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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
GOVERNOR NAMES SPECIAL,
JUDGES.
Five 20 Hold Terms in Judge spain'.
Place.

Five TO Hold Tcrns in Judge spain's
Columbia Sept. 22.-Because of the
illness Of Judge Spain. Gov. Manning
has appointed the following special
judges: %
II. @. Holman OF Barnwell, to pre-.
side over the regular term of the
court Of general sessions for Barn.
well county. beginning the second
Monday in November.
Charles Carroll simms of Barnwell,
to hold the regular term of the court
or general sessions for Saluda county.
beginning October 2.
w. b. Wilson of Rock Hill. to hold
the regular term of the court Of gem
eral sessions for Edgeficld county. be-
ginning October 8.
william p. Greene Of Abbeville. to
hold the regular term of court of
common pleas for Edgefleld county.
beginning October 16.
JOS. A. Mccullough of Greenville
to hold the regular term of court Of
common pleas for Lexington county.
beginning November 6.
The appointments by Gov. Manning
We're made upon the recommendation
OF the chief Justice Of the supreme
court. All of tho special judges have
been commissioned by the secretary
OF State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
CONTINENT Of SETTLEMENT.
MEXICAN.AAiERICAN COMMITS.
6IONERS APPAR HOPEFUL.
Admit Job IL Tough But Believe That
In End Success win Crown Their
Great Task.

New London. Conn. Sept. 21.-
Confidence In their ability to find a
solution Of the border and other prob
lems affecting the relations between
Mexico and the United States char
acterised the attitude of the members
OF the Mexican-American joint COM
mission today notwithstanding the
virtual certainty that no definite
asreemeat on any plan will be reach
cd this week.
General conditions in Mexico were
discussed again and in rather gen.
eral way the subject Of withdrawing
the American troops was talked over,
the Mexicans expressing their opin-
ION that Gen. Carransa's army was
capable of coping with the situa.
ton In the region now patrolled by
Gen. Psrshing's forccs.
That the renewed activity of Villa
In Chihuahua probably would delay
an agreement on some plan Of borde,
controi apparently was taken by the
Mexicans a. q matter Of course. The
Aexioans hope to have before the
oonfsrsncs tomorrow ofsiciA, report,
from their sovsrnment which viii
serve as . bahts for the argument
that the attack bn chihuahua il not !
|trae indication Of the sovsrnment'i
linahtiity to maintain peace along tn,
frontier. Today the Mexicans pre-,
ssntsd 9 brief message from Andres
l0arcia, consul at El Paso asertini
that eall IL tranquil In Chihuahua
TOMORROW night Luis Cabrera. heat
Of the Mexican commission. except.
to 50 to New York. causing a post
ponemept Of the conferences unit
Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
Florence Police scize Cider.

Floiencs. Sept. 22.--Six thousand
gallons Of cider valuei at $4,000. la
bslsd apple bass and vine. was seized
today by the Florence police. The
wine contains three and three -fourths
psv cent. alcohol. and the apple base
contains q much larger quantity. pos
sibly eight per cent
Ths shipment was aid to be con-
signed to'E. M. Mathews company.
Wholesale drug manufacturers. who
have besn jobbins cider through the
state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
WAR OFFICE REPORTS SurCcEcc
Russians Capture Fortified Position
DESPITE Use Of Gas by Germans.

Petrograd, Sept. 23.-The war Of.
lice has reported the ropulse of se.
r'ous attacks against the Russians
lines southwest of Lake Narotsch4 3he
enemy using gas. The Russians' Mp
tured fortified position southwest OF
Gustin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
BANDIT LED ATTACK.
vnls Hhnself HAD Charge Of Darin,
At&nck On CAssan4a Garrisoh I

'vnb Hlsnself Had Charge Of Darint
Attnck On CAsran4a Garrison u
Ch6hnSIhuA. as s,'
washington. Sept. 21.---rne / mos
dstaijsd account yet received Of ths
s9htins at chihuahna city last satuf.
day. when viila celebrated the Mex.
lean 1ndepshdshce day by a success.
fil aa6ault on the CarrAnsd Gattison
tsAched the war department t0dAj
nom BfiB. Gen. George Bell, corn
atAndlng th6 RI raso military diS.
!! lx!ps: % sk>1 that VIVA psrs0iiAili
4 4 q = fofcse; that hs tool
I'm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
SEEK CHARTER FOR RAILWAY
Orangeburg- -Estill Line is Commis.
stoned.

