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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-16
CASTOR OIL NEEDED.
FARMERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
URGED TO GROW BEAN.
Needed for LubricatinS Airsllips-
Revival OF Industry i'm This State
VIII be Patriotic and PrOfita Die.

Will be Patriotic and PrOfita Die.
Washington, Jan. 1O.-An . emer-
gency has arisen. The government
will require large quantities of caste,
oil for lubricating the aeroplane en-
gines. The supply is short and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida are 60
Ing to be called upon to grow castor
beans for the government; and for
which the government will pay prices
which they believe will make it a
more profitable crop than any other
staple grown In that section.
Hundreds of thousands Of dollars
have been spent in conducting expert
ments for finding an oil for lubricat-
ing the liberty motors. which will be
used in flying machines. other than
castor oil; but these experiments have
been in vain. and the only oil that will
flow under the atmospheric condi-
tions and temperature conditions met
with by these machines is castor oil.
In this country years ago castor oil
was grown quite extensively and the
leading States were Kansas Oklaho-
ma and Missouri; but India, with Ia
bor which could be hired at ten and
twenty cents day. furnished this oil
so cheaply that the industry practi-
cally died out. The submarine has
taken its toll and greatly reduced the
worlds shipping facilities. and now
the industry must be revived, and in
those sections where there will be no
danger from frost and in the sections
where they have long growing sea.
sons: and South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida are expected to meet the
emergencq. at
Mr.. T. S. Evans, assistant develop
ment agent Of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway Company. with Offices at
Hamlet, N. c., has been given con-
tract to secure the planting Of 10000
acres to castor beans. and the farmers
of South Carolina and Georgia are ex-
pected to grow anywhere from five to
100 acres or more for him.
The government is going to fur
nish the seed at exact cost to the
farmers. plus the cost of ttansporta-
tion; but they are not 70 be paid for
until after the crop is grown. and
from the crop. Mr.. Evans wf1l be au-
thorized to pay to any farmer who
will grow these beans SO per bushel
for his entire crop, delivered at the
nearest railroad station. go.
Those who have grown castor beans
say it Is one of the easiest cEops pro-
duced. There is no insect pest which
is known to attack it. Animals and
live stock will not eat 1t. .4a.
A bushel consists, of ,forty-six
pounds andthe price paid will be bet
ter than IA cents per pound, and
In times past they have been prof.
tably grown at three cents "a pound
Any farmer desiring to secure seed
and grow this crop under a, contract
In South Carolina or Georgia will be
expected to address Mr.. T. s.. Evans.
Mt Hamlet. N. C.
1t is not only patriotic duty to
grow these beans. but it is profitable
as well, and it is helping to win the
war. Posters will be furnished to all
farmers growing this crop, which
they can post on their farms, >show-
ing that they are doing their bit" TO.
wards helping win the war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-16
JUDGE IN TROUBLE.
Ohio Judge Brought up i'm CONTEMPT
Proceedings.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Contempt
proceedings have been instituted in
the Supreme Court against Federal
Judge John M. Killits, Of Ohio, by the
attorney general charging Judge xii.
Its with suspending the execution of
a Judgment against a bank embez-
zler.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-16
L. d. JENNINGS.

warsaw. Jan. 14.--An American
trawler operating in European waters
mas been lost. according to a report
from Admiral Sims that was receiy-
ed today. Details were not given.
The trawler was lost by striking n
rock, Admiral Sims reported.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-16

Large supplemental Appropriations
washington, Jan. 14.-Supplementai
war appropriations of one hundred
ana eiEhty-fve millions, of which
one hundred and fifty millions is for
barracks and quarters, were submit
ted to congl S today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-16

Wesley Edward. the 2-year-old son
OF MIR. and Mrs Scott III. Bostick. died
at the Tuomey Hospital about 8
o'clock this moning. The little fell
low was only sick for two days. The
funeral services will be held Mt III
o'clock tomorrow morning at the
cemetery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
BERNARD M. BARUCH.

