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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-31

law. MIR. Cooper came to LaurenS IN
1897 and read law in the Office OF
the late John L. NJ Irby. In few
monghs he was admitted to the bar
and entered upon tn, practice OF ms
chosen profession. In 1899 he was
appointed magistrate for Laurens In
1900 he was elected to legislature
and was reelected in -'02. In 1910
he was elected solicitor Of the ne"
Eighth circuit and for II years ne
filed the office of prosecuting at
torney with conspicuous ability ana
courage. With an ambition to DE OF
larger public service to his State, MT.
Cooper entered the race for govern
or in 1914, receiving handsome
vote, and incidentally laying the
foundation for success which mas
crowned his aspirations at the end
of the third race fer the high office
for governor.
Mr.. Cooper is the first Laurens
county citizen to be elected to the
governorship, though the late ChleI
Justice William D. Simpson, as lieu
tenant governor, succeeded to the OF
fee when Hampton was elected 70
the United States senate.
Mr.. Cooper, richly endowed with
natural gifts, has nevertheless been
and is a student, liberal and broad
minded thinker, and withal an amla-
BILE, companionable man. He Is
a member of the Baptist church and
for several years has been member
of the board Of deacons of the First
Church at Laurens. In all public
matters, county, State and nation
Mr.. Cooper has ever been ready to
render unselfish service, and for years
he had been looked upon as a leaG'
er in this section. He is interested iii
farming and has given much time
and means to the promotion of differ
ent enterprises Of the city. with some
of which he is officially connected.
In 1914 Mr.. Cooper lost his wife,
who was before marriage Miss Mamie
Machen Of Princeton, this county A
little daughter. now ten years DID,
survives the mother. Last November
Mr.. Cooper married Miss Dorcas
Gaines, a native Laurens girl VINO
had spent several years in Columbia:
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ROBERT A. COOPER.
Short sketch of Our Next Governor.


Laurens, Aug. 23.-Robert A. Coop
er who has been nominated for gov
ernor of South Carolina, is "A years
of age, SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
A. Cooper, both deceased. The Coop
er family lived in Waterloo town
ship, engaged in farming. AS a boy
Mr.. Cooper attended the public
schools of his community a few
months each year. When he reach
ed his Goth year Mr.. Cooper arrang-
ed to attend the Jones High School IN
Greenwood county, going one year.
This school at that time was taught
by W. P. Culbertson of Laurens coun-
ty. At the end of the year Mr.. Coop
er took the county teachers examl-
nation and obtained certificate TO
teach in the public schools and Tor
about two years he taught IN Lau-
rens and Greenville counties.
Deciding 20 take UP the study Oh
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NAT B. DIAL.
Brief Sketch of South Carolina S
Next Senator.

I.aurens. Aug. 2S.-Nathanial
Barksdale Dial, nominated in Tues
days primary for United States SEN
ate for the term beginning March i,
1919, was reared on the farm five
miles west Of the city, being son OF
the late Capt. Albert Dial, farmer
and banker and one of the leading
citizens of the county. The senator
nominated was educated in the pub
lie schools Of the county and town.
graduated from Vanderbilt University
and the law school of the University
Of Virginia At Vanderbilt he was a
classmate Of Senator Oscar w. In
derwood, of Alabama, Senator Dun
can T. Fletcher of Florida and Jas.
C. Reynolds, now associate justice of
the United States supreme court.
AS a lawyer Mr.. Dial has been a
hard worker and has been connected
with many leading cases. However,
best work has bee dong industrial
lines as a promoter 2aad builder, and
no man in the upper part of the State
has contributed more to the sum to-
tai of prosperity. along these lines
than has n. B. Dial. He is president
of the Enterprise National bank
which he organized about Is years
ago, and he is connected officially
with many other enterprises of the
city, being at the head Of one of the
bonded warehouses of the city, the
first one to be built il this part of
the State.
He was the pioneer in the develop
nent of the Ware Shoals water pow
er on Saluda River. and that splen-
did manufacturing plant AMI model
mill town was made possible by his
initiative and many years Of strug-
gle and hard work.
Mr.. Dial has been .honored by his
town and county people, having serv-
ed as mayor of the city and having
represented the county as State eX-
ecutive committeeman, and frequent
lv placed on the convention delega-
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Good Crops in ireland.

