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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
ll;ts FIGHT Fol CHARLESTON
eocuvu Prcunise of Action II Experts
\ kepsove-Flnal Agrcemcnt ON Navy

~ Washington. Aug. 17.--As the naval
appropriation bin was finally perfected
~ senate and house confcrees today
ths navy yards at Norfolk. Charles
ton. New Orleans. Puget Sound. Bos-
ton. Portsmout,. and Philadelphia
wiz b squippsi to build warshlps.
Ths Sl.,so.ooo for additional Improve
neuts for tn, Charleston yard. In
eiuding 9 dry dock. was stricken out
lpaving the total Of the perfected bill
@s1s.sst.sls.
An the disputed points now are
elsarsa NJ and the bin with the big
bsi1ding programme. the greatest in
Ne history Of tho United States. al.
rea1y perfected, u ready for the presi-
1ent's signature.
= Hrovision for the sQuippins Of the
ssvsn navy yards was contained In the
original bin and q hard night was
made. bat the confsrses finally dstid-
- 70 retain them.
yGAoirnan Tiilman Of the senate
nav0 oosnmittss consented to h,.ve
- eDeejal Charleston appropriation
stfieksn out after Chairman Padsstt
- the hooss committss promised that
~ weuid support . similar appro-
! pthAien nSxt year to investigate the
a1visabslity Of, such project report
- fsvesably.
I A ippfepriation Of 800. 900 for q
- y n at the New Orleans navy
'yasd q wss stricken out. &
4 1he sliminations rsducs the total OF
~ naval biil to Ss1s.ss1.s4s.
4 ylsI@lsA ON the Charleston an.
reoDssAtatn." said senator rillmar
spGn1nee the wishes Of South Caro-.
- 4 a'bsrs In the house. for the
}o4se4 tbAt . oommission - author.
~ " iswsstieats the advisability OF
thpfpvin1g sxisting or establishinx ar
dAosiedai navy ya-d on the Atlantic
49, south Of Cape Hattsras. to re.
tokt - early - possible.
CnnsNDton courts investigation
~ y Not afraid Of the result. an
- tsek barrsl senator and have re.
>9et tsid my respect to pork bar,
~ eaessssnsn. II was. therefore
ssn1ols for me to stand out II
sshats for appropriations for m,
~n hAfpcr when such an attit,,d,
419ht force absent members OF tn,
hspss = sstsra tSr spssiAj vot,
= M ttsm."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
REPORTS TWO CASES.
Infantile Paralysis at Ware Shoal
and at Inman.

Columbia. Aug. 1S.--Cases Of in
fantile paralysis were reported yester-
day to the State board Of health from
Ware Shoals in IAurens county. ami
lnman In spartanburg county. dsmes
A. Hayne. M. D., State health ofiicer,
is In Washington to attend a confer
ence Of public health officials when
methods Of combating the disease
will be discussed. He will return ia
Columbia tomorrow,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
NO CHANGE IN POLICY.
TO Discuss Plans With Railroad Man.
ayers This Afternoon.

washington. Aug. 21.-Oficials de-
clare that American members of the
Me~icah-American commission will
be named in IA few days. They deny
any change In the policy or plans of
the administration.
President Wilson sent for the rail-
way presidents. who will 60 TO the
White House at 2.30 this afternoon
for q conference,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23

Paris. AUG. 1.-THE Temps treat
in6 the negotiation for the sale OF
shs Danish West Indies to the United
states. says the question u gradually
taking On larssr proportions than the
one bstwssn governments imme ediate-
- ees,csrnsd and u becoming inter-
naesaai. II points that tho Danisl,
uaAnee minister. N. Brandes. declared
~ government had decided to sell
~ hsnds bssause Il was feared they
ulDht b taken away by force.
4 he Tempe also says that the cos-
80 sf the islands by Denmark was
undsrtaksn probably with a desire OF
oseainins the support OF the United
eeates when the schleswig -Holstein
susstion In brought before the peace
oonsrssss st tile end Of the war. The
T0mps adds:
The sais Of the Antilles 10 there
fore awaksnins attention far beyond
~ frsnsisss Of the smail Scan dipav.
tan y -,gdoEh."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23

*If you feel blue" mo account"
lazy, you need a good cleaning out.
Herbine Is the right thing for that
purpose. 1t stimulates the liver, tones
UP the stomach and purifies the bow
els. Price soc. Sold by Sibcrt's Drug
Store. .-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
BOND ISSUE PROPOSED.


