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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09
NJ | c HTY EXPOSITION
IS TRAVELLERS COAL
Panama-Pacific Celebration Will
Draw Millions TO San Francisco, RO-
mantle California and the Canal.
TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT
Opening OF Deep Waterway Between
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Would
Have Been Practical Inpossibility
Only Few Decades Ago.

Despite the innumerabla attractive
and interesting resorts and show
places. scattered through tho East tho
Middle West and the West. and de-
scribed elsewhere in these columns,
the great Panama Pacific International
Exposition ut San Francisco, Cal. will
undoubtedly be the ultimate goal to-
ward which many travellers desires
will turn.
And we'll may ii be. for it will not
only be an exposition whose greatness
can only he imagined vaguely. but it
will commemorate an event in tho his
tory of the Lation that will, beyond
doubt, mark the beginning of an epoch
in international history. Indeed. so
closely intertwined are the Panama
Canal and the mighty exposition that
will be held to glorify It's opening. that
it is almost impossible to treat them
separately. and they Will, therefore.
be described together, SO far as space
will permit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
COTTON VARIETY TESTS.
There IL Wide Difference Between
the Best and Poorest COttOns.

The cotton variety tests for the year
1913 at the test plats Of the Georgia
state College of Agriculture show re-
suits that should interest the cotton
grower.
Thirty-one varieties were grown
and tl.o rcsults estimating the value
of the cotton at IL cents per pound
and the seed ut $2S per ton i'm gross
revenue. are as follows: PoulnOt
$12G.70: Browns No. /. $ll1.70;
Cooks Imperial. slO4.SO; Butts I'm
perial, s10l.GO; Browns Wonder,
slO4.10; Cleveland's Big Boil,
S99.95; Langford's Imperial $685.;
Triumph's Big Boil. $685. Long
shank. S95.40; Rroadwell. $93.35;
Christopher, $9l.90; Williams,
$3.50; Rowden. $3.50; Money
Maker. sss; Uncle Sam. sS7.35;
Cleveland, $s5.4O; Hite's Early.
$3.50; Jackson Limblcss. sS2.55;
Hexall. $3.50: Texas Burr. s79.4O;
Money Marker (seed from a different
grower from one mentioned above)
SIS; Culpcppcr. S7G.70; Bramletts s.
$3.50; Liverly's Early, $75.45: Gil
max s73.20; Pcterkin. 5000; Cur
I It's. 6l.95.-Progrcssive Farmer.
Poulnot cotton is limby. vigorous
growing, big boil variety. fruitinp
heavily; the bolls forming very close
together. Entirely free from all plan,
diseases In our crop of 1914. Oui
seed were obtained direct from Ath.
ems. Ga, for 1914 crop. A limited
amount Of seed for sale $1.00 pei
! bushcl +. .. B. Sumter. G. +
! Osteen Co.--Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
PASSED As GOVERNORS son.
impcster Claims That He Represented
The state and interviewed Mayor
Grace.

Columbia. March 15.-Calling him
self son of Gov. Manning and a
representative OF The State. q young
man who gave his name as A. ID.
Manning and has thumb missing
from his right hand. interviewed
Mayor Grace yesterday i'm Charleston
on the campaign for mayor i'm that
city. Remembering that a man who
said that he was the son of the gov
ernor and a representative of The
Manufacturers Record had gotten in
dutch" by passing worthless checks
in Aiken a few weeks ago. Mayor
Grace called The State over long dis
tance telephone last night to ask If
the man who interviewed him vas
in it's employ. He was informed that
no representative Of The State had
been in Charleston yesterday and
that the person to whom he talked
had no connection with the paper.
Mayor Grace said that the man
uSiHB tHe name Oh "A. -. manning anu
posing as son of Gov. Manning had
given two checks for small amounts In
Charleston. Last Saturday the man
made an effort to see Mayor Grace,
sending word that he was a represen-
tative OF The State and wanted TO talk
10 him about the political situation in
Charleston. Mayor Grace, who is con-
valescing from an operation for ap-
pendicitis, declined to sec the bogus
newspaper man on Saturday. but yes
terday. against the orders OF his ply
sician, he talked to him for some
time. After the interview Mayor
Grace had reason TO suspect that A.
ID. Mani'ing was not connected with
The State. After being informed last
night that this was the case, he said
that he would have the police in
Charleston look him up.
II Is very probable that the A. d.
Manning who gave the worthless
checks in Aiken and claimed that he
was n son of Gov. Manning and the
man who interviewed Mayor Grace
yesterday are the same persons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
Letter To
Or. KilIner q 20.
BiuglIamLOu, y. Y.

