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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
DEMAND THIRTY GENTS.
TX REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEN
COTTON STATES ADOPT RES.
OLUTION CONCERNING
1917 CROP.
The Committee is to Confer With MFR.
Hoover in Washington Regarding
Seed Prices.

New Orleans. Oct. "A price of 81
cents a pound to the farmer was
agreed upon at a meeting here late
today OF men interested in marketing
and growing of cotton in 10 Southern
States as being justified by the pes
cnt selling prices of manufactured
cotton products. The price was sug-
gested in an amendment to reSolu-
tion adopted just previously which de-
clared against price regulation of cot
ton by congress or delegating the au-
thority to any other body.
Although the amendment, introduce
ell by L. b. Jackson. director of the
Georgia Bureau of Markets, met with
some little opposition. it was recog-
nized as a compromise measure and
was almost unanimously adopted.
Unsuccessful efforts to have the
amendment read 35 instead of 80
cents were made by f. w. Dabbs, OF
Mayesville, S. c. w. B. Yeary, Of
Farmville. Texas. and Peter Radford,
of Austin, Texas, led the movement to
secure q thirty cent minimum.
Following the advice Of John NJ.
Parker. State food administrator, the
delegates adopted resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a commit
tee of seven to confer in Washington
with Herbert Hoover. federal food
administrators, regarding cotton seed
prices.
Resolutions also were adopted en-
dorsing Edward S. Butler, Of New Or
leans. as member of the federal ex-
ports board and endorsing the move
ment to have bales of cotton standard
lied throughout the cotton belt by
making them of the uniform size of 81
inches long by q inches wide.
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PHYSICIAN DEAD, MINISTER DY.
ING.
MOrtally Wounded Preacher, by Means
of Signs, Says They Shot Each 9th.
er Down.

Russellville. Ala. Oct. 3.-The body
Of DR.. Thomas Hugher, prominent
physicia. and surgeon of this city,
was fOi day. six miles from here.
shot Ia 'r and the Rev. T. j. Ter
ry, pissfor Of the Methodist church.
was found nearby in dying condition.
DIR. Hughes had been shot in the face
with a load from shotgun and his
right hand been shot off. apparently
when he threw it up to ward off the
shot from his face.
Mr.. Terry w: S unable to make q
statement. He had been shot twice
through the lungs with a 80 calbre
automatic pistol. When asked if he
and DR.. Hughes had quarreled. he
shook his head negatively. According
to the police, when asked if he shot
Dr.. Hughes he answered yes" by
nodding his head. and if Hughes had
shot him, he answered in the affirma-
tive again by the same sign. Doctors
say II will be impossible for him to
recover enough to make a statement
or throw light on the tragedy.
The men had left Russellville only
half an hour earlier for lockwood,
seven miles south of here, where they
frequently went together on hunting
| nj ich hof -
gone this afternoon. Only one shot
gun was carried, that BELONGING to
Terry.
DIR. Hughes had served on the
Franklin county exemption board un-
til about 4 o'clock this afternoon,
when he was seen to get into his car,
which was standing in front of his Of
flee on Jackson avenue and drive off,
taking Mr.. Terry with him. 1t was
generally known that they had plan
ned the trip for this afternoon. Two
pistols were found. but only one had
been discharged. Both were on the
ground under the car on the side OF
the road where Mr.. Tery was found
The body of DR.. Hughes was on the
| opposite side of the road.
| Mr.. Terry has wife and several
children Hughes leaves a wife and
several small children. officials to-
night were unable to advance any sat
isfactory theory to account for the
double tragedy.
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MANOR MITCHELL To RUN.
Says He Wfil Make the Fight Agalus,
Hearst Hylan and Hohcnzollern.

New York. Oct. IA large number
Of citizsns OF New York gathered in
City Hall plaza today to notify Mayor
Mitchell that he was their choice for
the mayors Office AGAIN heard Charles
r. Hughes declare the election OF q
mayor Of New York Is not a matter OF
party politics" but a question of mu-
nicipal ideals and patriotism. Mr.
Hughes was the principal speaker
present ''in the interest OF the non
partisan. efficient government and de-
clarcd that Mayor Mitchell "incarnat.
ed that principle"
Letters supporting the mayors can
didacy were read from former Presi.
dent William III. Taft and Charles Ed
ward Russell, Socialist.
Answering tho demands of the
crowd that hr run again. the mayor Ia
a speech said; My answer Is I will
run. / will make the fight one against
Hearst. Hylan and Hohenzoilern. ]
will make the fight against Murphy
Cohalan and o'Leary."
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Presidents Close Friend To Gather
Data Looking To Peace.