Washington. Aug. Ex-senator
simmons. chairman Of the senate
finance committee and Secretary Nc
Aeoo discuss the proposed hundred
and thirty million bond issue. They
agrss to Issue the bonds In small lot.
from time TO time as needed. The
nrSe Issue will be made I'm the fan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23

The federal trade commission has
opened their investigation into the
cause of the high price of gasoline.
All field agents have been instructed
to get data.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
TEUTONS USE LIQUID FIRE.
Make Desperate Attack to Capture
F1eury.

Paris, Aug. 21.-The Germans used
liquid fire in great quantities in MAX
ing determined effort to recapture
Fleury on the Verdun front. They
were beaten off, however. A violent
artillery duel is being waged on the
SOmme front between Guillemont and
Maurepas.
Italians T,uuIo1 ot Solo,,iEo
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23

'FOr the stomach and bowel disor-
ders Of babies McGee's Baby Elixir is
a remedy of genuine merit. 1t acts
quickly, Is pure. wholesome and pleas
ant to take. Price Csc and soc per
bottle. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store
AdVt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23

The secret service is investigating
the reports that the Japanese govern
ment through Spanish agent has OBJ
tained land concessions on $4,000
acres on the Atlantic side of the Pan
anna canal. Secretary Lansing ad-
mits the investigation, but refuses to
comment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23

The first armored aeroplane for the
American army is now with the Per-
shing expedition. 1t carries an auto
matte machine gun. Five or more
such machines have been ordered by
the war department, it is announced,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
RICHMOND Blues MEN KILLED
Stepped i'm Front of Train, Met In.
slant Death.
Special to The Daily Item.

Special to The Daily Item.
Richmond, Va, Aug. 21.-Henry
Gooch. Richmond and William Meade
and Alexandria, Va, members of the
Richmond Blues, famous militia or
ganization, were instantly Killed today
when they stepped from one train in
front Of another.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
Italians Landed at SalOnika.

Paris, Aug. 21.-Dispatches from
Salonika report that Italian troops
were landed there to help the allies
against the Bulgarians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
Bulgarians Advance Against Allies.

Berlin. Aug. 21.-The Bulgarians
struck the allies when they were not
expecting an attack and advanced six
to twenty miles. The Germans are
supplying the Bulgars with munitions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
HAS DONE FOR THE FARM.
ERS.

President Wilson In Letter to Con-
gresham Lever Summarizes Pro.
grcssive and Constructive Lcsrisla.
tion for the Benefit Of the Farmers
Of the United States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
A0RlCUITURAn SOCIETY MEET.
= kltt.. ING.

:. q Dunbar Of Dalseil Chosen Pres.
hsas of Orsanztation at Annivcr.
aAFy sesslon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

The meeting oc the South CHESTER
field Road Association. held in the
rooms % tho Chamber ~ commerce
last night, was largely attended and
much enthusiasm WAS shown in tn,
general object or the association. whici
is the uphuilding @ud Improvement al
south Chesterfield AIlto0ca p.S;rict
which Is the district largely covered
by The proposed improvements is said
to contain one-fonrth OF the p"pU!a.
lion OF tho county and represents one
fourth OF the taxable values. Nj
mcrous important suggestions Wore
made as TO improvements and COM
mittec was appointed - report as &c
tho advisability Of undrrtakins them
~ present the special efforts OF the
association arc directed 20 The pcrma
mont Improvement of tn" turnpike road
from Petersburg to swift, Creek y
meeting to consider this matter Viii
lie ncld here on Thursday night % next
week. when state Highway Commits
Sionor Coleman. the Comm wealth. $
attorncy and Board OF SUPERVISORS q:
Chesterfield will be asked 70 he pres
ont fnv conference
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

1t iusures blood purity and health
5. s. :. for 50 years has been the
standard treatment Tor n! blood trou-
bies. CataCrh. rheumatism. malaria.
sS'n diseases and other troubles arts
ing from impure and impoverished
blood yield 10 5. 5. 5. The hes, tonic.
&c; s. s 5. from tho drug store. and
regain Your health. Don't take sub.
sti,ute. II is guaranteed purely vcge-
table. Wr:;c Us for Tree medical aa
vice. Address Medical Department S.,
Swift SreCitic Co. Ailaut2 Ca
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
BEST TONIC is S.S.S.

