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ECONOMIC FLOOD CONTROL IS THE NATION'S PROBLEM For years, 01: more, mankind lot* wretdled almost with the problem. To prevent river* from bursting their hanks. Inundating flu- land, ruining croiw, destroying el ties. and cla lining Iiuiiimii live* Is (?im? <if t IvilUlltlon's oldest endeavor*. And ,v??t. during February, Ibltl, tin* South el |H'ilt>n<4'd another of It* i|fvtt?litllii? deluge*. The IIixhIn of the lower .Mississippi Valley ii IV us old us thi> waterway it si'lf, and becoming in??r?* cosily y<Mtr after year as this rich delta region Is dcvelo|>e<|. So commonplace Iiiis the inniidatloii of the valley l?ecoiiie that it no lodger |N?sse*s(?s especial news value and therefore receives little more than passing attention hy the press, of the Fast. North and West except on tluiw* occasions when condition* are extraordinary and aU'ecf the whole country. The flood zone of the alluvial region Is as ureal a> the eoiiihlued areas of Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and ( 'oiinect lent I Miring the spring of MHU. when the le\ees Innke, more than lU.ooo sipiare miles of laud, an area as great as that of Switzerland, was converted into n veritable sea. Much has been said ahout the relation he I w een forests and Hoods. There Is an Impression that the cutting of our tlm bored' areas has bepn dirccllj respon sible for the serious deluges of recent year* It Is reasoned that under nor mal eruditions the iiumos formed hy decayed leaves absorbs large (plant I ties of water during heavy downfall's and thus prevents excessive drainage into the rivers, while the heavy blanket of snow In the North melts gradually when protected by trees, but produces floods when unshielded from the direct rays of the sun. For these reasons reforestation Is strongly advocated hy many as one of the most feasible ways of obtaining flood control. The argument on Its face ap|>ears fairly reasonable, ? but there Is another side to It. In bhe lirst place our his tory does not hear out the contention that forests prevent floods. At the time of the Uehelliou we had vast tim bered areas, hut regardless of this some of the worst floods the valley has ever known occurred between 1ST?M and VW17. according to government records. Furthermore, we have au thentic data describing heavy floods as far hark as 171N. < Mi the other hand there Is a plan for I lie construction of impouudiuir res ervoirs. to hold back f he IIo(m| waters and cmildc their use for irrigation and power purposes and the Improvement of the rivers during their periods of low water. It is argued that Hood* should In- handled from the sources >?f the various t rihuta iles. rather tli?ni l>.\ 1 1 1 1 1 1 d i u l- ? lev ? ;i long ? t+rn ? lower Ml- ' sisvippj This method has nearly a> many adherents us that of reforesta tion. and if feasible from an engineer Ing and economic standpoint would ,-i | ? pear rather attractive, opponents of I i-Ik* i *1 ;? n | m kin f out several of It* serious pIlHStm, llOWCVVI'. It seem* unite rea*oiiahU? tluil the construction of tut additional outlet or two uo.iilil materially assist the river in carrying ??It It" surplus volume of water it in I thus enable II to remain within It- hunk* during crucial peri od-. The plan I* our whtotl llUK long heeii adv oca t I'd, hut like nil of the schemes so far advanced. It has Its opponents. StU'h it plan If carried out w ttiilti probably reduce levee heights and lessen river depths. Tlte hitter might prove very umledrahle heeaiiHO of its |NiHslhle Influence upon nnvlga t Ion. One of tin* major ?l HIW'iil t leN; however, wotthl comi' In controlling such nil outlet and preventing tin* main stream from Itelng diverted Into It. This misfortune might isvur If, the ve locity of tin* (low were greater in the outlet tluin In the river Itself. We ootite lo the so-called, comprehen sive plan for llootl pi'otertion whlrli amounts to a proposal that the ipies t Ion he handled in 11 hrotnl. thorough manlier ami seltleil once and forever, The .Mississippi Klver ami all of Its l rihuta rles. according to this Hrheme. would he