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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
BOYCOTT HELPS MUCH.
Causcs Sharp Reduction IN .ycv York
Prices. \ 'A.-.'s

New York, March z.--Thc "comrr.o,
sense" OF the people OF New Yo.i ciAy
who established al automatic hoy-
colt on potatoes and on.ons has r.
*Cl'ed in ahaOr!nal lie 'rea!ai III ,;,,
prices Of those atao!>s as COMPARED
with the prices February 2.. Juyser;,
Hartigan, commissioner OF weigh, $
and measures, announced tonight. HIS
statement said :hat the decrease 40
saved the people os the greater city
approximately 5000, 900.
MI. nartigan saiG proGuacr; anI
shippers in all parts OF the COUNT,
mad offered large Quantities Of all
kinds Of foodstuffs at prices in vo,ae
cases 80 per cent. less than New V O *
wholesale prices.
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VISITS SUMNIERTON PASTOR
Editor of Baptist Courier Pays Call
Oh Rev. Gordon and Makes Trip
to Churches.
Baptist Courier.

Baptist Courier.
The senior editor had a delightful
visit on the third Sunday to Pastor
NJ. w. Gordon and his two churches,
Summerton and Calvary. These
churches are about ten miles apart
both in the Santee and Pastor Cor
don gives his Sunday mornings to
Summerton and the afternoon to Cal.
vary. He breaches to both churches
every Lords Day and the good Ford,
presented not long ago by his devoted
people, makes the arrangement ideal.
Calvary is one of the oldest churches
in the State and the second oldest in
the Association. 1t was organized in
1868 and the High Hills, which is
also in the Santee, in 1855. Calvary
has a great record. 1t has not only
ministered to all the interests of its
community for a century and a-half.
il has also been the mother church
of all it's section, again and again
sending colonies to this new church
and that; and it has also blessed the
State and the denomination with
statesmen, ministers, deacons and
useful laymen. This church Is the
home of the Tindals. In it's member
ship Rev. r. B. Mahony, now Of
Minnesota, was raised. His father was
pastor here for sixty-five years. AS
to size, the church is a mere shadow
of it's former self. The old house is
there with it's ante-bellum associa-
tions and the graveyard with its for
gotten graves. it's unmarked graves,
it's crumbling stones and its great
monuments. The membership now
is only forty-two; but this small num-
ber holds choice spirits and the work
of the church is kept well to the
Sunday school and the church is
| blessed with an efficient w, M. 8.
Last year the church gave $l,022.65.
This is the smaller Of Pastor Gordon's
churches. Summerton has a men,
bership Of 103 and there are LA in
the Sunday school. Last year the
church gave to all objects $1,6o9.62.
An examination Of the minutes will
show that both of these churches
have regard for their apportion-
ment obligations and contribute to ev-
cry cause and in due proportion. This
is as it should be and the time will
come when every church in the State
will have this kind Of conscience. It
was an unalloyed pleasure to be in
the homes of Deacon and Mrs. Gentry
and Of Pastor and Mrs. Gordon. -.
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AUSTRIA WOULD AVOID RuPTl1E
DETERMINED TO MAKE EVERY
EFFORT TO MAINTAIN RELA-
TIONS WITH UNITED
STATES.
The American Embassy at Vienna Ev.-
IDENTIFY Not Expecting Immediate
neutrality-suspicious. In Progress.

