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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
GUARD KILLS CONVICT.
Tragedy on State F'arm-Dcad Man
From Charleston.

Camden. May 13.-John Green. a
convict working on one of the South
Carolina state farms, q few miles be-
low Camden. was shot to death Tues
day by j. NJ. Pankhcad, who was
guarding squad at work. Green was
a lie convict sent up from Charleston
some time ago. and from scars found
on him after death IL would seem
that he had been in many fights.
While the guard had his back
turned. IL seems that Green sprang
upon Mr.. Bankhead and took his pis-
.tol away and that two other convicts
standing nearby. Henry Fields and
Abraham Jenkins. took the pistol from
Green and returned it to the guard.
Green then started to run and. IL is
said, the officer fired three shots, and
seeing that Green was about to make
his escape over n dam. another shot.
which proved fatal. was fired. The
negro fell, his intestines having been
punctured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
DIRIGIBLE FOR AMERICAN
NAVY.
Daniels Authorizes Construction O
First Airship for Sea Forces O
Country.

Washington, May 14.-Construction
OF the navy's first dirigible was au-
thorized today by Secretary Daniels
who awarded contracts for it's manu-
facture to the Connecticut Air Craft
company Of New Haven on a bid of
s45.636.
The balloon is to be delivered with
In four months to be used at the naval
aeronautic station at Pensacola. 1t Is
designed to carry four student observ-
ers In addition To- a crew Of four. 1t
VIII be It's feet long, 55 feet high,
have gas capacity Of 10000 cubic
feet and speed of 25 miles an hour.
The two hour radius Of action can be
doubled by replacing with gasoline
the weight Of the extra men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
NOT SATISFIED WITH REPORT.
Governor Declares it Erroneous and
.Misleading'-Suggests Mayor In.
vestigate.

Columbia. May 15.-Gov. Manning
tonight made public the following
letter to Mayor Grace, Of Charleston:
Hon. John P. Grace. Mayor. Char
lesion, S. c.
Dear Sir: In regard to the report
of Chief Of Police Cantwell, dated
April 1915. to you. and by you trans
mitted to me. This says L beg to re-
port the following parties and places
who have discontinued business
II. like you, received this report in
good faith, and took it to mean that
these parties had discontinued busi-
ness as result of the activities of the
police squad. On looking into this,
however. I find that the statement of
Chief Cantwell is erroneous and mis-
leading, and / will mention but two
instances-L. Williams, who died
some months ago, and M. Hackett,
who was burnt out. Many Of, the
places said to be closed are selling IL
Quor.
This seems SO serious to me that
1t should demand an investigation, and
1 suggest that you investigate this re-
port.
II have not received any subse-
Quent report. -,
| II am yours very truly,
Richard /. Manning, Governor"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19

Rock Hill, May 15.-The Coburr.
Players have been secured for three
entertainments during the Winthrop
College Summer School. They win
give Jeanne dare" 1.-The Imaginary
Sick Man." and 1.-THE Yellow Jacket"
There will also be many other attrao-
tive entertainments during the sum.
mer school, among them an evening
by Mrs. Josephine Chiffon, an imper-
senator and reader whose entertain.
ment here during the past winter
charmed SO many. 49,. ...
DR.. T. Gilbert Pearson of New
York. secretary of the National Aud
ubon Society, will be here on June
26th for an illustrated lecture on
birds. 4 :.:t:SMaKalEk
The Boston Lyrics will give an en-.
tertainment here on June 1s. and Miss
Laura Combs of New York, a we'll
known soprano. will give a concert In
the auditorium on the 17th OF July.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
SUMTER WINS EXCITING GAME.
DEFEATS HARTSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL BY SCORE OF 8 toe.
Flowers Knocked Home Run I'm 7th--
Boyle and Flowers Starred for LO-
Gals I'm Game Filled with Errors, but
With Plenty OF Interest.
From The Daily Item, May Is.

