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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-28
AMATEURS HOLD UP TRIM.
Find Nothing Valuable But Food and
Newspapers.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 23.--Three
men tonight boarded Southern rail-
way passenger train No. Al, Chatta-
nooga to TuScumbia, Ala, at Fack-
lers, Ala, held up mail clerks and eX-
press messengers, emptied mail
pouches and the express car safe and
obtained no reward for their trouble
The robbers found only second class
mail matter, trunks and packages of
food in the cars.
The train arrived at Facklers at
$40 and while standing at the sta
ton was boarded by three masked
men. Two miles west of that place
two of the men entered the express
car and took possession of the pouches
and safe. The third man, according
TO the report here, found his way to
the engine tender. He compelled the
| engineer to stop the train, while the
others uncoupled the two cars in
front, one of which was a baggage
car containing federal pouch mail,
mostly newspapers. The engineer then
was forced to run II miles into the
country.
What took place after the de-
parture Of this part of the train
could not be learned late tonight.
Pursuit was undertaken, but the de-
lay incident to securing an engine
rendered such an attempt hopeless
The last telegraphic report was tha :
the engine and two cars had been
seen just west of I.arkinsville
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GOV. BLEASE GIVES SMOKER.
Legislation Said to Have Been Dis.
cussed; Nothing Given Out.

Columbia, Jan. 21.--Gov. Blease
gave smoker tonight at the Jeffer-
son Hotel to members of the general
assembly, according to invitations
which were sent out some days ago.
1t is understood that pending legisla-
tion was discussed AS far as could
be learned no candidates for governor
were in attendance on the meeting.
The smoker Is said to have begun at
8 o'clock and was reported to be in
session until late tonight. No an
nouncement OF the smoker was made
by the governor to the newspaper
men and no formal statement made
as to what action was taken at the
meeting. The smoker excited consid-
cradle interest i'm political circles.
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w. 4. II. u. Meeting.

The w. G. r. u. held it's regular
monthly meeting at the Y. NJ. G.. A..
on Tuesday. January 20. at Il. NJ.
Various business matters were at
tended to- and items OF interest read
and discussed.
A public meeting was arranged for.
notice OF which will he given later.
The next meeting will be held at the
home OF Mrs. J. $. Buck. 219 w. CAL
houn street. 3rd Tuesday in February.
All ladies' OF the city are invited To
the w. G. r. L. meetings, but very
Few come. IL the subject OF tenn
perance too old and hackncyed TO in
tcrest the women OF Sumter? oh.
that they could be aroused TO a sense
OF their responsibility In tho matter Of
temperance education and example.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-28
BIG FRUIT YEAR.
Pacific Coast at Last Produces
Bumper Crop After Three Years OF
DisappOintments.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-After three years
of disappointments, Pacific coast cit
rus fruit growers this year have pro-
duced a bumper crop, according to a
statement today by e. o. Mccormick,
vice president Of the Southern Pacific
railroad. This years crop of oranges,
according to Mccormick, will be suf-
ficient to provide 15 oranges for every
person in the United States.
Estimates place the California ship
ment at 10000 cars, more than double
that Of year ago and more than has
been sent East any year in the life OF
the industry.
Approximately a billion and a ha!f
oranges are expected from the crop.
The season developed several weeks
earlier than usual, and $500 cars have
been shipped from the Portersville
district already. The bulk of the crop
will move in February and March.
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GOIITHALS WILL FINISH CANAL.
Believed New York Agitation Will
Cause Washington to Hasten Zone
Government.

Panama, Jan. 25.-COl. George w.
Goethal today emphatically reiterat-
ed his decision that he could not ac-
cept the post of New York commits
siOner Of police until after the COM
pletiOn and the successful operation
OF the Panama canal. Even if all
conditions he has imposed were COM
piled with, 1T is said this will keep
him on the Isthmus for another
eighteen months.
1t is generally believed here that
agitation in New York to take Col.
Goethals from the isthmus will has
ten action at Washington looking to
the establishing of permanent gov
ernment in the Canal Zone. The col
onel himself makes no secret of the
fact that the delay prevents his max
ing an effort to keep on the Isthmus
whom he would like to see in the per-
manent operating organization. Nor
does Col. Goethals make q secret of
his desire to lea\f the Isthmus, af-
GER his work is completed. He frank
y admitted that the offer of the New
York post had attracted him until he
found obstacles in the way of :.is
leaving the lsthmus.
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ENGLAND TO LAND MARINES.
Great Britain Prepared to Take Hand
i'm Mexican Affairs.

