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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-02
Army and Navy Expenditure


Army and Navy Expenditure
In 1894, before we had been
stung by the bug of Imperialism
our army cost us S54 100000.
Last year we expended Sl73,000,-
600 on it and all the jingoes in
congress assure us that we haven't
sufficient military establishment
to fight any of the robust second
rate powers,
In 1894 our naval expenditures
totaled $3l 100000 and we thought
we had some navy.
Last year we spent S139, 100000
on our sea fighters and the alleged
experts tell us we are not in as
good shape as we were twenty
years ago.
If we accept the advice of the
military and naval officers we will
increase the appropriations for the
army and navy to about $500, O,OOO,-
OOO year, or approximately
100000 more than we are now
expending.
| sometimes wonder what the
business man in his store and the
workman in the shop and the far
mer in the field think of the sug-
gestion. Congress doesn't hear
very often from the businessman
or the workingman or the farmer.
1t hears a great deal from the mill
tary man and the army and navy
contractor and the small caliber
statesman, who is seeking notori-
ETY. and votes.
| wish the men who will be
called upon to dig up" 2O0,0O0,O0O
would speak up and tell us what
they want us to do.
Supporting the Nations Capital
| suggested last week that |
would review the appropriation
bills as they came before the
House and | will do so.
The first appropriation bill
brought out by the committee had
to do with the expenses of the gov
ernment of the city of Washing
ton aud the District of Colum bia.
1t called for S11,l74,l93-one half
of this sum to be paid by the ma
tional government and the other
half by the taxpayers of the dis
tlict.
No one has been able to tell me
why the people of all the country
should be taxed to defray the mu-
nioipal expenses of the city of
Washington.
What would the people of Colo
RADIO think if they were asked to
contribute to the city treasury of
Denver? Yet Denver is the cap
ital of Colorado and we all want it
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-02

When you have hides or pelts for sale
don't forget that we pay the highest cash
prices for them.
RIO GRANDE PRODUCE co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-02

FOR RENT Modern brick cottage
block south Of postoilice.
JOHN NEVITT.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-02
How Do The Common People
Like Imperialism?
BY Congressman Edward keatins

that the Omitted States must
realize its manifest destiny"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
MODIFlES RUSSIAN EMBARGO.
Petrogfad Government Accepts Agree
mcnt to Permit Exports to the Unit
ed States.

Washington, Aug. 3O-Russia' s
final acceptance of an agreement for
modifying the Russian embargo
against exports to the United States
was communicated to the state depart
ment today.
Under the agreement all goods COM
ing to the United States from Russia
will be consigned to the secretary of
commerce and will be distributed to
the exporters only when the secretary
and the Russian ambassador have
finally been satisfied that the goods
will be not reeXported to enemies of
Russia. Bonds to guarantee against
reexportation will be required.
The agreement is expected to re-
lease millions of dollars worth of
merchandise, including hides and
skins, furs, vetch seed and mineral
OIL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
RANGE FOR YOUNG CHICKS.
Problem Deserves Moro Attention
From Farmers Than IL Gets.

Clemson College. Sept 1.-The
problem OF supplying range or
green feed for chicks does not re-
ceive sufficient attention, according
to f. c. Hare, poultry husbandryman
of Clemson College. This is an i'm
portant side OF the proper rearing Of
poultry and the farmer who has sour
skim milk or buttermilk to spare and
a good green range has more than
half his chick problem solved.
For temporary feeding, one can
soak oats overnight in water, wash
them thoroughly next morning and
spread them i'm half-inch layers in
boxes or trays. Place these trays in
the shade outdoors and sprinkle with
water twice daily. In from three to
six days the oats will be ready for
feeding. For baby chicks feed when
the sprouts are one-half inch long,
giving once daily what the chicks will
eat in about ten minutes.
iape may ne SOWn and, when
grown. cut up and fed 70 chicks
Cabbage, lettuce. mangcls, beets and
turnips can also he used for green
feed.
The only really satisfactory way.
however, To supply green feed and
"a good range, says Prof Hare, Is TO
sod piece Of land to Bermuda grass
by plowing the ground and dropping
a piece OF Bermuda sod every IS
inches. and To put some burr clover
into the Bermuda grass In fall
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04

