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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10
[BY .SED WIRE.1

WASHINGTON, Dec 10-Steel cars
in passenger train service should be
required by law, the Interstate Com
merce Commission says in its annual
report made public here today. It also
declares that the use in passenger
trains of wooden cars between or in
front of steel cars should be prohibit
ed
The commission is DESTROYS of max
Ing the railroad hours-of- service act
more stringent and proposes that the
penalty for violations of this act be
changed to fixed and definite sum- or
that a minimum penalty of 500 be
established instead of the penalty of
mot to exceed $500" as now provided
The report hints that the railroads
are covering instances of excess SER
vice by the excuses of 'broken draw.
bars "leaky flues," and hot boxes"
Kill 1863 Passengers.
"SiXty-three train accidents were in
vestigated by the commission during
the year ended June 80 1914" says the
report. Forty of these accidents
We're collisions and 20 were derail-
ments. The collisions investigated
were responsible for 1OS deaths and
I,lb- injuries ana tle u6ra1lmentS
caused 81 deaths and 972 injuries.
Thirteen of these collisions, causing
80 deaths and 442 injuries, occurred
whore the block system was in use,
and "a collisions, involving GA deaths
and 713 injuries, occurred under the
train-order system.
collisions caused by improper flag
Ging continue to be prominent fea-
ture of these investigations. Eight of
the 40 collisions investigated were due
to this cause. In these s collisions As
persons We're killed and $50 injured
Attention has been called to the prac
tice Of employing inexperienced men
as flaemen. In one collision, due to
improper tagging, which caused ID
deaths and 294 injuries, the flagman
at fault had been employed only "a
days, and was entirely without prev
tOus railroad experience.
Assails Order System.
The inherent weakness of the train
order system continues to manifest it.
self as prominent feature Of the
accident record. In 10 Of the 4(
collisions investigated it appeared
;hat / were caused by trains encroach-
ing upon the time of superior class
trains and 5 We're caused by the fail
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION Demands
STEEL PASSENGER CARS

ure OF trainmen to obey orders. On
most roads where the train-order
system is used the rules require that
an order establishing meeting point
for opposing trains shall be sent stimuli
taneously to all the trains involved
and also, whenever practicable, to the
operator at the designated meeting
point, thus providing a check against
the possibility of trainmen forgetting
or misunderstanding the order. This
check, provided by the so-called mid
die ORDER is an important element of
safety in the movement of trains on
single-track lines, but on some roads
the rule which requires it to be used
is not observed"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10
BE CAREFUL WHAT
YOU TAKE FOR A COLD

The danger in using patent medicines is from the
stimulants and dangerous drugs which many of them
depend for their temporary effect Because it is
free from alcohol narcotics dangerous drugs Father
Johns Medicine has had so years Of success as tonic
and body builder for healing throat lungs and
the treatment of coughs and colds. Father Med
icine is a doctors prescription wholesome
characteristics
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10

Trial packages OF CLIMALENE,
the great water softener and cleanser,
are being placed in every home in
Richmond. Use according to directions
and be convinced OF its merit 1927
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10
TELEPHONE PLANT
ISSUES DIRECTORY

A new telephone directory will be
issued by the Richmond Home Tele-
phone company within a short time
The directory is ready to go to press
now, but there is still time to note
changes of location, new phones and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10
TO GIVE SUPPER.
PLAN ENTERTAINMENTS.
PREPARE EXHIBITS

Exhibits from most Of the Industrial
classes in the night school will be pre-
pared and sent to the Panama-Pacific
exposition. The collection will include
material from the classes in printing,
cooking, sewing, drawing, and the
work in wood and iron.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10

other changes, Manager Bailey said.
1t is said that 1000 phones will be
listed in the new directory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10
r, L, KELLY TALKS.

