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COM MISSION UOVt- KNMt \ 1 ? iphiiufttum of the More Idea.i Form uf Munlt Ipnl Ad ibtt ralfton. i >eJla* Chamber of Commerce. Gentlemen.? I hav? before me your request 1st my opinion on the Commission form of Municipal Government, as Illus? trated by the working of our com The Dalles commission Is en evolu? tion from a m u*? complex municipal administration. The city government formerly con ftteted of mayor with the executive power, except where this was lodged with officers chosen by popular ballot, by whom. In the aggregate, the may or*a power was greatly limited and a elty council, elected by wards, with the customary legislative Jurisdiction of auch bodies. Afterwards commis? sioners appointed by the governor were provided, who had direct charge of police and fire protection, and di? vided with the mayor a veto pow r over such action of the council as af? fected franchises. Such machinery was found cumh< t some, inefficient, (because one part of? ten interfered with another.) and un? duly expensive In \ lew of the results ) obtained from it. The waste ofmer without adequate benefit to the pul? lte, bred s spirit of distrust, which I think, had little or indatlon. In fact, but it rendered difficult the vot? ing of bonds for necessary Improve l meats, snd generally discouraged the ' progressive spirit. All the government machinery was swept away three years sgo, and the commission was substituted. This commission Is clothed with the whoh executive, legislative snd Judicial pow? er of the <dtv which It administers, sctlag either as a body or through Its ladtrtdual members, or by the com? mission. The governing body consists of the mayor and four commissioners SM whom Is In Immediate charge of ea? h I chief department of municipal affairs. 1 Thin direct responsibility rests on one com nlsstoner ss co finance: on anoth? er as to police ?nd fire protection; on another as to water supply; and on another as to streets and bridges. It la true the mayor and the whole heard, share In a measure the bur dsn of each commissioner, but not to the extent that accountability for the result accomplished in the sever? al departments Is shifted from the commissioner In Immediate control. Our esp. rlence of three years has proven that the system In force Is greatly superior to those which had preceded It. The Ideal, no doubt, has not been reached, perhaps never will be. The city's business Is not capable of being systematlsed and transacted exactly along the line used by the managed private corporation. The e freedom of action oa the part of Its officers cannot be exercised, be? cause their tenure depends upon the approbation of a wider constituency conflicting Interest must be. In ore .compromised. In formulat ing plans for public business, snd than a public corporation Is not pri? marily for money making, but is in? stituted essentially for spending money to the best advantage. The personnel of our commission was carefully selected by an organ? isation effected by the best citlxen shlp for that purpose, and this bo.lv exerted Its Influence to secure their election. Partisan politics had no place In the movement, and so far has been kept away from the com? mission, and to this fact. I think, much of the success of the commis? sion Is due. The feature distinguishing the com? mission form of government Is the concentration of power. This concen? tration. In the hands of the right man. has resulted In great good. In? trusted to unworthy or Incapable men the power of our commission The Charm of Fine Candies is in th ir purity and freshness. It's best to he sure of both, Hut thfrVl never aiiv doubt when you buy Nunnallv's? the highest grade candies made in the South and famous for over M years. Almost daily we re? ceive express shipments from the N u n n ji 11 y Candy Kitchens. name OH I baa lift I pnrit", r??ii?'it v V? lit- , miv w. w. siiifht might, I think, be abused murt great? ly tnan if more distributed. To suc? cessfully administer this system men experienced in affairs and of un? questioned Integrity are the prime factors. I Our commission has fully met the expectation of those who formed it. without Increase In the tax rate, a sound financial status has been reach? ed, where a deficit and confusion heretofore prevailed. Public order In Its different phases has been Im? proved. Pavements and sewers have 1 M I iid much more extensively; parks purchased nnd improved; the water system extended, and conil dence In the prudent and honest ex? penditure of the revenue revived. The scheme of government by a mayor and commissioners, without a elty roundl as \v?