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fty Wtattjjman an> Southron. Published Wednesday and Saturday. OtTEFV Ml COMPANY. ?V TVj.-a.: 11.10 p n advance. touts: One Sqrare rtlon.fi.00 ?vary nac rtlon.(0 Cor ihreo months, or long* ide at reduce 1 rat. s. ? cations which eub ? .teroeta will be eharg?m sements. and trlbutea of reaped fed for. .ter Watchmen was found 0 and the True Southron In he Watchman and Southrcn m I a the combined circulation and .ee cf both or the old pnpert a manifestly the beat advertlatnr turn la Sumter. ... 1 ????????aaaaaaas? D -m? will Ik* No C ountry Hub. The proposed movement to ea'aldlah ?untry flub" in the vicinity <d innirg has aroused public sentiment oppoaitlon no strong that we doubt ry much if the project ?rs will at npt Id curry out their purpose. It is owa that the law forbids the eatab bmer t of an Institution which per ts the storing of in? ..icar.ts where rsona congregate to drink, such ices ire declured a nuisance, and eject to severe penultles, not only . but where the public sentiment as - anlfeated. is ao much opposed, it >u)d be foolhardy for any man or t of Men to attempt to defy it. The ptajaatafl of this club applied the Secretary of State for a charter establish a club for social, literary., id charitable purposes, with the Ivllege of having amusements, and h#r features, but this does not allow * aturea which the law forbids, and i the storing of liquors is contrary to i w. all clubs, whether under the lock s or otherwise are Illegal, and will ' >t be permitted by the people of ds community. There are many who favor the 1c il sale of intoxicants who aro as uch opposed to the club scheme as e the moat ardent prohlbitionlats. eae will heartily Join In to pre? nt the establishment of a law lese ] ?tltution beoauae. they regard such] v,netsl tro?n i' opcti b*?rr*om of I ^pensnrv To t>? \ ?pg '. . "> lUb" ? more enticing to tot .? r.g ban an!| ?en bar. because, the bar Is so con-1 mned that the young, out of re 4 rd for public sentiment, will re? main away, bit with a club which Is vlalted bv the prominent, gives to the young a certain nmount of Imaginary prestige which they will crave to get within its portals, and disaster results I*ast I :ndav the subject was tnken ' up and aeadll 1 from the several pul? pits Sunday night the aervice at the Haptist < hur< h was com gffad into a general mass meeting, and participat? ed In by members of the several churches as well aa non-mrmhera. fharlton I>ultant. Kau . was the prin clpal apasker. He discussed the li? quor question thoroughly, and his re naarks met with the approval of the entire congregation. l\ev. J. A. An aley, Capt. FA J. Brad ham. Mr. A. S. Briggs. Mr. F. C. Thomas, and etilen also dis< ajged Um matter forcibly. and rnadi It clear that ihe ? ?ontemplnt eo> country club was mt desired, and would not bo tolerat? i A' the conclusion of to- me ting the following rca<duti > win adopted unanimously: !:., it resolved, by the members of the ao\er?l thrintlan ehun h? s, gad r 111 /.?- n s of Manning, assembled In Manning I - hurci , tint we put ourselves N rOOOfd M being opposed to th? establtshtio nt of the flaren don fountry flub, or any other place for the aal?- or dbtributbm of aJOOhOllC liquor, and pledge ourselves to suit port all lawful efforts to prevent the iiiiiim - Manning Tim Tlt\?.i:i>Y \T STII.L. Man Killed and Wife Perhaps Fatal? ly Wouisb^l. Ouyton. On., pggv 21.?Jordan Wall was shot, perhaps fatally, and Me wife killed outright this afternoon at a turpentine still near Marlow, Oa. Deputy ahcriffrt. armed with a war? rant, are searching for Ous Hit-hard Soll. < b ?!?.;? d with the shooting. A \f 1**1 ng Hero I.ad Athens. Oa.. |???c. 25.?People here and sb?ng the hn<- of the Seaboard Air Line Hallway are searching for an unknown little hoy who saw a bridge on the railro.ul burning Wed? nesday afternoon and .an for half a mile to flag down the appmu<-hing train from Atlanta before it rounded th?* curve, in 1 would be on the burn? ed treatle md wre< k.