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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-05-12

town. where the bankers of the Central
disrtict gathered, was largely attend
ed according to Secretary Macfadden,
who returned to the city this morning
and the delegates from st. Paul who
were all in attendance.
Secretary Macfadden said that there
weres seventy five delegates at the
jamestown meeting and that they were
ali royalty entertained last evening
at a smoker and luncheon served al
the commercial club. y. .e
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-05-12
Twenty-First c Commencement
Of tie North Dakota A. c.
To B Held on June 5 to 5
Exposition to Be
a Special Feature
Of the Big Event

SATURDAY. JUNE s.
500
SUNDAY g.
800 mcolege Sacred
Address
college, N. D.
MONDAY JUNE T.
$500
will o
y: p. m.-Colege
9:001130 p. m. IS .-z. <
Midnight-Pipe ceremony
TUESDAY, JUNE 8.
$3.50 a. m.-Commencement
1000 a. m-Colege arnory: Commencement exercises.
loo p m--Ceres hall Commencement luncheon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-05-12

Iowa. His lecture covered the Pro-
phylactic and Economic Phases of the
Scientific Amalgam Restorations. His
talk covered an ,arge and inexhaus-
tive field and many of the points
brought out in it were jotted down as
being invaluable to his interested lis
teners. A general discussion follow
ed his lecture in which practically all
present participated.
A slight change was made in today's
program; The general business meet
ing that was scheduled for this morn
ing was postponed until this afternoon
in order to allaw DR.. e. S. Best of
Minneapolis to complete his part Of
Continued on page Three.-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-05-12

even the members of the editorial staff
were informed. They were C. r. Eur
en- of the First National bank; Frank
r. Scott of the Merchants National
and J. p. Hardy, secretary of the Far
go Commercial club.
Following is the decision of the
judges:
We, the undersigned, hereby certify
that we have counted the ballots cast
in The Forum Beauty contest and give
the totals below Of all contestants re-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-05-12

Continued on page six)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-05-12

ADDITIONAL WAR NEWS ON PAGE THREE.
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CONTINUED on page Three.
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Continued on Page Three.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
Mizpah Class Entertained.

Wednesday afternoon at her home
on West Liberty street Mrs. j. H..
Archer entertained the Mizpah Glass.
She was ably assisted by her sister,
Miss Wells. Of Atlanta, and Mrs. w.
feadon Spann. This class has grown
wonderfully for the past few months,
and has on Its roll between forty and
fifty active members. Cne of the fea-
lures is a social gathering where
thought OF tomorrow Is forgotten and
To-day" Is spent in sweetest COM
munion. Like the little boy. conil-
dentially expressed 1t, Mama, when
am man I am going to be a
preacher" (this utterance pleased the
fond parenD. for 1 would rather do
the hollering than to sit still" On
this occasion each had her part of the
talking. Quite number Of selec-
uons were played on the Victrola and
at O'Clock u delicious salad course
was served with chocolate. After
wards. mints were enjoyed by all. AT
the conclusion Mrs. w. Y. Spann at
the plano. all heartily Joined in sew
al familiar choruses.
Those present were Mesdames IL.
T.. Truesdale. Harry Birchard, c.. T..
Stubbs. Vogel, Florence Dinkins,
lamb, James Tisdale, $. w. stubbs, Ed
Pitts. Bessie Brown. Henry McKagen,
Braxton Wallace. w. Y. Spann. Nor
man. Misses Matte Pate, Eula
Reames. G.. Wells and Lou Pate and
Mrs. j. IL. Archer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
pOrtancc Acted Oh by Council at
Session.

