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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19

Washington, Feb. 17.-Ambassador
Bernstorf and Secretary Lansing to-
day declined to discuss the situation.
1t is understood that Lansing told
Bernstorff that America viewed the
Teutonic submarine campaign against
merchantmen as violati> If inter-
national law. and Bernstorff told Ian
sing that Germany stands squarely by
It's pledges regarding submarine war;
fare. but Is unable to waive its rights
to sink armed merchantmen not of
the liner class.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19
(TO Bu CONTlNUED)

Il. Burton Hicks. member of the
house from Spartanburg. announced
tonight that he would very probably
be a candidate for State superintend- =
ent OF education. He will bo opposed
by ]. e. swearingen. incumbent.
Orlando, Feb. 1.-THE Maitland
Inn and two cottages were burned
early this morning. Guests escaped In
their night clothes. losing all their
personal effects. The loss is estimat.
ed at twenty-iive thousand dollars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19
APPROPRIATIONS N SENATE,
COMMITTEE MAKES CHANGES
AND REPORTS BILL BACK.
Makes q Number Of Additions TOtaling
Additional OF $lO8,0OO Over House
Figures Onc.half Mill for State Hos.
pital.

Columbia, Feb. 17.-After working
industriously and conscientiously for
about week on the annual appro-
priation bill the finance committee,
through its chairman, Senator Cbris-
tensen, introduced the measure in the
senate last night as a. third reading
measure. It carries an appropriation
OF La mills for ordinary expenses
OF the State government and 1-2 mill
for the State Hospital for the Insane.
This is a total levy Of 6 ga mills as
compared with seven mills for last
year. but is Ia mill larger than the
house allowed in the original bill. The
total carried by the senate bill is $2,-
514,S52.22. an increase of $106,000
over the measure as 1t came from the
house.
The most important and largest in
crease over the bill as sent from the
house is $4,000 increase for the State
Hospital for the Insane. but the An
ance committee was of the opinion
that the State is pledged to the i'm
provement Of the asylum and nothing
should deter the work now being
prosecuted there. The senate commit
tee also allows an annual salary of
$4,000 for the superintendent as COM
pared with the $1,000 stipulated by
the house.
Another important increase was
raising the original appropriation for
consolidated graded schools to $685.
900. which is a large amount over
the house bill. 49, -n7 --'----
Other important increases and ad-
ditions are: .~-s.
Roof for State house. $4,000.
New circuit, <5,425. =
State tuberculosis camp. $1,000.
University Of South Carolina, $3,-
600.
winthrop College, $4,000.
Industrial school at Florence. $1i,.
600. ~ -,
State Medical College. $4,000.
State Board Of Charities and Correc-
tioAs. $2.soo. 8
Miscellaneous, $1,000. ,g<
80 d. Z ~ 4
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19
BOMB PLOT FIRE.
British Munition ships. Burned a,
BrOOklyn Pier.

~
New York, Feb. 1.-two big Brit
ish steamships partly laden with war
munitions for the Allies. forty light
ers with their cargoes of OIL cotton
and shells and Pier So on the South
Brooklyn water front were DESTROYED
oy fire early today. 1t is believed this
was the result Of a bomb plot. The
total loss is estimated at least ilve
million dollars. The burned steamers
were the Bolton Castle and Pacific.
owned by the Castle line. The fire fol-
lowed an explosion. and spread 80
rapidly that the flremen were unable
to stem its progress Captain and
Mrs. Smith Of the Pacific are probably
fatally injured. The authorities are
making an Investigation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19
PUERIf0Y ELECTED JUDGE. :.
CHOSEN FOR NEW JUDICIAL DIS.
T2ICT OVER w. Is. GRUBER.
Torrens Land Registration Bill En-
acted into Law-Scnatc at Work on
Appropriation Bill-Passes Child
Labor Bill - Lever Recommended
for Agricultural Secretary.

