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The state herald., 1913-05-30
Worth Considering.

President Wilson In his speech at
Newark recognized that the country
did not go Democratic and free trade
last fall. The correct way Of describ-
ing how II did go is that the major.
ity voted for protection, with the in-
enable stupidity of dividing Its vote
SO that It's cause could not win.
Yet the president does not seem to
make what is to us the obvious de
duction. The Democratic party has
the right and duty to revise the tar
IN. But. should II not recognize that
with the majority of them. they
should avoid radical tariff reduction'
They should do It In their own inter
est. rs most likely to continue them
in power They should do so with
view to the least possible disturb
ance OF business, and to avoid the
danger that their power might be
overthrown at the next congressional
election.
The Democrats can prolong their
hold II they stick to the lines OF a
tnriff revision which twenty years ago
would have been deemed radical But
that consideration does not seem to
be taken Into account by some OF
them, including Mr.. Wilson.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
Cast.Iron Maonets.

The difficulty OF making good cast
iron permanent magnets has beer
overcome by very simple process
Tho iron casting. after being machince
TO tho required dimensions. Ia hcatce
In gas furnace until the iron can Just
be handled without distortion through
softcning.
II is then plunged In n chemicnl
bath. which removes suporfuous ma
tcrinls and leaves the iron clean. ~
nniiy. II IL mngnctixed by means OF
electric coils.
In strength OF rcld. castiron mag.
nets orc from ten to fifteen per cent
inferior 10 those OF steel. but they nro
equal In magnetic pcrmnncncc. and
cost. for intricate patterns. only ono
half ms much M steel magnets.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
.FORFULLEST DEBATE
No Star Chamber Methods on
Tariff Law.
Measure Of the Highest National Inn
port Must Be Accorded Thorough
HearIno-oreat Principle
10 at Stake.

Senator Penrose has back of him
both prestige and precedent In his
attitude on the tariff bill. In tenn
porarily defeating the attempt to jam
through the senate this measure of
highest national import without
hearing and with little debate, Penn
sylvania's senator deserves commen-
dalton.
There ought to be not a moments
unnecessary delay In pushing this tar
IN legislation. All business demands
to know just where 1t stands AZ
quickly as possible. for continued
doubt is killing factor in any kind
OF trade. But to hasten the proceed
fngs Of congress does not imply a de-
NAL of the privilege of all interests
to fair hearing.
The new tariff law will change the
whole status of manufacturing in the
United States. It Is not intended
here to suggest that such a change
VIII ruin or even retard business, but
good or bad, 1t must OF necessity alter
the conditions upon which American
Industries rest. The industrial world
wishes to know with all possible
speed what these new conditions will
be, but at the same time 1t demands
an exercise Of right to be heard.
1t is certainly undemocratic to en-
act any law without giving everyone
directly affected n chance to say yes
or no. Manufacturer. laborer and
consumer-the three great parties
concerned In a tariff law-have the
right to demand an open hearing.
The Democratic senate will run
into many snag II 1t shall attempt
to override all precedent in denying
this right. To bar out the public and
to star chamber tariff law upon the
statute books would be a piece Of
folly for the party that tried It.
No real party advantage is at stake
In this matter one way or another.
but there is at stake a very great
principle. American business Is sure
ly important enough to demand as a
right hearing on matters affecting
all business.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
Too Much po.NothIna Policy.

There Are some born optimists. like
ex.Speaker Cannon. who believe that
events will work to the glory OF tho
Republican party even though moth
ing be done by the party organization
They reason that when the tariff leg
islation brings distress the people will
come back TO the Republican ranks.
They point to the fact that In Michi-
gan recently the Progressives were a
bad third. although they carried the
state by some 10000 majority last No
vember. In the Massachusetts con-
grossionnl election. also. the Progress
sivc candidate was third in the race.
These hopeful Republicans are. there
fore. willing to sit stiil and do moth
ing.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
CHAPTER XIII.
AIsek Secs q ohos,.

