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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-11
GROW FOOD OR CO HUNGRY,
Sumter County Organized To Make Itself
tss.f Self Sustaining.
Mnues II the Meeting of the General Committee of pubit
Safety, Held Saturday. April 7h-Plans Outlined to In
crsaes the Acreage of Food Crops and to Grow More
Food to the Acre.

a. The plans Of organization Of the
Sumter County Committee Of Public
Safety. for cooperation between the
city and the rural districts. and the
white and colored people Of Sumter
county to prepare our county against
threatened food famine. having
been adopted by the recent Atlanta
conference ana telegraphed to every
county In the South. after Messrs. E.
W. Dabbs and A. G. Phelps. our dele
eates TO the Atlanta conference SUBJ
Snittsd report Of what Sumter county
~ doing through the Sumter Cham
.b>s OF Commerce, cooperating with
the uassss Of the people, we are re.
csiving numbers Of inquiries regarding
esmtsr county's methods Of cooper
ALTON.
J An II ID almost impossible to reply
inmsdiately u every inquiry. am
ssndins you minutes OF our meeting
Of the township committees Of the
ssnsrai committee Of Public Safety
for publication either in whole or In
part o. you mo- At, for information Of
othsr countasa Y
tk t2 Yours truly.
r. I. Reardon. Secretary.
Sumter County Committee Of Public
Z Safety. H
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-11


requested to visit every farmer, white
and colored, In his township and i'm
press upon them the objects of the
whirlwind campaign to produce food
corps, and to urge every one to plant
all the corn needed on every farm, for
man and beast. and all other food
crops possible. 1t was agreed that
as much as $500 be appropriated, If
so much be necessary to defray the
expenses of each chairman in canvass
ing his township. Mr.. I. c. Strauss
added to Mr.. ODonnelrs suggestion
that every member of each township
committee assist the chairman in his
work Of inducing the people to COM
ply with the requests of the County
Committee of Public Safety.
Mr.. Neill O'Donnell for O'Donnell
and Company Of Sumter subscribed
for the Committee on Public Safety
Fund the sum Of 800.
Mr.. A. c. Phelps. for .Iarby and
Company. Inc. Of Sumter. for the
same purporse. subscribed the sum
Of 500.
Mr.. Dabbs suggested that the cir
cular issued by the special committee
appointed on April 8. 1917. constitut-
Ing an appeal to the farmers of SUM
county to plant an abundance of food
crops be amended to meet the ideas
embraced in the suggestions and ac-
tions taken by today's meeting.
BY unanimous consent the chair
man appointed Messrs. Dabbs, M. L.
Parler and Neill O'Donnell to draf,
an amendment to the first circular
and authorised the secretary to have
5000 copies OF the revised circular
printed for distribution by the town
ship committeeman. and otherwise as
the chairman and secmretary of gen.
eral' committee DEAN advisable.
a letter from Acting Chairman
Neiil O'Donnsll to r. w. westberry
Of Sumter. . local loader Of the negro
racs in this county. asking him to
operate with the Committee on Pub.
lie Safety for sumter county In or.
sanising the colored people. colored
farmers particularly, to plant sufsi-
Client corn and food crops was read
A letter from r. w. Westberry to Mr..
O'Donnell. in reply, promising his
hearty cooperation and saying that
he had called meeting Of colored
farmers for next week was also read.
!, These two letters were received MS
information and ordered made a part
OF the minutes Of this meeting, and
the chairman authorized to use these
two letters for publication or in any
way he thought best.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14
TRIAL OF MCAINS
 srsqs BEGINS MONDAY
Two Remaining McCains Will go m Trial for the Murder of J. p Slagle in Prescott Last August.

