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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
SUPPLIES GO TO RIGHT SPOT.
Barely Quick Enough to Prevent
Bread Riots of Most Terrible Ma
ture.

London, Dec. 29.-The American
consul general at Brussels, Ethelbert
Watts. who has arrived here on his
way to the United States, said a per-
sonal investigation had satisfied him
that supplies to Belgium were being
wisely distributed and were reaching
the right people.
The American commission got to
work only just in time," said Watts.
IF the food had been delayed a few
days more the effect might have been
tragic. You can net preserve law and
order among starving people. Brus-
sells is now calm and orderly and
there is not likely to be any change
In the present situation for some
time"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
ATTACKED BY NEGRO.

Bamberg, Dec. 29.-J. Aldrich
wyman. a large planter and one of
8ambergs' foremos. citizens. shot and
instantly killed a negro tenant on his
farm about three miles from the city
Yesterday afternoon.
1t seems that the negro had come
TO MIR. Wymans yard in Bamberg the
previous day i'm a drunken condition
and had been ordered away. Yester-
day. IL Is said, Mr.. Wyman drove out
to his farm and told the negro that
he would have to look for another
home. Upon hearing this the negro
became infuriated and attacked Mr..
Wyman. who lodged behind his au-
tomobile and then dashed into a
nearby barn. For some time the ne
gro kept Mr.. Wyman as a prisoner.
When Mr.. Wyman did get back to
his automobile and was In the act Of
cranking the machine. the negro
again rushed upon him. He ordered
his assailant to stop. When the ne
gro did not stop Mr.. Wyman reached
Tor his pistol which was i'm the back
or his automobile and fired one shot
rhis was effective, producing instant
death.
MIR. Wyman IL member of the
Aiken family of Wymans. Formerly
ne practiced law i'm Bamberg but in
recent years he has devoted his en-
Tire time to his farming interests. At
the University Of South Carolina and
Davidson college Jim" Wyman was
q star at fo0tIall.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

Mcclure all received varying amounts
of small shot. Green Gibson and his
other son took cover under the bridge
during the skirmish and retreated i'm
good order. Green Gibson, the old
negro. ran to his landlord, Allen Mar
rett. near Fair Play. and asked for
ADVICE and protection. Marrett ad-
vised him to take to the heavy tim
bored lands northeast of Fair Play
and stay there until things cooled
down. He made for the woods and
got safely through the first forest,
but had to cross the public road to
get into the dense forest AS he cross
ed the road one Of the pursuing party
saw him at a distance and put q rifle
ball through him and he fell in the
road and lay there for some "a
hours. A number of shots were fred
into his body. Later another negro,
whose name is not known, made some
threats and the posse made for him,
but he reached his mule and by good
and all haste got a half hour
start Of the pursuers, and he has not
been heard~of since. 1t is thought
he me- ais escape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
NDUFFIE COUNTY FORMED.
Forty.flfth for South Carolina-Wins
by Large Vote.

Mccormick, Dec. 29.-South Caro-
lima is to have a new county-Mc-
Duffie. with Mccormick as it's seat Of
government-if the legislature, as is
to be expected, follows the wishes of
the people in the territory affected
and erects the new unit. Today saw
the popular test Of the project, result
ing in great majority for the
erection of the new county. The
vote stood: For new county, 61s;
against. 81.
The new county is to be composed
of parts Of Abbeville, Greenwood and
Edgefield. 1t is to have an area of
402 square miles.
The vote in the various counties
stood:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

Attorneys for Condemned Man Will
Garry Habeas Corpus Fight to Su.
prelne Court.

