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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer
tonight; warmer Sunday in the south
cast. colder northwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

Continued from Page One.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

FROM a purely selfish standpoint, Il
pays 10 shop early for Christmas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10

1880 to 11:50-'The Dignity Of
Labor" by Rev, r. s. Truesdale.
1850 to 11:55-Song by Canning
Club Girls.
11:55 to 12:25-Address by Mr.. W.
w. Long. State Farm Demonstration
Agent, Of Clemson College.
1926 to 12:45-Address by Miss
Edith Parrott. State Home Demon
stration Agent, of Winthrop College.
12:45, to 12:55-Cooperation of the
Chamber of Commerce and Civic
League with the demonstration work,
by Mr.. c. A. McFadden, District
Demonstration Agent.
1855 to 1:05-'The Part the Bows
Play" by Mr.. l.. L. Baker, Supervis-
ing Agent, Boys Corn and Pig Clubs.
1:05 to 2:05--Dinner.
2:O5 to 3:o5-Exhibit of home con-
veniences. Meeting of corn, pig and
poultry clubs with short addresses by
Messrs. Baker, Calvin and Cleveland
OF the Demonstration corps. Mr.. J..
Frank Williams. president Sumter
County Farmers Union. presiding.
3:O5-Moving pictures. .se
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
ARRESTS FOR LIQUOR SELLING.
FSftcen White and COlOred, Persons
charged with Violations of Law.
From The Daily Item, June 6.

From The Daily Item, June 6.
flfteen arrests were made yester-
day for alleged violations of the pro-
hibition law at some time between
May 18th and June 4th. The cases
are mostly single ones. but in some
cases there are several against one
person. Seven cases charged against
Sam Brown and four against A. P.
Surles, two against Horace Nelson.
Those arrested are, white, A. p.
Surles, Sam Brown, w. M. Butler.
Tom Wadford, j. M. Surles; colored.
A. b. Bradley, John Epperson, alias
simmons. Glenn. West, James Will
liams, Richard Jones, Missile Peterson,
Clara Johnson. James McLane Hor-
ace Nelson. The charge is selling
whiskey in each case.
The cases were worked up by r.
II. Broadway and D. S. Bateman on
the one hand and J. M. Bradham on
the other, the two parties working
separately. The cases were called at
noon in the Recorders court TODAY
and date set for trial Of each.
The following Of those arrested
yesterday for violations of the pro-
hibition law were tried before Re-
corder Hardy today and sentences
passed as follows:
Winnie Singleton, selling whiskey
plead not guilty. but found guilty,
800 or 80 days.,
Glenn West. plead guilty, $50 or 80
days.
Missile Peterson. alias Edna Wilson,
selling whiskey. plead not guilty, but
found, guilty. 500 or 80 days.
James McLain, selling whiskey.
plead not guilty, but found guilty.
500 or 80 days.
Horace Nelson, alias Arthur How
ard. plead not guilty on two counts,
but found guilty on each, 500 or 80
days on each charge.
Richard Brown. carrying weapon of
unlawful sizee, plead guilty. SIS or 80
days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10

Those Of the recent graduates from
Winthrop College who have already
accepted positions to teach next year,
according to the Rock Hill Record,
are: Miss Cecile McKagen, at Du-
Bose; Miss Mary Haynsworth. :. at
Wedgefieid; Miss Katie Pitts, assist
ant home demonstration agent of
Sumter county. Miss Margaret Shaw
will teach at st. Charles and Miss
Evelyn Montgomery at Bishopvilie..'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE.


SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE
b The attendance at the Interdenomi-
national Sunday School Conferences at
shiioh on Tuesday and at Mayesville
on Tuesday night were both we'll at
tended and interesting sessions were
held at both places. At Shiloh talks
were made by Mr.. Webb, the secre-
tary, and several others who stressed
the importance of the work. Mr..
Webb told Of what had been done and
what was desired In the. Sunday
school field 49, a..s...
J The meeting on Monday night al
the Presbyterian church was o pitt
fully small one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10

II wnI be OF interest TO many peo-
pie to know that II has been estimated
by one of tho dealers that In the city
OF Sumter alone approximately $500
is s-spent each day Tor gasoline. Most
% THIS gasoline goes into automobiles
and Isl used for pleasure. although OF
course. considerable part OF that
consumed by automobifists is used on
bifsincss. and gasoline engines use~a
peft of' that sold mere. is',;~f' RI '.,ns~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
From The Daily Item. June 3.

