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ff||t??htfbmanani ^outbrmi. Pvattebe? WedncMUy and Saturday. Ik -BY OtTnCKN PCRtJ 8UINO COMPANY. ?UMTEIt, 8. C pr Tarn?: ll.lt par annum?In advance. Oaa Bqusre first Inaartion.$1.0?? subsequent Insertion.60 Contract* for thre? months, or Mf Will be Baads st reduced rate?. Ail communications a hieb sub re private Interests will be charged ess* as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of reepecv mu\ be obarged for. Tao tumter Watchman was found si to 111$ and ths True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron sow aas ths combined circulation and tola no oa ef both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising lam In Bumter. Note of City Schools. Since the equipment for the labor story In Physics arrived the students have been taking a great deal more Interest In their work. Mr. VanDev enter, who haw manifested much In? terest in procuring the laboratory, Is Hiving a series of lectures on electri? city, which the students are tinding very suggestive and practical, see The following schedule has been de? termined upon for the remainder of the year t ompetitlve Drill at Cal houn School to reduce the number In the battalion to nine: ? ay 14; School parade and Dress parade St park, competitive drill to reduce the number to three md the competitive drill of the boys of the 5th year High School: May 17; School Exhibit: H HJ -??>. .U II unpton School budding. On Msy 24 and 25 the pupils will not be required as a school to return to the different buildings; but those two days will be spent by the teachers at the school houses In making out their eartllteates of prone-te n. in giving sn extra examination that may be necessary, and in making out their reports The closing exercises of the school will take place at eight o'clock on the evenings of May 26 and 27. The pupils* will go to school as ususl on Msy SC. 27 snd 22. see The cloning exercises for the mem bars of the 5th year of the High School will be held at the f'alhoun tlehool at noon on Mav 12? The n d - will b* d? H ti red bv Dr. II. N i flayder, President or \\,.:' ?r.t ? No V lion on Message to Trawlers. Wsshington. May 1.?The state de p?rtment lots not derided to take any action, so far as could be learned to? night, over the German embassy ad? vertisement In numerous newspapers warning American travelers of the risk they ran In traveling ISM WmM gnui In merchant veseels belonging to Qei? many's enemies. It was understood that the I'.rltish and French . n mentioned the advertisement today to departmental officials though in an informul way. The attitude of the state depart? ment Is said to be Much that it may take no notice of the advertisements unle?A for r11plaint in made. The usual course of a diplomatic acent of a foreign government In Washington who wlshen |$ commun? icate with the American public. It was pointed out. is to present a suitable request to the slat ? department. It la admitted, howeser. that since tin beginning of the present war. virtually all belligerents have made free use of American newspaper advertis? ing without reference to the depart? ment in urging their national* to re? turn to their home countries for mili? tary service. Death or au Infant. The Infant daughter of Mr. and rs. Daniel J. SlcKlever died on1 inday morning about ?i o'clock, af ?r an illnens of only a t>w hours, red one year. The funeral services ere held Sunday afternoon at St. nne'n Catholic church and the bod/ an Interned at the Catholic Cttas1 ry. si MTEU COTTON M \KKI I orrretod Dafly by Ernest Pichl, < otton lluyer. QsnsJ Middling t? Strict Middling | |?f, Middling I ::-H. Strict l?ow Middling I 7-*. l*ow Middling I :.-h Staple Cotton. Nominal. New York ( otton Market Opened. Close. May .. .. .Ml Ml juiy.loa;, s?.t?n 0$M.1 o..t7 I" ^7 ..SMI IM1 < lih uu'o Cnsluc? Market. Chicago. Mag ?'