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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12

dietary committee, has made his i'm
press in legislation in this State in
the last few years.
1t has not been attempted to give
a complete list Of all the changes in
the house but enough has been stated
TO show that great changes that will
take place. On the senate side there
will be a new presiding officer, Lieut..
Gov. Andrew j. Bethea, who succeeds
Lieut.. Gov. Chas a. Smith. For the
last few sessions, Senator Jno. II.
Clifton. Of Sumter, has been regard
cd the senate leader" and many of
his colleagues will miss him this year.
The approaching session is going to
be an interesting one from several
standpOints. A new administration
is to be inauguratcd and Il number of
vital questions are to be considered by
the general assembly. In addition
there are several elections of import
ance. These always create interest
With regard to professions, busi-
nesses and occupations Of those serv-
ing in the house at the approaching
session there exists a situation unusu-
al in recent years. My recollection is
that, at least in the last few years,
the farmers have had the largest rep
the lawyers win by four and in addi-
ton there are three law students
However, there are five members
whose business is both merchandising
and planting and one engaged in
planting and livestock, so practically
speaking, the representation of
planters and lawyers is about the
same, especially since two lawyers are
also planters.
A compilation made up from J. Will
son Gibbcs' booklet showing the MEM
bership is as follows:
Farmers, 40: lawyers. Az mer-
chrants, Z: merchants and planters, s:
bankers, 4: planter and livestock
raiser, |: law students. 3; physicians.
>; lawyers and farmers. >; railroad
conductor, !: railroad engineer, /;
lumcbCr dealer, |: insuranmC men, >;
graded school principal. 1: dentist, /:
editors, 8; wholesale grocer, /; real
estate dealer, I; hosiery manufacturer,
/: mill operatives. ,: total. 124.
In the senate the lawyers lead the
list with II ana the planters come
next with II.
Tho senate list is as follows: Law
Ncrs. II; planters. II: planters ana
bankers. .: planters and merchants, -
hankcr and merchant. |: physicians.
>; editors, >: lumber dealer and
farmer. |: real estate dealers and
farmers, >; merchant. |; picture
agent and farmer. I; banker, | total
80. Tho lieutenant governor votes i'm
case of a tic. Mr.. Bcthca is q lawyer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
four DROWNED IN WATEREE.
WHITE MAN AND THREE Me-
GROES LOSE LIVES WHEN
BOATS UPSET.
Wcrc on Expedition to Garry Food to-
Party OF Hunters MaroOncd I'm
swamp-Mcmbcrs OF Party Revived
by Negro Physician.

Camden. Dec. Three negroes
drowned and one white man missing
was the disaster which befell a party
on the high waters of the waterec
Sunday afternoon. Those drowned
were: Tom Workman. Isham Johnson
and Silas Chestnut. Jim Griffin. white,
In missing.
A party Of men had gone into the
swamp the day previous hunting and
were surrounded on an island by high
water. Fearing that they would run
out Of provisions. n relief party OF
three boats. containing IL men. left
to cary food to the men. One of the
boats was capsized and the drowning
men In their efforts to save them
selves. overturned the other two
boats. Members Of the rescue party
were resuscitated by ]. Horace
Thomas. a negro physician. who hap
pened to be near the landing at the
time. Only one body was recovered
that Of Isham Johnson. who died
from exposure after being rescued
The drowning occurred six miles
southwest of Camden on the west
side OF the river in what Is known as
Langs swamp. The men rescued were
found hanging to limbs and were in q
desperate plight. 1t Is believed all
the rescued will recover.
Little 10 known of jim Griffin. the
white man. but 1t Is said he resides
near Jacobs. High waters from the
river have shut Off all passing from
Camden to points south over the Ma
tionai highway.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
WILL PRESS TREATIES.
Colombian and Nicaraeuan PaCts to
BE Pushed.

Washington. Dec. 7.-Chairrlan
Stonc of the senate foreign relations
committee and other administration
leaders plan to press for ratification
at this session {: congress the pend
ing treaty with Nicaragua. whereby
the United States would obtain inter-
oceanic canal route rights and naval
bases in the Pay of FonSeca for
$4,000, ,oo0. They also propose to urge
ratification of the treaty to paw CO.
lomhia S25.ooo,o00 for the partition
II Panama.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
An Approaching Marriage.

