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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07
CALLS ATTENTION OF FARMERS
Address of Congressman Lever Il
Something All Should Hear, Says
j. G. Dunbar. st

Editor Daily Item:
/ learn through the Chamber OF
Commerce that Hon. A. +. Lever will
be In Sumter on Monday, the 9th
instant, to address the farmers and
business men of Sumter, Lee and
Clarendon counties on cooperative
marketing Of cotton and other farm
products, telling of the federal legis-
lation enacted and of federal coope-
ration along marketing of farm pro-
ducts. I understand that he is to dis.
cuss the rural credit system recently
enacted by our national congress.
1t is to be hoped that the farmers
and business men of the three coun-
ties mentioned will take advantage al
this opportunity Of gaining informa.
ton. and turn out and give him 9
hearing. These privileges do not come
often and when they do. we shouid
embrace them, that we may learn
something for our own good. He will
further discuss the problem Of q cot.
ton marketing association with the
Idea in view Of procuring a govern
ment cotton grader for Sumter coun.
ty something that every cotton grow
er Should be vitality interested In. ~
Now. Mr.. Farmer. If you expeel
tanythiig good to come your way, yoi
shqhid have enough Int crest LII III i.
|put To- <asa a.; e
help tosbring it. Don't sit simply b
and concluded that your presence and
cooperation is not worth anything
but take hold with firm grip, re.
membering that we are all component
factors in the makeup of our coun.
try's good and there is something fol
each of us to do. Ea
We should alsQ>asremember thai
God helps those W, ehelp themselve.
and IL I'VE stand aloof and ignore
those who are ready to, open .,uI
plants to us where we will be bene
6ted. it seems to me that We will
manifest lot OF carelessness and
that complaints in the future, that we
are not getting justice in the bushes.
world. will come with mighty poor
grace.
Don't forget next Monday is tn,
day and let's all, business men ant
farmers, turn out and give the occa
sion our presnce and cooperation il
trying to improve our own condition,
and that Of others.
j. G.. Dunbar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07
Mr. DuPRE's REcoLLEor1oNs.
Another Statement In Reference to
the Constitutional Convention Elcc-.
ton Of 1928.
Editor Daily Item.

Editor Daily Item.
In the Item Of last frriday under
the head OF "Mr. James Convention" !"
you spoke Of the election of delegates
to the Constitutional Convention and
a ticket on which my name appeared.
I will give you q little more informa-
ton as well, as I desire to say how
my name got on that ticket. The ef-
fort that was made to unite the two
factions on joint ticket for dele
gates resulted In the meeting Of the
two factions on the same day in Sum-
ter - nee II they, could agree on a
tichak The Straightouts met in the
CouEt House and the Reformers in a
hall down street. In the Reform con-
vention the proposition to unite was
discussed pro and con. Some wanted
toNrun q straight ticket. but It was
finally carried to unite in a joint tick
ct. for the public good. There was
nothing but q very spirited discussion
Of the subject IN ali Its bearings.
WHAn thx SItcAon Of delegatss came
( ~ x 4 otf ]. a. Parrott ana
5 = T. ! l & ( = "a ~ urgsd
=. ~ s. 3tk "a thrSe delegates
hut ! d9chned on account Of the
health Of my wife. she died soon
after. The names of the three dele
gates elected were carried to the
sraghtout convention and accepted by
II 80 the Joint ticket was agreed on. "A
few days before the election Ijreceiv-
ed a letter from Capt. d. e. Keels say
ing that they, thought best to put out
a Straight Reform ticket and that they
used my name to I'LL 1t out. Inn
mediately wrote him not.to use my
name on 1t. He replied that the tick
cts were printed. and sent out and
could not be recalled to comply with
my request. That Is how my name
got on It. Who composed the caucus
that put the ticket out know not. ]
could tell you more about those times
but there Is no need to bring up the
past, except 1t would do good. Mis-.
takes were made by both factions and
the patriotic men Of both sides real
lied II. Since then the fights have
been made in one party.
j. E. DuPre.
Pisgah, Get, End.
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suhlAhsa wednesday ana sssSSraay.
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rnvesy uabssousnt Insertion. :. 80
Cea1saAes Tor three months. or
Sooor v1u - 9nads at reduced rates.
A. eeomunleauons which sub
sgvs Ds>vats intsssses vill b charged
- - aAvegtnemeata
oeesuasiss and tributes of iSspeos
um - sAArgsA Cor.
n - ouintse Watchman was found
g - 1ose and ths True southron In
ueoA xhs WaAehnan and southron
esu ~ Ne combined circulation and
oGoense - both Of the old pspsrs,
~ = naalSsnGiy ths bet sdvsr srtisins
oe0ou u onntss. n
Jhere arc estimatcd to be at least
two hundred young mon in this city
who have not registered for the gen
erai election. The registration books
are pow open and will remain open
nndl Saturday afternoon. Every man
Who voted In the primary el ectton
should rssister no N to be qualified
Tor the general election. al there is
nevsr any sofsesing when the vote
- evsry Dsmocrat will be needed.
Ths ruSuors OF an independent tick
- st the general election persist and
while they may be nothing but idle
ana uufoundsd rumors. II would be a
W. prscaution for every Democrat
who feels an obligation to support tho
noualnsse fof The primary to register
and ~ prsparsd to do hts duty at
The esnsrsl election to'support the
regular candidate Of tho party.
K you ara Z Democrat read Cole L.
BIease's speech to the Columbia me-
reee -and then look up your regis
1rntioh certificate 30 that you will be
preparsd to vote In the general slsc-
'tlsN ,,
There was an item that Cole Il
Bisass omitted from his speech to the
cPlumhia nesroes, He boauted Of hav-
~ voted to give Geo. w. Murray the
ePet IN consrsss over Cen. e. w.
p'ss. but neglected to state that he
~ when goverpor issued pardon
~ Murray. WHO was = fugitive from
~ pa1sF Gsptstqs ri The. psni-
o. crime (naxang(
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07

