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The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-07
RESERVE BANKS TO
 OPEN NOVEMBER f6

WASHINGTON Nov. 7.-secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo has ordered the Federal reserve banks opened November IS. disregarding the vote Of the directors who urged Nov. 30 as the date This viii release $40O.- 100000 to relieve tho financial situa- ton and help cotton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-07
JAP WARSHP TO
 CHASE GERMANS

TOKYO, Nov. 7.-The Admir- alty is now planning sending the Japanese warships that have been engaged in the reduction of Tsingtau to clear the Pacific and Indian oceans of German warcraft and merchantmen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-07

FAIRBANKS. Nov. 7.-George Par ker, a Fairbanks Creek mining oper- ator. died here Of pneumonia, and will be buried today.
 -e--t-c- PASSENGERS BOOKED
 ON CITY OF SEATTLE SEATTLE. Nov 7.-The following passengers will leave on the City of Seattle. which is scheduled to sail to- night:
 For Junenu:-R. Fl. Mason, ,. E. Currles. Anna Hasseli, Ida Ross, A.. Robinson and wife.
 For Treadwen.-P. Anderson, C.. Portebus and two steerage. ILLINOIS AFTER CHICAGO
 DoDeERe OF TAXES CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-state's Attor- ney Hoyne has instituted criminal pro- ceedings against t5.000 alleged tax dodgers in Cook County, (chicago) He charges that they have stolen $5O,- 100000 from Cook County.
 -s--o--c---- INCOME TAX MAY sE
 SMALLER THIS YEAR WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Reaecting war conditions, the return from the Federal income tax tnis year is ex- petced to show a very large redac- hon from last years total. SWEDEN PREPARES TO
 BUY IN AMERICA
 --
 NEW YORK, Nov. .7.-swedish cred its are being established in New York. Heretofore London had practically a monopoly of exchange business be tween the United States and Sweden.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-07
CANADA eUYs AMERICAN

OTTAWA, Nov. 7-capada has or, dered 300 American two-cylinder mo- torcycles for tho equipment of troops
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-07
ENGLISH WOODEN FACTORIES
 ARE REFUSING ORDERS

NEW YORK, Nov 7.--London cable says that English manufacturers of heavy woolen goods are filled np with orders and are declining business of fered from colonial sources and from ordinary trade. Considerable business ls said to belong to the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-07
swlTzERLAND ALSO
IMPOSES WAR TAXES

BERNIE, Nov. "A Swiss war tax has been decided upon to be progress sige on incomes and property. Com panies are also liable.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-07
BURY
 sZ000 GERMAN DEAD
LONDON sTlLL scAREo

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14

beautiful level lands OF Sumter coun-
ty had been robbed Of their fertility
by an inceSSant one crop system and
they never would come into their
own until there were more legumin-
Gus and humus producing crops
grown on them, that the bacteria.
SO essential to plant growth which
had been burnt and DESTROYED.
might be restored. The soil Of Ger
many had been under cultivation for
thousands of years and yet they are
in a high state of production. kept
up by the scientific methods practiced
by those people and the lands Of the
south have been under cultivation a
comparatively short while and that
its productive powers had greatly
diminished, which is an evidence that
there is something wrong some
where.
After Mr.. Long finished, Mr.. Eli
w toOh the stand again and enter
tanned the audience, more especial.
ly the children, for several minutes
by mimicing the hunters horn and
hounds, the different kinds Of animals
and fowls, as we'll as the amphibious
tribes and the whistle of locomotive.
After this was over the meeting
adjourned, everybody feeling good for
having been there. and while the
married folks began to wend their
way homeward some of the young
people could be seen hanging around
talking that little wee chat and
casting sleeps eyes at each other.
The exercises of the day were in
terspersed with some most excellent
music rendered by Messrs. Myers
Bros and DuBose, assisted by Mr. H
V. Bradley. 1t was day we believe
profitably, as well as pleasantly spent
The School Improvement Association
will meet again on the third Friday
in April at 2.30 o'clock and the pub
lie is invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14

