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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
pINEWOOD TELEPHONE IN,
PROVEMENTS.
Telephone Company Improving En-
change and Extending Country
Lines.

The Pincwood Telephone Company
which operates local exchange in
the town of Pinewood with a number
of country lines serving the territory
adjacent to the town is extending it's
country lines to give larger section
the benefit OF telephone connection
with PincwoOd and the outside world.
The local exchange has long distance
connection with the main line of the
Bell system which passes through
PinewoOd and every portion Of the To-
cal exchange is able to obtain the long
distance service. The Pincwood Tole-
phone Company had planned the i'm
provements in it's exchange and the
extension Of its lines, which arc now
being made before the existing fin
ancial depression struck the South anu
the original plan is being carried out
and work is being done in the best
manner with first class material and
Gr tO-datc equipment, which was fur
nishcd by the Sumter Telephone Sup
ply Company OF this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
PLACE To STORE COTTON,
sumter Cotton Warehouse Company
Leases Farmers Tobacco Ware
house.

From the Daily Item, Sept. 25.
At u meeting of the board of dircc-
tors of the Farmers Tobacco Ware
house Company today the warehouse
was leased for six months to the SUM
ter Cotton Warehouse company. At
tho end Of that time all cotton will
have To- be moved out and the ware
house put in readiness for the tobacco
season. The Sumter Cotton Ware
house company have already stored as
much cotton as they can get into
their warehouse ana arc storing it un-
der the cotton platform shed ut pres
cnt. This will soon he filled to ca
pacity and the warehouse will still
need more room. So they have made
arrangements to set the tobacco ware
house building, whore they can store
several thousand more bal's of cot
ton.
The Farmers Tobacco Warehouse
company has released their ware
.!Cusc To Mcssrs. M.'riOn and Pepper
for another year and these gentlemen
who gave such general satisfaction tC
/ all customers during the past sc,, ON
will again bC on hand next year [,
7 look after the customers and make
thc sumter market IA bigger and bet
/ ter one than ever before.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
ALLEGED SIANel.R ARRESTED
HERE.


From the Daily Item, Sept. %.
Deputy Sheriff W. Il. rrcvatt Of
Gc"r%Vtown WAS in the city this morn
ing to SccLrc Nose HarVin, CUlorcd.
who is wanted in that county for
killing another negro by the nam" Of
Parker in 1910. Ilarvin. who has
several aliases, WAS arrested in sum
ter several days ago by officer Forbes;
on 4 warrant sent here hv George
toNn authorities. vino had learned
ihIL llarNin was F,rlu:, mere.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
PERSONAL NEWS.

Mrs. Geo. q. Tweed and Mrs. Finley
Tweed have returned to the city from
New Jersey. where they spent the
summer.
Mrs. w. II. Ingram is back In the
city after spending the summer I'm
the mountains of western North Car
olina.
Mrs. w. G. Broughton has returned
from Washington. where she went for
medical treatment.
Miss Ruth Darr. of Florence, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. Knight.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Campbell and Mrs.
Simpson spent a delightful day with
Mrs. q. j. White Sunday. and attend
cd service at Graham church, where
they heard IA most earnest and impress
sIve sermon by Rev. w. ID. spinx.
Mrs. Harry Green has returned To
Sumter. after spending two months In
tho mountains OF Western North Car
oiina.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Cohen. Of Flor
snce. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Green.
j. q. Dinkins OF Manning. j. B.
Dune. Sumter and ]. McB. Dabbs OF
Mayesville have been elected as
sistant editors on the Game Cock"
the weekly paper Published by tho
literary societies at tho University of
South Carolina. gNs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
FORMER SUMTER NAN DEAD.
Col. Franklin James Moses Dies at
vcr;s Cruz.

he state.
Col. Franklin James Moses. T.. s.
4. c.. who died of pneumonia sat
rday aboard the hospital ship Solacc
u Vera Cruz. while I'm command of
he First expcdit,onary brigade. Unit
I'd states marines. spent a part Of his
ooyhood I'm Columbia. while his father
vas governor of South Carolina and
,ived In the Preston mansion, now the
main building OF the College for Nfo-
men. He had a fine record In the
marine corps.
Col Moses was In his 55th year. lie
vas appointed IA second lieutenant ol
marines in 1898. while u cadet at the
Jnited states Naval academy. IL,
vas commissioned on the samc day
With George barnett. recently app"iul
id major general COmrnauduut. We
stained his colonclcy early in 19t1
while commandant Of the marine bar
racks at Annapolis. lie had seen
more than - years Of sea- duty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30

Chamber of Commerce Will Meet Tn.
morrow to Discuss Erection of
Grain Elevator.