Little Simon drove leinurcly up tho
long, rugged hill over which Agatha
and James had no recently Travelled.
and drew rein In the shade Mt n dis
tancc OF n long city block from his
destination. iie pointed with his whip
while he addressed Alcok. his sole
passenger.
"Yondcr's the old rcd house. mister.
Tho parson. hc hated to have his trees
gnnwed. and Major here's great
horse for gnawing tho bark offer trees.
so never go no nearer tho house
thnn this"
"Ail right. Simon; you wnit for mo
here"
Alcck walked slowly along tho coun.
try road. enjoying the fragrant fiolds.
tho quiet beauty OF. the place. II was
stiil early In the day. for he had lost
no time In following tho cjucs gath.
cred from the village ns TO the sur.
vivors OF tho Jeanne D'Arc. Tho air
The state herald., 1913-05-30
Sweet pnrauI.Ite.

Candy Ia n porqulalte OF thontcr uah.
era seldom taken into account. After
n Saturday matinee the cntcrprislns
usher can secure enough bonbonH and
chocolates TO last n week. Tho more
absorbing the play the larger the sup
ply. At mn Interesting climax the emo.
tionnl matinee girl iorgcta her candy
box and let's II slide TO the floor with
several pieces sticking In tho corners,
Immediately after tho performance nil
entcrprising ushcre search the hovAs
for discarded nvssis.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
Gather Them All In.

What the Republican party most
needs IN more voters To star, out TO
get them by doercoing the expulsion
OF any voter willing to carry the Re-
publican banner seems about the
worst way TO reach tho desired end
Chicago fntcr-Occan.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
Stimulating Composition.

Announcement Ia made that the
oneka wooden mill at New Bedford.
Mass. is TO be closed on account OF
the tarir situation. Chairman Un-
derwood has predicted and apparent
iy intends that the smaller and
weaker wooden mills shall be closed.
That appears to be tho Democratic
idea OF prosperity.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
country to o, R.okon,d win.

Al ioast the Democratic congress
mnn nrc brave. for they cannot help
but know that the tnrir bill they sup
port with such desperate show II
consistency will lesson their chance
OF coming back.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
SYNOPSIS.

htha Redmond. opera singer. starting
In auto drive In New York, finds .
bger sent a. her chauffeur. Leaving
ear, she goes into the park to read
will OF an old friend Of her mother,
has left her property. There she 10
sted by Q stranger. who follows her
ne auto, climbs In and chloroforms
James Hambleton of Lynn, Mass.
esses the abduction of Agatha Red
ID. Hambleton sees Agatha forcibly
IN aboard o yacht. He secures q tug
when near the yacht drops over
ID. Aleck Van Camp, friend Of Ham.
cn. had an appointment with him. Not
ting Hambleton. he makes a call upon
nds, Madame end Miss Melanie Rey-
He proposes to the latter and II re-
ID. The three arrange a coast TIP
Van Camps yacht. the Sea Gull.
fnbleton wakes up on board the Jeanne
Ire. the yacht on which is Asaths IN,
Fe been taken from him: He meets :
6telard. who IL Agatha's abductor.
ey fight. but are interrupted by the
King OF the vessel. Jimmy and Agatha
both abandoned by the crew. who
te 10 the boats. Jimmy and Agatha
i'm for hours and finally reach shore
a thoroughly exhausted condition. Re
'ering slightly. the pair flnd Hand. the
suffeur who assisted in Agatha's ab-
rtion. He agrees to help them. Jim is
irious and on the verge Of death: Hand
IS for help. He returns with DR..
aver. who revives Jim. and the party
conveyed to Charlesport, where Aga
is property Is located. DR.. Thayer 10
brother of AgathA's benefactor.
The state herald., 1913-05-30
Remember 1918.

By the time our Democratic friends
ret through with their tnrln expert
cncc they will likely wish they had
aiippcd up on II banana peel instead
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
FEARS CAR SHORTAGE.
Commerce Commission Calls for
Better Methods.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Immnence
of a serious car shortage on Ameri-
can railroads induced the Interstate
commerce commission today to issue
a vigorous appeal directed to both
railways and shippers to give "close
attention to methods of loading, un-
loading. moving and promptly re-
turning to use the cars now availa-
ble."
Complaints received from all parts
of the country indicate the danger of
u car shortage. The commission be-
lieves that 'the present supply of
cars Is sufficient for all purposes"
but that it will prove adequate for
the movement OF all traffic offered
only I'm the event of it's being en-
ploycd fully and promptly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
News FROM Dark Corner.