Orangeburg-Estill Line is Commis.
stoned.
Columbia, Sept. 23.-The Carolina
southern railway has been commis-
stoned with a ,'pital stock Of $780,
ooO by the secretary Of State. a The
company is given the right to increase
the capital to $1,OOO,OOO. The com
rany will build line of standard
guage railway from Orangeburg to
or near Estill In Hampton county.
Petitioners Of the new concern are:
j. LeRoy Dukes Of Orangeburg, r.
\. Mittle of Bowman and w. c..
Martin OF Branohville. The principal
office Of the company will be located
at Orangeburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
CHICAGO BANK FAILS.

Ninth Bank to Blow up In Four
Weeks.
Chicago, Sept. 22.-Creditors of the
Industrial Savings Bank, a private IN.
stituion. have filed a petition for o. re-
ceiver. The liabilities are a million
dollars with assets of only a half mil
lion. This Is the ninth bank catas
trophe In four weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
MORE TRENCHES TAKEN.
British Report Successful Operations
ut COurceiettc.

London, Sept. 23.-The British last
night captured strongly fortified
system Of German trenches at east
Courcelette, advancing on a front of
a half mile. The Germans strongly
cornter-attackcd west of Mouquet.
but the British repulsed them with
heavy losses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
UQElR auR O. Ill
rHnpzE MUST RUIE HE sAYs If
KING BLE;gCHEs.


s ssps ~ WA LONDON. Sept
'ssnero's ven'se'oe' the FORM
'sr ana cresan ssasesman' was
sA seday % to the truth under
M ~ repeated r''ports that ne p
esnes - saioniki to put himself at
- lssas oe evolutionary govern
unsa'v'enA IN reply he declared to the
1e ltd Pres;
eant not answer now. i must
weH = eKsef time yet and 80 what
~ lNssfnmsnt proposes to do before
'esSaane On the course Il viii bs wisess
- teept n event that Greece does
net l,atsr tAs war.
~As ! nid on A,isust ~. X the
49, v1Il not hsar the voice OF the
peeplA W must oussslvss devise what
= ~ - ~ %. I DO not know what
th6< WIN ~. but long continuation
9 u,e SPepent situation would b In.
eslees>ae. Already vS have suftsrsd
- ~ sgenass oe & disastrous wa1
1ef seskairing asut~i.
~ naxs kaA ten months ol
neSa WITH al re conssdusnt
49, - ths fAHtlisA - ths men
- : gnils bs1 1Alnaa wAt' a
.. - - Not - with sfsats'
ses svs1'.ss : AZ q. !hs 4. rslltt q ~
- M, ~ isv1asd sowSs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

t64ksntees s~ worth ii, their
q ~ plsdss that they would not
te's1py xavAIa, Drama or sssrss.
r9f ~ entente allAss are victorious,
- I lDrosotndly believe they vim b,
vt rak, nrst. : sssarats peace be-
fNesN ths aIliss and the Bulgaria,
. waseeby ths latter may be permitted
- fe(nfn The 0rsk tsrritory occupied
W&h ~ consent Of 0rsses.
90 In the event Of Z complete
oanee conquest Of Bulgaria. why
sntui1 the Serbs. for example. return
- - Who have not kept our treaty
AI1encs with them. those parts Of
orssh Macedonia thsy and their allies
have not taken from ". who Ngavs
them up unrssiseins. hut which would
shtn have been rscsnquersd At the
paint q the bayonst from the Bull
esfA to whom We had surrendered
th1omfs i q ~
~Aa1 saioniki?" Il was surrested.
who y to say" replied N. veui-
fsenS that the entente allies may not
esaeesr the circumstances nscssstat-
isd ne ultimatum Of juno n, were
not aise Of character to nulIify the
siusd powsrs previously given guar
sntse Of Greek intsgrity? Who il
sosnS 70 plead orescss cause In tho
peace conference IL we are not repre-
ssHssd thhrein Who IL ever going to
ahinh Of Greece. save with shame, II
We have stood IDLY by while half the
world has battled for civllisation?"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
0LD-TIME FALLACY EXPOSED
Republican High-Tariff Doctrine Has
Been ConclusiVeIy Proved to
Be of No Worth.