The Chamber of Commerce has de-
cided to investigate the feasibility of
creating market for grain i'm sum
ter and has invited Mr.. w. j. Savage
OIL knoNViile, Tenn, who is an author
ity on grain elevators, to visit this city
and discuss with the directors of the
chamber OF Commerce and the busl-
ness men of sumter the erection Of a
grain elevator. Mr.. Savage is in Co
lumbia today and will spend tomorrow
here. meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held at 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon and all business,
men and farmers who are in anyw!so
interested in the establishment of a
grain market are invited to be present
The proposed reduction of the cotton
acreage next year and the consequent
increase in the grain crops renders it
imperative that provision be made for
the farmers will have for sale. The
curtailmcnt of the cotton crop and the
substitution OF grain as u money crop
will not result i'm benefit to the farm
crs and will not furnish the financial
relief that the situation demands, un-
less certain cash market is provided
for all the surplus grain that the
farmers may have for sale. A grain
market cannot successfully exist with
out an elevator for the handling and
storage of grain any more than can
u tobacco market without a ware
house. In the ParrOtt Milling COM
pany sumter now has plant that
Is of sufficient capacity to use Il large
quantity Of corn and with Il home pro-
duccd supply it should be possible to
operate this plant proitah'y in the
future, and an elevator would sup
plcmcnt a milling rltnr and put Sum-
ter in strong position us the grain
market for this section.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
TELLER SHORT IN ACCOUNTS.
ncariy Audit of the Books of the Bank
Of sumter by ENWrt Accountants
Reveals Shortage of SCI 900 In Ac-
counts Of Teller H.. III. lsllamc, Jr.
From the Daily Item, Sept. 2G.

FROM inc DaiIy Item, Sept. &c.
Yesterday morning the report
spread over the town that the EXPERT
accountants of Alonzo Richardson g.
Co., certified accountants of Atlanta
Ca, who are making the yearly audit
of the books Of Bank of Sumter. had
discovered u shortage i'm the accounts
of Il. III. Rhamc, Jr., teller of the
bank. 1t was soon learned that the
report had foundation i'm fact, as the
information came from officials of the
bank, who stated that a shortage had
been discovered as reported, but that
1t had been made good ana the bank
would not lose a dollar.
The news OF the shortage caused
great surprise and was the talk of
town all day.
At the request of the officers Of the
Bank of Sumter tho story was not
printed yesterday, as they wished to
complete the investigation and pre-
pare an official statement for publica-
tion. III was expected that the state
ment would bc ready for publication
yesterday afternoon, following a
meeting of the board of directors, held
after the close Of banking hours The
Official statement was withheld and
In pursuance With the understanding
that was had with the officers Of tho
bank, no mention was made yesterday
of the shortage. the official statement
being promised for today.
The total amount of the shortage Is
S31.759.O1, that the entire amount has
been made good and that the bank
has suffered no loss. The capital of the
bank is 100000. with u surplus en-
ceeding $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30

Statement Of Auditing Company:
Mr.. Richard l. Manning President
The Bank of Sumter, Sumter, S. G..
Dear Sir: In the course of our cx-
animation Of your bank ut the closc
of business september 23rd, ;914, We
beg To advise that we have discovered
a shortage existing i'm the accounts OF
the Teller.
We desire to state further that the
bank is fully protected against any
loss which might have resulted from
the above mentioned shortage.
This matter Is one of those unfor-
tunate kind. and under the circum
stances could not have been detected
only by expert bank accountants max
ing a thorough and detailed audit of
the bank.
Respectfully.
Alonzo Richardson e. Co.,
Certified Public Accountants, Atlanta
Ga.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
HAPPY WOMEN.
Plenty of Them i'm Sumter and Good
Reason for 1t.

