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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
ARABIC CASE SETTLED.
Ambassador Won BcrnstOrT Submits
satisfactory Memorandum.

Washington, Oct. 5.-Material pro-
ence of Secretary Lansing and Ambas-
sador Bernstorff in the settlement OF
the submarine controversy. Ambassa-
dor Won Bernstorff submitted a mem
orandum which substantially disavOws
the attack on the Arabic and accepts
the American contention that it cannot
be justified on the grounds Of self
defense. The memorandum will be
submitted to the president and if it is
satisfactory nothing is left but the set =
tlement of the damages for the loss of
American lives, which will clear up
the entire situation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
TO KEEP SALOONS,

Icnncpin County, Minn., Votes in Fa.
vOr of Retention Of Liquor System
Minneapolis, Oct. 4.-Hennepin
county, of which Minneapolis is the
county seat, voted to retain it's 433
saloons, in county option election
today, according to returns available
late tonight.
When 105 out Of 1913 precincts of
the county had reported vets led by
5000. the counts standing: Vets 90
S31; drys 1884.
Minneapolis, with a population of
more than 1926, 900 and having about
400 saloons, is said to be the largest
city in the country to test the prohi-
bition issue by ballot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09

ting the reason. His attorneys es-
tablished the fact that the remitting of
fines had been customary even with
other mayors, and that they were
suspended sometimes on the order OF
the mayor. on the order Of the record
er. and sometimes by council. There
was nothing prior to the first Of the
year to tell who had ordered the fines
remitted or the reason.
Numbers Of fines remitted to alleg-
ed blind tigers. alleged disorderly wo-
men, and alleged gamblers were read
into the record in detail.
Policeman j. G.. Jackson. the first
witness. told Of the raiding of J. w.
Wilson's club on Main street, and
catching a party gambling, for which
bond Of s3O.75 each was put up by
Wilson. He swore Wilson said to him:
L will get this back, for 1 spent $500
on the mayors election, and did not
spend it for nothing. This will not be
feather in your cap" He said ficti-
tious names were given in at police
headquarters. but on the stand this af-
ternoon swore that the party was COM
posed of j. w. Wilson. w. Boyd Evans,
lredell Jones and 1.-TWO men 1 did not
Know. who said they were from Au-
gusta.' Asked why he had put in as
sumed names, he said because it had
always been the CUSTOM He said May
or Griffith did not remit the fines in
this case.
His testimony was corroborated by
a. Nj. Rogers, another policeman, who
said he was a member of the squad
making the raid at Wilson's club. It
was brought out by the mayors at
torney that Rogers was twice sus-
pended from the police force, and this
they did in an endeavor to show his
animus to the mayor.
The name of Joe Hauck figured
very extensively in the remitting of
'''~'' ~ 'SiiS piOuSnl out tnat ne
acted as agent Of several of the wo-
men and collected fines for them when
rcmitted Hauck is said to be q ma
tive of Charleston.
The mayors counsel brought out
that Charles Davis, one of the men
VINO sworc he was in the house Of
LILY Moore, had been DISCHARGED by
the mayor from the police depart
nent. They also established that Lane
l.. Bonner worked as the same place
with Davis and was his chum. Po-
hceman llinnant swore that his beat
Is on the block in which is located
the house of Lily Moore, and he said
that Davis and Bonner visited the
house about three times every week.
Mayor Griffith will prcscn. his an
swer to the charges ut the session Of
council tomorrow afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
CARRANZA MAKES PROMISES.
He Pledges Himself to Establish Stable
Government in Mexico,

Washington, Oct. 6.-Pledgcs that
local and State elections throughout
Mexico will be held before the end of
December, that a new congress will
be elected early next year and that
the presidential election will be held
in July are being offered to the United
States by Gen. Carranza az a bid for
early recognition. He declares that
the distribution of land to the poems in
the State of MOrclos is already under
way and will soon end the Zapata re-
bcllion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
FOR VIOLATING LABOR LAW.
oversecr la Olympia Weave Room
Fined S25.