taken as a unit, removed from polities and plarrd under the con trol <d' a Federal commission. as was done in the ruse of the Panama ('anal. Till- eon Id he arrotupllshed h,v con gress. which at the same time would set up a well-defined policy and estah llsli a continuing fund to insure it he lug carried out and maintained. All of the rivets would la* handled from their sources to their mouths in w hatcver manner hest lltted the gen eral method of control. Tim present hnei* system would he completed, and standardized from one end to the oili er, and henceforth intelligently main tained. To guard It and the river, the hanks would be protected with revet ments. Tills would prevent them from caving and coui|h>1 the stream to main tain Its present course. Furthermore source stream control ? which amounts to the establishment of reservoirs along the upper readies of the various riv ers ? would 'he worked out so as to conserve some of the surplus water. In the regions where It can he done safely and economically, for jnnver and irrigation puriwxses and to somewhat lower the crest of the ttoods. ? Sea rle lleudee. In August Popular Mechanics Maim /. inc. i:.\ (Jov. Martin Ansel of tJreen \ III**, has accepted an invitation from the national evecutive committee to make speeches for Wilson in the doubt ful -lates. This will he Ids third speaking tour in the national cam paigns. ha viui: spoken for Krynn iu I Pi is Miid for Wilson in IPl'J. rm Tlmr-day afternoon the twelve \car old son ot' Mr. Sain Williams, w 'ho live- ahoiit live miles from Neeses. wn>. -truck hy light nliig while walking in hi- father'- yard, and in-tautl\ kill- i ed. VOI NO liA?V KI1J.HU. Party of Five Youug Pwplf Ml Wllh llridK?. *?*,* * A long distance telephone message from Ware Shoals Monday to . tho < ? vtllt* Dally New* stated t hat Mltw Neva I >ii Hum, h??sI twenty oiic In dead. Ml ms I i ?i . i < \ >m. dlghtl.v iM i m i ell anil Hoy Jackson hurt about the head, an It result of tho colla|iso of a bridge Monday evening tit ahont half |?aMt six o'clock. The three |?crsym< named with Ml mm Evelyn Dallas and C. U. Oliver wi'iv nut walking, and went out u|mmi a rock bridge. supposedly weakened hy the HM'eut It f>;It wiittTM of Saluda rlv Of. to look at tin* stream. The struc ture collft|N*ed. and the entire party fell about feet. Miss Kvclyn Dallas and Mr. Oliver M'H ped Injury. MInh Neva I Mi 1 1 ii m died at half past ulne o'clock, Miss Neva Italian graduated In June from the Woman's College of Due West. She and her winter had planned to leave hooii fyr a house party In (Scorgla. The live young people, all of Ware Shoal*, were ont for a Sun day afternoon stroll when tho tragedy occurred. The community wax over east with grief hy the accident. All parties concerned are well known In Wa re Shoals. Miss Cobb Is 41 daugh ter of the su|K?rlutciiilcnt of the mill here. Messrs. Jackson and Oliver ft re employes in the office of the mill here. Mr. Dallas, father of two of the vouim ladles, Is a merchant at Ware Shoals. I,aureus county. The accident occurred ahont one quarter of a mile from the town. The bridge was an did structure, and tho regarded as safe hy the podustrlauN, gave way almost Immediately after (he party walked out U|>on It. Information In regard to the sad accident, was obtained from Mr. Oli ver, who was unhurt. The two per sons injured are not thought to he suf> ferlng from serious wounds. Miss Cobb Is hurt about tlie head and in the side, Keniberts News Note#. Itcmhert* S. July l/4.? Close ob servers of the weather knew last Spring when the unprecedented drought was here that the other ex treme would come. Like all other sec tions we were hard hit by the hurri cane which raged here for hours. Crops went down before it and are He - verely damaged. People here surely are sorry that' Kershaw County had it so hard In the loss of her bridges and flue croi>s on the river lands, but the energy of her people will soon reopen the ways of travel. These disasters come from time to time and the wise way Is to prepare to meet them In a way that they won't damage us so much the next time. If the river was straighten