< have it. needs and has certain safeguards, which are the recall, the Initiative and the referen? dum, and an independently selected auditor, on whom is Imposed the duty of keeping, and, at stated and fre? quent Intervals publishing the public account. We have not had occasion to use the initiative nor the recall. The referendum has only been used in relation to the grant of franchises, and the Issue of bonds w here it is im? perative. Each of these safeguards, in my opinion. strengthens the scheme, and I think this is the gen? eral estimate of them. In conclusion, would say that in my opinion, the commission is the more enlightened form of municipal gov? ernment In use in America, and that its excellence depends on the exlst ? n< ?- of a board and quickened civic spirit, which Is able to assure the elec? tion of tried and capable men.? Greenwood Journal. Tuberculosis Cienns. "If a person who has tuberculosis drinks out of a cup and then another person should drink out of the same cup before the cup has been washed, the germ may be transmitted in this way." says James Jenkins. Jr., in Wo? man's Home Companion for October. "Holling water kills germs as eftec Ively aa any antiseptic, and dishes should never be considered abso? lutely clean that have not been wash? ed In this way. Two persons should never use the same towel. The plan of Individual washstands. which is eo commonly used on the continent In Europe, should be more generally ad? opted in America. "If you have a telephone in your house, the mouthpiece of the tele? phone should be cUaned every day. Just aa we clean the dishes we use ] on the table, and should be thorough-1 ly disinfected at least twice a week, i Oerms of pneumonia, bronchitis, tu berculoslr^ and other things may be caught from a telephone. "A good formula for a disinfectant Is a few dropa of formaldehyde in a two-ounce bottle of water, adding enough extract of lavender or some other pleasant-smelling extract, so that the odor remaining after the mouthpiece Is cleaned will be agree? able. Any druggist could mix such a disinfectant for you very easily and v inexpensively." Fourth Bank for Btshopvtlle. The Citizens Bank, with a capital stock of $50,000, haa received its commission and books of subscrip? tion will be opened next Saturday. The corporators are L. W. Moore, L. H. Jennings B. D. Lane and W. M. Reld. A great portion of the stock has already been spoken for by some of the best business men in the county. No one Is permitted to hold over $1,000 of stock.?Bishopville I Vindicator. Hob Taylor for tiovemor. N iHhville. Tenn.. o< t. 6.?United States Senator Hubert L. Taylor was this afternoon nominated for go\?r nor by the regular Democratic con? vention, although his senatorial term does not expire until 1912. No other name was presented to the conven? tion, the demand being for Taylor and no one else. Senator Taylor, at 7 p. m., ap? peared in the convention hall and, after an ovation, accepted the nomi? nation. fJoV. Anael has ordered an election h? ld November 22 to decide the ques? tion of annexing a portion Ol Oconee county to Anderson. A petition was n ? ritlv presented to Oov. Ansel ask? ing that the election he held. The pmi lion was signed by more than Wl hall the qualified elec tors resid Mig in |||a territory which it is pro? posed to annex. Clem eon college It Included In the ftfopoOOd annexation Th. > In (ion was tu hav e h? . n held on S.-ptemi.er IT.. but w.is postponed The eollege property ^ now situated on ?niiniv Unas, Alken v. iii pav member* of City CNnmell ? amall p. r diem for ser \ lees rendered , The postmasters of South Cam MM will meet In annu;il convention In Columbia. < >< tober 1 1. A GREATER SOUTH. OELF.GATFS MUT IN ATLANTA TO HELP WORK. I'tjin Calls for Board of Governors, Enlargement of Activity Through Increased Membership?Native of This State speak*. Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 7.?In sober, business phrases, nearly four score ?leb txates appointed by 16 Southern governors today foretold an amazing growth In wealth ami population f??r the South within the next ten years, ^?presenting the agricultural and business interests of every section of the South, these delegates gathered to assist the executive committee of I the Southern Commercial congress in working out a non-polltlcal and J disinterested plan for promoting de? velopment of the South's millions of unoccupied acres and its vast unused water powers, the enlargement of its business and industry, both by its own Inhabitants and through judi? cious advertising of its resources I throughout America and Europe. New Constitution. | As an aid to these objects the dele- j agtes drew up a new constitution I for the commercial organization, I which was adopted by the executive J committee. Us salient features fol? low : To promote and develop the in-1 terestl Of the following 10 States: Alabama. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia. Kentuc ky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mil* I lamppl, Missouri, North Carolina, Ok- j lah?>ma. South Carolina, Tennessee I T. \as, Virginia and West Virginia. To collect and disseminate infor-l matlon regarding the resources and I advantages offered in these States! for the ?mfc and profitable invest- J ment of capital and the South's J attractions for home seekers, artisans! and laborers; and to urge on the nat-j ional government proper legislation j for conservation, river and harbor J impr??vement and transporation fa- j cilitics. j For Self-help. j To promote the development of I the South's resources with its own J capital. To obtain establishment of com- J mercial manufacturing and other! enterprises and foster those already j existing. I I To encourage patriotic and nat- I ional sentiments throughout the J South and elsewhere in the nation J and particularly to promote the de- 1 sire for a greater nation through a I greater South. 1 To promote the creation of lnstl-1 tutions intended principally for de- 1 velopment of material resources. j To promote and develop proper I immigration and foster the estab? lishment of such organizations as may develop a desirable immigration J into the South. To encourage good roads and ex? tension of railroads and trolly trans p?^rtatlon. j To Foster Fducatlon. j To promote the Improvement of educational and other conditions which tend to develop the material I resources and happiness of residents j of the South. j To provide for permanent estab- j lishment of the commercial congress, I enlargement of its activity through | a permanent endowment fund, and I through encouraging active interests, I municipalities, townships, counties, I States and other organizations and j of the national government and by j securing from time to time their fin- I ancial support. \ For handling the endowment fund J the "Southern Commercial Congress! company" is to be created, incorpor? ated under the laws of the District j of Columbia. A system of member- J *<hjp fees is provided for, ranging j from a life membership for $1,000 j contributed to the endowment fund, j and various corporation memberships J to memberships within reach of in-1 dividuals able to contribute only! small amounts. Bonrd of Governors. , A board of 32 governors is created I consisting of the president, first and second vice presidents and 29 others elected at annual meetlngfi. The delengtes were in almost con? tinuous ell-day session during which many short talks were made. G. Grosvenor Dawe of Montgom? ery. Ala., now managing ?llreetor of the congress, with headquarters at Washington, predicted that literally millions of people would come to the South within the next decade ami a half. "We don't want the Anglo-Saxon spirit submerged by that influx," he said "The Southenr Commercial congress has declared three times its preference that the vacant acres of the South remain vacant rather than bring into the South a second social problem, ITnlesu n strong body of responsible men take charge ? >f the movement, It will bring an influs of tho slum i ll meni " Owned b> Non*Rcsldc)ittH. R R Plnney of Washington gave fa< ts to demonstrate that over so I" r ? . to* ??!' lumber resources of the Hnutb are owned or controlled by non-resident capital. Athon Brownell of New York, a guest of the delegation, told them that by an advertising campaign such as the congress proposes, Brazil within the last six months has se? cured the investment of what ulti? mately will reach $20,000,000 of American capital, some of It from th? South. "And," he added, "it seems to me that the Southern people could use some such money for development of their own resources." Carolinian Speaks. Thomafl I, Field, a native of South Carolina, now a resident of London, said that abroad among those acquainted with it. this con- ! gress is regarded as the most im- i portant commercial movement in i this country since the War of Seces? sion. B. N. Baker of Baltimore, former president of the National Conserva? tion congress, advised the delegates to "start today" to bring influence to hear upon the administration for the building of the 15 new steamers ?f the Panama Railroad and Steam? ship company, which will touch generally at Southern ports. The administration, he said, has the plans practically ready, and might be in? duced by a strong demand from the South to put them into immediate execution. COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF (Complaint Served.) The State of South Carolina, County of Sumter.?Court of Common Pleas. H. D. Croswell and J. K. Croswcll, Plaintiffs, against R. M. Ives, Eliza? beth E. McLeod, Adelle McLeod, C. H. Ives, Maria J. Langly, Martha A. Smith, E. J. Kelly. A. P. Moses, Re? becca D. Jennings and W. M. Ives, Defendants. To the defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and re? quired to answer the complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office in the City of Sumter, S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclu? sive of the day of such service; and If you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plain? tiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated July 30th, 1910. To the Defendant, C. H. Ives: Take notice, that the Summons and Complaint In this action, were filed In the office, of the Clerk of said Court on the 20th day of Sep? tember 1910. L. D. JENNINGS, Plaintiff's Attorney. 9-20-ltaw-e wka. Concert at Stateburg. Stateburg, Oct. 7.?The people of this community are looking forward with much pleasureable anticipation to a concert to be given at General Sumter Memorial Academy on Oct? ober 14th at 8:30 P. M. The concert is to be given by the Stateburg Civic League in the inter? est of the school and the mainte? nance of the telephone line to Sum? ter. The singers and musicians in? clude the following well known ama? teur talent. Mrs. Geo. Palmer, of Cartersville; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rhodes, of Darlington; Misses Gena, Theo, Georgia and Bessie Dargan of Stateburg. The program for the evening promises to repay all lovers of good music for the troulbe of attending. It is hoped that many of the people of Sumter and other places will be In attendance. Tickets will be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. In addition to the musi? cal features, refreshments can be ob? tained by the hungry and thirsty. Col. E. J. Watson, commissioner of Arigulture has postopned a decision as to his acceptance of the Federal position until some future date. The Stupidity Of sonic people is due from de? fective eyesight. Don't neglect this important matter. Come to us?we are exceedingly careful in examining and prescribing. A tew dollars with us will perma? nently cure your trouble very often AH work guaranteed. Graduate optician in charge of our optical j parlor. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. 6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. Not in the Circus Trust Sumter, Monday, OCT. 17 th. America's Oldest, Richest Circus. A modernized stupendous realization of all that is great In the circus world. 4 rings, 3 combined menageries, hippodrome and great wild west, all united in one greatest show on earth. 1000 Men and Women 400 Horses Enormous Zoological Exhibit M>TU?MI. Ill?, mi TMt U. ?. UTM.'*AA?*| CJ_/ 30-Male and Female Riders-30 : WARREN TRAVIS AND EVERY ONE A STAR STRONGEST MAN L1VIVC 6-GREAT AERIAL THRILLERS-6 ' L<"MI?la's W Braiilian m? The Wonderful DeComas, Leiters, Leach and Vance. Miss Webb and Miss Davis. The Beeidest Japs. COMPLETE WILD WEST 50 real horse oswseltl ilngalese Dancers and Magicians. Company of ?. S. Cavalry in all kinds of fancy drills. The World's Greatest Horseman 50 Clowns! 100 Feature Acts! 100-Acrobais and Gymnasis-100 3 Famous Elephants, Including Robinson's Wonderful Comedy Four Grand Camp of the Nations $500,000 Free Street Parade Two performances daily. Doors open at 1:00 and 7:00 p. ra. The only big show not in the circus trust, consequently there will be no adavnee in prices for seats or otherwise. HEED OUR DAN SED SIGNAL! Stop putting your fund.: In stocks and t>onds, banks etc. where they are at ?the mercy practically of the management of the company or institution. Put your funds where they will earn a substantial return with ?bsolute safety, viz : No. 209 South Main St.. Lot 50 by 208. elvrht reom dwelling, all modern con? veniences, good iarn and stable. No. 211 S Main St.. Lot 50 by 20s, 8 room dwelling, all modern conveniences. This is Main Street Property and very ciose in. No. 331 \V. Hampton Ave., nice six ?xx)m dwelling. No. 9 North Salem Ave., nice six room cottage. We have some very choice country property for sale, that is wortiCinvesti gatlng. would be pleased to show you any or all. b\ prices and terms, apply to SUMTER REAL ESTATE ? INSURANCE CO., Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. Sumtei\{S. C, fTXfVRIAC.E? BACK OF OUR BUGGIES Wc stand with a guarantee that is worth something. We don't con? sider a transaction closed with the taking of your money. We insist that you shall be perfectly satis? fied with your buggy after you have tried it as well as when you selected it. We are right here to do anything that will give you that satisfaction. Try us. THK 8. at. PIERSON OOMPAXY. DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., DENTIST. 18 W. Liberty St. Phone No. 36. -OFFICE MOCKS 8 10 1. 2 TO 6.