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VfeBnanant Wssmssdsy and Saturday ? ; -*y? otmiN PUBiiiHHiNa company. SCMTKK. t. C \ tall IM* par annum?1b ad vane*. AaWartaaaoMaiti: Ohe Square trat Intertioa..... .$1.00 ??atf subsequent Insertion.SO Jon tracts for three months, or JoBfar Will bo made at reduced rates. All ocmmualoatlono which eub iarro private Interests #111 be charged lav ae advertisements. Obituaxiae and tributes of respect will be charted for. Tob Shunter Watchman was found Si ta lift and the True Southron In 1100, The Watchman and Southron now has the oomblned circulation and tmlluaaoB ef both of the old papers. BBd la manifestly the bast advertising ?stress 1b Sumter. M>W PI \ IM?( ELATION. Mr. Tho* s. Sumter Take* Issue With Dr. W. W. I<ong and the Experts <>f l'rH<tl?Hll> nil Siuthcru Agrtetil taral College*. I I - The Editor Dally Item. I notice a letter from an old friend of mine. Mr. W K. I'rothro, and one from Dr. Long regarding the above subject. Also numerous citations from others. As I have been and am In the busi? ness of selling inoculations. I trust that you will grant me the space for a few remarks on the subject. Le? gumes absorb nitric acid gas from the atmosphere, which Is driven Into the earth and which by a wonderful provlaion of nature is converted into nitrogen by microscopic germs on the roots of all legumes placed there by nature, and if their environments as| to soil. etc.. are agreeable, will do their work. Hut we do not always find the nodules prevalent or In a healthy state or In sufficient Quanti? ties, having been deatroyed In various ways. Home of which I have discov? ered and found a remedy for. Even If they are present it always pays to assist nature In all of her works. I know of no legumes finer than the cow pea to tifbculate. With Its broad expanse of leaves and vines Just think of the vast quantity of gaa It would absorb during a summer's night to he manipulated by these* llttb? work-' era, th? microbes, into "nitrogen" tut great piunt stimulant, a lasting one j and^gv natural one A soil improver I Ur VSttatr th? era! and a dangeroua one. Therefore the more of these microbes and the more healthily we produce them, the better the result on the growing crop and the succeeding ones. The larger we make the pea vines the larger the roots, the more nitro? gen we get. Not only that but the more and pure phosphoric acid. And potash also for soil Improvement. A man la supposed to have his blood supplied naturally with heulth germs, yet often certain medicines have to be resorted to, for the purpose of re? storing their activity and In some cases their total Ions. If this is ap? plicable to the animal kingdom why not to the vegetable also? And It is. I have proof In the ?hnpe of pho? tographs and letters from numerous practical farmers to show that crops of oats and cotton, are finer after Inoculated peas than after peas not Inoculated on the same land and re? serving the same treatment otherwise. With all due respect to .Dr. Long und others, an experience of five years eauaes me to differ with them on this subject. A great many farmers did not believe in Inoculation, but the State of South Carolina advocating it by selling It this year, has helped me considerably In overcoming these scruples. As the time for planting peas Is practically over, no one cun say that this Is for the purpose of ad? vertising. It ntrlkes me that after all the In? oculation bacteria that the State of South Carolina, has sold. It is rather late to say that inoculation does not pay on peas. You can not "unscram? ble, scrambled eggs." It has always paid my customers to inoculate peas und I hoe no fears for the results this year. Very respectfully. Thos. S. Sumter. Sumter. S C, July 17. lie... Hospital or Jail. If the country editor were to^snup nt nil the inducements held out be would teen become a gallttooalro, if he run |. n? r according to the populai no lion he would be in the poor house If he published all the Items that were sent to him he would be In Jail half the time and In list hospital the other half.?Manning TlmSt (.iinulo* Again Take*. Mexico City. Oalveaton. July 2?.?A cablegram from Vera Crux states that the /.apii tlstaa are evacuating Mexico City and Oonsulea Is again taking posses No time wus stated on the mes