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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
PoYertY's Advantage.

There are some things abou. pow
erty that are not so bad
Il know It. Poor people hardly ever
have to go through the experience of
getting back into working trim aft.
er being away on vacations"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26

Congressman Richari p Robson Is
a candidate for United States senator
from Alabama, and enterIsins a hope
that in this instance Hobsop's choice
will be the peoples choice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
Stays Wife Despite chiId's Plea.

Topeka, Kas., Aug. 26.-Newton Ed
son, a. barber at Woodston, Rocks
county, killed his wife and committed
suicide early yesterday while despon-
dent over business affairs. A 5-year-
old daughter chung to her mothers
skirts and begged her father not to
shoot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26

An oceal Elsr will put or a NOV.
ing-picture show. There IS plenty of
motion at sea. but a wlO,e week with
out the story of a COWBOY in love is
irksome to some folks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
OutdreW L.

"You can never tell how a boy Is
going to turn out"
NO, you can't"
There used to be a boy at home
whom the neighbors called Artie. but
he's the president of a railroad now
Birmingham Age-Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26

II President Huerta thinks Presi-
dent Wilson was not elected by a ma
jority Of the people lie shouil look up
the vote in the last electoral college.
II was pra cti"4 y unanimous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
HIS TROUBLE.

Have any buzz
zing in your
ears ?" asked the
doctor, who was
trying to diagnose
the case.
NO" replied
Mr.. Henpeck, not
eXceDt when l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave-
hue' Rock Island. Ill entered at the
postofice as second-cIass matter.)
Rock Island Member of the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26

Vincennes, Ind.-Martin Farris, his
wife and daughter. Ora of Princeton
were bound over TO the federal grand
jury on charges of "willfully devising
a scheme TO defraud c. H Paxton OF
Defsnce, Ohio. and others" through
matrimonial correspondence"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
Word to the unwIae.

Beware Of the good thing" that
comes to your door and tries to break
In.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26

Especial Correspondence of The Argus)
Washington, Aug. 23.-Few people
realize that the forest service stands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
In New York.

have to stay in the house"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMs-Ten cents per week by car
risr. in Rock Island.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 20 the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
instance where 1t Is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
All communities tions o: argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. 10 such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones in all depart tents: Cen
tral Union West 145 I145 and 2145.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
"OPEN MIND" SAYS PRESIDENT.
Not Yet Taking Sides i'm HOttSe
Committee" Fight.

Washington, March 31.-Demo-
cratic opposition has developed in the
House to the plan agreed upon BY
Representative Underwood and other
pl 'ty leaders, that no committees
should be appointed at the opening
or the special session except those
necessary to transaction of routine
business, and the handling of the tar
IF revision bills.
Representative Sims, Of Tennessee.
one of those who urged the appoint
ment of other important committees
at the outset of the session, discussed
the matter with President Wilson to-
day. The latter made no recommen-
dation on the subject and said he had
an open mind" upon it.
1t has been the plan of Democratic
Leader Underwood and his colleagues
to hold back the appointment Of 9TH
er committees, so that full atten-
ton may be given the tariff while that
subject is before the House. Members
who favor the appointment of other
committees insist that this plan would
be interpreted with many quarters as
method of forcing members of the
house 70 support the tariff bills Fur
ther than this, it is claimed, that Pan
anna Canal, Philippines, Alaskan, cur
rency appropriation and other legislk-
ton will require consideration by COM
mltteeS early in the session. =
Representative Underwood and Sem
ator simmons the latter chairman of
the Senate finance committee, got into
communication today over details of
the tariff bill, and will confer infor-
mally throughout the week Both win
discuss the tariff programme i'm de-
tail with President Wilson within the
next day or two.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
SOLONS' APRIL FOOL JOKE.
Enough Members to Smash Il Quorum
Absent Themselves From State.