Wouldn't any woman be happy,
After years of backache suffering,
Days of misery, nights of unrest,
The distress of urinary troubles,
When she finds freedom.
Many readers will profit by the fol-
lowing.
Mrs. III. L. Jenkinson, Church ST..
Manning, ;. c., says: Il was annoy
ed by kidney complaint and pains
through the small of my back. Doan's
Kidney Pills helped me wonderfully,
not only relieving the misery in my
back, but strengthening my kidneys
You may use my endorsement at any
timc."
The above is not an isolated case
Mrs. Jenkinson is only one of many
n this vicinity who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's. If your back aches
If your kidneys bother you, don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ask
distinctly for Doans Kidney Pills, the
same that Mrs. Jenkinson had. Soc
all stores. Foster Milburn Co.. Props,
Buffalo, n. Y. 4S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30

The following is the statement fur
nishcd by the Bank of Sumter:
"A rumor being current as to short
age in the accounts of the Teller of the
Bank of Sumter, Mr. Manning. presi-
dent of the bank. was asked for a
statement in reference to it. Mr.. Man.
ming said
IAN examination of the accounts of
the Bank of Sumter by expert ac-
countants has disclosed n shortage i'm
the accounts of the teller, whose
connection with the bank was severed
yesterday. The bank is amply pro-
tected and will suffer no loss through
this unfortunate dcfalcation."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30

Hon. y. Is. Sanders. of lln@ouG.
Paul, Minnesota, to attend n sos
ion of the American Prison con-
October "rd to Nth. lie will ,c ON"
of the official Delegates from thi+
Z.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
COURT CONVE.NES ON TWELFTH.


The court Of general sessions fn
Sumter County convcncs ON Oct,hc,
18th with Judge Iaync T.. Rice O.
Aiken, presiding. There are scvcra,
cases to be tried and it is probabl,
court will consume practically tn,
whole week. Jurors for the week are:
w. S. Reynolds,
Eugene Forshcc,
w. ID. Truluck.
j. II. Phillips,
T. II. McInvail,
G. A. McGraw.
IL. j. Hodge,
j. II. Strickland,
w. II. Player,
Pitts Bradford,
Fcrd Levi,
II. III. Broadway.
j. y. Warren,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
SCHOOL. TRUSTEES TO MEET.
Pref. W. u. Hand to Make NddrcSS To
Them ON October 9Th.

The sumter County school Trustees
Ass"ciati"n VIII h"ld lis rcrtlnr quar-
Wednesday, October 1th. pror. ". II
',lnL. state high s,h"m INSPECTOR.
viii make an address to the trustees
~ this mceing which will be wen
worth hearing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
MUST PASS SHIP BILI.
Resident Insists That Measure Re
Passed at Present Session.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Though
strong opposition has developed.
President Wilson insists that n ship
purchase bill be passed at this session
of congress. He regards the measure
as IN emergency necessity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30

Col. Moses was horn In Sumter and
boy. was raised here lie Is Il
rothor OF Mrs. :. G.. Baker of this
ity His mother before her mar
iagc was Miss Richardson of this city.
'hC Is now living I'm WASHINGTON. -. G..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
To i,c Married.

Stateburg. sept 2G.-Cul. and Mrs
John j. Dargan announce the Az
,roachins marriage "r thcir dllgh.
or. Theodosla. to Samuel plircr Flow
lon. the wcdding 10 take place the last
)f October.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
Real Estate Transfers.

Addic HoYd to Samuel Tillcy, lot ON
calhoun street, $15o.
l.. l.. Wright To- Henry l.. Moses.
lot OH salem Avenue, $3.50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09
MRS. RAGSDALE STRUCK BY
AUTO ON MILLS STREET

Mrs W. c Ragsdale. of The Brazos
apartments, was struck oy an auromo-
bile owned by Dayton Phillips Sunday
evening about 1880. IN Mills street at
the Mesa avenue crossing. Mr.. Phillf3s
was driving west on Mills when Mrs
Ragsdale started to cross on her v5roy,
to church Mr.. Phillips saws that he
saw her start across the street and
swung his car sharply in the opposite
direction to avoid striking her. Ne said.
she started forward and then hack
and in trying to avoid a collision 7
swung my car around twice. THE sec
ond time it collided with her I stopped
my car at once, took the woman into
it and drove her to her home
Mrs. Ragsdale who was recommended
by little girl, says she started across
Mills street thinking that the car wa s
going to turn up Mesa avenue. "Instead
OF turning into Mesa avenue he com
tinued down Mills and the car struck
me in the side. I clutched onto the car
thus saving myself from serious in
jury"
Mrs. Ragsdale was bruised on the
right arm and the ligaments in the arm
were strained when she fell. The little
girl was uninjured.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09
WILL BURY HAMM
AT DURANGO CITY

