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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17

other person is an enemy or ally of
enemy, or is conducting or taking
part in such trade directly or indirect.
ly for, or on behalf of, or for The bene-
fit of any enemy or ally of the enc
N.Y." only with the consent of the
board may agents Of enemy compa-
MES do business in the United States
after Nov 5. Enemy companies may
not change the names they used at
the beginning Of the war without
special license.
Secretary McAdoo is vested by the
president with and is expected to turn
over to the federal reserve board ''the
executive administration of any in
vestigation, regulation, or prohibition
of any transaction in foreign eX-
change export or ear-marking of gold
or silver coin, or bullion or currency,
transfers Of credit in any form other
than credits relating solely to trans
actions to be executed wholly within
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
SeAe6t. BOOK CASE.
LEXINGTON MAN FILES PETITION
AGAINST CONTRACTS MADE
WITH THE PUBLISHERS.
Fears Extra Taxation-Also That Pat.
rons May Have Added Expenses I'm
Buying New Books.

Coiumoia. Oct. Thames B. Addy,
OF Lexington. for his own benefit
and for the benefit of all other tax
payers. patrons of the free schools of
the State of South Carolina" has
h'ed a petition with the Supreme Court
or the State asking that the State
Board Of Education be enjoined from
enforcing the contracts made with
the publishers of the new text boors
recently adopted by the board. Th,,
lawyers signing the petition are Law
son ID. Melton. attorney for the pc
titioner, and Cole l.. Blease. of counsel.
The members OF the State Board of
Education. named in the petition as
respondents. consist Of Gov. Richard
l. Manning, j. f. Swearingen, State
Superintendent of Education; NJ.
Rutledge Rivers, w. ]. MCCARTHY, s.
j. Derrick. II. N. Snyder. E A.
Montgomery, w. l.. Brooker and s. II.
Edmunds.
The petitioner alleges that, in his
opinion. the county superintendents OF
education will be required to expend
more than the specified $500 for each
county for text books because of the
large number Of books adopted, caus.
Ing extra taxation; that the contracts
will cause the discarding Of many olj
books which otherwise could have
been used; that he and the other pat
rons Of the public schools will be put
to extra expense in buying new books
that the board changed more. book.
than the statutes allow. and that IRE.
parable injury will be done the plain.
tiffs, should the acts of the board bt
allowed to stand.
The petition asys that the case 1.
being brought in the name of tn,
State Of South Carolina, with the con
sent of the attorney general. ant
rrays the Supreme Court. because o
the public interests involved. to re
view the matter in the original juris
diction OF the court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
Expects Good Results From Farmers
.str In Loan Campaign.

fn-the First Liberty Loan Cam
paign. many OF the farmers of the
country were not reached and sub
scriptions from the rural committees
we're few. There were several reasons
for this, the foremost OF which was
that the, loan was put out i'm the
spring when they were busy with
ther crops. and 1t was difficult for the
csnvassers to interview them. Then,
tto. they had to borrow money for
their planting. Now their crops are
In. and ut the present high price OF
food stuffs. they should have large
sum Of money In their hands. For a
loan ef 3 portion OF that money. the
Liberty Bond campaigners are now
appealing all over the country. The
various farm bureaus and societies
are cooperating and good results arc
expected.
Albert n. Mann, dean OF the New
York College OF Agriculture, Is one of
those who have been. active In this
work. Speaking OF the loan and the
farmers share In IL. he said today:
when liberty came TO America. the
farmer helped to bring II. He bore
tho gun. he contributed unsparingly
OF his substance. he fed the armies
In the present struggle for universal
liberty. am sure that he will do no
less He has already made splendid
response to the demand for greater
food production. look with conf
dence on his generous contribution to
the liberty Loan. The first loan
largely overlooked the farmer; the
erorsswsrs concentrated in the cities
The second campaign should give ev-
cry opportunity for farmers as indi-
vi6usis and In their organizations &c
support sthe government in its finan-
ciai program. II is the highest expres.
sion OF Amerieanism that all the peo.
pie should help carry the common
load In this critical hour"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17

HOOVER DETERMINED To RE-
DUCE COST. PLANS EARLY
.s REGULATION OF BAK-
ING INDUSTRY.


