The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 31, 1910, Image 9
I LA MIS SWEEP TOWNS.
Town After Town In Montana Aban?
doned by Inhabitant*?-Six Hun*
dred \r?? Thought to Have Perlsh
Helena. Mont. Aug. 23.?The first
person to reach this city with a ru?
mor of the terrible fate that is be?
lieved to have befallen a crew of 600
forest rangers who left Thompson
Falls four days ago to combat the
forest fires In the Cabinet reserves
was Julius Barney, who arrived to?
day from Thompson, where he heard
from Forester Supervisor Bushell
first-hand information of conditions
in the district.
"8lx hundred men," Mr. Barney
said, "have been gone four days."
luring which time nothing has been
heard from them and Forester Bush
ell who Is at Thompson fears all are
dead. They could scarcely have ob?
tained food and as none has returned
It is presumed they were cut off by
the fire.
Wall of Fire.
"When I left Thompson this morn?
ing a wall of fire hundreds of feet In
height was sweeping In from the west
The people of Thompson, about 500,
had packed all their effects and were
prepared to flee to Plains. 25 miles
away.
"Thompson began to be crowded
with refugees several days sgo. From
White Fen. Mont., Durke. Mont., and
many other points they have come
tramping In, men. women and chil?
dren, blistered, heart broken and
without a dollar, escaping only with
their Uvea
IIopo Abandoned.
" The Are has been burning around
Pallns and is burning east of Para?
dise and In several places. All hope
of lighting it has been abandoned
and Thompson seems hopelessly cut
off. Plains is still open and being
the largest town In Sanders county,
caa accommodate the refugees, but
nobouy knows whether Plains, which
la surrounded by dense forests, was
set aflame.
"The flames Jump five miles at
once. Meanwhile nothing has been
heard from the 60? men who are
missing."
Oov. Norrls has ordered out five
mpanles of the Montana National
Ouard to assist in fighting forest fire
In various sections of the State.
THE GEORGIA ELECTION.
1 <tn,. hoi ami lo\>*j il 1 ,?-. I hell
Seatu in 1 outre*** a*> Itesu.lt
Voting For Cmmon ttnfo
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 24.?'Cannon
ism" played an important part in
Georgia politics during the past sev?
eral months and at the Democratic
primaries yesterday brought the de?
feat of Leon Idas F. Livingston and
William M. Howard, In point of ser?
vice the oldest members of the Geor?
gia delegation In the national house.
In the Fifth district William Schley
Howard, a young attorney, won a de?
cisive victory over Livingston. In the
ttghth district the returns show a
convention majority of four votes for
S. J. Tribble and today Congressman
Howard filed notice of contest of the
sflssJion Ht- < h trfsj trfsgnlnrttisi at
two precincts in Elbert oounty, which
gave Tribble 1 majority of four votes.
The other nine members of the
Georgia d' legation In congress are as?
sured of denomination.
The fight ag.lnst Livingston and
Howard was. In each case, based upon
their alleged desertion of the Demo?
cratic party when It was sought last
December to change the so-called
Cannon rules of the house.
,pormer Gov. Hoke Smith won the
nomination for governor over the In
nbont. Joseph M. Drown. Smith's
popular majority In the State was ap?
proximately 4.000. Two years ago
Prown. whom Gov. Smith had re?
moved as chairman of the State rail?
road commission, defeated Smith for
reelection by a popular majority of
more than 10.000.
Among the few counties for other
State offices. J. A. IVrry won over O.
B. Stephen* f..r railroad commis?
sioner: M. L. Rrlttlan def ated B. M.
Setthr f??r State school commissioner;
T. ft PlHst w.,n over the Incumbent,
H A Hall. f..r attorney general.
?l ife on Panama Canal
has had one frightful drawback?ma?
laria trouble?that has brought suf?
fering and death to thousands. The
germs cause chills, fever and ague,
biliousness. jnundtr o. lassitude, weak?
ness and general debility. Rut Elec?
tric Bitters never fall to flestroy them
and cure malaria troubles. "Three
bottles completely cured me of a very
severe attack of malaria." writes Wm.
A. Fretwell. of Lucama. N. C, "and
I've hac* good health ever since."
Cure stomach, liver and kldn**ay
tr<oiM#a, and prevent typhoid. 60c.
Guaranteed by Slbert's Drug Store.
r Ramsey Georgs, assistant post?
master at Alk?m has been dismissed
as the result of Irregularities In the
office.