should be just long enough to permit
the ear to turn down at maturity. II
earliness Is desired, such stalks can
be kept separate. Do not gather the
corn until II Is well matured. Mark
each desirable stalk with q tag or by
some other method and leave it stand
ing In tho field. II the corn Is to be
cut and shocked. the marked corn can
DO left and shocked separately.
After tho Field Selection.
Field selection Is Of large import.
ance, but there Is work still to be done
after the corn has been shocked and
taken to the barn. Experiments have
SHOWN that an ear which is cylindri
cal. gently tapering. and has straight
rows Of deep, plump kernels will pro
duce the highest percentage OF grain
The accompanying photograph shows
an ear Of the desired type. The cob
should be medium to small, rather
than large. Large cobs mean a small
er percentage Of grain, as we'll as q
possibility Of causing the grain tc
mold on account Of the cob's not dry
ing out. The grains should be lone
and full. A gently wedge-shaped and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
THIS STATE GAN GROW MORE CORN
| IF FARMERS WILL SELECT SEED
Proper Selection Of Seed One Of Most Effective Methods Of In
creaslnq Average Wholesome Points TO ,xs*ss.
,< - Look For in Corn. A. h&sS4TSM

IN 1914 South Carolina planted l.
$4,000 acres In corn, producing 36.-
$4,000 bushels. or 1872 bushels per
acre. Wisconsin. In the same year.
planted 1.72s.o0o acres. producing 60
$4,000 bushels. or 1872 bushels per
scre. Although South Carolina plant
ed 26o.ooo acres more than did Wis.,
'copsin. the latter state made 33.324.0o0
bushels more corn--almost twice ss
much as this state.
This 10 not as Ii should be. We
should be able TO make a. much CORD
per acre a. any state. The question
n. how are we to 20 about it7 There
are two principal ways to increase
our average and under our conditions
both are necessary. The nrst step
lies In improving our land by means
o. thorough preparation. increasing
the supply OF humus. and using COM
mercial fertilizers inteliigently. The
second step Is the improvement Of
seed by careful held selection. 1t has
already been demonstrated that our
tmoroved lands are capable Of max
ing from 20 TO more than 400 bushels
per acre. Just how much more can
be grown on one acre with properly
seIected seed is yet to be seen, but we
should certainly by all means give
che seed question more serious
Thought
The livestock breeder Is far more
paJticular I'm selecting breeding stock
then is the average corn grower in
selecting seed corn. Yet the laws
Sovernins livestock Improvement are
the same as those governing corn Inn
provement The man who raises hogs
Keeps only the best sows, which give
che largest and most vigorous lltters
OF pigs. As some sows give better
1itters than others. so some ears Of
corn will produce more corn thar.
other ears. Therefore. make an Of.
fort TO select the best ears for seed.
After selecting them. test them to see
which yield best. Seed selection must
begin In the Geld. In order to know
what kinds Of stalks the ears come
from and what kind OF chance they
had.
Making Field seIeetlsnsN
Before making selections. fx on the
Ope of stalk and ear desired and stick
60 this type. Keep II always In mind
90 that the selection will be alike.
Selections should always be made un.
der uniform and normal cinditions.
DO not select from the best land.
Always take an average spot in the
Geld.
The stalk must be the irst consid.
sration. A large ear tskon from \
pile OF corn will not necessarily be a
producer OF large ears. since Il might
have had a better chance than some
Others In tho field. the stalk might
have been too tall and slender. and
the ear might have been too high ON
the stalk. IL Ia. therefore. necessary
TO know the stalk from which an ear
comes. es''' 81 -7 r.' -.
Select from stalks which are strong
aud stocky. and gently tapering from
tne ground up: The ear should not
% growing higher than ones shoulder,
as this has an important bearing on
the labor Of gathering. The shank
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
GENERAL POLICY UNCHANGED.
British Notifications Not Very Exten-
sive.

