The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 23, 1910, Image 4
She (uAattOttiin aiiu $01
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 23, I9?0.
The Sumter Watchman wui found?
ed In I860 and the True Southron in
III??. The Watchman ami South;01
Oow has the combined circulation and
Influence of both <>t tin- old pap.rs.
and is manifestly the beat advertising
medium In Suinter.
The fight on Speaker Cannon in the
house of representatives resulted in
nothing more serious than a dog-fall.
Cannon la Mill Speak* r. and althougn
he has been removed from the com
mlttee on rules his partisans will con?
trol the eommltte by a majority of
two and he will Sfcntlnue to rule the
house with in ir--n hmd. Cannon is
?till the tdggcst man in the Republi?
can machine.
I III ^I M I \< >l \ TRI STHKS.
The recelvt rs of the Semlnole Secur?
ities Company declare that they will
not prosecute W. A. C'ark. Wille
Jonea and T. S. Bryan, the trustees,
whose standing, reputed Integrity, re?
spectability and financial responsibil?
ity enabled J. Y. Oarllngton and his
tang of freebooters to pull off the big
geet and worst bunco game the peo?
ple of South Carolina have ever been
up against. This would be the term?
ination of the whole Semlnole scan?
dal most to be desired by the afore?
said prominent and influential citizens
of Columbia, whose names and In?
fluence alone enabled Oarllngton to
consummate his cleverly conceived
and executed plan to defraud several
hundred citizens of South Carolina;
but tho refusal of the receivers to
carry the prosecution up to the trus?
tees) should not be permitted to end
the effort to bring to the bar of Jus?
tice all who participated in or profiled
by the Semlnole swindle. The bellet
fs firmly imbedded In the minds of the
public?especial)' those who suffered
loss that the trustees were indirect?
ly, if not directly, more responsible
for the loss sustained by those who
bought stock of the Semlnole Com?
pany than the agents who sold It. The
stockholders should take up the work
the receivers decline to carry on, and
push it to Its natural and logical con?
clusion. The prosecution of the trus?
tees will cost the stockholders no
great amount and it should be press?
ed. It would be farcical to let the
Semlnole matter drop where it is. If
the trustees were trustees In fact, aw
well as in name. the\ were responsi?
ble for the safe-keeping of the funds
colle. te 1 from purchasers of stock,
but If they were mere dummies and
knew nothing of what Oarllngton was
doing they were doubly guilty in that
they permitted their names to be used
to entice the public to Invest In a
swindling enterprise in which they
were careful not to Invest their own
money. That these trustees occupy
positions of trust and honor and are
social'y prominent In the capital city
of the State, that they are men of
means and have influential connec?
tions with financial and religious and
politi il organizations should not
serve to protect the.n in wrong doing.
If they were guiltless of wrong in this
Semlnole swindle it can be more
clearly and convincingly proven in a
court of Justice than anywhere els*,
and it will be doing th. m a ts/vtct
rather th>?r. an injury to take ihein
Into court and for e them to prove
that th? ;r h .nds arc dean. If they
were aa guilty of collusion with via,
llngton as they are thought by many
to ha\e be n. they merit no consider?
ation, ut should ? e punished to the
fu'l extent of the law.
WSM l*urol\ an t >\er?di;h t.
In SUff lengthy report of the pro?
ceedings of the Chamber of Commerce
the names of two speakers were
omit cd Mr. W. O. Stuhl s called the
att. i* >n of the Chamber to the un?
equal assessment of prop. rty. He
stated that one lot in the city was re?
turned for $x0n, ?be?? two thirds of
that lot had been sold for 11 J.000. lb
urged that something be done to
more n? irly equalize taxation.
Mr K I. Itenrdon called attention
to the fact that the Uw n-quiring
that sewerage within the fire limits
be connc< te I up by a certain date
had been Ignored. lb suggested that
the dvimber make some suggestion
to uinell about this so as to get the
work done before pa\lng or perma?
nent work Im put down.