President Robert L. Kelly of Earl
ham college addressed the students OF
Indiana university at the final convo-
cation Of the fall term yesterday
morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10

The first American medical work
was published in Philadelphia in 111S
by Benjman Rush.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-10
Mems TabLOidS
With Churches

Preparations are being made for an
elaborate Christmas entertainment at
the First Presbyterian church. The
Sunday school entertainment for the
children will be given on the evening
Of December %, and q program OF
songs and recitations Is being arrang-
ed. A Christmas tree probably will
be arranged. On the Sunday follow
ing Christmas, the double choir will
give a musical program of Christmas
numbers.
TO GIVE SUPPER.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Second
Presbyterian church will give an oy-
ster supper and social at the church
tomorrow evening.
PLAN ENTERTAINMENT.
A Christmas entertainment will be
given by the children Of the Second
English Lutheran church December q.
A program Of songs, recitations and
tableaux is being arranged
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
How the Rcd Cross Was Formed.

The first session Of the Geneva Con-
vention. called to discuss means of
relief for the wounded i'm warfare.
was opened in Geneva, iifty-one years
ago, on October. 20, 1868. Four
teen nations. including Great Rrita!a.
France. Russia(, Austria, Prussia and
Italy were represented by delegate.
The propositions then drawn up werI
accepted as an International code by
~ congress w ich met in Geneva in
August of thc following year. Four
teen nations agreed To tho convention
at the risinal meeting, and others
soon followed. but the United States
did not become u party to the treaty
uatil 1882. The INSIGNIA chosen Vns
a rcd cross on white background. IL
compliment to Switzerland whose M
tional emblem is a white cross on Il
rcd ground. The society. by the adop-
ton OF this symbol. became known
as the Red Cross. The credit for o.
Sanizing belongs to Henri Dunant. .
Swiss citizen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

Total. :. ..3,345,44S $3O5,555.SS
While tho price fell off this year,
yet it was nearly as high as it was in
1912, showing that last year there
was a kind of squirt in price, and the
most interesting fact i'm connection
with the statements is the showing
that all but SiS5,000 Of the money
received in the state for tobacco came
in The months of August and Septem-
ber when the war scare was at its
height and trade generally was most
greatly demoralized and perplcXed.
The tobacco industry, or the bulk of
it, is confined to half dozen coun-
ties, and the cash money turned loose
in those counties during August and
September amounted to over three
million dollars. Which is quite tidy
sum in the season when there is no
cotton money. The department Of
agriculture for ten years has been
urging the people to diversity their
crops and this is concrete illustra
ton of the effect of having more than
one crop. The tobacco farmer gets
his money in the summer time when
there Is no cotton to sell. What has
been done with tobacco in a certain
section of the state, itself rather small
in area, can be done with other crops,
and must be next year, is the advice
Of the department. While the margin
Of profits on tobacco was reduced by
the war, yet it is fact that the mon
cy was put into circulation. and that
means whole lot
The figures for each of the markets
OF the State as compiled in the Office
Of the state department OF agricul-
ture, will be of great interest through
ont the tobacco belt, rs we'll as else
whore in the State. There is no to-
baccO grown for sale in the Piedmont
counties, although as far up as the
mountains Of Oconce county many
farmers produce tobacco for use on
their own place, and it is tobacco Of
{. good grade. The industry has nev-
TT been encouraged there ~ the
starting OF markets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
FIGHT HARD TO TIE.
Darlington and Rock Hill Draw a
Football

Darlington, Nov. 2O.--Rock Hill
and Darlington fought to u tie this
afternoon here for the championship
among high school football teams OF
their territory. The score was 6 to 8
and the game from start to finish
was hard fought. 1t has already been
suggested and probably another game
will lie arranged between these
teams. The weather was very inclc
mcnt, but in spite OF this a large
crowd saw the contest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

