The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 28, 1914, Image 4
Cjjt o?lattbman ;tn) Southron.
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The Sumter Watchman ?ras found?
ed la 1860 and the True Southron In
lilt. The Watchman and Southron
now has the combined circulation and
Influence cf Doth of the old papers
fad Is mrnlNstly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
It Is an easy guess that a greater
number of wrll-to-do citizens will pay
the P "in ii tneonM tax than have
h< retof re paid tin- Si it* income t.iv
It would not SS ? bad idea for the
count> auditor to obtain a list of the
ler. 1 Income taxpayers as a guid?
for the revision of his income tax
list.
ess
The netten ipecMaitufi can iletnti
the price in the New York future mar
ket. but ti of supply and le?
in, nid Hlill has weight in Ills spot
market. Yesterday January futures
were uuotcd on the \- u \urk cotton
exchange at |g,4l a 13,41 while 1 IJT
er? on the Sumter market were offer
Ins If,?I for middling and 13 for
good middling.
e ? e
The mass meeting to bo held n"xt
Tuesday night for tin- discussion of
the plan to pa\ e the streets by the
assessment of abutting property
should be attended by every propert>
owner In the city. This plan has been
successfully op? rated in a very large
number of towns and cities and has
not proved a burden on the property
owners when the city carries ths pav?
ing debt and ullows the property own?
ers a long term of years?twenty |0
thirty?In which to pay 'he paving as
segments Unless this plan is adopt?
ed It will be impossible f< r Sumter to
undertake for many years any com-1
pr-b< nslve and systematic programme
of street improvement and the town
will go on year after year sptiidingj
isuiuls <>f dollars making tempor?
ary repairs and on makeshift pave?
ments. If the assessment of abutting
property plan is adopted all of the
M< pal streets can be paved within
the next few years, provided ? ma?
jority of the property owners sign a
pet'tlon for the paving to be done. The
mass meeting has been sailed for the
purpose of having a full and free dts
. aanlen tf the proposition, to the end
that the citizens of Sumter may have
s dear and definite understanding of
the plan and of what tne city council)
propoaes to do in the matter. The is?
sue la now raised and as a great deal
Is st stake the prop- rty owners should
turn out. acquaint themselves with th
proposal- n and qualify to express an,
Intelligent opinion Ofl the matter. If
there in to be opposition to the abut?
ting prop.-rty os.- ,o. nts. now is the
time to speak out Instead of waiting
and later on Paining the etj that the
property owners did raa kic.w wh"t
I oy council was doing The mass
meeting is the time and place. to I t
any differences of (.pinion that nriy
exist and there and than settle the
policy that is to be adopted. When
It is settled every man who believes in
Sumter and desire* the town to move
forward should fall into Hsj In suo
port of the plan adopted.
I Hi: POLICE PROBLEM.
?The resignation ..f Mr. J. it. Sum?
ter as chief sj| police of Sumter bus
excited more mt- rent, .ippuentiy. than
any municipal development In that
city Hie its notable experiment In
city government *as undertaken. Kef
in this strange, bee.iu.se. ;ts 'he Sum?
ter Item points out. there gj a principle
involved and the uuestlon at issue gOS|
|S the very roots of the police sys?
tem.
"It is true that the insubordination
on the part of one of bis olliceis of
Which the chief of police complained
appears to hu\e been of rather trivial
nature; and the t'ity Council evident?
ly re i bed the conclusion that n sus?
pension of ten days from the fnrcM
njgg amply sufll? ient punishment t ? At
tin- offeree This n lew. however,
while perhaps superficially correct.
Hid not go to the heart of the one*,
The action of cu\ t'ouncil in refusing
uphold the rc< ? mmendatlon of th
?Ma| that the oill-er in question be
i imam fitly susp-mh-d was. "S the
Sumter Item well says, 'due notice to
Ihe successor of i'lm f Sumter th if
Council reserves lo itself the sob
right to pass upon tin- fitness or un
tHneSM of the mem* eis of the polif
force, and that the che f of poll* | In
only a limited luthoriiy over the men
i nder his command.'
? it is heennae this i* tme ihni ?
si u ly of Ihe situation in Saunter
throws ?Kht on the police problem
generally. The weakness of law sn
fornament Ii the average American
rity springs from iiie fact that His
average poltot system is utterly un?