Mexico City, Jan. 23.-Mutinies Of
government soldiers at five important
points were reported to the war de-
partment today. Army leaders have
informed Dictator Huerta that it will
be impossible to keep the regular
army loyal much longer, unless mon
ey is provided Immediately to pay the
soldiers. They have been unpaid for
several weeks. Mutterings are rife
even among the capitol garrison.
Leaders of the foreig lers defense
committee, consisting Of British,
French, German and Spanish resi-
dents were today notified that Great
Britain will land ma rines if another
attack is made on the Interoceanic
railroad by the rebels.
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Expects to Get Him,

New York, Jan. 25.-"I am 60
ing right ahead with my end of it and
all can say is | expect to get him, ''
said Mayor John Purroy Mitchell to-
hlsht' referring to his efforts to in
uuce Col. George w. Goothals to be
come police commissioner of New
YORK. Mr.. Mitchell added that as
SYMPTOMS that he had announced Col.
GoethaFs acceptance of the post were
incorrect.
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STATE LIBRARIAN ELECTED.
Mrs. Virginia Moody OF Columbia
Elected to Office Over Nine Com.
petitOrs.

Mrs. Virginia b. Moody of Colum-
bia was elected to fill the position of
state librarian last night by the Joint
assembly after four ballots had been
taken. The place Of state librarian is
the only elective office in the gift Of
the general assembly filled by wo-
man. Mrs. Moody is employed as a
stenographer in the Office of the ad-
jutant general.
The joint assembly took up the
election of a state librarian when it
met at o'clock.
The following candidates were
nominated: Mrs Virginia B. Moody,
Miss Annie Aston Porcher, Miss Bes-
sic M. Brookter, Mrs. Carolina Inglesby
Simons, Miss Lulie f. Harvin, Miss
Annie McMahan, Miss Frances 3.
Walsh, Miss Elizabeth d. English,
Miss Marie E. Barwick, Miss Agnes
Hughes.
The first ballot resulted:
Mrs. Moody AZ; Miss Porcher, 8;
Miss Bookter, A. Mrs. Simons, IL;
Miss Harvin, 16; Miss McMahan, 70;
Miss Walsh, IL Miss English, IL;
Miss Barwick, 8; Miss Hughes, 8; to-
tai vote, 149. Necessary to a choice,
IS.
None Of the candidates having re-
ceived majority, second ballot was
ordered.
The second ballot resulted:
Mrs. Moody, 53; Miss Porcher -;
Mrs. Simons. 8; Miss Harvin, II; Miss
McMahan, IS; Miss Walsh, 12; Miss
English, IL; Miss Barwick, II; Miss
Hughes. Z. Total, 143. Necessary to
choice, "A.
The names Of Miss Annie Allston
|ePorcher and Miss Agnes Hughes were
lthdrawn. The third ballot was or
dered.
The third ballot resulted:
Mrs. Moody, 60; Mrs. Simons, 9;
Miss Har"in, 21; Miss McMahan, 19;
Miss Walsh, IA; Miss English, 16;
Miss Barwick, 10. Total, JAG. Nee
essary to a choice, "A.
None Of the candidates having re-
ceived a majority, the fourth ballot
was ordered.
The fourth ballot resulted:
Mrs. Moody, 49,; Mrs. Simons, 8;
Miss Harvin, 20; Miss McMahan, Is;
Miss Walsh, 12; Miss English, 16;
Miss Barwick, 5. Total, las. Neces-
sary to choice, 73.
Mrs. Moody was declared elected.
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WOMAN KILLED IN AUTO WRECK,
Mrs. c. Il. Norman, Married i'm De-
cember, is Killed OH Road Near
Augusta-TwO Children May Die.

