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TO ENFORCE lnTI-TIPPlIe.
WATSON WILL ACT UNDER
OPINION BY PEOPLES.
L. r. A. Members Charge Violations
Of Observation-Disclosures inspectors
Have Full Power.

Columbia. June 3.-Inspectors Of
the State department OF agriculture
will be instructed to strictly enforce
the anti-tipping act which was pass.
ed by the 1915 session Of the general
assembly. No provision was made
for the enforcement Of the law.
Recently members of tho T. p. A.
made complaint to A. u. Hill, 80.
licitor. as to violations Of the law.
Solicitor Hill took the matter up
with Commissioner Watson and also
asked for an opf~ion from the attor-
ney general as le right of the i'm
spectors to en- : the anti-tipping
law. Acting - the opinion OF tbs
attorney gem Commissioner Wat
son s stated the law win be en-
The folys g is the opinion! lion Of the Y.
attorney - iral which was ! stven
upon reSo of Solicitor Hill: 'T
have re~ ID a copy of your letter OF
May ~ I, the Hon. E. =. Watson.
comm" ner Of agriculture. COM
mere d industries. with reference
to the enforcement Of the anti-tipping
law. passed by the general assembly
In 1915. and. in reference thereto 4
beg to say that the duties and e;a-
thority imposed upon tie shove
named commissioner are broad
enough to justify him ins xequiting
the inspectors employed hy him to
report and prosecute violations Of the
above law. :liS,sy5if ftY1''s
while this duty is not specifcally
imposed upon the department of agri-
culture. commerce and Industries, all
law officers are charged with seeing
to the enforcement Of the laws and
it would not be beyond the powsr, OF
the commissioner to reqplre stha HI,
spectors toslook after this mat tteFx
L wi ~ II
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DIES FROM POISON.
Young Saluda Woman Takes Own
Life,


Saluda, June 2.-On Sunday night
Miss Claude Lorick. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Lorick. of the Clyde
section Of this county. committed sui
side by taking dose of poison. She
took the poison about IL O'Clock and
died shortly afterward. She was 26
years OF age. A physician who was
hastily summoned failed to reach her
before death.
The cause is unknown. She was
very popular In her community and
her death Is the cause of much sad
mes. She leaves her father and moth
er and several brothers and sisters.
The funeral services and interment
took place at Clyde chapel Monday
afternoon In the presence Of large
number of friends and relatives.
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], AlE IlsI |! .EI!|IFgllfE ~, q ],
GOVERNOR MANNING
f CHARLESTON no IT'S n0Qfts &
OFFICERS. /, lpse'
Executive is Pleased with K9St4D
Which Have Been Made to ONbse
Prohibition Acts-Idquor CQns&n&1eo
In County and Governor CulAtGfo
With Martin. Ssfss

Columbia, June 3.-AnnouncetnsxA
was made at the governors office ~.
terday that the State constables arl
to be withdrawn from the city 4 of
Charleston. The announcement FOL.
lowed a conference in Charleston be.
tween Gov. Manning and Sheriff Mar
tin and Mayor Tristram r. Hyds,
when the question OF enforcing tho
prohibition law was discussed, sever.
al constables will be maintained In
Charleston county and on the ~sat1f
front. ,ftSgf
Il am well pleased with the efforts
of the city officials and the result OF
their work is apparent" said Gov.
Manning In discussing the matter. "A
sufficient number Of constables win
be kept on duty to assist Sheriff Mar
tin in the county. The enforcement
of law will continue with unaba&&d
vigor. There will be no let up, bit
where the local officials are able 20
handle the situation I shall not inter.
fere. My desire and determination -
to see that the laws are enforced.
Gov. Manning said that the people
Of Charleston are supporting their of
ficials in their efforts to enforce law.
Gov. Manning was we'll pleased With
the cordial reception he received
while in Charleston. He was. especlAi.
ly gratified with the progress Of the
Medical college.
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WILL LEAVE MANNING.
Rev. j. A. Anslcy Accepts Florida
Call.