Columbia, oct. &C. II. Riddle,
overseer OF the Olympia weaving
room. was convicted of violating the
sixty-hoLr week labor law in mills
by working II. V. Benton. filling hand.
on September 20 and paying him for
III l-2 hours work In one day. The
jury In Magistrate Rogers court rend-
cred verdict of guilty and Riddle was
fined s2S or fifteen days in Jail.
Solicitor Cobb represented the At
torney Generals office and VIM. FL
liott the defendants. The case was
worked up by Factory Inspectors
Sloan and Goreschel
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
WILSON FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
WILL CAST BALLOT AS PRIVATE
CITIZEN FAVORING CHANGE
IN NEW JERSEY.
Says That he Believes Matter Should
be Taken up by States and not Made
Campaign PlatfOrm-Bclieves
Good Would Come of Constitutional
Change I'm State.

Washington, Oct. 6.-President Will
son came out in favor of woman suf-
frage today, declaring in formal
statement that he will vote for the
change in New Jerseys constitution
providing q ballot for women. He says
that he will vote as private citizen,
not as a leader of the Democratic
party. He thinks New Jersey will be
greatly benefited by the change. The
question should be handled by the
States and not be made a party ques-
ton, he says.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09

Mayor Lewie A. Griffith was re-
moved from the position OF council
man-superintendent of the Columbia
police department and Councilman
DuPre assigned as head OF that
department by resolution adopted
I'm an executive session OF city council
early yesterday afternoon. The reso-
luton was submitted by Councilman
AsbHl.
The vote on the resolution was:
Aye. Councilmen Asbill, Rice and Du-
Pre-; no. Councilman keenan, and
Mayor Griffith.
Councilman Keenan, voted mo" be-
cause "the mayor will be investil ated
by a committee OF citizens and be-
cause I think this resolution Is pre-
mature" Mayor Griffith said that he
voted against the resolution for the
same reasons offered by Councilman
keenan,.
Councilman DuPre voted in favor
OF the resolution because he wanted
to see this question settled and not
because I desire the police depart
ment."
The resolution follows:
Whereas. In tho judgment OF coun-
ell. II Is necessary to the city Of Co.
lumbia and especially TO the police
department that n change be made
In the an-superintendent OF
said department.; Now. therefore, be
IL resolved, That Ernest M. DuPre be
and is hereby assigned the council
man-superintendent OF the police de-
partment In the place OF Lewie A
Griffith. to take effect Immediately y
AZ companion resolution Coun-
Gilman Asbill also offered the follow
Ing which was adopted by the same
division vote:
That Lewie A. Griffith be elected
a member OF the city school board
and assigned the electrical department
In place OF Ernest M. DuPre."
The reasons for voting on this reso.
luton was the same as given on the
former one.
Councilman DuPre said after the
meeting that he had no plans for the
future conduct of the police depart
ment and that he would confer with
the chief OF police before outlining
or considering any changes.
Mayor Griffith said that he had
nothing TO say.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
MAY CLOSE CANAL.
Engineer i'm Charge Recommends Of
hcial Order to Continue in Force
Till November 1.

Panama, Oct. 4.-Lieut. Col. Ches-
ter Harding, engineer in charge of the
Panama canal, has sent q message
to Secretary Garrison at Washington
recommending that President Wilson
issue an executive order officially
closing the canal until November 1.
Col. Harding explains that it will
be impossible to clear the channel be-
fore that date and perhaps not then.
He favors refunding the tolls to ships
that have paid them and also thar
arrangements to be made to transship
the cargoes OF the vessel and for
ward them to their destinations. II
is estimated, however, that it would
require at least a month for the PAN
anna railroad to complete transship-
ment OF the cargoes of the 80 YES
sells awaiting passage.
The conditions caused by the now
shde are the worst in the history of
the canal, according to Col. Harding
More than 100000 cubic wards of
earth must be removed before ships
can pass. The dredgers are maintain
ing high point Of efficiency and
during the month of September re-
moved more than 100000 Yards.
canal officials are optimistic that
eventually the danger of slides will
be overcome.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
ELECT MEN FOR DECISION.
Chinese Will Choose Delegates to Con.
ference Which VIII Pass on Ques.
, ton OF Government Form.

Peking. Oct. 4.-Regulations gov
erning the election of members to q
peoples conference which is to de-
eide whether China shall adopt
monarchial form of government have
been passed by the State council.
The primaries will be completed
November and the final vote cast
In the provincial capitals ten days
later. IL the vote favors a monarchy
the restoration OF that form of gov
ernment will be promulgated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
APPROVES OF TREATY.
Brazilian Chamber FavOrs Investiga.
ton Pact.