Augusta, Ca, Jan. 25.-Mrs. c. l..
Norman of North Augusta died at a
hospital here this afternoon from
fracture Of the skull, sustained when
Dr. j. T. Whitlaw's automobile, in
which she was riding with DR.. Whit
laws family, skidded on a muddy road
near the city, turned over and threw
the occupants to the ground, Mrs.
Norman striking on her head.
DR.. Whitlaw's two young children
were perhaps fatally injured, but it
was apparent that in falling Mrs. Nor
man tried to save one Of the children,
grasping the child as the crash came
The child's body lay across her uncon-
scious form when the two were picked
up.
Mrs. Norman. who was Miss Anne
Cheatham of Edgefeld, S. c., was
married only last December to DR..
Norman, who is DR.. Whitlaw's partner
in the practice or dentistry here. She
was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Cheatham of Edgefield and
with her husband lived with DR.. and
Mrs. Whitlaw in North Augusta.
Dr. Whitlaw was driving the car
when the accident happened. Only
by the narrowest margin was Miss
Belle Whitlaw and younger sister
saved from death. The crash hurled
the two, the child in the young wo-
mans arms, ten or II feet through
the air. They fell in the middle of
the road and escaped practically un-
injured. Dr. Wh;tlaw was unhurt and
Mrs. Whitlaw and her baby escaped
with bruises.
Mrs. Norman never regained con-
sciOusness. At the hospital it was
found that the fracture caused pres
sure on the brain. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
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MONOPOLIES AIMED AT.
Corporations not Meant to Restrain
Trade Will not Be HIT

Washington, Jan. 26.-The anti
trust program of President Wilson
won't include action against any cor
poration not in the nature and soir-
1t of monopoly, according to infor-
nation made public at the White
House today. Holding companies
which knit together minor corpora
uons doing business in several States
won't come under ban unless they
monOpolize.
The federal trade board won't have
administrative powers. Its formation
regarding trusts it investigates will
not be binding upon the attorney gen.
eral nor its plans for dissolution bind
Ing on the court which asks for plans.
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ASSAIL "PLUCKING" BOARD.
Tribble and Howard Charge That
"Swivel Chaired Admiralty is Tn
just and Costly.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Representa-
tives Tribble and Howard of Georgia
attacked the naval 'plucking' board
today, citing Outrageous cases" Of
admirals and other officers, able to
perform service, who simply were
drawing salaries and doing nothing as
retired men.
Representatives Howard said Lieut..
Commander Burt Of Georgia "was
wrongfully charged by certain parties
with owing some debts" After Burt
had been retired for non-payment,
said Mr.. Howard, and President Taft
had signed an order dsmissing him
from the service, the president found
that Burt did not owe the debts and
rescinded his order.
THE swivel chaired admiralty was
after Burt" Howard continued, $50
the plucking board, not more than
five months after the president had.
put Burt back in the service, plucked
him for no other reason under the sun
than that he had appealed to the
president"
The "plucking" of Commander Nor
ton, retired at $4,000, because too
small to be commander also was
among those specifically criticised in
the appeal for the abolition of the
board.
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REPORT MASSACRE BY REBELS.
One Hundred Women and Children
and $50 Soldiers Said to Have Suf-
fcrcd.

Mexico City, Jan. 24.-One hundred
women and children and $50 federal
soldiers We're massacred by rebels re-
cehtly near Vanegas, north of San
Luis Potosi, according to report re-
ceived here today.
The soldiers, with the women, sur
rendered to the rebels and were taken
to ranch near Matehuala, where the
alleged butchery occurred.
Maj. Rebollo and Capt. Ramierer
and handful Of men were the onlv
ones to escape. They arrived here
today bringing news of the massacre
which, they said, occurred several
days ago.
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Jim CROW" BILL INTRODUCED
Senator Smith Would Have Separate
Sleeping Cars ON Trains.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The senate
committee on interstate commerce to-
day met TO consider the bill of Sena
tor Smith of South Carolina now
pending before that committee re-
quiring transportation companies do
ing an interstate business to provide
separate sleeping accommodations fol
white and cOlored passengers The
bill, which was referred to sub
committee for further action, is as
follows:
THAT within four months after the
passage of this act each Individual,
firm or corporation doing an interstate
transportation business and operating
Pullman or sleeping cars through one
or more States having laws reQuir-
ing separate coaches or c0mpart
ments for the races shall provide
separate and distinct sleeping accom-
mOdatiOnS for the conveyance of white
and Colorcd passengers in transit
through said States: Provided, That
the cars or compartments for each
race shall he equal in all respects as
to comfort and convenience"
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DENIES IT Is LOBBY.
Flanncry Abjurcs Effort for Radium
Monopoly.

