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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
GOOD CROPS AT EGYPT.

Egytp, Aug. live are having a
very fine rain this afternoon. The
| crops look well, especially late corn.
Watermelons, fruits and cantaloupes
are about all gone. Vegetables are
also scarce, due mostly to the dry
weather last month. Some Of our
farmers are pulling fodder, lille 9TH
ers haven't begun. Cotton is opening
rapidly where it was planted early.
Mr.. w. I. McLeod's sawmill was
burned last Thursday morning. 1t
caught shortly after daybreak and
from the place it caught, it seems
that 1t must have been set. There
was no insurance.
Miss Lola Hogue of Camden, Miss
Annie Turner Of Camden, Miss Cora
Raines Of Abbevilie. and Miss Pearl
Brown, of Smithville are visitors in
Egypt this week.
Several of the young folks from
here attended some of the services at
Beulah last week
Mr. Olin White and sister. Miss Sa-
die, spent a few days hast week at
the home of Mr.. G. n. Humphries
near Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. White were in
Camden Saturday.
Mrs. J. w. Weldon and Mrs. l.. A.
James have gone to Bishopville to-
day.
Mr.. j. X. Richbourg spent yester-
day in Camden.
Dr. E. NJ. Carson returned last
Thursday from Baltimore, where he
had gone on business trip.
Mrs. Lottie Mcleod and little son.
William, are spending q few days in
Egypt
Mr.. w. T. Mcleod went to Bishop
Vile yesterday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
NEGRO ESCAPES MOB.
ffnds safety I'm Jail at Spartanburg

Spartanburg. Aug. l6.--Fat Ward,
a negro who bears the reputation of
being desperate character, was
brought To the Spartanburg Jail early
this morning, having been spirited
away from Greer To escape mob
which gathered outside the lookup
sunday night. bent, II is said on talk
ing vengeance for an attack on the
town officers made about o O'Clock
when they were attempting To arrest
MIN According to report the negro
had been causing more or less trou-
Die throughout the day. When the
officers surrounded him, it is said that
he hred five shots. none of which took
erect. bullet passed through his
shoulder at the same time. The
crowd collected after it was learned
That the negro was being attended by
DR.. w. Il. BrOCkman. who, with the
assistance of Officer Charles Littlcncld.
sped toward Spartanburg with the ne
gro I'm an automobile before the crowd
tnew of their intention Ward is al
legged to have criminal court record
,n Greenville county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
TEMPERANCE RALLY HELD.
Interesting Joint Meeting OF Societies
at Home Branch.

Paxville, Aug. ia joint meet
Ing OF the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union and mission societies of
the town and community was held at
Home Branch church on Wednes-
day. The programme observed on
this occasion was the one planned
ny the Woman's Christian Temper
ancc union OF South Carolina and car
ried out by the members of these or
sanizations. treating largely upon the
prohibition referendum.
Addresses of high character were
delivered by DIR. Clinkscales, Charl-
ton Durant and Mrs. Joseph Sprott.
silver medal contest, in which ten
speakers entered. was held in the af-
ternoon. Miss Lucille Geddings was
the winner of this medal.
~ sumptuous dinner was served in
the large church grove. On account
Oh the threatening weather the at
tendance was not as large as expected
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
FRANKS DYING REQUEST.
Member of Mob Secretly Delivers Note
to Newspaper Man.

Atlanta, Aug. 19.-Leo Franks dy-
Ing request was that his wedding
ring be given to his wife. The ring
was enclosed in note delivered to O.
Is. Keller, an Atlanta Georgian report
er at his home in Marietta, last night
by an unknown man. The note stat
ed that Franks last request was that
the ring be given to his wife and ask.
ed Keller to see that this was dome.
'Ihe note also warned him not to try
to learn the identity of the man who
delivered the note and to destroy the
message as soon as read. The mobs
mandate will be complied with.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
Mullins New POstOfIiCe.

work on the new pOstoffice is pro.
crossing nicely Almost the whole of
the interior has been torn out and
VIII be rcmodelcd and put in first
class condition. Walter McKoy is in
charge OF the work and will push it
as rapidly as possible. Indications
are that when completed Mullins will
nave p"stoflice strictly in Keeping
with the progressive spirit OF the
town'-Mullins Enterprise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
CARRANZA BLOCKS PEACE.
lie Refuses to Agree to Plans AdvO-
Gated by Conference.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Gens. Villa
and Zapata have accepted the peace
plans advocated by Secretary Lansing
and the South American diplomats
Gen. Carranza has refused through
confidential channels. The official re-
fusal is expected hourly. 1t is be-
lieved that the first chief will couch
his note in such terms that will lead
to further negotiations which will
give him time to gain military vic
tories that will make his recognition
the only course left.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
CAPT. PAUL WHIPPLE DEAD.