Nashville, Tenn, March 31.-A real
Aprils fool trick will be played on the
general assembly Of Tennessee tomor-
row when both houses reconvene af-
ter recess since Friday, if the ex-
pectations of those in close touch with
the situation here are realized. 1t is
an open secret that enough members
of the house to break quorum viii
be absent when the house is called 20
order tomorrow. OF the absent MEM
bers about 20 will go to Middlesboro,
KY, number will go to Florence
Ala, one has gone to Florida ani
several to Mississippi. 1t is thought
that the absentees will number "a to
Sc. The fiilibuster is similar to that
OF two years ago when fusion mem
bers of the house left the State, going
to Alabama, and of four years ago
when regular Democratic members of
the senate smashed a quorum by going
to Hopkinsville. Ky. The present fill
buster is to defeat the repeal of the
election laws. Gov. Hooper will to-
morrow veto the repeal bill, and it
can not be passed over his veto except
by Il majority of both houses with a
quorum OF both houses present and
voting,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
COUNTY BOARD MEETING.
New Road Received by Commissioners
-Bateman Elected Rural Police

The County Board of Commission
ers held their regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday, only a small amount of
business coming up for action dur
ing the session.
Mr.. B. w. Segars presented a no
tition signed by a number of citizens
of his neighbohood asking the
county to accept road between the
Dalzell road and a station on the Sontb
carolina Western Railway. The road
was about two and a half miles long
and was swamp only a short distance.
Mr.. Segars asked that the countv
render any assistance it saw fir in
the opening up of the road.
AS IS has been the boards nolicv
lor some time To refuse to grant nev
ROADS, but To keep up the old ones
the matter was fully discussed. before
II was finally decided To accent the
road. This was done on condition thar
the property owners grant the right of
way To the county and open uD and
prepare the road for traffic and that
the county furnish only lumber and
pipe for short causeway.
The position for a fourth ruraI no
liceman having been created nv tho
legislature, the Board elected Ntr
VI. Bateman TO fill the position
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
SOUTH HAS GREAT OPPORTU.
NIFTY,
Secretary Of Noted American Guernsey
Cattle Club Now i'm Columbia, Pays
High Tribute to Natural Advantages
Of the South.

Columbia Record
Il consider the South the one rap
idly developing section of the United
States; but her resources can vet be
expanded hundredfold. One thing
this section, blessed by nature as she
is, can develop is the dairying indus
try There is vast profit in dairying
products, and the South should take
advantage of it,"
The above was the statement made
this morning by William II. Caldwell
of Peterboro. n. H., secretary and
treasurer Of the American Guernsey
Cattle club. Mr. Caldwell has been
visiting Col. John G.. Mobley
Mr.. Caldwell is most favorably i'm
pressed with the South, over which he
has been travelling registering cattle
Tor his club. He has travelled all over
the United States and Canada, and has
frst-hand information of the agricul-
tural and livestock conditions of ev-
cry section. He said that the South
has been bountifully blessed with a
Salubrious climate and has a soil that
VIII produce almost any growth indi-
genouS to America, if not the world
He predicted a wonderful agricultural
and industrial renaissance for the
South in the near future.
In speaking of the dairying indus
try, in which he is peculiarly interest
ed, Mr. Caldwell said:
THE cattle in the United States are
decreasing while the population is in
creasing. COrreSpOndingly the dairy
products are decreasing. In the South.
where everything is favorable for this
industry l see no reason why dairy
products, such as butter, cheese. etc,
should not be produced in this section
in abundance. 1t seems to me that
you have pasture land in plenty, thick
~ covered with nutritious grass and
clover, the best feed crops for milking
COWS; and this should be one of the
principal reasons why this should be
a good region to raise cattle for dairy
ing purposes.
Another thing, your climate is so
mild that you do not have to keep the
cattle unGer shelter for Il long time
Ike the farmers Of the north do. Com
tinual confinement during inclement
weather has a tendency To make cat
tie poor, and emaciated COWS cannot
produce the best results. Your cattle
has the benefit of balmy air and good
feed practically the year round and
this cannot but have a tendency to
produce the best dairy products.
I'm the north we have abundanl ice
and cold weather to keep dairy pro-
ducts from spelling, and they, as YOU
know, are highly perishahle; but in
the south they cannot be kept for any
appreciable length OF time. But. To
offset this, the demand for dairy prod
ucts is SO pressing that they can he
sold AT once. Therefore, the southern
dairNman can continually turn his
money over, something that the mcr-
chant is always trying to do. Not
like the merchant. the dairyman will
have no old stock"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05

