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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19

the A. F. of L., and James O'ConneI,
vice president. of the A. F. of l..
Walsh, Commons, Weinstock and
O'Conne1. These are the backbone
of the commission. They are the men
on whom the public may rely to get
to the bottom of the problems.
The commission has nearly a year
and a half before it submits it's re-
port to congress. 1t has decided on
four broad lines of inquiry: ~ I'm
skilled labor problem; C2) private
agencies, the A. F. Of L., the National
Association of Manufacturers in
short, organizations of labor and of
capital; CO public agencies, such as
Legislative bureaus and commissions
in the states and in the federal gov
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19
BY gibson GARDNER

washington, D. u, May ~
Quietly, almost noiselessly, but none
the less certainly, the machine Great
ed by congress in 1912, and which be-
came effective only last October,
known as the Industrial Relations
Commission, is moving to a frontal
attack on the most momentous hui
man question of the hour.
That question is:
Why is industrial war?
Why is Colorado, Michigan, West
Virginia, Lawrence, Patterson?
Why is the hop-pickers' riot?
Why is the l. w. w?
Why is John D. Rockefeller, Jr.?
Why do the few grow rich and
ever richer, while the many grow
relatively poor and ever poorer?
Beginning today in New York, the
Industrial Commission will hold a
series of carefully planned hearings
which will include every large in
dustTial center in the United States,
After spending four weeks in New
York, the commission will probably
go to Patterson, N. j., and Philadel-
phia. Following these will be Bos-
ton, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Cleveland,
Chicago, and so on west to the coast.
The program at New York is typi-
cal of the lines of inquiry. Three
days will be given to employment Of
fees and unemployment; two days
devoted to the activities Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, the So
cialist Party and the Industrial
Workers of the World; one day to
state mediation and arbitration of
industrial disputes; following these,
special inquiries into the building
trades of New York city, industrial
education, apprenticeship, and the
administration of child labor laws;
the mems garment trade of New
York; the dock workers, and the de-
partment stores of New York city.
There orn bicr mon IN thn pOTn-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
w. ID. BLANDING.

Mr.. Editor:
Permit me to say q few words in
paying an humble tribute to the
memory Of my departed friend. w. D.
Blanding. The other evening in read
ing the announcement of his death, a
flood Of recOllections swept over mo.
picturing to my mind events connected
with Sumter and some of its history
knew him from early boyhood.
knew him intimately and in fact
knew him as brother. Willie
Blanding. as we all loved to call him.
was gentle OF spirit and kind in ma
ture. and yet when the occasion de-
manded 1t he was brave.
twenty-five years ago. on the 10Th
day Of December. 1883, he left
Sumter to seek his fortune elsewhere
and. poor fellow, he never returned
to his native heath until on Sunday
July 18th, he was brought back and
gently laid to rest alongside OF faith
cT, nOtner ana sisters.
Dear old friend. sleep the sleep
that knows no waking until the glor-
ious resurrection Morning. when we
all shall gather around the throne of
our God and our Maker.
"Oh! why should the spirit of NOR
tai be proud?
Like fast flying cloud, q swift fleet
ing meteor.
Like a flash OF lightning. n break of
the wave,
Man passes from life to his rest in
the grave"
| A FRIEND.
Memphis. Tenn. July 15. 1914.
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UNITED STATES WILL TAKE NO
ACTION WITH OTHER
COUNRIES.

Washington, July 27.-The United
states Will maintain strict neutral
lty IN the European crisis, and will
enter no concert to maintain peace.
PRESIDENT Wilson today learned off,
clally that the Russian minister at
It. Petersburg has issued a state
mCnt that he considers war between
Austria and Russia inevitable and the
complete Russian army is being mob
olizcd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
SOLD MILLION POUNDS.