Prove What Swamp-ROOt Will DO For
You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer g. Co.,
Binghamton, n. y, for u sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive q booklet Of valuable
Information, telling about the kid
neys and bladder. When writing, be
sure and mention this paper
Regular fifty-cent and one dollar size
bottles for sale at all drug stores--
Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
Natural Solution OF the Cotton Prob
lem.

The cotton crisis is settling itself
In fact. the past tense might be used,
Tor the crisis is practically over.
Nothing commercially that has come
out OF the complications into which
this country was thrown by the Eu-
ropean war is more surprising tnan
the manner In which this has come
about.
The great depression of last year in
the cotton industry OF the world was
considered in an article on "The
Cotton Crisis at Home and Abroad"
which 1 contributed TO this Review
In November. At the same time, ref
erence was made to the various arti-
fetal attempts to relie"e the situation,
such as the "Buy-a-Bale" movement.
Cotton Day."-for the encourage
ment OF the use Of cotton.-efrorts at
state and Federal legislation. flnan-
cial pools. and other devices.
Never was there more commotion
over an agricultural crop grown on
American soil. Never were there more
frantic efforts TO provide methods OF
relief.
Today. only few months after the
period OF most intense agitation about
the plight OF the South. the cotton
problem has ceased to be much OF a
problem. II has provided It's own So
luton through natural laws. The
SlSS.O0o.oO0 loan fund has been made
an absurdity by the restrictions placed
about the lending OF the money by the
managers OF the fund. Iho "Euy-a-
bale movement has been relocated
40 the lumber-rOom OF American
freaks. ant The farmer and the shop
keepers. the DauHels and ,Ao Juslness
men of the South are beginning to see
n chance OF winding up this cotton
year with far less OF ruin and dis
aster than they expected or feared.
They arc not asking for help and
they need none. They are learning
something ABOUT economy they never
dreamt OF before. and while they
have been learning. the conditions
attending cotton have been improving
rapidly.
With most OF Europe at war. sea
traffic disorganized. finance more de-
ranged and tangled than ever before.
industry the world over crippled. and
The South smoShcred under such an
unprecedented avalanche OF cotton.
the idea prevailed that there could be
no advance In values until restricted
planting this year should indicate
that the immense surplus OF the 1917
crop would be needed To make up the
shortage OF the 1915 crop.
Despite all the things that were
against IL. the price OF cotton has
gone up,-not a little but consider
ably. IL has not been a spurt but a
steady rise. II has advanced in the
face freal and artificial obstacles i'm
n way TO confound tho most expert
enced men in the trade. Now. half
OF the crop has been disposed of by
the farmers. The weight OF the
crop. which was crushing not long
since. is getting lighter each day. Tho
South will get far more money FOR It's
monster crop than seemed possible.
IL will not get enough to pay tho cost
OF production. but the South will have
the great satisfaction OF having
financed itself In It's time OF creates,
stress. Scarcely a dollar OF the
S135. 900 600 loan fund has been TAX
en.--F'rom The Improved Outlook
for Cotton" by Richard Sp!llanc. ln
the American Roviow OF Reviews for
March.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
Summerton Elects a Mayor.

