Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Pub IUI icd Wednesday sud Saturday. ?BT? Osri t \ PI lU.fslIlMi company. SUMTEH. 8. C. Toru_: $1.10 per annum?In advance. AU? crtlsctncutH: One Square first Insertion.fi.OO Bvsry subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer wilt be mado st reduced rates. All communications whien sub ssrvo private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of r?tsp.*ct will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was four.J* ?d In 1850 and tho True Southron In lift. The Watchman sud Southron now has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of tho old papers, tad Is mrntfestty the beat advertising medium In fhimter. Champ Clark, ..' ? .-.her of the house of representative s. is hazarding his all on one cast of the dico by assuming tin* leadership e?f the unti-.olmmiM; ..t < n opposition te? the repeal of the free t??11 clause of the Panama cunal act. He may be satis flehl that m?w is the opportune time to pay eiff old scores, and that by de? feating the pedicy of President Wilson he will prove- to the country that the De mocrats made- a grave mistake at Baltimore, but even though he suc? ceeds. With the help of lb pu! beans and Progressive's, iu giving the admin? istration a Ida k eye, lie will lind that his sue e ess vv.il be ruinous to him po li'aally. The peeq?le at large SSllSYS !n Wilson and there Is a widespread convntlon that In* is animated in all that ho does and in eve" y pedicv he advocates by a sinesffg d sire tee serve all the- people, ami that ho holds principle above polit'cal expediency. Mr. Clark dsog not SSI upy a similar position In the contidSMi of people and this Is hi*, weakness, when it comes te> a cemtest in which the peo puh have a voice. He may be strong with the politic ians and play a win? ning hand in a game where all the eyers are* politicians but the final ekonlng will be disastrous for him. set Mr. John I.. Me l*uurin allege s live .uses of action for his candidacy for ?vermur. the most Important being 1'iid.Uni. Mr Mcl.u.riie is an abb ? an?a very able mAn-and In no way is he evidenced his gre it ability more rlklngly than bp hl? success as a ?at-tall swinger. He rode into romlm nee* ami ollice on Tillmatt'l jal-tail. only to fall into obscurity h< n he released his grip to reach ut for other things ??n his own lituitiva*. He also exhibits real abil? ity and kee n perc?-ptlv e- pow e rs in recognizing his previous mistake in trying to paddle his SWS canoe. Hav? ing gegrncc! his lesson through bitter experh n ? he fares tenth once again on the troubled political sea. with an ubleling faith In the seaworthiness and saving powe r of a strong coat-tall, for has he ml a two-haided grip on MgggggsS '' He not only adopts BleaMeism us his Steed, but takes pains to pb igjl bimse If to Vote* l'e?r the Mad Mullah o| that Ism. b> |( < oki k \l>\ Isl M ( ? ft ion pi. vn ii ks. i Iprrt III <?in-,i<n \<t\|?a?s Plant Imc of Big Pa-lied Varieties i'mlrr Certain Conditions. Tho following e e.mmunie ati??n was written by I). K. Coke r to the cd.tor ? ?f The* Progressive Farmer: In your issue of Mar? b 111 I m> Ice a short article gad er the- heading "Ael ftggf At: mist Long Staple Cotton." in which some* so< lions of an address do ll\?-red by me beton* the* South Caro? lina plant Blenders' association are quote-el. I also m>ta e in today's is? sue of The State newspaper an ar? tiges gSJttHsd 'Cok. r DOOS Not Ad? vise Giving Cp Long Staple*." which artnle re-prints ? htter recently writ? ten bv me to a file uel In an adjoining county. in inv uddl'-ss before tin Plant Pre e-d? i s ?aSOCtaUOIte I w-nt very fully into the ksag Blapls sit ja-1 thm in this State ami set forth the advantages e.f soio' of tins, vaiae'ea us wa ll as the* elisadv antages tin h r which some* of our farmers have la? bored. I have never advised thv in? discriminate planting ?'f staple- eot tons umb r all e,,nd it ams and a tun fill review of all my Utterance* on the subject will SlsOW that tiny of the name gem r.il ten r. In ordei to completely ebur Up the subject, I Will brblly stale my exact posille. i: i I str.mglv aelvise the planting '?? the four ??r live big boiled productive Stapb- eotto|lM I,red in IggSSjf gears ftSSfj short siabh- varieties, by farm? ers Who ure* prope rly Situate el Mid whe? uneierstand ihe rsssattets of H 10? etnn with this . 