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C|jt2K9atcjinan air? Southron. - Wednesday and Saturday. ?BT? PUBLISHING COMPANY. K IUMTEK, a. a ?Ml per annum?in advance. ? in,? One Square tret inaertlon.fi.oo ?envy subsequent insertion.SO Contracts for three months, or hangar will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub inrve private Interests will be charged for an advertisements. Obttuartea and tributes of respect IrUl ha charged for. The shunter Watchman was fouud s* ha ltie and the True Southron In litt? The Watchman and Southron the combined circulation and at both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the beat advertising In Burnt er. GRAIN KiiKVATOK MOVEMENT. To many people it may appear, in view of the existing financial string? ency, a most inopportune time to at? tempt the organisation of a $20,000 corporation to establish a grain eleva? tor and a milling plant to manufac? ture flour and meal, but it is in times of atrtes that extraordinary efforts must Ih> made to retrieve a desper? ate situation. The only ray of hope for the farming and business Inter? ests In the present crisis, is the cre? ation of a market for the grain that the farmers may produce in place of cotton. This market must be created and sustained by local effort, for no outside assistance Is to be expected or hoped for. If the people of Sumter county do not pool their resources and by resorting to self-help in this time of need, they wilt be forced to the realisation next spring and summer that the curtailment of the cotton acreage and the increase of the grain crop has not solved the problem. The essence of the present difficulty is the lack of a market for cotton, but if no facilities are provided locally to handle and market grain the harvest next spring will bring no relief. There Is a strong demand for grain and grain products at higher prices than have prevailed for years and this de? mand is reasonably certain to continue into and beyond the next harvest sea? son, but if there are no grain buy? ers on the Sumter murket and no fa? cilities for atoring and ahipping grain or manufacturing it into a merchant? able product the producers of grain will be unable to convert their cropa into cash. The reault will be that there will be an unmarketable surplus of grain In the hands of farmers who wilt be no better able to pay their debts and buy goods from the mer? chants than they now are with an un? marketable crop of cotton on their bands. A market for grain Is an ab. solute neeealty for Sumter and the failure to provide for handling the crop of <>ats and wheut that will be planted this fall means harder times and greater depreaalon In all lines of bualneaa. The merchants and bank era will feel the effects just us keenly and more quickly than the farmer, therefore the conclusion Is Inevitable that the farmers of the county and the business men of the town will be forced as a matter of self-preservation to get together and make the grain elevator enterprise a success. Summcrton Enthusiastic at It. it. Project. Manning Herald. Summerton- business men met en masse Monday night to discuss the getting of the Susannah Western rail? road, (.'apt. W. C. Davis and Mr. J. K. Itreedln of Manning, were present by invitation and addressed the meet? ing. Capt. Davis, wlfh a very Steal and convincing presentation of the agreement removed all doubt and arouaed much enthusiasm At the conclusion of the remarks of the Invited speakers. Dr. KUlson Capers urged that every one who op? posed the railroad should give his1 reasons. to further requested thnti nil questions g| whatever kind be pre-! Hcnted then so that Summerton men j might through friendly debate reach u decision which all might support. The meeting and the line spirit of the Summerton men were an earnest of the great prospect for I bigger Summerton. There is no further doubt that Sum merton will vote overwhelmingly for tbe bonds in furtherance of the efforts of hat committee to get the new road. WITHDRAWS I'INDS. McAdoo Hciuovch l>e|k>slts l'rom Hank- Gullf or Hoarding. Washington. Seat It, Following up his warning to national bunkl against hoarding money and restrict? ing credits. Secrctars M< AdOO today et do res' wtthdrawi |S,ttt,tt! of the government funds deposited in ami cultural osalees to aid in crop move maul The money will he redeposlted, Mr. McAdoo announced, in hanks WlsM will "employ it in the move? ment of crops and for the beliebt of the business situation.'' FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmer?, (Conducted by B. W. Dabbe, Pres? ident A C. Farmers Union.) Sonic Random Thoughts. # If the Farmers' Union committee of forty that have been in Washing? ton since the middle of September, do not succeed in securing the pas? sage of the Henry bill which pro? vides direct aid to the cotton farmers and other