attorneys fOr CONDEMNED Man VIII
Garry Habeas Corpus Fight to Su.
preme Court.
Washington, Dec. 28-Justice La
mar Of the United States supreme
court today granted an appeal from
the refusal Of the federal district court
for northern Georgia to release on
habeas corpus proceedings Leo M.
Frank, under death sentence for the
murder of Mary Phagan at Atlanta.
Frank has been sentenced to be
hanged January %, but Justice La
mars action causes a stay Of execu.
ton. Thirty days are given for the
record of the proceedings in the lower
court to be filed in the supreme court
here. The State Of Georgia then may
ask that the hearing Of the case be
advanced. Such suggestions general
ly are granted.
AS result of Justice Laniar's ac-
ton today the entire court now will
pass upon Franks right to seek re-
lease from custody on a writ of habeas
corpus on the ground that the trial
court in Fulton county, Georgia, lost
jurisdiction over him by it's failure TO
have him present when the jury re-
turned it's verdict.
Should the supreme court decide
Frank was not entitled to the benefit
of the habeas corpus writ, the State
Of Georgia would no longer be barred
from carrying out the death sentence.
If the court decides he was entitled
to ask for the writ, the case probably
would be remanded to the federal dis
trict court for the taking of evidence
on the writ, and in opposition there
to.
Should the supreme court eventual
ly decide that Frank must be re-
leased. it was said, further question
would arise as to the power Of the
State to indict and try him a second
time. Authorities are said to differ as
to whether the first trial would be
regarded as having placed Frank in
jeopardy"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

Mr.. Henry Suares, of New York
died in that city December 2Sth, af-
ter long illness. He was the eldest
son Of the late j. f. Suares of this city
but went to New York when a young
man and had made his home there
Tor the past thirty-flve or forty years
He Is survived by one brother and
one sister, Mr.. Moultrie Saures and
Miss Minnie Saures, of Little Rock,
Ark. His nearest relatives in Sumter
are his nephews Messrs. A. G. and V.
II. Phelps.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

Cruiser AskOld Threatened to Fire
Upon Syrian Village IL Men Were
Harmed.

Washington, Dec. 29.-That it was
the Russian cruiser Askold and not
the United States cruiser North Caro-
lima which threatened to lombard a
Syrian village was contained in a re-
port received today at the navy de-
partment from Capt. Oman of the
North Carolina.
Capt. Oman reported no American
merchantmen had been south of Alex
andretta, Syria, since December 9. An
Athens dispatch published last week
said that the crew Of an American
steamer had been attacked at Tripoli,
south Of Alexandretta, when foreign
consuls and refugees attempted to
board her, and that the North Caro-
lima had threatened to lombard the
town.
Capt. Oman's dispatch, filed at
Beruit yesterday, was as follows:
ION December rs the Russian cruis-
er Askold sent boats with armed men
on reconnaissance near Tripoli,
Syria. at the village of Banias. Before
arrival at the beach the boats ground
ed in shoal water and the crews of
the boats were jeered by the populace.
At the threat of the Turkish authori-
ties to imprison the boats crews they
were informed that the Russian cruis-
er would lombard the village in such
an event, and consequently no one
was made prisoner. No shots were
fired.
"The Russian boats crews left the
vicinity when the boats were fioated
Since December 8 no American nler-
chairman has been south of Alexan.
dretta, Syria. The reconnaissance of
Beirut, Syria, is frequently made by
British, French and Russian cruisers
Everything is quiet at Beirut"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

Less high living, less living on
credit and more debt paying, will put
this section on its feet within the next
twelve months.
During 1914 457 marriage licenses
We're issued by the clerk of court, 120
to white couples and 337 to colored
couples. During 1913 there were just
one less licenses to whites. This gives
the school fund of the county some
thing over $500 for it's treasury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
MARRETT RECEIVERS FROM
WOUND.
FROM
OcOnce Man Stabbed by Negro I'm
prOves-Rieview of Exciting Incl
dents i'm County.

Richland, Dec. 28.-Julius Mar
rett, the man who was stabbed at Fair
Play three weeks ago, is rapidly i'm
proving now and is reported to be
practically out of danger. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Marrett is a
merchant at Fair Play and that
negro, Byrd, was wanted for
some offense in Georgia He was
located near Fair Play. An officer
from Georgia came for him, but fear
ing the negro would recognize him
and get away he sent MIR. Harrett
with the warrant. He entered the
negro's house and while reading the
warrant the negro stabbed him with
a butcher knife, took his pistol away
from him and fed. The knife struck
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