Washington. oct. 3.--In his work Of
collecting data for use by the Ameri-
can commissioners who will sit at the
peace conference. Col. r. M. House
will not 40 to Europe. He will under
take no negotiations whatever. official
or otherwise. lie will not even at
tempt to exchange views with officials
OF allied governments as TO the basis
OF peace.
His task ls simply 10 study all
phases OF the background OF this war.
historical. political. chronological and
sociological. collecting the best infor-
nation that Is obtainable on these
matters and tabulating IL in such form
that the United states government
will be able 10 use II In considering
the various steps In the ultimate ap-
proach To peace.
In his work. Col House Is to
seek the services of the American uni
versities. calling upon the authorities
on all subjects pertaining to his quest
TO aid him. The whole plan. II Is now
understood. was outlined TO Col
House on the occasion OF President
Wilson's recent visit to Massac husetts
In the library or Coz. Houses home
at Magnolia and again in the presi.
dents private saloon on the Mayiiow.
er the whole plan Is understood tt
have been talked over: though agair
~ must be emphasized the president
according TO officials. took the step,
he did without any thought whatevel
that peace Is imminent
Oftcials OF the American govern
ment from the president down. II q
declared, have realized for some tim,
that q would he mistaken polio,
for the United States to go into tn
peace conference not having thor
Oughly acquainted itself with the va
rlous and ext, emely complex phases
Of European politics. II must not b
inferred from this. IL is stated. tina
President wilson has any idea of pro
iectins the thought of the Unite,
States into the innate details OF TN
various arrangements that must con
Ciude the war.
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THE BRITISH STEADILY ADvANC.
ING.
Germans Make Vain Attempts To Pro-
tect Their Belgian Coast Bases.

The British this morning attacked
on wide front in Flanders and pene-
trated the German positions, in somo
places, to a distance of more than a
mile. over the main crest of Passa-
chedaele Gehlvult ridge. at an early
hour. the Germans were surrendering
by hundreds. This attack came eight
days after the last drive around Ypres.
and the interim has seen some of the
most desperate fighting on the west
ern front that has taken place during
the war. The Germans repeatedly at
tempted TO regain the lost ground
which is most important to them i'm
protecting their Belgian coast Basis
More and more the battle Is resem-
bling the somme push OF last year.
which resulted In the memor able
"Hindenburg strategic retreat
The Germans last vain effort to
stave OF today's attack came yester-
day between Towers Hamlet and
PolygOn Wood and resulted In the
Teutons being moved down under a
wirhering fire.
The situation is comparatively quiet
on the French front. excepting in-
tense artillery fire at Verdun.
French ayiators bombarded Frank
fort and Ristatt last night.
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MLAURIN TALKED WAR IN THE,
WEST
Says They Heard Him Gladly i'm Min
ncSOta.