Dark Corner, Oct. 1--we have
the county chaingang with us and they
are giving us nice good road, which
is sure appreciated, as we had pulled
trough those sand beds so long. They
have put a new bridge across Weeks
mill swamp and will soon have the
Cain Savannah road clayed to the
Clarendon county line.
1t is said that all things come to
them that work and wait, so we have
been working and waiting for good
roads, which have come at last.
MIR. Geo. w. Griffins house (here)
was broken into last Monday and rob-
ped. They took a new suit Of clothes,
two fine shirts and twenty or twenty
five dollars in cash. Mr. Griffin values
his loss at about s35. This is the sec
ond new suit Of clothes he has had
stolen from him in the last few
years, which goes hard on a Door
man with six motherless children.
Magistrate Ragin of Pinewood must
DE something Of a hustler, as he
TOOK In over five hundred and twen-
ty-flve dollars in fines for Clarendon
county from Monday morning until
Saturday noon of last week. which
say is going some. Who can beat it?
Cotton picking is all the cry-too
much cotton for the number of pick
ers. Cotton is turning out fairly well
in this corner and the pea and no.
tato crop is better than it was thought
to be at one time.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. Graham OF
Paxville visited at the Sycamores
last Sunday.
II. Geddings near Pinewood last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. d. Geddings of
Ramsey visited at Elmhll last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Howard Ardis OF
PinewOod visited Mr.. L. L. Ardis
| near ramsey last saturday and Sum
day.
The health of the neighborhood is
good, no sickness to report.
Rev. M. w. Gordon of Summerton
preached a fine sermon at the Reid
School house on Sunday night the
5th inst.
Miss Eunice Osteen opened up the
Reid School Monday, the 9Th.
The Sunday school at Reid's is get
ting along nicely, good turnouts ev-
cry Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. T. II. Osteen is having lumber
hauled to build dwelling house on
his Weeks place, just across the road
from the Sycamores
Hard Times"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
LOWER INTEREST FOR NEW
WEST.
Senate Committee Advocate Changes
I'm Currencly Bill.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Changes in
the administration currency bill that
would give lower interest rates to the
people Of the new States Of the West
today were advocated in the senate
banking and currency committee.
Senators Hitchcock, Democrat, and
Weeks. Republican. insisted that all
sections of the new country should
enjoy the same rates of rediscount
under the Federal reserve bank plan.
They conceded that such system un-
doubtedly would bring down interest
rates in Western States where mon
ey now is earning high rates. They
insisted, however. that all parts of
the country were entitled to equal
benefits. The bill, as it passed the
house, would permit the Federal re-
serve board to fix different rates in
the different reserve districts.
William II. Bucholz, of the Omaha
National Bank; N. F.. Banfield, of the
First National Bank, of Austin, Minn,
and William Ingle. OF the Merchants
and Mechanics Bank, Of Baltimore,
and Senator Thomas. Of Colorado to-
day were before the committee.
Mr.. Bucholz declared that many
Nebraska bankers opposed the ad-
ministration bill. as it now stands;
ana that many national banks in that
State were preparing to resign their
charters and become state banks un-
less some of the desired changes in
the bill were made.
A plan to issue government bonds
that would be exchangeable at all
times for a special form of currency
was presented by Senator Thomas to
the committee. Some committee
members expressed the opinion that
such a plan automatically would regu-
late the volume of circulating cur
rency.
Mr.. Manifold, represeting country
bankers, urged the committee to
change the bill so farm mortgages
running five years could be taken as
security for loans by banks. The bill
now limits such mortgages to one year
and the amount of such loans to 25
per cent of a banks capital and sur
plus.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
MENTIONED FOR SUPREME
BENCH.
Number of Circuit Judges Among
Those Who Seek Positions Made
Vacant by Resignation of Judgc
Woods.

