The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 29, 1913, Image 6
SUM SWEEPS LOUISIANA.
ROlI I'KHSONS KILLIO AND VAST
l?VM\(.K DONF BY TORN'A DO.
Besides Dead, TliIrty-nine Persons
Were Injured ami trope wn? Blown
lH/wn ?ml Buddings and Fences
Swept Away?Wind Made Clean
Psato of live Hundred Feet.
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N*w Orleans, Oct. 23.?Nine per?
sons were killed and 39 were injured,
none seriously, in a tornado that
swept over southern Louisiana early
today. Cane crops were rased, dwell?
ings and fences demolished and plan?
tations southwest of this city were
otherwise damaged.
The hurricane swept over Energy
plantation, near Thibodeaux, La.,
where Mrs. Valise Borne and her 2
year-old baby were killed, together
with two negroes. The negro quarters
were demolished ? I this plantation
and 11 negroes in. ured.
Cutting a clear, path 500 feet wide,
the tornado lanhed through the El?
lington plantation at Lula, La., de?
molishing the negro quarters, killing
five negro* a and maiming several oth?
ers. Inducing a white woman and a
white man.
The storm came shortly before day?
break and the terrified negroes, caught
in their shacks, were unable to seek
other shelter because of a terrific
downpour of rain before a violent
wind.
With communication with several
cities In southwestern Louisiana
cut off and It was late In the after
non before the range of the storm
and extent of damage were known.
It Is believed the tornado spent itself
In the gulf after sweeping over south?
ern Mississippi. The wind at Gulf
port blew at the rate of 60 miles an
hour.
In New Orleans considerable dam?
age was done to roofs, fences and
swinging slgna One residence lost its
entire front while the family was hud?
dled together In the rear rooma Many
other dwellings .the greater number
of which were unoccupied, were dam?
aged. %ft>
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I ERADICATION PAYS.
GoTerunent Shows How Systematic
Campaigns Have Cut Down Losses
on Cattle.
Columbia, Oct. 24.?In connection
with the meeting In Columbia Novem?
ber I for the purpose of discussing
tho eradication of the cattle tick in
South Carolina, It will be interesting
to note some of the results of such
eradication where the work has been
thoroughly done.
A circular of the bureau of animal
industry of the United States depart?
ment of agriculture says, with regard
to the annual losses from tick fever
for the ten-year-period from 1900 to
19?9:
"The majoritsjr of the estimates of
tosses of cattle before the work of
tick eradication started were given in
percentages, the figures running from
2 to ?6 per cent. With a few excep?
tions ths remainder gave the answer
In number of head annually lost in
eaeh county, the latter ranging from
7S to 1,000. The simple averages in
each of these cases are:
"Percentage of annual losses In
each county, 16.3 per cent; number
of animals annually lost in each coun
tl. 196 head."
Of the annual value of losses the
some bulletin says:
The value of the annual losses in
e,i< h county during the period be?
fore tick eradication Is estimated all
the way from HI50 to 950,000, with
an average of 95,880 per an mm per
county."
And with regard to the lomes since
IIa Inauguration of the tick work the
bulletin says:
"About one-half of the reports
stued that the losses since tick eradi?
cation was started were either none at
all. or 'practically none.' >r very
BJjsaJI.' others gave tho losses as
'much less,' *50 per cent less,' etc. A
number gave the answer in percen?
tages, only on? of which was higher
than 5 per cent. Still others placed
the loeses In number of cattle, and
these ranged from 15 to 500 per
count".
1 pon averaging the answers which
gave definite figures, we get the fol?
lowing results:
"Percentage loswes. 1.3 per cent.
"Cattle annually |aH per i -ounty,
10.3 head.
"When these averages ,?re rjonipaTSfl
with those of 'po sti?.n ). it smii ??? -.-.m,
that the loees have been rets* e| al?
most to the vanlshlnK point sjsjee ti k
eradication has been in B#asjfesa\"
Kt'snacti ToruMe and Con*tl|mtlon
Cured.
"I was slrk for threo years with
stomach trouble and constipation.