II is announced by friendly inter.
prefer Of Wall street sentiment that
the street would welcome even the
nomination of Colonel Roosevelt by
the Republicans if that would unite
the party. as It sees no other way 10
a re-establishment of the high tariff"
The same news columns carry this
extract from an address by George r.
Roberts, twice director of the United
States mint under different Republican
administrations and now associated
with leading Wall street bank:
III anything has been clearly demon
strated in recent menths it is that you
cannot have permanently one-sided
trade. You soon reach the point
where you have to lend to your Gus
toner to enable him to continue his
purchases, and evidently that policy
cannot go on indefinitely"
This is now not merely an obvious
theoretical truth. 1t is a truth which
is being driven home with practical
force by every days developments in
the country's fast-expanding foreign
trade. The permanently one.sided
trade" which is the theory and the
end of the old Republican tariff pol
icy has gone for good if America is to
hold it's new position in the commerce
Of the world
AS against this Wall street forecast
of presidential campaign to re-estab.
lish extortionate tariffs there stands
the fact that a great body of the Re-
publican party and even section Of
Wall street are being educated away
from this position by the mighty force
of a new experience in economic prac-
tice.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
NOT TRUE PATRIOTS
Republicans Put Party Before
Country.
Money Needed for National Defense
Should Be Voted Without Cub.
bIe-Democratic Record is
One of Honor.

The most foolish exhibition of parti.
sanship witnessed in this country for
many day is that participated in by
the Republicans of the house and sen
ate when they voted solidly against
the extension of the emergency war
taxes for one year
1t Is no excuse for this narrowness
to say that the measure was partisan
and that If the Republicans had been
In power they would have handled 1t
differently. The measure was not
partisan. II the Republicans had
been in control they would have been
compelled to take similar action. In
fact, the emergency war taxes are the
came in principle as those levied by
Republicans during the Civil and the
Spanish-American wars.
The pretense that high or low tar
IFS, tariffs for plumber or tariffs for
revenue. had anything to do with this
question or the situation that produced
It was equally false. The emergency
taxes were made necessary by the war
in Europe, which has dislocated COM
merce and industry to an extent never
before known.
Several weeks before the war with
Spain began, every Democrat in the
house of representatives voted with
the Republican majority in favor of
$50,OO0,00O appropriation for national
defense. The money now 6Nrived from
the emergency taxes is just as neces-
sary to national honor and security as
the great fund that was placed unre
servedly in the hands of President Nc.
Kinley in 1898. The first step toward
national defense is to keep a solvent
treasury.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
Foolish "Arqument."


"A surplus is Republican, a deficit
Democratic" Democratic extrava.
gance. Republican economy" "Repuh.
lican prosperity, Democratic hard
times" these and similar ancient sa-
cred texts OF pre-Adamite Republican.
ism crowd into the mind as the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, gazing mourn.
fully from the battlements of the bat
tered citadel of protection" utters
these words of woe:
Democratic papers are asking what
the Republican party would have done
in the face of the financial condition
that confronts the present administra.
ton. The question is a vain one, for
II the Republican party had been in
power this condition would not have
confronted us"
We believe 1t, because II is impOs-
slble But why veil the awful truth?
Why spare the erring Democracy the
chastisement it merits. If the Repub
lican party had been in power, war
wouldn't have dared to break out.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's DiapepSin' cures sick,
sour StomaChs in five minutes
lime Il!

Really does" put bad stomachs In
order-"really does" overcome indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five Enthusiastically
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
acid: head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filed
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS marvellous, and
the Joy is its harmlessness.
A large ffty-cent case of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth OF satisfaction.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. IT'S the
quickest, surest and most harmless
ctomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
Over a Million In Depositories.