S'A AH0 ~|"NS AtSAtAs SuHS % 80 -
The last of the twenty-four. liquor
cases which were worked up by de-
tectives since May 18th and for which
the arrests wero made on last Mon,
day, We're wound up today in the Re-
corder's court. which has been held
In the county court room for the past
Ihree days in order to more conven-
lently accommodate the crowd which
attended the hearing Of the cases, this
morning.
OF the twenty-four cases only one
was tried by a jury. the others being
tried before Recorder Hardy, and
there has SO far been only one mo-
ton made for a new trial.. There was
4 conviction In the cases tried by the
recorder. ,ay,well as in the one tried by
d jury. The motion for q new trial
was made in the case of Tom Wad-
ford, who secured a lawyer after the
trial of the case, and he had been
convicted of selling whiskey. This
motion was heard by Recorder Har-
by this afternoon.
The, cases heard yesterday after
noon and this morning and disposed of
were as follows:
Sam Brown, plead not guilty, but
was convicted on seven counts, and
given sentence of $50 or 20 days on
each charge.
James Williams, selling whiskey
forfeited bond of SIS.
A. b. Bradley, selling whisk ey
plead not guilty but convicted. sen.
tence Of 500 or 30 days.
Clara Johnson, selling whiskey
plead not guilty, but convicted, sen.
tence of $50 or 80 {. days, suspended
during good behavior.
Johnnie Epperson and Johnnie
Simmons. not arrested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10

b The revival services which were in
progress last week in the Camden
baptist church, will probably close
tomorrow night. The pastor, Rev. j.
A. Dawson, is being assisted by Rev.
w. p. Thayer. pastor Of the First
Baptist church Of Sumter. His SER
mons are very forceful. A very large
congregation was present Sunday
night to hear Mr.. Thayer, and his
discourse was one of the most force
ful ever listened to by a Camden
Observation-Disclosures Messenger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
County Board Meeting.
From The Daily Item, June 7.

From The Daily Item, June Z.
3 The meeting of the Sumter County
Board Of Commissioners yesterday
was a very quiet one. The time of the
board was consumed in auditing bills
and In going over with the architect.
Mr.. Walker, the plans for the new
jail building. Mr.. Walker explained
the plans and 1t is probable that the
commencement of work on the jail Is
very much nearer now than i. has
ever been before,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10

Camden and over the river. Consid-
erable hail fell, which beat off the
wheat and buried and split up the cot
ton and corn. -
All day the wind blew in gusts
which whipped the crops about. Great
clouds of dust were continually blow
ing to the discomfort of all. The
electric display last night was grand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10

-. Among the appropriations announc-
ed by the general education board
yesterday two South Carolina institu-
tions are awarded sums, Coker COL
lege at Hartsville, $4,000, and Mayes-
Vile Industrial school at Mayesville,
$1,000. The board announced ap-
preparations OF $79S,9s0 for educa-
tional and research work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
iN.THE isEcoRDERs COURT.