Rio de JaneirO, Oct. 6.-The cham
Der has approved the arbitration
treaty between Brazil and the United
States.
Peace treaties with Argentine,
Brazil and Chile We're signed al
Washington last July. They bind the
United States and the South Ameri-
can countries individually to submit
to investigation for a year all differ
ences which can not be settled
through diplomacy. During the
period of inquiry no hostilities may
be entered into.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09

Dispatches from Peking on Septem-
Der 22 said that the council of state
had advised President Yuan shi Kai
to call a citizens convention to act
on n new constitution which would
decide the monarchial question. To-
days dispatches Indicate the giving
OF such authorization and show def
mite steps for the election OF members
OF the body which will make the de-
cision.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
SMALL COTTON CROP.
GOVERNMENT REPORT MAKES
FORECAST ON YIELD SMALL
EST IN SIX YEARS.
Big Decline i'm COnditiOn-Ginning
Far Advanced and Picking Practi-
cally Completed i'm Some Sections.

Washington, Oct. A heavy de-
cline in the condition Of the growing
cotton crop almost doubled the aver
age decline Of the last ten years dur
ing September, has decreased the pro-
duction prospects forecasted pre-
viously by four million bales. The de-
partment of agriculture today estimat-
ed the crop at 10,95O,00O equivalent
5OO-pOund bales, which would be the
smallest crop since 1909.
The condition of the cotton crop of
the United States on September 25
was CO.'S per cent. of a normal, COM
pared with 69.2 per cent. on August
25, 1875 last year, GAL in 1912, and
6S.3 per cent. the average of the past
ten years on September 25. That an
nouncement was made at noon today
by the crop reporting board of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, in its final condition report of
the season.
The September 25 condition indi-
Gates q yield of 16S pounds of lint per
acre, which, applied to the planted
acreage, less the average abandon
ment-1.3 per cent.-indicates a total
of 1O,95O,000 equivalent 5O0-pound
bales, compared with 16,135,OOO bales
ginned last year. Final results proba-
bly, will be above or below the amount
indicated, according as conditions af-
ter September rs are better or worse
than average.
In announcing the condition report
and production estimate, the crop re-
porting board made this statement:
The cotton crop condition declined
S.4 points during the month, August
25 to September 25, which compared
with an average decline in the same
period in the past ten years of As
points. The estimated condition Of
sos per cent. of normal on September
25 forecasts a yield per acre of about
16S pounds and a total production (al-
lowing a reduction of per cent. from
planted area for abandonment Of
about 10,95O,0OO bales. Last years
production was 1915, 900 bales and
the 1913 crop 14,156,OO A crop less
than 100000 bales would be small
er than any crop since 1909.
The unusual deterioration has bean
due principally to the extremes of
weather conditions; periods of excess
slve rainfall, cold weather and
drought having characterized the sea-
son in most Of the cotton belt. Lack
OF fertilizer, and poor quality of that
used, has been an unfavorable factor
in the esatern portion of the belt
There is little promise of a top crop.
except in the northern portions of the
belt, due to the climatic conditions
and the unusual activity of the boil
weevil; and where a top crop is setting
in the northern portions of the belt.
the latest report of the crop there
makes realization dependent upon fu-
ture favorable weather and frost.
THE month, much Of it warmer
and dry. has been generally favorable
to picking. A much larger percentage
of the crop is ginned to this date than
In the usual year. In much of the
southern portion of the belt ginning
is far advanced and in. some sections
there, picking is practically complet-
ed"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
WOULD CURB SPECULATION.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
TAKES STEPS TO STOP DAB
BDERS.
Brokers Call for Doubled DcDOsits on
Accounts, Which May Stop Orgies i'm
War Stocks.