gave linn money with which to buy
eraSorS. Young Morgan was gone for
a long time.
When he returned he handed the
teacher the crascrs and also some
change.
What's this ror?" asked the teach
cr. Il gave YOU jllSC enough to buy
the erasers at the price | have always
paid for them"
'oh, replied young Morgan, "I
went around town until | could find
a place To buy them at Wholesale"
For two Years after graduating from
the Boston high school Mr.. Morgan
was student at Goettingen, Ger
many AT 2l he embarked upon his
career as q banker.
or j. l.. Morgan, financier, and of
his achievements all the world knows.
Few men have been more widely fear
ed, yet more generally trusted Those
men who met him only in a business
way saw a man rough emphatic and
repellant, inaccessible as the emperor
of Russia, when he chose to be, known
as the worst man in the world to in
terNiew and as man who believed
absolutely in himself and apparently
never questioned the correctness OF
his methods.
His friends. however knew him as
simple, unaffected companion, an
interesting conversationalist, with
Keen wit and genial humor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
THE CAMDEN HOSPITAL.
Committee in Charge Selects Buildcl
for Institution Made Possible Ii,
Baruch and Burdcll.

Camden. March 31.-The hospital
committee opened bids this after
noon for the erection OF the Camden
hospital and awarded the contract To-
the Richland Construction company
for S29.165. There were eight con
tracing firms ON hand.
Simon Baruch of New York was
present at the opening Of the bids.
DIT Baruch and his son. Bernard
Baruch OF New York. made large
donations To- the hospital.
The hospital committee will break
ground tomorrow at the lot on north
Fair street DIR. BaruCh will remove
the first spaderul of dirt. Actual
work will commence i'm about two
weeks time.
The hospital site building and
equipment will represent an invest
ment of about S5O.OOO. The late Capt.
John Burdell left $4,000 worth of
property which will endOw the hos
pltal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
WORK IN CITY.
Connecting Pump at Water Station
streets Being Cleancd-Church
Street Sewer

The City Manager has the force
Of street hands at work lust now
cleaning up number OF the streets
preparatory To the coming Of the
sunday School Convention.
The steam pump which was pur-
chased by the city some time ago. but
which has never been installed is be-
ing put in at present. The foundation
has been laid and the pump is being
connected with the pipes. This makes
the water proposition in the city
cafe one at all times, as the new pump
can be used in case anything happens
TO the old ones before the electric
pump is installed
The work on the foundations for
the new electric pump at the water
station will begin next week and the
installation Of the pumps will follow
thereafter as soon as possible
The work OF installing the sewer on
Church Street from Broad 10 Pine
Street has been almost completed and
will be practically finished in the next
few days. AS soon as the sewer line
is laid a connection will be made with
the engineers residence at the
pumping station.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
MUST SCREEN RESTAURANTS.
Number Of Restaurant Keepers Ar
rested for Violation of Health Or
dinancc.

The Board of Health has set in
with vim just now to see that the
city is cleaner one and has better
health this year than ever before, if
an enforcement of the health Ordi-
nances will brinG about the result
which they 50 much desire.
Several arrests have been made re-
Gently for various violations of health
ordinances and in following out this
plan the health officer had the pro-
prietors of a number of restaurants
in the city, all of them colored, called
up before the Recorder Tuesday morn
ing on the charge of violation of the
health ordinance, in that they failed
to have their restaurants screened.
The offense cost most of those arrest
ed five bucks, and considerable pro-
test was made against the enforce
ment of the ordinance, but the Re-
corder stated that he must carry out
the law.
Those arrested were: Reece b.
James, Sarah Brown, Phyliss Mack.
Rosina Smith, Louisa Loney, Phoebe
Haynsworth, Louisa Smith, Mary
White, Hannah jackson. Louisa
Smith paid a fine of $500, sentence
was suspended on Phoebe Hayns-
worth. and Mary Smith was dismiss
ed, each, of the others was fined $500
or 10 days.
John Washington was arrested,
tried and convicted Of storing whis-
key and received Il sentence of $50
or 80 days. He had the whiskey
when the officers called on him, but
lied about it and got into worse trou-
BILE thereby.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
Profit I'm Truck.
Camden Chronicle.

