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ROOSEVELT MAKES
FUN OF FORD
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impossible or fatal This is one OF
those crises. There is no use in say
ing that we will fit ourselves to de
fend ourselves little-but not much
Such a position is equivalent to an
nouncing that If necessary we shall
hit but we shall only hit soft. The
only right principle is to avoid hitting
If it is possible to do SO, but never
under any circumstances, to hit soft
There are at this time two great
issues before US, both inseparably
bound together. They are the is
sues of Americanism and prepared
ness. AS a people we have 10 decide
whether we are to be in good faith
care of ourselves; or whether we
doubt our national unity and fear to
prepare, and intend to trust partly to
a mercfful providence and partly to
Evolutionary ability in high places
Those in power in Washington have
taken the latter position"
The colonel declared half-hearted
opposition to pacifism was not the
way to defeat it.
''The party that has full confidence
in its own policies and a conceded
purpose to put these policies into eff
feet he declared, will sooner or
later get the people back to it-pro-
vided the policies are sound. A party
that shutters and stammers and that
tries to be both for and against its
own utterances, has no right to com
plain if the people prove hesitant
about giving it power.
lit little matters what our ideals
may be and what achievements we
may hope for, if these ideals and
achievements cannot be reduced to
action The events of the past and
the events Of today, show that ma
tional ideals amount to nothing if the
nation lacks the power to maintain
them against opposition"
The colonel outlined in detail his
views on proper preparedness, the
administrations course in the Ger
man submarine controversy; the
necessity for a competent man at
the head of the navy, a regular army
of 250,000 men with universal mill
tary training. industrial preparedness
and abolition Of the hyphen. He de-
plored the establishment of a govern
ment armor plant as a Thoroughly
mischieyous step of endeavoring to
cripple a great industry and advo-
Gated stricest regulation instead. The
former president eXcoriated pork
methods" in the army and navy, and
raped Wilson for appointing war
navy and state department heads
'.for political reasons"
The Roosevelt party arrived on
scheduled time at $40 a. m. and
found a crowd of a couple of thousand
Detroiters assembled at the depot to
greet the colonel. A citizens com
mittee Of fifty, headed by Henry B
Joy extended official welcome.
A crowd of several hundred young
sters, including several troops of boy
scouts, blocked the party's progress
to the station exit.
eli Teddy shrilled one. and the
colonel insisted upon making 8
speech.
Boys he said, don't be mollycod
dies. Be above anything unmanly Oh
unclean."
Then the party proceeded to wait
ing automobiles and the colonel wa.
escorted through lines Of mounted Do
lice and troops OF boy scouts to the
Detroit Athletic club, where ht
breakfasted with half a hundred citi
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CT in both armament and men. They
are steadily forging Germany's chas-
tisement. They viii force her to
make full reparation for what she
has done There will be no separate
have devised an economic entente.
After peace, the world will find the
allies equally unified
Viviani expressed the greatest
pleasure at the results Of his visits
to England and Russia
Wilson Ready and Willing.
by Robert ]. Bender, United Press
staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 19.-President
Wilson is expected to notify the world
next week that America is ready and
waiting to extend helping hand and
to open channels of communication
whenever the European belligerents
feel that there is the slightest chance
of starting an exchange of peace
ideas. The notification is expected to
come through the medium of speech
to be delivered for the League to
Enforce Peace.
1t is stated on the best of authority
that the president will not at this
time offer to mediate. He will not
take any step that can in any way be
construed as an attempt to force
peace or force open negotiations at a
moment that might be inopportune
for the enforcement of peace would
in itself solve many of the unsettled
points at issue which are prolonging
the conflict at the present time.
There is a distinct feeling in Off
cial and diplomatic circles here that
peace instead of having been brought
nearer by the developments Of the
past few days, has been rendered
more unlikely. The feeling has been
spread through the world chancel.
leries mat Germany is anxious TO
make peace as early as possible. In
the allied countries this Willingness
is construed as anxiety based on
necessity The best information com.
ing to Washington does not lead to
the conclusion that Germany faces
the necessity of peace. On the con.
trary. Germany is as confident that
she can never be defeated as are the
allies of their ultimate invulner-
ability.
1t Is said here that the president
effect upon the allies. of any peace
suggestions preached before they had
en- opportunity to test the force Of
their offensive. The fact that this al
lied offensive has not yet been made.
and has not certainly been determined
upon, is said to be the chief reason
for the deaf ear the president has
turned on all the peace advocates at
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Stock Market Notes.
St. Louis Horses and Mules

