The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 20, 1912, Image 2
10 TEICH FARMERS AT HOME
UC Villi AND HOKE HM ITH IN.
TRODl CE TWIN BILLM.
Act*? ultuml (0|k>rN t'i?dec Tide ?Mai?.
Would Have Opportunity to l>o
,Mm-h Morr.
WmhliuC'.n. I i ii I '? In ord r to
bltsh agricultural extension de?
partments In connection with the ag
fieuttural colleges various States
now receiving federal aid, congress?
man Lever of South Csrollna and
Senator lloke Smith of Georgia to?
day Introduced twin measures looking
m the further extension of agricul?
tural education which seems to be
lost important before congress
years. In brief, the bills, which
ore Identical, provide that In order
to sld In diffusing among the people
of th?? Cnited States useful and prac
t*cal information on subjects relat?
ing to agriculture, home economies
end rural affairs there shall be ea
tnbtlfhed under the direction of the
e?Hege or colleges in each State
?ew tecelving federsl aid, a depart?
ment to be known as an .Agricul?
ture extension depsrtment or divis?
ion. Persons not connected with the
college would become the beneficiar?
ies ai\d the government would trans?
port all mall matter free. There
would be appropriated the sum of
S?,000 annually to each State accept?
ing tho provisions of this act. The
additional sum of $500.000 shall be
appropriated for the Oecsl year end?
ing June SO. ISIS, and this amount
with an annual increase of $300,00*
Mt?ttl the annual sum to be paid to
tie Ftates In addition to the $6.000
going to each State shall be $300.000
la authorised.
It is easily seen that If this bill
should become a law the agricultural
colleges not only In the South, but
where throughout the country,
would. In effect, become big u.ilver
SJtUeo training thousands of Ameri?
cans who may remain at their homes
while the process) of sgrictrttural ed?
ucation is going on. In esch section
the people would be drilled In these
gsatters which most vitally affect
them.
CHAVHKK OP COMMERCE NOTEN
ilo|Mlng tit team<?? . .i Plan
car a MortlSard Come
Tee euestlon is often esk.*.|, what
the United States have j
Med the si r mission form? It Is
ily surprising hour many cities
t^^bpho.!* the country, not only in
Vkw\ but >n the Best, hsve
this form of government.
Below la given a list of these cities
with their population, census of
*#>#:
Massachusetts ? Chaises. 34.072;
Gloucester. 34.SIS; Haverhill. 44.
US: Lynn. SI.339; Taunton. 34.11$.
New Jersey?Trenton. $$.81$.
Maryland?Cumberland. 31,831.
West Virginia? Biuefleid. 11.188;
stunt Inf ton?. 3L1S1; Parkersburg.
17.141.
North Carolina?Charlotte. 34.
#14; Oreensboro. 18.818; High Point.
9,811. Wilmington, 38.748.
South Carolina?Columbia. 26.
III.
Illinois?Bracevllle. ?71; Carbon
dale. S.fOO; 'tlfton. 5.165; Decatur.
81.140; Oixon. 7,136; Elgin. 25,976;
Hlllshero. 3.424; J*. k.?on ville 15,326.
Kewanec. $.307; Mottne, 34.199; Ot
Uwa. 9.535. Pekln, 9.897. lloehelle.
sVTSl: Rock Island. S4.3SI; Sprlng
fletsL 81.617; Spring Valley. 7.0,(5;
Sterling. 7.467 Waukegan. 16.089.
Michigan?'Harbor Itcacb. 1,656;
Pont ac, 14.6S3; Port Huron. IS.532;
Wyandotte. 8.387.
Wisconsin?Apfjleioa, 16.773; Eau
Claire. 16.643.
Minnesota?Faribault. 9.001; Man
kato in
jSSbe MsJlllagton. . u .t. Cedar
Rapids. 33.811; Davenport, 11,111;
Dee Molnes, 66.368; Fort U.d?e. 16.
141. Keokuk. It OOS; Marshallt iwn.
SS.S74; Sioux City. 47.828.
MlM I .H.-ptl
Unrth Dakota -Blsmark. 6,000;
Mandmn. 3.873; Mtnot. I,lit.