From The Daily Item, June Z. tx
Several of those arrested on Monday
for selling whiskey have been tried
In ,the Recorders court .and all ! of
them thus far have been found guilty.
Several have entered pleas of guilty
and asked for the mercy of Recorder
Hardy. s6 t.3 @0etS Is, IA
The first case against A.. p. Surles
for selling 'whiskey. consumed the
whole Of Tuesday afternoon. a ver-
dict of guilty being returned by the
jury which tried the case. Messrs.
Wood & Duffie represented Surles and
J. H. Clifton represented the city, as
he Is In all, OF the; liquor cases. A
sentence Of 800 fine Or so days at
hard labor was supposed by the record
err. This mornins Sufles plead guilty
In the three cases remaining agains,
him and was sentenced to pay do3te
or serve 80 days at hard labor in each
case. He paid 5000. and the remand
er Of $50 fine was suspended for
thirty days which time he was given
to raise the sum.
I Tom, wadford was tried without a
Jury for selling whiskey and, found
guilty. He was given sentence Of $40
fine or 30 days imprisonment at hard
labor. ~
J. M. Surles plead guilty to selling
whiskey and was given sentence Of
$50 or 80 days Imprisonment. The
line was. paid.
:. Richard Jones. colored, plead guilty
to the charge of selling whiskey and
was sentenced ,to pay a fine of $50 o.
serve 80 days, s.
!. The case against w. M. Butler. wac
next taken sap without 4 5srys and he
was found guilty and sentenced to pay
a Ans OF 800 or serve 80 days inn
prisonment. sentence being suspended
on condition the defendant isl not
again charged with violation of the
prohibition laws.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
STORM AT PIsGAH,
Hail and Wind do Much Damage to
Young Crops.

Pisgah, June 7.-An electrical
storm passed over here last night, CIV
ing the second heavy rain of the
year. 1t came from the west and in
dications are that it was heavy at
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10

MrA T. A. Murphy and little son
have gone % Newbcrry to spend par,
OF the summer with her parents.
Mr.. 4 Arthur p'Neni. Jr.. Of
Charleston g is spePdins some time 1,
the city.
Mr.. Roland Boyle has returned
hume from wofrord College.
hr. and Mrs. J. e. King and sol,
leave this afternoon for Kingstrce.
which will be their homo In future.
Mr.. Kink -is managing a, chero-Cola
plant at that place. -
Mr.. la Ryttenberg, left last nigh.
to spend the remainder Of the weel.
st sNyspAeh and Charleston. where
he WIN attend the annual sprinl'
meeting OF Omar Temple. .,.
Mis virginia Saunders. OF State
burg. Who has recently returned from
birmingham. where she was sponsor
for the United Confederate vetern,s
from south Carolina. was visitor to
th9 city today,
Harry JoyS, OF Sumter. is visiting
the home Of Ms brother. C. M. Joye
Rock Hnl Herald.
Nrr q. a. Murphy and little SON,
cIepde. Jr., Attended the commence
msnt sxsrcisss Of Chicora College and
b nov Spsnding some time with
her parsnt&, Mr.. and Mn. 8. p. Nc
crackin.-Nswbsrry Herald and
NsHx u !.
hr..A a. r.hbsrns IA, gone to
Msmphis. Tenn. to attead the Cotton
80 sCrus46ts Association. which
meeks thsrs
lalss Irene Rryan left Sunday for.
colqm1ia . sisit at that place before
solng on to Decatur. Ga. whore che
win attend the marriage OF Miss Tul-
" Atkins spd Mt. Colin McLAurin.
The friends Of Or. +. X. Holman
viii 10 sorry to hear that his little
daughter. Nary. u quite sick.
Miss D(bsl 0reNn has returned
from Columbia. where she attended
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.

Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Cot
~ - ton Buyer.
Good Middling IL 7-S.
Strict Middling, IL 5-8.
Middling 10 3-S.
Strict Low Middling II rs.
Low Middling II 3-S.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKEr.
E...Sa /.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
Candidates Cards.

Announcements Of candidates will
be printed in this column until the
close Of the campaign for IS. No
cards accepted on credit.
i. At the requtst Of my friends I an
nounce, myself as candidate for the
7th Magisterial District, subject to the
rules Of the Democratic party. I am
In the race to a finish If I don't get
hut one vote
Il. p. SANDERS, JR.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-10
CANNING cLvB lNsr1surE.

