davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08
MEXICO'S PLIGHT REVEALED.
IL DESPERATE DE
CLhKE.S FORMER MINISTER.
(larcO Says He Has Been Forced 10
MISrcprcScnt state OF .AnairS To
America.

Mexico City, Fcb. fl lied to the
American government for 10 months.
telling them that the Mexican rcvolu-
ton would bc over in six weeks |
was forced TO invest my diplomatic
mission with a domino and mask"
This statement was made by Man
uol Calcro, formerly Mexican ambas-
sador To the United States, during the
discussion Of the loan measure in the
senate last night
The truth is that The department of
finance has not painted the situation
as it really is. We should speak the
truth though it destroy US" declared
Calero.
The truth is that the situation is
despcrate.'
Senor Calero's speech created a tre-
mendOus sonsation
Ernesto Madero, minister Of finance,
replied, calling Manuel Calero IAN in
dicrcct ambassador and a bad hnan-
Cicr."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08

COUNTY BOARD ASKS IEGISLN-
TIVE Dl.LiG NTION TO 81
CURE NpPROPRI NTION
FOR PURPOSE.
county Board Heard Report of Repre-
sentative Of Jail Building Company
Cot OF Putting Jail In Needed
Condition Estimated at Si2,OOO-
improvements Plans Call For.

The county board of commissions
crs met Tuesday in the county super
visors office. according To custom on
the first Tuesday In the month, with
all present The only matter OF Inn
portance To- come up for discussion
was the needed improvements at the
county Jail Mr. Geo. &. smith Of the
Pauly Jail building Company was
present by request Of the board and
submitted plans for the remodclling Of
the old Jail and the making of addi-
tons which will leave the jail i'm first
class condition for the present needs
Of the county
As has been long known generally,
the jail is at present 10 small 20 fur
nish suitable or sanitary accommo-
dations for the prisoners and has been
a menace To the health of prisoners.
IL IL entirely too small TO furnish
room for the prisoners and has need
OF many changes before il meets the
needs OF the county After hearing
what MIR. Smith of the Pauly Jail
Building Company had To- say ana
looking over the plans for the re-
modelling OF the Jail and the making
OF additions the board decided To rec
ommend TO the county delegation in
tho General Assembly, the making OF
pan appropriation of $4,000 for this
work, which they considered a reason
able cost for the work that the plans
called for. \ letter TO this effect was
written To each member ~ the sum
ter County delegation Tuesday night
and IL Is now left for them 10 make
: the necessary appropriation for the
work.
The plans as laid out by Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. j. w. MCKievcr called for u
remodelling of the old jail an addi-
tion OF FIVE room brick cottage for
the jailer and his family 10 live in and
would be capable of providing rs much
room for prisoners as was necessary.
There would b" a hospital ward. a
ward for prisoners with contagious
diseases and other such improvements.
steam heat In one plant would also be
Installed for service in the Jail and
the jailers residence and the whole
thoroughly fitted out The cost IL
the changes was estimated at $1,000
which the board considered a reason
able price. one change would be- the
leaving out IL all connection between
the first and second stories Of the
building. except on the outside. Pro-
vision would also BE- made for the
cleaning of the cells much more easily
than at present.
The Pauly Jail Building Company
Is the same firm which built the pres
cnt jail about twenty years ago.
\ petition for an Ex-Confcdcratc
pension from II. H. Hurkctte was post
pOned for action until later.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08
OSOICO SEEKS RELEASE.
Rebel Leaders Father Applies for His
Freedom.

San Antonio, Tex. Feb. 4.-PaS cual
orozco, Sr., father of the Mexican re-
tel leader, this morning filed applica-
uon before United states commission
er Edwards for discharge from custo-
dy. prozco set forth that he had been
h"ld hy tn" federal authorities here
the required 40 days and the MeXi-
can government had not produced cvi-
dence 10 warrant his cNtradition
Hearing was set for O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08
Vol. XXXV. No. 48.
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
RlC IlNRD < WHNLT.N AND GEO r.
Won KOL\III ANNOUNCE
TlII,NiSEINE~.
Primary 20 hC Ordered by Executive in
Charg'-Party Nominations Not
Considered.