From The Daily Item, May Is.
The biggest crowd OF the season at
tended the ball game at the local park
Friday afternoon between the Sumter
and Hartsville high schools in which
the locals got the better Of the visitors
by the score of 8 to 6. Both teams
made many errors and the Sumter
teams batting was an exciting fea-
ture. Bell of Hartsville and Nunna-
maker OF Sumter each pitched we'll,
with honors about equally divided.
The game started out like it was 60
ing to be pitchers battle. Nun
namaker struck out two men in the
first inning and Bell retaliated with
three strike-outs. Nunnamaker got
two more in the next and Bell did
likewise. Then the fun started and
for awhile the wame was a tragedy
or errors for Sumter. Flowers threw
wild and a throw to second also pass
ed over the basemans head. A third
throw to the home plate was wild and
two men scored for Hartsville. After
that whenever man got on first base
II was the approved thing for him to
steal second and third and sometimes
stole in home on the wild throw Of the
catcher. II was mery-go-round on
the base. Several fancy plays were
started by Sumter, but only one work
ed out successfully. This was when
Brown ran Off first with Flowers on
third. Brown was playing for Flow
ers to make q score. which he did and
then he went to second on a bad
throw. Monaghan got a pretty three
Dagger. but was out at the home plate
In trying to make 1t home run.
Poyle got a three-bagger, a two-base
LIT and a single and played a good
game at first. Flowers was the star
getting a home run in the seventh
and beating out two bunts to first. His
left hand catch Of line drive that
looked good for at least two scores for
Hartsville. was as pretty catch as
has been seen on the local ground this
season. Burns and Nunnamaker also
got two-base hits. or the Sumter
pitcher Hartsville got one two-bagger
and FIVE other hits. Both pitchers
walked a number Of men, Nunnamak
er being wild in the eighth inning. The
game could not be called a fine speci-
men of ball playing. but 1t was in
tensely interesting and it gave the
spectators plenty Of fun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
Home Economics Institute.

Rock Hill, May 14.-Winthrop COL
lege invites the club women of South
! Carolina to attend the second short
course in Home Economics arranged
for them by the college. 1t is offered
In response to the interest evinced by
the women Of the State in the SUBJ
ject Of Home Betterment through the
study Of the whole wide range of
subjects which enter into the profess
sion Of housekeeping.
The meetings will be held in the
Home Economics Department Of the
College, July 6-9, 1915. Class and
laboratory instruction will be given,
in the selection of foods. principles
Of cookery, sewing, home sanitation,
house furnishing. and decoration.
Such practical problems as diets in
health and in sickness will be
discussed. Labor-saving methods
will be demonstrated, as we'll as la
bor-saving apparatus for housework.
One morning will be devoted to
methods in dressmaking, with the de-
monstration Of the use and alteration
Of patterns to suit the individual.
There will be demonstrations Of the
use of the cheaper cuts of meat, Of
bread. and cahe making. Simple
tests for food and textile adulera-
tions and the removal Of stains from
linen will be shown. The offerings
will be varied; but all will bear upon
the woman's problem Of better home
keeping. ~ .s~AVM
Each women's club is invited to
elect one delegate and one alternate.
Thus, in case the delegate is preevnt-
ed from attending, there will be some
one duly appointed to take her place.
The hospitality Of Winthrop College
is limited to fifty because of dormi-
tory limitations. The delegates will
be registered in order of application
until the maximum number Of fifty is
reached. Each club desiring repre-
sentation should communicate with
Miss Mary z. Frayser.
Home Economics Extension De-
partment. Winthrop College. Rock
Hill. s. c. -f -, sUR NV
The delegates will be the guests of
Winthrop College. No preparation i'm
the way of training is required for
this course. Those who elect to
come will be met at the train. and
every effort made to make their stay
pleasant and profitable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
CONFIDENCE IN WILSON.
The Public Trust President In the
Hour OF Trial.