ffogram for Sumter County short
Course In Home Demonstration
Work. juno 1s.f6 At Hampton High
School for Giris-Thc Public Cor
daily Invited to Attend all Sessions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
IS IT A woNDERf

wilson must be defeated" says The Colonel The President must be supported" says Taft La Toilette continues to crtcise the late Taft administration and never misses an opportunity to land on The Colonel Some politicians followers of Taft and followers of The Colonel are trying to get a the combinations into one party for united action. But The Colonel says no ons who participated In the "heiF of My Delegates at Chi cago can lead him. The Taft say that no-one who supported The Colonel in 1912 can lead them The Col one puts most of the strong leaders Of the party on his black list The Taft men put all the out and out ROose- welt men on their bad list The politicians suggest Hughes because be made good Governor and no one knows where he stands on anything important in Ma tlonal affairs. But The Colonel doesn't want Hughes because the latter never helped him in New York Barnes doesn't want Hughes because of that good Gov ernorshp record. and suggests Root who Is on The coloners black list Half of the Republican Senators and Representatives vote to support the President in his fight for American rights on the high the oth CT half votes to surrender high seas rights And-but an enumeration of all the complexities Of the situation would require columns.
 Is 1t wonder that the business interests of thel country and the laborng men and those of all classes have concluded that the one fixed in the political flrmament-the one best assurance of cohesive ad mnistration capable Of efficient government-is Will son. who has united and progressive party organiza ton behind hin and the confidence Of the American masses
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
 HAS REDUCED FEES iN
 QUEST FOR NEW MEMBERS

The Arctic Brotherhood last night voted to reduce the initiation fee from S25 to S1O. to be applicable for a per. iod of four weeks from last night. 1t is the opinion of the members of the camp that there are a number of peo- pie in Juneau who would be glad to join the order and secure the prlyi. leges. These will now be invited Co join under ihe new fees.
 The members present last night also voted to exclude the public from the tank. It shall be open to members of the Arctic Brothofhood their fam ilies all school children of tho city and women living in Juneau who have no male relative eligible to membership in the order. It is also provisionaliy open to other ladies who come accompanied by a member Of the brotherhood and who are guests for the aiternCon or evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
PROTECT THE CHILDREN
lFalrbankg rImeg.l

ltarDanAS Ilme8.)
 The disclosures of the past several days, resulting from investigations conducted by Che grand jury in session. should serve warning to parents whose children have not reached that age which enables them to distinguish readily between good and bad associates |. should serve as warming to those parents who do rot pay close enough heed to the gongs and comings character of those with whom the little ones come in contact or too much reliance in the ability of their children to take care Of themselves.
 Contributing to the delinquency or children Of ten der age unpardonabe oifense and should be dealt with severely but such offenses would be rarer than they are if parents would devote more time and study to the proper care of their children The mistakes of children usually can be traced to the home and t is to .he home that VIC look for correction when these mis takes occur If they are not corrected. the child be- comes menace to all with whom it comes in contact teaching immortality to- It's associates and inviting at tentons which every child should be taught to shun
 In cities of older experience than Fairbanks places are provided for the training of children whose parents have shown themselves incapable or rearing them prop eriy The corrective influences Of these places accom- pshes remarkable reforms, besides removing to place Of safety those children whose delinquency Is source of danger to an of their own age who associate with them.
 Tho children or Fairbanks and throughout Interior Alaska generally are allowed too many liberties Be- .ause they are children in land where children are much in the nature of novelty because of the newness f the country we are inclined Co make over them too much for their own good We should heed the warning We should begin now. those of who have not ale ready done so to erect about them safeguards which will Insure protection in time of need. lt is easy to do it now little later In life our efforts may be or no avail
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
COPPER DIVIDENDS

