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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-27
w. A. BROWN DEAD.
Well Known Citizen of Sumter PASSES
Away I'm New York.

His many friends were saddencd
yeterday when they heard of the death
on Wednesday afternoon at hospital
in New York of w. Aston Brown, for
many years one of Sumters we'll
known and highly respected citizens.
Mr.. Brown had been i'm i'll health for
several months from a growth in his
throat and he had gone to New York,
hoping that physicians there might
do something to alleviate his suffering
and prolong his life.
Mr.. Brown was a native of Sumter
and has been engaged in a number OF
business enterprises. generally of a
mercantile character. Up to a few
weeks ago when he was forced to stop
work on account of his illness he was
Clothing Company. The body arrived
from New York this morning at 4.30
O'Clock and the funeral services were
held from the late residence on
Broad street at il o'clock, interment
following at the cemetery.
Mr.. Brown was married to Miss
Jessie Muckenfuss. daughter of Dr.
IL. a. Muckcnfuss of Summerville,
who with the following children sur
vive him: Misses Anna and Rosalic
Brown. w. A. Brown. Jr. and Miss
Violet Brown
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-27

O'Donnell & Company's store was
totally destroyed by fire early Thurs
day morning, entailing a loss estimat-
ed at between $4,000 and $4,000,
with insurance about half covering
this loss.
The fire was discovered at about
$50 o'clock by Policeman Lawrence
who was making his rounds and the
alarm was at once sent in. However,
when the door was broken open the
draught admitted served to drive the
fire to burn with redoubled fury, and
so fierce was the blaze and heat that
the ircmen were unable to enter the
building. The fire burned rapidly and
within less than two hours what had
been one of the most beautiful stores
in this section of the State with it's i'm
mense stock of goods was nothing but
q mass of wreckage and smoking
ruins.
The fire started in the rear of the
building somewhere near the stove, it
was stated by the officer who diScov-
cred it, and could not be seen from
the front door at all when he made
his round. When he got to the back
door, he saw the fire and sent in the
alarm. One of the iircmcn broke i'm
the front door Of the store to gain ad-
mittancc, but he was not able to reach
the office before he was forced to turn
and go back out on account of the
heat and flame. The rear door burst
open from the heat about this time
and the draught from both ends of
the store fed the flames which shot up
through the skylight and straight up
skyward. One delivery bicycle was all
that was saved from the store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-27
COMMERCIAL CON
GRESs, CUARLESTON-S3.05.

For the above occasion The Atlantic
Coast Line viii sell excursion tickets
rom sumter to Charleston at &@.t5.
Tickets Vill he sold for al trains or
December II, IL, 13 and II and for
'rains scheduled to arrive Charleston
'cfore noon Of December Is, limited
returning to midnight of December
-, 1915. Proportionately low fares
will be made from all points on the
Atlantic Coast Line.
This is G. convention of the greatest
Importance to the Souths commercial.
manufactul ing AMI industrial inter-
ests, and will be an opening wedge for
.ts opportunities at this time. In
recognition of it's Importance the Unit
ed States government proposes to
send nine (9) battleships to Charles
ton and in addition there will be q
large number of cruisers, torpedo
boats and submarines there for the
inspection and pleasure of the large
number Of the South's representative
citizens who will be present.
For schedules and further insOr-
nation, call on o. V. Player, Ticket
Agent. Sumter. S. c. Atlantic Coast
Line. The Standard Railroad of the
South.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-27
ORDERED To MEXICO.
United States Marines Sent to Protect
Americans.

Washington. Nov. 2i.-Thc navy de-
partment has ordered Admiral Win
slow To- proceed with his flagship. the
san Diego. and three hundred ma
rines to Mochis Mexico. An uprising
OF the Yaquls is reported and many
Americans are In the vicinity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-27
TRY SIuP LINE OFFICIALS.

Many ships Chartered and Sent to
Supply German Warships In south
Crn Waters.
New York, Nov. 2i.-Tcstimony in
the Hamburg American officials trial
today showed that many ships had
been chartered and sent with supplies
To German warships i'm Southern wa
tcrS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-27

Miss Murray is now living I'm Sum
ter, after a stay OF several years i'm
Columbia. She has many friends and
relatives I'm Sumter and her marriage
will be a social event Of much local
interest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-27
An Approaching Marriage.

Ihe state.
An approaching marriage OF inter-
est Is that OF Miss Marie Murray.
daughter OF Mrs. w. Il. Murray. TO
Edward Conway Chewing of Beaver
Dam. Va. which will take place Do
ccmber 4 at the home of the brides
brother. T.. X. Murray. In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-27

Larger Than United States.
The Dominion of Canada is larger
than the United States proper by some
100000 square miles.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-14
EN- TERMINUS ENERGICOS..
Viene de la pagina 2.

