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l^atlshod WKmdiy and Saturday. ?BY? OmiN PUBLISHING COMPANY. ?UatTBR, a C L Hrlt par annum?In advance. I ?aaara trat lnaartlon.fi.00 neat lnaartlon.10 Contract* for thraa month* or wttl bo made at reduced ratea AM oommunlcaUonj which sub prtvate nteroeta wUI bo charged Obf uartea and tribute* of respect ettll an ohargad for. The) Sumter Watohmaa waa found on ta 1110 and tho True Southron In 1044k The Watohmaa and Southron Ilia the oomblned circulation and loo of both of tho old paper*, to manifestI7 the boat advertising ta la Sumter. If the constructive programme of President Wilson is defeated and ||M Democrats theroby lose the confidence and support of the country and the control of the government tho re sponsltillty for this result will rest up? on re<alcftrant Democrats In and out of congress who wear the cellar of the tariff and trust robber barons. The world-wide Industrial and finan? cial upheavel Incidental to the great war In Europe Is being used to dis? credit the policies of the Wilson ad? ministration, and the special Interests that ran tne finances of the country, controlled the business and dictated the policy of the government under Republic!.n administrations are con? ducting a clevsr, shrewd and un? scrupulous publicity campaign against the Wlsion administration. The ad dle-pated little demagogues, the poli? tical freeboosters and the disappoint? ed office seeking soreheads, bl|; and lit? tle, are joining In the cry of the pack of wolves that is trying to pull down President Wilson and with him the Democratic party. Wilson Is standing between the predatory classes and the great producing masses of the people, whom he is protecting and whom he Is laboring to emanlcpate from the Industrial and financial serf? dom that renders the people so help? less In times of stress and disaster. He Staads between the people and gun makers, powder mills and war? ship builders who are trying to con? vert tr.s nation Into an armed camp and finally precipitate war so that they may grow rich on army and navy contracts while the common people pay the bills In thslr blood and treaauri. The money sharks, the gun making wo\ves and tht othsr beasts of prey who profit from war hate Wilson, and there are thousands of the unthinking who have no better sense than to do the dirty work of the plotters by Joining in the clamor against the one man who hi s stood between the United States and dis? aster during the past two years. These Uttle fellows think they are ?howing Independence and smartness when they bU.ckguard a man who Is too great for them to understand or ap? preciate. Twenty odd years ago these same people were a rising Cleveland until they wero black in the face. To? day since time has vindicated Cleve? land and his policies and It Is writ? ten In history that Grover Cleveland was one of the truly great men that America has produced, we t nd tho detractors of Woodrow Wilson, a greater man than Cleveland, lauding Clevelanl and trying to belittle Wil? son by far fetched comparisons, that a superficial knowledge of history and a small inderstandlng of present con? ditions would make them see to bo ridiculous. see Oov. Illease caps the climax of hi* lawless sod ridiculous pardon record by pardoning a negro woman who has been dead two yearn. The woman killed h?r husband and wo* sentenced to the penitentiary for life, bjt died In Sparenburg soon after her trial, e e o What Is the matter with the few remaining convicts that they have not pro\ed acceptable grist for the pardon inlll ' see Why was George W. Murray par? doned? South Carolina was better off by his absence. see Charleston takes little stock in the starving Belgians?only four persons attended a mass meeting called to raise funds for their relief. ? ? e The legislature convenes Tuesday next for the regular forty-day nessP n. We wish It well, but do not expect It to revolutionize financial. In hut rial and agricultural conditions by the en? actment of a law. There ar more laws no.v than the oeople i -Mpeet snd o!*e>. and there Is g grow ng dis? respect for law lining all clasi.es. Tim lawyers are not altogether responsible for the widespread disregard of the law but they contribute largely to this growth of the general sentiment that a man need respect only SUOh laws as do m?t gssjgflatl with his person? al laterests and habits. A raaa in point Is the cotton acreage reduction law. Dolens of men have stated to the writer that they did not propose to pay any attention to it, that they expect to plant all the cotton that they feel like planting, as they had been told by lawyers that they could do so with impunity?that tho law was worthless and unenforcible. This may bo true, but the constitutionality of tho law should first be determined in the regular manner, before the peo? ple are advised to disregard it by wholesale. The same sort of advice in respect to the State dispensary law, when it was tirst enacted, resulted in a wave of lawlessness that engulfed the State and led to murder, riot anTJ almost a civil war. The only safe way la to obey the law at all times and those who advise to tho contrary are no friends to the people. a a a German sympathizers are making much of recent reports by newspaper correspondents that some of the Ger? man soldiers stationed in Belgium are dividing their rations with the starving Belgian women and children. The German soldiers are not responsible for conditions in Belgium and the fact that some of them are sufficiently humane to divide their food with starving children shows that they are better than their rulers who do noth? ing to succor the people whose all they have destroyed. Men who coal* see starving children all around them and not give them a mouthful out of their abundant rations would be fiends, not human beings. s> a a There will be a fine, large crop of prohibition candidates for all the of? fices In sight in 1916, if the State-wide campaign terminates successfully. Watch the boys who are now getting in line to claim rewards for valiant service for the cause. a a a Instead of petitioning the legisla? ture to order an election on the ques? tion of State-wide prohibition why not make the issue now and be done with it. Let the advocates of State? wide prohibition make a thorough canvass of the qualified electors of the entue State, securing signatures to a petition ashing the legislature to enact a Sta^e-wide prohibition law at the approaching session. Those who favor prohibition will sign the petition as readily now as they will vote for prohibition in a special election held i next summer. It is feasible to ascer? tain the sentiment of a majority of the qualified electors by means of a petition, and if a majority demand the enactment of a State-wide law the legislature is not likely to ignore the demand. If this is done we shall es? cape the expense and harrassment of a campaign and an election in an oft year. We believe prohibition will win if submitted to people either by pe? tition or by an election and we see no use of going to the trouble of a spe? cial election when the issue can be decided in a quicker and easier way. Put the issuo squarely up to the leg? islature and let's have done with the liquor question for a time at least. The local option method of dealing1 with the liquor question, although the most democratic, and, apparently tho most reasonable and satisfactory, has proven to be a failure, insofar as giv- i ing us a rest from the interminable 1 strife over liquor, for the reason that ' the prohibitionists?political and professional nrohlbitionists principal? ly?refuse to abide by the local op tlon decision In favor of the legaliz? ed sale of liquor of certain counties. Wo would much prefer State-wide j prohil Ition in name to the continual turmoil and strife over the liquor question from which there is no hope of relief until the prohibitionists have had tie opportunity to make the State sober by act of the legislature. T'-.o communities that want liquor .ill continue to have it as they do now , under the dispensary law and by means of social clubs, and conditions cannot be worse than at present. It ! is within the realms of possibility for State-wide prohibition to be followed by an Improvement in conditions in some communities, and on that chance snd In the hope of obtaining a rest from the liquor agitation we 'ire pre? pared to sign a petition asning the leglHlature to enact a State-wide law at once withe ut waiting to have a spe? cial election. TWRTEEX MORE MELEASED. tiov. I lieu so Again Shows Clemency to Convicts. CalUKSbta, Jan. .".? Kxecutlve clem? ency was gfnatad by (iov. Hleuse to? day to several atora convicts of, the St:it?-, making the total during the four rears of hi* administration i. i ?'.27. Three were COItVfCted of man? StaUghtef and two of criminal assault. This a am bar Included sight paroles, I WS pardons ami two commutations of sentence. None of them had evtrn State reputations. Atlanta. Jan. ?.??Walter Burdetl m white youth of twenty years com mitted SUlclde on the roof of a build ing on West Daher street early today He Had from officers wanting to ar rest him >>n I he charge ?>f automobil? stealing. lie Du d Iwlcc at officers, PH ICE or WHEAT SOARS. Call of Europe for Bread Sends Co:>t of Grain to Highest Point. Chicago, Jan. 4.?Europe's need of bread resulted today in spectacular buying of wheat and caused new war prices here. It was pointed out, however, that the highest quotation today, $1.34 3-4, for May delivery was still roundly 50 cents a bushel undyr the price forced here in 1898 by Joseph Leiter, during a period of worldwide peace?$1.85. The upturn apparently had little, if any, effect on farmers. Country offerings were decidedly meagre, as they have been for some time. Although the prime impetus for high prices today came from seeming? ly unlimited export demand, there was no doubt that the public bought wheat heavily, especially in the fir3t! hour of the session. Millers, too, were j said to be anxious buyers, fearing that the tremendous export call would ' leavo them short of supplies. Rough- ' ly ^he tcdal sales to Europe today in | the United States were estimated at I 3,000,000 bushels. Of this, 750,000 bushels was known to be for the re? lief of tho Belgians. Experienced observers failed to no? tice any unusual excitement on the exchange. The one striking fact was ! the steady absorption of every bushel of wheat offered. Talk among brokers centred almost wholly on the idea that for the pres? ent the United States was virtually the only big exporting nation. No? body seemed to look for an immedi? ate opening of the Dardanelles, and it seemed to be taken as a certainty with prohibitive vessel rates Argentina would be unable to take care even of contracts already made, especially with Italy, where embarrassment will be serious if large amounts expected prior to March lfrom Argentina are not received as bargained for. Highest Since War Began. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 4.?May wheat reached $1.31 7-8 on the Merchants' exchange here today, tho highest price recorded for wheat since war began. The increase was attributed to heavy export demand and to the elimination of Argentine competition as a result of high ocean freight rates. Begin the New Year Right. This newspaper, like all others in the South, has been filled each week for months with news and comment on the disastrous effect the war in Europe has had upon the finances of the farmers and merchants of the cotton States, but we have not made personal application of the hard 'uck stories. It is, nevertheless, a fact that the financial stringency prevalent these past few months has hit the newspapers harder than any other class of business?harder even than the farmers or the merchants. Everything that is used in the pro? duction of a newspaper has advanced in price as ft result of the war and the cost of Issuing the newspaper is greater now than ever before. This is bad enough, but what is worse Is the falling off In Income from adver? tising and the almost complete fail? ure of the income from subscriptions. In October we sent out approximately two thousand bills for subscriptions to regular subscribers, the total .amount aggregating several thousand dollars. The response was and continues to be disappointing?very few of those in? debted to mi for subscription having remitted or called at the ofllOS to set? tle their accounts. The amount that each subscriber owes us is small, but the total is large and we need the money to run our business. We are not underestimating the scarcity of money in the country but we feel sure that a large majority of our subscrib? ers could, without serious inconven? ience, pay us the small amounts they owe for subscription. If they will look at the matter from a business? like point of view they will see that while the subscription bill is a small matter to them, the total of all the j subscriptions, is a large matter to us j We could very w ell afford to wait until : next fall for $1.50, but we cannot af J ford to wait until next fall for eight? een hundred times $1.50. l>o you see the point7 We ask each subscriber to examine the label on his or her paper, which shows the date of the expiration of the subscription, and ascertain the amount due us. Then send us the amount ?lue by check or money or? der. Or call at this office at an early date, pay the airount and receive a I receipt. Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Day or Night Calls: AT J D. Cralg Old Stand. N. Main Phone? SSgMtoi TI i EAS17RY D EPARTMEN T. Ofllcc of Comptroller of tlic Currency. NO. 10670. Washington, D. C, Dec. 23, 1914. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to tho undersigned, it has been made to appear that "The Nat? ional Bank of Sumter" in the City of Sumter, in the county of Sumter ami State of South Carolina, has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes Of the United States, required to be i complied with before an association shall be authorized to commence the lusiness of banking; Now Therefore, I, John Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Cur? rency, do hereby certify ihat "The National Bank of Sumter" in the City | cf Sumter, in the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina, is au? thorized to commence business of hanking as provided in Section Fifty ono Hundred and Sixty-nine of the Kevised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of The Bank of Sumter, fouth Carolina. In Testimony Whereof witness my hand and seal of oflice this twenty third day of December, 1914. ! (Signed) Jno. Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Currency. (Seal) NO. 1OG00. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. Washington, D. C, Dec. 5, 1914. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has beon made to "appear that "The Na? tional Bank of South Carolina, of; Sumter" in the city of Sumter in the County of Sumter and State of South Carolina has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes of the j United States, required to be complied With before an association shall be authorized to commence the busi? ness of hanking; Now Therefore I, John Skelton Wil? liams, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The National Rank of South Carolina of Sumter," in the city of Sumter, in the County <)t Sumter and State of South Carolina is authorized to commence the business of banking as provided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of i.he Revised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of The Bank of South Carolina, Sumter, S. C. In testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of office this fifth day of December, 1914. JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS, Comptroller of the Curency. (Seal.) 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On December 24th, 1914, acting under authority of the Comptroller of Currency, this bank was converted into a National Banking Association with the title of The National Bank of Sumter We solicit the accounts of firms, corpora? tions and individuals, promising the same prompt and courteous treatment we have al? ways endeavored to extend to our patrons and friends. ? The National Bank of Sumter ZtttttU DECEMBER 7, 1914 jj ; The National Bank qf \ South Carolina RESOURCES $800,000.00 t ; j ? Ai compounded quarterly in our Savings Dept. + 5i on Time Certificates of Deposit. Strong, conservative, progressive. We appreciate our old friends, and are contin? ually seeking new ones. We want your ac? count. t C. G. Rowland, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier MMMM tM MMMMMMMMMMMMM* ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE I THE PEOPLES BANK + MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM? ? ? M.M.t M immnn??mmnmmrnnminiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuui|i THIS BANK Is a Member of the Federal Reserve Banking System of the United States. T1IK soundness and ability of t ho bank and the CHARACTER OF the MEN behind that hank are investigated before the I'nited States Government will allow a bank to become a member off fl the Federal Reserve System. Once a member of the Federal Reoervo * System a bonk is one of the vast Alv.MY of responsible banks which STAND together for each other's protection; and the r. s. Gov? ernment at Washington, l>. l\, through its representativos on each Federal Reserve 'dank Hoard supervises and assists all member banks Your monev is altsolutclv safe in our hank and YOl' C \N GET IT when vor Want it. The First National Bank OF SUMTER. Capital, Surplus and Profits Nearly - ? $230,900.00 Bbtmttttmmttte^^