?He sure and tuke a bottle of
Cr. %mberlaln's Colic. Cholera and
DUrrho? i l: rn. ly with you when
stinting on your trip this summer. It
cantjot be obtained on hoard the
trains or steamers. Chang*** of water
and climate often cause sudden at?
tacks of diarrhoea, and it Is best to
be prepared. Sold by W. W. Sib. rt.
GIRLS TO GAY NOR.
Young People Write Letters Of
sympathy to Wounded Mayor.
(Fron: ihe New York Times.)
Among the letters which the May?
or has received are these two from
children:
?Dear Sir: I am a little girl 9
years old. Every evening I look in
the papers to find out how you are
getting along. I sincerely hope to
read very soon that you have recov?
ered. My name Is Jennie. I send
you my picture."
New York. Aug. 17, 1910.
"Dear Sir.?Mr. Mayor Gaynor,
you do not know how sorry I feel
that you were shot. You are such a
good man and do all you can for
the people, but they want too much
of you. There are many people out of
work that have large families, but
they never would attempt to assassi?
nate you. Gallagher did not know
at the moment what he did, but I
know he Is sorry in his own heart
for what be has done.
"I don't know that my papa is a
Republican or a Democrat, but the
day you were shot the tears came out
of his eyes. I felt so sorry for you
that I asked my mama to allow me
to write to you. I hope and pray to
God that He will spare you to your
wife and children, and I read the ac?
count In the paper every day about
you and I am so glad that you are
getting well. When 1 go to bed every
night I pray to the "ATI-Mighty" for
your strength.
"The wishes from a 12-year-old
girl."
Mr. Broadway on Prohibition.
To the Editor of The Daily Item.
Will you kindly give me space in
the Item for this article, giving me
an opportunity of expressing my
deepest sympathy for those whose
surrounding; are such as to make
it impossible to enforce the prohibi?
tion law. I am well aware that there
are many small spots or communi?
ties, scattered about over dry terri?
tory, where the moral standard of
the majority of those people is too
low to enforce the prohibition or
any other law that may attempt to
arrest the wicked desire of those peo?
ple. Now the deepest sympathy of
my heart goes out for the good peo?
ple in such places, who had the mor?
al courage to vote for and support
brethern. I am also aware that In
I some.of the dry conntie' the minority
Iis ne dal ? ind nilfDseive trying
i t<> overthrow will of th*? m.^oritv,
anu set up tneir own wicked rule,
that It is very difficult to enforce the
law. For Instance, in our own hpme
county Sumter. it seems that we
cannot get a Jury every time that
will bring the tigers to justice.
What's the matter, gentlemen, you
have plenty of law, and evidence,
but seem to be short in will. Are
you up against law and order? Are
you in alliance with those fellows?
You may fool yourselves to the be?
lief that you have no evidence, but
the people, tigers included, are
sizing you up. May my God move
me from among men, before I would
ever turn loose one of these self
convicted criminals; their Instinctive
inclination Is bent towards evil.
Fear alone prevents them from doing
and crime, their wicked hearts
may dictate. Now with these facts
btfOfl us, every law abiding man
should assist In bringing these law?
less fellows to a just punishment.
W. A. Broadway.
Sumter. S. C, Aug. 23, 1910.
\ Lesson in Prohibition.
There never was a better lesson in
the benefits of prohibition than has
been seen In Spartanburg this week.
With many thousands of people here
irai hardly seen a drunken
or Intoxicated man.
In other cities of the Statt- where
the reunion has been held and where
dispensaries were open many men
made drunk by unusual indul
? > In liquor and not a few were
no tde sleli became unpleasant exhibi?
tions, as the result of too much whls
kv on their stomachs became evi?
dent.
in Spartanburg there is no legal?
111 I sib- of liquor and but a limit?
ed quantity is to be obtained by
Illicit sale. The results are most
gratifying. Our great crowds of
people are sober and well behaved
and are ba\lng a pleasant time.
They Will go home having lost
nothing by not having whiskey but
in many canes win have gained much
by tlnir abstinence.?Spartanburg
Herald.
?The Best Hour of Mfe
Is when you do some great deed or
discover some wonderful fact. This
hour came to J. It. Pitt, of Rocky
Mt , N. <\, when he was suffering In?
tensely, as he says, "from tho worst
cobi i ever had, i then proved to my
fTi it satlsfatclon, what ? wonderful
Cold and Cough cure I ?r. King's New
Discovery || For, after taking one
bottle, i was entirely cured, You
can't say anything too good of a
medbine like that." Its the surest
and best remedy for diseased lungs,
beniori hages, higrlppo, SSthma, bay
fever -any throat or lung trouble.
$1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaran
1 by Slbert's Drug Store.
