The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 29, 1908, Image 2

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m Mif am TOWNS IN OVLF STATE DESTROYED. IndU^tv Ttmt At Leaf* One reel *?<l fifty Persons Were Many More Seriously In Pi overly Lose Was Orleans, April II.?Rsports up itlit of Friday Indicate that were killed and at least or dees. Injured In a ?f cyclonic proportions which over sections of Louisiana. I and Alabama today. Sev were almost totally swept and the pro party damage will late targe flguro*. of these killed were negroes, peases were ewept away like paper. Natches, Mise., re? that of 14 persons killed In that only two were white, reports from Amlte, a small tm southeastern Louisiana, say sp teem was? almost entirely dc :? and the estimates place the <U killed at between 15 and 50 at least 71 were injured. JUl McLaln. Miss., eight are reported tare been killed; at Vldalia. La.. White woman and six negroes are at Quit man Landing 11 negroes killed; at Purvis Landing. Miss.. Whites !\nd nine negroes were an* the storm, and reports of fnwr to See dead come from towns scattered over the storm Kew Orleans, and Mobile were cut wire communication with the world for several hours to lt and the telegraph companies re? wires down In all directions. Taahjht the /storm Is sweeping Georgia, but beyond torren aecompanied by high winds sjad eetlneat electrical displays, no or lose of life has been ^Msnec ft It es dlAcult to estimate the l^Hb life or the extent of the disas t^^yr there Is little or no communl with the points where the wind nsst did Its greatest damage, fat Uensatsna. It Is estimated that a bjm sjff. enaafl towns were destroyed my senrtlalty wrecked. These Includs Ctty. Area44a and Independ Belle Oreve. Melton. Lorman. Sjllgi, Qaltman Landing, Falr :SU)J? ft* k, Purvis and Lomberton, reported seriously dam t.h* * tor in to Althams. Dor* was the chief sjssWed. This town Is also known er more persons g them the wife eff section Master Moore, at* the lowest estimate Those most sertude carried to hospitals in Ala. One we died on the train. Two of this family were Injured. At Bergen ears from the railroad tracks ible other property de Reports also say that the ettan streck Aber; vi lie. Ala.. late tisn afternoon and destroyed nearly Use entire northern portion of the A cotton mill was blown the storm ranging northward, much destruction to life and this section gives the death list It to It with other persons A special train was sent Birmingham tonight, carrying a squad of State mill to the district. Aid is also la from all other directions. Meridian. Miss., comes a re? that Mrs. John Mlnnlece and her were killed outright and John wss seriously Injured, while iber of other persons were hurt ?Bat there was considerable destru? ?tew wf property. sfclOtlsnd and Lamourte, La., were ?Stwatrt by the *torm and nearly a fifth 4T their population Injured. ?ehester. Ml**., a ?mall town, Is wiped out. though only two are kn >wn to have been kill Miss.. reports to are to be dead In the northern a storm. Hundreds of plan cabins are reported destroyed section. reported nine dead In Hat Ml?s. but this has not been weed. ith Wae on Hie He* Is. P. Morris, of Skippers, V*.. a et we call in the spring of 1301. sngrs "An at tick of pneumonia wss ?o weak and with such s eoegh that my fiionds declar recaption had mo, end death est my heels. Then I wsi per? le try Dr. King's New DU It helped m i Immediately, after taking two and a half bot I was s well man again. I found tliat New Discovery Is the best for coughs and lung disease sn alt the wrrld." Hold under guaran? tee at Sfbert's Drug Store. 50c. and St. Trial bmie free. ?*>tng and' Weaving nchoot for ?smeatlon of Boer girls al'tng that has been established at Bloem ht. The teachers were secured KukI m l Tfcw trnsts demonstrate that many B mrmmt Is without honor. KNOX PIl A IS KS THE PRESS. .Speaks at Banquet of Publishers and Aeelctated Press. New York, April 22.?Chere was a notable gathering; of editors and pub Ushers at the Waldorf-Astoria to light, the occasion being a joint ban? quet of the Associated Press and the American Newspaper Publishers' As? sociation, both of which are holding their annual meetings In this city. Every State and Territory of the Uni? ted States was repreaented by those who have earned distinction In tin newspaper profession and their guests Included William Jennings Bryan, United States Senator, Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania and others of public Influence. ? The