Mark and Joe Mccain, father and .or who were indicted by the grand ;,,ry for the murder of J. P. Slagle on tbe streets of Prescott last August, will be put on trial at special term of circuit court here next Monday, March 19. Judge c. R. Haynie presid- ing Henry Mccain was convicted in tbe last term of court of second de- cree murder and sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary. His attorneys asked for new trial which was re- fused and the case was appealed to the supreme court, decision of which has not been rendered. The two boys have been in the pen since the trial, having been unable to make the ne- cessary $10,OOO bond which was re- ouired by the court. Mark, the father has been out on bond of like amount since court
 The trials will be held separately and as the case has become one of the most noted in the history of the coun- ty much time will be required in se- lecting a jury acceptable to both sides.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14

specifying the manner in which they shall be redeemed This bill is in- tended to put stop to speculation in county warrants, and by seeing that they are paid in the order in which they are issued, they are prevented from selling for much less than par. Many of the collectors have written to Attorney General Arbuckle, asking if they can accept county warrants in the collection of taxes. The attorney general advises them that they can, for the bill is not equipped with the emergency clause. and for that reason is not effective for 90 days.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14

authors when an unfavorable report by some committee presaged their de- feat. The volume of law produced by the 41st General Assembly will exceed that of previous sessions. In 1915 there were 345 acts, and this time there will be about 400.
 The agitation against local legisla- tion will be transferred to the consti- tutional convention. Many candidates for delegate, all over the state, are making this one of their blanks, and undoubtedly something will be done to restrict the flood of local law. The generally accepted plan is to offer all such matters to other constituted au- thorities, such as the railroad commits sion, the county court, the county sup erintendent of schools, etc, Two of Gov. Brough's vetoes were based upon this theory, that the railroad commits sion is the proper authority for the relief that was sought.
 Former State Senator Elmo Carl Lee of Woodruff county, one of the candidates, announces that he stands for an ampliication of the principles of the initiative and referendum, in such language as would give to the in- dividual voter the greatest possible effect, providing that all local legisla- tion should be enacted by the vote of the electors of the locality in which the law is to be enforced"
 Mir. Carl Lee will also advocate, in this extension of the principles of direct legislation, the granting of au- thority to the voters of a county or municipality, to abolish mercantile corporations, declaring that "they are menace to the growth and develop ment of community He endeav- ored last year to initiate such law applicable to Woodruff county, but failed through a technicality. This IS a type of the radical laws which will be advocated before the convention, and which will call forth the most careful and consistent consideration on the part of the more conservative membership.
 When it is considered that the world has advanced as rapidly in politics as it has in mechanics and education, 1t is evident that the conservatism ot today is the radicalism of yesterday and the radicalsm of today must ne cessarily be of such character that it demands the most careful scrutiny. Wild schemes and visionary schemes galore will be submitted to the con vention, and level heads will be needed to prevent the radicals from running away with the situation,
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14
GOVERNOR ISSUES REWARD
 $10,O0O FOR HIGHWAYMEN

Little Rock, March 14.-Gov. C. H. Brough has issued a reward of $100 for the arrest and conviction of the highwaymen who went into the meat market and ice plant at Stamps Sat urday night and after beating the employees into insensibility, rifled the safe and departed.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14
CONSIDERABLE AGITATION
 RELATIVE TO M'FERRIN BILL

Little Rock, March 14.-Collectors of county taxes in all parts of the state show considerable agitation rela- tive to the McFerrin bill requiring the registration of county warrants, and
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14

An intellectual fight was made against local legislation, and yet the opposition to it was not fruitless. Gov. Brough early in the session placed his seal of disapproval upon the flood of local and special laws, by advising the General Assembly that he would in- sist upon a compliance with the con- stitutional provision requiring prev ious advertising of the proposed law in the territory affected. This had the effect of preventing the introduction of many other local bills.
 Several hundred bills, both local and general, "died on the calendar" m both the House and the Senate. Many of these had not even advanced beyond a second reading, having been deserted after introduction, or ignored by thell Neither the McCains nor Slagles live in Nevada county, yet 1t IS estimated that the trial of Henry Mccain cost the county over $2.000. There were nearly a hundred and fifty witnesses examined, all of whom will no doubt be summoned in the present cases, the former case requiring summoning of nearly hundred men from whom to pick jury.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14
ALGONQUIN SUNK
 BY SUBMARINE
Special to The News.