Columbia, Oct. 17.-The general as
scmbly at its next session will have
to elect successor to Judge G.. A.
Woods who resigned as associate ius-
tice of the state supreme court on be-
ing appointed by President Wilson
to the Federal bench.
Less has been said and written
about this race than any previous con-
test for a judgcship in the memory
of political observers. One reason is
being assigned and that is the pre-
cedent that it was sought to have
set Of members of the judiciary not
being in a scramble for Office. A few
years ago one member of the bench
in this State wrote a card to one
of the papers saying before he would
enter scramble for the position of
justice of the supreme court he
would rather lose the fight.
Several members of the circuit
bench have been mentioned" for the
vacancy on the supreme court 70
succeed Justice Woods Prominent
among these are Judge J. w. DeVore,
of Edgefield, and Judge Geo. w. Gage,
of Chester, Judge r. Withers Mem
minger, Of Charleston has ALSO been
mentioned for the position as being
well qualified. 1t is not known def
nitely just which members of the
circuit bench will be nominated, but
these names have been talked of re-
Gently.
off the bench mention has been
made Of few prominent lawyers in
the State for the position. George
S. Mower, of Newberry, a member OF
the House is regarded as probably
candidate at the hands of his
friends. Mr.. Mower was a member OF
the senate at one time and served
in the old bond cases in a judicial
capacity.
The supreme court as now consti-
tuted since Judge Woods resignation
consists of only four members: Chief
Justice Eugene B. Cary, Justices D.
e. Hydrick, II. c. Watts and. T. B.
Fraser. The term OF office of a JUS
tee of the supreme court is ten
years, having been increased from
eight at the time the court was
enlarged from four to five members
few years ago, by the general as
sembly. The election Of justices is
with the legislature. Governor
Blease in a message to the general as
sembly advocated direct election Of
the judges.
Should a circuit Judge be elected
to the supreme court an election to
fill his place would be held also at
the approaching session of the leg
islature. The general assembly con-
venes the seconod Tuesday ir jan
| uary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
MAY LOSE HIS FOOT.
&. w. Wall Badly Hurt ut Manning
Oil Mill.

Manning. oct. 1S.-Mr. G.. w. Wall,
night superintendent of the Man
ming Oil Mill, inadvertently stepped in
n seed cOnvcyor about yesterday morn
ing and had ont foot badly laccrated.
He was taken on the morning train to
n hospital i'm Columbia for surgical
treatment. 1t was thought that am
putation would possibly be necessary.
Mr.. Wall came here recently from
he is a native Of Marion, this State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
BRIEF FILED In THAW CASE.
Question Raised Whether RequisitiOn
for Escaped Lunatic Has Any
Foundation.

Concord. -. H., Oct. 1S.-In a pre-
liminary brief in behalf of Harry Ken
dali Thaw. to be presented to Gov.
Felker, ii Is declared that Thaw has
been detained under arrest nearly six
weeks on defective requistion petit
tion supported by the allegation of an
indictment which never existed and
during all that time no indictment has
been obtained.
The brief questions whether the re-
QUESTION for Tnaw's extradition is
made In good faith and whether the
State of New York demands Thaw's
return for the purpose of trying him
for conspiracy or for the purpose of
reincarcerating him in the Matteawan
hospital for the insane.
''If it is the latter purpose which
actuates New York. the brief says
lit is illegitimate and for the governor
of New Hampshire to honor the requi-
sition would be illegal"
The brief then gives what it de-
clares to be the facts as to the at
tempt to indict Thaw. In conclusion
the brief says:
ut Is open to the governor of New
Hampshire to make due inquiry
whether Thaw is indicted In New
York; and when the facts are ascer.
tanned due weight should be given In
considering the vital questions Of the
good faith of New York, to the fact
that up to the present time there
never has been an indictment fol
Thaw in New York."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
Most Dangerous of Minor Ailments

Most Dangerous of Minor Ailments.
or the minor ailments a cold is by
far the most dangerous, not in itself
but the serious diseases it so often
leads to. Pneumonia and consump-
ton always start with a cold. When
you have cold you are much more
likely to contract the infectious dis
eases such as dyphtheria, scarlet few
cr and whOoping cough. Colds are
easily cured, in fact, Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is famous for it's cures
OF this most common ailment, and
is pleasant and safe to take. Why
take such desperate chances when so
reliable and trustworthy a medicine
may be obtained for a quarter. For
sale by all dealers.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
Man Doses Both legs.

Florence. Oct. 1S.--Robert Melton
white. about 35 years OF age. fell as
no attempted to- catch moving
freight train out of Florence this af-
tcrnoon and had both legs cut off
between the knee and ankle. He was
from Chesterfield county and had
been In Florence some time. He was
taken to an inhrmary Tor treatment
by a railroad physician.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NOTES

Letters OF inquiry about farming
lands in Sumter county are coming in
to the office of the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce from all over
the United States. Inquiries have been
received from Virginia, New Hamp-
shire, California, Indiana, and other
states. and one inquiry comes from
Vancouver, British Columbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
SCORE KILLED IN WRECK,
SOLDIERS MEET DEATH IN
WRECK NEAR STATE LINE,
MISS.
Besides Dead, 100 are Injured When
Entire Train Falls Distance of 25
Feet OH NJ, & y. Railway.