-d. lie disappear etl after waving down the tram with bis own abirt and has not been lotmt? ed for Identith ation. The feteel service maintains rdne experiment Mtatioim for studies in n for, station and similar subjects. An Honest Primary (The Hem will publish a few ar? ticles Und?! the above eaption writ? ten by a iiH'inlicr of the legislature. They are strictly non-partisan and point out the changes necessary to ?linunatc fraud without taking away ii om any S? nth Carolina l>emocrat. The artic.es are in no way inspired by any candidate for office and none klffl of their preparation. They arc i designed solely to assist the mass of I ernocratic primary voters to clean bo se. hills to this end will be act el on In the next legislature and our r- aders are of eOfJfffM Interested inj the Subject at this particular time.) sailing Stormier Seas. Happily growing cities and towns and the activities >f eandidates with a corruption fund, are the two prin? cipal causes of our primary election troubles. In an earlier day when ? b < tan managers knew each voter as ho came to the ballot box, and when Dili ery was resented, it was easy to deteet thr dishonest voter and the temptation to vote dishonestly was not so strong. Tbe problem now is to change the law .so as to carry out tho same pri? m?r?- idea under new conditions. It is the same obi ship but sailing storm lOf m'ms, and needing a stouter kell and t ixhter calking. When you come down to It the ne eesnery ( banges are simple and few, but they are au necessary as the keel is to a ship. lOffJM say the constitution and rules of the party are all right, and It Is in the execution of them that the fault lies. Both need reform. Hut execution Is a broken reed unless it Is supported by dound laws. When Factional Storms Rage. The very foundation stone of our State Democratic organization rests. on sand. As long as all is quiet no harm ia done. But as soon aa the storms and torrents of factionalism and of bribery and greed begin to beat | upon the foundation, it crumbles. The club meetings held In April are tho foundation stones. They rert on ? He party constitutions and rules. ieae are aa sand because they do t safeguard the membership rolls, * the cluba. Any one, without regard to age, nationality, or residence can vote in a club meeting. In fact, there Is noth? ing in them to prevent negroes from taking part. If they declare themselves to li> Democrats. You can vote in these meetings even If you are not qua! died to vote in the primary. Designing men can pack club rolls, and thereby control club meetings, county conventions and the State con? vention, county executive committees and the State executive committee, and name the managers at the bal? lot box. Here are tw o instar ei s. the first oc? curred in one of tho largest Voting eonntlej in the State, ant the second In one of the smallest. Rushing a Club Meeting. The chairman, ono of the best known and highly esteemed citizens of South Carolina and an abb- lawyer, Pres calling his club meeting to ordwr. It was the night of the regular bi i nnlal reorganization. Partisanship Brae running high, but his particular (lull bad always been s> largely a. nit that it was presumed that there1 would bo no contest in tfce meeting. But the opposition was lighting for every ad\antago no matter how des P? rate the chance of success. A CfOWd nl men entered the room claim? ing the right of membership. Con? sternation reigned among the old no mbera. There was no use to ap penl to the Party rub s und constitu? tion, of to the Stuto laws. They re? quired only that a man be white, 21 and a Democrat. Under the party, rides he might be a foreigner, resl lent of Georgia, or of another part ?f tbe State, or a new comer of one lay'i residence in the precinct ami yet be qualified as s olub member. This crowd included a number of! men v, ho appeared le be utter str?ng? . ra In the preetnet Thetf demand to 11 recognised as members was ac eompanted with threats, While some of tht old members de layed proceedings by motions and dls cuaeionsi others left the hail and hastily gathered up jtay-at-homs members from ail nver the precinct. These rushed t<? the meeting and when the rots for the organisation was taken they saved the day by a mall margin. The men who were used in the at tempt to