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Cfct Sdlattgman aiti Soutjiron. PsbUafced Wednssday and Saturday. _??T?? OtTTTaCM PTJBUSHINQ COMPANY. ?UMTBR. H. a Terns*: ? l.ii par annum?In advance. - AdTertlaexnewt*. Oas fiquars first lnssrtloa.$1.00 ?tvsry subsequent Inssrtlon.10 Contract* for thrss months, or fcngsr will be mads at rsduced rates. ?II communications which sub? serve privat? lntsrsots will bs chargsd ?as as advertisements. Obttuarts* and tributes of respect ?nil so charged for. Ths Bunter Watchman was foutid sfi la lilt and the True Southron in IM?. Ths Watchman and 8outhron ?ow has ths combined circulation and taatasoos of both of the old papers, wad Is manifestly ths bset advertising ?41 SSI in Humter. Weekly Weather Forecast. Issued by the U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington. D. C. for the week be? ginning Wednesday. July 28, 1915. For Month Atlantic ami Ka.st Oulf Htates: Oenerally fair weather an<l normal temperatures probably during the week, except that scattered show srs will likely occur in Florida and along th?? south Atlantic coast. The suggestion thut military train? ing bs given in all the public schools of the United StatA for the purpose of laying the foundation for an effi? cient dtisen soldiery that can be call? ed upon to defend the country in time of need seems to have tired the im? agination of the nation and there has been a chorus of approval by the newspapers of sll sections. The idea is undoubtedly a good one and if put Into operation will be of lasting bene? fit, pi /slcally. mentally and morally, to the youth of the country. If the whole country should adopt the plan, the nation will be doing exactly what the city of Sumter has been doing for mors than fifteen yeara It will be Just another Instance of a "Humter Flan" becoming of nation wide ac? ceptance. Fifteen or sixteen years ago Hupt. Edmunds, of the City Schools decided to Introduce military training as a regular part of the cur? riculum of the Boys' High School. Since that time every boy who has completed the high school course has had four years of mdu.-ry training' umlrr i eoiii,i? Ii' -ii ? :. graduate of the CHadsl, Which -un! i as a military son -o1 next to .West' 1'uiui. The piuu .\uiks Mfall la ^ in? ter, the military training, with the dally drill In the manual of arms, company and batallon formation ami ?volution huving proven popular with the boys, instead of being regarded by them as a hardship, as was pre? dicted by many when the plan was first Inaugurated. The young men who have received this training In the Sumter schools during the past fifteen years Would require little ad? ditional training for active service in an army of defense. If all the schools of the connrry had been do? ing similar work during the same pe? riod of time it would be an easy mat? ter to raise an emergency army of three or four million men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-three that could be quickly converted Into an efficient fighting machine. Tb< public schools of the country could ha made the training school for a great and unconquerable army of defense, while West Point and the military schools of the various States ?such as the Citadel of this State and ths Virginia Military Institute? could furnish the officers with the necessary technical training. ? SS Not within our ftcollectlon has there been such a running up ami down the State of would-be statesmen big and little. <>n speech-making ex? peditions as there has been this sum? mer. Kver>wh<re and every time a little crowd could be Induced to Rath? er in a gmve or In a hall an orator with a message has hsssj on hand to shoot hot air Into them and to ex? patiate on what a great friend of the people the orator is and expects to be. The orators have been various and numerous, and their messages |m?cu bar and variegated. Tim dear people base been presumed to be oblivious to any suggestion that the orators were animated by any motive other than a fervant desire to carry a message of light and cheer to the benighted masses. That Is what the orators Im? agine, but as a matter of fact the people are wise to the game. They know that these self-elected e\angels are office seekers. making an off year campaign. The orators thliiK that e\ery time they deliver a com? mencement address at the closing ex erclses of a one-teacher school or tell S farmers' meeting, composed of ball S dosen absentee landlords how to make their lands blossom like the rose by planting legumes and practic? ing rotation, they have subtllely laid Wires that will pull them into rat oth? ers next year. But the public knows what the orators are after as well as they do themselves, ami many of the supposedly innocently Ignorant folks, who are beim; fed on political slops at commencements and picnics, are laughing in their sleeves, at the an? tic* of the off-year politicians. Make a list of the leading citizen* and fav? orite sons who have made the spring and summer hideous by their over? production of canned wisdom ami farmers' bulletin eloquence and you will have a census of the fellovi who will be trying to save the State and nation m \t year b\ getting elected to office. These prominent citizens would not be neglecting their business, if they have any. and paying *ood mon? ey for railroad fare, unless they be? lieved, or. at the least hoped, there would be a substantial come-back for the bread cast upon the waters. All this stir among the