The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 18, 1913, Image 4
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The Humter Watchman was found?
ed In 1860 and the True Southron in
18ff. The Watchman and Southron
aow has ths combined circulation and
Influence cf both of the old papers,
and is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
Law should Chock the Waste.
When a firm or corporation fallt
nr.-Ii cv il linit'm and HllUlPsHUllll
through the tour's or out of the
courts In us, a large part of
Its assets Is usually absorbed by re?
ceivers and lawyers or in the expenses
of sab. When u man falls sick the
isly wise course of the physician
la to husband bis physical resource
s.. that recuperation will be aided
When a business or Industrial com?
pany is sick, the opposite course Is
adopted. Hy a sort of common con?
sent that custom hus engendered, what
remains of Its resources arc consigned
for division to the doctors of businc-s
and industry, namely, the lawyers and
the h of the law.
Within the last ten years reorgani >
xatlons of industrial concerns have
taken place In South Carolina at ex?
pense that would amaze the public if
he fees and commissions paid were
sni'wn. We may at any time wit?
ness recurrences of disaster to similar
concerna
In S<rw York a few years ago a
Statut - was passed that reduced ex?
pense.* of liquidating crippled finan?
cial companies to a mere fraction of
the sums that were formerly paid.
Wh> should It be quietly assumed,
when i corporation is threatened with
Insolvency, that its original share
holders shull receive nothing and that
ull the properties shall disappear dur?
ing the process of rehabilitation?
To some studious and intelligent
South Carolina legislator there Is an
opportunity to bring about a real re
form in this State by the framing and
pressing to enactment of a statute
that wtl destroy the praetLe of legal
preying upon weakened firms und cor?
porations. Publicity of the present
< st of their reorganizations would
arouse the people to a degree that
would compel the enactments.?Co?
lumbia State.
The abuse to which the Columbia
State calls attention is one of sev-1
eral that, vamplre-llke, feed upon the
business men and producing classes of
this State, as the dir ect result of in
efficleni laws ai d tl | manner in
which hev are administered There
Is alrcud. i widespread feeling of re?
sentment sjp in.-t the pt.\alent prac?
tice of looting any and ull corpora?
tion)*, t rms or individuals that get
Into financial dithcultics. When the
ii pndation or reorganisation of a
on-,,?!??... b? ' o111es unavoidable the as?
sets qu ckly shrink to the vanishing
point through a process of cmuscu
lutloti >y costs, fees und legal ex?
pense. The debtor Is itYually pi< ked
clean and the creditors get little or1
nothing The State is correct?it i?
high time for u change. I
\\ 1PPKAL run II 1.1.1".
The Uiw and order League of
Charleston, whn h has undertaken
tb? Ilereab .n task of breaking the
grip that the kftWtOOf element has
upon that lie. appeals through the
local newspapers to the gooil people
of Charleston 'or hna iclal assls
tan< | to carrs he light to a finish.
The response should bf Immediate
und adequate, but we greatly fear
that sutllcient money to carry out
the plans of the League will not DO
forthcoming, for the \ h e trust ap?
pears to hu\e Charleston in Ml |Tlp
und the majority Ol the people arc
i ither indifferent to the rotten con- ?
dMOM existing, of are subservient |0
the sang that bnds crime profitable
in that cnv. Cut conditions that j
ii' ikr ?'halbst, ii a stem h m the nos?
trils of tin- law?reaps et Inj] paople
everywhere are ..f gSftOtSl concern
fit the bOlOnrS of the State, ns Well
as to the i.c.\ iad iirdei League and
the people who are in svuipnthv with
|g purpose*, and the I all fof help
hhoiibl appe.il to the p. ople of ell
sections Of the -dale a-* sttooglv pi lO
18mm in Charleston Charleston Is a
part i ? South Carolins ond anything
tb..t sjfooti that <tt> adversely hurts
i Ik satire Mala if Charleston If.
vice ridden and ait incubator ..f - noo
oad i ?wrleasn |M harmful effects
arc io.t confined ??? the territoiv I ltl|
hot wean tshety Junetloti und the Itai
tfiv. hut the evil inllluences spread
to all parts of the State. When Char?
leston was wrecked by an earthquake,
when It was swept by a cyclone and
was in dire distress, it was brought
forcibly to the minds and hearts of
all Soii'h. rolinians that Charles?
ton Was was a part, and a very im
partant part of the commonwealth,
and when the appeal for help was
modi the people Of South Carolina
responded quickly and generously.