'iv. The raiser Of staplo eoiton should either live in hauling eb* ' \W I < I I | - I mi Iple mar? ke i or should I. m-vv ROW to reac h buyers whet will give him th* v.iltn or his cotton, lb should know how to keep up the purity and umf..imit\ o( gel M i .ii .a I e, I. ||e should I 111 v e Riallable a glnner who can and will Kin ins eotton properly and without mixing cither lint or seed with short st h i. , iio should know enough about etaple production not to plant on poor, wOfg out land and not to crowd the plant too closely on any kind of soil. ||,. should understand that gin* atu| Staple COtton while wet ruins the Staple ami makes it almOOl unsal d?l" aiol that very low grades can not ? Bold at RltlCh premium over short C< iton. Og Ihi "tin r hand, 1 strongly advise all farmers to avoid planting staple COtton who enn not get a pure pad* Igrt cd strain of seed of one of the vu ri. i eS \* hit h have been making about i Kotxl (in some instantes better), yields in North and South Carolina as the short staple varieties. And I strongly advlas agalnet the planting af any kind of staple seed where prop* er fa? ilities for ginning and market? ing can not be obtained. In this Immediate section the new staple COtton industry has pot many thouaande of dollars Into the pockets of the farmers during the past lour rears, the eropt of i<jn>, mi and lit] netting them fully as much staple eotton per acre ami far more money than Short staple varieties, and the ? Top of IIIS, ow ing to tin- extremely j short season ami lower staple pre? miums, netting them slightly leas than1 short Staple? The ac reage in this sec-1 tion will again be plunted very large? ly to Staples this year and I think our farmers are acting wleely. The many failures that i know of in other sections have been due principally! to BOOT varieties, mixed seed, bad ginning ami lack of marketing facti!* liest though a part of the trouble has| generally been on need by a lack of, knowledge by the farmers themselves at lo boa t" cultivate ami handle their i ottoa. To bi onspieu >usly ami permanent? ly BUCCi seful in any section, the sta? ple ootton industry retpjires the COOP ? ration af the p ant breeder, the in? telligent .armer, the glnner and the eotton buyer. When such a coopera? tion can bi Secured, there is no rea? son why staples ?f 1 |?1| to 1 3-8 length ?an BOt be as successfully raleed in North and South Carolina] as anyw In rc in the world. MORE PAY days. Atlantic t oast f ine Put* on ( ash Train to Hun EVCfff Two Weeks. _, I - Florence, March It.?The Atlantic Coaet ianc railway has Just put on Its twice ? month pay train in accord* anee with the recent a< t of the gen? eral aaaembly requiring shop employee to be paid oif every two we< ks. This innovation was imposed by the rail* I - is. but it is thought thai the com? pany will not be as seriously In*] convenlenced us it eipected. The em? ployes do not seem le be as enthuetae* i - as th' y might be over the change. Manx af them do not likt it. The tot r ehants hope for s change In the plan Of doing business from Credit to cash. The pay roll her? is a big on8 and pa) day means a revival of business of all kinds for H?rem?-. Miss wilson siiorriNt.. PresklenVs Daughter on Preliminary Excursion. New- York, Mirth 27.?Miss Hleanor Wllaon, daughter of the president, spent several hoots today Shopping In New York. She made several purchases for her trousseau. Mi^s Wilson is 1 ere wth her COUsln, Mrs. j. ha Wilson of Philadelphia, sic was up early for a Walk on Fifth OVO? aue, her only escort being a eecret sen lee agent . 'This is just a preliminary trip through the shops," she Bald. "Next month win be the hard shopping month and l dread It." S ane of the clerks in the stores ivc i gnlaed ti,< president's daughter and . igerly obeyed her requests to be Shown their wares. MOUNTAIN SHAKEN DOWN, Earthsjaakc Takes <>n w hole side of i ieaoh peak. Brlve, France, March ll??-A large ctloa of a mountain near lu re has become de tat bed by seismic disturb* nt t s and is sliding down Into a val? ley, su eeplni over everj lhing in Its path Already a number of farms and COttUgeS have I.ecu blotted out. Heavy rumblings indicate thai the mass is gaining Impetus and Inhabl* i tants an Hoeing from their homes. I Government engineers are seeking, a means to hmit the extent of the dis I ist? r. s:>.oun puR lot K PINUEHM, Lewis Hire, gpartanburg m ? 11 opt? ative, Uaed Jurj lo Olve 9IA.A00, gpartanburg, March I 7. Lewi* RICO, a mill worker, was awarded $."