Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ssasa^saSsa?. mmmmmk^mmm A SINFUL IBIi WWW MK.IU (bMK iuom Tin: I \< I \KMY-V\YY COST. V V. s?M-lrt> Slums Increase Would, Pay for National Projects ? It Would Easily l.lft The Debt of The Nation. As an aid to the efforts now making for universal peace among nations, the New York Peace society has Issued and circulated 150.000 pamplets entitled. "War Expendi? ture and P? , r.xjM ti liture: A Con? trast ? The society takes as a basis of argument MM excess I MSg of the army and navy for eight years, and also the $12.000.(00 whh h a single one of the new mammoth battleships will cost. The arguments are Intended to show to what better purpose this money could be put than to Invest It hi battleships and preparations for war At the fwTl outset the pamphlet as? serts: "The over growing armaments of civilized nations are leading toward national bankrupcy. Colossal expen? ditures on armies and navies never can ?ecure happiness and prosperity. Armaments beget hatred, fear and Insecurity of trade." Thus at the very beginning the Peace Society asserts the uselessness of trying to obtain peace thru ex? penditures for war. "On the other hand," the argu? ment continues, "all nations benefit by commerce, interruption of which means ruin |t the workers, desolation to many homes and the degradation of Christianity. The true patriot seeks the extension of the Internation? al friendship, remembering that the nations are looking to America to lead them In the arrest of arma? ments." Then It Is pointed out that the Increase In the cost of maintaining the United States army and navy for the last eight years has reached the great sum of $1,072,000,000. The average annual cost of the army and navy for the eight years preceding the Spanish war, from 1890 to 1898, Is given as $51.500,000, while the aver? age cost of thb; country for the eight yearn since that event Is placed at 9185,400.000, thus creating an an? nual Increase as compared with the lormer o>st of $134,000,000. "This eitfht years' Increase," says the Peace society, "exceeds the nat? ional debt by $158.000,000, and also exceeds the entire budget of the T'nited States for 1910. "It Is twice as much as the highest estimates of carrying out the deep waterways projects. "It Is nearlv three times the esti? mated cost of replanting the 6,000, 000 acres of denuded forest lands in the United States. "It Is three times the estimated cost of th n il, including pur? chase price fn?m the French com? pany. "Interest on this sum at four per cent would give an Income of $1,000 a year to 42.800 families. The in? terest for 1908-09 is only thirteen millions less than all of the gifts to charities, libraries, educational In? stitutions ami other public causes In 1909, whleh reaches' tho vast total of $185.000.000. "It Ohe Increase In eight years mentioned) Is three times the cost of carrying out the whole Irrigation pro? gram contemplated within a gener? ation. It Is probably enough to banish tu? ber Siegst from the United States within a reasonable time If efficient? ly used to ar .use and assist the peo? ple in their fight against this dread disease. More than 150.000 are dytng yearly from this cause. "It in $60 for every family In the United Staes. It lays a yearly tax of 1 1-4 per cent on the total wages i 4i I In Um Dsdled MeSon on the sup ItOSl that wage-; average $G00 to the family; and we pay It In the higher cost of our goods. "Less than twenty years' Increase, at the presnt rate only, will absorb the price of the Panama canal, the complete *vstem >f deep waterways, of national forests, of Irrigation for arid lands and enough money to pay tie- national debt. We propose to is? sue bonds to carry on such of USSSS projects as we feel able to under? take, while we pour treasure into army and navy." Weather PfOghol Willis L. Moore has Issued a few remarks placing the ground hog In the gganaSS Club fof falling to make good this year. It Is SgOther cave of i.isigrccjng experts.? Brooklyn BagM, Manhattan. Kan., has the chuuplon running broad mean man. lie hough! hi - \Nlfe a patent washing machine. . xpl lining that he "wanted her |?i have some kind or pastime." ?Ken York Mall. Theodore Koosevelt Is not the kind of a politician who considers \* an ut t. r waste of time to cultivate friendly relations with people who do not hap? pen to vote In his country.?Washing? ton Star. Tili: CENSUS MAN. List of Ouostlons Would Make Down Faster Ashamed of Ills Country. Whoever compiled the questions to he used by the enumerators who will t tkr the 1910 census certainly was of tin inquiring turn of mind. If there's anything he forgot to ask, a casual glance at the list doesn't reveal it. The regular population schedule is ftbout like that of ten