Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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&t)t tOatttpnati and douttjron. THE SCMTKK WATCHMAN, Kstabltnlird April 1850. "Ik> JuM nml IVar not?IaK all Ibe end* Thon AimsH M be thy C ountry's. l-h> God'a and Tro0?'?." THE TRUE SOUTHRON Establlxhed Jun- IIM Oonroiidatod Aug. 3. 1881._ SUMTER, S 0, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1912. Vol. XXXV. No. 33^~ SCIENCE 10 CONQUER RABIES. IHsHTS OF UK M. I ll M ARK Hi: AD \<. \ INST DINF.ASK. I>r. A. F. Coward's Kepoit MsteJI sur crifful lr? uiiiwmh |n 215 CfcBMNi Dur? ing: I- Month*. Columbia. Deo. 1? ?Dr. F. A. Coward, director of the laboratory of the South Carolina State board of health. In his report of the year ?tales that for the first time a full >e<?' hi* l.iM-ii <?( >m pleted without a death from rabies among those treat? ed for the disease. Two persons died in the State who failed to take treat? ment "We now have a record of 245 con? secutive cases without a death." says It Coward In his report, "a figure which will be enlarged. 1 trust." Dr. Coward consideis the increase In rabies amcig animals a serious matter and says that the only proper view of rabies is that it Is a "deadly disease, communicable from animal to animal. Including m.m. uh other In? fectious diseases are." and advocates as a logical procedure against the disease as most important the State? wide muzst'.ng of all dogs net confin? ed, or in lease at all season* of the I ear The report follows in fill. "The most striking feature of the year's work has been the increase In all departments of our work, tho average of all Increases being II per cent i ?ver 1.000 specimens were ex? amined In the diagonals laboratory, of which specimens 4.280 were sub? mitted by ?23 physicians, and 800 by laymen, the latter figure is greater than the entire number received in the first six months of the labora? tory's existence. That nesrly one half of the physicians of the State, and nearly 1.000 laymen are now calling on for diagnosis seems ample Justification of the establishment of the laboratory and an unanswerable argument In favor of Hs continua? tion. taxsjtjg* Increase in ?uir work hmA here. Fifty-four per cent is he increase m applications for treat? ment, and If per cent the increase In complete treatments administered. For the first time we base completed a full year without a failure of treat? ment and I have no deaths to re? port. Two person.* who failed to take treatment died In this State during the past year. We now have a record of 24S consecutive eases without a death, a figure which will bS enlarg e! 1 trust. one hundred and forty-tun** an mal heads were sent to the fcahWsUi > >. of which ?4 were pos.tive and IS doubtful h. reason of decomposition. Tht animals represented wer?- do?*.s, swine and cats. This increase in rubies MMMSJ ani? mals Is a real and ?SftsjSJI matter. Its correction can not be looked for through the Dasteur treatment since this Is only resorted t?? after the In Jury, can no? ?. applied as a H'-ii eral prophylatlc measure like vacci? nation an.l Is lot used on animals to am effe ti\. extent It has con? siderable educational \ ?lue en those IN ?'.,! it anv r.ite The propel view of rabies, I ?? as a deadly disease, communicable from animal to animal. Including man. as other infectious disease* are. is the onl> proper one This view accepted, list only logical procedures Hieainst the disease be? come s?df evident These are first and most Important -State?Wt4te muz? zling of .ill d<>Ks rod confined or in lensh. at all seasons of the year. Sec? ond. tb? < ?nftnine: und SlfsSJIISIHllSJSl and eareful observation >>1 sick ani? mals, paiti ulsrly <b'm?stir dogs and ?? ?ts. until proved to !..? SMsTSIIHSJ with some disease other than rabies. A dog which Is not worth this attention Is not likely to peeelVS MStl other uttenti,.n nt his master's band, and w? i.bl be happier If chloroformed. ?>ur case hstoiien will show that three-fourths of all pefVOM injured by rabid dors. and ipphmg for |re?tment. ate bitt? n alnh- MreSStnfl or feeding ? r examining "sick" doi?M. That in Intt 'lov* sjf tu ,n houbl pu!i open the Jiwh of i i U SsVf with un ;.|. ?e te?| hnrvh in |hg Hein Ii for a "sr? r nnl'T the long ..