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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
PERMANENT PASTURES
sermuda and Bur Glover Make Most
Desirable AII-the.Year Pasture
For South Carolina.

Bermuda grass and bur clover make
the most desirable permanent pasture
for South Carolina and Bermuda espe
cially is recommended by Clemson
College as pasture grass to all farm.
ers in this state who are raising cat.
tie and hogs or who expect to raise
them. OHe Of the most essential steps
in any livestock development is the
establishment Of q good permanent
pasture. =.
Experience has shown that Bermuda
is the best pasture grass for the
South One of it's valuable qualities
is that it may be planted in practical.
ly any month, the only precaution nee.
essary ih winter being to cover the
roots deeply enough.
In sowing Bermuda grass, It is best
to use the roots. Run turn plow fur.
rows two feet apart, drop a small root
every two feet in these burrows and
throw one furrow on each planted
row. AIlbw to grow for one summer
with only light grazing, and turn un.
der or Otherwise break in fall, Just at
or soon after frost. The long runners
thus covered will furnish a new plant
the following season from each cover.
ed joint and you will have an excel.
lent sod. If done in this way a good
sod can be obtained within two
years at small expense.
If Bermuda grass is put in this win.
ter, bur clover can be added next Aug.
ust.
EXTENSION DIVISION,
Clemson Agricultural College.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
NEGRO HIGHWAYMAN ARREST
ED.
Attempted to Rob Mr.. Jerome Turner
e., in Broad Day Light.
! Florence Times.

Florence Times.
Amos Evans and John Snowden,
two negroes, are in jail here charged
with highway robbery and burglary.
They were arrested by Rural Police
man Sam Cole, who captured them at
one o'clock Sunday morning in jeff
rey's Creek Swamp. near the pump
house. The negroes were both armed
with pistols, and attempted to draw
en- Mr.. Cole and his deputy Jim Will
liams the pump house man, who had
been. hurriedly sworn in by Mr.. Cole.
The officer was too quick for the
h1ighwaymen. however, and had them
covered in a twinkling. 1t vas not
long before they were behind the
bars. '
At two O'Clock Saturday afternoon
the negroes attempted to hold up and
rob Mr.. Jerome Turner on the Null
drow's Mill road. At the point of
pistols they demanded Mr.. Turner to
tnroW up ms hands. The Tapping Of
the reins frightened the mule Mr..
Turner was driving and the animal
wheeled quickly and dashed back to-
ward Florence. The highwaymen
fired two shots at Mr.. Turner, neith-
er of which took effect. Later Satur-
day night the negroes entered a ten
ant house on the place of Mr.. Ed
Childers and stole property amount
ing to about $4,000. In the loot was
a shotgun which they pawned at a
local dealers. Having secured descrip-
tions of the negroes, Mr.. Cole imme-
diately began a search for them and
finally captured them in the swamp.
A good deal of the stolen property
was recovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
SUCCESSFUL YEARS WORK.
Insurance Commissioner Reports to
Governor.


Columbia, Dec. 21.-The State in
surance department has just passed
through one Of the most successful
years in it's history, according to a
personal letter from r. II. McMaster,
commissioner, accompanying his an
nual report to the governor.
During the year, the letter says,
there has been collected from insur-
ance companies and other companies
licensed by the department a total of
$179,617.14. This has been turned
into the State treasury as collected.
Under the act establishing the in
surance department, there has been
collected specifically for it's mainte-
nance, ,$1G,313.40. Under the amounts
appropriated there has been expend-
ed by he department $7.315.SG.
Under the act of 1904, providing for
investigation of incendiary fires and
inspection of buildings, a balance of
$676.35 was brought forward and
there has been collected s2,749.56.
During the year this AMOUNT has been
.
On account of the act permitting
eductions in license fees on account of
investments in the State, companies
have received in abatements q total
OF $35, ,724.25. r.. .,-..,. .~., :
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
TUSkEGEE HEAD SELECTED.
Notion Chosen President of Big Negro
.,%. School,