Washington. Oct. 1l.-Early regu-
Iation Of the baking industry was
promised tonight by Food Admins
traitor Hoover.
Plans to control bread production
and distribution will be put into op-
Grafton rs soon as bread baking ex-
pcriments now being conducted I'm
several cities are completed. Munich
pal bread depots will be provided IL
n is found that retailers cannot be
controlled voluntarily.
The baking industry was left out
pf the gsnefal food control to be put
into effect November 1. Before TAX
AnE any steps to deal with the indus
Try the food administration, wishes
first. to sfandardize baking flour: sec
cnd. to standardize. bread ingredients.
and third. to standardize either tho
sixe OF the loaf or the price.
II is hoped to establish standard
bread. containing the same amount
always or lard. milk and other ingred-
tents. Flour will be standardized
through cooperation OF the millers.
The food administration still Is in
doubt ~ to whether 1t viii be best
TO establish a definite sized loaf or to
establish a definite price with the size
ns variant.
III the sse OF the loaf is standard
hed Mr.. Hoover believes prices can
be kept down through cooperation
and IL the price Is established he be-
lieves competition will TO some extent
keep the size Of the loaf from being
reduced. 49,
IL licensing system Is put into
effect II cannot be made to apply un-
der the food control act to retailers
and the price will be. of bread
ct the bakery door. The plan for
bread depots will be put into effect.
however. IL retailers refuse to coop.
crate In holding prices down.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
PREACHER DENOUNCES GOV.
ERNMENT.
Calls Wilson "Our Incompatible On.
portunitist" and Stirs Audience Into
F'urOre.

Columbus. Ohio, Oct. 12.-Denounc
ing governments war policies and
calling President Wilson 'our in
comparable opportunist." the Rev.
Dan T Bradley, pastor Of the Pilgrim
Church, Cleveland. Ohio. created a
furore at today's session of the Nat
ionai Council Of Congregational
Churches and drew opposition from
among his audience.
With our incompatible. opportunist
I'm the White House, bolstered by the
free-labor loving Samuel Gompers on
the one hand" said the Rev. Mr..
Bradley. "and the patriotic controllers
OF all the OIL gold, lumber and wheat
ana copper and aluminium on the
other--all safe and sane men. getting
valuable government contracts
with the farmers happy with q double
price for their wheat and all the dan
gerous Socialists either I'm the work
house or travelling thither. democracy
Is safe. especially when such traitors
as La Toilette should be taken and
shot"
Waves OF resentment interrupted
the speaker and in anger he invited
those who did not wish 10 hear him to
leave the hall. Several men did so.
Denying the fact that the people
are allowed to vote directly and that
the representatives Of the people sure
OF their position for three or four
years could nullify their wishes and
make democracy safe in Petrograd
no matter what happened in Kala-
mazoo. or Memphis" Mr.. Bradley
concluded his scathing Grafton by say
ing:
THE kaiser and his autocracy must
be crushed. but when 1t is crushed
shall we have democracy? VIII big
business let go our throats them"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
Bennettsville, Oct. s.
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Programme of Red Cross Meeting o..
tObcr 18th.

The committee on Arrangement.
mas announced the following pro
gramme for the annual meeting of tn,
sumter Chapter of Red Cross. n,
trinity Methodist Church at s p. A.
Thursday, October 18th:
Song by Quartette.
INVOCATION, the Rev. DR.. Truesdale
violin solo. Miss Gladys Turner.
reports of the officers of the Chap
ter.
Election Of officers.
vocal solo. Miss Eileen Hurst.
introduction Of speaker by Mayor
L. ID. Jennings.
Address by the Hon. Geo. B. Gro
mer OF Newberry
Song by Quartette.
All members Of the chapter in tn
city and throughout the county are OK
pected to attend and the public is co..
uiaily invited to be present to hea
what has been accomplished bv thr
chapter In the six months Of it's en-
'stence as we'll as to enjoy the music
ana the address by DR.. Cromer r.
committee considers itself very for
'unate in securing DR.. Cromer, VIII
Is without doubt one Of the State,
most pleasing orators. He has al
ways been enjoyed on former visits
mere and has been i'm great demand
'his year to speak on patriotic topics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17

