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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20

SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTIVE
ATTENDS SESSIONS.
Palmetto Official Guest of Wilson ot
White HOusc-Discusscs Nitrate
Plant With Baker.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Gov. r. L.
Manning of South Carolina was on
hand when the conference of COVER
nors was called to order at the New
Willard hotel here this morning at
which every possible phase of the high
cost Of living will be discussed and
some way, if possible, will be found
to alleviate the present situation.
Gov. Manning took part in the de-
alterations and was a close observer
of what was said. Tomorrow Gov.
Manning will hold an important con-
ference with Newton d. Baker, secre-
tary Of war, and it is understood that
he will discuss the probable establish
ment of the federal nitrate plant in
South Carolina. 1t is quite likely that
while here other cabinet members and
high public officials will be seen by
him in regard to matters of interest
which are pending in the different
departments.
South Cardinals chief executive IS
very popular in Washington and ut
his hotel met. many friends before the
conference began today.
Tonight he dined at the White
House as the guest Of President and
Mrs. Wilson and Saturday he will be
the guest Of Josephus Daniels. secre-
tary of the navy, aboard the dispatch
boat Dolphin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
MORE OF COTTON USED.
NOVEMBER CONSUMPTION FIG
URES SHOW INCREASE.
Gain of About 100000 Bales Shown
Mills Have More Staple Oh Hand
and More Spindles Work.

IS Washington, Dec. 14..-Cotton man.
.nfactured during November amount
ed to 5S4,OS2 running bales compared
with 514,743 a year ago, and for the
four months 2,227,375 bales compared
with 1,97S.6S5 a year ago, the census
bureau today announced.
Cotton on hand November 80 in
consuming establishments was 2,191,-
199 bales, compared with 1,613,641 n
wear ago. and in public storage and at
Icpmpresses 4,09S,92S bales compared
with 4,9S1,939 a year ago.
Cotton spindles active during No
yember numbered 32,753,937 COM
pared with 31.4SS,.23 q ear ago.
Imports were $3.50 equivalent 500
pound bales. compared with 21,168 Il
year ago, and for the four months &c.
1884 bales compared with 1851 last
|year.
Exports were 759,550 bales compar-
81 with 524,392 q year ago and for
the four months ISIS, 295 compared
With 1.s63,316 last year.
Lpinters, not included in foregoing
statistics. used during November We're
E6A.s91 bales, on hand November 80
I'D consuming establishments 79,S4t
md in public storage and at COM
presses 1894. Linters included III
eFports s,05s bales.
lin cotton growing States, cotton
used during November was $1,000
bales compared with 2S5,47O a yea,
lagp, and for the four months 1875
964 bales compared with 1,OSO,S35 las
year. Cotton on hand November &C
lin consuming establishments was l..
1852 bales compared with 953,7I.
Asyear ago. and in public storage ant
Fat congresses 3,S34,S69 bales COM.
pared with ~4,618.7S2 a year age. Cot,
TN spindles active numbered 1885.
6eS compared with 12,739,3 sos u yeal
A6o.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
APPEAL FROM PEONAGE CON.
VICTION.

Lexington County Men Will Take Case
to Higher Observation-Disclosures
Man Sent to Atlanta.
Charleston, Dec. floor Hayes
and j. G. Taylor OF Lexington coun-
ty provided bond today in the feder-
al court, pending an appeal from SEN
they received at the hands OF
Judge Smith, on conviction Of peon-
age and conspiracy, and were roleas-
ed from jail. They will probably
reach their homes tonight or tomor-
row. j. B. Lloyd, convicted Of using
the mails with intent to defraud. has
been taken to Atlanta by Deputy
Marshall Mayes and Tailor Bennett.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
COLD COMES FROM WEST.
North Pacific Disturbance Causes
Lower Temperatures With Snow I'm
Some Quarters.

