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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
FAVORS EVACUATTNG DARDA.
NEILES.
LansdOwne Tells Ribblesdale Govern.
ment Has Sent Kitchener to Investi.
gate.

London, Nov. 18.-Baron Ribbles-
dale said in the House Of Lords to-
day. in addressing a question to the
Marquis of Lansdowne, that he un-
derstood Lieut.. Gen. Sir Charles c..
Monroe. commander Of the British ex-
pedition at the Dardanelles, had re-
ported in favor of the withdrawal of
the British army at the Dardanelles.
The Marquis Of Lansdowne an
nounced the government asked Earl
Kitchener to visit the Eastern Medi-
terranean because, in it's opinion, the
report Of Sir Charles Monro and the
evidence accompanying it did not
seem sufficient to enable the govern
ment to come to a conclusion upon
the great questions Of policy involved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
BOIL
BOIL WEEVID IN CHESTER
COUNTY.
j. w. Wilson Finds Pest on His Plan.
tatiOn-Several Acres Of Cotton
Ruined.

Chester. Nov. 1S.-J. w. Wilson Of
Hazlewood township told today
OF the appearance in his section of
the boil weevil. Mr.. Wilson is one
OF the county's we'll known planters
and is familiar with the appearance
OF the boil weevil by having seen
some of the insects that were brought
here a few years ago from Texas
and is of the opinion that the insects
that bored into his cotton bolls and
acted in the way the weevil is said
to do are without doubt boil weevils.
This summer Mr.. Wilson had some
additional boil weevils sent here from
places troubled with boil weevil. They
were sent in glass bottles Mr.. Will
son took these boil weevils and put
them beside those that he had on
his farm and they were the same.
He thinks that they came here in
seed shipped from the boil weevil
sections. At least that is the only
way that he can account for their
appearance on his farm. He had
several acres Of cotton ruined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
PLANTING Sunar Cam.

Sugar cane is planted. not sown. A
small piece OF the cane, long enough
TO include two or three OF the rings,
OF nodes. is laid lengthwise. or stuck
In slanting direction. along a fur.
row which runs the length Of the
neld. In some sections the primitive
fashion OF planting in holes is still en-
ployed. When the trench is planted
the pieces OF cane are lightly covered
with earth. In few weeks they show
growth above the ground, the germ
buds ut the rings having begun to
shoot out In the form OF young cane,
the ring having at the same time
thrown out rootlets into the soil. The
parallel trenches are made far enough
apart. say at least three feet, to en-.
able the workers. when the wide
spreading canes are getting ripe, to
20 between the rows and remove the
dying leaves which burden the ripen.
Ing cane. thereby enabling the naked
cane TO mature faster.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
HALF MILLION DRUG ETENDS.
Large Number in United States Ad.
dicted tn Use, Says Medical Author
ity.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Fully 500, 900
persons in the United States are ad-
drcted to the use of drugs, according
10 DR.. T. D. Crothers, president of the
New York Medico Legal Society. DR..
Crothers told the members of the So
ciety in a meeting last night that US
ers of drugs are always more or less
incompetent. impaired mentally and
unable to judge of their own acts.
THE fact that they do not commit
overt acts,' he said, ''is no reason why
they are not dangerous. In a large
majority Of cases they do things
eventually that cause injury to 9TH
ers. Laws of protection and control
must be enforced. The brain of a drug
taker Is suffering from palsy. The
victim must be treated accordingly"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
TO FORCE CHANNEL.
Goethals Would Send Ships Held up
Long Time OH Way as Soon as Pos
Siblc.

Panama, Nov. 1S.-Owing to the
tying up of the Panama canal by the
recent slide many employees, mainly
in the operating division, are being
furloughed or given vacations. This is
taken here to indicate that the canal
will remain closed for a much longer
time than first expected
1t has been learned that Gov. Goe-
thals, of the Canal Zone, intends to
force a temporary channel through
the slide as quickly as possible and
pass through few ships waiting
since the canal closed and then again
shut all ships off until the slides
have ended. This probably will be not
less than six months, according to the
best available estimates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24


The Turkish women are to be count
ed among the most industrious Of the
earth. They certainly do a vast
amount Of work. They make carpets,
screens for doors, workbags, horse
clothing and blankets. A Turkish girl
makes all the kibitka or tent domestic
carpets aud other household requisites
before she is married. II she gets
married without completing this task
1t Is expected that she will, by her
own labor, refund the money which
her parents have given her as her
dowry. This dowry usually consists
Of one hundred sheep and a certain
amount Of money. which bridegroom
usually pays down in lump sum to
the parents Of the bride. An import.
ant part Of the ceremony is to decor
ate camel with the handsomest trap.
pings, which are sent TO the brides
tent. On this she goes forth to re-
ceive congratulations of her relatives
and friends. 1t Is on this she is car.
ried away by the female relatives of
the bridegroom. She and ler attend.
ants feign to resist the act by throwing
raw oats at the other women.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
When ThInas Fade.