OPPOSED SEAMAN'S AGI. owners or eastland WERE 1 nwillixg to comply with navigation law. Secretary Hcdllchl Gives Out CorroH IHUidcmv With General Manager of the St. Joseph-Chicago SteaniMlilp < "inihin\ ( umci mIiih Passenger Ser\h*?. Syracuse, N. Y., July 25.?William C. H?dfleld, secretary of the depart? ment of commerce, who Is in Syra? cuse. t?aaeght made public correspond? ence between the St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship company, owners of the Kasterland, and the department of commerce relating to the new sea? man's act. Secretary Kedf'ield believes that un? der the seaman's act the passenger (arrying cupaclty of the Eastland could have been reduced from 2,570 to 1,552. The steamship company op? posed the seaman's bill. The corres? pondence comprises four letters. In the first letter W. H. Hull, gen? eral manager of the steamship com? pany, lasjasters a protest under date of June 26, 1915, against the seaman's hill being made effective on Novem? ber 4. "I am confident," he writes, "that the disastrous effect of this bill to American steamship lines are already apparent to every one and believe that an opportunity should be given to havd this act modified or entirely canceled." To this Secretary Redfleld replied June 28: "It is a little difficult to see how your request can be carried out with? out Involving me In a fiat breach of my oath of office, which is to enforce the law. Power is not given to me to say what laws shall be obeyed and what shall not be ol>eyed. . . What ie It specifically in the law to which you object.? On June 30 Mr. Hull wrote: "Replying to that portion of your letter of June 28 in which you ask, 'What is it specifically in the law to which you object?' I can answer this In no better way thun to state the effect It would have In the operation of our steamship Eastland. "This boat is operating this season from June 12 to September 8, inclu? sive: Is licensed to carry 2,570 people; ie equipped with fife preservers for that nvmbct of people anil has life rifts and lifeboat capacity under the laut Inspection for 711 people. "in BfwOf to keep hrr .maximum carrying capacity at the pragent fig* i ure we would have to Increase her equipment in life rafts and life boats 66 2-3 per cent. This is a physical Impossibility. If It were possible to put this amount of equipment on the Eastland the weight that would be added to her upper deck would make the boat difficult to handle. "If our life saving equipment Is al? lowed to remain as It is nt present our carrying capacity would he decreased 40 per cent., or 1,028. You can see that a dally reduction of -10 per cent, in carrying capacity would amount to considerable during the season in operating revenue. "The requirements of the seaman's bill relating to certified life boat men and able seamen would increase the number of our crew and would afford an opportunity to able seamen to fix an arbitrary wage and tie up the boat without provocation. Even if our traffic would stand an Increase in the passenger rate, and it certainly will not, the Increased operating ex? penses and the fact that we would be at the mercy of the so-called able seamen would render It impracticable for us to operate. In addition to that, there is no reason for an in? crease in life saving equipment on this run. "The boat in question is construct? ed of steel throughout. Her run be? tween Chicago and St. Joseph Is ap? proximately 60 miles, which she will make ?>n an average of three hours sad ten minutes. She is at no time in excess of one hour and 33 minutes from shore, and at all times or. her run is within ten to 60 minutes of all steamers. Assistance in case of trou? ble OOUld readily be secured from ??ther steamers and the ports of Chi? OSgO, Michigan City, Milwaukee, St. Joseph and South Haven. "1 sincerely believe it will he Im poasjble to operate this boat under the seaman's law and make expenses. This will naturally affect the stock and the bonds and in the case of a greif many companies will render the1- bond issues practically worth? less. "I realize. ;is you stete, that It Is yOUf ?l'itv merely to enforce the law, but I have then the liberty of stat? ing to you that WO specifically object to that portion of this law relative to life naving equipment, able seamen and certificated lifeboat men and give the reasons I he im for in answer to yOUf a ?