Richard s. WhaIoy. n,w member
Of the legislature from Charleston
and formerly speaker. was the first
candidate to announce definitely for
congress to fiji he vacancy caused bv
the death Of late George =. Le-
sare' Mr.. : y is in Columbia de-
voting hir,$ 20 his duties as d mem
hcr of { use, but his friends are
active ; work in his interest for
the Of representative in con-
gr'
y Whalcy has had Il years SER
in the legislature and served two
rms as speaker. @ie was not a can
didate for reelection to the house af-
ter his second term as speaker but
was returned to the house last year
He was a delegate to the baltimore
convention and was steadfast sup
port Of Gov. Wilson in the contest for
the nomination.
A dispatch from Charleston last
night stated that Geo. +. vonKoInitz
Of Charleston had announced himself
a candidate for the position. Mr..
vonKolntz had several years expert
cnce in the house and afterward IN
the state senate and was a member
Of the commission in charge Of the
completion Of the state capitol.
The federal constitution provides
that IN case Of death Of a member
of the national house Of representa-
uNes the election TO fill the vacancy
shall he ordered by the executive in
charge. 1t is seldom that a vacancy
in iethcr branch of congress occurs and
naturally there is considerable con-
fusion as 10 the law If during the
session Of the legislature a United
states senator should die the general
assembly elects his successor as in
the case of the death Of \ c. Lat
inner, who was succeeded 10y Frank
Gary for the uneXpirod term IN the
case of the death OF a representative
an election must be ordered by the
. executive
Any party might order a primary
and anybody might be nominated by
that particular party. That does not
mean an election. The general cleo
tion laws OF the state which require
! the usual tax receipt and rcgistra-
ton certificate apply always This
general election is necessary in order
that a commission from the secretary
OF stat" be obtained. The state law
ana tn" federal law recognize no
primaries. 1t j. hardly probable that
the stat" Democratic executive COM
mittcc through Jno. q. Evans. chair
man, Will order u primary in this case.
and therefore the candidates Will ou-
ter the race under the general election
| law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08

Prosecutions Testimony Probably
Nearly all in.
Aiken, Feb. Little Of sensation.
but much Of interest developed today
in the trial Of Frederick Q. Beach. .
prominent Now Yorker who is charg-
ed with assault and battery with intcnt
to XIII, upon his wife, Mrs Camilla
HaVemeyer Beach, at their winter
home here, on February &c, Of last
year Interest was manifest at least
whether or not the course of the
trial warranted it, for the Court room
was throngcd with men, women a,
girls; even the school girls Of Aiken
were TO be seen at the afternoon scs-
sion.
The net results Of the day are the
production OF the greater part o& the
States testimony, which seeks by cir
cumstantial evidence to connect
Beauty Beach with the murderous
assault upon his wife.
Thus for, it may he stated with safe
ty, facts adduced from the testimony
indicate suspicious circumstances. but
they do not connect the crime win the
husband Of the women assaulted. It
is said that a pen knife the nronortv
Of Mr.. Beach, which bears blood
stains, Will be introduced. and that
upon this the state VIII depend to
implicatc Mr.. Beach
From the trend Of the questioning
it appears that the defence rests mn
on a cheap shoe track leaving the
Beach premises. which was found Tx
those who inspected the grounds af-
ter the assault. such a track was
found leading to the railway cut.
Tho prosecution has sought strenu-
ously to show that no one was seen
leaving the premises and that there
We're witnesses sufficient to shut Oft
every avenue Of escape, ana vet 10y
| one witness the state shows that a
man was seen running from the direc-
| ton Of the Beach place and it failed
70 establish whether or not this man
5 black or white. Thus. to all out
ward appearance, the prosecution has
! contributed valuable point to the de-
fence.
Most of the afternoon was spent in
showing that no one was seen leaving
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08
BEACH TRIAL BEGINS At AIKEN
COJRT ROON CIOWUE.D TO HEAR
SINS ATIONNL CN~E.

Wen. Women apd Even school Girls
civ" Attention While state In
d"aNOrN to Prove New York Mil
li"naric and Social Leader Guilty
OF Attempting to Murder His Wife.
Prosecutions Testimony Probably
Nearly all in.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08
ECONOMY PLANS PUZZLE.
DEMOCRATS Confronted WITH
HEAVY NPPROPRINTION
BILLS.
Unless Vigorous SIu~hin" T. Dome Tho
Total Appropriations Will Pass ST.
OBS, 200. 900.

