Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cljc Ct?lattjjnuin ano Soutjjrou. Published Wodneeday and Saturday _ ?BY? OeTTDLN PC ULI SUING COMPANY. SI M I KK. H. a Li* Term.: I IX.lt per annum?In advance. Adver Usemcai ta; Ona square firat Insertion.ll.Oo atvary subsequent insertion.&(> Contracta for three mouthe, oi Soogsr will be ruade at reduced rates. All eommunlcatlona which sub aarva private Interests will ha charged tar aa advertisement*. Obttuartaa and tributes of respect anil ha ohargad for. The gamter Watchman was foutid aal tn 1810 and the True Southron In Mia, The Watchman and Southron bow has the combined circulation and taduenee of both of the old papers, aad Is manifestly the best advertising ?sodium la Hum tor. Weekly Weather Forecast. - Issued by the U. S. Weather Bureau, Waahlngton, D. C, for the week be? ginning Wednesday, September 1, lilt, For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Generally fair weither is ln dlcated during the week, except that showers it- i>i..l>,ii.le Wednesday along the south Atlantic coast, with somewhat lower temperatures. Rising temperature Wednesday over the in? terior districts, and on Thursday and Frnluy generally. moderate tempera? tures thereafter. The sum and substance of prohibi? tion Is that a prohibitory law will be affective only in proportion to the strength of public sentiment support Ins; the law. If the people whose opinions and wishes count in a com? munity are determined to stamp out the sale of liquor It will be stamped out; while i>n the other hand there may be a lukewarm or indifferent ma? jority Noting for prohibition without any deterrent Influence upon the Illicit ?nie of U pi >r. The experience of the past few years has demonstrat? ed that a majority of the people of Humter county really desire prohibi? tion, with the result that the aale of liquor has been reduced to a mini? mum. Liquor Is mill sold in this city and at other places In the county, but It is growing Increasingly difficult all the time for the blind tiger to carry on his businsss successfully, and pub? lic drunkenness has become n rom paratlvcly rare occuiienee. < ondi-j tious have Unpi ?v?..| ua Sumtor eoi.nfv und few gjgcg w\i now to be found i wh?> g mid geessent to th? resumption j of the |ei ?I * - t 1. 4 ;or clthe, : though the dispensary or otherwise. What will be the result of State-wide prohibition in the counties thut have heretofore voted for the return of the county dispensary is uncertain. PUguh Neu?, und View-?. Pisgah, Aug. SI.? 'l"h.- seasons con? tinue tine which Is the making of young corn, potatoes. p? as, etc. A great deal of cotton is opening. Tick? ing will commence as soon us tho rains hold up, so the cotton can dry off. Lee County l' n u>n held its session gSUntday and Sunday at Ml/.pah church. Saturday was spent In dis? cussion of tin- various suhjeets before It. < m Hun.lay Mrs, 8. L\ Qoodwlc ?* Camden made an Interesting talk to the union on church work, after which ggf] J W kri u.y preached tin mis? sionary sermon to a large audience. The collection was for the llaptlst hospital in Columbia. The next union will to to Swift Creek church. Th? writer attended Sunday and spent a most pleasant day, seeing many oT his esteemed friends. The people of Mlxtmh are surely hos? pitable and takI pleasure in making you feel at home. Crops through that section are \. ry good. Thore Is not much Interest in the coming election on prohibition, an is? sue thut is far reaching on the wel? fare of our State. The result of the election will settle for a time an Issue that, like I'anquo's ghost, will not down Whiskey drinking Is an Injury to the moral and physical conditions of any one. It certainly lowers the vitality and subjects one more readily to take diseases ami less power to re? sist them. May the State vote the iniquitous traMlc out by a big vote, is the writer's w ish. K Ii. N \ I I Ml \S Mi l l IM ?I ?I Senator und President l>l**SJgg \rm\ nod \u\v \ITnlr-. Washington. Aug. .11.?Senator Kern. lnmocrutle lloor leader, had a short conference with President Wil son today over legislation for the coming session of en n g res*. Senator KSfg |S)M the president that sentiment In Indiana was against spending $.'