years ago, hut there aro dozens of other schedules to DSJ considered. On the population schedule you w.ll he required \o tell your name? right name, too; give your last birth? day, your color and sex; state whether you are married or single, wide ved or divorced; tell your birth p'.ace, the birthplace of your parents, and tell also whether or not you can speak English. In addition to this, you must tell the enumerator what your trade or profession, if you have one, and if I i haven't a livelihood. If you are en employee, you will be required to S( te just how many months you have I ? n out of work during the year and whether or not you are working at the time the census is being taken. Then you will tell the minion of the government whether you can read and write, and whether you have at? tended school since September 1, 1909. If you own your home, you must tell him that also, and if you do not own it, that goes down on the official scoreboard, too. The enumerator will also be requir? ed to ask you whether you are sur? vivor of the Union or Confederate army or navy, and whether or not you are blind In both eyes. He will also inquire if you are deaf and dumb, but It Is fair to presume that you won't be required to answer if you are. Hut the population schedule is modest compared with some of the others,?the agricultural schedule, for instance. Owners of farms will be asked how many fowls they possess over three months old; how many fowls and eggs were produced on the farm during 1909. A fellow would have to have a pretty good memory to recall every chicken and egg that was produced on a farm in the course of a year, but Uncle Samuel wants the Info, and he's going to have it or have some mighty good reasons why. But the number of eggs and chickens produced Is as nothing to the query that follows that. This is simply a request for the farmer to state the number of bees he has on hand April 15, 1910. Think of going out and counting the little buisy bees. Stung! And the enumerator is going to get right personal before he gets thru with the tillers of the soil. He Is going to inquire, for instance, if there is a mortgage on the old home and just how much it will take to wipe It out. Then he will want to know the total number of acres In the farm and how much of it is Improved and how much Isn't. The statistics -to be Compiled on this schedule will In? clude about everything one can Im? agine in connection with agriculture. To give you an idea of the enor? mous amount of work to be done in compiling the figures for the census, which starts April 15, it is only neces? sary to quote you the names of a few of the special schedules. These Include automobiles, beet sugar fac? tories, bicycles and motorcycles, boot? and shoes, brick, tile, terra OOttS fire Slay products, butter, cheese and con? densed milk fac tories, canning and preserving fish and oysters, steam and street railway cars, cement, cuke, OOpper smelters and refineries, cot? ton seed oil mills, dyestuffs and ex? tracts, electrical machinery, explo? sives, fertilizers, gas works, glass works, and right on down thru the alphabet to Z. There are more than fiO of these supplemental schedules. Thev are designed to develop statistics peculiar to the different industries. The Information sought by the government is to be regarded as Stliotly confidential by the enumer? ators and the agents arc prohibited by law from delegating to any other person their authority to enter estab? lishments and collect information And once the census man has ac? cepted a Job he can't quit it, even if he wants to. One section of the net providing for the census makes it a misdemeanor for any census em? ployee to refuse lo do his duty in the collection of statistics, and any one guilty of disregarding this section may be gaed not more than |COs. And ii any census employee gives cut or publishes any Information coming Into his possession by reason of his employment with the bureau, he may be fined a thousand dollars and bled auav in ,1 Federal prison for two years Enumerators who knowingly tum in false Information will upon j uonvlc lion be fined Hot e xcee ding I ooo end Imprisoned not more' than five yearn. Ami people who refuse to supply the Information asked for shall be rec koned guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be* fined m?t exceeding $ 10,000 e,r Imprisoned for a period of not exceeding one year, or both, so fined and Imprisoned at the discretion of the court. A Chinese consular proclamation, notiflylng the brother in yellow that the enumerator will be around his way before lung and warning him to treat him as an agent of the august government should be treated, is printed in Chinese characters, telling the Chinese that the census man Isn't a tax