>o\ e question." To this Hoc rotary Refleld replied July 1 I. expressing appreciation of the frankness of Mr. Hull's letter In giving details of the operation of the Bgstalgfl Secretary RoflOld wrote: "I noti thai this is a steel, summer service boat, running from Juno 12 to geptember 8, during which period it la tinder present rules permitted to have lifeboats und rafts for 30 per cent. Of all on board (Of which 75 per cent, may he rafts) and life preservers for every one carried. "This has been permitted from May to October on the great lakes be? cause of the line weather. Under these conditions you are licensed to carry 2,570 people (2,500 passengers ?70 crew) and have lifeboats and raits for but 771, with life preserv? ers for all. You mention that your vessel is at times in excess of an hour from shore (at mid-lake one hour and 35 minutes) and that she is at times half an hour or more away from other steamers. You say 'at all times as within 10 to 60 minutes of steamers.' "Your position is, therefore, one in which the case of serious accident you might be at least a half hour from help, and over 20 miles from shore, while possibly having on board as many as 1,799 persons for whom there are neither life boats nor life rafts. I do not criticose this. It is at present the permitted thing. "The seaman's bill will alter this in your summer service so that your vessel must have boats and rafts for 50 per cent, of all on board, but only 60 per cent, may be rafts and 4 0 per cent, must be boats. If it is true that you can carry no more boats and rafts, then certainly the seaman's act will oblige you to reduce- the number of passengers carried. "Speaking candidly, it seems to the writer personally and without criti? cism of your present course, which is permitted by the lawful authorities, that the existing conditions permit greater risk of serious loss of life and less protection against same, either for you or for the public, and that requirements of the seaman's law, however, temporarily difficult, are in the interests of public policy and of public safety. "I am interested to know how many trips during the season you car? ried in excess of 1,542 persons, includ? ing passengers and crew, and as to whether you think it practicable to increase the earning capacity by op* erating during a longer season." IIASKLL DICK TO JOPPA. Young Sumter Man Will Soon Travel to Palestine; ns United States Rop m wentatli 0? 1 Kasel] h. Dick, rloa?'consul, is na*1 visaing J.is parents, Dr? and Mu. I ieo. w Dick In this ( ity, paying them ; short visit before leaving for distant Palestine, where he is ordered in the Consular service to represent the United States and act for Russia at the city of Joppa, which some people may remember as mentioned y\ the old testament of the Bible. Vice-Consul Dick has, for the past six months, been stationed at the Consular bureau at Washington, af? ter a stay of three and a-half years at Yokohoma, Japan, from which which he returned several months ago. He arrived in Sumter on last Thursday and leaves ort next Thurs? day for Washington and New York, from which place he will sail on the French steamer Chicago of the Com pagnie General Transatlantiqoc on July 31, 1915, to Bordeaux, and thence by rail to Marseilles. From there he will sail via P. & O. steamer to Port Said. Alexandria, Egypt, will be the next stop and he will probably go from there to Joppa, Palestine, aboard an American man-of-war. At Jerusalem he will receive Instructions from the Consul and return to Joppa for a stay during the remainder of the war. Here he will be American vice-consul in charge of the interests Of Russia for tho duration of the war At Joppa Mr. Dick will not be ex? actly in the war zone, but he will be quite close to it. Turkish and Ger? man troops operating against the Suez Canal will Ive moving in this ter? ritory, passing between Jerusalem and Joppa, a distance of fifty miles, and quite close enough for him to hear and see something of the war. SUMTTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cotton Duyer. Good Middling 8 1-4. Strict Middling 8 1-8. Middling 8. Strict Low Middling 7 1-2. bow Middling 7. Staple Cotton, Nominal. MIRROR SHOWS HAD CURVE* Placed as Safety Aid to Automobile