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rwbUftiirtl Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SI MTKK, S. C. Te?ios: I ll.lt per annum?In advance. Advert I ?erneut*: One Square nrat Insertion.$1.00 ?eery subsequ?.r>t !o?ertloo.&0 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reJuced rates. All communications which sub gsrve private interests will be charged ter as advertIs ments. vVNtu?-Cs and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1110 and the True Southron In liet. The Watchman and Southron sow has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and Is msnlfestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. TI1K l'U> FKKKXt K OF MAYORS, It Is very gratifying to note the gen? eral approval of the proposed confer? ence of mayors, suggested by the Chamber of Commerce and called primarily by Its education commit? tee and the Mayor, acting with the president and convention committee of the Chamber. All the topics thus far suggested are educational, in the broader sense. The arrangements for the convention were turned over to the education committee with that in view. The idea of a mayor a conference is good, be? cause in the utltra individualism that characterises the South we do not al? ways practice the degree of co-oper? ation needed for re.il progress. "Get? ting together." 'Vubblng elbows" and "swapping Ideus and experiences," are good for all men. and the confcrcnc" to be held on June 25th holds at least the possibility .and we believe the probability, of much good for the people of all the South Carolina cities and towns Tin? purpose of the conference Is to have a full and free discussion of SI - eiy topp , from all viewpoints. It is not to force conviction on any point", but to draw out Ideas in order that whatever is worth while may become publle psjssgf in Uie various cities of the State Qov. Hlea-e sticks to his friends and sticks a knife Into his enemies wlt-iesa his recent order in re the Isle of Palms and tho comments therein contained respecting his enemy. Ma, of lohn IV Grace. see Some years ago one case of small pox created almost a panic in this city and everybody made haste to be vac? cinated Now there have been a half dosen cases within the past few weeks and little attention is paid und there is no excitement. All the same, smallpox is H loathsome and very ?Ontsgtous disease and right now Is a good time to be vaccinated. The eltv authorities should enforce com? pulsory vaccination. see The preliminary Welfare Confer? ence, heb* in Columbia Tuesday, an KSsd ? programme that all good r it Isen* can endorse without reserva Uon. The only criticism that can JUStlv be made of the programme is that it is so all inclusive that it will be diftleult to eoneentrate eufllelenl effort und energy on any one line ol reform to aceomplish this desired up? lift see President Wilson furnish* I hi ttOf copy and more of It for the newspa? per cm respondents than ROQSSTSlI ever did with all his utenuositv and bixarre activities Wilson has rntrr IgggjSjd se seine ngfhtecs, has engaged lr, no unseemly brawls with anyone, has called no man a liar, but he keeps in the lime-light by at? tending to his business. We have heretofore believed that Koosevelt was the premier advertiser of the age, and as a matter of fact, he was and is In the circus style of advertis? ing, but when it conn s to solid busi? ness like publicity Wilson Is the star perofrmer. see politpal opponent* of ?'ongr? man Pa-hard I Whaby of ('harhs |ng] are still haul at work trying to prove that be u.o-d moncv ire. ly and corruptly in accomplishing his sfjSC? t'? n. Perhaps Mr. W h ib > did SOS money, but so did the candidates whom tie defeated. if rumors are ? redilb . so why COSWOntfatS I MS light upon him. if bribery ami eorrup tion run riot in the first district eon? gres?oorial e|. . tmn. why ted call all th* e.indidites to a strict account? The truth of the matter Is tfo- present primary svstem affords unlimited op portuntty for fraud, and ambitious and unscrupulous oflJiee seekers have not been slow to take advantage of tfo npportuni'v There will he go im? provement in conditions until the pti< mnrv system Is reformed. and theft will he no reform until the legislature musters up sufficient courage and backbone to cease pandering, to the element that opposes auv restriction on the primary that makes fraud more ?tffeuit * * ? The appointment of Mr. W, B, Gon ?alss, editor of The Columbia state, to be minister t<> Cuba, is an added proof that PrOB Won! Wilson is a man of ludgsneat and discrimination. A hei? ter seiet low could not have