rush the meeting were af? terward found to be largely tempor? ary residents an i soma were foreign* era Bui under the party rules they had i i Ight t<? partclpate with ;<u the privileges Of the oldest club incin bera \s her? ihe attempt failed in this In? tanee, it has often succeeded In that j county. < apHiitiiu a County. MoffS than two Near. BjSjO a tmtn ber of the State executive committee rvwed hi.; hlffh position in the party OOUnCllg to a padded olub roll. This successful ruse at the ?Arne time gave the control of the party in the county to his political faction. The county was pretty evenly divid? ed, one club conceived the idea of putting on its rolls the names of most of the members of its rival club. They elected delegates to the county con? vention based on the swollen club Hit. On the temporary convention roll they b id a bare majority. But it was enough. They elected their own or? ganization and threw out the protests. Under the rules they couldn't be ?topped* The scheme can be work? ed again and skillful manipulators can get away with it every time. Not an Exception. if you have doubts, examine the records, You can find a hundred ex? amples, and perhaps some to beat a Club I know of, that makes up a club roll of 1,800? and yet can show only only 750 primary voters. Many a delegate has sat in a county convention representing a grave yard. In tho tlrst instance we have a method of carrying a (dub against its will, in the second a willing club in 01 pSjSOs its power. Variations of these two methods can be used to the same purpose, without Violating the letter of the con? stitution or the rules. Summing Up. The article published a few days ago showed the widespread disregard of the rules we have. This one gives two of the vast number of occurrences that show the rules we have to be vitally defective. There can be ho douLt that the party regulations have lallen into disrepute in a large meas? ure because they are so defective. The legislature has passed laws to as>iHt in enforcing the rules. Hut it has been like driving nails in rotten planks, they won't hold. Hip off ev? erything to the good timbers and build with sound statutes. Legislator. TO hi ; GENERALLY FA0I. Such Is Prediction for Weather of Week. Washington, Dec. 28.?Generally fair weather is predicted for the next few days in parts of the country east Of the Rooky Mountains and over the southern plateau regions. Hains are ?ipeeted in the Southeastern States. The weekly bulletin of the weather hureau Issued tonight says: "A disturbance of moderate inten i ty central Sunday morning over Louisiana, will advance northeastward und cause rain Monday in the S,outh iastern States and cloudy weather and probably snows Monday and Tuesday in the Middle Atlantic and New Eng? land States, the upper Ohio valley and the lower lake region. With this ex eptlon the weather will bo fair dur Rg the next several days In practical? ly all ports of the country oast of the Rooky mountains and over the south? ern plateau region. "The next disturbance of importance to cross the country, will appear on the North Pacific coast Monday or Tuesday, attended by high winds and rains, and cross the great central val? leys about Thursday and the Eastern States Friday. This disturbance will cause local snows in the Northern States. "Another disturbance will reach the North I'acitlc coast about Thursday and prevail over the Middle West near the end of the week. This disturb? ance will be attended by geenral rains and snows and be followed by decided? ly colder weather." Inquests at Calumet. Calumet, Mich., tec. 29.?With overdoseing crowds around the town hall and theatre building, Inquest to? day begun into deaths of seventy-two persons killed in Christmas Eve panic. Sensational testimony is expected. Stormy Session I aids. Agram, Crotta, Dec. 28.?The rio? tous session of tho Diet, which began Saturday afternoon, did not end until :; o'clock this morning. Comparative peaCS had been restored by that time and Deputy Ncdakowltsch was re elected President. He served as Pres? ident ol the last two Diets. There la more Ctarrh In this seetlon of tho country than all other dlseabes put together, and until the last few years was supposed to bo Incurable. I'or a great many years doctors pro? nounced It a local disease and pre? scribed local remedies, and by con? stantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced It Incurable. Helenes has proven catarrh to b# a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P, J Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Is the only constitutional cure on the market. M li ta?