e you are . Democrat read Cole l..
sleese's speech to the Columbia me-
erese-and then look up your regis
9Fntioh certificate 30 that you will be
preparsd to vote In the general cleo
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07

Puxsutawney, Pa, Oct. 5..-A dozen
posses are searching the county for
George Crab" m. who pounded Jail
Warden Andrew Mel into uncon-
seriousness and escaped with Rosie
styers. aged 10. his accomplice in a
big series of robberies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07

CLOSED SATURDAY UNTIL @ p. M,
THE SCHWARTZ STORES WILL
BE CLOSED TOMORROW UNTIL s.
p. NJ. A HOLIDAY.-Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07

Washington, Oct. Federal farm
loan board has set November 10th to
begin it's trip South to take testimony
for establishing farm loan dastrictsA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07

Boston. Oct. 5.--The first arrest for
ticket speculating In the world series
was today. Twelve hundred fans got
seats this morning while two thousand
are still waiting in line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07
Tindal School Opens.

Tindal, Oct. 3.-The Providence
school opened on Monday, October
F2nd. with Misses Fannie Poole of
Laurens and Corinne Gleaton of
Springfield as teachers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07

/ Mrs. Josiah Doar, with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. T. d. Forbes and her son.
Davies, left for Sumter on Monday
afternoon, where they will reside in
the future.-Georgetow Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07

FOR SALE-Desirable property, ia
s. Church street. lot 100 by 800. For
price and terms see A. d. Richard
son, Sumter or j. M. Richardson,
Hartsville, s. c.,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
PRESIDENT SAYS MIDDLE
WEST IS FOR PREPAREDNESS

