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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24

The sort OF sickness that require
nm affidavit To- get ~ remedy seems to
De on the increase in sumter county
end Il j. predicted that the invalids
VIII continue To- grow IN number Un-
ul after the usual New Year resolu-
tions are mAdc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24
Marketing Hogs

beats burying them. Steve Hoover,
Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, writes: "Com.
menced feeding my herd of about
100 hogs B. A. Thomas Hog Pow
der over two months ago. Fifty were
sick and off feed. Nearby herds hsd
cholera. I did not lose one-they
are we'll and growing fast"
O'Donnell e. Co., Sumter. 8. c.
Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24
Marriage Announcement.

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon c. Dove an
nounce the approaching marriage Of
their sister, Addle Pauline Dove, and
Mr.. Henry B Pitts on Wednesday,
November 2Sth. N*"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24

Mr.. r. II. Jenkins who is now To-
catcd az Richmond. Ind. has been
In the city for several days,
Mr.. Isaac Strauss has returned
from a trip to Indianapolis.
air j. X. Breedin. OF Manning, was
In town today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24

The sumter Roller Mills have pur-
chased new mill OF 100 barrels q
cay capacity which will bc installed
~ January list No matter how much
wheat is raised In sumter county next
ear the local mill will bc ready to
turn IL all lnso -four.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24
NKw YORK COTTON MARKET.

Open iugh Low ClNse Cns"
voa'dvs
Dec 2S.92 2S.92 2S.77 1881 2S.92
Jan 2s.35 $3.50 2S.27 2S32 2s.43
Mar 27.9O 2s.2O 27.S7 2S01 2S.l2
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24

Letter postage is three cents now
and they won't even sell you two
stamps for u nickel.--Anderson Mail
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
BELGIAN ORPHANS IN
Care OF RED CROSS
First Group of 500 Each Reach
Allies Territory.

The American Red Cross Is assisting
In the care of the Belgian orphans
who, carried captive into Germany,
are now being released by the Ger
mans. The first group of 500 have lust
been received into the allies territory.
where they will receive the best possi-
Bile care from the American Red
Cross.
The return of the first liberated or
Ephan prisoners is reported in a cable
gram from the American Red Cros.
commission in France.
The Red Cross Is aiding the work
lof the Queen of the Belgians for the
children Of her country. Thousands
fof under-nourished, sick and orphan
jchiidren are in Belgium today, and a
nome ard care must be provided for
them- The Germans are willing to al
INV some of these children to be sent
out of the country.
Twenty miles from Limoges, in the
southern center of France, stands the
Famous monastery of La Grande
chartreuse, unoccupied at present.
permission was given to use this place
Tor the Belgian children, and it was
rented from the government by the
Red Cross.
''on October 15 the first 500 little Bel
gan boys and girls between and Is
ears old arrived after their long trip
nroush Germany, and a week later
70 more. all collected by the Commit
ee de Secours National de BelgiQue
this wonderful old monastery the
fed Cross hopes to bring back to life
nd vigor these children, in whom
es the hope OF Belgium"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
TRUCE DECLARED
TO GET WILSON'S
SUFFRAGE VIEWS.
woman's 5 Party Calls of
Picketing to Await Plesi-
dents Message.

. An armistice has been declared by
the militant suffragettes here ''to give
the President q chance to decide
whether he will urge the federal En-
franchisement of women in his mes
sage to Congress"
This picketing armistice of the Ma
tional Woman's Party, which yester-
day saw the sentencing Of the last of
its members arrested in recent dem
onstrations, has "joker."
This joker Ia found in the statement
that militancy will not be resumed
unless brutal treatment of the two
score or more Of prisoners. most of
them hunger striking, should necessi-
tate forceful- protest.
Otherwise the demonstrations are to
be held in allegiance until the National
woman's Party finds what the Presi-
dent may say December in his mes
sage to Congress concerning woman
suffrage.
Up to the President.
II It isn't what they have been pick
citing for-well, to quote one Of the
executive committee members:
Asking for liberty never was a
mild and mannerly procedure. What
we'll do will depend entirely on the
President. We probably won't have to
resort to anything more drastic than
picketing."
Although thirty-three Of the picket
prisoners are reported to be hunger
striking for special privileges as polit-
ical offenders, it is not expected gen.
orally at militant headquarters that
the strike will precipitate another
demonstration and abrogation Of the
truce.
| Mrs. wiley Sentenced.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley was one Of
the thirty-three' pickets sentenced yes
terday. She got fifteen days. The
court was inclined to suspend sem
tence, but Mrs. Wiley insisted on be-
ing treated the same as the other
pickets, refusing to be put on proba-
| ton.
| Mrs. William Kent also was sem
fenced to fifteen days, with the usual
alternative of a $25 fine. The money
fine had been sent to the court by her
husband before she was tried and was
paid automatically as soon as she was
sentenced. despite her protest
She will file papers for a new trial
to defeat her husbands determination
to pay the fine. She insists on going
to jail.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
PURELY PERSONAL.