ColumDla. July 23.-RepOrts reach
ed Columbia today that Indicate an
aggregate sale of tobacco in South
Carolina on Wednesday. the first day
of States tobacco market, of one
million pounds. the price per pound
ranging from 4 to 35 cents, an average
price being cents. Lake City re-
ported the highest price received.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
HARRISON DENIES CHARGES
iresiocht Southern Railway Contends
Ihat His System Has Not Been
Manipulated.

washington, July 27.-Tcstifying
before the Tillman investigating COM
mittee in the senate today President
Harrison of the Southern Railw,v do
MED the charges that the Southern
railroad has been manipulated by
Wall street financiers to prevent the
coal fields of the Southeast to
compete with the coal trust
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29

Believing that my four years ex.
perience and my study Of the States
affairs have put me in q position fol
effective service. am a candidate 10,
reelection to the House of Repre-.
sentatives, subject to the rules OF
the Democratic primary.
Il. B. BELSER.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office Of Coroner of
Sumter County subject to the rules
governing the Democratic primary.
WILLIAM j. SCALE.
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For Treasurer.

l hereby announce myself a candi.
date for reelection as Treasurer OF
Sumter county, subject to the rules OF
the Democratic party.
3. G.. WALLACE
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hereby announce that am a can.
didate for election to the State Sen.
ate from Sumter County. subject TO
the rules OF the Democratic party.
r. d. EPPS.
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For Coroner.

hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Coroner of Sumter county.
subject to the rules of the Democratic
party. S. W. ItAFFlELD.
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/ hereby announce myself a can
didate for the office Of Supervisor 70
Sumter County. subject to the rule
Of the Democratic party.
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For Auditor.

hereby announce myself a can.
didate for reelection as Auditor of
County. subject to the rules
Of the Democratic party.
r. T.. WILDER.
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For Congress.

I hereby announce myself as a c,r-
didate Tor the nomination as Con-
sressman from the 7th Congressional
District and pledge myself to abide
the result Of the Democratic pri-
mary. Ar I.EvEp
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/ hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office of County Super
intendent Of Education for Sumte,
County. subject to the rules OF the
Democratic party.
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The Senate.

am candidate for reelection to
the State senate from Sumter Coun-
" IN accordance with, anu subject to
the rules Of the Democratic party.
JOHN II. CLIFTON.
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Candidates Cards.

announcements Of candidates will
be printed in this column until the
close OF the campaign for IS. No
cards accepted on credit.
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For Supervisor.

I hereby announce myself q candi.
date for the office Of County Super
visor subject to the rules governing
the Democratic primary.
w. S. THOMPSON.
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l am candidate for the House OF
Representatives from Sumter Count,
subject to the rules governing tn.
Democratic primary.
A. X. SANDERS
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For Magistrate.

/ hereby announce myself n candi-
date for reelection to the magistrates 5
Office, 4th district, Sumter county.
j. A. HODGE,
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House Of Representatives.

am candidate for the house
or representatives subject to the rules
OF the Democratic primary.
j. G.. DUNBAR.
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County Superintendent of EducatiO

County superintendent of Education.
I hereby announce myself can
didate for reelection to the office of
County Superintendent of Education
of Sumter County and pledge myself
to abide by the rules Of the Demo-
cratic primary.
j. II. HAYNSWORTH.
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l hereby announce myself q can.
didate for the House Of Representa-.
tlves. subject to the rules of the Dem.
Ocratic party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29

/ am a candidate for reelection t.
the office of County Supervisor, sub.
ject to the rules Of the Democratic
party.
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God pity the women If the majority
OF the men Of South Carolina are like
L. d. Childs.
Chester, S. c..
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p. M. PITTS. Supervisor.
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York News, July 23.)