STOCK Market NOtcS.
NEW YORK, May 19.-Eghty
thousand shares OF Reading common
were bought during the first hour OF
trading today on the stock exchange.
sending the stock to another new rec
ord price at 10+%. Reading had op.
ened at 100.
Erie sold up to 40; Pennsylvania
advanced to 57A and Norfolk and
Western made q new record price at
1904. Sixty-six thousand shares of
Erie were traded in an hour. total
sales for the hours buying movement
being 100000 shares.
Trading continued at only slightly
slackened pace during the second
hour as Reading added two more
points to its record, selling at 1867
Morning sales were 100000 shares
United States Steel sold at 1914; Le-
high Valley was up 2 points at S2A.
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grade at 50 to $3.50 to $40; No. 8 A,
$3.50 to s14; scant No. 2 at SIS; No.
2 at SIT to $3.50; good No. at $1s--
quote No. / to choice at $40 to $40. so
to $21 alfalfa, No. 3 at $3.50; No. 4
at $3.50; old good No. at ut to
$3.50 and No. 1 to choice at 1880
to $3.50 to $50.
Straw-Scarce and firm at $3.50 per
ton track for sound wheat.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, May 19.-Money on
call, 2 percent.
Six months. 81 percent
Mercantile paper, 3A@31z percent
Bar silver New York, 751ac.
Demand sterling, $4.76 1-16.
St. Louis Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 1S.-Horses-
The southern market was draggy:
nevertheless prices were not lower
than they have been in the past sew
eral weeks The demand for eastern
ers was strong, as strong as it has
been on any day this year. Prices
were practically unchanged, except in
extreme cases, and all kinds sold on
the usual basis.
For war horses for foreign govern
ments there were fve inspections on
the market, two French, an Italian.
Belgian and the British. Only few
head were taken by these, however.
as the supply OF army sorts was
limited.
Heavy draft, extra ........ .$175@225
Eastern chunks ;. ......... 150@1S5
Southern horses, good ..... S5@125
Southern horses, plain -. GOO IS
Southern horses, common :. 400 IS
Choice saddlers ........... 100000
Plugs .. so 25
MuIes-There were a number Of un.
sold animals from the day previous.
and all told there was an enormous
supply Of mules on hand. Dealers
called the market barely steady with
the previous weeks. which, as will be
remembered, was q quite low one.
War mules were the only kinds to
meet a half decent inquiry. The
market for that class was strong and
they were disposed of with very Mt
AZ
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Mo Bottle Purchased.

Nav ia new chapter in the book
Of defense in the trial OF William H.
Orpet for murder was revealed this
afternoon as the sitting Of jury pros
poets went on tediousIy in the court
room. 1t was learned that Orpet s
counsel will deny unqualiiedly that
the youth purchased an empty two
ounce bottle from Chas. Hassinger- a
Madison, Wis. drug clerk, the day be-
fore he went to Helms woods TO keep
his last tryst with Marian Lambert OF
whose murder he is accused.
It is understood that l.. P. Hanna,
one of Orpet's counsel has secured
from Hassinger a reputation of the
statement he made to detectives that
he had sold Orpet the bottle.
Hassinger, on advice Of counsel, will
refuse to testify at the trial, 1t was
reported.
Ii has been reported that one OF
States Attorney Dady's strongest
arguments to show the crime was pre-
meditated was to be the alleged pur-
chase of the bottle. What effect Has
singers second statement will have,
is conjecturaI. Frank Lambert,
Marian's father, reiterated his belief
in Orpet's guilt today.
There is no doubt but what Orpet
gave Marian cyanide" he said. He
most probably persuaded her to take
il, he thinking she was in delicate
condition. she taking it to make him
believe she was.
ut is also impossible for me to be-
lieye that she thought about her
chemistry lesson on cyanide. / know
Raymond Russell, the school boy who
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-19