New York, Oct. 5.-Members of the
New York stock exchange took action
today to curb the nation wide specu-
lation in socalled war stocks whose
rapidly soaring values have led a
runaway market through million and
million and half share days.
Banks, trust companies and financial
houses Of New York, fearful Of a sud-
den break, have set the financial
brakes and applied pressure on stock
exchange houses to diminish, if not
entirely end, the riot of speculation.
Many exchange houses responded to
that pressure today by notifying their
clients that they would have to double
the amount Of margins in these spe-
lative stocks, with a few nutable ex-
ceptions have been carried on a 20
point margin.
Many buyers today were unable to
comply with the demand for more
margin and a wave Of selling orders
carried stocks down from to Is
points. Recovery came later but the
close was off to 10 points from the
high level.
The stock exchanges governing
committee concluded that something
should be done to curb speculation
and ho 1op,on1 Cow ,,oocn ,,,o ,cr; =,
seemed to be sufficient for the first
step it decided simply to sound q
warning by calling the attention OF
all members to resolutions already in
force.
Todays action was neither hasty
nor uncOnSidered. For more than q
week the banks have been somewhat
uneasy over the market. For some
time past Wall street has appeared as
the pot Of gold at the end Of the
rainbow which stretched over the en-.
tire country. Tales Of fabulous riches
to be made in stock market gambling
have made the financial section the
Mecca Of hordes Of spectators from
4 coast to coast.
| Typical of a hundred others is the
story of a man who came to Wal
street four or five months ago with
less than $1,000 and today is worth
more than 100000. OF the man who
lost there is no story told, yet the
records Of brokers' offices show that
he is in the great majority.
Speculation has been confined chief.
ly to tn stocks of certain companies
reported to have received enormous
war orders. In most cases the amounts
of war orders have been greatly ex.
aggregated. Notable instances of the
case Of the American Car G. Foundry
company whose stock fell IA points
over night on statement issued by
its president denying that it's war or.
ders totaled s5O,OOO,OOO and $75,OOO,.
600 and setting forth the true amount
approximately s7,OOO.OOO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
MAYOR GRIFFITH Removed.
COUNCILMAN DUPRE PLACED AT
HEAD OF POLICE DE-
8 PARTMENT.
Columbia Chief Executive Shifts Po-
sitions with Councllman-Vote OF
Two to- Three I'm Favor of Change
To Hold Meeting Today.

Columbia. Oct. 5.-Mayor Griffith
was removed as head of the police
department and Councilman DuPre
assigned to the position.
The remittance OF fines was placed
In the hands Of council.
Joint meeting of city council and the
citizens committee this afternoon at
O'Clock "for the purpose of investi-
eating fully the rumors and charges
against the mayor of this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
LIFE-TERMER ESCAPES.
Six Times Sentenced to Death. Five
Times Stayed by Court and Finally
Committed to Life imprisonment.

Montgomery, Oct. 5.-Erwin Pope.
sentenced to Ceath six times, granted
stays by the supreme court, and finally
committed to ife Imprisonment by
Gov. O'Neal, has escaped from the
convict mines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
Dumba Says Farewell.

New York, Oct. 5.-Expressing re-
srot at leaving the United Sttaes and
with good will "even toward the news
papers," Austrian Ambassador Dumb.
sailed for Rotterdam today on the
New Amsterdam.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
First SNOW of Scnsnn.

81. Paul, Mimi. oct. i.-The first
snow Of the season foil here today.
Headwood. 8. d., reports fall OF
from three to six inches throughout
the Black Hills last night
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
SWOBODA INTERNED.
American of German Sympathics Held
in ENGLAND.

Paris, Oct. 5.-Raymond Swoboda
who was released on the charge Of be-
ing a German spy has been ordered in
termed. Although it is admitted he
was born in America the authorities
consider 1t dangerous to let him be at
large because Of his German sympa-
thies. .,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
SUSPENDS STEAM BOAT INSPEC.
TORS.

Eckliff and Reid, Under Indictment
for Eastland Disaster, Laid Of.
washington, Oct. 7.-Secretary
kedfeld today suspended govern
ment steamboat inspectors Eckliff and
Reid who are under indictment at
Chicago in connection with the East
land disaster. President Wilson ap-
proved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09

j. Won BernStorff."
Secretary Lansing made no COM
ment on the ambassadors letter eX-
cept to remark that it spoke for it.
self. He was much pleased over the
conclusion of the case, because since
the sinking of the Arabic he in
augurated the idea Of personal nego-
tiatiors in Washington. This method
of exchanging views was welcomed by
Count Won Bernstorff too, particularly
as he has had no means of direct COM
municatiOn with his government. To
this lack of communication has been
attributed much of the ill feeling that
characterized the earlier stages of the
submarine controversy.
Today's events spread satisfaction
everywhere, not only at the White
House and state department, but at
the German embassy as well.
The enterprise., 1915-07-22
FLOUR MILL AT HARLEM.

