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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
SOLDIER DIES ON BORDER.


Away Of Pneumonia. ,
Columbia, Dec. 28.-Private Preston
j. Wilson of Company H (Brooklnnd
Light Infantry, Second South Caro-
lima infantry, died Of pneumonia yes
terday morning in the base hospital at
Fort Bliss, Eel Paso: Texas. His death
quickly followed the onset of the dis
ease, in fact news that he had pass
ed away was the first intimatfon of his
illness which reached his parents. Mr..
n Mrs. w. H. Wilson of 7S1 Bios
som street, Columbia. Private Wilson
is the seventh soldier to die of pneu-
monia within a week at FL Paso.
.. E.. Wilson, a brother, said last
night that the family had received a
telegram from Capt. Joseph J. Mar
shall of Columbia, commanding the
company. announcing the death. say
ing 1t was unexpected and asking in
Structions as to the disposition of the
body. Capt. Marshall i'm the same
message extended sympathy. Mr.. Will
son last night wired Capt. Marshall,
requesting that the body be forward
ed to Columbia. Funeral arrange
ments will be made when word is re-
ceived as to the arrival of the body
and escort:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
DR.. Miles, sNerxineA..
GEN. FROST EXoNERATED.
Death of Little Girf Was Due to Acct.
dent.

Columbia, Dec. 1s.-The jurv at tho
inquest into the death OF Eaizabeeh
Minis, the IL a old girl who was
Killed shortly after s O'Clock Sunday
afternoon at Gervais' and Bull streets,
when she was struck by an automo-
bile owned and driven by the assistant
adjutant general, John D. Frost, alb
solved Maj Frost last evening Of
blame. The verdict read THAT
Elizabeth Minis came to her death
from injuries received by an impact
from a a driven by John D. Frost
and that said impact was due to an
unavoidable accident as to John d.
Frost"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
10 Talk OF PEACE.

London, Dec. 18.-Telegraphing
from Copenhagen the correspondent
OF the Exchange Telegraph quotes the
Frankfurter Zeitung saying:
Germany does not want q cessa-
'tfcn OF Aghting but merely d confer
ence Is In session all belligerents will
openly state their peace proposals. A
conference will be held at The Hague
about January Is. While the confer
ence Is In session all beiiigerents will
30 allowed to continue military opera
tons.
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was enthusiastic over the summer
training camp plan.
Before the house naval committee
today Capt. William 8. Sims, com
niandcr OF the battleship Nevada, as
serted that IA inch guns were SUI
perior to the 16-inch weapons with
which new American battlecraft will
b9 armed. There was wide difference
cf opinion in the navy. but nc be-
licved a ship equipped with 14-irch
Guns would defeat a ship equipped
with an equal number Of 1G-inch guns
L. properly handled.
In the Falkland islands battle. Cant.
Sims said. the German commander
probably would have defeated the
ritish If he had forced the action t.
close ang instead of running from
the heavier. swifter ships. AT 5000
yards. he said, the greater number OF
S-inch German guns would have torn
the big British ships to pieces. Tho
British battlecruiser Indefatiga bic
was struck "a times. he said. but at
such a distance that not n man was
wounded nor any damage of cOnsc.
Guence done.
Capt. Sims told tho committee
Great Britain had solved the problem
of submarine attack.
submarines cut no ico,' he said.
"fd long az a feet controls tho su"
face"
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g. students will pay SO a month board
against So previously.
Ihose attending the meeting yes
were: President Riggs; Alan
johnston, ST., Newberry, chairman of
the board; B. r. Tillman, A. F. Le-
yer, II. l. Manning; John f. Wanna
maker, st. Matthews; w. w. Bradley,
Abbeville; B. Fl. Rawl, WASHINGTON:
5. A. Burns, Anderson; j. J. Evans.
Bennettsville; r. II. Zimmerman,
Batesburg; S. T. McKeown, Cornell:
i. M. Mauldin, Pickens.
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Ossining, Dec. 19.-Two youths,
Stanley Millstein, aged 10 INC Charles
KumrOw, aged 20. calmly went to
death in the electric chair this morn
ing. Both were recently convicted of
murder. They We're sentenced to be
executed Friday, but voluntarily went
to their death three days ahead of
time i'm order that Christmas day for
their FAMILIES might be sOftened by
the knowledge that it was all over.
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AMERICANS BARRED OUT.