New York. May 1i.-Calmness and
the belief m the confidence that the
public reposes i'm President Wilson
marked the editorial comment OF the
american note to Germany i'm morning
newspapers today. All agree that re-
sponsibility for future action, mo-
mentous rs 1t may he. now rests with
Germany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19

Praises Industrial School.

Il must say that I am very much
pleased with the work done there and
a want to commend highly the eff
cheney of Superintendent Johns" said
Gov. Manning yesterday in discussing
his visit to the South Carolina Indus
trial school at Florence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
SUMNER SCHOOL ENTERTAIN.
MENTS.

COburn Players at Winthrop Collexe
Lecture on Birds and Musical Com.
pany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
GREAT OVATION FOR WILSON.
Half Million Join I'm Giving President
Hearty Reception.

New York. May 1.-THE greatest
ovation ever given any president.
greeted President Woodrow Wilson as
the naval parade started. Half a mil3
lion people cheered frenziedly as the
president passed along.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
RETAILERS WIN POINT.
COUNCIL WILL DRAW UP NEW
ORDINANCE RELATING no
SALE OF FRUIT ON
STREETS.

Only Retail Dealers May Sell Produce
In Residential Section of City-City
to Support Civic League Library.
Which Will be Converted into Free
Lbrary-OfYer OF Land for Widen.
ing and Opening Strcets-Other
Matters at Council Meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-30
TALKS ON THRIFT
Independent Americans

If man shows disposition to pro- vide for his old age, don't discourage him by saying he Is stingy; our most pltiful tragedies are old people who are poor and neglected. Ed Howe of Atchison.
 The anniversary of our national inde- pendence is at hand again, bringing with it. to thoughtful persons, the query, Am l really Independent.
 By this suggestion we do not mean to question the average citizens political mental or moral freedom We refer solely to financial independence or the lack of It.
 No man or woman depending solely upon earnings is truly independent. because when earnings fail, the earner is at once dependent upon somebody or something aside from his own efforts
 The real reason for saving is found in the fact that a man does not earn a uni form income from the beginning to the end of his life. whereas his necessities re. main practically uniform, or, if anything increase with advancing years
 All childhood days are unproductive during which time he Is cared for by parents or friends. Many of his declining years are also unfruitful, so that during the active portion of his life he must provide for old age, if he wishes to as.
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New Weapons, New Rules

From the Cleveland Leader.
 Plenty of precedents are being estab- lished for the ombardment of unforti- fled cities and towns, without warning. Airships and aeroplanes are making com
 iuonplace what was considered entirely forbidden to modern nations. before the great war began. Such attacks have been
 made by most of the great powers in- volved in the war if not by all of them. There is always the excuse of railroad tracks to be torn up, depots to be wrecked. or some factory military storehouse to be destroyed. if possible. and the of flying machines and dirigible balloons does not permit notice in advance.
 So new practices come with new weap- cns, but do the old rules still govern the
 use of old means of damaging the enemy :?
 l. it even now to be understood that ships
 must not shell unfortified ports or any
 coast districts occupied by civilians. espe- cially by women and children, without giving notice hours in advance of the
 actual bompardment? Can land batteries
 be turned upon "open" towns taken by
 surprise, and their citizens killed In their
 homes without warning? Many new and
 vital questions will have to be settled by the learned doctors of international law when the war Is over and such proceed ings again come to have living interest and an appearance of real force The laws supposed to bind civilized nations will have to be adjusted to new facts or else the conditions of war must be al- tered radically before the next conflict
 and by what authority can that be done?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-30
A Southern Town With Vision