cash he lost on the horse races. but
with an interest. enthusiasm and de-
termination to improve his live stock
that he may go to our county fair
next year with something to show.
Mr.. President, we people need ed
ucation along these lines and a coun-
ty fair should be a place to get some
OF this education. We need interest,
need working up to the point Of get
ting out Of the old rut. The county
fair is good place to start us to
thinking and moving.
Possibly, gentlemen il will be in
teresting to some one for me to out
line briefly the management of the
Laurens county fair. First, few of
us farmers mostly) decided to hold
county fair. Second, we decided on
no gate or entry fee. Third, for the
association to give no premiums. only
ribbon Of merit; therefore, we
needed very little money and secured
that by volunteer contributions from
few public spirited citizens and our
banks. The merchants, however, as
an advertisement and to do their
part towards the county fair, gave as
premiums some articles in their re-
spective lines, so that made it more
attractive for the exhibition and
showed a good feeling and cooper
alton between the farmer and mer-
chant; then, too, we appreciate the
liberality Of the fertilizer manufac-
turer in donating tons Of fertilizers
TO go as premiums. l can't say how
long we will be able to finance our
fair on this plan, but with the good
feeling and interest manifested at
our last fair. l dare say we will be
able to succeed for few years long
er IL not for years to come.
Now, to get back to better live
stock. / will say we had q better
class OF exhibits at our last fair than
we have ever had. Our colts calves.
pigs and poultry were OF better
type. The first year they brought
anything. and many were in no con-
dition for the show ring. Last year
we saw much Improvement. Much
more interest is being manifested to-
day In our county for better stock
than i have ever known. One mule
colt sold at seven months old for
1925 cash last fall. Carrying such a
colt to the fair shows what can be
done and is being done, which is the
most convincing evidence and en-
ccnragement to better live stock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
UP TO pATR.

Harry Furniss, the witty English
illustrator. came to America. he stated.
because the strike had left no coal for
the Furniss-said at a dinner party
hst was given in his honor in New
York.
THE secret of successful humorous
Illustrating is modernity, up-tO-date-
ness, down-to-thsminutene
"MOdsrnity, you know, is always
valuable. A mans wife said to him
o. his return at four o'clock the other
morning:
There, there! Don't put your
shoes in the bureau and your necktis
On the floor. And so you've been tip
all night again, have your
"'Yesh, DEAR the man answered.
Up all night in a Wright biplane-
bic. Got losht In clouds an couldn't
dnd way down till daylight-hic.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
CARRANlA WILL PROTECT.
ASSURES UNITED STATES THAT
HE WILL SAFEGUARD FOR
EIGNERS.
lie Insists However. That Foreign
Governments Must Deal With Him
and Not Through the United States
Two More Americans Disappear.

Douglas, Ariz., March 12.-General
Carranza has promised the United
States that the lives and property of
foreigners in the territory controlled
by the Constitutionalists will be pro-
tected, but made it plain that if for
eign countries wish to deal with the
Constitutionalists they must deal di-
recly with him and not through the
United States.
News was received today that
Charles Howard, a negro citizen of
the United States was killed by Yaqui
Indians. while a detachment Of Con-
stituionalists soldiers looked on.
Edwin Gray. an American citizen.
has disappeared from Juarez and
no trace Of him can be found.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
6eards in EnpIsnd and Russia.

In England boards were not fash
ionable after the conquest (1O66) until
the thirteenth century, and were dis
continued at the restoration. Peter
tho Great enjoined the Russians. even
those OF rank. to shave But so fond
were they 81 their long, flowing boards
that they refused, so Peter sent out
MS soidiers with shaving mugs and
razors to destroy every beard they
could find.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
Sonle Situation. Soi

The managers Of a Brooklyn ceme-
terry advertise: Graves finely situated,
surrounded by the beauties of nature,
commanding a fine view of the bay,
and, in short, meeting every require
ment of the human family. People who
have tried them cannot be persdad ded
to go elsewhere
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
FOOD SUPPLY STOPPED.
Hobo Army Goes to Bed Without Any
Supper.