From the Daily Item, Dec. 20.
The services at Salem Baptist
church last evening were very inter-
esting. beautiful tree, a short
programme we'll rendered and the dis
tribution of presents all contributed
to make the occasion pleasant to the
large congregation Of children and
their friends who were present.
The Sunday school has grown
rapidly. having been organized about
two years ago with II. They now
have on their roll 237.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

stand-pat. ~ pie-counter. free-lunch,
side-door, politician: and was the di-
rect product OF the political system
of Rome.
II preachers would cut out their
theological differences and go to
preaching Jesus; we could put the
devil In the hospital in six weeks.
IL man had been writing the Bible,
he never would have told you about
Solomon having 700 wives and few
hundred concubines on the side; and
having old Brigham Young backed of
the boards.
You will be a man after Gods
heart; when you admit your cussed-
ness. and come out and want TO trot
decent.
The man who stands around with
his hands I'm his pockets, will soon
be trying to get them in somebody
else's pocket.
You may join a temperance society
and become reformed; you may join
some literary society and become in
formed; You may join some secret
society and become uniformed; you
may join society" and become de.
formed; but II you join Jesus Christ
you will become transformed.
We are not preaching evolution
We don't believe men ever evolute6
into Christians.
A man left to himself, devilutes.
mo trade" Is the passport b,
which ninety percent of the crimi
na.s enter the penitentiaries Of the
country. Keep busy.
You SOW an evil thought, and 20,
reap an evil desire: you SOW an evi
desire. and you reap an evil habit
you SOW an evil habit. and you rear
an evil character: and character set
ties your destiny.
When you stagger home. drunk; are
you the only one who has to SUI.
fer?
No. your poor wife. mother ant
children!
And your children have to have
the finger OF scorn pointed at them
and then the morning after, you liz
around and say. II am so sick.
You miserable old lobster, some
body else feels ten thousand time.
worse than you do.
You old cheese-headed. white
livered, son Of perdit'on: somebod,
else has to suffer for your dirty cuss
edness.
Many an innocent girl is ostraciset
and stigmatized by society, and com
PEELED to live an isolated life. Why
Because they have the blood O.
some old disreputable. black-hearted
lousy degenerate. flowing through
their veins.
Apostolic succession" is the mos
overworked phrase in the English
language.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
PROSPEROUS COTTON MILL.

Lexington, n. c., Dec. 31.-The
capacity Of the million dollar Erlang-
er cotton mill will soon be nearly
doubled. The expenditure Of Il half
million dollars is planned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

There has not been man in the
guard house i'm custody i'm tho past six
days, which is probably the best re-
cord sumter has ever had at the
Christmas season OF the year. Not Il
single arrest has been made i'm the
city since December ?ith.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
MAKES FORTY.FIVE.
Addition of McDufIlic Will Put Jas.
pcr'S Nose Out of Joint.

The addition Of McDfie county,
formed from parts Of Greenwood, Alb
bcvillc and Edgctield, will bring the
number of counties in South Carolina
to 45. The admission of McDufie will
take from Jasper the distinction of
being the baby county, which it has
borne for several years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
CAPE COD CANAL OPENED.
Most Important Next to Panama Canal
Great Aid to Vessels.

Washington. Dec. 30.--While the
attention of the world has limped
along behind the stupendous events
occurring in Europe during the last
few months. great American ac-
complishment has been successfully
concluded without causing more than
q casual furry of interest among the
people of the country; the Cape Cod
Canal conceived about 200 years ago,
and proposed innumerable times as a
public undertaking. has been opened
to traffic by a private company. A
description Of the Importance of the
new canal. military and commercial,
and brief survey of the steps leading
to it's construction, prepared for the
National Geographic Society by Com
modore j. w. Miller, was issued here
today:
1.-The Cape Cod Canal has not
only more shipping in sight than Suez,
but 1t Is also, next to Panama Canal,
as regards the defense OF the country.
one Of the most important waterway
improvements ever undertaken. A
study Of the chronology and history
orr the ape Cod problem shows that
since the days of the Revolution con-
tinued stress has been laid upon its
military aspect. Its Importance as an
interior line of defense Is greater
today that ever before.
Besides enhancing the security of
this country's eastern seaboard, the
canal eliminates for commercial ship
ping the highly dangerous passage
around Cape Cod between Boston and
New York. The way around the
Cape. with its fogs and windstorms
its shoals and sunken reefs. is one of
the most treacherous sea lanes in the
world frequented by heavy traffic. 1t
Is estimated that at least 1000 vessels
have been wrecked in Vineyard Sound,
without the Cape, and in the Nam
tucket Shoals region between 1843 and
1913. 9OS Of which were q total loss
About 700 fisherman have lost their
lives here owing to the fact that the
ilong arm Of the Cape prevented them
from reaching a haven in sudden
storms. Cape Cod has been called
The Graveyard Of Ships. co.
than de Lessep's original canal at
Suez. 1t has a modern up-to-d date
', channel. comparable in dimensions to
the ones at Kiel and Manchester. II
crosses near the shoulder of the Cape
where the Pilgrim fathers Of more
than ten generations ago decided that
such a canal should be constructed
George Washington recommended thc
building Of sea level waterway here
and 1t has been put forward at fire.
quent intervals. II Massachusetts
had acted during the era of canal
building. when New York built the
Erie. and Virginia the Chesapeake
canal, she might have wrested the
marine supremacy from the Hudson
at cost trivial compared to the
money spent upon the former canals.
'The Cape Cod Canal shortens the
distance between Boston and New
York. and other southern ports by
seventy miles. This will mean a large
saving on very large coastal traffic.
1t will. further, save a deal of need
less loss in lives and in property.
Humanity demanded a canal at Cape
Cod; commerce needed it; persever-
ance. pluck, and financial ability have
finished it--ready for a tributary and
existing tonnage greater than that of
suez and over twice that estimated
for Panama"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