City Council held it's regular semi
monthly session on Tuesday night
when a number of matters of minor
importance came up and were acted
on. Nothing of general interest re-
ceived attention.
Mrs. VanderhOof Of the Seeing
Mexico Car which is stationed at
the foot Of Main street, appeared be-
fore council to request that she be
allowed to show without paying
license. Her request was granted.
a petition from residents of Man.
ming avenue for an extension Of a
small water main on that street be-
tween the railroad and Bee Street
was referred to Mr.. White for in
vestigatiOn before action was taken.
A request from II. G. Tucker for
an extension Of sewer line was re-
ferred to Mr.. Rowland with power
to act
Citizens living on Wright street
petitiOned that the street be improv-
ed. This matter was referred to Mir.
White for investigation of what is
needed on the street
The licenses on storm, fidelity, and
plate glass insurance was reduced to
$40 year FOR agents.
The licenses OF the Southern, North
western of South Carolina and the At
lantic and Western Railroads were re-
duced to 500 as formerly.
j. Il. Hearon was granted permis-
sion to erect a gasolene station i'm
front Of his store under the usual su-
pervision and conditions placed upon
others
A petition of citizens for an appro-
priation Of $500 for the Chamber of
Commerce was deferred Tor action at
some other time.
Mr.. Booth reported that he was on
the lookout for a fire horse, but had
not yet been able to secure one.
The matter of licenses was discuss
ed. These are due this month and a
penalty of 1 S per cent. will be attach
ed the beginning of next month to all
unpaid at that time.
A penalty of three per cent. is at
tached to unpaid taxes during Janu-
ary and penalty of five Per cent. will
be attached at the first of February.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
BIG FIRE AT ST. CHARLES.
Two stores AMI Bank Building Dc.
stroycd Early Wednesday.

The stores of NJ. T. Mathis and T..
Il. Cooper and the building formerly
used as bank were destroyed by fire
Wednesday morning at st. Charles.
The fire occurred at about 4.3O o'clock
and swept off all the buildings be-
tween Mathis store, where the fire
caught. and the railroad.
All efforts today to secure telephone
communications with st. Charles have
been Intellectual and it is thought that
the line must have been put out of
business by the fire.
So far as known the fire started In
the store occupied by Mathis. A res
idence adjoining this store on the
west was saved ard the stores across
the street were saved, hut the re-
naming buildings on the same side of
the street I'm the direction the wind
was blowing were burned.
The stock Of goods carried by Mr..
Mathis Is said to have been about
$4,000 with partial insurance. The
Guiding and stock of goods was en-
tirely destroyed, as were the bank
building and the store of L. T.. Coop
er.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
PHRSONAD NEWS.

Mr.. w. Frank Hill Of Fernandina,
Fla. Is In the city visiting relatives.
Mr. screven Moor. of Charleston,
spent Tuesday in tho city.
Mr.. w. J. Rees of wedgeaeld was
In the city On Wednesday.
Mr.. Guy Nelson of stateburg spent
Wednesday In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. z. Middleton and
daughter. Louise. formerly Of Gibson.
Nc, arrived Saturday to make their
home In Sumter. For the present they
viii be at the home OF their brother,
Mr.. w. p. Middleton on West Liberty
street.
Mr.. James Simons. of Stateburg.
was In the city on Thursday.
Mr.. s. F. Moore. of Dalzell, was a
visitor to town on Thursday.
Mr.. J. b. White. o: Denmark. was
q visitor to town Thursday.
vice-Consul General Haseil III.
Dick. arrived I'm the city last night
for a visit to his parents. DIR. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Dick. He has beon trans
ferred from YOkohoma. Japar. to
Washington. ID. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
SMALL BOY APT THIEF.
Essex Nelson Proves His Ability tn
separate Owners from Their Chick
ems,

Essex Nelson, y small colored boy,
probably about y or IS years Of age,
was up this morning in the police
court on the charge of having stolen
chickens from Anna Whitfield and
also from Jim Young, both colored.
He sold the chickens, but on both
occasions they were recovered by their
owners.
Essex proved himself an owner Of
a ready tongue and an apt thief. He
first went to the postoffice and waited
there until the charwoman arrived,
when he went to her house and told
the other woman that he had been
sent by Anna Whitfield for seven of
her chickens, which she wanted to
sell down street. He got the chickens
and sold them but later they were
discovered by the owner.
EsSeX's next known depreciation
was at the home of Jim Young, where
he told Young's two small boys that
chickens and that he was going to
get some more pretty ones. The two
smaller boys resisted his efforts to get
the chickens, but he took them any
way. Several of the fowls were To-
Gated and recovered. Essex denied
knowledge of the theft on the first oc-
casion, but claimed that he had been
given the chickens to sell on the sec
ond occasion. He told variety
of stories of how he got them
and for whom he was going to sell
them. Essex got sixty days on the
sang from the recorder
Charley Douglas, colored, went to
the residence of Mr.. Jim Wells on
Saturday when no one was at home.
saying to Mr.. Wells next door neigh
Dor that Mr.. Wells had sent him
to get some chickens, which he was
to sell down town. Douglas got the
chickens. but was arrested next day
on the charge of larceny and for
feited bond in the Recorders court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
THE ASSAULTER ASSAULTED
John Washington Gets Drop OH Willie
Green and "DOes Him First"