Florence, Aug. 1S.-Capt. Paul
Whipple, one of the best known and
wealthiest farmers and citizens Of
Darlington county, died at hi. home az
Stoney Hilr' plantation, near Me-
chanicsville, Darlington county. early
yesterday morning at the age of as.
Ihe remains were carried 10 his old
home at New Boston. New HAMPSHIRE
on yesterday. and were accompanied
by Mr.. G.. Kirk King, an old friend.
of Darlington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
p NO STOPS MILLING SfIO.-
Important to Have Men and Teams
Enough to Keep Machinery Con-
stantiy at Work.

Clemson College. Aug. 1s.--Silo-
filling time is at hand in many parts
of the State and, for the benefit of
those who are having their first ex-
perience with silos and silage and for
those who are not quite certain that
they have been doing the work prop
erly in the past, Clemson College is is-
suing few simple directions which,
carefully observed, will enable one to
fill silO economically and properly.
Corn should be harvested for silage
when the ear is dented and the shuck
begins to turn brown. or shortly be-
fore the corn is fully ripe.
The most important point in filing
silo is to make certain in advance
that there will be enough men and
teams for cutting, hauling, feeding,
distributing and other operations to
keep the silo-filling machinery at work
all the time. 1t is when a man per-
mits his engine to stop every few
hours and has to start it again at much
trouble that silo-filling becomes irk-
some and expensive, and the only way
to avoid this is to determine in ad-
vance the number of men and teams
it will require for the work and to
keep the machinery in motion con-
stantly
Hauling the corn to the silo is an
other important item. A farmer who
has his silage corn field far from his
silo will realize the mistake OF this
when he begins to haul. Silage corn
should always be planted as near as
possible to the barn. big labor
saver in hauling is the low-down
wagon. The work is done much more
easily when the men do not have to
lift the corn to great height to load
it into a high-bodied wagon. Low
bodied wagons may be bought cheap
ly or may be made easily. Directions
for making them are given in Farm
ers' Bulletin SIS, U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
In filling a silo with an ordinary
blower, there is tendency for all
larger pieces of ear to fall in one
place, while the stalks and leaves will
be blown a little father over. 1t is
best, for this reason, to have a dis
tributor attached to the blower, but,
If none is had, man should be in
the silo with a fork to distribute the
grain we'll over the surface. Men
should also be In the silo to pack the
silage around the walls instead of let
ting it accumulate in, the center. These
men should tramp and pack the sill
age thoroughly.
When the silo has been filled, the
top layer of silage should be made
thoroughly wet so as to form an air
tight covering and prevent the spoil
ing of the silage for a greater depth
than eight inches or a foot There
will be a slight loss in the top layer
of silage unless it is used immediate.
ly. One need not wait a day after
filling the silo before beginning to use
the silage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
tSH LEGUMES TO -HUiBD -SOIEr
the Farm this Winter With Oats
and Wheat,