A powder comes for the purpose OF
restoring faded color to thin fabrics
without dyeing them. 1t is sold in
little pasteboard boxes in all the light
colors-lavender, pink, blue, ecru and
other pastelle shades. After you have
washed the faded fabric until it is
clean. you sprinkle some of this pow.
der In the rinsing water and rinse
the fabric until it has absorbed
enough Of the color. OF course, the
powder has to be used each time the
fabric Is washed. But it Ia much eas.
ier and more satisfactory than a dye,
that must be boiled in, for some things.
Crepe de chine underwear, for in.
stance. or negligee of a fragile sort.
or fiimsy blouses can be wonderfully
freshened and frightened with this
coloring powder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
Too Wet to 90 Homo.

A story Is told Of lecturer who.
on one very rainy night, addressed
an audience that might have been
much larger without taxing the seat.
Ing capacity Of the hall. Naturally
says the Tattler. he was willing to
curtail his address, and, having
reached what he considered the prop
er moment, said I'm afraid I've kent
you too long" Whereupon a voice
from the audience replied: Go on
Dlease; it's still raining"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
STORE COTTON SAYS MANNING
URGES USE OF FEDERAL RE-
SERVE SYSTEM.
Facilities Available for Slow Market
ing-Warns Growers Against COun.
try Damage and Fire Loss OH Their
Staple.

Columbia, Nov. 22.-Gov. Manning
said yesterday in reference to the
warehousing and marketing of cot
ton:
Recently we have seen a depres-
sion in the price of cotton, which,
from our information, both as to the
size and demand for the crop, is, in
my judgment, unwarranted. 1t is
possible that this slump was caused
by reason of the fact that q largo
number of sellers placed their crop
on the market. and for the time being
the supply was greater than the de-
mand. 1t is therefore of the utmost
Importance that we market the crop
slowly and gradually in order to MAIN
tain a higher scale of value and pre-
vent another such depression in
price.
II fully realize of course that
debts are due and must be paid, and
in order to meet these obligations, our
farmers must realize ready cash. In
order, therefore, for those who have
cotton on hand to market it slowly
and gradually, and at the same time
meet their pressing obligations, I
would suggest that the resources OBJ
tainable through the federal reserve
banks are ample to enable the farmer
to hold his cotton and make short
term loans on same at reasonable
rates of interest, so as to hold the cot
ton off the market until an advance in
price takes place sufficient to make
1t profitable to the farmer
1T Is necessary, In order to secure
loans from the federal reserve banks,
that the cotton be properly ware
housed and insured. In my judg-
ment, 1t is necessary to properly
warehouse and insure the cotton,
whether money Is borrowed or not.
| would. therefore, urge our people
not to allow their cotton to be ex-
posed to the weather and the dangers
from fire, especially at this season
OF the year. We have made a short
crop, and it is of great importance
that 1t be protected in every way
possible. We must realize tr full
value of this crop. This we can do
II we will take advantage of the op-
portunity that is offered for cheap
money through the federal reserve
bank and warehouse our cotton and
market 1t slowly"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24

One Of the interesting exhibits at
the San Francisco exposition is a
machine for testing the twisting
strength Of cteel, which records au-
Geographically the torsion curve Of the
piece Of metal under test. Hereto.
fore this measurement has been cal
culated, with more or less accuracy,
by the person making the test. It
has capacity o. 100000 inch
pounds, and will test srccimens rang.
ing from one-eighth of an inch to two
and a half inches in diameter, and of
any length up to eight feet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
TEACHERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Sumter County Association Organizes
For Another Year.

