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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
STORM ON JERSEY COAST.

Wind Blows Eighty Miles an Hour.
New York, Jan. "a terrific gale
r. sweeping the New Jersey coast to-
day. causing floods and doing minor
damage to shipping At Sandy Hook
the wind is blowing eighty miles an
hour and the waves are running %
fsst high.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
TO FOSTER COTTON CULTURE.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT URGED
TO TAKE STEPS.
Secretary Of Agriculture Houston has
Scheme to Make Bitter War ON the
Boil Weevl.

washington, Jan. 1.-Warning that
American supremacy in cotton COM
merce may be wrested by foreign
countries unless this government
avails itself VI the full measure of it's
resources, has been submitted to the
house committee on rivers and harbors
in advocacy of the pending bill for an
immediate appropriation of $4,000
600, the first installment Of the 34s,-
100000 proposed by the Mississippi
river commission for preventing foods
on the Mississippi.
The warning voiced by B. r. Bush,
president Of the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, sets forth that the principal Eu-
ropean countries are spending mil
lions Of dollars in fostering cotton cul-
ture in their colonies, that the English
premier recently had bill passed ap-
propriating S16,000.000 for expert
menting in growing cotton in the
Sudan to make the English spinner
Independent of the United States sup
ply.
Mr.. Bush asserted, however, that
the United States, III alive to its op-
portunities," had nothing to fear and
that the nation should hasten to the
rescue Of the South by meeting the
control of tho Mississippi as national
problem.
He added that levee protection for
the alluvial lands in the Mississippi
delta would add $1,000, ,00oe acres OF
fertile wealth producing area, whose
cultivation In cotton. sugar cane or
diversified crops would yield many
millions Of dollars annually.
Investigation Of the life history and
habits OF tn. parasites of the cotton
boil weevil m more thorough and
comprehensive way than ever before
is proposed by Secretary Houston. He
wants more funds appropriated with
which to employ experts on this
work in order to undertake a "com.
munity experiment" in controlling the
boil weevil. Up to now practically ali
the efforts o. the department of agri.
culture have been confined to assist,
ing individual planters.
{, The efforts of the new corps Of ex.
perts would be devoted TO a study o,
the boil weevil, the different steps n
the control of the weevil. the picking
Of the squares of the cotton plant. en-.
couragement Of the parasites, destruc.
ton Of the cotton plants in the field
and to determining where tho efa.
cheney Of each step might be increased
by some variation or new process.
Rotation IN crops, changes in the
system Of handling cotton and plant.
ing the cottoa wider apart have help.
ed in the fight against the weevii,
which has caused millions Of dollars
Of loss. but ats ravages still continue
and no varieties Of cotton are i'm
mune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
GROWS EXCELLENT LEMONS.
Spartanburg WOman's Success Will
With Citrus Fruit.

Spartanbure,. Jan. Mrs. r. l..
Wood. OF No. 20 Hammond street,
has had remarkable success in grow
ing lemons. One Of her trees. two
years old. produced Ave unusually
large lemons this year. One Of them
Is on exhibition in a downtown store.
1t weighs two pounds. Mrs Wood says
that while her lemons are more sour
than the imported fruit. they make
more delicious custards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
RAISE POULTRY AND STOCK.
Federal Expert Says Poultry WIN n
Tried In Ten OountSea q