Thomas T. Brady. of the Navy Yard,
is on sick leave. 90, E.
Myron M. Dobbins has received an
appointment as clerk in the War De-
partment.
Charles NJ. Ruff, Of the Census Bu-
reau, is on a trip to Cleveland, Ohio.
Howard F. Turner, of the Govern
ment Printing Office. has resigned
Clafence Reilly, of the Geological
Survey. has received a promotion.
Emmet r. Ralston, Of the Interior
Department, has received a promotion.
E. J. Mclaughlin, of New York
City. formerly OF this city. is at the
Harrington hotel.
K. Halsey Burnett, of this city. left
Baltimore last night for Philadelphia,
after spending several days on busi-
ness In the former city. He will re-
turn to Washington next month.
John II. Hascome returned from a
two-week trip to Milwaukee last week.
r. J. Donohue will leave Washing
ton next week to participate in the
Boston elections.
A, c. kasiton. of Washington, is at
the McAlpin Hotel, New York city.
Frank ]. Nelson will leave Wash
ington tomorrow night for Buffalo.
H. T. Winter. of Philadelphia, Pa,
has returned to his home after a
short business trip in this city.
Richard Howe, of New York City,
has arrived in this city for a short
visit.
Edwin Blankenship, of this city,
is spending the winter in Havana,
Cuba.
Herbert F. L. Allen, of Bridgeport,
Conn.,, has returned to his home
after a short visit in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Snyder, of Rye,
N Y, have arrived in the city for
an indefinite stay.
William o'Connor, of Boston.
Mass, has arrived in the city for a
short visit.
Francis H. Cpham has resigned
from the ordance office OF the War
Department.
Mrs. T. S. Wood expects to take a
trip to Toledo, Ohio, within the next
few weeks.
N. W. Jopling has been appointed to
clerkship in the War Department.
Benz. F. Evarts has resigned from
the Militia Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
Profits of Corporations
Soar, Public Pays Taxes
Manufacturers Take Two Dollars for Every
One Paid to United States Government,
Says Basil NJ Manly.

How gently Congress and the Fed
eral executive officers have dealt with
American profitecrs is strikingly
shown by a computation Of the profits
or representative corporations after
the payment of war, taxes, just made
By Eastman, Dillon & Co., a conserva-
tive banking firm.
these calculations, which cover
foriy-five diversified American corpor-
auens, show after the payment Of all
wal taxes, the average net profits will
eqtal rs per cent. Before war taxes
are deducted the average earnings
are 2.7 per cent. g
These figures go a long way toward
expaining the high cost of living in
the United states, as they do not In
elute any companies which manufac-
turi munitions exclusively, but relate
principally to products purchased by
prifate consumers.
Tne 2L5 per cent net profit after war
taxes is calculated on the basis OF
the quoted value of the corporate
securities in December, 1916, when the
stock market was at the height of
its war boom. No attempt Is made
TO. arrive at the profit on the actual
capital invested. More than half of
this stock market value, however, is
in common stock, practically all
water" and does not represent any
ofiginal capital investment.
II is clear, therefore, that the
profits Of these representative cor
porations for this first year of the
war will equal at least 40 per cent
Of the actual capital invested by
stockholders.
These exorbitantly high profits are
not only in a considerable measure
responsible for the high cost of liv-
ing. but they are even more directly
responsible for the high cost of war.
If is quite true that these corpora
tions are paying large amounts os
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
Entirely New
Or Asssrtne.t Of
Trimmed
Hats
AT
-.
AND
$50