Now. that a worse evil than earth?
quake or storm has the old city in
Its grasp and bids fair to destroy its
decency and its honor and make it a
stronghold of lawlessness, a veritable
ulcer of vice on the body politic, why
should not the law-abiding and de?
cent peojde of South Carolina rally
to the support of that small band of
fighters who are battling for the su?
premacy of law and decency in Cha?
ltet on ? Why not raise a State-wide
fund for the use of the Law and Or?
der League of Charleston so that they
may make a good tight, drive out
crime and punish the criminals who
disgrace the city and the State by
their Magrant disregard of law and
morals? If the light can bo won in
Charleston, tho hands of those who
are making lesser, but similar fights
elsewhere will be strengthened and
the task of enforcing the law and
bringing the law-breakers to an
accounting will be made easier. If
the criminals are permitted to hold
and Increase their sway in Charleston,
men of like ch iracter will be encour?
aged to follow their example in other
towns. The tight the Law and Order
League is making in Charleston Is
not a local affair, it concerns the
whole State and if the balance of the
State docs not come to the aid of the
few Charleston men who have the
backbone to fight the evils that are
rapidly destroying the decency of the
community, crime, vice and and bra?
zen lawlessness will soon dominate
public sentiment and the courts
throughout the State, as they now do
in Charleston.
STATMKJfT BY HALZELL THI S
TEES.
Show Necessity of Extra Levy ami
Issuing llonds for Estaltil.sl?iig
Modern School.
Luring the year Of 1912 the peo?
ple of this school district, No. 9, saw
that they were not getting the re?
sults in educational lines that were
in their reach and after giving the
matter due consideration, they real?
ized t'iat more money was needed to
promote their interests, in getting the
best there was in store for them, in
consequence o:' which a petition was
circulated, asking the proper authori?
ties that a fotlf mill extra levy be
voted on the district that the money
needed might be raised. The pe?
tition was signed by the required one
third of the qualified electors and an
equal number of the freeholders re?
siding within the district and an
election was ordered and carried
through according to law; the result
being a large majority in favor of the
levy.
Luring this lime, we were Investi?
gating whether it was more sCon< lin?
eal and beneficial tO run several
Small white seh ?ols Within the dis?
trict, or to const lidate them into one
and make that one g graded school.
After m vetsigat ing, it was thought
best to adopt thi latter system which
we are now putting into operation.
To carry out that arrangement. W<
found that a larger and more com?
modious building was necessary. The
problem then presented itself of how
we were to raise the money to erect
that building. The four mill extra
b \y. we saw. WOUld furnish sufficient
funds to run the schools, and leave
a surplus; but i ot enough to build
.1 ho,ise US well.
Then it was th it a bond issue pre?
sented Itself as being necessary to
carry out the purpose contemplated.
A petition asking for an election, was
circulated, the election ordered and
the result was a unanimous VOtS In
favor of the issue, which has been
eaOCUtCd, The amount of the issue
is four thousand dollars ami our
purpose Is |0 run the schools and also
set aside a sinking fund to pay inter?
est and the bonds as they mature.
u/s now have s conveyance Iransport?
inK the < hlldren who live too far from
Ihe School house to walk.
We feel confident at this stage of
ihe proceeding, thai the consolida?
tion ol t be w hite s< hools Into one
efficient graded school, with a con
in? e to trensporl the children
who live too far away to w ilk. Is the
proper solution In this case.
Very respect fully,
B W, H HQ A118,
J, C, Id NU Alt.
a. ('. writm 'ws.
Hoard of Trustees.
Washington. Oct. IS, The follow
are the Mouth Carolins meg w ho
maj uo affected bj the recent action
of congress removing deputy mar?
shals In the internal revenue servl<
from the civil service: N, M. Porter
(chief), Charleston, |laKOO; Oeo, m
4chn*nh+rger, Charleston, $l,2ftoj J,
l Adams, Charleston, fl.too,
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WHEN you have anything to buy?no matter what?
your first duty is to find "Headquarters'' for your
wrants. We wish you would make our store your head?
quarters. Our prices and values court comparison.
Examine Our Stock of
Shoes
Before buying your Winter supply. Many
shapes for Men, Ladies and the Children. We do
do not punish, but fit the feet.
Read-to-Wear
Misses and Junior Coat:; - - $4.50 to $15
Ladies'Goats - - - - $6.50 to $35
Ladies'Coat Suits ? - - $12 to $70
in this department of our store,, as all others,
you will find really exclusive style:designs. Re?
member?Nothing that has been carried over.
Express daily allows our every branch to keep in continuous touch with the markets. Our Milli?
nery Department can furnish all that is new in plush and beaver creations. The unusual demand for
these novelties, causes us to have rushed out every day beautiful assortments of same.
{^gH^g* Furnishin?fS EverytninS tnat is up-to-date. Special orders to be hurried out,
gladly received.
Special Showing in Dress Goods and Silks This Week at a Price
27 INCH PIX STRIPED SATIX
MI l.l,. THE YARD.65c
BROCADES CHARMEUSE, 30 IX.
