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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-24
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Railroad Law Prohibits Iner-State
Telephone and Telegraph Franks.

Washington, Aug. 17.-At midnight
tonight the new railroad law will be-
come effective. Immediately upon the
passage Of the Act sixty days ago,
sections of the law relating to the sus-
pension Of rates went into effect.
Since then the Interstate commerce
commission has been prorating under
the law.
1t is not the intention Of the COM
mission to take formal notice of the
effectiveness of the law by issuance
now or at any future time of a for
NAL statement concerning it's publica-
ton. All of them are assumed by
the commission to be we'll understood.
A conference was held by the COM
mission with representatives of the
telegraph and telephone companies
concerning the law as it applies to
them. The companies expressed
desire to do all in their power to
facilitate the work of the commission
so far as it might relate to them
Hereafter, of course, as common car
riers under the law, the telegraph and
telephone companies will have to file
reports with the commission concern
ing their business, just as the rail-
roads now do. The officers were in
formed also that after today no franks
for messages could legally be issued
except as governed by the anti-pass
provision Of the Hepburn Act After
Today, therefore, the issuance and use
Of telegraph and telephone franks
are barred by the statute.
The long and short haul provision
of the recently enacted law, while it
becomes effective at once, actually
will not be operative for six months,
as that time is allowed for the car
riers to adjust with the commission
their tariffs with respect to that pro-
vision
No announcement has been made
by President Taft Of appointments to
the Commerce Court or to the COM
mission to make Investigations un-
der the new law. 1t is scarcely likely
that the Commerce Court will be in
operation before some time early in
the coming year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-24
"UNCLE JOE" MUST RETIRE.
His Fate Apparently Settled by Bev-
erly Conference.

Beverly Mass. Aug. 17.-For nearly
three hours this afternoon President
Taft and Vice President Sherman
talked over the defeat Of Col Roose-
welt by the New York State Republi-
can committee yesterday, and the
selection Of Mr. Sherman over Mr..
Roosevelt as temporary chairman Of
the Saratoga Convention.
Mr.. Sherman said he had no in
tention Of Withdrawing in favor of
Mr.. Roosevelt, and he treated lightly
the stories that there might be a fight
to repudiate the action of the State
committee in the Convention.
The Vice President also talked with
the President regarding the Congress
sional campaign. He wants the fight
to be waged along the old lines.
"a straight Republican fight on the
Republican platform and the record
Of the party, including the tariff" is
the way he put it.
At Mr.. Shermans solicitation, Presi-
dent Taft agreed to point the way in
the campaign by writing a letter,
which is to be made a part Of the
campaign textbook of the Republi-
can committee. While the fight ap-
parently is to be directed along the
lines Of the past, 1t can be said au-
thoratively that the feature Of the
party reorganization plans, which cali
for the retirement of Speaker Can
non, will be strictly adhered to. It
Is even said that Vice President Sher-
man, one Of the staunchest support
ers the Speaker ever had, had become
reconciled to the fact that Mr.. Cam
non must go. A statement Is being
prepared in quarters close to the Ad-
ministration, in which the attitude
recently taken by Mr.. Cannon in pub
lie interviews will be deplored and
in which. it will be made plain that
there is no thought on the part Of
many Of his former supporters again
to name Mr.. Cannon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-24

