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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
THIRTEEN MONTHS IN YEAR.
New Calendar Proposed by New York
Clergyman.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
A new calendar with 13 months In
the year and requiring all persons
born after the 2Sth Of EACH month to
find another birthday, is proposed by
the Rev. H. P. Hames, who preach
ed yesterday at All Angels Church in
West Eighty-frst street. ,
Christian forces favor the change,
Mr.. Hames says, in the interest of
labor, of trade and of general world
advance. He says he is receiving
many letters of Endorsement from
clergymen in Great Britain and in
the United States. He proposes that
the calendar be put in operation at
the close of the war, thus Signalling
to the world that even Russia has
abandoned her old calendar and join
ed with the world in a new one.
Mr.. Hames' calendar is unique. He
adds another month to the year and
calls it Holiday" for lack of a better
name. The new months name is ten
tative. he says. In the new scheme of
things each month of the year contains
2S days.
Each month begins on Sunday and
ends with a Saturday. This arrange
ment provides one extra day in the
year and this day or these two days in
leap year would be added to Decem-
Der and both be made holidays.
The calendar provides tLat all holi-
days shall fall on Monday and that
Easter shall be a stationary feast on
the third Sunday in April.
Mr.. Hames came to the United
States IL years ago from England. He
was ordained year and a half ago
and came to New York in September.
There is no society behind nv
proposed calendar" he said yesterday.
The plan is my own, but it seems to
have met need. 1t is based on
church calendars to some extent. Hay-
ing Christmas always in the middle
of the week will be one of it's advan-
tageS.
While 1T seems radical to talk of
changing the calendar it is really not
the first time the calendar has been
changed. When there are advantages
to be gained. why not change?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
CONFERENCE FOR COMMON
GOOD,
10 BE Held at Columbia September
7-9 Along With Conference or
Charities and Corrections.

The State Conference of Charities
ana correction will hold it's annual
meeting at Columbia September 10,
next. In harmony with this meeting
and in conjunction with it will also be
held the Conference Of Common Good
which excited SO much interest two
years ago. Several speakers of dis
unguished ability have been secured
for service, including our own home
men and some from a distance. One
of the leading American specialists in
feeble-mindedness, Mr.. Alexander
Johnson, Of the Vineland Training
School, New Jersey, has definitely
agreed to attend the Conference. 1t
is designed that the greater part Of
an entire day shall be devoted to this
topic, which is beginning to excite SO
much interest in our State.
Mr.. w. H. Whitaker, a specialist in
reformatory and prison management.
and leader in many conferences that
meet to consider such questions, will
also speak. Mr.. Whitaker is at pres
ent the manager of the District OF
Columbia Work House and is perfect
ing some methods that have attracted
wide attention throughout the coun-
try.
1t Is hoped that many of the sher-
ifs and other public officers of South
Carolina will attend the conference,
and the officers extend an invita- ton to
all persons interested In charity work,
the betterment Of children, better
treatment Of the feeble-minded, more
intelligence in management of short
term prisoners, to plan to attend the
conference and to take part in it's d: S.
Cussions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
The SOuth's Assurance.
Atlanta Journal.

Atlanta Journal.
Woodrow Wilson, the president is
a Virginian.
William G. McAdoo, the secretary
of the treasury, is Georgian.
Thomas Matt Gregory, attorney
general, is Mississippian.
Albert Sidney Burleson, postmaster
general, is a Texan.
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy. is a North Carolinian
David Franklin Houston, secretary
of agriculture, is also North Car
Gilman.
w. p. G. Harding, of the federal
reserve board, is Alabamian.
John SHELTON Williams, comptroller
of the currency and q member of the
federal reserve board. Is a Virginian
This peculiarly impressive list of
Southern men who are directing and
advising the administration is pre-
sented by the Manufacturers Record
as ample assurance that the Souths
interests will be served justly and
generously. Yet, as the Record adds,
there are persons here and there "who
are undertaking to berate the admin
istration as though the president and
those around him knew nothing about
the SOuth's needs or the best way of
securing every advantage that posi-
+ bly, can be had for the Souths cotton
crop" Happily however, the fault
finders and agitators are in lean
and low minority. The mass OF
southern folk know that the admin
| istration has the SOuth's well-being
closely at heart just as it has the
common countrys well-being closely
at heart They trust the presidents
judgment and patriotism in the for.
eign problems to be solved. They
see no need Of prodding an admins.
tration that is so distinctly southern
and so truly American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
TIE cow AND HER PRODUCT
Clemson College Weekly Notes for
Farmers and Dairymen.