green ballroom was filled to the limit of comfort when the 600 diners had found their places. The boxes, which were half hidden by a wealth of caranatlona and apple blossoms, were occupied by the fami? lies and friends of the banqueters. The scheme of decoration was as beautiful as It was elaborate, the na? tional colors, of course, prevailing. In hla speech Senator Knox said: "I venture to remind you of your own great share of responsibility for that public opinion which will either make or mar the greatest republic of the world. Your duty to bo true to the Institutions of your country and the best ideals of the republic la as great r? any sworn officer of the law pr even the robed Justice. What Is true of the judges in the courts of. law la true of you who, in your edi? torial offices, pronounce, not the sen? tence of the law, but the equally great sentences of public opinion. "The great need of our country to? day Is peace between all Interests and confidence In ourselves. With these the financial convulsion of the last year will soon paaa away, and the American preaa, even more than any other class of public servants, can, by calming popular passion and pro? moting confidence, bring back again In even greater meaaure the prosperi? ty of our common country. "The relation of the press to the people and the ethical standards by which It should be governed was nev? er more aocutely aet forth than by Mr. Samuel Bowles. He said: " The newspaper is, perhaps, the moat Important agent In modern life, and Ita honest and Intelligent service is vital %a ejtogreae. The communi? ty - irrere when the Individual neg? lect his civic duties, but when the n<*w*paper la derelict or corrupt the effect is momentous. It must be ab? solutely devoted to public Interests and stand for publlo enlightenment and welfare. Essential to the ade? quate fulfillment of Ita functions are honest art aad genuine proportion In Ita co nat ruction. The newapaper maker on one hand la a manufacturer, but on the other hla work Is like that of the learned professions, law. med? icine, the ministry, and ahould be conducted In conformity to the stand? ards which are supposed to rule in those callings. " The Journalist has one client, one patient, one flock?that Is to say, tre whol?? community ? and nothing should stand in the way of his single minded and devoted service of that one common Interest. He should beware of all entangling alliances ? which may limit or embara >* auch service. He should let tho honors and emoluments of publip ollloe go t. the people. His own' onVe. If LOT party administered. Is more im pejttalit and powerful than any that his fellow cltlsens are likely to con? fer upon him. The independent i'.ew:';>aper may be. and should be, ?ho in nat vital *nd effective Instrument that democratic society can produce for Its own advancement and pro f . tt ?n. and ita true business wellrare, in the long view, lies In a complete, intelligent, sympatheti? devotion to p'jfcll*. Interests. "I believe this statement of the scope of the influence of the press aud it** real relations to the public is ac? curate. It marks the man responsible for the discharge of the duties of such I a relation as a public servant In the very highest sense." letter to Branson A Branson, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sirs: We make you and every property owner in Sumter this of? fer: Paint half your Job Devoe; palnl the other half whatever you like. If Devoe doesn't take less gallons and cost less money, no pay. Y>urs truly ? 0 F W DEVOE ft CO P. S. DuTaRl Hardware Co sHls our paint. Chamberlain's Has the Preference. ?Mr. Fred. C. Hanrahnn. a prom? inent druggist of Portsmouth. Va., says: '.For the past six ytars I have *>ld and recommended Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It Is a greet remedy and one of the be?t petent medicines on the mark .t. 1 handle nome others for th^ same purposes that pay me a larger i,rollt, bu* this remedy is ao sure to ??lTect a eure, and my customer m> certain to appreciate my recommending It to htm, that I give It the preference." For aile by all druggists. BLIND TIGER INJUNCTIONS. FIGHT AGAINST LAW-BREAKERS TO BE HENEWED. Gov. Ansel Will Authorize Attorney General to Proceed as Supreme Court Gives the Right?Try to Ex? terminate Tigers. What will be done now that the su pame court has sustained the injunc? tion policy as applied to blind tigers? This question ha3 suggested itself to a great many people in the last two days. Gov. Ansel himself declines