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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19
QUESTION LEFT 10 STATES.

AcCombs Gives Opinion ON Election
Of Observation-Disclosures In Views.
Washington. Jan. 1s.--Congressms.n
Byrnes today received the followins
letter from Democratic Chairman Nc
Combs In reference to the selections of
delegates TO the st. Louis convention.
Your letter Of January was re-
ceived In my absence from the city. I
have just returned. find quite a
divergence Of opinion on the construc-
ton Of the plank in the platform with
reference to the States where no pri-
mary law exists for the selection of
delegates and altcrnates to the con-
vention. The matter, Of course, is r,c-
culiarly one for the national commit
tee and the convention and of course,
In my official capacity. should not
attempt to foreshadow their action by
q construction on the plank. I was
erroneously quoted in Little Rock. The
local papers afterward made the cor
rection. Personally my opinion would
De that II the State Organization fails
70 make provision for the selection
OF delegates in a primary the conven-
uon should recognize the delegates
chosen under the custom of the State
In other words. I would not construe
it as a condition precedent to tho
seating OF delegates that they must
DC CHOSEN under the primary system.
In my opinion. 1t lies distinctly
with the various State organizations,
select their delegates and members of
where no lesalized primary exists to
the national committee in the manner
ana FORM their best judgment indi.
Gates"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19

like to see the taxpayers lose that
much money.
Both the senate and house have in
dicated their determination to stand
for rigid economy by voting over
whelmingly against all bills looking to
creating any new Offices or appropriat-
Ing money for any new purposes. The
leaders are working with the aim in
mind Of cutting down the appropria-
ton bill and the State levy and they
are not concerning themselves about
requests for new undertakings, the
sense of the members being that this
is not to be thought Of The one idea
is how and where to trim the budget
without crippling any of the depart
ments or institutions and the ways
and means committee of the house
and the finance committee of the sem
ate are holding joint hearings each
afternoon and giving the heads of the
various institutions and of the de-
partments the chance to explain their
needs and finding out just how little
they can get along with 1t is the hope
or the leaders to cut down the levy
from seven mills and to keep down ap-
preparations as much as possible.
The general assembly will make
known its position on whether or not
they think this State should have a
divorce law by passing on the propos-
al Of Representative Wolfe of Ander-
son for constitutional amendment
allowing divorces for certain causes.
There is very little likelihood of
South Carolina abandoning its long
established position against divorce, it
being the only State in the Union
which does not recognize divorce for
any cause.
1t will be easier to take the exami-
nation for admission to the bar if the
house agrees to the bill passed by the
senate removing the requirement of
two years study under some lawyer or
in law school before an applicant
can take the examination. This bill
was introduced and put through by
Senator Wightman of Saluda after a
big fight.
A bill to abate houses of i'll fame by
injunction has been introduced in the
senate.
The desecration Of the flag Of the
United States would be made q mis-
demeanor according to a bill introduc-
ed in the house by Representative
Searson Of Barnwell county.
Several bills calling for reduction of
the legal rate of money from eight to
six per cent. have been introduced.
Rural credits bills are increasing.
The most important proposal along
this line yet brought forward is the
Dill by Senator Sherard of Anderson
for an issued Of $1O,O00,OOO in State
bonds to be loaned to white people
wanting to buy farms at long time on
low rates Of interest. Gov. Manning
is very much interested in getting
rural credits measure through and
recommended it in his annual
message.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19
Banker Kills Himself.

Philadelphia. Jan. IA. Ashton
work. secretary and treasurer OF the
Northern Trust Co.. committed suicide
ut MS home today by shooting him
self over the heart. III health is said
TO havo been the cause.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19
EVANS ASKS EXPLANATION.
WANTS M'COMBs no TELh OF
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.
Further Information Desired by South
Carolina Chatrman-Primary May
BE Held to Select Delegates to Ma
tional Convention at st. Louis.

Spartanburg, Jan. 12.-Former
Gov. john Gary Evans. chairman OF
the Democratic executive committee
Of South Carolina. has asked William
F. McCombs. chairman Of the Demo-
cratic national committee. for an in
Of his recent notice of
the meeting Of the national conven-
tion Of the Democratic party to be
held In 81. Louis In which it appears
that the convention plan Of electing
delegates to the national convention
will have to be abandoned and a pri-
mary held instead.
Chairman Evans said today that he
would make no announcement until
he has heard from Mr.. McCombs on
the subject, since the change would
be 30 far reaching in It's effect in South
Carolina. South Carolina sends to the
national convention 1S delegates. four
|of. whom are delegates at largo, and
all in the past have been elected by
tho state convention meeting in CO.
|lumbia In May. II the new plan Is
Ito be enforced In South Carolina q
primary will be necessary A State
primary will have to be held for the
election of the four delegates at large
and congressional district primaries.
It'is estimated that the cost Of such a
primary will be In the neighborhood
|of $4,000. and since the expenses
can be met only through the assess
ment Of candidates there il some ques-
|tion In the minds of those who have
discussed tho MAJ ,r as to whether
the honors will be 30 highly priced.
Another interesting feature of the
situation IL that the primary plan
calls for the election Of the national
committeeman by the vote Of the peo-
pie. Senator Tillman holds this posi-
tion and has represented South Caro-
lima on the committee for years. To
continue to hold it he may have to 60
before the people In preferential pri-
mary.
Authority for the presidential pri-
mary n found In the following section
|of the Democratic platform adopted
lat Baltimore.
I'VE direct that the national COM
mittes incorporate in the call for the
next nominating convention a. requjre-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19
KAISER RETURNS TO FRONT.