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. I'm his
speech here last night the president
said he had been told there was a
certain degree of indifference and
lethargy in the middle west with re-
gard to the defense of the nation.
81 said / did not believe it but was
going out to see, he declared.
'I have seen what expected to see
great bodies of serious men and
women coming together to show their
interest In the object of my visit"
In discussing the extent to which
he would go to maintain peace and
the extent to which he believed the
people of the United States would go,
the president said:
"There is price which is too great
to pay for peace and that price can
be put in one word. One cannot pay
the price of self respect"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
AMERICANS On
SEAS MUST BE
GIVEN RIGHTS
Wilson Wants People to
Back Him Up In De-
Tending Them.
GETS FINE WELCOME
IN MIDDLE WEST
Says It May be Necessary
to Use Force to OBJ
tain Rights.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Kansas City, Feb. president
Wilson, speaking here tonight, de-
manded that steps be taken during
the present month to back him up in
defending American lives and COM
merce abroad. Sixteen thousand per-
sons leaped to their feet waving flags
and shouting their approval. Twenty
thousand were unable to enter the au-
ditorium.
President Wilson said some per-
sons In Washington are questioning
whether the nation could get half a
million men it's asking to increase the
defenses and asked the crowd if he
would get them. The answer came
back Eyes" In roar that turned the
hall into turmoil. Wilson promised
the lawmakers would pass the neces-
sary laws for national defense be-
cause the people wanted them to be
passed and he urged the people to let
their congressman know they wanted
the national defenses strengthened.
President Wilson asserted the right
Of Americans to travel abroad and to
send food, cotton and manufactured
products to open neutral markets and
declared it might be necessary to use
force Co vindicate these rights.
He urged support in preparing that
force for use if necessary.
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operation, having been taken to New
Orleans on Saturday afternoon, for a
surgical operation.
Mr.. Richards had been in failing
health for the past year, and with his
wife and young son, Hilas, left Pen
sacola in November for California, TO
recuperate, his physicians and family
hoping that the rest and change might
restore him to health. He visited the
expositions in San Francisco and San
Diego, and was the guest of his SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
]. Mayes, of San Diego, Cal, and also
visited a son, J. r. Richards, in Farm
ersville, Texas.
When contemplating this trip Mr..
Richards refused to leave the city
until after the municipal election, re-
naming to cast his vote, and leaving
Immediately thereafter for the west,
showing in this that rare conscien-
tiougress that distinguished him in all
his undertakings. For eighteen years
he had held the office of tax assessor
of Escambia county, and had brought
to this Office that executive ability
and sense of personal responsibility
that ne showed always in his public
and private life. He had been elected
to this Office for nine consecutive
terms, many times his election having
been without opposition.
He was sixty-seven years Of age,
having been born in Apalachicola on
Ian. 22nd. 1S49. He married Miss
Lucia White of Pensacola, and is sur
vived BY his wife and the following
children;
Mrs. w. H. Favourite, of New Or
leans; William r. Richards, of Pen
sacola: ]. A. Richards, Of Mobile; R.
M. Richards, of Holt, Fla; Mrs. G. j.
Mayes, of San Diego, Cal; Mrs. w. C.
Dive, of Panama City; c. A. Richards,
of Jacksonville; G. G. Richards, of
Pensacola; Mrs. William ri, Walker,
of Pensacola; j. E. Richards, of Farm
ersviIle, Texas; Herbert L. Richards,
student at the Georgia College of
Technology; and Hilas Richards. He
is also survived by one sister, Mrs.
Ida McAllister, of this city.
He was a member of the Order of
Masons, Of the Veteran Firemen's As
sociation, the Order of Owls, the S.
B. A., and other fraternal organiza-
tions.
WAS WIDELY KNOWN.
While known throughout the state
and county because of his splendid
qualifications as public officer, he
was known in his home city equally
as well because of his beautiful do
mestic and Christian life. 1t is given
to few men to rear so large family,
all of whom have reached manhood
fcontinuoa Ca Page Two.l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
Sounding the Slogan of
Let West Florida Feed
Herself. F"
TICK TO GO
IN THAT SECTION
Great Interest Manifested
and Thanks Extended
to Specialists.
sPECTAL 20 - IouRNAI.

Grand Ridge, Feb. I'm spite Of
the inhospitable action of the weather
man who provided chilly tempera-
ture that ranged close to the freezing
mark, the Better Farming meeting
held here today by representatives of
the agricultural staff of the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad was a pro-
nounced success.
The visitors were entertained by a
reception committee headed by Judge
John T. Parker, and after dinner were
taken in automobiles for short tour
of the surrounding country. A visit
was paid to the farm of w. J. Sin
gletary, where the farm experts were
shown graded Hereford bull,
eighteen months old that weighs LOO
pounds. His sire was a pure bred
animal, his dam an ordinary piney
woods COW and he weighs something
over three times what his dam did
at the age of seven years.
The experts were high in their
praise Of such concrete evidences of
the practice of the good farming doc
trines which they are preaching and
enthusiastically endorsed the feeding
of some thirty steers which Mr.. Sin
gletary had in a barn with cottonseed
meal and bulls before them.
The farmers refused TO be kept at
home by the disagreeable weather and
filled the assembly room of the school
house to overlooking and paid close
attention to the different lectures.
THE SLOGAN SOUNDED.
The subject of LET West Florida
Feed Herself" was handled by T. z.
McElroy, who pointed out ct length
(contInnsd on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
$4,000 PACKING HOUSE PLANT LOCATES IN PENSACOLA
Three Citizens
Glue $500 Each
To Bat Roost
Believe That 1t is One Of
the Best Investments
Pensacola Could
Make.