A woman always looks before she
leaps-if there is a mirror handy.
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SIXTEEN MORE
BANDITS CAUGHT
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of having been dragged, the face,
arms and hands being lacerated ana
the clothing being torn. A strap had
been tied around the wrist. The board
traced the trail of the body and &C
companying footsteps from the Amer
lean to the Mexican side.
General Gavira, Mexican command
ant at Juarez, who reported the case
to Bell, said that Furman had been
intoxicated and had opened fire on
the Mexican troops. Lieutenant Dean
Halford, commanding the machine
gun squad, testified that he had talk
ed with Furman a few minutes be-
for the shooting and that Fnrman
showed no trace of liquor. thurman
was searching for stray mules In the
open country along the Rio Grande,
east of Juarez. His body was return
ed to the American side.
Trouble was feared last night from
members of the dead mans regiment,
but no disturbances took place.
General Baker Arrives.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, May 10
General Baker arrived here today and
assumed command OF the regular
troops In the Brownsville district.
General Hulen and portion Of the
Texas militia will be sent here with
in a week under General Funston's
plan.
Want MiIitiamen Released.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 10
Friends Of eight militiamen enlisted
at Mineral Wells. Texas, today wired
General Funston, pleading that the
soldiers be released from service be-
cause their families are facing desti-
tuition. Funston turned the requests
over to General Hulen of the militia.
but said the petition came too late,
as the men have already been muster
ed into the federal army.
Funston had no further news from
either General Pershing or Colonel
SibleY today.
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home and abroad who have been urg-
ing him to offers of mediation.
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THE WEATHER.
~. S. Department Of Agriculture

70. S. Department OF Agriculture
Weather Bureau.1
For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight Saturday showers.
Not mucn change in temperature.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight
Probably showers west portion. Sat
urday showers. Not much change IN
temperature.
For Missouri: Unsettled tonight
with showers west and Central por-
tions. Saturday showers. Not much
change in temperature.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight.
Slightly warmer central portion. Sat
urday showers.
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NOBODY CAN
WIN THE WAR

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Weather Conditions.

Clearing weather has followed
heavy rain in the western gulf states,
and generally fair, somewhat cooler
weather prevails in the eastern dis.
tricts.
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JURY OF SOCIETY
FOLKS TO HEAR CASE
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to accomplish" said Donnelly The
lecture was delivered to counsel Tor
both sides before twelve men who
sat in the box before court adjourned
asst night were brought back into the
trial chamber. The sheriff took
Orpet for a long walk before court
opened this morning. Orpet declared
he felt better afterward. Orpet has
ceased his incessant cigarette smok'
ing and his health srows gen
eral improvement Instead of Gig
arettes, the boy finds solace through
the long hours Of the night with
pipe.
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chicaao live Stock.

CHICAGO, May 19.-The hog mark
ct closed weak today, early gains be-
ing Offset by q slackening in buying.
All tendencies we're towards sharp
increase but traders failed to rally
and the market was slow. Top for
hogs was 5000. Estimated receipts
for tomorrow were 1000.
Cattle closed firmer with the top at
S1O.25.
Sheep were fairly active and closed
steady at the opening level, with the
top for sheep at $10.10; lambs $12.S5
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Peoria Grain.

PEORIA, ILL.,, May 19.-Corn-Mar
ket "a ole lower. No. yellow, 7414c
No. yellow, 74@74Ac; No. 4 yellow
73c; No 3 mixed. 731sc; No. 4 mixed
72hc; No mixed, 71h @721hc.
Oats-Market NO &c lower. No.
white, 41Ac; No. white, 40c.
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CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago Live Stock-Close.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
CHICAGO, May 19.-Hog receipts
1900; market weak. Mixed and
butchers, s9.70@1015; good heavy,
s9.65@1020; rough heavy, $9.65@9.80;
light, $9.6501010.
Cattle receipts 1000; market
steady; top $10.25.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady; top SOTO. Lambs, top $12.85.
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Kahsas CITY Casn 1r1In.
furnished by Long Commission Co.,
4O3 Main. Telephone No. 1901
KANSAS CITY, May 19.-Wheat-
No. 2 hard, s1O6@1.13; No. hard,
s103@111; No 2 red, S1.06@1,11;
No. red, $1.02@1.08.
Corn-No. 2, roc; No. 3, 69970c;
No. 2 yellow, 721sc; No. 3 yellow,
TIC: No 2 white, 71Q72c; No. 3
white, 701a orc.
Oats-No. 2, 48@42c; No. 3, $50
41c; No. white, 46Y47c; No. 3 white
45c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Miss Young is Guest Of Honor.

