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?|jc d?hitcbmuu ani ^outjjron. Published Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SI MTKK, S. C. Term*: $1.00 per annum?in advance. Advert iMMlUMltM. One Square first Insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts for three months. or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub nerve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found ad In 1160 and the True Southron In Hit The Watchman and Southron now has ths combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, aad is manifestly the best advertising tneJuim In Sumter. The Democratic members of Con? gress have again demonstrated good Judgment and political wisdom In disregarding the unsolicited advice of Mr. Bryan, who attempted to dictate the policy of the party In the revision of the tariff schedule on wool. Ab? solute free trade Is neither a party principle nor a practical measure. The government needs rWVfJMM and to ob? tain It there^nust be a tariff tax lev led on a variety of articles. The tar? iff law must be so framed as to bring In the necessary revenue and at the same time be as light a burden up? on the people at large as practicable. A moderate tariff on a necessity of life will stimulate Imports, will yield the maximum revenue, will reduce the cost of llvlna and will not prove ru? inous to established Industries that have grown accustomed to exorbitant profits as a result of the protective tariff system fostered by the Repub? lican party. Mr. Bryan's free trade Ideas. If sdotped at this time by the Democratic party In Congress, would rut off the necessary revenue for the operation of the government, unsettle business and play into the hands of the Republican party and the high protectionists. A common sense policy, a graduated tariff for revenue, will, on the other hand, benefit the entire country, the tariff created and tariff protected trusts excepted, and will strengthen the confidence of the people In the Democratic party. Mr. Bryan has received a gentle rebuke for bis li.'^rf " "T. ?? .rid . - ?<> hoped thai he wlM take ih? . .t \ gr? . KM *f* that Mr. Pi-an It not *he Whole Democratic party, and If he will get la touch with public sentiment b-? will also learn that he is not regard ed as the fount of all wisdom by quite a large majority of those who have votes. There are a number of the Democrats who are capable of running the Democratic party and the ! country and Mr. Bryan should try te to realise this fact. gag Oovern??r Blease and his persoral friends, office-holders and others, are dolmc a gerat work promoting the pc'lth al Intrusts of J. Fr?ser Lyon, and ii th?.. continue active operations along tho same lines, In less than two years It will be Governor Lyon sitting on the Hd and directing Investigations of the misdeeds of his predeceaaoi * i-iti ss mi i i in?, i:\ds. Ogh-er* ??f Pre?H Association Fleeted ?II. L. Wut-on Is President. Colombia June 3.?With the elec? tion ?f offle rs the South Carolina Press association adjourned today to meet at a place to bo selected by Lie executive committee of the associa? tion. The sessions In ''nluinblu have been istost agjaygbhi and profitable. The f dlowing oth. gfg were elected to serve f,,r the coming year: President. IL L. Watson of Green Wood. First rtOS president. Mwgffd h. PatOasag ed Qadtney, Se? aid \ne president. J. L. Mhos Of Kdgefleld. Secretary, W. I". GgMwell of Ches? ter. Treasurer. J. L. Suns of Orange barg. Chaplain. S. A. Nettles of spartan burg. I Memlxrn of executive committee. Robert bathag af Charleston. Wil? liam Bank? of Columbia, Nells Chris-1 ten.nen of I'.eaufort. The association adopted the recom? mendations by the committee on the rep ?rt of ofthlOgg The libel and the stamhr ? ill Introduced in the general assemi.lv by jsnatot Hail of Cherokee countv were discussed t?y the asso? ciation. The H ill measure has pass ed the senate and Is now before the house as a third reading measure. The measures were discussed by Ilartwell M. .\y. r. August Koha, James A. Iloyt and on motl >n of Wil? liam Banks the work of the special Committee Was endor-led. Resolution? were adopted 00 the deaths of former members. I>r. A. .1 S. Thomas. T. B. Cr? ws and W M Keys. The nss ?clatlon named I oath mitten to prepare sulta'de r? solutions on the death '?f Zacb McGhev. A BUGGY FACTORY. PROPOSITION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO LOCATE DESU1 IBLE M \M I .\(Tl li\ HERE All thai Ii Asked hi a Fret? site?Men Behind it Have the Money and the Experience in the Manufacture of VrhAdra to Make The Enterprise a Mm?-Baecntlre Cosnmlttec will Make Effort to Ralec Money for site. 1Y >m The I>aily Item. June 5. The Bxeeutlve Committee of the Chamber of Commerce held a special roteUnsj .it noon today to cmfer with Mean w. \v. end B, k. Rowland, of Hnderaon, N. C, who are looking for a alte for the establishment of a car? riage and httggjy factory and who have been favorably impressed with the ireographlcal and jther advantages that Sumter offers for such an enter? prise. Mr. W. W. Rowland, who is a brother of Mr. C. G. Rowland, president of the Farmers' Rank and Trust Company of this city, is Inter? ested in one or more successful fac? tories of this character located in his home town, and his son. Mr. S. K. Rowland, has been for several years manaKer of one of these factories. They have decided to branch out on their own responsibility and will es? tablish a factory in Sumter or some other desirable locality. Throuph the influence of Mr. C. G. Rowland, Sumter is their first choice, and if this city offers th*?m reasonable Induce ? ments the factory, which will have an initial capital stock of not less than $25,000. will be erected and in oper? ation by the early fall. The matter was discussed In a gen? eral and informal manner by various members of the comittee, after Mr. J. W. McKelver, chairman of the committee on manufactures, had ex? plained the object of the meeting and outlined the nature of the induce? ments that this city would have to offer to secure the establishment of this enterprise, which would at the outset give employment to fDrty to fifty men and turn out approximately $100,000 worth of goods per annum. In brief all that the Messrs Rowland ask Is a suitable site for the factory. Mr. McKiver stated that he had been looking Into the matter for about two weeks and he had ascertained that a site adequate for the neods of the factory and properly located wo-shll coat not t . exceed $!,???, a resolution was idopied that th Chamber of Commerce pledge ltse' it ? uuUei Like to mint $i,O?O, if to much be necessary, for the purchase of a suitable site for the carriage factory, and that the result of the effort to raise this sum to be given as a bonus for the establishment of ? the factory, be communicated to I Messrs Rowland within one week from this date. The matter of raising ! this bonus was devolved upon the committee on manufacturs'. '>f which Mr. McKeiver fs chairman. The com? mittee will begin a canvass Df the business men tomorrow for the pur? pose of securing subscriptions to the Carriage factory honus fund; and as Inert scsms to be a general deeire to bring such enterprises to Bumter it should no! take the committee many dayi to raise the sum needed, Bev ? ii of Ihe business men present at be committee meeting Indicated their intention to contribute liberally to? il nd the fund and if every man in town who frill be directly benefited by tbe eetabltehmenl of an enterprise that aril have a pay roll from tho very first ><t something i nc four hun? dred dollari a areeki win give as ho should the bonus fund win be pledged within a f? w hours. This is the first enterprise that the ro-organi/.ed Chamber of Commerce has had an opportunity of Inducing to locate In Bumter, and it behooves the member! Of that body to make good by land- j ing it. it" we ?oceeed in bringing this factory here it will set the tide toward Bumter and ws will be able within the te xt five yean to make this city the home of diversified manufacturing In? dustrie! and double our population ? nd wealth, Five thousand dollars Is ill that is needed to start the m jve menl aad the people of Bumter can? not afford to turn down an enter? prise that is offered on such terms. MORE small POX NBAR CITY, a neu ease of email pox was re ' ported to the county supervisor Bun , day matnlag and steps were at once taken to keep the Infected person in quarantine. The man who has the disease is a negro named Kennedy and is now Just opposite the Hogan place, lie is k? pt in a teal ami ander quaran ' tine. It Is stated that he ( aim- here Saturday night from Ionia. The dis? ease has almost run its course on him ami it is probable that he will be kept only a few dayi by the coun? ty. The eases at Dalsell are all getting along aleely and most of the persons Infected with the disease are getting better. T\\o of the oases OUl t befe will probably be released in a day or t\\o. Farmers' U -a: Practical Thoughts f (Conducted by E. W. Dabba, Proi Some Ihi,i .in Thoughts. The County Union meeting Friday was well Attended, every local hav? ing a lull delegation, ami there wan quite a crow d of ?vieltore. We were uU*appolnted in n >t having any of the invited speakers, all having writ? ten regrets at not being aide to come by reason of previous engarT- ments. It was decided to try to raise mon? ey for two scholarship!?one at Clem son and one at Winthr m?for the hoy and girl who car. win them on examination, open to the county, out? side of the city of Sumter. Mrs. 11. W. Beall Who originated the plan has already secured pledges amounting to to $47.00 and Mr. L, I. Parrott pledg? ed 10 raise $25.00. Messrs W. E. Kolh, W. L, Crimson, Tom Dennis and Hugh Witherspoon were appoint? ed to secure the pledges for balance of the scholarships. In deference to the wishes ?f Mrs. Beall, it was agreed to call them the "-Farmers' I'nlon scholarships." The county lecturer made a very ;ood speech at the open air meeting, urging the union to work for better rural schools, schools that will train hoys and giris in the practical matters ?f home-building and home-keeping; not leaving out the essential >}> H's, hut giving less attention to music and art and the higher culture, so-called, and giving more attention to agri? culture and domestic science. 't opens a wide subject for thought and discussion, and Is something that can not he wrought in a day or a year, but there will have to be a training of the teachers for this kind of work, and an education of the parents to the desirability and practicability <L such studies. see The next meeting of the County Union will he with Trinity local on the 1st Friday in July. We hope to have with us then Col. Alan John stone, president of the hoard of trus? tees of C'emson college/ He was un ble to be at the Salem meeting, hot opes to Have an opportunity in July 0 talk t th< Bumter Union (,n the ?roblems that confront, m he them. coj. Johnstons i-- a pleasing speaker ind all a'h< hear him will be entertained ;.nd Instructed. We do not agree o?? the method of sup? porting Clemson college, but there are bo many points of agreement, tha* we can afford to disagree on this one. e e e The letters below from Profs. Har? row and Conrad! explain themselves. 1 trust We may he able to fight the louse pest to a finish In the light of the information they are giving of its habits. Every one who can do so ihOUld attend the cci'ege train either at Sumter or some other oonvenint place, Clemson College, May 30 1911. Mr. B. w. Dabhs, Mayesvllle, g, C, Hear Sir: 1 am vary sorry t ? have to write you that when l proceeded to make up my list of points of stop For our Agricultural Train it was not possll le, sin? e mir time has been lini tnd include Mayesvllle in this list. We have had ten requests for the it tipping of this train where one was possible, since our time has ben lim? bed on account of having to get off lac road with the live stock by the lit >t f \ugust. We BTi having JO man.* requests thai it will be Impos? sible to comply with thai l feel safe m saying that it is very probable that w. will put this train back '>n the r< d some time this winter and keep It there until we have ratlstied every? body who wants it to stop with them. In the meantime our train expects to make a stop at Bumter on -1st and Ttmmonsville on 29th, and we trust that you will do what you can to get as many of your farmers to at? tend the meeting of this train ?S possible, Regretting my Inability to i omply with your request and with best wishes, 1 remain, Yours vary truly, l >. x. Barrow, Superintendent. Clemson College, May :p>. 1911, Mr. E, W. Dabbs, Mayesvllle, S. C. Near Sir: l have your letter of tfcd '-"th inst, and also have the *p?vi mcn* of Hce which you sent, on tht cotton plant. There were represented l oth species; the cotton root louse, also the COtton leaf lOUSe. The lat? ter will imm Pother you in this kind of weather, but the rool louse during this prevailing drouth has the Pest haiue to cause you serious injury. In our studies at the Marion Labora? tory we find that this Insect attacks 9 I w ild w.Is, besides cotton and 'om, This, therefore, necessitates nion News or Practical Farmers Idem fwemeiV Union of Sumter County.) planting of a clean cover crop on cot? ton lice infested land during winter. This cover crop serves as a cleansing crop t'? hold down these wild food plants during the winter, that sup? port the louse. This louse as you may know de? pends upon cornfield anta to maintain 1 Itself. The ants care for them in their nests under the ground in the winter .mid they give them their pro? tection. In the sprint? when the I warm weather has set in. they carry this louse to the first succulent roots at the surface of the soil which In most cases is pig-weed. Here they begin to breed, and as the weeds are turned under and the land Is plant? ed to cotton ?r corn they transfer to these crops to live on them during spring and early summer. The dam* ages are accomplished in the cotton land, from the time the cotton ap? pears above the ground until about .May 15th, in ordinary eas ?ns; dur? ing this dr ?uth the season of damage has run a little longer and is just about over now. provided the cotton has set a good root system. At any rate there is nothing t'l he done now except a thorough rapid shallow cul? tivation of cotton, and cultivate as close up to the rows as possible. This is based on the absolute facts that ants travel by smell over old trails; they do not travel by sight. Anything breaking this trail humbugs them, and they will devote all their energies towards rescuing their fam allea down in the ground The root b use not receiv ing the support of the ant. and it will then starve. Sum? marizing, therefore, it would amount to the following: give the otton land this fall a sure cover crop, pre? ferably rye and oats, mix some vetch seed with the rye, which will make it better. This will act as a cover catch and cleansing crop. When the cotton is planted next spring, insist ort thorough frequent shallow culti? vation. This is the best force that you can direct against these insects. Of course last ?Jnrtnfr ififv ^o?'tf* not I " e done on account of the wet ?t a I son, r*nd we d not Irnoe whet in ?: ? I In a case hk? this. We sre( there 1 fore, operating a laboratory for the Stud) oi ibis pest, at *?Iai ion, in tue heart of the cotton root louse ter? ritory. I should be delighted to be w'th you at Farmers Union meeting Fri? day, but I have another engagement, i If I can arrange maters T shall try to be with you anyway, and talk to you on this subject, because in sn ad? dress a man can explain things much better than in a letter. If I cannot come, I shall try to get one of the younger men ?f the division to come over and explain this pest. W. T. Conrad!. Entomologist. LINCOLN SCHOOL CLOSES. Twenty-Three Graduates Receive Di? plomas at the Hands' of Superin? tendent Edmunds. The Lincoln school on South Wash? ington street on Friday evening held its closing exercises for tin- year 1 J1 0 11. Twenty-three graduates, who had completed the full course of the school, received certificates at ihe ha ul: of Bupt. s. H, Edmunds, who at the time nii.de an earnest talk to them concerning their work in the school and the part that they were to till out of it. The exercises were held at the school auditorium which was crowd? ed with the friends and patrons of the school. The exercises were com? plete and well rendered. The sing? ing was specially good and met with much applause from the audience. The exerc ises began on Sunday, May L'sth when the baccalaureate sermon was preached to the gradu? ating cdass at the Mt. Zion Baptist churc h. A large audience was pres? ent to hear the sermon which was an excellent one. I >n Wednesday, May ill, the clos? ing concert and the prize declamation contest was held. This also was well attended. The concert was excellent and pleasantly rendered. The declamations ware good. There were quite a number in the contest Which was limited to tbe r lass of 1912. At tbe final exercises, luid Friday evening, the prize for the best decla? mation was given to Aigie Wae tor of the class of 1 :?1 J. First honors of the class <>f 1911 recitations, and an excellent record on an almost perfect record on daily recitations, and an excelenl record on examlnatl >ns. n?> was given the valedictory on the occasion of the closing exercises. The programme and list of grad? uates was as follows: Overtun?Selected ?Coleridge Tay? lor < Orchestra. March?Class '11. Chorus?"Fling Wld< The Gkues,*' ?School. Scripture Lesson?Irvine Gary. Invocation?Rev, i. I?. Davis, l >. l >. Chorus?ESt ii carnatus? farmer's Mass B Flat. Salutatory?"We Begin Again."? Blanche V. Sampson. , Recitation?"St Haul's Defence."? Laura R. Shaw. Solo?Selected?Amy E. Young. Recitation?"The Little Martyr of Smyrna."?Bdith E. Smith, j Selection?"Angel Eyes."?orches? tra. ? 'lass History?Roberta L. Davis. Recitation?"The Wreck of The Hesperus."?Rosa J. Thompson. Chorus?"<>n The Move."?Bailey Op. 2S4. Essay ? "Ideal Womanhood." ? Eunice C. Wilson. Class Critic?Ethel DeLorme. Selection?"Ideal of My Dream*." ? i Orchestra. Prophecy?EIrina B. Taylor. < 'harus?"< inward March."?Geibel. Valedictory?"Constancy is the Foundation of all Virtues."?Wm. F. Bultman. Female <'horns--Twilight. Presentation of Dlplotnaa?Supt. S. H. Edmunds, t'lass Sons:?Farewell Lincoln. Distribution of Prizes etc?Algie Wactor, ciass '12 Chorus?Ar!on Waltz ? Benediction?Rev, Dr. Moultrie. Class Motro: "Basis Vlrtntum Con stantla." Class 1911. Edwin Willis Baker, Wm. Francis Bultman, Arabella Louisa Chlchcster, Thos. Jefferson Cain, Zelia Maxey Counts, Robert Lee Davis, Roberta Louise Davis, Bthelyn Sadie DeLorme, Irvine Hunter Gary, Elizabeth Hunter, Mattie Ellen James, Sylvester Elliot Jefferson. Susan Viola Moses, Blanche Viola Sampson, Laura Rachel Shaw, Edith Selena Smith, EIrina Edison Taylor, Rosa Jane Thompson. I :essie Evelyn Wactor. Angeltne Ttl^i che Whittak? r, Eunice Cone Iis \\ 11 son, Amy Emmah Young, Hei.r; Wilder, Jr. ciass Honor -Wm. Franela Bull man. The Item and Watchman and South ron Popularity Contest. Following is the list of nominees: District No. 1.?City of Sumter. Miss Minnie Blanding.39,91u Miss Ellen Reach.S3,990 Miss Annie Dollard. 35,475 Miss Schuyler Cooper.17,900 Miss Nell McKagen.17.8C5 Miss Anna Jennings.16,590 Miss Br?ne White.16,000 Miss Macy Smith.15,750 Miss Martie Royle. 1,300 Miss Juanita Bradford.12,740 Miss Elisabeth Hood. 4.955 Miss Agnes Richardson. 1,800 Miss Ethel Brunson. 1,5S? Miss Arrle Btuckey.1,4oo Miss Laurel Carr.1,350 Miss Bonnie Nunamaker. .. 1,350 Miss Bda Tobln. 1,300 Miss Katie Hinson. 1,250 Miss Mildred Hall. 1,250 Miss Boele Hagau. 1,2-0 Miss Louisa Thames. 1,200 Miss Mary Ramsey.. '. 1.045 Miss Innls Cuttino.1,000 Miss Susie McKlnney. 