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mon an? jSoutljron THK SI MTKR WATCHMAN, KMsblHhed April 1850. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. ?He Just and IVar not?UkM all tin* onds Thou Alms't at bt? thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.' SUMTEit. S 0., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1912. THE TRUE SOCTIUtON, Established "3uu<-, ISM Vol. XXXV. No. 36. MANY CHRISTMAS CASUALTIES SKVVmil SMITH'S SON SHOOTS HIMSELF AT LYNCH ill lit;. .Vtskftrnts and Deed* of Violence In Verl?te? Place? Sadden the Christ ?M Hraaon for M/iny People. Lyn* hhurg. Dec. SI.?Martin Smith, eon of t'nlted State? Senator B. D. Smith, accidentally shot bimsen* with a parlor rill? today. Hla condition la very critical. Mr. Smith la about 19 yeera old ami unmarried. * The Senator and Ma family are tem? porarily vtettlng on than* plantation. ? bout ihr?-? miles from hare. Boy Hilled at John-ton Johnston. Doc. 16.?Stewart Lewis. II-year-old son of J. C. Lewis, a mar chant of this plate, was accidentally ?not and killed to*, uv by his playmate, Watson Nlcharson. 11, the bullet from a St-callbra parlor rifle entering young Lewie' haau-t. The dlatresetng acci? dent occurred while the boys ware out bunting. shooting In Alken C ounty. ? Alkau, Dee. II.?-Christmas passed off very qaletly In Alken. The day wee cold and crisp, but the weather Ideal. No accidents marred the day and only one shooting was recorded In the whole county. Last night, on the edge of the city, Henry MoClary shot John Arbor, both colored, at Cook's Store. The wound was merely a scalp wound, entering the left side of the head and coming oat Just around the skull. McClary made is escape. Two Motorcyclist* Injured. Tampa, Fla., Dec. II.?Louis Tor? res and Johnny at arises no were badly tojured here this afternoon while competing In motorcycle races on a half-mile dirt track. Both riders were going at the rate of slaty miles an hour when Ihey fell. Torres' wheel skidded and Mariscano was thrown In trying to circle him. o sr* eVsr^er^rv v ? Heavier Killed by Train. Savannah. Oa. Dee II.?D. C. Brln son. of Millen. Oa, went hunting to? day and sat down to rest on the tracks of the Central of Georgia. He went te sleep sad was struck by a freight train. He lived only a few minutes thereafter. Many MJafiap* In Atlanta At ante. Oa. Dec.. II.?More than ' leo patients?shot. cut. bruleed burn? ed and Injured otherwise?were re? ceived by the hospitals here to-day a>j, a result of the ce'ebrathm of Chrlst' with fireworks, pistols and other j noise-making devicea. None of the injuries were arrioun Knee Cla?li In AUunta?Two While Men Injured?One Imported to Die. Atlanta. Oa. Dec . II.?Two white men were Injured, one perhaps fatally, and several negro** were hurt in a race clash here this afternoon in which a score of persons participated. The Injured white'men are Ed Tum lln. bollermaker. cut In legs and back, unconscloua; Emmett Howe, tinsmith, cut In lungs and back. Physicians said to-night that Tum? bu probably w ? Id not live until morn lag Howe it U thought, will Survive hla Injurie? Estimates of the number of negro? es) receiving minor Injuries vary from three to eight. None of the negroes was captured, they having been dis? persed by the white men before the police reeervea, who were called SUt as a resul* of the clash, at Glenn and ! McDanteht atreeta. arri\?d on the1 me. Witnesses of the trouble told the police that the clash reaulted from trouble when a white man attempted to purchase whiskey from a negro who was said to be running a "blind T imlin was stabbed and knorke I to (he ground, then attacked further With large poohat knives, according to the information- gathered by tue po? lice. Howe was similarly attacked. Neither the white man nor the negro tstwaen whom the trouble started 'OS been raptured by the pottl I United Htatee engineers report that Charleeton now has a 33 foot channel to the ocean at high lids and 'II feet at low tide. Charles S. Miller, President of the New Haven, Hartford It ilho.oi. i:. J. Chamberlain. President of thr. Grand Trunk of Canada an 1 A. W Smathers. Chairman of Grand Trunk- Dtreoterats have been in' <\ ?h? l-Vder.