I'lisiii. s.shke. It is foolish in iiny on
terprlsa to sspect the head of ? de?
pertinent to scours remits iinlots tin
men Upon whom he has to depend i' '?
the carry!ni out of his Instructions *re
really under Ins charge and answer?
able to him not only for any neglect
of their duty, but for any lack of that
loyal oo-o aeration without which
thorough eflb ieney is not to be hud.
The Ideal DOliOS system calls first
of all for a permanent head, ChOOSn
Witn the utmost care by a board as
far removed as possible from the in
ihn noes of partisan politics. No sub?
ordinate upon the force should be re?
tained Of appointed except with the
approval or upon the recommendation
of the permanent head. Under such
a poles the blame for tiny incom
P<?ntency in the police fOTOe can be tix
ed definitely and inescapably upon one
man.
"No police head can be held rc
sponslhle for men who arc kept In his
department over bis protest* where
this is attempted the result, as the
Bumter item so gg set a Is bound
I roVS subversive of discipline and
muhi render the chief 'an impotent
figure-head.'
"We have dlaenaasd this matter not
I ecause we attach any great Import?
ance to the situation in Sumter, since
SPS are quite sure that that will work.
Itself out satisfactorily, but because
H is In the highest degree desirable I
that the citizens of Charleston and oi
moat other American cities should
this Question serious attention
and devote to the working out of an i
Intelligent police system the though
and activity which the problem met
its."?News and Courier.
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The foregoing editorial comment of
the Char lent on News and Courier on
tho resignation of Chief of Police
BumtSB is a non partisan and dispas?
sionate analysis of the serious situ?
ation that has be> n brought about
by City Council's refusal to sustain
the chief of police when he raised the
issue as to his right to demand the1
remo\al of a member of the force
whose retention would prove, in the
opinion of the chief, detrimental to
las morale of the police department,
Tiie News and Courier has covered
the subject so completely and ail that'
i
is said is so pertinent to the local sit?
uation, although the Important prin?
ciple involved is discussed in general
terms, that nothing more can be said
without touching spec ideally on the
details Of tin matter in issue. It has
been our purpose to aVOld the injection
of personalities Into the dlSCUSSion of
the principles Involved In this mat?
ter, and w reproduce the News ana
Couriers/ editorial since it saprssseoj
tho same opinions that WS bold, but
from the view-point of a disinterested
. beorvef?
In this connection it is worthy Of
note thai Col. (Joethals, who has been
offered the position of pollOS com?
missioner of New York city, lays down
as a condition precedent to his ec
ceptsnoc of the office that he shall
have ti s Moon plots control over the
pobec department. Including the right
to dismiss Incompetent nun, without
their b.tvirg v right to appeal to 0
Court Which could annul his dismiss?
als " This is precisely the issue rais?
ed by Chief Bumtsr, The City Counoll
t f Bumter accepted Mr. 8umter*a
resigns Ion rather than delegats to
him c impletc control of the police
fot< Mayor Mitchell of Now Tork
announces that he will "immediately
take steps tc meet the conditions laid
down i.y the Panama Canal builder."
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fill SSW VYildmnu, t'. S. A. Holds
World's Record With Hydroplane,
Ban Diego, Cel., Jan. 14.?-Private
Francis Wiblman. of the United
States army today holds the world's
record for hydroplanea With n pan*
? r Wlldman reached an altitude
of thirty-five hundred feet In twenty
use mil ut? s.
GOWANS^
King of Externals
Stands supreme under
every test. Feel se?
cure, keep Gowunfl in
the home, ^(jow ans al?
ways conquers Croup
and Pneumonia and
your doctor assents.
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WILSON GEIS EXPERT ADVIGE
PRESIDENT FACES liVSY WEEK
or CONFERENCES.
Democrats and Republicans Moot
in Piniol?log of Foreign Relations
?Many Hig Questions?Ratification
Of TrOOilOH one of TlM in.
Washington, Jan. J.". President
Wilson lias a busy week oi" conferences
ahead, some on matters of appoint?
ments, others on the trust question,j
but none so Important perhaps as the
one at the White House tomorrow
night with the senate committee on
foreign re lations.