? ? M?v wheat $1 62 1-2; corn. 77 Ml oats f.r. 1-2. p?rk. Mr, II III ?"d. |l :7; ribs 10 62. WILLIANIS AI HEAD OF ASYLUM GOVEMIOH MXKi s HTATEMENT As TO \l?IM)|NTMi:\T. Salary is $?.000. Half el Which I \ (HiiU\r win ray nnh'ss General \ssomh|y Approves Ills Course?Dr. T. J. Strait Says ho Will go Hefoiv People to Toll fhtM Almut liistitu tlon und Treatment of Himself. OolmiMl, May 1.?Dr. C. Fred Williams today succeeded Dr. T. J. Strait as superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane. In a state? ment announcing his appointment of Dr. Williams Guv. Manning said of the inmates of*the asylum, "I re igard the proper care of these 1,700 unfortunates the largest work of our State. Humanity demands It." Dr. Williams will he paid a salary of $6.000 a year. $.1.000 of which is pro \ided for by appropriation and the id ditlonal $3,000 is borrowed on the personal endorsement of the governor. "I do not propose to disregard the Constitution and the laws; I stand for them.'" says the governor, 'and if this Increase of salary for service to be done is forbidden I will pay it myself rather than that these patients under the care of the State should not have the best treatment that can be secured." The following is the governor's statement in full: I have appointed Dr. C. Fred Wil? liams, of Columbia, as superinten? dent of the State Hospital for the In? sane for the term beginning May 1, 1915, to February 15, 1916. After I found the appointment of Dr. Sargent ?a man skilled in mental troubles?, was against the spirit of the Consti? tution, I looked around for a physi? cian skilled, younger, full of energy and full of love for his fellow man, and desiring to be of service to them. With these considerations in mind I consider Dr. Williams an ideal choice. Dr. Williams had in Columbia a lucrative practice and his own home. To give up the practice for the salary allowed would have entailed a heavy sacrifice on the part of Dr. Williams and his family. Having his own home, hi desired and agreed to fore? go the residence and perquisites that have always been allowed superin? tendents of the State Hospital for the Insane, and I then guaranteed person ally to him the extra compensation. "1 r?-tuird the proper care of these i.70'> iinfttinnotsi Um large*! work j of ui.v Star-. Ilu-aani'y demands it.i m mey spent tu give them the bestl care aUd treatment will be well spin'.. 1 do not propose to disregard the con? stitution and the law; I stand for them, and if this Increase of salary for service to be done is forbidden I will pay It myself rather than that these patients under the care of the State should not have the best treat? ment that can be secured." Announcement that he would prob? ably enter the political arena next year and tell the South Carolina pub? lic fully of the details of operation of the State Hospital for the Insane, at , Columbia, of what changes and im? provements were BUI de by him, and of the treatment accorded him by tae present State administration was mode by Hr. T. J. Strait, of Lancaster, reOOOtly removed superintendent of the asylum shortly before ho left yes? terday afternoon for his former home ctter ?m ?il; succeeded by Dr. C. Fred Williams, of < 'olumbia. Dr. Strait said his mind was not ful? ly made up as to what effort he would make to carry to the public of this State his vleWS upon the situation at the asylum, and upon the action of the administration. Fatly in the in? terview he forecast a political uph -av? al in 111 f I hot SfOUld have the asylum as the centre of the vortex. Dr. Str;nt BOM he did "not know whether he would run next summer for gov? ernor or nontenant governor, or for congress from his district." That "some of the leading lawyers of this State hold the opinion that a Superintendent <>f Ihe asylum can not he summarily removed without cms., tnd that such action without cause would be Illegal," was mention td by the departing former superin? tendent during the interview. He did not express his own opinion as to the right of ihoee In power to remove him. In Sti ut sold he desired to mak< it plain that he had not brought par Haan politics into the government oJ the asylum, and that he had brought about "a considerably more efficient government at a less aggregate ex? pense to the State than that which II found there." Discussing the economy of operation he had obtained, he de? clared a comparison of the monthly expenses of March, 1*14, and March, r.ttr., showed in hoi saved $7,101 for that month. Asaeejsj other savings he bad obtain? ed by Institution of modern methods, he asserted the installation of bread cutters PUtVed the State the cost Of It, tot looves of bread in elghl months immediately following the time winn he sssumod charge. Giving strict care to the amount of meat Icooked for each meal, resulted Imme? LlSIWjjj ON LAST TRIP ? UNUSUAL WARNINGS GIVEN AS LINER PREPARES TO SAIL. 