
and shrank so that instead OF being n
fine. large. handsome crab with a shell
shining in all colors. he became a tiny
fellow with an ugly shell. ard 50 re.
mains to this day.
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