The following announcement will
prove Of interest to many Sumter reo-
pie:
Commodore and Mrs. William Henry
Beehler
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Stella
Theodore Davis Ruddock
Ensign United States Navy
on Saturday December the nineteenth
one thousand nine hundred and four
teen
at noon
st. Annc's Church
Annapolis, Maryland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
WILL PRACTICE LAW.
Gov. E!cas" to Take up Legal Resi-
dcncc i'm Columbia.
The state.

The state.
Th" governor will take up the prac-
'c' CO law after January ? in CO.
iumhia, according t. M announce
m"nt yesterday. He has REGISTERED in
Ward and Yesterday ne notified off,
Gals at city hall that he was n "citi-
Zen of Columbia" lie has rented an
olilcc ON Law Range.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12

The annual cut Of Hritish Columbia
timber is approximately > billion
feet. There are { 20 mills and 1G0 log
ging camps i'm the province, employing
about GO, 600 mon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
Ratified IN STREAM.
George scelcy Barely Escaped With
Life.


Columbia. Dec. S.--The wateree
river claimed a toll OF four lives, ac-
corS'1g to q report reaching Column
bia yesterday from Jacobs. Four men,
James Griffin. young white man of
the Jacobs section Of Richland coun-
". and three negroes were drowned
Sunday. when they tried to rescue a
hunting party marooned on an island,
known as Betty's Neck. The accident
occurred ten miles below the Water
60 river bridge and four miles from
Lugoff. In Kershaw county. George
sceley. n member Of the rescue party,
almost lost his life. He was rescued
from the water after five hours. He
was brought to Jacobs yesterday af-
ternoon.
Last Tuesday Hamp Jacobs, Hor-
ace Jacobs. ID. III. Covington. L. l..
Lewis and Ben Walsh. with several
others. left Jacobs for a hunt of sew
eral days In the wateree river swamp.
They camped In an old house on
Betty's Neck. The heavy rains caused
the river to rise rapidly. Saturday
morning an old negro came to jacobs
and reported that tho island was al
most covered by the water. A rescue
party was formed. Going to the river.
tho party Of ten. including the drown
cd men. tried TO cross the river TO
the island In three boats. The three
boats capsizcd at the samo time. -Four
Of the occupants were drowned.
George Sceley battled against the
heavy current for five hours before nc
was rescued.
The hunting party on the island was
believed to be safe. as the river was
falling and food was sent To the ma
rooned.
II. NJ. Rhodes of Jacobs yesterday
gave the following account OF the
affair
George sceley was brought to
Jacobs this afternoon and he was al
most frozen. having remained in the
water for five hours after his boat
turned over.
James Griffin. the young man who
was drowned. was native OF CO.
iumoia. but was employed on q farm
near here. He has a sister living mt
Cayce.
The hunting party had been con-
fined on tho island since Tuesday and
MIR. Griffin and the others had set
out TO carry them some food. To-day
at noon we sent two negroes i'm "A
boat to the island. but we have heard
nothing from them. We do not be-
iieve the hunting party is in danger
because tho river Is falling
We sent some food To- the strand
cd hunters on the island by two no.
groes In n boat" said j. G. Coving-
ton. who returned last night from
the wateree swamp. THE negroes
came back and reported that the hunt
ers were out of food. The bodies of
two OF the ngroes were recovered
late this afternoon. The river water.
began To fall this afternoon"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12