Summerton, March 11.--By a ma
jority of two votes Mayor Il. /.
Walker was reelected here Tuesday.
His opponent was DR.. ID. o. Rhame.
The race excited a great deal Of in
terest. The following were electd
members OF council: j. G. Sem. j.
VI. Plowden, Leon Davis and Peter
Chewing. The friends of Mavor
Walker take his reelection as an on
dorscment Of his administration. and
they ave Eratincd ut his success.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17

Alarming news reached Manning
last Thursday evening about the con-
dition OF sheriff r.. ~. Gamble who j.
at the Columbia hospital. His two
sons. John and Edward. went To- CO.
lumbia that night and wound when
they arrived their father. while quite
ill was resting easy. and ne has been
improving steadily every since.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
POULNOT COTTON SEED--A limb,

vigorous growing, big boil variety
fruiung heavily; the bolls forming
very close together. Stood first In
production and value Of crop in test
OF thirty-one varieties at Georgia. S
State Agricultural College in 1913.
Seed obtained by US Cirect from
Georgia for our 1914 crop. En-
tirely free from all plant diseases
in our crop Cf 1914. A limited
amount of seed for sale at $1.00 per
bushel +. O. B. Sumter. Cash with
order. &. L. Ostccn Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Sumter.
Before me cane r. A. Bradham,
Cashier Of the above named bank,
who being duly sworn says that the
above and foregoing statement is
true condition OF said bank as shown
by the books Of said bank
r. A. BRADHAM,
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 11th day Of March, 1915.
.. l.. Yates,
Notary Public for S. c.
Correct Attest:
GEO. d. SHORE,
j. X. CROSSWELL,
j. "A. MOOD.
Directors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17

Supt. Gnwtou n. Evans will matr
an address before the teachers oc
sumter County on next Saturday.
March 20. at the Hampton school
building at noon. SIR. Evans is city
superintendent FOR Augusta and coun-
~ superintendent at tho same time.
We ls rn interesting speaker aud the
Sumter Association Is promised an
excellent address.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
"A Wonderful Healing Influence III
kidney TrOubleS

Kidney Troubles.
with severe attack Of kidney trou-
bic that panied me to such an extent
that morphine had to be given me.
Was attended by a doctor who pro-
nounccG 1t IS stone ia the bladder
and prescribed lithia water took
hth!a water and tablets Tor some tirae
and received no relief from thom.
stopped taking medicines for some
time. later having some Swamp-Root
in the house / decided to try it AMI
felt much relieved. While taking the
second bottle commenced to pass
gravel in "rlne until had passed in
all at least a half dozen or more and
have not suffered the slightest since
and in all have taken one bottle and
a half and feel very grateful to
Swamp-Root.
Yours very truly,
Fl. w. SPINKS,
Camp Hill, Ala
Personally appeared before me this
18th day Of August, 1909, II. w.
Spinks. who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the
same is true in substance and in fact
A. B. LEE,
FIX. Of Justice Of Peace
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
SEED CORN-Improved yarieti,

SEED CORN-ImprOved varieties
seven Ear. a very prolific variety
having from to ears TO stalk
The y. G. Agricultural Depart
ment 1912 report states this
rictics tested. $3 bushcl. 81 peck.
Williamson, grown from Coker's
Pcdigrccd seed, $500 bushel. Cash
with order. G. Il. Ostccn Co., SUM-
ter, :. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.

Corrected daily by Ernest Field.
Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling IA.
Strict Middling is.
Middling 8.
Strict Low Middling 1-2.
Low Middling Z.
Staple Cotton. Nominal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
Company Organized at Rcmbert.

e. A Ellerbe G. Co.. of Rembert has
been commissioned. with q capital of
s3.500. The petitioners are S. w.
Allen and G. A. Ellerbe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17

Detroit. March 13.-The Detroit
foundry plant was burned this morn
ing, causing a loss of 100000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
STATEMENT

Of the Condition of tie Commercial
and Savings Bank, Located at Sum
ter, 6. G., at the close OF Business
March 1th. 1915.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
Chicago Produce Market.

Special to The Daily Item.
Chicago. March 15.-May wheat
s1.57; corn, "a IA; oats. 60 1-2;
pork. 1880; lard, nominal; ribs, 1917.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-17
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Sumter.
Before me came s. NJ. Mcleod,
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.
s. M. MCLEOD.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day Of March, 1915.
o. l.. Yates,
Notary Public for South Carolina.
Correct Attest:
l.. d. JENNINGS,
s. w. STUBBS,
F.. d. KNIGHT,
Directors.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
STORY WAS ALL RIGHT:
NAMES WERE DIFFERENT
Alleged Father and Son Omitted Lit
tie Detail and Plan Fails
to Work.

