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

An effort was made by the man tC
come to tho stage, apparently to at.
tack the speaker. but policemen in
terfered. 1t was reported that the
man was arrested. The speaker also
made mention Of the fact that a,
Beaufort a negro orchestra furnished
music for the campaign exercises
These, he said. went with q other
negroes to the court house where tho
speaking was held. This, he sup.
posed, was u compliment to Sen
ator Smith. who voted with the ne.
groes for Haskell in 1890"
During tho last three days the gov
ernor has been in the Pee Dee Sec
ton. From reports In this territory
nc said he had more reason than ever
to believe that on August, 25 he would
receive majority vote Of the white
people OF South Carolina.
The governor received several
punches Of flowers. While he was
kissing the little girl that presented
one. an enthusiastic supporter re-
peatedy called for hand primary
III the governor heard this, he took no
notice OF II.
Mr.. Jennings. who was tho next
speaker, said that on election day,
1.-The governor and his friends will
have to vote according to the new
primary rules. whether they sign tho
rolls in q skyscrapcr or in bacl;
yard. and they can't help it," Thi.
statement was made i'm answer to the
governors charge that one set of the
registration books had been placed IN
The State company's Office. This
speaker also recalled the leap in elcc-
ton returns from 10000 in 1910 to
$4,000 in 1912. '"This." he said
was enough circumstantial evidence
to turn negro out of the pcnitcn
tiary.'
| After dclving assiduOusly into the
6VN'IHoT pardon TecoTu, MI. JPu
nings prophcsicd that the governor
would bc retired to private life on
August 25. 'If / am any judge of
the quiet, not OF the loudmouthcd.
bowling, Cole l.. Rlcasc will be re-
tired beyond the possibility of rosur-
rectiOn. And If you were to ask five
years from now some Of these loud
mouthcd here today if they applaudcd
the governor OF the state. when he
Dragged that he had pardoncd 200
and you can't help It, that man
will either deny il or hang his head
I'm shame"
The mayor Of Sumter also cited the
case OF Max Stokes of rranrcburg
"Iio was convicted of violating the
dispensary law, aud was fined $3.50"
said Mr.. Jennings. "i.atcr he was in
dictcd on u similar charge. and He'd
the country. Convicted in his alb
sence. sealed verdict was held
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-01
RICHARDS GETS APPLAUSE,
SEEMS TO BE FAVORITE CANDJ.
DATE OF PEOPLE AT CON.
WAY.
NJ. l.. Smith, Clinkscalcs 9nd Manning
Also Well Received by 1000
Voters OF HOrry-Canditlatcs Make
Usual Speeches.

SolWay, June LO.-JOnn (I. RlCn-
ards carried off the majority Of the
applause here today, and was appa-
rently the favoritc Of the crowd. For
governor M. l.. Smith, John G.
Clinkscales and r. I. Manning got
some applause and all the candidates
received good attention. The meeting
was held i'm a tobacco warehouse,
about 1000 being present. The heat
was intense. The candidates speak to-
morrow at Dillon.
-Four persons were slightly injured
when planks on which they were sit
ting gave way.
Mr.. Fortner in replying to the state
ment made, by j. A. Hunter yestcr-
day, that the idea Of the socalled
Fortncr bill originated with Tom
Miller, negro in the constitutional
convention, said if this was true that
Miller had more regard for the white
race than Hunter.
Candidates for lieutenant governor,
b. Frank Kelly, A. J. Bethea, w. M.
Iiamer and j. A. Hunter, presented
their claims.
| Attorney General Peoples was alb
sent, being in Columbia on business,
the announcement being made through,
letter written to L. B. Singleton.
1t was 1910 o'clock when the cam
didatcs for governor began. Charles
A. Smith asked promotion on his rec
ord as lieutenant governor, and said
he favored a two-cent passenger rate
Mendel l.. Smith "romped' all over
the demagOgue and the use Of the
poor man. by politicians. He made q
strong plea for local option compul-
sorry education and enforcement OF
the law. He was presented with flowers
| Il. J. Browning promised II elected
to be governor Of all the people and
to enforce law with even-handed JUS
tice.
John G. Clinkscales championed
the cause of tho boys and girls, max
ing q strong plea for n Statewide
compulsory education law. Mr.
Clinkscales was not feeling we'll and
frequently had to pause on account of
the oppressive heat, making him al
most faint, finally having to cut his
speech short. He was presented with
flowers.
| John II. Duncan discussed what he
calls the system" Mr.. Duncan said
that Gov. Bleasc received frost
the other day, and saw the hand
writing on the wall.
w. G. Irby, Jr., developed his plan
Of rural credits to ehble white ten
ant farmers to buy land.
Il. l. Manning said that the gov
ernOr's attitude toward the law was
largely copied by tho people as a
whole. He urged the enforcement of
law. A shower of rain came up while
Mr.. Manning was speaking. The noise
of the rain on the tin roof made it
difficult to hear him and succeeding
speakers
John G. Richards advocated n two
cent flat passenger rate and opposed
compulsory education. He made his
usual declaration in favor of Blease,
and was cheercd when he finished.
Charles Carroll Smms said he
wanted better fertilizer laws passed.
The shower developed into q thunder
storm while Mr.. Simms spoke, and as
far as hearing him was concerned few
in the audience knew when he had
finished.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-01
BIG LINER Runs AGROUND.
All Passengers Rescued and Landed
or Changed to Other Shin.