North Pacific Disturbance Causes
Lower Temperatures With Snow I'm
Some Quarters.
Washington, Dec. 14.--A North Pa
cific disturbance that moved south
eastward by way of New Mexico was
central over southwestern Alabama
tonight, the weather bureau said, and
during the last "a hours it has caused
ncssee. Missouri. Oklahoma. Kansas
and the Gulf States. Very low tenn
pcraturcs for the season continue gen
orally east of the Rocky Mountains
and snow on rain may be expected
Friday over the Southern districts east
Of the Mississippi river.
1t will be much colder Friday in
the cast Gulf States with freezing tenn
p%erature to the coast at night and
much colder Friday night and Sat
urday in the South Atlantic States
with heavy frost Saturday morning us
far south rs central Florida.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Delaware break
waters to Jacksonville and on the
Gulf coast from Rockwell to Bay st.
Louis.
Cold wav warnings have been or
dered or east Texas, southern Louis
A1abnp,o unh.0 ~~,.
and northern Florida.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
Immigration BILL PASSED.
LITERACY TEST INCLUDED IN
MEASURE ADOPTED,
Vote In Senate II Repeated After We
to. Sufficient to Override Action OF
President.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE immi-
grafton bill containing the restrictive
literacy test for admission Of aliens,
which has caused three. presidents to
veto such a measure. was passed by
the senate today, 81 to Z. The bill
passed the house in the last session.
The senate reconsidered the clause
designed to exclude anarchists who
teach destruction of property as a
propaganda. An amendment by Sem
ator Hardwick for the committee, per-
hitting entry of persons who advo-
cate or teach destruction of property
'in a Instruction or revolution
but not otherwise. was adopted.
Three Republicans - Brandegee,
Colt and DuPont-and four Demo-
crats-Husting. MARITIME, Phelan and
Reed-voted against the bill. Sem
ators Smith Of South Carolina, Hard
wick and Lodge were appointed on the
conference committee.
Authoritative statements have been
made that President Wilson intends
to veto the bill a second time because
OF q literarcy test. In this event an
effort will be made to pass the bill
over the veto, two-thirds majority in
each house being required. The bill
passed the house last April by a vote
Of sos to 81, more than a two-thirds
majority. and the senate vote today.
II repeated. would be sufficient to
override an executive veto.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
LIlOYD.GEORGE AT WORK.

Doctors Orders Permit His Leaving
House hut Premier Is Attending to
Business.
London. Dec. 15.-Premier Lloyd
George Is able to handle a large
amount Of work at his home daily,
but he will not be allowed outdoors
for q day or two.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
TO GET PLACE ON FORCE.
LIEUTENANT In Militin to Secure Licu.
tenancy i'm Charleston Police.

L1cuCcnant III Miltt1n to Secure LicN-
tenancy in Charleston Police.
Charleston, Dec. 15.-An interesting
bit Of political gossip here is that Lieut.,
II. D. Millar of the Washington Light
Infantry. now doing duty on the bor-
der, is slated for appointment as third
lieutenant Of police. Charleston de-
partment. succeeding Lieut.. f. Mitch
ell Whaley, who will retire from the
force on January l. to assume short
ly thereafter the office Of magistrate.
to which he was elected in the pri-
mary. Lieut.. Whaley has been on the
force nearly rs years, serving as pri-
vate. corporal. sergeant. and as a
commissioned ofiCc for six years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
FAVOR new TRADE MOVES.
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CON.
GRESS ENDORSES SHIPPING
MEASURES.
Now Mercantile Marine Scheme
Among Those Plans Which Find
Backing in Resolutions.

Norfolk, Va. Dec. 14.-The new
shipping law, development of drain
age and the intensification and din
versificatiOn Of farming we're approv.
ed here today by the Southern COM
mercial congress at the close Of its
eighth annual convention. The con.
gress also urged greater efficiency in
the management of cities and the
more thorough and general educa-
ton Of the masses. particularly in
technical training in industrial and
commercial activities.
The congress also adopted a re.
port which approved appointment Of
a committee to present through pop
ular subscription a great peace bell
TO the nation in celebration of the
semi-centennial of peace in this
country, the bell to be erected st
Washington.
A proposal for a great scheme OF
international advertising by Herbert
s. Hutson, editor Of Worlds Work,
also vas Endorsed. Final addresses
before the congress today dealt with
the extension Of Americas export
trade after the war. Foreign diplo-
mats. government officials and edi-
tors and business men predicted thai
the United States would hold it's trade
after the war, because its factories
have been developed as never before
the world will need it's goods and lis
business mon have the will to develop
new markets.
DIR. Wellington Koo, Chinese min.
lister to the United States, though,
this country should develop the mar.
ket Of China to offset any falling OF
In it's commerce to Europe.
Andrew j. Peters. assistant secre.
tary of the treasury. said the Ameri,
can manufacturer would be able Il
hold his trade after the war because
the cost Of production in Europe b,
reason Of a taxes would be muct
higher than in the past.
Belisario Porras. minister to til,
United States from Panama, tonchst
upon methods by which America car
strengthen it's relations with til,
1atin-American countries and sue,
gested the creation Of q great dis
tribhting agency in Panama for serv'
ing those countries. He said TINT car
rying COSTS would be sTeatly
s.dySsd bx shippipg An ybnllk To
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i4xsraailssrs:syi3H
from there to All the needs OF souti
and Central America.
Daniel w. Sale, president Of tn,
Travellers Protective Associations 81
America, told the congress that tn,
country must send out statesmen II
order to obtain and hold foreign
trade just as statesmen are used o.
home for developing business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20