Sacramento. Cal, March IL
General Kellys army, temporarily
detained on it's march toward Wash
ington, went to bed supperless to-
night in the shacks that form its
camp in YOlo county Sacramento O
county not only officially shut off the
food supply which has been contri-
buted by the county, but issued an
order forbidding any person convey
ing supplies across the bridge beyond
which the Industrial Workers are
camped.
This move was ordered by the city
and county authorities yesterday in
| the belief that it would cause disin-
tegration of the army. But some one
disobeyed and twice a day food in
large quantities was sent to the camp.
1t was explained today when the
source Of the army's supply was dis
covered. that the order for a single
meal, given by a citizens committee,
had been understood to mean sup
ply until further notice"
The result OF shutting Of the food
became apparent inn. cdiately. Men
began leaving the camp singly and in
groups. BY night, the army, which
had numbered 1900 Monday and
dwindled to 1000 yesterday, further
had been reduced to about 600 men,.
The leaders were finding it difficult
to hold these in hand.
The rural districts OF Yolo county
today were now overrun by hundreds
Of hungry men, who appeared at or
chard homes and enforced with
threats their demands for food. Per-
haps half the male population of the
county tonight Wa guarding homes
and property.
While the shutting off OF food is
in a measure solving the problem, the
situation With regard to the several
hundred irreconcila bles bent on
marching toward the national capital
regardless of all obstacles is desper-
ately involved.
Sacramento will not permit them
to pass through. A half dozen sur
rounding counties have served Off
cia, notice that they will meet with
armed force any attempt to send
them across their lines.
Plans to ship the men in small
groups in various directions, scatter
ing them beyond hope Of reorganiza-
ton, fell fiat today when the rail
road companies refused to carry
them. There is State law forbid
ding the transportation of undesir-
ables.
Gov. Hiram Johnson. addressing
the Ad club here today, praised Sac
ramento officials for their stern sup
preston of General" Kelley and his
army
The governor declared the problem
was not one of men involuntarily out
of employment, but OF men who pre-
ferred vagrancy and would not work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
The WaY Out.

Tho trouble is" said wilkins, as he
talked the matter over with his coun-
gel, that in the excitement OF the mo-
ment l admitted that I had been go
ing too fast, and wasn't paying any
attention TO the road just before the
collision. I'm AFRAID that admission is
going to prove costly"
Don't worry about that" said his
lawyer, I'll bring seven witnesses to
testify that they wouldn't believe you
under oath. Weekly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
Arabia's Great Desert.

In Arab; it seems that there is a
tract of lana uneXplored which is
nearly five times as large as Great
britain. Probably there is no more
desciate waste TO be found in the
entire globe than that which is called
the dwelling OF the void" Not a
single river is estimated to flow
throughout its entire 100000 square
miles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
Left Charlie GUESSING.

Charley. dear" said young Mrs.
Torkins, what is a fourfush?" why
do you ask" Mother used the term
in conversation this afternoon and |
couldn't make sure whether she was
talking about you or game OF
cards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
Total. :. :. :. SIPS, 1872. o
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

Total. E. - :. :. ..s726, 6,122.04
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Sumter.
Before me came q. L. Warren,
Cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a
true condition of said bank, AS shown
by the books of said bank.
6. l.. WARREN,
Cashier.
Sworn and subscribed before me
this 18th day OF March, 1914.
o. l.. Yates,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
G. G. ROWLAND,
ISAAC SCHWARTZ,
NJ. LEVI,
Directors
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
Bachelors Blunder,

III 1t wasn't for car fare and lunch
eon,' says bachelor, "a woman
wouldn't have any need OF money
when bhc goes shopping" But every
married man knows bctter-ChcasC
NeWn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
Wants to STAY There,

After man has reached the ton
ne begins to hope that the rungs in
the ladder will all give out.-Detroit
Free Press
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
RULES FOR COUNTY FAIR.
Much to Interest Visitors in Live
Stock Stock Says w. ID. Byrd.