Valses up to $l2.ee
We have just received from the
style centers of New York
an assortment of the popular
Gold Brocaded Hats. White
and Silver Hats and Satin
and Fur Combinahons-thst
are really remarkable for
their beauty. These are m
all the popular shapes. with
just enough trimming to
give them the real French
effect. and will harmonic with
any suit or coat you may
have. See them today in our
Millinery Salon.
End Floor-Lansbursh & Bro.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17

taxes into the Federal treasury, but
for every dollar they pay in taxes they
are taking two extra dollars In profits.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion, 1t Is estimated, will have net
earnings at the end Of this year of
s4ol ,c0o,0oo. Out of this sum it will pay
slIS,0oo.0o0 in taxes; but 1t will have
left for distribution to stockholders or
reinvestment s213,00G,0oo In 1913, one
OF the best years in its history, the
net income was only ss1. ,sS6.
In this first year of the war, there
fore, the Steel Corporation will have
left. after 1t has paid all its taxes,
more than three times as large profits
as IL mad In the best Years before the
war.
Now look at the profits of the cor.
porauons that make things to eat and
wear. American Woolen Co, after
paying its war taxes, will have left
s''6o'OOo. more than four times its
average net earnings of a,I5t7s2 for
the three years before the war.
Merchants Reap. PROFITS.
Central Leather Company, which
handles more leather and hides than
have 1851. 900 profits after war taxes,
within few dollars of four times its
average net earnings in the three pre-
war years.
American Sugar Refining Companv
which largely controls the sugar mar
ket' will have s11,776,OOO after paving
its war taxes, more than twice its ay-
erage pre-war earnings.
Pittsburgh Coal Company, the lare-
est OF the bituminous coal companies.
after paying war taxes, will have mors
than three times its pre-war profits
$4,000 as compared with s2,0l7, 900 in
! l911-13. AL
The question naturally will be asked
why, with such enormous profits as
sured, are the stock market values Of
American industrial securities now de-
| clining?" Nv
There is only one answer. II Is he
cause the financiers know that such
profits will not be tolerated when thew
become known.
They are apprehensive that when
congress meets the whole revenue
question will be reopened and drastic
measures for the conscription of war
profits will be passed.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17

President Wilson last night sent his
check for 800 to the Washington cam
paigners for the Y. NJ. C. A. war work
fund.
Mrs. John Maynard Harlan forward
ed a contribution of $50. which. she
stated, had been collected by her Eng
lish nurse maid among other maids in
parks.
The Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company added $500 to a similar
amount previously contributed, bring
ing its total contribution TO 5000, the
largest single sum so far received.
sss,seO Subscribed.
Yesterdays total contributions were
81, 491, bringing the Washington total
to date to $3.50 Of the Capitals $780,
900 allotment.
'Those who have given have been
most generous; the contributions fave
been gratifying for their large
amounts, but there have been too few
individual contributors" said Cor
coran Thorn, chairman Of the cam
paign committee, last night.
The team of Charles Henry Butler
oeAAh mas ftAiO hoi bCoI VI lOldl
subscriptions. though the team OF
Charles P. Light leads in the num-
ber of contributors obtained. 1t was
through Huston Thompson, Assistant
Attorney General, member of Mr..
Lights team. that the President sent
his contribution, expressing best
wishes for the success Of the cam
paign."
Team records yesterday follow: John
Poole, $2.0S6; Mr.. Butler, s2.6s7; Julius
!. Peyser. s615; Mrs. Richard Whitney,
1854; William A. Rawlings, $30S; Mr..
Light, 81. .454; a newly organized Y. NJ.
c. A. team, $212; C. ". Wheeler. s6s5;
Mrs. Heidekoper, $50; Board of Trade,
$40; Boys Department, $50.
]. Allen Baker. member Of the
House Of Commons, said:
"I believe this Y. NJ. c. A. work
to be among the most important ac-
tivities in the conduct of the war.
The fellowship, comaraderie, and
feeling engendered by the Y. NJ. c. "A.
workers are among the most delight
full things reported from the front
Men are eager to get the advice and
counsel Of Y. NV. C. A workers. and
they are hereby given spirit and forti-
tude for their tasks.
Il believe the work being done by
the Y. NJ. c. A. in training camps also
to be Of vital Importance. Idle hours
bring a depression and a temptation
which the Y. NJ. c. A. knows how to
counteract.
Every dollar subscribed to this
work is one of the best investments
that could be made and probably
will do as much toward winning the
war as any expenditure that could
be made"
Mr.. Baker spoke of the significance
Of the recent invitation to the Y. NJ.
c.. A. to work among the italian
army, and Of the approval Of this in
vitation by the Papal authorities at
Rome.
Tomorrow afternoon the campaign
will close with a mass meeting at the
.Belasco Theater, at o'clock. at
which William Howard Taft will be
the principal speaker, and the U. S.
Marine Band will play.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
'WILSON GIVES
500 TOY.M.e.A.
|. WAR WORK FUND
Total Contributions Reach
$65, 900; District $ Quota
Of f$l5O,0O0 in Sight.
Foreigners Praise
War Work Of Y. N. c. "A.