struction Of local competition can
not be improved upon" AS what they
call Sample of the working of our
combines" they say that while
everywhere else in the world the
price Of harvesting machinery has
been appreciably reduced since 1900,
in the United States 1T has been ma
terially increased. The increase"
they add, started nearly contempo-
raneously with the Dingley tariff"
Al to wages, they say that 1.-The
fear that wages would fall if the traiff
were removed, and the fall in prices
would not be a clear gain to the con-
sumner, is not warranted by the ex-
perience of Great Britain. Great
Britain Is free-trade nation, and 1t
Is the most prosperous nation in the
world except our own. Shoals of
emigrants from the tariff-ridden ma
tions Of France, Germany, Italy and
Russia go to England to work. But
Englishmen do not emigrate to those
countries because the standard Of
living is lower. The general testi-
mony that the rate of wages for all
mechanical trades Is substantially
higher in Great Britain than in those
protectionists countries while the
prices Of necessities are lower, leav-
ing the Englishman wider margin
to live upon.
ut is about 60 years since Great
Britain adopted free trade, and dur
ing that time, according to a table
published in Whitaker's Alamanac,
wages have increased S1.7 per cent.
and prices only per cent. 1t is,
therefore, well seen that the abolition
of the tariff in England did not bring
down the rate Of wages. Neither
would it in this country. If we re-
move the obstruction allowing prices
TO sink to their natural level, the
take care Of itself"
Replying to the majority's state
ment, IL It's report, that an Increased
demand for farm products is a cause
OF advancing prices, the minority
cite the wheat crop as having in
creased from less than seven bushels
per capita In 1900 to more chan eight
In 1909; corn from 27 to 30 bushels
per capita, and potatoes from almost
three to more than four bushels. Not
withstanding the increase in the price
OF farm products, the farmer. they
say, "has realized a small let return
on his labor and investment by reason
of the increased cost Of the articles
necessary for him to purchase to
carry on his business"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-24
*Life 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,
biliousncss, jaundice, lassitude, weak
ness and general debility. But Elec-
trio Bitters never fail to destroy them
and cure malaria troubles. Three
bottles completely cured me of a very
severe attack of malaria" writes VIM.
\. Fretwcll, Of LuCama, n. c., "and
I've had good health ever since"
Cure stomach, liver and kidn~
troubles, and prevent typhoid. soc.
Guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-24
They Hav0 a Definite PurpOSc.

'Foley Kidney Pills give quick re-
lief In cases Of kidney and bladder
ailments. Mrs. Rose Chaser, Terre
Haute, Ind, tells the result in her
case. after suffering for many years
from a serious case of kidney trouble
and spending much money for So
called cures. I found Foley Kidney
Pills the only medicine that gave me
a permanent cure. I am again able
to be up and attend to my work.
shall never hesitate to recommend
them" Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-24
AS "HagOOd" Sees The Crops.

Knowing what to do. with the how
and when. is nowhere more neces-
sary TO success than in farming. Five
weeks ago we were on the L. d. Jen-
nings farm four miles west of your
city. The prospect there for a cot
ton crop was very Indifferent indeed 4;
at that time 1t seemed impossible to
make even half a crop of cotton. In
two weeks the corn had improved
very much. but the cotton still
continued small and dwarfish. Two
weeks more passed, and the cotton
had improved so much as to promise
on many many acres more than a
bale. We have been told that Mr..
Jennings personally directs the man
agement of his farm.
Mrs. Willie Burkett, who lives in
the same community has a good crop
of cotton. Since the death of her
husband this lady has succeeded ad-
mirably with her farm, but then she
has such an admirable lieutenant in
her son, Charlton, a fine young man.
Making the desert blossom as the
rose is thought by some to be pecu-
liarly Jewish. but it is not. Saturday
morning / was driven over the old
Carson place just west of Little Raft
ing creek on the Camden road, by
mine host. G. l.. Emanuel, and saw
acres OF fine cotton. One field of
which. thirty acres. with no un-
toward disaster will make not less
than forty-five bales. l saw on the
same farm an acre Of corn Che is not
in the contest) that competent judges
say will produce two hundred bush
els or more of corn, and all of this
on that land so long an eye sore to
tho travelling public. DO you know
the "creckers' the Rafting creek
folks have. and always generally, or
generally always, as YOU choose, the
best crops i'm the county? "But," you
say, you are from there and are
blowing your horn" If | am accord
ing to Or. Brown, am consistent.
And we have some men, too. such
men. one or two of whom are un-
married, not because they are hid
c"usly ugly for they are not, are ID.
V kcels and Algy Aston. Said a
young man of the former Ills beau
| ttul devotion to that mother shows
the fine stuff ne is made Of" Every
one YOU meet says it is just a treat to
loook at Charlie Sanders crop. Corn
and cotton are very fine. But I'm this
| he is not alone; there is Julien, Craw-
ford and II. O. Sanders, Mr.. Barncld
| r.. II. Rcmhert. Keels, the Mel. Gods
Davis Brown, and others too numer-
Gus to mention. whose crops are ex-
cellont. flush" says one " you will
spoil the price of cotton" You goose
don't you know the rest Of the coun-
try Is very spotted?
"II1pop6 -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-24