South I'akota?Aberdeen. 10.753;
Chauth?*tlaln. 1.373; Canton 2.103;
Doll Rapids. 1.367; Huron. 6.791.
Pierre. 3.666. Rapids City. Ml4
Sioux Falls. 14.094; Yankton. 3.
Ii7.
Kansas Abilene. 6.4Ml Anthgej|
S.836; Caldwell. 3.064; Chrrryvale.
6.926. Cnffeyvllls. 13.647; Council
Omv*. 1.645; DadgSJ Ott| 1,116; Em
ports. 9.05*. Kurek.i ' M Otrard
3.563: Hu?, hinein. 16.364; lo b (.end
ence. in.H0; bda, 9.032. sTSUSSB ffiTf
IS 111; I^acnworth. 19.363; Marlon
1.13S; Neodeeha. 1.363; Newton. 7.
683: Parsons. 12 c..:. ??itt ,t.i < II.
766; Topeks. 43.6H4; Wellington. 7.
034; Wichita 52.450.
Kentucky Newport. :??. to:?.
Tennrss#?#? ? Chat!an >nga, 44,604;
Memphis. 131.106.
Alabama ? Birmingham, 132.685;
Montgomery. 38.136.
SgisMsstsas . Cmraadale, 1.079
HITCHCOCK MAY LOOSE JOB.
TtLEOHAPH OWNERSHIP INC I
UK NT MAY CAUSE BREAK.
If Pottums? r CiolU ral Resigns, Will
Coming Ciiiu|mii,Mi Find Him on
Mdc of Insurgents?
Washington Jan. 16.?Will Frank
H. Hitchcock, who for so long has
been the right hand man of President
Taft and before him of Former Pres?
ident Roosevelt, leave the cabinet as
a result of having made public his
plans regarding the control of the
telegraph lines by the government?
This subject has been the only live
topic of conversation in hotel lobbies
and other places where where poli?
ticians and public men met here to?
day. That he may do 30 Is the state?
ment of White House callers today,
who believe a breach has been creat?
ed between the postmaster general
and his chief?a breach which can
not be healed. And, if Mr. Hitch?
cock resigns, will he be found among
the insurgents when the time comes
to nominate a Republican candidate
for the presidency? To support this
a good many facts are being marshal?
ed.
In the first place, the move of Mr.
Hitchcock in putting out a statement
favoring the government ownership
of telegraph lines in direct opposi?
tion to the president's wishes is the
main thing. That this was done with
deliberation and done with the cer?
tain knowledge that the president
would repudiate it Is no longer ques?
tioned. The very statement Issued
formally at the White House late
yesterday shows that Mr. Taft had
previously blue-penciled such a prop?
osition. The White House is today
still Insisting there Is no friction be?
tween the president and the postmas?
ter general. No such Idea was con?
veyed, however, in the formal state?
ment. Not a word or syllable was in?
corporated In that document to say
that the Insubordination had been
overlooked or that any apology had
been offered by the postal official.
There are other straws that point
to the early retirement of Mr. Hitch?
cock. A few weeks ago, for instance,
he was turned down flatly when the
I'1 ~nr* Mfloral eoninilttss
nam< d Rar v Nest of livfiana against
ST rtgorousH Kltrhewck 'rrotest for
chairman of the com mit tc * on ar-1
i ?ngeincnu for tho n%MOSlSl OODVen
tion.
Secretary Hilles and the postmas?
ter general had clashed* over this
matter and the president sustained
Hilles. New was narn d and Mr.
Hitchcock withdrew from political
activity in behalf of the president.
That was not the first time Hitch?
cock was turned down. In the trou?
ble over the control of the Ala?
bama patronage and the organization
of the State for the coming conven?
tion, Hilles and Hltcheock disagreed.
The administration took: sides with
Hilles.
Now conies the government owner?
ship incident. This was so Important
that the administration found it ab- >
solutely necessary to say that the |
president had no part in it. This
statement came after the postmaster
general had been called in by the
president and had devoted the better
part of two hours talking it over.