Theodore Cushing Hamm, United
States consul at Durango, who died
Friday, will be buried at Durango. His
wife and two little girls. aged 8 years
and months, were in Durango at the
time Of his death. They are expected
to come to the border following the
funeral
The consul was born in Newport,
Vt, February 10, 1882. He was edu-
Gated at the State Preparatory School
Of Colorado, University of Colorado and
George Washington university, grad
uating from the latter with the degree
of master Of arts in 1910.
Mr.. Hamm became librarian at the
Preparatory School Of Colorado later
being employed IN a bank at Boulder,
Colo, and with a fruit growers ex-
change at Pomona, Calf He Joined
the government service in 1904 as
clerk in the Pasadena pOstoffice and
later became a clerk in the auditors
office of the treasury department On
September 2, 1909, he received an ap-
pointment from the state department
in connection with foreign trade and
treaty relations. Following an eX-
animation he was appointed, on August
10. 1911, as consul at Durango.
Mr.. Hamm made frequent trips 70
the border and had many friends IN
FL Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09
CLASS Of SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
If your Back hurts or Blad-
der bothers you, drink
lots of water.

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a.
lot Of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean, by flushing them
with a mild, harmless salts which
removes the body's urinous waste and
lty. The function Of the kidneys is to
strain from it 500 grains of acid and
waste, so we can readily understand
the vital Importance Of keeping the
kidneys active.
Drink lots of water-you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharma-
clst about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast each morning
Tor few days and your kidneys viii
act fine This famous salts is made
trC m the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia. and has
oeen used for generations to clean and
stimulate ClOgged kidneys; also to neu-
ualize the acids in urine so ii no long
e. is a source of irritation, thus end
irg bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
1Ure: makes a delightful effervescent
lithia water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep their
kidneys clean and active. Try this.
also keep up the water drinking and
no doubt YOU viii wonder what be
came Of your kidney trouble and
ackache.-Adyertis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09
YERACRUZ MERCHANTS ASK
FOR EVACUATION BY u 6

Feracruz, Mex. Nov. 9. - A great
many Of the merchants in veracruz. al
the behest OF the COnstitutionalists
have signed a petition requesting the
American forces to leave the citv.
The petition, which was circUia+ad
by Constitutionalist agents, saws the
United States is mistaken at the re-
luctance Of the people to pay duties and
taxes second time and If the Ameri-
can forces viii depart they willingly
will make the second payment
A few merchants who withheld their
signatures from the petition are said
to have been threatened with reprisals
when the Constitutionalists finally re-
cover the port.
Candida Aguilar, the constitutional
ist leader in the vicinity Of Veracruz.
has strengthened his forces. He has
several pieces Of artillery
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09
BEING
SEIZED IN NORTH
Mexican Mines Are Being
Confiscated; Bonilla Ar
rives at Border.

( reports of widespread COnfiscat1on
I IN the north have been received here
one of the largest seizures made was at
the Neica mine, one of the richest mines
| IN the north which is located 120 kilo-
| meters south of Chihuahua. Through
! payment of a heavy tax the owners had
| arranged to continue operation or the
| mine Friday, however, they LETT Tor
Z Chihuahua and the following day
large part of the rich ore was removed
! from the dumps.
Reports of cOnfiscations of ranch
property in Durango have also been
received In nearly all cases the own
ers had previously arranged, through
the payment of large taxes, to operate
their properties without mOlestation
The Torreon and Mapimi shelters are
threatened with closing on account of
the cpnIlScauOn of a large supply OF
coal that was being shipped TO them.
me concentration of motive power at
Iorreon, so as to be in readiness for
the rapid dispatch of Villa troops, is
given as the reason for the confisca-
TON Coal at many points on the line
has also been seized
Expect Fight at NacO.
Although fighting at NacO has not
vet resumed, reports received here in
dlcate that a battle is imminent Sup
piles have been sent by Maytorena to
ms advance guard, which now oCcu-
pies positions close to those held when
the armistice was declared. Word has
DSSn received mere OF the nOlGlnE. by
military authorities, of a large ship
ment af ammunition that arrived at
Naco, Ariz., for Maytorena. Local mil
ltary authorities have not been off
claIly advised of the seizure.
Col Miguel L. Cernejo with a strong
force, has been ordered by Carranza
70 proceed from La Paz, Lower Cali
1ornia, to the northern part of the ter
ritory to combat band of former fed
erals who have been reported as com
mitu1ng depredations. This is the first
movement of Carranza troops in the
extreme southern part of the territory
that has been ordered in some time
Anarchy In Topic.
Letters have been received in Ell Paso
JhaU describe conditions bordering on
anarchy Is existing in Topic. Tt is
stated That foreign property is in no
way respected and that a number OF
large forced loans have been made
Manuel Bonilla, who was arrested In
Mexico City several weeks ago and was
later allowed to return to Aguascalfen-
ties, has arrived in FL Paso. Z. G.
Llorente. former Madero consul here
carlos Dominique, Luis Malvaez and
Martin Guzman, all of whom were
prominent Constitutionalists and who
were arrested with Bonilla at Mexico |
city on charges of being VilIistas have
been released Most of them are now
at AgUascalientes
reports have been received here that
the convention win meet Monday and |
VIII remain in session until Carranza
either resigns or military movements /
by villa 60 IA "a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09
VILLISTA5 READY
T0ATTACk NAC0

