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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
SUMTER. S. G., WEDNESDAY APRIL 8
VICTORY or FINANCIAL Value.
WILL HELP STANDING OF REB-
Ell MONEY.
Capture Cf TOrrcOn Will Tend to
Recognition OF COnstitutiOnalistS-
Much Money Issued by Villa and
CarraIiZa.

El Paso, Texas, April 3.-The ef-
feet Of the rebel victory at Torreon
was felt here in stiffening OF the
market for constitutiOnalist money
and in the beginning Of movement
to organize foreigners owning prop
erty in Mexico TO appeal to Washing
ton to recognize the Carranza gov
ernment. The latter idea originated
with Former Gov George Curry Of
New Mexico, but having placed the
matter in the hands Of leading Demo-
Gratis to work out, as they promised
TO do, he expressed desire to serve
only in the ranks for the success of
the movement.
Gen. Carranza declined to comment
on the movement, but there was
much favorable comment in JuareZ
The news is said to be significant
of local sentiment that if the revo-
luton IS carried to complete sue
cess the counterrevolution which it
has been predicted would follow
really would not materialize. In this
connection one of the most prominent
americans doing business in Mexico
today said that the greatest guaran-
tee of peace, which he prophesied
would follow rebel success, lies in the
fact that the incomes Of the rich men
formerly able to finance revolutions to
restore the old regime cf special priv
iiege have been depleted in the last
four years to an extent which would
make it exceedingly difficult for any
new insurrection of any proportions
TO be financed.
Mr.. Curry said he was convinced
that foreign sentiment upheld the
belief that, recognition Of Hucrta be-
ing out Of the question, the time has
come for foreigners to lend such aid
to the Carranza revolution as Will help
II TO a speedily conclusion. Telegrams
sounding senators and representa-
tives in Washington on the proposed
propaganda were sent tonight. -
The fall OF Torreon puts the dol
mark mark on villa and Monclova
money" said j. S. Curtis of El Paso,
Texas, who Is considered the expert
specialist in Mexican constitutionalist
money in the United States
"Carranza has issued $3O,OOO,OOO of
this currency to date and Villa has
issued from Chihuahua $4,000, 900
more OF his own currency" he con-
tinued. The Carranza issue is what
Is known as the Monclova money and
takes it's name from the fact that it
was issued under u decree signed at
Monclova, Coahuila, in May, 1913.
The Villa money, on its first ap-
pearancc in Juarcz. in December
1913, had no market whatever except
in Juarez i'm December"
Mr.. Curtis says it is estimated that
during the past GO days border towns
from Brownsville. Texas, to the Cali
iornia coast have been flooded with
about $2,5O0.000 OF the Monclova
and Villa counterfeit money. During
the next 60 days northern Mexico
probably will have relief from coun-
terfcitcrs and will be using it's own
silver coins, minted and issued by
the constitutionalist government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
ORGANIZATION MEN CRITICIZED.
PROBABLE THAT DISAPPOINTED
TOWNS WILL MAKE FIGHT.
congressman DCnOuncc Arrangement
OF Districts and Placing of Federal
Reserve Banks---Rcscrve BOart, May
Review Decisions.