?lui.inia.um? as has been ad? vocated on the army and SStVy, Tin senator said lie found favor in the middle west for a general plan for in? creasing the national defenses, but that expenditure of half a billion dol? lars was regarded as too much. Hunks um! Farmers. Bditor i felly item There is now a gnat deal being said hont nn hat Will be done to aid tho fanners to keep their cotton Off the market during tlds depreciation Ol tin- cotton market. This fcl tin- time of the year when the politicians and some ,.t the editors usually come to the rescue of the farmer. N OH hav I probftbly noticed that they did not offer any help in Fohru ary and March. This relief comes in the shape of "hot air," and is direct? ed to telling him how to run his busi? ness with particular care on how to treat the banker ami merchant who bave furnished necessary means to make his crop. A great consolation the South has in this dire distress is that the Fen ?ra] Renwra hanks have ample funds to caro for all distress cotton. These funds are available only to members of the Federal Reserve system and J unless the rates of interest are low? ered on colton loans, member banks ?not make loans on cotton at a rate of less than S per cent. This only assures us that money is available to finance our cotton crop. Another consolation is, Secretary McAdoo has mentioned a probable plan whereby the treasury depart? ment contemplates placing funds di? rect in the banks of the cotton belt at ? very low rate of interest. If this be done and the funds are distribut? ed ll proportion to the number of l les marketed in each county, We can tSCUM loans from, our banks at a low rate of interest. In case of the formejr, member banks cannot grant loans on cotton at a lower rate of in? terest than could they grant loans to any other class of people at a lower rate of Interest. One reason so much cotton is fore-j ed on the market is so many farmers have no banking connection at all. Any reliable farmer can depend on his bank to finance him at most any time of the year, but so many people It ive no banking connections and they do not seek any until they are in need, and this is the time Mr. Bank? er a*ks, 'Have you been doing busi? ness with any bank heretofore?" It has been my observation, being con? nected nn Ith a bank, that the hanks of Sumter are liberal, indeed, to the farmers and if a farmer has in the past patronized any bank he can go to that bank in time of need and get help. There are banks in Sumter that have not turned away a single farmer customer during the past fall and prlnjTi but at the seme the- farmers I who w*re 1 ?' ens: >meri of such ? ; ? tuttoni would ask tor loans < n cot-j ton. in sn It lob event It stands to rea > >u that such a loan < ould not granted. It is therefore, beneficial that every farmer should connect himself with somo banking institution, and look to that bank for hell? in time of need. There is no reason why a farmer should not connect himself with a bank, for it is through the banks that all funds reach the people. If our government offers say help, it of? fers it througli the national banks of our country, and I, for one, would like to see every farmer of this Southland doing Ids financial business with the banks. I think it should be urged up? on the farmers by the banks and by different farming magazines and by the farm societies to immediately con? nect themselves with some hanking institution, for the banks are doing more for the farmers than ev be? fore. When every farmer south of tho Mason and Dlxon line has his name OH the books of our hanks, and when nn i realise that only sixty people out of every thousand men, women and children have hank acounts hi the South, whereas, In the New England States sixty out of every hundred have bank accounts we will turn our minds toward the goal of thrift and these OJMBttons n\ill no longer con? front us. (\ Brooks Huff, itun'er, s. <\. Aug, 80, if 15, (.Kl AT IM.OT Rt'HPKCTED, Government Begins Investigation of E&ptosJona 111 Munition Factories. Washington, Aug, 91. -Government igenu toda> began an investigation ot the series of accident.< in the plants furnishing supplies to the Allies. Taken In connection with the explo? sions In powder mills the officials be? lieve the accidents In automobile and clothing factories, which are tied up with war contracts, are the result of a wide-spread plot, GI.KMW sTY AJtRKMTHD. student at rnlversltj ol Pennsylvania Had linns of I oris. Iforristown, Pa., Aug, 81. Charged with having drawings resembling the rortl host ions along the Delu ware river in his possession. Dr. <';i?i Jlencke, n German student at the I'nlversity of Pennsylvania, Was arrested ami taken to Philadelphia by government agents today. He came here two veils ago from Germany, lie is twenty years I nM. TO FIX immci: rou COTTON. (irowcrs, Rankers and Warehousemen Invited to Moot in Atlanta Beuten? bor II, Cotton grower*! bankers and ware houacmen ot the Southern states arc Invited lo confer with officials of the National Farmers' union in Atlanta September SI, by a call Issued by tho president of the union, Charles B, Barrett, and the president of the union for Georgia, .J. J, Brown. Copies of the call were received in Columbia yesterday. Following is the letter: "T<> the Officers and Members of the Farmers' Union and All Farmers and Business Men Who Are In Favor of the South Receiving a Fair Price for Her Staple Crop, Cotton: "We hereby call a meeting to be held in the