The pirates who operate the New
York cotton exchange are getting I'm
their usual 0ora and consequently the
cotton market Is In worse condition
than while the exchange was closed.
Many mills are now practically out OF
the spot market and the narrow sup
port they were giving 1t heretofore
has been withdrawn. As one cotton
mill president wrote a local buyer, who
had been selling him cotton: THE
mills are too busy watching the New
York exchange to think about spots"
The announcement OF the withdraw
nj OF the American troops from Vera
Cruz has not been greeted with the
furious outcry from the jingoes and
ye' journals that would have mark
ed the event had IL occurred a few
months ago. The war In Europe has
had a SOLDERING effect upon the Jingoes
who were demanding that the United
States take possession OF Mexico and
pacify the warning factions by military
force. regardless of cost or consc-
quence. They failed to undermine
Public confidence In the wisdom of
President Wilson's Mexican policy, and
recent Developments in world politics
have evidently convinced them that
war Is too serious a matter to bo en-
tered upon even to save the dividends
OF the expatriated Americans, who
had money invested in Mexican mines
and ranches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
Credit Ratings Wanted Immediately
by Retail Dealers Association OF
Sumter. New Ratings to be Made
Out by Credit Bureau.

The officers and directors Of the
Retail Dealers Association have in
structed Chairman j. II. Levy, Of the
committee on credit ratings, and also
the president and secretary of the as
sociation. to urge the merchants and
other business and professional men
who are members of the association
to get in their credit rating lists as
rapidly as possible. so that the names
OF those doing busines on credit may
be listed for future reference and
information Of the business men OF
Sumter. Credit standings for 1915
must be made out Immediately.
1t has been some time since any
credit ratings have been handed in
by the merchants and professional
men. Therefore 1t is of great inn
portance that the card index system
be revised and new ratings made Of
the credit customers Of the business
men.
The credit bureau system of the Re-
tail Dealers Association has been ex-
tended to embrace within it's scope of
usefulness every member Of the
Chamber OF Commerce who does any
credit business. Professional men.
manufacturers. banks, and all mem
bers, In good standing in the Cham
Der OF Commerce. may also use the
credit bureau system for securing in
formation as TO who is safe to credit,
and for collecting debts.
AT no time within the history Of its
existence has the Retail Dealers AS
sociation been of as much value to
the business men as 1t Is now and
can be made. provided the members
will take that interest in the associa-
tion they should take. The associa-
tion Is worth to every member just
wha each raember makes it and the
different departments. Valuable infor-
nation, worth thousands OF dollars.
can be furnished and received by the
members. The secretary will furnish
credit rating blanks to those not
having any. Also the "key" or "code"
of credit rating to those new members
not In possession of the same.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
STEPS TO SAFEGUARD SHIPS.
Legislation and Money Is Needed to
Avoid Needless Destruction of Vcs-
sells.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Characteriz-
ing the past attitude of tn, federal
government as that OF = wealthy and
prosperous man refusing to So his
loyal children the necessaries of life. "
Secretary OF Commerce Redfeld, in
u part Of his annual report made
public tonight, emphasized the need
OF legislation and money for safe
guarding vessels against needless de-
struction.
Our citizens have been drowned
(3l in one case) and both private
and public property repeatedly lost
because the United States government
has not more rapidly provided the
force and apparatus with which to
survey and chart the dangerous
waters of our Pacific, and particular
iy OF our Alaskan COAT" the secre-
tary said.
Immediate need for three new ves-
sells for survey work along the Alas
kan coast was pointed out. 1T is a
shameful thing to send officers of the
United States to sea in such ships as
the Endeavor, the Gedney and the
Macarthur. respectively, so. SO and 3S
years old" said the report.
Referring to the necessity for
Alaska surveys. tho secretary said
the plan os discovering rocks by run
ming vessels on them had become SO
common that rocks generally were
named after the steamer which hi.
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
The BonSal Railroad.

IL the Bonsal system Of railroads
continue their operations on to Sayan-
nah as is reported they intend doing.
we hope II will not have the effect OF
"quoering" the enterprise that Man
ming Is concerned It. Tho ECrsy!
system II II govs on to Savannah will
be continuation OF that roal al
ready built through Andrews on a.
Charleston. We do not know who .hc:
the proposed road from Estill throucH
SuIomerton ana Manning has amy
connection with the projectors of ttc
Ionsal system. but IL it is q part ot
the same concern then our local au-
thOritiea should set busy to find
where we are at" with q view of
SCcEinc another source for addition
al railroad facilities. Manning Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
KEEP SUMTER COUNTY MONEY
IN sUMTEI, COUNTY.