The following correspondence has
osen sent us by Mr.. l.. ID. Childs. of
Chester. s. c.. with request that we
publish same We give the cores
pondencs and article to our readers,
Assuming no responsibility for the ac-
caracy Of any statement contained In
this article:
Chester. 8. c.. July 22, 1914.
Editor The News:
! am enclosing herein q communi.
cation which have submitted 10
The Yorkville Enquirer and which
that paper declines to publish. Be-
lieving that Il contains Information
pertinent to present conditions
which should be given to the men of
York county. I Am submitting Il to
you for publication.
Respectfully,
L. d. Childs.
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d. d. NOISE.
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single witness.
While DIR. Blackburn was testify
Ing Governor Blease stopped him to
ask: Excuse me for interrupting
you. but when you saw them who
was with them" page 112)
Dr Fulmer was asked by the gov
ernor: Tell how you saw him, and
whom he was with and what he was
doing" page 11s.)
Governor Blease asked DR.. Grif-
FIN IL ne had seen Dr. Cooper at tho
hospital. to which he replied that nc
had. Continuing nc asked:
How often?"
WHO was with him?"
'Is DIR. Cooper married man."
els DR.. Saunders a married LADY,
Answer. IL don't know that she
is"
'Dr. Saunders Is a single lady?"
Answer: II suppose that she is."
This is DIR. Saunders home ism
n?"
| Answer: Yes sir, ! think she u
supposed to have room upstairs.
can on page 1867
DR. Griffin did have the dccenc!
to apologize for his answers but.
ask you, Mr.. Editor. did he ever in
spire more contemplate insinuation
In human breast than In contained
In these questions? Was there eve
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j. II. HAYNSWORTH.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13
HANS SCHMIDT
FOUND GUILTY
Murder in the First Degree the
Verdict Of the Jury.
PENALTY DEATH IN CHAIR.
q Would Rather Die Tonisht Than
Tomorrow" He says-coun-
sci Undecided About
Appeal.

New York. - Hans Schmidt was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree for killing Anna Aumuller. a
young woman he had married through
a self-performed ceremony while act
ing as a priest at st. Joseph's Church.
The penalty for the crime is death
In the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison. He will be sentenced this
week
Schmidt, whose defense was in
sanity. laughed bitterly when the YER
dict was pronounced. He had stead
tasty declared himself guilty and at
his arraignment before being held for
the Supreme Court pleaded that he be
punished by death. Later he protested
against the insanity defense advanced
by his counsel and said he would not
assist them in any way if they pre-
pared an appeal.
81 would rather die tonight than to-
morrow" he said cit is as it should
be and as wish It."
This was the second trial and the
jury was out few minutes less than
Ave hours. At the first trial the jury
disagreed. Alienists for prosecution
and defense supplied most of the testi-
mony at both trials. Schnidt's. coun-
sci hoped that if he was not acquitted
on the grounds Of mental unsoundness
the degree of guilt fixed by the jury
would be second degree murder; for
the jurors, sending out for instructions
shortly after retiring, were informed
by Justice Vernon M. Davis that they
could il they wished pronounce YER
dict less severe than death.
A. G. Koelble, of Schmidt's counsel,
asserted after the verdict that owing
to the former priests persistent si-
lence concerning the crime it had NOT
been possible to place all the facts be-
fore the jury. He said Schmidt was
not guilty of murder, but had shielded
physician after the woman's death.
She was not murdered, the lawyer de-
clared. If the police would display
energy, he said. they could get at the
truth. The lawyer was undecided
whether he would take an appeal.
Father Schmidt will never go to the
electric chair" he added.
Anna Aumuller's body was cut up
with knife in Schmidt's fat on Sep
TENDER and the pieces, in several
bundles, were tossed into the Hudsoa
river, where most of them were fouAd
before suspicion was directed against
Schmidt The head was never re-
covered Schmidt in his confession to
the police said he was commanded to
make "a sacrifice" of the Aumuller
girls life by his patron, st. Elizabeth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13
Eskimo Trading station.

der their roof that they disported them
selves like children. dancing about
and laughing and chattering in their
own tongue Bernard told me that in
his pleasure Uck- Gluck was saying
that in return for the honor the white
men were showing him he would give
the kablunaks the greatest hunting
that white men had ever had. AS he
had come to hunt, and as Uck-Gluck
was noted all along the coast for his
prowess, this was highly satisfactory.
Bernard brought in his oil stove, and
we began at once to prepare our sup
per, as we had eaten nothing but
frozen meat since morning. We fried
our own deer meat, heated a number
of ship biscuit. can of corn and g
can of tomatoes, and made about Q
gallon of tea. Uck- Gluck and his wife
accepted the tea and biscuits as great
delicacies, but only Ishya. his wife
took advantage of the stove to cook
her meat. With their knives. the Els.
kimos cut off chunks from the meat
strewD about, and devoured it raw
laughing and chuckling as they feast
ed. One of the children, boy of seven
or eight, ate strip Of pure fat thai
must have weighed nearly pound.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13
WHERE DOCTORS DON'T AGREE
Editor Of Health Magazine Asserts
Bathing Is Menace and Very
Harmful.