SPECIAL VALVE AT THE
YARD.$1.6?
BEAUTIFUL LINK OF COLORS IN
CRINKLED CREPE AT THE
YARD.I?0
BROCADE CREPE Do CHINE, IX
A VARIETY OF EVENING
SHADES AT THE YARD.6tc
10 IX. CREPE DECH1NE, BEST
QUALITY AT.. *..$i.io iv> $i.oo.
40 IX. PLAIN CHARMEUSE, THE
$1.00 QAULITY, Now $1.10 t<>
tl.tt,
EXCEPTIONAL VALUES IX M IN.
MESSALINK AT THE YARD 98c
86 IN. BLACK PEAU DE sollt. Till:
$1.25 QUALITY, NOW .98<
M IN. BLACK MESSALINE. GOOD
VALUE AT.08c
M IN. BROCADE PONGEE, UN?
SURPASSED QUALITY ANT) COL?
OR AT.59c
BROCADED VELVETS IN ALL
SHADES. 28 IN.08c
LACE DRAPERIES IN 11 IN. POINT
AND SCALLOPED EDGE IN
BLACK AND WHITE, $2.50, $1.50
TO $5.00 THE YARD.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHOWING
IX ALL OVER EMBROIDERED
NETS IN DRESDEN BULGAR?
IANS, $2.00 TO $5.00 THE YARD.
A IT'LL LINE OE BANDING IN
FRET AND PLAIN NETS RANG?
ING PROM 50c TO $3.00.
EPONGE MATALESSE, Till: VERY
POPUULAR WEAVES EOR THE
SEASON.
A NO. 1 50 IX. SERGE IN BLUB,
BLACK AND BROWN? AT THE
YARD.. .98c
12 IN. ALL WOOL BLUE SERGE, AT
THi: YARD.19c
51 IN. SHEPHERD PLAID, THE
THING FOR CHILDREN'S COATS
AT...98c
A WIDE RANGE OE COLORS IN
POPLINS EOR HOUSE AND
STREET WEAR, AT THE
YARD.25c
WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE
OF TABLE AND RED LIN ENI
SEE THEM.
ONYX BRAND HOSIERY?THE
BEST.
BE SURE AND VISIT OUR DO?
MESTIC DEPARTMENT WHILE
IN Ol R STORE.
Phone 161. :: :: S. Main Street.
NEWS FROM WISACKY.
Cotton Turns out Short, hut II Spion-I
did liny Crop is (authored?Schools
< Ipen?Personals,
Wisaoky, Oct. 13.?On the lirst of
A usual our cotton prospects were very
Mattering, but ns the season advanced
<>ur estimates have been greatly re?
duced, at least one-third, Our farm?
ers keep close up with the picking.
Bui we have not neglected to save
hay, All of the hay after oats, has
been nicely saved. And we are now
saving that from the corn lielda Teas
in corn arc a failure, hut Lhe pea
rlnes are fine, M?sl of the corn ban
been housed, and came up to ex?
pectations! That mean* wc have
house.i bountiful crops,
Those who belong to the alfalfa
?lulls are preparing their laud to
plant, in a few seats nearly every
farmer will have crops of alfalfa,
vet< h, clover and other forage crops
We have fl line SOll and ran raise
nearly everything thai Is neeedftd for
home consumption, with some to
spare.
ah of our public schools ate In op?
eration with exeellenti experienced
teachers,
Miss Pnrroti of Rlahopvllle tenelt
pi ihe Wiencky school and Miss Lan
l
ham of Summen<?n has charge of the (
I van hoe echt d.
Our school district has been great- ,
i
ly reduced and we have only two
schools.
1 know of only one case of sickness
In our neighborhood, Mrs. s. X.
Welsh Is still quite sick, but is* better
than she was, when 1 last wrote.
Mr. Edgar PesChamps hud his
arm broken some time ago cranking
his automobile. Me bus recovered
sufficiently to run his machine
again.
Those who planted tobacco this
year have made such a success of it
that they will plant ngaln next year
and others will join them.
Mr. E. 'I. Smith, near Blshopvllle
lost his home this morning from Arc.
Geo.H. Hurst,
UNDERTAKER AND KMHAMiKH
Prompt attention to ri*j or night
calls.
\T OLD J. I>. CRAIG STAND, loa S
Mala Street.
Day Phon? MP. Night Phone 1?
?hiiii in ?iiiiniiiiii?umiiiwi mm
Visit Our
Art Department.
We invite you to pay an early
visit to our Art Department
where you are sure to lind what
you want in Mission table covers and
scarfs of very fume linens. Also one
lot of Batenburg novelties.
Ladies' Outfitting Co
J. D. LEMM3N, MANAGER.