Dublin, July 25 Corresponding
Of the Associated Press)--A bumper.
harvest is anticipated in Ireland this
year. At the end of May the right
amount of rain came at the proper
time. and all the food crops are re-
ported Ito be exceptionally promis-
ing. Winter wheat, oats. barley AMI
rye are all doing exeellently. Pota.-
toes will be particularly good. The
numbers of live stock have been
well kept up and it was favorable
lambing season. Flax is poor, and as
it has been extensively grown to pro-
vide Belfast with linen for airplanes
this is a disappointment
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ton. While Cleveland was President
Mr. Dial was offered a .consulship,
but declined the honor he was not
financially able 70 assume the post at
the time.
In 1912 Mr. Dial entered the SEN
atorial race against Senator Tillman
and w. j. Talbert and received very
fine vote. Not daunted by the failure
Of his first effort, he determined to
enter the 1918 campaign and laid his
plans to this end.
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Corps Needs Stenog-
rapherS.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The Quar-
termaster Corps, which supplies the
soldiers with food and clothing and
which has charge OF seeing that they
get their pay, needs a large number
OF competent stenographers. Capt.
w. r. Robinson of the Organization
Branch, Methods Control Division.
announced today. Any stenographer
who can qualify will be given s1,lOO
a year to start with increase to ST.
200 at the end of three months. A
few stenographers. with special quail
ifcations who can take dlctatlon at
not less than 120 words minute and
who have had some secreterial eXpe-
rienoe have been engaged at S12o a
month and there is room for more OF
this type.
Those VINO wish to qualify for these
positions may obtain information
at every postofTice in the country,
even in the smallest community. Ap-
plications should be made to the To-
cal representative Of the National
Civil Service Commission with head
CHARTERS at the local posofice Capt.
Robinson said:
Living conditions in Washington
are more satisfactory than for some
time past, and it is apparent that the
situation will improve. Work has
been started on enormous govern
naent dornlitories to house 2,4O0 peo-
pie and the Shipping Board has re-
4
away from Washington. The result
has been that the room situation has
been eased off "a little and will, un-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-31

doubtedly, be better in a short time
as the new domitories are completed.
-rhe cost of living in Washington is
ancut the same as it is in Chicago or
any other city of that size. Satisfac-
tory room and board can be secured
for not to exceed $55 Or $50 month.
Additional expense will, of course,
vary with the inclinations Of the in
(I,v1d1lai -
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Illicit Oscillation. in Ireland.

Dublin, July Is Correspondence
of the Associated Press)-The tax on
whiskey, which has risen from ten
to thirty shillinGs gallon, has great.
iy stimulated illicit . .distillation in.
Ireland, and there has been great
addition to the number Of cases of
pothecn-making reported to the po-..
lice. This has always been a secret
hillside industry in Ireland. Nh it
is extending to, the towns. IN ne
country districts barley stepped in
sacks in a bog-hole and matted on
the barn floor is the material used.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-31

DR.. and Mrs. j. G. :DeLorme and
children have gone to Murrell's In
let
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-31
SUMTER COTTON aAnKA

Corrected da,.s At@Iz o'clock aooA.
p. q. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyee.
Good Middling 33 IL.
Strict Middling SO IA.
Middling SO. T..
Strict Low Middling 81 1-2.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
Open High Low Close Close
Yes'dys
Oct $3.50 1854 1890 s5.o6 35.2s
Dec .34.s5 35.22 34.3o 34.55 $3.50
Jan. 1886 35.05 34.10 34.35 $3.50
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-15

this evil. congress should grant a lar
ger appropriation ! recommend inst
4 GA roafnrm your action OF las year
u which vou urged congress 10 ape
prupriato $500. 900 TO that wori
In It's hort period OF existence tho
i've stuck division uf The bureau ut
markets nj Washington has accom-
plished much for ne I've ~tOcw indus
TRY The results So fnr attained scom
To- Indicate that an extension of the
work Is most advisable We should
urge congress 90 grant the necessary
money.
! desire alsc to commend the bureau
Of animal industry and the other
branches of the department. OF ngri-
culture FOR their very capable service
In behalf
We are IN the midst Of t'" greatest
war IN an history We unjust attain IN
violate our stDrcd idoais ouciNliAaruu.
To do this Nc must MAX, Wnuy bitter
sacrifices Iat 10 not Dos lIu oI "ly
stockmum thp. he failed goo io tn"ro
than his share.
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The Evening Herald, Albuquerque, n M, tuesday, January IS, 1918.


of NE Tho IN PRECISION ~ wnirirg
ground among the population ~ or,
citics especially the manufacturing
centers-that the farmers and ranch.
men are making %cNhorbi,ant profit.
from the operation of the farms ana
ranches of tie country I hear tha'
men high up in authority are BENDING
ca willing ear to this idea
The consumer VINO uutuumbcr the
producer many ,upes take into con-
sidcratiun only trc one fact namely
hat they ate paying q high price FOR
what they consume. compared with a
f..N years ago. They DO not stop Ia
consider the high cost OF over, thing
Including tabor. necessary 60. produce
THAT which they consume.
We are criticised us not heitg pt-
iriotic because. ia such Times 1s these.
we want to produce live stock at 4
reasonable profit In my opinion tho
first and highest prof of patriotism De-
90 riN" our -ons Go tho oiu-, for Ml'Dh
We are fighting, the second icst b..
giving ones tmr without comupu4t.
ton which many patriotic m'u Nno
women are doing. thc third is su'-
scriptiuu Go the Rcd Cross, the Army
v. NJ. e.. A.. ana The s. W. t. A.. and
The last Is the purchase Of Llhori,
bonds.
% vuull po lu unfair test of goo.
triotisn to expect fU"mcrS and stock
u'u tu produce az "a loss thIt which
our allies and our army must hay,
Give as q reasonable profit. ana
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-15

Tho United States today produce
ouo-third OF IN, meat products of Jhe
civilized world, exclusive Of Dht.J
Since the war commenced We have
H"vn exporting approNimHtclN 70 IN
D. per ccut of our production OF hu
products. aud about five per cen oft
Dtr beef products. our exports ui
hog products have always the lurao-t
percentage of meat exports ana tggt
win likely continue Iu that proportion
ut least 80 long az We liao the bulk
OF the worlds corn crop.
The greatest nee OF our allies ana
their civilian population ia hoH prod
ucts. For the purpose Of Increasing
cur production OF hogs. the food adj
~. iistration established until further
notice "A minimum pricc on hogs. For
next seasons crup IL announced % ra-
ito based ON the price uf corn. That
action was both timely and wise, u
should secure the necessary increase
IN production. and al the same time
protect the producer from unforeseen
hazards. Although not d money guar
antec, producers generally have con-
strucd IL az such, and any failure Of
the food administration To mako lt
good would bc most unfortunate,
The purchase OF meat supplies for
the allies, our ermy our navy, the kcd
Gross. and the Belgian relief ha- been
centralized into one agcnpy, which -
operating directly through ~ meat
division of the food administration.
with the leverage of those large pun
chnscs, there g. no reasonable DOUBT
about the ability of our government
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-15

the form ana ranch aa Important Hr
the army OF .rr mou iu th, field. Dc.
poi more $780,. W.tnou. fn, uoe,--.'iai
90 uelIiu life u"r ARMY would mount
io l.tIu iu Europe Unn,, 30 is up 'a.
ICES a." DO our utmost toward IersIt.u-
production. such 100 organization la
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-17
GANG OPERATES BOOZE TRAIN
Has String of Six Cars In Operation
Between Omaha and Missouri to
Supply Whiskey.