-ins m credible, yet many do so and ?r> . x posed to if f. ? t on b> .-?> doing A quarantine, or better, a noventiie against AgSJS imported from other States and SJv4MStftei If Otlld be the final and b.gietl Steps in StfCll a -?nmpnlgn In A u st? a I i i tie- Bjeftod ?l d?dentb ? for incoming d og ?? Is Sil ?nonths. and thsl sHtWssSS has never 1 n hSKlWI on I he mainland of A US fr iUfy West fly dvoo imputes rd typhoid 1 let n were prepm-d in the Ulborg lory during Do- year and sent out REBELS DESTROY PROPER!,. MK&ICAIftf LAY WASTE STATE OF MEXICO, iiiMii'KcntM Defeated by PY'dual Troop* Ko'.ivat Hut liu: n ami Loot Haciendas us Tlicy Retire. M. xici) t'it>, D#C. 16.?Leaving be? hind the remains of burned villages and wrecked properties' of haciendas' owners, the Mexican rebelH appear to be moving out of the State of Mexico into the state of I'uebla and Morelos. particularly the latter. The success of Oen. Olancjuet in ridding the Stute of Mexico of the in? surgents, even if thiH is accomplished, is recognized at the capital as merely changing tho field of operations. A series of sn.all rights has character? ized the past week, In which the fed? erals for the most part have been victorious, because the rebels inva riahlv retire 1. Hut their campaign of I destruction is unabated while tin government troops are continuing the war of extermination and the bodlef of rebels and those supposed to be in sympathy v ith them are hanging from the tr?? s In the States of Morelos, Pcubla and Ouerrero railway communications ar?- interrupted at various points #?nd ' stori? s of trains being tired upon are !??<?? ived ??'.r^.ost daily. Two trains wer?, in collision near Cuatutlu yesterday as the result of such attacks. a passen- I ger train proceeding under militnr> escort was attacked. The commander of the escort ordered the train stopped and deployed his men for an engage ment. The freight train following the passenger was attacked by another band. The engineer opened the throttle and ran for safety. A serious [ collision occurred, in which seven per - , sons were killed and a large number injured. From the middl? states, Michoacan, Ouauajuata, Jalisco, Zacateeas and Purango government officials are sending optimistic reports, but raid? ing and fighting continue. Checbe Campos, one of ths most prominent rebel leader* in Durango and Zacate cas. who was reported In one of th? official messages as having been killed, is very much alive. He Is said to have proceeded as far south as Jalisco. A development in trie past week which is causing some anxiety is the mysterious disappearance of a large number of the laborers employed on haciendas south of the capital. It Is 'aken for granted that they have join ? <1 Um rebels. The greatest cause for anxiety, however, is the financial question. It is no xecret that the nations needs money badly. The 20,000 pesos loan authorized many weeks ago has not yet been floated. HENRY TO ADDRESS LAWYERS. Texas Congressman Acvej>ts Invita? tion of S. C, liar Association. Washington. D#C, 14.?CODgrCMh man Roberl L Henry, of Texas, chair? men < I the committee on rules and ranking member ol the committee on the Judleiarj of th** House of Repre? sentatives, has accepted ab invitation to address Iba South Carolina Har s oelatlon, at Columbia, on the- 17th I day of January. a.s ? reeolt ol the bull >tln on the Humter schools, issued by United state-? Commlaaloner of Education Claxton, the mall of Bupt. Edmunds nai been greatly Inereaeed. 11 ?? is r?> < elvlng reqaeati for detailed Inf or ma i on rcapeetlng tht sc hool ayatem from school and college official! of ! tii sectloni ol the country, I to physician w?