to talk, and Attorney General Lyon is out of the city. But it is reported that Mr. Marshall P. DeBruhl, assistant attorney gen? eral, has been given a batch of injunc? tion affidavits and has been ordered by Gov. Ansel to proceed against the places regarded as "blind tigers." It is said that among these cases are five right here in Columbia and that Capt. T. E. Dlxon has been given or? ders to enjoin not only the keepers of the places but the owners of the prop? erty from ever again tolerating Illicit sale of liquor on the premises, such sale constituting a nuisance under the Carey-Cothran act and subjecting the property to be handled in injunction proceedings. It is believed that Gov. Ansel will now push the injunctions against blind tigers In Charleton?and in other cities where they may <?xlst? and by this drastic measure drive these people out of an unlawful busi? ness. When Gov. Ansel was a candidate for governor he received nearly 76 per cent, of the votes in Charleson county. Some time after he assumed his official duties there was some talk to the effect that Charleston was get? ting more and more "wide open," de? pending upon Gov. Ansel's political friendship. When this matter was brought to Gov. Ansel's attention he Inquired of the attorney general if there were any way effectually to go after the blind tigers. Mr. Lyon suggested the Injunction method, his was approved by Gov. Ansel and the State dispensary audi? tor, Mr. W. B. West, was sent to Char? leston to work up svldence against suspects. The dispensary constabulary was used and upon affidavits thus ob? tained the at+o ney general issued in? junctions closing a number of liquor shops In Charleton. An appeal was taken to the supreme court and the court decided in favor of the Injunctions. Mr. Lyon had been advised by Gov. Ansel to suspend the enjoining proceedings until the court should act. Mr. DeBruhl, it hi stated, has received instructions that as the court has sustained the Injunctions the work should be pushed. It is said that in Charleston when a law breaker was enjoined from selling liquor he would move his place to the upper story of the same building and conduct the business in his clerk's name. Mr. Lyon will now issue in? junctions against property owners al? so. These injunctions are perpetual, and the punishment is sure. Sections SO and 31 of the Carey Cothran act say: "Every person who shall, directly or Indirectly, keep or maintain by him? self, or by associating or combining with others, or who shall In any man? ner aid, assist or abet In keeping or maintaining any club room, or other place In which any alcoholic liquors or beverages are received or kept for unlawful use, barter or sale as a bev? erage, or for distribution or division among the members of any club or association by any means whatever, and every person who shall receive, batter, sell, assist or abet another in receiving, bartering or selling any al? coholic liquors or beverages so receiv? ed or kept, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500, or by Imprisonment for a term of not less than three months nor more than 12 months. "It shall be unlawful for any club, company,. association or corporation, or any chartered company now In ex? istence, or hereafter to be Incorporat? ed, for social, literary, or other pur? pose, within this state, to buy, sell, keep for sale, exchange, barter any liquor, wine, beer bitters, or other In? toxicating spirits, for any purpose whatever, either to members or to other persons, and any member or members, and any member or mem? bers knowingly belonging to any club, company, association or corporation which receives and dispenses Intoxi? cating spirits contrary to the provi? sions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before a magistrate shall be fined in a sum not less than $30 nor more than $50, or Imprisoned In the county Jail not exceeding 30 day a for each and every offense."