1,000 Miss Mario Philips.1.000 Miss Llaale Winn. i.eoo Miss Rattle Bradford. 1,000 Miss Jennie Walsh. 1,000 Miss Gladys Hurst. 1.000 Miss Mary Pitts. 1,000 Miss Luclle DeLorme. 1,90*9 Miss Theo Lopes. 1,000 Miss Sadie Seay. 1,000 Miss Helen Beaumont. . . . 1.000 Miss Bstelle Crowson. l.ooo Miss Adele Bowman. 1.000 Miss Miriam Mellette. 1.000 Miss Marie Brown. 1.000 Miss Minnie Moses. 1.000 Miss Mayo Rees. 1.000 Miss Eva Kingman. 1,000 Miss Roberta Williamson.. .. 1.000 Miss Kathleen Bostick. 1,000 Miss Mabel Booth. 1,000 Miss Mamie Chandler. 1,000 Miss Katie .'lark. 1.000 Miss Llssle Britton.1.000 Miss Marie DuKant. 1.000 Miss Alba- Dlckson. 1,000 Miss Nellie Monaghan. 1,000 Miss Mamie Neal. 1.000 Miss Dorothy Owen. 1.000 Miss Julia Wright. 1.000 Miss May Lee. 1.000 Miss Elethea Reardon. . . . l.ooo Miss Marion Satterwhitt. . . 1,000 Miss Marie DuPre. 1,000 Miss Etta Cuttino. 1,000 Miss Willie Hatch. 1,000 Miss Jeannette Henry. . . . 1,000 Miss Katie Manheim. 1,000 Miss Annie Lynam. 1. ? <> Makes Home Baking Easy POWDER Absolutely Pure Tho only baking powder made from Royal Crape Cream of Tartar NO ALUM.HD LIME PHOSPHATE Miss Edna Grier. 1,000 Miss Mabel Randall. 1.000 Miss Lemie Bowman. 1,000 District No. 2.?Outride of Sumter. Miss Pauline Cummings. . . 38,610 Miss L. E. McCoy. 24,725 Miss Louise Warren. 24,330 Miss Dora Dick. 1,450 Miss May Weeks. 1,350 Mis.- Pauline Jones. lr300 M ss Beulah Richardson... . 1,200 Miss Bessie F. Aycock. . . 1,050 Miss Eda Ramsey. 1,025 Miss Eloise Jenkins. 1,000 Miss Louise Reid. 1,00?) Miss Lillian Wilson .?. 1,000 M;ss Edna McCutchen. 1,000 MiM Gauthmey Wilson. 1,000 Mis* Allie Beckham. 1,000 Miss Alma Maye3. 1,000 Miss Virginia Cooper. 1,000 Miss Irene McCutchen. 1.000 Miss Alice Hill. 1,000 Miss Marguerite Scott. 1,000 Miss Blanche Edens. 1,000 Mies Estelle Moore. 1,000 Miss Mattie Boykin. 1,000 Miss Rosine Stafford. 1,000 Miss Alto Emanuel. 1,000 Miss Sarah Moore. 1,000 Miss Virginia Saunders. 1,000 Miss Aimie Moore.. .. Mis3 Emma Barnwell. . Miss Theo Dargan.. Miss Louise Scarborough Miss Mildred James.. .. <~* ?*efe PHarirs. Kiss Pearl Moore . .. . Miss Evelyn Montgom ry M law Tviijt McCutchen.. M!aa Margaret Law.? .. Miss Margaret bicai^., . Miss Alma Bradley.. .. Miss Bessie Geddings... 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 LO0O 1,000 l,Q#6 1,000 1,001' 1,000 1.000 Miss Mae Griffin. 1.000 Miss Tessa Hatfteld. 1,000 Miss Belle McCutchen. ... . 1,000 Miss Mabel Hearon. 1,000 Miss Bessie Talion. 1,000 Miss Janie Bell Gaylord. 1,000 Miss Lucile Parrott. 1,000 Miss Corrie Baker. 1.000 Miss Aline Rogers. 1,000 Miss Juanita McLeod. 1,000 Miss Rosa McLeod. 1,000 Miss Sadie Rogers. 1.000 Miss Sudie Hodge. 1,000 Miss Ida Cuttino. 1,000 Miss Dollie Stone. 1.000 Miss Inez Wells. 1.000 Miss Edith Wells. 1,000 Miss Bessie Hodge. 1,000 Miss Mattie Cubbage. 1,000 Miss Mary Kolb. 1,000 Miss Eunice Osteen. 1.000 Miss Ruth Cain. 1,000 Miss Hester Hodge. 1.000 Recital Given By >I i?? sumter. On Friday evening a recital w&s given by the music pupils of Miss Be? atrice Sumter at her studio on Salem avenue. The selections were extremely well rendered, the frequent applause showing the appreciation of the andiene?-. Tho program was as fol? lows: Vanished Dreams ? Charles P. Scott?Miss Dorothy Burns. Valse Caprice?Mrs. Virgil?Halbe Cuttino. Holllday March?Augusta Cuttino. Concert Mazurka? Mrs. Virgil? Annie Churchill. Reverie?Ruth Brown. Serenade?Schubert?Katie Pitts. Corsican March?Y/oerdeler. Duet - Misses Dorothy Burns and Annie Churchill. Dollle's Dream?< >p. 20l' No. 4.? Theo Oesten?Miss Hallle Cuttino. Happy Days?Mrs Virgil?Mi^s Augusta Cuttino. Softly Sings the Brooklet?Op. 63. Merman Wen/el ? Miss Dorothy I turns. Majestic March?Voedeler ?Miss Annie Churchill. Gypsy Queen Waltz?Foerdelee? Duet?Misses Annie Churchill and Dorothy Burns. Spring Bong?Mendelssohn ? M:ss Elise Deal. Trlpet's Grand March - Op. 1^2. Lustare Wedel?Miss Ruth Brown. Valse?Durant?Miss Katie Pitt* Send us your Job work.