Republicans ami Democrats alike
Will gather for a talk on international
relations. The president frequently
has consulted the committee on Mexi-i
can affairs in a line with a policy of
keeping the senata informed on de?
velopments. His conference tomor?
row will he an e xpansion of that pol- j
icy, taking the senators into his '0i>
Fldenee on other pressing problems
of international consequence, it is be?
lieved the Mexican situation will be
passed over the incidental comment
that nothing has occurred to warrant
any change of policy by the JOV?
ernment.
On the canal question, the Japanese
controversy and the unratilled arbitra?
tion treaties, however, the president
then OOUld toil the senators a great I
deal. The view expressed in adminis?
tration circles bas been that the
Adamson resolution postponing for
two years the operations of the free
tolls clause of the canal act, well
might be adopted giving ample time
for diplomatic parley over disputed
points.
The arbitration treaties it is known
are uppermost in the president's mind,.
and it would not be surprising if vir?
tually the Whole conference "re de?
voted to a discussion of the no. .
their early ratification.
The proposed broad Bryan peace
treaties, a few of which already
have been completed and the princi?
ples Which have been accepted by:
about 30 nations also are likely to be
given prominent consideration.
The "Mischief Quartette" and It's
Work.
'Each year the month of January
numbers its list of victims from In
duenna, in grippe, bronchitis and
pneumonia. The prompt use of Fo
ley's Honey and Tar Compound Will
Chech the onset of a cold and stop a
cough, preventing the deevlopment to
more serious conditions. Keep it on
hand, filbert's Drug Store.?Advt.
You must give Jack Johnson credit
for this. He has done as much as
any man that ever lived to make pug?
ilism unpopular.?Anderson Mail.
Colds to Re Taken Seriously.
?Intelligent people realize that
common colds should be treated
promptly. If there Is sneezing and
chilliness with hoarseness, tickling
throat and coughing, begin promptly
the use of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. It Is effective, pleasant to
take, checks a cold, and stops the
cough which causes loss of sleep and
lowers the vital resistance. Sibert's
Drug Stole.?Advt.
Hagood Personal News.
Hagood, Jan. 21.?Mr. J. B. Ban?
ders has returned from a pleasant
I visit in BennettsviUe.
Mr. L. W. Myers, who lias lai n very
sick, is Improving.
! Mr. Henry Sanders is very sick in
Columbia.
Miss Sarah Sanders has returned I >
' IU nibert, where she is attending
school. ?
Dr. W. A. Alston has returned from
a pleasant stay in Greenville.
Mrs. J. E. Sanders and Miss Em?
mie Sanders have gone to Columbia to
?ee Madame Mazimova in "Bella
Donna."
Mr. Herrn on Myers of Sumter visit?
ed relatives last Sunday.
Miss Willie Deglar after a pleas?
ant stay at Hagood, returns to Sumter
Wednesday.
Mrs. Julian Sanders has been en?
tertaining a pleasant house party.
The next meeting of the Auction
Bridge Club will be held with Mrs. M.
S. Kirk.
Mr. A. K. Sanders is in Columbia.
Messrs. C. W. and C. E. Sanders
are across the river on a wild turkey
hunt.
MISS Mollie Ellcrhe is at home from
Columbia with measles.
Mr. Isaac Sanders has returned
from a pleasant trip to Darlington.
Mr. Julian Sealca spent ihe day in
Hagood.
Mr. Alfred Rurgess of Sumter spent
We dnesday in Hagood.
Chronic Indigestion Permanently
Cured.
"Six years ago," writes S. B. Car?
penter, East Aurora, N. Y., "I was in
very bad shape suffering from indi?
gestion, could not eat solid food,
When a friend advised me to try
Chamberlain's Tablets. I found such
relief from one box that I contin?
ued using them until cured, and
thoi'gh six years have elapsed I have
no felt the slightest return of my
?rmer trouble." For sale by all
dealers.?Advt.
COURT FOR CLARENDON.
Manning, Jan. 23.?The court of
general sessions for Clarendon coun?
ty will convene at this place at 10
o'clock next Monday morning, with
Judge Frank 13. Gary of Abbeville on
the bench. This will be Judge Gary's
tlrst term on this circuit and he will
find one of the heaviest '?imimd
dockets ever known in this county.