Little Rock. March 14.-The Red Star liner Algonquin was sunk by a German submarine without warning off Plymouth, England, today. The crew and passengers were saved.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14

Seed Irish Potatoes Cabbage Onions Fresh Eggs Nice line Candy just re- ceived. Oliver Twist Baking Pow
 der. Silver Moon Coffees Basket finest Japan Teas
 just received. Richelieu whole wheat
 flour. Golden Egg Nooler Silver Moon Buckwheat
 Flour. Puffed Wheat and Rice Vegetable Soups Fig and Apple Jam Heinze's Prepared Mustard
The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-14
PUBLIC EXAMINING
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Consensus Opinion Corresponds With Gov. Brough-Most Con- structive and Progressive Ses- sion Held in Many Years.
By Clio Harper

Little Rock, March 14.-Now that the 41st General Assembly has passed into history, the public is finding it a popular pastime to analyze it, and sub init its work to the severe acid test of public approval or condemnation. At this time, the consensus of opin- ion corresponds with the opinion of Gov. Brough, that it was one of the most constructive and progressive ses- sions that had been held in many years. While there was probably more legislation of local character than usual there was undoubtedly more of the statewide kind, affecting the whole people. And even the local acts are largely of constructive type, providing for more improved roads, larger and better schools, and the sub stitution of the salary for the fee sys- tenn in the management of county affairs.
 The number of bills approached closely the aggregate introduced in the long session of 1911, when the legislature did not adjourn until May IL The following statement shows the total number of bills introduced in IL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27

Under the auspices of the High School
a patriotic pageant entitledi 1.-The
American Flag" was given at the
Auditorium on Thursday evening, Dec.
20, about one hundred school children
taking part.
There were three episodes portrayed,
The Making Of the American Flay, f"
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner, +"
How the States Came In" During
interludes drills and tabeaux were given
and the last number was a grand
tableaux.
BY the courtesy of the University
Extension three reels of pictures were
shown: paul Revere's Ride, /" Battle
Hymn of the Republic, Making of
Big Guns.
A capacity house witnessed the per-
Torrance and pronounced it first class,
and much credit is due the teachers
and children for the time and labor
spent in putting the pageant on in such
a creditable manner.
Three Cheers for Old Glory"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
WHEN HER BACK ACHES
a Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ambition Slipping Away.

Mineral Point women.know how the
aches and pains that often come when
the kidneys fail make life burden.
Backache. hip pains, headaches, dizzy
spells, distressing urinary troubles, are
frequent indications OF. weak kidneys
and should be checked in time. Doan's
Kidney Pills are for the kidneys only.
They attack kidney diseases by striking
at the cause.
Can Mineral Point sufferers 7desire
stronger proof ofassmerit than this
Monroe woman's word?
Mrs. NJ c. Ruff, 423 S. Fulton St.,
Monroe, Wis, says: II was greatly
annoyed by weak kidneys. | had a
dull pain across the small of my back
and headaches. too. Onebox of Doan 8
Kidney Pills gave me prompt relief
from the kidney annoyance and removed
the aches and pains through my back. {"
Almost three years later Mrs. Ruff
said: Il have had no return of kidney
complaint since Doan's Kidney Pills rid
me of it. -
Price so cents. at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs Ruff had Foster Milburn Co..
Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
PUBLISHER CANNOT AVOID
RAISING HIS PRICES IF HE
WOULD STAY IN BUSINESS