Washington, April 3.-There was
every indication here tonight that the
announcement of the reserve districts
and cities by the reserve bank organ
ization committee had given the sig
nal for a determined struggle upon
the part Of several cities which were
disappointed to overcome the COM
mittee on the decision and bring
about a redistricting Of the country
or at least a change in the reserve
cities named
Under the law the decision of the
organization committee is not sub
ject to review except by the federal
reserve board. This board probably
will not be named by President Will
son for several weeks, but in the
meantime it is believed that thos
disappointed with the committees a
nouncenlent will bend every effort
ward paving the way for changes 1t
was pointed out tonight that both
Williams Of the organization COM
mittee are eX-officio members Of the
reserve board, and hardly could be
counted upon to reverse themselves.
The president has given no intimation
as to who the other five members
will be.
The committees plan was criticised
in congress today, and there were re-
ports of disappointment from several
cities which were in the race for re-
serve banks and which failed to Sc
cure them. Three members of the
senate banking and currency commit
tee-twO Republicans and Demo-
crat-found fault with the plan. Sem
ator Weeks of Massachusetts, who
opposed the law for many months but
who finally voted for it, declared that
one bank was located in Georgia, the
home State Of Mr. McAdoo, one in
Virginia, the home State of Mr. Will
Hams; and two,in Missouri. the homa
State of Secretary Houston, the third
member of the committee. He ques-
toned the propriety Of these se!ec-
tiOns.
Senator Burton disapproved the in
clusion Of Pittsburgh in the district
of which Cleveland is the reserve
centre and declared that it would be
impossible to make trade turn west
ward from Pittsburgh to that city.
Senator Hitchcock pointed to the
fact that Omaha had been included
IN the Kansas City district instead Of
the Chicago district and said traae
should not flow that way.
Defenders of the committee said
tonight that there was no justification
ior the criticism that il was infiu-
cnced by any consideration other than
the trend Of trade and banking ad-
Vantagcs Of cities chosen. In refer
ring to the choice of Richmon., I, il
was said that, although comment was
expected because the city was
the home of Mr.. Williams, the COM
mittcc was unanimous and Richmond
would have been named over Balti-
more and Washington if he had not
been Il member.
so far no definite plans for any
light against the committee have
been made public here and there is
practically no way for such q strug-
gle to be undertaken except through
the reserve board. 1t was suggested
tonight, however that members of
congress might undertake to provide
banks for their States by having the
number of authorized banks in
creased.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
LOSSES 1900 MEN.
villa Lost 1900. while Feticrals Lost
5000 ut TOrrcOn

Washington, April 4.-The total
loss in the fighting around Torrcon
amounted to four thousand, two hun
dred men. according to figures re-
ceivcd from Consul Carothers today.
Villa lost twelve hundred and the
fcderals three thouand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Marriage License Record.

a license to marry has been granted
to Mr.. j. -. Jenkins and Miss Katie
issued to ollie Hunter and Phyllis
Curtis, colorcd, OF Borden.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
AGED MILLIONAIRE DEAD.
Frederick Wcycrhouscr Was Once
Richest Man I'm World.

Pasadena. Cal. April 4.-Fredcrick
WeyerhOuser. aged eighty, multi
millionaire lumberman of st. Paul,
Minn., and once the richest man in
the world. died at his winter home
here today. lie has been III less than
two weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
BRYAN SUFFERS FROM COLD.
VIII Probably BE Back at Work by
Next Week.

Washington, April 4.-Secretary of
state Sryan is suffering from a Sc
we're cold. Though much better today,
he did not go to his office. Ply
sicians say he will be back at work
next week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
GAVE STRANGER MONEY.
Expected To Bet on "Surc Winner
Lost $4,000.

Louisville, April Al. G.. Charles.
of Dixon, w. Va, yesterday afternoon
gave two strangers $4,000 to bet on
n sure thing at the Jamestown
races. Charles is still waiting for the
IN and detectives are searching for
them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-31
In Re
LEO FRANK.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNr.)

friends, no money, no political pull-and so
he is dead
Never a word did the papers or the
preachers say for him, and he aUaS 45yht there,
ret door TO them!
Never word did the Chicago lawyers, and
lie knights of Columbus say for him. and he
WAS up there, right IN their 0aom midst.
Little 17-year-old Rugggiri had no money:
frank commands unlimited money, and that
makes all the difference in the world
And yet it seems a hard thing for the State
To kill boy whom the State itself has ne
elected, and given no chance to be good and
nAeful. That boy, according to the evidence,
did what his uncle told him to do Surely
here was a consideration that might have
moved the compassion Of the World, the
Times, the Sun, and Golfers
Here was an element Of loyalty to clan
that might have appealed to Doctors Park
hurst and Hills, to the Chicago lawyers, to
the officious Connolly and to the Chicago
knights of Columbus
But the little Italian boy had no rich zins-
people to stir up racial pride, and so he is
dead.
His crime was committed after Franks:
his trial was not more in accordance with es-
ttbllshed methods than Franks: the boy had
not been sent to college and given the best
boy has gone the hard rOud of the tga1sQres-
s0r, while Frank, with his double crime on his
head, IS reaching out to employ more lawyers,
more press-agents, more influences to save his
guilty neck, and to leave an indelible stain
upon the records of Georgia.
One lady whose letter appeared in the New
DIRK World stated, that the only evidence
against Frank was "the circumstantial evil
dence OF one witness, and he a scoundrel."
1t never occurred to this sympathetic lady,
that case Of ''circumstantial evidence can
not very we'll rest upon the testimony of zone
witness, and he a scoundrel."
For the benefit of this Northern lady, and
Of the professional sentimentalists. aohO are
n1eddl5ng acith oar Georgia afajyS, let us sup
pose a familiar case:
Let us suppose that this Iady-whom we
will call Miss Sally Simple-is the owner of
jewel-box and that a negro of thievish char
acter had several times tried to steal it, Let
us suppose that Miss Sally Simple had trusted
this box to the negro for half-an-hour, and
that at the end of that time, the 6On acAS gone,
and that the negro could not explain what he
had done with it. Suppose that next day the
box was found, BROKEN near the place where
the negro worked, and qChere no one else
qcOrbed,' and the ruined box was all that she
found-tho jeaceEs acere gone!
In such a case, upon whom would Miss Sally
Simple lay her simple hands?
The negro knew she had the jewels, the ne
gro had tried to fitch them, the negro manages
to get the box into his possession, ochen no one
else Is near; the empty box is found where the
negro admits he went, at the time Of the theft;
the Jewels are gone; and the rifed box is ly
ing there, with its voiceless evidence Of the
crime.
Who would Miss Sally Simple accuse, and
convict and punish?
Reasoning forqoard, on the natural force
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-31