The New Years Dance of the Holt
day Eeve Club will be given on the
night of January LIST and arrange
mentS are being made to make it a
better dance than any held by the
club in some time. Admission will be
strictly by card.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
GERMANY IN

Will Not Cease Efforts to End War
Even Though Allies Reject rropos-
ais.
Berlin, Dec. 15.---Even should the
allies reject the German peace pro-
posais without an interchange of
ideas Germany will not a her
efforts to end the war, according to
opinion expressed in high political
today. The omission of stat
ed terms in the German proposals is
held In some quarters to have been
Intentional. tho object being to give
the allies the opportunity for an X
change Of notes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
GERMANS CAPTURE BUZEU.
Main Gateway of MOldavia Seized by
Mackcnsen.

Berlin. Dec. 15.--Buzeu, u railway
centor. 90 miles northeast of Buch-
Arrest. has been captured by Gen. Won
M~aekensen. Buzeu Is considered one
of the main gateways to the Rouman-
Ian province OF MOldavia. The Bul-
have crossed the Danube near
Ploeshti. at the western end of the
bridge. The capture of
four thousand additional prisoners Is
announced,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20

Of Allies Will bc Complied
With by King Constantine.
Paris. Dec. 15.-The ultimatum Of
the allies has been accepted by
Greece. according to a telegram from
today. The contents of the
ultimatum were not contained i'm the
message. but according to cable
grams from London the chief de-
mand was the disarmament of the
Greek army and the transfer Of the
railways. postal and Geographic ser
vices to the allies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
FIGHT FOR PROHIBITION.
Temperance Workers I1Ocking 10
Washington.

Washington. Dec. 15.-Encouraged
by the action of the house Judiciary
committee yesterday temperance
workers. from all parts Of the country
arc flocking into Washington to pre-
pare for the most vigorous campaign
ever waged for national prohibition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
COMMERCIAL CLUE BURNED.
New Building Burned Mt Nashville
$4,000 loss.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 15.-The re-
Gently constructed Commercial Clul,
building was destroyed by fire this
morning with a loss Of $4,000 in
property.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
NEW PARTY SPEAKS OUT.
HungarianS Demand to Know Terms
Of Proposed Peace.

London. Dec. 15.-Dispatches from
Amsterdam state that a new Hungar-
ian Independent party will demand a
public announcement Of the central
powers peace terms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
FIGHTING AT vERDUN.

French Strike Powerful Blow on
Both Sides of Meusc.
Berlin. Dec. 15.-Pausing in the
s'omme drive, the French have launch
ed q powerful blow along the Verdun
front, on both sides of the Meuse, &C.
cording to the war office. The Ger
man positions were bombarded heav-
lily.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
POPE WILL SPEAK.
VIII Issue Peace Proclamation ON
Christmas.

Copenhagen, Dec. 15.-In reply to
peace overtures of the central powers.
Pope Benedict is expected to issue
general Nmas proclamation soon. ac-
cordin% To adviccs received today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
POSSE CAPTURES 1. w. WIS.

Members of Organization Capture
Train and Order Crew About.
Los Angeles, Dec. 15.-Posse of
armed deputies today captured thir-
tyrone /. w. WIS on a Southern Pa
cific freight at Saugus, after they
had Communicated the train and or
dered the crew to bring them to Los
Angeles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
BAPTIST CONVENTION ENDS.
Number Of Fine Speeches Made
President j. j. Stark Of Morris
College Makes Appeal on Behalf OF
That Institution and Is Well Re-
ceivctl.