son county, in addition to the retire
ment, voluntarily, of Senator Sullivan,
the house delegation Of six members
was completely changed With the
retirement Of the old Anderson dele
cation Is removed q picturesque figure
in Hon. Joshua w. Ashley, Of Honea
Path. Citizen" Ashley served for
about twenty years ~ the house,
think, save for one session when,
running for the State senate, he was
defeated. He was named Citizen"
by the we'll known newspaper editor
A. b. Williams. formerly Of Green
Vile, now Of Roanoke, Va. Back in
the "Tii'man days" Editor Williams
put many homely sayings in the
mouth of the Citizen" Mr.. Ashley
is a man Of good common sense and
fer many years, both in Anderson
county, and in the general assembly
held powerful sway. In recent poll
ties he was an out-and-Out "Blcaso
man."
The Charleston, Grecnvillc and
Spartanburg delegations underwent
big changes. Greenville sent back
only one member of it's last sessions
house delegation, Il. A. Means of the
county. a planter. Thos p. Cothran,
one of the authors OF the Carey Goth
ran act" is returned to the legislature
after an absence. JOS. A. McCullough.
a prominent attorney, known through
out the State, was sent to the house
by Greenvillc. out of Tie seven,
returned but two mem
bers of the old delegation. c. ID.
FOrtner of the former delegation ran
for railroad commissioner; Cecil
Wyche. floor leader Of the Blcase
forces in the House, was not return
cd; Jesse Boyd and w. :. Rogers, Jr.,
being the only two members sent to
the 1915 session, who were members
OF the 1914 session.
Richland county sends a new dele
cation in its entirety. In the senate
is Scnator-clect Spigner, recently
in the house are: Jas. A.
Hammond. JAS. A. Hoyt, j. :. Huff
man. Alan Johnstonc. Jr, (son OF
the senator from Ncwbcrry. Senator
Alan Johnstone) and John j. Nc
Mahan. former superintendent of cdu-
cation.
Out Of the Richland delegation will
come the speaker of the house---.Jas
y. Hoyt. His selection as speaker was
made certain when Geo. w. Dick. of
sumter, retired from the race. Mr.
lioyt has had mctcoric career as q
politician. He was two terms clerk
OF the house and ran for the lcgisla-
ture the past summer in Hichland.
leading the ticket.
Mr.. Hoyt will make n good sneaker
MS ne knows the house rules and par
liamcntary procedure by reason OF his
service az clerk OF the house. Ncndcl
smith retired from the legislature at
it's recent session. Mr.. Smith will
probably be elected judge of the Fifth
judicial circuit at the approachins
session. Mr.. Smith was one uf the
most graceful speakers the South Car
"lina house Of representatives has
had.
powerful figure in tho house will
b" missing this session i'm W. -.
stevenson. who ran for congress
against the incumbent Congressman
-. f. Finley, of the Fifth district.
Mr.. Stevenson, both on the floor of
he house and 40 member of the ju- :
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
COTTON GINNERs' REPORT.
This Years Crop 877,G9 Ahead of
Last Year.

Washington, Dec. S.--The govern
ment census report today shows 49,
06s.io5 bales cotton glnned to De-
cember I. against 12.OSs.Ai2 to the
same date list year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
BrCa kfaSt

Immediately after the ceremony
The Bungalow. Tancy Avenue.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
NEGRO LYNCHED BY MOB.
Charged with Attacking Clerk Last
Night.

Lake Comorant, Miss, Dec. S.-A
mob lynched Essex Max, a negro, last
store clerk
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12

Note: The first column of cotton
seed quotations IS calculated in many
cases on bushel prices and repI esents
the price received by the average
Quotations for noon of December I.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
PRES. WELBORN
RESUMES STAND
Industrial Commission Starts ON Second
Week Of Inquiry into Colorado
Strike-Walsh Visits Mine
Camp.

Denver, Col, Dec S.--With a fund OF
first -class information. derived from a
visit on Sunday, to the southern Colo
RADIO coal camps, Frank p Walsh, chair
man of the federal commission on in
dustrial relations, yesterday opened the
second weeks investigation here of the
Colorado coal strike. Mr. Walsh said
his visit had no official connection with
the investigation and that his expedition
was merely to familiarize himself with
the situation in general At each of the
mine camps visited, Mr.. Walsh talked
with mine superintendent and employ
ees. At the Ludlow tent colony the
striking miners were Intercepted. Mr.
Walsh viewed the site of the former tent
colony and the pit. where, during
battle with militiamen and mine guards,
in April, fourteen women and children
persisted. Mrs J. Borden Hartman, a
member OF the commission, and whose
husband died recently. was expected to
arrive yesterday from Washington.
The unfinished testimony of J. r We'll
born president of the Colorado Fuel 4
Iron company, was resumed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
Marines Had to Buy 1000
Rifles in a Hurry at
Vera Cruz
PRESIDENTS STAND
ON PREPAREDNESS"
Favors Inquiry by Congress
Opposes Gardner
Plan