- have had no oom? ? plaint ..s to infection or lerlOUl acci dem followlni lh# use- of our bacte? o Considerable complalni was medc of our inability to supply the bact? rig lagt ?nough, arhloh though re? grettgble, is also gratifying, justlf>? Ing as if does, t>o progressive action of r nr committee in taking the work Including ?II expenses except tallgtton or permanent apparatus. it of Which >H also used for othe pttrposea the root of ? full treatment 1 ir tw? i' w>ni ill <i sea, packed In a to i? m iilieir box Is now only ?0 cents or |i ? eins pe-r peraon Iri Jun< are adopted the plan of rcqulr? me reports from the phyatclani using ih< baeterln, and while theae are im? perfect and not cxtenatvf us yet, at. alysls of them gives some Interesting dntei which a ?? brought out iti the i.mpanylng tabulated statements i i>it,.i ,isn tables setting- fortb the scope and results, of the othei Worl of th> laboratory YAY ate in ? ?? bled lei t he 11) glenle laboi atoi y Waahlngton, D C, fot many courte sh i drulnii the ye ir.' i Li?ge her Hi mm. COI I.l.t TION OF $?18 RAISED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF GIFT?. Committee to Meet Tuesday at to.so at Y. M. <\ A.; Those Who Will Engajm i" Work from Different Churolie*: Messrs Bnrtow Walsh ami w. s. Jones at Rend of Coca* mlueo Fine Talk by Judge Purdy. The annual mass meeting of the Sunday schools was held Sunday af? ternoon in the First Haptist Church at 4 o'clock with a crowd present which filled the church to over? flowing, so that many who came late Were unable to obtain seats and re? turned home. The meeting was a most successful one and the annual collection tak< n for the purchase and distribution of Christmas gifts to those in the city who without this aid fOUld have to go without them was unusually large, although not quite so birge as last year. The collection taken up at the church amounted to $31 3 t?. which $5.00 was added Mon? day morning and to which much more will be added during the week. As many of the lodges in the city had not decided on their offerings, it was requested that the list of contribu? tors be withheld until later in the week when all had had the oppor? tunity to contribute An excellent address was made by Judge \l. O. Furdy. who told of the origin of this beautiful custom of bringing joy to the homes of many of the people of Sumter at Christ? mas time, where It would not come were It not for the Sumter spirit which had originated and carried on the plan of having this annual mass meeting and offering. Mr. Purdy stressed the fact that Sumter people always carried through what they set out to do and that this was the only city in the State where such a meeting could be held, where the people of all classes could I come together with this one laudable ?purpose. ? in view. His address watt most Inspiring and was listened to with the greatest attention and in? terest by his large audience. The meeting was presided over by Mr. S. F. Stoudenmire, superintendent of the First Haptist Church Sunday School) and the program as already announced was carried through with? out a hitch. Prof. S. H. Hdmunds r? ;id as a selection from the scriptures the 13th chapter of First Corinthians, "one of the grandest Of all passages from the grandest of all books." as he expressed it. The resolutions of the special com? mittee concerning the distribution of those funds which were not used at Christmas time in the distribution of which were as follows, were adopted 1. That SO much of the Xmas fund as may be necessary to provide an adequate Xmas gift for the poor of the city be used and distributed as heretofore. 2, That the remainder of o- Xmas collection be turned over to o commit to,- of eight, composed of two from each ward, to be expended during the year was worths cases arise. And that this committee report annually to the Xmas mass meeting. 3 That this c.-mmittee be selected annually by the pastors and superin? tendents of the various churches and the city council. The following ladies were thou ap? pointed from the Various Sunday Schools to lake part in the distribu? tion of the gifts: First Baptist Church, Mrs. m. A. Flowers and Mrs. William Veadon; Washington street Baptist Church. Vrs K ?'. Hayns worth and Mrs Oeo. DeMedicls; Presbyterian Church, Mrs. W. L Brunson and Miss Leibi Miller; Trin? ity .Methodist Church. Miss Lola Brown and Miss Mary Purdy; Broad Htreel Methodist Church, Mrs i >. W. Brown arid Miss Anna Sanders; Lutheran Church, Mrs. .1 D, ShlreTr end Mrs. A. C. Klnard; Christian Church, Mrs, (1 .1 W illiams and Mrs H, II Muggins; Catholic Church, M.s. Ammie Telcher and Mrs. Wll lie Bultmnn; Episcopal Church, Mrs. W, L Lee und Mrs L W Jenkins; Temple Sinai, Mrs. Nina Rolomons and Miss Molse; First Baptist clinch Mission School. Mrs. Joel B. Brunson and Mrs II 0 lIUI. Ii was announced that Mi I. 1 par rot I had declined to serve longer as chairman ol the distribution com? mittee and Messri Bart w Walsh and W H Jones were elected to net as chairmen of the i ntnmlttee, The first me< tine of the distribution i ommltti e w ill be lo id In lh< 1 M < V n building at 10 .:?