collector and they needn't lie to him more than usually. M?S. KESSLER ENTERTAINS. Her Beautiful Home on Washington Street Was the Scene of Much Pleasure. Mrs. M. Sessler entertained her friends at a whist party Monday af? ternoon at her home on Washington street. Straight whist and bridge were played. Miss Bchneeberger won first prize for straight whist, which was a lovely hand embroidered bow. The tirst prize for bridge was won by Miss Schwerin, a hand embroidered kimo? no, the second prize fell to Mrs. Irv? ing A. Ryttenberg, who tied with Miss Schwerin for the first; this was a hand embroidered collar and cuff set. The consolation prize was won by Mrs. Lyon, a lovely drawn work sofa pillow of white linen. Two courses, a salad course, and ice cream and cake were served. Those partaking of the hospitality were: Mesdames J. M. Harby, Charles Schwartz, Harvin DesCchamps, Abe Ryttenberg, Hl um borg, Archie China, Rallone, Sam Weinberg, I. Schwartz, C. F. McFadden, M. Levi, Mulloye, M. Green, J. M. Knight, L. Lyon, Eu? gene Forshee, W. J. Brunson, Irving Ryttenburg, F. Levi, Raphael Moise, Perry Moses, Jr., C. F. Schwerin and Misses Fannie Ryttenberg, Schnee berger, Marie Rrown, Marie Rotholz, Lucile Iseman, Gussie Harby, Vir? ginia Harby, Cecile Moise, Theo Lo? pez, Dulce Moise, Katherine Moses, C. A. Ottolingui, Kristian, Julia Schwerin, Minnie Barnett. COTTON MARKET WEAKENS. Decline of $5.15 to $5.85 Per Bale on Active Months Was Result of Sell? ing. New York, April 15.?The cotton market was more sensationaly active and excited today than it has beer at any time since the culminatoln cl the first movement of the season and the big break of last Januar**. Sell? ing war. general and at the low level of the day prices showed a los;? oi from $i>.15 to $5.85 per bali on tin actl' e months, as compared with tlv: high level reached in the market last week. It was t'.ie general opinion throughout the trade, while the break was in progress that it reflect? ed the abandonment of the bull cam? paign in May contracts, during whicli there, have been such unusal develop? ments as practically simultaneous shipments of cotton from New York to Liverpool and from Liverpool tc New York. These shipments, it is claimed, are by the bull party to re duce the local stock on the one hand, p hile those short of May have been bringing cotton here In order to pro? test themselves against a threatening I i ?rner. Whether or not the bulls were ac? tually liquidating their position houses or. dited with carving their business were heavy sellers at times during the day. But May remained relatively Steady on the decline ami after the close of the market there were those In the trading who de? clared that the bull leaders were standing by their main position and the Balling movement had been pre? cipitated by false rumors to the ef? fect that overtures for a private set? tlement had been declined by the leading shorts. In the last few minutes of trad? ing there was a big demand which teek thousands of bales off the mar? ket and caused a sharp closing rally The general news received but lit? tle attention alter the big break ?larted but it aeems that bullish con? fidence, at any rate outside of the maiket leaders has been gradually undermined by the more favorable v eather for the new crop and a slack i trade demand. I FLORENCE POWER PLANT SOLI). Philadelphia Capitalist Purchases Electric Light System. Florence, April B.?The Florence i '> tric Light and Power Company's plant was sold this morning at public auction to Martin Maloney of Phila? delphia for $72,000, Borne years ago there seemed a probability of the city's buying and operating this plant; but this was deemed Inadvis? able and the platit has been owned and controlled entirely by Northern capital, Mr. Maloney says he intends giving Florence ai good service as Ii receiver! by any town |n the State. The assistant adjutant general, Col. Itrock and i.iuet. Rennet! of the reg? ular army Inspected the Florence company yesterday. The company made a fairly creditable showing In I the manual Of arms and Held move I ments. DRAINAGE OF TURK KV CREEK under mscrssiox. The County Commission Wont out at :i p. m. Huesdsy to Inspect the Water Course and got Information ?Other Matters. From The Daily Item. April 5. The County Commissioners are In session in the office of the County Superintendent, all the members being present. The matter of great? est importance coming before the board was the matter of deepening Turkey Creek canal. The health of Sumter depends upon , this being done. A committee from the Sumter hamber of Commerce and the City Council appeared before the board in behalf of the proposition. The bene? fit will not only be for the city but ill be for the county as well. Not only the