?, ggg damagee in ? suit agalnet S| rlan Mills by a Jury In Common Pleas Court late today, lllce loaf four fing? < rg in an a< cldent at the mill, ami also complained lhal he had almost lust the use of his right arm. II [sued for |1ft9M#< PR E PA I RING FOR CAMPAIGN. i ____________ BOTH BIDES HOPE TO COXTROIi CONVENTION. lint 11 Working- Hard to Capture Smith and Blosse forces?Democratic Clan Meetings, Columbia, March 2'J.?Preparations for the met tings of the Democratic clubs throughout the state; on April Uj are being made by both friends end opponents of the present govern* ! or of South Carolina, who is a can? didate for the I'nited States senate, to which the incumbent, Senator IS. I). Smith, will stand for re-election. The county conventions meet May 4, The state convention meets in Col um ? bla nn May 20. The lirst primary election will be held on August 25, and the second primary on September 8. Realising that control of the clubs1 (arries With it- control of the county conventions and through them domi? nation of the state convention and the State? executive committee along1 with the election machinery, both the Smith and Please forces are on the qul vivo for the club meetings. With both sieies alert it is expected that at? tendance at ever., club meeting throughout the* State will break all records this year, Tin- 1919 state Convention was ov? erwhelmingly against Cov. Please, his friends controlling only about six out e>f the. 4-i county conventions. This year the Dlease faction is straining every nerve' to gain control of the state convention and the executive committee. Word was sent out long ago to turn out and get control of the* club meetings. The Smith peo? ple arc; quietly determined to retain control of tin- election machinery and capture the Slate convention. The result Is impossible to forecast with any degree of accuracy. Former Governor John Gary Evans, of Bpartanburg, is the prsssnt state chairman of the Democratic executive committee and Mr. Christie Benet, of Columbia, is secretary. Each county convention elects a member of the State executive committee and the committee elects the state chairman. Mr. lb net's name has been brought j forward for State c hairman, and it is belloved that he would make an ac K ptablo chairman to all factions in ths Detnocrtlc part; . Ho has not be i n sounded on the proposition, but his frie nds wai t the party to secure his services. While some minor amendments to the rules governing regulations of the primary may be sdvocated before the conve ntion, it is not believed that any radical restrictions will be adopted, a plan to prevent enrollment of a voter on but one club and providing for the filing of oertifled lists Of the club rolls some ten e?r fifteen days with the fieri- e (' court In every county be-fore the first primary, will like ly be urged on the convention. Tin-re- is practical ly no likelihood <>f any such step as the restriction Of the primary to reg? sten d vote rs being adopted. One big light before the convention will possibly be the- move to abolish the county-to-county canvasa ??f can? didates. Tin- suggestion to abolish this plan is being warmly seconded throughout the State and there are indications that the move may be suc CCSSful, There is a growing idea that ibis biennial tour Is working more barm than good and that it would he latter for everybody t?? have it dis? continued, it the plan to abolish the county-to-county canvass is pushed, it Will stand good chance of being sue-i ceseful. Tin- idea to let each candi? date run ins own campaign and! speak when ami whercve-r he pleases and not speak at all If he doesn't want to, is growing throughout the State. LOCATING hi:si:h\t; hanks. President, McAdoo and Rurleson in! Conference. Washington, March 29.?President Wilson, Secretary McAdoo and Post? master General Hurleson at the White House tonight discussed tin- location of federal reserve banks. Mr. Hur? leson la said to be- Interested in the ?election of a Southern city for a re BerVO l ank. The list of reserve dis? tricts and e-ities In Which banks are to be- located probably will be an nounced by tho organisation commit? tee during the coming wee k. The President is expected to name the federal reserve- board se>em after tin- organisation committee makes its announcement. Several of the mem leers already have- been selected, it Is ?aid, and tin president discussed lome possibilities today, _I California state- Inspectors at San