Miss Theo Young, Of Union, who
mas been the guest of Miss Louise
Carson for the past fortnight, was the
guest of honor on Friday night at a
chicken stew and dance given at Po-
Gala by number of the young men
OF the town. Mr.. Beck furnished an
excellent supper and dancing was en-,
Joyed for several hours. There were
half dozen couples present for the
affair. Miss Kittie Mayes of Newber-
ry, the guest Of Miss Adele Pitts, be-
ing the only other visitor present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

The Sumter High School is now n
part Of the State high school system
and as such Is oren to pupils from
any part of the county without pay
ment OF tuition or other fees. Here
tofore pupils not residents OF the city
OF Sumter-School District No. IL
have been required to pay tuition. but
under the present high school law,
with the provisions of which the Sum-
ter schools have complied, the high
school Is free to all. This new rcgu-
lation Will be great saving to subur-
ban residents. who. although In all
important respect citizens OF Sumter
have heretofore not had the privilege
OF sending their children to the city
high school free Of charge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

Mr.. E. Carson's new Studebaker car
was considerably damaged Friday
morning when a negro boy started it
off in the garage and it smashed int
another car. The lights, fender, wind
shield and radiator were put out OF
commission and new ones will have
to be put on before the car can be
used. Elder Harris, the negro boy
charged with having broken the car,
was placed in Jail to await trial at the
circuit court on the charge of ma
licious mischief.
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Making UP Crop losses.

A wheat crop of so small dimen-
tons as to raise tie question whether
or not there be Cny cxportable sur
plus-that is the impressive thing In
the farm crop situation as brought
out in these weeks of harvest round
ups The carefully summarized crop
situation, as outlined in Southern
Farming In their regular Orange Judd
report. indicates wheat crop of
scant 600 million bushels against our
boasted billion record in single sea-
son so short time ago. The spring
wheat shortage. tho result primarily
OF materially smaller acreage, but
chiefly to rate of yield less than half
that OF year agG. reflects the full
measure of the heavy losses in tom
mage to growers in the American
northwest Fortunately the crop is
moving to market from tho thrcshing
machine Mt good prices, early Sep
tember quotations being 40 to SO
cents a bushel better than q wear
ago Every marketable bushel OF
corn grown in 1916 from the acreage
seeded last spring in the South, 90
million acres and upwards, is bound
to benefit thereby. To the reflective
mind there Is right here bound to
come In tho merit of proper diversih-
cation of crops so long advocated by
Southern Farming-to not putting al
he eggs in one basket. And best O,
all the South Is alive to this fact
Plant wheat this fall or you will re-
| gret 1t next summer.
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Death Of Henry David.

Mr.. Henry David. an old confed-
crate soldier wei, known in Sumter.
died Friday afternoon at a hospital in
Columbia. where ne was taken several
weeks ago for treatment.
The body was brought from Column
bia to Sumter this morning and the
funeral services and interment were
ut the Sumter Cemetery at $40
o'clock this morning. the services
being conducted by the Rev. w. r.
Thayer.
MIR. David Is tho last Of his family
He never married and does not leave
any brothers or sisters.
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INFANTILE PARALYSIS IN
MAYEsvILIE.
Mr.. II. f. DesChamps Little Girl Suf-
fcrs Partial Disability.