Three citizens, J. B. Mcneil, Wal
ter E. Coney and A. L. Poidevant yes
terday announced their willingness to
donate S5 each towards a bat roost
for Pensacola.
They believe that it is one of the
best investments Pensacola can make
at this time, for to rid the city Of
mosquitoes will add greatly to the
health of the residents and make it
a more desirable place in which to
live. ...=
Now that the three above named
have headed the list with IS each
other citizens who desire to aid in the
movement can contribute any sum
they may desire.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
Heating Child Labor Bill
Easily Passes the House
~ a ssoCIATFD PREss.

amendment. The bill was debated
all day, the chief opposition coming
from southern representatives.
''Some of the idle-rich sentimental
women who are urging this bill to
strike against three or four states of
the south will probably next Sunday
wear on their hats flowers made by
tiny little children of New York ten
ements that never see the sunlight, |"
said Representative Webb of North
Carolina today during debate on the
Heating child labor bill. Representa-
tive Britten, of North Carolina, de-
clared the bill can outrageous invasion
of state rights"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03

The Russian Caucasian operation
lat No. / in accompanying map) is
widening, fanlike, to the westward,
southwestward and southwark, with
the possibility, according to semi-ofi-
ciaI opinion, of a juncture being
formed with the British Mesopotamia
expedition operating near Kut ell
Amara mo. 2 on map.) The Russian
advance is pushing west of Melazg-
bert, where the important town of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
TEUTONS BEAT
ON
ST.YR RIVER
Concentration of Troops In
dicates Early Attack
on Saloniki.
az ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Feb. 2.-The Germans an
nounce that they defeated a strong
Russian column on the Styr river,
while Vienna announces they forced
the Russians to withdraw from their
advanced trenches in East Galicia.
Both Vienna and Rome claim infan-
try victories on their front, but none
of the fighting was particularly inn
portant and mostly artillery duels.
There has been a heavy lombard
ment in the campaign in Vosges. The
French also shelled the town of Lens.
Concentration of large numbers of
Germans, Bulgarians and Turks
along the Greek frontier is taken in
Athens to mean an early attack on
Saloniki. The Austro- Hungarians re-
port progress in Albania, while the
British report they are still advanc-
ing against the Germans in both West
and East Africa. A Rome dispatch
declares Greece and Rumania have
signed a dual neutrality compact.
Reports coming via Berlin declare
that the crown prince of Turkey has
committed suicide by cutting arteries
on account of i'll health
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
GREAT CROWD GREETS
PRESIDENT AT TOPEKA

Topeka, Kas., Feb. President
Wilson reached Topeka, the turning
part. of his middlewestern tour, this
afternoon. He was greeted with a
salute of Fl guns and escorted by
state troops through the principal
streets to the residence of Governor
Capper, whose guest he was until 1
o'clock, when he addressed an audi
ence IN the auditorium.
The president and Mrs. Wilson rode
over snow packed streets in zero
weather in open automobiles. A
crowd cheered them at the station, but
most of the city's $4,000 population
lined the sidewalks along the way to
the governors mansion.
American flags had been distributed
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
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[WEW o TRRRiZ OPERRTIQHS LW RSLA

khynysskala, fifty miles south of Err
zerum, has been capturec. Although
a broken mountainous country inter-
venes, the Russian positions are not
far removed from the head of the
British column in the vicinity of Kut
ell Amara. The heavy black line in
the map designates the Russian bat
tie front. The city at the top of the
picture is Tabriz, an important point
within the Russian sphere of opera
tions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03