Asm leeee! < esttlaasJly with different
phyilrinn?. with only temporary re?
lief, ' sav* Mrs. Hester Waite, of
Antwerp. (Mm* ' A friend advised me
to try Chamberlain'H Tablet*, who h
I did, and ?? t,Mnu?d t<? use them for
one year and they completely tared
me, not only of the stomach trouble
but alsj of the SjSjSJtlpallun/' For
sale by all Jsalers Ad\t.
TO PROMOTE STOCK GROWING
IT NIKS PROVIDED FOR TAKING
VP MVK STOCK WORK IN
Tins STATE.
Expert Breeders to He Engaged to
Aid in Tick-free Counties in the
Development of Tl?s Important In?
dustry.
Columbia, Oct. 24.?Funds have
been provided for taking up the live
Stoeh work in .South Carolina by the
Fnited States department of agricul?
ture and Clemson college. The or?
ganization is now being completed
and a representative o? Clemson col?
lege will attend the meeting of the
live stock association, to be held in
Chicago, December 1, for the purpose
of trying to secure two of the most
expert men in the United States in
live stock. The type of man that will
bo secured is one who '?t acquainted
with Southern conditions and who has
had Western experience.
The development of this work will
be undertaken only in these counties
that are not tick infested. The policy
of the department and the college is|
to help those first who have tried to I
help themselves. An exception will
be made, however, in the case of Cal
houn county, to the extent that work
will be taken up there provided that
they agree to begin the tick eradica?
tion. This exception is made from
the fact that a serious effort was
made by a number of prominent citi?
zens of Calhoun to bring it about.
"It would be folly," said W. W.
Long, State agent for the demonstra?
tion work and Clemson college, who
was among the visitors in Columbia
yesterday, "to try to develop a great
industry like this in, tick-infested
counties. We would simply be court?
ing failure, for it is well known that
the best type of beef cattle can not
be grown in a tick-infested country.
Besides, cattle that are shipped from
a county below the quarantine line
sell in the markets at a half a cent
to a cent and a half a pound less
than those produced in a tick free
community.
"These experts will work in close
cooperation with the county demon?
stration agents and the first step taken
will be the making of permanent pas?
tures and the growing of forage crops.
To this end a great effort will be made
in growing Bermuda grass for sum?
mer pastures and burr clover for win?
ter pastures. These two grasses pro?
vide as fine grazing when properly
tucky. There is no reason why every
farmer shoul 1 n t have for sale from*
one to five head of fat steers that
would weigh from 900 to 1,200 pounds,
that would bring him from $60 to $80
a head. These could be raised on the
waste products of the farm and pas?
tured on lands that are now lying out,
out could be made into splendid per?
manent pastures. This need not inter?
fere with our growing cotton nor
make it necessary for us to reduce our
acreage. It would only enable us to
have another source of money supply
and would put us in shape 10 improve
our lands greatly."
Well known farmers and agricul?
tural experts have been called to meet
in Columbia November 8, to lay plans
for a campaign against the cattle tick
in South Carolina, The next general
assembly will be asked for an appro?
priation of $40,000 on the condition
that a sniil.tr amount is given for
work in this State by the United States
department of agriculture. Several
farmers from each of the tick-Infested
counties are expected to attend the
meeting here. The national depart?
ment of agriculture will have several
experts in attendance.
INDEKTAKKRS IN RIVALRY.
Mayor-elect of Spartanburg Gets
Body First, but Gives it Up.
spr.rtanburg, Oct. :13.?Competition
has become so keen between Mayor
elect John F. Floyd and M. W. Bobo.
undertakers here, that Floyd thought
to steal a march on his rival by an?
ticipating the death of William J.
Anderson, a negro struck by a freight
train at Oramling Tuesday. Floyd
obtained permission from Coroner
John S. Turner to remove Anderson's
body to his morgue In the event of his
death. Anderson died today and
Floyd at once removed (he body.
Hobo In the meantime, had been au?
thorized by Anderson's father-in-law,
I* 11. Sims, to conduct the funeral. He
asked Floyd for the body, Floyd re?
fused to give it up. Sims then went
into Court ami sued out a writ of
dum am', delivery for the corpse.