Berne, Switzerland, Thursday, Mar
1.-(Via Paris, March 2.-Recent re-
ports that the Austro- Hungarian gov
ernment has determined to make ev-
cry effort to maintain diplomatic re-
lations with the United States is cCr-
roborated by information reaching
here from Vienna.
The strong impression prevails that
Austria-Hungary intends to make
every sacrifice which it regards rs
reasonable to avoid q rupture, al
though such action apparently would
mean flying in the face of Germany.
An American in close touch with
Austrian diplomatic affairs. who ar
rived in Berne today, said that opin-
ion was divided among those who cx .
pect Austria to attempt to placate
America as to the causes underlying
the divergence from the policy Of Ger
mi.ny. One group, he said, believed
Germany was acquiescing for the pur-
pose OF preserving unbroken an indi.
rect bond between herself and the
United States, while the other group
was convinced that Austria was as
serting gindependence Of Germany.
That the American embassy at vi
emma is not expecting an immediate
break - perhaps indicated by the ac-
tion of'5oseph c. Grew, counsellor Of
the embassy. who today telegraphed
to Mrs Grew to so to Vienna. She
will depart tomorrow.
The Basler Nachrichten reports
from Vienna that it Is officially con-
frmed that negotiations with the Unit
ed States still are in progress and
that 1t Is announced semi officially
that the cate for Austria's reply 20
the American memorandum has not
been settled, as the examination o..
questions Of international law brought
up by the American note has not been
concluded by the foreign office.
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New York. March 2.-According t.
The Journal Of Commerce figures te,
per cent. Of the worlds merchant ma
rine has ben destroyed since the wa,
began. The statistics record the de
struction or two thousand, five
hundred and ,seventy-three vessels O.
four million eight hundred and clever
thousand. one hundred gross tons
more than half Of which was ownef
by Great Britain.
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Profitable Pork Production.

Clemson College. s. c., March g
fchruary 18th 20 March 18th is tha
proper time to SOW spring grazing
crops for hogs il they were not sown
in the fall. One plot in oats and
Dwarf Essex rape sown now nav
be grazed through May. Another plot
OF oats may lie allowed to mature
anu may be grazed In juno. A p,ot
In carly corn and early cow poas
planted March Goth to April 1st viii
furnish grazing during July. Sweet
potatoes of an early VARIETY cot
about April Goth will furnish Au-
gust grazing.
spanish peanuts and Soy Beans
planted with corn in May Will be
ready for September, while corn and
late cow?":s may be made to sup-
pli' the finishing period in October.
when porkers will be ready for
slaughter or sale. The Orangeburg
and G:oenville packing houses will
be ready for work by September. and
there should be no trouble, with
the present arrangement as to
freight rates recently arranged, to
dispose of any quantity Of hogs
finished.
hogs produced in this way may
be made to bring in a ready cash
crop twice annually. Sows should
be bred to farrow in March and
september. The March litter may
be slaughtered or marketed in SEN
fember, October or November, and
the fall litter in May or June.
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Twice Proven.

II you suffer backache. sleepless
nishts tired. dull days and distress
ing urinary disorders. don't expert.
msnt Read this twice-told testimony
IT'S Sumter enthusiastically proven
w. N. Folsom. proprietor dr..
scods store. Main Street. Sumter,
says: MY back achcd nearly all OF
tho time. and II made a quick move
sharp pafhs started through me. AZ
ter sittins down for awhile. I had
to lift nyself up by force. The
kidney secretions were discolored,
and FUN of sediment. Doan's
Kidney Pills relieved the backache
and pains and could rest much bet
ter" Statement given March H.,
isos.)
On Jan. IL. 1916. Mr.. Folsom said /.
The benefit Doan's Kidney Pnis
brought me has lasted. Another of
my family has since used them with
good results"
Price s0c., at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pris-the same that
Mr.. Folsom has twice publicly rec
commended. Foster-Milburn Co..
Props. Buffalo. N. Y.-Advt. 81
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DANISH WEST INDIES BILL.
Measure Agreed Upon in Congress-
Goes to President.

Washington, March 2.-Enact-
ment Of the administration bill pro-
viding for a temporary government
In the Danish West Indies and appro-
priating the $25, 100000 the United
States has agreed to pay Denmark for
their cession was completed by con-
gress tonight. Both houses adopted
the conference report and sent the
measure to the president.
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Rev. Watson B. Duncan, d. u,
made an excellent address Sunday
afternoon at the Rex Theatre, has
subject being 1.-THE Shadow of the
Soul" The speaker was heard by a
fair sized audience. which was muc',
pleased with his remarks.
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London, March 2.-Lieut. Gen. Jan
Christian Smuts, former commander
of the British forces in German East
Africa and a member of the South
African cabinet, has been made n
privy councillor.
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A license to marry has been issued
to M. j. Davis, Manning. and Miss
Lily Douglas. Winnsboro. License,
secured by colored couples wArc
Elijah Jones and Annie. Weeks, Bros~
don; Sandy Deas. Dalzell. and Bertha
States. Rembert.
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Berne. March Q (yia PARISH
Vienna dispatch says that Austria has
agreed to lend Turkey 100000. 900
crowns for an unnamed period, The
money 10 to be used for purchases In
Austria Hungary.
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Wan suspected OF Attempting to Con.
Spirc.