Columbia, Jan. 1.--Mr, w. W, LonG.
farm demonstrator for this State, wAs
in Columbia, today, and while here
had conference with Mr.. Hare. poui.
try expert Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. and Col. +. Z,
Watson. commissioner for tho State,
in reference to beginning poultry
work in this State. It is proposed
to confine the work to 10 counties that
have already been selected. Poultry
association will be organised Ia SaoA
Of these 10 counties and the msra.
bers will be treated a. poultry dem.
onstrators. Mr. Hare VIII visit the
farms Of the demonstrators for the
purpose Of instructing them on the
matters Of feeding, housing. brssdtn9
and marketing. It will be the policy
to encourage the raising of one Per.
ticular breed in q county for the rea.
sop that very much easier and mora
profitable results can be had In the
selling Of poultry Of the same breed n
the Northern and Eastern markets.. IN
certain markets in tho North the
brown eggs bring two or three cents
more per dozen than do white egea:
the same condition exists in other
markets in favor Of tho white egg.
Mr.. Long was asked az to the ae.
velopment and the policy OF the live
stock work that 10 now being taken
up in certain counties OF the state -
Clemson college In cooperation with
the United States department Of aSsi.
culture. He said that the policy OF or.
ganisation is the same a. Just out
lined with reference to the proposed
poultry work. It is the intention to
advise the use Of the Hereford breed
for beef cattle. The idea La to have
the farmers raise from three to 70
head Of beef cattle on each farm. and
by having the same breed on the dtt-
ferent farms q neighborhood can
easily make up carload Of the same
type Of beef cattle. This always means
two or three cents more per pound
than would be received for Q carload
made up OF different breeds He
added that great interest is being
manifested In the live stock Develop
ment and that Clemson college ID "a.
vising the development along con.
servative lines, insisting that the
farmers first make preparation ~
making permanent pastures, growing
forage crops and learning somethin9
Of the business before investing heAy-
lily in the purchase Of cattle. The peo.
pie In the South can never hope; and
in fact. should not attempt to make
this live stock country. What Il be-
ing undertaken is to grow live stock II
connection with cotton ana other
crops and this can be done at q proft
without reducing the cotton acreage.
The idea is to advocate q sunicient
number Of live stock on each farm
to consume the waste OF the farm ana
to utilise the idle land.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
LATE WAR NEWS.

VitA Dots From Different Scenes Of
4 Mexican International Scrap.
Laredo, Jan. 2.--The Constitutional
ists having been reinforced again at
tackled Neuvo Laredo today. Both
SIDES are using artillery. Two hun
dred Federals, cut Off from their COM
rades, must surrender or be shot to
death. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
NEW SORT OF sUFFRAGErrE.
Alabama Postmaster Refuses
Surrender Office to Successor.


Surrender Office to Successor.
Geneva, Ala. Jan. 2.-Declaring
that the Democratic party has No
right to wage political war on the
disfranchised sex" in removing her
from the postmastership to make a
vacancy for a Democrat, Mrs. Ida
Tillman has refused to vacate the Of
flee. and takes her meals and sleeps in
tho Office.
She has addressed an appeal to
President Wilson at Pass Christian
and refuses to surrender her commits
sion to w. X. Kenan, her successor.
She Is the daughter of Il Confederate
soldier, who fell at Peachtree. Her
term expires next December. The
postoflce department charges 'irregu-
larities"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
REAL BLIZZARD HITS MAINE,
Temperature Drops to Thirty.two Be-
low and Worst Is Yet to Come.

Portland. Maine, Jan. "A severe
cold wave struck Maine today. The
temperature fell to thirty-two below
at Caribou and twenty-five below at
Houlton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07

II has been demonstrated that over
grazed stock ranges on the national
forests can be brought back to use
under a system Of regulated grazing
faster than il they are left unused.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
FAINT HEARTED SUICIDE.
John Bradon Jumps into River to
Drown Himself But Swims Out
When Threatened with Pistol.

Chicago, Jan. John Bradon, q
white man, aged 4S, leaped into the
Chicago river last night to commit
suicide. Policeman Rowers threaten
ed to shoot him II he didn't get out
of the water. and Bradon swan to the
shore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
YOUNG MEMS SAVINGS FUND.
City National Bank Fund VIII Be Das.
tributed Dec. IS. 1914.

The Young Mems Savings Fund OF
the City National Bank. which Ia the
oldest organization OF the kind In
Sumter, and annually has the largest
membership. will be wound up tiis
year at the end OF the fiftieth week ana
the fund distributed December iSth.
This will make the savings OF the
members available before Christnss
Instead Of on New Year'e day a. here.
tofore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07

There are 1S naples In the United
States. most Of them being eastsra
species. The most valuable. not only
because OF the product Of it sAp but
asss or the Iumksr. 10 saxsr astps~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
IiUMBER SCHOONER WRECKED.
Broken In Two BY Fierce Storm
Crew Rescued After Five Days Elk.
pOsure.

Mobile. Ala, Jan. 2.-The owners
OF the British schooner Glenafton
were notified today that the vessel
broke in two in a recent storm. The
cargo OF lumber which was lost was
worth $4,000. A fishing vessel saw
ed the crew after Ave days after they
were nearly frozen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07

German pencil manufacturers are
looking to California incense cedar
for pencil wood. The establishment
Of O pencil factory In California is not
improbable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
A MUCH MARRIED NAN.