cluSlon, you would say the negro got the Jew
els, because no one else had the desire, the
hnoecledge, the opportunity, AND TIE
POSSESSION.
stolen goods, unexplained, condemns the per-
son in possession; but how much more power
full IS this presumption, aohen the person IN
possession IS sh0aca TO haze c0veted those very
goods, and to haze tried, BEFORE TO get them?
If twenty white witnesses swear that the
accused was in the habit of stealing goods Of
that Descriptions; and that he had shown a
decided craving for the particular goods IN
question, would it shock the sensibilities of
Miss Sally Simple if Georgia jury returned
a verdict to the effect that the man got qohat
he 2C0nted?
He was after it; that kind of thing was his
passion: the goods went into his possession:
they are found on his premises: he cannot tell
how they got there.
Wouldn't Miss Sally, herself vote the man
"Galzty?''
Wouldn't DR.. Parkhurst do the same thing?
Wouldn't DR.. Hills do likewise?
Would the Chicago Knights of Columbus
attempt to dictate to us, in case of that
sort?
In the Chicago Evening Post, of Dec. 81,
1914, appears call for a mass-meetng to be
held in behalf of Frank. The call is signed
by Abraham Meyer, Nathan Kaplan Bernard
Mah0ney, Max Schulman, Sylvanus Levy, and
Stephen Love, who signs himself knights of
Columbus"
When did the State Of Georgia lose jurisdic-
ton orer her oaon affairs, and oye7 men qUho
come here to line?
Where do these Illinois lawyers get their
Georgia cases and trials?
What have the Knights Of Columbus to do
with it?
Many and many time, we Southern peo-
pie have felt bitterly the fact that Northern
sympathizers, who weep over the lynching of
negro raplsts, never shed tear over the white
girls who suffered a fate that was infinitely
worse than lynching
In this Frank case, we see the same revolt
ing feature: all of this mawkish sentimentalitv
that is being worked up by the Pulitzers, the
Abells, the Benjamlns, the Abraham Meyeres,
the Nathan kaplans and the Sylvanus Levys
spends itself on Frank az0ne
There isn't single thought for the little
maiden who was this gorilla's victim
There isn't single care for the other little
911IS, after whom SO many other Franks are
prowling.
There isn't single word for the blighted
home in this case nor for the shadow of Fear
which such men as Leo Frank cast over other
homes echach shelter going girls.
These girls have to go out to work. Dire
necessity drives them into employments where
danger and temptation beset them
They toll at the pitiful wage Of five dollars
week: they can hardly keep body and soul
together on it: and if the natural desire of
youth for pleasure, and admiration, and pretty
dressing, and Aattering attentions gets hold
of them, they fall right into the snares of just
such fowlers as Leo Frank
The negro who commits the one unpardona-
bile crime is bad enough, God knows! but the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-31
THE JEFFERSONIAN