(These notes are prepared by the
Dairy Division of Clemson College.
which will be glad to answer any
questions pertaining to dairying)
The silo owner does not tremble
when pastures begin to dry up.
Are you selling any of your cream
to the soda-water fountains in town?
Best and best looking do not
mean the same thing when applied to
dairy COWS.
d In order to be a goo producer, a.
COW must have big feeding capacity.
Feeding is as important as breeding
in dairying. A well-bred cow poorly
fed will give little better results than
a scrub.
You don't know much about your
COWS until you weigh their milk and
test it with a Babcock tester. Keep
records.
What is more profitless than
'boarder" cow that consumes more
money in feed than she produces in
milk and calves
The best way to make additions to
the dairy herd is to raise those heifer
calves which show the points Of good
mixers.
Yes, indeed, dairying is quite a
complicated business and it takes a
man who can and will think to be a
successful dairyman.
Do not change mixers frequently
When a cow becomes used to q mixer.
change will reduce her milk produc-
ton until she becomes USE to the new
mixer.
| Be good to your COWS during this
hot weather. If pastures go dry, pro-
vide them with extra feed Protect
them from flies by the use Of some
good spray.
This is the time of year when sp C.
ial care must be taken in the dairy to
produce clean milk. Disease germs
are abundant now and they will be in
the milk unless precautions are taken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
The Fly Campaign in Detroit.

The injunction to swat the fly" has
become general all over the country.
To this in the last few years has been
added the additional injunction to
swat him early. Spring fly campaigns
are now a feature of the public health
work in many Of our cities. An es-
pecially effective popular movement
IN this direction Is now being carried
on in Detroit, under the direction of
the local board Of health. Taking ad-
vantage Of the human fOndness for
rivalry and competition, the boys of
the different wards and sections of
the city are being organized under one
chief junior sanitary inspector and
twenty-four junior sanitary inspectors
Under each inspector are from five to
seven captains. Under each captain
are from two to seven lieutenants
This furnishes force Of twenty four
inspectors, 125 captains and G09 lieu
tenants. Each lieutenant has as many
patrOlmen as he can enlist. In all
over 1000 boys are enrolled in this
movement. Each of these young
health workers is provided with a suit
able and imposing badge. Each lieu
tenant is provided with a map of his
district which he returns. showing all
manure piles, uncovered garbage re-
ceptables, breeding places for flies and
other insanitary conditions in his dis
trict. Restaurants, meat mark cts,
milk depots. bakeries, etc, are visited
at intervals. and q report is made on
all the flies which can be counted in a
certain number of minutes. The re-
ports are all tabulated on a large
map at headquarters. so that a COM
parison is always possible between diff
ferent districts. The conduct of the
work and the discipline of the junior
force are as fir as possible left in the
hands Of the boys themselves This
is an interesting illustra-
'Aoii VI liiS StONilS lSIlueIlCy OH tie
part Of health officers to utilize the
public and 10 work along recognized
psychologist lines Probably every
boy Of from - to 16 desires above all
things TO be policeman and to wear
a badge. If he cannot fight crooks
says The Journal of the American
Nc Cdical Association, the next best
ihing is fighting flies. If the enthus-
iasm cngendered by several genera
tions OF "Dld Cap. Collier" dime nov
als can be utilized In fighting flies or.
hctt"r still, in 'ghting the filthy con-
hitions under which flies breed. the
public health propaganda will have
gained valuable ally. |
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
Financing II Cotton Crop and Othc1.
-. Things.