c. w. JernIgan OF near Cope. was
shos and killed Saturday night. Al
thongh details are lacking It seems
tnas aFernixan had been. out 'possum
hunting and upon his return tried to
frishten his mother. who was stay
Ing at a neighbor's house. The In.
mates became frightened ana afte
calling In vain for on answer a
young boy about dfteen years ol
age shot through the door with falai
results. .--ornngchure Times ana Dom
OcrSt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17

the. United States, and transfers of
evidences of Indebtedness or of own
ership or property between the United
States and any foreign country, or
between the residents of ole or more
foreign countries, py any person
within the United States;" the reserve
board already exercises virtual con-
troll over gold and silver exports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
CLOSING PLANT IN RUSSIA.
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Serves Notice.

Petrograd. Oct. s.-The Singer Sew
Ing Machine Company. an American
epncern, has notified the war minis
try that II Is closing its big factory
At Podoisk. near Moscow. The fac
tcry amploys 3,7oO operatives. The
snspsnsion Is due. according to the
company. to the workmen's demand
and the losses caused by the war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
SOUTH MUST ADVERTISE.
After the War Europe Will Compete
for Capital.

New York, Oct. 16.-The South
must advertise to be successful COM
petitorS against European countries
for capital after the war, Herbert
Houston, chairman of the National
Advisory Board, told the Southern
CONNER cial congress at the opening
session. Several thousand delegates
are here
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
Comfort Kits Wanted.

Miss Mary Wilson. Secretary OF tho
sumter Red Cross Chapter received
the following telegram today. i'm rer.
erence to furnishing kits for tn,
Christmas boxes for soldiers
Miss Mary Wilson. Secretary Sum,e.
Chapter. A. IL. c.. Sumter.
Comfort kits wanted should he her,
by fifteenth.
Lindsey Hopkins.
Director
Atlanta, Ga, oct. IL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17

Atlanta, Ga, oct. IL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
500 Per Ton.

The highest price ever paid on the
camden market for cotton seed WAS
paid today by Mr.. r. l.. Noselcy when
ne Paid Sl00 per ton Camden Mes
nenger. oct. ..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-17
MANY TEUTONs ON DRAM.

German and Austrian Diplomats from,
the Orient.
Pacific Port, Oct. 1.-THE Dutch
steamer Oranj arrived today from the
Orient, with a large number Of Ger.
man and Austrian diplomats aboard
ID was reported. Government officials
headed by secret men, boarded tn,
vessel. No mail was allowed to Ian,
and all information was withheld
None OF the passengers were permi.
ted TO leave the steamer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Registration Day June S
Is Proclaimed BY Governor

pie be made dominant feature in all
demonstrations.
Therefore, by virtue of the power
in me vested as governor of the state
of Iowa, and the federal law and
proclamation Of the president I pro-
claim and give notice to all persons
subject to registration that the time
and place Of such registration shall
be between the hours of a. m. and 9
p. M, on the 9Th day of June, 1917, at
the registration place in the precinct
wherein they have their permanent
homes. All males who shall have at
tanned their twenty-first birthday and
who shall not have attained their
thirty-trst birthday on or before the
day herein named are required to reg
lister, excepting only officers and en-
listed men of the regular army, the
navy the marine corps, and the nat
tional guard and naval militia while
in the service of the United States,
and officers in the officers reserve
corps and enlisted men in the enlisted
reserve corps while in active service.
In testimony whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the Great Seal of the state.
Done at Des Moines this thirtieth
day of May 1917.
BY the Governor:
w. l.. HARDING
w. s. ALLEN,
Secretary. OF State.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

are sometimes necessary. The real
motorists have established a signal
for this occasion and every we'll bred
man or woman instantly conforms to
the common good manners it sug-
gests. When two cars are meeting
at night and the headlight of one
blinds the other, this other dims or
shuts Off his headlights for a few
seconds one or two times. When
you see this ahead Of you, instantly
dim your own headlights, unless you
want to place yourself in the boor-
ish, roughneck class of drivers OF
course, drunken men and rubes pay
no attention to this signal, bit all
well bred people do, and you will
have to get past the roughnecks the
best you can. Unless you have de-
Electors, you should dim your head
lights as soon as you get near a car
you are meeting and cut in the lights
again after you have passed. Where
real motorists are plentiful this Is
the universal practice today, and It
is disregarded only where no atten-
ton is paid to good form OF good
manners.
The easiest automobile sin to en-
nit is to stop to visit a friend just
before sunset and forget to go out to
turn on the automobile lights until
long after dark. Under these circum-
stances, if anybody hits your I'M
lighted car you can be compelled to
pay for the repair of the other car
as we'll as your own. 1t is safer and
costs little to turn on the tail light
at least when you go into the house
even before shutdown. People with
any rights on that side of the road
come from your rear almost always
When you overtake and pass a car
without tail light, 1t is courtesy to
tell the driver about it as you pass
him. 1t may save him from fine. When
somebody tells you about your own
tail light being out, accept it as
courtesy and do not become irritated
at the idea that he is complaining.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