Columbia, Feb. Thames E. Peuri-
foy, of Walterboro. was elected Judge
OF the newly created 14th circuit to-
day by the joint assembly, his only op-
ponent being w. B. Gruber. Mr..
Peurifoy is AZ years Of age and is said
to be lawyer of much ability. Geo.
Warren of Hampton a. few days ago
was elected to this position, but re-
signed.
The house this morning passed the
senate amendments to the bill provid-
ing for Torrens system Of land reg
istration and ordered the measure en-
rolled as an act.
The senate is working ON the appro-
priation bill. which is on third read
Ing, and generally is passing the items
as recommended from the finance
committee. The bill carries a total
of $2.514.652.22 and a six and three
fourth levy, an increase of $106,00O
over the amount provided by the
house.
The senate today passed the house
child labor bill prohibiting the EN-.
ployment Of children under IA years
of age in districts that have adopted
the compulsory school attendance
law.
Mr.. Wingard introduced a resolu.
ton in the house commencing A. F.
Lever for secretary Of i agriculture
should Secretary Houston be made
secretary Of war. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19
CHARGES BRANDE1s WITH CRIME
Says Nominee for Supreme Court Was
Hired to Wreck Railroad.

washington. Feb. 17.-Moorefield
Storey. Boston lawyer. told the sem
ate committee that Louis D. Brandeis
was hired by the New Haven to wreck
the New. England railroad and sue
ceeded tn SO doing. He charged Bran
deis brought suits against the New
England for the purpose Of wrsckine
its credit and interfering with It's divi-
dends with the result that the New
Haven got control Of its biggest com.
petitor. -
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Real Estate Transfers..

Louise B. Stubs to Della Davis, st
al, lot on Sumter street, $500.
Geo. L. Kicker, Mrs. Annie L.
Kicker and Fred F. Kicker. to Geo. d.
Levy, lot on Haynsworth Street, $500.
e. w. McCallum to w. B. samp.
son, lot on Walker avenue. 1926. p.
Z. W. McCallum to Mrs. Lily F.
Holcombe. lot on Hampton avenue,
$50 and assumption Of mortgage of
1915.
Mrs. M. c. Stubbs to Susannah and
Mary Mccullough, lot on Main street,
$215.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19
e. A. OTIS LECTURE.
Many Subjects Mentioned in Talk BY
Famous Platform Orator.

If all Of the many subjects men:
toned and the great abundance Of ad-
vice given by Edward Amherst OFT,
famous platform lecturer and orator
could be summed in oAe word, 1t
would be expressed lin the word
think" which was what Mr.. OFT told
hte.audience to do-and he gave them
q great many new thoughts on which
to think. ::
Mr.. Otis chief line of talk was that
1t did not matter how much or how
little one knew, unless this knowledge
was applied to practical purposes for
the benefit Of mankind. Haunted
Houses" was an instructive and enter
tanning lecture. The application of
this novel subject being to the action
of the brain, or as Mr.. OFT expressed
1t Il would very much rather have q
small factory than a very large
warehouse" The brain should be a
place for creating and not merely a
place to store knowledge. "As a man
thinks. 30 he is" stated Mr.. OFT in be-
ginning his lecture, when he sought
to show that ones. mind should hold
good and not bad thoughts.
MIR. OFT took a rap at yellow jour-
nalism and bad literature. a shot at
religious orgies" of the Billy Sunday
style. saying that the greatest sermon
Of all, as far as had ever been known,
was preached by man who was SIT
ting down; he touched on socialistic
doctrines when he brought in the
property-sharfng and profit sharing
schemes. which he considered the best
system Of securing efficiency in work,
and he wound up with taste Of re-
ligious doctrine and the expression of
beliefs in the universe that there
should be a universal religion.
AS stated before, his lecture cover
ed a wide variety of subjects, and
Mr. OFT proved indeed a stimulator, Of
thought. which he is always referred
to as being. He was introduced by
Supt. Edmunds, who referred to the
fact that Mr.. OFT had been in Sumter
two 5aars before. when he had spoken
on the subject "Sour Grapes" Mr..
OFT at that time. he stated, had left
our mental mouths watering for fur
ther talk, and the people of Sumter,
fortunately, were not like the fox, for
Mr.. OFT had come back to them,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19
NEGROES LOSE LIVES.
Skidder Overturns In Savannah River
Swamp,

SAAuUCr OSCrturuS III savannah River
Swamp.
Estill, Feb. 16.--As the result OF
the overturning Of a skidder operated
by Hamilton Ridge Lumber company
In the Savannah river swamp on yes.
terday Melvin Ginnette was crushed to
death, by being caught beneath the
overturned boiler, and william Reed
was 50 badly scalded that death re-
suited in a few hours; both were
caught beneath the machinery and
remained there some time before be.
ing extricated. Ginnett's life was
crushed out, but Reed was sca1ded to
death by escaping steam. Both were
negro laborers employed by the COM
pany. -.
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FIRE IN FALL RIVER.