'ivic?fMMsm lo Prominent Passengers Cosjvey Warning?Unknown For? eigners Buy Trip will bo Last? "Death Will Accompnny Ship" They Say. New York, May 1.?Fifty telegrams received by prominent persons ?ailing today on the Lueltanla conveyed a warning that the vessel would b,e tor? pedoed and sunk before it reached Liverpool. Just before sailing a number of mysterious foreigners cir? culated among the passengers whis? pering, "heath will accompany the Lusitaniu on this voyage. Don't go." Investigation has failed to reveal the senders of the message! and the mys? terious strangers ? Isappeared quickly after giving their Warning. r The Saloon Keeper's Home. (As Bob ?lones Sees it.) "The saloon keeper builds his home out of human hearts and uses life-blood for mortar. The plastering on the walls is made from the lining of hu? man stomachs. In his shop of hell he hardens human brains out of which to make tile for his bathroom. The carpet on his floor is the linings clipped from the coffins of the dead and woven into fabrics of blood. His window curtains are Wtd? ows weeds colored by a demon brush dipped into liquid lire. His home is lighted by the smile of a baby and the luster of a mother's eye, stolen by his own hands from his neighbors' homes. The llowers about his place are roses of beauty pluck? ed from the cheeks of the in? nocent. His pleasure fountains aro tears of woe distilled in the house of despair. The music by which he dances is the wall Of the widow and the cry of the orphan, ground by the hand of the devil from hell's awful organ and every demon keeps step to the music." St'MTF.lt COUNTY UNION. Meeting to He Held ni Cain's Mill, Friday, May Ti?e regular mouthly meeting of the County Furniert?' Union H4U bo held at Cain's Mill with the Bethel lo? cal on Friday, May 7. Mr. J. W. shealey, president of the Lexington County Union and a member of th?J executive committee of the State Un? ion, and Mr. D, L- McAlhaiey, pres? ident of the Dorchester County Union, will deliver addresses at this meet? ing. I think that it is worthwhile for the Sumter County Union to in? form Itself Of what is being accom? plished by other unions in the State. The Lexington and Dorchester Unions are both wide-awake and are accom? plishing many things that we need to do through the Sumter County Unicr. ?vary Union member in the county should attend this meeting. Messrs. Shealey and MeAlhaney are both good farmers and are leaders in their re? spective counties. I have heard both of them make addresses, and they are entertaining lecturers. All union men are cordially Invited and urged to attend and all ex-members are in? vited to come out and hear these lectures. Also, all of those who are Interested In t he work of the Union Is doing and contemplate affiliating with the union at some future date arc invited to be present. J. Frank Williams, President Sumter County Farmers' Union. DESOLATION IN COLON. Half of City Destroyed by Flames. Colon. May J.?The <'ity of Colon, half of which was destroyed by Ars yesterday, presented S scene of deso? lation today. According to police rec? ords, ten person.;, two of whom were Panama policemen, perished, and many were Injured, The loss Is still estimated al $2,000,000. The Ameri can consulate was among the build? ings destroyed. Sumter Concern Chartered. The Globe Office Supply Company, of Sumter. was chartered with a cap? ital stock of 15,000, the ofllcers being \v 11. Shelley, president; H, It. Camp? bell, vice president and general man? ager; L K. Wood, secretary and i rcasurer. bin. Ansel as .fudge. Martin P. Ansel of Greenville, for? mer governor, will preside as spediI judge at the tern, of the court of com? mon pleas for ftlchland county w hich opens this morning, dlately In n dally saving of it.*. pounds, he sold, Which amount saved was further Increased. MONEY FOII BAPTIST MISSION'S. Sum of $34,000 Must be RalHetl in South Carolina in One Work. Greenville, Apr)] :!').?Greenville lias recently been the centre of the vig? orous and successful campaigns con? ducted by South Carolins Baptists, The plan for the year, which closes May is to raise $:?7,ooo for general mis? sionary Work In the South; and $f>7, 000 for foreign missions. W. B. W1I klns, the secretary of the Baptist Lay? men's Missionary movement for tin State, ind T. O. Lawton of this city, both of whom have been in close touch with the plans and developments over the State, report that South Car? olina Baptists have now raised $28, 000 of the $37,000 for home missions, and $42,000 of the $57,000 lor for? eign missions. For these two causes South Carolina Baptists last year raised about $93,000 and one of their effective slogans this year has been, "No retrenchment in South