Naco, Ariz.. Nov. 9.-Seven pieces Of
artillery which Col. Tenorio, an expert
artillery man, says viii reduce Gen.
Benz. Hills defences at Mace, Sonora,
within four hours, have been placed by
the Villa forces which have again in
vested the Carranza stronghold. But
Jose Maytorena, the insurgent govern
or of Sonora, said he would not attack
until Villa gave the order.
Maytorena said he had again moved
his forces close to the Carranza posi-
ton on order of Gen. Villa. He has
5000 men and the artillery, which con-
sists of seven 75-millimeter guns.
weapons Of the same caliber and kind
which have been used so effectively by
the French in the European war.
Col TenOriO, who has charge of the
artillery, was an officer in the federal
army II years. He is a graduate Of the
Chapultepec military school
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09

ARL Eek, an FL Paso boy. cat
tlcman named Bishop and a negro
~ thought to be Jim West are re-
.pOried-to have been executed near
Chocolate Pass, in Western Chihuahua
by Mexican bandits in command Of a
former revolutionist named Perez.
Last Wednesday a Mexican boy rode
into san Isidro on a horse which be-
lOuged 20 Bishop and with a saddle
that also belonged to the American cat
tie buyer, with the story that the three
Americans had been executed by nine
bandits in command Of Perez and that
he had succeeded in escaping after
joining the bandit band to save his life.
Lives on Fort Boulevard.
Young Eek. who lives at 1906 Fort
Boulevard with his father, Emanuel z.
Eek, when ne is in Ell Paso; Bishop, the
negro and the Mexican boy. started
from Eel Paso for Looks ranch in a
Ford automobile. The Look ranch is
now rented to the Booker Cattle COM
pany and the Americans were making
the trip for Mel Womer, foreman for
the Booker company, in his car.
When in western Chihuahua the auto
broke down and they returned to Ell
Paso for tires and repair parts. They
started back in a two horse wagon and
with one Of the party. thought to be
Bishop, riding horseback. They came
to Ell PasO for the automobile parts on
October 9 and returned on Monday, Oc-
tober -. That was the last that was
heard from them until the Mexican boy
rode into San Isidro on Bishops horse
with the story of their reported death.
The reported execution occurred on
October p or 28, he said.
Mexican's story.
The Mexican said that they were 60
ing toward the Look ranch when they
were Overtaken by nine bandits in
command Of Perez. The Americans, in
GLIDING the Eek boy, Bishop and the
negro, were executed, the Mexican told
the station agent at san Isidro, and the
bandits were about to execute him,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09
0BREG0N SEXES
CAPITAL, REPORT

Veracruz, Mex. Nov. 9.-Gen. Obre-
gOn has seized the citadel at Mexico
City, according to a usually well in
formed American who has arrived here.
He says that Gen. Obregon, one Of
the commissioners appointed by the
Aguascalientes convention to inform
Carranza officially of the election of
Eulaio Gutierrez as provisional presi-
dent, on his arrival in the capital
Thursday afternoon prevented cars of
ammunition from being moved north
ward to Cen Pablo Gonzales after 4
short but bloody fight at the railway
station.