EStados Unidos demandan una am
plia v complete garantia, para que
faGn respetadOs los antes dichcs
t.-echOs de los neutrales y para
pa no Sc repitan los ataques Sc
D.r los buques neutrales que lie
yan no cOmbatientes.
Ell hecho de que Sc comuniqUC
ilreCtamente a los p~asajeros que
van a ~embarcarse, una amenali.
H. Alemania, en- lugar de hacer e.
aber p0r conductO del gobierE .
IT, los EstadOs UnidOs, slgnifici
adrmas de la falta de considerable
70 una potcncia amiga, ell prop6s -
10 deliberate de cometer III aciG
.u"ra de la ley y, pOr 10 tanto, i'll
HlStiIicadO.
8.-Para dcsvanecer la mala in
preston que cXIsLe en- ell pueb o
!" los Estados UnidOs, Sc eSpefa :;
Der que eI gobierno a!eman no tuN"
~u'enciones de haccr perder las v
ll; a los ciudadanOS american
,ue viajaban en- el "Lusitania" "
lue, por 10 tantO. clio Sc debi6 a
III nal entendimicnlo de las o.
ines por parle del cOmandan .
20, submarine Que cause eli huaG -
I.entO. Fundado en- eSa eSperanz',
.lfia tambiGn el gObiernO de Is
~ladoS UnidOS en- que inmediat; =
i.nte So daran las 6rdenes Para
F.. Sc suspenda la campaha {:
uDma"inOs en- aquella parte en- que
.gndau rrSuitar perjudicadas las Vi
las e ~iatcreses de los ciudadanoi
p. este pals.
r.--Ei imcHte, Sc llama la atcr-
IN dcI Gobia.Io del ImperiO All.
IN hatia Ia ansicdad que Sc 1
'~.;pertado en- 81 pueblo de l,j
.lados UuidOs por cl asunto q
r.-lna cSta prOtcsta y hacla /
rlvrdad de la situaci6n. Liam
1Ibi6n la atencidn del mismo GO
.' rho hacia Ell hccho de que l.;
.iados Unidos han determinld)
war cl plan que Sc han trakai)
/. hacer respetar las vidas de : ;
.1aionaIcs, va sea poniendo en- jul
D todas las practicas diplomatic )
cualduicra Otra acci6n que 81
ccsaria para obtener la salts
G,clJn que demanda.
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: EZRA IN A,ENTtR:S.
Niene de- Ia pigina ;.

70! monOpoliO de las fabricas g.,
..DaiOs. de mantas e imperial T..
H. c"rveza Y TODD 10 que pueda rra-
'iZarse. Y Sc ha olvidadO pOr CO %.
ItntO COmbatir, dcStruir al enersi-
20. S.mentar algO que siquiera plt=.
n Iiamarse gObiernO o pres
lar remOtamente ell establecimira.
o. del Orden.
EstO liza hechO que los ban G:
yOluciOnariOS mueStren SUI N
ria moral y politica y ruere
, dosprcstigio mas aplaStante, de-.
'rcstigio que aumenta pOr mOm,r
rs e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Para ConirareStarlO en- 10 posi-
sta ahi una turba de suizOs d,
orensa hacienda la guerra de me- .
rs. dando noticias diarias de III;
los COmbates que no han exist
10 nj en- su prOpia inmagil9
ion: tOmandO Ciudades, desabarT
ando ejGrcitOS, obteniendo rncC
10cimientOs para ]gObiernOs az 3
20 eyisten nj en- embri6n y arr,
EiandO TODD como por arte de IN
yia.
La genie ScnSata y ell pueL ,
UismO que lee eSas mentiras 8,
"ien a mandibula batiente 81 q. .
IAN de bucn humOr o simplemsr d.
las acoien con el d~esprecio i .
merecen.
Y los histriOnes no cesar, G .
que no ccse la paga, cuando t.
los sabemOs que los cabeciIla5 {.
uuO y otro bandO en- TODD pier SO .
mcnos en- cOmbalir, %prefiriendo ! q.
r~rastrar5e ante los pies del 6, D..
bierno americana para que nc ! ,
estorbe.
GCuanto tempo durara este T. .
davia?
Cuando terminara esta far .
sangricnta que nos envilece, u
nos degrade. que nos hunde q .
miseria Y en- Ell lodO?
III Democratic FronteiikC g..
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EcOs del desastre del 'Lusitania"
Fl ex-Presidente Taft pide a SUI nacion que apo
We al Presidente Wilson