Gocs to Hymtn's Altar Seven Times
And Only Thirty.onc.
Huntington, w. Va, Jan. 2.-"Hope
this will be my last" said L. B.
Maynard, aged 81 years, after his
marriage to Miss Rebecca Wilson last
night. Il have been married seven
times. three were divorced and three
died."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07

Onha&a SuIl Scene Of Conflict.
Preside, Texas. Jan. 2.-Terrific
fighting today around Ojinaga con.
tinued. All night the Federals have
been making a brave stand but it is
thought they are wasting ammu-
milton. Not believed they can hold out
much longer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
Oil and the Monroe Doctrine.

Mexican situation, aside from the
question of our responsibility, through
the Monroe Doctrine, to bring about
order in that distressed country, has
been brought to public notice chiefly
through the efforts of powerful
British syndicate. headed by the Pear
sons, to control the oil-bearing re-
gions OF Mexico and other Caribbean
countries. Sir Weetman Pearson,
whose title is Lord Cowdray, and who
has been at the head Of tho British
railway interests in Mexico for some
years. figured in the newspapers very
largely during November and Decem-
Der because OF the action of the con-
crosses Of several Of the Latin-Amsri-
can countries. believed to have been
influenced by the United States, in
refusing to sanction executive or ad-
ninistrative concessions to the Pear
son interests to develop oil regions
within their borders. A concession in
volving large sections of Colombia re-
puted to be oil-bearing. and including
the right to construct harbor works
and canals, which had been granted
by the ministry and approved by Pres.
ident Restrepo last April, failed OF
confirmation in the Colombian SEN
ate late in November, and the Pear.
sons announced that they would make
no further effort in that direction.
The Costa Rican Congress, on De.
cembcr 13. declined to permit the
Pearsons to develop the oil regions oi
that republic. and later 1t was an.
bounced that Ecuador also was no,
willing that these British interests
should exploit its oil fields.
Tampico, the port of the state oi
Tamaulipas. which was the scene Of g
fierce battle on December IL, between
the Federals and rebels, is a large oil
center, one Of the most important in
Mexico. The Waters Pierce interests
believed to be a part Of the Standard
OIL Company, and the Cowdray or
Pearson interests have been rivals in
the Tampico region for years, besides
which there Is an alleged Mexican
company. the Haustica. In these
days. when the warships Of the world
are being built to consume oil in
stead of coal, the mightiest naval
power on earth is naturally very anx-
ious to secure control Of every DOS
sible oil supply. Mr.. Lewis r. Free
man. in an article on THE Age of
OIL" in our issue for October, ex-
planned the situation in detail. It is
not difficult to understand how the
presence Of any large vested interests
Of European power i'm Caribbean
countries In the vicinity Of the Panama
Canal. including the right to construct
port works and canals, and by infer
ence. later, oiling (fueD stations,
would be not only dangerous to the in
dependence Of the Latin n-American
countries in question. but prejudicial
to the vital national interests OF the
United States. The right to exploit
natural resources on such large scale
as such concessions would permit
would be likely to involve a dominat-
ing influence by Europe on the gov
enrments OF these countries in such
a way that it would be In effect as
much violation of the Monroe Doc
trine as the alienation to these Eu-
ropean powers Of territory on the
American continent.-From 1.-THE
Progress OF the World" in the Ameri-
can Review Of Reviews.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
Rebels Renew Attack.

Mexico City. Jan. 2.-The Rebels
renewed the attack on Cuernavaca
today Seventy-one Tederals have
been Killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
URGE OBEDIENCE no LAW.

q. Il. Aakev, Talking to Raleigh
Negroes, Says Blease Has Done
Much Harm.
Raleigh. n. c.. Jan. LIN their
celebration OF the 51st freedom an
niversary Raleigh negroes today ap-
pealed to white North Carolinians to
oppose seggregation which contem.
plates preventing negroes from buy
ing lands d.oining white properties.
The Rev. c. e. Askew appealed for
obedience to the law and said Gov.
Blease's utterances on the constitu-
ton had done more harm than all his
pardons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
WILD PROTECT AID CONIERs.