Columbia, Oct. 3.-John l.. McLau-
rim is here to attend the meeting of the
Council of Defense. He is chairman
from Marlboro county.
ing tour through the West. AT st.
| He has just returned from a speak
| Paul he spoke from the same platform
with Senator LaFollette. Mr.. Nc
Laurin says that he delivered the
same kind of war speech there that
he has delivered in South Carolina,
as full of invectives as he knew how
to make it, eXtolling the national ad-
ministration and denouncing any who
would hinder it in the prosecution Of
the war. He says that he could not
have asked for more enthusiastic
reception. The meeting was under
the auspices of the National NCn-par-
tisan League, and was composed
largely of farmers. He says that he
found them to be patriotic to the core.
Being largely of German and Swedish
descent, they probably had to suppress
natural sympathies, but that from the
reception given patriotic remarks
from himself and others nothing could
be desired. That as a result of the
sentiments expressed by Senator La
Follete the meeting came near break
ing up in riot.
He says that the chief grounds OF
complaint by the farmers in that sec
ton is that price of wheat has not
been fixed high enough. but that they
will be content if the price of flour
and bread is fixed at prOpOrtionate
figures. He says that of course he has
neard but one side, but that the rep
reservations made to him were that
the farmers felt that the new grading
of wheat would make it we'll nigh i'm
possible for them to sell much wheat
at the maximum price Of $2.20; that
under the new system the flour manu-
facturers would make about $4 80 a
barrel, whereas formerly they made
so cents; that at 50 a barrel at pres
ent prices the baker would get $32
for the bread made from it; that
whereas the freight rates on lake
steamers formerly was about one cent
per unit. now it was about four and
a half cents; that the farmers felt
that all others were making much
higher profits than themselves.
Mr.. McLaurin says that he advised
them, instead OF passing resolutions
and making critical speeches, to ap-
point q committee to take the matter
up with the administration for ne
knew they would get justice there.
He says that one speaker attacked
Representative Lever. But that nc
came to Mr.. Levers defense and as
sured the speaker and his hearers that
Mr.. Lever not only was a most eX-
cellent man but most patriotic one,
and that any committee Of farmers
would get fair hearing before the
agricultural committee of the house.
Mr.. McLaurin says that so far as
he could learn practically only the
brewers in the cities sympathized with
Senator LaFollette.
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but where there is a large surplus Of
men they will be sent to posts with
smaller numbers for consolidation
with the training units there.
The first of the drafted negroes will
be modified under the call Of Octo-
ber 3. The number to be taken from
each division will not be uniform and
the allotment has not been announc-
ed.
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Death.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Waddell. widow
OF the late III. c. Waddell, died at the
nome of her son, Mr.. III. S. Waddell,
223 E. Liberty street, at 10 o'clock
To-Day, aged eighty years. The funer-
al services will be held at the First
Baptist church at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. The body will be taken
to Sutherland, Va, for burial.
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SUMTER COTTON MARKET.

p. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer.
Corrected daily at IL o'clock Noon
Good middling 25 "a.
Strict middling 20 5-S.
Mddling 25 1-2.
Strict low middling % Ia.
Low middling "a "a.
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NKW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NkW YORK CUIToN MARKET.
,ies'dss
orren i,,Sh 'nw Close ts"~"
Oct. .2G.G5 2G.65 26.10 26.10 Co.
Dec. .25.45 25.93 1881 25.31 $500
Jan. .25.55 25.77 25.12 25.12 1854
New York spots 26.S5.
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by agreement but some few men are
preventing it, We shall in this case.
pursue our way with SanGfroid ana
steady nerve. We know that we can
hold out at the front and at home.
our honor will come. and with 1t Il
sure guarantee of the free and peace
full development Of Austria Hun gary"
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British Headquarters in France and
Belgium. oct 4.-The British went
beyond Hamlet or Broadseinde, furth-
er south Cameron Covet. which wit
nesses some hard fighting. was left
behind. The northern wing this after
noon Is fighting in a short distance of
poelcagpelle.
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INDICTMENTS FOR FRAUD.
Republican Primary I'm New York &c
EighE Workers Into Trouble.

New York, oct. Twenty eight
indictments against election officials in
the recent Republican mayOralt pri-
mary are expected to he returned late
today, the district attorney announced.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
MANY NEGLECT THEIR EYES
May Be Conscious Of Strain but Go
Right on Doing Things That
Make It Worse.

"A great many men who are well
enough informed on other topics do not
know the first principles Of how to
conserve their eyesight," DR.. Eugene
l.. Fisk is quoted in Worlds Work
They may be conscious of eye strain
and yet unconsciously 60 right on do.
ing many things to increase that
strain. Things such as thesc-read'
ing newspaper on the jiggly street
car working with light directly be-
hind them or directly in their faces,
reading or working in too bright glare
or in Il dim or Pickering Illumination
They do not realize that they might
we'll limit their allowance of moving
pictures. They do not know the harm
in too brilliant desk light. They buy
worthless patent nostrums for the eye
and have Il positive dread about adopt.
ing glasses. The price they pay for
all this often is extremely dear. 1t
ranges from constant physical discom.
fort to loss of sight,"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
GOVERNOR NAMES
HIS STATE BOARD
Of ELECTRICIANS
Two Fargo Men on Commission
Created by 18th Assembly
Foster Succeeds White