Cotton is beginning to open. How
about the price this fall? Where is
the wonder worked. Non est.
Last fall everybody knew and talked
himself out Of breath. neglecting his
business. telling his neighbor what
was going to happen. This fall Athe
sere and yellow leaf, etc. Last faIY the
Buy a bale" movement was the
midas touch that turned all to gold.
Some folks learned "AIl is not gold
that glitters." Is it really a fact that
some like to be humbugged? ?" "All
the fools are not dead yet" Bring in
another horse" Carthage delenda.
etc.. who will bell the cat" Any
more dope? Meantime Teddie goes
on telling folks how, and gets the
crowd. Ye busy world mas time to
listen at gas bag blow off and lot
OF them go Off. Humbugging, affini-
ties. Who will dare tell us now the
way out of this. All this labyrinth,
let him now speak and be forever
dubbed the monumental hairbrain.
For men will come and men will
go, but go on forever" What :?
Humbuggery. Financing cotton
crop staggers a big government. There
are some things hard to make go.
what is that in thine hand?" Moses
Is not the only man who held the
Key TO the situation. All along it has
peen pointed out to Uncle Josh Hay
seed, but he has persistently refused
10 sec 1T, 80. Meanwhile Il few folks
some because they just had to- have
taken the bull by the horns and new"
things are coming to BASS. A wear or
SO more of war in the East will put
more hog and hominy in Dixie than
1t ever knew. and will disentrall her
from tyrant who ground us. hOary
monster, under his heel, we will re-
Joicc in our freedom and prosperity.
Has any one told you it was fod
ueT pulling time, or did you Jess no
II yerSelf? and what about the rainy
season? Have you heard of that? q.
well nobody can't tell You anything"
fou Jess look out, the winder and soc
pld YOU know il was time the birds
OIL passage were coming in. They
went. they surely did, but not so many
went across the water. Maybe some
folks will find out there arc sighta
near home. and SO the war will not
j" an nnmitigated evil.
"HasoUd"
Rcmbert, Aug. 10.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
DOOMED NEGRO DIES.
Table Not Chair Ends Murderers' Life.

Spartanburg, Aug. 19.-Clint Car
ter, negro under sentence Of death,
died here today as the result of an
operation last Saturday for appended
It's. He was convicted of murder
at the January term of court in
Greenville county and sentenced by
Judge Prince. He was later brought
to the Spartanburg Jail for safskeep-
ing on account of the building of a
new Jail at Greenville. Delay in exc
cution was oecasioned by the filing
of an appeal. The body was turned
over to a local undertaken and will
be shipped to relatives in Greenville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
Peter the Great

what Alfred the Great Is to eauv
Britain. that Peter the Great. in his
crude way. is to Russia. II ever a
race OF people found adequate express.
sion In ono person. that race was the
slavic race In their great csar-o
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
"Tbc Map"

Leave Sumter at . A. M.
Arrive Dalzell about $50 A. M.
Leave Dalzell about 1915 A. M.
Arrive Rembert. about IL A. NJ.
Leave Rembert about 11.45 A. VI.
Arrive Hagood about 1915 NJ.
Leave Hagood about 3.15 p. M.
Arrive wedgefeld abont AIS T.. NJ
Leave wedgeHeld about z. NJ.
Arrive Sumter about 5,i5 p, NJ.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25

Rcmhert, Aug. 10.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-27
FIFTY YOUNG MEN ATTACK
MUHLENBERG DORMITORIES
THROW STONES THROUGH
WINDOWS AND URGE
FIGHT.
College Boys Respond and Gen
eral Melee Yellowstone Boy
Fatally Hurt.

ALLENTOWN. Pa. April 26.-One
young man was probably fatally hurt
tonight when a crowd OF fifty young
men from the downtown section or
the city made an assault upon the
students in the dormitories at Muh-
lenberg college. throwing stones
through the windows and challenging
the college men to come out and
fight
The college men responded. led by
Caskie, pitcher OF the Muhlenberg
baseball team. and Tom Brennan OF
the football squad. and soon swept
the campus of the assailants.
In the melee William Becker was
thrown against the iron fence of a
cemetery and sustained severe Iacera.
lions OF the body and cOncussion OF
the brain. He with several others
were taken in an unconscious condi.
ton TO the hospital
The hght is said to he a retaliation,
on the part OF the town youths fol
the students interfering with them al
skating carnival on the paved
streets surrounding the college
grounds, where nightly many Young
people gather. The students are
charged with having taken kris away
from the local boys
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-27
HAS INTERNED
Commander Of Kronprinz WilbsIr-
Notified United States He viii
Intern His Ship