The farmer can today pay $500 for one years
subscription with less than one bushel of wheat.
Four years ago he had to use about one and one
half bushels to pay 81 90 for years subscription.
Wheat is selling 1T S. 20 instead of 70 cents
bushel.
Meat is selling for from 30 to 70 per cent more
now than it did when the war started.
Cotton is selling at 30 cents pound instead of
the usual 10 TO y cents.
All other things produced on the farms have
gone up in price in proportion to those mentioned
above.
High prices for farm products have brought
prosperity to the farmers and farming commun
tiles They wartime prices and, are neces-
sary to create throughout the nation that degree
of general prosperity needed in financing war.
But high prices cannot stop with what the
farmer receives for his products. 1t is because of
these prices that the mills and factories in which
the type the machinery, the paper, the plates, the
rollers, the Ready-Prints and everything else we
use in conducting newspaper and printing office,
are paying wartime wages to their employees.
1t is because of these prices that the things you
buy cost you more than they cost in peace times.
And it is because of these prices that we must
get more for our product than we receive in peace
time if we going to continue in business If
the sheriff is not going to close our doors.
Beginning January l. 1918, Adver-
Using Rates in The Tribune will be
increased twenty per cent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
WAR PRAYER.

Dear God above, below, around.
Where'er the spaces do abound,
You are here, You are there,
Your love and power is everywhere.
The nations now in wars array
Are battling and to Thee do pray
To give them power to crush their foe,
But which is just You only know.
If in this war You take a side
The nations surely must abide
In harmony with truth and right,
For righteousness will win the fight;
For none can ask however strong
For victory, if in the wrong.
0 Lord, the nations all do sin,
May ours the lesser be, and win
A victory for mankind,
For greater justice, nobler mind,
Progressing onward, closer then
To "Peace.on earth; good will toward
men,"
H. George Schuetts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
GERMAN INTERESTS" AND THE
LIBERTY LOAN.
Chicago Tribune.

tnlcago tribune.
Secretary McAdoo, it will be recalled,
recently charged that German interests
were responsible for forcing down the
price of Liberty bonds in the open
market. We suggested at the time
these interests" if they were to
blame, ought to be brought out into
the open and prosecuted AS respons-
ible official Mr.. McAdoo surely cannot
be content with making an accusation
without substantiating it. Within the
last few days Liberty bonds have sold
nearly three points under par. Are the
German interests" still operating un-
checked?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
LIN EN-
? . 20 . ~ ~ ~ Y - i'
BY Haze Hlcks.


Simon Harker and niece, Miss Elsie
Harker, have left to spend the re-
mainder of the winter in California.
Geo Hammai of Rritf Iowa, Elmer
and Howard Hammli Of Hazel Green.
attended the funeral Of James Ham
mill which took place here last Friday:
Private Wesley Neeus came home
from Camp Grant 10 spend Christmas
with his parents.
Harry Koppend of Milwaukee was an
over Sunday guest at the ]. N. Vial
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Meyers of Milwau-
kee were Christmas guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Fault.
The M. E. and p M. churches held
their Christmas tree services Monday
and Tuesday evenings respectively.
Both programs were we'll rendered and
appreciated by large audiences.
Miss Ruth Harker is home from Law
| renee Coilege Tor the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Coach and son Gar
net of Beloit are spending a few days
with their Linden friends.
Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Baker left on
Saturday for brief visit with her
mother at Greeley. Iowa.
Mrs. F. F. 0ldenburg arrived home
from Rochester, Mimi, on Monday
much improved in health
Rev. Evans acted as chairman Of the
No Seven School District Christmas
tree exercises. The program was well
executed and special praise is due the
little ones and their instructor, Miss
| Thompson, for the successful rendering
of the recitations, dialogues etc. The
members of the community report a
thoroughly good time and showed their
true Christian spirit by unstinted APP
| plause.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27

