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CMMittbiiun Soutbron. Published Wednesday und Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTE lt. S. C. Ter um: $1.10 per annum?In advance. Advcritseii.juu?: One Square t\rst Insertion.$1.00 Cvery subsequent insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve p.tvat* Interests will be charged for ss advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of rsspuot will be charged for. The Humter Watchman was found? ed In 1850 and the True Southron In tltt The Watchman ami Southron vow has the combined circulation and influence cf both of the aid papefU ?nd is manifestly the best advertising ?nedlum In Sumter. TItl: \ I s KF.VFNTFFN PAT F. NTS, Dr. Prhslmami Continues Tests of His l ub, i. h|..-i- Vucelue. New York. March I,?Seventeen tu ii up patients wer.- treated by Dr, Prledrleh P. Priedraaan with the rao? cine which he claims is Is a cure for tuhercuh ? at a private clinic late today. Announcement that this clinic had been held was made tonight by the Berlin physician, after It had been made known that further tests of his treatment, which were to have been io.oh- today at the People's Hospital. the sesas of sis deraoastratlons Thurs had Im . n abandoned. Meanwhile. It was understood. Dr. Friedmann was preparing for a meeting tomorrow with f> srnraeat health officials from Washington, before whom tests of his treatment are to be conducted. Of the cases treated, 11 were of pulmonary tuberculosis, two of tu? berculosis Of the knee. tWo of the kidney and bladder, one Of the hip and on, of the glands. Of the phy fgt lam present several wyere from dis? tant States. Dr. B. O. Thrash, a spec? ialist In tuberculosis cases, of Atlanta, Oa., SSM ?l those who witnessed the demonstration, said the clinic had progressed smootnly, that there was little delay in treating the patients and that the technic in administer? ing treatment had been correct. Most of the patients were aske 1 to come back in ten days. All the cases." said Dr. Thrash, "were moderately well advanced " tie of tbe knag <ases." said Dr. Harry Benjamin. Dr. Friedmnnn's as? sistant, was very Interesting in view of the feet that the physician who had the ease In charge is a well known specialist on tuberculosis Ol the knee and had decided that an immediate op.' .en wa. neeesaary on the knee Joint." T'WHtSK Jt DtiK WOODS. ? tion Recommendm l . m M ft I ? fwJgffgd Bcneli. Tl aitef ? has unanimously adopt,.,, t ving resolutions: U't",. m ? will shortly be a vacancy In the office of Judge of the United st ites Circuit Court of Appeals for the Circuit embracing the States of Virginia, Wee! Virginia. North Carolina, and South Carolina, caused by election of Judge Uoff to the Sen i.e ,,f the United State* and it will be Incumbent on His Bxeellency the President to appoint a successor to Jedge (loff as Circuit Judge; Tm refore, The Bar of Bumtsr rec? ognising the high character and dis? tinguished ability of Judge C. A. Is of tbe Supreme f'.oirt of South Carolina, as a lawyer and Jurist, do hereby earnestly recommend him for ? ppointment a* successor to Judge Ooff aa United states Judge of the Circuit C< urt f Appeal?. U. 1? LeOi President. Attest: Mark Reynolds. Secretary Sumter Bar Awioi latton. PI.I A I OK Sil \l?| TItl I S. Mssgggsj Protect IgnlnsS rashaded and Narrow Public HlffJrwaja Fa lit or Dally Item: Please allow Ins writer space to Klve his most emphatie approval to tiit one of your lady correspondents, who ouicht by the way. to have ul legfad her name to appear, had to say In a n< ? t issue of your paper the Importune,- of ha- lag our pubic highways shoded by trees She is rtfjnt too in her prot.st against dig? ging ditches near the tree and thus SSVSliag the roots upon which it d? pends for moisture and substance There Is. as *he suggests, really no ss for this and for narrowing the reads te a point that hardly al? low* seoasja room for two automo? biles to pa** each other. The whole trouble is that the aver? age faroc i tri? s to utilize as much of the highway as he possibly can for planting hie crop, utterly indifferent to the fact that h?* makes the high? wa>s \ ? rv Ineotn enhnt for the pas BaSJS i.f any kind of vehicle. It OUght to be considered disreputable to efscroeea on the highways ami PUD IS opiidon ought to make it pt.o tleally Imposssble far any farmer la offend in this way. If the protest of Ms neighbors should prove powerless t? make the offender mend his wayi a honey met win be pretty apt te ? otnert him Into an advocate of good roads. The room that trees would occupy nlong the pubh? highways Is hardly Worth considering when the com? fort and beauty they giVS IS taken lo ? msnb ra t ion Then to,,, if we had well shaded roads they would prove a great attraction to people who like to travel in their own conveyance In the summer tune We are making gn at pregrsss Ig g material way, but while tins is a great Illing ws ought not allow it to Baaks us unmindful oi importance and sdueatlonal help that is derived from the culture of