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?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.
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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.
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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.
Prompt Attention to Day or
Night Calls;
AT J. 0. Cralg Old Stand, [H. Main
Phones Kmmi
LANDER COLLEGE,
GREENWOOD, S. C.
44th Year Begins Sept. 22, 1915.
The school for your daughter.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE.
Bagging and Ties
THE WORD
PREPAREDNESS
Has gained an international reputation on
account of the existing conditions in Eu?
rope. We adopted it more than
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Our success is largely due to it. Not only
are we prepared with the necessary fur?
nishings for the
FLEECY STAPLE
But anything else needed for the farm or ?
household. We carry a stock of Bagging ?
and Ties in our warehouse in Charleston
from which we can ship direct, thereby ,
saving the outgoing local freight. I
Come in
BROTHER FARMER
And let us talk it over. You have been
buying this class of material as well as a
large pecentage of your other requirements
from us for more than A QUARTER OF
A CENTURY, and each year finds us in
better condition to take proper care of you,
thanks to your loyal and generous patron?
age. ,
O'DONNELL ? COMPANY
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