J.. Allen Baker. member of the
British Parliament,
THE, Y. M. c. A. Is one of the
most helpful and stimulating forces
making for the success Of the war
for the great cause in which we
now are fighting"
Serst. W. NJ. Bristow, Royal
Army Medical Corps:
"The British soldier has come to
regard the Y. NJ. GA. as a ne
cessity Of life. That is why we are
glad to see it taken UP in America
in businesslike way" s
Signaler p. c. House, London
Regiment, British Army:
When you are all fed up after
dreary, dirty. exhausting hours IN
the trenches you come out, and
your first thought, no matter how
old you are. is that you would like
to go home to mother, but you
can't. So you go to a z. N. c. A.
hut"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
OVERCOME BY GAS,
DIES In HOSPITAL

After an illness Of four years, DR..
|aryin W. Baer,, a dentist, go Eye
|reet northwest, Is dead today at the
Emergency Hospital. after being taken
|onn his gas flooded room yesterday
|orning at o'clock. His family, and
|e police, regard his death as acci-
kntaL
Baer was a graduate of George
ashington Dental College. and had
Rcticed in Washington for the past
years. He was thirty-seven years
&c.
IS survived by his widow, father,
es E. Baer, and a brother, Frank
e
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
WHITMAN SCORES KAISER.

Lawrence, Mass. Nov. 16.-'rhis ma
ton is engaged in death struggle
with an autocracy gone mad" Gov.
of New York, said in an
address before a meeting of mill over
seers Of this manufacturing center.
1T is an autocracy,'' he continued,
subjected to the whims and evil de-
sires of one man, it Is led by a
medieval monarch whose triumph
would be the end of democracy."
The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
THE DAILY SIORE NEWS CT LAVSBI]R(IH 6I3l(l,
SHOP EARLY
and
MAIL EARLY

If you expect your friends TO
receive their gifts by Christ
mas you must shop and mail
them early-start today
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01
Thank You.

1t was not a dough-nut party
but a genuine Donation when
many of the members of the
Reformed Church took the par
sonage by storm last Thursday
evening and brought with them
baskets full of necessary things
for the physical life to the approx
innate amount of $25. 90 and left
it all for the enjoyment of the
pastor and his wife. 1t was not
only loaves and fishes they
brought but hearts full of love
and esteem upon which we can
place no estimate. AS we con-
sumo the many good things for
bodily maintenance from day to
day we shall be reminded of the
kindness of our people and hum
bly, give thanks to God for the
pleasures we enjoy at the hands
of his servants.
j. LEIDY YEARICK.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01
Feed Hens Hay.

These winter days when the
fowls are confined to the houses,
try throwing a forkful Of dry hay
into the house each morning."
says ]. T. Campbell, Farm AID.
wiser of the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture. Glover is
preferable, but any good bright
hay will do, and use the leaves
that shatter off on the barn floor.
Note how the hens like this hay.
They will eat many of the leaves
and blossoms.
Il find hens frequently prefer
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01
The Producing Cost Of Eggs.

Eating dinner at a hotel the
other day a travelling salesman
lamented on the high cost of
living and remarked that the
farmers are now getting as cents
a bozen for eggs in that very
town." says l.. W. Lightly, farm
adviser Of tn e. Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture. II
had the temerity to ask this man
of business what he thought
those eggs cost the framer."
why nothing" he promptly
replied.
How would you thus produce
eggs?" Iagain asked. why"
said he, the fowls pick up what
would otherwise be wasted and
the eggs costthe farmer nothing"
AS | am an adviser I prompt
ly advised him to get TO- 600
chickens and make his millions
and get out of the slavery of
the road
"Who puts such fool ideas into
the city peopls's heads? The
other day | called on the phone
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01