? The State. Paint Your Buggy for 75c. To $1 with Devoe's Glos? Carriage Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ozs. mere tu the pint than others, wearj longer and gives a gloss equal to new work, told by Durant Hardwar* CO mf 1 T Swi BASEBALL NOTES. Pitcher Cowell, a southpaw from North Carolina, has reported to Manager Dingle for a tryout. Co well is highly recommended by Firstbase man Murrow, who says he is one of the most promising left handed pitch? ers he has ever seen work. e 6 e A movement Is on foot to have the State League season open May 7th instead of the 11th. The idea is that it will be good business to open in Sumter during the T. P. A. conven? tion, as the large crowd in the city will guarantee a large attendance. On the other hand, there are bo many other entertainments and attractions on the 7th and 8th that it is feared that the baseball will suffer. On the 7th there will be the T. P. A. business session in the forenoon and the fish fry and races in the afternoon. On the 8th the T. P. A. session In the forenoon, Secretary Wilson's speech to the farmers at noon, Memorial day exerc.ses and the races in the after? noon. It is difficult to see where the baseball games could be squeezed in. ? ? ? H. W. Sheppard, a pitcher who was given a tryout at Spartanburg by Buesse, has been released to Orange burg and has been selected to manage that team. The oAher players signed to date are: Matney, Kahrs, Zelgler and Johnson, pitchers; Mabry, catch? er; Colle. lb.; Lombard, 2b.; Green, ss.; Herbert Glaze, Wlllam Glaze, put* field. ? ? s Manager Caldwell, of Chester, has signed the following players: W. T. Temple, Wake Forest, N. C.J W. S. Biel, Charleston, S. C; E. N. Bran? don, Charlotte, N. C, and Harry Platt, Ohio, pitchers; Walter C. Ham rick, Wake Forest, N. C, and Joseph Snook, Otway, Ohio, catchers; and Matt Koch, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Jas. W. Wideman, Due West, S. C; L. C. Drake, McAdenville, N. C.J Jno. Ivey Smith, Greenville, N. C; De Witt Klujttz, Chester, S. C, and W. II Brownlee, Due West, S. C. Manager Caldwell adds: "There are other players whose names cannot be given out at present." He has this to say: "We are going to give as strong a team as can be secured, and the men that we have are go?d players; ready for business." A ? e e ? Greenwood, April 26.?The prettiest and longest game ever witnessed in Greenwood waa played in Greenwood Thursday afternoon between the An? derson High School team and the Graded School, of that place. These two teams, though being nothing but kids in age, battled for twenty-one innings, only six 'errors being made on both teams, Anderson Anally win? ning out by the score of 6 to 4. ? e e Shuford: a pitcher who has had con? siderable experience In college and in? dependent aemi-professional ball, is here for a try out with Manager Din? gle. e t a Orangeburg is trying to make a deal with Danville, Va., for Price, #the pitcher sold .to Danville by Sumter. Orangeburg wants to exchange Tyde man, the fast outfielder, who made a fine record on the Orangeburg team and then finished the season with Dan? ville. Sumtei? fans would hate might? ily to see Price pitching against Sum? ter. ? ? m Thursday Greenville defeated Rock Hill by a score of 17 to 3. The game was too one-sided to be Interesting. Greenville has a strong team and bad? ly outclassed the visitors. a e e Gunter has signed Ted Swlnk who caught for Anderson a part of last season. Swlnk is a hard hitter. a e e The Rock Hill players say the local team is the best they have yet gone up against and just think they have played Spartanburg and Anderson.? Greenville News. a e e The following will be the official line-up of the Spartanburg baseball team: Pitchers?Armstrong, Jones, Thackham, O'Mara, Lanford, Shep? pard; Buesse catcher; Benbow, first; McKenzie, second; Watson, third; Martin, short stop; Lanham, right field; Rickard, center; Pearce, left field. Of the pitching staff it is ex peoted that two will be sold or re? leased. a e e Sam Richardson pitched a great game for the Tourists. He Is all to the mustard when he is right.?Augusta Chronicle. see Sometime ago it was old by this paper that the pitchers were a little weak. However, now they look strong enough a,i 1 with Schmick. McKnight, Richardson, Atkins and Sitton on the roll there should be no kick coming from this score.?Augusta Chronicle. a a a The l ist ganv between Ro**n Hill and Charlotte on Friday was a g>od '..hibiU' n "f baM The gam? \v;is en? ded With the score. 