Shenandoah, Ia, Jan. 14.-Aban-
doned in a wrecked booze car during
a snowstorm. Mary Mace, 10, an Oma-
ha girl, at a private hospital told how
gang of bootleggers ply their trade
between Omaha, Neb, and st. Joseph,
Mo. Women were hired to accompany
parties, she said.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A.
Mace, 2412 South Eighteenth street,
came to their daughters bedside last
night, and for the first time the girl
told her name. Earl Beavers, alias
Swift who was with her at the time
Of the wreck is her husband they say.
She was taken to Omaha this after
noon on a stretcher. Doctors think her
back may be broken. She is paralyzed.
She lay in the wreck for half an hour.
The gang she was with has six Cad
illacs, and makes regular trips. On
their last trip they met another car
at Savannah, Mo-, and transferred the
booze cargo.
The sheriff is holding the damaged
car at Norwich garage, near where
II was upset on icy roads.
Woman VIII Be informed.
Des MONIES, Jan. 1.-two women,
two intoxicated soldiers, three bottles
of whiskey, a decanter and dozen
whiskey glasses was the haul made in
a raid on house at 1902 High street
by the military police and officers
from the central police station at 10
O'Clock last night.
Allie DuBree, said to be the propri-
ctor of the place, and Cecil Heingard-
ner are both charged with selling
liquor to solulers. The Heingardner
woman will be informed. She has been
arrested before and but for a misun-
derstanding would have been interned
at that time. The police have since
been looking for her
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-17

to save in small amounts so that you
can purchase War-Savings Stamp
which does bear interest.
@. May i exchange Thrift Stamp
for War-Saving Stamps at any time?
No; only on or before December 81,
1918.
.... Information.
Q. How large is q Thrift Stamp?
A. 1t is slightly larger than a 2
cent postage stamp and green in col
or.
@. What size is a Thrift Card?
A. Contains spaces for Is Thrift
Stamps and. when folded, fits the peck
ct. 1t is 4 by 8 inches in size.
Q. How large is War-SaYingS
Stamp?
A. 1t is about the size of four post
age stamps and green in color.
Q. How large is War-Savings
Certificate?
A. 1t is folder, size by inches,
containing twenty spaces for War
Savings Stamps.
@. Where can information be OBJ
tanned regarding War-Sayings Certifi-
Gates and Thrift Stamps?
A. At post office, banks or other
agencies or BY addressing the Nation
al War-SavingS Committee, Washing
ton, d. G.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-17
FATAL STREET CAR ACCIDENT
Hcad-on Collision on Urbandale Line
In Des Moines-Twenty-Five
Hurt; One Will Die.