Juarez, Dec. 20.-As the result of
the i'll feeling against Americans
caused by Gen. Bells refusal to turn
Cen. Comaduran over to the Juarez
military authorities no Americans
were allowed to cross into this Mexi-
can city today. From the American
SIDE Gen. Comaduran sent kilograms
to Gen. Oregon urging him to send
a force against Juarez to Comrcl
Gen. Gonzales to give up the COM
Rand as ordered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23

New York, Dec. 19.-It is reported
in warehouse circles that England
plans to relieve the food shortage by
establishing a safety food lane be-
tween New Brunswick and Liverpool.
The route will be heavily patrolled
h2 warships to prevent submarine in
tcrference with shipments.
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Berlin. Dec. 1S.--While the French
We're repeating their assaults on YER
dun they also launched q sudden at
tuck In the Champagne near Rheims.
The assaults were repulsed. according
to the war office, but the statement
admits that the French regaincd
Chambrette farm.
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COUNTY AGENT WORK.
improvements In Farming Methods
Due to Demonstration Work of
States Relations Service.

Through development of improved
organization and the growth of q
more definite project system the Of
flee Of extension work in the north
and west carried its demonstration
activities into closer relation to the
practical needs of the farmers of
the region during the past year, &C.
tcording to the annual report Of the
States Relations Service Of the depart
ment. Local associations of farmers
TOOK a greater part in the work and
more attention was devoted to studies
OF local economic facts upon which to
develop demonstrations of permanent
value Extension work in the special
interests of farm women was under
taken in the territory under the office,
ana a. number Of women agents were
placed, in the field.
Among the specific results from the
county agent work of the office of ex-
tension work in the north and west
during the year we're:
f,efds Of corn in fields managed as
demonstrations under supervision of
the county agents increased on an
average Of 1913 bushels per acre over
the average yield for the region.
Yields of wheat in fields managed
as demonstrations increased S.4 BUSH
els pet1acre. .
Yields of oats in fields managed as
demonstrations increased 11.7 bushels
per acre,
Alfalfa a introduced on M.s11
farms! a..
Several score Registered stations
and rams and several ro1dred regist-
cred bulls and boars were placed on
farms.
Nearly" a thousand fine bulls no
longer useful in their communities be-
cause OF danger Of i~nbreeding were,
saved from the block and transferred
TO other communities.
-t
testing associations, 90 livestock
breeding associations, and 142. hog
cholera. control associations were or
ganized. - 80 "a D.. - .t,.
More than 2O0,0 900 hogs were vacci-
mated against cholera. "
Better farm management was pro-
NOTED through assistance given to
farmers in determining the factors
that make for success or failure in
farm enterprises.
Farmers exchanges and cooperative
marketing associations were organic
ed and effected large savings to men,
bers.
Three hundred and twenty-one wa
ter supply systems were introduced
into farm homes.
Club work was carried on with
more than 100000 boys and girls.
Over $4,000 Of these engaged in pro-
ft-making projects, producing over
$50S,0O0 worth of food products.
The club work was placed on a
more permanent basis as an extension
agency, and boys and girls are now
enrolling to pursue the work for a Sc
rfes Of years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23

Washington. Dec. 20.-StOrm warn
inss were ordered displayed today
Z: om the Mississippi to the Florida
-, 0vs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23

Paris. Dec. 20.-Premier LlOyd-
cOrge's speech ls hailed as the true
oppression of the allies position.
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DR.. Miles Neryine,

advertised ii the papers aha 7 st
once began to take It. L cont;nscd
to take it for some time and now l
am WE'LL"
II you are troubled with loss Of
appetite, poor digestion, weakness,
inability to sleep; if you are in 4
general run down condition and
unable to bear your part of the
daily grind of life, yyou need some
thing to strengthen your nerves.
You may not realize what is the mate
tet with you. but that is no reason
why you shqsld delay Treatment. .
DR.. Miles Nervine. -
has proven its value IN nervous dis
orders for. thirty years, and merits
a trial, no matter how many other
remedies have failed to help you.
Sold by ait druggists. II inst bSt3ls
fxi's to BENEFIT your money. 10 fsturnsd.
MILES MEDICAL CO., lEikhatt. Ind.
---s A. sr.-fNzgc.~a - ~.
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x|iH on COTTON PEST BEGUN
OaAAhSSON COLLEGE TO ESTAB.
LISH LABORATORY no DE.
WISE PLANS AGAINST
BOIL WEEVIL.