ceive and Keep Safe Those Who
Cross the Border.
Washington, Jan. ALL persons
crossing the Mexican border into the
United States, whether Federals or
Rebels, armed or unarmed will be
granted refuge by the American mill
tary authorities and cared for until it
is safe for them to recross the border
Orders to this effect were issued by
Secretary Of War Garrison today.
Garrison was greatly surprised by
the report that several hundred Fed.
Gals we're turned back after being dis.
armed and expressed doubt as to the
correctness Of the report.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
CONGRESSMAN Is LID.
j. w. Ragsdale Undergoes Opera.
ton at Florence Hospital.

ton at Florence Hospital.
Charleston, Jan. 1.-Congressman J.
w. Ragsdale. Of the Sixth congres.
sional district of South Carolina was
operated on today at Florence
infirmary for gallstones. The opera
ton was succ essful, and the attend.
ing physician states that while Rep
resentative Ragsdale is very sick. an
early recovery is confidently ex-
pected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
Snow at ChattanOoga,

Chattanooga. Jan. 2.-Light snow
today, melting as fast as 1t fell.
Heavy Snow I'm West.
Chicago, Jan. 2.-Heavy snow "a
falling in the middle States today.
Temperatures are moderate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07
Very Cold in New Yorl

Very Cold in New York.
Special to The Daily Item.
MiddletOwn. n. Y, Jan. 2.-The
coolest weather Of the winter prevails
here. The temperature is thirteen be-
low.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-07

Mrs. c. w. Stansill spent Saturday
in BaStover.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19

Inspector Burke calls on Glider and tells
him that a burglary at his home that
night ilas been arranged through Griggs
STOOL pigeon. To trap Mary Turner and
her gang.
Carson and his gang break into elders
nome and are followed by Mary who is
tod or the proposed burglary. While they
are there Dick returns home.
Got that Stra1ght7 CASSIDY GecTareu
an entire understanding Of the direc-
lions.
AS the men left the room Burke
turned again to Glider.
Just one thing more" he said! Aft
err I've gone want you to stay up for
half hour anyhow. with the lights
burning DO you see? !, want to- be
sure to give the Turner woman time
to get here while that gang is ut
work"
Glider scrupulously followed the III
recions of the police inspector. I'm
easily he had remained in the library
until the allotted time was elapsed.
He tidgeted from place to place. his
mind heavy with distress under the
shadow that Threatened to bligfso the
life Of his cherished son. Finally. with
a sense of relief he put out the Sights
and Went to his chamber.
His thoughts We're most with lbs son
and ever as he thought of Dsck his
fury waxed against the women wht
had enmeshed the boy in hef PLOTTING
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19

for vengeance on himself And into
his thoughts now crept doubt. one
that alarmed his sense Of justice. A
horrible suspicion that he had misjudg-
ed Mary Turner crept into his brain
and would not out He fought 1t with
all the strength Of him, and that was
much, but ever it abode there.
Mary Turner herself. too. was in a
condition utterly wretched, and for the
same cause-Dick Glider. That source
of the fathers suffering was hers as
well. She had won her ambition of
years-revenge on the man who had
sent her to prison. And now the JOY
Of it was a torture, for the puppet of
her plans. the son. had suddenly be-
come the chief thing in her life.
She had taken it for granted that he
would leave her after he came to know
that her marriage to him was only
device to bring shame on his father.
Instead he loved her. That fact seem
ed the secret Of her distress. He loved
her More, he dared believe. and to
assert boldly. that she loved him. Had
he acted otherwise the matter would
have been simple enough But he
loved her-loved her still, though he
knew the Shame that had cloudtE ner
life. knew the motive that had led her
to accept him as !; husband. More-by
a sublime audacity he declared that
she loved him.
There came Il thrill in her heart each
time she thought of that-that she
loved him The idea was monstrous.
of course. and yet Here, as always.
she broke off. Il hot flush blazing in her
cheeks.
Mary Turner was just ready for bed
when "a note came by IL messenger who
waited for no answer, as he told the
yawning maid. AS Mary read the
roughly scrawled message. she w:ls
caught in the grip OF terror. The man
who had saved her from death had
yielded to temptation AS he had
saved her so she must save him She
hurried into the gown she had just
put off. Then she went to the teie-
phone book and searched for the num-
Der OF elders house.
A few moments before Mary Turner
received the note from the hands of
the sleepy maid one of the leaves
of tho octagonai window in tho library
Of Richard elders town house swung
open under she persuasive influence OF
n.i 1f SvIy
and Joe Carson stepped confidently
into the dark room.
| For space he rested motionless.
1 listening intently Reassured. he drew
| out an electric torch and set it glow
| ing A little disk OF light touched here
|, and there about the room, travelling
very swiftly and in methodical cir
! Giles. Satisfied by the survey, Carson
| crossed to the hall door, where he lis
tened for any sound of life without
and found none. The door into the
passage that led to the stOreroOn
where the detectives waited next en-
gagged his businesslike attention. An(
woke his suspicion
| 1t seemed to MN thaC everything
was in readiness for the coming Of hi
associates There remained only t
give them the signal in the room
around the corner where they waite
at a telephone He seated himself i
elders chair at the desk and drew tn
telephone to him.
Give me 900 Bryant" he sale
There was a little wait Then an al
swer in voice he knew came over tn
wire.
Carson picked up a penholder fror
the desk and began tapping lightly o
the rim Of the transmitter. 1t was
confined on page 81
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19
SYNOPSIS