Washington, Feb. 2.-The house
this afternoon by vote of 337 to 49,
passed the Heating bill prohibiting
the shipment in interstate commerce
of goods produced in mines, quarries
and manufactured by children under
16 wears of age. The bill now goes
to the senate.
The Heating bill would provide,
however, that children's age limit in
lille. canneries, workshops or man
,,fact11res be fourteen years when they
York only in the day and not more
a;ght hours daily. Boys and girls can
ming clubs are exempted by the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
An Illustration of HouO Journal
Ads. Bring Quick Results

Pensacola Fla. 2,
The Pensacola Journal Pensacola, Fla
Mondays Tuesdays
Food and Sponge every Wednesday.
r first shipment morning o'clock and by IL
we aid not have Since selling the last
haveh ad man calls.
The ads Journal the only the cake
was advertised did to talk them 20 the
sold sold TO
n who had called Of reading the advertisement
This speaks wonderfully your paper and heartily
Very truly yours
SOL CAIN COMPANY,
Per LAZARs Calm
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
IN NEW
ORLEANSOF ".
". RICHARDS
Tax Assessor of Escambia
County For Is Years
Succunbs. H.
OPERATED UPON AT
TOURO INFIRMARY
Remains Will be Brought
to Pensacola This
Morning.

Pensacola was shocked yesterday
when the news reached the city of the
death in New Orleans, of w. w. Rich
ards of this city, who died yesterday
afternoon at 1890 at the Touro In
Urinary, where he had undergone an
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
NEW PRESIDENT OF
HONDURAS INAUGURATED

Tegucigalpa, Hond., Reb. 2.-Dr.
Francisco Bertrand, and DR.. Alberto
Membreno were inaugurated as pres
ident and vice-president Of the repub-
lie, respectively, this afternoon. They
were elected on Nov 2.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
FOOD RIOTS IN
PORTUGALNOW
SERIOUS
Increased Prices In Food
stuffs Have Caused Pop
ulace to Rise Up.
nv AssocIArEp -pREss.

Lisbon, Feb. 2.-Rioting which be-
gan last Saturday on account of the
increased price of food articles has
not yet been 'quelled and one person
was reported killed and several
wounded today by bombs thrown by
the rioters in conflicts with the police
and the soldiers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-03
SITE BOUGHT
.WESTERNPART
of PENSACOLA
Work of Erecting Plant
Will be Commenced
Within 80 Days.
WILL EMPLOY so OR
rs MEN AT START
Promoters Say New Rail
road Caused Them to
Locate Here.

A packing house, ice factory and
cold storage plant costing $4,000 Is
the latest industry to locate in PEN
sacola. Northern money Is invested
and yesterday afternoon a block Of
land in the Maxent tract was bought
and within thirty days building OPP
plant at the outset viii employ be-
tween go and 90 men regularly and
will give impetus to the cattle rails
ing industry of West Florida for IL
will supply a market for livestock.
The location Of the plant is con-
venient to both the G. 4. & A. and =.
M. & N. o. railroads. The former
was surveying yesterday afternoon,
with the view of Immediately build
ing a spur track TO the site This
will be used first in getting material
and machinery to the grounds and
later in handling the product Of the
plant, as well as bring meat in from
the slaughter pens to be handled at
the plant.
A BIC INDUSTRY.
This industry will be one Of the
| biggest to locate in Pensacola in many
/ years. To ,A. M. Cohen Of the Cite
zens Realty Company, goes the credit
of handling the deal, and he was
given valuable assistance by George
A. Berry Of the G. F. & A. railroad
The plant will be the only packing
house in Florida and its importance
to Escambia county and West Florida
cannot be calculated. Cattle VIII be
/ slaughtered ten or fifteen miles from
| the city and the carcasses shipped 70
Pensacola. In addition it viii manu-
facture ice for the wholesale and re-
tail trade and supply cold storage Ia
! cilities in addition TO those already
existing in the city.
There is one other branch Of busi-
ness to be conducted in connection
with the plant, but this, like the names
of the promoters, will not be an
nounced for several days. Within n
week, however, those backing the
movement will be known. In fact the
application for a charter goes for
ward to Tallahassee today and within
month work Of constructing the
building and installing the machinery
will be commenced
Those who are here looking after
the location Of packing house plant,
say that Pensacola never would have
been selected but for the fact that
the Gulf, Florida & Alabama railroad
has just been completed, affording
them new outlet as well as competi-
| tive rates.
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The Ideal Wintei Resort
Fishing, Hunting, Boating.