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C|j[e frt'lattbiiun ab .$ontJjron. Published WoUnotclay and Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN rrilLimilNG COMPANY. ?UMT15R. 8. C. Terms: '91.(0 per annum?Id advance. Advertisement*: One Square first Insertion.fi.Ou Every subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect etil be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found ed In 1850 and the True Southron In 1808. The Water man and Southron bow has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and Is mtnlfsetly the best advertising medium in Sumter. Charleston and Columbia uro mak? ing vigorous campaigns to secure a branch bank <>r the regional reserve system, and the rivalry is becoming quite keen. It is not probj hie that more than one branch bank will be alloted to South Carolina, therefore, either Charleston or Columbia must b?. disappointed. Columbia, as the geographical cent, r of the State, has a slight advantage ovi. Charleston, but In other rOggtOOtl I 11 'lesion's po? sition is stroner. Hlnco th it city has so long been the financial center and her banks have established connec? tions with bunks in all sections of the State. Charleston also has a larger tanking capital, a larger volume of business and greater manufacturing Interests. On the other hand Colum? bia Is growing more rapidly In all re? spects than Charleston and within ten years the positions of the two cities may be reversed by the development of Columbia as a business and finan? cial center. If the branch bank Is to be located to sei pn lent conditions Charleston Is the logical selection, but If tho future is to he taken into con? sideration and prospective develop? ment and growth weighed against ex? isting business and financial condi? tions, then Columbia may stand a chance of winning over Charleston. Owen-Marcus .Marriage. A marriage of Interest to many BOO* pie In Sumter and other places was that on Sunday evening at 9 o'clock at tho residence of the bride's par? ents. Mr. and Mrs. A. I). Owens, No. - 2 Kallroad Avenue, of Miss Lula May Owens and Mr. T. C. Marcus. Tho ceremony was performed in the pres? ence of the immediate members of the families of the contracting par tlee by the llcv. J. N. Tolar, pastor, of the Washington Street Pnptist Church. 1'oth Mr. and Mrs. Marens have many friends In Sumter who wish th m much happiness. TO CAJIE roll REFUGEE*. New Orleans, April 12 ?The United States transport Hancock tonight ro Celved gf b r* fr< tu Washington to proceed at once to Tampico. U In un b rst.1 lore th.it the Han Cock will take at o.ud refugee* ,vh<> are fleeing from the battle swept city Of Tmopies., where pjaarfi lighting bo Ifjejen Mexican constUutloniltstl i""1 federals hfcs bei n report >d. Th" Hancock will take on 400 tons of coal, filling her bunk, i . which have an HOu-ton capoclty. and will soil tomorrow afternoon ut 2 o'clock Tho vessel arrr.-d lore two months ago. Brtasjlajfl IM marines from the first adv im e base regiment. The marines will remain at the nuval sta? tion here. It is slated When Um H i:, .. uns south to? morrow sho will probably he ttccom i tie. r. s. hospn ?I ship Solace, under orders to hasten tr I movement of the Hancock. # SI M I F It COTTON MAHKLT. Corrected Dally lly Emeet Fluid, Cotton Buyer. ?; l Middling II I I. Strict Middling 13 Id. Middling IS. Strict Low Middling 12 fi-s. Stapbi cotton II lo U 1-2. New York Cotton Market \. sj York, April 1 I. opening Close. Jan. in.'* May .12 Oh 12.fi I July.12!h 12.!7 Aug.II .20 12.13 o.t..11. fiS II.112 Dee.Ii.?? Ii. fio The old n un nt water ualiis In tin neeliori of I.II-el i | t ! ? et that H tO be paved will be rcplaeed with standard oist Iron mams. The iron piping has been placed on the ground and the work of removing the old mains and laying the mw will begin in a short t me. Tlo old in.mis h ive detertofatOd from age and their removal is but I question oi time and it was therefore eV epled to replace them BOfon the \ Rrttted pat mg is i.nd Compulsory Education in Um Southern Stan-,. A vigorous pica for compulsory school attcmlamc laws in the South? ern States is made by William II Hand, State high school inspector for South Carolina, in a bulletin Just is? sued by the United states Bureau of Education. After pointing out that the six Stat<8 still without compulsory laws?South Carolina, Georgia, Flor? ida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tex? as, and the four States with compul? sory laws that apply only partially? Maryland? Virginia, Arkansas, and Louisiana?are all Southern States, Mr. Hand presents statistics showing that although illiteracy has been re dueed rapidly In these States within the last two decades, they still havo the highest percentage of illiteracy among tho white population. 