doton Chosen President of Big Negro
ESQ.,. School. .- -.
New York, Dec. 2O.-Robert r.
Motion of the Hampton Normal and
Agricultural institute, Hampton. Va.
was selected to succeed Booker It.
washington as president of Tuskegee
institute, Tuskegee, Ala, at a meet
ing Of the special committee of the
trustees OF the institute here today.
The. choice was unanimous. t..,
q The committee making the selec-
ton was composed of +, Seth Low,
chairman of the Tuskegee trustees;
Frank Trumbull of the -, Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad; Edgar A. Bancroft,
.W..W;. Campbell and Victor H. Tu-
lane. q - .
Motion will not be installed as head
OF the famous negro institute un-
til the commencement exercises in
May, 1915. Until that time he will
give his services to the campaign for
the Booker r. Washington memorial
fund. -
In a statement issued by the COM
mittee it is declared by the election
of Motion the policies, aims and at
titude OF the institute will be con-
tinued."
Motion is recrc of unmixed blood,
tracing his ancestry back to African
slave days. He was born in Amelia
county. Virginia, in 1857 and spent
his early years at Pleasant Shade"
as the Vaughan plantation in Prince
Edward county was called. His
mother was cook at the big house
and his father led the hands on the
plantation. He was sent to a free
school opened in the neighborhood
and after his first taste of knowledge
he became ambitious to go to the
Hampton institute. Entering the in
stitute in 1885, he graduated five
years later and was prevailed upon
by Gen. Armstrong to remain as drill
master and assistant to the command
ant of the school cadets. Shortly af-
terWard he became commandant, a
position which he has held to the
present day. Motion and Washington
We're. intimate friends, admired and
respected each others abilities and
were heartily agreed as to the best
methods of dealing with the race
problem.
Both in his speeches and his writ
ings Motion has the reputation for
liability to get at the heart Of the ne
gro question in way that has won
the respect of both races.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
CONTROL San JOSE SCALE
DO Not Let Winter Pass Without Max.
Ing Effort to Get Rid Of This Fruit
Pest by Spraying.

The time to spray San Jose scale
Is in winter when the trees are leaf.
less and dormant, because the mate.
rials that have to be used are so 80.
we're that they would destroy the foil.
age II applied Wi en the leaves are on.
The most satisfactory spray is lime.
sulfur wash. When purchased from
q reputable house it is more uniform.
ly effective than when boiled accord.
Ing to. the old method. Directions for
preparing the homemade wash, how.
ever, Will be furnished on request.
To prepare the spray from CONNER.
clai wash, dilute one gallon of the
wash with eight and one-half gallons
or cold water. Ordinarily, one spray
is enough. In bad cases, spray as soon
as the leaves are off and repeat in
February. We do not recommend
spraying with this material after the
buds have started.
Lime-sulfur wash will not success.
fully control the gloomy and cottony
maple scales so common to maple
trees, nor will 1t successfully control
oyster shell scale of the orchard. For
these we recommend heavy oil emul.
sions ct the rate Of one part of the
oil to twenty parts of water. Owing
to the variety Of oils now being tried
out, any one wishing definite informa
tion about oils for these pests should
write us. Oils bought from standard
houses are generally we'll emulsified,
but it is always we'll to make separa.
tion test as follows: After making up
the spray set ONe-half tumbler of the
mixture in quiet place for an hour,
If no separation shows in the form OF
light oils coming to the top, the oil
Is safe to spray according to direc.
tions. When separation takes place
the manufacturers are always willing
to adjust the matter.
A. f. CONRADI,
Professor Of Entomology,
Clemson Agricultural College.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
UNCENBORED NEWS OF WAR
Helen keilaP and Others Said to Re
Getting 1t.