Clemson College, Aug. 1S.-For
three years the demonstration forces
of Clemson College and the United
States department of agriculture have
put soil-building in the very front of
the things they have been teaching
South Carolina farmers, for the reason
that they believed that the most Sc
rious limiting factor in Southern ag-
riculture is the lack Of humus, or de-
cayed vegetable matter in the soil.
Giant strides in soil building have
been taken by the State during these
three years, but there are many farms
which have not yet felt the invigOrat-
ing influence of good soil building
methods and this work will be con-
tinued energetically until the State
has been completely won to soil
building.
Many experiments have proved that
the quickest and most economical way
to build up worn-out soils is by using
the winter legumes such as burr and
crimson clover and vetch. The use Of
the clOvers and vetches as winter
cover crops was accordingly made the
principal point of attack by the dem
OnstratiOn forces and the results since
1909. when South Carolina had only
sS7 acres in clovers of all kinds, are
commonly known.
Last fall, owing to the advisa ability
of growing money crops during win
ter and to the difficulty of obtaining
winter legume seed, Clemson College
used it's principal efforts to have farm
eEs seed their land to wheat and oats,
and the results have justified this.
But there was necessarily not so big
an acreage in winter legumes last year
as there would have been had the war
not begun when it did.
This year, moreover, Clemson Col
lege is again urging farmers to SOW
wheat and oats and again it is likely
that there will be less interest in
clovers than there would have beer
had this been year of normal condi.
tiOns.
Nevertheless, Clemson College urges
farmers 10 remember that farmers
irst need is good land and that IN
South Carolina much of the land can
, not be called good land, because it is
lacking in humus. While a farmer is
planning to SOW his oats and wheat
this fall, he should prepare also tc
plant burr or crimson clover. The
clovers will gather nitrogen from the
air for him, as no other crops but the
!. leeumes can do, and if he turns them
, under in spring, they will give him no,
only new, free supply of nitrogen
but large quantity Of humus as we'll
Any farmer who is trying to reduce
his fertilizer bills should by all means
grow the clovers this winter. BY sup.
; plying nitrogen and a large mass OF
humus, which unlocks some of the
plant food in all soil, a continued use
of the clovers can save at least one
half OF mans fertilizer bill. The ar
gumentS in favor of sowing winter
legumes are many. Let these gatherers
of nitrogen share your farm this win
ter with oats and wheat
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
FRANKS FUNERAL TONIGHT.
1t Will be Private and Place Not An.
nOunCcd,

New York, Aug. 19-The body Of
Leo M. Frank arrived here at six
o'clock this morning. A small crowd
was present and no demonstration oc-
CURED. Private funeral services will
be held tonight at some place, which
the family refused to reveal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
Big Steamer Missing.

New Orleans, Aug. 19.-The steam
CT Marowijne, eighty crew and pas
sengers aboard from Latin-America is
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Washington, Aug. 19.-The Red
Cross has wired its agents at New
Orleans to give needed relies to the
Texas storm sufferers.
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Cardinal Vnnutclli Dead.

Rome. Aug. 19.-Cardinal Vanu-
tell, member of the sacred college,
died today, aged 81 years.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-16
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Some Items Of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur.
rances of the Week.

At the City Council Meeting last
Monday night the appointment by
Mayor Harrison of a morals commits.
sion and a special industrial commits.
sion was concurred in.
The Industrial commission is made
up of large employers of labor and of
labor leaders. It's mission is to de.
wise a plan for Immediately providing
work for the unemployed. The morals
commission Is to make study of vice
problems and act in an advisory ca.
pacity to the city's officials.
Following are the members of the
special industrial commission:
c. H. Henderson, II. r. Crane, Jr.
Edward Tilden, A. II. Atwood, Edward
Nockels, John Il. Merrion, w. L. Park,
julius Rosenwald, John Grunau, Simon
O'Donnell.
The members of the morals commits.
sion are:
DR.. George b. Young, commissioner
Of health, ex.ofiico chairman.
DIR. Anna Dwyer, Rev. w. J. McNa.
NEE, DR.. e. G. Hirsch, John Koelling.
Mr.. Koelling is the liberal" repre-.
sentative on the commission. He Is a
former president of the United Soci.
eties for Local enforcement.
Frank w. Scion, formerly superin.
tendent Of streets, died Monday at
his home, 1926 Indiana avenue. He
had been under the care of a physi.
clan for year as result of physical
and mental breakdown.
Scion was connected with the bur.
eau Of streets for twenty.one years.
On two occasions he was discharged
from the service on charges filed be.
fore the civil.service commission, but
on both occasions was reinstated
through court battle.
In May, 1912. he was appointed su.
perintendent Of streets by Mayor Har.
rison. and July 16, 1912, this appoint.
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ular with the public every year. He ID
the greatest vote getter In the Repub.
lican party.
Judge Elbridge Hanecy Is one Of the
sprightliest men at the bar. notwith.
standing his long service on the bench
and In the legal battle lines.
~GCA
Callistus 8. Ennis, the president Of
the Chicago Real Estate Board, is
always in the lead Of every movement
for the betterment Of Chicago.
~
Rivers Mcneil Is making q good
record as collector Of customs and re.
flecting credit on President Wilson.
Otto Reese, the popular former al.
derman, Of Lincoln and Garfield ave.
nues, Is talked Of for alderman Of the
23rd.
~
Alderman Jacob A. Hey is always
looking after the interests Of his con.
stituents. His fight against the boule.
ward link outrage pleases everybody.
Judge John II. Caveriy 10 daily
adding to his popularity in Chicago
by his splendid record on the Mu.
nicipal Court bench.
John Mack Glenn, the able secretary
Of the Illinois Manufacturing Associa.
ton, is one Of Chicago's live wires.
~6A
William F. Quinlan, "the father of
Edgewater," has host of friends all
over Chicago.
Adam Ortseifen, who was one Of
the best city treasurers that Chicago
ever had. would make a good Mayor
himself.
1t Is singular that the only people
assailed by our so.called reform" as.
sOciations are men who are known to
be opposed to government by public
service corporations.
~oA
Judge Harry 7. Dolan has made O
grand record as Municipal Judge.
John z. Vogelsang. the great res.
taurateur, deservedly stands In the
front rank Of the restaurant and hotel
men of Chicago.
&e~
Charles H. Lamson of the r. f.
Conway Co.. Is one OF the best paving
experts In the country.
~
Ernest ]. Magerstadl, popular for.
mer sheriff, Is talked OF by Repub.
Leans for governor.
~
Daniel r. O'Brien, the popular In.
surance man. Ia talked of by Demo-
Gratis for alderman Of the 25th.
~
Oscar F. Mayer, the great packer,
Is very popular In politics and could
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-16