Ono Of the Quickest Roads to Pcrma-
ncnt Prosperity. The Way to Keep
Thousands of Dollars mt Home Is tn
Purchase Homo Raised Products
From samser County Farmers
And to Spend sumter County Mon.
cy with Sumter County Merchants.
Tho Curb Market VIII ,lo This.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
Marriage license Record.

Licenses To marry has been granted
10 Mr. \. \. Team ana Miss Laura
Carr. Uf sumter; Mr.. G. T.. Plummcr,
of Elliott, and Miss Juanita IOX-
worth, of Sumter.
1l,cns"T have also been granted e.
Glenn Harris aud Willie Moore. sum
ter; Henry IIutliu lnl Rosa Mont
gomCry. Privatecr; iicnry Montgom-
cry. OSVCgo, and Rosa HroNn. SUM
ter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
KEEPS DEATH PENALTY.
Arizona Vote Sounds Doom q
Twelve

turns from the recent election show
that Arizona defeated an initiative
measure abolishing the death penalty.
Twelve men under sentence OF death
reprieved by Gov. Hunt so the people
might decide their fates, must hang.
The vote was: Yes, 1888; no, 1929.
Gov. Hunt, it is understood, will
reprive the convicted men until after
Christmas and then scatter the dates
OF execution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
LARGEST TOBACCO CROP
Duo 80 Depreciation of More Than
-Four Cents Pound OH Account of
War, Receipts arc Less.

Columbia, Nov. 19.-While South
O"roiiha this year marketed the larg-
est crop of tobacco in the history of
the industry in this State vet the fig
ures show that the receipts fell away
considerably. due TO Il depreciation OF
more than -nts per pound on ac-
count o. the European war. The to-
tai receipts this year were $3,979,3O3,-
81, u falling off OF S6O5.O35.Gg
Inc value Of the tobacco crop in the
United states lat year was $1O4, Co.,
900; therefore, South Carolina's -
creased yieid this year can have moth
ING to do with the price in this State.
Ine reports made under oath ana
HE'D in the Office Of the State depart
ment Of agriculture show that there
were six new markets in the State this
year, and that one Of the former mar
kets was closcd--that at Mayesville
which last year handled $4,000
pounCs OF tobacco and received there
for, $S,O95.T5. Sumter established q
market this year and the Sumter
Chamber OF Commerce encouraged the
growing OF tobacco with the result
that there were marketed at Sumter
l9S,2o9 pounds, bringing $5i,974.4O.
The annual reports compiled show
that Lake City jumped ahead of Null
lins and led the State this year in the
amount Of tobacco sold. Last Year
the hgures were: Mullins, 4,G7S,C8
pounds. and Lake City, 4.343,221. This
year Lake City takes the lead with
6,2S3,5OO pounds, with Mullins but 81
7OS,9Si. On the other hand Latta ad-
vanccd from 1928 to 1,321,735
pounds. The amounts handled ut the
new markets were as follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25
Eight Bodies Found.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 21.-
Eight bodies, those of two women
among them. were brought in today
by lifesavers. It is believed that the
Paterson and Marvin, has been sunk.
The iaEeShOrc was strcwn with wreck
age and it is feared that many others
were lost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

Clip out the coupons appearing
daily In this paper regarding the pro-
posed curb market for Sumter con-
sumers and growers OF vegetables,
fresh beef. pork. chickens. ducks.
fruits. etc.
Sign one OF the coupons-cither the
consumers or farmers coupon-and
mail IL to the Secretary OF the sum-
ter Chamber OF Commerce.
The Sumter Retail Dealers Associa.
ton desires to establish this regular
market place by December I. 1914.
so that there will be n permanent
market place for she thousands Of
turkeys sold on Sumter market for
Christmas.
"fiog killing Time Is Right Here"
Thousands OF pounds of delicious
country made sausages. hog head
cheese. blood puddings. and last but
not least. the world renowned but
scarce Cracking Bread" that will
allow Us to- live min days to the week
war or no war" II soon be on the
market.
Learn how to market your products.
Learn how to buy andETAOIN NUN
Learn how TO select and buy your
home food stufrs. The special COM
mittee awaits public decision. Send
In your coupons Immediately. Learn
thrift. economy. and learn how to
Sumter county money with Sumter
county farmers and Sumter county
merchants.
The curb market will do n great
deal To solve the economic problems or
today. and many days to come.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