A SSSJMslttee composed of Messrs.
Vs. S. I'.ooth. W. Htubbs, J. II.
Chandler. K. I. Iteardon. C. C. Smith
w ere a pp. .In. >l t.. s..'i it n. v mem
hers from the visitors present.
In developing our notes these Items
were overlooked, and was not found
till our attention was called to the
oversight
Indorsed h\ ( league.
The ladles of the Nurse committee
endorse the proposition to have t
physician for tin p....r and for the
systematic Inspection of the schools
for preventable diseases.
Mrs. If. W. PISH.
President Otvtl League and Chair
jp in Nurse committee.
Farmers' Union News
?AND ?
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
(Conducted by K. \Y. Dabb.s, President Farmers' Ulllon of Suintcr
County.)
The Watchman und Southron having decided to double its service by
?eml-weekl] publloatloa, would Improve that service by speotai features.
The fust to be inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers1 Union and
Practica! I-'aimers which 1 ha\e been requested 10 conduct. It will be my
Mm t<> |lre the Cnlon news and official calls of the Union. To that end
omcerSi and members of tf?e Union are requested to use these columns.
Also to publish such clip dngs from the agricultural papers and Govern
no ni Bulletins as l thin I Will be of practical benellt to our readers. Ori?
ginal article- i?> any of o. r readers telling Of their successes or failures
will be appreciated and J ublished.
Trusting this Department will be of mutual oenetli to all concerned,
THE EDITOR. f
All communications for tl Is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs.
I ^ayesvllle. S. C.
Nonn: FARMERS' UNION.
The Sumter County Farmers' Union
will meet on Friday, April 1st, with
list Jordan Union, it li important
that all the local unions he represent?
ed ;it this meeting.
E. W. DAUBS,
Hugh With. r>poon, President.
Secretary.
?MM Random Thoughts.
A Lust Appeal to the Good Judg?
ment oi the Fnrmon of Sumter Coun?
ty.
From every direetlon 1 hOOf of in
ereased purchases of fertilizers. Id
s,i\:imiiih KM other day, 1 was relia?
bly informed one fertilizer dealer had
to mil in his salesmen f.?r lack of
goods, and they reported that the far?
mers were going "to plant the turn
rowi and road sides in cotton." Are
P/i in Sumter County to go cotton
may to holp produce a 15 million
<? crop at the oiopnst ol om food
cropsT 1 do BOl want any one to
mppoSQ that 1 think 1 "> million bnloi
Of OOttOB tOO much for the world's
ne.ds. Prom all the information 1
?an get. 1 think the world needs and
.in use || million hales Of OOttOO at
food pre es. say 12 or 13 cents per)
i ?und. Bui If Um fnraior buyi ail |
of his supplies at present prices he
will need 12 cents cotton at least to
pay expenseo, and it he hi In thai de?
plorable condition he will not he aide
to oommand II conti bot win have to
take whatever he Is offered, and be?
fore um tide i m ps stemmed half the
Crop will bi OUt of the hands of the
product rs. and the stronger growers
Of OOttOn will h ive to wait may be un?
til spring to got ovon II eents. the
11 st of production.
It hm>y red l>e thought as genteel to
Mil pork and boof and farm prod m e
generally us to sell hales of cotton,
but If any one has nny such distorted
IdOOJ of the dignity of his ealling the
OnOf IM gets rid of them the better
for himself, the ((immunity and the
S ite. Then never was a time when
the aver ig.? farmer could more easl
ly tie-in to live at home and feed his
City neighbor than now. It is no
longer <i case of "I must have more
cotton bt sum i must mint so much
money and the lower the price the
lore ( otton it takes." Nor is it ?
mm if "It does not pay to raise farm
product 1 can buy it cheaper than I
i hi prow It." You can not do any
thing 61 the kind. Nor can we say.