Washington. Aug. 31.-State de-
partment officials disclosed today that
they do not expect modified practices
under the British orders In council.
announced yesterday by the British
embassy. viii cover the general Brit
ish policy toward neutral shipping
against which the United States now
Is preparing its new protest.
No concrete propositions for relaxa-
ton OF interference with shipping
have been received at the state de-
partment. IL was stated. and such gen
eral discussion as has taken place will
not AFFECT this governments note to
Great Britain.
Arrangements for assisting In the
Identification OF goods bought In
Germany but not paid for before
March 1. which are designed TO re-
lease quantities OF American cargoes
held up In neutral ports. are being
carried on extra a-governmentally be-
tween the British embassy and the
foreign trade advisers OF the state de-
partment. Those steps however. affect
special cases and are not considered
by American officials as change In
the attitude OF the British govern
ment I'm regard To- the representation
by the United Staes respecting neu.
trail shipping
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
KERSHAW COUNTY TRAGEDY
Rain Prevents Dogs From Taking the
.lt. Trail.

Columbia, Aug. 30.-The Caugh-
man brothers were called to Blaney,
in Kershaw county. last night with
their bloodhounds to try and run down
the party or parties who early IN
the night assa assinated Hattie Smith a
negro woman, while she was sitting at
the window Of a house with several
other women, who were singing. The
guilty party emptied q load of shot
into the woman's head, blowing Off
the top Of her head and causing in
slant death. On account Of the sud-
den downpour of rain the blood
hounds were unable to strike a trail
and they were brought back to CO.
lumbia early this morning.
Hattie Smith was the wife of julie
Smith. of Fairfield county, who was
shot to death in the WinnsbOro trag-
edy in June, which resulted in the
death of Sheriff Hood. Deputy Sheriff
Boulware and Clyde Isenhswer.
First reports of the trouble were
exaggerated, and it appears from all
information that the shooting was
the result Of a quarrel among ne
groes. The stepfathcr OF the dead
woman is said to have been angered
because she had left home. 1t is
claimed he was seen near the scene
of the tragedy shortly before the
shooting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
COOKED FOR MARS ROBERT.
Venerable COlOrcd Man Who Was
General Lees Cook Visits Florence.

Florence Times.
Rev. William Melee, who first saw
the light of day on the banks of the
Potomac, in old Westmoreland coun-
ty, Virginia, and who has the distinc-
tion of cooking levy bite Mars Rob-
ert eat endurin' o de whole course o.
de war" as he expresses it, and who
in fact, was the cook of Gen. Robert
E. Lee throughout the four years of
the strife between the States, is in
Florence. He prefixes to his name
the title Of Reverend and he is to
conduct several religious services in
this city.
Reverend Melee is a democrat and
says that he list natchully amt got
no muse fer a Publican" He is the
pastor Of two thriving churches in
Sumter county, having emigrated
from Virginia to Gods own country
after de war'-One Of these charges
is still in embraonic stage and the
Rev. Melee is here soliciting aims
in aid of his work.
The old man is venerable in ap-
pearance, says he is over eighty years
Of age, knows the names of every
general in the Confederate army and
every county in Virginia, and if you
give him half a chance he can tell
You the whole history of the war
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
COIN RUNNING SHORT.
PctrOgrad People Demand Copper
and Silver.

Petrograd, Aug. 30 (via London) -
Silver and copper coin supplies of
Petrograd shopmen and tram con-
iuctors were drained speedily today
~ the general presentation of paper
money of large denominations. Nat
irally when the public began accu-
Imulating change. business was en-
')arrasscd.
State and private banks are said to
be we'll stocked with coin and are
paying II out in unlimited amounts.
officials express the belief that the
lcuon Of the public was due to dis
iemination OF false reports. possibly
~ agents Of one Of the countries at
var with Russia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
A GOOD AND A BAD EAR

A GOOD AND A BAD EAR
A--shows poor ear with too much
space between kernels. a-shows
pointed kernels OF same.
e-shows GOOD ear with 40 space
between kernels. b-shows plump
kernels Of same.
plump kernel will leave very little
space between the rows. Sharply
pointed grains are usually loose on
the cob. wa f'- t.3
The spacing and shape Of the ksr.
nels will vary with the variety, but
care should always be taken to select
only those ears that have we'll de.
veloped kernels that are not loose on
the cob. The careful study and selee
tion OF the individual ears must bs
done after the corn has been brough,
to the barn and the farmer can do II
in his spare time. AS soon as the
corn has been carefully selected Il
should be stored In a well ventilated
room out OF reach OF rats and mice
IL should be inspected at interval.
throughout winter to see that II Is ir
good condition.
F. G. TARBOx, JR.,
Extension Corn Breeding Expert,
Clemson Agricultural College
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
GOVERNORS SECRETARY RE-
SIGNS.