Newberry. Dec. 1.-THE Baptist
State convention adjourned today at
1 o'clock after n Of the most in
teresting and Harmonious meetings Of
the body. The speeches Of Drs. Gray
Of the Home Mission. Board and
Love OF the Foreign Mission Board
were grand. Many other speeches
were fine. "Dean Crain.' the noted
mpuntain preacher. woke things up
this morning In behalf Of the noun
tain people. President Stark of the
colofsd college at sumter appeared
bsfots the convention yesterday ana
!. ssss ! ;;1(sss,sl; s;s'''' .
The Inequality Of Newberry is SUI
perb and the convention SO stated in a
resolution. Mayor i4yde of Charles
ton was reelected president for next
year.
The next meeting will be a week
earlier than this one. 1t will be in Co.
lumbia on the pay plan, each delegate
paying his own expenses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
REBELS IIAIsIsASS CAIsI.ANZA.

Villas Army Approaching TOrTcOn-
Diaz Captures EspcranzO.
FL PasO, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
continue to harrass the Carranzistas
both north and south of Villas main
force which is now approaching Tor
reOn. 1t Is reported that rebels UNI
der Diaz captured Esperanza. south
Of Mexico City.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20

Soma, Dec. 15.-Enemy attocks east
OF Cerna. Macedonia. have been re-
pulsed, according "a the war Office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
WANT CITADEL MEN RELEASED

Governor Requests War Department
to Send Homo Cadets mt Border.
Columbia, Dec. 14.-Cov. Manning
while in Washington this week will
call on the secretary of war and urge
serving in the Second regiment be re-
Ievcd from duty SO hat they may i'm
mediately return to their studies.
That such u step he taken was rec
commended at a meeting Of the board
OF visitors held in Charleston Tues
day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-20
KEEPING RECORDS OF FEEDS
Where Scales Are Not Handy, Esti-
mates of Feeding Stuffs Will Be
Found Quite Convenient.

In keeping records of feeding cows
or other animals scales should be
handy. But it may not be necessary
to weigh every feed as this might re-
quire considerable time and perhaps
not be convenient owing to early and
late hours being used when light
might be required.
A good way to do this is to weigh
n measure full of feed and estimate
the weight by this measure. One can
estimate the weight within close limits
in this way.
Frequently no scales are at hand
when the feeder is trying to feed
balanced ration. The following esti-
mates of the common feeding stuffs
will be handy:
A quart measure of cottonseed meal
weighs Is pounds; wheat bran
(coarse), 5 pound: wheat middlings
(coarse), 8 pound; wheat middIings
(fine), IL pounds; mixed wheat feed.
6 pound; cornmeal, Is pounds; oats,
10 pounds; rye bran, 6 pound; Iinseed
meal, IL pounds; gluten, IL pounds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-20