The proper study Of maukiuG g.
man. but the more exciting study
~ wOmaa.--Anderson Mail.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-06
OIL AND RIVER
BED COATS GROUND
Channel Company Prepares 10 Drill
I'm on the Max Moore Lease;
Was Gas Fire Two Weeks.

The Channel oil compauy's No. T.,
Max Moore lease, m the Cimarron
river bed, which was the center Of at
traction for several days while It was
burning is again entertaining the Wis
itors A new rig has been built and
Thursday the crew commenced set
ting the 6-inch casing preparatory to
drilling In the well. Here again, as
during the fire, did Supt. Stebbins
show bis ability TO handle difficult
proposition. After working in furious
stream of gas and oil for more than
six hours the casing was put In place
leaving the well ready TO be drilled in
as soon as suitable storage Is pro-
vlded. During the work the well
sprayed oil far above the rig and as
the result Of the strong wind from
the north the country TO the south as
far as the bend Of the river, is coated
with oil.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-06
Cushing and Yale.

Fox, Nelson, Shaffer and others are
still drilling at $40 feet on the Thomas
Chapman in 15-16-7.
The G. B. Shaffer No / in 2-16-6
is drilling at 700 feet.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Co has a rig
up for its No. l on the Louis Frances,
9-1S-7.
The T. b. Slick No. on the Manuel.
17-lS-7, which is an old producing
well in the shalower sands, will be
deepened to the Bartlesville.
The Hill Oil & Gas Cos No. on the
Barnett, 22-17-7, is thirty-five feet in
the sand (Bartlesville) and Is said to
be good for seventy barrels an hour.
The Only OIL company (White &
Sinclair) No. on the Jennetta Tiger,
16-17-7, is completed and is good for
$50 barrels. This is on the Thomas
Cain and was reported originally as
being good for $50 barrels.
Same company, same lease, No. 8,
is making $500 barrels a day.
The Mc-Man Oil company's No 4 on
the Vida NJ. Way, 17-1S-7, is drilling
at $50 feet.
Same company, same lease, No. 9, is
drilling at 800 feet
Ditto, No. 10, is drilling at 800 feet
The Saltwater +. & NJ. oil e. Gas
Co, No Z. on the Kirtley. Hist. is n
dry hole and shut down and aban-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-06

evident that some Of them have
agreed to sell or the pipe line people
would not be arranging TO receive the
Oil
Patience has ceased to be a virtue
In the Healdton field with reference
TO a postoffice There is a large town
there. No postoffce is near A star
route to Loco has been running
through the field but that has been
changed now, and the people have no
mail accommodations at all The gov
ernment has been entirely too slow in
making accommodations to these peo-
pie. We hope to see Mr.. Garter take
this matter up now, since ne is back
I'm Washington and see that White
City has postoffice White city,
with its fifty stores, with its shops,
with its hundreds Of oil field workers
ought to have some mail accommoda-
lions. That watChful waiting policy
Of the government is not very appli-
cable to a thousand or two people
four miles from a postofficc
Producers here are of the opinion
that Robert Watchorn will succeed in
building his proposed pipe line He
has all the work completed for the
successful promotion at this end of
the line, and is now in New York to
make arrangements for the funds that
are to be used in constructing the
line. lie is due to come back here
the middle of February. Mr. Watch
orn built a pipe line 400 miles in
length in CALIFORNIA; He is a man of
means who also Possesses great eX-
ecutive ability and there is no reason
why he should not succeed in his
plans