tros marinOs. Hemcs ~p..t-s,-ry, G.
que han hechO eliOs entOEces? EXl-
gimos de ella su eXlricta response
.bilidad en- la conferencia de GenO-
va. No dued6 vuestro honor mu-
rho mas ~satisfechO pOr este meto-
. do que 81 hubiGramos declarado Ia
guerra?
Converge en- Que las circunstan-
rias de inhumanidad del presente
case hagan preston sobre noSotros:
parO en- los momentOs que ardemoS
en- ,iusla indignation. nc son los ma
a prop6siDo para obrar, cuandO Ia
{ accidn que de tales momentos So
dcsprcnderia. seria de fatalcs con-
4nrucncias Y significarta una mex
nrcsable pirdida de yidas y de in
lereses. Hay coSaS pe5ros que Ia
Guerra: DcrO 81 dctcnrrse I'm mo-
mentO q deIiberar con tOda caima
Euc pucdr zanzibar la ]situacidn nj
aminorar los efcctoS de 10 que fl
Iaalmcntc habra que hacer."
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MAGNANIsuDAD CRISTIANl

BUDAPEST, Mayo ii.-Su SIN
dad ell Papa Benedict XIV, ha 20
tribuido con Ia suma de ochc n
pesos para los heridos francs
que han hecho la invasion de Il
landa a donde llegan con autl
viles atestados con las vfctimt
las encarnizadas batallas de I
lIeeke y Rescapelle. La Gil d
belga de Brugges permanece & 81
da cOmpletamente Y en- su sem
encuentran los hospitales mate j;
mente llenOs de heridos. La pcb,
ci6n esla sientiendo va los horror
| del hambre.
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Don Quijote de la Mancha. La obra
maestro de Ia literature espanola.
Edici6n de lujo $500
FL Martir del G6lgota. Hermosa Obra
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Los NaEiios Infames, 2 tomos SOC
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E. Jorobado. Novela de mucha sem
SacLon !Uc
Los Siete Pecados Capitales, = to-
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Memorials de IN RevoluciouariO. 0bra
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HerEGOSa ooyeia meXicana S5e
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ORGANIZATION UNA KER!iESsE 4
BENEFiCE0...
Viene de Ia paginl 1.

\. de Sanchez, Leonor ". de Soda
res y Guadalupe L. de Arizona, que
de una manera incansable presta-
ron sus servicios para lOgrar ell
meiOr 6xito a Ia fiesta caritativa.
Sc esta organizandO otra fiesta
con ell mismO fin y Sc espera reca-
bar adn mayor cantidad de dinerO
a beneficiO de las familias pObreS
de Mexico.
Ell CORRESPONSAL.
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CIENCIAS OCULTAS.

La Gran Magia Suprema...... soc
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los U
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i Poder del Pe1samientO. Su doml-
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Secretos de Ia Pres-idigitaclon y Ia
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Dogma V Ritual de IL Alta Magla.
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El'Verdadero Dragon Rojo. Contle-
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Verdadero Horoscope para Adlvlnar
81 Porvenir ooe
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Hay que dar tempo al pueblo
para que r~cfEcXiOne.


Iomando en- cuehia as dcIua'e>
'"hulcIOIeS He Id guerra I'll EuI'-
o. iurH'ia ac''o", - ''eE"I" eA-
f"iHai>r' no prr"'Tia 81 ''I'@cl'
3.io .-'l"po al pu'D'o que 'eii-
ma que H"'t. -" -u''I"' que
RI t"'iit" d'i pg'I-'o 70" 4"e :.
h' " oi'!I.'.."F'
nay que '1'i'. S''illrI' P'',''-
be- que Ell case u' GUERRA S''I u.
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y .'!'o''N' 'oH 4u' "'''." P'-"i '0'.
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ID dc esa GUERRA ' poI ~ taIIIo no
'.Deh ser affaSiIadoS d csc dcI
.ri" 'la>ja que FL pueDlo So oe ca
ru'''.' az 10 que sI-I'','c' 81 u,-
geo sep" ]" que V" ii "'''' ! ~
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FoF 'S'a I""''' ''"o TI'''u'"''
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ONO d'o' uIII=iF al Pu'D'o.ei' 'o'
~noiN"h'"S o' ~a-I'arI"H poPuI'' )
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'u,rahHo ai@"iia samoa para 'Sra-
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oajI1oiisiHo' SapIehdo que 81 no l.
'ueda ORA a~IierhatiNa' eSl" en- SuH
a'uI'ad'S c"ISliiucloAaIeS diiIJIr-
St. al I~on&reso. deSPueS que Sc maya
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'"" W" 4u' - "'Ha "'"' '''''ll'i'-
., aLrar 49, aso santido
Ina dcmauda de guerra me no
I1IrIt 4 IA rIItr ia
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CBRAS DIVERSAS.