'The figures can have but one meaning," declares Mr. Hand. "They show that compulsory education re dUCI illiteracy. "The opponents of compulsory ed? ucation insist that the peoplo will send their children to school with? out being obliged to do so, if only they are shown ther duty and thoir obturation to their children. These opponents declare that the younger generation of white children are al? ready in school. Neither contention is true. In 1910 the 12 Southern States had 788,699 native white chil? dren between the ages of 0 and 14 not in school. "Who are these illiterato whito children, and why are they not In school? Some of them are the sons! and daughters of parents themselves ignorant and unable *.o appreciato or to understand what an education means to their chile1 re n and to the State. Some arc the Children of sor? did fathers and mothers who are more than willing to make wage earners and breadwinners of their untaught offspring tit the ex? pense of their future manhood and womanhood. Many are at work on the farms, sacrificed to the monot? onous round pf planting crops, culti? vating crops, harvesting crops, and again planting crops. Some are at work in stores and shops or engaged as messenger boys, all at a small 1 age. Many are err ployed in the nerve-dulling and blood-sapping en? vironment of tho mills, receiving good wages as children in exenange for vigor of body and training of mind as men and women; while thousands of others are roaming the streets and country lanes, the training ground for idlers, vagrants, and enemies to Jaw, order, and decency. When the Stato has provided schools for all its children, it has per-) formed only a portion of its duty. If] a universal school tax is justifiable on, .he ground that popular education is a necessity, compulsory attendance by the State is also justifiable. The state has no right to levy and collect J taxes for a specific purpose and then permit that purpose to be defeated at j the hand of indifferent or selfish par? ents. "Objection is often made that 'inpulsory attendance would work hardships in the homes of the poor. U it not a fact that the poor child is the very one who most needs the alii of the State to bring him Into possession of his own? He it is who H lint soon fact the complexities of n odors life and 'he insistent demands of citizenship with none of the ad? vantages OOmmon to birth or wealth. The p..or child is the very one whom Ce State ough* to help, because he himself is helpless. "The .argument against compulsory dtendancc on account of the negro bio* been worn threadbare; surely the Limt has OOmt to drop it. Sono phases of it are pathetic, is it wise or expedient to p trail! thousands of WhltC boys End girls to grow up in Ignorant I test In forcing them into ;< hool tlM aspirations of the negro OhlM should be awakened? Shall b ? white man remain ignorant in or def to entourage or to compel the tie gf > to remain ignorant. Is it better for white and blaek to remain Ignor tnt than for both to beeome intelli? gent? 1 >iehl to no one in the matter of . ride over What has been aeeorn plMhOd educationally in the past 40 yours, We have planned better h( ols, Inspired the taxpaysn to .'. e laXOs for schools, encouraged the ?sopls to build model schoolhouseSi to lengthen their school trims, to em plo) better teachers nnd to pay them better salaries, and to make their M'hools their pride. Bui what has i?e. n eooompllshed In the way of ;i ? alstantial dscreSSt in the illiteracy ui t he clt Isenshl] i ?f n hat value ire all our school taxes, our olegant rhoolhousos. our Improved schools f.? the thoust nd I of boys and girls a ho to \ off < ut'-r the door of a SChool house?" \ . s. HELPS SPAIN. Maind. April 14,?Protection for tpanlarda In llexlt o w as toda) pledgt d to Spain by the government of the I nlted Hintes, s. i rotary Bryan cabled tbat the Constitutionalists \N"li't ("li i i ? ? the proper!) t if expellt d Span* larda FOCHT II (OI NTY SCHOOL D.W. \ mmai Event Opera with Big Parade at 10 O'clock in Morning?Mental Cottteata to be Held at Washington School?O*bors at Court House. Where Inhibits Will ho Placed? Addresses by Judge I-Yusor and City Manager Hohertson ? Athletic Events in Afternoon* The fourth annual School Day ex? ercises will take plat e in Sumter Sat? urday, April ISth, beginning at 10 o'clock. The drat feature of the day will be a parade of all the children of the rural schools. The parade will he led by the Sumter band, if the members can possibly get off from business, the day being Saturday mak? ing it difficult to get off. Right be? hind the band will come the three schools winning the flags last year, Betheli Dnlzcll and Winn, the three or more teacher schools, ihe two-teacher and the one-teacher schools re? spectively. Three South Carolina flags Will be offered this year and it awaits 'to be seen if these schools will again be the winners. The flags are given to the schools winning the greatest num? ber of prizes in all contests. In the parade the other schools Will come in alphabetically, according to name. The children, with their teach? ers in ( barge, will form' at the Court House square. The whole manage? ment of the parade will he with Mr. Merrlman Of the Bumter Boys' High School. Ho will have the children March down Main Street to Liberty street, thence westward to the Wash-j ington Street school building, where! those taking part in the scholarship contest will be given work. The pa? rade will end there. The following is a schedule of tho scholarship contests at tho Washing? ton Street building: 10.30 to 11 o'clock?Geography. 11 to 11.30?Hygiene and Sanitation. 11.30 to 12?Writing und Algebra. 12 to 12.30?Spelling. 12.30 to 1?Heading. 1.30 to 2?Arithmetic. 2 to 2.30?English Grammar. The teachers of the city schools in charge of Prof. S. H. Edmunds and Miss Elizabeth McLean, will act as ex? amining committees. While these contests are being held at the Wash? ington street building the declalmers' contests will be held at the Court House. Both boys and girls win ue clalm this year. A gold medal is of? fered to the boys by the Sumter Bar Association and one to the girls by j the DuHunt Hardware Co. There will' be a dozen or more of these young i speakers on the program. A feature of the day's program that will give pleasure to the audience will be ad? dresses by Justice T. B. Fraser and City Manager Robertson. Shortly after 2.30 p. in. the children will all be brought to the Court House, when all the prizes will be an? nounced in the scholarship contests by Prof. S. H. Edmunds. At 3 o'clock an unique feature is to be introduced in the way of an j old time spelling bee. Any school may enter three pupils. The school hav? ing the last pupil to stand up in this' Content will win a number 1 VTctTOla* offered by Mr. Irving A. Hyttenberg, the ViCtrola representative in Sumter. This is a splendid prize, and there will no doubt be great interest taken in this contest. Another school prize offered is that of $60 by the city National Bank to the school making the best average in three fundamental branches, reading ?polling and arithmetic. This prb.o is to go towards further school improve? ment. In tho court room will he the in? dustrial exhibit, consisting of articles of cooking, sewing and wood work. Each school has been asked to fix a. booth to display i dustrial work, map driTWlng and anything of interest made I v the children. A prize is of? fer* ?i for the last booth to be given to school. It will be seen that the prizes are more and more being given to the schools, so that some day the in? dividual prlaea will be done away with. In (barge of the program at the Court House will be Prof. McBrlde, principal of the Hoys' High school of Sumter. .\t .; ::?? p. m. the athletic events will come off. Dr. E, P. DuHant will ' be chairman of the committee to judge these events. It is hoped that the weather will be good and if such is the case there will BUrely be a tremendous crowd to wit | ness this popular event of the rural ,i hoola. Heal Estate Aruusfers. S. E. Turner, et al. to H. V. Reld, their interest in lot and buildings on Washington street. $2,700. Master to II. V. Held, lot on Wash? ington Btre< t. $3,600. Ada .lames to John Brltton, Jr., her Interest in tract of ; 1-3 acres it> county $H?n. Willie May Policy to Georgia IT. Graham, lot on Hampton avenue, $3. 000, Jessie 11. and W. A. I'.row n. to Chat! J. I ,i mmen. lot Oil I 'hurch st reel, ; $x :0.00, SHOOTING AT MECHANICSt ILLE. White Man Xamod Driggers Accident? ally Killed by Wallace Atkinson. It is reported here that a white man named Drlggera was shot at Me Chanlcavllle Sunday afternoon by Wallace Atkinson, a fifteen-year-old boy, and that he died later from the effects of the wound. The shooting is said to have been accidental. From what meagre information c ould be secured, it seems that young1 Atkinson was showing Driggers, who was about 22 or 23 years old, how to work a pistol, which he had. While handling the pistol it went off and the' ball took effect in Driggers, who died several hours later. It is stated that the inquest was held j Monday, but the coroner of Lee coun ty could not be located over the tele? phone Tuesday morning and the ver? dict is not known. THE COLOMBIAN TREATY. Opponents of Repeal Claim England Hus Hand in Bogota Treaty. Washington, April 10.?Free use of j the Panama canal by Colombian war-, ships, troop ships and army and navy j supply vessels is proposed in the new j treaty between the United States and j Colombia, signed at Bogota Tuesday,, to seal the breach between the two' countries over the separation of Pana? ma. Secretary Bryan announced this tonight, with the explanation that the! clause in tho convention was identical; with one in the Colombian treaty ne? gotiated by Secretary Boot in 1909, with the approval of Great Britain, and ratified by the United States sen? ate, though never accepted by Colom? bia. Mr. Bryan's statement followed a conference at the State department j with Senator O'Gorman, chairman of the senate canals committee, which J has under consideration the bill re? pealing the clause of the Panama Ca? nal Act exemptir g American coast? wise shipping from canal tolls. Sena-i tor O'Gorman, who is leading in Dem? ocratic opposition to President Wil? sons repeal policy, went back to the capitol, carrying new ammunition fori his light. He would not discuss the' matter himself, but other opponents of exemption repeal pointed to the fact that Grqat Britain in 1909 had agreed to preferential treatment for; Colombian vessels because of Colom? bia's peculiar relation to the canal as evidence that Great Britain and Pres? ident Wilson now are putting a new construction on the words "all na? tions" in the clause of the Hay Pauncefote treaty, guaranteeing equal treatment to the vessels of the nations! of the world using i.he canal. Their claim is that these words were not intended to apply to the United States, the owner of the canal, and they will Urge the admission of Great Britain in the Colombian matter as proof. Mr. Bryan Bald the treaty signed at Bogota employs the language of the Root-Cortes ship canal treaty grant? ing the use of the waterway to "tho troops, materials for war and ships of war of the Republic of Colombia, without paying any duty to the Unit? ed States, even in case of an inter? national war between Colombia and author country." Mr. Bryan would not say whether the acceptance by all concerned of the triparite treaties would solve all, of the problemi pending between Panama, Colombia and the United States. Death at Wisacky. Mrs. Henley McCutcheon of Wisacky I died at her home near Wisacky Fri? day morning about 9 o'clock, after air Illness Of about two weeks. Mrs. McCutcheon was before her marriage Miss Tenie Montgomery of Wisacky. She is survived by her hus band and live small children, besides several brothori and sisters. BEESWAX WANTED?Cash paid for good clean wax. N. G. Osteen. PLANTS FOB SALE?Lettuce and pansy plants, also sweet olive cut? tings well rooted. The pansy plants are fine and well grown and will be sold at reasonable price. 310 W. ljampton Ave. To Contestants In Omega Watch CONTEST only, we will tor the next sixty days make a 25 per cent DISCOUNT on any Omega Watch bought for cash during this pe? riod of time. W. A. Thompson Jeweler and Optician. PARKER STORE BURNED. Damage at Providence Elim?ted at $5,500?Insurance $3. 100. Mr. E. W. Parker of Providence suffered a severe loss last Monday night when his ttore and warehouse were burned, causing a loss estimated at more than $5,500. The insurance on the store and stock of goods was $3,400, although Mr. Parker stated that the loss, considering the trouble which it has caused him, would amount to nearly $3,000. The tire caught in the back of the store at between 1 and 12 o'clock at night and before anyone reached the scene it had burned the back of the i store and was spreading so far toward the front that it was impossible to en? ter and save any of the office fixtures or papers. Mr. Parker and others had been in the store until about 8 o'clock that night and had extinguished all lights before they left. There were no matches in the store, for Mr. Par? ker had had looked for some to sell shortly before the store was closed and could not find any. He thinks that some one must have robbed the store and then set it on fire to hide the robbery. Cartridges in the store made it dangerous for any one to approach the building, as they were exploded by the lire. The' store was one of the handsomest and largest country stores in the county and its destruction is a loss to the community as well as a heavy loss to 1 Mr. Parker, who stated inat he would not be able to rebuild at any time j soon. SEVENTY MAY HAVE PERISHED. Xow Believed that Crew of Another! Steamer Was Ijost In Blizzard. St. Johns, Newfoundland, April 14. ?The steamer Kite and her crew of seventy men arc believed to have been lost In the same blizzard which d ?troyed sealers of the Newfoundland and Southern Cross. A member of the Kite's crew was found dead on an ice iloe. There is no clew to the whereabouts of the other members of the ? rcw. Marriage Licenses Record. Licenses to marry have been grant? ed to Mr. C. W. Mellette and Miss Lorine Jackson of Sumter; Mr. T. C. Marcus and Miss Lula May Owens, Sumter. Licenses to negroes issued were: Joseph Andrews and Julia Bradford, Tindal; Alex Bell and Ella Taylor, Borden. COPPER STRIKE ENDED. Michigan Miners Vote to Call Off Strike. Houghton, Mich., April 14.?A count vote today shows that the copper mine strikers voted to call off the strike. The result seems overwhelm? ing in favor of ending the long con Culpepper, W. Va.t April 14.?Fire swept the business portion of this town today, resulting in a loss of a quarter of a million dollars. Carter, a mer? chant, was killed by falling walls. -"SS CAN' T DENY IT, r ^ -n^fvi*^ If This Ilad Happened Elsewhere In? stead of Sumtcr You Might Doubt it. ft***! The average man is a doubter. This is not surprising-?the public have been humbugged so frequently they are skeptical. Proof like the follow? ing will stand investigation. It can? not be disputed. C. EL James, salesman, 304 Coun? cil St., Sumter, S. C, says: I had kid? ney trouble and th? kidney secretions caused me much annoyance by pass? ing too frequently. Backaches and sharp pains across my loins kept me in misery and I couldn't rest well. In the morning when I got up, my back was so lame and sore that I could hardly straighten. If I got up quickly after sitting, sharp twinges darted through me. A friend told me about Doan's Kidney Pills. They .-emoved the trouble and made my kidney* nor? mal. 1 willingly confirm my former endorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills given some years ago, for they made a permanent cure." Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. James had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, K. T. 46 TAKING A HEADER usually means that both rider ami wheel stand in need of re? pairs. We cannot fix you np but wo can doctor your wheel into condition again with the skill of an expert. This is a bicycle hospital Where cures are always assured. Bear that In mind. H. L. TISDALE. 45 S. Main St. Phone 482 Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embai.iier. Prompt Attention to Cay or Night Calls; AT OLD J. D C* ATG STAND N. MAIN ST. Phones Day 539 Night 2C1 Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-Harby hive Stock Co. and Central Lumber Co. Goo. Epperson's Old Ste*nd Opp. Court House uuuuuuiiamm?ttmmtttmmnmmm:mmmttmt:!t:::?u:: EVERY DAY You have the good judgment to add a little to your bank account, means thut the money yv>u accumulato in this ivu) will be worth double to you some day In the future. Save with us. The Peoples' Bank You Are too Late to Join Our 1914 Christmas Savings Club-But Why Not Do This ? Keep a general or Savings Account with us and form the habit of making a weekly or monthly deposit, l ime flies swiftly, and with systematic saving an account grows rapidly Sto.rt ThOLt Account With Us Now THE BANK OF SUMTER Established 1889