-l sourr for criminal < on-pir.try In re *trnlnt of trade by ngrennent to con? trol unread business In He*J England. TURKS PROLONG FICHT. Tl.HMS OF BALKAN AMJF.S MUST n AvocsnvD bvb?ti ally. Y^lth no (treat IfotHl to Diplomatic Tactic* of Turkey's Beleg Uc* at Peace Conference Allies I*?*.******! with Partition Ceremonies ? Alba? nia's Future Agreed CTpOCJ ? The (?reck'H Share? Bower s Disturbed by Failure of Austria to Disperse Troops. . i tendon, l>ee. 24.?Turkey'* dele? gate* to the peace conference, al? though they realize that eventually they must accept tbe < ondltlon/t laid down by tbe Balkan allies to bring about peace in Southeastern Europe, are following tbeir usual cr. urse of procrastination and will take advan? tage of every diplomatic device to postpone the inevitable dlsrlember ment of the territory which has been their armed camp of five hundred years. Meanwhile, however, the allies are so confident that the outcome of the peace negotiations will be in line with their demands that they already have agreed on the boundaries for an auto? nomous Albania. These boundaries will be submitted later to the ambas? sadorial conference, which has ad? journed to meet early in the New Year. The question looming sinister be? fore Europe now is not whether peace will be signed by the belligerents, but why, in view of the settlement of tho quarrel between Austria and Servia, Austria does not demobilize. The allies have agreed to propose to the ambassadorial conference the following frontier for an autonomous Albapia: North along the left bank of the river Drin, leaving a few miles on the left bank of that river to Montenegro, as it represents the only passage pos? sible from the interior to the sea. The frontier as proposed will follow the I>rin until the White Drin joins the Black Drin. The eastern frontier is tn^rked by the watershed between Al? bania and Servia, leaving the Servian* both Prlsreml and Monastir. The southern frontier consists of a line practically straight from South Italona to the watershed, leaving the town of Krgherikastro to Qreece. The proposed frontier between Mon? tenegro and Servia will be along the White Drin. leaving DJacova to Mon? tenegro, and passing through the source of the river I bar at a spot called Kojas, front where It reaches, in a straight lim-, to the river I?im, which constitutes the last part of the frontier, leaving the town of Plevlie to Montenegro. Tbe Aegean Islands will go to <Jie??ce. they hxNinga population mule up almost entirely of Greeks. But the Afhens delegation pledges the neutralization of these islands, de? siring to guarantee t<> all the Powers free passage and liberty of commerce throughout the archipelago. Although the Bulgarians yesterday asked to be permitted to occupy ter? ritory on a line from Kodosto, on the Sea of Marmora, to Mid la, on the Black Sea, It is believed they will be satisfied to have the frontier start from Knos, a port on the Aegean Sea an i following the Martiza Klver until it reaches a point south of Koulelibur gas and then cut across eastward to Midia. It is supposed, however, that If pressuie is brought to bear in the w.iy of saving Turkish dignity and for the sake of peace, the Bulgarians might accept a situation, which, while It would not give thern Adrianople, would prevent it being a menace in the future. It is ptlfposed to make Saloniki and the surrounding territory within a fa* ?'Jus of |ti miles neutral under the protection of the allies. The European chancellories are watching with the keenest anxiety for some sign of demobilization of the Austrian for< es. With the settle Meal of the Ineident arising from the < ? inplaint of 111 treatment by the Aus? trian consul at Prlsrend, and the an noum etio nt by the ambassadorial conference that it favored autonomy for Albania and a commercial port on the Adriatic for Servia, every region for the Austrian mobilization appar? ently was en h-d. The failure of that country to demobilize Coincides with lb ? anuoure ?uoent fcotV Petersburg \.st,.