COhhict will Begin ut Once on Border
Counues-High Cost OF Living Felt
-nstatution to Make Application
fOr'A admission Into Reserve Officers
Training ~Corps--Frec Tuition De-
nieds156 Out OF S74 Making Appli-
cafson-TQ Eradicate Hazing.
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port says SO per cent. or 81, 263 men.
had lad less than three months mill
itary training OF any kind and more
than 10000 none at all.
Turning TO the craftsmanship of
the state troops. the report shows
that 56.S13 never had fired n mill
tary rife. and that more than $4,000
others had received rating OF less
than first class at the targets.
An active campaign for militia re-
cruits carried on all over the United
States from July 1 TO October 81. con-
tinues the report. produced about H.
000-a number insufficient to fiji
vacancies caused by discharge ana
casualties occurring during the same
period.
Gen. Scott said 4 I despite an al
most house to house canvass to get
recruits. the regular army still is short
about $4,000 men OF the peace re-
qUirements under the new law.
Secretary Baker a warm I'm his
praise Of the enlisted regulars and in
formed the house committee that hs
had approval a suggestion TINT th6ir
pay be raised , to ,25 a month. He
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-10

years ago that had gone thru a cata-
logue stage just as we are going thru
here. Property values going down,
people constantly leaving, everyone
hard up. A very novel scheme was
put thru which worked very fine. In
three months no money was going out
to catalogue houses. In three months
more property values began to climb.
In two years ranch property had in
creased rs per cent, and it was the ex-
ception for the rancher to be hard up.
A railroad soon came which would
not have built under the old, hard-up
condition. And altho the town is
smaller than Kennewick, it. draws
trade for 80 miles around, has four
large dry goods stores, the largest 100
by 100 feet and three floors, employ.
ing 80 clerks. Before their young
men and women had to go out to Port
land or some other place to find en-
ployment-now they find it at home
and at better pay. And the same would
be the condition here if this vast sum
was spent at home. No, Mr.. Catalogue
Customer, don't think you are doing
better by sending away. You are rob-
bling yourself and your neighbor ev-
cry time you send dollar away.
In two years time you will find Won
car get all you may need at home and
at the same or less prices. Other
stores will begin to locate here. Your
ranch will increase in value constantly
new industries will be locating, a
demand for building material will be
felt, and the sound of the hammer will
be heard on the new buildings on ev-
cry side. ~
Respectfully, 49,
IT,. 49, s. ID. LYNCH. i
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THEY ARE SURE COMING

Cooper Bros. Shows are coming
This circus comes well spoken of by
the press in cities visited and is know
as the worlds newest, best and mos!
progressive tented exhibition. None
but the highest priced and best per-
formers known to the world are en-
ployed which guarantees to its pa
irons the very best exhibition the
amusement lowing public ever had
presented to its notice. Endorsed by
the press and pulpit alike as high
class, refined and moral as well as edu-
cational exhibition. A grand street
review will take place at one o'clock
on the main street. Also free ex-
hibition takes place on the show lot
Immediately after performances start,
at two and eight p. m. One day only
at Kennewick, Monday, August a.
adv.
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/ Hanford = Julius Macomber, Han
ford. sis AZ -s9r"s az .s
Highlands : E. O. Keene, Kenne
wick.
Horn Rapids-H. E. Compton, Rich
land. ~ .a.......
Horse Heaven-C. M. Bentley, Ken.
newick. -s-.,..a...s .-... .....-.
Hover-H. S. Hughes, Hover.
Kennewick Gardens-D. ]. Beinhart
Kennewick.
Kennewick, South-F. H. Lincoln
Ikennewick.
Kennewick Valley, Jas. Johnston,
kennewick. -@.. ..". ...
N.ona-G. N. Hughes, Kiona.
ever Yakima-Mrs. j. w. Glass
ner. Richland. -
Paterson-H. E. Fisher, Paterson.
Prcsser, East-Cafl Reimer, Pros
ser. ,....c,s = .. ..... ....a..
Prosser, North-C. F. Gilpin, Pros
ser, K. F. D. .=-
Prosser, West-G. P. Gagnon, Pros
ser. # ...- ~'-+
Rattlesnake-F. E. Crosby, Pros
ser. i. .--
Riverside = Mrs. T. j. Stockdale,
Prosser. H. .....'- ...-
Vale-C. M. Foster, Richland.
Walnut Grove. D. Sutton, Pros
ser, r. F. D.
Wcllington-Wm. Pearson, Prosser.
White Bluffs-E. j. O'Larey, White
Bluffs.
The primary in our state and county
is for the purpose of selecting indi-
viduals who will make reputable and
efficient state and county officials.
There is no other place of selecting
them. Every citizen desiring good Of
ficials will attend the primary. You
cannot vote at the primary without
you are registered.
Read these instructions, then regis
ter. Do it now.
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q The Law Of Registration and
Where You Must go to Register