women he is the worst of libertines, and his
victims are not of his own race: has p9'ey is the
Gentle girl.
Circumstances convicting any defendant are
established, usually, by number of witnesses,
testlfying to independent facts Some of the
facts are known to one witness, and some to
another but all of the facts interlock to form
the chain
This was so in the Tom Voolfolk case, in
the Durant case, in the McCue case, in the
Beattie case, and in the Hans Schmidt case.
None Of the champions of Frank will argue
the evidence: none of them will study it.
They howl about "mob atmosphere" ''mob
spirit" and about passion Prejudice and
Perjury;" but they take good care not to enter
into the corevicting details Of the case.
Such nationwide crusade is being waged
against the State Of Georgia, and 50 many
honest people have been misled, that it is of
the highest Importance for our people to be
set right before the country.
This my apology-if any is needed-for
again reviewing the convincing and convict
ing details of this horrible crime
Do yourself the justice to pay close atten-
ton to the argument which follows. Place
in front of you square piece of blank paper,
longer than it is broad: an old envelope will
do.
This square piece of paper, longer than it is
broad, will represent the floor Of the build
lng-the second floor, upon which Mary Pha-
gan was done to death.
Draw a line through the middle of the
square, from top to bottom, cutting the long
square into two lesser squares. These will
represent the two large rooms into which the
second floor was divided by partition Mark
place in the center of the partition, for the
do VIII IL LII.
Where acas Franks office?
1t was at the upper right-hand corner Of the
room, to your right, as the square lies length
wise before you
Mark off small square at that corner, for
Franks Office
Where rere the qcnter-czosets Of the men,
and the aoOn1en?
They were at the lower left-hand corner Of
the other room, and they aUere at the same
place.
Mark off small square, in the left hand
lower corner of the second room, and run a
line through it, to divide this small closet,
into taco divisions
One of these small divisions was the water
closet of the men, the other, of the women
You cannot crunopIe q piece of paper IN the
one, e0ith0ut being heard IN the other!
Now, then, let us come down to the knitting:
Mary Phagan was killed, in this building,
on Saturday, April 26, 1913.
She had been working in the building. had
been there for several months, had attracted
the notice of Frank; and he had been seen
to place his hand on her. He had been heard
TO press his 'chat" on her, telling her when
she demurred, that II am the Superintendent
of this factory"
White witnesses swore to this, and they were
not impeached
There was small sum ($120) due to Mary,
and Frank had refused to let Helen Ferguson
take it to her, Friday evening. the 25th. al
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
COUNCIL CONSIDERS PLUMBING MEASURE PAVING APPROPRIATION IS PASSED AND JUDGMENT OF FIRE HOSE COMPANY IS
 PAID OFF.

An ordinance regulating the install lation of plumbing and sewerage con- nections in Conway was introduced and read twice, an appropriation of S8,000 to the business street paving district passed, the judgment against the city in the fire hose case paid off and other matters were under consid- eration at special meeting of the Conway city council in the office of City Attorney c. E. Condray last night.
 The plumbing ordinance, which will probably be passed at the next regu- lar meeting, provides for the organ azation of board of examiners for plumbers, to be appointed by the may or. Before being allowed to do any work, in the city, all plumbers will be required to stand successful exam ination before this board and secure license The ordinance provides for the appointment by the mayor of a plumbing inspector, from whom per mits for all plumbing and sewer con- nections mus tbe obtained. Three in- spections are provided for, one to be made when the work is "roughed in, y one when each fixture is installed and final inspection of the completed job. The fees will be one dollar for the permit, 50 cents for the inspection of each fixture up to five with 25 cents for each fixture over five, and one dollar for the final inspection.
 The ordinance appropriating $8,006 to Street Improvement District No. l, provides that this amount shall be re- funded pro rata to the property own- CTS in this district, in 16 annual in- stallments.
 An appropriation was made to cov- CT the judgment against the city by the Eureka Fire Hose Manufactur- ing Company, which totaled $1,992.92 In addition to this court costs amount ing to s11.S0 are yet to be paid.
 The judiciary committee made no report on the matter of granting the application of Edward Cronk another telephone system in Conway.
 A motion was adopted that the city agree to pay the expenses of apply ing the first car of oil to be pur- chased by citizens for application on the streets.
 J. c. Dawson was granted permits sion to install a gasoline filling sta- tion on North Front street.
 Halter & McCulloch were given a permit to erect a temporary cement storage house in the public square, to be removed within 90 days.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
Leave orders for sweet pos fafO plants with Cole G co. $I. 75 per thousand.