2 to 1. l?l fax or ??f t. a.m >tu. Remember the longer you put off advertising, the longer you must wait to renn the benefits. STATE LEAGUE AFFAIRS. THE MEETING HELD IN COLUM? BIA YESTERDAY. Season Will Open on May 11 With Or nngeburg in Sumter, Chester in Hock Hill. (The State, April 24.) A short session of the executive committee of the South Carolina State league was held yesterday at midday in the parlors of the Jerome hotel. Those present were: President Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, J. P. Booth of Sumter, R. M. London of Rock Hill, and Secretary Edward B. Houseal, of Columbia Neither Orangeburg nor Chester were represented. Orange burg's representative arriving too late for the meeting. One of the most important actions taken at the meeting was a resolution striking out that section of the consti? tution which provides that if a club In the league proves a legitimate loss of $1,500 the'league shall immediately disband. This little section was the cause of many a trial and tribulation with the league last year, and finally led to Darlington's dropping out, and Greenville's and Anderson's quitting the league. There will be no trouble on that score this season. President Smith read a report of meetings of the league held at Sumter this season, when Mr. William Bult man presided. Among the important things adopted at these meetings are: Ten per cent, of the gross receipts of all .games shall be paid to the treasur? er of the league to meet obligations; the salary limit shall be $900 and only 12 players allowed by a team to carry; the league shall open May 11 and the schedule shall consist of 72 games; Fourth of July receipts shall be pooled and matters relating to division of gate receipts between two teams, the visiting club having an option of $50 or 60 per cent, of the gate receipts. At the meeting yesterday President Smith was authorised to employ um i plres, the salaries to be left to his dis? cretion. He also announced that he had reappolnted Secretary Houseal and suggested that the secretary's sal? ary be left with the president, as the I duties of the secretary were arduous and that the league did not allow enough funds last season for this work His suggestion was adopted in the form of a motion. The secretary was also appointed to draft a schedule. Rock Hill will open at home with Chester, while Orange burg will journey to Sumter and bat? tle with the Champs after the pennant raising exercises, which premises to be good, are dispensed with. The pen? nant was received in Sumter several days ago. It Is a gift of the A. J. Reach company, whose balls the lea? gue adopted last year and which will be the official ball this season. Looking It over from all sides, the league Is In much better condition, financially and otherwise, than It was last year at this time. Sumter and Orangeburg have had two years , of practice In going over the salary limit and It Is safe to surmise that these two clubs will cling to the $900 limit this year. Rock Hill and Chester ought to profit by other clubs experi? ence and regard the limit too. The only fear of the other clubs is on ac? count of the rivalry between Chester and Rock Hill. These two towns will disregard the limit and greatly en? danger the life of the league. But the clubs promise they're going to "stay In" and the other clubs and officials of the league certainly hope so. So here's to the third season of the South Carolina State league; never had the same clubs two seasons, but still playing good ball all the same. Rheumatic Pains Relieted. ?Mr. Thomas Stenton, postmaster of Pontypool, Ont., writes: "For the past eight years I suffered from rheu? matic pains, and during that time I used many1 different liniments and remedies foi the cure of rheumatism. Last summer I procured a battle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and got more relief from It than anything I have ev^r used, and ch?erfullv recom? mend this liniment to all sufferers from rheumatic pains." For sale by ill druggists. It makes no difference how many remedies have failed to cure you, if troubled with headache, constipation, kidney or liver troubles, Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well and strong. It has no equal. 35c, tea or tablets. Slbert's Drug Store. A Common Mistake. ?Many women mistake kidney and bladder troubles for some irrogularity peculiar to the sex. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects Irregularities and makes women well. Miss Carrie Har? den, Bowling Green, Ky., writes: "I suffered much pain from kidney and bladder trouble until I started to use Foley's Kidney Remedy. The first bottle gave me great relief, and after taking the second bottle I was en? tirely well." Sibert's Drug Store. A Healing Salve for Burns, Chapped Hands and Sore Nipples. ?As a healing salve for burns, sores, sore nipples and chapped hands Chamberlain's Salve Is most excellent It allays the pain of a burn almost In? stantly, and unless the Injury is very severe, heeds the parts without leav? ing a scar. Price 25 cents. For sale by all druggists. A WONDERFUL INVENTION. Machine That Brings the Near-Bead Back to Life. The Poe "artificial respiration ma? chine" is the newest sensation. Prac? tically, though not literally, of course, the machine brings dead dumb-ani? mals to life. And experts say that It will work equally well on human be? ings. In one instance a rabbit that was "dead" was revived sixteen times by the machine. Throughout the Vir? ginia country folks regard Professor Poe as a modern miracle-worker. De? spite his perisistent declarations that his invention is merely an aid to life and not a creator of life after it ha.