TOT announcer lear.
The Sumter County Teachers Asso-
citation organized for another year on
Saturday by electing officers and ap-
pointing a committee to formulate a
program for the next meeting of the
association. Mr.. II. II. Brunson,
principal of the Mayesville school, was
elected president Of the association
and Mr.. w. H. Smith. principal Of tho
Lynchburg school, was chosen vice
president. Miss Stella Glasscock of
Baker school was chosen secretary.
The teachers conference closed Sat-
urday morning at the close OF the or
ganization Of the teachers assoca-
tion. During the morning an interest
ing discussion Of methods Of teaching
English grammer was held. Prof. w.
II. Hand and Supt. S. II. Edmunds be-
ing the chief speakers on this import
ant subject. The conference was
we'll attended and several interesting
talks were made to the teachers by
Prof. Hand and others.
The Rural Schol Improvement AS
sOciatiOn of Sumter County was form
ed with Miss Lila Mclean, Oswego.
president; Miss Bessie Flynn, Concord,
and Miss Sallie Ellis.
Pleasant Grove as secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24

On the origin Of the adoption Of the
thistle as the emblem of Scotland his.
tory Is almost completely silent, but
tradition is as glib as ever. Accord.
ing to one story, the Danes were steal
ing barefooted through the darkness
towards the Scottish camp Gin spite Of
their rule which regarded a midnight
attack upon an enemy as unwarrant.
able), when one Of the soldiers sud-
denly trod upon thistle. Involuntar.
lily he uttered cry of pain, and the
Scotchmen, being aroused, leaped to
their feet. hurled themselves upon the
Danes aid inflicted fearful slaughter
upon their foes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24

A clock having an electric contact
stopped with the contact closed, so
that when 1t was started up a couple
of hours later, the battery was so far
2olarized that II could not operate the
magnet to which 1t was connected.
To wait till the battery could recu.
perate would mean leaving the mechan
Ism out OF use for some hours The
battery consisted OF three Leclanche
cells. Five dry cells were brought in
to use. Connected in series, the ter
minal wires were touched to the ter
minals of the exhausted battery, zinc
to zinc and carbon to carbon. After
30 seconds OF this reverse current the
battery was fully restored and ready
for business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
BIRDS WORTH A BILLION.
Destruction Of Them Said to Coxt
Farmers OF u. S. Immense Sum

Destruction of Them Said to Cont
Farmers OF U. S. Immense Sum-
Chicago, Nov. 18.-Destruction of
birds, according to Colonel G. o.
Shields, president Of the League Of
American sportsmen. costs the United
States a billion dollars a year. COL
onel Shields made the assertion in an
address before the Chicago chapter Of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton.
Cotton growers" he said. close
$4,000. 900 a year by the boil weevil.
Why? Because the quails. the prairie
chickens. the meadow larks and other
birds which were formerly there in
millions have been swept away by
thoughtless men and boys"
The chinch bug costs wheat grow
ers another 500. 100000. he said. and
the Hessian fly s2OO.OOO.OOO.
''It takes more than $4,000 chinch
bugs to weigh an ounce and nearly
$4,000 Hessian flies to weigh the
same" continued the speaker. "a
quail killed in Ohio had in it's crop
1900 cinch bugs. Another killed in O.
Kansas wheat field had 1000 Hessian
flies"
Colonel Shields added that potato
growers pay $17.00O,OOO a year for
spraying poisons and remarked that
quail slain in Pennsylvania had 127
potato bugs in it's crop. He said that
Mrs. Margaret M. Nice. Of the faculty
Of the Massa achusetts State University
after long study. estimated that
quail destroys $4,000 bugs and 6,O00,-
600 weed seeds annually.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
NEGRO KILLS White MEN.
BEN PARKER AND BEN JOHN
SON SLAIN IN MARLBORO.
West Coon Captured by Sheriff After
Chase and Lodged in Jail at Ben
nettsyille-Diniculty ut johnson
Home.