Camden Chronicle.
Trucking in the charleston dis
trict proved profitable last year, ac-
cording to statistics gathered by thr
state Department of Agriculture.
Charleston yielded 1000 carloads of
cabbage, 1000 carloads of potatoes,
500 carloads of cucumbers, 600 car
loads of beans and 500 carloads of
asparagus, lettuce, beans, turnips,
radishes, a total Of $500 carloads or
nearly half a carload from each
acre. ON basis of $50 an acre,
which is said to be q conservative
estimate by experienced truckers, it
cost about $1,260,000 to grow the
truck crops in Charleston county 1t
is estimated that the crops brought
S2,562,OO0 which would leave the
truckmen a profit of about $1,3O2,-
500. Taking into consideration the
value of the second crops, which are
corn, cotton and hay, the profits to
the farmers will be about $500, 600
or little more than $100 per acre
on 1000 acres.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
OFFICER SHOT FROM AMBUSH
j. Il. COOLER. DISPE\SARY con-
STABLE. KILLED ON ST
HELENA ISLAND.
Two Negroes Named Green and Rcy-
nlds Arrested by Sheriff and LOd2-
ed i'm Jail Charged with OffenSc.

Beaufort, March 31.-J. Il. Cooler,
uispensary constable, was mortaly
wounded saturday night on Saint Hell
ena Island, eight miles from Beaufort.
He died at o'clock sunday morning
while being put on a motor boat that
was to have taken him to a savannah
hospital. When shot he was walking
along a highway in company with a
negro assistant named DeaS.
From the thick brush that lined the
road sped two loads Of buckshot fired
from ambush. Four shot entered the
constable's head and one went through
the shoulder.
There seemed no hope from the
first, but two doctors were rushed
from Beaufort by motor boat and au-
tOmObile.
Yesterday morning Sheriff NJ O. d.
White arrested and jailed a negro
named reynolds as an accessory. The
Shefllt today arrested a negro named
Green and put him in Jail here
At the inquest, which began yester-
day morning with a session in Beau
tort, DeaS was examined. He testified
that Constable Cooler had raided five
places during the day, among which
was shop kept by Reynolds. Rey-
nolds he said, was ugly and said he
would get satisfaction" He made
this threat three times, following up
the constable and his assistant after
the raid, DeaS asserted The shoot
ing was done an hour or so after the
last threat was made and not far from
the shop.
The constable has raided Saint Hell
ena recently and had several cases
pending before the magistrate. He
has done good work since his appoint
ment few weeks ago and has been
generally praised.
Mr.. Cooler leaves a wife and two
| children.
Ills body was carried to Blurfton
| this morning for interment.
| The county is much stirred up and
every effort will be made to bring all
| implicated to trial.
| Leading negroes Of Saint Helena
| have met to take steps to cooperate
with the sheriff and will have q call
read in their churches next Sunday
for mass meeting to express their
| Indignation at the assassination and
| to offer assistance in locating the gull
| ty parties.
Saint Helena has a population c.
over 1000, only about 100 Of whom
are white.
First aid to the wounded constable
| was rendered by n negro doctor Of the
island and trained nurse connected
! with negro school on the island.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
LECTURE AT Y. VI. e.. A.
Judge Il. Ii. Fraser Makes Interesting
Exposition of Sunday school Les
SONS.

The usual Sunday afternoon talk at
the y. NJ. c. A. was given Sunday by
Judge T. Il. Fraser, who had been call
ed upon to take the place of the
speakers who had been selected pre-
ViOusly.
Judge Fraser took for his subject
during the evening the Sunday
School lessons, making a clear and
interesting exposition of the subjects
touched upon. The speaker stated
that many men these days were try
ing to discard the old testament, as a
part of Gods word, but if they did
this the next logical thing to do would
be to discard the new, as the new
testament was founded upon the old
and would not stand without it, He
stated that the writer's of the Bible
were no more than the stenOgraph-
ers Of God, as the whole was "a COM
plete unit written by the direction
and guidance of God.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Mrs. Thomas jackson of Privateer
Section Loses Her Home.

