The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

1oeo. Ths watchman and southrou
eew has the combined circulation and
Influence Of both OF the old papers,
snA 70 manifsstly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
John J. McMahan OF Richland in
troduced yesterday a resolution pro-
viiing for the submission to the peo-
pie OF constitution amendment as
follows:
The right Of suffrage Is hereby ex-
tended to every white woman possess
Ing the qualifications prescribed by
tho constitution as conditions to the
night OF suffrage Of male person:
Provided. That no woman shall be re-
quired to pay any poll tax: and pro-
vided .urther. That the general as
ssmbiy shall have power and author
ity to provide separate boxes and
polling places for women In some or
all of the polling precincts of the
State"
The amendment does not go far
enough. It should Provide Further,
That special ballots for women voters
DO furnished. same to be printed on
colored paper. the shades and tints Of
same to be selected so as to be In
harmony with the prevailing modes,
and to suit the individual preferences
OF the women voters. The color
scheme might, also. be carried out by
having the separate ballot boxes an.
propriateiy tinted.
The investigation Of the State Hos
pital for the Insane proposed by
Gov. Manning il SO practical and
business-like that no one had the
hardihood to publicly object to 1t or
raise d voice In opposition. We ven-
ture to say. however .that Hencath
The surface there is squirming and
futiis snashIng o. teeth. Gov, Man
nins's method OF attacking the prob
- that hss pushed tha state for
years was SO simple. direct and ef-
fective that II disconnected those who
have heretofore made the asylum a
football Of politics and patronage. The
Manning investigation will get down
TO facts and leave out personalities
and partisan politics.
The shipment Of cargo Of food
Stuffs to Germany In an American
ship when registry Is unquestioned
coincident with the shipment OF u car
70 Of cotton to Germany In an in
termed German ship whose right to
American registry Is In doubt looks
suspicious. Foodstuffs are conditional
contraband and subject to seizure,
while the carrying vessel would not
be seized. Cotton Is not contraband
and will not be seized while the
former German ship will be seized
by the English. The two shipments
have the appearance of frame-up to
involve the United States in Difficult.
ties with the allies. The United
States should be more than ordinar-
lily careful and cautious In handling
this matter. until Il Is positively
known who is back OF these suspicious
shipments to Germany. 1t may be o.
cleverly contrived scheme by Ger
man agents to create friction between
England and the United States for
the ultimate benefit of Germany.
In the boil weevil sections of Loui-
siana. Arkansas and Mississippi pea
nuts have been planted for several
years with success and considerable
profit as a substitute money crop for
cotton. The yield OF peanut hay Is quite
large. practically as many tons an
acre as peavines and the hay Is as
good or better than peavines. The
yield OF peanuts after the hay crop
has been harvested pays a profit on
the entire crop. the demand having
been greater than the supply for a
number of years and the prices aver
age high. In some sections where
the farmers have gone into hog rails
ing on 2 large scale. they do not dig
the peanuts but turn the hogs In the
fields after the hay has been cut. Tn
Eastern North Carolina and Virginia
where the soil is similar to that of
this section OF South Carolina. peanuts
have been n staple crop for many
years and the farmers are said to
he making money. especially where