been made, tor the interests of the United States will i?e sate in Mr. Gonsale.V hands and he w ill he part leularly acceptable t?? the Cuban people. He can be trust ad to uphold the best traditions of the American foreign service a.id to keep his hands clean of tile dollar brand of diplomacy. ? * * Coagrs?ten Copley of Illinois, Pro? gressiN e, has prepared a bill for in? troduction in the MOUJS of Repre? sentatives, denying the right of in? terstate transportation to the pro? ducts of child labor, as a metfns of preventing the employment of .any child under fourteen years of age In any mine, mill, factory or workshop. When the principle of Federal re? striction of harmful Industries through the extension of the inter? state commerce regulations to cover them becomes firmly established, It may be possible to enact a law that will really accomplish what the Webb Keynon anti-liquor purported to do If the Federal government will deny the right of Inter-state transportation to alcoholic beverages, and refuse to grant a revenue license for the sale of liquor In prohibition territory, the Stntes will be In a position to enforce their laws prohibiting traffic in 11 quor, but so long as the Federal gov? ernment continues the nullification of State laws by liquor dealers, real pro? hibition is impossible. see The Isle of Palms is now actually, as well as figuratively, a watering place and Pig Pen Stothart is sitting on the lid. CHANGES AT Y. M. C. A. Mr. I C. Lord Assumes Duties of As**-*ant Secretary, and t Itlmately lliyslcal Director's Position, When Mr. ThecV Itc-lgiiutloti llccomc?. Effective. Prafg The Daily Item, June 13. Mr. E. C. l^>rd, who has bean man? ager of the Win. II. t'obb Company s interests in this city for the past year will tomorrow succeed Mr. Carl , Witherspoon as Assistant Secretary of the Y M. C. A Mr. Witherspoon leaves tomorrow for New York, from which city he sails for Europe, short? ly, for a trip of some duration. Mr. LaCd is verv popular with Y. M. C. A members ami his connection with the institution is generally welcomed. About two months hence ti.? resig? nation of Mr. P. A. ThSQS as phyiseal director of ||m Y. M. C. A. takes ef? fect, and at that time Mr. Lord will assume the duties of physical director, and another man will be elected to the position of assistant secretary. Mr Thees has be a physical director of the Y. M. C. A. since its opening and his resignation, in order to permit of Ins taking a complete course at the Y M. C. A. training school in Chi? cago, will i?e generally regretted. WAItM WE.XT 11 lilt COMES. Weather lltircuu I red lets Heat for the Coming Werk. Washington? June 15.?Warm weather, with clear skies over the greater part of the country, is pre? dicted for the coming week by the weather bureau "There Will be scattered thunder -howeis the hrst part of the week, in the northern border." the weekly bul? letin Says, "and by the middle of the week Showers will set in along the Saat gulf and South Atlantic coast. "No important storm is charted to cross the country during the ensuing week, although s disturbance of mi? nor intensity will form Tuesdav or Wed need a) over tin- Western plateau region and advance thence In s north aaaterlS direction, attended by local thumh r showers, and reach the region ol the Qreat Lakes Thursday or Frl? day." UMIIn OM m i l. or REASON. I.a 1'nllcttc Presents Amendment to Sherman Antl-TruNt LnW, Washington. June 13, Senator Lu t oilette today introduced a lull In amend I he Sherman nidi trust law ?u as to provide thai when an> person, tum or torpor at Ion is held guilty ol restraining trade, the burden of proof i.? establish I he reasonableness of SUek restraint should he lpO|| the de f? ndant. Atiy concern controlling nmrc than |M*r coal ol the business In lbs CnM?*<1 St.?ies .it an) <oinmn|ii\ wor/M 1??' barred front claiming r<u snnahle restraint, The lull als., would dehne as < on rlosively unreasonable any business which restraints the purchase of nr.y article from ans other persons or >. struts the use oi sn) given nr'.lcle and the sale of any patent in llletp I I n -a rain t rade. LOWER RATE, LOWER TAX. SECRETARY LANE ANNOUNCES POLICY IN REfiARD TO ELEC? TRIC COMPANIES. Companies I sing t.nvcrnmcnt Water Rights Will get Reduced Taxen If The) Reduce Their Rate to Consum? er*?Conditions Which Must Be Compiled With. Washington, Juno 16. "The lowei the rate charged to consumers b> electric power companies, tin- lower will la- the tax, which such power companies must pay to the govern? ment." Secretary Lane of the interior de? partment today announced this is the "heart of