This is the simple scheme of propulsion
adopted for these new cruisers. 1t is known to be
effective, but it is not simple in the applica-
tion as in the telling. To the troubles of the
steam engine are now added the dangers of the
electric current, and the engineer must have mas
tereu electricity ns well as steam. If the steam
from 2OO,OOO-horse-power boilers could rend the
snip, the current It would generate, misapplied,
would work untold harm TO ship and crew.
zone of the disadvantages of n single engine
or single turbine is that it must be in one large
compartment, and If this is broaChed from the
outside the flow of water fills the entire space,
puts all the machinery within 1t of commission
and places the ship in great danger. With the
electric drive every motor, generator and turbine
can be Isolated, thus adding to the safety of the
vessel. The electric drive is not experiment.
1t has been operated on the naval collier Jupiter
and on its trial trips the perfect success of this
way of gearing down the power was proved be-
yond reasonable doubt. This system is also be-
ing Installed in the latest battlcships, the New
Mexico. Tennessee and California.
There several reasons why the cruisers
must be much longer than the dreadnaughts-
approximately half as long again. The most i'm
pOrtant of these is TO insure the fineness of line
forward and the long smooth run indispensable to
speed. with sufficient buoyancy sustain the un-
avoidaby great weights of hull, equipment and
engines. Another reason Is to provide space
enough for the number of boilers which will sup
ply steam to the turbines. The Oklahoma re-
quires ID water tube boilers to furnish her steam;
and that basis the ships will require 81
although 1t probably will not work out in Just
that way. These boilers will contain many miles
of tubing.
"A special problem for the engineer after the
design of her hull has been fixed. is to determine
the size of each of the prOpeIlers their position
and the pitch of the blades factor In solving
this is the number of revolutions which the en-
glnes will give and the number which will give
the best results. Although we have built ships
of this size and design and have relative data
to guide us, the solution presents no great diff
Guilty, ms Captain Dyson is n recognized expert
in this line and will tnke of this situation.
"The bureau of steam engineering will have to
lay miles of wiring for electric lights and signals
in very limited space, at least as many as n
town of 5000 inhabitants would need. For this
purpose we Will supply separate Eenerators but
by way of preCautlon provision will be made for
coupling the lighting system with the generators
which drive the propellers.
ut is needless to say that In working out the
designs there viii be constant cooperation be-
tween this bureau, the naval constructors the
ordnance department the builders OF the ships
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-20
!EE EEnHSIZb>arIN -OAHe TEaH;U kzSy1zeR-
NC'E' T5CfeE E0iIxREZX AfZONT

must know the shane of the hull before they eau
design the engines, but the constlue.ot @ l,nas
know the weights and dimensions VI .e sS
before they give the last woru Ill ''e "e7'e''
1T seems hard that such enormous sums must
he outloyed for ships which in 20 years Will be
scrap without rendering any very good service
unless the nation should become involved III war
1t is also unfortunate that police force OF any
sort is necessary and that fire insurance pre-
miums must be paid. The only compelling cause
for the construction of these ships Is that they
are Il type which other nations possess, and with
out which the United States will be at n grave
disadvantage If opposed to nation possessing
them.
'As commerce destroyers it is plain that their
speed and power will enable them to overtake
and destroy anything afoat except battleships.
The raids made by the German cruisers upon the
English coasts show how easily they slip past
n batteshp fleet and the Emden has proved
what swift cruiser can do against an enemy's
commerce until Swifter and powerful
cruiser puts an end to its career If it not
Tor the English cruisers, which would seek and
cut them down one by one the German battle
cruisers in spite of all the battleships of the Eng
lish navy, would go to sea and make all kinds of
trouble for the ships bearing to the allies NUM-
uons, food supplies and money paid for the manu-
factured articles which the allies in their ships
sending to the markets of the world because
they have sea control.
THE battle off Jutland most certainly has not
established anything not already known against
to suppose that one could engage a battleship Mt
any range on equal terms. The naval engineers
put all the expensive and powerful machinery In
them; the designers of the hull gave them the
fine lines to keep them at II long range from the
backbone of the fleet; and when that speed was
used to take them close to the battleshlps the in
evitable happened.
AS a scouting force to locate the enemy these
swift powerful ships break through screen and
accomplish what they were intended to do; and
there is no doubt that the swift wing of n fleet
they will be invaluable in pursuit of an enemy
and in certain other fleet maneuvers. That tbey
cannot be successfully opposed TO battleships no
more proves that they unfit for their strategic
functions than the inability of English battleshIps
to overtake the German cruiser fleet proves that
they are unable to give and receive blows
so, because battle cruisers have their own i'm
pOrtant functions both In and out of the fleet
the United States navy must have them, and the
more of them and the sooner the better; for the
navy is the one means of defense against a mill
tury nation"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-20
CLIP YOUNG ALFALFA PLANTS
Practice Keeps Down Weeds, Encour.
ages Greater Growth and Develop
ment of the Roots.

Clipping the young alfalfa crop is
considered good practice. 1t keeps
down weeds which, if allowed to get
their full growth, might smother out
the young plants. 1t encourages the
growth of n more stocky plant and
greater root development. Set the
sickle bar of the moving machine high
and go over the field several times dur
ing the summer.
No hay crop should be removed the
first year unless very early seeding
has been done on unusually rich soil.
It is safest to leave a good growth on
the ground as a cover during the win
ter. Late summer seeding needs no
attention. The entire growth should
be left as winter cover and should
not be grazed.