r. S. Mcdonald and w. S. Hewlett
of Fargo and A. l.. Avis of James
town, with State Fire Marshal H. l..
Reade as membe: eX-otficio. comprise
North DakOta's first state board of
electricians. Governor FraZier's APP
pOintments were announced today.
Mcdonald is the journeyman mem,
Der, and is named for four years;
Hewlett, appointed for two years is
the master electrician member and
Avis, for two years, is the electrical
engineer of the board. Representa-
tives of these three divisions are pre-
scribed by law.
The board will meet at the capitol
the first day Of July and the first day
OF January Of each year for the OK
animation and licensing of electri-
clans The state fire marshal is made
electrical inspector and it is made
his duty to provide for adequate local
inspection of all electrical work. I'M
der the rules Of the national board
of fire underwriters
Foeter Succspds White.
The govenfSf also ann6naced to-
day the appointment of l. j. Foster
Of Bathgate to be member of the live
stock sanitary board for five years,
succeeding Mayor ALI White of Dick.
insOn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
CAPITAL CITY
BANKS ORGANIZE
CLEARING HOUSE

At meeting of the banks of the
city held Monday, June 4th, Clea:.
ing House Association was organized
to 60 into effect July A.
c. B. Little was elected president
and B. C. Marks, secretary and man.
ager, for the ensuing year, and q
constitution and bylaws were adopt.
ed.
The object of the Clearing House
is for assistance in cooperative &C.
ton along all banking lines and fol-
the daily clearance of checks and is
in line with associations already form,
ed in Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot and
other points in the state.
The Bismarck Clearing House will
at once apply FOR admission to the
General Clearing House Association
and will in one more way assist IL
putting the Capital City on the map
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
Chance to Get
FinUoll'S Goat
FOR SALE-GOat with harness
and cart.-Apply 995 North eth
street.

Here's a chance, respectfully re-
ferred to certain Minot parties, to get
C. W. Finwalls goat.
That particular animal, ofte n
sought, has seemed more or less un-
gettable. Now we have Mr.. Finwall
voluntarily offering it to the highes.
bidder
Through sheer inquisitiveness, a
goat being a rather unusual animal
to advertise, some one took the pains
to locate the butter to which the above
want-ad., in The Tribune, referred.
The discovery that said goat was the
property Of Mr.. Finwal created seh-
sation only second to that which would
be caused by Limelight Bill hangers
return from Washington; with "a bat.
terry of artillery as a bodyguard.
Many there are who thought Mr..
Finwall had left his goat in Minot.
Others who had sought t. and sought
in vain, asserted there wasn't any
such animal. But evidently Nlinot
didn't get Mr.. Finwall's goat lie
brought it back to Bismarck with him,
perhaps a little the worse for wear
and tear and the consumption Of Lime
light Bills grilled eggs--cooked. his
press agent informed us, on the off
side of a stove lid
And now the goats for sale
What chance for Annheuser
Busch! Although It's little late for
the 1917 book beer season, it is just
possible the fbreweries may have IAN
other spring in the sun, and. 4 better
book beer butter than this one Of the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
Rating Of SaIespeople.

While it is true that in retail sell
ing, to take a familiar illustration, the
final success of the sales person is
measured by the individual volume of
sales, the description Of and the speci-
fications for selling position can new.
or be adequately stated alone in terms
Of goods sold. To do so is to miss Ger.
tain basic principles which 60 to make
selling success, and to confuse the
sales person whose efficiency is nee
essarily composite of both personal
and impersOnal elements brought into
skillful play throughout the process of
selling.-Roy w. Kelly, in Industrial
Management. ..-..-
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Drank With Care.

A gentleman happened to 60 into s
seaside hotel to dine the other night
The hotel was rather full, so he was
given 4 vacant place at table already
occupied. 1t did not take him long t.
become acquainted, and he chattet
away merrily, in spite Of the fact that
be only drank water.
Seated opposite to him was an ole
gentleman whose face betOkened hin
to be a heavy whisky 'drinker. He ap
peared to be particularly struck with
the "water drinker," and when Oppor
tunity occurred he whispered across
the table.
you know, my doctor says water
Is an excellent thing, and l should
drink q lot of it."
"Then do you?" asked the other.
"Oh, yes" said the old 'un. Then
nervously looking around, he added
in the night! In the night !-Sar
Francisco Newsletter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
SEEKING KIDNAPPED
CHILD IN 0zARKS