Bennettsville, Nov. 21.-West Coon,
a negro, today shot and killed two
white men, Ben Parker and Ben John
son. The double homicide was at Nc
Leods mill, in the upper part of
Marlboro county, near Kollock. The
shooting occurred this morning about
Z o'clock and Coon was captured IL
hours later. He is now in jail at Ben
nettsville.
Johnson was about 35 years of age.
He is survived by his wife and four
children. Parker was about 80 years
of age and is survived by his wife and
one child.
An inquest was held over both
bodies today, the verdict being that
they came to their death from gum
shot wounds at the hands of West
Coon. The negro is originally from
Cayce, in Lexington county.
The negro is said to have gone to
Johnson's house, about 100 yards from
his own house, last night when diff
Guilty arose. Mrs. Johnson ordered the
negro away when he is said to have
drawn revolver and threatened her
with the weapon. Ben Parker took
the revolver from the negro and it
was in turn taken from Parker by
Johnson, who used it to beat the negro
over the head. The negro is said to
have left, to return later with a gun,
which he snapped at Johnson several
times without succeeding in firing it.
He is said then to have gone to the
home of Lovett Davis from whom he
secured another gun.
This morning about o'clock Par
ker and Johnson were walking near
Johnson's home when the negro is said
to have killed them with shots from
the single barreled shotgun secured
from Lovett Davis. The shells were
loaded wit B. B. shot.
The negro escaped for the moment,
but was arrested tonight at o'clock
by Sheriff r. j. Patterson, who found
him hiding in the loft of his father-in-
laws barn on the plantation of o. M.
Pegues. With Lovett Davis, Coon
was brought to Bennettsville and
placed in the Marlboro county Jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
Art Unadorned,

l like my art unadorned; though,
and skill and the other strange quality
that Is added thereto to make things
beautiful-and nothing more. A far.
things worth Of paint and paper, and
behold! q thing Of beauty!-as they
DO In Japan. And II 1t should fall into
the fre-well, It has gone like yester.
days sunset, and tomorrow there VIII
be another.-H. q. Wells.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
REPORT FROM STORM.
Two Negroes Killed in Georgia and
Much Property Destroyed.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 19.-Reports of
yesterdays storm show that two ne
groes lost their lives from falling
trees near Waycross. There was much
property damage along the coast and
communication is still crippled. The
storm today is central around New
York, with sixty-eight mile wind
blowing. Marine traffic is at a stand
still.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
Appeal FROM DIR. HEXAMER.
Urges Parcel Post Facilities for Gers
many and Austria.

Philadelphia, Nov. 1S.-Dr. c. J.
Hexamer. president Of the National
German-American Alliance, today is
sued an appeal that petitions be sent
to President Wilson and congress urg-
ing them to do all they can to have
the United States furnish ships for
transporting parcel post mail to Ger
many, Austria and hungary. The ap-
peal states that the American postal
authorities suspended the dispatch of
such mail to those countries because
the "few neutral steamship compa-
nies still plying their trade refuse to
accept parcel post mail on account Of
lack Of facility for handling it." The
appeal is addressed to all American
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
STENOGRAPHERS TO MEET.
Association to Gather at Columbia ON
Thanksgiving Day.