Washington, Dec. s.-Major. Genera
Barnett, head of the marine corps ad
mitted to the House naval committee
yesterday that his marine had not sufii-
cient arms, and munitions when they
went to Vera Cruz. 1t was necessary
to make rush purchase of 1000 rifles
and ammunition.
President Wilson yesterday told Rep
resentative Gardner of Massachusetts
that he was opposed to Gardeners plan
for an investigation of the preparedness
OF the United States for war but was
not opposed to proper inquiry by con-
gressional committees.
Mr. Gardner announced that he would
endeavor to have the presidents decision
overriden by Congress.
The White House made public the fol-
lowing statement:
"The president told Representative
Gardner that he was opposed to the
method OF inquiry proposed because he
thought that it was an unwise way OF
handling question which might create
very unfavorable international impress
sions. He stated that he was entirely
in favor of the fullest inquiry by the
of Congress and that there
was no fact in the possession of the
executive department which was not at
the disposal of those committees"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
SKUNK EATS CATERPILLARS.
Bureau Of Biology Finds the Animal
Much More Useful than Birds.

Washington, Dec 8.-The much ma
ligned skunk has been found to be one of
the most useful members of the mammal
kingdom, as an enemy of the full grown
range caterpillars. This was announced
yesterday by the agricultural depart
ment's bureau of biology after axhaus-
tive investigation. Examination of
food in the stomachs Of 900 birds to de-
termine whether their feeding habits
were helpful in destroying the caterpil-
lar seems to indicate, according to the
bureau that birds are of no value as
enemies of this insect. AS result of
its studies, the bureau added eleven birds
TO the list of bird enemies Of the cot
ton boil weeyil making a total of six
ty-four thus far discovered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
CHICAGO JURYMEN GUARD.
Three Said to have Lives Threatened Fol-
lowing Indictment Against Police.

Chicago, Dec. s. Measures to protect
members of the grand jury that returned
indictments against Captain John j.
Halpn, deposed chief of the detective
bureau; Lieutenant John p. Tobin and
Walter O'Brien, former detective,
charging them with having accepted
brides, were taken yesterday. Threaten
ing letters have been received by three
members of the grand jury, according to
States Attnorey Hoyne. Telephone calls
to their residences, carrying similar
threats of death, also had been received
by the men, the states attorney said.
He announced further that he had OBJ
tanned evidence against $50 more mem
beers of the detective bureau, which
formerly was in Captain Halpin's charge,
and that policemen were falling over
themselves to confess in return for i'm
Halpin and O'Brien avoided formal ar.
rest by surrendering themselves in the
criminal court building yesterday and
giving bond, Halpin of $4,000 and
O'Brien of $4,000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
Made only by c. I. HOOD co.

factory on April 20 when Mary Phagan
went there to collect her pay. Conley
confessed that he assisted in disposing OF
the girls body rs he also confessed con-
corning vices practiced by himself and by
Frank. There was some testimony to
show that Frank himself was not in the
factory at the time of the girls death.
The negro was sentenced to serve a
year in the chain gang for his part in
the crime, his punishment being light be-
cause of his assistance to the state.
Every possible basis of appeal has been
used by the defense to get new trial.
The trial was marked by demonstrations
against Frank, and public opinion was so
aroused that it was feared If
q verdict of ''not guilty" was returned, a
riot would follow. One OF the convicted
mans appeals was based on his absence
from. the courtroom at the time of the
trial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
If You Don't Want Your House to
Burn

Don't go into closets looking for cloth
ing with a lighted match.
Don't kindle fires in stoves with kero
sene
Don't put hot ashes and coal in wood
en- barrels or boxes.
Don't thaw out frozen water pipes Will
a torch or lamp.
Don't allow waste paper excelsior, and
rubbish to collect,
Don't use gasoline for cleaning in a
closed room.
Don't look for gas leaks with a match
or lamp.
Don't allow lace curtains near gas
brackets.
Don't allow oily rags near stoves or
about the premises.
Don't allow sawdust TO be used in cus-
pidors or on floors.
Don't throw waste paper in a fireplace.
Don't throw cigarettes or cigars away
II lighted.
Don't keep matches in paper boxes, or
lying about carelessly.
Don't use swapping parlor matches la
boo them.
Don't forget that matches are the be.
ginning OF many conhagrations.
Don't hang your clothing near open
fires or stoves.
Don't ill lamps after dark, and never
when lighted.
Don't allow rubbish in Railways or in
fire escapes.
Don't forget 10 have the chimneys Of
your home cleaned once a year
Don't leave everything to the landlord
inspect your own building.
Don't fail 10 give the fire department
every opportunity to
make careful examination Of your prop
erty. They are trying TO help You.
Don't fail 20 notify the chief Of the
fire department Of anything YOU may see
that j. dangerous and liable 10 cause fire,
that every day is fire pre-
yention day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
BRITISH SHIP SUNK. BY
GERMANS OFF CHILE
The Crew of the Vessel Landed at Papu-
do, As Miles North of Valparaiso
No Passengers on Board

Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. s.The Brit
ish steamer Charcas, from New Yorl
Oct. /, by way of the Panama canal fol
ports on the Pacific coast OF South
America, has been sunk at sea by the
German transport Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
This occurred off Port Corral, Chilli
The crew of the Charcas has been landed
at Papudo, as miles north OF Valpa.
raise.
The Charcas was in the service of the
New York & Pacific Steamship company
w. II. Grace g. Co. of New York, agents
OF the lire, said yesterday that the ship
carried no passengers and that she prob
ably had discharged the greater part of
her cargo before meeting the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich.
The Charcas was built in Newcastle,
England, in 1906. She was $50 feet long
and had a beam of 81 feet. Her gross
register was 5,087 tons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Travelling with Howe" Is inexpensive
Form of Entertainment.

The beauty and dignity of Lyman II
! lfowe's travel festival which comes Il
the opera house on Wednesday. Dec. Q. Is
such that il cannot fail TO delight those
Of ms who have 10 stay at home and read
and dream. You may not be able 90 af-
ford TO travel but YOU cannot afford 20
miss travelling with Howe" because the
expense Is infnitesimal compared TO &C.
tual travel and yet the same knowledge,
information and experience are impaired
by girdling the globe with Howe that
would be derived by taking the grand
tour IN person with all sorts Of discom-
forts delays and unpleasantness 70 en-
dure. In its wonderful variety Of inter-
osting subjects the new program which
Howe il presenting records our present
day civilization a. nothing else can. II
satisfies completely that instinct in Ms
which desires knowledge and an escape
from the routine Of daily duties. II de-
picts earth's wonders and the high tide
Of life surging through great cities and
the marts Of trade.
The new program has its intense mo-
ments such AZ are impaired By q ride on
q runaway train. which IN itself i ercit-
inc enough. but the thrills are intensified
snd made more thrilling by means -
tboso realistic "eTeris- which alWavs die
tiuruish Houe's exhibition from en- oth.
ers. Then also there are some sueetacu-
lar moments experienced during q trip
down into the crater "a Nesurius- 10 fhs
very edge 81 the vast csuifr0n - boiling
lava. Some ~ the mysteries ~ natures
hanaiwofk are revealed IN q series she's.
iug TIE growth IF plants and tif develop.
raeut n flowers from hud 81 blossom
The manifestations 81 Science ard fl,ru.-
istrv arr als0 shown 10 Sim derbt re
{ - eiettrulrsis If metals and the fnrtns-
tie formations crested - the rruress
Real traVei experiences nrf provided %
trip a. -enflant ma Neriae Aurnf
> bieh hose trafela-s wil rifr 20 anH
Down ti,f eanals ard 49, file 0usinf etf
1nder tiss slrrfrb color aHaett &c sunasf
snd ~ ms1riirit a rnfruad ria
.hrunrh Grea1f bird stusias fn thf eria-s
q uature ana rntirfiF nFw ariniatsa
.srtnuns ere sums az the a1f.er fsnfuras
Adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
NO FRANCHISE TAX.
This Year in Massachusetts, Against the
Boston & Maine.

Boston, Dec. s.--No corporate fran.
chise tax win be levied by the state this
year on the Boston & Maine railroad
and two of its subsidiaries, the Fitch.
burg and the Boston & Lowell railroads
it was announced at the office of the
state tax commissioner yesterday.
The Boston 4 Maine was taxed S57,
$50 in 1913. but no assessment is made
for this year because of the shrinkage
in the market value OF the stock.
The New York, New Haven d Hart
ford's assessment is S62,232 as against
S4l6.3SS in 1913.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
FALLING HAIR OR
ITCHING SCALP
surely Cease When You Use Par.
isian Sage-Makes Your
Hair Soft and Fluffy

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rrsrarufiun ttat suTg.iirs every hau end
saalr nas-s b. bed 81 ans drue
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rrarr 4 "a Hrtrirlf naftltss o. harf
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