Washington. Jan. Whether Jo-
scph Flanncry. president of Pitts
oursh concern producing radium, was
back oil propaganda against the pro-
posed withdrawal Of radium lands by
at hearing before the house mines
committee.
chairman Foster read a telegram
by Flanncry 30 a Denver popcr. urp-
ing organized opposition to the gov
ernmert's plan. Flannery admitted
sending the telegram but denied that
ID could be construed as evidence that
he was fostering movement against
the governments plans.
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ONLY REMEDY FOR CANCER.
Radium Has That Unique Position
Scientists Say.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Radium was
today described to the house COM
mittee on mines as the only remedy
the medical world has discovered for
cancer--the disease for which no
cause has been found. This came
out at the hearing regarding the
economic question involved in the
proposal to withdraw from settlement
public lands containing ores that pro-
of Baltimore, who has employed
radium in cases Of cancer, testified
as 10 immediate necessity for con-
serving radium sources from the
standpoint OF the medical profession.
DR.. Kelly told Of several recent
cases where radium had made possi
BILE complete cures of cancer.
Discussing the case OF Representa-
tive Bremner Of New Jersey, who is
undergoing radium treatment in Bal
tinore, DR.. Kelly declared he felt GER
tain cure could be effected if more
radium were available, and, it was
said, the patient showed encouraging
symptoms and he was not hopeless
He said no arrangement for con-
centrating the radium supply for such
an emergency could be made in JUS
tice to thousands of other patients.
DR.. Kelly added that he and his
associates were working to discover
process for the reduction Of radium
from the ores Of Colorado. But one
concern now furnished radium to the
medical profession, he said, and it's
formula for reduction is held secret.
Representative Taylor Of Colorado
asked DR.. Kelly if he did not think
the government should establish a
plant and produce radium rather than
"coniiscate" the deposits now private
ly held. He said that if the land
were left open to prospectors and the
government factory was ready to take
ONti anu WOIh ali ores, ne tnOuSnt
no monopoly would be possible.
DR.. Kelly said $1,000 persons died
annually in the United States from
cancer and that there were three or
four times that many cases.
DR.. Robert Able of st. Luke's hos
pital, New York, said the price of
radium was inflated, and told of his
purchase i'm Germany for $4OO, eight
years ago. of an amount of radium
that now would cost $4,000. Since
then, he said, he had unsucccssfully
tried To purchase $4,000 worth in
France, England and Germany.
Dr. &. T.. Burnham of Johns Hop
kins university. Baltimore. said he
had visited almost every institution
in Europe where radium was used
and had been discouraged by results
IN the treatment of other diseases
than cancer.
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RAILWAY CLAIM COMES UP.
Asks $62,OOO,O0O Damages for Land
1t Did Not Get.

IL DlO NOC (Ict.
Washington, Jan. 25.--The claim Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way to $62,OOO,OOO damages against
the government for the latter's failure
to turn over alternate sections Of land
along it's line through Oklahoma, will
furnish one OF several arguments this
week before the supreme court. The
railways claims arise out of the spec
tacular railway building race fostered
by the government in 1886. In that
year congress offered to grant alter
nate sections OF lands, a., soon as the
Indian title should be extinguished
| along a line Of railroad to be con-
structed across the present State of
Oklahoma to Dennison, Texas, to the
first railroad to build line from the
eastern terminus of the Union Paci-
fic on the Kansas and Missouri State
lines, to the southern line of Okla
homa.
The race was open to three rail-
roads, the Kansas and NeOsha Valley;
the LeavenwOrth, Lawrence and Fort
Gibson, and the Union Pacific. The
Kansas and Neosha, which since has
become the Missouri, Kanss and
Texas, won. The government has not
turned over, however, contending that
the land in question never became a
part of the public lands of the Unit
ed States.
The railroads claim $40 an acre
| damages
The court will be called on to study
the title to some 10000 acres Of land,
comprising the Alameda grant in the
Rio Grande valley, near Albuquerque,
y. NJ, from 1910 down to the present
day in another case to be presented
Juan Gonzales and Francisco Monies
! Vigil to whom the king of Spain
granted the land in 1910, assert title
to the tract. So do nearly 100 per-
sons who have squatted on that por-
ton of the land in the valley and
resided there for many years.
Argument will be heard on the va
lidty of the statute under which c. j.
RiXcy, former banker at Alexandria,
Va, is confined in ward for the GRIM
inal insane at Marion, Va Rixey was
indicted for an alleged felony con-
nected with the failure OF his bank at
Alexandria. His friends claim a right
to have him committed to the West
ern state hospital for the insane at
StauntOn, Va.
The constitutiOnality Of that feature
OF the federal employers liability law
which gives the surviving widow and
dependent children of an employe
killed by a railroad, the entire amount
of damages recovered will be present
ed to the court in oral argument.
1t is claimed that this law is an
unconstitutional interference with the
law Of descent Of property in force in
various States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-28
TAKES up SUl1ER STORY.
GRAND JURY TURNS LIGHT ON
'BOSS' MURPHY.
Whitman Says He Will Call Tam
many Boss. Who Denies Charge I'm
John Doe Inquiry.