Tie r. i< n I market." our city cou
?Ini ore hungry for tho products of
our soil fresh from the farms.
See to it that a goodly portion Of
the foltllSscn that the "hears" are
now depressing the cotton m;irket
with, ore used for growing food crops
on ;i I.Ilv portion of our hoot lands
and b t us fool the "bears" next fall
I w hile putting money in our own
Dockets. K. \V. D.
THE UiRlCVLTVRAIi SOCIETY.
IntrroMlni snd WoU Ittcmlod Bcml
\nnual sfffitlM at the (?en. Slim?
ier Metnorlsl Vcinicmy.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Sumt.r County Agricultural Society
WOO held -,it tile Ceti. Sumter Memor?
ial A-adetny. Stateburg. Friday,
March 1Mb. with a large and repre?
sentative attendance of farmers from
all tOCtloni of Sumter county, The
mojortty of thorn la attendance wort
residents of the immediate vicinity of
Stateburg, but there was a sulllcient
number <>i farmers and interested
visit on from other sections to give
to the assembly an all-county com?
plexlotl.
Tho meeting was hold in the assem?
bly hall of the Academy which was
Idled |0 its capacity as were also the
adjacent halls. It was Intended to
haVS h. ld the mooting In the grove In
front of the Academy, but as the day
Of ? little colder than anticipated It
was decided that the comfort of the
SUdtoaCO would be better MOUfOd by
mooting In doors.
'' he, rne ting was openeil with sing?
ing by the pupils of the Academy who
mar. hed In and took their places on
the gi AftOf singing two songs
tht ) m it bed oul and tho inc. Mug
was called to order by Col. Dargan,
Who Introduced Mr. J. Frank Wil?
liams, the agt.it of tho Agricultura'.
Department in charge of the Farm
Demonstration work in Sumter coun?
ty. Col. Dargan stated In his pre?
liminary remarks that it would he
tic -essary for the Society to elect a
president at a later period during the
meeting, as the president elected at
the organization of the Society had
resigned, much to the regret of every
one connected with the organization,
for they had chosen a practical and
successful farmer and man of affairs
whom they felt was peculiarly fitted
for the postion. But as he is as mod?
est as he has been successful he has
insisted upon being relieved of the
duties sought to be imposed upon him
and the Society will perforce have to
reluctantly accede to his request to be
relieved,
Mr. Williams made an address on
agricultural topics, the keynote of
which was the importance of agricul?
ture to national life, national health,
well being and progress. This ad?
dress will be printed in full in an
early Issue.
Mr. Williams who presided from
this time now introduced the next
speaker( Hon. a. j. a. Perrltt. of La
mar. Darlington county, President of
the state Farmers' Union. Mr. Per?
ritt made a brief, but very interesting
talk on farming and farmers' organi?
sations, stressing the necessity of us?
ing business methods in the conduct
of the farm and the value of co-oper?
ation among farmers in small as well
as large affairs.
The next speaker was Dr. Cooper
Curtis, of the Department of Agri?
culture, Bureau of Animal Industry
Dr, Curtis spoke on the closely cor?
related subjects of stock-raising and
successful farming. He first discuss?
ed hog-rslslng, giving facts from the
practical experience of farmers in the
South and other sections, showing that
soil Improvement and Ansncisl suc
cess In farming have gone hand in
hand with profitable hog-raising
where Intelligence has directed the
efforts of the farmers who have taken
up this branch Of husbandry. He
then discussed cattle-raising .and
mule-raising and closed with a dis
( ussion of the Importance of tick
l radi ation in the South, He had
maps showing in a graphic manner
what has been accomplished in the
South In the past few years to free
the cattle-raising industry of its great?
est Incubus He asserted that the en
tire South can be freed of the death
dealing ticks if the people will only
realise the importance of tho under?
taking and CO-operate with the State
and national authorities. The eradi?
cation of the ticks means, he said,
millions of dollars annually tc the
South and S higher grade of cattle
He cited the opinion of Secretary Wil?