From the Newark Star.
 A combination of foresight with the municipal ownership principle has given the United States one taxless town. This phenomenal community Is Harrisvlle. w. Va, which 20 years ago bought natural gas we'll and piped the town. Later the municipal gas plant was let to private concern, which pays rental sufficient to meet all the local expenses for govern ment and public Improvements. Now Harrisvlle. not content with the success of it's experiment in one phase of municipal ownership, is about opening a railroad of it's own, which 1t has built to another town six miles away. It re- mains to be seen how soon Harrisvtlle will get out of the taxless class. Railroad ing is more precarous business than selling natural gas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-30
CONSIDERING THE PRISONERIN THE MINES
 FROM A HUMANITARIAN POINT OF VIEW
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
 By MRS. SIDNEY NJ. ULLMAN

sawmills and coal mines are all using this unskilled. untrained labor for profit.
 After the poor dog of a conv. i. ac- cording to the idea of the warden, is half-starved beaten and worked almost to death he is sent to the state farm in Weutmpka and fattened for future use. Like the mine mule. who has his shoes taken off and is allowed to graze and fatten, to be able to work longer hours and suffer fttld less loud
 That such a bill as the one introduced
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by W. C. Davis should have the support of every Alabama legislator is certainly apparent. This bill is to prevent the work ing of state and county convicts in mines, turpentine camps. lumber camps and all other private employment under lease or contract.
 Every woman in the state should be awakened to this matter and make 1t a consideration. The heart of the state Is bowed down in shame and the women should minister in sympathy to heal the wound.
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Perfectly Fashionable

From Judge. Have women the strength Of mind to
 conduct themselves In politics like men.
 Could woman, like Caesar. have refused the crown?" "I think so." said the lady addressed. "Of course. she might have tried 1t on,
 just to see if 1t was a fit"
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sure himself the necessities and comforts of life when his earning days are over. So the path of financial independence leads through the savings bank, and the really independent Americans are those whose names are found in bank pass books recording constantly increasing deposits. with occasional withdrawals for good. per- manent investments.
 T. D. MACGREGoR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-30

Plans are on foot for the greatest Fourth of July celebration in the history of Tus- caloosa next Monday. The exercises will be held under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. and the Boy Scouts. Congress- man w. R. Oliver will deliver the prin- cipal address. He will be responded to by representatives of all the European nations not at war and residents of Tus- caloosa.
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Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce of Tuscalooosa has received word of the death of her brother, Dr. Henry NJ. Clarkson. at Hay market Va. pr. Clarkson served as a gunner at Fort Sumter, and was consid- cred one of the most skilled surgeons in the Confederate army. He was a native of Charleston, s. C., and was 80 years of age. Dr. Clarkson was member of the Episcopal church. and was the author of number of poems of the south which attracted nationwide attention.
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TUSCALOOSA
Hausman Dry store BureIarized--Mnc-. cabees Elect Officevs-Y ounG Ladies Injured in Runaway--To Celebrate Fourth

Tuscaloosa. June -(Specia1)-The Hausman Drug company was footed last night by yeggman, who secured about $50 In bills and small change The safe of the company was forced open and the con- tents strewn about the floor The money in the cash drawer was not disturbed. The robbery was not discovered until this business
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Go to your clothes shop there's a Summers happiness in store for you.
 Just say "Palm Beach" as you slip off that old hot coat the sales
 man will do the rest.
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Look out for imita-
 tions! There 6 only one genuine cloth the n anne is trade- marked, and the label is sewn in every suit made of the real fabric.
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l The following officers were elected last night for the ensuing year by the Tusca- loosa lodge of the Knights of the Mac | lcabees: Harry DeNegre, commander; J. c. Persons. lieutenant commander R. E. Sears, R. F. K; Dr. c. NJ. Hanna. chap lin; pr. A. D. killian, medical examiner; | G. z. Fields, master at arms; Sol Morgen- thau sergeant: G. G. Lawrence. first guard; w. H. Cashman, second guard; T. l.. Speed, captain degree team.
 Misses Pearle Deason and Estele Bat son were thrown from their buggy and seriously injured and Miss 1la Deason | jumped and received slight injuries when the horse they were driving became fright ened by an automobile at the Northport end of the river bridge late yesterday afternoon.
 Tho identity of the driver of the auto mobile was not learned as he speeded up his car and escaped The young ladies were carried to their homes and given medical attention. They were reported as resting easy last night
 With two barges of coal from above Lock F in tow, the steamer M. Carney of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company passed Tuscaloosa this morning bound for Mobile. The self propelled barge "Tus- caloosa" of the Alabama New Orleans company left this morning for New Or leans with a cargo of 800 tons of Alabama stone from the auarries near Lock r. The river steamer John Quill, with cargo of package freight and a number of pas sengers arrived in Tuscaloosa this morn- ing from Mobile.
 Farm Demonstration Agent A c. Lett yesterday issued warning to the farmers of the county that another crop of boil weevils is com.ng on, and that to make their cotton a success they must at oncs
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push the light on the weevil. The weevil has appeared in large numbers in the southern part of the county and has caused great uneasiness among the farm CTS of that section.
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Of with those woolly toes! When the old sun shines it's hottest, you'll be happy in featherlight, porous Palm Beach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-30