His record Is above reproach and the
saving he has made for the taxpayers
Is appreciated by them.
Frank McDermott's record in the
city council will long be remembered
for its usefulness to the public.
Edward W. Cribben, Of the big Crib.
ben & Sexton stove concern, is one of
the active young men with big politi.
cal future.
People do not discover It until toe
late, that the SO called wash.
ing powders not only eat up their
clothes, but ruin their skin, and cause
rheumatism. Use nothing but DOB.
BINS ELECTRIC SOAP. Have your
grocer keep it.-Adv.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-16

ment was confirmed by the civil-serv.
ice commission.
In 1913 Mr.. Scion took leave of
absence on account of i'll health. In
April, 1914, he attempted to return
to work, but was unable on account
Of his health, and renewed his leave
of absence.
Meeting hours fur City Council com.
mittees are a. follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys.
o'clock; buildings. $3.50 o'clock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and police, IL
o'clock; harbors, wharves and bridges.
2 o'clock; local industries. 2 O'Clock.
ednesday-Special park commie
sion, 1880 o'clock; health, Q o'clock:
local transportation, Q o'clock; track
elevation, $3.50 o'clock.
Thursday-Gas. oil and electric
light, 2 o'clock; license, $3.50 o'clock;
water, $3.50 o'clock.
Friday-Compensation, II O'Clock;
judiciary, 2 o'clock: finance. 2 o'clock:
bathing beaches, $3.50 O'Clock.
Congressman Thomas Gallagher Of
Chicago Is one of the most influential
men in Washington.
~
p. J. Cahill, former clerk of the Pro-
bate court. with a fine public record,
is talked Of by Republicans for city
clerk.
Judge Joseph H. Fitch has made q
fine record on the Superior bench.
Judge Joseph 3. LaBuy has made
grand record az Judge Of tho Munic.
ipal court.
Thomas Lyons Of 1859 Webster ave.
nue., the we'll known Democrat, would
make o good alderman of the oath
ward.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-16