the policy adopted as to the disposition of water rights of the government." Mr. Lane has pending before him several applications for tights to use the public lands and the waters of navigable streams for the develop? ment of electrical power. He is op? posed to making use of these waters as a source of revenue to the govern ment hut is in favor of requiring the fullest use of- them for the henetit of Ulf people and has laid down live con? ditions as "an ideal standard." These conditions are: "1. The greater the development of horsepower the lower the charge per horsepower to be made on the part of the government. This is intended to secure the full use of the stream. "2. The lower the rate to consum? ers the lower the charge on the part of the government. ";t. No charge whatever for a period of live or ten years, during v hich the power company is finding its market. "L Acceptance as public utility of state's Jurisdiction over Intrastate rate? and service and of federal juris? diction over interstate rates and ser? vice. "5. Absolute prohibition <>f com? bination or monopoly and the right of revocation on the part of the gov? ernment In the event that it is estab? lished to the satisfaction of the sec? retary of the interior or the courts that such combination has been made or that prices have been fixed by agreement with competing plants*" PEACE CHANCES PROSPER. With Russia ami Prance Working to Preserve Nations from War, Prob? ability of Peace Improves, London, June 12,?With "the Lit? tle white Father of All the Slavs" warning the Balkan states and be? seeching them to avoid a fratricidal war ami Prance keeping the war chesl closed tight, the chances of pre? serving peace among the allies is im proving. But the situation is still critical. The powers may Join the Russian emperor in the demand that the al? lies demobilise, while Russia ar? bitrates, but one of the chief dangers of Russian arbitration lies in the possibility it may precipitate another European crisis unless it is preceded by an Austro-Ilusslan understanding. The powers are expected to inter? vene at the Servian and Bulgarian capitals today with a demand for demobilisation and since the opposi? tion at Sofia urges immediate action, the quetslon of war or peace ought to bo decided by the end of the week. a Belgrade dispatch to The Daily Telegraph says: "The Servian minister to Bulgarin lias left here for Sofia with linal In? structions which he Is to present to the Bulgarian government, If Bul? garia delays a definite answer to the request for an early meeting of the premiers of the allies the minister is instructed to leave Sofia. (Jen. Putntk, chief of the general staff of the Servian army, has left to resume command at I skup. It Is currently reported that he has re? ceived instructions to repel with the utmost vigor any attack by the Bul? garians and Oppose any attempt on their part to cross the Servian line of demarkatlon." BtJMTEIt COTTON MARKET. Corrected Pally Hy Finest M. Field, Cotton Buyer. Sumter. .1 une 1 *;. Uood Middling 12. St ru t M Iddllng I 1 7-8, Middling 11 ::-1. St. Low M Iddllng i I B. Low Middling I" II 1. staple cotton I- to it cents ror white grudos. New York Cotton Maikct. New York. June Id (>pen t 'lose. Jan.I 1.36 I I 63 Feh. mm Mar.11.41 11 K :i May. I l.?7 June. 12.13 .lul\. 12.17 Auk.12 00 12.11 Sep. m 7?; (let.11.46 ll ?? \o\. 11.66 I ?ec . . . . ..III?? I 1.611 Makes Home Baking Easy POWDER Absolutely Pure Tho only baking powder made from Royal Grapo Cream of Tartar MO ALUM.N0 LIME PHOSPHATE MASS MEETING TO BE HELD. Culled for .Inly 2nd at the Court Hollge at it A. M. to Consider Count) Fair. it was decided at a Joint meeting Of the County Fair Committee of the Chamber of Commerc e and the County Fair Committee' of the Sumter Coun? ty Farmers' Union held in the Cham? ber of Commerce Saturday to call a mass meeting of the cltl* ns of Sum? ter County at the COUrt house on Wed? nesday, July 2nd, at 11 o'clock to dis? cuss plans for raising money to Inda B county fair in this county next fall. Every person interested in the wel? fare of the county is invited to be present and it is hoped that all who come will come prepared to subscribe liberally to the stock of the proposed fair association. At the meeting Saturday were Messrs. w B. Boyle, Chairman of the County Pair Committee from the Chamber of Commerce, and Presi? dent J. Prank Williams, of the Sum? ter County Farmers' Union, a mem? ber of the chamber of Commerce Committee and chairman of the com? mittee from the Sumter C?urttj Farm? ers' Union. Mr. Williams is also chair? man of the chamber of Commerce