Drivers. Pittsburg, Pa., July 23.?Flashing ? clear reflection of one of the most dangerous curves in Western Ponnsyl vau'a, a plate glass mirror, I'.O by IS Inches, has been placed at the top of the Logan'i Forty mil by the New Kinsing Automobile Club, near here. Tho minor is mounted so that auto? mobile drivers may see the curve they are approaching for a distance of ful? ly 400 foot PROTECTED I1Y UNCLE SAM. So-called Herman Traitors Needn't Fear Extradition. Washington. July 26.?State de? partment official! said today that Ger? mans In the United states, who might lie prosecuted as was announced from Herlin last night, for working in am? munition factories in plants supplying war materials to Germany's enemies, were in no danger of extradition, and would not come under the effects of the German law* while they remain In the United States. Should such Germans become natu? ralized Americans In the meantime and return to Germany at the close (rf the war, they are protected by the naturalization treaty under which the United States could intervene in their behalf. Minister Sullivan Resigns. Washington, July U3.?James M. Sullivan, United States minister to San Domingo has resigned. Lenolr*s Flour Mill. Lenoir's modern roller flour mill, near Hagood, is now practically com? plete and is bein?* tested out. It will be in operation, without fail, Monday, August 2nd.?Advt. FOR SALF. OR EXCHANGE ? Full blood Jersey bull calf, five months old, dam twenty quart registered cow. Will sell, or exchange for well grown heifer or young cow. Apply Dr. C. P. Osteen, Sumter, S. C. GHIGHESTER SPILLS DIAMOND BRAND sj LADIES f Ask jour Dm?i?t for CHI-CHES DIAMOND BRAND PILLS I Gold metallic boxes, sealed Ribbon. Taeb no other. i_ Dram!** and aak for CDI.CHE8.. ? . ? DIAMOND BBANO PILLS, for twenty-file years regarded as Best, Safest, Always Reliable. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS ?isi> EVERYWHERE TWS Greenville Womans College f Greenville, S. C. Affords complete advantages for a broad, libera'education. Trains its students for lives of fullest efficiency and responsibility. Equipment, faculty, courses of study, and cultural influences are entirely in harmony with present day requirements. Administration, instruction and dor? mitory buildingSequipped along the most modern lines, lot convenient, comfortable lifo uud ellicient work. Entrance requirements anon 14-unit basis. High standard courses leading to H.A.. B. L and If. A. degrees. Literature, Languages, Sciences. Practical tralu ingt n DomesticSeieuce. BusinessCoarse, leading to diploma. Thorough courses leading to diplo? mas i n Conservatory of Mask, departments Of Art, Expression, Physica I Culture. Kiadergar ten, Normal Training Course. This institution aims to niTord tho best educational ad vantages obtainable at a minimum cost. For Catalogue address DAVID M. RAMSAY. D. D., Pres. Greenville, s. C. THE BAHEY-LEBBY COt V*4^RUBBER ROOF//V& C1?RLEST0N.S.C., J. Sumter Moore, COTTON LONG STAPLE EXCLUSIVELY., 1218 Washington St. Phone 585 COLUMBIA, S. C . Send samples from both sides of huh1 ami I will name you best price for Cotton landed in Columbia. The University of South Carolina, 1801?1915 Columbia, South Carolina The University offers courses leading to tho following degrees: 1. School of Arts and Science. A. B. and B. S. j. school of Education, A. B. 3. Of aduate School. A. M. 4. 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At some future day, when opportunity beckons you, as it does everyone sometimes, your Savings Account will be your making. <I Saving a dime a day works wonders. Our Little Dime Poc? ket Banks makes saving easy. If you want to save come in and get one of these banks. The National Bank of Sumter ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-Harhy Live Stock Co. and Central -Lumber Co. Goo. Epperaort'e Old Stfvrvd Opp. Court Houet FURMAN FITTING SCHOOL frfo&y\A~-ig A preparatory school for hoys and young men. Utilizes t k^^F^i'S^W- inirs and equipment of r'urman University. Offers *? x?^^Sfo'^^ ?1 students specia) training and strong preparation for *% Greenville. South Carolina.. Utilizes the magnificent build to a limited nutnbot for college work and for Small clMSSB, clOM personal discipline couducive to mauly lite. 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