WASIllNG1ON. April 26-Tteufa7.
anf Captain Thicrfeldnr. rowrI-rdar
of ihe German commerce raider Srlr.
prinz Wilhelm. late TODAY Informed
collector of Customs Hamilton ai
Newport News. Va. that he would in
torn h.- ship FOR fhc war in American
waters
Tho commander presented this
note.
Herewith ] have 10 officially I'm.
form Fou thar Z intern"
The Wilhelm. after rpnairing a.
The shipfard and loading quantities
ot supplies. began taking ou g 600
tons of coal ar the local docks TODAY
kumors that she would attompf n
dash 10 sea past tho allied warships
waiting on the Virginia capcs haf
been current an day
The German AUXILIARY cruiser
kronprinz Wilhelm. which put into
Hampton Roads ON April o. after n
notable commerce dcafroyIu~ rrufso
VIII BE- informed for Tho war at the
Norfolk navy yard. near hcr sister
raider, tho prinz Eltel Friedrich
Lieutenant Captain Thicrfeidcr Of
Tho Wilhelm notified Collector WamU
Ton late today of hia intention To- in.
torn in this iaconlC message
Herewith 7 have 90 officially IN.
form YOU that 7 intern "
NO explanation accompanied tho
communication. but later tho Ger.
man commander said he had intended
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-27
JAPAN GIVES
EXPLANATION
GIVES GREAT BRITAIN DE
TAILED ACCOUNT OF DE
MANDS ON CHINA.
Conferences Resumed at Peking
and Demands Now Number
Twenty-fOur.

WASHINGTON. April 26.-The ia
panese government has given to Great
Britain a detailed explanation OF the
demands made upon China. which. ac.
cording to information obtainable
here. Is said to have relieved appre-
hension in London as the the score Of
the japanese policy In China
Ihe report today from Peking that
the conferences had been resumed
and that Japan noy had presented "a
demands, including the 81 originally
made, was received with much inter
est in Washington. but officials had
no evidence from the Chinese capital
OF any character.
Neither the Japanese embassy nor
any OF the other diplomatic missions
concerned in the negotiations were
advised OF the situation at Peking to-
day. From a knowledge OF previous
conferences. however. II was suggest
ed In some quarters that Japan might
have asked for an acceptance in prin-
ciple OF her demands. leaving nego-
uations OF details TO the future. II
was recalled that early in February.
such proposal by Japan met with a
nat rejection.
Now that the subject has been dis
cussed with Great Britain, the United
States and other powers, some OBJ
servers think Japan may have renew
ed the plan to obtain Chinas approval
in principle to the demands. With
such an acceptance II is thought ia
pan might not be disposed to press
for a detailed agreement on many OF
the points preferring TO have the pres
ent negotiations stand as an expires
sion to the world OF Japan's interests
in China.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-27
NEW BATTLE
Is IMMINENT
VILLA AND OBREGON WILL
COME TOGETHER IN
FEW DAYS.
Latter Is Completely Isolated From
All Sources Of Supply and
Reinforcements.

WASHINGTON. April 26-The
forces OF Generals villa and Obregou
probably will meet in a second battle
within few days somewhere south
OF Torreon, according 10 a statement
issued here tonight by the Villa
agency.
villa is declared TO have completed
Dis concentration at Aguas CaUentes-
following his retreat from Irapuato.
and the advance OF the Zapatista
forces from Mexico City is said 10
nave drawn an Iron ring about
ObreRon's army
General Obregon's army Is not a,
Leon as claimed the statement saws.
but somewhere south OF Irapuato
The agency is advised that General
Obregou has not reached lranp,,o
The next battle will be fought Der.
haps within a week
"Obregon is now completely isolated
from All sources Of supply and rein
forcements. The Zapatista forces ao.
vanclng from Mexico City upon On
yegon's rear had welded iogeiher inc
iron ring with which the Convention
Ioroee have been slowly enclosing
Obregon. Interruption 81 tho railroad
between Pachuca and Tula corrpiefed
the work % cutting on ObreEon. ne
has no communication with vera
Cruz"
Advices 20 the state department. 10.
day made little reference 10 the Villa.
ObreEon situation
Mail advices from Sonora said con.
ditions there were nearly normal with
ne exception of the faqui valley dis
trict. where the 1aqul Indians have
been active and have recently al
lacked several foreign owned proper
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-27
FEAT OF
AUSTRIANS AT 0STRY
GIVEN LIBERTY
Young Man Held en- Murder Charge
10 Released-No Case
Against Him.