%en internally in doeei from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, It acta directly on the blood and tnu ( onS surfaces Of the system. Tin y effer ona hundred dollards for any caae It fails to euro. Send for clrcu lari and testimonials. Address: F\ J, Chsney & Co., To? ledo, o. Sold by druggists, 76c. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation. BANKS HAVE CHANCE TO SIGN COPIES OF FEDERAL RESERVE ACT ARE MAILED. I Special Force will Begin Early This Morning Task of Sending Out 7,500 Lottere* Washington, Dec. 28.?Copies of the federal reserve act, the resolu? tion to be adopted by banks which Wish to enter the system and ths blank drawn by the organization com? mittee for use of applicants for mem? bership will be mailed tomorrow to every national bank in the United States. There are 7,500 national banks In ho country and since the time limit for their entrance into the system was set by congress at 00 days, treasury officials will bend all their energies tomorrow toward giving this sort of formal notification of the enactment Of the law. The other 35,000 banks in ?he United States will be notified as ?oon as the national bank list has been completed. Thai* is no time limit upon banks ot the latter classi? fication. The physical effort to get 7,500 en? velopes and pieces of mail ready to post by tomorrow night will tax the treasury department'! resources. A special force of trained men will be !>ut to work early in the day, how? ever, and the organization committee hopes it will be able to finish the task by nightfall. Scores of telegrams from applicant banks continued to reach the treas? ury today. CHRISTMAS QUIET AT PRIVA TEER. Number of People Visiting In the Neighborhood ? An Approaching Marriage. Privateer., Dec. 21?.?Christmas was uuiet here. Had the weather been better there would have been more ird hunting. The day seemed very much like Sunday, except for the sound of hunters' gun occasion? ally. Miss Kate Furman of Sumter spent Christmas at Dr. H. B. Furman's. ReV. William Haynsworth and family spent Christmas at Denmark. Mr. ft. A. Nettles and family are ?i.-dting at st. George. Mr. H. L. Geddings of Columbia is visiting in the neighborhood. Mr. Johnson of Alcolu has moved on Mr. J. B. Oateen'i place and will run a tobacco farm. Mr. Ostern and Mr. S. A. Harvin are the only ones that will plant to? bacco in this immediate section that we know of. The Bethel school resumed its du? ties today. Mr. F. C,. Rivers of Esstover spent Christ ma", at Mr. K. W. Rivers'. Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Kolb have an? nounced the approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Mary Harona. to Mr. Louis Mack Jackson on January 1, 1014, at three o'clock, Bethel church. New Jersey Storm Swept. Seabright, N. J., Dec. 26.?A ter? rific storm caused a million dollars damage on the New Jersey coast to? day. An unkqnwn schooner is pound? ing to piecei and the life savers are unable to reach crew. RelH'ls Advance on Ojlnaga. Proaldo, Texas, Dec. 20.?Scores of women and children are fleeing across border from Ojlnaga where the Heb? el army was lighted advancing on the city. Drastic battle Is imminent. GOWANS King of Externals Is Security for your loved ones.. Ethical physicians say Gow ans is the Best. It positively Cures all ills arising from In? flammation or Con? gestion such as Pneu? monia, Croup, Colds. ///tee given Gowana Preparation n thorough test. It is th* BEST preparation on the market for the relief of Pneumonia, Croup, Cold&% Coughs JAS SMITH, M.O.t Augusta, Georgia BUY TO-UAY! HAVE IT IN THE HOME All Dr.