Two City Blocks Destroyed-Eoss Two
Million Dollars.
Fall River. Mass, Feb. 1s.-F9rs
destroyed two city blocks on South
Main street early this morning. Six
teen buildings were burned. The loss
is two million dollars. The heavy
blanket Of snow on the roofs was tho
only thing that saved the entire oity
from destruction.
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suFFaisE FIGHT TABLED.
ACTION ON FRANCHISE AMEND
MENT DEFERRED.
Some Advocates OF Ballot Extension
Maintain That Postponcment Il
Good Thing.

Washington. Feb. 15.-With the
support Of suffrage sympathizers who
thought the time inopportune for a
vote in the house on the pending suf-
frage constitutional amendment, q
motion to postpone a report on the
measure until the next session of con-
sress was adopted 9 to by the Judi
ciary committee.
At the same time the committee re-
jected on q tie vote o similar motion
to postpone until next session re-
port on the prohibition amendment.
Saffragists Immediately launched q
fight for reconsideration Of the action.
At least three II not four members ia
vorable to their cause were absent
when the vote was taken, they said.
The suffrage vote came after q
heated conflict between various fac
lions supporting the proposals. Rep
resentatives Of the Congressional
union who were eager for a vote on
the Susan b. Anthony proposal urged
members until today to vote imme-
diately and report 1t. Mrs. Antoinette
Funk of the National Woman Suffrage
association, however. fearing defeat
OF the measure. began to peldge It's
friends to vote for an indefinite post
ponement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19
MEXICAN UPRISING THREATEN.
ED.

United States Hears Reports From
Border OF Threatened Revolution.
Washington, Feb 17.-The war de.
partment has received advices from
the border stating that Diaz and HUI.
erta followers are preparing a new
revolution. Their Mexican agents in
New Orleans. Los Angeles and other
cities are ordered kept under surveil-
lance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19

books. This, to my mind. is q splen-
did service to the State, and clearly
shows that the credit of old South
Carolina is still good in the money
markets OF the world"
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TO CONFER WITH DANsrN(,.

BefnstDrn Will Give Written State.
ment OF Germany's Pledges. -.
washington, Feb. 17.-Amba.,sado dor
Won Bernstorff this morning arranged
a conference with Secretary Lansing
for this afternoon. 1t is understood
the German ambassador will submit
q written reiteration of Germany's
pledges not to sink passenger carrying
liners without warning.
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WILL NOT make STATEMENTS
LANSING AND BERNSTORFF RE-
FUSE TO TALK ON NATTER
DISCUSSED.

Reported That Bernstor6 Told Secre-
tary That Germany Would not Re.
treat from Threat to Sink Armea
Merchant Ships, While Lansing
Told Ambassador That Submarine
Warfare Of Tclltons Was Regarded
by America as Violation of Intcrna.
tiOnal Law.
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Augusta. Feb. 16.--James Wilkin-
son, one of the receivers of the Geor-
sia and Florida railroad. and former
vice president Of the road. died todav
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SEABOARD TRAIN WRECKED.

Six Passengers Reported Hurt at
Chester, Va.
Richmond, Feb. 1.-THE north
bound Seaboard Florida Special was
wrecked today near Chester, Virginia.
Six passengers are reported injured.
Several Pullmans were overturned.
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RRDWN CoNsoh BONDS REDEEM.
|. ss.:ss I: :sS,i,,sS I; ED. -