Des Moines, Jan. 12.--One man, J.
N Thomas, is near death, and TWEEN
ty-flve other persons are injured, six
of them seriously, as the result of
head-on collision between two Urban
dale street cars near Twentieth and
Bennett streets at 4:50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
j. N. Thomas, who resides near the
end of the Urbandale car line, was
reported dying shortly after the col
lision.
The others injured are:
Mrs. Gels Botsbord, 7O2 Thirty-first
street, internal injuries.
D. E. Alden, 1908 Hickman avenue,
badly bruised.
Ruth Carlson, lis Thirteenth street
court, unconscious, head injuries
Mrs, H. f. Jones, Newport station,
knee injured, scalp wounds.
Mrs, c. F. Seibert, 3210 Beaver ave-
nue., bruised.
Phyllis Shafer, bruised
Marie Herzcr, 2506 Thirtieth street,
bruised.
Mrs. w. F. Leach, Twenty-fourth
street, ankle broken.
George e. Hohl, 902 East Twenty
sixth street, motorman incoming ear.
Ira Cunningham, end Urbandale
line, bruised. -
Robert Colbert, end Urbandale line,
nose cut and scalp badly lacerated.
Warren Shook, Cromwell, Iowa,
student at c. c. Commercial college,
injured. ,. ....
Mrs. Leo Cornicks, 1926 East Ninth
street, internal injuries.
NJ. B. Mott, 1886 Sixth avenue, con-
ductor incoming car. ,.....
James w. Douglass, 1920 Lyon mo.
torman outgoing car.
George Hepburn, 2343 Fortieth
place.
J. f. Henrohen, Urbandalc, three
fractures in left leg, amputation
probable
w. M. Fisher, 81 High street, ribs
fractured, back sprained.
Thomas, who is 70 years old, is
Sald 10 De dying at Mercy hospital.
He is the father of Charlie Thomas
who was paroled from the state
penitentiary New Years day.
The accident, according to street
car officials, was caused by the
failure of signal lights to work prop.
erly. The motorman of each car, ap-
parently believing he had right to
the single track, was running his car
at almost full speed when they crash.
ed into each other, throwing the pas.
sengers promiscuously about the
cars.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-17
REALTY TRANsF ERS
RECENT SALES OF MAHASKA
. COUNTY PROPERTY

Chas. Johnson and wife to f. c.
Stanley, pit. lot 5 S. u. of out lot IL o.
p. Oskaloosa-Cons. S100.
Warren A. Caldwell and wife TO
Philemon Jackson, Sc SW and pit. SW
SW and pit. NE SW and pit. n. Fri
NV Sec. 1-75-14--Cons. $1.0G
David S. David, Executor, to r. X.
Davis, lot e Of Aud. S. d. of Smiths
Block, subject to an easement over
and across the E. II it., also convey
ing all interest to an easement over
part lots G and II of said S. d. .
r. X. Davis and wife to P. jackson,
same as Admin. deed-Cons. $1.OO
Leslie J. Beal and wife to Nathan
NJ. Eaton, pit. lot block 10 o. P.
$500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-17
BOOTLEGCERs ARE
GIVEN WARMING
LIQUOR SELLING TO SOLDIERS
MUST BE STOPPED. 81
SAYS FEDERAL JUDGE WADE
vendors of Booze To Army Men Are
Worse Than Traitors - Injured
Woman With 24o Pints of Whis-
key Deserted by Men.

Des MGines, Jan. 12.-In dismiss
ing the jury for the term in the fed
cral court yesterday afternoon, Judge
Martin J. Wade declared that he was
positively going to crush the selling
of liquor to soldiers in Des Moines.
He avowed that if the occasion de-
mandod he would recall the panel for
2 special session and try offenders
without going through the usual grand
jury indictment process. He declared
he would offer the cases to the jury
on filed inormations.
Ordinary bootlegging is bad
enough" said Judge Wade, "but l do
not put it in the same class with sell
ing. liquor to soldiers. This govern
mont is engaged in a terrible war, in
which she is trying to save the rights
and liberties of all our people, in
Guiding those very men and women
who defy the law and the proclama-
ton of the president.
Intent of Law.
THE law prohibiting the sales of
liquor to soldiers is intended to keep
our soldiers fit for the best service
they can give TO our country. Per-
sons selling them liquor are not only
defying the law, but they are show
ing au utter disregard for the efforts
Of the government.
mo man or woman who sells liquor
to soldier in defiance of the govern
mani oivos n continental pnnt nhotb
er this government wins this war or
not They may think that liquor is
q good thing for a soldier, but the
government says it is not, and no man
has right to set up his Judgment
! against the law enacted by congress.
This is not an ordinary law. 1t is a
war measure.
"Those who are convicted hereaf-
| ter int his court need not make any
appeal for leniency. They have had
fair warning and can expect the
| limit. -.r... -. ...
Bootleggers Deserted Her.
Clarinda, Ia, Jan. IAN automo-
bile spill in more than one sense
resulted disastrously for three alleg-
ed bootleggers near Norwich today.
Two men and woman were in the
large touring car when it turned over
near Norwich, and the spill disclosed
consignment of 800 pints of whiskey
in the car.
The men deserted the woman, who
was injured and taken to Shenandoah
: for medical treatment The authori-
ties are looking for the men.
The whiskey Jared better than the
three persons, as 24O pints cam cut
of the wreck intact, and are being
held with the car by the authorities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-17
Death OF POPULAR ATTORNEY
clio County Bar 30 Years,
Passes Away At ottumwa.