Few people sc, through the winter
and spring withou, attacks from one
o, the many blood maiadies that leave
them weak and unfit 10 meet The try
ing warm season. and the blood so
;rclGhtcd with poisous that j; is in
capable OF supplying the energy ard
tissue building properties ~ c>sary 10
health.
This condition is revealed in many
wayS. aud by many symptoms. but all
point 20 ono ihng-infccted blood.
And Just IS surely they call for the
one true and tried s. (. S.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

ncdtn;cly urou his DISCHARGE from
military service, nc aSstEucd 20 tho
position held by h'm AT The time he
WAS called TO the colV,S.
The salary Viii ne the same as of
the time ~ entering the military ser
vice, and the postal cmploNsc. when
he IS DISCHARGED from the milt,ry SER
vice. Will no; have to wait for the
mai approval az the roSt-ontcc De
position
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

last il VIII hold. The new Council
and new committee MI come into
control OF affairs on September The
old committee, Of which Alderman g.
G WriGht Was chairman. uUiShcd MP
All business before IL Nh Wright did
not stand for reelection, and rclircs
from the sldormauic hoard. captain
y. Z l'attcSou. member of The Conn
Gil viii ho tGr chairman OF the new
Fnauv" Committee"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
ilnN NInrIrrrr inSc

rhc nine, ear-old negro hos. Hcr,ie
Huuis- who last night stabbed 20 death
Fred llarycN during i ugh, over a
&. -ar"ttc stump, VIII hc given h"ar-
ing iu The Fohco Court io-morrow
morning
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09
Educated Rooster.

"Spizzerinktum" is an old name
even for a rooster, but this rooster is
no ordinary fowl. The bird comes
from a strain of Barred Plymouth
Rocks, was Matched last May and
weighs six pounds. He is owned by
Il. e. Bennett of Hartford City, who
refuses to part with his prize-winner
at any prices. Judges at various fairs
where he has been shown, have told
the owner that he is a most promising
bird, and this is borne out by the fact
that 500 has been offered for him.
"Spizzerinktum" Is also an educated
fowl. One Of his chief delights is rid
Ing the seat of a specially constructed
wagon and holding the reins over eight
boys who act as steeds for him. He
drove this team in the centennial pa
rade at Hartford City.-Indianapolls
News.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09

any cold water fiat above the third
floor without elevator service and
within ten blocks of Washington
Square, and In changing over such
flats into studies, Blrsky, the only dec.
Grating that the landlord must do is
to raise the rent from $50 month
up to SEQ a month, payable strictly in
advance"
''Well," Birsky commented, sits
time somebody done something for the
real estate business in New York"
Zapp disregarded the interruption.
another idee people gets from mag.
azine felton," he continued, ''is that
spectacles amt a matter of eyesight
no more, Birsky, They come under
the head of clothing, and a young fel.
Ter that reads the stories In an up-to
date magazine would consider himself
practically naked If he was seen on
the streets without his rubber tired
spectacles. Then again In former
time a young Teller was lucky If he
had three suits of clothes, y'under'
stand-his working clothes, his b. 4
clothes and a suit Of clothes he kept
to go fishing in, supposing he ever did
go fishing-aber nowadays not alone
does young fellers like to act in real
life like the young fellers in maya.
zine stories, but they also want tc
look like the illustrations. An up-to-
date young Teller has got a different
suit of clothes for every purpose men
toned in a magazine story, even
he has to go without lunches to do IL
Yes, Birsky, the magazine artists
which is always drawing pictures from
young man in full dress suit, a cut
away or a tuxedo leaning over 9
grand piano while a lady is playin
her hardest to keep the blood circulat
ing so she wouldn't freeze from tn,
waist up, understand, such a maya
zine artist is doing more to max.
young men who are good dresser
raise checks and practice dcuble-dou
BILE entry than all the poolrooms, race
tracks, poker gnmes and roulette
wheels In America"
"Then. after all. Zapp," Blrsky said
magazine stories has a bad inhu
ence."
"Not on the dress suit, tuxedo and
cutaway business" Zapp replied, "noi
on the rubber tired spectacle business
neither"
"And how about gollef7" Brisk.
asked.
81 got no kick about gollef, Birsky,'
Zapp concluded. 'If my competitor
only devote enough time to IL, Birsky
am satisfied"
Copyright. New York Tribuns)
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09