From Wednesdays Daily
 John M. Gentry of Guy is in the city today.
 R. A. Reynolds went to MOrrilton this morning.
 Raymond C. Reid is spending the day in Little Rock.
 Miss Bernice Jones is shopping in the capital city today.
 R. B. McCulloch is transacting busi- mss in Little Rock today.
 Eli Rogers of Quitman was a busi- ness visitor to Conway today
 Prof. w. E. Hogan of Nashville Tenn, was in the city this morning.
 MT. and Mrs. T. D. Davis have re- turned to their home at Clinton, after a visit in this city.
 Mrs. George w. Hill and Mrs E. T McHenry left today to visit relatives
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
EDITORS CONCLUDE
 A GREAT MEETING
ATTENDANCE WAS 400
MEMBERS LAVISHLY ENTER TANNED BY LITTLE ROCK
 PRESS CLUB AND CITIZENS.

Little Rock, May 20.-The forty second annual meeting of the Arkan- sas Press Association concluded a three days session here today. There were about 400 newspaper workers present, and 30 new members were lected. The attendance was larger than ever before, and there was a greater proportion of wives and daughters than usual. The members of the association were most bounti- fully and lavishly entertained by the little Rock Press Club and the citizens, and the three days were filled with receptions, entertainments, luncheon9 and sightseeing, interspersed with some necessary business sessions.
 The following officers were elected ; President, V. A. Beeson, Morrilton Headlight; vice presidents, Claude Mann of the Malvern Times-Journal c. A. Berry of the Huttig News, and T. l.. Pound of the Danville Demo- crat; Ed McCorkle of the Star of Hope.
 There is an interesting contest on for the next meeting place of the con- vention, the invitations having been extended by Harrison and Pine Bluff, and the indications are that Harrison will win out. It is planned that the last day and night of the convention will be passed at Eureka Springs
 After a spirited discussion Tuesday afternoon, resolution was adopted to the effect that it is the sense of the association that the subscription price of weel1les should be advanced from t$1 to S1.50 per year. This was not in anywise binding upon the publish CTS, and many expressed themselves as opposed to it, although the major ity considered that the increased cost of raw material and the higher cost of all commodities should justify an ad- vance in the subscription price of the newspapers.
 Among the distinguished visitors present from outside the state were Wright A. Patterson of Chicago, ed Iitor-in-chief of the Western Newspa- per Union, who discussed Newspaper Problems" in their application espe- cially to the country weekly; James H. Holt of Memphis also read an able paper on the same subject; w. M. Ledbetter, managing editor of the St. Louis Republic, addressed the conven-
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21

school commencement was success. Though greatly affected by measles, humps and smallpox, two nights program was rendered. The primary and intermediate departments had the largest part of the first night, but the grammar and high school depart ments had the last night. The pupils all did better than was expected, be- ing trained but little. A large but orderly crowd attended each night. L. L. Dallas, w. w. Fortner, John Curt her, Oma Flake, Earl Flake and Mas ter Flake made some excellent string music both nights
 The greatest debt of gratitude is due Prof. J. P. Womack, superintend- ent of public schools of Conway, who gave the graduating classes an ex- cellent address. He urged the neces- sity of thoroughness in preparation for life in any profession.
 Our board employed four teachers last year for the first time. They have all been re-employed for another year. The board is now thinking of adding another teacher, who shall de- vote her time to music.
 Below are the names of graduates and medal winners:
 Graduates from Grammar School Lena Graham, Golden Save, Adah Jones, Lillie Bass, Ollie Moore, Ollie Bush, Nora Kirby, Edith Jones, Jane Cook, Robert Moore, Julius Scott, Dolphus Norvell, Fred German, Ben Allen, Leslie Kelley Clem Pool, Linear Clements, Bruce O'Quinn, Doyle Rob- erts, Hey Ward and Maynard Hogan.
 High School--Miss Mamie Bush and Rev. John G. Moore
 Medal Winners, 1913-1914-Schol- arship in high school, Miss Jessie Waller; scholarship in grammar school, Miss Lillie Bass; scholarship in intermediate, Pearl Wright; schol- arship in primary department, Ruth Bailey.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
ID BEGIN PAVING
 ON NEXT MONDAY

Contractors F. U. Halter and R. B. McCulloch stated today that they ex- pect to begin work in Street Improve ment District No. 1 of Conway on next Monday, making the excava- tions and laying the curbing, prelirn- mary to paving the streets in the dis trict with concrete. It is estimated that about 60 days will be required to complete the contract, which provides for about 12,000 square yards of pav- ing.
 Messrs Halter and McCulloch spent today in Little Rock, where they pur- chased a concrete mixing machine to be used on the job.