'In buying n cough medicine, don't
be afraid TO get Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There Is no danger from It,
and relief Is sure to follow. Especial
ly recommended for coughs, colds
and whoOping cough. Sold by w. w.
Sibert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-24
BlAMES TARIFF Law.
MINORITY REPORT 1T AS REA-
son FOR HIGH COST OF
LIVING.

Three Members OF Committee, Among
Them Senator Smith, Give Their
Reasons for Rising Cost-Say
Trusts, Combines and Monopolies'
Cypress The Masses For Bene-
nc OF the Few.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

Kinzer and are being handled un-
der his direction.
Now on June 7 and s, Director
Webster, President Waters and
Superintendent TenEyek invite
the farmers of all western Kansaa
t. visit this big experiment sta
ton farm and see for themselves
the work in progress. The pro-
gram will be the same for both
days, inspection Of farm with ex-
PLANTATION of experiments and adj
dresses in the grove by those IN
authority with a general confer
ence, questions and discussions
Visiting the farm 5 a. m. to II,
and from 2 to 3 p. m. examlna-
tion of cattle herds, 3 to 8 adj
dresses and conferences.
Every institute and every com
mercial club in western Kansas Il
asked to send at least five dele-
gates, and then general invita-
aiOn is extended to everybody to
come and see and learn and con-
tribute something to this great
meeting-the first of the kind ey.
er held in western Kansas. 1t Will
be a help to the committee on car
riageS if all institute and CONNER
cial club secretaries will notify
the Commercial Club Secretary at
Hays a few days in advance, Of
the number of delegates from tina
institute or club.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

Public defenders of the same ranl
and ability Of the public prOsecu-
tors should be appointed who will
be ready to defend in every case
where the defendant is unable to
provide himself with counsel. Ther
there would no longer be danger
of any one being convicted for
lack O. efficient defense. Many
long delays in bringing cases to
trial would be prevented which
are now caused by the public pros
ecutor who is looking for evidence
Of guilt. The public defender in
the meantime would be looking
for evidence of innocence, and
could terminate the. case as soon
as he had found it. Such delays
are very unjust to the accused, es
pecially when he is unable to give
bail and mas to wait in prison.
Public defense would eliminate
from criminal courts the present
d;sreputable class of lawyers call
ed " shysters" who depend for
their business upon the helpless
position of their poor and ignOr-
ant defendants. Public defenders
would have charge of these cases
thus destroying the field of prac-
tlce for the "shyster."
With public defense it would
be possible for the public prose
cutOrS and defenders to alternate
periodically, thus preventing the
prosecutors acquiring the bias
against the accused which they
tend to have now. With public
defense it would be possible to
give much more weight to the
personal characteristics of the de-
PENDANT, for the public defender
would have facilities for finding
out and presenting facts about
the defendant which at present
have no hearing at a trial.
1t is impossible to say now
whether the defense should be
made public in every case, but
public defense should be provided
il every case where the defend
ant is unable to provide his OWL
defense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13
Farmers Meeting at the Hays
Experiment Station, June 7
and 8. 1910.