New York.-Bathing is an acquired
habit, unnecessary and even harmful
writes DIR. Elmer Lee. editor of Health
Culture. Cold or hot water showers
or sprays and any form of immersion
win be injurious in the end.
Man is an air animal. not a waite,
beast.
An aged woman asked me if it wat,
good practice to chill the human Skin
with cold water to warm it. Cold
bathing is recommended as body
warmer, SO is hot toddy of whisky
also cold cocktail of whisky. Mar
has acquired many conceits.
A bathtub is an enemy in the
house. 1t is expensive and adds to the,
toll of women. Bathing begets false
security against disease, weakness anc
Injuries the skin, extracts bodily en-
ergy and magnetism and entails o.
society a needless habit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13
LIFE WITH ESkIM1S
Hospitality Of Owners Of a Blood
Bespattered IgIoO.
Writer Describes Home Surroundings
and Interior of Arctic Residence
First View Was to Large
Extent Disheartening.

New York.-My first view Of the in
terror Of Uck-Gluck's arctic residence
would have been a disheartening one
TO a. tenderfoot. To me. after nine
hours of freezing, nothing had ever
seemed quite SO welcome and cheer
ing as the followed out stone in which
a liberal quantity of seal oil and moss
was burning, writes James Oliver Cur
wood in Leslie's. (The moss was used
as wick, and so answered the pur-
pose of both lamp and stove.) Three
children were crowded together at the
end of the igloo staring silently. Uck-
Gluck's kooner, or woman, stood with
an infant in her arms, grinning broad
~ and cheerfully at US. The room
was about eighteen feet in diameter,
and was veritable shambles. Uck-
Gluck possessed reputation as being
great hunter, and he had been espe-
cially successful of late. Masses Of
flesh lay strewn all about the floor.
There seemed apparently to be no eff
fort or desire to keep it in one or two
piles. 1t lay everywhere. There was
the whole carcass of walrus, cut up
and strewn about. and almost directly
at the head of the raised platform" of
ice which formed bed for the whole
family there was great pile of en-
trails, preserved for dog meat. The
walls Of the igloo We're spattered with
blood, and weapons of the chase lay
everywhere. These included spears
and harpoons, long knives and rife
that fired powder and ball. A large
quantity of meat, killed earlier in the
season, had arrived at the age and
stage where it possessed a very bad
odor. This was not for the dogs. Uck-
Gluck and his family would have fed
them the fresh meat before they would
have sacrificed this particular pile.
which was just reaching that mellow
and ripe condition which strongly ap-
pealed to their palate.
Bernard and Outta came into the
igloo few moments later, and so de-
lighted we're Uck-Gluck and his wife
to learn that both of the kablunaks, or
white men, were to eat and sleep un-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13
COMIC SONGS Ar FuNERAL.
sung BY $4,000 Jews At Request Of
Yiddish Actor.

New York.-Twenty-ive thousand
mourners from New York's Ghetto
turned out for the funeral of Zigmund
Mogulesko, famous among the Yiddish
as an actor and comedian. The crowd
which followed the funeral procession,
led by the Hebrew Actors Club, was
so unwieldly that police reserves were
called out to keep order. In accord
ance with the dead actors wish the
mourners sang in Yiddish comic songs
which he had written himself and
made popular among the Hebrews of
the East Side.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13
THE DISGRACE
OF ILL|TERACY
House Committee Shows Start
ling Condition.
PLAN URGED TO WIPE IT OUT.
According TO Report the Census
Shows That in 1910 Five Per Cent.
OF the Population Was Unable
To Read Or Write.
Copyright,