Bernard M Baruch who resigned Saturday chair man of the War Industries Board and whom, it is said has been the Secrearyshp of the Treas ury was one of the successful New York brok- CTS days before the United States entered the war He has foated the securities of many of the larger industries that have been organized during the Juneau mine of Juneau. His successes with high he connected with coppany's organization, con a guaranty that all would go we'll He had the confidence of seller and buyer
 While he already a very wealthy man, the boom in American industrias and metals, which came with the placing of gigantic orders in this try by the Allies. in 1915, gave him great field in which to operate, and it has been said that his profits in the fall of that year not less than $75,000 900.
 When the United States entered the war, MT. Bar uch closed his Wall Street ofice and retired business that making millions for him annually. He said that he did not want make a dollars profit out of conflict winch involved his country He went to Washington and offered his services the President and made chairman of the War Indus tries Board at $1 year. He moved the Ma tional capital spent long hours in his ofice and is said worked harder for the United States for noth- ing than he had worked for himself
 People who have MT. Baruch have been struck by his likeness in personal and mannerisms to BM. Behrends-Bernard NJ, too by the way of this city, and he possesses the confidence the people of New York and the East his double pos sesses the confidence of the business world of the Pacific Coast.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Business Is Business.

A merchant in a little Oklahoma town does business with an illiterate farm woman who comes to town once month and trades him 20 pounds of butter for 20 pounds of sugar. She Is too ignorant to know the price of butter. but she is smart enough to know other things. The butter she brings him comes in the form of a big roll, and inside the roll of butter, the woman always hides a stone weighing three pounds. Every time she brings the butter the merchant cuts open the roll and takes out the stone and puts it in the sack of sugar before he weighs it. Thus. the woman gets F pounds of sugar for IT pounds of butter and imagines she is cheating the merchant. The stone comes back in the roll of but ter every month and the merchant sends it back just as regularly in the sack of sugar
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Collecting the Bill.
(St. Louis IeDublic !

est Louis Iepubc.)
 bill for material damages done by the Gen. tral Powers to invaded countries be made out with approach to accuracy and completeness. will not be so easy to say exactly what persons should pay it.
 Had the ended with the group nations com prising the Central powers all intact, the bills would go to the several Governments and all of them would be held liable, but Austria Hungary is already a memory, Turkey will be wiped off the map except for remnant, Germany will be reorganized and of it's former territory will be cut away
 Nobody would think of trying to collect dam ages from Turkey by taxing the Armenians Greeks and friendly Arabs who were the former subjects of Turkey. America is particularly proud because American leadership and American example had so much to do with the rise of independent Gov ernments for the Czechs and Slavs in Austria Hungary. Are they to pay damages for the wrongs that grew out of a Hapsburg- -Hohenzollern conspr- acy?
 If so, the Jugo-Slavs who battled against Aus tra would be collecting damages from the Jugo- Slavs who under Austrian sway, fought by com pusion on the other side, and yet the Jugo-Savs are plannng to unite their territories into try. The situation with respect the Poles is similar.
 | Bulgaria remains intact and responsible Hun gary is emerging from the wreckage of the old Empire. German Austria is reorganzing and the future of the states that formed the German Elm pire is stll in doubt but they map be expected to form democratic federation.
 These the countries that will be held to an swer for debt that would be crushing if all their old dependencies remained in their possession. No doubt they will ask for substantial reduction of the bill on the ground that considerable part of the populations in all of the countries from the Central Powers were loyal Germans and liable to maning in what is left of Germany, Austria Hungary Rumania and Turkey
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Home by Christmas.

con The Wing [Omcial publication of Spruce Pro-
 duction Division. D
 Though official word has been forthcoming from Portland it has been prdety definitely established that the spruce division is due to be mustered ice within another few months. For the doughboys in France, the battecry a few months ago Heaven, Hell Hoboken by Christmas" They yelled it when they went over the top No Mans Land into the Hun dugouts, and the historic happenings of November II showed that they had not yelled in vain.
 slogans to guide in work. Our battle-cry has been Tim b-e-e-r-r." Slogans slogans we have duty; general has praised the work of the men: the Secretary of War has made public announcements several occasions of the admirable spirit and patient efforts of the in the spruce woods of the Northwest.
 But now after the virtual end the war we can well take up a slogan How about this: Vancouver Barracks. Demobilizaton and Home by Christmas" '"
 We must forget that there still tasks for the men of the spruce division Everything must be left in order on the jobs that leave and that will require the presence of some men later than others Our house be in order, and the it to their government participate in the tasks of peace as we'll and faithfully and patiently as they have the share allotted to them in the winning of the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Luke Mcluke Says.