prospective candidates pressages a big Held and a hot SSBSPSihH next year. s a a The destruction of the American -deajssar I^eelanaw off the coast of Scotland by a German submarine cannot reasonably be construed as a deliberately unfriendly act on the part of the German government. The ship was caught carrying a cargo of contraband to an enemy and it was sunk by the Germans, after giv? ing the crew ample time to leave the sin p. 1'nder the terms of the treaty between this country and Germany the latter country may be held liable for an Indemnity equivalent to the value of the ship, but there Is noth? ing in the incident to create a frenzy of excitement. The owners of the Leelanaw gambled on getting through with a cargo of contraband and lost? that is all there is to it. ? as The blind tigers of Charleston have not been put out of business by the activities of the raiding squads of city police and dispensary constables un? der the direction of Sheriff Martin, but they have been and are con? tinuing to be seriously annoyed and their profits materially reduced, ac? cording to their own testimony. Visi? tors to Charleston nearly all bring back reports that the blind tigers are bitterly angry with Gov. Manning and are schemi, | and planning his de? feat next year. They are down on all sincere advocates of the enforcement of law, and the man who receives the support of the blind tiger element and its sympathizers will be marked as a friend of criminal* and law breakers. In connection with the report that transient visitors to Charleston bring bueK up-State om Is led te m r ? thai mi many go I law-abiding citi? zens embrace the opportunity) when in Charleston, te nsako ? parsons] In veatiKa'h n of blind tiger eon litioni and contribute to the prosperity of the law breakers. see The hanks have won the llrst round In the light with the tax com? mission. Judge Watts having render? ed a decision that the commission has no authority to fix or equalize the as? sessments of banks, State or national. The banks and banker* will make a it-,sinke If they celebrate their vic? tory prematurely, for it is as certain as anything could be that tin tight is Just beginning. There is an Impor? tant principle Involved in this tight, and greater general Interest has not been evinced in the litigation hereto? fore simply because the rank and Hie of the ordinary taxpayers have not been informed concerning the merits of ?he case and do not know the is? sues at stake. Brought down to the simplest terms the legal tight between the tax commission and the banks amounts to this: The tax commission was created to prevent ta.v dodging by the banks, and the bunks are light? ing tho commission to escape pay? ment of taxes that they justly should Pay. It was not the object of the tax commission law to force the banks to pay more than their just share of taxes, or to require them to pay more than other property owners pay. The real purpose of the law creating the tax commission was to equalize the assessments ol the banks and to re? quire them to pay their just share of taxes. it Is authoritatively stated that there are glaring inequalities in the assessments of some banks as eons pared uith the assessments of other hunks?some having made re? turns en the basis of per cent, of their capital stock. While others make returns on ;? basts of sixty per cent; some banks make returns on a per CentSgl Of their capital stock alone, While others make return* on a per? centage of then combined capital ami surplus. The l inks that are lighting the t.i\ commission object to investi? gation S?d the equalization of their .1 H Hunts. They object |0 then assessments being bxed by a State commission composed of experts who are independent and cannot be in? fluenced or over-a wed by local in llueacee; they much prefer maklnn tiuir own sssessments with bo one to u per vise, criticise or equalize save a complaisant township board of ;is iessors or county board ol eqUUllSfl lion, Tax dodging under these c ondi? tions, as we all know to our profit, is both easy end ssml-reepeetable, The banks erg no greater offenders as tax dodgers than the average individual, hut thai does not excuse their evasion of the law, und the tax commission is an Instrument designed to eciuallse tuxes ;*tui in time to make all proper* ty owners psy on the same basis The public mind is setting toward honest tax returns and fair assess? ments; and while the technicalities of the law may defeat the object of the tax commission law for ? time it is Impossible to block I reform that is fundamentally sound, honest and greatly needed, es? Everything that Mr. Van Deventer says in his letter, printed today, in reference to the shade trees of Sum ter, the lack of care given them and the needless destruction of trees that have been fifty years in attaining their present size and beauty Is all entirely true. The Daily Item harped on this subject for years until we came to the con? clusion that we had fatigued public intelligence or failed to arouse tba> interest of the community. The la? dles of the Civic I-ieague have, also expended a great deal of time and effort in the attempt to arouse in? terest in the care and perservation of the trees. They have spent consider? able money in having a few trees treated by Davy tree experts as an object lesson to show that it is not necessary to cut down every tree that has begun to decay. The trees thus treated are now in good condition and will probably