Floyd at first was disposed to hold
On to the body an I give bond for trial
but reconsidered this evening and
Bent the negf ?*s body to hia late
homo.
?Henry A. Johnston, a business
inan of l/Anse. Mich., writes: "For
roarn Poloy'l Honey and Tar Com?
pound for COUghS and colds has been
our family medlelne, Wo Kive it to
our < hlldren, who like It on account
of its pleasant taste. It Is a safe cure
for coughs and colds." It contains
no opiates. SI heft's I nug store.?
Advt
cared for as the blue grass
A.
MURPHY REPENTS NOT HAVING
TAKEN POWER AWAY FROM
HIM, SAYS FORMER EX?
ECUTIVE.
Would Like to Have Hint Indicted on
Charges Thrown out by Presiding
Judge Cullen?At Theatre Audience
Calls on Impeached Official for
Speech and Company Applauds
Him.
New York, Oct. 23.?Analyzing the
events subsequent to his impeachment
? ? governor, William Sulzer tonight
in an open air speech to voters in the
Sixth assembly district, where he is
the Progressive candidate for the as?
sembly, said:
"The appeal to the high court of
public opinion from the packed court
of impeachment is resulting in an
overwhelming reversal of the Murphy
verdict."
Mr. Sulzer said he iiad real that
Charles P. Murphy "now bitterly re?
pents his failure to order the high
court of the impeachment to disable
me from holding office."
"The chief had grown so uued to
getting oway with his jobs that he
never dreamed he would be balked
when he threw me out of the gov?
ernorship," continued Sulzer. "He is
mortified to learn that while he had
me lynchftd like a hon thief and the
mob left me for dead, there still li
breath enough in my body to fight cor?
rupt bosslsm.
"Mr. Murphy now is talking about
having me indicted on the evidence
which Presiding Judge Cullen refused
to consider. They do not dare to sub?
mit my case before a fair jury. If I
could get a chance like that I would
hail it with deetght."
Mr. Sulzer attended a theatre to?
night, before his automobile speech
making, and was recognized as he sat
in a box beside Mrs. Sulzer. The au?
dience cried for a speech. At the end
of the first act, after the curtain had
descended, it went up suddenly and
the entire company faced the former
governor and applauded him. Mr.
Sulzer made a brief speech, attacking
Charles F. Murphy. He received an?
other demonstration in the front of
the theatre as he was leaving.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
Of the Bank of Sumter, Located at
Sumter, S. C, at The Clo*e of Bus
nees, October 21, 1913.
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts.$683,178.96
Overdrafts. 8,109.95
Bonds and Stocks owned
by the bank.23,206.23
Furniture and fixtures.. 15,462.61
Banking house. 55,365.64
Due from banks and bank?
ers.71,156.10
Currency ,. 19,558.00
Gold. 1,110.00
Silver and other minor
coin. 2,069.09
Checks and cash items.. .. 62,021.00
Total.$841,217.58
LIABILITIES:
Car ital stock paid in.. ..$200,000.00
Surplus fund. 60,000.00
Undivided profits, less cur?
rent expenses and taxes
paid. 12,390.95
Due to banks and bank?
ers. 17,256.80
Dividends unpaid. 44.00
Individual deposits sub?
ject to check.365,949.61
Savings deposits. 99,751.25
Time certificates of deposit 4.718.34
Certified checks. 514.90
Cashier's checks. 631.73
Dills payable, including
certificates for money
borrowed.100,000.00
Total.$841,217.68
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Sumter.
Before me came Bernard Manning,
Cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement :ls a
true condition of said bank, as shown
by the books of said bank.
BERNARD MANNING,
Casb ier.
Sworn and subscribed before me
this 25th day of October, 1913.
R. L. Edmund:),
Notary Public.
Correct Attesl:
DAVIS I). MOISE, ^
R. S. HOOD,
C. M. HURST,
Directors.
Most Dangerous of Minor Ailments.