Londonderry, ireland, June %
Ten hundred and sixteen passengcrs
were rescued today from the Anchor
liner California, bound from New
York to GLASGOW which grounded last
night i'm Il thick fog off Terry Island
Three hundred were landed and tho
remainder proceeded to GLASGOW
aboard the steamer CasSandra.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
JAPAN's GOOD FAITH.

Another Japanese scare is quickly
disposed of by the announcement
from Australia that Japan has made
preparations to turn over to Great
Britain the Marshall Islands and
other German Islands in the Pacific
that were seized last month. An
Australian force is to be sent to oc-
cupy them.
Keen-eyed alarmists in this coun-
try began to SILVER in their boots
when it was reported on Oct. 9Th that
Japanese warships he'd landed par
ty of bluejackets on Jalult Island.
They saw at once how gravely Amer
lean interests in the Pacific were I'M
perilled by Japan's retention OF
group of some thirty atolls midway
between Hawaii and the Philippines.
The German flag had f1oated over
them for twenty years and nothlng
had happened, but the prompt assur-
ances of the Japanese and British
governments to the United States
that the Marshall Islands would not
be held permanently by Japan could
not possibly be gwen in good falth.
There are certain Americans so con-
stituted that every little coral reef or
sand bar in mid-Pacitic is possible
Gibraltar threatening the Philippines
or a naval base for future attack up
on the Panama Canal.
incidentally, those persons who
have made up their minds that Japan
will never redeem her pledge and at
ter the war let go of Kiaochow on
the Shantung Peninsula should bear
in mind that British forces had
hand in the capture of the German
There will be others
than the United States to remind
Japan, if necessary, on the conclusion
of peace that she entered the war
under the self-denying ordinance not
to keep Kiaochow for herself, but to
restore it to Chinc.-NeW York
World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
CAN WE FEED EUROPE?

Every once in a while some jubi-
liant American will get up and shout
at the top of his voice that America
can feed the world, because we have
had wonderful crop returns this
year. AS a matter of fact, we can't
feed the world, we can't feed starv-
ing and devastated Europe, and we
are not feeding ourselves quite as fat
as we ought to. Some statistician
has figured out that our appetites
at home are able to take care OF
more than 81 per cent of the meat
raised in the United States. He fur
3ther found out that of every 500 OF
dairy products we produce, StS.3o
goes abroad, but at the same time we
import 50, making a home consump-
ton of nearly "a per cent.
We practically consume our own
production Of poultry and eggs, huge
as it is, amounting to $500, 900 a
year Last year we produced So54,-
OOO, 900 worth Of vegetables, but we
ate $500, 100000. Feed Europe: 30,
with our vegetables Even of fruits
and nuts, with all our famous or
chards, we imported S17,0OO,0O0
more than we sold abroad.
1t is true we have been able to
sell grain to Europe in considerable
quantities. Last year we had about
$150,00O,0 900 to spare. This year we
may have twice as much as that, but
these figures, large as they look on
paper, are only trifles when it comes
to feeding the world
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
HORSEFLESH AND WAR.

1t is claimed that SO per cent of
the horses of the world are in Rus
STA and the United States. Will this
fact-if it be a fact-have any in
fiuence on the outcome of the war?
Some experts think so, but the Chi
cago Journal is inclined to have its
doubts. There must be enough
horses in Germany and Austria to
take care of military needs for at
least one more year, and in spite OF
all speeches in parliament, this pa
per questions whether the great
struggle will endure much more than
another twelvemonth. The very
pace at which the Germans have
forced the fighting-in their initial
drive at Paris, in their more recent
efforts to reach the channel ports, in
10th their campaigns in Poland
tends to shorten the war.
II this view proves incorrect, and
the contest is prolonged to two or
three years, the greater number of
horses available for the allies would
be an important factor, though it
might not be the deciding one, even
then
n What is more worthy of considera-
ton. is the terrible lack of working
horses which all Europe will feel as
soon as normal life is resumed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
BECAUSE OUR CUSTOMERS QUIT
BUYING,

We are past the pinch of the tinan-
cial hard times and money in St.
Louis is again at 5 per cent. Yet
the industrial hard times continue.
There is Observation-Disclosures is
want. Why? The republicans have
simple explanation. They point to
the fact that a new tariff law went
into effect in October of last year.
We have just received the brief
monthly analysis Of our foreign
trade, issued by the department OF
commerce. 1t covers the first ten
months of the current year. We find
clearly revealed in it one chief cause
of the hard times. 1t it that our for
eign customers, on account Of hard
time abroad during the first part of
the ten months period and war dur
ing the last 80 days of it, largely
quit buying of us.
During the first ten months OF
1914 we sold abroad $4,000, 900
worth less of raw materials for use
in manufacturing than we did for
the corresponding period OF 1918.
We sold $4S,00O,00O worth less OF
manufactures for further use in man
ufacturing. We sold $139, 100000
less of finished manufactures. IN
short, we sold full half billion dol
lars worth less of manufactures and
materials for manufacturing than we
did in the corresponding period OF
1913. This constituted loss in this
part of our overseas trade OF 80 rs 70
Ia full third. The year before we
sold in the ten months $3.50, OOO,-
900 worth of raw materials for man
ufacture and manufactures, partially
and wholly finished. This year we
sold 81 ,O4O, 100000 worth
The loss of more than $5OO,OOO,-
900 of foreign trade in ten months
is more than $50,000,00O a month.
If we look at the figures month by
month we shall see how European
hard times preceded European war.
Our customers largely quit buying
from us.
The tariff has nothing whatever to
do with exports. 1t can only AFFECT
the import end of our foreign trade.
No business magic ever contrlved
can keep business good without GUS
toners. During the first ten months
Of 1914 the world abroad took full
half billion dollars worth less OF
manufactures and materials for man
ufacturing than 1T did the year be-
fore. If the purchasing power OF our
foreign customers had remained un-
impaired and we had had an income
of S5O,OOO,O0O a month which was
cut off, how would business be at the
present moment?-St Louis Repub-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
Commercial Clubs Accomplishing
-. oh Organization at Atlantic, Iowa, Saves
HE RESULTS City $1,000 Per Year
A**


commercial clubs the the
accomplishing excellent results
Atlantic the Greater Iowa
with of the individuals
individual is involved dis
financially to fight battle with the
made by individuals against
the
his casei is pushed conclusion
Commercial club pulled on not
Atlantic put meters on their
railroads Tor
5000
OF
5000
plans OF this KIND
everything live commercial
organization in city and
lamentaby
hope the Greater Iowa Aoa
the progress In Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
LEAVING VERA CRUZ.

The American troops marched out
of Vera Cruz last week, after stay
in that port of seven months.
Compared with recent achieve
ments of culture in Europe, the
American occupation Of Vera Cruz
was unutterably tame. Our military
authorities levied no war contrlbu-
tons and imposed no fines. They
had to deal with snipers, but they
did not seek to strike terror into
the general population. They did
not shoot hundred men because one
man-not belonging to the hundred
had shot at our troops. They did
not burn a block of houses because
rifle had been found in one house.
They did not-this sounds incred-,
ible, but is absolutely true-they did
not execute single woman; and
while our sailors shot the windows
out of the naval academy at dis
lance of some thousands OF yards.
they did not make the slightest effort
to lombard church.
Omissions like this prove, no
doubt, that the United States is lack
ing in that higher culture which de-
velops only in the presence OF di-
vinely appointed king and sacro-
sanct aristocracy. And yet-there are
some things in that occupation Of
Vera Cruz of which no American
need be ashamed. The old town was
given the first thorough cleanup it
has had in nearly four centuries. 1t
was administered with an honest and
a. mildness unknown before, it's
health was improved, its business
carried on as usual, it's duties on i'm
ports collected with absolute fidelity
and set aside to go to whatever
Mexican government the authorities
at Washington may decide to recog-
niZe.
Perhaps, after all, there is some
thing worth while in the effort TO
sci We mankind, if we can find out the
way" Quien sabe? as our soldiers
have learned to say..-Chicago Jour-
nal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
Land Will Be Worth $500
d. Iowa Farmer Cleans Up $l,l0O This
i u AClC Year on Twelve Acres Of Land


laugh 1t said
within
serious about it.
potatoes and melons?
and planted five
Ohio He marketed them the first week July for $O
ushe He planted and two OF potatoes
potatoes
fall sold 70 cents bushel Then he had
didn't believe he could raise much Of
anything did melons, got ne had sum-
and sold his product for $1,121.
acre-and
just the
$500
will II Mr. Nc
$500
There isn't
of $5OOif
realized
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
BUSINESS REVIVAL.

Signs of the business and financial
revival in the United States multiply
each week.
A late indica ton of recovery is the
letter sent out by one of Chicago's
big bond investment houses, which
ordinarily handles more municipal
bonds than any firm in the western
states. 1t announces that 1T is ready
to consider the purchase of large
issues of municipal, county or dis
trict bonds
Not long ago the municipal bond
investment field looked so bad that
one prominent financial writer volun-
teered the opinion that the day of
financing municipal improvements by
the sale of bonds was gone forever.
The Chicago bond brokers assert
now that the situation is clearing
rapidly, that they have sold several
millions of dollars of bonds in the
past few weeks and hope soon to be
on the old basis.
Undoubtedly interest rates will be
bit higher than before, as they will
be on all loans The huge demand
for war capital is certain to have
this result. But it appears unlikely
that the rate will be prohibitive, as
was forecasted only few months
ago.
Another encouraging sign is the
opening of the Chicago stock ex-
change to business. 1t was closed
July 80 and it's directors refused to
consider a renewal of business until
safety was assured. That time, they
think, has now arrived.-World Her,
aid.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
Big Field Of Activity for
Commercial Organizations
+ n e


which commercial club compare
itself useful and Of distinct benefit to the
Association
Before started
possible what
being
said Secretary Clum today AT
club particularly careful to
follow profession other 70 BE-
He s Immediately
committee the club Who
aad Eads e
Thoroughly home"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03

Owing to the failure of Americans
to come across with the money, Italy
is reaching for it by other means. Re-
Gently fine of $4,000 was imposed
on an American steamer for not ar
irving on schedule time No other
medium of exchange, no other tour
list, looks half as good to Italians at
home at the American check and the
man behind it. Great Caesars ghost,
how they grapple for both
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03

The Boston Transcript remarks
that New England, that has been
advising the south to plant less cot,
ton and more foodstuffs, may discov-s
5er when too late that she can t spin.
wheat and oats into cloth" True,
but IL employment in the mills should
drop OF New England can go in for
! the repopulation of abandoned farms.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
THE VOTE FOR SENATOR.

The official vote of this state Cor
United State senator stands as fol
lr t Y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03

close 20 $500, 600 in prizes. The coiu-
Exposition and Guy r. slaughter. presl-
dent OF the ptcihc Aero club mention the
possibility thai the prize VIII amount TO
$500. 900. Adding - that the sb".H3o
offered by Lord Northciftr for a Hight
across the Atlantic Ito 10. maur IN
seventy-tSo hours and the $500 offered
by Mrs. Victoria Woodruff Mait!n 70" tho
first aviator who flies across the Atlantic
and the prizes tnat undoubtedly VIII be
offered by countries and cities on tho
route. the total may De expected tn be
above the half mlIi1a do.lar marx
Tine entries will De- plentiful. Tn" best
of 1000 licensed aviators Of he world
have been anxious ~ secure tAo dis,h!c-
ton of being the first u cross the Allan
tic They will now extend their ambition
to being tho first to Ny around IN" globe
for that il just what an aNietc" can
do
Mr.. Woodhouse said that the following
hav" significd :he!r willingness t. con
struct transatlantic iiiers:
Glenn II. Curtss OF Hammoudsport
y. y. Orville Wright OF Dayton. OHIO !;
w. starting Burgess Of Marblchead,
Mas. 4: Tom Bsroist OF -. Louis. Mo :
Emile Eerl!ner OF Washington, j.. G. the
Heinrich Brothers Of BALDWIN. l.. 7 John
=. sloane OF New York city. Edison +,
Ga!laudet az Norwich. Conn. and incles
Ipp.rcu. the maker OF the Boland aero
plane. of New York city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03

henJnrin y. CArdozu WAS born IN NrU.
! ORR city IN 1870. lie Mas graduated from
the arts ana law departments Of Columbia
CuiNtrsitS- lnlu H. Nus elected as
supreme Court Justice lasI fall ON the
fusion uchet De had never solicited q:
accepted public util,g. Although n conf
pdgatiNey ju1rg uau. JUSTICE CarLozu
has been ranked a. onr 9: the leading
lawyers u tue New York bar.
ON his mothers side Justice Cardozo
N related 10 tHs Sicxts family OF ReYo,u-
tional'y fame, and his grandfather. SteNtS
Nathan, "as one of the founders o: tho
New lork StocN Exchange
Justice BARROW :. Weeks wils born AT
Round h!l}. Conn, IN 1861. lie was edu-
Gated IN The public schools % New Norl.
city, AZ tae College of Tho City of New
York, and was graduated from Columbia
law school in lss2.
Justice Weeks served for seven years
AS IN Assistant Dis,i1ct Attorney OF New
York county and ran for Justice OF tina
supreme Court on the Democratic ticket
l4s. a" Ills candidacy was ladorsed by
the New York Bar Association and promi-
nent ld"!ers ut AL parties.
he H.r' served one year on tho supreme
Iuur; hr.Da, having been tanned by CO.
Sui2er d. year ago 20 III Il vacancy II. Is
p Tanning Hal Democrat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
ASKS LEGISLATURE INQUIRY.
Horton believes There - Room for
Greater Effcieucy.

ALBANY. Feb. "a propos ition 20 have
the Legislature invest'gat' Itself was
submitted Tonight 10y AssemDNmau
Horton of Erie county. who introduced u
resolution directing the S"nat" and
Assembly judiciary committees To- ~
anime into the affairs of the Legislature
"as there Is the same necessity for
greater efficiency and economy in iesis
lativ" affairs As thcr, "a in other de
partmerts vi tn. government
by the Horton resolution the Judiciary
committees Gr" 10 inquire into the duties
%; members duties and co.npeusAtioi. OF
employees. printing u bills. .Xpcus -
Tor STATIONERY and other supplies. post
as. and express bills and expenses OF
regular and special committees. with .
view to Recommending what changes
should he made in the interest Of efficiency
and economy in the nuinhe. duties and
compensation % the officers and employees
of the stature, as To- tho most efficient
ana economical methods al printing lexis
lat!ve bills. documents and reports and
the best me.ls of curtaling legislative
expenses"
Assembly man Meyer OF New York a
Progressive. introduced two bills prvvid-
ing that any person offering anything OF
value 20 a public Officer with intent to
influence MIN In any way shall b. pun
isn1ble by "A me OF not more than s@Q,-
0oU or imprisonment for not more than
ten years, or both. and providing that
II two or NOR. persons conspirc to d., =
fraud tho State all parties to SUCH 3. con-
sriracy shall be liable To- impr lsonment
FOR not ies+ than i've years nor more than
ten years. o. "A line of not more than &c.
600. or both.
Assemblyman Murray Of New York
Progressive. introduced bill maxim 1t a
misdeneanor for a contractor doing any
public work 10 directly or indirectly solicit,
receive or make a campaign contribution.