davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
DIR. RAMBO ACQUITTED.
Batesburg CrOyvd Applauds Verdict OF
Jury.

Jury.
Lexington, July 3l.-It took q
Bateshurg Jury less than tive minutes
to return a verdict of not guilty in.
the case of the State against DIR. Stat
ford Rambo, dentist, of Jackson
vile, Fla.,' who was detained here
late yesterday afternoon under a war
rant sworn out before Magistrate e.
r. Steadman, at Batesburg, by Man.
chester Watson of Ridge Springs,
who alleged that DR.. Rambo ran into
his car while attempting to pass him
on the public highway. completely
wrecking his car. The warrant
charged DR.. Rambo with running at
reckless rate far in excess of Is
miles an hour, the limit placed on
automobile drivers by statute. The
verdict of the jury was received with
enthusiasm, the more than two hun
dred spectators making the welkin
ring with wild shouts Of approval.
The crowd, it is said, followed DR..
Rambo's car through the streets
waving their hats in the air, con-
graduating him upon being acquitted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
COAST LINE SOLICITOR TALKS.
Will Make Address on August 5th at
Court House.

Mr.. c. A. Maui, Advertising Agent
for the Atlantic Coast Line, delivered
one Of the most interesting and in
structive talks Wednesday afternoon
to small number of Sumter busi-
ness men at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms on "Co-operative Publ
city, ever heard in Sumter.
Owing to the fact that Mr.. Maurs
coming was not announced until late
in the day only a few business men
heard him. Those who attended the
meeting were SO favOrably impressed
with the Importance of his talk and
his plans to advertise the agricultural
sections Of Sumter and other counties
on the great Coast Line" Railroad
system, that the meeting requested
him to return to Sumter and address
a joint meeting of business and pro-
fessional men, and farmers, at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon of August
5th, at the County Court House, and
he consented to talk again on that
date.
The Atlantic Coast Line is endeav-
oring to bring about systematic and
business-like cooperative publicity OF
the agricultural sections of the
Southern States, and Mr.. Maui seeks
to enlist the cooperation of the Sum
ter business men, bankers and farm
ers along that end. He also gives q
decidedly scientific discourse along
practical and profitable farming thai
Will prove Of value and interest &c
farmers, as well as a practical talk
about cooperative advertising OF
farm lands. etc.
The meeting on August 5th will be
open to the public. and the people OF
the city and country are invited to
attend.
The Atlantic Coast Line is trying to
bring in more desirable white farm
crs to settle on the fertile soils of the
Southern States tributary to that rail
road systems territory. The Coast
Line belivcs in the people and the
transportation lines working together
for the common good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
STUCKEY FOR GOVERNORo
Reported Possible Candidate Says
Wait Till Next Summer.

Columbia. July 3O.-"Is it true that
YOU are going to run for Governor
next summer" The News and
|Coprier representative asked w. A.
stuckey, of Lee county. who was here
yesterday attending the Farmers
Union. meeting. Mr.. Stuckey smiled
and said that next summer" would
answer that question. Several gem
tleNen from various parts Of the
State were sitting in the hotel lobby
during this conversation. and they
evinced much interest in the question
and the answer. One Of them volun-
teered the information that he heard
Mr.. Stpckey spoken Of in connection
with the race for governor.
Mr.. Stuckey Is connected with the
farmers secret organization, which
claims large membership in his coun-
ty of Lee and I'm tho adjoining coun-
" of Kershaw. He said the new
movement was getting along nicely,
but would not give any details about
IL.
Mr. Stuckey is one Of the best
known farmers OF the Pee Dee sec
tion and has large numbers of friends
throughout tho State. His brother is
the present senator from Lee county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
TOBACCO AT TIMMONSVILLE.
100000 Pounds Sold on Opening Day
OF Market.

Timmonsville, July 30.-The Tim
monsville tobacco market opened last
Thursday mQrning and about 400, 900
pounds OF the weed were sold in the
three warehouses. The tobacco
brought 10 market that day was all
practically sand lugs and brought
good prices. averaging from to 6
cents pound. Very few tobacco buy
ers were on the South Carolina mar
Ret last week. but they have arrived
since and represent all of the large
tobacco companies. Sales and prices
arc steadily increasing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
HELD UP AND ROBBED. 3
FOOtpads Take Money From q. ID.
Holt, Collector for Insurance Conn
pany.