The Agricultural College folks
have a big State Farmers InSti-
tute at Manhattan every winter,
bringing together hundreds of the
leading farmers Of the state. Now
thtey are planning a big event fol
the Branch Experiment Station
at Hays for Tuesday and We'd
nesday, June 7 and s. Few peO-
pie know that Kansas has at
Hays the largest experiment sta
ton in the world, nearly 1000
acres, about half of it already in
cultivation. There are nearly five
hundred acres of wheat now, all
improved varieties, and reports in
dicate that it is the finest wheat
prospect in the state-half of it
knee-high now.
Then there will be at that time
about five hundred acres of corn,
kafir, milo and broom corn, one
hundred and fifty acres of fine
alfalfa and many other crops some
Of them new and untried varieties
grown nowhere else in the west.
Then there are the orchard and
the forestry and garden expert
ments that will be of great inter
est.
Of interest to StOckmen will be
the biggest cattle feeding expert
ment ever conducted anywhere
with twenty-fOur cows and one
bull, of each of the four bee.
breeds, Hereford, Shorthorn, An
gus and Galloway. At least tn,
experiment started a year ag,
with the above number and nov
there are calves at side. All thes
cattle were selected by Professor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

haitian, giving their address, and
how far and which direction they
live from town. Later in the sea-
son a special investigator will be
sent out to investigate the fields
of wheat owned by farmers who
write to the department so that a
report can be made In regard to
the availability of the crop for
seed.
This final report will then be
used in directing the purchasers.
As only those fields can be in
spected which are on the route
prepared for the investigator, Mr..
Fitz wishes the farmers to be SURF
and write him, if they wish to
take advantage Of the oppOrtun-
ity. Otherwise the department
will be unable to further the in
veStigatiOn Of the crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

Public Defense in Criminal Trials
By Professor Maurice Parme-
lee, University of Kansas.
1t is an axiom of the law that
person charged with crime is
presumed to be innocent unit
proven guilty. Yet society does
all It can to convict him-little or
nothing to secure for him an ade-
quate defense. In a criminal tria.
the prosecution is conducted by
d public prosecutor employed by
the state. But the accused is for
ctd to provide his own defense.
If he Is utterly unable to do so,
the judge may assign a lawyer to
act in his defense. But the law
yer usually receives no fee for
such service, consequently has lit
tie interest in the case and gives
as little time as possible to the
preparation for the trial. He fur
nishes the accused with a poor and
weak defense in opposition to the
carefully prepared prosecution Of
the public prosecutor.
Thus the greatest injustice is
done by our present system to
the defendant who is so unfortun-
ate as to be unable to employ cOu
sci. Many such defendants plead
guilty rather than be tried with
so poor a defense.
But the present system is unjust
to all who are accused of crime.
For example, the innocent man
accused of crime has to undergo
suffering, humiliation and the lOS'
Of time and money by being forced
to stand trial for the commission
of a crime of which he is ultimate
ly acquitted. Such an innocent
victim of public prosecution shOul
have the right to demand indemi-
ficatiOn from society for what he
has endured. Such indemnifica-
ton is given in some European
countries, but not as yet in this
country. Not only does he fail to
receive indemificatiOn but is fore
ed to expend sometimes large
sum of money to defend himself.
Even if the accused proves to
be guilty, it is still an injustice
to have required him to provide
his own defense; for he may not
have been able to employ as eff.
Client as the prosecution, so that
the trial may not have been equaI
If we are forced to retain pros
ecution and defense in our Grim
inal procedure it is very import
ant that we should make then
equal in strength. To accOmp
llsh this a system of public de
i. ftnse as efficient as that of pros
ecution should be established
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

Jesse R. Teagarden, represent
ing the Redpath Chautauqua Blu
reau, is in the city looking after
some of the details for the coming
assembly. The Redpath manage
ment appreciates the kindness ant
loyalty of the Great Bend peO-
pie as it is assured that we are
to have a program second to none
in the state. Chas. Brinkman vii
direct the advance work here
and we may all look with a degre
of pride toward the great treat
in store for all who will avail
themselves of the opportunity.
Seven well known musical COM
panies and a number of prOmin-
ent speakers will appear upon the
program, which will be held early
in July.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13
To Locate Good Seed Wheat.