the at ? ittful, something that is elevating mentally, morally and spiritually. W P w.I I ?urtington. ii.. i g t\ Ifeai Peat, An a'tu Ii must have Siceptlonal merit le rarvlve for a period of f^rty years. Chamberleln's Cough Itenisdy was first offered le the public in 1171 From a sm dl b. ginning it has grown In fivor and popularity until It has attained a world wide reputation You will find nothing bettet fat a rough or cold. Try It and you will un? derstand why It Is a favorite after a gCVted el mere than forty years. It not only gives relief?it cures For sale by all dealers Advt. BULBARS AND GREEKS FIGHT. ALLIES OF THE BALKANS RE? PORTED TO HAVE BATTLED WITH HEAVY CAU8UAL T1BS, Fight Took I Mace -it Nighrlta When Greeks Refused to Allow Bulgar lans lo Fntor ( Ity?Governments Will hm-aigntc Matter. London, March 10, \ Saloniki dts p i'' h to The Times, dated March 8, glvei detail! ol a serious fight, with heai i i asualties, betu can I in> Bul? garians and Oreeki at Nighrlta. Ac i ording to Ihs Sofia corespondenl ol The Tina s, the two governments have arranged t<? institute ? strict Inquiry into this engagement and punish the guilt) trtlea, and will elaborate a cods "i regulations to prevent a repe? tition i luch Incidents, The Saloniki dispatch says the Itulgariuns failed to occupy Nighrlta in their hurried march to Saloniki, ami tiic Greeks captured the town after a skirmish with the Turks. Nighrits will have importance when the new frontier comes to be drawn, and tin- Bulgarian authorities sent 160 troops to the place recently. The Greeks, however, refused to admit them, compelling them to camp at a m Ighborlng village. \ strong Bulgarian force was then sent w ith guns and Without giving the customary m?tiee placed the guns in position ami bombarded Nighrlta Wednesday. The Greeks, Who were without ar? tillery, replied with rille lire. The Hghl continued until Friday. Both ?Idea suffered heavy losses and the battle Was not ended when the mes ?engt r left. MILITARY MAYS LACKING. Dispatch From Sofia Says Bulgaria Is Waiting for Servia's Heply to the Powers. London, March li.?Diplomacy with reference to the Halkan situa? tion again is at a standstill, and there is an almost complete absence of mili? tary news. According to a Sofia dispatch, Bul? garia is waiting for Servia's reply, and the aiins reply to the powers respect? ing mediation will not he delivered until Wednesday. The belief is current in European capitals that the allies are purpose? ly delaying matters in expectation of the speedy fal' of Adrianople and Scutari, which would place them in a more favorable position for tho pro? posed negotiations. A strong military censorship again has been placed on Constantinople newspapers which tire forbidden to publish changes in the army or any rumors concerning the position of the ministry. An Athens dispatch to The Daily Telegraph expresses the belief that the fall of Scutari is imminent and that the allies will avoid peace nego? tiations until that time. A special dispatch from (Vttenje reports another unsuccessful sortie by the Turks in an effort to raise the sa ge of Scutari. FEAR MASSACRE AT SCUTARI. Write* Says Officers Have Boasted of DcSJdja of I \tci in mat ion?Looks Bail for Scutari. London. March 10.?Massacre of the entile population oft he Turkish fortress of Scutari is probable when that city falls, according to a traveler Who writes to the Manchester Guar? dian. The newspaper gives promi ii' nee to the letter, saying that the writer has had every opportunity to know the temper of the Montenegrins and Servian besiegers It appeals to sir Bdward Grey, the British for? eign seer* tary, and the powers to #.ake steps to avert such a massacre. The writer says that Servian OfR cers at the port of Durasso boasted of the extermination of the Moslem Al? banian tribe of Lyuama. He con? tinues: "Later a Montenegrin official as ?ured me very earnestly: 'We have completely ex t er m i na 11 d the RugOVS tribes. When we had overpowered them WC made them all pass under the sword. I assure you itiat not one of the tribe ?amain*. The Monte? negrin i reasoni was: that the tribes? men wer. animals?savage h? asts." The hading B ilgrade newspaper is quoted by tiie waiter as recommend? ing that no quarter be given to the civilian Inhabitants ol Scutari ami that the town be leveled to the ground. FIREMEN STRIKE ARBITRATION. Dlffceenccs Between Railroads and Ksaptoyes \fTe<-t :?."?.aoo Flresnen on Eastern Linea, N'. w York, March 10.?Arbitration of the differences between 6 i Kastern ladt?.ad- ami their ::.