Wan ','Spccttd OF Attempting to Con
spirc.
birmingham, Ala, March Eth. .
man named Frederick was arrested
here last night by agents for the de-
partment Of justice on charges of at.
tempting to conspire against a NUN.
Der OF large industrial plants IN tnn
birmingham district. wis learned to
day from what is considered to be =
reliable source.
j. Reese Murray, agent for the dc.
par'meht IN Birmingham refused to
talk when questioned about a report
that plots against Zeal plants have
peen unearthed by federal author
tiles.
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-sUaaTsrza CodTSx MAIsRHr.


Corrected rsily By
ERNEST FIELD. Cotton Buyer.
Good Middlins ~ "a
Strict ldiddlins "a 5-s.
Middiing ~ 1-s.
Strict Low Middlins II Ia.
Low NaddlinG 1s "a.
Staple cotton 30 to 23c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

Telephone troubles In the tropics
are largely due to the wires becoming
covered with air plants.
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Cesfsetsd Daily ~
1AnDY Z CO.. Cotton BuyerA
Good Middling IL 7-s.
strict Middling ~ s-4.
Nlddline ~ SIS.
Strict Low Middling IL :-S.
Low Middling Is 7-s.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-17
THOMAS MOTT OSBORNE.
A VOLUNTARY PRISONER.
To Study Conditions in the Naval
Prison at Portsmouth, NJ. n.

Portsmouth. \. H., Jan. 16.-Thomas
Mott Osborne, former warden of Sing
Sing prison; John Mccormick, pro-
fessor of political science at Bowdoin
college, and Osborne's secretary, Harry
Brosl<y, entered the United States
naval prison here today, handcuffed
and in gray uniforms, to begin
weeks voluntary servitude
Their purpose is to investigate con-
ditions at the prison for the navy de-
partment, at the request of Secretary
Daniels. On the detention ship
Southery they were given the Gus
tomary examination and then were put
to work in the laundry and scrubbing
down the deck.
Osborne. under the name of Tom
Brown and Mccormick, under TIE
name of John AUSTIN are booked as
deserters. Tomorrow it is planned to
transfer them to the naval jail and
set them to work on the rock pile and
at cleaning up yards and buildings.
Brosky will remain aboard the South
cry as a "detentioner." the name APP
piled to men held there on short sem
tences for miSdemeanorS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-17