Committee on Farm Improvement. Other members of the Farmers' Union Committee present were Messrs Miss Piek I ntortains. Miss Susie Dick entertained a num? ber of her Winthrop schoolmates and other friends Friday morning in hon? or of her two charming guests, Misses Helen w.Is of Darlington1, a recent graduate of Winthrop College, and Miss Ina Singleton of Washington, 1 c. A large number of ydttng ladies were in attendance upon the affair Which proved most delightful. The Fiftieth Anniversary Gettysburg, Pa. t >n account of the above celebra? tion, the Southern Kailwuy company j will sell round trip tickets to Gettys? burg, Pa., on June 29, and :;n and July 1st, with final limit July cub, 1913. Exceedingly low rates huve been authorised from all points In the Southeast. Some of the attractive fares from points in this territory are as follows: Allendale, $17.15, Bamberg, $1i;.ki), Barnwell $10.55, Blackvllle, $16.65, Camdcn, $15.20, Charleston, $16.90, Denmark, $ l 6.65, Lancaster, $14.75, Orangeburg $16.50, Pregnall $16.90, Summervlllc $16.90, Sumter. $15.60. Similarly low ?round trip rates in effect from other points in South < \i rolina. Southern Hallway has arranged for a special through train without ( hange of cars to Gettysburg, Pa., for the ac? commodation of Confederate Veterans and their friends. This train will consist of baggage car, nice first class coaches, dining car ami Pullman sleeping ear.-; and will have Augusta. Ga., 2.45 P. M. Sunday, June 29th; leave Blackvllle, .*..:..'. p. M? Colum? bia 7.25 P. M . ?'bester 9.13 P. M . Hock Mill 9. 15 P. M.i and will arrive Gettysburg 1.20 P. M. Monday ,June 3oth in time In allow for arrange? ments to i?c made for accommoda terns at the battlefield during the af? ternoon. Those intending to make this trip ran hoard Ihis train at Black? vllle, Columbia, Rock Hill, or un> other point enrotlte, and this will avoid a necessity of making ans ? hange enroute See that your tickets rend via Soul lei n KailW a \ and il hut her In formation Is wanted i?r If reservation on this special train or an) regular 11 .i in i.- ilei i. e.I. write to W. I: Me Gee, A. 11 P. A . ('olumbla, W 11 CnnVy, D r \ I 'hai leston, or s. 11 Me|.t;in |i p \ . Columbia, und youi communication will bo given prompt uttcni ion m m Brown of iiswego', Robert Mair drow ??t Mayesville. The Buhjecl <.f the <'<?uiity Fair was fully discussed and it was decided to ln?l<l the mass meet? ing as the best method <?i ascertaining the sentiment <?t' tin- farmers <?t the county regarding the fail The meeting is under tin- direction of Mr. H. B. Belser, director in charge ?.f Rural Relations, Mr. W. B. Boyle, chairman of ti??' County Pair Com? mittee tVom tli? Chamber of <'?>m merce, and J. Prank Williams, chair? man of the County Fair Committee fron? the Farmers' Union. It is hoped hy the co-operation ol the iWo organ tEiifjhrnrft t*il Wamb? r j i?f CtWimeece and Hi" Farmers' Union, to organize a successful fair association. Geo. H. Hurst I NDKRTAKER AND K.MBALMKR. Trompi attention to day or night calls. VT OLD J. D. CRAIO STAND, SOI N. Main Street. Day Phone ?39. Night Phone SO . Accidents Happen all over the world every day. it's kbest to be prepared for accidents by accumulating a Savings Fund in some bank. Your money begins earning the day you deposit it. mfm The Peoples'Bank The Time to Make Provision ? For your later jrOQMI is now?during the productive period of your life. Your future prosperity depends largely upon present accumu? lations?not earnings. However, our Hank Account Plan for protecting and conserving earnings is proving a distinct and actual help to others in building up their accumulations. Will you try this plan?make your start now? Your account will i>o cordially welcomed at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK -i 1905 1913 The Farmers' Bank & Trust Company Capital Stock, ... - $120,000.00 Surplus, - 77,000.00 Liability of Stockholders - - iio.ooo.0o Protection to Its Depositors, - 5317,000.00 Active, Accommodating, Conservative We Want Your Business. Catch Ip With Him Don't sit back and watch the other fellow get ahead of you. The way to catch up with him and keep up with him is to keep a bank account and check out your money judiciously. Before you know it you'll be saving a snug [sum out of the surplus. THE Bank!' Sumter Wire Fence Wo hoy direct fro nit lie ?loci mills in ,ar loads for rush with all discounts ??tr. tiiis enables n- t?? sHi you at the kwrc*M price*, which wv guarantee do. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. t Sinnier, - - - South Carolina ????????????????????????????^