most serious problem presented ut
Shis session and have up To this time
found no means of solving it.
They forcscc a tremendous increase
in the general appropriations and
they seem unable to hold down the
committees which make up the sup
ply bills, the pork barrel" bills ard
other bills which carry appropriations
for the Governments running eXpcn-
/ ScS.
| Unless some vigorous slashing is
done during the few remaining weeks
! Of the session, the aggregate total Of
! the appropriation will reach or pass
Sl,O25, 100000. There seems to be
that much in sight and everybody who
gets money from Congress is clamor-
! ing for more.
In the last session the Democratic
leaders in the House by dint Of hard
work and obstinacy managed to hold
the total down to $1,O19,OOO, 900 or
| about $1,000 900 less than the Rcpub-
ican Congress before them appro-
priated.
! Economy was preached every hour
| in the day and the impending nation
| al election was cited every day in
| the week to keep hungry Congress
! men and their constituents from de-
! manding more ana more money.
! The result Of the determined stand
OF Floor Leader Underwood ana his
associates was that no public buildings
/ bill was passed at all. only one hattlc-
ship was provided for and the rivers
and harbors appropriations were kent
down below the usual level.
In spite of all this only a $1,000. 900
saving could be shown That was
something, however, ana satisfied i'm
a measure the general public demand
for economy. The election came and
went The Democrats triumphed and
all seemed to be we'll
Another appropriation session has
come, however and those interests
, which were left unprovidcd for a year
ago are more determined than ever
to have a share of the public monies.
They are sitting up nights planning
TO get 1t too.
For instance "a Public Buildings
! bill carrying total Of about $25 ,OOO.-
900 will be reported out and passed
at this session. The House will ask
for that much and those Individual
! projects which are not favored will
/ be attended TO by the ever-accommo-
! dating senate. by the time that body
| gets through with this bin it may
reach the total Of $4,000, 600.
Also, the battleshp people are
! again in a state of activity. The fact
that they were held down TO one big
| ship last year has inspired them to ask
for three this. The outlook is for a
compromise on two ships, but even
SO, that is just twice as much money
as was appropriated for scafghtcrs a
year ago
Then, too, the Rivers and HarbOrs
| bill has already been reported and.
! regardless of the fact that last year
: the waterways projects were treated
| generously, the river and harhor inn
/ prov"mcnt advocates want still more
1 money. And they will get it unless
! somc stubborn reason is intcrposcd
L
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22
Senator Smiths Innovation
For POStOffiCeS.

Senator John Walter Smith, of Mary
land, has offered an amendment to the
Postofice appropriations bill. which is
of far-reaching Importance to business
men.
The amendment provides "reply en-
yelopes and cards" can be sent through
the mails without stamps affixed with
postage collected at receiving Office.
Thousands of business men send in
their original stamped reply" envelope
or post card to be used in answering
the letter. About half Of these reply"
envelopes find the waste basket. and
the cost of the stamp or postal card is
lost to the original sender.
Under the Smith plan the business
man can deposit sum Of money at his
home postoffice to pay the postage on
such of the ''reply letters or postal
cards" that are returned to him. In this
way the business firm does not lose the
cost of postage on unused reply letters.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22
BOMB WRECKS
COUNTRY HOME
House Of Lloyd George Near
London Shattered.
SUFFRAGETTES SUSPECTED
Two Broken Hat Pins Found In the
Wreckage Are the Only clues-Fam-
ily Were About to Move In.

"Walton.on.Hill," the country resi-
fence OF David Lloyd-George. chancel-
lor OF the exohequer. at Walton
Heath. in Surrey. near London. was
nearly destroyed by bomb which the
police say was placed there either by
militant suffragettes or their male
sympaihizers.
i.loyd.Georgc Is on a motor trip in
France Nobody was injured, as the
residence was not occupied.
The fact that neighbors saw several
women near "Walton.on-Hill' In an
automobile led to the theory that the
outrage had been committed by suf-
fragettes. This suspicion was strength
ened by the finding OF two hatpins In
the wreckage.
The finishing touches TO the interior
were to be put on and the household
effects OF the I.loyd-George family
weer to be moved 10 the house the last
part OF this week. Mr.. Lloyd George
was TO occupy the new home upon his
return from the south OF France,
where he went recently for rest and
recuperalion.
A dynamite bomb had been placed
in the domestics' quarters. This part
OF the house was shattered and the
walls were cracked by the explosion.
The floor o! l.loyd-George's intended
sleeping quarters was wrecked and
one of the walls OF the room crashed
in
An attempt also had been made TO
set the building on fire. as large guam
titles of paper. saturated with oil,
were found Some of them were burn.
ing when discovered by persons at
tracted by the explosion.
Two seven-pound cans of black
powder also had been placed In two
rooms among heaps OF wood shavingc
which had been saturated with oil.
and in the center of which burning
candles had been fixed.
Mccarthy. a Scotland Yard inspec-
tor. has taken charge Of the investi-
CATION. No arrests have been made.
There is evidence tina, the dynamiters
fled to the coast with the evident in.
tention Of going 10 France.
The dynamiters had entered the
house by prying open back window
They placed large bowl in one of the
bedrooms This was probably filled
with dry shavings In which candle
had been placed The bomb was piac.
ed on top OF the shavings beside the
candle This gave the dynamiters
about fifteen or twenty minutes in
which 10 escape.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22