Pranciscn have- found n new cankci e Isenhc e.n chestnut trees recontly im portotl from Japan. According to l>r. Haven Metcalf, the government's ex 1 ert on such diseases, this appears I" I e? of lie- sann? type as the ? be sinnt I llghl w hit h ih ra\ uglnfl the forests of the- custom I nited Slates, and it is possible that tin- new disease would he- equally us destructive ii it became . itabllsh< d in this < ountry. ff ood as ers If ajerttlizer dealer says ?iis to you, askyoursolfwhy Koysier's is the standard of comparison,. TRADE MARK RE6i:ST?R?0 RScRov^sier Guano Co. Norfolk. Va,. Sold ovfer/wker? AsgriTH TALKS TO ARMY. Says Its the Duty of Every Man to Qnoy Orden to Aid Civil Power. London, March 27.?Premier As quith lute this afternoon In the house of commons served notice on the army that "It Is the duty of every officer ami soldier to obey all *om>| i mands from the proper channel to I Bid civil power." He added that the government would he severed from its purpose by any military cabal. CONFIRMS POUR MEN. Senate Approves Quartette of Ap? pointments. Washington. March 27.?The sen? ate today confirmed the nominations-] of the two new State department of? ficials, Robert Lansing of New York, counselor, and Cone Johnson of Texas, solicitor. The appointments of John De Saulles to be minister to Uruguay and William N. Bpence to be United States attorney for Alaska also were confirmed. The delightful warm spring weath? er has warmed up many ftshemen ul ready and caused them to get out lines and canes preparatory to a visit to some nearby pond or stream. INDIAN MOTORCYCLE?We are agents for thorn in Sumter county, and you will find here a complete stock of parts also. llalph Hill, Sumter, S. C. FOR BALE?Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching. Pen No, l, $l.r>o per 16; Pen No. 2 $1.00 per 15. A. P. Yinson. Jr.. It, F. 1 >. No. 4. BEESWAX WANTED?Cash paid for good (dean wax. N. O. Osteen. POH BALE?Dixie Wilt resistant cot? ton seed from cotton which made a Coo weight bah; per acre. Price $1.0W per bushel. K. \\ ColclOUgh, I '"wego, S. C. PLANTS FOR BALE?Lettuce and pansy plants, also sweet olive cut? tings well rooted. The pansy plants are line and woll grown and will be sold nt reasonable price. 31 fi W. Rampton Ave. Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embdmtr. Prompt Attention to Cay or Mght Calls AT Ol D J I) CRAIG STAND N MAIN ST. Night 201 HOPE FOR TORREON ABANDON? ED. Mexico City, March 30.?All hope tha? Torreon could withstand the as? sault of Villa's army was abandoned today by government officials, when they were notified that reinforcements under Oene. Maas and Demoure were unable to force their way to the fed-! eral stronghold and they were thrown back by the rebel army. Six hundred federals in lower Cal? ifornia were murdered by rebels at Topic last night. Gen. Itequlic Velasco, commanding the federals at Torreon was reported killed early today. The government had made no denial up to noon. j The Biggest t \ Thing a Dollar will buy is an account at a good bank. We invite you. The Peoples' Bank I . The First National Bank of Sumter Begs to call the attention of its patrons to the follow? ing provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Law, which goes into effect on March 24th : Every negotiable instrument is pa\abie at the time fixed therein without grace. When day of maturity falls upon Sunday or a holi? day, the Instrument is payable on the next succeeding business day. Instruments falling due on Saturday are to be presented for payment on the next succeeding business day, BSOCpt that instru? ments payable on deniund may. at the option of the holder, Im? presented for payment before twelve o'clock noon on Saturday when that entire day is not a holiday. Where the instrument (either u note, draft, or acceptance) is made payable at a hank, it is equivalent to an order to the hank to pay the same lor tlio account of the principal debtor thcroii. A vmiver of protest, whether In the rSSS of a foreign bill Of ex? change or Other negotiable Instrument. Is deemed to Ik* a waiver not only of a formal protest, but also of present incut and notice of dishonor, A Check of itself docs not operate as an assignment of any part of the rands to the credit of th?? drawer with the bank, and the hank is not liable to the hohler, unless and until It uivepts und certifies the check. The First National Bank OF SUMTER Capital, Surplus and Profits $224,000.00.