From The Daily Item, Jan. 12.
John Washington, colored. didn't
exactly follow the golden rule this
morning when he saw Willie Green,
likewise cOlOred, waiting behind the
corner to take a crack at him with
a shot gun, for he believed in the
more worldly motto: "Do him or he
will do you" John was the man that
took the crack and Willie was the
man who got shot.
The incident came about in this
wise. according to information lodged
with the police. Sunday Willie Green
was beating a negro woman. when
John Washington took n hand, so TO
speak, and held Willie so that the wo-
man could make her escape. Willie
became enraged, but as his weapon
had been taken away, he was power
less to injure his larger antagonist.
However, he vowed revenge and
sought his shotgun. John Washing
ton hunted the police on Monday and
told then that Willie was seeking him
to shoot him. The officers went to
Willie's home, but Willie was not
there and he succeeded in lodging
them all day. John likewise succeed.
ed In lodging Willie. This morning,
however. he went back to work and
was busiiy engaged, when he happen
edge see Willie sneaking up around
the corner with a shotgun in his
hand. John straightway went out the
other side Of the shop and secured
his gun from his home as speedily as
possible. Returning, he found Willie
still waiting around the corner with
the shotgun, SO he up and fired.
Willie let out a yell and lit out for
the tell timbers, fisuratively speaking.
he dropped his gun, he was 50 startl-
ed and John picked this up and with
both weapons went to the police to
whom he gave himself up. He was
released on his own recognizancc un-
til the result Of the wounds he had
inflicted upon Willie were ascertained.
The shot took effect in Green's hand
and arm and he was not thought to
be seriously injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16

RV, ,-ts show Big Decrease in Fines
During Past Few Months.

The reports OF the Chief OF Police
for the months OF October. November
and December show that the number
OF arrests has decreased. and the
amount OF fines has steadily fallen Off
during that time from an average of
about $1,000 n month to about $500
q month. The reasons for the de-
crease were not given In the reports
and may be reasoned out for himself
ey the reader.
The report for October. one hun
dred and twenty-nine arrests, ana
sentences and fines amounting to SIS
days and si,oii.ss. respectively, max.
Ing total of si.105.4s. u the days are
put down at $500 a month.
The report for November 63 ar
rests. and sentences totaling 709 days
and s369.75 I'm fines. making total of
s511.55.
The report for December shows 46
arrests with ten dismissais. two cases
transferred. fines s225.O0 and 41G
days. totalling s30s.2o.
The annual report of the chief of
police shows 23s arrests during the
year with cash hnes amounting To ST.
oos.77 and 5.079 days. which amounts
To s1.015.50. or a total of $s.O2i.57.
The total number OF drunks dur
inss 1914 was 1O3 against 12l for
1913. During tre year l6i gallons OF
contraband liquor which was seized
by the police was destroyed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
Real Estate Transfers.

NJ. r. and l.. n. Jackson to Bruce
Il. Bradley, Ill acres in Privateer
township $5 and assumption of mort
gage of $1,000.
II. &. Shaw TO L. d. Jennings. lot on
Sumter street, $i,50O.
Singleton bradford to l.. u. Jcn-
nnes, lS4.7 acres in county. sl.75o
and assumption of mortgage of ST.
500.
The McCallum Realty Company to
T.. :. Booth. A 1-2 acres in tract on
Sumter Manning public road. and
tract of 3-4 acres, $3.50.
Hal w. Hardy to IL. J. HARDY amt
|. {. strauss i31 acres i'm Providence
township, $4,000 and other consider
ationS.
Master To lial w. Hardy. f31 acres
in Providence township, $500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
SEEKS AID FOR BELGIUM,
footstuffs May be Shipped Free of All
Transportation Charges.