New York, Jan. ga grand jury
investigation was begun today into
the story told under oath yesterday
BY William Sulzer that Charles f..
Murphy sent a messenger TO him dur
ing the trial OF the impeachment
charges against him as governor. and
offered TO call off the trial II Sulzcr
would quit his graft investigation into
state departments.
Sulzer today repeated before the
srand jury the whole story of his al
legged dealings before the Tammany
chief and II was made known by Dis
trict Attorney Whitman that this part
OF IL. and that relating to the alleged
attempt Of James f. Gaffney. Muir
phys business and political friend. to
ask n special contribution OF 500
from James Stewart. a State highway
contractor. would be made the sub
jsct OF a two-fold inquiry.
Mr.. Whitman said Murphy would be
called as witness in the John Doe in
suiry, by means OF which the district
attorney had frequently adduced evil
dence for presentation to the grand
jury.
story as false and II was said that
he was willing TO testify and would
waive immunity.
The district attorney also said that
United States Senator O'Gorman, who
sulzer testified, told him that Gafrney
was Murphy's chief "bagman." and
had held Stewart up" also would be
called. Senator O'Gorman today noti.
Ned Mr.. Whitman that he would be
willing to appear.
Sulzer testified yesterday that while
the trial OF impeachment was in prog
ress Murphy had sent word. "again
and again that IL I'd quit he'd quit
Sulzer Is understood to have ex.
planned before the grand jury that
this alleged bargain meant that four
senators would vote against his i'm.
peachment and that these four mega
tives would have been enough to pre-
vent verdict against him.
The deposed governor will be called
again at a later date. In the mean
time he will send for documentary
evidence. in the possession OF his
former secretary. Chester c. Platt
with which he had promised to cor
roborate some OF his statements.
He was to have been recalled as a
witness at the John Doe inquiry to-
morrow. but II was understood tonight
that until this evidence arrives nc
more witnesses will be called in the
case. either in the John Doe inquiry
or before the grand jury.
IL was also learned that the dis
trict attorney plans to obtain testi.
mony from certain other witnesse.
before calling either Murphy or sena.
tor o'Gorman. Two employees of Stew
art preceded sulzer before the jury
today.
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Women and Wet Fect.

sneffels. Col. A. ]. Walsh was bad
ly dsne unIOith rheumatism and sent
fsr Foley Kidney Pills which was the
eniy thing that would cure him. Geo.
Potter OF Pontiac. Mo-. was down on
his back with kidney and bladder trou-
BILE and Foley Kidney Pills made him
well and able to work. II Is q splen-
did medicine and always helps. Just
try II. Sibert's Drug Store.-Advt.
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A Difference In Working Hours.

"a mans working day is hours.
His body organs must work perfectly
"a hours TO keep him III for hours
work. Weak. sore. inactive kidneys
can not do II. They must be sound
and healthily active all tho time. Fo-
ley Kidney Pills will make them so.
You cannot take them into your sys-
tenn without good results following
Sibert's Drug Store.-Adyt.
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FLOOD IN CALIFORNIA.

Los Angeles, Jan. 26.-Rain. light
ming, wind and floods are deyastating
Southern California today.
Santa Barbara is cut off from all
communication, trains are stopned
and many electric railways are at a
standstill. Many streets of Los An
gelcs are under water.
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'Cold and wet feet are n dangerous
combination especially To women. and
congested kidneys often result. Back
ache. urinary irregularities and rheu-
matte fevers are not unusual results.
Foley Kidney Pills restore the regular
and normal action CT kidneys and
bladder and remove the cause OF the
trouble. Contain no habit forming
drugs. Sibert's Drug Store.-Advt.
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FORMED SUICIDE PACT.

Memphis, Jan. 26.-Beniamin Jo-
seph and Fredda Hicks, of st. Louis
were found dying in the room of a
boarding house this morning. Joseph
regained consciousness long enough TO
confess To a suicide pact.
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CUT RATE INSURANCE.
Licensed Fire Insurance Companies
Will be Permitted to Meet Cut

Columbia, Jan. 26.-The house or
dered to third reading this morning
the senate bill allowing licensed fire
insurance companies to compete with
nies that are making cut rates on pre-
ferred risks in South Carolina, in spite
Of law prohibiting their operation.