Private Secretary Herbert "A. Moses
Rclinquishcs Position With Gov.
Manning.
Columbia, Aug. 31-Herbert A.
Moses, OF Sumter. announced today
that ne had resigned as private sec
retary to Gov. Manning. O. x. La
rogue, of Marion, has been appointed
to succeed Mr.. Moses. The transfer
will take place about the end of the
week. Mr.. Moses resigned because
he found it necessary to return to his
home in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
THH COTTON FUTURES LAW
thirteen Cities Designated as Bona
Eide ENchanec Points for Spot Cot

tOii
Washington. Aug. 30.-What has
been done IN enforcement of the new
cotton futures law is synoDsized i'm
the programme Of work. of the de-
partme'.. of agriculture, issued to-
day. A total of 41S disputes as
to grade, quality Of staple, length Of
cotton, involving 39,053 bales. wore
referred to the department and de-
cided up NJ June. Disputes pending
total 105.
The department has sent 354 sets
OF Official cotton standards to cotton
exchanges and dealers in the United
states and IA sets to China, Japan.
England, France, Germany. Holland.
Canada and India.
Bona iide spot markets DESIGNATED
up to July l We're Augusta. Savan-
nah, Dallas. Houston. Galveston. Lit
tie Rock, Memphis. Mop omery. Mo-
bile, Norfolk. Charleston New or
leans ana Boston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
Leave for College.

From The Daily Item, Aug. 81.
MesSrs. Geo. Fl. Rowland, w. +.
Shaw, Jr., Alva K. SOlOmons and
Charles Wilson left this morning for
Davidson College, which they will at
tend during the fall and winter. Mr..
j. II. Booth, Jr., will leave in a few
attended last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
Women Soldiers Next.

Washington, Aug. 31.-WOmen are
now demanding military training.
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, a daughter
Of General John a. Logan, began cir
culating a petition asking the War
Department TO authorize a camp of
women similar to that at Plattsburg.
The women want to be taught first
aid. signalling and the use Of small
arms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
THIRD GERMAN WAR LOAN.
Berlin Newspaper Makes Appeals for
subscriptions.

Berlin. Aug. 81 (via London. Sep
tember 1.-THE Norddeutsche An
gemeine Zeitung today prints an ap-
peal for subscriptions. to the third
German war loan. IL il understood
that subscriptions Will be at 90,
against the March loan Of 9s t-2.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04

Philadelphia. Aug. 3l.--The Penn
sylvania railroad has worked out n
Dlan to give one hundred thousand
'r ITS employees months vacation
% permit them to visit military train.
ng camps. other great corporation,
,,rc expected 10 follow suit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
Fifty-thrcc REGISTERED.

only lifty-thres persons registered
while the city registration book.
were open. The books closed Satur
day night. All city registration Ger.
tihcatcs issued I'm 191i are good 10,
the bond issue election To be hsl,
next month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04

The automobilists are helping pay
for the Galveston storm, the dcstruc-
plant at Texas City having caused an
advance in price of Crude oil and all
petroleum products, including gasu-
iine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-04
Marriage License Record.

A license TO marry has been issued
to Paul Mikell and Lizzie Furman.
Sumter.
, 1915-12-09

LOST--Gray mare branded Q on
shoulder. Weight 400 pounds. AID
dress this office.
, 1915-12-09
Are We Getting the Security We Pay For7

"When Rooseveits Rough Riders wanted to embark for Santiago
they could find no transport. They could find no ars to take the
regiment to the docks until they requsitioned a passing. coal train.
They boarded a vessel assigned to another regiment, acquiring the
space by strategy and bluff. The transports departed at their skip
pers' within, struggling across the Caribbean unprotected by the fleet
because the hastily drawn contract failed to give the War Depart
ment full control over the ships movements. In Cuba no arrange
ments for landing had been made; everybody helped himself and,
had there been a hostile devil, he surely would have taken both the
hind and the foremost. Guns vert sent on one transport and their
breech blocks on another that arrived a week later. Roosevelt in his
autobiography quotes a bureau chief in the War Department who ~.
claimed in despair: Here l had everything going like clock-work and
now this war comes along and spois it ap
"Have things improved materially since 1882"
The above from the Sunset Magazine perhaps points suuarelv
where our main weakness lies in preparedness. The government
gets less and less each year for its money and if some radical change
is not made in our government we will in q few wears retriprade until
we might come to the level of government ridden nations of the old
world on the eastern hemisphere.
, 1915-12-09

who knew him, who express their
sympathy to Mrs. Holck and her
family.
When Mr.. Kock came here
some two months ago was the first
noticed of his failing health, and
from the day he arrived he went
slowly down hill to his death. His
passing leaves only the kindliest
memories of a life w%ell-spent.
While the clay is wrapped in
peaceful never-ending sleep, his
soul enjoys the rewards of the life
to come. He will be missed by
us all, as all good men who leave
a vacancy in the ranks of men.
, 1915-12-09

thus leaving the eldest daughter,
Mrs. Holck of this city as the on.
ly surviving member of his family
at the time of his death.
The body was taken to his old
home in LaPorte, Iowa, for inter.
ment, and was accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Holck
Mr.. Kock for a number of years
has made it a practice of spending
some time here each year visiting
the Holcks and had become a fam
liar figure to all of Saratoga. A
kindly, gentlemanly, fine old man,
and his presence was always as
surfing He was well liked by all
, 1915-12-09
Death Of Mr.. K0ck.

Peter A. Kock, father of Mrs.
@. f. Holck, died at the home of
his daughter in this city Sunday
morning from the complication of
a worn-out system, at the age of
IS years, 8 months and 8 days.
Mr.. Kock WAS born in Holstine,
Germany, and before coming to
America in 1866 he took Miss An
ma Delfs as his bride. To them
two daughters were born, Marga.
ret and Lois, settling first in IL
linois, moving to Iowa in 1870.
The daughter, Lois, died in 1885,
Mrs. Kock following her in 1900,
, 1915-12-09
Good Live Corps.

Never having used the final 'te'
in her own spelling of the word
CORPSE" Mrs. Marceline German
of Donaldson, Michigan, was pros
trated with grief upon receipt of
an official communication announc-
ing the fact that her brother, JOS
eph Eli Jollicouer, has joined the
U. 5. Marine Corps and had nam
ed her as next of kin to be mott
fed in case of death.
eff my brother is a corps, of
what did he dieP" she wrote to
Captain 81. T. Swain in charge of
the local recruiting station of the
U. 8. Marine Corps, who had en-
listed the man and was RESPONSE
BILE for the notification.
The recruiting officer, by return
mail, babe the sorrowing sister
cease mourning. and assured her
that the corps" to which her
brother had lately attached him.
self was the ~"livest" kind of an
organization.
, 1915-12-09
Dan Foreman was down Saturday.

Dan Foreman was down Saturday.
Roy G. Peck was in Friday from
Cow creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ryan were in
town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Carroll we're in
town Saturday.
Rev. Forde was here FROM Chey.
enne Saturday.
c. A, Ryan returned Friday from a
trip to Rawlins.
Ira Want was in town Friday for
winter supplies.
G. G. Young was down from Brush
creek Saturday.
j. A. Schoonjans was in town the
first of the week.
S. S. Wood was in town from Elk
Hollow Saturday.
|. NJ. CONFESS was down from his
river ranch Friday.
Rev. Newport made a trip to En-
camPment Friday.
johnson Doggett left for Denver
Saturday to enter school.
Mr., and Mrs. H. F. Kincaid were
visiting in town Saturday.
Geo. Edwards was over from the
Lake creek district Saturday.