Washington, ID. C.--With the view to
inaugurating a concerted, nationwide
movement intended to place the
United States at the head Of the
worlds nations in literacy, the House
Committee on Education unanimously
reported the Lever bill for an investi-
CATION of -illiteracy among the adult
population of the United States and
means of eliminating or reducing it.
The bill has been strongly urged by
DR.. Philander G. Claxton, the new. COM
missioner of education, under whose
direction the investigation would be
conducted. DR.. Claxton asked the
House Education Committee to act
promptly on the bill, so that plans may
be ready for beginning this work next
fall. Besides authorizing DR.. Claxton
to make such an investigation the
Lever bill would authorize him to adj
wise and cooperate with school Off
cials, teachers and others in devising
and putting into operation such plans
as will give to illiterate men and wom-
en-, and those of meager education an
opportunity to learn to read and write
and to supplement and extend their
education.
with the authority provided in this
BILL" DR.. Claxton said, land an appro-
priation from Congress for a small
group of men in the Bureau of Educa-
ton to plan and direct the work, or
even with no appropriation from Con-
gress, it will be possible to obtain the
cooperation of the states, counties, dis
tricts and municipalities and of
churches, Sunday schools, women's
clubs and other organizations interest
ed in public welfare to such an extent
that within the next 10 years the per-
centage of illiteracy in this country
may be reduced to a fraction of one
per cent"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13
COCKTAILS GUSTS
MANAGER BURKE
CDmmissary Head Charged With
Grating.
TWO OTHERS ARE DROPPED.
suspended Head OF Department Pro
tssts lnnoeenee-captain E. o.
WhItiock To Succeed
Him.

Panama. Complete reorganization
Of the subsistence and commissary de-
partments in the Canal Zone, with
Capt. Frank o. Whitlock, United
States Cavalry, in charge, was begun
Monday, after Col George w. Goethals,
chairman Of the Panama Canal Com
mission, had suspended John Burke,
manager of the commissary depart
ment, and w. F. Shipley, chief clerk
of the subsistence department, and
had relieved from duty Lieut. Col.
Eugene T. Wilson, chief of the sub
sistence department, at his own re-
guest. Both departments viii be
placed on a permanent organization
basis Immediately, and as a result
many clerks will be dismissed.
Colonel Goethals took action against
these officials on the receipt of the
report OF Special Agent Nye, who had
investigated the charges against
Burke that he had accepted gratuities
In connection with the purchase OF
supplies Colonel Goethels declared
that the investigation would be yigor-
Ously pushed, in an effort to bring the
guilty persons, if there are any such
to justice.
Heavy Deposits For Burke.
In announcing his decision Colonel
Goethals read a list of the deposits
made and of the properties purchased
by Burke during his term as manager
Of the department, aggregating many
thousands Of dollars. and said that he
would give the suspended Official every
opportunity to show his innocence in
the transactions whereby Luria & Co..
OF Hamburg, deposited $500; J. L.
Sales, OF Colon, $1,000, and De Leon
& Co., Of New York, $4,000 to his
credit in Indianapolis banks.
These firms were large sellers to
the commissary department and the
amounts in question were traced to
Burke's accounts.
Protests His Innocence.
Colonel Goethals then informed
Burke that in view of the facts he
must suspend him Immediately. He
asked Burke if he had statement to
AnMnCs 0AO DuA ACs ACNAkAS OhO1 tIO
table toward Colonel Goethals. declar-
ed with much emotion:
Il can look You or any other man in
The eye and tell you am innocent.
You have not found one thing in the.
record OF the Secret Service man that
varies any from my previous state
ments
II want to say right here that
have never taken a cent of money in
my life and will go before any court
for vindication.'
Shipley was suspended for in
competence" Lieutenant Colonel viii
son declined in the absence of the
records OF his Office to explain many
purchases involving Irregularities. and
was relieved from duty.
Colonel Goethals said he regarded
him as only careless and negligent
Colonel Wilson requested clemency on
account of i'll health.