Land that has been we'll broken
and planted with cover crop Is
storing up the surplus moisture that
will be- needed next spring and sum-
mer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
EMPLOYEES GIVEN PRESENTS.

The National Biscuit Company pre-
sented all It's employees throughout the
service a s5 gold piece as "a Christmas
greeting i'm appreciation of service and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

Atlanta, Dec. 2S.-"It's a long lane
that has no turning" said Frank in
his cell.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02

PLATE was u type of the tin horn,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-02
SEES TIE TURNING.

Frank Comments on His Own LOng
Lane
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28
Great Demand for New
Constipation Remedy

They say that the advent OF the 'senta.
0G tablet a. vegetable substitute fXr
demand for this remarkable product Il
seems TO have made q hit particularly
With those afntcted with chronic constl.
patton, who were quick to recognise in
saovaanta9ss over calomsl and the usual
Sentsnel tablets, aside from their en-.
cacy. DOUBTLESS owe their success largely
% tendency TO Aid In bringing About
natural functioning-instsad Of sncour-
spng the .cathartie habit" Also. instead
q inJuring the mssnbraneous lining q
Influence Instead OF weakening, they
add tone to the intestinal wall. And they
eoTrss preferrsd o. this account t. the
.olently acting purSatfves. Their mex
Popularity Of ssntanel tablets. One need
procure only . dimes worth. and take
That the f4Sal remedy for constipation.
Torpid hvef, and their many evil oonse.
euencse. has finally. been 1ounA.-Osu1-
3ist8 Review.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28
WILLIAMSBURG PLANS
ANNUAL HOMECOMING

WILLIAMSBURG, Ind, Sept. 2s.-
Persons from thirty states are expect
cd 1t the sixth annual Homecoming
which will be held here Sunday, Oct.
8 beginning with Sunday school at
$3.50 o'clock in the Methodist church.
Preaching services will be held at
1890 o'clock. A quartet from Taylor
university at Upland will furnish
music. Miss Lucille Dye OF Anderson,
who IL wellknown as q reader will
appear on the program. Dinner will
be served in the basement at noon
Efforts are being made to break last
years attendance record which was
600 persons. Letters Of greeting are
being received from some persons at
such a great distance that they will
be unable to attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28
SO CANDIDATES
FOR hIeH TEAM
GET HARD WORK