and the public should have. AS proof
of her purely patriotic motives, Law
son said, the woman turned TO her at
torney and declared she would NOT
have brought legal counsel TO the In
terVieW If she had been engaged in "a
frivolous matter.
Never Meant to Make Letter Public
Asked by Representative Pou why
he had not acquainted Secretary Tu-
multy with the information given bv
Mrs. Visconti, Lawson declared that
he never had any intention of making
the womans letter or her statements
public when he did and that he would
not have done so yet had the commit
tee not demanded that he give them eli
information on pain OF punishment.
Lawson said he had sought a confer
ence with Mr.. Price, but reports which
came to him concerning his effort
caused him to let the matter drop. He
said he probably-ne could have got
ten up his courage to go TO Tumuley
in view OF all that had taken place
since the inquiry began, but that he
mad spoken to Mrs. Viscontt about that
very subject.
Says TumuIty Cursed Her.
II suggested that very thing to Mrs.
Viscontf, he said, and j think one OF
the things she said to me was this. II
have repeatedly tried TO get 20 Mr..
Tumulty on the telephone and said
that could not see him and would
have to give him any information
had over the telephone. when
would not do this, he cursed me out iu
way 1 wouldn't stand from anyone"
Il didn't have any idea OF anything
happening here to force that letter
out" said Lawson.
Something Not Yet Disclosed.
Lawson told the committee that
there was something sad pathetic
and awful about this thing" which he
was not in position to disclose but
nrre
II from Mrs Vtsconti. Despite tho
fact that the woman could not be-
found, Lawson said he still believed
she would appear and tell her story
as she told il to him. He declared
that after becoming convinced that
Mrs. Visconti was honest, he had told
her he would not see her suffer, on
lose her means Of livelihood If she aid
ed him in this public service"
Members of the committee said that
the purpose in calling the New Xorll
financiers was to question them re-
garding business in financial circles
generally during December. They viii
be asked particularly, II was said
about reports that some OF the bank
ers had warned stock exchange men
against pyramiding further in indus
trials and told them 70 buy more freely
of railway stocks.
Lawson Temporarily Dismissed.
Lawson was temporarily dismissed.
but ordered to remain in Washington.
More than a score of witnesses Were
waiting to be heard. Among them
were Secretary McAdoO, Secretary
Tumulty, Price, Warburg and others
whom Lawson mentioned as having
knowledge of the leak All have is
sued statements repdiating his testl-
mony.
Mrs. Viseonti SubPoenaed.
Washington, Jan. 16.-Mrs. Ruth
Thomas Visconti, missing witness in
the leak Investigation, returned to her
apartment here tonight and was sub
poenaed by a house deputy sergeant
alarms to appear tomorrow before the
rules committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-17
HEARING ON DISPOSITION
OF THE APPAM CONCLUDED
Final Argument For German Govern
nnent Made by =. w. Lehman.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Hearing of
cases Involving future disposition of
the German prize ship Appam at
Newport News. Va, and her cargo was
concluded today in the supreme court.
Claims OF the former British owners
for restoration of the ship were pre-
Bented by Frederic r. Coudert and
James Z. Summers of New York and
the final argument for the German
government by Frederick w. Lehman,
lorlner solicitor-genera1.
Counsel for the former owners con-
tended that the use of an American
port for deposit Of spoils of war by a
prize crew was q violation of neu-
traHty and to permit the practice vir-
tua1ly would mean participation in the
war by this country.
Mr.. Lehman denied this contention
Rnd moreover, insisted that the Brit
ish suits are really against the Ger
man government as possessor of the
Appam and that a foreign nation can
not be sued in American courts by
British citizens without its consent
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-17
RAE TANZER CALLS
WAX A a'cLoWN"
ScornfuIIy Denied That He Was Ever
Her Companion.

y & !
New York, Jan. 16-The pFosecu :
ton rested today in the trial of Frank
lin d. Stafford. charged with perjury
growing out OF the ssOiivers Osborne~
case. Miss Rae Tanner. whose suit for
breach of promise against James w.
Osborne, formerly assistant to the dis
trict attorney, resulted in numerous
legal proceedings. was the first witness
for the defense.
In outlining the defense, BENJAMIN
Slade, attorney for Stafford, declared
James w. Osborne would be proven
guilty of Miss Tanzer's charge, thus
freeing Stafford. He said Charles H.
Wax, who claims he won Miss Tanner
under the name of Oliver Osborne"
would be exposed as an impostor.
The whole case, Mr.. Slade said, was
built up for the express purpose of
exculpating James w. Osborne in the
eyes of the community in order that
his professional, political and social
position might be saved"
His announcement that Former
Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant
Chandler was no longer chief counsel
for the defense and that he would
probably appear as a witness for SAT-
ford was received with some surprise.
Miss Tanzer's recital of her meeting
with OLIVER his swift wooing and
subsequent desertion, differed in no
degree from her previous versions. She
"Oliver'' and when asked to identify
Wax as her companion, scornfully re-
piled:
THAT clown? NeveriD
She broke down while telling of her
trip to a Plainfie1d, n. J., hotel and
a brief recess was taken by the court
to permit her to regain her composure
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-17