Meridian, Miss. Oct 19.-Twenty
soldiers were killed and more than
100 persons were injured when spe-
cial train on the Mobile & Ohio rail-
road plunged through a trestle near
State Line. Miss, this afternoon. The
entire train fell a distance of 25 feet
The wreck was caused by the engine
tender jumping the track about 200
feet from trestle. The engine was
not derailed and passed over the tres
tie safely. The tender broke loose
from the engine, however, and
plunged with the baggage car and
three coaches to the ground, rs feet
below.
At 9 o'clock tonight 16 bodies had
been taken from the wreckage and
superintendent Pigford said in his re-
port he was sure four more bodies
were in the debris, which will not be
cleared away for "a hours.
One hundred and seventy-nine SOL
diers were on board the special train.
They were from Fort Morgan and Fort
Barancas. They were en- route to
Meridian to participate in the Mis-
sissippi-Alabama joint State fair
They were under the command of Maj
Taylor. The men had been taken to
Mobile early Sunday and at noon their
Inflated special left Mobile.
AS meagre news Of the wreck fill
tered into Meridian a special relief
train bearing physicians and nurses
from Mobile and Whistler, Ala. When
it was learned in Mobile that a train
bearing the dead and wounded was
bound for that city another train car
rying more doctors and nurses was
sent to meet the one bearing the VIC
Tins.
AS is usual with troop trains, the
coaches were we'll filled and when the
three cars tumbled through the tres
tie the men had little protection. The
dead, and injured were entangled in
:. twisted mass of wreckage, making it
difficult to remove the dead bodies or
rescue the injured.
Because Of the confusion due large
ly TO poor wire communication 1t was
impossible tonight to ascertain how
many of the injured were expected to
die or who they were.
The first report of the wreck sent
to the war department was that II
had been killed, but soon after it was
sent other bodies were found. Super
intendent Pigford is firm in his belief
that at least four more bodies are in
the wreckage, but until the debris is
cleared away final statement of the
casualties can not be made.
The Thirty-ninth and One Hundred
and Seventieth companies of coast ar
tillery. stationed at Fort Morgan, were
taken to Mobile this ~0orning, arriv-
ing at 10 o'clock and at noon boarded
the special Mobile & Ohio train bound
for Meridian where the soldiers were
to participate in a fair. On the train
were 179 officers and men.
Relief trains were sent from Mo-
bile, Meridian and Whistler Ala. The
train from here had aboard several
surgeons and nurses. 1t was reported
that the track would be blocked for "a
hours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
Housekeeping Women Need Health
and Strength.

'Thc work OF hon e-keeping wo.
man makes q constant call on her
strength and vitality, and sickness
comes through her kidneys and blad-
der Oftener than she knows. Foley
Kidney Pills will invigorate and re-
store her, and weak back, nervous
ness aching joints and irregular blad-
der action will all disappear when
Foley Kidney Pills are used. Siberts
Drug Store.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22

A mild, gentle and effective laxative
Is what people demand when suffer-
ing from constipation. Thousands
swear by DR.. Kings New Life Pills
Hugh Tallman. of San Antonio. Tex,
writes: They are. beyond question,
tho best pills my wife and have ever
taken" They never cause pain.
Price 25c at druggists. or by mail
III. II. Bucklen & Co.. Philadelphia or
st. Louis-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22

*The changeable weather Of early
fall brings on coughs and colds that
have weakening effect on the sys-
tenn, and may become chronic. Use
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
1t has a very soothing and healing
effect on the irritated and infiamed
air passages, and will help very quick
ly. 1t is well known family medi-
cine that gives results. Sibert 8
Drug Store.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22

In foreign countries you come into
competition with the best goods from
every land. An article must have
merit OF the highest order to win
esteem. In many OF these countries
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy IL
the most popular medicine I'm use for
coughs and colds because IL is the
best. For sale by all dealers.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
There N Some Class

To the Wright Il Peters ladies
nne shoes. Strictly hand made soft
turns and wcits. Come try on pair.
SEQ how they NJ, look and feel Hon
es,ly now. aren't they "dinerent?'
Sold only at the Schwartz Shoe Store.
--Advt.