Initial basketball practice Of the
sssson by High school studsAts was
held yesterday AFTERNOON under the
direction Of Robert Nohr. Jr.. physical
director Of the gymnasium. Approx
mately 80 men turned out for pfac-
tise. record which ad4ed to the be-
lief OF many that the prospects this
year for first class High school bas-
ket ball team were very bright.
From this number group teams will
practise under the direction Of Coach
Nohr every Monday and "Wednesday
evenings and the process OF elimtnar
ton win begin.
A first squad Of fifteen men will he
chosen Of the players who show mp
best In the practise and from this
squad the 10 best will be selected ~
the first team Of the High school and
the remainder will represent the sec
ond team. This will afford chance
for substitutes to show their ability.
Skates Follow Cameo.
II It is possible. the Coliseum will
be used for the games to be played
by the High school team and 1t 10 prob
able that its contests In many cases
through the ensuing season will be
used a. curtain-raiser1 for the Earl
ham college games.
After the games II arrangements
are made for them to be held In the
Coliseum. skates will be rented to the
patrons of the games and for an hour
or two roller-skating will be enjoyed.
The first game to be played by the
High school team has been scheduled
for October is, in Richmond. with
Mooreland. Last year, the latter play.
ed the opener with the local team and
did not show up we'll. Fans at the
High school are looking for nothing
startling from the Mooreland team
again this year and believe their team
will have an easy walk-over.
Porter. Brown and Pitts OF last years
team form the nucleus upon which
Nohr will build. Parker is showing
form which practically assures him q
berth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28
SPORTS AND ATHLETICS
5. 4. |. ISSUES
INVITATIONS TO
ANNUAL FEAST

The 8. A. L. met ct the T. n. c. A.
last night ana made final arrange
ments for the banquet to Be held RI
day night.
It was decided that the affair would
be strictly BY invitation and from the
list OF guests arranged there will be
about $50 present.
Members Of the Richmond baseball
club were invited ana the others ars:
Mayor Robbins, William Keller. Al
bert Bavis. Harry Genhett. Edward
Swayne, George lie Boutillier, william
Bailey, Charles Jordon. p. n. Haas,
Arthur Roach. Ellis NJ. Learner. Roy
Cooper. Joseph Hill. Messrs. still.
wagon and Bishop, r. 8. Dodd, Ed
ward H. Harris, Lynn Shaw and II.
H Diddlsbofk
All OF tho automobile owners who
loaned their machines for the parade
1t the opening OF the season ana sew
eraj others whose names are not IN
cluAed in this preliminary list will be
The members Of III the teams In the
league are Of course invited and the
prospects are that the banquet Will be
the most successful affair ever held
here. NJ.
Trophies win be awardsd TO the
players Of the vigran team who won
the championship and the team will
be awarded the silver cup.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28
MEMBERS OF TEAM
H.. ADVISED TO TRAIN
~ THE SPORT EDITOR.

The condition of some of the players
on the Richmond team when the make
their appearance on the field is being
discussed by fans, and 1t is up to
the local management to rectify this
matter.
Ball players who can not refrain
from smoking cigarettes or pipes while
on the field should seek other fields
of labor, for that kind of stuff will not
go here.
It certainly is not an edifying sight
to watch an alleged athlete walk
around before a crowd Of thousand
or more persons with pill in his
hand.
A little pep" on the field won't do
any harm either.
The crowd goes out to see baseball
and not walking matches between the
players.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28

ally we'll On The line. He b hAavies
tAan h .was last y1as and AAs besl
diaphyiAs improved knowledge a thu
eAakA
Bowen. full back. win probably b
rtnA4 upan fer punts and drop kicaks
His last years experience hAs helped
n this and the coach believes that
With :, nttl4 more practice this year
he can b placed In Mne With the best
Doctors In The state. II the game Sat
urAAy Develops Into . close contest
Bowen win be called On to do some
seal kicking.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28
MACEDONIAN FACES
LARCENY CHARGE

= George Perses, q Macedonian, was
yesterday by Police Commissioner vii
liam EvArsman, to answer charge Of
by George VasseIo. another MAcedon-
ian. vasselo charges that while Perses
was rooming with him In this city he
stole his watch and a suit Of clothes.
Perses will be arraigned in circuit
court next week
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28
HAGERSTOWN WINS

Haxerstown won from the Cam
bridge City Grays Sunday, Z to 4. Davis
who twirled for Hagerstown, will pitch
against Richmond Sunday, and vigran
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28
VISIT EXPOSITION

J. c. Stevens and wife of: Center
Vile, were visitors today at the big
exhibit of California products main.
tanned In Los Angeles by the Chamber
Of Commerce. They also attended the
free lectures with moving pictures
that are given daily.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-28

Pulse beat sounds In the ears, caused
by detective blood circulation, are
cured With alternating currents by Z
reuca phystcian.