There will be no Immediate break
In the cabinet. If this cnme3, as Is
predicted. It will come in a few more
weeks. It will come after time has
aagSj allowed for the mater to "blow
over." Rut that it will come before
the convention meets in June is the
? pinion of a good many people who
'M" ?r |t know wh.it they are talking
I hout.
iOSVtlle, 6,1*1; Duncan. 2.4**7; Enid.
I 1:1 |{Pno. 7.x:2; Guthrie. 11.
?64; McAlstv. 12,964: Miama. 2.907;
MueiUttee, IMffl Oklahoma City.
II Ii . i ireeU 1,749; iapntpa, i,?
1S3; Stillwar>r. 3.444; Tulsa. IS,182;
Wi goner. 4.018.
Texas?Ark innas Pass, 1,197; Aus?
tin. 29,s?50; Rarry-; Heaumont,
??-<(.; Corpttl <'hrlsti?>. 8,222;
Dalian 92.1m; Dsalsoii, 11,911; Eik
h.irt ? -;Kl Paso, 39,279; Fort
Wortn 7:,..:P?2; (JalvHton. :i?,9Sl;
Oreenvtlle, MIC; Harlingen-;
Houston. 78,800; Kennedy, 1.147;
1.'. ford ? ; Marshall. ll.l.Vj; Harb!?
Tails l.n?;i; QfBggS 1.117s Palestine,
19,411; Port l.avaca, 1.200; Sherman.
12 11 2; Waco. 2, I !
Idaho?Poise. 17,1 111 I .. u 1st on, ?k
I ? I
Colorado Colorado Springs, 19,?
I V I . (It and .1 auction, 7.7?4.
Itah Ixigan. 7.',22; Murray. 4,
<?:,7; Ogdeti. II.IM] Provo, 8,92*?;
Salt Lake City. 92.777.
Now iiealee?Bnawell, 1,171?
Washington Hentth-, 117,194;
Spokane, 194,491; Tnstign. 11,741?
Oregon?Raker City, 6.680.
California?lt?Tk(dey. 49.411] Mo
desto. 7.111] Monterey. 4.?? 2; Oak?
land. 119,174; I rslde. 11,111; San
|l>l-Ko a9,r,7H; San laiii nhtvfin r. -
massacre 10,000 in gHBN si dis?
trict.
I mpri'ial Army Advancing?Has Push
ed Its Way Within 00 Miles of Sian
Tu?Providence in Turmoil.
Ptklllg, Jan. 15.?Tlie reported
massacre of 10,000 Manchus by reb?
els in the Shon Si district is confirm?
ed. The Kan Su imperial army, af?
ter much lighting, has succeeded in
pushing its way to within 60 miles of
Sian Fu. The entire province of
Shen si is in a turmoil. Many towns
have been looted and deserted.
Conditions in the interior of China
are graphically described in an in?
terview with Adolph Herman, who
went to Tai Yuan Fu to rescue wo?
men and children of the China in?
land mission. He says:
"The impressions secured from the
rebels was far from favorable. There
wa3 no responsible head, and some
20 men in various kinds of uniforms
had possession of the railroad sta?
tion at Ching Hsing. On showing
my passports and papers from the
United States legation written in
Chinese 1 was escorted to the com?
mander nearby. This officer had sev?
eral hundred 3oldlers with no two
uniforms alike and various kinds of
rifles.
'The city of Tai Yuan Fu showed
row after row of empty stores in the i
best business quarters of the city. On
reaching the officials' quarters, we
were informed that a party of 21 for?
eigners, mostly women, were soon to
be there. We went to 8uan Chan to
meet them.
"On the night of December 10 a
train with 20 wounded passed
through to Tai Yuan Fu and during
I the night 600 cavalrymen entrained
I without horses and went out to the
j scene of tffe fighting.
"On the next afternoon a general
retreat began. The first train con?
tained Gen. Ysfo, commander at Titian
Tsu Kwan. whs has with him about
400 men. Tho other trslnloads con?
tained in all aborst 2,000 troops pars?
ed In succession,
"All day long stargglers arrived at
Yan Chang and we apprehended?
trouble, but a train came from Tai
Yuan Fu to meet them. Towards ;
eVeufng twt ?f tfi stragglers fire?