G. ID. Holt, collector of the Char
lesion Home Insurance Company, was
held up and robbed last night by
foOtpads, as he was making his way
along the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road track between Liberty and Cal
houn streets, near where Mckeiver 4
Sash, Door and Blind Factory plant
was burned a couple Of years ago.
The highwaymen secured between ten
and twelve dollars in cash, in a leath-
er wallet, Hollis knife and a bunch Of
keys, the latter being the only articles
taken by which the robbers could be
identified.
Mr.. Holt, when seen this morning
talked freely of the robbery, but
stated that it all happened so quick
that there was little to tell. lie
showed on his neck the bruises from
the fingers of his assailants, where
he had been gripped, his face was
bruised on one side and his forehead
was scratched. He also complained
of a bruise in his head and shoulder.
which were hurt when he was thrown
to the ground, his head having prob
ably struck a cross tie in the fall.
Mr.. Holt said: II was walking
along when suddenly someone grab
bed me by the collar and threw me
down, at the same time throwing an
arm about my throat and over my
eyes, and telling me not to holler. A
handkerchief was then run through
my mouth and someone went through
my pockets, taking out everything I
had in them. I could see the face of
the man who took my pocketbook and
it was black, but that was all 1 was
able to see. The men then again
told me not to holler, or they would
Kill me, and l heard them running
of through the bushes. / jumped up.
took the handkerchief from nv face
and started off as hard as could
CO."
Mr.. Holt at first told his employer
about the affair, which occurred be-
tween $50 and o'clock, and then
came up town and told the police.
When he got up town his face was
black with the coal dust from the
railroad track and he was in an ex-
ceedingly unkempt condition. He ac-
companied the police to the scene OF
the robbery. but nothing could be
round there or anywhere in the
neighborhood, save the signs Of the
struggle which had taken place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
Playground Notes.

The Fairgrounds continue the most
popular resort for the children of
Sumter these afternoons in spite Of
the great amount Of dust that this un-
usual spell OF dry weather has caus-
cd.
The Civic League installed a new
piece of apparatus a few weeks ago.
a giant stride. and this has proved
very popular. Mr.. McKagen has been
unable 80 far to repair the sanitary
drinking fountains that the children
managed to break up during the first
year Of Fairgrounds existence, but
he has put in a spigOt so that water
may be obtained on the grounds and
relieve the situation for the present.
Miss Abbie Bryan's resignation as
playground supervisor had to be re-
gretfully accepted by the League as
she found it impossible to give more
of her time to the work. During the
month and half of her service she
has done valuable work training the
children and instructing them in
games and marches. The League,
however, has been most fortunate in
obtaining Miss Agnes Richardson for
this office for the next two months.
Miss Richardson and Miss Bryan are
both primary teachers of wide ex-
perience and Sumter could not OBJ
tain supervisors of this class had not
these ladies been interested and given
their time for very small remunera-
ton. The supervisor is on grounds
to direct play from to every af-
lternoOn. Parents and any others who
are interested are requested to come
tn the grounds from time to time and
see how things are. The League has
ordered n number Of benches which
will make it more comfortable FOR
spectators to watch play hereafter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
Says Germans Buying OCttOn.

According to the statements Of a
gentlemen who passed through this
city on his way from large cotton
port the representatives OF the Ger.
man empire are now engaged i'm buy
ing up AZ much cotton as they can
get their hands on and are storing it
In warehouses I'm this country for safe
Keeping. He stated that this has
been going on for sometime and that
already large amount of cotton has
been secured. In one port alone. the
gentlemen stated that he knew Of
10000 bales of cotton i'm storage
which belonged to the German gov
ernment.-Orangeburg Evening News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
Fire Damages Buildings.

The hose wagons were called out
by an alarm of fire from HAMPTON
Avenue on Thursday afternoon about
3 o'clock to a fire i'm n frame building
opposite Graham's stables. The roof
of the building was badly damaged
by the fire and some of the contents
of the store At the front of the build
ing We're damaged by water. The
building was occupied by Mary White.
coloredi
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
LIBED TAKEN FROM COFFIN.
Silver Plate Charging Whitman With
Murder OF Becker Removed by Po.
lice.