health of Sumter is at stake, but the health of a large section of the county as well. Mr. R. I. Manning, speaking in fa or of the proposition urged the ne essity of deepening the canal from the standpoint of health to the county and city. He made a plea rom the standpoint of equity as well. The city of Sumter pays one third of its taxes of Sumter county and it is nothing but fair that the county should stand at least one third of the expense of the work. He illustrated what, he had to say by referring to the work at the navy yard in Charleston. He thinks the request only reasonable. Mr. J. H. Chandler also spoke of the great necessity for the drainage. Mayor Boyle, for the City Coun? cil, added the weight of bis counsel, claiming that as three-fourths of the canal is in the country and its drain? age would benefit the county, it was nothing but right that the county should bear a part of the burden. The city could not reach the part outside the city, and the lack of work there would render work in the city futile. He asked tnat the board stand at least one half the cost of ditching. The question was asked if the vork could be done by hired labor. The reply was that it could, but not as well or as cheaply. After the committee left the board decided to take a recess till 3 o'clock, when they will go out and inspect the canal. Action was deferred till af? ter the inspection. Below are the others matters dis? posed of: Supervisor reported advertising for bids for moving house of Me Leod's from public highway near Rombcrt. The contract was awarded to J. L. Gillis for $75, that being the lowest bid. Mr. Jno. I. Brogdon reported that the. proposition of Rultman as to right of way through place of him? self and others was not accepted by Mr. Allen. A petition was presented asking that the road leading from Bishop vllle road to Oswego, via Foxworth's Mill pond, be mado a public highway. It was decided to grant the petition provided that all rights of way be given the county free of charge. Fpon request of Health Officer Reardon, the Supervisor was author? ized to put wire screens In the coun? ty jail. It was decided that the County Commissioners he allowed to suggest to the Governor from time to time, a new officer to act as whiskey con? stable for Sumter county, when such officer becomes so well known to the blind tigers that his services become no longer of any avail. It was decided that the chalngang be sent to Manchester township as soon as convenient. Request of J. H. Flowers to be put on pension roll was granted. Action was deferred on Mr. Plum mer's request to be reinstated on pen? sion roll. From The Daily Item, April G. The County Board of Commission? ers went out to Turkey Creek canal yesterday afternoon and looked into the situation. They visited the sceptic tank, and after discussing the matter at some length, decided that it would be detrimental to the health of the I convicts to put them in the canal. ' They decided, however, that they would agree to bear a part of the ex? pense of the work, the amount to be agreed upon after the City Engi? neer had submitted an estimate of the cost. Th?* Clerk was Instructed to request j the Sumter City Council to submit | an estimate to be made by the City ; Engineer, of the cost of draining the canal at a called meeting of the board on Monday, April 11. At this time the board will decide w hat per i rent, of the cost will be paid by the ? o u n t j. The board, at its meeting next Monday, will appraise the value of the i right of way from New Sumter to tin- Mayesvllle road. in the report of the proceedings j yesterday, the reporter neglected to [ state that the matter of deepening j Turkey Creek canal was presented on the part of the Chamber of Com? merce by Mr. W. M. Graham. GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTER WEDS. Mis^ Prcdrica Ansel and Dr. <;corge H. Bunch Married Last Night. Columbia, April 5.?Miss Fredrica Ansel, daughter of Governor and Mrs. Martin F. Ansel, holds the honor of being the first to be married in the historic Executive Mansion in this city. Tonight Miss Ansel became the wife of Dr. George Henry Bunch, of Columbia, the occasion being a bril? liant social function. The mansion was beautifully dec? orated, pink roses being the color scheme. Following the wedding there was a reception at the mansion. The wed? ding party consisted of the follow? ing: Two dainty ribbon girls, Dorothy Lancaster, of Columbia, and little Clairborne O'Ncale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O'Ncale, of this city; a little flower girl, Margaret Lancas? ter, of Columbia, and the following attendants of the bride: Maid of honor. Miss Wakefield Matteson, of Leesvllle; dame of honor, the bride's sister, Mrs. Gaines Worley, of St. Augutine, Fla.; and bridesmaids, Misses Jessie Scott, of Atlanta; Annie Roger, of Union; Juanita Hewitt, of Darlington; Nancy Clark, of Brevard; Elizabeth Gueinzins, of Green Bay, Wis.; Blanche Thomson, of Union; Mary Wilson, of Sumter, and Eugenia Childs, of Columbia. Dr. Bunch was attended by Mr. Dan Henderson, Jr., as best man. A number of out of town guests wore here for the wedding. In addition to the interest that cen? tres around the wedding of the daughter of South Carolina's Gover? nor is the historic background that marks the occasion. The present Executive Mansion property was the old arsenal during the war. It had been used, too, to prepare young men for the Citadel at Charleston. The present Mansion was one of the pro? fessor's residences. Immediately af? ter the war the first "Carpet Bag" Governor, R. K. Scott, used the Man? sion for the residence of the Gover? nor, followed by Moses and Chamber? lain. After Chamberlain came Hamp? ton, Simpson and Jeter, then came Gen. Hagood; then Governor Thomp? son, Governor Sheppard did not live at the mansion; then Governors Rich? ardson, Tillman. Evans, Ellerbe, Mc Bweeney, Heywarc*. and Ansel. During Governor Thompson's re? gime, in 1884, hi;- daughter was en? gaged to be married, but she was burned to death, ilad Miss Thomp? son lived, this marriajre would have taken place at the Executive Man? sion. It was also reported that Gov? ernor Tillman's eldest daughter, who died by a lightning stroke, was en? gaged. Thus, since the present Man? sion was occupied, there has been no wedding festivities until tonight, when Miss Ansel was married. Miss Ansel christened the battle? ship South Carolina, when it was launched, at Philadelphia, last year. PRIMARY FOR DARLINGTON. Executive Committee Decides on Plan To Pill Vacancy. Darlington, April 2.?The County Democratice Executive Committee met today and ordered a primary to be held, April 28, to select a nominee to fill the unexpired term in the sher? iff's office, caused by the death of Capt. Blackwell. Governor Ansel will appoint the successful candidate, who will have about two years and six months to serve. Pledges must oe filed by April 15. The assessment is $12.50 for each candidate. At present the following are the prospective can? didates; Messrs. R. J. Scarborough, W. H. Mozing, P. T. Warr, E. W. Register and R. E. Coker. DON'T EXPERIMENT. You Will Make No Mistake if You Follow This Sumter Citizens Ad? vice. Never neglect your kidneys. If you have pain in the back, uri? nary disorders, dizziness and nervous? ness, It's time to act and no time to experiment. Theao are all symptoms Oi kidney trouble, and you should seek a remedy which is known to cure the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pill? is the remedy t?> use. .x'o need to experimnt. It has cured many stubborn cases in Sumter. Follow the advice of a Sumter citizen and be cured yourself. E. \\\ Vogel, S. Main St., Sumter, S. C? eaya: '1 had severe pains in the small Of . my back for several years and when? ever i attempted to stoop, my ?utter? ing was intensified. My back became weak and on several occasions I was forced to give up my work. My fami? ly physician treated me without giving me any relief from the awful pains In my back and then i trlt d every known remedy on the market but still tailed to be benefited. 1 at length rend a testimonial regarding Doan's Kidney Rills and was so much im? pressed that i procured a box at China's Drug Store. After taking the contents i was restored to good i health ami for that reason heartily recommend Doan's Kidney Fills." For sale by all ibalers. l'rice 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United State??. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 21. "VTUNN ALLY'S Candies are the standard of ex? cellence?in puiity and supreme good? ness. None are so dainty, so alto? gether delicious. are shipped to us by express almost daily to doubly in? sure you the added charm of absolute factory freshness. It's good to know there's "None like Nunnally's." W. W. SIBKRT. The Girls. Cleveland Leader. Dottie: I hate the windy weather. Lottie: Why, dear? Dotties: It ruins; my complexion. Lottie: And I don't suppose you could help things by putting it on a little thicker? "Advice to Cannon" is so thick in the air that after it goes in on? ear it meets more advice coming in as it goes out the other.?Lousivillle Cour? ier-Journal. USCH'5 Golden Seal Stock & Poultry Medicine an Ideal remedyfor Horses, Cows, Mules, Hoi(8, Sheep and Poultry. Never fails to give relief. Acts direct? ly on the liver. Every Stock and Poultry raiser should have a can handy for use when needed. Sold by druggists and dealers. Price 2r*\ 50c and fl.OOa can. 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