The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 29, 1915, Image 4
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Contracts tor tax** month*, or
Mesget will bo muds at raducad rate*.
All communications which sub
errtaU later*** will bo ehaf?;?d
for on advertleesB?uta,
Obltuarl** and trlbutoa of raapaot
anal bo ? barged for.
T*e Sumt?r Watchman waa found
Od In 1010 and the True Southron in
1000. The Watchman and Southron
baa tho combined circulation and
of both of the old papers,
and hi manifestly the boot advertising
OS Sumter.
, More Groin, More Prosperity.
KYom every part of the South como
reports of Increasing business activity.
The great grain crop of the year of
nearly 18 per cent, increase over hint
year's yield shows a percentage of
gain of from 13 per cent, to 15 per
cent, more than the rate of gain in
population during the same period.
This Increase In grain is in part
matched by a large increase In the
number of hogs in the South, although
the effect of the big grain crop will not
find full expression In the Increase of
bogs until next year. The gain in the
south in the number of hoga as com?
pared with September of last year runs
fr..m S per cent, in West Virginia to
00 par cent. In South Carolina, with
gains In other Southern States running
from 4 per cent., 5 per cent, and 6
per cent, up to 10 per cent. The In?
crease of 10 per cent, in South Caro?
lina la not exceeded by any other
State in the Union, and la equaled by
only two.
This Increaae In grain and meat pro?
duction, added to the advancing price
for Cotton, with Increasing demand, is
bringing about a spirit of optimism
which has not been seen throughout
the South since the beginning of the
war.?Baltimore Sun.
Local News of the "Peninsula."
I Rimbert. Sept. St.?Corn, hay and
cotton gathering keep folks busy, so
thdy, are behaving well.
Tb*?ro Is much 0m? hay hero and
some has been gathered in good condl
nop
Son- \ < o| among t hickens with
hspe out on a ttf|kt make hen fruit
sea nee.
Meadamee J. L. Jackson and H. C.
Befbea have been out at Providence
visiting Misse? Marlah and Dannah
Spann and Mrs. Dr. McLaughlin. Mrs.
Bethen has beon suffering with her
eye* and at this time is confined to her
room.
Miss Kessle Lenolr and Mrs. Jno.
Whltaker of Camden, have been visit?
ing Miss Courtenay Atkinson. Several
dlnlngs were given In their honor.
Mrs. W. M. Lenolr and Sam St.
Piere, of Horatio, have been visiting
Mrs. G. H. Lenolr of Camden.
Miss Courtenay Atkinson gave a
rook party last Friday night In hon
or of Misses Bessie and Mary Lenolr
of Camden and Katharine Shlrer of
Blahopville. who were visiting in the
community. Besides the above named
ladle* there were present Misses Viola
Spencer. Ruth Thompson. Mollle Kl?
ier be and Agnes Lee, and Messrs. Sam
Shlrer. Dr. H C. Wright, of McColl.
who was Malting Mr. W. J. Spencer.
Many interesting game* were played
? nd the ladle* rendered delightful mu?
sic, when refreshment* were served.
Miss Katherins Shlrer has returned
to her home, after a pleasant visit to
her aunt, Mrs. S. W. Allen, and Dr.
Wright has returned to hi* home.
Prof .1 M .liieks.in has returned to
Macon, Oa., to resume school work.
Mis* Viola Spencer gave an enter?
tainment on Monday night In honor of
I?r Wright, visiting In her hOSM
Me*dames S. W. Allen and Archie
Hhaw hexan to nhow Improvement un?
der the excellent treatment of Dr
McLaughlin and tho care and nursing
of Mlat Carrie Mitchell.
?Hagood."
SUMTER COTTON MARK FT.
Corrected Dally by Ernest Held, Cot?
ton Buyer.
Hood Middling 11 5-8.
Strict Middling 11 1-2.
Middling 11 3-8.
?Ittel Lett Middling 10 7-8.
Low Middling 10 3-8.
iple cotton 12 to 15.
Hew York Cotton Market.