news was received here this morning
that q case of infantile paralysis had
been discovered in Mayssville. the pa
ttent being little girl of Mr.. and Mrr.
p -E bsacssA has Nh. : -aasaaa IA s.ssess{
four and a-half years OF age and has
been sick for about a week.
DR.. c. e. King. who has been at
tending the child for about week,
stated, when called up over the tele-
phone. that the report was correct >as
to the case OF infantile paralysis be-
ing In Mayesville. He said that the
first symptoms had been indicated
several days ago and he had advised
precautions to be taken. This morn
Ing the symptoms were SO plain that
he pronounced the case infantile pa
ralysis. Every possible precaution has
ben taken to prevnt spread Of the
disease in the community. Why II
should have occurred there, it is i'm
possible to say, as the child had been
no where to come in contact with or
to contract the disease.
The nearest case was that at st.
Charles Of small child.
After consulting concerning the
matter 1t was decided not to stop
school at the presnt time on account
OF the case of the disease being In the
town Of Mayesville. but to see that no
children came anywhere near the
place where the case was located.
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BllRD 70 STUDY NEyA.
- ---ts A
TAKE UP METHODS TO PREVENT
INVASION BY PEST.
Arrange Itinerary-ROute of Commits.
sion Includes Points in Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana,

Columbia, Sept. 25.-Members OF
the South Carolina cotton boil weevil
| commission, recently appointed to
make tour of the infested areas to
study methods to Withstand invasion,
VIII leave Spartanburg next Saturday
noon. The itinerary will take the
party through Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana. Consider
able cotton acreage in each of these
state has been devastated by annual
inroads of the destructive pest par
ticulariy in the Mississippi delta. The
tour will terminate in Georgia Oc-
tober IL.
The commission was appointed
early in the spring. upon the sug-
gestion Of Clemson college authori-
ties, and eight or ten directors OF
agricultural education and develop
ment of farm interests will make the
trip. Some Of those who will go are:
Gov. Manning. President w. M. Riggs
OF Clemson college. Alan Johnstone,
Sr.. president Of the board Of trus-
tees Of Clemson college, and w. w.
Long, director of farm demonstration
agents In South Carolina. Several
members of the Clemson college
FACULTY will also be included.
Leaving Spartanburg Saturday
noon, the commission will arrive in
New Orleans early the following
morning. Thence they will visit the
cotton district along the L., r. & N.
railroad. arriving at Baton Rouge
Wednesday afternoon. Thursday, Oc-
tober 4, will be given over largely
to visits to stock farms along the
Mississippi river. From Donaldsville
the party will go to Alexandria, Mon
roe and Tallulah. La. crossing the
Mississippi river from the latter
place to vicksburg. Miss. Detailed
arrangements for the tour in Ala
bama and Georgia have not yet been
arranged. s..N
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NEGRO WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH
Walter Harrinston Held on. Charge Of
Hasil Ccmm itted Crime.

NmmA cQds 9 nS9so wStian living
- DuBoss. vas shot Is death about
II o'ciock saturday night; the load
taking effect in her head which was
practically shot on. and Walter Elar-
rington. a negro living in the same
section, is In Jail charged with the
crime. Coroner Scale held the In
quest Sunday morning and the verdict
OF the jury was as above stated.
It seems that Walter Harrington
and Emma Cook had been friends for
some time. Saturday Emma came to
Sumter with some one else. whom she
was talking to while Walter was pay
ing for having her teeth repaired.
Walter Is alleged to have been Jealous
Of the attention and the shooting is
thought to have resulted. The evil
dence Was all cireumstantial. as no
one saw the shooting. and the other
negroes in the house were all asleep
or in bed at the time 1t occurred.
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DON'T OVERLOOK THIS.
A Careful Persual VIII Prove Its Val.
ue to Every Sumter Reader.

The average man is a doubter. and
there is little wonder that this is so.
Misrepresentation make people, skep-
tics. Nowadays the public asks for
better evidence than the testimony OF
strangers. Here is proof which should
convince every Sumter reader:
w. w. James, retired butcher, 1872
Blanding street. Sumter, says: my
kidneys were disordered and my back
acbed intensely. 1 was sore and lame
mornings and had dizzy spells and
headaches. The kidney secretions
passed irregularly and obliged me to
ser up = aa...I. on
hearing OF, Doan's Kidney Pills used
them and they not only relieved the
ailments, but benefited me in every
way"
Price 50c., at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. James had. Foster -Milburn Co.
Props. Buffalo. N. Y.-Advt. 29
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The auto truck was called out Sum
day morning by an alarm Of fire from
West Liberty street. where shingles
on the roof at the flue had caught on
fire. The blaze was a small one and
was extinguished with little damage.