FOOtistuffs May be Shipped Free of All
Transportation Charges.
Mr. Il. /. Manning has received the
following telegram with request to
issue it to the press Of the State:
1.-The commission for relief in Bel
GUM, the officially designated sole
agency through which food and sup
plies may be brought into Belgium
has just concluded arrangements with
the postOffice department and with
express companies whereby any one
in America may forward foodstuff
for relief in Belgium by parcel post or.
express without cost of transportation
TO the sender. The supplies needed
are -perishable foodstufrs: also new
blankets and new clothing. On ac-
count of the postal laws parcel post
packages cannot be sent by parcel
post &C. o. D." By following the in
structions Of the department., how
ever, the sender may, if he wishes,
have his postage refunded. A similar
refund will be made on all packages
sent by the following express COM
panies: The Adams Express Co., the
American Express Co., the Wells
Fargo Express Co., the Southern Ex-
press Co., the Great Northern Express
Co., and the Northern Express Co.
The response of America to the
appeal of Belgian has been gratifying,
but the task Of providing over six
million people, 100000 Of whom are
absolutely destitute, requires the dis
patch of ship load of food every
other day and the maintaining Of a
transport line comprising thirty-one
steamers. state relief organizations
should be put on permanent basis
for continued effort unit! summer, if
not longer. Detailed instructions for
sending packages and for obtaining
the refund transportation money are
in tho hands os the State committee
and representing the commission for
relief in Belgium, they have also
been posted by permission of Post
master General Burleson in the Co.,
600 postOfilces throughout the United
States. Similar instructions have
been placed in the offices Of 35, 900 en-
press companies This information may
also be had by addressing the COM
mission for relief in Belgium what
you will be able to do in regard ,to
giving publicity to our work.
"Iindon w. Bates,
vice chairman the Commission of Re
lief in Belgium, II Broadway, New
York City.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
FIVE CONVICTS GIVEN GLEN
ENCY.
Governor Reduces Terms Of Seven
COnvicts.

Columbia, Jan. 14.-Five man.
slayers received clemency yesterday
from the governor Of South Carolina
Since assuming office the governor has
granted clemency in 1851 cases. This
number does not include the 1000
pardons granted last week.
The life sentence Of John Henry
Nay. who was convicted in Union In
May, 1912. on the charge Of murder
with recommendation to mercy. WIS
reduced to two and one-half years.
On January 80 Of last year the SELL
tence was cut to 20 years. The COM
mutation yesterday will liberate May
who is confined on the Union county
gang.
parole was granted to Geo
Strother, who was convicted in New
berry in 1908 on the charge of GRIM
inal assault and sentenced 10 a life
term. He was paroled on the condi-
tiOn that he leave the county.
parole. was granted to Samuel
Fewer. wh6 was convicted in York
county In April Of 1911 on the charge
OF murdec and sentenced TO a life
term in the penitentiary.
a parole was granted % Elsie Brat
ton. who was convicted ia York coun-
ty in July, 1912. on the charge OF
murder and sentenced to "a life term
In the penitentiary.
A parole was granted to Andrew
Harris. who was convicted in Richland
county in May, 1914. on the charge of
housebreaking and larceny and sem
fenced to three years.
The sentence Of I. S. Lemacks. who
was convicted in Colleton county on
the charge Of murder and given life
term, was reduced to ten years.
A parole was granted to William
Lowry. who was convicted in Colleton
In December. 1906. on the charge Of
murder and sentenced to a life term.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16

Good Work Accomplished by Chari.
table ORGANIZATION OF ColOrcd pco.
pie.

"The One More Effort Club" a
charitable association Of colored peo-
pie, has accomplished great deal of
good in Sumter since it's organization
in March, 1912, with a membership of
twenty-five, which has since grown to
fifty. The last annual report made
July 1911, states:
Christmas, 1912, we sent out thirtv
baskets to poor and INDECENT persons
The next Christmas fifty baskets be-
sides supplying the poor and needy
with wood and coal . and clothing
during the cold winter months
We have assisted rural schools. and
have, on several occasions, hired a
nurse to take care Of the sick. We
have spent over fifty dollars for med
icines. We have paid tuition for sew
eral children, and have assisted in
specific cases: we have taken care of
tubercuiar patients and have inter-
ceeded In getting several in hospitals
Amount taken up from en-
'S''"i''"eHtS' .'.... ..$614. AZ
Fees and other donations. .149.42
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
Real Estate Transfers.