Of the minor ailments a cold is by
far the most dungerous, not in itself
hut the serious diseases it so often
leads to. Pneumonia and consump?
tion always start with a cold. When
you have a cold you are much more
likely to contract the infectious dis?
eases such as dyphthoria, scarlet fev?
er and whooping cough. Colds are
easily cured, In fact, Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is famous fat Its cures
of this most common ailment, and
ll pleasant and safe to tako. Why
take such desperate chances when so
reliable and trustworthy a medicine
may hi obtained for a quarter. For
sale by ?II dealers.?Advt.
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Perfect shoe service doesn't exist. But?a sales
force can be drilled in good service, until the habit
of rendering it becomes as automatic as a regiment keep?
ing step. We try all day and every day to lift Schwartz
Store Service to the high plane of Schwartz Style and
Schwartz Quality.
Not as a matter of boast, but as a matter of course, we
impose upon our Salesforce Courtesy aud Cheerfulness as
the sauce with which to spice every sale. Our creed is:
"Go the Limit to Please Every Customer;" We right
right away what may innocently have gone wrong. In
establishing this New Shoe Store we assume full respon?
sibility for shoes alike in material, mode and making. We
welcome every customer's criticism, notably constructive
criticism, for as you know, "it takes ten years to build a
cathedrel, but you can dynamite it in ten seconds." In
fine?W aim to conduct not only a profit-earning busi?
ness, but a public-serving institution, to give the best shoes
for a given price?and to guarantee every pair. May we
add you as a new customer ?
Schwartz Greater Stores,
Sximter,
S. C.
Buy Real Estate
H Look around the community. Who are the
men who are getting ahead ? The men who have
been buying real estate. Of course the buyer has
to use judgment in buying, but you can seldom go
wrong on well located property. Buyers through
our office have the advantage of our ten years ex?
perience.
H There are some good values in the list below:
??''V'_
Farm Land:
90 acre tract, 70 acres in cultiva?
tion, 4 miles from Sumter on Plow
den Mill Road; 5 room dwelling
with out-buildings and one other
tenant house; church and school
within 2 miles; a nice little tract.
Price $5,851.
427 acres, 250 cleared and 177 in
timber and woodland; 8 miles from
Sumter and 1-2 mile from Privateer;
4 room dwelling wtth good barn
and stables and 8 tenant houses;
within one Liile of good school and
church; land farmed by owner and
in good fix. Price $18,000.
Tract of 100 acres in Clarendon
County, 65 acres in cultivation and
35 acres in timber; on public road
from Sumter to Calvary Church,
2 1-2 miles from Pine wood; 6 room
main dwelling, good barn and sta?
bles and one other tenant house;
land farmed by owner. Price
$6,500.
Tract of 265 acres, 205 acres in
high state of cultivation and 60
acres in timber; 2 1-2 miles from
Silver, in Clarendon County, on
public road from Silver to Manning
via Tindal's Mill; 3 room combin?
ation store and dwelling, good barns
and stables, and 11 tenant houses;
convenient to church and school.
This is all nice loam land with day
sub-soil 3 to 10 inches of the sur?
face, and is exceptionally good
value at $50 per acre. Price $13,256.
Tract of 147 acres, 85 acres in
cultivation, on the Bishopville
road 31-2 miles from Sumter; 4
room dwelling, large barn and sta?
bles, and one other tenant house.
This tract is nicely located and has
some good timber and will make
an exceptionally nice farm for the
man who will develop" it. Proper?
ly developed it would be worth $75
to $100 per acre. Price $7,500.
Tract of 187 acres, 120 in cultiva?
tion; 4 miles north of Mayesville on
pubhc road; nice new 7 room
dwelling with barns and stables and
two 4 room tenant houses; some
good timber along branch which
bounds the place on the West; lo?
cated in a nice farming community.
Price $10,000.
City Property:
Nice house and lot close in on
Washington Street between Hamp?
ton Ave. and Calhoun St. Price
$4250.
4 room house, and lot on Broad
Street, between Washington and
Church Streets, Price $2000.
7 room house, and lot 80 x 297 ft.,
close in on Harvin St. Price $7500.
9 room house, and lot about M x
80 ft., nicely located on Hampton
Avenue. Price $6000.
Some choice business property
which owners do not wish adver?
tised. Come in and let us tell you
about this and other property
which we are offering for sale.
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Residence Property lW ^ WWJW VU. M\)\mi
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