ed the water could go to sea more rap idly and with darns the line river lands could be saved. With the aid of < ? it l/i 'i is tho Cnlted States government could soon straighten it and then the lands which are minus of wealth could be made very productive. The cotton crop is goiirz to be light, irrespective ? ? f government or other re port. Corn is damaged much. These INSURANCE The Williams Fire Insurance Agency represents the leading Insurance Companies doing business in the State. ^Ve will insure your property against Fire, Tornado, Lightning or Burglary Country property whether mortgaged or unincumbered. Automobile owners against Fire, Acci dent or Damages. A ? Live Stock against death from any cause. Plate Glass, Bonds of all kinds, Health and Accident. Williams Fire Ins. Agency Camden, South Carolina ' ? ~ v ' - - , : - two rr<?i>n are the staple one* of the South ami when they full the country f?>els It. lVa>> ii ml potatoes Mil fair to i'. alright The writer had the pleasure ??f ell* Joyllitf one day hint week the Hue hox |?i t j< I it > of .Mr Thomas Smith, of t lu* lien I tilt *eetloii. He In a tine farmer, as hi* crops mIihnv, i i ? ?t \\ i I hstandlng they were hit ha ii I hy tin* storm. Mo also -Mil w his good friend, Kev. .1. \V. Smith. Mlsse* Kate Aloseley aud Hell Harp* or. ??f Sumter. who Imvo l?een visiting ? in the (triilah neighborhood -hare re* I turned home. St MTF.lt SIKKKKKI) IJTTLK. Itriilgro Over lihu-k Itiver Kepairtii ? Jlamage Kslinmltsl tit AIm>uI $MN>. Sii| K'l* v ls? n* I*. M. Pitts stated thl> morning that Sumter comity hail been let i'tr tfght hy the recent storm ami high water. It had not suffered near ly so much as (Marefidon. Florence. Williamsburg; or other adjiuent conn ties. where thousands of dollars would have to he s|x>nt In replacing and mak ing repairs on bridges and causeways. Mr. I'ltts estimated the total loess to Sumter county at about $'5tMi. All of the damaged bridges and causeways, with the exception of the Hudson bridge over Lynches river and a bridge over Itaftiug t'reek near ilugood, would be repaired by noon Friday and ! in good condition for crossing. I .Mr. I'itt* stated tha> two of the [ causeways over Itlack Hiver had al rettdy been repaired ti ik<l the third j causeway w ould be repaired by noon i Friday, giving citizens op|M?rtunitv to j cross at the most convenient cause* way on the river. The bridges and ! causeway generally were little darnag ' ed and the repairs were made Just as j soon as the water subsided sutllciently to allow work to be done. A cause way on the new road from McBrlde's I ero>isng to Trinlt.v and Shiloh was j washed out and this would nut be re* i paired for several days. ? Sumter Item. I *50,000 OFFERED ON WILSON. Hughes I tetters Shy and Only Willing to (?ive Odds of Six to Fitf4>. | New York. July lit. ? The refusal of i the New Jersey Progressives to Indorse Hughes. with the' presentation of Pres ident Wilson's Mexican policy l?y See retary Lane ill The World Sunday, brought out a large amount of Wilson money in the Wall Street district yes terday. Kdward Mctjuude. wln> handles most of the big com missions on the Itroad St reet curh market. re|>orted that he had received commissions from various parts of the country to wager about *:><).< km > on Wilson at odds of 1 to Several New York Stock Kxchange tirms which have heretofore backed I Mr. U ughes" lufve switched ahout. lie j^aid. and are willing to place their | money on the President at the odds j quoted. Hughes betters were extremely shy, and the very best iwhls they would of fer were ?; to r?. Kven on that basis there was only a small amount of mo ney to be obtained. A week ago the odds 1 1 noted on Hughes were 'J to 1. and some betting was done at that li gure. particularly by Stock 1'xchange house- Their willingness to buck Mr. Wilson, -o miinifest yesterday, was looked 1 1 poi i .is an attempt on their part to hedge. CHOP LOSSES ON STATE FARMS. Supt. (irifTith of Penitentiary Tells of Damage In Wind and Water. Columbia. July 'J'l. ? I ?. J. (irittith, su|K'riutendeiit <>(' the state pcnltcn tiar\ . -aid ye-terday that the recent floods had w rought havoc on the State farms, destroying about ."