Carolina i'or missions." Among Southern Baptists South Carolina is one of the leading States in missionary activity, surpassing in former years a number of the larger States. While $24,000 is a large amount to be secured in the week re? maining, the workers report excellent cooperation over the State and speak very hopefully of the outlook. ENDORSED AT HOME. Such Proof as This Should Convince Any Sumtcr Citizen. The public endorsement of a local citizen Is the beat proof that can be procured. None better, none stronger can be had. When a man comes for ward^and testifies to his fellow citi? zens, addresses his friends and neigh? bors, you may be sure he is thorough? ly convinced or ho would not do so. Telling one's experience when it Is for the public good is an act of kindness that should be appreciated. The fol? lowing statement given by a resident of Sumtcr adds one more to the many cases of Home Endorsement which are being published about Doan's Kid? ney Pills. Read it. J. A. Whittemore, 14 Harby Ave., Bumter, says: "My kidneys got bad? ly disordered and my back ached. I also suffered from rheumatic pains in my limbs. The kidney secretions passed freely, too. Friends recom? mended Doan's Kidney Pills and I got mrpn at Hearon's Pharmacy Th > have done me a world of good." rri? ? sOc., al ah dealers i>oi '1 simply ash for a kl Iney remedy ? i an's Kidney Fills?-the same Uutt Mr. Whittemore had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. 16 DARLINGTON MAKES READY. Fire Department Buys Horse for the Tournament. Darlington. May 2.--The boys of Darlington fire department have pur? chased a horse and are now training hard for the meet In Greenwood the hatter part of this month. The new horse is a good one and the boys are expecting to bring back more than their share of the prizes. Darlington has a fire department of which it is justly proud. There has never been any great genius without a spice of madness.? Seneca. TEACHERS?TRUSTEES We offer our s< .. Ices in supplying teachers with positions and schools with teachers Got our booklets : A PLAN AND EXPERT SERVICE. Free. SOUTHERN TEACHERS' AGENCY, W. H. Jones, Mgr. Columbia, S. C. r Did You Break It? Your watch or that piece of Jewelry you fool "lost" without. Dring it to us and let our ex? pert repairman make it as good as new. Moderate prices. W. A. THOMPSON, Jeweler and Optician J Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Oay or Nignt Calls; ATJ.O Crsig Old Stand, .N Main Phones Sfgiftwi ? 'Ii {tniH1* i ili?lllH JUlliiii ).(' 7.25 to Richmond June 1-2-3 1915 CONFEDERATE b. VETERANS REUNION Tickets on Sale May 29th to June 2nd, inc., limited to June 10th. Extension and stop-over privileges. For rates, schedules, reser? vations, etc., call on "TICKET AGENT ATLANTIC COAST LINE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH T^tti vtTtVtttV*i'*?* ? VV*i "t**r*r*1 'k'%''ifVV'i* 1"'I''I''I ?? 'I'' 'i'l'I'TVei'VI1 W i Glue Your Resolution! When you open the glue pot and don't use it?it gets dry and worthless?doesn't it ? When you make a resolution and don't keep it, it does no good, does it? You're going to open an account here. Yes, ever since you've been reading what we have been saying to you, you've been making that resolution. Glue that reso? lution ! Do it now! Make it stick! It's easy to start?and when you start it's done. Isn't that so ? THE PEOPLES BANK We Desire to Serve You The service which wo render to Individuals, Firnes and Cor p?raUons is cluirncterlaeed not only by promptness and thorough j? efficiency in every detail, largo and small, bnt also by careful ^ ersonal attention to all business entrusted to our care. Wc solicit your Banking Business, whether it be large or + small, and assure unexcelled BANKING SERVICE. THE nitOWINC BANK I The Commercial & Savings 3c GEO. D. SHORE, J. K. CROSSWELL, R. A. BRADHAM, I President. Vice-Pres. Cashier. W Hi ?^????M^+M>4"H^+ + >4+++?H^ ?????? M M Mj ?? ? ? 1111 4 ? ?????? Ml ? 1905 1915 I The National Bank qf | South Carolina RESOURCES ?DOLLARS AND SENSE -?$810,000.00--~ \ The Largest Bank in This Section. Your Neigh? bor's, Why Not Yours. J C. G. Rowland, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier i 1 "A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." CAPITAL^ $100,000.00 EARNED PROFITS 125,000.00 THAT'S WHY Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuier Lumber & Supply Co. Successor! to Booth-Harby l ive Stock Co. and Central I.umber Co. Goo. Epperson's Old Stsvrtd Opp. Covirt Hons?