an end.
The rebel troops and their former
ANTAGONISTS OF the federal army min
gled freely and exchanged congratula
tions. The entire federal army went
over to Diaz. and the officers had lit
tie difficulty in bringing out change
OF allegiance. The streets were crowd
cd with cheering thousands and the
capital was hilariously joyful
A number OF looters were caught
and summarily shot in the outlying
districts of the city. few small pro
vision stores have been sacked by
hungry mobs. but there has been moth.
ing like systematic looting. both fed.
eral and rebel soldiers doing their ut
most to hold the populace in check.
Some federal soldiers who tried to
join Diaz were caught. dIsarmed and
marched back TO the national palace.
where they were summarily shot. In
one instance more than thirty federal
soldiers were lined before the firing
squad at the same time.
All the horrors OF bombardment
have been experienced by the resi-.
dents of Mexico City for many days.
and to those that might be expected
have been added the effects of vicious
machine gun and rifle fire in the city's
streets at range sometimes of less
than 100 yards.
Scarcely district OF the capital
has escaped injury. over and through
every quarter at some time shells
have torn and screeched and explod-
ed. Little round shells from the auto
matte pompons have added TO the ter
ror and destruction.
How many have been killed and
wounded Is n question which none can
doubtful If even the government rec
ords will ever reveal the correct mum.
ber OF casualties.
From a source usually considered
careful and conservative it has been
stated that the number OF dead Is not
less than 200O. while the total OF the
wounded amounts to from 5000 to TO-.
900. The great majority of these are
not soldiers. but men. women and
children unable to escape the lines
OF fire.
This estimate was made after hear.
ing the reports OF scores of officers
OF the White and Red Cross societies
and of the hospitals.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22
JOHN FRITZ LEAVES
S75O,OOO ESTATE
Relatives Get S3O6,OO0, Rest
For Employees and Institutions.

John Fritz, the noted steel man
OF Bethlehem. Pa. in his will gave
away ABOUT half of his vast estate
which amounts to nearly s750.0oo. "a
private aud public institutions.
The bequesis follow: To near rela
tives. s35O.000: to each of his two
housemaids. s32 1000: to his hired man
$4,000: TO his secretary. about 1000;
to Temple college. Philadelphia, $2i,
600: Methodist hospital. Philadelphia
$2l.000: American university. Wash
ington. s2i 900: Moravian Widows
house. Bethlehem. Pa. $4,000; Mora
Wan Sisters house. $4,000; the Free
Library of the Bethlehems. $4,000:
81. Luke's hospital. South Bethlehem
s2l 600.
For the education OF a young man
for the ministry. $4,000; Hepzibah
cemetery. Chester county. Pa. $4,000:
congregation of the United Brethren
OF the Borough Of Bethlehem for keep
ing cemetery lot In repair $4,000.
All the rest. residue and remainder
OF the estate. estimated at si50.00O
including all his real estate. goes tC
i.ehigh university at South Bethlehem
The total estate will probably react
about $TOO.00O All furniture. papers
etc, AT the house are 20 be divided b,
the executors among the friends ant
relatives.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22
Order Nisi.