growers of staple non-per? ishable farm products in this emer? gency they have made Mr. McAdoo give such a shaking up of the banks that I believe we will soon huve re? lief. ? ? * The presentation of the failure of commercial banks to meet the re? quirements of agriculture that was presented tj the committee on bank? ing and currency of the house of rep? resentatives by members of the Farmers' Union committee will do more to secure rtiral credits or a sys-! tern of agricultural banks than any? thing that I know of. a a a In the very nature of the commer? cial banking business farmers can not get the same assistance from a com? mercial bank that other lines of bus? iness secure and we should honor the banker who will strain his resources to the utmost to help farmers In this I emergency. In the Progressive Farm? er of September 26th The Bank of Sumter, the First National Bank and the City National are listed as sub? scribing to the following pledge: "You may print the name of our institution in your list of banks that will stand by the farmers, utilizing to the uttermost our possibilities for securing funds to finance the cotton crop, and recognizing warehouse cer? tificates to the limit of our resources." i 0 0* Why should not every bank In the State sign such a pledge? With every one heartily lined up for such % purpose and every grower of cotton lined up to hold cotton, It woutd not be long before the price of cotton would be at such a figure that a grad? ual selling movement, say each man sell one bale out of ten, would re? lieve the strain on the banks and the growers too. Right now I trust our people see what could be done, If we were organized as I have tried to get our farmers to do. It is not too lato to organize now for effective service in this emergency. a a a I understand some cotton has been j' shipped to ports, and other central i points to be settled for later. This cotton has gone into consumption and the price dropped half cent per pound In a few days In consequence of some farmers and merchants supplying the demand. On Saturday, 19th, wc had high hopes of cotton going to 10 cents by Oct. 1st in response to the "Buy a Balo Plan" and the fine holding of j the farmers and merchants. To al? low cotton to be used and then sub? stituted Is not holding. We ought to | proclaim from every street corner J that the only way to hold is to hold. Ill A similar plan Is suggested for cot? ton seed: Let the mills have the seed and settle when the price goes up. Such suggestions arc worse than Col. Thompson's plan to finance the cotton crop three years ago, and wo all know how that was laughed out of court. Kven the Progressive Farmer slipped up in last week's splendid resume of the cotton sltua-j linn and the way out, when it inad-j vertently advised lotting cotton be stored with the mills to be settled for six months later. A warehouse that does not guarantee to deliver the i identical bale of cotton on presenta-j tlon of the receipt is not a holding warehouse, but is a selling one. * * * Why not have as active work done by flemson College to promote or? ganized holding, financing and market? ing of cotton, as to promote the sow? ing Of winter cover Props, the grow? ing of legumes and raising of etock? We havt tins crop made ami made largely with Ihe fertilizers thai gave Clemeon its Income, Unless we can sell it at a profit we will be In mighty poor shape to begin tbe better farming we hope to set- Inaugurated. Clarence poo suggested last week thai lio.ooti of the fertiliser taxes in each State bt set aside for a holding campalgli that would wake up old Dixie und put backbone! where now we have a'ish bones, I want t?? emphaileallj In. dorsc thai propoeltlon, 0 0 0 i have tried for Ihree years t-. make those In authority, and espe claly Ihoet In charge of the farm demonstration work, see that market |ng is as Importunt as production. I have urged that market agents should I he put on the Job ami kept ihere as faithfully as production agents. May he this emergency will cause to be put in operation some of my ideas. It is futile to tell people to diversify, if when they diversify proper marketing of the products of such diversifica? tion is not provided, Cotton will go up and our people will swing back to cotton worse than ever. ? ? * But to revert to Mr. Poe'i sugges? tion: I would not have Dr. Long lessen one iota of his campaign for other crops to take the place of cot? ton, but I do think an active cam? paign by Clemson College to organize Carmen to hold and finance cotton; to show them that it can be done, and how to do it is of more vital import? ance now than anything else. Com? missioner Watson is nearly broken down trying to work out this prob? lem. We hope to have him at Trinity Friday to help put "backbone" into the holding movement. We need fifty men in the Stat-> to do nothing