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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-29
J WOMEN JURORS.

Now that New York women are en-
joying the citizens privilege of vot-
ing, they are eager to take on more OF
the obligations. The Brooklyn Wo-
mems Bar Association is preparing g
bin which It expects to present to the
State legislature making women eli
gible for jury service, including SER
vicecn the grand jury.
In q: way the women may be said
TO put jury duty in the class of priv
ifeges rather, than obligations, for
their bill provides that such service
son the part Of women shall be volun-
tary, mot mandatory. It is said that
the bill has been indersed by both the
Brooklyn and Manhattan commits
sioner of jurors Many prominent wo-
mems clubs, too, are pledged to back
the measure.
There is undoubtedly opportunity
for real service in this new branch of
women,s activity. Trials in which
community welfare, the health and
safety of women and children and
similar matters are concerned may be
concluded with a greater measure Of
humane justice if women are on the
jury
The old cry that women engaged
in any public function, whether aa-
uinistering Of ice, voting Or anything
else. would aN upon unreasening
emotion rathe, than upon sound judg-
naent governed by facts has been
largely given up. Women have been
voting and holding Office in the wes-
tern States for years. even serving as
Jurors occasionally, and on the whole
they behave under those conditions
much as the men do. In the eastern
States as the women are slowly Win
ming more of the privileges Of citi-
zeaship they are found to follow
party lines and public policies much
as the men have done before them.
The women have however, been
able to bring new angle Of vision to
bear on public problems They are
ablest approach old difficulties from
a new and rather specialized point OF
view. It is because of this that they
are particularly needed in the work
most nearly touching community
health and welfare, the protection of
women and children, the betterrent
of public school systems and many
other lines of social progress.
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characteristicany femme occupations
to {, point where because OF the far
ness of the wages and hours they at
tain a dignity commensurate with the
factory job.
Until this IS done England and
America both will suffer from sur
plus of empty kitchens and surplus
OF idle girls, and Of men idle because
the girls would not give up good ,ops
for bad.
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TIE ROCK OF PEACE.

an ambassador generally opens his
mission at any particular capital with
a speech of fulsonlc praise for the ma
tiyes and references to the everlast-
ing friendship Of the two countries
concerned. But there was more than
conventional diplomatic courtesy in
the maiden utterance of John w. Da-
Wis. new American ambassador to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-29
TAX RETURN NOTICE.

will appear in person or by deputy
at the following named places, and
on the dates given below, for the pur-,
pose Of receiving tax returns for year
1919. Return should be made on per-
sonal property, poll, road and dogs:
Privateer Station-Wednesda Jan.
s.
levi siding-Thursday, Jan. 9.
adgedeld-Friday, Jan. 10.
Claremont-Wednesday, Jan. Is. Z
Fagood-Thursday, Jan. 16.
Renlbert-Friday Jan. II.
Dalzell-Wodnesday Jan. %.
BrogGon-Thursday, Jan. %.
Mayesville-Friday, Jan. "a.
Pleasant Grove-Tuesday, jan. %.
Shiloh-Wednesday Jan. 20.
Norwood Cross Roads-Thursday,
Jan. 80.
R. E. WILDER,
Auditor.
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Columbia, JAN 25.--It was an
nounced today that farmers from ev-
cry county in South Carolina have
been called to meet in Columbia
Thursday, to discuss with Governor
Cooper and others. a plan by which
reduction in cotton acreage Will be
taken up with ell other cotton grow
fng States through governors and
commissioners CT agriculture OF these
States
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-29
Auditor.
Cotton Market
LOCAL.

P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer.
Corrected Daily at II o'clock Noon).
Good Middling % 3-4.
Strict MidClinG % 1-2.
Middling %.
Strict Low Middling 20.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-29

Washington, Jan. 27.-The war de-;
partment announced that troops COM
ing on the Minkekahd belong to the.
329th infantry. SD division, not the
SD division as er-oneously an-s
yOUnced
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All ready now 10 go broke on the
next war loan!
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1,:.v YoaK COTTON MARKET.