In the Orphans Court OF Worcester
County. Maryland. February Term.
1913, to wit: February llth. 1918.
ORDERED that the sale OF the Real
Estate made and reported by thomas
j. Whaley, Executor Of the last will
aud Testament Of Sarah G.. Gault de.
ceased. be ratified aud confirmed. unless
cause 10 the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the llth day of March next.
provided copy OF this order be inserted
IN some newspaper printed in Worces
ter County, once in each of three sue.
cessive weeks before the Sth day Of
March. in the year Nineteen Hundred
aud Thirteen.
The report states the amount of sales
10 be Fifteen Hundred Dollars Isl 800 }
WILLIAM A. TAYLOR,
EDWARD NJ. ROSS.
JOHN l.. MASON,
Judges.
Test-EDwARD =. DAVIS.
Register of Wills for Wor. Co.
True Copy-Test:
EDWARD p. DAVIS.
Register of Wills for Wor. Co.
(2-15-3p
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22
Announcement
Citizens of Chincoteague, Va.

We beg announce that we have purchased
the charter franchise real and improvements of the
GAS & WATER CO., and shall Immediately
begin the erection of plant in your town. When
peted lin about four month) will supply with high
grade gas for fuel light and power feel will
be less than il costs you for wood and coal.
Ws building you plant for the
of ice Same will be operation within month
like the gas propose supply you wdh ice at reasonable
price you both gas and ice the best of service all
times.
In view of the above expenditures naturally require
additional capital and have arranged with Messrs L. T.
Layton Co.. Members Philadelphia Stock Exchange Pha
delphia, for such financing.
stock is paying eight per cent. dividend
earning of ice manufactured Selbyvle Delaware
business Chncoeague ice plant
stock should and from Is annually We
would be pleased to have you of stockholders.
Suggest YOU communicate direct with Messrs l.. T. Lay
Co. Real Estate Trust Building Philadelphia for full
particulars relative the purchase of stock they have
that in hand
The gas and ice plants of the important
business additions to town and the kind in which
citizen is benefited and should feel keen interest.
Trusting have your hearty support and cooperation
assuring that hope become better acquainted with
all of you, Yours very truly,
Delaware Light & Ice Co.
w. R. TUBES. President.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22
JOHN w. STATION. ,,,ornovs
CALVIN B. TAYLOR N''o'"'s >
Order Nisi.
Anna 7. conuoway

j q
vs..
Araminta or Minta Kate Fassctt. et al.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. Ia Equity. No. 2Iii Chan
Gerry. January Term, 1918, to wit
January 25rh. 1918.
ORDERED that the sale made and
reported by Calvin Il. TAYLOR and John
w. station. Trustees for the sale Of the
real estate in the above cause described
be ratified and confirmed unless cau' o
20 the contrary thereof he shown ON or
before the 2Ith day Of February next,
provided copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper printed IN Worces'
ter County once in each OF three sue.
cessive weeks before the lsth day of
February. in the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen
The report states the amount OF sales
10 be $4,000.
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy-Tesi:
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk
(2-l-3tJ
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22

Sale conducted on the line of our pre-
vious ones. No by bidding. and IL will
occur rain or shine. These HORSES
and MULES need no description as they
will run about the same as those we
have sold IN this market upon previous
occasions. Stock will arrive on Wed.
nesday. February 2Gth. and can be seen
at the Fair Grounds. In the bunch will
be several good brood mares and excel
lent roadsters. Sale will begin prompt.
ly at l.30 o'clock p. NJ.
TERMS OF SALE:
Four months will be given by the
purchaser giving bankable note with
approved security. Or cash on day of
sale at the option of the purchaser.
a. RAUGHLEY.
(2.22.2t) :. J. TWLILEY.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22
FOR SALE
Mil & Mil MACHINERY

| will sell the following for CASH or
on time with satisfactory security:
One Ajax Engine. IS horse power
One return Tubular Boiler, 80 horse
power.
One Saw Mill complete. with two 81.
inch Circular Saws-one Diston. one
Hoe.
One Diston Circular Saw, i2 inches.
One set Of Lathe Machinery. com
plete, with Beveled Saw attached, and
Trucks.
Line Shaft. "a feet y in. with five
Hangers.
Double Planer. 2i inches. and one
Watcher. complete aud new.
The above can be seen by applying TO
the undersigned.
THOMAS G.. HANLEY.
f2-22-tfJ Berlin. Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-22

Preaching Sunday at II a. m. and Z. 30
p. m. Sunday School session at 10
O'Clock a. m. Epworth League Prayer
Meeting. Gas p. m. Midweek Prayer
Meeting Wednesday evening at 730.
Ladies Aid Society the first Tuesday
night in each month. Young Peoples
Aid Society the second Monday night in
each month. Official meeting the first
Monday night in each month. Seats
tree. all cordially invited.
J. w. Easley, Pastor.