THE SO, 600, 600 melon" or in other
words profit" announced last week
by Chicago packers, accounts largely
for the high price of meat Is there
any pro German element in the country
more of curse to the American people
than these packers? And is heavy
fine, with imprisonment and disfran-
ehisement any too severe Such rank
profteering. and it seems to be gem
eral disease, has gone far enough, and
should he checked with a promptness
and punishment that no person or
corporation would entertain for a
moment desire to try the game.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
CHRISTMAS GIFT BY BRITISH ARMY

The Christian people of the world re-
oeived Christmas Greeting from the
British soldiers of Gen. Allenby. 1t
was the first detailed account of how
the British troops wrested from the
Turks the city of Bethlehem, where
1900 years ago was born the Savior.
Gen Allenby sent from Palestine the
following striking historic Christmas
greeting to Gen. pershing, the Amer
lean commander in France:
"The British troops in Bethlehem
on Christmas eve send to their Amer
lean comrades a message of greeting
and Of hope that thru the achievement
of their common purpose the law of
force may yield to the force of law and
peace and good will reign at length on
earth "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
SUM MONS.

STATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA COUNTY
y IN COUNTY COURT.
Ida Stevens, Plaintiff
John Stevens. Defendant
The State Of Wisconsin, to the said defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons ey-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action In the court aforesaid
and in case of your failure so to do judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint Of which a copy ia
herewith served upon you. This action Is
brought TO obtain divorce from the bonds of
mstrimony between the plaintiff and the de.
fendant.
Fielder & FIEDLER
Plaintiffs Attorneys
p. Q. address Mineral Point. Iowa comfy
WISCONSIN, 47w6
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27

Every new gun is a step nearer
victory There can't be too many of
them. | am sure the losses in the
American army will be surprisingly
small, for we have been given to under
stand they will have more guns behind
them than any other army in the war.
Putting the guns behind them will
prove infinitely better than the most
ideal trenches. The guns in the Amer
lean artillery will surely cut down the
number of American flags which will
wave over little patches of sod on the
battledelds of France when the war is
over +"
These sentences are taken from the
letter of an American boy in the French
service. written to a friend in America.
We wish it could be framed and hung
up in the ordnance bureau at Washing
ton
They are told over there that the
American soldiers will have more guns
behind them than any other army To-
day our troops are drawing on the re-
sources Of the French, already too
small, for machine guns and seventy
hves. This week, we learn more than
nine months after We entered the war
the first big gun has been turned out in
America for our own men,
How many of those little flags are
going TO wave on the hattefeds Of
France because we waited till war
came before We began to prepare
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27

10, 900 is the number Of employees at
the federal capital, given out last week
and over fifty per cent of them are
women. Taking it for granted that
each one is enjoying a handsome salary,
per custom, and that two could perform
readily in the same length Of time what
is required of three, it is not difficult to
see where the example of economy
should be first inaugurated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
OBITUARY HAMMILL.

James Hammill who was born in the
town of Dodgevlle on the 1st of April,
1874, died Dec l9, 1917.
Except for few years spent in
Michigan Mr.. HammilPs entire life
was spent in Iowa county, mostly in
or near Linden He was married in
Dedgeville to Miss Caroline Richards
Aug. 5, 1874. To this union were born
six children, all of whom survive him /;
also five brothers, four sisters and
seventeen grandchildren.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
Close Schools Two Months.

A plan to close every school. in the
northern and central states during the
months of January and February in
order to conserve the coal supply is be-
ing considered by government officials,
according to information received from
Washington.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27

An appeal has been recently made
to cut out all luxuries While il is
probably true that there is still small
percentage of the population who need
urging along this line il will strike the
great majority of families as pathetic
For the most of the people Of the coun-
try in their home and in their business
life have a full sense Of the necessity
Of severe economy in the necessities Of
letting the Injuries pass as be-
longing to world that they know
little aaoat Marinette Eagle Star
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-27
Barber Shops to Close.

All the barber shops in this city will
be closed all day on the Tuesdays of
Christmas and New Year, but will
keep open until 10 o'clock the evenings
before thesedays.