Berlin, Jan. 16 (via London). Jan.
17.-The following official communi-
cation was issued today:
"After his complete recovery EN-
peror William returned Sunday az
ternoon to the war theatre"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19

WITH The LEGISLATURE,
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND
WHAT BODY HAS TO COME
BEFORE 1T.

4 NJ
Good Progress Has Been Made and
Continuation Of Application to Du-
ties Expected of Lawmakers-Ef-
forts OF Finance and Ways and
Means Committees to Keep Down
Expenses-GOvcrnor Message OH
State Hospital Interest Legislators.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19


Bsplyins TO . question. Gen. Bliss
aid it was impossible to determine
the relative value Of tho navy. coast
artillery or the mobile army in any
plan OF defense. II would bc as casy
he said. TO decide which was most
necessary to the body. the heart,
lungs or brain. IIo argued In bc-
half Of the war department plan TO
ado . number OF new regiments to
the army to make up the skeleton
formations OF the three infantry d.
viseons contemplated as necessary by
army experts. To Chairman Hays
sugsestion that the $4,000 additional
men asked for be added to existing
organizations, the general objected
because he insisted that the skeleton
OF m adequate army was essential to
the proper handling OF recruits in
time Of war.
Cen. Bliss Endorsed the continental
army plan fully and said he had been
unable. In months of study. to see
ary practical way Of employing the
National Guard to meet the nations
needs. He disapproved suggestions
thae the regular army be concentrated
at several large posts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19
WRECK ON VIRGINIA CApEs.

English Steamer Goes Ashore mt Cane
Norfolk. Jan. 1.-THE British
steamer Priestfield went ashore off
the. Cape Henry life saving station
this morning. Heavy seas prevent the
station life savers aiding in the res
cue Of the crew.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-19
I'D nIleiIEs D01l SIDEs
quonQTxEEs QUESTION WAR
AND PEACR ExPERrs.

n t.l y
wo1An Opposes Armies
k 49, 0en. hAiss Urges Need Of E;x-
uSu0nn and Preparedness Il
n, "-
Washtngton. Jan. a3.-Two sizes of
~ military preEaredoess problem
\ vsrs heard today by congressional
epumittees. Miss Jane Addams.
! peeeldsnt Of the women's Peace So
eleev Of America. urged the house and
eonats mineary committees to make
- mcrease In the army at least until
ne 1uropsan war was over. saying
~ prsparsdnsss movement was due
-. panic on account Of the war. When
80 lett the house committee room
!. .1oat Gen. Bliss. assistant chief Of
>1A4 resumed HIS statement a. mil
>lDry sxpert In favor OF the admins
tIA>pn's army plans.
11lso Addams. arguing that Il would
- feolish to build more drsadnoughts
- ony ~. suggested that commits
\ - - created 70 study army ana
HuovS e6nuasney ana also to look into
- motlvoe ana intere.t. Of thos.
fcsu1ng heovSer armament for IN. m.
90 Prsparation asa,nst n ..hvpo.
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- ana the unstsd st.,.. .ho,,a ns
X rtcner,a % l,ad v,th c,ear h.na. ,ns
uvcmsns for REDUCTION Of Armament,
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Conmissssmsn asked Miss adams
& - had not supported formsr Pres-
\ ~ Roosevelt In his last campaign
- th~n called attention to Col.
y D1Doyolt's recent uttsrancss ON the
o'e g pssparsdnsss.
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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31
PROFITS FROM A DAIRY HERD
Cow, to Be Most Productive Must
Have Care and Consideration Duo
to Animal Mother.
CBy H. M. COTTRELL.)

The man to make the most profits
from dairy herd must be gentleman
kind, considerate, progressive, intel
ligent. Milk is the product of mother
hood. The COW is mother and gives
milk to develop the life Of her baby.
the calf. The dairy COW, to be made
most productive, must have the care
and consideration due to every ami
NAL mother. She must have milk pro-
ducing feed and feed that will develop
fully her unborn calf while she is milk
ing. She must have bodily comfort
shelter, water, salt, shade in hot
weather, and pure air all the time.
She must be petted. When man
takes her calf away from the COW and
milks her, he becomes for the time to
her a secondhand calf. The COW loves
her calf and is happy when she is CIV
ing milk to it. The more the dairy
man can pet his COWS, make them
comfortable and make them like him
as they do their calves, the more milk
they will give and the richer will be
the milk. This sounds like "gush" but
is cold business truth that closely fol-
lowed will bring profits.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31
Better OFF On
the Far1n''
An lnae1uew witA Secretary Of Agriculture
David F Hlouaos By Edward B. ClArk

the farm but "Sy the farm
industry be made increasingly profitable and that conditions farm life
bettered the Back to the farm will take of itself In
dwees the cities who ambitious their
Secretary Houston asked correspondent give message
those who engaged comprehensive plan boys
communities that advisable the farm instead of leaving
feengy the subject being
the federal and state the farming life holding quail
a signal of agricultural occupations.
not much problem of bringing young
of improving agricultural
make clear to the that they will be better off the
''sn osy 9as nso how to make ag
re profitable and the rural life comfortable attractive heahfu
necessity talking much about staying going
directed this end The agencies consolidated the
extent and efficiency of machinery and financial support has
present $6Oooooo through the andant colleges and
federal departments of agriculture for the of gcu
The aim production through plant
g better cultural methods eradication or control of plant and animal
problems agriculture improve distribution especially marketing and
STANDARDIZATION and handling products and fuller knowledge of mar
kets and market conditions and the transportation of
ln the interest the young organizing large number
and So T bng 1 b be ea o nos n ou
machinery under the joint support of Immigrant colleges and
In many counties throughout the country county agents
whose duty it work with the farmers the farms for the improve
Under the SmihIer act the states and the together will
expanding s9oooooo yearly for this extension of agu
ut reasonably clear with the natural opportunities have and
with the improvements made by the farmers suppmentng these
that the opportunities for make farming will
be increased gradually and that outside of the
farming there loud call for leaders of all these enterprises rural
districts
g" why aspiring country boy should
attention the opportunities presented this great field of effort rather
than to those of the other industrial offerings presented by city life
Secretary Houston spoke strongly of three factors of the problem of
how to keep the farm They good rural schools
classcoun roads and attractive life Schools
enng the social life wholly and problems
matter of the of roads the federal
and power.
The secretary heartfelt the the rural
school problem He believes others believe with him. that the
country should the opportunities
boy and girl the city, The lack
facilities country districts he believes has sent ambitious parents
the cities order give their children
which the schools of the large centers afford.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31
TREATMENT OF POTATO SEED
Water VIII Destroy Disease
Spores of Tubers.

Potato diseases such as fusarium.
stem rot and scab. live over winter on
the seed and in the soil. Planting in
fected seed in diseased soil simply per-
petuates the disease. The way to pre-
vent scab is to disinfect seed potatoes
And plant them in clean soil upon
which the crop has not been grown
for several years preceding. Thorough
treatment with solution OF one pint
commercial formalin to 40 gallons wa
ter will destroy disease spores. Cor
rosive sublimate also can be used.
Dissolve four ounces in five gallons hot
water and after it cools add % gallons
water. Soak the tubers for one and a
half hours in this solution, when they
may be cut and planted.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31

By CARL VROOMAN, Assistant Secre-
tary OF Department Of Agriculture)
In bulletin Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture written to sug-
gest to the corn belt farmer of the mid
die West some ways OF "cashing in"
the scientific advice offered him in hun
dreds OF bulletins already published,
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of
the department, devotes q section to
the discussion Of the best rotations.
mot until you get clover or some
other legume into your scheme of
farming" he says, do you have rota-
ton that pays dividends in bigger
crops. Many farmers think they are
keeping up to date and farming scien-
tifically IL they have five or ten acres
In alfalfa and get stand of clover on
q twenty or thirty-acre field once in
two or three years. This is a serious
mistake. The productivity Of farm
is not being kept up on a permanent
basis unless annually at least one
fourth Of that farm is made to grow
legumes, which are either plowed I'M
uoi do Sldplc lAdHutc Vi green ulh-
1ure"
The corn-oats system becomes effec-
tive when year of clover is added
and the rotation runs corn, oats,
clover. In sections where oats do not
produce good yields wheat may be sub
etituted.
The Importance of including clover
in the rotation, however, has been def
initely established by a long series of
experiments carried on In Illinois. AS
Tar back as 1879 two rotations were
started, one being corn and oats and
rotations were continued without
change. During the years from 1901 to
1911 the average yield of corn in the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31
MEAT CLOGS KIDNEYS
THEN YOUR BACK HURTS
Take q Glass Of Salts to Flush Kid.
neys II Bladder Bothers YOU
Drink Lots of Water.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste and poisons from the blood.
then we get sick. Nearly all rheu-
matism, headaches, liver trouble, ner-
vousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache IN
the kidneys or your back hurts or il
the urine Is cloudy, offensive, full Of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by sensation of scaiding. stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
Of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take
a tablespoonful in q glass of water
before breakfast and in few days
your kidneys will act fine. This IA.
nous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon Juice. combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate the
kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
in urine so 1t no longer causes irrita-
ton, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
Kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
pmplication- 40
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK ''CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizxi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged In the In
testines, instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue 1t causes con-
gestion and that dull. throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31
Don't Neglect Kidneys
Swamr-Root, DR.. Kilmer's PreScrip
ton, Overc0mes Kidney Trouble

It is now conceded by physicians that
the kidneys should have more attention
as they control the other organs to re-
markable degree and do tremendous
amount of work in removing the poisons
and waste matter from the system by
filtering the blood.
The kidneys should receive some as
sistance when needed. We take less ex-
ercise, drink less water and often eat more
rich, heavy food, thereby forcing the kid
neys to do more work than nature in
tended. Evidence of kidney trouble, such
as lame back, annoying bladder troubles,
smarting or burning, brickdust or sedi-
ment, sallow complexion, rheumatism,
maybe weak or irregular heart action,
warns you that your kidneys require nelp
Immediately to avoid more serious trou-
bic.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
most remarkable success as a kidney and
bladder remedy is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. There is nothing else like it. 1t
is Dr.. Kilmer's prescription used in pri-
vate practice and it is sure to benefit you.
Get bottle from your druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation, send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31
Jump from Bed
in Morning and
Drink Hot Water
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water each morning
before breakfast.

Why is man and woman, half the
time, feeling nervous, Respondent,
worried; some days headachy, dull and
unstrung; some days really incapaci-
tated by illness.
II we all would practice inside-bath
ing, what = gratifying change would
take place. Instead Of thousands of
half-sick. anaemic-looking souls with
pasty, muddy compilations we should
see crowds Of happy. healthy, rosy
checked people everywhere. The rea-
son is that the human system does not
rid itself each day of all the waste
which 1t accumulates under our pres
emit mode of living. For every ounce
OF food and drink taken into the sys-
tenn nearly an ounce OF waste material
must be carried out, else 1t ferments
and forms ptomaine-like poisons which
are absorbed into the blood.
Just as necessary as 1t Is to clean
the ashes from the furnace each day,
before the fire will burn bright and
hot, 80 we must each morning clear
the inside organs of the previous days
accumulation of indigestible waste and
body toxins. Men and women, wheth-
or sick or we'll, are advised to drink
each morning, before breakfast, .
glass Of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in
1t, as a harmless means of washing
out OF the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels the indigestible material,
waste, sour bile and toxins; thus
cleansing, sweetening and purifying
the entire alimentary canal before put
ting more food into the stomach.
Millions OF people who had their
turn at constipation, bilious attacks,
acid stomach, nervous days and sleep
less nights have become real cranks
about the morning inside-bath. A quar-
ter pound of limestone phosphate will
not cost much from your druggist or
at the store, but is sufficient to DEM
onstrate to anyone, its cleansing,
sweetening and freshening effect upon
the system.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-31
THE CITY OFFERS
few ADVANTAGES
Chicago Banker Gives Some
Sound Advice to Young
Men and Women.
SHOWS RURAL OPPORTUNITY
Farmer Has Greater Possibility OF
Comfort In Old Age, With More
Wholesome Pleasure and
Real Cultivation.

(By FREDERICK H. RAWSON. Presi-
dent Union Trust Co., Chicago)
- UNLESS the young man is spe-
cially trained by education
and practice for some particu-
lar kind of work to be found
In the city, or has capital to be in
vested in some legitimate enterprise,
he will be better of in the country or
small town.
Cities are all overcrowded. Jobs in
all ordinary lines of industry are
scarce because there aSe generally
more job-hunters than jobs. With SO
much competition for work, labor is
cheap and wages are low.
1t costs much more to live in the
city than in the country, II man
receives low wages he must find shell
ter in low-class lodgings-crowded,
dirty, garretlike places in poor neigh
borhoods where fresh air Is at pre-
MUM and the constant noise madden
ing. He cannot buy good, nourishing
food but must get along on what he
can afford to buy. Consequently his
health suffers He cannot AFFORD to
buy clothing Of good quality, so he
must wear shoddy. He can save moth
ing out OF small earnings, so sickness
or any other emergency need for funds
finds him in serious circumstances.
And to live as he must live is con-
slant invitation to-sickness.
City Pleasure False.
There seems to be an impression
in the country that life In the city
$ one continual round Of entertain,