|<ia\ ->f the enforcement of ? drastic censorship <>n to ws concern in* military affairs In Rui la Mobilisation by Russia and Austrii hfcve been quite different, Rusels hav? ing Balled tO the . (dors relatively moiv no it U ail Austria and sJm BSOd S dlf >,? bjh I hod in gathering them to? gether, Ear i y in Kovombet ? draft o :. RsjsjsJsjm w.ts dm to finish taelf military training. At the lael moment, however, they received or dsri to remain with the colors. These orders still are in fores and give Rus? sia a margin of SOU,000 veterans. Aus? tria s mobilization consisted in the calling of young men to the colors. The Balkan peace delegates are se- i rone as to the outcome of their uele gations with Turkey, but are watching I Aus.rla with some concern. If she rt - fuses to demobilise the allies short? ly may aak the reason for the delay. GREAT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. Corn and Cotton Best Yet?'Manufac? ture's Womiorfui Growth. Columbia, Dec. 24 ?"The people of South Carolina," said Commissioner "Watson, as he sat at his desk, look l?g over the figures from the State census of manufacturing for the year 1912, which had just come from the' adding* machine, "have more sub- ' stantial reasons for genuine rejoicing at this glad season of the year than ever la fore in their history." "The world knows how the agricul- I tural production of this little State grew In the decade between 1900 and I 1910, from $51,324,000 to $141, 983,000 (season of 1909)?a wonder? ful Increase of practically $90,000,000. None of us yet knows exactly what has been accomplished this year, but we have raised nearly 2,000,000 more bushels of corn this year than ever in the history of the State, and the cotton crop while not so large af. that of last year will undoubtedly bring to the farmer mote money than the bumper crop did, not to mention other crops. The final figures for 1912 are not ready yet, but recalling the great increase in the value of this season's tobacco crop and other advances it is safe to say that the farmer has never fared so well." "Now what of manufacturing, that other vital phase of the Common? wealth's economic life? In 1900 all the capital invested in manufacturing of all kinds was $44,055,000 and the val? ue of manufactured products was $55,336,000. By 1909 the value of the product value hail increased to $113,236,000. In 1911' the capital* In? vested has jumped to $130,481,627 and the value of the product to $117, 949,386. These figures before me for this great year of 1912, show a total of capital invested amounting to $142,584,060. in other words there has b??en an actual increase of capital invested of $12.18j),467, and of value of manufactured product of $6,04 4, 675. The actual Increase of value of manufactured product over 1909, when the Federal census was taken, is represented by the magnificent total Of 111,111,0m There certainly ought to be plenty of cause for rejoicing in the conditions that arc reflected in thoSO figures, The detail;- by indus? tries and hy counties will be given in ni\ forthcoming annual report. TRAIN WRECKER CAUGHT. Robert Muck. Colored. Held on Charge of Attempting to Wreck Train. ? Robert .Mack, colored, was captured at Maycsvllle Tuesday night, where he had gone to see his wife, after an ab? sence of practically three months, during which time the charge of at? tempting to wreck an A. C. L. pas? senger train near Mayesville on Sep? tember 25th was being held against him, waiting his return. Mack was captured by the town au? thorities and lodged in jail here. It is stated that he made several attempts to wreck trains by placing croSStlSS on the tracks, all of his attempts b?.ins Unsuccessful, however. He wis final? ly caught In the act, it is stated, and made his escape before he could be captured. He rt turned home, how? ever, to spend Christmas with bis wife, but instead spent it in the coun? ty jail. SUFI 'RAt i PTTBS GAIN. Mnrclng Army Is Increased by One Private. Pouhgkeepsie, N. Y., Dec. 22.?With its marching forces augmented by an? other private, (Jen. Rosalie Jones' lit? tle army of suffragists continued the march Alhanyward and reached Rhlnebach shortly before 6 o'clock tonight, after n 16-mlle hike. The new