BRING STORY OF PIRACY.
Mutineer Confeeeee Murder of Crew
was Planned.
Sun Francisco, Cala., Aug. 22.?
With her captain dead in his cabin
and bringing a tale of piracy unpar?
alleled in modern seafaring annals,
the steamship Buckman, arrived in
this port today. George Washington
Wise, one of the iwo buccaneers, who
had been in Irons since he was cap?
tured early yesterday morning, con?
fessed that he and French West plan?
ned to murder the officers and crew
of the steamship before beaching her
on the coast near Point Blanco.
Leaving the second officer and
quartermaster in charge of Wise af
ter binding Plath and instructing
Kohlmcister to hold the vessel's nose
toward shore, West demanded en?
trance to the captain's cabin. He
was refused and fired through the
door. Capt. Wood was riddled with
buckshot.
Desperate at the plight of the cap?
tain. Plath strained at his bonds un?
til he could reach the signal cord
and gave the signal to the engine
room that there was a fire on board.
That this plan would have been
carried out had it not been for the
cowardice of Wise, is the belief of
the officers. After holding a shot?
gun levelled at the quartermater and
second mate three hours, Wise de?
serted his post. Seeing the futility
of trying to overcome the crew single
handed West is believed to have
jumped overboard.
Heavily armed and equipped with
cords to be used in tying up the
"Owl watch," the two modern pirates
invaded the bridge at midnight, en?
tered the wheel house and compelled
Second Officer Plath and Quarter?
master Otto Kohlmelster, who was
at the wheel, to throw up their hands.
Chief Engineer Callfas ran to the
bridge, where he was met with a
command to hold up his hands. He
obeyed and joined the line-up, which
now included two-thirds of the crew.
West instructed them to hold to the
bridge rope which was above their
heads. Callfas jumped over the
bridge through the skylight into the
gallery. West went in pursuit and
the men whom he had guarded fled
in all directions. At this juncture
Watchman Wilson appeared on the
scene with a revolver. He snapped
the weapon at Wise, but it failed to
explode. This was enough, however,
fo** the weakev of the two pirates,
led only to meet his partner
j svho, ;.t the poi.:t .of his shotgun or
I dered him to cut the wireless con
iccti ?ns.
West began to shoot wherever a
heard appeared. Finally a splash was
hoard, and It is believed that West
jumped overboard. Wise was after?
wards discovered in hiding. Accord?
ing to Wise he met French West on
hoard the training ship Pensacola.
They deserted the navy early this
month and went to Seattle. When
they boarded the Buckman they were
well equipped with guns and ropes.
WHAT LOCAL OPTION MEANS.
A Policy which Appeals to One's
Souse of Reason.
(From the Carolina Spartan.)
There seems to he an idea in the
heads of #some people that a local
optionist is an anti-prohibitionist. As
the question of State-wide prohibition
has been made an issue in the cam?
paign we think it not amiss to call
attention to the real difference be?
tween the two platforms.
State-wide prohibition means mak?
ing the sale of whiskey illegal by act
of Legislature, anywhere in the State.
County option means allowing each
coounty to decide for itself whether
whiskey shall be sold there or not.
This is the doctrine that William Jen?
nings Bryan has been trying to get
the Democrats to put in the party
platform. It is local self-government,
the same principle for which our
soldiers of the South fought for four
long years.
Now, a local optionist may or may
not be a Prohibitionist. All thai
the name "local option" Implies is
merely that each county has the right
to settle for Itself the question of
how tiie liquor traffic shall be con?
trolled. As a matter of fact, many
of tho best Prohibitionists, men who
are thsmselves Of temperate habits
and who would not vote for the legal
sals of Whiskey, arc In favor of lo?
cal option, believing that the people
or a community are best acquainted
with tiie needs of that community,
and with what is expedient. They be?
lieve that, without a healthy moral
sentiment behind it. a prohibition law
could not be enforced, and that tho
disregard of law In selling whiskey
would be worse than the community
permitting the sale, under strict regu?
lations.
Acute or Chronic?Which?
?No matter If your kidney trouble
Is acute or chronic Foley's Kidney
R< medy will reach your case. Mr.
Claude Brown, Reynoldsvllle, III.,
writes us that he suffered many
months with kidney complaint will? h
baffled ail treatment At last he tried
Poley's Kidney Remedy and a few
large bottles effected a complete eure.
n? says, "it has been of Inestimable
valuo to me." Blbert's Drug Store.
HUNDREDS WERE BURNED.
Employees of Forest Service Dead
Known to be 8??Fear? for Others
lftaeitt?