A total of $1,073,714.77 was in the
official state depository at the close of
the last calendar year on December
81, according TO report compiled by
State Treasurer w. l.. Alexander.
The official depository, created by
an act of the fifth legislature in reg
ular session last January. became op.
erative about six months ago. The
money in the depository is distributed
in large number of banks throughout
The state and draws three per cent
interest, which is added to the fund.
The deposits are protected by Sc.
rurities given Mr. Alexander nv the
banks, amounting to S1,24S,4S99i.
At the close of the year there was a
total of $2,212,SO7.26 on hand in the
fund of the commissioners of the land
Office and $293, 953.45 in the permanent
common school fund, making a total
Df $2,50G,73071, according to figures
given in another report of Mr.. Alex.
ander.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
ALARMIST SEES RACE DECAY
Doctor Schlapp Cites Motor Cars and
Movies, Among other Things,
as Proof.

The latest alarming bulletin con-
corning the decadence of the human
race comes from DR.. Max G. Schlapp,
who finds that alcohol, industrialism
and the stress of modern life are
tending to break the race down." and
that the Improvement in Industrial
ism has been a boomerang" we have
too many consumers and not enough
producers" for example:
Take the motor car.
How many thousands OF people are
interested in the manufacture and sale
OF motor cars?
Take the movies-how many thou
sands of people are engaged in their
production?
Are these people OF any particular
value to the human race"
The motor car and the motion pic
lures have much to answer for. Henry
Ford and Charles Chaplin spring to
mind. But they are comparatively
young. They have not been operative
as agents of racial deterioration for
more than half generation. The
men who are now directing and fight
ing the war in Europe we're not vic
tins of their pernicious influence until
late in life. Moreover, Greece and
Rome knew no devil wagons or film
productions, and yet they fell Per.
haps. Doctor Schlapp, even the aboli-
ton of gas engines and picture projec,
tors would not save the human fam,
iIy.-Seattle Post.Intelligencer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
NEWS OF THE STATE CAPITOL
County Division Project Delayed.

s'OlSSh DN'0yNS'
Final action by Governor Williams
on the petition, asking that he call
a special election to vote on the ques
ton of detaching a portion of Greek
county and adding ii to Pawnee county
will not be taken until after adjourn
ment of the forthcoming extra session
of the legislature. Following a hear.
ing before, on the protest filed against
the petition, the governor allowed ff'
teen days in which attorneys are to
file briefs and stated that he would
be too busy with the legislature to
hold another hearing until after the
law-making body adjourns, (which
will not be more than twenty-five or
thirty days" the governor said.
In the meantime attorneys on both
sides will try to reach an agreement
whereby the law questions involved in
the controversy will be submitted on
an agreed statement of facts to the
supreme court for determination. The
governor agreed to this, saying he
would waive jurisdiction, but he had
some of the attorneys expressed doubt
as to whether the supreme court would
assume jurisdiction, even though the
governor waived his jurisdiction.
If the supreme court will assume
jurisdiction it probably will pave the
way for an early adjudication of the
question.
The land proposed to be detached
from Creek county is a portion of that
out of which it is proposed to create
the new county of Shaffer. Shortly
after this petition was filed a counter
petition was presented to the cover.
nor, asking the calling of an election
to vote on the question of Shaffer coun
ty. The hearing was on the original
request to vote on the detachment OF
portion of Creek county and add 1t tc
FdWnee county.
1t was found that a number of those
who signed the original petition later
asked to have their names Withdrawn
and signed the counter petition, ask
ing for the creation of Shaifer county
The hearing was devoted largely tC
the question of whether the gignprs a
the original petition had this right. Il
all who desire to are permitted to with
draw names, it is said, ii will lcav,
fewer signatures on the original peti
ton than are required by law. Thi,
is one of the questions of law to b,
determined. Other questions raised b,
the prOtestants have to do with tn,
form of the petition and procedure in
| cident to its circulation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
Hopes Women viii
Adopt This Habit
As Well As Men
Glass Of hot water each morn
ing helps US look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Happy bright, Advantageous and
vivacious-a good clear skin; q nat.
ural, rosy complexion and freedom
from illness are assured only by clean,
healthy blood. II only every woman
and likewise every man could realize
the wonders of drinking phosphated
hot water each morning, what graf
flying change would take place.
Instead Of the thousands of sickIy,
manufacturing men, women and
girls with pasty or muddy complex
ions; instead of the multitudes OF
nerve wrecks" "rundowns," brain
flags" and pessimists we should see a
virile, optimistic throng Of rosy
checked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking,
each morning before breakfast, glass
of real hot water with a teaspoonful
OF limestone phosphate In 1t to wash
from the stomach, liver, kidneys and
ten yards Of bowels the previous days
indigestlble waste, sour lamentations
and poisons, thus cleansing, sweeten-
Ing and freshening the entire alimen-
tary canal before putting more food
into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill.
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism.
colds; and particularly those who
have a pallid, sallow complexion and
who are constipated very often. are
urged to obtain a quarter pound OF
limestone phosphate from any drug
gist or at the store which will cost
but trifle but is sufficient to demon
strate the quick and remarkable
change in both health and appearance
awaiting those who practice internal
sanitation. We must remember that
inside cleanliness is more important
than outside, because the skin does
not absorb impurities to contaminate
the blood, while the pores in the thir-
ty feet OF bowels do.-Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
Oklahoma City