The extreme styles of dress
for women always last until they
get to be so common as not to
attract attention.
Divine services in the Reform
ed Church next Sabbath morn
ing at 1885, in the evening in
the Presbyterian Church at TOO
o'clock.
David Knepper and son Will
lam, of Taylor township. spent
last Thursday night in the home
of the formers sister, Mrs.
Amanda Unger in Ayr township.
While it is the principal duty
of a college president to get
money for his institution, it
should not be considered an OBJ
lection if he also has a reputa-
ton for scholarship.
HIDES.-Frank B. Sipes
pays the highest market price
for beef hides at their butcher
shop IN McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf skins
sheepsklns and tallow.
Advertisement.
S. C. Martin butchered a hog
purchased from F. E. Shoemaker,
Antietam junction, which dressed
715 pounds and made five cans
of lard, eleven crooks of pudding
and a bushel basket full of sau-
sage. The gross weight of this
prize porker was 813 pounds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01

the dry hay to that which had
been scalded and mussed over.
This dry feeding is a great labor
saver and can easily be tried IN
any farm where fowls are kept.
The practice Of using ear corn
and permitting the fowls to pick
it from the cob has much to COM
mend it. | have observed that
the grains of corn kept on the
cob till the fowls are ready to eat
it has a more favorable effect on
the vitality of the bird than
corn which has had the germ ex-
posed to the air for several
months"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01
Bazaar.

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Burnt Cabins M. E. church will
hold a bazaar at the home Of
Lemuel Cline on Thursday even
ing February 9Th.
A quilt containing about 600
names will be sold; also, a variety
of fancy work and other useful
articles. A chicken supper will
be served.
Proceeds for church benefits.
Everybody come.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01
Notice.

Notice Is hereby given, that af.
ter thirty days from the date of
this notice VIZ: January %, 1917,
the County Commissioners OF
Fulton County, Pa, will direct
the Constable Of each township
and borough in the said County
to XII all dogs not wearing a Ii.
cense tag for 1917, and all unli
censed dogs found therein.
F. M. LODGE,
CHAS. W. SCHooLEY,
A. K. NEsBIT,
l 25 II 81. Commissioners.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01

an expert poultry farmer who
has been in the business for years
keeping from 600 to 1, 6OOchickens
and asked him what it cost him
what it costs now to produce a
dozen of eggs and he stated it
cost him in feed alone 62 cents
to produce a dozen of eggs for
the last month and the labor and
the interest on the investment
and insurance and the taxes she
was trying to forget until condi-
tions improve"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-01
Chautauqua Program for February.

The study of the third book of
the colrse-"Belgium, the Land
of Art" will be taken up.
Feb. 9Th. Roll Call Quotations
from "Evangeline." 2. Descrip-
ton of Belgium-Mrs. Stevens.
3. Caesars Conquest of Belgic
Land Miss McGovern. a. Or
igin of Names of Days of Week
Mrs. McKibbin. 5. Review
Questions on Chapters l, 2 and 3
as given in the Round Table
Mrs. George Reisner.
Feb. 18th. Roll Call. Quo
tations. (a) What Conditions Did
the Early Missionaries Face? (b)
What Was the Influence of the
Monks?-Mrs. Grove. 2. Relate
the Story of st. Ursula-Mrs.
Henry. 3. Give Life and Infu.
ence of Charlemagne-Harrie
Sloan. q. Reading, Carlton"
In the "Belfry of Bruges, -
Mrs. Hull. 5. Explain the Treaty
of Verdun Mr.. Brattan. 6. What
Event Brought Belgium and Eng
land Into Closer Bonds?-R Rev.
Jackson.
Fed. 10. Roll Call. Response;
The Poets Tale "~Charlemagne,"
in Tales of Wayside Inn, by
Longfellow. 2. Story of the
Holy Grail Mrs. W. R. Sloan.
3. The Crusades -Prof. Smith.
4. How Did the Crusader effect
Belgic Industry and Art?-M Mrs.
Seylar. 5. Quiz on Chapters Z,
8 and 9-Cornetha Nesbit.
Feb. 20. Roll Call. Quotation.
2. Reading Selections from "The
Lady of Shalott," by Tennyson
Mary Pittman. 8. Talk, The
Women of the Medieval Castle
Miss McGovern. a.. Describe
the Flemish Municipalities and
the Social Customs of Flanders
- Mrs. Mosser. 5. What Interests
United Flanders and England
Mrs. Peck.