NEW YORK. April 26.-Rafaele
PiciullO. the well-to-do contractor ar
rested and charged with the murder
OF Claudia Hansbury largely because
his fountain pen was found near the
spot where boys came upon the body
OF slain woman in a vacant lot in
the Bronx April 10. was discharged
from custody today by Coroner Flynn
The case which the police claimed
they had against him was much weak
ened when Mrs. Burn. who had been
Miss Hansbury. was found TO be
alive In Troy. y. Y. She was nrougnt
TO this city 10 assist in establishing
the Identity Of the murdered woman II
possible
NotwithstandinE the mistake In the
victims Identity. the police still held
Piciullo on the charge % homicide
After a lengthy hearing today the
coroner discharged him The victimR
identity has not been established
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-27

END OF OHIO
LEGISLATURE
Is NOW IN SIGHT-ASSEMBLY
ENTERS UPON NEXT TO
LAST WEEK.
Hundreds of Minor Bills to Be
Killed This Week-New Banking
Department Bill.
Intelngenesr Bureau.
Columbus. o., April 2e.

The Legislature tonight entered
upon the next TO the last week of its
session. Within the next few days
legislative leaders will XIII hundreds
OF minor bills which have been offered
IN preparation for adjournment. The
Congressional District Gerrymander
bill and the Andrews temperance bill
viii occupy much of the session this
week, IL now appears.
To-day there was introduced in both
the Senate and House bills to correct
conditions in the state banking de-
Partment. disclosed BY the w,aans
probe. Harry 7. Hall. new superin-
tendent Of the banking department.
drew the bill and says IL wil prevent
me misuse OF funds in defunct state
banks.
=. Funds OF banks taken over for
lquldation by the banking department
must be deposited with the state treas
urer. This VIII prevent the transfer
ring or cash and credits TO favorite
banks and tend to place a moral cheek
on squandering of funds. il is said no
reduce the arbitrary power OF state
banking department officials in spend
ing funds OF such banks. the bill con
tains provision that bills must be
approved by the Common Pleas court
OF the county in which the bank is
located before being paid. This will
give desirable publicity to many OF
the banks affairs which heretofore
nave been secret within the banking
department.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-27
HOLLEY PLEADS GUILTY
TO MURDER; LIFE TERM
HOLD-UP BRIDGE
Psrkersbura Company Technically
Without a Frsnehise-May Stop
Work on New Structure.

Special Dispatch 20 the Inteiiigencer.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. April 26.
"A surprise was sprung here today
when II was learned that technically
the Parkersburg- Ohio Bridge com.
pany. which has under construction
half million dollar bridge across the
OHIO river al this point. is without
a city franchise. This is on tpe
ground that the company had failed
70 notify the city council OF accent.
ance OF the instrument within thirty
uays aIter IL had been passed nearly
2 year ago. This was purely an over.
sight and was not brought out until
Today when hearing in an iniunc.
ton suit by the company against III \
rove 10 restrain the latter from IN.
terfering with the company in clear.
lnE its night OF way IN front Of the
Pope property was opened The case
was then adjourned until tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-27
HARRINGTON STRIKE RIOTER
CHARGED WITH KILLING
OF OFFICER RIGGS
At FairmOnt Declines TO Take
Chance on the Jury-Another
Case Set For To-day.

Special Dispatch TO the Intelligence.
FAIRMONT. W. Va. April 26.-
Preferring to trust his life 10 the
mercy OF Judge ". s. Havmond. rath.
er than 10 jury Of hfs peers. ROC
llolley. charged with the murder Of
constable W. r. Riggs in tho Farm.
iugtop strike riots In February, con.
lSssed 20 FIRST degree murder and was
gwen a life term in the penitentiarv
Holiey struck Constable Riggs with
heaNI club over the head and con.
tlnved beating the officer after ne
was down
Then he struck officer AIva Aioora
"ho WED 10 revue Riggs He threw
y stone. which left a deep scar. ard
iook very prominent par: in the nj
-. The trial of Pete Chiuuiani an
Haitian leader Of the striking miners
is set % begin tomorrow afternoon
'hlppiani viii be defended by Affor.
neys Conley and Reed He Is said fo
nave used club on Constable Riggs
ond 10 have stamped him In the face
with his heavy shoes when the orr
Ger was lying on the ground uncon.
sciOus.