According to the Harlem News
plans for the new flour mill have
fully matured and before the crop
is harvested this fall, another in
dustry will have been added to Har-
lem. Work was started this week.
The gravel has been hauled for the
foundation and the contractors ex-
pect to rush the job with all speed.
When this mill is completed the
farmers can bring in their wheat to
this mill and take home their flour,
bran or shorts.
The mill will be located just
across from the Harlem Sadelry on
the Great Northern right-of-way
The following local people are inter
ested in the venture: Thos M. Ever
EFT, S. Z. Rasmussen, H. G. Turner,
Z. r. Henderson, A. Ellis Barton &
Sons, Lake Mercantile Co., and
Harlem Mercantile company. A
competent man will be hired to
take charge of the mill.
The enterprise., 1915-07-22
TO THE PUBLIC.
Malta, Mont, July 21, 1915

Malta, Mont, July 21, 1915.
Having decided to sever my con-
nections with the Imperial Elevator
Co., as manager of their lumber
yard here, l wish to thank all my
friends and customers here for
their liberal patronage. If anyone
has anything coming from the I'M
perial Lumber yard please present
their bills. Those who owe the I'M
perial are requested to call at once
and settle if possible, if not, come
in any way and meet Mr. Wilbur G..
Crowley, who will succeed me as
manager.
Mr.. Crowley is an experienced
lumberman, who has been in charge
of large yard at Plentywood, Mon
tana, for the past six years, and
thoroughly understands his busi-
ness and will be glad to meet you.
l wish to assure you that he will
treat you right at any and all times
and l sincerely hope that my sue
cessor, w. c. Crowley, will receive
your patronage and that others will
give him trial. as l know all will
get a square deal at the Imperial.
Respectfully,
3. w. RUNGE.
The enterprise., 1915-07-22
THE FREE SEED GRAFT.

One of our subscribers wishes
that we protest against the expendi-
ture by the government of a quarter
of million dollars for free distri-
button. He says, cit would seem
as if our congressman would be
able to find more profitable use for
that amount of money than loading
the mails and thefarmers with
worthless seeds, not adapted to our
climate or any other. If such an
amount must be expended for free
seeds why not give Montana's S share
to some reliable seedman in the
state and let it supply something
adapted to our climate. The pack
age could still bear the compliments
OF the congressman sending it,
Our farmer friend is right in his
criticism but he overlooks one point
II the government bought good
seeds to send out to the farmers
what would the big seed houses do
with their left overs. They need to
get rid of what is unsold so as to
have good stock for the next season.
To be able to unload this at a good
profit on the government is a very
wise disposition of the seeds, from
the point of view of the seedmen.
1t is just one of the little gratis in
the running of the national govern
ment.
The enterprise., 1915-07-22

John Rasch of Dodson, was a
caller in Malta Monday and Tuesday
Fred Hess brought an auto load
OF travelling salesmen down from
Dodson Monday night.
Chas. Stewart is in from Long \
ranch spending few days with
friends in Malta.
-.lick Whitcomb arrived in Malta
Tuesday morning from trip to
Helena ana left the next day for his
home III Zortman.
Mr.. and Mrs Wheeler OF Dodson,
are the parents OF little daughter
born to them at the Robertorye hos
pital the first OF the week.
Mr. and RS. Norvall Wallace and
son, who have been spending week
in Malta, left Sunday for their home
out in the Larb Hills country.
Several special agents OF the
Great Northern railway have been
in Malta and vicinity the past week
looking after company matters.
A wrestling match is announced
near Saco, Sunday, August 1st. be-
tween Harry Taylor and Ray Dor
riS.
The Glasgow ball team lost the
first of a series of games at Havre
Sunday by a score of 16 to 4. They
also lost the second by score of l l
to 0, but won the third and last by
9 to 8.
John Gallinger arrived in the city
Saturday from South Dakota and
will spend some time with his
brothers Neil and Fred Gallinger
out in the Missouri river country
south of Malta. Mr.. Gallinger has
not been in Malta for about ten
years and notes many changes in
that time.