New York, Dec. 22.-Miss' Helen
Kellar and other blind persons in
the United States are obtaining uncen-
sored news from the capitals of bell
ligerent nations in Europe in newspa- :
pers published for the blind in Lon
don, Paris, Berlin and Vienna, ac-
cording to Miss Kellar. These news
papers are not censored, she says, be-
cause they are printed in shorthand
Braille. a point type used for the
blind which the censors are unable to
read.
These uncensored accounts Of con-
ditions in the warning countries tell
me the true sentiment among the
working people and the intolerable
conditions that surround them," said
Miss Kellar. Their hearts are al
most at the breaking point"
Miss Kellar made this explanation
to show how she obtained informa-
tion concerning the war disclosed in
a speech she made recently on pre-.
paredness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
CANNON SIGHT LOST.
reversible TelescOpic Device Missing
From Armory.

New York, Dec. ga reversible
teiescopic indirect firing sight, the
property of the United States army,
the design Of which has been care
tuily guarded by the government, has
disappeared from a three-inch field
gun in the armory OF the second
held artillery of the National Guard,
1t was stated tonight. It's intrinsic
value was small. The supposed theft
has been reported to the police.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
TO PROTEST AGAIN.
United States Will Demand Immedi-
ate Cessation of Practice,

ate Cessation of Practice.
Washington, Dec. 2O.-The United
States still is awaiting a reply from
the French government to the vigor-
Gus protest recently lodged against
the action of the commander of the
cruiser Descartes in stopping three
steamers of the New York Puerto
Rican line and taking off Germans
and Austrians.
AS soon as the state department is
officially advised Of the latest in
stance of what it holds to be fagrant
violation of the protection Of the
American flag, involved in the re-
moval of Wilhelm Garbe from the
steamer BOrinquen by the same
French commander. supplementary
representations probably will be made
to France with the intimatiOn that an
immediate cessation of such acts is
expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
I ORDERED HIS OWN ..CAsKET.
Chas. Johnson, of Winyf'r Bay, Shoots
tn, Himself.

y Georgetown, Dec. 20.-Charles
Johnson, keeper of the lights on the
western channel of Winyah Bay, COM
'mitted suicide Saturday night at his
home on South Island, using q thirty
| two calibre pistol. For some months
johnson had suffered from tuberculo-
sis of the throat, and had reached the
point where he was starving because
tot his inability to swallow. He had
made repeated threats to kill him.
lself. Saturday night his wife, after
making him as comfortable as she
could, retired to her room and slept
Sunday morning early she went to his
room, and to her horror found her
husband dead with a bullet through
his head. The dead man still grasp
ed the weapon with which his death
had been accomplished. The bullet
entered the head just above the right
ear and passed entirely through,
fracturing the skull, but not passing
out. Death must have been instan-
taneous.
The coroner held an inquest yester-
dav and verdict of suicide was rem
dered. Johnson left a number Of
notes to persons in this city and else
where. To the coroner he addressed
a note asserting that an inquest was
unneCessary-that his death was by
his own hand and intentional. To the
inspector Of lighthouses, with head
quarters in Charleston, he addressed a
communication notifying him Of his
passing and recommending a man as
his successor. To his physician in
this city he wrote, deploring the law
which prevented his getting a suffi-
cheney Of cocaine to relieve his suffer-
ing. He also wrote a note to a local
undertaken, ordering a casket Sew
eral weeks ago Johnson came to the
city and purchased a casket. He made
a careful selection and went so far as
to get in the casket and try it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
TREES LOOK AS If SHOT
Effect OF Shot Hole Borer on Frui,
Trees and What to Do to Control
This Insect Pest.