> o' lock Tues? day morning*, when plans will be made for the purchase of the gift* which 11? to i>. distributed, districts given ?. S. AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN EXPIRES IN LONDON. After Serious lllnemj of About Ton Days, Death Close*. Career of i>is t inguLshcd American Diplomat ? fdnd Came Peacefully at Noon Yes? terday ? Wife ami Daughter at Bedside?Sou on Way to London? Members of Royal family Extend pondolence, London, Dec*. 15.?Whitelaw Heid, the United State? ambassador to j Great Britain since 1905. died at his London rcsidem e, Dorchester House, shortly after noon today from pul? monary oedema. The end was quite peaceful Mrs. Reid and their daugh? ter, Mrs. John Hube-t Ward, were at the bedside. The ambassador had been uncon? scious since 9 o'clock in the morning, and at intervals during the previous twenty-four hours he had been slightly delirious as a result of the drugs ad? ministered to induce sleep. Sir Thomas Bartow, physician to the King, who was called in last week af? ter Mr. Keid's illness became acute, and his regular physician, Dr. Wil? liam Hale White, issued the follow? ing bulletin as to the cause of death: "A fortnight ago the American am? bassador had a slight bronchial at? tack similar to others which he had suffered at considerable intervals. On Wednesday last asthma supervened and the asthmatic paroxysms became very severe, leading to extreme ex? haustion. "It was hoped that he might rally, as no pneumonic symptoms "had ap? peared. With difficulty the paroxy? sms of asthma were got under con? trol, but Sunday morning the ex? haustion became extreme and he died from pulmonary oedema at 12.10 P. M.' The Hon. John Hubert Ward, who, with his wife, had been at Dorchester House continuously Blnte the ambas? sador's condition became serious noti? fied the staff of the embassy that the patient began to sink, and when death came he sent word to the King and Queen, at Buckingham Palace; the Queen mother, Alexandra, at San dringham, and the officials at the Court. Almost immediately the King sent ; his equerry. Sir Harry Legge, to ex? press the condolence of himself and the Queen. During the afternoon messages conveying the warmest sympathy were received from the [ Queen .Mother. Alexandra and oth er members of the Government and of the various embassies and lega? tions, while many who had heard the news of the ambassador's death) or Who had seen the Hags at half-mast on Dorchester House, called at the embassy. A wireless message was also samt to <>gden Leid, son of the ambasador. who left New York yesterday in the hope of reaching his father's bedside before death. The body will be sent home and probably will be Interred in Sleepy HolluW, but the details Will not be decided upon until some communica? tion Is received from Ogdon Reid, ;'tul )' Is learned what action the British Government may desire to take. Mrs. Field hopes to sail on Sat ir day next, should her sou reach Kur? land in time to accompany he)-, hut in all probability the Government will plac a warship at the disposal of he family lor tix? transport of the bod) of the ambassador to the Uni ed States. There w ll also doubtless be a memorial service in one of the gr<?at cathedrals in London, In addition to services in some small chapel for no in hers of the family and the staff of tin- embassy. This being Sunday nothing Could be done, but if V rs. Keid has her v\a\ she will start for bom.