Mrs. Thomas jackson of the Priva-
teer section lost her home by fire
Friday morning, the residence and Il
nearby smoke house being destroyed
with the greater part of their contents.
The fire caught from the kitchen
flue and burned rapidly. All of the
Kitchen utensils We're lost but the
greater part of the household effects
from the front part Of the house were
saved. In the smoke house were
about five hundred pounds of home
cured meats, a big loss indeed at the
present price of meat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
DIR. Lee Visits Camden.
Camden Chronicle.

Camden Chronicle.
DIR. Il. +. Lee and Mr.. ]. A. Ep-
person, Of Sumter, were in Camden
Tuesday Or. Lee is the man who
recently made some sensational dis
coVeries in sumter county i'm which
large deposits of phosphate were
found. He is still working on the
md and expects to make announce
ments of what he will do in a few
weeks. Mr.. Epperson is the son
OF eX-Sheriff Epperson, for many
years sheriff of Sumter county and
is an experienced electrician and
gas plant manager He has been
with many large public service cor
porations and may locate in Camden
when the new city water and light
plant is installed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
FERTILIZER SALES INCREASE.
Farmers of South Carolina Purchase
100000 Tons Since January 1, Ac-
cOrding to Report.

The State.
The farmers of South Carolina have
this year purchased about SOO,OOG
tons of fertilizers, according to a re-
port on file in the state treasurer's
office. The report shows that $199, 63
in taxes has been paid by the COM
panies. There i sa tax of 25 cents a
ton. The fund goes to Clemson col
lege.
The records show that the tax on
March 81, 1912, amounted to S1S3,-
3O2. This is about $4,000 less than
the sales for this year. The total tax
collected for 1912 amounted to about
1855, 900.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
StI:,ioIlf nj II

Thcrc is no use Of our "hcating
around the bush" We might as well
out with il first as last. We want YOU
to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
the next time You have a cough or
cold. There is no reason SO far as
we can see why YOU should not do so.
This preparation by it's remarkable
cures has gained Worldwide repu-
tation, and people everywhere speak
of IT in the highest terms of praise.
1T IL for sale by all dealers.--Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05

Il suffered with rheumatism for two
years and could not get my right hand
To my mouth for that length of time" >"
writes Lee l.. Chapman, Maplcton
iowa. Il suffered terrible pain SO
could not sleep or lie still at night
rive years ago | began using Cham
pertains Iinimcnt and in two months
! was well and have not suffered with
rheumatism since" For Sale by all
dcalcrS.--AdNt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
Look to Your Plumbing.

You know what happens in a house
in which the plumbing is in poor con
dition--cVcryhodY in the house is
liable To contract typhoid or some
other fever. The digestive organs
perform the same functions in the hui
man body rs the plumbing does for
the house, and they should he kept
in first class condition all the time. If
YOU have any trouble with your digcS-
tiOn take Chambcrlains Tablets and
YOU are certain To get uui * relief.
For sale by all dealers. .--AdVt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
RUNNERS BEAT LEACHES.
Good Exhibition of Bowling at Y. Nj.
{. n. Monday Night.

In n good exhibition of bowling at
the y. NJ. G. y. on Monday night
Crouch's team, the Runners. defeated
the Leaches. captained by Cuttino.
The first game went to the Runners
by Il majority of 1913 pins the second
to the Leaches by Il majority of SO
pins, while the third went to Creech
by - pins, making Il majority in the
match for the Runners Of 1870 pins.
The next game will be bowled Fri
day night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05
FIRE on SENATOR'S FARM.
Flames Cause Loss of About $4,000
on r.. ID. Smiths Plantation Near
Lynchburg.

Lynchburg, March 31.-Fire early
tonight destroyed all Outbuildings on
Senator T.. ID. Smiths farm, together
with 500 bushels of corn, $50 bush
els Of peas, all the fodder and hay
raised last year and his entire supply
of fertilizer for the present year. The
loss is about $4 900 with no insurance.