I. Manning. June 2.-The Rev. ]. A..
Ansley. for the past three years pas
tor Of the Manning Baptist church.
has rendered his resignation to take
effect the last of this month, he hav-
ing accepted call to the pastorate Of
the First Baptist church in Pensacola.
Fla. Mr.. Ansley's pastoral work in
Manning has been highly successful
and acceptable. The friends he has
made here are not limited to his con-
gregation or his denomination, for
every one that knows him is his
friend. Great regret will be felt at
his departure from Manning but ali
the people will heartily wish for him
abundant success in his new field.
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DuI nm llvEll0l.
1A1ku1gO vIs4rs TOWNS IN
RARrAlgBURG.
Z - rnscstlvs Te1ls rsspse q sac-
- - Hi AdnsnAstrsaion -spsnds
~ Day-ovaAAua ae Inman.

oartanburg. June 3.--0ov. n. /.
I }Dnlne Was given an ovation Ct IN
60 thAs nornins. who're he dslivsrsd
- nrA speech sf his upstate
I eoparE The sovsrnor's speech was
ooee1 uainly 70 oatllpins M work
eooonrueAsa ~ ~ sAtnlnl1( 1ttou
1~1v ~ pest two years. especially
T. tpAwpnce 70 law enforcement
- Ct4assstoA county. ana the work
= eoanset1on with the Improvement,
81 ~ 'seats Hsepttal tor the Insane
g Co1gmbta.
1As ssvsrnor arrived In th1 cls,
49, norning at 1A3e o'eleek ana af
~ oreselAg Z nunlsr of his sup
orstsss ~ the s(aflen l,s Ieft imnsdi
ooo1y y a automosils Tor rnman
N1ere ~ hut aGdrsin Of thu da!
- 1styorsd. SNORT addrssss. wsr,
80 = r1e.ral - ursmlins. Cam
{0 1andrum. Cossins' store
1)<oSn ~ cAsssss. Ths govsfno
: ,<so>ve e ~ oeqc1 ~ spssch Of Nh
1sy's tiss = sssqs ton,sht atA
- ivsvsr.er ~ ,seonpaas,d o,
~ tsap tsa.v & q. MsCltln. u. y
psiasrs II. Tx h q. o. HSaron
llssss Dsovn. Il ~. Psrrin an,
A1ooet d rsnG 90 ne Ter rail-
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lleslllE CLEAR OF CHARGES
COURT DIsMISsEs RULE AGAINST
CONGRESSMAN.
Throws Out Case Before Attorneys for
south Carolina Complete Their

Washington. June 2.-1-justice Nc
Coy. presiding in the District supreme
court. today dismissed the rule whic.,
was issued by him two weeks ago
against ]. w. Ragsdale of the sixth
South Carolina district. ordering him
to appear In court and state what
had become Of certain notes which
some months ago were sent him for
collection BY the Free Sewing Ma
chine company against parties in
South Carolina. ~
When the case was taken up the
machine people desired to have the
case continued but. on motion OF
Douglas. Rufhn 4 Obear. attorneys
for. Mr.. Ragsdals. this was not done
and before they had completed read
ing their answer, to the complaint Jus
ties Mccoy odersd that the case be
dismisssd.
It was, shown that all the money
involved In the case. about $1,000, had
been collected BY the sewing machine
company and the purpose of. the
action against Mr.. Rassdale was "a
set the notes In hand. Mr.. Ragsdale's
answer that they had been suninten.
tionally mislaid or lost was entirely
sufficient hence the dixmisal by JUS
tee Mccoy.
/ Today's actor complete exon
eration Of any careiessness or negli-
gsnce on the part Of Mr.. Ragsdsle
and the fact that the case was dis.
misssd before his attorneys had finish.
ed reading their answer Indicates tina,
there was no case upon which to brins
setion against the South Carolina con.
grsssman. l
! Mr.. Rassdals has accepted an invi.
tation to address the rural letter car,
Irisfs. Of 4south Carolina at Columbls
July 3 and 4. az. ~ &
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/. MANY DEAD IN SEA FIGHT.
London Estimates Dead at Eight Thousand
on Both Sides.
DeDies Loss of Wsste and arlboroush as Claimed by
Germans, but Admtn Sinking of Invincble. Germany
Rejoices at Naval Victory.

London. June s.-That the British
destroyer Shark and the German
cruiser Elbing were lost In TIE naval
battle was established. Thesloss Of
life Is estimated at from I'VE 10 eight
thousand. The British adminJlty de-
MES the destruction Of the Briesh bat
tleships Warspite and Marbsr1ugh. az
Germany ,claimed. The Gsr1nans do
not claim they destroyed thel Invin-
cible. whose loss the British admit
Probably the Germans had mistaken
the Invincible for the Warspitl
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HUNDREDS OF BODIES SEEN.

Danish Fishermen Report Seeing
Floating Bodies-Six Zeppelins in
! Battle. q
London, June 3.-Six Zeppelins were
IN the air fleet participating in the sea
night, according to mail advices from
Copenhagen. Fishermen arriving at
Esbterg report seeing outside OF
Blaavands Hulk hundreds Of bodies OF
British and German sailors, The
fishermen observed large quantities OF
OIL on the surface. apparently from
the submarines. ,...,..f.
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fzEPPELIN DESTROYED IN SEA
FIGHT.

Vessel Set Afro by British. Gs1is and
Grow Pcrished on Danish S'oast.
Copenhagen. June a.--A Zeppelin
was DESTROYED In the naval battle and
the crew perished. FishermSni atriv-
tns to lend assistance deaaArSd that
they saw the airship set afirsitS Brit
fsh shells and destroyed :forty9 miles
OF the Thydorden coast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-07
MIR. WHALEY IN THE CHAIR.
Presides Over National House Will,
Dignity and POisc.

Washington, June 1.-Congressman
Whaley was called to the chair this
afternoon by Speaker Clark during
consideration Of the naval appropria- =
ton bill, and presided over thu house
with dignity and poise. So1th Caro-
lima representatives remarked that
Speaker Whaley" seemed quite nat
ural, In view of the Charleston con-
sressman's four years service as
speaker Of the State house OF repre-
sentatives.
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HOLIDAY IN BERL1xsI

Flags Deck Buildings ana a5ehoOls
Turn out FOR Parade OF TfkGnph At
! Naval Victory.
y Berlin. June 3.-All 0efnnrny is
rejoicing over the great navail victory
over tho British feet. ThA 5&aty 10
nag bedecled and the school lcAiidren
were given holiday to paruclpats In a
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Hughes Wont Talk.

Washington. June s.-Justice
Hughes, through his secretary. today
authorized the statement that he will
make no further comment on the
boom for his nomination. There will
be no further statement Of any. kind. IS
Secretary Green said today.
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Paris. 5uHs .--rhroussheut the
might the 0srnans continusd launch
ing ssseults againss the >lsrench po-
sations at rogt vAux Thhr attacks
wsrs rspulsed. The Germans have
ceeupssd . ditch near the fort. The
oeffhans for thirty-six hours have
eesa hurting troops against the
Sssneh pestiosas. northeast Of vsr-
dun German attacks asainst Fort
vsux and adjoining positions were
carried out by . hundred thousand
nsn. (.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-07

Sumter Is planning lot Of street
paving and the argument has arisen
over the saving Of trees. Many cities
In the country think as much of their
trees as they do Of their paving, not
ably In the plains cities Of the middle
vrst--Columhia RECORD,
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'lEvsI FR9n WASHINGTON.


Says Carrsnza VIII Help Capture Ban.
dts Reported THAT Bandits Rob.
bed American Consulate In Peru
: TO Ascertain II American Naval At
tache Is Safe--To Investigate Re.
port That Peruvian Strikers Have
Killed Americans and British.
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FORCE TO STAY IN MEXICO.
Probably WIZ Remain st Least Two
Months, Judging by Shipmcnts Of
Supplies.

Ella Paso. Juno 3.-Extensive ship
ments Of supplies to the American
forces are considered conclusive evi-
dsncs that the troops will be main
tanned In Mexico for at least two
months.
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triumphal procession through the
streets. Thanksgiving services are
oeing held in the churches. Vice
Admiral Sceer's picture is displayed
everywhere. The fleets activity Is
believed to be the result Of the Kais-
-er's visit to Wilhelmshaven.
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: WAY 10 SNOW PATRIoFIsM



rermg Hn1ie, 20 Cosnfy. !:
/, i. s,s4 y y Y a. ~ s.....ssS
stomstAs DslIy Itszs. June ..
The thrSs-day short course in do.
msstic science which has for its mair
objsct the instructions about how "a
make the homes more economical. ef.
icieut and beautiful. and which line
Of work In the long run makes the ru.
raj homes more attractive and con.
tributes to the health. contentment
happiness and prosperity of the ma.
tion. has been endorsed by sumter's
business men on several occasions OF
late.
One Sumter business establishment
HARDY 4 Co. Incorporated, is 80 much
Impressed with this three-day course,
June 1%th, 18th. 1sth. that Mr.. A. C.
Phelps, the general manager, author
ised the Chamber Of Commerce to pay
Miss Lennon one hundred dollars to.
wards the prizes and other expenses,
and to draw on Hardy 4 Co. for this
amount.
But the people Of Sumter have an
opportunity of exhibiting In another
substantial and pleasant way thoir
friendship for the girls of the can
ming and tomato clubs who will be
In Sumter June 18th. 18th, 18th, as
the guests Of Sumter. by throwing
open their homes to these young lady
visitors.
Mrs. Nina Solomons. president of
Sumter Civic League. DR.. j. H. Hayns-
worth. county Superintendent of Ed
uction and the Sumter Chamber of
Commerce through It's office force,
are the members of the local COM
mittee on hospitality charged with the
duty of securing places of entertain
ment for about one hundred of these
young ladies. Time Is short
and those who will entertain are
urged to phone or write Mrs. Solo
mons or Secretary Reardou without
further delay SO that an index record
or homes provided may be made up
and assignments of homes made for
the visitors.
The Committee on Hospitality.
Mrs. Nina Solmons. President Sum-
ter Civic League. Chairman; Mrs.
Wesley A. Brown. Assistant Secretary
Sumter Chamber of Commerce: DIR. J.
II. Haynsworth. County superintend-
ent of Education; e. I. Reardon,
Managing Secretary Chamber of
Mrs. solomons will appoint other
to cooperate In this great
work and In the entertainment of the
visitors. and to assist Miss Lennon
m the three-day course Of instruction.
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las SHIPS ENGAGED.

Acppelins Aid Batt1eships In Fight in
"a North Sea-. s.
London, June ga hundrad and
twenty-five warships Of various class
es. including Zeppelins, were engaged
IN the great naval battle. The. de-
struction Of three battle: crniserx Ivy
the Germans has revived the reports
that monster seventeen inch guns are
being installed upon the German
ship& = ,.-... e
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Baltimore. June 3.-Commander
Symington's relatives have received a
from him In London stat
Ing that he Ia safe.
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Announced at SalOnili That Conflict
with Bulgars Starts.

oalobini. Juno 2.--Fighting between
Greek and Bulgarian soldiers near
Dsmar Hissar and the bombardment
Of two Bulgarian cities by allied aero
planes are announced by the military
suGoritiss.
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London. June 3.-The British
steamship Elm Grove has been sunk
BY . submarine. The vessel was un.
armed. .t4h
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London. June s,--Ths British
steamer 0olsconda has been torpedoed
aud four Of the crew are missing.
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BRzz1sH SUBMARINE ACTIVE.
TMoo GcvmAn eeeanneru .yOppeaoed
g, iWkhose Warnins
bsrlin. June s.--rhres, German
sesamsrs were torpedoed without
warning on the Swedish coast. An
Ensfish submarine torpedosd the
ships. iN

6esAan Ctuses and Grow lost.
Berlin. June s.--rhs German cruis-
or Frsusnlob has been given up as lost
with its crew and materials
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Social Revolution Leader Severely
Punished for Burning American

PUNISHED for Burning American
Flag.
New York. Juno 2.--Bouckwhite,
the leader Of the church of the social
revolution was sentenced to thirty
days Imprisonment and fined one
hundred dollars for desecrating an
American flag by burning It last night.
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PERsHING WARNS GAvIRA.
Things at Breaking Point i'm Mexico
Pcrshing May Have to Fight.

Ell Paso, June 2.-Gen. Pershing has
served notice on Gen. Gavira that
Mexican soldiers must not approach
within gun range Of the American
line Of communications. 1t is under
stood that Gen. Pershing also de-
manded that Mexicans cease attacking
his army transports.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-25
AN AVOWED ENEMY OF THE
PRESIDENT.

Reproducing extracts from the
Colquitt letter and commenting on
same. the Waco Morning News says:
Ii is no news to the people of
Texas that Governor Colquitt Is
seeking so rally around his standard
every element that is, for any reason,
opposed to the president and his
policies. II is somewhat surpf.is-
ing, however, to learn that he has
personally solicited the aid of eastern
agents of the German propaganda
which is endeayoring to control the
German vote i'm this country in sup
port of the wishes of the kaiser's
government.
The explanation made by Governor
Colquitt's son and campaign mama
ger OF this remarkable letter goes
wide of the mark. The governors
letter speaks fer itself. Ii would
be far better for him to come out
squarely and declare that he is maxi
ing the fight as an advocate of the
policies proposed for the United
States by Won Jagow and Beth
MANN HOllweg.
The people az Texas owe "A debt Of
gratitude to the New York World
for disclosing exactly where Cover
uor Colquitt stands. IL is up to them
Ia determine whether they viii send
&c the senate an ayowed friend or
am avawed enemy of the democratic
administration.
We fancy there are many Germans
IN Texas who win resent the sugges-
ton that they owe higher allesi-
ance ca the government OF the kaiser
than To the government of the United
States. Governor Calquitt is not the
| only politician who has made that
mistake.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-25
Notice.