find out what IL Is about. First the
Acting General Manager reads it and
says to the Second Assistant Vice
president: what some people wouldn't
do for money! And to make a note
in the story they used machine guns
on the strikers. When the Second AS
sistant Vice President got through
with 1t, he said that Teller who could
imagine such q rotten state of affairs
in any big Industrial community was
tiger in human form and made a
memorandum of the bull-ring idee, the
shutting off of supplies to the strik-
ers, including milk for their babies,
and one or two other pointers about
strikes, and then he passed II on to
the Head Actuary and says to him
that no wonder people hated the trusts
when such lies were allowed to be
printed about them, and that he
should look over the story and report
tomorrow morning at the latest what
could be done to equalize the wages
of the foreign mine laborers out I'm
Colorado with the foreign mine labor
ers in the story"
"Aber don't people get no good idees
out of magazine storiesT Birsky
asked.
WELL" Zapp said, 81 myself got a
couple designs for waists from maya
zine covers and figured / made five
per cent of the regular cost of the gar
ment or the goods 1 didn't use in the
neck and sleeves"
"You could have made more than
that IL you would be as sparing with
dress goods as the artists that draws
some magazine pictures" Birsky said.
IF a lady would select the kind and
amount of clothes that some maya
zine artists thinks plenty sufficient for
their pictures, and If she would wear
such clothes on Fifth Avenue, Zapp,
before the patrol wagon arrives. she
would attract a crowd of twenty thou
sand people"
"But there wouldn't be no magazine
readers among them" Zapp retorted.
'The magazines has given people very
liberal idees In the matter OF dress
and etiquette, Birsky. Yes, Birsky. a
lot Of people have changed their way
of living from reading magazine sto-
ries. Some of 'em moves into other
neighborhoods on account of 1t. Take,
for instance, Sam Zarodnlk of Zarod-
mix and Karpas, In the fur business
and Sam tells me he Is going to move
from 9Th Street to 26th Street"
"It's funny how people changes"
Birsky said. "Ten years ago when Ia
rodnik q Karpas signed checks, Kar-
pas wrote the Zarodnik and the Kar-
pas, and IL was as much as Sam could
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09

-And yet you say people gets good
idees out Of magazine stories" Birslgy
commented.
II said they get idees," Zapp admit
ted, ''but not always GOOD idees. For
instance, when them mining people
run off that strike there in Colorado.
they got their idees from a serial story
by the name The Guilty Dollar which
at the time he bought IL the maya
zine editor said was terribly exagger-
ated, because in this day and gener-
alton, understand, when a million
aire has got sense enough to make a
hundred million dollars in platinum
like Senator Caruthers-Steel Trap
Carruthers, they used to call him on
the Platinum Exchanged stood to
reason that he wouldn't stand for his
associates shooting down strikers and
their wives and children in cold blood,
Birsky. The magazine owner also
says to the author that he should
ought to be ashamed to write a story
where an American mine owner paid
foreign mine workers such a miserable
wages, understand, and that for
writing such an exaggerated and I'M
true story he couldn't give the author
the regular amount for the story, but
paid him $35 for 1t, which the author
figured was at the rate of &c. an hour
for his work. Later the magazine
owner got to like the story better, so
naturally when them Colorado mining
people reads on the front page of the
magazine that The Guilty Dollar is
a marvellous, gripping, genius-inspired
story of the Iowa Platinum Mines,
understand, and Is a mastery and
accurate study of the problem of min
ing capital and labor, they want to
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09

do TO write the ana Yet nowadays
that Teller is reading magazines yet"
"What are you talking nonsense
Sam Zarodnik reading magazinesT"
Zapp exclaimed. "S3m couldn't even
read electric signs in words of one
syllable, like Lunch and Cafe
said he was moving away from Sth
Street on account of other people
reading magazine stories, Birsky,
which If you read anything from mag
aZines, Birsliy, you would know II
that every magazine has got In IL at
least two stories where the scene Is
laid in a studio close to Washington
Square, and what nearly happens In
them studios, according to the stories,
Birsky, has created such q demand
for studios close to Washington
Square that all the furriers and cheap
clothing contractors has got to move
away from there; and the old run
down houses they used to occupy Is
being made over into studios and filled
with magazine readers at rentals
which a furrier or a clothing contrac-
tor would consider high for a sprinkled
fireproof loft with two elevators and
light on three Sides"
"Aber what does all the people want
studios for?" Birsky asked. "They
amt artists, are theyT
Listen, Blrsky," Zapp said. eff all
the people which rented studios in
New York was artists, understand,
the competition in the picture painting
business would make the cloak and
suit business look like it was run by
virtuous monopoly. AS a real es-
later you should know 1t, that from
reading magazine stories lot of peo-
pie has come TO consider as a studio
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09
KNOCKOUT FOR Mr.. BROWN
His Better HaIf's Story Of Experience
With Lottery Certainly Not
Flatterng to Him.