Speaking at the annual meeting of
the South Carolina Live Stock asso-
citation in Columbia recently, w. d.
Byrd of Laurens, former president Of
the association, said:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION

Of The Farmers Bank and Trust Co..
Located at Sumter, S. c., and Its
Branches at Mayesville and Pine
wood, at The Close OF Business.
March 4, 1914.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
Behold Him.

Behold the ballad master
On g forehead Is a curl,
He's Just q poetaster
And sings the working gira
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14

Rules for Fair" given by Byrd
is to my mind interesting reading
and Is a complete answer to the
smart doggerel of my friend BE
Quick" year or two age. when the
Chamber Of Commerce was discuss
ing the organization Of county fair
Mr.. Byrd is brother of DR.. Byrd
the president OF Chicora College, and
is successful dairy man and stock
man OF Laurens county
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14
The jnconorujtv.

Tho contest Of that will is a very
vely proceeding"
And yet it is dead ISSUE"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14

Flowing is at Il standstill and has
been for two weeks this evening, and
will be for week longer, even if
no more rain falls. But there is
plenty to do. Some repairing of
houses. cleaning ditch banks. hauling
logs TO mill for lumber for addition
al repairing, building nun erous to-
bacco barns. etc, furnish plenty OF
work for all the labor in the county
lhc big cities. we could give them
work, but / suppose we would over
produce to such an extent that il
uneconomic methods OF marketing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14

Is successful dairy man and stock
man OF Laurens county.
The mixing and price of fertiliz-
ers have been given more discussion
this season than i ever heard of be-
fore. Col. Watson. Prof. Long and
Secretary J. Whitner Reid Of the
State Farmers Union have made
home mixing the burden Of their
talks wherever they have gone A
few nights ago I was trying to get
telephone connection and heard q
strong voice say: Tell your people
that If they cannot sell me the mix
ed fertilizers at the right price 1 will
do like they do next season. buy the
material and do my own mixing"
did not hear any names, so am un-
able to find out what such a threat
secured in the way of present price.
In this connection, ! figured on a
formula that would cost me 1888
per ton. l asked friend to find out
what his fertilizer company would
sell me the same mixture for. He
called them up on long distance
phone and later phoned me that
S25.50 was the best price he could
secure. Now was using as Ia of
my mixture high grade guanO on
which the manufacturer had already
made good mixing profit. If the
quantity had been sufficient for me
to buy my blood. fish scrap. etc, in
car load lots, | could We reduced
my price below S1S.93. expected
price of $4,000 and would have
been willing to pay SLOT per ton
rather than dump, mix ana rcsack
but could not stand to pay $6.75 70,
the better mixing of the factory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14

After dinner the exercises We're
resumed and Mr.. w. w. Long, State
demonstration agent, took the stand
and. after expressing himself with
great satisfaction at some observa-
tons he had made since coming on
the grounds, one Of which was that
DalZell had the best rural graded
school building in the State; that he
had travelled all over the State and
he had not seen anything in the coun-
try districts that would equal it and
he wanted to congratulate and COM
pliment the people who, by cooper
alton and progressive cxertion, had
made possible it's existence, launched
out in an earnest and instructive
some very fine ideas relative to sue
cessiul agriculture and animal hus-
line of soil building and soil robbing
That our forefather's method of
farming was II complete system Of soil
robbery and that we had pursued il
until our lands had been reduced to
very, low state of productiveness
notwithstanding we use II great dea
OF commercial fertilizers. These
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-14

Directors.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-02-12

&C The Times has been invoked Il
aid in securing the passage Of
certain bills looking to the a
tnendment of the State Constitu.
ton so that convIcts can be work
ed on the public roads. We re.
fuse to render any such service
and state why.
8 When the l. & E. Railroad was
abnilt to Clay City convict labor
WAS used, it then being law to
work them out of prison walls,
and such an unpleasant life it
WAS to live near where they
worked. The convicts then wore
stripes, and one or more were
continually escaping the guards.
and would of course be desper.
ado in the county. His first eff
fort would be to steal suit of
ciol hes, then next to steal a
horse to get away. The writer
can remember how excited life
was in those days, how often
dome home would be entered and
sciothing stolen and how often
some farmers horse would be
stolen or ridden a good ways
from home.
Conditions we're so extremely
bad with convict labor out of the
prison walls, that the change il
the Constitution to keep them in
the walls was one of its strongest
features. 1t would now be a
great deal worse than then. This
measure passed by vote last fall,
because older people had forgot
ten how bad conditions were when
cOnvicts were let out of the walls,
and because the very younger set
cannot remember. 1t will be a
great deal worse if they are put
ON the highways than it was when
they worked on the railroads.
By all means deliver us from
such law.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-02-12


liz now seems,that the anti. pass
bill will pass the Legislature. 1t
is right that it should. A rail
road pass has purchased indirect.
ly many officers that money can.
not touch. The railroads never
give away anything but what
they expect something more val
liable in return, and if the pass
es issued to the officers and news
paper men of the State did not
yield handsome returns the roads
would have long before this quit
issuing them. 1t is time to I'M
muzzle the public's representa-.
tives and let them shed light and
work for the people instead of so
many laboring for the success of
the roads at an unfair expense of
the people.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-02-12

A good bill has been introduce
ed into the Legislature in the
form of proposed change of the
law so that Mrgisterial district
can vote a road tax and improve
its roada where the county vote
fails. This bill deserves special
support because frequently good
roads IN this way would start in
one end of the county and quick
ly fly to all parts of the county.
1t is not right Tor unprogressive
portions of IA county to hold in
check the more public spirited
sections.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-02-12

Postmaster General Burleson is
energetically urging Congress to
pass the bill authorizing the Gov
eminent TO take over the entire
telephone and telegraph system
of the country. All parts of the
country are approving this rec
ommendatiOn on the part of the
Postmaster General and thou
sands of letters are pouring In to
Congressman and Senators from
all parts of the country urging
them to support the proposed
measure. Only a few years ago
Great Britain took over the tele-
phones of the British Kingdom
and they have rendered much
better service and at much less
cost to the public than when OPP
Grated by private enterprise.
Nearly ali of Europe now owns
and operates the telegraph and
telephone, and we are several
years behind them in this re.
spect. These things are natural
monopolies and should be run in
the interest of the public like
the postoflice department instead
Of in the interest of the stock
holders as at present.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-02-12

Several wears ago tenant on
neighbours farm stood in an ag.
gregation of neighboring farmers
who were each lamenting the
loss of some of their meat on the
account of the continued warm
weather. After listening to their
troubles for a time the old man
said, well, thank the Lord l
had none to lose."
The gas troubles of our neigh
bors at Mt. Sterling and Win
chester give us consolation in the
partial words of our old neigh
Dor, Thanks, Clay City has no
gas to give us trouble"
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-02-12


If the bill passed by the Legis'
latufe against pistol totlng is fin
ally placed upon our statute
books and is enforced, the prison
walls will soon be filled to over
flowing or else we will have a
more pesceable and orderly Com
monwealth. The bill assesses u
fine, Imprisonment and disfran-
chisement for two years for the
first conviction of carrying con
cealed a deadly weapon, and for
the second offense the accused
must serve u term ia the peni-
Tertiary. But few will hazard
the risk Of acknowledgements and
then "A term in she penitenrlary
for the qualification of carrvIn.
the bravado security. MAY the
law speedily become etferrlve.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-02-12

The Legislature should pass II
luw compelling the various raIl
roads of the State to publish the
time cards of lines in every conn
ty paper through which county
the roads run, particularly the
arrival and departure of trains at
every station IN the county, and
the connections to be had with
other roads and divisions along
the direct line running through
the county. Some advertising
done at the cash outlay of the
roads instead of the compliment