else lor the next sixty days. Will Mr. Manning as a trustee of Clemucn College start the college on this prri peganda at once? * * * I have been too busy on both the last trips to Washington to see any? thing except what came in the line of my work, and I have not the time to write of many interesting things 1 could not help seeing. Lesides it is hardly any use as the "printer's devil" complains he can not read my letters and has not set up the letter I wrote giving some impressions of my Texas trip. E. W. D. TO JUDGE COTTON ESSAYS. Tuft and Carnegie Among Those Ask? ed to Serve. Washington, Sept. 29.?Former President Taft, Andrew Carnegie, Da? vid It. Francis, former governor of Missouri; John Temple Graves, Mrs. George Harvey and Marion Harland, the noted author, have been asked to serve as judges of the cotton essay contest in connection with the Nation- . [\1 Cotton Fashion show to be held ' here. This contest was started yes? terday by Miss Callie Hoke Smith, 1 ilaughter of Senator Hoke Smith, of i Georgia, who offered prizes for the best essays from school children on the "cotton plant and its uses." PREMIUMS ON FARM PRODUCTS, Executive Committee of State Fait Passes Resolution to This Effect. Columbia, Sept. 29.?The executive j committee of the State Fair Associa? tion at a meeting today resolved to not pay any premiums at the com? ing Fair on any exhibits except farm products, this being occasioned by the conditions brought about by the Eu? ropean war. The officials of the Fair ire working with might and main ind are confident that the Fair will be I success notwithstanding the condi? tions now facing the country. Presi? dent J. N. Kirven and Secretary D. F. BSflrd are working especially hard for tho Fair and are advertising It ex? tensively. The Fair will take place [luring the last week in October and It is believed that there will be a good uttendancc. WINTHROP STUDENTS BUY COT? TON. College Girls Raise Fund to Join Buy a Bale Movement?Know Conditions. Kock Hill, Sept. 30.?The students! Of Winthrop college have joined the! buy a bale movement and are raising' a fund to be invested in cotton. It is j probable that enough money to buy several bales will be collected among the students. "Distress" cotton Will be bought at 10 cents per pound with, Whatever amount of money is secur- ' ed. A large number of the students J at Winthrop are ?laughters of farm era and they have first-hand knowl edge of condition! prevailing In the country and are fully aware of the menace of low priced cotton to the progress and prosperity of the State. Tbc entire student body, however, is In thorough sympathy with the buy-j a-bale movement and with every of-! fort being made to enable the grow-1 en to get a fair price for the staple.; Notice of Teacher*' Examination, The regular fall Teachers' examin \ ? lion Will be held in the county court house. Friday, October 2nd, begin? ning at !? o'clock. The question! will lie taken from the text books pre? scribed by the state Hoard of Edu? cation, and taught in the public school! of the state. J, H, Haynsworth, County Superintendent of Education. DR. IIIUHHMITil?Optometrist of Florence, Is here at Claremoni Ho? tel oid> one duy each week In fu? ture) every Thursday, to examine eyes und bt glasses, WANTED?Heifer calves, three to sis mont hs old; u ho one or more young cows, fresh In milk, or springers, Apply Dr. c, r. Osteen, Sumter, s. I'. STATEMENT of Tin* Own ?rslilp, Management, Cir? culation, Etc., Required by the Act of August 24, U>12. Of The Watchman and Southron, published semi-weekly at Sumter, 8. C, for October 1st. 191 i. Editor, H. G. Ostecn, .Sumter, S. C. Managing Editor, II. G. Osteen, Sumter, S, C. Business Manager. H. G. Osteen, Sumter, S. C. Publisher, Osteen Publishing Co., Sumter, S. C. Owners: Osteen Publishing Co., Inc. Sumter, S. C. C. P. Ostecn, N. O. Osteen, H. G. Osteen, X. G. Osteen, Jr., Moncta Osteen, Lee & Moise, I. C. Strauss, lt. L. Wright, Lev! llros, C. M. Hurst, Abc Ryttenberg, G. A. Lern mon, Xeill O'Donm ll, Levy <fe Mo? ses, W. 11. BoylO, 11. L. Edmunds, II. L. Scarborough, li. 1. Manning, Booth Live Stock Co. All of Sum? ter, S. C. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: Gamecock Building & Loan Assoeia-' tion, Sumter, S. C, Duplex Printing Press Co., Battle Creek, Mich., J. H. Schroeter & Hro., Atlanta, Ga. Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or dls-| tributed, through the mails or other? wise, to paid subscribers during tho six months preceding the date of this statement. (This information is re? quired from daily newspapers only,) H. G. OSTEEN. Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of October, 1914. A. M. BROUUOHTON, (Seal) Notary Public, S. C. (My commission expires at pleasure of the Governor.) Notice of Administration. All persons having claims against the estate of the late A. J. Goodman will please present same duly at? tested, and all persons indebted to the said estate will please make im? mediate payment to the undersigned. Mrs. Rebecca A. Goodman, Administratrix. MEN Cured Forever By a true spe? cialist w is o possesses the experience of years. The right kind of experience ? doing the same thing the rlglii way hundreds aial perhaps thou sandsof times, with unfailing permanent re? sults. Don't you think it time to get the right * ? 1 treatment'; If you desire to consult a reliable long-established specialist of vast experience, come to me and learn what canh'.' accomplished with skillful, scientific treatment. 1 bold two medical diplomas and certificate* by examination and other requlrcmenti from the hoards of medical examiners of 14 state* in tbe U-ion. together with over SO years' ex perlenes Iii specialty practice, l success? fully treat blood Poison. Varicose Veins, Ulcers. Kidney and bladder Diseases. BhtUmatlsm, Gall Vtones, Paralysis Dis? charges. Piles and itectual Trouble. Stricture and all Nervous. Chronic and private JlseStfCSof Men and Women. Examination fret; and Ktrlctiy confi? dents!. Hours; 9 a.m. to 7 p. m. Sun? days, B to 2. Call or Write DR. REGISTER, Specialist, 506 UNION NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, COR. MAIN AND GERVAIS STS.. Columbia, S. C. ! Blood is the Life Furify the blood, cleanse it of all toxic and waste matter, and every nerve will be better, very much more pliant and stronger. Pure blood is ?ssential to good health. MRS. JOE PERSON'S REMEDY has mot an unquestioned success in all dis? orders due to poor blood. 11 cleans and eu riches the Ufo fluid und thus prepares the way to perfect health. Your neighbor! have used it for forty years, and tnoy testiry to its strength-giving qualities. Harmless yet most efficient for its purpon. "It has strengthened up my system and built up my general health. I Und it a One family remedy to keep iu tho house for tho omplslntl ol the children."?Mrs. H. Ed Khclnhardt, Iron Station, N. C. For nil blood taints, for all constitutional I weaknesses, Mrs. .loo Person's Remedy has ' proved Itself very helpful. Your druggist can supply you. If he doesn't get it lor you write the REMEDY SALES CORPORATION Charlotte, N. C. In. losing one dollar, and they eitl send It with mil directions, Mrs. Joe Person's Wash foulj ft e, nnectlon with the Itemed? lor the cure of lores and the relief of inflauisd and congested RtirraccR. It iHespecialh valuable for women, and should always iu> used for ulceratlons. GINNERS, OIL MILLS, SAW MILLS We have in stock Wood Pulleya, 4 in. Diameter to 54 in. Diameter. Cast Iron Split Pulleys, Gin. Diameter to 36 in. Diameter. American Steel Split Pulleys, 3 in. Diameter io 4b in. Diameter. - COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO,, 823 Gervai? Street, Columbia, S. C. POWERS CARPET CLEANING AND RUG CO. The most modem and lies! equipped plant in the Plate for rug and carpel cleaning. Our Bcuuring proce: n makes your carpet i??< ?u new. L'tirpets altered ami re madc. Out of town work given prompt att tntion. We mi m ran tee our work to t>e the ocst. Write us for esl i mates t?tati?jK nuality and sixv < ?{ ru^>. Powers Carpet Cleaning and Rug Co., mo?SSSSlS^t Artistic Photgraphy Our picture* will work wonders in improving the appearance of your home. They will reflect your taste and refinement and will give pleasure to yourself as well as to your friends. You are cordially invited to call and sec us. WINBURN'S STUDIO, mi s. main I Wonder What Will Happen t Thursday, Oct. 8th j i =_ ?-!! I . . . . .:: t Time (and effort are your ' tools for, accomplish* rnent^artCk a Bank account; proves' neither < were' wastedr If Why don't you learn the advantages of having a Bank account in a reliable Bank ? 1f To start is the thing?don't be backward because your beginning may be small, all big things had small beginnings and there is a pile of satisfaction and comfort in watching your account grow. We want to help you save and be somebody, if you will only give us the chance. Begin with $1.00. 4 Per Gent Interest Paid on Savings. THE BANK OF SUMTER ESTABLISHED 1889 The Bank of South Carolina SUCCESSOR. TO THE FARMERS' BANK TRUST CO. CAPITAL - - - $2(10,000.00 SURPLUS - - - $150,000.00 Interest at 4 per cent compounded quarterly in Sav? ings Dept. 5 per cent on time certificates of deposit. WE SOLICIT YOUR ACCOUNT r1 "The Secret of Success" 1> not so much in knowing Inn? to make money n> in knowing how to hold on to it. Deposited ill Hie Suvlllfcs l>'parlinont of tilt* hank the toni pt tit ion to s|mmuI i- removed und there fa always a growing iu ccuti\c to udd more. ? I he "Secrol of Kuccesj. ?vill lie an open book to >ou when you hccouic u reaulur su%er at thK Savings Bank. The Commercial & Savings Bank ??Get tha Desire io SM,!!?? Habit Will Grow"