New York, Aug. 1.-The police, il
was announced tonight, had had re-
moved from the coffin of Charles
Becker silver plate placed there by
his widow on which was inscribed the
charge that the former police lieu
tenant, electrocuted Friday, was
murdered by Gov. Whitman" Mrs.
Becker was informed that the inscrip-
ton was criminal libel on the gov
ernor and was prevailed on to permit
it's removal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
SIGHT OF COFFTNs STARTS TALK.
Florence Supervisor Buys Job Lot to
be Used rs Needed by Chain Gang.

be Used rs Needed by Chain Gang.
Florence, July 31.-The purchase
today by the county of Florence OF
some twenty-five or more coffins and
their removal through the city in
large wagons by the convict gang
brigade gave rise to wild stores that
spread through the city to the effect
that a large number of the convicts
on the chain gang of. the county had
died today from sunstroke.
The rumor was followed by The
News and Courier correspondent un-
til a well-known undertaken, w. NJ.
Waters, who had sold a lob lot" of
water and fire-damaged coffins to the
county, was found and the story was
told which put a quietus on the five.
ten and twenty-five deaths of convicts
at work on the roads in the hot sun.
The day was possibly the hottest of
the season, and the wagonloads IT
collins passing through the streets
gave the calamity howler'' a chance
to get in his work against the county
supervisor and the chain gang fore
man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04

Board of Health for Month Ending
July 31st, 1915.

There Is one CD case of typhoid
Fever In the city on this date against
seven 90 cases for the same period
of 1914.
The city is free Of any smallpox,
diphtheria, scarlet fever or any other
reportable contagious disease, with
the exception of a few cases of tuber-
culosis that are carried over from
month to month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
HORSEWHIPPING is CHARGE.
James Island Farmer Will be Tried
in County Court.


I'm County Court.
News and Courier.
w. q. Walpole, a farmer of James
Island, was arrested and given q
preliminary hearing before. Magistrate
Lunz yesterday morning. He IL
charged with assault. the magistrate
said, and was referred to the civil
and criminal court. Judge Macmil-
Ian set the case for August IL.
The arrest was made on a warrant
sworn out by Capt. Grimball, who
operates q freight boat between
Charleston and nearby islands Mag
istrate Lunz stated yesterday that,
Capt. Grimball charges Walpole with
horsewhipping him at King and
Horlbeck streets. July 20.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
CHARLESTON BEER SEIZED.
State COnstables Visit Ten Blind
Tigers,

Charleston, July 31.-State con-
stables operating against blind tigers
have reported the heavy seizure OF
S3S bottles Of beer this morning. In
addition 43 half pints. "a quarts and
me gallon of whiskey, one-fourth ker
If beer and 100 glasses were seized.
Ten places We're raided during the
morning n n IL jAu6A
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
WELCOME 10 RIG SHIPS.
Missouri, Ohio ana Wisconsin Reach
Exposition with Over Eight Hun
dred Midshipmen.

- San Francisco, Aug. 1.-The bat
tleships Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin
steamed into San Francisco bay today,
and amid the cheering of thousands
or spectators. dropped anchor of the
Panama Pacific exposition. The
squadron brought $50 midshipmen
from Annapolis on their annual prac-
tice cruise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
In the Police Court.

Manning Davis was tried for riding
a bicycle at night without n light and
was givcn So or i days.
senior Porter plead not guilty, but
was found guilty of reckless riding
ana was givon Il sentence OF SO or
20 days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
SUMTER'S WORK.
Mr.. w. w. Long Writes to T.. /
ReartIOn Praising sumter Spirit.