Springfield, Mo, June 5.-Into5 the
Ozark mountains today and tonight
went searchers for the missing Lloyd
Keet, II months old son of J. Holland
Keet, wealthy Springfield banker. Citi-
zens of Springfield and the surround
ing country hope to discover the hid
ing place of those held responsible
for the abduction of the baby.
The Ozark mountains hold Spring.
field in tight embrace. For many
miles they extend in all directions,
heavily timbered and sparsely inhabit-
3D. In years past; moonshiners, bands
Of thieves and others held their rem
desvous in the almost inaccessible
backwoods But of recent years the
law has reigned throughout the hills,
the mountaineer feuds seemed to have
ceased and Springfield had no fear of
those who live in the hills.
TO Conduct Thorough Search
The keet kidnapping, however, has
aroused the fear that the former
haunts Of the lawb:eakers might again
become the lairs OF abduction bands,
such believing that perhaps such
band had established itself near at
hand, citizens Of Springfield met to-
day and determined to carry out
thorough search.
The other outstanding developments
of today's search for the missing baby,
was the growing conviction that Mr..
keet had determined to play "lone
hand' in ferretting DIT THE 'taptors of
his child. He refused aid of friends
and officials in the search and told
that that such a search meant putting
dagger at the throat of his child
Father Has Plan
Rumors have been afoat that over
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
A Vacation.

An evangelist said in temperance
address in Boston:
1.-THE booze even gets into mems va
cations and tangles them up.
"A Manayunker took the steamer for
Boston with his wife. But the minute
he got aboard he disappeared in the
black, ill-smelling hole they called the
bar.
His wife, some hours later, hurried
down to the bar and said to him:
"'Oh, George, come on up and see
the scenery. The hills and woods are
just beautiful
"'Ah, what do care about your hills
and woods. Do you think I'm goin'
to lose my vacation over hills and
woods3'"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
Rev. C. w. Finwall couldn't be con-
ceived.
LIE goat est mort; vive lie goat:
M FALKLAND. TALKS.
State Red Cross Worker, at VIM
bledon Last Night

Wimbledon. IN. D., June 5.-Presi'
dent Mcfarland of the Valley City
normal, state recruiting agent for the
American Red Cross society, address
ed large audience here last eve
ming, when the project of organizing
Red Cross chapter in Wimbledon
was taken up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
PAY GOOD PRICE
Land in Vicinity of Belfield Bring.
ing $50 tho Acre,

Belneld,E NJ d.? June 5,-Mipneapo.
lis parties are reported to have paid
Anton Anderson $50 the acre for
three quarters of land southwest Of
Belfeld. With the exception of 1925
the acre paid for the HollandfDa-
kota demonstration farm, this is the
highest price on record for Golden
Circle farm lands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-05
Lantry Wins
High Post
To Assist George T, Slade, Vice
President Of the Northern
Pacific in War BuSiness
TO ASSl<i SHADE
ST. Paul, June I, II.
h. 4. Tayior, Ayt-, Mandan.
Mr.. Lantfs to assist Vice Pre-.
siiient SEQ. Z. Sistie.
J. ". hannaiOru.

The above HeSsase Mas received
by Agent TAYLOR yesterday afternoon
from President j. VI tlaahatord or
the Northern Pacific RAILROAD COM
panv, which IN itself is sell eXplana-
torv as 10 the future duties or Supt.
r. RI. Lantrv, retiring prominent lel-
luWstone division superintendent. IL
is generally understood that "Supt.
Lantry~ title which IS hard to drop
will take d prominent part IN as
sisting the Northern Pacific with doing
Its Bit in the war.
The Tribune carried a story yester-
day, the first story III the state, an
nouncing the Important change i'll the
superintendency Of the Yellowstone
division. 1t was not known at that
time what position he had been called
TO fill but all was aware 1t was an
important birth.
Supt JacObuS, the new division su-
periutendent was in Mandan yeSter-
day on his initial official trip as super
intendent. He has long filled the
important post as assistant to the gen
eral superintendent and although a
young man has had long railroad ex-
perience.
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WANTED - Position by competent
and experienced young man Of good
s., education, desires permanent posi-
"@tinn. Has spent four years in Of
49,, tice and one year as salesman. Al
s:jtssreferences. Lox l04, Bismarck.