How to let your light shne.-The
law practically everywhere requires
lights on automobiles from soon after
sunset to shortly before sunrise-the
time varies from a half hour to an
hour If you do not know the law
of your locality, play safe by figuring
it half hour.
There must be two white lights
ahead and one red light behind, each
capable of being seen certain num-
Der of feet. All lamps to be pur-
chased now meet these requirements
of distance Do not put a minute
lamp in your tail light, for it is not
only dangerous, but will sooner or
later cost you fine, as it should.
The standing of motorist is
easily shown by his lights. The Jay
driver is too lazy to get out to light
his gas or oil lights, and the rube
driver displays in the city headlights
big enough for battleship. In town
run by your sidelights, or keep your
headlights from glazing and binding
everybody you meet. The most dan
gerous thing about motoring is a
binding headlight, and all cities and
towns not back numbers forbid them
No motorist of any social position
uses them. Automobile engineers in
convention recently discussed wheth-
er DINNERS or defectors are best
and failed to determine the tendency
or any satisfactory conclusion on that
matter today. Hence either is good
form, as either is efficient Cars fitted
with DINNERS are easily dimmed.
Automobiles without DINNERS, and
even those without special lighting
systems and lighting off the mag
neto, may be fitted with efficient de-
Electors costing one dollar a pair;
these throw all the light downward
on the road and none of it high
enough to strike the driver you are
meeting. Painting or covering the
headlight glass cuts off too much
light from illumination duty.
In the country. bright headlights
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
REVERE, MO.
o . = . = . . . . . . . = . e

The farmers are all about through
planting corn in and around L"r
vicinity.
Herbert Shaw is visiting at the
home of A. T. Wood.
Russell Case got his foot badly
crushed in disc, which compels him
to walk on crutches.
Miss Maisit 4>ing is home from
Kirksville where she has been at
tending school for the past winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Bedie Ball dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Durham,
Sunday.
Grandma Wolf returned to her
home Sunday evening after a few
days visit with her daughter Mrs.
VIM. Ehrhart
Miss Georgia Wood spent Sunday
with home folks.
Miss Merle Wood is on the sick
list, but hope she will soon be better.
Vern Shuler and Clifford Johnson
Sundayed with Russell Blakely.
Willis Little came in Sunday morn
ing from Argyle. His mother Grand
ma Little, still remains quite poorly.
Roy Miller, one of our grocerymen
who has been laid up several weeks
with rheumatism, was down town
Sunday morning for the first time.
Ed. VanAusdall has bought lots
and Is going to do some building.
We will be glad to see our town i'm
proving.
Maurice Gardner and family spent
Sunday at the George Christy home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Iowa's chief executive
!. calls attention to registra-
q ton day June in the fol-
IL !,

4 lowing REORGANIZATION WHICH
was issued yesterday from the state
house at Des Moines:
Commonwealth of Iowa, Executive
Department. Des Moines.
A PROCLAMATION.
To the People of Iowa:
In harmony with the proclamation
Of the president of these. United
States dated the eighteenth day of
May, 1917, your attention is directed
to registration day, June 5, 1917.
It is not the intention or desire of
those in authority and burdened with
the responsibility of conducting this
war to make June 9Th a holiday, but
rather that the ordinary daily activi-
ties, as far as possible, be suspended
and the day be set apart for the pur-
pose Of patriotic conservation by all
of our people to the cause of our COM
mon country.
There is much work ahead for
every person within our state, work
that will mean sacrifice and self-de-
NAL. Let this day be one of fasting
rather than one of feasting, one of
conservation rather than one of hi
larity. Let the full meaning of the
day and all that it BODIES for our peo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Hulskamp Brothers Company Secures
Contract for 65,O0o Pairs Of
Shoes for U. S.
Army.
THEIR BID is ACCEPTED
Articles viii be Made in Warsaw, Ill.,,
Factory, According to Plans
Announced by the
Company.