Ottumwa, Jan. I'D. H. Emery,
well known Ottumwan, died Satur-
day afternoon at the Ottumwa hospi-
tai following an illness of three
months. He was 80 years Of age.
Mr.. Emery has been actively en-
gagged in the practice of law in OF
tumwa or the past forty-eight years
and is well known in the city and
vicinity. He was born in Fulton
county, Illinois, December A, 1897, and
came to Ottumwa from Montezuma,
Iowa, in 1867, and has made his home
here since.
Civil War Veteran.
He is a civil war veteran having
been first lieutenant in Company F,
10th Iowa Volunteer Infantry He
participated in the advance on Cor
NTH, Nicksburg and at Mission Ridge,
where he was wounded by minnie
b2ll in the thigh. He returned to
Montezuma following the war and
was elected to the state legislature
as q member of the house of repre-
sentatives on the republican ticket
in 1865.
Married At OskaIoosa.
MI. Emery was married May 20,
1867, to Mrs. Sarah C.Holland. daugh-
ter of Rev. B. Holland, at Oskaloosa.
The following children survive him:
E. H. Emery, Mrs. Clara r. Wilson
and Roscoe Emery of Ottumwa; VIII
bur Of Adrian, Mich; Herbert of Win
nipeg, Canada; Mrs. Harry T.. Throne
of Des Moines, and |. G. Emery Of
Evansville, Indiana.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-17
MILLS Of JUSTICE
TROUBLES OF PEOPLE SIFTED
THROUGH COURT HoFPERS.

Failure to live up to his stipulations
of his conditional release has caused
the Imprisonment of Harry Stringfcl-
low of Oskaloosa. Stringfellow was re-
Gently sentenced TO one years con
finement in the state pcnitentiary at
ort Madison but was released by the
court upon agreement that he would
enlist at once in the U. S. army.
Stringfellow beat it" to Rock Island,
Ills, and was found there tending bar
by Sheriff d. e. Henley who arrested
him and then turned him over to the
officers at the Fort Madison prison.
.r. = - 80
Policeman F. NJ. Blair left for Kan
sas City this morning, going after j.
hhis, alleged forger, wante~ in Oska-
loosa, Ottumwa, and Muscatine upon
charges of issuing many spurious
checks bearing false signatures. Allis
was traced down in Kansas City by
the William j. Burns detective agency
and held in custody by the Kansas
City police for some time. He was re-
Gently released when no charges were
fled against him, but was picked up
last week upon request of Oskaloosa
authorities.
Allis' work is clever and bears the
mark of an experienced defrauder. His
checks were mailed to Oskaloosa, and
remained in the mail cases of the To-
cal hotels several days prior 70 his
arrival. The checks, written on the
New York electrical company, were
on the electrical firms form checks,
We're written with check protector,
and in the local case were written pay
able to C. Brownwell, at the Lacey
Hotel and w. A. jenkins at the Down
ing hotel.
Allis, as Brownwell, cashed a check
for $6S.50 at the Lacey, and as Jen-
kins, for $62.50 at the Downing. SINH
lar checks were cashed in Ottumwa,
Muscatine and Dos Moines.