?heir r I i near tlie statl -n and th* !
men in the far* MippeaJng the Impe?
rialists wer?? adeanc-mg made a gen?
eral i?irain'!e for th** nr-af-t hills, j
Only after discovering that their
comrades had caused the firing did
they return with grewt caution and
get on board the train which speedily
departed for Tai Yuan Fu.
"On the fourth we made our de?
parture for the east and after the
NIan Fu Wang were sent through to
Shalrar Cftai Chwang unmolested.
"The rebels complained that the
range of their guns was too short
snd so they had to flee before the
i imperialists. Seme of their recruit3
did not even know how to handle
their rifles and others of them were
srmed with spears."
The provinces of She Si and Shan j
I Si from which the reported massacre
of 10.000 Manchns by the rebels is
now confirmed, have been hotbeds
of the revolution for .some months.
I >n Pecembev 8 nevvs was received by
messenger from Sian Fu, the capital
of Shan SM. that 8.000 Manchus had
been slain In the pro* rce up to
that date. A column of imperialist
troops had been operating it tho dis?
trict to snpprasi the rebellion, but
thi slaying of the Manchus has con?
tinued steadily.
When you want a reliable medi?
cine for a cough or cold tike Cham?
berlain i Cough Remedy, n can al?
ways be depended upon and is pleas?
ant and safe to take. For sale by nil
dealers.
FI.ks celebrate RCLEirs visit
Mr. GOO, I>. Levy. District Deputy.
Grand Bxaltad ftuler of the Benevo
leni and Protective order of Elks, of
this city, paid bis official Visit to the
Sumter Lodge of Blag Number S55,
Tuesday night, Many of his brother
Dikl of the local lodge and from
neighboring lodges were present to
bid him Weleume.
After bis inspection of the lodg^
the distinguished visitor was eon
doeted t.> the Armory Hall by his
brother Blks where a big banquet
was spread ii^liis honor, The ban?
quet XV^H 'be occasion for much
mirth and enjoyment, Mr. w. J.
Scale, Bxslted Ruler of the Bumter
lodge, presided ovsr ths banquet and
during the evening called upon va?
rious of tin- Blks present to respond
to toasts
If your children are subject to at?
tacks of croup, watch for the first
symptomi hoarseness, Give Cham?
berlain's Cough Remedy ns soon as
th.? child heeomeH hoarse and th
tack may be wardsd off. Foi male i y
all dealers.
Personi trouhlsd with partial r
ralysts are often vsri much benefited
hy r?> 'I "I 0 Om '< ff..r,t ...I ? ?...??.?
ASKS fr'ARMKK* IO USE LESS
FERTILIZER AM) PLANT
LESS COTTON DURING
1912.
stress Laid on Fact That Another Rig
< rop Will Moan Five Cent Cotton,
Kock Hill Plan Recommended to
Fanners and Their Aid Asked in
Gotting Good Price for Cotton.
The committee appointed l>y Mr.
J. ti. Anderson of Rook HUI to have
charge in this county of carrying out
the Rook Jlill plan of keeping up the
trice of cotton met Wednesday and
issued the following letter to the
farmers of this county. The com?
mittee consists of Messrs. Xeill
O'Dcnnell, It. I. Manning and S. a.
Marvin, three of the foremost busi?
ness men and farmers of the coun
I
ty, and their ideas will no doubt be
beard with the deepest attention by
the farmers of the county with whom
all three of the gentlemen are in the
closest touch. The letter is:
To the farmers of Sumter County:
The undersigned having been ap?
pointed a committee for this coun?
ty to promote and encourage what is
familarly known to every farmer in
the State as The Rock Hill Plan,
have studied the same very carefully
and recommends its adoption to
every farmer in the county, large or
small, white and colored, as the
most practical means of reducing
the cotton acreage and thereby ob?
taining a living profit as a result of
their labor.