A new method of working" the
township trustee for charity came to
light Monday afternoon when a boy
and a man entered the office and the
boy introduced the man as his father.
He said that his father could not talk
English Questioning brought out a
the father out OF work. When how
ever the boy was asked to write his
name and the name Of his father it
developed that the two names were
different The boy explained by say
ing that he had taken his mothers
name.
After cOnsidera bic trouble il was
learned that the man. Paul Duranits,
was a boarder at the home of the
boy. Julius O'Dush. 1918 :. Chaplin St.
and that he had induced the boy to
present him as his father in order to
aid him i'm getting work. The boy ad-
mitted this and told that his father
was employed at Studebaker's and
that he himself was a pupil at the
oliver school
talk and warned him that il was TO
his best interest always 10 tell the
truth The boy said that he never
would tell any more lies. He said that
he knew that he should not do so be-
cause his teacher at school had told
him that il was not right. The boy
was also told 10 inform the man with
him that il would do him no good 10
try TO get work by such means as he
was employing.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
HAS COUNCIL MEETING
Work Done Is Reported at Session.
First Presbyterian Church Has
Fed 1000 Persons

That "an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure" was the senti-
ment expressed Monday afternoon at
the regular council meeting Of the AS
sociated Charities. Reports were
made by the various auxiliaries of the
association followed by short talks.
Short addresses were made by Rev. c.
A. LippincOtt OF the First Presbyter-
ian church, DR.. Charles Bosenbury.
president Of the board of health; h
G. Spaulding, secretary of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, and L. @. Man
ming. city controller Rabbi Cronbach
of Temple Bethel acted as chair
man.
DR. LippincOtt pointed out that al
though charity work in itself is of
great good 10 the community. still the
work OF educating and teaching the
people TO work and save. were OF no
small import. DR.. BOsenbury showed
that only through continual watching
is the health board able 10 combat
disease.
OF the reports made by the various
organizations perhaps the most sig
nificant was that OF the First Pres
byterian church. According TO fig
ures submitted $1,000 persons have
thus far been accommodated in the
free SOUP kitchen being conducted in
the basement OF the church. In ad-
dition over 100 families have been
cared for II was reported that an
investigation OF the cases OF those ap-
plying for free soup showed that onlv
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
GLASS OF SALTS IF
YOUR KIDNEYS HURT
Eat less meat if you feel Back
aChy or have Bladder
trouble.
CLASS OF SALTS If

GLASS OF SALTS IF
Meat forms uric acid which eXCites
and overworks the kidneys in their ef-
forts 10 filter it~Irom the system. Reg
uIar eaters Of meat must flush the kid
news occasionally. You must relieve
them like YOU relieve your bowels; re-
moving all the acids. waste and
poison. else YOU feel dull misery in
the kidney region. sharp pains in the
back or sick headache. dizziness your
stomach sours. tongue is coated and
when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges The urine IS
cloudy. full OF sediment; the channels
often get irritated, obliging you 70 get
up two or three times during the
night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush of the body's urinOus waste
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take table
spoonful IN glass or water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys viii then ac: fine and bladder
disorders disappear. This famous
salts is made from the acid OF grapes
snd lemon Juice. combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations TO
clean and slim mulate sluggish kidneys
and stop bladder irritation. Jad Salts
Is inexpensive; harmless and makes a
delightful effervescent lithia-water
drink which millions OF men and wo-
men take now and then. thus avoiding
serious kidney and bladder diseases.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
CITY OF NILES is SUED

NILES, March q Official no.
tice has been served on the city clerk
of Niles, Barren Wetherby, OF a suit
of damage begun against the city by
Henry w. FOCUS, former superintend-
vice, for s3.50O. Mr.. FOCUS was dis
missed from service a few months ago
and although the city had made a
three year contract with him his sal
airy for the months he served until his
successor was appointed was not al
lowed him and he further sues for the
entire amount Of salary due him. had
he remained in service according 10
contract which he was willing to do.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
STORES WILL BE CLOSED
GrOcers Decide 10 Take on Afternoon
Each Week.