Spokane. Wash. August. 25.?If
the ?tories of men who returned today
from the St. Joe country of Idaho
are to be believed the loss of life
along Rig Creek, a tributary of the
St. Joe River, was appalling, and
the dead in Idaho alone will number
more than two hundred, even It
Ranger Joseph B. Halm and his 8 4
men turn up, of which the forest offi?
cers in Wallace is not hopeful.
All estimates of the financial losses
place it at over $20,000.000, mostly
In timber .
Supervisor Weigle has given up
hope for the safety of Ranger Halm
and 64 men on the headwaters of the
Joe River last Saturday. Ranger F.
A. Perns, at the head of a still larger
party on the St. Joe, is safe.
The losr of life occurred mostly
late Saturday and Sunday, when a
gale fanned smoulding embers into
great fires and drove flames through
the mounatins with the speed of an
express train, giving fire fighters no
chance to flee for their lives.
None of the towns in Idaho and
Montana is now in danger, and the
critical period of the fire is passed.
SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS.
Meeting Today Promises Interest?
ing Developments?May Eliminate
Negroes.
Columbia, Aug. 24.?A glance at
registers late tonight indicates that
there will be a good attendance of
Republicans at tomorrow's confer?
ence to be held in this city. Inquiry
reveals the possibilities of matters of
nation-wide importance in that the
negro element will probably be
eliminated from participation in the
party fights in this State.
There is expected to be somewhat
of a split in the party in South Caro?
lina. The status of affairs cannot
be told because of reticence of the
leaders in this State regarding what
will be done. It is expected that at
the preliminary meeting tomorrow,
to be attended by a representative
from each county, plans will be laid
for a conference in the fall, and in?
dications are that an active campaign
may be instituted. A few days ago
several South Carolina Republicans
were named in the list to attend the
"pow-wow" in New Tor'*:. It is
thought that this spells a vigorous
attempt to place Republicanism on a
higher plane in South Carolina.
FOR NATION-WIDE PRIMARY
LAW.
Senator Cummins Will Introduce
Bill in Senate.
Des Moines, Aug. 24.?Asserting as
reason the fact that the nominations
for President and Vice President may
be, and actually have been determin?
ed by the votes of delegates from
States which cast practically no vote
for the party ticket and never elect?
ed the party electorial ticket, Senator
Albert B .Cummins today declared
his intention of introducing in the
Senate a bill providing for the enact?
ment of a nation-wide primary law.
Senator Cummins points to the dif?
ficulty of making any change in the
method of procedure in national con?
ventions relative to the basis of the
representation, and declares that if
Congress does not act within a rea?
sonable time upon his national pri?
mary bill, he will propose a law
regulating national party conventions,
making the basis of representation
the party vote, instead of population.
At the present Republican Con?
vention a plank was adopted in favor
of a national primary law, and the
Republicans of the State are com?
mitted to it.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Awards of Scholarships will be An?
nounced Soon.
Columbia, Aug. 24.?State Super?
intendent of Education Swearingen
announced this morning that he
would announce the awards of schol?
arships later, maybe this afternoon.
The Board yesterday discussed only
routine matters. Prof. W. K. T?te,
State Supervisor of Elementary Ed?
ucation is on a tour ot inspection.
For Quick Relief From Hay Fever.
?Asthma and summer bronchitis,
take Foley's Honey and Tar. It
quickly relieves the discomfort and
Suffering and the annoying symptoms
disappear. It soothes and heals the
lntlamed air passages of the head,
throat and bronchial tubes. It con- i
tains no opiates and no harmful
drugs. Refuse substitutes. Sihert's
Drug Store.
Mis. Robert Aldrlch, wife of Judge
Aldrich, of Barnwell, died Wednesday
nt the home of her sister, Miss Annie
Bonham, in Columbia.
I *lf your liver is sluggish and out
, of tone, and you feel dull, bilious,
. constipated, take a dose of Chamber
1 Iain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to
j night before retiring find you will feel
I nil right In the morning. Sold by W.
W. Slbert.
CANDIDATE'S CAMPAIGN EXPEN?
SES.
Partial List of Expense Account of
The Candidates as filed With Clerk
of Court Parrott.
A. K. SANDERS.
Campaign assessment, $25.00
Card in Herald, 6.00
Card in Item, 5.00
Card in Watchman and South?
ron, 5.00
Railroad fare to Mayesville
and return two times, 1.00
Railroad fare to Providence
and return, .40
Railroad fdre to Tuomey and
return, .50
Railroad fare Rembert to Sum?
ter and return four times, 4.40
Total, $46.30
J. H. CLIFTON.
Capaign assessment, $25.00
Cards in three newspapers, 15.00
Total,
R. B. BELSER.
Card in Herald,
Card in Watchman and South
ron,
Card in Item,
Campaign assessment,
Dinner at Dalzell,
Total, $28.00
GEO. W. DICK.