city of Atlanta Tuesday Septem!.er SI, at 10 a. in., at the State oapltol, for the purpose of dis? cussing the warehousing and financ? ing of the l!)l? cotton crop. A sys? tem Of warehouses will be advocated. "While this is a meeting of the real farmers and producers of the cotton crop, we cordially invite and earnestly request every business in? terest in the State of Georgia who is interested in Georgia's v. ( Hare to at? tend this meeting. We realize that the cotton belt is now facing a situa? tion that is more serious than pos? sibly any other time for the past half century! and our only hope of avert? ing a crisis is by close cooperation on the part of all concerned. "This meeting will take place just after the convention of the National Farmers' union at Lincoln, Neb. A minimum price Will be fixed at which we propose to sell the 1916 cotton crop. Respectfully, "Charles S. Barrett, "President National Farmers' Union; "j. J. Brown, President Georgia Division." TWELVE CENT COTTON. Farmers Can Have it if They Will stand Steady. The farmers of the south have the cotton situation in their own hands, if they will only manage wisely. With a crop of 5,000,000 bales short of last year's and 3,000,000 bales short of the wnrh**j expected demands for the com? ing year (using up all this year's crop and 3,000,000 bales of the world's present surplus), we only need wise marketing in order to make thlsvear's short crop worth as m ich as 'asl I v- r"- big one Here, as sec it, is! ?he situation In n nutshell: .? ? ? Condition! Justify twelve tents tor cotton., A prominent lawyer and student of conditions says twenty cents. The Mecklenburg county, N. C., Union says fifteen ce nts. We also believe that if farmers were properly Organised, lifteen cents might be ob? tained. Hut twelve cents seems to us reasonable under present conditions, and a price farmers should light for as a minimum. 2. Don't get scared by the 'contra hard' talk. Out Of 8,643,000 bales exported In the year ending July 31, 1915, only 343,000 bales went to Ger? many, anyhow. The contraband plan will hurt us somewhat and we must light it to a finish, but the announce-} ment about it affected the cotton mar ket hut little. Contraband or no con? traband, twelve cent prices are amply justified. :'.. Southern banks can finance the crop. As President Hirsch of the Tex? as Bankers' association! t <?l * i the big Cotton States Conference of Southern hankers in Galveston: "For the fust time in the history of the south, gen? tlemen, the southern l anker.; have the financial ability to market gradually this crop. It would almost appear as If the Federal reserve act had been drafted for the benefit Of southern producers." Because the reserve act doesn't give the farmers all the help they need, is no reason for denying the great advantage it does offer. t. But it is not enough to have the machinery for help; it must be used. Proper warehousing Is necessary to make cotton prime collateral, and the hanks must use the warehouse receipts and advertise the fact that they will use them, They should not passively, but actively Join the farmers in the crusade lo get us the worth of our crops. And to this end farmer.'; ill every county should meet at 6nce and form n marketing association?or use their county Union as a marketing as? sociation?and both sec that ware? housing conditions are all right and that banks will help the tanners hold. Don't overfeed Ihe market. The great need Is to hold. The crop is short, and the world wants cotton. Hold your own crop, help your neigh? bor to hold, and uet your county or? ganised for holding. i.et every grower get busy in the light for twelve cents ns Ihe minimum for middling cotton?Progressive Fa l iner. Thaw Wants Divorce, Plttsburg, Sept. 1. Hairy K. Thaw has Sled suit for divorce from Rvelyn Nesbltt Thaw. MORE TROOPS TO llOltDF.lt. Throo Regiment! Dispatched to Fron? tier to Reinforce Puuston's Positions According to Plan. Washington, Aug. 31.?Two regi? ments of Infantry and one of cavalry were ordered from Gal vest on tonight to reinforce American troops patrol ing the Mexican border. Secretary Garrison announced that the war de? partment was sending the additional forces at the request of Maj. Funston, commanding the border patrol. The secretary explained there was no emergency at this time so far as he knew, and Indicated that the troop movements comprised merely a part oi' a general plan for strengthening Gen. Funston's positions. The fourth Infantry and sixth cav? alry Will ko to Harlingen, Texas, two battalions of the Nineteenth Infantry to Fort Sam Houston, and the third battalion of the Nineteenth to Del Itio. FORDS NOT USED IN WARFARE. Henry Ford Refuses to Slop to Any Of the Warring Nations. Henry Ford is opposed to shipping automobiles to Europe for war pur? poses. Tlie following intensely inter- i