Mr.. w. w. Long. State Agent and
Director OF Farm Extension work of
Clemson College, cooperating with the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, evidently appreciates the work
Of the Sumter Chamber OF Commerce,
and the purchase Of two Hereford
bulls by the City National Bank of
Sumter, to be given, service free, to
the farmers of Sumter County to en-
courage the live stock industry and
diversifcation Of agricultural pro-
ducts.
A copy Of Mr.. Longs letter print
ed below shows that he expects to
do something for Sumter County be-
fore long.
Mr.. Longs Letter.
Clemson College, S. c., July 26.
Mr. e. I. Reardon. Sumter. S. c.:
Dear Mr.. Reardon: I am in receipt
of your letter and note what you
to say about the City National Bank
buying two bulls. / trust that you will
be able to influence all the banks in
your city. We are receiving many
letters from banks throughout the
State and We believe that we will
bring into South Carolina within the
next sixty days over one hundred
bulls.
We appreciate the sympathetic
support that you are giving us and I
want to say that there is no Chamber
of Commerce in South Carolina that
manifests a greater interest or from
whom we are Citing more prompt re-
plies to our letters and communica-
tiOns. and in every way giving evil
dence of hearty cooperation than
your body. I am not saying this to
you just to be saying something
agreeable, as 1 do not indulge in that
kind of stuff. unless men deserve it.
l would like very much to take up
some definite work in Sumter, because
1 believe that you have there the
proper support back of you to make
1T we'll worth our while doing some
thing definite and concrete in your
county. II have one or two PROPOSE
tiOns in mind but am not just ready
to discuss them with you.
''.' Respectfully,
(Signed) w. w. Long.
State Agent and Director of Ext.
Secretary Reardon believes that
other Sumter banks will follow the
action of the City National Bank in
providing bulls to encourage the live
stock industry in Sumter county.
The Sumter banks have for yoars
spent f1prdret Of dollars cooperating
with she farm IS for diversiflcation.
increase in vi 1 per acre, in helping
the boys COim and girls canning
clubs, and the efforts of the Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce to build up
the agricultural sections, assist in in
creasing rural school facilities, for
diversifcation and other economic
methods have been backed up by
Sumters banks and other business
establishments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
Insane Man Asked Heavens
About the Sheriff.
SIS This Fat Man All Right?''
Was His Inquiry.
"HONESTEST MAN ON EARTH
Ed Burge Made Modest Claims
to His NeighbOrs.
Wanted to Investigate COndi-
ton of Sick Woman.

The colored settlement near the cor
ner of Fourteenth and Van Buren,
streets was badly perturbed last night
by the presence of Ed Burge, a colored
man whose home is at 1T East Four
teenth street. Burge called at home
of acquaintance of his where the wo
man OF the house was ill and an
nounced that he was divinely author
lied to investigate her condition. He
explained that he was in direct tele-
phonic communication with heaven
where he himself was recorded on the
books as the honestest man on
EARTH The occupants of the home
called the sheriff and Burge will be
tried for his sanity this afternoon.
Wher Sheriff l.. L. Kiene arrived
Burge looked him over with suspicion
and promptly connected. up his pri-
vate line of communication with
heaven-which he accomplished by
swapping his fingers and holding one
hand to his ear.
Hello, God" said he, do you
know anything about this fat man
with his hat over one eye and a cigar
in his mouth? Is he all right?"
Evidently his information was not
reassuring for Burge put up strenuous
objections to accompanying the shec-
if. At the county Jail today he has
been in frequent communication on
his private line.
Burge is well dressed colored man
of good family. He is said to have
shown previous mental peculiarities
but had not before frightened any one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
BOTH WORK HARD
johnson and Willard Are
Training in Earnest Now.
Big Negro Is Apparently in
Good Condition.

Havana, March 24.-Jack Johnson
and Jess Willard have settled down to
the regular routine of training IN
preparation for their fight for the
heavyweight championship Of the
world on April e.. Constant rains con-
! fined their work chiefly to indoor
training. The champion has his head
quarters in the gymnasium at the
Stadium and the challenger is train
| ing at the suburb of Miramar. Both
men are charging admission fees to
their quarters, which are visited every
afternoon by several hundred Cubans
and Americans.
! Boxing is a novelty to the natives,
although the tourists appreciate the
| fine points of the sport.
The Americans are interested chief
| ly in Johnson's condition. The cham
pion appears to be in surprisingly
good form. He weighs 233 pounds
and in the eleven days before the fight
expects to reduce his weight to 215
pounds. He is a trifle fat at the hips,
although his weight is not excessive
considering the amount of time left
for training and the moist Cuban eli
mate. He works in heavy clothes and
perspireS profusely.
Johnsons exercise Tuesday consist
ed of shadow boxing, work with
dumb bells and eight rounds of box
ing with no intermission, with Dave
Mills, Colin Bell and Bill Scott, all
heavy, fast men.
Johnsons wind was excellent and
his old cleverness in hitting, blocking
and clinching was evident. His judg
ment of distance was a trifle short,
but he said this would be rectified by
practice He was as confident and
good natured as is usual with him.
Willard, after his long period of
training at Ell Paso, is going at an
easy pace, taking up about the same
routine as Johnson. His road work
is lighter than the champions. His
wind is good and his form is improv-
ing. His best work is with Jim Saw
age. e4.sx-s
The ticket sale opened today. Thus
far there has. been betting = -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
BIG GAME CALLED OFF.
Cub-Red Liner Contest at Auditorium
Indefinitely Postponed.