Whenever your fruit trees die bacl,
and you find little holes In the bark
that make you think somebody had
shot into the trees with shotgun
loaded with No. shot, those trees are
infested with shot hole borers. If with
your knife blade you peel off the bark
you will find not sap WOOD, but a mass
Of sawdust instead. Shot hole borers
usually attack tree that has been
weakened. The principal causes OF
weakening In trees are scale and
borers A badly infested tree should
be cut out and burned during winter
Badly infested branches should be cut
from tree and the tree stimulated
Insects stay over winter in bark as
little white grubs and pupae. BY care.
fully watching the tree one may deter.
mine the time when the last brood of
beetles has come out, which is about
the middle Of September. At that
time the following wash should be ap.
piled to the tree:
Quick lime. 20 lbs.
Soap (not coal tar or Ma htha) 8 lbs
ouiiur .................. Is lbs.
oaiI '.'..... .................. ID IDS.
water 20 gals.
Dissolve the soap In gallons of
hot water. With water batter the sui.
phur into paste. While the lime is
shaking In barrel, add the soap and
the sulfur and slowly dilute until
the whole mass makes 25 gallons. The
salt has no advantage except to make
the wash stick faster to the trees.
This wash can be applied with a
small paint or whitewash brush. The
trunk and larger branches should be
thoroughly covered.
A. f. CONRADI,
Professor OF Entomology,
Clemson Agricultural College
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
Court Upholds South Carolina Law.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The South
Carolina statute making railway car
riers liable to one another and all
liable to a shipper for damages to a
shipment was upheld today by the
supreme court as constitutional.
The decision was rendered by Chief
Justice White in the case of r w
Glenn, suing the Atlantic Coast Line.
the initial carrier, for damages oc-
curing to a shipment while on the
Southern railway, Il connecting car
rier. The shipment was from Chester.
:. c., to Latta, S. G..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
HOLDS PROOF AGAINST SERBIA
Minister Says Serb Government Was
Direct AccOmpIicc i'm Assassination.

Berlin, Dec. 22-(By wireless to
Sayville. e.)-"AccOrding to the Sofia
newspaper, Dnevnik," says the Over
seas News Agency today, the form
er Bulgarian minister to Serbia, M.
TchaprachikoT, says the BULGARIAN
government holds proof in writing
that the Serbian government was Il
direct accOmplicc in the assassination
or Archduke Francis Ferdinand at
SarajevO. The Bulgarian govern
mcnt, 1T was stated, will shortly pub
lish the documents"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25

The Governor has appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen to act as commits
sioners in re proposed annexation Of
portion Of Darlington County to Lee
County: c. c. Seegars and NJ. S.
McKinnon, Of Hartsville: A. e. Gran
than and j. L. Luyton, of Bishop
Vile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
Bank HOLIDAYS.

All of the banks of Sumter will.
according to custom, be closed for two
days on acc unit of the Christmas holi-
days, Saturday December 25 and
Monday, December 27th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
EmbcZZIcr Arrested.

Pittsburgh. Dec. William j.
Cupplcs, formerly clerk Of Swissvale
Borough, has been arrested, charged
with embezzling $3.50
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25

Now that the season for flrecrack-
crs is here, it would be well for all
houSeholdcrS to see that their prem
iSes are free Of leaves and other trash
which might catch fire from the fire
works.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25

Plans for the supper to be given hy
the BUSINESS Mems Class early i'm Jan
uary. To the senior members of the
Y NJ. &. a. are progressing nicely.
Those in charge arc trying hard t.
make this an enjoyable evening.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20

and this engagement will give her many admirers an opportunity to con- trast her work with that of Mary Pick ford. She will be seen in a film yer sion of the famous romantic comedy, "Gretna Green" by Grace Livingstone Furniss. In it she has added another triumph to her former successes in the Famous Players Films. She portrays beWitchingly the character of Dolly Erskine, q little English belle and a lit of q flirt, who queens it over the beauX of the realm with sovereign sway. until she loses her heart under circumstances both humorous and dra- matic.
 The Arizona has been made cool for the sumfner season by removing part of the sides of the building and the breezes which blow through these openings are aided and abetted by a numerous army of electric fans which are consistently on the job.
 The weeks program cannot but add to the Arizonas good reputation.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20
Drama, and The Picture Plays

orchestra gives concerts every even ing from seven until eight-thirty o'clock Tine orchestra is good one and its programs of light and popular numbers have proven a most attractive feature. IL is the inteu- tion of the management to use this platform for many attractions which they have not heretofore been in a position to present and the patrons of the park may anticipate many novelties in the near future.
 Dancing is growing more and more popular and the pavilion is one of the best paronized places in the park. The dancing hours are from 800 until 11:So o'clock except on Saturday evenings when the danc-
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20