- at the earliest possible mo? ment to each member of the committee for ill* tit to ascertain any persons llv n^ tin rein who may come in for n share in ibe distribution of the Christmas gifts. In the meant.no- tin- choir men ask tnat if anyone knows of sieh persons who should be remem befed by the eo||lUdttee in their ? is trlbutlon of the offering they will kindly turn In the names to either Nir Ha r tow Walsh, Nir w S. .lot.es. or any member of the committee, so that such parties ran be cared for. The meeting Tuei ia> morning will he a shorl one ami urrangements will be made it thai Im* for the second meeting which will b< held on Christ? mas eve when the r resents will be sen! out io those ne? ling them REVIEWS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF IIIS AMBASSADORSHIP. British Diplomat's Alm Always to Cement More Firmly Bonds Unit* ing America and Mother Country. Answer* CriCtics In Giving His Con? nection with Canadian Reciprocity. Addresses Committee Planning Celebration of Centenary of IVoec Between EngUah Speaking People. New York, Dee. 13.?James Bryce, the British ambassador, told the committee for the celebration of the centenary of peace between English ?peaking people, at a dinner tonight, that nearly all wars had been due to human folly, or human passion, and dwelt on how much better it was to celebrate the wisdom which had ended a war and avoided any subse? quent conflict, rath<*r than the want Df skill and wisdom, which made wars possible. The ambassador described what ' had been accomplished during his of , ficial stay in Washington to remo\ ? ! differences between the United states and Great Britain and Avoid dif? ference! in the future. He reviewed I the three arbitrations and several I treaties leading to a settlement of ; the Canadian boundary dispute, the , Newfoundland fisheries question, the I matter of the use of the waters on the I boundary, and minor points long at ' issue, and continued: j "All these treaties furnish an ad* , mirable illustration of the dictum once delivered by Mr. Root, that where two nations and Governments de 1 sire to com1 to a fair agreement, it is always possible for them to do so. With good will everything can be accomplished." i Later in his remarks, and having in mind, apparently, criticism direct? ed at him from certain quarters in England, that he had acquiesced in a reciprocity agreement between the United States and Canada that prov? ed so poor a bargain that it was re? jected by the. Canadian people, the ' ambassador said: "You may perhaps expect me to say something aboui another agree? ment, which was much discussed a year and a half aeo, namely, that for the reciprocal lowering of tariff between the United States and Can? ada, but with that matter, however, 1 had nothing whatever to do, except as a mere intermediary. 1 may say, as a letter carrier between th'e two Gov? ernments. '"Tie questions involved were en? tirely mo st ions for the United States on one hand, and for the Canadian Government on the other, in which my only duty was to transmit mes? sages from the one Government to j the other, without attempting in any way to influence either. ' "As you are aware, questions of j tariff are left by the Government of Great Britain entirely to the Govern - ! ment of Canada. T advert to this mat? ter lor the sake of telling you what, mdeed, l hope you know already, that although Canada ultimately declined ' to approve the agreement, her refusal Was not in any sense a mark of un riendllness toward the Cnited states, j ;t was merely liK? ? the ease of two ! n on bants, both friends, one of whom makes an offer to sell something at certain price which the other de? li lines, because in- dies not conceive j the bargain to i e for his Interest. "Such a refusal does not in private life Imply the sllghteat want of cor* diallty between the parties Neither [Was the refusal of Canada any more a sign of unfriendliness to you than ? did (he refusal by you of a similar of? fer made by her some time before im? ply unfriendliness on your part. Bach country has its policy; each country is entitled to judge of what serves its [ interests best. I "The value of the celebration you I contemplate lies in its emphasising the friendship of those two neighbor peo? ples, which have no thought of ag? gression, either on tin- other. Bach is trying its own experiments in gov? ernment an 1 legislation. "You propose to Invite to your cele? bration members and representatives . f other at peoples and races. That 1- ri.Thl There Ij nothing exclusive in the friendship that we of the various branches of the KSngllsh stock have for one another Let the celebration bo the means of assuring all tin great nations of vom- and our deilr? to he good friends with them no less than with one another, and of our hope that the bonds of friendship and the league of peace will be e\ tended to include them all." Always tell Co clerk that > on read the .iota's advertisement in this n:i per. COTTON CROP ESTIMATES. VIOLENT FLUCTUATIONS fol? LOWED both REPORTS. Southern Spot Market* Are Being Closely Watched In the Cotton Trade. New York, Dec. 13.?The features of the cotton market during the past Week have been the ginning figures and the government's estimate of the crop, both of which were followed by erratic and even violent fluctuations although prices at the close of busi? ness today reveal.>d an upward trend of values, and were within a compar? atively few points of the high record! for the season. The ginning returns to December 1 ft were relatively heavy, but failed create any substantial selling mo ^ ment in the face of unyielding So ern spot markets, ami while th f nclal crop estimate was follower by a sharp break, the figures were about In line with averag? expectations and i losses were promptly recovered. ! The government's crop estimate taken at its fac< value and with the , addition of 400,000 bales for '.inters Iis figured by trade statisticians as j pointing to a commercial crop of about 1 4,250,000 bales compared with {estimated requirements of 14,750,000, thus suggesting that spinners may find it necessary to draw upon sup? plies carried forward from last sea? son before the next crop becomes available. But while the government over-es? timates the yield of linters in 1906 and 1909 its figures have generally fallen short of the market ard this fact was used as a bearish argument , together with approaching tariff revi? sion, a predicted big acreage next spring. It is estimated that a falling of about 28 per cent, will be required in ginning returns from now on as compared with the year to confirm the government crop figures and the next report of the census bureau giv < lng the amount of cotton ginned to December 13 is thought likely to dis i pel any remaining uncertainty as to the actual size of the crop. Tending its publication the irade is closely watching the Southern spot markets which have so far shown J very little response to declines in fu? tures and which local bulls regarded as the backbone of the situation. I i - CRUSHED TO DEATH IN WRECK. Christopher Hlle, Wealthy Father of Mrs. R. A. Robinson of Sumter Loses Life in Tunnel. Baltimore, lfd., Dec. 11?Chris? topher Hlle, sr.. father <? Mrs. R. a. Robinson of Sumter. S. C., was killed last night in a wreck on the Balti more <v < ?hio railroad .Yr. Hile was an engineer of s passenger train. His engine was derailed in a tunnel near here, and the locomotive fell against the wall of the tube. Hlle was caught between the engine and wall and was pinioned for four hours. He died tl\e minutes before his body was ex? tricated. While pinioned, he directed the crew in the rescue work* and when he saw that there was no hope fie told his crew how his estate of nearly $40,000 was to be divided, he having b ft no will. Mr. Hlle had $20,000 cash In bank. Another daughter of Mr. Hile is visiting Mrs. Robinson In Sumter. Johnson s LAWYERS Ol IT HIM. Express Blsappioval of Black < ham ploiTs Matrimonial AIM*hoc). Chicago, Dec. 11 ?Jack Johnson's attorney's, \v. Anderson and F. H Wright, appeared In the United St.itcs District Court today to ask that their name be stricken fI om the records as counsel for the tighter. The lawytis, who arc both ne? groes, said that Johnson's recent marriage to Lucille Cameron, a white girl, was d.-< p ?roved by then to Mich an exten at they did not care to be longer .. soclated with him. U'ngbt and tnde son represented Johnson in th. Wh",, slave' cases ye| to be heard Johnson npt?< red In the Muni? cipal Court to to a charge of assaull and hatte ? brought '?>' :< newspaper photographer. Hearing w as ??.? fei red. rcurfieru* i*a> Doubted. Columbia, Dec, 12 The annual re? port . t W H Hand State High School inspect) 1 *hows thai ihe salaries of i I ! h gh p boo! tea* hers In South <'.:o, na have be#?n doubled since 1906 The lol 1 mount expended luring that ? 's 1146,028. Tin? .? i ttmoun r\ en led during the presen ? ear a as I'.9*.454.