member Of the army is Miss Gladys Coureen of this. olty Who will "slick through," she says, "until the State capital Is reached." fainter was one of the quietest cities, on the map Christmas Day and II pIsaflSnl a day as any <>n.' could wish fftr. The majority ??f citizens spent the day Quietly ai home, while others weal hunting or visiting to re llsvs the monoton} of having nothing to do. Sl'MTElt NEGRO HI LEASED. Alexander Cousar, in Jail for Involun Uu*y Manslaughter. Freed by Gover nor. Alexander Cousar, colored, who 1? now serving a three year sentence on the charge of involuntary manslaugh? ter, for which he was convicted sev? eral years ago, was one of . .ose giv? en a Christmas pardon by Governor Bloase, but as the necessary papers have not made their appearance CoU sar is still in jail awaiting their ar? rival. Cougar is very sick at present, but he was one of the happiest colored persons in the city when he was told that his name was among those who had been granted Christmas pardons by the Governor. Sheriff Epperson and Jailer Owens are very anxious to ?1103V the sick man to go, but are pow ejrlees to act until the proper papers arrive. BLKASE URGES DONAGHBY. Hut Arkansas Governor Can't Eat Christmas Dinner with South Car? olinian. Columbia, Dec. 24.? Gov. B lease last week telegraphed Governor Don aghey, of Arkansas, to come and take Christmas dinner with him, but the Arkansas Governor replied that he couldn't leave that state, for the con? vict contractors had their guns train? ed on him, and he had to stay ana watch them. Governor Blease's tele? gram to Governor Donaghey read as follows: "Come and eat dinner with me Christmas Day. I insist." To which the Arknasas Governor replied as follows: "Thank you ever so much, Governor, but the convicts' contrac? tors' batteries are trained on me and I must watch their guns." It will be recalled that Governor Donaghey sprang into the limelight by pardoning or paroling 3(50 convicts n one day, giving ns h s reason that he intends to break up fhe convicts lease I /jtf?A!ru. fHijftejwffis?^ IflgijBljWdMW dens of horror. 'v COMPULSORY EDUCATION ISSUJE. SwcarJngrgen Says Hall Bill Is Full of | Holes?Blouse Will Veto Any Meas? ure on Subject. ' , j Columbia, Dec. 22.?"It is too full of holes to be discussed," was the statement made by J. E. Swearing* n, State superintendent of edueaticn, When a.skcd for an expression as t<? the Compulsory education bill that Senator Hall will introduce at the next session of the general assembly. In 1910 Mr. Swearingen submitted a bill to the house and senate but it o? vcr came to a vote. The bill pro? vided for a local option, compuh* ry education law. Each county in the State was given the right to vote on the question. It is very probable that compulsory education will consume some time in both houses this year. The governor has made the posi? tive statement that he will veto any compulsory bill passed by the legis? lature. SELF INSURANCE. McMaster Hayn it Has Proven Success? ful in South Carolina. Columbia, Dec. 24.?Insurance Com? missioner licMaster says, In his annual report, that a form of insur? ance which has grown to consider? able proportions In recent years is that of corporations, or persons en? gaged in the same, or similar lines of industry, to insure each other and ap? point a common attorney who would levy assessments and pay the losses. Such concerns are called Interlneur ers. They are not incorporated and their financial standing is simply that Of membership. "But as the plan his been highly successful, and has given the ins tr? ance at cost, such citizens or indus? tries In South Carolina as wish to ob? tain such insurance should be given the opportunity," says the commis? sioner, He recommends that Q measure to this end be passed by the general as? sembly after pointing out thai the Na? tional Association of Insurance <\un nr>4*ftl0nerg| after having considered this matter SSV< ral years, has pro? posed a bill for the regulation Of this term of Insurance, The bill rernm mended ?