a. = a F. =
Nd6 Binds VIII Bear Only -Four Per
Cent Interest and WIN Save State
$4,000 Yearly.
Columbia, Feb. 1.-THE brown con-
son Bonds Of the state, amounting to
$4,000. .o00. will be refunded by bonds
bearing four per centum interest un-
der the terms of bid awarded last
night to syndicate composed Of
Townsend, Scott & Co., Of Baltimore,
Stacey & Vaughn. of New York, and
Palmetto National bank, of Columbia.
Their bid was for the entire amount
at par. with accrued interest to date
anasa premium Of $20,O16. This will
bea saving to the State of $4,000
yearly and will put a million and a.
half dollars on tho tax books as i ST.
ments by banks In bonds whic.l will
not be exempt from taxation.
The sinking fund. commission voted
unanimously to award the bid to this
syndicate. The commission Is COM
posed OF Gov. Manning, State Treasur-
er Carter, Comptroller General Saw
yer. Chairman Lilies of the ways and
means committee Of the house and
Chairman Christensen Of the finance
committee of the senate.
Manning Makes Statement.
Gov. Manning last night made the
following statement in reference to
the action OF the Sinking Fund Com
mission, In the sale of the brown con-
sol bonds. Gov. Mannin-c1s chairman
Of the Sinking Fund Commission.
AS the governor of the State, and
as q business man and taxpayer, T am
very much gratified that the Sinking
Fund Commission has been able to
make such an advantageous sale of
the bonds. the proceeds Of which are
to be used for the redemption of the
brown consol bonds and stocks. ap-
proximating $4,soo.0O0. and saving to
the taxpayers Of South Carolina ap.
proximately $4,000 per year. in ad-
dition to placing about $1.5OO.000 on
the tax books, that has been exempt
from taxation in the past.
THE bid accepted provides for the
payment at par and accrued interest
to date, and in addition to this, a pre-
MUM Of $20,016.00. The new bonds
bear per cent. interest. whereas the
old bonds to be redeemed by these new
ones. bore 1-2 per cent interest.
The act of 1912 authorizing this ac
of the Sinking Fund Commission,
authorized the Sinking Fund Commits
sion to offer and pay commission to
parties placing said bonds and stocks,
of not exceeding $4,000. The Sinking
Fund Commission has not paid, or
promised to pay, one dollar as COM
mission on this transaction. This is
another saving Of $4,000. In other
words. the action of the Sinking Fund
Commission, by unanimous vote.
Will save to the taxpayers $4,000 au-
thorised for commissions; approx.
mateIy $4,000 per year for interest,
a nd will ,1ooa enn mn
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into money. Cost prices in many instan-
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in such departments where new stocks
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are almost impossible to get at This
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tiny. This IS a sale for turning stock
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time, and in protection to our customerI
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-29
TIME TO ACT NOW.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
our business, with baldy elevators and
dingy stairways, and every way dis
creditable to such a municipality as
ours
In view Of all these things, it is
hard to understand why our officials
should daily along and kill time while
the interest as well as the pride of
our city arc crying aloud In protest.
There can be no advantage in the way
of trade accruing from delay, for real
estate is getting higher all the time.
and 10 publish the fact that the city
Is in need Of more ground is an addi-
tional incentive for Spectators to
boost prices still more in the hope
that the city's necessity will rebound
to their profit The truly patriotic lot
owner would rather be willing to fore
go some OF his profits for the general
good of the city, because whatever
makes Tulsa better will in the long
run add to his individual prosperity.
There is no need of graft, for honesty
and civic spirit in the long run pay
the best dividends.
One Of the sites offered is peculiarly
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-29
Commercial club Organized.

SpctlHl To lhe MOflu.
COMMERCE.. Okla, Nov 2S-
Last evening in spite OF the bad
weather, the Commerce Commercial
club was permently organized, with
the following officers elected: Presi-
dent, G. :, Cox of the Quapaw Sup
ply company; vico-presidcnt, John
West. of the Cook West Lumber COM
pany; secretary. August Mayerhotf.
of the Commerce News, and treas
urer, j. j. Mccarthy. Of the Il. c.
Geek Lumber company, Some two
weeks ago a meeting was held of the
business men of the town and 1t was
then that it was decided to organize
the commercial club. Committees
were appointed and membership So
licited. The club starts with an en-
rollmcnt OF 81 business men. and it
is hoped that the number wlll.be in
creased to hundred In the next few
weeks. There Is lots OF work ahead
of the new organization and the
membership is enthusiastic for maxi
ing the commercial club an impor-
tant factor in Commerce for the bet
tcrment and upbuilding OF the entire
community.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-29

ndaptod to the wants OF the munici-
.politv. It is centrally located, is off
the busiest arteries of trade, but still
near enough, Is in good shape to be
transformed to suit the city's needs
and can still be secured for reason
able sum. We refer to the Christian
church lot on Fourth and Boulder.
There Is a space of 70N9O feet that *
offered the city now at the bargain
price of $4,000. and we fail To see
why il does not in every way meet the
demands of the occasion more nearly
than anything that has yet been Of
fcrcd II is close to the new post
office, the Ellks hall. the Y. w. G. A..
and near enough to be convenient to
the congcstcd business section. Com
petcrt architects have agreed that the
building offers chances to be altered
at n cost $4,000 less than the same
could be built new. which makes the
property cost only $1,000, while the
lot alone Is worth the price asked and
could be easily sold for more.
We fail To understand why thcre Is
any further hesitation in the matter
Every day that passes by Increases
the probability that some far-sccing
investor VIII grab up this bargain In
advance of the city, or at least make
an offer that will cause the owners
to raise the price. The taxpayers have
n right to demand that their money
when spent shall be spent to the best
advantage ana we fail to see the wis
dom of prolonging the uncertainty and
adding to the probability that ultl-
mately the enterprise will cost the
city more than it needs to. The time
to act is now. The city's interest
should come ahead of the interest of
| any man or set of men. Further de-
lay Is likely to be costly and is alto
gether unnecessary.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-29
SAN ANTONIO WIVES
BAKE FOR SOLDIERS
Five Thousand Pies and $500 Big
Cakes Prepared for
Border Boys.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 2S.--
big cakes are being baked by the
housewives of san Antonio today for
the Is, 600 soldiers at Fort Sam Hous-
ton and Camp Wilson. The Rotary
club is sponsoring the plan to give the
soldiers Thanksgiving dinner IA home
touch and will attend to the collec-
tion and distribution OF the pastry
and cakes. a similar plan is being
followed in Corpus Christi by the
Rotary club there which is securing
enough home-cooked pies and cakes
TO feed the five thousand Texas troops
on duty there. The soldiers will have
turkey and all the "fiXins" supplied
by the government which, with the
home baked pies and cakes will make
Il substantial Thanksgiving meal.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-29
Carries IA Moral.

"Thc lesson TO drawn from the re-
sults f,f the mast wears saving bv $50
m1crn1,rrs of rho accounts i'm the threc
bonlr Of Tulsa " s,ia a prominent Of
fic,ni Of ono of the banks YESTERDAY.
..is nne of the rrcotest that thrift can
teach
"rnis important subject 8 many
sided ana Its scope is as broad as the
habits and the thots of those who are
ncouointod with If. 'TCc much can
not ho said % the practice that has
come from tho small beginning made
i'm this direction.
"As an illustration, There was n
,,mc when thc nlcrchnnts of a city
made tho malo- norton of their
Cbristmas solcs on credit To do this
thcv we're forced t. huv, in "A large
nooSsure ON time Following The hol-
idays the class of persons largely rep
resented i'm the savings clubs We're in
debt irving for weeks and weeks aft
er Christmas to pay their accounts.
The merchants were forced to sell at
a higher rate to protect these ac-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-29

six thousand accounts, and pass them
thru the grill window TO the savers
who remark, well! It's just like
finding It."
These six thousand savers are mem.
bers Of Christmas savings account
clubs that have been organized in Tul-
sa by local financial Institutions. Dur
ing the last year they have deposited
weekly. and regularly sums ranging
from 25c to $40. Now they are rea-
llzing on their investment, and the
realization that they have a substan-
Christmas goods Is a now feeling, ac-
cording to local bankers, it is feeling
OF &C nfidence on the part of the saw
ors and feeling that better friend
ship has been created between the
banks and their customers.
Three Banks Take Part.
During the past year. three of Tul-
sa's banks have orened Christmas
savings accounts. The Exchange Ma
tiCnal, the Producers State and the
C,rtrM National have created sepa-
rate departments for these accounts,
ana thru the departments more than
six thousand accounts have been cre-
dted.
UrGer the plan of these accounts,
a deposit Of one dollar a week for
fifty weeks. pays at the end of the
year, $50 with interest a deposit
weekly of SO will at the end OF the
fifty weeks, give the depositor, or,
better, the saver, fund of 500 with
which to do holiday shopping. Some
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-29

SpeciAI 10 Inc WOrIu.
BRlsTOW, Okla. Nov. 2S. - This
Bristow Commercial club Is now be-
ginning to get ready for an active
campaign for the hottorment of Bris-
tow in an industrial way With an,
ayiple supply of gas now assured, the
president OF the club says that hel
thinks II Is time for tho business mon|
to awaken to the fact that the city|
needs more factories and places forl
men to find employment, lie thinkf
an active movement should be madd
at once to secure them so that theI
can be ready for an early building
move i'm the spring. President GROOM
is an ardent booster for Bristow and
fully believes it is the coming city II
oklahoma.