There are seven murder cases on *he
docket, besides a number of other
le ss se-rious charges. As only one week
is allowed for the criminal court it is
probable that a number of the cases
will have to be continued.
Worms the Cau**e of Your Child's
Pains.
A foul, disagreeable breath, dark
circles around the eyes, at time fever?
ish, with great thirst; cheeks flushed
and then pale, abdomen swollen with
sharp cramping pains are all Indica?
tions of worms. Don't let your child
suffer?Kickapoo Worm Killer will
give sure relief?It kills the worms?
while its laxative effect add greatly to
the health of your child by removing
the dangereius and disagreeable effects
of waorms and parasites from the sys?
tem. Kiekape>o Worm Killer as a
health producer should be In every
household. Perfectly safe. Buy a box
today. Price 25c. All dru^'cists or by
mail. Kickapoo Indian Med. Co.
Philadelphia or St. Louis.?Advt.
Peruvian Mixtures
for COTTON
CORN
GRAIN
TOBACCO
Are i umpcssd of tne World's Greatest Fertilizers-Peruvian Guano, nature's
own provision for increasing soil fertility?balanced with the scientific and skill?
ful application of man in mixing high grade AmmooistSS r.r.d Potash in just the
proportion to suit the varied coils and crops of the S^uth.
Quality?No man-made fertilizer of similar analysts can be as good.
Rut the supply is always limited. We have never been able to supply the
demand. To insure your receiving your Peruvian Mixtures this year writ, us
now for prices and our valuable booklet.
PERUVIAN GUANO CORP.
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Furnace Kills Family.
New York, Jan. 24.?Katharine So
rahan, aged 14, Grace, aged 0, and
Madeline, aged F>, were killed by coai
gas from a disarranged furnace at
Corona, Long Island, today. Daniel
Sorahan, the father, and two sister*
were dangerously poisoned.
How to Break Up a Bai! Cold.
Geo. P. Ptlung, of Hamburg, N. Y.,
:5ays: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
will break up a cold the quickest of
anything i have ever used." This
remedy contains no opium or other
narcotic. It is most effectual and is
pleasant and safe to take. Try it. For
sale by all dealers.?Advt.
When You Are Bilious.
Food ferments In your stomach
when you an? bilious. Quit eating
and take a full dose of Chamberlain's
Tablets. They will clean out and
strengthen your stomach and tomor?
row you will relish your food again.
The best ever for biliousness. For
'?ale bv nil dealers.?Advt.
Want Magistrate Appointed.
Harvin, Jan. 21.?Plans are on foot
:o secure the appointment of a mag
strate for this section, the fork of
Ulack River, Plowden's Mill town
.*'hip, and a petition is now being cir
etilated for that purpose.
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Saved Girl's Life
"I want to tell you what wonderful benefit I have re?
ceived from the use of Thedford's Black-Draught,*' writes
Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky.
"It certainly has no equal for la grippe, bad colds,
liver and stomach troubles. I firmly believe Black-Draught
saved my little girl's life. When she had the measles,
they went in on her, but one ^ood dose of Thedford's
Black-Draught made them break out, and she has had no
more trouble. 1 shall never be without
Black- d raugh T
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in my home." For constipation, indigestion, headache, dizzi?
ness, malaria, chills and fever, biliousness, and all similar
ailments, Thedford's Black-Draught has proved itself a safe,
reliable, gentle and valuable remedy.
If you suffer from any of these complaints, try Black
Draught. It is a medicine of known merit Seventy-five
years of splendid success proves its value. Good for
young and old. For sale everywhere. Price 25 cents.
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WE CAN
SUPPLY THE NEEDS
OF EVERY FARMER
For we make a specialty of carrying in stock the
tools and supplies needed about the farm.
A very's Celebrated
Steel Plows
We are sole agents for these famous plows. Huy
your plows, middle bursters, etc. from u> and get
the best.
Car Load of Wire
Fencing
Just;-rived, including field fence, poultry net?
ting, etc., all the best grade.
If you need anything that comes from a hardware store you can get it at the
right prices from
i DuRANT HARDWARE CO.,
North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina |g
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