The crop of 1910 in round num?
bers was practically 12,000,000
bales, which sold for a billion dol?
lars.] The crop of 1911, conceded
now to be at least 15.00^,000 bales,
will not yield more than $650,000,
000 to $700,000.000. We are pro?
ducing 3,000,000 more bales of cot?
ton and selling It for *300,000,000
less.
To bring the matter rccarer home,
Sumter, from present indications,
will receive this year eOlOW hales of
cotton, for which her farmers will
receive probably $2,700;000; against
38,000 baies last year which yielded
them folly aa much. No greater ar?
gument than this should be brought
to bear on otir farmers to impress up?
on trrera the necessity of redi ;,itr
Knelt songs Satisfies show Chat
the small ?' rope >t cotton aring
h ftjtest atone; Another Ittg ?rop
and 't rr#K*nns, in our opinion, sent t
cotton.
Not only do w<? recommend a* re?
duction in acreage, as provided- for
under the Rock Hill plan, but a cer
responding reduction in fertilizer: It
is uoeless for a farmer to reduce als
acreage, if he is going to increase his
fertilizer and thereby produce tAe
same amount of cotton. What is
needed is a reduction in cotton. la
the matter of fertilizer we would
reeonxmend to every farmer to
his seed, as they are worth more to
him a* fertilizer thi^n he can obtain I
for th in on the market. From what
we can learn manufacturers are
quoting ammoniated fertilizers at
about last year's prices, and by mix?
ing kmim't and acid with your cotton
seed >'?>ir can get a good fertilizer for
much fes.> than you can buy the
manufactured goods, a cheap crop
must be made if satisfactory results
art- to be expected.
Ctasrassers will call on you a little
later with pledges for your signa?
ture, and when they do, meet them
cheerfully, and do not detain them.
Sign the pledge and let them go on
their way rejoicing, as the time is
short and there is not a moment to
spans A list of those signing the
pledges will be published from time
timt in the county papers as they
are reported. The same acreage as
li?ll means live e*-nt cotton! a 25
per cent reduction for 1912 means
living prices!
(Signed) .Will 0*Donnell,
Richd. 1. Manning,
S. A. Marvin.
Mr, Qeo, O. Tweed left Tuesday
morning for a visit to Spartanburg
and Greenville,
Does Your Baby Suffer
From Skin Disease?
lie wnnld be a heartless father in?
deed, who did not allay baby's suffer?
ing as did Mr. F. M. Bogan of Enter"
prise. Mi*;-, lie says:
."My baby was troubled with break?
ing out. something like seven-year
itch. Wo used all ordinary remedies,
but nothing seemed to do any good
until I tried 111 NTS ( 1 III' and in a
few days all symptoms disappeared
and now b.ih\ Is enjoying tlte best of
health." Price Wk* per box.
Manufactured and Guaranteed by
A. U. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO.
SPEECH BY HAYNER OPENS AR?
BITRATION DERATE.
Piguro Thal <>o Memhera <?f Upper
House Are Already in Favor oi*
Pacta Urged b> Taft.
Washington. Jan. ig.?Considera?
tion of the pending arbitration treat- j
lee with Great Britain and France i
I
was fairly begun in the senate today 1
with a speech by Senator Rayner of
.Maryland, and the subject will be on
in the senate regularly for some
time. Senator MeCumber has given
notice that he will address the sen?
ate on the subject Thursday and oth?
er senators are preparing to partici?
pate actively in the debate.
The senate has been informally
canvassed on the strength of the
treaties by senators on both sides of
the qu stijn. The administration sen?
ators are especially hopeful, though
more than willing for a delay to
mister more support.
one poll made by a senator who
If supporting the treaties figures out
CO senators for the treaties unamend
ed or amended in some acceptable
way, six of these being somewhat
subject to doubt; 14 against them,
one still open to slight doubt, and the
remainder doubtful.
Senator Rayner contended that af?
ter the proposed joint high commis?
sion had determined to submit a con?
troversy to arbitration it would be
perfectly ujeless to give the senate
the right to reverse the commission's
action.