wish to call the attention of the
patrons of tie rural routes in this
territory to the fact that | have re-
ceiyed instructions from the post
office department to have all box
owners on these routes to have their
names plainly printed or painted on
their boxes I'm large letter SO as to
be easily seen and have this done as
soon as possible This is very essen
tial to assist in the proper delivery
of your mail. So please comply with
this request. The department Is
very anxious that YOU should get
good service So If there is any err
rors in the delivery of your mail
please report it to me in person Sc
we may try and correct the error.
j. w. SINGLETON, p. NJ.
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WHIfE TIfnr or TTBTITTTY

| NV i4ifHHt w
Commenting ON the attempt of o.
Il. CoIqultt To- round up the German-
American vote Of Texas, the austin
american says:
The expose Of the subtle attempt
~ Oscar u. Colquitt to organize,
I through sinister influences In New
YORK. an important. respectable and
considerable element of the voting
population of Texas into faction
that would solitlly support bis
present political aspirations has
created profound sensation.
Austin American on sunday
morning published. in full, the de-
tails OF the scheme over Colquitts
own signature. Yesterday morning
the Dallas News gave prominence to
tie same letter.
For some time hints of such n
conspiracy have been afloat, but its
existence could hardly be credited.
The revelation came To most of us as
n shocking surprise.
II Is not enough To point out that
the leaders OF the infamous plot 10
control the government of the United
States through the senate have no
standing and have frequently been
discredited by those they impudently
pretend Ia control The insult
offered all Americans of German
blood and German sympatLies should
and undoubtedly will--be effec-
lively resented.
II has been Austin Americans OBJ
scrvation that, To as great an extent
as do the people of any other race,
our Gernan-bIooded citizens read
and think and act for themselves.
The assumption that they are To be
led like So many sheep by any man
or set of men, that they can be in
fluenced by the vain and vapid in-
situations of ordinary politicians and
polluted propagandists, is a sIur as
monst,ous and abominable as it Is
unmerited and unwarranted.
Ex-Governor Colquitt owes his
public career largely to the partiaii-.
Is of the German citizens of Texas.
He has always received distinguished
consideration at their hands. He
undoubtedly did not intend that 1T
should become known that he had
bargained with New York agents
for their continued support. That is
why he took the precaution to add to
his proposition: II think it would be
well for such letters as You may
write to be confidential, for reasons
which YOU can readily understand"
IL would have been better for his
political prospects had he also ad-
ded: please burn this letter."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-25
DEMOCRATS Of TEXAS
SHOULD DEFEAT D. B.
C0LQUITT FOR SENATE
CONTINUED from page -.


chain OF opposition that has been
known in Washington for a long
time.
"When MIR. Colquitt issued his
Houston statement against the VIII
son administration, nearly eighteen
months ago. in which he character
izcd the administration as failure,
/; was then understood he sought to
soIidify the Texas Germans behind
himself in his race for the senate.
Politicians were astounded II think
that MIR. Colaait, could figure ON
carrying "A state Ike Texas b. fight
inc a na. ,anai democratic admiiiis-
tta,ion. All doubt as To the former
governors Intentions in his attack
on President Wilson were swept
away by publication of the letter
e. sir. Koeible and its companion
letter IL Bernard Ridder OF the New
Y ork stats Zeitung, bearing upon
the Texas election.
TWICE READ INTO RECORD.
The Colquitt attack was twice
read into the Congressional Record
hv Representative J. Hampton
Moore of PENNSYLVANIA, republic
can. II was answered in speech
delivered ON the floor of the house
| Iy Representative Henry. who was
then an active opponent of Mr.
Colouitt for senatorial honorS. Mr..
Henry cIasSed MIR. Colquitt a u
stsndpat republican. and an enemy
q! democracy. In his speech MIR.
I.enry defended the Wilson admins
tration. and gave notice that he
would call upon Mr.. Coiquut Co de-
fepd his attack when he reached
the stump in Texas. Later MIR. Hen-
\, made a speech advocating an em-
barge on arms and ammunition as IA
retaliatory measure To compel hn-
gland 10 allow cotton and foodstnifs
IL 20 to neutral countries. This was
characterized by Mr. Colqnitt as an
eleventh hour speech
lit j. generally understood IN
Washington that the Gernan-Ameri-
can vote in Texas i heavy and well
organized for political purpose this
year. but i, could not be a>certained
tonight whether the administration
proposed 10 DO more than allow the