The stock dividends declared by the lacking cop per companies Friday was remarkable showing. Butte and Superior declared regular quarterly dividend of seventve cents share with siO extra and it is said that the extra dividend for each of the quarters of this year will be s1o In other words the stock Is earning i5 per cent per annum its present market quota tiou Utah Copper another Jackng property. declared
 regular quarterly dividend of s15o and extra dyi- deud of s1 a share. which means that that stock is earning approximately 12 per cent It's present mar ket value chinos dividend was s25 share. or about per cent on It's present price.
 This is particularly nattering showing for Utah Copper and Chino for t is claimed both of these mines have orc and the mining and milling capacity to pro- duce these profits for than half century, and t is claimed by the experts that they can do it on less than hai Che present price of copper In addition to these dividends the companies are enabled. account of the high price of copper to store up enormous sur piusses.
 While Butte and Superior is included in this list t Is really not copper but zinc property It is in the list because 1t is a so-caled "Jacdmg property and It's stocks are largely held by the same interests that own the other properties mentioned
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
Luke McLuko says

aNN" NNHHH'I'"
 It has just about gotten SO that an automobile model gets out of date es quickly as a woman's hat
 Before a girl marries she believes that an men are liars but one. And after she has been married for an on- tire year she believes that there is only one man in the world who couldn't tell the truth # he wanted to.
 What has become of the old-iashion- ed organ grinder who had Q monkey to pass the tin cupg
 The difference between being en- gagged and being married is that when you are engaged you can SO and see the girl when you want to and when you are married you have to go and see her when you don't want to.
 A boy win gladly walk three miles for O stranger for nothing when-he won't walk to the corner for his moth CT for a niclle.
 A married man is up against it lf he answers his wite's questions she knows that he is lying, and if he does not answer them she knows that he Is guilty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
Chicago News9

Chicago News9
 If you have a happy home, keep it 30; IT not. make it SO.
 Gossips might he approximately termed misfortune tellers.
 Some people talk a long lime be- fore you get at what they are trying to say.
 Lots Of men never work harder than when they are doing useless tasks without pay
 Never judge man by the silk um- brella he carries; he may have left an old cotton one in its place
 Eve was the first woman-and prob ably the last-who did not gather up her skirts and scream at the sight of mouse.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
ANOTHER SCRAP oE PAPER
lLonLavIIIe CourIerIournell


 One allegation brings on another. Secretary Root sat In the chair occupied by Secretary Lansing when the United States ignored the treaty with Korea under which this country obliged to make an ef fort to prevent interference with Korean rehts by any other power Japan allowed to gobble Korea blood raw Korean patriots, acting in accordance with the customs and traditions of antipodal country which Americans found 1t hard understand committed sui eide as a protest Co the civilized world against the vo atlon of Korean rights and the impending extinction of Korea by Japan with the sanction of the United States Mr. Roots recent criticism of President Will sons course with regard to Belgium has served to bring up the Korean case.
 The circumstances of the abolition of Koraen inde- pendence were peculiarly pathetic. There wes less brutality in Korea than the Germans have been respon- sible for in Belgium but Korea had not resisted he use of her soil by Japan and had relied upon treaty under which Japan solemny pledged herself to main tain the freedom and territorial integrity of Korea and the repose of the regning family The Roosevelt Ad- minlstration disregarded the AmercanKorean treaty as @ mere scrap of paper" and gave Japan carte blanche in the Hermit Kingdom insofar as America was concerned.
 By making the issues Of the approaching campaign. insofar as keynote speech from former Cabinet ol- Hcer and a clatter of talk from former President honing for more coffee. make them, Mr. Root ana Col Roosevelt have invited the review of the Korean case which Senator Stones resolution proposes
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
REFUSING THE BACON
(Chicago Trlbunel

God orthodox Congressman and good orthodox communities should shuddor at the word HoQuam. It is the name Of Q small town In Chehalis County Wash ngton. When It's representative in Congress ntroduc- ed bin approprating S125ooo for federal building and site to put 1t leading citizens telesraphed that s500O0 would be ample. More than that would be pork
 The danger to one of our traditional American in'
 itutions through such an act cannot be exaggerated Other communities may become inspired with national instead of parocbia ideals and refuse to attend our na tIona barbecue Communities with well deyeloped ap' petites should denounce this selfdenyins town It may spoil tho game.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-15
SANITARY PLUMBING
SEWING MACHINES.

Sewing machines repaired, bought and sold. Inquire Exchange Furniture Store. opposite Circle City hotel. 1S-St