son, w ho has repeatedly declared thai
once the ticks are eradicated the
country south of the Ohio and east
of the Mississippi will be the greatest
cattle-raising and dairy products sec?
tion in the world. When this has
come about the South will also be the
most fertile and prosperous farming
I.tion In the world, for the burden?
some tax of commerc ial fertiliser*
win be forever removed,
Prof. Ira \V. Williams, of Columbia,
who has charge of the Farm Dem?
onstration work In this State mude
i the closing address. Prof. Williams,
I who Is a fluent and enthusiastic
speaker, made a most helpful and en?
couraging talk along the line of edu?
cation and scientific farming as tin
laqn of the future.
The meeting then adjourned for
dinner and tin- crowd repaired to the
grov e u iiere a basket picnic dinner
was enjoyed by all.
In the afternoon a business meeting
of the Society was held and the fol?
lowing Officers were elected:
President ?A, K. Sanders.
Vice Presidents ? XV. A. Alston and
0, i\ Moore.
Secretary J, Kdw In Itemhert,
Treasurer T. J. Ktrvln.
Committee on Constltulon?J. lab
win Rembert, s. i\ Moore and H. G.
i?. Ifuldrow,
a resolution was adopted thanking
Mr. A. K. Qonsales for the offer of
m \i:mi:i>.
Mr. w. Ii. Watton and Miss Janle
Pace, both of tlw Zoar section, were
married Sunday at "2 o'clock by Rev.
David Eiucks.
DEATH.
Mr. M. It. Wilson died at bis home ,
Broad street Saturday at 7:30
o'clock, aged sixty nine years. The
Immediate cause of his death was
acute '.right's disease and the last ill?
ness was of only a lew weeks dura
tion, but his health had been falling
for several years. Mr. Wilson had
spent practically his entire life In this 1
city and was a native of this county,
being a member of a well known
family of the eastern part of Sumter;
t
county, who were among the early
settlers of this section of the State.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife,
two sons, B. D. Wilson, of Knoxville,
Tenn., and C. H. Wilson, of this city,
and three daughters, Mrs. D. B. Me
Laurin, of Wedgefield, Miss Ev'e Wil?
son and Miss Blolse Wilson, of this
city.
The funeral' services were held
at the Presbyterian church at 11
o'clock Sunday morning.
Mr. Wilson was an Elder of the
Presbyterian church for many years
and was a sincere Christian, a good
man and one whom all respected. He
has a host of friends throughout this
and adjoining counties who will hear
of his death with sincere regret.
Miss Margaret ESUerbe, daughter of
Mr. Elliott ESUerbe, who has been
teaching school at Cades died at that
place on Thursday and her remains
were brought to the old home at
Rembert and interred. Miss Margaret
was about 18 years old, and was much
beloved by all who knew her.
At 12:H0 Monday a. m. Mr. G. W.
Waddell died at his home in this city.
He bad been in failing health for
some time, and his end was not un?
expected. Mr. Wadded moved here
about three years ago from Bennetts
vllie. His remains were taken to Ben
nettsvillc for burial.
Mr. Waddel was about sixty years
of age, and leaves six children, all
grown, and a wife. He was at one
time the sheriff of Marlboro county.
ADDRESSED KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS.
Prof. A. G. Rembert Made Two Ad?
mirable Addresses Yesterday.
The pulpit of the First Methodist
Church was filled Sunday morning by
Prof. A. G. Rembert, of Wofford Col?
lege. He was expected to address the
Knights of Pythias at that time, but
owing to the fact that a funeral was
being held at that hour the address
was posponed till night.
Threre was a large congregation to
hear him. The music was especially
entertaining.
Mr. Rembert's subject was one that
appeals to every one. He based his
I remarks upon the prophecy of Joel.
He claims that this is the age for the
youag man. His address was listen?
ed to with a great deal of interest
and pleasure.