"How to Live and What to Wear in the Hot Days' is a booklet that good clothes dealers will present to you without charge. It con- tains an important health article by a fa- nous Health Director that will show you and yours the way to a wholesome Summer, free from sickness and discomfort.
 The
 Palm Beach Mills Coodall Worsted Company Selling Agent: R. K. MULFORD DEPT.
 22s Fourth Ave-, New York
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Palm Beaches, of
 course!

They're shapely, too, but with a shapeliness that soap and water cannot mar.
 And so inexpensive.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-18

General John l.. Clem, quartermaster corps, United States army, the last sur vivor of the civil war in the active list of the army, who retired the other day, is taking a lively interest in the ar engagements for the encampment. Gen eral Cleln was baptized in the fire of battle as a drummer boy in the san guinary contest at Shiloh. He had many thrilling experiences and because of his undaunted valor in the "hor- nets nest" at Chickamauga Generals Rosecrans and Thomas bestowed upon him the title Drummer Boy of Chick amauga," which he proudly wears to this day. Prior to the battle of Chicka- mauga he wore the cognomen Johnny Shiloh"
 Another drummer boy of the civil war who will be present is Abram Springsteen, who was but ten years of age when he entered the service. He will have charge of a drum, fife and bugle corps of 100 sons and grandsons of Union veterans in the grand review at the G. A. R. encampment.
 Major General J. Warren Keller of
New Britain herald., 1915-09-18

, Ohio has promised to attend the en- campment. He wore the double stars
 of his rank in two wars and is still active. He commanded a brigade and
 division in the fighting Sixth corps in
 the civil war and was commander of a division of the Seventh Army corps in the war with Spain. General Keller served several terms in congress and was one time speaker of the house of representatives. He declared recently that he is ready and willing to go to war again for Uncle Sam if his services are needed.
 Submarines on Exhibit.
 Submarines and swift running tor pedo boat destroyers will be taken to Washington by the navy department to add a special feature to the series of events. Secretary Daniels is de- sirous that the old veterans shall be afforded an opportunity to see some of the implements of modern warfare in order to show by contrast with those which were in use a half century ago the progress which has been made
New Britain herald., 1915-09-18

CTS swept down through Alabama and Mississippi at the close of the war and captured Jefferson Davis.
 At the head of the list of division commanders is Major General Peter Joseph Osterhaus, who has been living for many years at Mannheim, Ger many. At the time of the encampment of the G. A. R. he will go to Wash ington to visit his son, Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, U. s. N., retired, and will greet comrades of fifty years ago. Gen. eral Osterhaus stood among the splen- did German officers who came to this country to serve the cause of the Union.
 Another noted division commander who is expected to greet his former soldiers at the encampment is Major General David McN. Gregg, who is au- ditor general of Pennsylvania. He commanded with great credit one of Sheridans cavalry divisions.
 Major General Adelbert Ames, who commanded a division of the Tenth corps, distinguishing himself at Fort Fisher. and who afterward was gov