Op*n*d. Close
J*nu*ry. 12 27 12.51
March. ..1i.l1 12.80
May.12.70
October.1170 11.95
December.12.17 lt.ll
A lle*n?e to marrv h'H be.-n lsnue.1
to Jeffrey Mci:i\oen. Shlloh. find
Fr*ncl* Wilson, Nf"tt?- Bridge.
ONE CENT POSTAGE.
Determined Fight to lie Made In Con?
gress TIUm Winter to Obtain Reduc?
tion.
"Letter postage users of the United
States and particularly those who
have a large volumo of letter mail
are clearly entitled to a one cent lot
ter rate, and a determined fight will
be made in congress this winer to se?
cure it."
Nelll O'Donnell, president of the
O'Donnell & Co. Inc., made the above
statement yesterday, accompanying it
with the information that the business
men of this city are Joining the ranks
of the National One Cent Letter Post?
age Association, for the purpose of se?
curing a one cent letter rate.
He declared that already the as?
sociation has strong and representa?
tive memberships in every city and
town throuhgout the United States,
and that every effort Is to be directed
toward securing action on a one cent
letter rate at the approaching session
of congress.
"The time has arrived," he declared
yesterday, "when officials at Washing?
ton should take cognizance of the de?
mand made by the users of first class
letter genii for a readjustment of
rates so that ordinary letters, which
are now being: charged two cents each
shall be carried at cost, or about one
cent each.
"It has been amply demonstrated by
dtatistics and actual Investigation that
a one cent letter rate throughout tho
United States will pay, and that the ex?
tra cent now being demanded for the
carriage of a letter is nothing less
than a tax.
"The United States postofo.ee depart?
ment was primarily organized for the
carriage of letters, and In the early
days t"he charges made were on a ba?
sis of actual cost of transportation.
When the department was organized
transportation difficulties were im?
mense, and a high rate had to be
charged. Years have passed, wonder?
ful inventions have revolutionized the
transportation business and the cost
of carriage has been lowered until
now it Is known letters can be carried
at one cent instead of at two cmts,
which is the persent charge.
"Mechanically the United States
postofnee department is about the
most perfect working machine there is
In the business world. When you con?
sign a letter to the postofnee, you
have almost definite assurance that it
will reach its destinstlon. On the oth?
er hand, the in* thods used for deiti
iin rung charges Ofl different classes of
mail arc antiquated and uuuclenliilc,
and U seems certain that ? renersl
revision of the postal rales must be
made within the next few months.
"There are many reasons why let?
ter users are entitled to a one cent
rate. Among them may be mention?
ed:
"Because the government is mak?
ing about 100 per cent profit on letter
postage.
"Because the department was es?
tablished primarily for the distribu?
tion of letter mall.
"Because it was never intended that
letter mail should pay a profit.
"Because one-half of our letter pos?
tage Is a tax.
"Because this tax is not used for
the general expense of the government,
but utilized as a subsidy for other
classes of mall.
"Because It is wrong to tax one class
for the benefit of another.
"Because an equalization of our
postal rates will provide better service.
"Because we have been entitled to
one cent letter postage for the past
ten years.
"For the purpose of crystallzlng sen?
timent throughout the United States
so that this reform can be brought
about, there has been formed the Na?
tional One Cent Letter Postage Asso
elation, of which Charles Wm. Ihtr
rows, Cleveland, Is president, and Geo.
T. Meintoah, Cleveland, Is secretary
treasurer and manager of the cam?
paign. This organization has been in
existence for a number of years and
has been steadily working for a one
cent letter rate. Substantial progress
nan been made, and It is hoped that
definite action on this Important mat?
ter may be had at the approaching
session of congress.
"Users of leitet postage of the coun?
try, who are now heavily taxed for
the carriage of their letters, should
rally to the support of this work, and
it is my intention to orouse interest
in the work of this association local?
ly, so that we may be properly repre?
sented when the time for action at
Washington conn's.
"I feel certain that we ? can pre?
sent this matter in a proper light, so
that our representatives at the na?
tional capltol will DC Sufficiently Im?
pressed to support this work."
Notice Teachers' Examination.
Notice is hereby given that on Fri?
day, October 1st. the regular County
BsSgSinatlon for Teachers will be held
in the t'uurt House at Sunder, begin?
ning at 9 o'clock. Questions will he
taken from the State adopted text -
l.Ks tor the public schools.