Peter r. Wilson to Bette AleXan-
der. 30 acres in town of Mayesville,
s41.OO.
L. ID. Jennings to D. p. Kelly, 60
l-2 acres in Turkey Creek, $4,000.
l.. l.. Jennings to Singleton Brad
ford, 1897 acres on Sumter Wedge
field road, $4,000.
G.. a. Lennon, r. O. Purdy and
+. +. Sullivan, as trustees for A. A.
strauss. to Jacob c. McElveen, tracts
of So acres and three acres. $4,000.
Mrs. NJ. j. Clarke to Emaucl Nj.
Flowers and Adrie A. Flowers, lot on
Salem Avenue, $500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
BETS COMPANY MAKES CHANGE
Will Dissolve Partnership and Form
Corporation.

The firm of Charles Nj. Belts &
Company, which has been operating
a lumber plant a few miles east of
the city for number of years, will
on January 10th, the 25th anniversary
OF the founding Of their house, dis
solve the partnership, which has been
existing, and will begin business as
a corporation organized under the
laws of the State Of New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
To Open Tobacco Market Longer.
Manning Times.

Manning Times.
Petitions are in circulation in this
county among the tobacco growers
asking for legislation that will maze
IL Longer market for tobacco, and also
4 law to require the yellow leaf to
be graded before it is placed ON the
market. Just how ii is proposed to
force longer time for selling tobacco
us this is Il matter entirely i'm the
control of the growers and buyers.
and cannot he regulated by law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
SUFFRAGE MEETING POSTPONED
Mrs. Valentine Unable to Come to
Sumter on Next Monday.

The WOman'S suffrage meeting
which was to have been held in this
city on next Monday has been inden-
nitely postponed on account Of the
fact that Mrs. Valentine of Rich
mond, Va, who was to have been tho
chief speaker at the meeting, lie,
with an accident and will not be
able to be here at that time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16

There were 400 fires this year ON
the national forests of Utah, south
crn Idaho, western Wyoming, and
Nevada, or ID more than in the most
uiSas,rouS season of 1870. Yet the
cost of cNtinguiShing th,m was only
onc-third and the damage only ono
lhirticth Of that OF the earlier year.
The difference is due 10 better or
sanitation now, ana 10 moro roads.
rails, and telephones.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
Teachers Meeting Saturday.

The Sumter County Teachers AS
sOciation will hold it's regular monthlv
meeting at the Hampton School
building on Saturday at noon. Prof.
j.. Il. Chamberlayne of the University
of South Carolina will be the chief
speaker for the meeting and an in =
teresting address is anticipated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16

The forest service is cOopcratinS
with 81 railroads. mining companies,
pole companies, and cities i'm making
tests of wooden tie. timbcGS. poles
been given prcsCr>ativc treatments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16

Supplementing and bringing this
report down to date the following
statement is appended:
christmas, 19l4-Christmas bask-
cts. wood, ETC., to the poor and
needy, $6S.S3.
! can testify personally that a great
amount of good has been done and
much has been accomplished to sup
ply the missing link to the needy in
Sumter"
G. w. Maxwell. M. d,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
CarranZa Takes Mexico City,

FL Paso. Jan. 14.--Carranza head
quarters report today that Carranza
army has entered Mexico City. villa
partisans cmphatically deny the re-
port, declaring that there are no Car
ranza troops in the vicinity of the
capital
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
PROHIBITION IN ALABAMA.
Itiii Passed by big Vote In IIouSt. of
Representatives.

Montgomery. Jan. 1.-THE house
of representatives passed "a State
wide prohibition bill this afternoon bv
a vote Of almost three To one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-16
Marriage License Record.

Licenses to marry have been grant
ed to the following colorcd couples:
Frank Davis and Lizzie Conycrs. sum
ter; Thomas Lee and Maggie Law.
Sumter; Archie Pl0wdcn and jamie
Jones, ErOgdon.