Washington, Jan. 16.-Spreading
dragnet over the financial district of
New York, the house rules committee
today extended the peace note leak in
vestigation to general inquiry into
the stock market. At an executive
meeting the committee considered the
advisability of employing expert
counsel familiar with financial affairs
to conduct the examination of wit
nesses. 1t also planned to ask con-
-"ress tomorrow for an extension of
time to report.
Enlargins Scope of Hearings.
AS the first step in enlarging the
scope of the hearing. the committee
subpoenaed j. z. Morgan, II. p. Dav-
ison, +. A. Vanderlip, Arthur Upper,
Sol G. WeXler and j. s. Bache, New
York financiers.
Disappearance of Mrs. Ruth Thomas
Visconti.
Vieing in interest with the sum-
moning of the fnaneiers was the dis
appearance of Mrs. Ruth Thomas Wis
CONT, who Thomas w. Lawson says
told him Secretary Tumulty "and
others" had profited in the stock mar
ket by the leak and that William w.
Pdice. one of the White House cor
respondents, had acted as the "go-be-
tween" in the affair and received
$4,000 for his work. Sergeant-at-
arms Gordon and several assistants
tried in vain to find Mrs. Nisconti.
Mr.. Lawson expressed great surprise
at her disappearance.
Lawson on Stand Again.
Mr.. Lawson, whose sensational tes-
timony yesterday aroused the commit
tee, to go to the depths of the leak
rumors, occupied the witness stand
again today, reviewing and supple
menting his statement.
AT the very outset Lawson alta cked
Representative Henry's denial of his
nd IA
that he or Henry as guilty of rank
perjury In a characteristic outburst
Lawson shouted his reiteration that he
had told the truth.
Somebody Committing Perjury.
When there is direct difference of
veracity," said Lason. 1T is perfectly
obvious that one or the other of us is
committing perjury, deliberate, rank
perjury. Unless your chairman said
the things that I have said he did. I
am guilty of foul perjury and l am
unfit to be here, or anywhere outside
the bare of a Jail"
Lawson again brought the names of
Secretary Lansing. Count Won Bern
storff and Bernard Baruch into his
had told him he had heard Teak rum
ors" about and elaborated on his story
told yesterday.
Woman First Name TunnuIty.
Lawson was questioned closely con-
cerning the letter he received from
Mrs. Visconti, the missing witness,
and his conference with her at a local
hotel. When Representative Pou ask
ed him if he had not previously ac-
quilted Secretary Tumulty of any
connection with the leak, Lawson de-
clared he never had Mr.. Tumulty in
mind respecting il until he met Mrs.
Visconti. Even then Lawson said. he
told the woman her efforts seemed to
him to be actuated by an Interior mo-
tive. She insisted, he said, in the
presence of her attorney. that she had
no such motive hut wanted to dis
close information she thought congress
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-17
CONCERN ABOUT. AMERICAN
coLoNISTs IN CHIHUAHUA
In the Event of the Withdrawal of
American Troops.

Washington, Jan. 1e.-Coneern felt
by high officers Of the army about the
possible fate Of the American colonists
in Chihuahua and of natives who have
established friendly relations with
General Pershing's troops after the
force is withdrawn, has caused a sug-
gestion to be sent to the White House
that the United States see to it that
the Carranza government shows evi-
dence of its intention to give adequate
protection. That phase of the situa-
tion may cause some delay in the
order for withdrawal. Dispatches
from Mexico City, however, indicated
that already General Obregon, minis
ter of war, had ordered General AIR
guia to be prepared to occupy the ter
ritory now garrisoned by Americans.
Secretary Lanes report to the
president today was verbal and made
at the cabinet meeting. In substance
it was little more than the statement
that he and his associates had in
formed the Mexicans at the last meet
ing of the joint commission yesterday
that they had recommended the
troops Withdrawal and the despatch of
Ambassador Fletcher. Mr.. Fletcher
returned to Washington today and is
awaiting his orders to proceed to his
post.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-17
SERIOUS APPEAL MADE
TO THE SWEDISH NATION
BY King Gustave at the Opening of
the Riksdas.

London, Jan. 16, TIA p. m.-At the
opening of the riksdag today, says
Reuters Stockholm correspondent,
King Gustaress speech from the throne
constituted serious appeal to the
Swedish nation in the grave circum-
stances of the third year Of the con-
tnuance Of the world-war
TO the present" said King Gustave.
I'VE have been able, by the grace of
God, to avoid being drawn into the
war. But the effects of the war none
the less, have inflicted on us many
eufferings mad the longer it lasts the
greater viii become our difficulty. We
cannot shut our eyes. to the profound
gravity of~the present hour"
King Gustave made an appeal for
national unity and the sinking of all
internal dissensions which, he said, had
peculiarly aggravated the governments
task Of safeguarding the country's lib
erty, sovereignty and neutrality The
king announced the need of maintain
ing the special preparations by the
land and sea forces, which hitherto
had been judged indispensable, and
alluded to the extraordinary measures
that had been necessitated by the in
creasing extent of war operations car
ried ON in territorial waters.