teresting Exploits Of Elaine" The Who Pays installment of three parts is under the title of Houses of Glass showing the terrible effect of idle gossip and what il hegets. In this case it grew until q tragedy resulted. An aeroplane is used in the Elaine Exploit by the arch vil
 iian Wu Fang in his attempt to obtain his vengeance against the beautiful girl. Next Saturday there will te another World Film release run, fun of zip and vim.
 THE ARIZONA opens this week with an especially strong attraction. It
 is George Beban in The Italian" one of the most recent releases of the Par amount program. The picture is taken from MT. Beban's sketch The Sign of the Rose" a little classic which he has made famous throughout this country and Europe MT. Beban is perhaps the best known delineator of Italian char acter parts in this country. A finished artist. his work has brought him to the head of his profession and his appear ance on the screen has called forth world of commendation from the press and public. The Italian will be shown at the Arizona tonight and to- morrow night.
 Another engagement of great inter est IS that of Edith Wynne Mathieson in The Governors Lady" a picture taken from Belasco's successful play of the same name. It is Miss Mathie- sons first appearance in the movies and she carries with her to the screen the wonderful reputation she achieved through her superb work in The Ser want in the House." Sister Beatrice
 The Piper and "A Winters Tale" She is one of the really great additions to the movie forces. As to The Gov ernors Lady" itself, it was a play of infinite charm. handled in the peculi- arly attractive manner in which Bel asco handles all his productions.
 For Friday ard Saturday Marguerite Clark again appears at the Arizona,
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20

ture of the bill is The Return of Richard Neal an Essanay drama in three parts and there will also bo a Fable by George Ade and a one reel Nitagraph comedy Whose Illus band" featuring Flora Finch. Kate Price and Jay Dv iggins
 "Wednesday brings the Metro Ser vice feature again for two days. This time the star will he Nine Olga Petroya and the picture play.
 The Heart of Painted Woman" It Is an anegory dealing with the life of Selma" the daughter of poor parents who leaves her home in Pennsylvania to go to Nev, York and take mp a career as a singer. IT. this she fails ana becomes an ar lists model Her adventure vitE Young Spcndthrift." Artist" and
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20

Wealth" her downfall and return to g better Hf, are dealt with H. tn ac<nrbinglv tere5tins manner
 For -riday and Saturday jH- GiI w:ii include three rec Lubin drams Who Violates the Law" deaiiuI with the question Who is to Blame the lawbreakers or the the officers who fail .o enforce the law. Tuc trama i- relic -ed by two good come dies. the ScHg An Arizona Woo ing and the Kalem one r"eler "Fiams Eeas Eats" In addition To this tho.e l. the Hearst Seu- Nrvs Weekly with is angrossirs : local. faveig7 and r-r news.
 Tli. fcm.rc=s ie cooled 5v a sy=tem of ciectric fans which has proven
Arizona republican., 1915-06-20

ing continues until midnight There is no dancing on Sundays.
 The swimming pocI of course re- mains the center of attraction. It is thrcn-ed from early morning un- tn well into the night and offers a sure relief flom the heat On Sundays and Thursdays the bath house closes at 500 ?. NJ as the looI is emptied and scrubbed on these nights. Not orly is the pool completely emptied and cleaned twice each week: but it is treated daily with T. =. Government formula for purifying the water and the How of water through the pool complete Iv changes the contents three times every two days There is not a more sanitary public bathing place in the United States.
 Moving pictures are shown in the open air theatre every night at SIS there is no charge for this attrac- tioE.
 Today the First Regiment band under the direction of Lieut.. Francis at 2a0 and the other at 6.30 P. A. at s.3O P NJ.
 The park is free to women and all children under twelve every Monday and Friday until f-00 r. N. Picnic partics are always welcome and tables will be reserved free of charge If teIephoned for Free coffee is served to family parties every We'd nesday evening.