Luke McLuke Says.
 Don't worry if your conduct isn't perfect If it is little better than 1t has been you are doing we'll What has become of the old-fash- toned shark who could make a living playing pool?
 A man may wink at Dame Fortune when he meets her. But he never winks at Misfortune when he meets her.
 We know a whole lot of Sovereign Citizens and whoopers-up for Per. sonal Liberty who have to sit out in the back yard when they want to chew tobacco because their wives won't let them have a spittoon in the house.
 After you rubber around for a while you will notice that the pretty girls get all the compliments and the homely girls get all the hus- bands.
 If every married woman had her way the average dwelling house would consist of eight rooms and 80 closets.
 Every time you start to abuse a man you hate the betting is 100000 to 1 that you won't stick to the truth.
 Before he is married a man real izes that it is impossible to please everybody. And after he gets mar ried he realizes that it Is impossible to please anybody.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

just where it is located, what hindrances there to it's fullest But we do know that it is "no-man's land" until it is re- claimed that each plot of it offers a problem in itself, and that the solution of all the problems is no new thing, for, certainly, the admirable achievement of the Reclamation Service in reclamation and drainage is abun- dant proof of what can be done. Looking toward the construction of additional pro- jects, I am glad to say that plans and inves- tigations have been under way for some time A survey and study, by the Reclam- ation Service, of the Great Colorado Basin Is nearly consummated That great project, 1 believe will appeal to the new spirit of America and would mean the conquest of an empire in the Southwest of more than three millions of acres of arid land. The great remaining storehouse of government land fit for reclamation is officially estimated at more than fifteen millions of acres.
 "The total amount of swamp and cut--over land in the United States which is available for farming has not been determined rately and most all of it has passed into pri- vate ownership, so that an extensive program to be worked out between the Government and individuals is one of the problems which, with legislation, we shall undertake. Of the total amount of swamp-land there are, it is estimated, between sixty and eighty millions of acres which can be reclaimed and be made profitable for agriculture.
 The era of free cheap land in the United States has passed. Aside from Alaska there is no longer any American frontier, but Alaska itself, as is not commonly known, offers remarkable agricultural opportunities in it's short but prolific seasons.
 "In each instance, believe, the work other than the planning that is to be done that there will be unemployment prob lem in the United States after the war, should be done by the soldier himself. The dam the irrigation project should be built by him; the canals, the ditches, the break ing of the land and the building of his house, should, under proper direction, be his occupation. He should be allowed to make his own home, but be cared for while he is doing it and be given interest in the land for which he can pay through a long period of years, perhaps thirty or forty years"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
REGISTRATION WILL q
 CLOSE DEC. 16TH AND
 LAW IS STILL EFFECTIVE

Registration of men between IS and 46 closes on December 16th," reminded M. s. Whittier, clerk of the local exemption board today. '"The law requiring registration is still in force and the penalty for non-regis
 rtation will be enforced as strenuous ly as if we were still at war. It is to ascertain the man-power of the United States and for this reason, complete registration is necessary"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
BOOZE SUSPECT IS
 HAVING TRIAL TODAY

Ettore Scataglini, arrested last week by Special Agent Jack McDon- aid, and charged with having intoxi- eating liquor in his possession, is being tried in the Commissioners Court before Judge Newark L. Bur ton today Following are the jurors in the case: w. H. Case, H. J. Bay CTS, John Beck, Glen c. Bartlett, Mort Matthias, H. l. Lucas, J. T. Spickett, w. E. Ware. c. NJ Hill, Fred Boyn- ton and Hal. E Bishop.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
CONCERNING
 ERNEST CANONICE WANTED

Claude Ericson. manager of the Gas tineau Hotel, has received a request for information leading to the where abouts of Ernest Canonice from Mrs Angelo Maffei, his sister, in Alliance Ohio. Ernest Canonice was last heard from in a letter written from
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

not return if he took the bird to New York. The bet was made and the man took the carrier pigeon to New York. Here he clipped the pigeons wings so it couldn't fly, and then turned it loose. About two weeks later he wrote a letter to the owner of the pigeon and asked if the bird had come home. He received this reply from the owner: Yes the bird is home. But it has blisters all over it's feet"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
 WILL HOLD MEETING
 TOMORROW AFTERNOON

A meeting of the Council of De fense will be held in the Alaska Steamship Company's office at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Chair man w. A. Clark has requested that ent as matters of importance are to be acted upon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Oh!
Huh 1!

Who is that poor fellow with the guards watching him?" asked the vis- itOr to the penitentiary.
 "Oh, he's a desperate criminal" re- piled the warden. "He is doing 20 years. He wrecked a train"
 And who is that trusty who seems to have so many privileges?" asked the visitor
 'Oh. he's a financier," replied the warden He is doing two years. He wrecked a railroad."'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
TRAINED STENo0RAPhIRn
 wAArRn

here on March II, in which he said that he would leave for Port Al. throp. He is a cook by trade and before he came to Juneau had been employed at Anchorage. Anyone knowing anything of his location may advise MT. Ericsson
 Mrs. Maffei's address is 98 North Mahoning, Allience Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

the knockers worry you. Remember that no matter how respectable you may be they are going to lie about you, anyway.
 A man doesn't marry a girl be- cause he thinks he will be happy with her. He selects her because he thinks he won't be happy without her
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
ALASKA AND THE SOLDIERS.

Secretary Lane writing for Everybody's on "Afte the War; while admitting that have not tn public lands to offer the returning soldiers that W had when the between the States ended bt lleves that the public lands offers solution for tn assimilation of great many soldiers and sue gests Alaska as field of opportunity for numbers them.
 The Secretary of the Interior says
 Every country has found itself face to face with this situation the close of war. From Rome under Caesar to France under Napoleon. down our own Civil War, the problem of what should be done for the soldiers mustered out of military service has risen.
 ITO the great number of returning sol diers land will offer the great funda- mental opportunity. The experience of wars points out the lesson that our service men, because of army life with its openness and activity, will largely seek out-of-doors vacations and occupations. This fact is recognized by our Allies
 At the close of the Civil War We factd problem somewhat similar to the one we now face. Fortunately at that time the public domain offered opportunity the returning soldiers The great part the veterans of the Civil War played in develop ing the West is one of our national epics It was the era of trans-continental railway construction It was the period of rapid development of towns and communities and states. We have not now the matchless pub lie domain which the Homestead Law signed by President Lincoln in the second year of the war, made available to millions of veter- ans. But we have, still. nearly hundred million acres of land-rrigable land swamp land, cut-oyer land with its heavy timber cleared-which can be turned into farms for cotton. for corn, for alfalfa. for fruits or for grazing.
 ..The difficulty is. at present and I have taken up the problem therefore with Con- gress and the President that have no ad- equate survey of this land. We do not ow
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Peter J. Mccarthy claims that the oldest joke is the one about the man who had a carrier pigeon be bragged was the best in the world and would come home to him from any place in the country. A man bet the owner of the pigeon that the bird would
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
BITS OF BY PLAY Dy Luke HcLuke
 -:- Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

The Optimistic AutomobiIist. Jim Marqua wears a cheerful grin, He simply sits and smiles;, Though he has had six blow-outs in The last half dozen miles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
RAYMOND IS CLERK
 AT ALASKAN HOTEL

H. J. Raymond has accepted the position of clerk at the Alaskan Ho- tel, taking the place of w. A. c. Baldwin, who recently resigned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

The most dsquieting thing about the German sit uaton is the portraits of those Socialist leaders who trusted to pull her out of it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

Not being able to decide between all the differ ent things which twill win the war;" we are satis fled with the conclusion that all of them won t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

And for our part, we are not only willing to bea. sword into piow-share but we favor putting the ex-Emperors to blowing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

We don't know anything about its ritual, but should think the Brotherhood of Elks would find some significance in the fact that the last shell for humanity fired at Il o'clock Detroit Free Press.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

We are glad the war is over though the storation of peace means renewal of the struggle to make all the metric system
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

Holland must feel about the Canada did after Harry Thaw crossed the line
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Poor aooh.

When Cain killed Abel, seems to me That Cain was very dense; For we know very well that he Did not claim self-defense.
 Luke McLuke. Oh, do not criticize poor Cain. Nor hold him up to scorn; He no example could obtain. Wilhelm had not been born.
 Newark Advocate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

Our Daily Special. When A Borrower Side Steps Peter, He Is On The Toes Of Paul.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Cheer Up.

Checr Up. Ohio's dry,
 But we are lucky; For we can move To old Kentucky, And if Kentucky Dry should go, We'll have to move To Mexico. Orange Brown lives in Calaras, La
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02
Them Flu Cures.

Them Flu Cures. Another reason why we are glad the influenza is over is because we hate to pick up a newspaper and find it filled with these kinds of ads: Pink Pills Cure Flu Our Liver Pads Will Cure the Flu"
 Apply Browns Bunion Salve tc the Troat and Cure the Flu" Use Cracks Corn Plasters on Your Tonsils and Avoid the Flu" Wear Our Rubber Heels and Cure the Flu"
 "Funk's Furniture Polish Will Cure the Flu. Avoid Cheap Varnishes." "Villainous Dandruff Dope Viii Cure the Flu Use Smooth Soap. It Cures the Flu" "A q Eat Porkless Brand Ham. It Cures the Flu"
 Wear Our Unwashable Socks. They Cure the Flu" Etc, Etc.
 Ouch! "A painful operation was Performed on me-" said Mir. Blaws For l called on old Dr. Land, And he took five bones from my
 hand"
 Oh! "I wonder what happens when a woman boils over with rage?" said the Boob
 Why she sheds scalding tears, suppose" replied the Wise Guy.
 Bless His Heart!
 We like to meet
 Old MT. Dorey;
 He never has
 A hard-luck story.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-02

Entered as second class matter November 2, 1912. the postofice at Juneau, Alaska under the Act of March 8.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-01
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

The Methodist. Ladies Union met
with Mrs. Frank Woolston. on last
Wednesday This was the annual cleo:
ton of officers, and the following were
chosen for the sensuing year: Presl.
dent, Mrs. Thos. Norris; first vice
president, Mrs. l.. L. Bond; second
vice president, Mrs FL. Hoffman;
secretary, Miss Leslie Marshall;
treasurer, Mrs. A., r. Boylan. TAs
captains of the four divisions will bs
chosen later ~ a committee composed
Fof the new officers. Following cleo
ton very interesting program was
given, which consisted or readings
by Mrs Thos,4N Norris and Mrss.J,;,R:
Romans, a recitation by Miss Berry,
Faul and a piano solo by Mrs. Earl
Heiden. A PLEASANT social hour tol-
lowed which concluded a most enjoy
able meeting. NJ. :. q
At the recent convention Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
at Blanchard, April 25th and Goth,
Mrs. E. w. Pierce was reelected prss-
ident of the district. Mrs Pierce has
held this Office throughout the past
year. and her reelection speaks Wall
for, her ability in this line Of work.
This meeting was a most interesting
one and was we'll attended, about six
ty delegates being present. Mrs. y.
L. Voss also attended as a delegate
from Denison. ts ysss.::l :4tt.'
All the regular services of the week
will be held as usual with preaching
next Sunday, both morning and eve
ming. ~ ... III. ..1s.s. .- iy.,ss s'N