>\ the national association provldei that Individuals, partnerships, and corporations may be authorized to exchange reciprocal Insurance con tracts with each other or With Indi? viduals^ partnerships and corpora lions yt other States and countries. YOUNG MAN KILLED HIMSELF. SAM BURK, SON' OF W. L. BURK OF PRIVATEER, FATALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF WITH PARLOR HI FLU. Was Demonstrating the Impossibility Of Rifle's Firing from Half-cock Position When Fatal Shot Was Dls charged?Accident Tuesday hi Public Road. Sam L. Burk, the 20-year old son of Mr. William L. Burk of the Priva? teer section of this county, accidental- j ly shot and killed himself while dem? onstrating to friends the impossibility 1 of a parlor rille, which be was car? rying, being discharged from the po- ? sition of half-cock. The accident oc? curred in the public road in front ^ Mr. W. O. Cain's residence in the ' , CO vateer section about 11 o'clock \f l day, death following almost .ne dlately after the bullet wour xs in- ! fdcted. Younk Berk and a number of friends were out hunting at the time. He was showing his friends that the rifle coub1 not shoot when it was half-cocker when che weapon in some way was discharged. The bullet struck him in the neck just under the chin ranging upward. Death follow- ' od about twenty minutes afterwards. CHRISTMAS SERVICES HELD. Day Fittingly Observed at St. Anne's Catholic Church by Three Masses. Christmas was fittingly celebrated in St. Anne's Catholic Church by three ! masses. Rev. Father Louis E. Forde, the regular pastor, officiated at each maea The first mass was celebrated at 6 o'clock in the morning and was what is known in Catholic circles as high mass. The feature of this high mass celebration was the magnificent ren? dition of "Von La Haches High Mass of Peace," by a select choir compos? ed of well known local talent in which a number of ladles and gentlemen j from churches of the Protestant faith. ' It is seldom that such high class vo? cal and instrumental music is heard [ in Sumter, and the fortunate attend i ants at this early Christmas worship j were delighted indeed. It is of course 1 beyond the ability of an ordinary writer to do justice to the splendid ' artistic rendition Of such difficult mu ! sical combinations as "Von La Haches High Mass of Peace" and "Leonards Mass,'' the latter of which was surg it the seven ami ten o'clock low meet ' es.. j Those composing the choir which , reflected such great credit on the ' "Game Cock City" are as follows: Mis? Ammie Teichcr, Organist. Miss Isadora Teicher, Violionist. Mrs. Wm. Bultman, Miss Franceslca Teicher, and Miss Georgia Beetham, sopranos; Mrs. L. B. DuRant, alto; Mr. H. W. Bennett and Dr. Carl Epps, ten? ors, and Mr. C. M. Hurst, base. GEORGIA MAN A SUICIDE. R. B, Gasklns, of Wealthy Family Shoots Himself. Sn van nah, Ga. Dec. 24.?R. B. das kins, of Nashville. Ga. one of South Georgia's wealthiest families, com ' mitted Slllclde to-day by shooting him? self twice through the head. GoeMn'S death is the climax of B series of sen? sations In which he has figured re? cently. Yesterday the State Court of Appeals confirmed a sentence of *?x years Imposed by Judge w. B. Thomas upon Gasklns lor firing several she ts from nis auton oblls at Judge Btl e, of the City Colin of Nashville. When Gasklns was told Of the decision this' morning he deelar* d he would never serve the sentence. H was ? under $U0,000 bond. FdMor Green to Columbia. Editor Leon II. Green left last night for his old home at Sumter, where he will spend the Christmas holidays, Ks Will then go to Columbia for the session of the legislature, where he will take up his duties as secretary to T.ieut-Gov. Smith, who is nlso pies dent of the Senate. This position Mr. Green filled the last session Of the legislature and with such ability that GoV. Smith prevailed on bim to again take up the work while the law makers are in session Mr. Green will keep In tom b with The Intelligence r during this time, sending in the dolngl of thg hOUSe and senate, as well as other news. Cpon tin ad? journmsnt of the legislature, sir. Green will return to Anderson and again take up his duties as editor of The Intelligencer inderson Intelli? gencer, DYNAMITE TRIAL SOON ENDED PATES OF M ACCUSED PROBABLY WITH JURY TOMORROW. Argument in Notable Trial May be Concluded Tonight ? Judge's Charge Not BapCJCted lo Con siunc More than an Hour?Jury to Return So|>arate \"ordiot for Each Defendant and May Require Some Time to Roaeh Agreement. Indianapolis, Dec. 25.?The cases of the forty labor union officials ac? cused of promoting the McNamara dynami plots in the Iron Workers' strik? mst employers Of non-union lab? ll go to the jury in thirty-six h' *V or possibly sooner. ?C* the i l?