1t was announced this afternoon
that the basketball game between the
Topeka Cubs and the GlaScO Red
Liners that was to have been played at
the Auditorium tomorrow night had
been indefinitely postponed. Also, the
side attra ctions that were to have been
given before and after the game have
been called off.
The promoters of the affair stated
that it probably would be held later
on, but that no definite date had been
set. All persons who have bought
tickets can get their money back by
turning in the tickets at the CONNER
cial club offices any time after Friday
morning.
Probably the most disappointed per-
sons over the postponement of the af-
fair are George Godfrey Moore and
Charles Mitchell, who were to have
boxed four round bout as a prelim-
mary to the game.
1T almost breaks my heart to think
that the only chance 1 have ever had
to Kill an insurance man has been tax
en- away from me-" Mr.. Mitchell said
when informed of the postponement.
Mr.. Moore had very little to say.
Il had been Informed he said that
Mitchell had had a special pair of
gloves made with brick bats sewed
IN them, but just the same, the print
erS who work al Crane & Co, have
missed an excellent chance to decorate
their coat sleeves with black cloth"
The proceeds from the affair were to
have been used for the purpose of
marking the Red Line route in Shaw
nee county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
A JOKE ON AKERS
Legislature Doesn't Exempt
State Treasurer From War.
All Other State House Officers
Are Free From Service.

The 1915 legislature played several
mean tricks at the expense of Earl
Akers, state treasurer But the real
joke at the expense of the state treas
urer was discovered today when it
was learned that the lawmakers had
exempted most of the county officials
and all of the state officials-except
Akers-from war service. Now, in
event of war. Akers must go to the
front and his associates in the state
house will form the home guard un-
der provisions of the recent act.
When there was nothing else to do
in the legislature, the senate and
house said unkind things about the
fee situation in the state treasurer's
office. This fee trouble demanded
most of Akers's personal attention so
far as observation of legislative detail
was concerned. So it is probably but
natural that he was not looking when
a bill was introduced eXempting GER
tain persons from militia service. The
bill exempted the county clerks, treas
urers, probate judges. registers of
deeds. all state officials, and a long
classification of persons in public life.
Today the bill went to Governor Cap
per for his official signature. Investi-
CATION on the part of Judge c. w.
Smith, executive clerk. showed that
all of the state officials except Akers
had been EXEMPTED
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
What Thin Folks Should
Do To Gain Weight
Physicians Advice for Thin, Undc-
VeIopcd Men and Women.

Thousands of people suffer from excess
sive thinness, weak nerves and feeble stOm-
achs who, having tried advertised flesh
makers. food-fads, physical culture stunts
and rub-on creams, resign themselves to
lifelong skinniness and think nothing will
Ike them fat. Yet their case is not hope
less. A recently discovered regenerative
force makes fat grow after years of thin
ness, and is also unequal1ed for repairing
the waste of sickness faulty digestion
and for strengthening the nerves. This re-
markable discovery is called Sargol. Six
strength giving, fat-producing elements of
acknowledged merit have been combined
in this peerless preparation, which is
dorsed by eminent physicians and used by
prominent, people everywhere. 1t is abso-
lutely harmless, inexpensive and efficient.
A months systematic use of Sargol
should produce flesh and strength by cor
recting faults of digestion and by supply
ing highly concentrated fats to the blood.
Increased nourishment is obtained from the
food eaten. and the additional fats that
thin people need are provided. The Arnold
Drug Co. and other leading druggists sup
ply Sargol and say there is a large demand
for it.
While this preparation has given
splendid results as Il nerve-tonic and vi
taller, it should not be used by nervous
people unless they wish to gain at least
ten pounds of f1esh.-Adv.