Mrs. Brown has a special horror Of
lotteries, and at all times and places
she embraces every opportunity of
holding forth with vehemence concern
Ing this pet abomination. Her indig-
nation will therefore be imagined
when, one evening, her worthy spouse
came home and proudly announced
that he had joined a goose club. For
something like an hour she poured the
Walls of wrath on her unfortunate hus-
bands head, while he endeavored
meekly to bear ii all.
AT last the warmth of the attack
proved quite too much for the long-en-
during John, and he decided that the
time had come for him to fire up in re-
turn.
II suppose, my DEAR" said he, en-
deavoring to be sarcastic, "you were
never In lottery, were your"
But, alas for the speaker Mrs.
Brown turned upon him with wither-
ing scorn.
"Once, John, and only once" said
she. They say, as you know, that
marriage is lottery. Well, went in
for that, and myself won goose Pr
London Tit-Bits.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09
Confirmed SUSPICION.

Uncle Nose was one of those omnis
cient persons who always refuse to ac
knowledge either establishment or ig
norance. When the circus and the
sideshow came to town and the pres.
tidigitator called for someone to go uI
on the stage Nose was pushed for.
ward. Presently the magician was tax.
ing various wonderful articles out of
Noses garments. Lastly, he extracted
a pair of white rabbits from Moses
bushy wool.
weren't you surprised at the rab-
bits, Mose?' asked his MASTER after
ward.
mo, sah," Nose answered. "Fact is,
sab, I'd been suspecting' dey's some
rabbits up there TO some time"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09
IncorriaibIe Elirt.

A newly married couple have just
moved into a bungalow in what the
real estate people call "a new develop
ment" near New York. The benevolent
land company runs an electric car from
the property to the railway station,
This ear, which (like the bonneville
trolley meets all trains. is manned, as
usual, by a conductor and motor
man, both of whom are naturally on
very friendly terms with the patrons.
The other day the brides mother came
to visit her. She noticed that her
daughter often waved a greeting to-
ward the electric car as 1t passed the
house. "Why, Gladys" said the old
lady, edo you know all the conductors
on this line MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09
HIGH COST OF LIVING

This is a serious matter with house
Keepers as food prices are constantly
going up. To overcome this, cut out
the high priced meat dishes and serve
your family more SINNERS Macaroni
and Spaghetti, the cheapest, NEST de-
licious and most nutritious of all foods.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book, telling
how to prepare 1t In hundred different
ways. It's free to every woman.-Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09
AItoqetner Too Economical.

Mr.. A.-So the Tompkins- Chorkins
match is broken off, is It?
Mr.. B.-Yes. The Tompkins object
ed to ChOrkins being so economical.
Mr.. A.-You astonish me.
Mr.. B.-Yes. You know he is a con.
tractor himself, and so sent circulars
to all the ministers In town asking for
their lowest estimates for performing
the ceremony.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09
"Flfty-Fifty."

In Cornwall, England. there was a
case involving the ownership of an
eight-day- clock. After listening to the
parties the judge said to the plaintiff /:
you get the clock"
"What do I getf" asked the defend
ant.
"You get the eight days."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-11-09
From a Grateful Massachusetts Woman.

Roxbury, Mass.-"I was suffering from inflam-
nation and was examined bv a physician who found
that my trouble was caused by displacement
My symptoms were bearing down pains, backache,
and sluggish liver / tried several kinds of medi-
cine; then was asked to try Lydia K. Pinkham'sl
Vegetable Compound It has cured me and am
pleased to be in my usual good health by using it
and highly recommend itn-Nfrs B. NJ OseooD.
Haynes Park, Roxbury, Mass.
IF you want special advice write TO lydia
e Pfnkham Medicine Co. (confidential Lynn
letter will be opened, read and answered by q W
I'm strict confidence.