The South Carolina Stenographers'
Association will meet in Columbia on
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, for their
semi-annual session. Elaborate plans
have been made for the reception and
entertainment of the association and
big time is expected by all. A large
attendance is anticipated from all
parts Of the State and the meeting will
be fraught with interest.
Officers of the association are, John
j. Brennan, Sumter, president; James
w. Wingate, Georgetown, vice-presi>
dent and treasurer; Ernest L. Allen,
Aiken, secretary.
The program for the meeting will
be as follows
1890 A. M.-Meeting Executive
Committee.
II to ~ Noon.-Registratio of
Members and Guests.
IL to 12.45 P. M.-Acquaintance
meeting all members. Mezanine CAL
lery.
1 P. M.-Association Luncheon,
guests Columbia Chamber Of Com
merce.
2 P. M.-Meeting called to order.
Invocation, Rev. Andrew A. Black
wood.
Address of Welcome, Hon. L. A.
Griffith, Mayor Of Columbia.
| Address of Welcome on behalf
Columbia Chamber Of Commerce, Mr..
John w. Lillard, Chairman.
| Response on behalf S. c. Shorthand
Writer'S Assn. Mr.. Miles Wood.
Presidents Address. Mr.. John j.
Brennan.
Report Of Secretary-Treasure Mr.
| Ernest L. Allen. n
| "Need of Local Shorthand Clubs"
Mrs. Johephine B. Morris. =.
! 'The Woman Stenographer. Mrs.
w. T. Rison. .'..
Question Of Rates." Mr.. Olin B.
Anderson.
Discussion Of Examination test for
new members.
Greatest Good our Association can
accomplish" Mr. James w. Wingate.
| "A plea for the competent Steno-
grapher." Mr.. r. X. Carter.
Demonstration OF typewriters, note
books and other office accessories.
Increasing Membership" Miss
Marguerite Bradford.
Compensation of Women Stenogra-
piers in South Carolina" Miss Edith
POrcher.
Paper. Shorthand in the Schools
of Sumter, South Carolina, kindly pre-
pared by Prof. S. H. Edmunds, Super
intendent Of Sumter Schools.
New Business-Selection Of next
meeting place.
Appointment Of Committees.
Resolutions.
Reading Of Communications.
Adjournment.
At p. M. visiting members will be
guests of our Columbia Friends in an
automobile ride over the City Of Co.
lumbia.
P. M. Banquet Jefferson Hotel.
Among those to attend from Sumter
are: r. A. Bradham, r. c. Bradham,
John j. Brennan, Miss c. Bessie
Hughson, Miss Theo S. Lopez, William
l.. Marshall, Miss Natalie A. Norman,
Miss Frances L. Williams and Lewis
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
DISCOURAGE ACTS OF VIOLENCE
GOVERNMENT TO USE RE-
SOURCES OF DETECTION.
Attorney General Gregory Urges Au-
thorities To BE Vigorous I'm Dealing
With Lawlcssncss.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Omcial no.
uce OF the governments intention to
employ all its resources I'm running
down those responsible for factory eX-
plosions, intimidation of labor and
other acts OF violence against Ameri-
can industries Is coupled. In a state
ment issued tonight by Attorney Gen.
sral Gregory. with an appeal to State
authorities TO be equally vigorous In
dealing with lawlessness In violation
Of the federal statutes.
Information indicating attack upon
lawful American industries and COM
merce through incendlaries, fires and
explosions in factories. threats to in
timidate employees and other acts of
Violence" says the statement. has so
often developed during the past few
months as to demand searching in
vestigations and prosecutions. The
department of justice will continue
unremittingly to investigate all such
acts and prosecute all violations Of
federal statutes seeking indictments
under the federal law prohibiting the
interstate transportation of explosives,
the Sherman law, the law relating to
conspiracy TO commit an offense
against or TO defraud the United
states, and the laws relating to crime
on ships and on the high seas.
Because. however. of our dual form
OF government the federal criminal
laws are extremely limited in their
scope. Many crimes of violence, such
as arson, malicious destruction of
property. etc.. can in general be pun
ished ir the federal court only
where the United States has
special Jurisdiction. 1t follows, there
fore, that such attempts to injure and
destroy American industries must u.s.
uaily be prosecuted by State authori-
ties.
These conditions, so destructive TO
the commerce and labor Of the United
states require vigorous action on the
part Of all agencies of the State and
federal governments. 1t is therefore.
earnestly to be hoped that State OFF,
Gals will be equally active.
IL have instructed the agents of the
department of justice whenever they
discover evidence OF violation of State
criminal laws TO place the evidence
at the disposal of the local State off,
cials; and assume that such off,
cials will cooperate in acauainting the
federal officers with all information
tending to show the commission of
federal crimes"
There have been various official in
umations during the past few DAYS
or the governments purpose to be
more than ever active in seeking out
Offenders against the neutrality and
criminal laws Of the United States.
A recent department of justice state
ment told OF plans for further investi-
cation of the activities of Austrian
Consul General Won Neber at New
York. and his associates, and said that
information had been obtained which
probably would lead to additional in
dictments for passport frauds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
Magnets for Mine Detection.

Magnetic attraction Is now being ap-
piled, more or less experimentally, to
the detection of mines laid at sea.
An electro-magnet, supported Oh a long
arm extending forward from ships
bow. can bs made to signal the pres.
ence OF a mine. Could the current be
made strong enough to defect q tor.
pedo. another terror of the deep would
gradually isappear.-London Daily
Chronicla.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
On the Safe Side.

why are you SO anxious to be
friendly with old Smuthe?" we ask
our acquaintance. Even IL he were
your friend he wouldn't do anything
for you" II know that" replied our
acquaintance. who occasionally ties
up his money In stocks. What I
want to do is TO have him so friendly
with mo that he won't do anything to
me-"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
CORONER CONDEMNS DOCTORS.
Effort to Manufacture Sensation in
Chicago Continues.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-That the Boil
linger baby was permitted to die with
no one knowing whether or not it
would be mentally defective, was the
declaration of Coroner Hoffman and
that the deformities could have been
rectified by operations. The jury of
physicians is expected to make a for
NAL report tonight.