Mr.. L. A. Fitz, grain Inspector
of the Agricultural college, was
in our city looking over the con-
ditiOn of the growing wheat and
interviewing our farmers for the
purpose of getting a line on some
of those who desire to dispose of
their wheat for seed wheat pur.
poses this fall.
Mr.. Fitz wants those farmers
who are willing to sell their wheat
for seed to write to him at Man
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13
A Mercantile Merger.

A deal was closed this week
whereby the A. & A, drug and
WinSteads' jewelry store become
enc, and MIR. Winstead becomes
a member of the A. & A. Drug
Company.
The jewelry department will
remain under the management of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

Mr.. WinStead. Mr.. johnson. of
the A. & A., went to Hutchinson
Tuesday to complete arrangement
to move to that city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

Geo. WinStead was in Hutchin-
sen Tuesday.
Mrs. Willis Jennings of Larned
is the guest Of Mrs. A. E. DirkS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

Me BerScheidt and Tom Muir
ply visited Kansas City and Law
renee this week. At Lawrence
they attended the state cOnven-
ton of the Knights Of Columbus
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-05-13

You can get the best sweet po-
tato, cabbage and tomato plants
at Hornbeck's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-10
C01TLIEb DYER SEEKS PARENTS
 IN BRIDGEPORT
Finds He Had Them, But Doesn't Know If They Are Living or Dead.

Moved bv the sight of his com- rades writing Christmas letters to have Private Gottlieb bier of the 18th Company of Coast Artillery, station ed at Fort Adams, Newport, R. l., dec ded to ascertain if he had any parents to write letters to. This morning fine looking we'll knit young man of unassum.ng manner entered the office o: the town clerk. He 21 and that he was born in Bridge ~ort. He wanted to know who his parents were, as all that he knew about himself was that he placed in an Orphan asylum in Norwalk and was later placed on farm in WeS- ton. Town Clerk Thomas looked up the birth records and told the young man that he is the son of Gottlie } bier and Maria Huber, that he was born in this city. Sept. l. 1889. The records also show that he was the third cS:!d.
 It the first time bier had ever been told that he had brothers or sisters, or the name Of h's parents. Both parents were natives of Ger n,eny.
 He wishes to know if his parents are alive He would also like to l-now is he has arv brothers or sis- ters alive. He will be in this city until next Ts..rsday.
 Tf the orrHar arvlnr at NnrwalI had any record of his antecedents thev never furnished them He bag heen in the a--nv 27 months and to- fav re ,ea~red r,o~e ahou. himself than he ever knew hefore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-10
INJURED CrTPIn'S
 DAY IN COURT
Six Contested Divorce Gases Breach of Promise Suit Set for Next Week.

Of the eight cases assigned for hear ing in the civil Superior court next week before Judge William H. Will Hams, six of the number are contes .ed divorce suits. and another breach or promise suit.
 The breach of promise suit, Maria Iversen of New York, against Edward Cannon a travelling salesman of this city. will be doubly interesting as the plaintiff claims that papers alleged to have been signed by her and purpor.- ing to be a withdrawal of the acton, have been left with the clerk of the court. She states that no papers have ever been signed by her with drawing the action. She sues for damages of $5.0o0. claiming judgment
 Mary J. Hall Osborn of Fairfield, brings suit against John E. Osborn, also of Fairfield. alleging intolerable cruelty. /and asking for alimony or
 Belle Frances Case Togo of this Togo, also of th.s city. alleging in- tolerable cruelty habitual fntemper- ance and assertion.
 Charles H. Mott. vs. Clara J. N. Mott. both of Norwalk. brought on the grounds of infidelity, one Walter correspondent.
 Intolerable cruelty and assertion is alleged bv Eliza c. Comstock of New York in her suit against Theodore Comstock Of Norwalk.
 Adele M. Schleditz of Stamford in her suit against William H. schlad tz aNe~cs infidelity, naming Florence Norton of New York as co-respon- dent.
 InFdelity is the ground on which the suit of Morris Vogel of Norwalk is brought against Lydia Vogel. Mrs, Vogel in the Seotemher tern, of the court was allowed se5 to defend her suit and her husband ordered to pay her ST per week.