At night the address which was
t > have been delivered in the morn?
ing to the Knights of Pythias was de?
livered. The building was well filled.
Most of the Knights and a great
many others turned out to hear him.
The subject was, "The Fraternal
Order, Its Aim and Place in Modern
Life." It was handled by a master.
No description of it will do it justice.
To enjoy it, one most have heard it.
The subject was handled as well as
it was possible to handle it, and put
the fraternal order in a better light
than it is sometimes put. The illus?
trations were all happy and to the
point. At times the speaker was hu?
morous, but at all times he was force?
ful. The address was a rare treat for
those who heard him.
Buggy Smashed Up.
Bast Thursday night while sitting
in his buggy in front of his house on
Oakland Ave., Mr. Singleton Brad?
ford was run into from behind by an
automobile. The buggy was demolish?
ed a id the horse driven up against
tlie f ?nce. Fortunately nobody nor
the horse were hurt.
Mr. E. W. Parker, Jr., of Dalzell
says that he has finished planting
1 17 seres of corn. Last year he made
about f?0 bushels to the acre.
Dr. Ar< hie China has let the con
UaH to Schwerin < Wcods for build?
ing a handsome residence on the
corner of Washington ami Hampton
streets. This will be a handsome
structure. The plans were drawn by
B, J. ami W. K. Dunne, architects.
a prize of $1,000 for the Corn Bleed?
ers' Association of the Slate.
The day's festivities were brought
to a close with a game of base hill
between the team of the Gen. Sumter
Academy ami that of the Sumter
High School, It was a snappy and
exciting exhibition ami tin- Academy
team came off victors by a score of
:; to a, much to the surprise ami dis?
appointment of the visitors.
An Up-to-Date Giergyman Describes
an Up-to-Date Household Remedy
tiiat Mas Mad the Test of
Time and Is Known the
World Over.
Rome preachers are afraid lo give
in outspoken opinion on any remedy,
i ?wovor highly they may esteem it.
Others sre not afraid.
one of those who is not afraid is
?noted below. Bead what he says,
lie meant every word of it. 11 you
; mbt it write him a letter, enclosing
stamp. He will tell you what he
Uiuks*
Catarrh of Stomach.
EV. J. T. PEELER, Hendersonville,
. S. C writes:
"I desir? to make known for the bene?
fit of raftering; humanity my experience
with Peruna.
**I was alllicted with catarrh of the
stomach, and though I tried many rem?
edies and applied to several doctors, it
was all in vain.
"Had it not been for Peruna I believe
I would have been in my grave to-day.
"I have every reason to believe that
Peruna is the greatest remedy for ca?
tarrh known to the world. Therefore
I have been, and shaii continue to rec?
ommend it to those who are unwell."
NEW ORLEANS FOB SUBSIDY
SHIPS NOT POLITICS THE GREAT
NEED.
New Orleans Bustnest Men Urge
Southern Congressmen to Drop Par
tisanism and Get Together on a
Practical Merchant Marine Hill and
Secure Its Passage at This FJcttlOM.
New Orleans. March 22.?"We
want legislation that, with the least
delay, will encourage in a practical
way the upbuilding of the American
merchant marine is the burden of
thousands of letters that have been
sent by the Board of Trade, The Pro?
gressive Union and The Business
Men's League of New Orleans to Sen?
ators, Representatives, Editors, com?
mercial organizations thoughout the
Union. te labor bodies, and to
nearly every c lass of men in position
to bring forceful influence to bear on
congress.
In recent years New Orleans has
spent tens of millions of dollars in ac?
quiring public ownership of its
wharves and landings. In building a
public owned belt railroad, in laying
paved streets, and in securing other
facilities necessary to eliminate dis?
criminations against import and ex?
port commerce and against the in- |
dlvldualt In building modern river j
front warehouses. Still other million*,
will go into an exposition to celebrate
the opening of the Panama Canal.