-UifN SI. BOe. 25o. COWAN WE?lCAL CO.. Guaranteed md monty ufundad by your Orug|i?l Geo. H. Hurst, IIMDKIITAUKR AND KMBAMIKH Prompt afctonttoti t<? d?v o* atghft calls. \T <?fcl> J 1>. CRAIG STAND, 101 N Main Street. rt?i pilot it* Mt Night Phone ie . COULD SCARCELY WALK ABOUT And For Three Summen Mrs. Vin? cent Was Unable to Attend to Any of Her Housework. t Pleasant Hill, N. C.-'i suffered for three summers," writes Mrs. Walter Vincent, of this town, "and the third and last time, was my worst. I had dreadful nervous headaches and prostration, and was scarcely able to walk about. Could not do any of my housework. I also had dreadful pains in my back and sides and when one of those weak, sinking spells would come on me, 1 would have to give up and lie down, until it wore off. I was certainly in a dreadful state of health, when I finally decided to try Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I firmly believe 1 would have died if I hadn't ? taken it. Alter 1 began taking Cardui, 1 was greatly helped, and all three bottles re? lieved me entirely. 1 fattened up, and grew so much stronger in three months, 1 felt like an? other person altogether." Cardui is purely vegetable and gentle acting. Its ingredients have a mild, tonic effect, on the womanly constitution. Cardui makes for increased strength, improves the appetite, tones up the ner? vous system, and helps to make pale, sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy. Cardui has helped more than a million weak women, during the past 50 years. It will surely do for you, what it has done for them. Try Cardui today. Writt to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies' Ad? visory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special In* itructioiiS on your case and 64-page book, "Honvi Treatatent (or Woman." sent la plain wrapper. J-6S TILL or STRIKERS EMPTY. Garment Workers of Philadelphia Out Since July 13. Philadelphia, Dec. 26.?Garment: workers who have been on strike here since July 15 were notified today at . a mass meeting that the treasury of their union is empty and no further Strike benefits can be paid. It was decided to take a vote tomorrow to j d< cide whether to capitulate and re- J turn to work Monday. More than $300,000 has been ex landed sin^c the beginning of the trouble. The only mon^y remaining in the treasury last week was appliod to furnishing $7,500 bail for five men held in connection with the shooting of a non-union worker. The Manufacturers' Association has refused to treat with the strikers as an organization. Hans Sciiirddt's Fate Near at Hand. New York, Dec. 29.?Hans Schmidt, confessed murderer of Anna Aumuller may know his fate by tonight. It Is.expected that attorneys will finish their addresses and the case will go to the jury late this afternoon. Vi 2dutZ3S??'<tr~^\?i'i?t*\??\??'\?},:,??\?K??^?^mT"?*?'tCiU?i'^j]' We Pay Highest Cash Prices for Don't give your profits away?ship direct to us by express and get your money next day. We pay highest prices for green and dry hides of all kinds Beeswax, Tallow and e ld Metals, old Rubber and Furs. Try us with a ship? ment now. Send for Price List. CAROLINA HIDE & JUNK CHARLESTON, S. C. i'fi, ?rn.y? ? im > n mm HI M I A Great Endorsement. \ Statistics have just been published that 25,000,000 Americans are banker depositors. A mighty big percentage of the grown people of our country. It is an cmpahtic indorsement and indi? cation of tiie widespread conllenco of the public In the American bunking system. It 1* also a new index that people feel the need ami helpfulness of banks as they never did before. Americans do not tie themselves long to things that fail to satisfy, or that, don't pay. If you arc not transacting your business In this modern method, open your account in this National Bank. Fir^t National Bank U. S. DEPOSITORY ^+4 4 + <M^>4-4 4^4+44^M-4?4 ?????+4?? ?4 44 44 ^4444444^44-4-4^44444^44444444 44444>4 44^44+444444+4 44444444 44444444444444444* t Opens Monday, Dec. 29th 15he 1914 Xmas Saving Club AT The Bank of Sumter C[ No forfeiture of pay? ments if you get behind. Join early and get in on the ground floor. XX XX ? * ?f + it : t L +++4.<>+44. + 4-444444+4+4444 + *44444444444444444444+44 ? >44r444*44444*i4444*4444444*4444*444444444444+4444+: