Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? ????000000000000 0 0 ? aucht the c andidates, o ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Khoukl Have < Mir of 111* Own. Mr. Goo. W. Fuirey. candidate for rallrw.nl commissioner was in to hoc us Monilay, having made four tlays of the campaign Itinerary. He left Tue?.lav morning to Join tho party at Klngstrce. When seen by a repre? sentative of tho Calhoun Advance about the proepeota of hin election, he replied that he had received very encouraglng worda from voters on the -ounds. He said tho dally paper reporters did not do him Justice In his speeches from day to day. "I bring out new Ideas each day said Mr. Falrey, "but tho reporters pay no attention to it he says."?Cal houa Advance Why should they? What rule of law or ethics requires u newspaper to report the speeches each day. While new Ideas each day may be a novelty In a campaign, no newspaper can undertake to print each day the speeches of all tho candidates now running for offices In South Carolina, especially when tho reports aro sent In by telegraph, as Is often neces? sary. The aim of '.he newspapers Is to Interest their readers, not to please snaae of verbosity at ouch campaign meeting, .the correspondents and pa? pers have to select as much us they can afford to print; i*ud they try to select that part which will bo of most Interest to the reading public. If Mr. Falrey wants to got his full speeches In the pupers, ho can no doubt do so by paying the regular advertising rates, and having them marked "advertisement."?Fco Doc Dally. Claim* only. Pmlth claims that ho has done much for the furmer and he gives facts. B loose claims that he mM done much for tho cotton mill op? eratives and he?-weil does he?? Greenwood Journal. One Wa; to Show Illm. Gjv. It lease declared at Chester to? day that he has "no apology or word of explanation to mako for any word or act of mine" during the time he has been governor. "I will not explain or apologise even If I havo to go back to New berry and work In a livery stable," the governor declared. And this Is the answer he gives for his war on the good name of a good woman. Will the people of South Carolina stand for It??Columbia Record. a Senator to Be Proud Of. So many are running for the gov? ernorship and so average Is their abil? ity that one finds it hard to distin? guish between tho several asiprants. Prof. Cltnkscales Is a strong man. whose promises are to tho point. Mr. Manning has gubernatorial timber In him both by his descent and by his personal qualities and attainments. The other candidates may do well enough for secondary places. The senatorial contest Is most In? teresting with Its four corners, three of whieh ure decidedly conspicuous. The campaign so far has been quite orderly 1 uh some few meteoric so.irks Rlcasc 1.- more or less of a demagogue, v nile Smith bus been a very good official so far and probably should have another term. Hut Mr. Jennings, the new Richmond In (ho field. Is disclosing qualities of a very high order In all of those respects which are Indicative of mental halanec and acquirement, wh! h Illustrates le? gal and Judicial ability und give promise of producing results In legis? lation that will accruo to the common good. Mr Jennings wl'l mako a sen? ator of whom South Carolina would be proud. IDs training aim su< ( ess in all bis undertakings are sultl? lent evi? dence of bis ability.?The State Ga xette (Ml. I'basant ) Cooper a Good Msii. Anderson Intolligenecr thinks that R. A. Cooper Is tho best qualified to be governor of any man in the race, but hears that he may polite from the contost on account of his recent bereavement by tho death of lu^ wife?Kock Hill Evening Herald What Has |ice?>mc of Warehouse System. Anderson Mall wants to know what has become of the Duke warehouse plan. Also, what has become of the John I.. Met^turin warehouse plan. In this connection It is meet lo retail that men who w.uit to ru*? for oilier are always framing up something te catch the farmer vote, and that then Is another class which Is always schei ting to make mom y ,,ut of the producta of the farmer at the ex? pense of the producers Beel Hill Kxenlng Herald. *ts\ The Best Man Win. W'_ ar? glad that Will I'ollo. k and lang Jennings are In the r.o I Th? will draw more votes from Smith thun from Dlcase, but we believe in having plenty of candidates from H hleh eaeh voter may make a rholee. Ihtn let the West man win in the tin il heat.?Pee I >ce Daily. Ought tu IV Taught. Pollock auya Rlcasc won't carry one single county in this State. Mr. Pollock certainly wishes the gover? nor tough luck.?(Jrecenwood Jour? nal. Not In the Crowd, Surely. At one of the campaign meetings Pollock said: "They will have to stop their coattail swinging, for Jen? nings and I have cut Ulcasc's coat tall off." His shirt-tall is still there," sombebdy said. Pollock re? plied, "We'll get that before the summer is over."?Pee Dpc Dally. Reason for the Change. Last March in an interview from which wo quoted yesterday, in whKli ho defended the county to county campaign system, Oov. Rlense de? clared that, regardless of what other candidates might do, "1 propose to go before ?.he people and tell them what I have done and why I have dono It, und no crowd of political ringsters can keep mo away from the people." At Harnwcll last week the governor vigorously denounced reflections which had been cast upon his action In granting a pardon to a yeggman named James Johnson. Moreover the Nows and Courier has since received from his private secretary, Col. John K. Aull, a lot of records upon which tho governor relies to sustuln his course in this matter. Col. Aull asks tho News and Courier to print these records "in order that tho people may have tho facts." Wo do so gladly. Yet now tho governor, attac ked on another matter, is reported to have met tho criticisms of his attitude in tho asylum proceedings with the as? sertion that before he will apologize for or explain any act or word of his during the three years and a half he has been governor ho will return to Newberry and "go back to work In a livery stablo." Isn't this a rather belated resolu? tion? What is the cause of it7 Per? haps Messrs. Jennings an? Pollock can explain.?News and Courier. Cooper a Convincing Speaker. According to reliable reports, Hon. R. A. Cooper is making a very faver? tible impression upon those attending the campaign meetings and Is gain? ing strength every day. Everywhere he is receiving a cordial reception and his ringing appeals for law enforce? ment are winning him strong friends. With a broad view of the situation, Mr. Cooper Is pointing out the one thing which this State needs most at this time and in putting his views for? ward ho Is convincing his hearers ami winning supporters on every aide.? Lauerens Advertiser. Who Did It? As Candidate Jennings says, "there can be no worse assault upon a wo? man than > insinuations about 'her good getane."?Greenwood Journal. Might He True. If Messrs. Jennings and Pollock really want to muke Senator Smith mad why don't they accuse him of wearing all wool coats??Greenwood Journal. A (tood Idea. Tho Herald may or may not sup? port Mendel L. Smith for governor, but it heartily endorses what he Mays about "chip trap" methods ami "foolishness" to catch voters. The ?tag who will mislead the people to get elected will mislead them after his Is elected.?Dillon Herald. Defending tin* New Rules. Mayor Jennings of Sumter is a candidate for the senate, and so far be has followed three topics In speak? ing to the voters; namely, discredit? ing Smith's claim of credit for high cotton prices, denouncing Governor Mease's record and defending the new primary regulations, which were adopted at the laHt State convention In this last role he is ospclully eon Vlnelng nnd effective, and is perform? ing M splendid duty ami an admirable ?en h e for I he State. His explanations have been com pre he naive nnd convincing, His bright Intellect ami quick repartee has forcibly pushed home the point of the new rules. At ( Mangel.nrg he cxpiainc.i why each voter is required to sign his u\ui name to tin roll, There won't be any dead nun on the roll, he said, for "tin y can't come to .sign. If they did the secret an would leave." At Walterhoro, he auain foreefilll) presented the necessity of personal enrollment, Governor Hlease < barg? ed that the new rules would disc-n? il.mm liise fifteen thousand white men Mr. Jennings answered that this was true, but sold Ihey lived In Ueorglu ami North Carolina ami dld'nt have .my Pundit ss voting in (his State. With stich thrusts as these he com? pleted disarms uny attacks upon the requirement of each voter signing Iiis own name, ami in doing So he ile 1 serves the thanks uf uvcry voter wanting fairness to prevail.?(Mange burg Times ami Democrat What About Anti-Mouse Votes? Tho governor says he hasn't heard of any ant i-Blease money. When he gets up in thes*c diggins if he will listen carefully he might hear of a little.?Greenville News. Who in Party Indulges? If liquor is an Issue John G. Rlch ards ought to lind it an easy matter to get a whiff of the popular wind.? Greenwood Journal. Knows When to he Quiet. Gov. Blease kicks on admitting for? eigners to our shores at New York, hut he Is painfully quiet about Char? leston.?Greenwood Journal. Statement Sounds Fishy. At BarnWOll on Friday Mr. Jen? nings gave notice that he could not be intimidated by the State consta? bles that were following the cam? paign party around. On the next day at Bamberg, Governor Blease gave out that his lifo had been threatened, which, no doubt, he thought would he a sulflcient justifi? cation for the State constables being present, if Governor Blease expects people to believe that his life was really thrceicocd, as he claims, he must have his statement to that ef? fect corroborated.?Orungcburg Times and Democrat. Let the Public Know. At tho meeting here Monday Mr. Richards challenged tho newspapers that if they did not quit "nagging" him about being a "coat-tail swinger" he would tell why he was going to vote for Blcaso. Shout It out Mr. Richards, tho papers won't care.? Bishopvillc Leader and Vindicator. Didn't Want to Answer and Wouldn't At the campaign meeting hero last Saturday Hon. H. C. Folk propound? ed the following question to the gov? ernor: "Is a man who violates his oath at tho ballot box a fit person to send to tho United States senate?" Tho governor declined to answer the question, and did not refer to it at all, but the people will answer this question on the day of the primary ami their answer will be "No!"? Bamberg Herald. A C hange of Tune. "If I am elected to tho senate?" said the governor at Lancaster. Hold up, old man! Don't let down an inch. You know that you have al? ready visited Washington and select? ed your scat.?Columbia Record. Perhaps Political Death was Meant. We have not been able to verify the alleged remark said to have been mado in a drug store here last Sat? urday in reference to the governor, but if such a remark was made we feel sure no threat was intended against the life of anybody, but it merely referred to the defeat of the governor and his consequent retire? ment from politics.?Bamberg Her? ald. He's Fooled Them Before. Little Joe Brown has got Into the limelight once more by entering the race against lloke Smith for the Unlt ed States senate. There will be less of "Little Joe" than ever when the returns come in.?Columbia Record. A Heavy Blow. W. C. Irby's characterization of Richards as a "camp follower*1 is about the heaviest blow that the ma? jor has received so far.?Laurens Ad? vertiser. Learning a Lesson. Thomas A. Bdlaon admits that a bee, casually captured in his garden, has given him much to think about in the direction of the simplification of the Hying machine. He plans a hi ? tery of extreme lightness, which will enable the wings to beat with almost incredible velocity. The bee, he finde, raises seven thousand times his own weight by wing-beats numbering more than two hundred to tin; minute. Long ago mankind was advised to study the ways of the ant for acqui? sition of wisdom. The difference be? tween the mind of the great inventor and the average intellect is the faculty of turning to creative account the phenomena that ordinarily passes unnoticed, The locomotive emerged from tho kitchen kettle and the law of gravity was evolved from an apple which an unthinking boy would have eaten. it is the seeing eye, the thinking ' lain, that gives the significance to trivial things, and without this In? ductive CU|M4Ctty none of t be marvels of Invention would have transformed the world. All ol us could b arn a lesson every hour in the day, if we only would. Anderson Mail. A party is fortunate when it has One or more men or a lot ol them do. Ing something for it. Scheming for it won't <io any more, Wilmington Blur, ? I \ INCX>ME TAX PAID. Nearly All South Carolinians Liable Have Complied With United Stales Law. Columbia, July 1.?D. C. Hoy ward, collector of internal revenue, stated yesterday that, With few exceptions, the people of South Carolina who were liable had paid the income tax ?lue Tuesday. For failure to pay, a penalty of 5 per cent is allixed, and after the 5 per cent penalty there is another penalty of 1 per cent for euch additional month In which the tax is not paid. Tho department, however, is not permitted to give out figures of any kind relating to the amount paid or amount due or percentage of delin? quents. MANNING WILL VOTE Flection Will Decide bond Issue for Clarendon Town. Manning, July 3.?Dascd on peti? tions signed by a majority of the freeholders of the town of Manning, the town council has ordered special elections to be held on the 21st day of July on the question of issuing bonds to the amount of $10,000 for the purpose of establishing a sewer? age system in the town and also on the question of issuing bonds to the amount of $30,000 for the purpose of establishing a system of waterworks in the town of Manning. The pro? posed bonds are to be interest bear? ing coupon bonds at the rate of 6 per cent per annum for a period of 4 0 years with the privilege of redemp? tion after 'JO years. All qualified elec? tors of the town will he entitled to cast their ballots "for bonds" or "against bonds." OFFER FOK OFFICES. Crop of Clarendon Candidates Will He A Full One. Manning, July 3.?Several candi? dates for county olliccrs have been an? nounced within the past week, the list so far including one for senator, two for representative, two for judge of probate, one for auditor, one for treasurer and two for magistrate. This list Will no doubt be greatly extended by the opening of the county cam? paign. The campaign meetings for the county will be held on the fol? lowing schedule: Turbcville, Tues? day, August 11; Sardinia, Wednesday, August ,12; Alcolu. Wednesday night, August 22; Paxvillc, Thursday, August 13; Pincwood, Friday, August 14; Summerton, Thursday, August 14; Summcrton, Thursday, August 20; Manning, Friday, August 21. All can? didates in the county are required to '.lie their pledges and pay their as? sessments by 12 o'clock noon, Au? gust 10. PETS DO CHEAT DAMAGE. llles ami Dust Help Along Evil Cause. Cleveland, Ohio, July 3.?"House pets, Hies und dust breed disease faster than tho health authorities can stamp it out, hut the human hand is the most dangerous enemy to family and community health that wc have," declared Dr. C. F. Langworthy, gov? ernment food expert, at the closing session today of the Home Economic s association convention. Women should not prepare food while their hands are dirty," he said, "and the family cat should be banished from the kitchen." The convention next year will be held In Seattle, August 17 to 20, to be followed by a one day session at San Francisco. ' ELECTION IX MEXICO. Successor to Huerta to Be Chosen by Federals. Mexico City, July 3.?Minister of tho interior Alcocer announced today that a successor to President Huerta will be elected Sunday. All arrange? ments for the election in the territory controlled by the government have been completed. Podru Lascuraln and Gen. Vclasco, who defended Torrcon against Gen. Villa will be the only candidates. Huerta wont' run. VICTIMS OF FIREBUG. Two Women Perish in Incendiary Fire In New York. New York, July 3. ? Mrs. Hannah Nikorlrl und daughter, Sarah, were burned to death In an incendiary lire in an apartment house at 112th Street and Gth Avenue this morning. Three other women were fatally Injured. PROSPERITY IX WEST. Dig Itailrnml System Taking on More Workmen. Rloomlngton, ill.. July 3, The Chi eagu and Alton railroad is recalling all employers of the shops who were laid off March llrsl and will operate lull time. WILLIAMS' ACTION UNAUTHOR. I/A Ah United States Disclaims Any Respon? sibility. Washington, July :;.?Responsibil? ity for published statements criticis? ing conditions in Albania credited to Oeorge Fred Williams, minister of the United States to Greece, was disclaim? ed by the state dcpurtnicnt tonight in a formal statement issued by Sec? retary Bryan. The minister's report on his activi? ties in the Balkans lias not readied Washington and officials of the gov? ernment have been silent concerning press dispatches quoting him. Secretary Bryan's statements read: "In reply to Inquiries addressed to the department of State as to what authority the American minister at Athens had to make remarks at? tributed to him relative to the condi? tion of affairs in Albania, the secre? tary of State has replied that Mr. Williams was only authorized by the department of State to visit Epirus to observe conditions and report the result of his observations to the de? partment, and that the published re? marks he is alleged to have made were given solely on his own respon? sibility and with no authority what? ever from the department. Mr. Williams' report of his visit has not yet been received." In ollicial circles the action of the government in issuing this statement without awaiting the arrival of Mr. Williams' report was regarded as sig? nificant. It was said President Wil? son himself had called the depart? ment's attention to the gravity of the situation, suggesting that no time should be lost in letting the interested powers ar(' the world know that in attacking f^c Prince of Wied and his government In Albania, Minister Wil? liams was not acting on Instructions from Washington. Press dispatches have reported the minister as resigning, but Secretary Bryan said no resignation had reach? ed tho department. FIRST YEAR SUCCESSFUL. Wilson Administration Passes Fiscal Year with Income Exceeding Ex? penses, Washington, July 1.?Treasury fig? ures completed tonight show the fed? eral government went through its first fiscal year under the Wilson administration with its income ex? ceeding ordinary expenses by $33, 78 1,452.07. Nearly $33,500,000. pour? ing into ? the treasury yesterday, the last day, brought the total receipts for the year up to $734,343,700.20. $1,500,000 above Secretary McAdoo's original estimate and turned into a surplus what had promised the day before to be a substantial deficit. Corporation and income tax pay? ments furnished the stream of gold at the finish. From this source came $26,101,782.82 between the opening and closing of the treasury yesterday, and tonight Secretary McAdoo and other administration ollicials were pointing to the total figures as proof of their promises as to what would be accomplished under the new tariff. The treasury surplus this year will be wiped out by Panama canal ex I enditurcs, which have been paid from the general fund. During the II months $34,820,0 11 has been spent on the canal, and when this has been charged off there will be a dciicit for the year of $1,010,058.81 on the hooks. Last year the canal expendi? tures amounted to $ 11,741,258 and the llnal delicit was $400,733. Last year's total receipt! were only $001, 140,000, but on the other hand the ordinary expenditures were only $054,805,000 or $45,754,248 below this year's total. The secretary sent telegram of congratulation to President Wilson, Representative Underwood, chairman of the house ways and means com? mittee, and to Senator Simmons, chairman of tho finance committeo of tho senate, upon the result under the new tariff law. Later he issued a statement saying: "Tho department is exceedingly gratified with the results for the first fiscal year of the new tariff and in? come tax law. Unquestionably very much better results will he obtained during the present liscal year." To Canvass Tobacco District. Messrs. T. R, Pepper and Marion, tho lessees of the Tobacco Warehouse, arrived In the city this week and with Mr. W. J. Finch, auciloner, Will m .c a thorough canvass of the tobacco growing territory tributary to Sumter In the interest of the tobacco ware? house. They will be glad to give any assistance within their power to any farmer as to the picking and curing of tobacco and any message to tb Chamber of Commerce, where llicy have their headquarters at present, will be delivered to them. The question at Washington Is whether the senate shall be gagged. Not unless it wants to make us gag by talking too mu< h when it is neces. sary to do something for the people. -Wilmington Star. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION Of the Bank of Sumter, Located at Resell I, S. C, at The Close of Bus ncss June M, It 14. RESOURCES: Loans ami discounts.$684.473.0* Overdrafts.. . .i. 5,514.17 Bonds and Stocks owned by the bank. . . . 21,169.98 Furniture and fixtures .... 15,549.42 Hanking house. 65,578.39 other real estate owned.. None Due from banks and bank? ers. 65.962.66 Currency... 7,273.00 Cold. 1,767.60 Silver and other minor coin. . 1.619.28 Cheeks and cash items.... 8,437.08 Exchanges for the clearing house.None Other Resources, viz.None Total.$867,334.52 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid In.. ..$200,000.00 Surplus fund. 60,000.00 Undivided profits, less cur? rent expenses and taxes paid.,. 11,141.45 Due to banks and bank? ers. 17.35 Dividends unpaid. 120.00 Individual deposits sub? ject to check. 172,945.58 Savings deposits., 88,372.98 Demand certificates of de? posit. 5.079.77 Time certificates of deposit 4,558.34 Certified checks. 14.90 Cashier's checks. 84.15 Notes and bills rediscount ed. 15,000.00 Bills payable, Including certificates for money borrowed. 310,000.00 Reserve Fund Carried on General Individual or savings lodger., 10.000.00 Other Liabilities, Vtl.None Total. .$867,334.52 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Sumter. Before me came Bernard Manning, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly s vorn, says that the above and foregoing statement la a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. BERNARD MANNING, Cashier. Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of July, 1914. R. L. Edmunds, Notary Public. Correct Attest: BARTOW WALSH, C. M. HURST, R. S. HOOD. Directors. SAVES LIFE BY MARRIAGE. Man Whose Coolness Caused Girl's Collapse, W.*ls Her. (Binghampton (N. Y.) Dispatch to N. Y. Herald. Miss Mildred C. Vooheis and Earl C. Schaffer were married by the Rev. J. B. Sweet today in the belief that the young woman's marriage was the only sure method of restoring her mental balance and saving her life. She has been at the point of death since two weeks ago, when Mr. Schaffer informed her of his intention to break their engagement. Tho young woman, who was prom? inent in religious and social work, be_ came unconscious at that time, and when she was aroused was delirious, calling constantly tor her fiance. As a result the doctors insisted that Mr. Shaffer sit constantly by her bedside in the hope that If she regained con. sciousness, his presence would re. store her mind. She became con? scious about a week ago, and the sight of Schaffer seemed to restore her mind. The physicians then announc? ed that the only certain means of keeping her from collapsing again was for him to keep his promise to marry her. This he did today. I The Merchant Who Wouldn't Adver? l?se. (Contributed by Chas. A. Winters, of Cincinnati, ()., ? visitor in Sum? ter recently, and alesman for "Fa? mous'' shirts.) Ho chose a fine location, His fixtures were tho best. He kept his clerks a-humping. And he never let them rest; He hired a window dresser. At thirty plunks a week. And he treated every Ad man. As if he were a sneak. He argued that the people. Seeing his windows would come in. And left the Mr. Ad Man saying ? You needn't call again." But somehow or other. The people stayed away. His goods remained upon the shelves. And his bills he could not pay. The Moral: Location, fixtures, clerks, displays. They each deserve ? prize. Rut Mr. Sheriff gets ;he merchant, Who would Tiot Advertise. Belfast, July ::. Snffragcttes today burned the famous Tall)menoch man? sion near llollywoo< The loss is $ 1 00,000,