He declared to the senate that the
treaties would become a mockery and
a farce if such a resolution permit?
ting arbitrators to decide a case and
then giving the defendant the right
to reverse it if the award did not suit |
were written into the ratifications as 1
proposed by Senator Eodge.
"I have no objection to the resolu- |
tion of Senator Root in the formal '
ratifications. That is the way the
treaty ought to be passed and ought
to be adopted so as to make it per?
fectly plain that we win not arbitrate
questions like the Monrce doctrine,
State indebtedness or inrnigratlon." I
Senator Rayner added that the 1
treaties did not mean an alliance with
Great Britain or any other country. 1
"If they did, lie n^id, **J would '
rather set th< trestles tara Into
slnods than sctteptW Van fay win
come when Gennur.y v..o ..?nt-r into
and the United States and Great
Britain and Germany and France
sign and seal the covenants the era
of universal peace will dawn upon
the world.
"Then the earth will no longer
rock beneath the tread of battling
legions and naval armaments will no
longer ritrol the waters of the world
in search for the possession* of un
conquered races, and then, under
God's guidance, the' dove of peace
Will build its nest within: the cannon's
mouth."
DISCUSS COMAIISSR7N GOVERN.
MENT.
Committee on City Government Met
Tuesday Night and Completed Act.
The committee on City Government
from the Chamber of Commerce met
Tuesday night in the mayor's office
to discuss the act which was being
drawn up to introduce into the log
islature at the present sev>sion, where?
by Sumter and other towns of its size
might have a commission form of
government. The committee com?
pleted drawing up the act before it
adjourned Wednesday <tmi |fr, Sneil,
St Crotary of the Chamber of Com?
merce, took the act over to Colum
b!a to put it in the hancis of the leg?
islative delegation from this county
so that it would be introduced into
the legislature. He took the act as it
had been framed so that he could ex
pl tin any part of it to the delegation
or any other persons Inquiring about
it.
The act as it has been drawn up
a modified form of the original
Ol iveston plan of city government,
with features of the Staunton plan in
it. The act provides for the election
? f t mayor and two councilmen who
? the privilege of appointing a
City manager. The appointment of
the city manager, however, Is not
compulsory, as some towns, which no
doubt, will adopt this form of gov?
ernment do not care to have this fea?
ture.
The plan of city government as
the act provides for seems to meet
the approbation of almost all of the
people of the city. Many have been
heard commending the plan and no
one has been heard to register any
kicks concerning the proposed inno
vat on. The fact that the commission
form of government has met with
remarkable success in many cities of
all sizes all over the country, gives
it a good recommendation and the
supporters of the plan are anxious to
prove its success in Sumter.
Mrs. A. R. Tabor, of Crider, Mo.,
had been troubled with sick head?
ache for about five years, when she
began taking Chamberlain's Tablets.
She has taken two bottles of them
and they hare cured her. Sick head?
ache is caused by a disordered stom?
ach for which these tablets are es?
pecially intended. Try them, get well
and stay well. Seid by all dealers.
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I There is
I Nothing
In which delav is so
I dangerous as in K y e
% trouble ; when \ ou con
? s:der that you can get
? along fairly well without
5 any sense except s>ght,
? you will understand how
S important it is to take
K no rhanrrs with it
I 8nr B;*iSvS? Is to Teli Wftai
I Yob HM Sks :v
it -
i We Have the Proper
I Means of Finding Out.
W. A. THIMPSGN,
Jeweler and Optician.
I 6 S. Main St. Sustei. S. 6.
WM<iaii4ISIIMItai^ttilAi
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GARDEN SEED
F
RESU steck of all kinds
ot Garden Seed now
in.
Now is the time to se?
it et what you want
Sibert's Drug Store
TIuLKPUOXT 28a.
V_/
Smoke
YOUR MEAT WITH
Figaro Preservar
A quart of this wonderful liquid snaoke
covers 300 pounds of meat. Simple in use and
applied with a brush.
Every farmer should have a jug of ju& this
at this HOG-RILLING TIME. Every package
guaranteed. We can explain in a minute how
to apply and would be glad to give you a de?
monstration.
FXONOMICAL - - 75c per qt.
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