Open High Low Close Close
Mch .22.10 22.3S 21.30 21.98 22.20
Nay 21.20 21.33 20.29 20.97 21.20
July 20.6S 2O.6S 1866 2O27 20.6l
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account of the alleged opposition OF
the soldiers councils in the west to
the present campaign.
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give it.
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disease.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Soldiers Are Mulcted
By British Sharpers
Ne,D York Tribune
Forei0n Prcss Bureau


Soldiers in England are subject to
TIE tricks Of sharpers, such as prey
upon them in the United States, as is
'hown by an incident related in "The
Lcndon Daily Mail"
An invitation to game of cards
given to a Lieutenant of the r. A. F.
N Shaftesbury Avenue by man who
eiamed to have met him in France led
the appearance at Marylebone Police
Court Of Abraham Isaac Belmon, COM
nan, and Philip Lavery, cinema actor,
VINO were charged on remand with be-
sng concerned with a third man in
stealing with menaces $40 and other
T.operty from Lieutenant Ernest
marns Hart. r. A. F., at house in
oeIanceey Street, Kentish Town.
n Inc lieutenant told a curious story
cr me SAID he was stopped by Lavery in
saa'tesbury Avenue and invited to
game Of cards in basement in De-
sshcey Street, where Belmon, who en-
ss ssfed with another man, said it Will
Sost you something to get out" Be
ing nervous. he handed over his wallet,
"Hin which Belmon took eight 81 notes,
shd also compelled him to sign
ssneck for 810, which, however. he did
IN false name.
nsirnon, he also said, declared he was
''ph IN prison, and meant to die there.
ootn men were committed for trial.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Say La Cuardia Wants
TO Be New York Mayor
Four Representatives Declare
His Speech on Mexico Was
Political Move
New York Tribune
WdshtnUtou Bureau

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Asserting
that Representative La Guardia, of New
York, is using Mexico to further his
possible candidacy for Mayor of New
York City, Representative Connally, of
Texas, joined to-day with Representa-
tives Hudspeth and Blanton, of Texas,
and Representative Flood, Of Virginia,
ex-charman of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, in promising to re-
ply in emphatic terms to Repres
tive La Guardia's speech on Mexico yes
terday, just as soon as the prob ibition
bill is out of the way.
Representative La Guardia's Mexi-
can speech was the same as he charac-
terized the American policy toward
Mexicr-a series of inconsistencies, =
said Representative Connally to-day.
"He favored intervention and restraint
in the same breath.
zone Of two things has got to be
done with Mexico We must either con-
tinue to support Carranza in trying 10
maintain peace, or We must step in if
he fails to make good. But we can't go
into Mexico with beans in one hand
and hand grenades in the other
ut is my opinion Mr.. La Guardia is
seeking publicity to further his ambi-
ton to be Mayor of New York City. He
illustrates the general principle that
the further you get from Mexico the
more you know about it,"
While declining to be quoted, Repre-
sentative Flood also indicated his in
tention to attack Representative La
Guardia's speech.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Drug Regulations To Be
Enforced after July II
Registration and Other Drastic
Provisions To Be Put Into
Effect Here by COPELAND

After July 16 no narcotics can be OBJ
tanned legitimately in New York except
by those duly registered. Walter R.
Herrick, head of the State Narcotic
Commission, and Dr.. Royal S. Copeland,
Health Commissioner, held a confer
ence yesterday at which it was decided
that the registration and Identification
regulations for addicts be put into
effect next Thursday.
From that date it will be unlawful
for doctors and druggists to prescribe
or fill prescriptions for addicts without
cards. The registration
bureau at 1913 Prince Street will be
maintained as long as necessary.
Commissioner Herrick expects 10000
to register, and DR.. Copeland is of the
opinion that only certain percentage
of New York's 100000 addicts will get
themselves on the cards.
A patient who is declared cured and
is taken off the cards cannot register.
Exemptions in extreme cases may be
granted by Commissioner Herrick after
an investigation. Physicians can obtain
registration and dosage cards from the
Board of Health for addicts they are
treating who are bedridden, crippled or
aged.
Fear of publicity is said to be keeping
many away from the bureau, where less
than one thousand have registered.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Don t Want Kaiser
Trial in England
British Papers almost
Unanimously Oppose
London for Hearing

LONDON, July 11.-Predictions that
the project to bring the former Ger
man Emperor to trial in England will
be abandoned are growing in view of
the almost unanimous opposition of
the newspapers of oil parties. Virtu-
ally all the leading papers, with the
exception of the Northcliffe press, are
denouncing the plan.
The Northcliffe papers have taken no
stand in the matter, but print many
letters from prominent persons oppos-
ing the trial. The influential weekly
reviews all oppose or deride the pro-
ject of bringing tine 1ormer Emperor
from Holland. Walter Runciman, for
mer member of the Cabinet, writes:
Feeling in this country is justifiably
bitter against the Kaiser. Indeed. it il
so bitter that the public might take the
law into their own hands and lynch
him."
"The Saturday Review" says: at is
a mistake of taste, want of tact. Lon
don is the last place in the world that
ought to have been chosen--frst, be-
cause the English are the chief enemies
OF the Germans, according to the Ger
mans; secondly, because London is the
court of William of Hohenzollern's first
cousin and the home of his illustrious
grandmother; thirdly, because William
has often been our guest. King George
and the Emperor must in their younger
days have lived in some intimacy"
The New Statesman" says: LET us
nope that the Dutch government will
cut the knot for us and save us from
the blunder of reinstatinp the last Of
the Hohenzollerns in the hearts of his
disillusionized fellow countrymen."
"The Nation" says: ."British opinion
has spoken SO clearly that Holland is
likely to feel no hesitation in doing
her duty as a neutral. We imagine
that Mr.. Lloyd George may even be
grateful to the convenient neutral who
will save him from the obligation of
redeeming his election pledge"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Germans in Plot to Rob
U. S. of Big Army Stores
Several Under Arrest at Co.
blenz; Americans Are Said
10 Be IMPLICATED

COBLENz, July II (By The Associ-
ated Press).-A plot involving whole
sale thefts of food, automobile tires
and other troop supplies for shipment
to Germany has been uncovered by
army officers here, it was learned
to-day, when several Germans who are
alleged to have had hand in the plans
were arrested.
Three cars of American bacon and
three cars of tires and tubes, which
were pllled through to unoccupied Ger
many as "emptics," were returned to
Coblenz to-day from the edge of the
bridgehead, the military police allec-
ing that the goods had been stolen.
Officers say that shipments under
various pretexts have been going on
for weeks and possibly months and
they estimate the loss to the army at
several million marks.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
De Valera Leaves City
For Chicago and West
Huge Irish Rally Scheduled for
Sunday Afternoon in White
SOx Ball Park

Eamon de Valera, "President of the
Irish Republic" left his headquarters
at the Waldorf shortly after o'clock
yesterday afternoon to take the train
for Chicago, where he will remain un-
til Monday before continuing his trip
further west.
According to the present arrange
ments, DR.. de Valera will attend a
special celebration in his honor at the
University of st. Vinsent de Paul on
Sunday morning. 1t was stated that
the degree of Doctor of Laws will be
conferred upon him.
Dr. de Valera will deliver to the
Windy City crowds his definite plan Of
action for the liberation Of Ireland,
Monday he will leave for trip to the
Far West, which will include San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Ore,
and Butte, Mont. According to his
present plans, DR.. de Valera will re-
turn to New York in three weeks time.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Harden Slated for Post
OF Ambassador to u. S.
Hamburg Paper Says Man Who
Opposed Kaiser Will Be
Envoy of Germans

COPENHAGEN, July Macmillan
Harden, editor of "Die Zukunft," of
Berlin, probably will be appointed Ger
man Ambassador at Washington as
soon as diplomatic relations are re-
stored, says the "Fremdcnblatt," of
Hamburg.
No other German writer figured 80
much in the public eye of late years
as Macmillan Harden, editor of the
Berlin review, "De Zukunft." Apart
from extreme Socialists like Licb-
knecht and the small group of German
democrats and paciists, who, like Dr.
Grelling, Hermann Fernau a nd Her
man Hesse, sought from their Swiss
refuge to arouse the conscience of the
German people against the criminal
madness of their rulers. Harden was
the only German publcist who main
tanned, throughout the war; q detached
attitude of non-conformty and crti-
cized consistently the disastrous course
Of the militarists and imperalsts.
His campaign against the ruthless
submarine warfare and in favor Of
President Wilson's peace programme, a
and energy, is well remembered. He
stated his case with fierce outspoken-
ness, which frequently made people in
Allied countries wonder why the I'M
perial authorities rcfrained from put
ting a damper on his philppcs. The
explanation was suggested that Har-
den's knowledge of certain intimate
phases of court life secured him a
privileged position.
Refused All Ties
Before the war Harden occupied a
peculiar position in the German press.
He was always free lance writer,
boastful of his independence and fear
lessness. His influence, however, was
not in proportion with his prominence,
partly because he always gloricd in
running up against popular ideas and
scntlments, and partly because Of his
heavy and erratic though doubtless
brilliant style. He attained the zenith
Of his notoriety a few years ago with
an exposure Of certain scandalous con-
ditions in the Kaiscr's immediate sur
roundngs
Harden. whose real name is Isidorc
Wtkowski, is a native Of Posen. Hig
brother, who assumed the name Richard
Whiting, Is "A prominent fnancicr and
economist A third brother still re-
tains the original family name Wit
kowsky.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
CrOwder Rebukes
Critics of American
Minister to Cuba
Refuses to Accept Resolu-
ton of FelicitatiOn Pre-
sented Him by Committee
of Liberal Party Leaders

HAVANA, July 11.-Major General
Enoch H. Crowder, United States Judge
Advocate General, who is in charge of
the work OF reforming the Cuban
electoral laws, this afternoon refused
to accept a resolution of felicitation
presented to him on behalf of the Ma
tional Assembly of the Liberal party
by a committee headed by General
Faustino Guerrna, president of the
party, because of criticism of the
American Minister in Cuba and of the
economic, judicial and public admin
istrations.
In an omen letter addressed to Gen
eral Guerra, the Judge advocate gen
eral declares himself not Indifferent 20
the fclicitation of those who have
collaborated with him in his efforts to
give Cuba an electoral law that will
include "the most ample and effective
guarantees against electoral abuses"
This being the only work for which he
was called to Cuba, he has, under the
instructions he brought with him, no
other Intervention in the "administra-
ton" of Cuba.
information published in the press"
the general continues, "leaves me no
room to doubt that in the discussion
which took place during the session of
the Assembly the diplomatic represent
ative of the United States in Cuba was
severely criticised. This criticism, of
course. can have no other effect upon
the reading public than to create the
belief that the representatives of the
United States here in Cuba do not
work in the most perfect harmony,
without motives of hostility toward
any special political group and with
the most absolute impartiality toward
all. The frankness which has charac-
terized my relations with the American
Minister in Cuba permits me in the
most positive manner to know that pre-
cisely the contrary is the truth"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Anti-Saloon League Is
NO1U Actiue in England
Representatives. Here Say the
London Office Is Busy Pre-
pairing a Vigorous Can,paien

The task of boosting John Bull upon
the water wagon at the side of Uncle
Sam is being made the subject of Just
as industrious an effort by the Anti
Saloon League as it put forth in the
interest of American prohibition.
Representatives of the league here
yesterday admitted that it's London
office was actively at work on the new
campaign.
W. Z. Johnson, head of the Lon
don Office of the Anti Saloon League.
Is at present in charge of the English
workers. He is being given the active
support of other Americans in England
tor the purpose of showing what has
been done in the interest of prohibi-
ton in America.
The attention of the World Alliance
for prohibition now is centred or
Scotland.
That New York bartenders are net
taking the threatened loss of their oc
cupation seriously was indicated bv
interviews between some of their nunl-
Der and representatives of the Re
employment Bureau, at 5O5 Pearl
Street. Several former bartcnders
who have scorned the opportunities fo.
employment offered by soda fountain
applied to the bureau yesterday for
temporary employment.
Temporary employment" asked
the surprised head of the bureau.
"Wouldn't you prefer to be perma-
nently settled in some new business ?"
Nothing permanent for me-" an
swered tho first man. "You see, this
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
.JOfre Will Lead
Parade From Its
Start to Finish
Official Paris Note Says He
Will Accompany Foch in
Victory March July Ia;
French Are Still Incensed,
NetD York Tribune


PARIS, July II (By The Associated
Press).-An official note issued this
evening announces that Marshal Joffre
will accompany Marshal Foch at the
head Of the Victory Parade on July ID
over the entire route through Paris.
This, it is pointed out. will give salts
faction to Marshal Joffre's friends,
who are indignant that his name was
left off the original official programme.
PARIS, July 11-The unpleasant
scandal about the position of Marshal
Joffrc in the Victory parade in Paris
on Bastillc Day, July ID, continues,
despite the announcement yesterday in
the lobby of the Chamber of Deputies
that Marshal Joffre will lead the troops
during the first part of their march,
but on arriving at the Presidential
stand to salute President Poincare will
leave the procession and will be invited
to take his seat beside the President.
An official note has been issued say
ing: 1.-The newspapers announce the
government has not invited Marshal
Joffre to participate in Mondays pa
rade in the place which is due him.
This news is false"
The announcement that President
Poincare had sent the Marine victor a
personal invitation to stand by him
during the triumphal parade followed
by the issuance of the official statement
of the Ministry of War has not stem
med the criticism. The accusation is
made that the invitation to participate
IN the parade was made to Joffre in
such way as to assure the certainty
OF its being refused. 1t is said that
Joffre was told that Marshal Foch
would lead the Victory parade, and
that after him Marshal Petain would
march at the head of the French, while
as fof Joffre, they did not know where
to put him-perhaps at the head of the
American or British troops.
Thereupon Joffre replied quietly that
since they were inviting him without
knowing where to put him there was
simple way out Of the difficulty. It
was only later, on the personal in
sistence of President Poincare that
he agreed to take a place on the Presi-
Dental tribune.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Ford Secures
Full Control
OF Auto Plant
Continued from page 1

Alfred Lucking Direct examination
was by Attorney Elliott Stevenson.
When the amistice was signed, on
November II, 1918, the whole Ford
plant at Detroit *as entirely given
over to war work, Mr.. Ford testified.
Made Liberty Motors
Liberty airplane motors, Mr.. Ford tes-
tilted, and by new process cheapened
the production of cylinders for this
motor and manufactured all of the
cylinders used by the Ford company
and other companies making Liberty
motors, and likewise the bearings.
1t made nine or ten thousand artil-
lery caissons, did the finishing work
on two million helmets, perfected and
produced a new light armor for tanks,
which withstood the shock of older
armor twice its weight and thickness;
produced sixteen or seventeen tanks,
and had an order for fifteen thousand
of them when the war stopped; pro-
duced turbines, gears and boilers for
the Eagle boats, tractors to increase
food production in England, and in
separate plant at River Rouge pro-
duced hulls for the Eagle boats. Henry
Ford, witness continued, maintained
IN England throughout the war a hos
pitan for Belgian refugees, and in the
United States turned over to govern
ment use large buildings in Cambridge,
Mass, Atlanta, st. Louis, Cleveland.
Long Island City, Washington and
Detroit.
Contracts of S190,0o0,o0O
Mr.. Stevenson adduced that the gov
ernment contracts, which aggregated
Sl9O,O00,OOO at one time in work being
performed or in prospect, were on the
usual cost plus basis. Mr.. Lucking as
serted that Mr.. Ford's share of profits,
5812 per cent, all would be returned 20
the government.
Profits of the company for nine
months of the fiscal year 1919 were
placed at S33,962, 1892. 1t appeared from
the testimony that the year after Mr..
Ford cut the price of his touring cars
$50 a car the company sold 100000 of
them.