! l. All voters, whether in the cit,
or country, must register once eacl
four years. No one can vote at pri
mary or any other election withou
having previously registered. One
registration is sufficient for the pri
mary and general election, (unless you
change your precinct).
2. If you have registered once and
then move from your precinct it is alb.
solutely necessary to register agar
in the precinct to which you move. Dc
not forget this.
3. The registration books are open
from the first Monday in January un-
til ten days before the primary in Sep
TENDER, and Immediately after the pri-
mary the books are again open and
one-ca register until twenty days be-
fore the general election.
You cannot register during the ten
days Immediately preceding the pri-
mary and during the twenty days i'm
medlately preceding the general cleo
ton.
4. Voters in Incorporated cities and
towns will register with the city or
town clerk who will have charge of
the books.
5. Voters of the country and other
precincts will register with the pre-
c'nct registration officer named by the
county commissioner.
The following is list of the regis
tration precincts outside of the incor-
porated cities and towns together with
the name of the registration officer
and post Office address:
Carley-F. L. Bass, Whitcomb.
Columbia-Leslie Fry, Allard.
Expansion-W. H. switzler, Ply
mouth.
Finley-E. M. Angel, Finley.
Glade-V. A. Young, Newberry.
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Letters From the People

1
for you to send out of town for your
goods? Now, don't drop this as soon
as you see the drift, for it may mean
good money to you to read it and
think-think, perhaps, of some things
you had not thought Of before.
First, this is not plea for you to
trade with your home merchant sim
ply that he might get your trade and
your money. Get it out of your head
that your home merchant is an object
of charity, and that you must trade
with him just to keep him going.
The merchant trades where he can do
the best and expects you to do the
same. So do not treat him as an OBJ
ject of charity. But how about your
self and your neighbor? You say you
can do so much better by sending
away for your goods but can you?
Let us see. Some things in dollars
and cents, perhaps, you can buy a
trifle cheaper. But let us see, Mr..
Rancher, how it works.
How much improving have you done
on your ranch in the last five years?
How much money have you laid aside
for that rainy day? How much more
could you sell your ranch for than
you paid for it in money and improve
ments? Do you ever think of these
things? Now, you ask, what has the
catalogue house to do with these
things? A great deal more than you
think.
What is it that makes ranch grow
in value? Is it improvements? Look
at your own and you have the answer.
Is it what you have made the ranch
capable of producing? Look at your
own again and you have the answer.
Is it its nearness to town, its beau
tiful location, or any of these things
or dozen more that might men,
ton? Has yours increased in value
from any of these conditions? You
know it has motor but very little.
Now, if none of these things will in
crease the value of the ranch, what
will? All of these things have their
influence-but very little. Have you
ever thought why it is that one good
rancher and good citizen after another
has left his little home? A home that
any true westerner might be proud
of. There is no spot on this continent
that is more wonderfully adapted for
intensive ranching that the beautiful
Kennewick Valley. Her fertile soil,
her perfect climate, always getting
her products on the market from ten
days to full month ahead Of any
other locality in the west, and yet how
many have made good? Have you
aver really thought of the reason why
hey have not?
Now, Mr.. or Mrs. Rancher, we are
;alking straight at you or any one
who sends to catalogue houses for his
goods. YOU are to blame for this
condition.
1t has been estimated that there is
100000 sent out of this town each
year for goods by the catalogue Gus
omer. What would that have done
n this community if it had been spent
It home!
You think the town depends on the
urrounding country-and so it does,
nut the surrounding country just as
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BUD FISHER
EAmsss ca,toonise. sa,ss.
"Turede has made q