* fled, the country people call him the "raiser of the dead." The Poe tests in Washington have attracted widespread attention. Those who participated in the tests are firm? ly convinced that thousands of lives may be saved by the "brass heart." which is what Poe's machine practi? cally Is. It will be especially valuable in cases of suspended animation caused by drowning, by gas asphyxia? tion in mines, and by coma resultant* upon typhoid fever and other diseases. Professor Poe' machine Is built as nearly as possible along the lines of the human heart. It is about eighteen Inches in height, with tvo cylinders? corresponding to the ventricles an! auricles of the heart?and inlet and outlet valves. Double tubes enter the larynx and nostrils of the patient. Roughly, the contrivance rerembles a bicycle tire pump. While one set of tubes draws off the poisonous fluids and gases from the lungs, the other set forces in the life-giving oxygen. During the experiments Professor Poe, by letting the contrivance force upon him inhalation anc. exhalation of oxygen, was. enabled to stop breathing for ten minutes. Animals, declared dead beyond all doubt by the visiting physicians, were revived in a few minutes and were able to scamper out of the operating room. The first experiment was upon "So? crates," a pet rabbit on the Poe farm. It was given two grain* of morphine, enough to kill a man. Then imme? diately four ounces of ether were ad? ministered. The physicians pronoun? ced the rabbit dead, after all ordinary restoratives failed. The machine was then applied, and within three min? utes the effects of the poison and an? esthetic were drawn off, and Socrates jumped from the table and hopped away. A large dog was then "killed" and brought to life again within five minutes. The doctors present realized then that many of the evil idter ef? fects of anesthesia could be done away with by the machine. And there dawn-' ed upon them another side of its val? ue, which had rather a humorous as? pect. Intoxication, it was found, could be cured within a few minutes. This experiment was actually made The machine was applied to a hilar? iously drunken man, drew off the pois? onous alcoholic fumes and straigthen ed him out in three minutes. Infant asphsia, that dread accom? paniment of birth, which stifles many a life before it has fairly started to exist, may also be wiped out by the respirator. Dr. /X P. Jackson and Professor Poe, with a miniature mar ' chine, saved the life of a baby at Berkley last week. The machine did the breathing for the child until it was able to strike out for Itself. NATURE'S WARNING. Sumter People Must Recognize and Heed It. Kidney Ills come quietly?mysteri? ously. But nature always warns you. Notice the kidney secretions. See if the color is unhealthy? If there are settlings and sedi? ment. Passages frequent, scanty, painful. It's time then to use Doan's Kidney Pills, To ward off Bright's disease or dia? betes. Doan's have done great work in Sumter. C. H. James, living at 17 Dingle street. Sumter. S. C, says: "I can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills, as I have used them and have been greatly benefltted. I had kidney trouble for some time. The kidney secretions were very highly colored, contained a sediment, and I could not control their action which caused me much annoyance. I suffered from backaches and had sharp pains through my loins, could not rest well at night and In the morning my back would be so lame and sore that I could hardly dress myself. If I would straighten up quickly, sharp, darting pains would shoot through my back. A friend told me about Doan's Kid? ney Pills, I procured a box at China's drug store and began their use. I have not had any backache since, the secretions are now clear and normal and I feel better than I have In months. I consider Doan's Kidney Pills an excellent remedy for disor? dered kidneys.** For sale by nil dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 62