estlng article over his signature was published recently by The Chicago Bxaminer: I would never let a single automo? bile get OUt of a Ford plant any? where in the world. If I thought it was going to be used In warfare. I look upon war as nothing more than murder?a wasteful sacrifice of human life and a useless disruption of the world's social and economic conditions by parasites who control the govern? ments of the countries now at war, I mean the militarists. I consider the man who aids th< war, whose goods will tend to pro? long the war even though they may be sold under the .guise of aiding the injured of that warfare, is an acces? sory to the murders of war. I can think of nothing lower in the moral scale than a man who will groa rich on the blood of soldiers driven to battle, one against another, for no reason whatever. Aside from the moral aspect of this slaughter, which lowers the status of humanity to a level of primordial brut ishness, I detest the sinful waste of material resources that attends the killing and the disruption of the busi? ness of the world, that prevents those men who are spared from the battle line from enjoying the benefits that KVerj mans very nature rccoiit from the sin oi this ?Ii tighter. No i as int is the feel I ns that the ?' ct'Id a i>i'*>*jircww muH), every liiM la halted; that business, science, com? merce and everything stimulating to human endeavor are thrown into a Jumbled, confused heap. There can be no stability while war lasts, and ev? erything the world docs Is a vast gam? ble. There is nothing to be gained by the nations that are lighting. There Is everything to be lost and every? thing is being b>*t. The rest of the world, which has n > piarrel with eith? er side, is made nearly as great a loser as either of the belligerents by reason Of the legitimate commerce and the unc< rtalnty attending all business and commercial relations. l have refused from the beginning to sell automobiles anywhere In the world, If it was known that the ma? chines were to be used in this war. 1 will maintain that attitude to the end of w hat I believe w ill be the last of all wars. Thousands of cars were sought by each of the warring nation.-, but all were denied, and similar requests will continue to be denied, if other Ameri? cans aid the war with the products of their industry, I am sorry for them as Americans and as men. l am sorr> for America because of them. ADR17ZZ1 RYE SEED?Now Ii the time to plant rye for early winter grazing and cutting. Abruzzl rye is better than the ordinary variety, making a quicker and more lux? uriant growth. Raised from pedi? greed seed. A limited quantity Cor sale. c. r. i isteen. WE ARE permanently located at Baker's Old Infirmary, prepared to examine eyes, fit and furnish glass* es. Lenses duplicated and frames repslred. Highsmlth optical Co. PIANOATB,B SACRIFICE W e have Kim piano in nhomo near RnmSn*. To paw rust ot returning wn offer tremendouM di count ?nd most IUmthI term* tn Or t who Nppllos. Klitrhtl) uted but hi ported coudiUoui rood ns new. isi>; and Npiondid <iu.iut>. Addrvsi J. A. STEWART, Boi 1007, ATLANTA, HA. Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Cromol Attention to Ul) or Night Calls; AT J. U. Cralg Old Stand. [S. Ma'.n Phones g&atzoi See Our New Arrival of Suits Oar buyer has just returned from the Northern markets and we are now showing some wonderful val? ues in Coat Suits which were purchased by him. $12.50, $18.50 $20 and $25 SEE OUR CORDUROY GOATS AT $5.98 McCollum Bros. THE READY-TO-WEAR STORE 14 SOUTH MAIN Fertilizers for Fall Grain. ACID PHOSPHATE ACID AND POTASH AM M ON I ATE D FERTILIZERS AGRICULTURAL LIME 1 * i V X World Conditions Demand that Your Grain Crops Should be Largely Increased Another Year. ' Now is the time to make your prepa? ration. Crops cannot be grown with? out plant food any more than farm animals can be exoected to work with OUI KT. We have the :>Io.nt food for your crops and are pre pared make pt ice* for >ny quantity wanted. If you are not a customer of ours become one now. HARBY & COMPANY, SUMTER, S. C. Cotton and Fertilizers ^^^^.^.^.^..^^.^ ^ a .i. .:. .i..;. .j. ,t. ^ .x< ,2..:.,|, .j, ^, ^, lt, ?, t, 4, ,|, ,|, ^ ^ Scarborough's Ginnery This Ginnery has been thoroughly overhauled for this season and is now in first class condition to turn oui work and set ve the public. Your patronage so? licited. Highest market price paid for Cotton Seed. Swift & Company, W. BALLAKD, Managci. Sumter, S. C. Gor. E. Callniin & Green Sts. Phone 28 Cotton Ginning. We have cojnplcted the installation of our new ginnery and are ready to gin your cotton. This plant is up-to-date in every respect and we guarantee prompt and satisfactory service to anyone bringing cotton to us. Give us a trial and we are sure you will continue to give us your business. . . . T5he . . . Southern Cotton Oil Co.