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CBRAS POETiCAS DE PEA.

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Los males cXistcn en- ambos Iados.


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Il Novlo Prestau0.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-19

over to the next meeting as did the ordi- nance forbidding the placing of shackles on a prisoners legs and that prisoners be allowed s1 day for work on the city streets instead 50 cents as at present.
 summary of the proceedings of the board follows:
 Approved certain pay rolls. vouchers ar contractors estimates.
 Authorized president of board to appoint additional fire inspector. Q Destroyed. by burning certain public im- Irovement bonds which had been re- deemed at annual interest period.
 Ordered following street lights installed: Arc. Twenty-fifth avenue and Eighteenth street; tungsten. Eighteenth street and Avenue N, Ensley. by Birmingham, Ems Icy and Dessemer railroad, Thirty eighth street and Fifth avenue, south; arc, San Jones street and Levleth avenue: tungs- ten, Twenty-third street and Tenth ave- nue, north.
 Ordered following fire hydrants in stalled: Floral Park station on Gate City car line; Avenue 1 and Twenty-thrd street, Ensley; Hillman avenue and Eighty-fifth street.
 Adopted ordinance to prohibit the op- eration of street ears and other vehicles sfun for hire with persons on the running boards.
 Assented to vacation of portion of alley between Fifteenth and Sixteenth avenues south. and Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. south.
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 202-C, es- tablishing the grade of Arlington alley from Twenty-first way to Twenty first way alley.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. S7S-C, providing for certain improvements on Arlington alley from Twenty-first way to Twenty-first way alley, at an esti- mated cost of S630
 sAccepted offer of Mrs. Addie Gurley to convey city certain strip of land for side walk purposes upon cancellation of inn provement assessment amounting to S1021S
 Adopted resolution correcting certain errors in assessments under improvement ordinance No. S32-C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-19
ANOTHER INCREASE
 IN INSURANCE RATES FORECAST BY BROWN
Committee Appears Before Commission to Urge More Rigid Enforcement
 of Law

That the city of Birmingham is facing the probability of 9 per cent increase in fire insurance rates at the next meet ing of the Southeastern Underwriters as-
 sociation. which meets next month at At lantic City, was a statement made yes terday morning by R. A. Brown before 1.-the board of city commissioners. The necessity for relief from the unprecedented fire loses in the city of Birmingham of the past few years was pointed out and Mne statement made that it was worse Ethan that of New York
 A committee representing the Insurance
 Mems exchange, the Board of Trade and fire losses in the city of Birmingham of of H. G. Seibels, R. A. Brown, Ed s. Moore Oscar Turner and John S. Leedy appeared before the board and asked a
 more rigid enforcement of the law in regard to the accumulation inflammable trash in and about the business houses .2of the city.
 The delegation asked that the warn- ings be now discontinued and that when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-19
BROWN CONVICTED
 IN CRIMINAL COURT
Fined $500 by Jury on Charge of Blackmailing.
 Appeal Is Expected

Jerome s. Brown. formerly connected with the searchlight weekly newspaper. was convicted of blackmail in the first division of the criminal court by jury yesterday and fine of $500 imposed.
 It was stated that an additional sentence of not exceeding six months imprison- ment can be imposed by the judge but the jail sentence is not mandatory. The case was tried in the first division of the criminal court, Judge W. F. Fort presiding, the trial occupying nearly two days.
 The case went to the jury yesterday arguments by opposing counsel. Attorney A. Latady, counsel for the defendant, re- quested a written charge to the jury by Judge Fort, which was granted. Solici- tor Hugo L. Black and Assistant Solici- tor Walter Brewer represented the state.
 The defendant, J. & Brown, and ]. T. Howle were jointly indicted by the grand jury on charge of blacknail. Smith Gull lom, Jr. being named as the alleged vic tim. When the case was called Monday a severance was demanded and the state touh up tidl VI d. .. biOWn liISi. | ne case was hard fought throughout. many witnesses being placed on the stand and all subjected to q griling cross-exami- nation at the hands of counsel on both sides. Nothing sensational developed dur ing the trial.
 The jury reached a verdict last night about s:3G o'clock which was received by Judge w. E. Fort. It is understood an appeal to the supreme court will be taken.
 The case against ]. T. Howle, charged with the same offense, is set for this morning in the criminal court. Solicitor Black left last night for Montgomery and the case may be passed until the latter part of the week.