J, ir. HAYNfrWORTH,
County Superintendent of education.
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SUMTER,
SOUTH CAROLINA
PICK STATK RIFLE TEAM.
Adjutant General Announces Winne in
?Capt. Cantcy and Sergt. Potts Make
Highest Scores.
Columbia, Sept. 25.?The winners in
the State rifle competition which has
been iy progress ut Styx during the
past several days were announced
yesterday by W. W. Moore, adjutant
general. A team of 15 men was picked
to represent South Carolina in tho na?
tional shoot to be held in Jacksonville
early in October.
The guardsmen making the highest
score and selected as members of the
?tatt*l team are:
? Score.
Capt. k. R Cantsy. 07 4
Fergt. George Potts. *'7 1
Capt. Daniel Miles. G5i
.sei gl. oolin A. . u? |
First Lieut. Thos. B. Marshall . 04 7
First Lieut. Grantland C. Green 637
Capt. L. M. Wingard. 62G
Capt. 8. W. Parks. 624
Private John F. Davidson. ... 624
Sergt. Robby L. Bull. 622
Corporal Walter L. Pope. 618
Second Lieut. Cleveland T. Ulmer 615
Corporal Galllard Pinckney . .. 606
Sergt. William Belk. 604
Sergt. Peter G. Marshall. 600
Olhcers in charge of the shoot said
that it has been the most successful
in the history of the State. Forty
three men participated and somo ex?
cellent scores were made. The shoot
began last Monday morning.
WHITE MAN SHOT.
Wounded by Negro Saturday Night on
Outskirts of City.
Bob Skinner, a young white man,
was shot Saturday night near the out?
skirts of the city and this morning he
was operated on at the Tourney Hos?
pital for the removal of the bullet
which lodged in his leg. It is alleg?
ed that a negro Frank Taylor fired the
shot. ?
J. M. Richardson, the father of one
of the boys who was with Skinner, this
morning stated that according to the
story told him by the boys, they were
standing up In the road just beyond
the new A. C. L, freight yard talking,
when a negro threw open the door of
a house at the side of the road and
demanded to know If the boys wanted
anything. Home of them told him
"no," according to Mr. Richardson's
statement, and one added "If we want?
ed anything, We WOUld get it." There?
upon, acordlng to his story, the ne?
gro tired Into the crowd, the bullet
striking young Skinner. Today no
warrant had been issued for tho ne?
gro's arrest and it is not known what
action will be taken, If any, against
him.
HORSE VESSEL TORPEDOED.
Augln-Colomhiun Sunk After Chase of
7M Miles.
Washington. Sept. 24.?The British
horse ship Angh>-< 'olombla n was tor?
pedoed and sunk today off Fast net af?
ter being chased seventy-elghl miles
by a submurine, according to a mes?
sage from Consul Frosl at Quneens*
town. The message said warnli
given, ami time allowed for tin
si\ of whom are Americans, t
to the boats, There were no <
ties. The ship was bound from
Irenl In Uverpool,
Cotton Picking Feats.
What sounds like a record in cot?
ton picking was accomplished on the
plantation of Mr. G. G. Shuler, in the
Providence section of this-county on
Wednesday of last week.
According to Mr. Shuler, who was In
our office on Thursday, the following
records ^were made by cotton pickers
on his plantation on the day mention?
ed above: One hand - picked 525
pounds; one picked 422 pounds; one
picked 415 pounds; one picked 40G
pounds; one picked 402 pounds and
severs! picked over 350 pounds each.
?Orsncre.Mirtr News.
t.ri'ek?? Culled Home
Washington, Sent. 2 7.?All Qreek
'reservists m the United States of the
class of 1892 to 1911 have been order?
ed home. Fifty-five thousand are ef?
fected by the order.
NOTICE
Of Application for Final Discharge.
Estate of Samuel Ragin, deceased.
On the 8th day of October, 1915, I
will apply to the Judge of Probato for
Sumter County for a Final Discharge
as Executor of said EsU te.
ISHAM MITCHELL?, .
Executor.
Sumter, S. C, Sept. 7, 1915.
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