Recently the commercial bodies of
New Orleans began to look into the
future. When the great ditch across
4
Panama shall have opened the South
American and Ear Eastern markets
to t.ie producers of the Mississippi
Valley?and were amazed to learn
that the almost total decadence of the
American merchant marine placed
New Orleans, the Gulf ports, and the
valley completely at the mercy of for?
eign ship owners who in turn were
beholden to their home governments.
Since each government v\ ill protect
its own merchants, the foreign na?
tions owning merchant ships will In?
variably have the advantage in the
new markets to be opened up by the
Panama Canal if no American mer?
chant marine be built up.
Then began New Orleans' lively
campaign to awake Congress to ac?
tion.
Scores of replies have come from
Democratic congressmen preaching
partisan politics, and in each case the
New Oideans Exchanges have answer?
ed that the demand for practical mer
? bant marine legislation conn s from
merchants, not politicians, and that
these merchants want ships fust and
arguments last.
"It is \cry essential that the Demo?
cratic and Republican Representa?
tives get together, make whatever
concessions to each other that may
be found necessary, agree upon a
EV. J. G. DUKES, Pastor of thS
*\ Unitarian Church at Pinetown,
N. C. writes:
''My wife has been in a very bad state
of health for several years, and noth?
ing seemed to do her any good until she
began to use Peruna one month ago.
Since then the color has returned to
her face, and she is gaining in flesh
every day, and I believe she is a well
woman to-day.
"My little hoy, ten years old, was palo
and had but little life. He began to use
IVruna the day his mother began. To?
day his face is rosy, and he is out in the
yard running and jumping with the
rest of the children."
Throat Trouble.
Rev. H. W. T?te. 920 Lincoln Ave.,
Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, writes
that for several years he has been troub?
led with a peculiar spasmodic affection
of the throat, which interfered with his
vocation as a preacher. He took Peru
I na and his trouble disappeared*
practical bill, and pass it at this ses
;ion of Congress," said Secretary M.
j? T-^nvont nf The New Orleans
F
wait while part men u^u*,.. .
merchant marine qeustion unneces?
sarily obstruct the enactment of a
practical measure," said Manager
William Allen of the Business Men's
League. "Our commerce needs ships.
A direct subsidy measure will be
helpful. A free ship provision will
immediately give us fleets of Ameri?
can merchantmen. Compromise is
therefore possible, and the Gulf
States will surely hold partisan ob?
structionists strictly accountable."
"Harbor, wharf, warehouse and
terminal improvements at New Or?
leans are fast being made, and will
soon give importers and exporters
throughout the Valley every facility
for doing business with foreign mar?
kets that can be provided by a wiJe
awake port. But without American
ships the commerce of the Great Vat
ley will continue to be handicapped.
Panama Canal or no Panama Canal,"
said Secretary Herring of the Board
of Trade.
These three organizations include
within their membership practically
every merchant and business man of
any standing in New Orleans, and the
\ iews expressed reflect the sentiment
that is fast taking hold of the com?
mercial interests at all Gulf ports
Here this sentiment is looked upon as
foreshadowing a broader attitude on
national politics. "It is ships wo want,
not partisan issues" may now bo
heard in every place in New Orleans
where busines.5 men gather?:n tne
clubs, on the floors of the exchanges,
in the restaurants. ?nd in the Stole*.
"This is the spirit that counts most
in the big affairs of life*' is the way
Norman Walker, one of the opinion
molders in New Orleans sums up the
situation in its relation to coming
events.
The Baraca class of the First Bap?
tist church will hold a prayer meeting
every Sunday afternoon at 5:15 till
April 15 when the revival to be con?
ducted by Dr. Lamar will commence.
Sam Brown, colored, of Wedge (leid,
brought to this office Saturday* a piece
of plow point with a coUou Stalk
growing up through the hide fui the
bolt. The stalk grew up thro ig.i the
point ui.J bore a crop.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always bought
Bears the
Signature of