*>,000 firemen was begun to re today before the board of arbitration chosen under the Erdman ict. The board, which consists, of William L. Chambers of Washington halrman and neutral member, w. w. vttorbiiry. vice president of the Penn? sylvania lines, east, representing the railroads and Albert Phillips, third pi? idt nt of tin- Brotherhood of I?ocomotlve Firemen and Bnglnemen, has until April 2 to take testimony and reach a decision. W. s. Carter, president of the Bre? men's organization, opened the case with the statement, * We have whit? tled our demands to a minimum. We are presenting our claims not to ob? tain a compromise, hut in order to establish their justice." Kllahs Lee. chairman of the com? mittee of Eastern railway managers, objected lo a list of figures submit ted tending lo show that the wages ware higher than those demanded by the Eastern employes Mr. Lee offer? ed to furnish the board with accurate figures -bowing the exact wages paid all firemen together with other data relative to engines and the duties of the firemen employed on them. The hearing will be resumed tomor I oW . \pp< It Won't Hun. Manning, Match 10.? State Reniltoi I.outs Appell of Clarendon county. who has had the mattet under ion ei-ration f,>r some time, has finally decided not to become a candidate for congress from the l ust district to succeed the late George g. Legale. Chronic stomach Trouble Cured. There |g nothing more disc ouraging than a chronic disorder of the atom* o h. ami it Is not surprising that many suffer for years with such an ailment when a permanent cure is within their reach and may be had for a trifle. "About one year ago," says P if. Beck, of Wakelee, Mich. "I bought a package of Chamberlain's Tablets, and since using them I have r. it perfectly well, I had previously lined any number of different medi? cines, but none of them were of any lasting benefit." Sold by all dealers. ?Advt. THE WORK OF CONGRESS. SENATE MAJORITY AND MINOR? ITY ORGANIZE. Two Members Added to Those on Finance, Foreign Relations and Judiciary?New one Formed. Washington. March 10.?-Organiza? tion work In the senate today held the attention of Democrats and Republi? cans. A Republican caucus had been called to name candidates to receive the complimentary vote of the Re? publican senators for elective posi? tions. The Democratic steering com? mittee, of which Senator Kern is chairman, began work early upon the arrangement of the Democratic mem? bership on the large committees. The Democratic committee assignments were not completed today. The Re? publican membership of the commit? tee has already been arranged by the Republican steering committee and is ready for submission of the Demo i rata The Democratic steering committee today granted the request of the Re? publican caucus for BUCh an increase of membership o* ?he Important com? mittees as will a\ ?:d th necessity of r imoving any of the Republicans. Finance, foreign relations and ju? diciary were enlarged from 16 to 17 members and the committee on rules from eight to ten members. These (hange? will als?) give the Democrats Increased re present at ion. The Democratic steering committee also decided to create a new commit? tee on banking and currency, of 12 members to take over part of the work of the finance committee. The general understanding Is that Senator Stone of Missouri will be chairman. Republican senators in caucus to? day decided to cast their complimen? tary vote for officers who have con? ducted senate affairs under Republi? can control, They will support Sena? tor Gallinger for president pro tern. The only elective office which will be given to the Republicans probably will be the assistant doorkeeper. Carl A. Loeffler wad elected by the caucus for that position, which is in the na? ture of .i confidential clerkship to the minority membership. TOLLMAN HEADS APPROPRIA? TION. Though Senate Assignments are Not Yet Settled, That Seems His Most UUel) Berth. Washington, March 10.?After al? most a week's work on the part of the senate 'steering committee, it is understood that in all probability an? nouncements may be made tomorrow regarding committee asslngmenta No decision has yet been reached as to the placing of Senator Simmons at the head of the committee on finance and this may make it necessary to caucus for a day or two longer. Senator Tlllman will either go to the appropriations or naval affairs, with the prospects at this time favor? ing the former. Senator Martin will take appropriations if Senator Till man goes to naval affairs, if not lie will head commerce. These commit? tees on finance, naval affairs and ap? propriations and commerce have not been easy to dispose of but those in authority believe u<?w that the way is paved for a satisfactory disposition of the matter. NATIONAL CHILD LABOR MEET? ING. Jaeksom llle Prepares] for Over Two Hundred Delegates. Jacksonville, Pia. March 9.?Over two hundred delegates, representing every Commonwealth of the nation. will arrive in this city this week to attend the conference Of the national child labor committee, which will be gin Thursday and last through Mon? day of next waek. Sixteen or more states will he represented with official delegations appointed by Governors A census Just completed in prepara? tion for the conference, shows that Florida industries employ few chil? dren, a total of only about 269 be? tween the ages of IQ and l "> being employed in the cigar factories of the state. The conference, it is thought, will result In the