live and flourish for many years. But the hope of arous? ing a live public interest leading to the systematic care of the trees has been futile. The people are generally indifferent for they have the ingrain? ed belief that nothing is so cheap and common as a tree. We hope Mr. Van Deventer will succeed in creat? ing a sentiment in favor of saving our trees and that he will receive imme? diate and substantial support. To the good people of Sumter: I am a campaign manager, trying to nominate every individual, with whom I come in contact, as a can? didate for eternal life. I offer my as? sistance to the end of the race. And, I will endeavor to help each one to make a "homo run," to the Throne of God, without a "slide." My wife and 1 are coming to Sum tor, as "Servant! Of the Most High . clod." and the Churches of Christ, in both Bumter ami Orangeburg. Also We are to be citizens, and as sue t we are not only greatly interested in religious business and church affairs, but also in the temporal as well as the spiritual Welfare, of the entire town, regardlesf of church affiliations. We desire to cooperate with every good work, and with all go 1 people in making better citizens, and exalt? ing Christ, and lilting the entire pop? ulation to the highest standard of living in Him. To this end we desire the ecquatntenoe, fellowship and co? operation of all the good people of Bumter. My themes for Sunday, August 1st, win be us follows: 11 A. M.?"How to make a church go and grow." Text Ex. 14:15. 7.30 1?. M.?"Vision." Prov. 29:18. Very truly yours in the service of our Master, * M. B. MILLER. TAX COMMISSION MANDAMUSED. Ordered to Return to Auditor the Assessment ami Equalisation of Greenwood Dank? Columbia. July 89,?U. R. Brooks, clerk of the State supreme court, this morning served a writ of mandamus on the members of the State tax com? mission and the auditor of Green? wood county to return to the auditor of Greenwood county tin- assessment and equalisation of the property of the National Loan and Lxchange i:ank of Greenwood, The mandamus was issued on order of Associate Jus? tice Watts. The members Of the tax commission und the auditor of Greenw.I counts are certified to make execution to the writ of manda? mus to the supreme court t<? be held on the fourth Tuesday in November next. Lenolr's Flour Mill. Lemur's modern roller Hour mill, m ar Hagood, is now practically com? plete and is being tested out. It will be in operation, without tail, Monday. August 2nd. Advt. LAW GOVERNING ELECTION. Steering Committee of Anti-Saloon League issues statement to Voters. Statement as to law covering com? ing prohibition election. This election will be held on Tues? day, September 14th. There will be two ballots as provided by the statute, one "For the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors and beverages in South Carolina"; the other "Against the sale and manufacture of aleoho llve liquors and beverages in South Carolina." There will be but one ballot box. If the result of the election is against the manufacture and sale, the county dispensary will be closed after the :!lst of December, and the sale of alcoholic liquors and beverages with? in the State will be unlawful after that time. This law has nothing to do with the gallon-a-month law, regulating the importation of liquors from outside the State. All persons who are digible and de? sire to vote in this election must haVe a registration certificate and receipt showing the payment of all his taxes for the year 1915. To vote in this election a person must have registered more than thirty days before the election, un? less he becomes of age within the thirty days. The only remaining op? portunity to register for this election will be in August. Tho books will be open for at least three days in August, in every county and at such places in every county as the lioard of Registeration may designate, by two weeks public notice. In those coun? ties having 50,000 people or more, the books will be open for the first fifteen days of August. It is earnestly desired by those favoring prohibition, that the election shall be a full expression of the sentiment of the people, both for and against prohibition. And for that reason, all persons who are eligible to do so, are urged to register and vote. (Signed) D.. W. Robinson, Secretary Steering Committee. J. L. Ilarley, Supt. Anti-Saloon League. Georgetown Man in Chicago Wreck. 'Mr. Henry G. Gibbs, a son of our good friend Mr. JohnG G. Gibbs, was in the horrible accident in Chicago' "ii Si* ml i of last week, when over I 0 people lqst their lives by the overti rnlng of an excursion steamer. Naturally Mr. Gibbss was uneasy as to the fata oi. his son and after several efforts and some delay he received a telegram from the young man saying he was safe and unhurt. It is need? less to say this was a source of great joy to the anxious father and we all join with him in his rejoicing.? Georgetown Times. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Sumter. S. C, July 20. .*, Good Middling, 8 3-4. t?' % Strict Middling, 8 5-9. Middling, 8 1-2. Strict Low Middling 8. Low Middling 7 1-2. Staple Cotton, Nominal. WF AHE permanently located at Baker's Old Infirmary, prepared to j examine eyes, lit and furnish glass? es. Lenses duplicated and frames repaired. Highsmith optical Co. 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. Geo H. Hurst? Undertaker and Embalmer. 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