Oklahoma's general anti gambling
statute, enacted by the fourth legisla-
ture in 1918 and referred by initia-
tive petition to vote of the people
in August, 1914, and approved by a.
big majority, was rendered ineffective
by a decision of the supreme court,
which held that legal requirements, in
cident to the submission of the law,
had not been substantially complied
with and the election upon 1t was
therefore void.
But the law will not remain mop
erative long and those who have
fought it will lose instead of gain by
the decision of the court II Governor
Williams has his way. While word
was being sent out over the state of
the action of the court and cigar
counter owners were getting out aban-
doned dice mugs and slot machines for
the return of good times" Governor
Williams was debating a message TO
the forthcoming extra session Of the
legislature, urging the law-making
body to re-enact the statute and add
the emergency section, which will
make it effective Immediately, and
head off any possibility of it again
being suspended by the use of the in
itiative and referendum. The COVER
nor will request that the legislature
strengthen the law and make it more
stringent if such can be done.
Shortly after the law was passed by
the 1913 legislature, opponents Of the
measure began a fight against it. The
first step was to suspend its operation
by filing petitions with the secretary
of state, asking that the question Of
the repeal or adoption OF the law be
submitted to vote of the people.
After it had been adopted by the peo-
pie the fight was continued from diff
ferent angles in the courts of the state.
The decision of the court, Written
by Justice Summers Hardy, was on the
application of p. J. Smith for a writ
of habeas corpus to secure his release
from the Oklahoma county Jail, where
he was held on a charge of violating
the terms of the law. The court
granted the writ, holding that the cleo
ton was void and that the petitions
filed with the secretary of state, ask
ing for the election, had the effect of
suspending operation of the law until
such time as an election upon il was
held according to constitutional re-
quirerents. The defect in the election
pointed out by the court, was the fail
ure of the persons in charge of the sub
mission of the law to furnish the voters
with sample ballots and pamphlets,
presenting arguments for and against
the adoption of the law.
BY the same decision ii Is belieevd
the anti-race track gambling law, sub
mitted at the same time and known
! as the companion measure of the anti
| gambling law, also is declared inoper.
| alive and the fate of three other meas
ures submitted in the same election
is made doubtful. These include an
amendment TO the constitution, making
! drunkenness grounds for removal from
Office of public Official; levying taxes
lin aid of the common schools of the
state and re-enactment of a direct sys-
TEN of taxation, the latter two being
rejected according to returns.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21
Charter Rights May Be AnnulIed.

Pursuant to request from Secretary
of State Lyon, the state corporation
commission is preparing for him list
of corporations operating in the state
which are not in good standing under
tho corporation tax law. The secre.
tary has announced, in this connection
that, if a special session of the legisla-
ture is called, he will ask that body
20 annul the charters of each and every
one of the corporations that has not
complied with the law in the proper
payment of taxes.
There are a good many such COM
panies now operative that will be az.
fected, while there is list Of > 1000 or
more companies that have been de-
funct for FIVE years or more. These
all were reported to the attorney gem
eral in 1910. In addition there are
many concerns which have become de-
linquent since that year. This move
on the part of the secretary of state
is expected to cause considerable con.
sternation among several companies OF
considerable magnitude that will not
desire to become officially defunct.
These may be expected to get very
busy in the matter of securing rein
statement.