pipe my JaooHts josn Of
snoking. It's coolness and
mildness make pipe-.mok-
ing q real pleasure. "
Nk 2:4k,A
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ter. Do it now.
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ranch can never become valuable until
the town has good, healthy growth
Not only have you seen the good
rancher and good citizen leave the val
ley and his beautiful little home, but
you have seen one merchant after
another, and one business after anoth-
er leave Kennewick. Do you think
this would have been the condition if
all this money had been spent at
home? Kennewick would not only
have held her own but would have
grown even as we had hoped.
Should Kennewick have grown as
she surely would have, do you think
your land values would have constant
ly decreased. I think not. Instead of
people continually leaving, there would
have been a continual stream of good
citizens locating in this valley.
Now, Mr.. Catalogue Customer, look
ing at it that way land that is surely
what it means) can you say you have
made money by sending to catalogue
houses for all you want?
But, you say, we cannot get what
we want in Kennewick! That is not
your reason. There was time when
there were seven stocks of dry goods
in town and you did not buy at home.
You say you can buy so much cheaper
by sending away. That is not the
reason. The time was when we could
not sell o. N. T. thread at five cents
a spool when others asked seven, be-
cause you thought ours could not be
good at five cents! You say we mer-
chants send where we can do the best
for our goods. We do; but the true
westernersknows he can do as well in
the west, and by trading in the west
we are helping to build factories and
great distributing houses in all of our
large coast cities. We even buy all
we can at our own Kennewick whole
sale store, knowing that it is used
In building up our own community.
You man, who works for some one
else by the day or month-you think
it has nothing to do with you. Have
you had your wages increased lately?
Don't you think you would if business
was what it should be-? Some fine
morning you will wake up and find
you have no job, as it depends on how
much business your firm does, and
hey cannot do the business unless
here is money in the community.
Now, Mr.. Catalogue Customer, just
ut down right now and take a pencil
md paper and write down the name
It those who have left this valley in
he last five years-both ranchers and
BUSINESS men, and you will remember
hat each one leaving, whether mer-
hant or rancher, has detracted from
ne value OF your own property and
our profits, and then think what you
ave saved by sending away. Then
ust double this list for the ones who
viii leave in the next five years If
ou continue to send away, and then
onsider whether it will pay to con-
niue to do so.
No, this is not plea for you to
rade with us, but it is plea for you
nd your neighbor-for everyone in
he valley, for we are all together and
that effects one effects all.
Show me the town where the people
rade at home and will show You a
rosperous community.
l had the pleasure Of living in a
mall town on the Oregon coast some
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oe oAAuSu1S Pa1I, mes
people, care, and made them laugh
ana throw their hats, and cackle tin
tney broke their Stats. The tired.
the sad, the weak, the worn, have
laughed with Bud. and ceased to
mourn; the lame. the halt, the blind.
the deaf, have whooped with elee
Ger Mutt and JEFF. Where does he
ind the joyous jests which break the
buttons from our vests7 You'd
think the fount would have to fail.
but never once has he been stale.
When he sits down to hatch q blot
In which his heroes will be CAUGHT
ne lights his pipe, and soon a joke
emerges from Tuxedo smoke. He
swears by TUX" and so will you,
when you have tried a jar or two.
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|IS; 3|1&[|aR|3|lI'|!3{'

Bud Fisher jumped the time rut when le ;,et.,
zen ana Mutt For years. with that amusing pair. he's
chased away the peoples care and rnada D. -.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-04-29

Silver State and s. F. Call, soc month
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Domestic Science.

Stella-"Can you show Bridget how
to cook?" Bella-"Certainly; l just
tell her to watch me and do it another
way"