Grocery stores of South Bend will
be closed Wednesday afternoons aft
er April l. according TO action taken
at the meeting of the Grecers' asso-
citation held Monday night at the
store of John Fox. +. Jefferson blvd,
at which 40 members of the organiza-
ton were present.
The project Of establishing a credit
bureau for the convenience of the
members of the association was also
discussed and a committee composed
Of L. II. Rulo and d. +. Baer was ap-
pointed 10 consider the matter and
report at the April meeting of the or
ganization. which is TO be held April
) at the store Of G.. NJ. Kreighbaum.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
HOUSE is TOTAL LOSS
Frame Building at 53 Kentucky st.
Burns to Ground.

Fire starting from chimney sparks
burned the home of John Horvath,
5S Kentucky av.. to the ground early
Monday morning The blaze started
near the chimney and soon spread
over the roof
An alarm was turned in by neigh
bors and Central and hose companies
and 4 made the run. but were un-
able TO check the flames on account OF
the fact that the house is beyond the
end of the water main.
An attempt was made TO put out
the fire with the chemical hose and
hand babcocks. but it had gained too
much headway. The building. which
was a one-story frame structure was
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
TWO COMPLAINTS FILED
Building and Loan Association Seeks
to Collect $4,000.

Action has been brought in the cir
cult court by John g. Ellsworth
against Wilbur II. Harlin, guardian of
Emma Harlin, 10 collect S307S9 al
legged 10 be due on account.
In the same court the Building &
Loan Association of South Bend has
brought suit against Estella Stilwell,
Administrative of the estate of George
NJ. Stilwell. and others, TO collect So
500. principle and interest OF money
alleged to have been loaned by the
company to George NJ Stilwell. The
foreclosure of a mortgage is asked.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
COLDS, HEADACHES. CONSTIPATION,
REGULATE YOUR BOWELS! 10 CENTS

low skin. severe colds. everything
that is horrible and nauseating s.
Cascaret tonight VIII straighten you
out by morning f0-cent box from
your druggist viii keep your Liver ac-
tive, Bowels clean. Stomach sweet
Head clear and make Won feel bully
for months. Don't forgel the chill
dren. -AdVI.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02

Bad Colds, Furred Tongue. Indiges-
ton. SallOw Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from torpid liver and
clogged constipated bowels, which
cause your stomach 10 become filled
with undigested food, which sours and
ferments like garbage in a swill bar
rel That's the first step 10 untold
misery-foul gases. bad breath, yell
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
FIRES BURNING.

NEW YORK. March ,. - ObSerVa-
tions made Monday along the Ho-
boken water front showed that the
Vaterland was heavily loaded. River
men said they frequently saw steam
issuing from her deck, indicating that
her fires are constantly burning.
other ships said TO be ready for sail
ing at any time were the Pres't Grant
and PreS't Lincoln
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02

10 per cent were transients and that
only one per cent were addicted to
drink. Labor conditions were blamed
for the big army of hungry men.
All other organizations reported
caring for numberless families and
giving Christmas dinners.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
FIRE STARTED BY SPARKS
Fire Department is Called TO I22 For
est AV.

Chimney sparks caused a small fire
at the residence OF J. Cox. 422 Forest
av.. at 10 o'clock Monday night
About IS damage was done 10 the
roof Central company and hose Co
No. made the run.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
WRITER Is DEAD

NEW YORK. March Chester Fir
kins. one Of the best known writer's i'm
this country. died Of heart disease
Monday afternoon az the Hotel Van
Rensselaer, Il T.. 11th 81.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02

insured for $500. The loss on the
contents was small, most Of the fur
niture being carried out before the
fire got to the lower floor.
South Bend news-times., 1915-03-02
PLANNING To USE
GERMAN VESSELS
IN BRITISH RAID?
Further Charges Are Made by
Richard P. StegIer, Held for
Securing Fake PaSSport-TO
Use Torpedo Guns.
Bx Richard Peter Stegler

CWho was indicted today for obtain
ing a fraudulent passport and who
accuses Capt Boy-ed, the German
naval attache, of attempting TO send
him to England as a spy