Mary Turner, a department store clerk.
- sentenced to prison for three years Tor
a theft she did not commit.
Edward Glider, owner Of the department
store, consents to Mary before she
irRoas to prison. expecting her to confess
Mary protests her innocence to Glider
and begs him to pay better wages to his
clerks to save them from temptation.
After three years in prison Mary Is
freed, but the police prevent her holding
positions She jumps into the river to end
her life but Is rescued by Joe Carson.
forger.
! Mary forms partnership with Carson
and his gang. by which they mulct rich
victims in a legal manner. keeping with
On the law"
Mary is warned by the police to leave
i town after she has formed the acQuaint-
snns Of Richard Glider, her former ON.
ploysrs SON
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19

THE KING OF ALL LANATIyEys.
For constipation, use DIR. Kings
New Life Pills Paul Mathulka, of
Buffalo, N. Y. says they are the
king of all laxatives. They are a
blessing to all my family and al
ways keep box at home. Get
pex to-day. and get we'll again. Pric
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19
Mrs. John Vande Brake Of Extra
was visiting her parents B. M. Chris
Jensen and wife Saturday.

Miss Nora Larsen is on the sick
list this week and is absent from
her work at the telephone board.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19

Mrs. Nelh Hansen came up from
Atlantic Monday and spent the day
at the home of her brother, Dr..
Koob.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19

Charles Freeman came from Des
MONIES last Thursday and spent the
day with his parents, F. L. Free
man and Wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19

25c. At Druggists or by mail.
H. E. Bucklen Co. Phila. or SIT.
Louis. adv.
.OAKF|ELD AND BRAYTON |
Chas. Lambert is ill Of la grippe.
Peter Leander made a business
trip to Atlantic Monday.
Alva Jensen returned home from
Des Moines Sunday.
Mrs. Will Koob was shopping in
Atlantic last Wednesday.
Jesse Beck, of Atlantic was in
Brayton Monday on business.
Frank johnson went to Des
Moines Saturday on business.
Mitt PARROT, of Woodbine was a
visitor in Brayton last week.
| Misses Dolly and Lucille Cannon
went to Atlantic Friday to visit.
Neal Barentsen, OF Audubon was a
business caller here last Thursday.
/ Born Saturday, February 18th
4 to Hans R. Hansen and wife a girl.
n Chris Jensen and wife, living east
of town are the parents of a baby
girl.
Joe Kelly had business calling
m to Madison County the first Of
the week.
----
A. A. Nelson and Isaac Smith
were passengers to Audubon Tues
day.
! L. P Rasmussen was sick last
Saturday and unable to be at hi,
lplace Of business.
| A fine boy was born Saturday,
February 14bh to Roy Christensen
land wife.
Mrs. w. R. IKoob and daughter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19

Mrs. W. R. Koob and daughter,
ISIS Kathleen spent Saturday at
g Nels Hansen home in Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-19

Miss Alma Leigan is enjoying a
weeks vacation. She will commence
teaching again next Monday, east
Of Extra.