take Il.
~
r. p. Bamrick, who made such a
grand race in the eth Ward last
spring, may run again for Alderman
next spring.
~
Former Speaker Clayton e. Crafts
would make great mayor He has
the ability, the nerve, and the expert.
once.
Joseph l. Novak has always made
good record in public life.
Judge John A. Mahoney of the
Municipal court is very popular with
the people because Of the good, com.
mon sense he displays on the bench.
Thomas d. Nash has made good
record in the City Council.
BARLEY Burg, WHO was reelected
to the County Board, has made fine
public record.
President Thomas a. Smyth. Of the
Sanitary District, has increased the
efficiency Of the service one hundred
per cent since he took ONCE.
Judge Charles A. Williams has
pleased his friends by his fine record
on the Municipal bench.
~
Charles B. PavIicek has q record az
q lawyer and q public official that IL
above reproach.
Judge Charles A. Williams has
never disappointed the public. His
record is clear.
Dow B. Lewis has many friends
who would like to see him City Treas.
urer.
Judge James G. Martin OF the Mu.
nicipal court has made q dignined
sna honest public record.
~
Joseph F. Haas. the popular former
County Clerk, Is one Of the most
valuable and clear sighted Of Repub.
lican leaders.
Electrihcation of the railroad means
loss Of employment to the majority of
railroad employees.
The leading members Of every 20.
ciety and club in Chicago read The
Eagle.
Arthur w. Fulton, one of the best
liked lawyers in Chicago, would make
a good Judge.
Charles c. Breyer Is one Of the best
liked men on the Northwest Side. He
Is noted for his public spirit and de-
votion to the interests Of his fellow
citizens.
~
Granville w. Browning would make
q good member Of the Circuit Court
bench.
Dennis J. Egan has always been
pitted against the very strongest men
In the Republican party. He ran
against Peter NJ. Hoffman for Coro.
ner and Adam Wolf for Assessor. A
man who could do that and hold his
own as well as Egan did certainly
could beat any of the others.
L. d. Condee, the we'll known law.
yer, would make a good Judge.
william A. Birk Of the Birk Broth.
ers Brewing Company, is one Of the
best liked business men in Chicago
He could get almost any political
nomination he sought II his tastes
ran that way.
Ross c. Hall, the able lawyer, is
doing good work for the legal depart.
ment of the Sanitary District.
~1lA
Richard j. Finn, the able and popu.
lar lawyer, would make a good Judge.
Judge d. f. Sullivan has made an
honest, dignified and able record on
the bench.
Judge James G. DoOley, the able
lawyer, would make O good Judge Of
the municipal court.
With the aid OF the railroads and
their smoke, Chicago has grown from
nothing to be the fourth city in the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-16


world. Electrihcation will be q step
backwards.
Mckenzie Cleland, the able former
Judge, is a man who is never afraid
to stand up for what he believes to
be right.
James NJ. Slattery should have been
elected Judge last time, but he will
get there yet.
Judge John ]. Rooney, grows in
popularity every day.
~G
The William Hale Thompson boom
for mayor IL bigger than ever.
49,
Clarence 8. Darrow, always the
friend Of the down.trodden, Is often
mentioned for Mayor.
Francis w. Walker. the eminent
lawyer, Is Chicago product. He has
lived In this city all Of his life.
~6A
Judge II. 8. Tuthill grows in popu.
larity as the years roll by.
Judge Charles A. Mcdonald 10 max.
ing a splendid record on the Superior
Court bench. He 10 q conscientious
and fair.minded Judge.
Sidney Adler, the well known law.
yer, Is In the front rank Of boomers
Of his native city-Chicago.
Harry L. Shaver. the able lawyer.
who made a good record In the legis.
lature is talked Of for Circuit Judge.
Judge Edward Osgood Browns ap.
pointment to the Federal bench would
please everybody.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
be q valuable addition to the Federal
bench.
Harry Rubens, who was corporation
counsel under Mayor Hopkins. is often
mentioned for mayor himself.
William Hale Thompson would
make q big. liberal, go.ahead Mayor
for big. liberal. go.ahead Chicago.
Judge Joseph Sapatn Is making
splendid record on the Municipal
bench. His decisions are always Just.
merciful and full of common sense.
Peter Reinberg Is the right man In
the right place as president Of the
county board.
August c. Reinhardt Of Webster ave.
nue. and Burling street has a fine bust.
ness and q host of friends.
William ]. O'Brien, former senator
and alderman, is making q wonderful
success In his theatrical business.
John +. Glare has thousands OF
friends who would like to see him
elected Judge.
Thomas J. Webb is respected In
business and public life. He is an
ideal member of the Board Of Review.
Charles Gastfield, now chief examin.
or of the city civil service commits.
sion, who organized the county civil
service, has always made good pub
lie record.
Justin F. McCarty, the popular As.
sistant Corporation Counsel, Is max.
ing a fine public record.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown Of the
Circuit Court deserves denomination
ON his record.
CuarIes r. Guutuer II O1teu WoutIOu'
ed for mayor.
Frank 8. Ryan will make q good
record on the Board Of eview.
James Maher. the popular lawyer.
who has frequently refused to be-
come q candidate for the bench, has
built up large practice.
George w. O'Neil Of the Eleventh
Senatorial district would make q good
alderman.
Thomas A. emysh. the able and HON
est president Of the Sanitary District
"a a.