| An order for $4,000 pairs
! of shoes for the United
'sESA States army has been land
| ed by the Huiskamp Broth.
ers company, shoe manufacturers OF
this city. This is part of the govern.
ment's order or million and half
pairs of heavy army trench shoes.
The shoes are to be made at the
Warsaw. Illinois. branch of the Keo.
kuk factory, it was stated today.
The bid from the Keokuk factory
was presented to the government by
James Mat1ess who has been in the
east for that purpose, and was ac-
cepted. according to telegram re-
ceived here today. This is the lar
gest war order that the local factory
has accepted. in fact the only one,
although opportunity has been given
the local company to make shoes for
the foreign governments at various
times.
The shoes are to be the regular
style of army shoes, made for the
government, and the work will be
done entirely in the Warsaw factory,
according to the announcement from
the Keokuk plant. Since the outbreak
of the war in Europe, war orders
have been offered the local manufac-
turers. but they have refused to make
the shoes. This order, however, is
different. coming as 1t does from the
United States. I'VE are more than
glad to do our bit in this work." was
the comment made by Leonard Mat
less, secretary of the company, today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
DR.. MADDOX
DIED IN WEST
Former Resident Here Passed Away
at Hospital, According to Word
Received
Today

Word was received here this morn
ing Of the death of DR.. W. B. Maddox
at local hospital in Denver, Colo,
after an illness Of two months. DR..
Maddox was a graduate of Keokuk
Medical college and practiced medi-
cine at Golden, ILL.,, and Augusta, Ill.
He was married to Miss Ida King in
1901 and later moved to Denver, Colo,
where he had a drug store and prac-
ticed medicine. The King family
lived at S16 Franklin street and for
years ran the Bazaar dry goods store
at Eighth and Main and later on Main
between Sixth and Seventh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

o'clock. The glee club has been
drilled under the direction of George
w. Barnes, choir director at St.
Johns and has arranged a splendid
program for presentation. Mr.. Barnes
will play group Of three organ num-
bers. Miss Ethel Osborn will act as
pianist for the glee club.
Besides the program to be present
ed by ST. Johns choir, three mem
bers of the organization, James Elem
ing, Everett Kicker and Hardin Tom
linson will sing solos. 1t Is planned
to make the recital an annual affair.
Music lovers will be treated to some
thing out of the ordinary this even
ng.-Adyertisement
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Back In 1861 When Rebellion Broke
Out, Edward Everett Hale Wrote
Bit of Verse, Urg-
ing Sale.
INVITING ALL TO JOIN
Campaign of '61 Must Have Been
Urged Along Similar Lines
to the Present
Time.

The campaign for the sale OF lb-
erty loan bonds is not new one In
this country, judging from the fact
that in 1861 Edward Everett Hale
wrote a poem entitled Take the
Loan" This poem had to do with
the sale of bonds for the carrying on
of the rebellion, and has been re-
printed by the liberty loan publicity
committee of Chicago Here it is:
Come, freemen of the land,
Come, meet the great demand,
True heart and open hand,
Take the Loan!
For the hopes the prophet saw,
For the swords your brothers draw,
For liberty and law,
Take the Loan!
Ye ladies of the land,
AS we love the gallant band,
Who have drawn soldiers brand,
Take the Loan!
Who would bring them what she
could,
Who would give the soldier food,
Who would staunch her brothers
blood,
Take the Loan!
All who saw her hosts pass by,
All who joined the parting cry,
When we babe them do or die,
Take sthe Loan!
AS We wished their triumph then,
AS we hope to meet again,
And to meet their gaze as men,
Take the Loan!
Who could press the great appeal
Of our ranks of serried steel,
Put your shoulders to the wheel.
Take the Loan!
That our prayers in truth may rise,
Which we press with streaming eyes,
On the Lord of earth and skies,
Take the Loan!
This poem was written in May,
1861, at the outbreak of the civil war.