Cards in three papers, $15.00
Camplgn assessment, 12.50
Travelling expenses and meals, 4.50
Total, $32.00
C. E. STUBBS.
Campaign assessent, $12.50
Cards in papers, 15.00
Trips to Shiloh, 2.75
Trips to Dalzell, 1.00
Total, $26.25
J. E. DUPRE.
Campaign assessment, $12.50
Advertising, 5.00
Railroad fare, 3.00
Livery stable expenses, 2.50
One drink soda water, .05
Dinner, .25
Fur glasses lemonade, .20
Total, 23.60
T. B. FRASER.
Campaign assessment, $12.50
Card in Item, 5.00
Card in Herald, 5.00
Expenses to Shiloh, 2.00
Dinner at Shiloh, .25
Dinner at Dalzell, .50
Total, $25.25
P. M. PITTS.
Campaign assessemnt, $20.00
Cards in Item and Watch?
man and Southron, 10.00
Card ,in Herald, 5.00
Total, $35.00
J. DIGGS WILDER.
Campaign assessment, $20.00
Card in Item, 5.00
Card in Herald, 5.00
Hack hire Privateer, 1.00
Railroad fare to Dalzell and
return, .60
Dinner at Dalzell, .55
Total, $26.15
B. C. WALLACE.
Campaign assessment, $20.00
Hack, Privatee, 1.00
Railroad fare and hack hire,
Shiloh, 2.15
Dinners at Dalzell, 1.25
Railroad fare to Mayesville, .25
Total, $24.65
T. E. RICHARDSON.
Campaign assessment, $10.00
Cards in three newspapers, S.00
Hack hire, Privateer, 1.00
Coca cola, .1 5
Hack, .25
Railroad fare to Lynchburg, .55
Coca cola, .15
Hack, Shiloh, 1 25
Dinner,
Coca cola, .L
Supper at Lynchburg, .50
Railroad fare to Mayesville, .30
Lodging and breakfast, .75
Coca cola, .20
Supper, .30
Railroad fare to Sumter, .25
Hack, .25
Many
People
Are willing to sacrifice them
solves and their children to
the prejudice of "what peo?
ple say."
The Foolish Prejudice Against
the Use of Glasses ?
By children with defective
Eyes often result in the great?
est suffering?sometimes per?
fect disability of one who
might otherwise become a
power in the world.
W. A. Thompson,
Jeweler and Optician.
Phono 333. - - No. 6 S. Main Si.
Railroad fare to Dalzell, .30
Coca cola .20
Railroad fare from Seal's siding
to Sumter, .35
Total, 26.lt
j. edwin rembert:
Campaign assessment, $10.00
Publishing three cards, 13.00
Horse feed, .60
Hitching horse, .25
Dinner, .25
Dinner, .25
Stamps, .40
Dinner, .70
Horse feed, .40
Total,
J. E* GILLIS.
Campaign assessment,
Rrailr?ad fare,
$.470
.00
.50
.00
.50
Total,
F. L. PLAYER.
Campaign assessment,
Stationery and stamps,
Railroad fare,
Total, $4.36
JOHN F. INGRAM.
Campaign assessment, $2.50
R. A. DENNIS.
Campaign assessment, $2.50
S. D. CAIN.
Campaign assessment, $2.50
W. J. REES.
Campaign assessment, $3.50
H. HARBY.
Candidates card, $5.00
Campaign assessment, 5.00
Driven in country, 1.00
Total, $11 00
H. L. B. WELLS.
Card, $2.60
Campaign assessment, 5.00
Trip to Mayesville, 1.60
Trip to Dalzell, 1.60
Total, $10.60
The following had not yet filed
their expense accounts when these
were obtained: J. Herbert Hayns
worth, w. R. DuBhse, R. L. Buxkett
and Geo. F. DesChamps.
The first bale of new cotton from
Richland county was sold In Colum?
bia Tuesday by A. G. Clarkson, of
Eastover, at 16 cents a pound.
lb UHtl
uouy
WE OFFER YOU HERE
$4.70
$2.50
2.20
Total.
S. P. GAILLARD.
Trip to Sumter and return,
Dinner at Sumter,
Trip to Sumter and return,
Dinner at Sumter,
$2.20
$2.50
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1.80
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business its a ''TradejWinner".
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