>se of argument tomorrow . v ^ A'ht, or on Friday morning, Federal ' judge Anderson will instruct the jury. it is understood the Court's outline of the law, as to what testimony shall be applied to certain defendants, will re? quire about an hour. The jurors will then retire to delib? erate as to the guilt of the men, who, headed by Frank Ift. Ryan, president of the International Ass. elation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers', were brought here three months ago from cities scattered from Boston to Los Angeb s to figure as defendants In what Is said to be the most Important tiiul >f its ki^d ever held in a Federal Court. The jurv, to be asked to return a separate verdict for each defendant, is composed entirely of fanners or mer? chants from rural distrcts of Indiana. I The fact that the jury must vote on each defendant after considering the testimony, the court holds applicable to him is the basis for a belief that I verdicts will not be returned in less than a day. There are twenty-six counts against each, twenty-five of which provide a maximum penalty of 'eighteen months' imprisonment and one whieh provides a maximum im? prisonment of two years. The Gov? ernment contends that the penalties for the offences charged are cumula? tive, ir. the discretion of the eourw-or r? trUVt: py'?ible polity f and one-half years. The room in the Federal building, in which the jurors have been kept under guard for almost three months, today was made ready for the mass of exhibits to be turned over for refer? ence during the jury's deliberation. These exhibits include revolvers, shotgun*, pieces of infernal machines and clockwork attachments used by Ortle e. McManigal and the Mc Namara brothers on the dynamiting expeditions; letters written by Olaf A. Tveitmoe and Eugene A. Clancy, San FmncSSCp, and J. E. Munsey, Salt Lake <'ity. who are charged with con? spiracy In Ihe l< e Angeles Times ex? plosion. Bundles of other letters, in Which F:ank C.'Webb, New York; Philip A. Cooley. New Orleans; John? T Butler, Buffalo, and business agents of the Iron Workers' Union, are ac i cused of directing explosions on non j union jobs, ehte are to be placed with the jury. I District Attorney Charles W. Mil ler'S argument to the jury today was devoted largely to reviewing Mc NamarVs confession ;.s a hired dyna? miter. The district attorney main I tained the confession had been cor roborated in every important detail. CAPTURED AT TIMMONSVILLF. George Roe. Wanted for Larceny, Ar? rested by Town OtlieiaN. George Roe, colored, who is wanted In this city on the charge of larceny, was arrested Christmas Da> in Tim monsville by the town authorities of that place and held until Sheriff Ep persoh could send some one there to take charge of him and bring him on to Bunter. Roe was located at Tinimonsville some tlnte ago and the authorities there notified to arrest him and hold him for the Burater county oActala He is wanted here on the charge of larceny. He is sleo out on bond on another charg- for the same offense Roe was capto.? d once hurt year by Bam Washingt n. B colored detective, but Secured the aid Of friends and through their help overpowered the Washington negro and CSC sped. La? ter he was caught with S bag of chickens) t y Rural Policeman S im Nevmin. but managed to escape, leaving the chickens in Mr. Newman's hands. Laar it was discovered that Che Chickens had been stolen and tiny were returned to the owner, Hem v Timmotis atjd Lizzie Eb imng. < olored wer* artest? 1 on Christm.t. Pay by t Rural Po IIceman Sam Newenfm on the charge of fighting. Both were lodged In jail 'and will face Magistrate Wells Thurs? day