?<mi acres of corn and ahout acres of peas. The cotton <Toj. also was affected. about 1 r?t ? acres being very badly damaged by the wind. The portion of the crop which was completely destroyed was on the low. swampy land, the hill sec tions not suffering except by winds. owing to the interruption of com munications. the amount of damage to the dykes on the farm could not he ascertained, but it is certain that the loss in this direction is heavy. ('apt. liritlith said that five of the eight convicts who esca | km! from the State farm <>n the night of June ?"!(? had been recaptured. CANDIDATE MARKS STATEMENT. A ? Political Advertisement i At the meeting in the opera house on last I'ridav afteriUH?n in regard to the I. rid ge iine-tion i ex presses I myself as being opposed to the passage of any bill in the Legislature which would provide for :lii i>>iiiiiio' of bonus with out submitting the question to the voter- of the county in an election. I was nwn> when the ti r ~t meeting was held on the bridge question. and when I went to the' 'meeting on Friday 1 did not Intend having anything to say at all. 1 was led to exprcsM my self as it is mv opinion and strongly my opinion that as a rule voters should express themselves U|h?ii the issuance of bonds for their county. 1 still he lleve in that principle and always shall. However a calamity has befallen us and an emergency confronts us. We are now without the bridge that is absolutely necessary to connect the sec tions of our county, and which vitally affects our coumK'tioiis with the rest of the state l?y highway. TheTe can hardly it" any serious dispute among us but that we must have the bridge replaced, and that we want It done I as quickly as possible, and it is beyond question that the county would vote for any Itomls for the purpose over whelmingly. After h closer thought as to the situation I believe It is one In which the county will l*> l**st served by that <-ourse which will give us relief the qnlckest In the present distress. Therefore while I believe there ahould as h rule be an election on the Issuance of bonds by a county, I be lieve this Is m n emergency which war rants such course as will give us the bridge the quickest, namely the author ization cf the necessfcry bond* by the legislature, and I shall advocate snch a course. T. K. Trotter. 1 _ r/\T T SHOULD you m Vacation in August v 4 ' 5 .. Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence, Montreal, Quebec, Saguenay, Ausable Chasm! Lake Champlain, Lake George, Saratoga Springs, Hudson River, New York City by rail and steamer. All these points in the vacation land are included in The Gattis Tours No. 4 August 2-24, 191?> Personally conducted and chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gattis over the entire trip. Very low rates including all expenses from any point. Write for itinerary and other particular* GATTIS TOURS Tourist Agents, Seaboard Air Line Railway, Raleigh, North Carolina. Every other car on the road is a Ford ; more than j half the cars bought this year will be Fords./There's a mighty good reason. Ford cars are filling a place in every field of human activity. Cost about two cents a mile to operate and maintain. . Better order f yours today! Runabout $390; Touring Car $440; Coupelet $590; Town Car $640; Sedan $740. All prices f. o. b. Detroit. On sale at > Kershaw Motor Co. Phone 140 Camden, S. C. J. W. McCORMICK, Prop. E. W. BOND. | McCORMICK & COMPANY A . ? H Funeral Directors and Embalmers. . j_j a ^ Nik'Jit Phone 28. AMBULANCE SERVICE. Day Phon? 1*. Country Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night' j The Relishable Kind of Soda roR. ' m v., is the kind we serve ffOffl our fountain-? cool, cheeriofl thirst-appeasing:. The drop and the last are equ^l ly pure and tempting? P*"! fectly delicious. FlsYortdl to suit all tastes and and just enough ice cretin ?l make fyfOsftively reXieihwl at all hours. This is tjjl healthiest drink one can W| in the Summer time and u*e'| wise the most economic*'- I "tr~ rt- rfl -r CAMDEN Phon? 78. Spero Beleos,