passage of legislation by the Korlda Legislature, when it meets in April, regulating in a ?trlngenl manner the employment of children in manufacturles of the state. IN HANDS OF RECEIVER. Fire Insurance Company Failed to Meet Demands. Philadelphia, March 10. After di? rectors ami stockholders of the Amer? ican Union Fire insurance company ol this city failed to meet demands of the State department of insurance that $200,000 be raised by noon the company was placed in the hands of a receiver today by the court of com? mon pleas. The assets of the com? pany are given as $1,019,954, and the liabilities at $:?7<M''.' g, TRY TO SAVE VALUABLE CARGO. Grounded British Steamer Reported Precarious Condition, Key West, Fla., March l<>.?Every available vessel In the local harbor has gone to render assistance to the British steamer Lugano, ashore on VJax Reef, with a cargo of silks, wines ami general merchandise, esti? mated to be worth a million dollars. Latest reports received tonight stat? ed that the holds of the steamer were Hooded. Nigh winds were blowing iiui heavy seas threatened to pound the steamer to pieces on the rocks. eDsplte the precarious condition of the vessel, Capt. Penwlll and the crew remained aboard. Heitel tugs were standing by at a late hour ready lo take off the olticefs and cfew. IIOI'GII SENTENCED TO DEATH. Bale of electrocution Set lor April lift, Appeal to Supreme Court. Camden, March 10.?The motion before .fudge Sense this afternoon tu grant a new trial to John L Hough, convicted of murder of his father in-law, lt. K West, was overruled ami the prisoner was sentenced tn death by electrocution April &.">, 1913, Hough received Ills sentence with only a small st ow of emotion, The ir lion f"t a new trial was based on the grounds that Judge ease erred in recharging the Jury it ler it hail been ? ol lined f,,r l I hours. it wit pron pti\ overruled, ufter the sold itor rei tl to the court ;i stenographic report if the charge. Attorneys for the defendant gave notice of uppeal to tin- supreme court. This is* probahl) the first white man convicted In Kershau counts ol mur? der without recommendation to met cy. The court room was Idled during tlx hearing of the motion. SWS THAT IF POLICE CONTINE TO PERSECUTE Ills CHAUF? FER HE WILL DECLARE MARTIAL LAW. Negro Arrested Twice in Four Days for Speeding ami Governor in Ang? ered by lli> Arrest?Pardon Grant? ed Chauffer, but Chief of Polit e Refuses to Refund Fine. Columbia, Ma?< h 10.?-Chief of Po? lice Cathcart thia afternoon ordere.i served upon Marrison Neeley, Gov ernor Blease's negro chauffeur, a summons to appear in Police Court tomorrow morning to answer to the second charge against him of exceed? ing tiie automobile ordinance. Tin first charge was prefered against the negro Saturday and immediately af? ter the negro wan convicted and sen? tenced the Governor issued a pardon for him. Saturday night the negro, it is said, was seen by officers driving up and down Main street at a fast speed and today the summons was is? sued for his appearance in Court to answer for ltis second alleged of? fence, it is said the Qovemor was riding in the ear Saturday night. When tin- chauffeur was fined Sat? urday the Governor's private secre? tary. Mr. John K. Aull, paid the line. The Governor was quoted in the Co? lumbia Record as saying that if the line was not remitted he would pardon every person convicted in the Police Court, and would sue the city tor the recovery of the tine. Columbia's afternoon newspaper to? day published the following! "11 the Columbia polioe authorities do not dis? continue persecuting my negro chauf? feur because they are politically un? friendly to me. 1 will take over the police force ami institute a By8tern of metropolitan police, and declare the city under martial law. "This statement was made to a re? porter of the Daily Record by Gover? nor Hlea.-e Monday afternoon. Mon? day afternoon at 2.05 o'clock a sum? mons was served on the Governor's chauffeur, charging him with exceed? ing the speed limit through Main street Saturday night at 8.45 o'clock." The police authorities have asked City Attorney Edmunds for an opinion as to whether the Governor's pardon of his chauffeur, in that it is of a per? son convicted in a Municipal Court, is constitutional, and Mr. Edmunds has stated that he will give the opinion in a few days. NOT IN Till: RACE. Major j. W. Bradford not a Candi? date f<u* Lieutenant-Colonel. Much interest was created Sunday evening in the National Guard of South Carolina, especially in the Sec ? ond Regiment, when Major J. W. Bradford announced his withdrawal from the race lor lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment, a position made vacant by the resignation of Lieuten? ant Colonel C. B. i'eadon of this city. The withdrawal from the race of Major Bradford leaves three other officers in the race. The election will be held today and the result is await? ed with much interest. Wood's Seeds for The Farm and Garden. 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