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C||e Jflattfcmaii anb ^ontjjrtm. Pabllshod Wednesday and Saturday. ?BT? OffTKKN PCRLISHINQ COMPANY. iumtkr, a. a Tersss: I1.M pee annum?In advance. Ad vertlsem?sits: Ome Squars first Insertion.$1.00 ???17 subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for tare* months, or Jonger will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect orUl bo charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found - si In 1160 and the True Southron In MM. The Watchman and Southron sow has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, und Is manifestly the oust advertising so odium In Sumter. The conspirators, who are burning manufacturing plants, In which arms and ammunition are made, and de? stroying shi^s with bombs, are mak? ing war on the United States, al? though their operations are secret and not In the open. These conspira? tors are certainly not operating as in? dividuals or on their own responsibil? ity, and there must be some organi? sation with ample money back of them. The campaign of destruction that they are waging against the prop? erty of American citizens, and waging it as they do with a total disregard of the lives of the workmen employed In the factories and of the crews and passengers aboard the ships, is an outrage and an affront to the nation. There should be law? to punish con? spirators of this character and means should bo found to enforce the law with the utmost severity against all involved, from the highest to the low No guilty man should be permit 1 to escape, no matter how exalted his official position. eon If it be true that the Popo told the K User Wilhelm that he should evoc te Belgium before undertaking to ' Ik of peace, the Pope will hence 1 rth be persona non grata in imper Hal Qerman circles, since his alleged statement in reference to Belgium was un Implied criticism of the German devastation of that country. see The attitude of the London Spccta r and other English newspapers, if ? ?ey reflect the official opinion of * rent' Britain, is an Indication of se ous trouble between this country 1 l the Alisa! t.. tori' UM end g| the s ar. If England takes the position t Mat the serious protest of the United ?stes against the Illegal Interference Ith American commerce can bo ig ?red and the acts complained of con nued, the men who are directing the nglish policy fail to understand the American temperament and are play? ing with fire. SSBSSeiFV^?? "QUITE A FEW." ??QUITE A LITTLE." What do these word', when used together, mean? Webster's Diction? ary defines: Quite?Completely, wholly, entire? ly, totally, to a great degree or ex? tent, etc Few?Not many, small In number, etc. Little?A small quantity, anything small, not much, in a small degree, etc. Now, It appears to us that the put? ting of the word "quite" before "few" or "little" reduces the amount ex? pressed by few or little; and, having regard for the uncorruptcd English we wonder how few or how littlo Is meant. In our opinion "Quito a few" is not only slang, but a corruption of our language that should not be coun? tenanced. Kl ( I NT APPOINTMENTS. New Agents In Alken and Orunge burg?Vacaucy in Calhoun. Clemson College, Nov. 11.?Decent appointments In the co-operative farm demonstration work of Clemson Col hnje and th?> Unite 1 states de;.art - ment Of agriculture Include those of Ii?nry s Johnson as agent for Alhen county and L. ft. Wolfe as agent for Ornnflburg connty. Both have enter? ed upon tbetr duties. They are grad? uates In agriculture from ClonsSOO College. A vacancy In the corps of county agents has been created by the resignation of J. F. Cluffy. agent for Calhoun County. Licenses to marry nave been grant? ed to Je?se Felder, Pinewood, and Leona Kelly, Puwilh-, Arthur Spain. Dalsen, und leMftJ Vmux, Uombcrt; Grand Conyers und loosm Jumes, Plnewood. Mot Slipper at Concord School. There will bo a hot supper In the Concord School house on Friday rn:ht. November l!?th for lag benefit of the school. The public Is roidlul ly Invited to attend. Tlu? Tux Commission. Answering the objections made against it, the Tax Commission of South Carolina, has made a report In which it is asserted that tin re has been no effort made to increase the amount of taxes paid by banks in this State, hut that the effort has been made to equalize the burdens as be? tween tho banks themselves; it be? ing asserted that some banks are pay? ing a larger percentage of taxes, in proportion to assets, than others, and that in many counties of the State property belonging to banks and as? sessable has been for years * 'Sally exempted from the payment of taxes. We do not doubt but that these as? sertions aro true. And in so far as the banks only are concerned, noth? ing more has been dono than should have been done perhaps. Hut that is not the question. The statement is made and is not disputed that the banks, cotton mills, and rail? roads are paying ami have been pay? ing moro than their share of the taxes for years. Why hen is it that the first attempt at equalization is against the people who all along have been paying the taxes? Who fath? ered the present tax law anyway? Does its real author believe in equal taxation as between all the property of the State liable to taxes, or does he believe that the corporations should pay all, or a greater propor? tion, of the taxes than the other tax? payers? It is no answer to the question and to tho objections to the present pro? ceedings to say that real estate can? not be re-assessed until 1918. Why wasn't the law so framed that it could bo so re-assessed. And if the property of each class must be first uniformly assessed, why is it that the restrictions against rc-assessing real estate arc allowed to stand when that is the property which most needs re? assessing? We are willing to concede that the tax laws of the Stato need adjust? ments; we are willing to concede that the present Tax Commission is able to do the work of re-assessing and equalizing the property of the State for tho purpose of having every species of property bear its own just burdens; but we assert now that un? til a law is passed which will allow this, that no body of men should be allowed to tinker with the assess? ments on one kind of property while other property is bearing practically none of the burdens of the govern? ment. Why Is it that the sick man is not first doctored? The tax commission may not be to blame and the blamo may be laid at the door of the legislature. If the legislature is responsible, then repeal the present law, or amend it so as to make the scales balance; and provide for a commission with juris? diction over all the property of the State. No re-adjustments should be put Into effect until the whole field is readjusted. If It takes this year to equalize the banks among themselves, we presume it will take another year to equalize the cotton mills among themselves, and then maybe two years to equal? ize the railroads among themselves, then we shall have tho oil mills, the building and loan associations, and other corporations; and after this we shall be compelled to qualize these several classes as classes, so that we will probably get down to the people w ho do not ptay taxes early in the next century.?Abbeville Press and Banner. Thanksgiving Duy and The Orphan. President Wilson has appointed November 25th, as the National Thanksgiving Day. It has been our annual custom on that day, or the Sabbath following, to remember the orphans. We hope that every reader of these lines will gladly do so. You ha\e a wonderful amount to be grate? ful for. Put your gratitude to the proof. Send to the Orphanage of your church, your thank-offering. PrasbytSrian people in Florida, Geor? gia and South Carolina will remem? ber that they are united in supporting tho Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C, which is the property of those three synods. The children aro all orphans, some three hundred in num? ber. MlSTS are 17 cottage homes, each occupied by some 15 to 23 chil dr* i, with a good motherly woman in charge. The cbildrcn arc regularly In school for forty WOSKI each year, and arc taught some trade Of occupa? tion, by which they can earn an hon? est living. Usually they leavo the Hone- at IBS age of It) to 18, unless an Sari 1st discharge is found advisable Their support depends upon gifts of good ui* n and women. Especially at Tasaksaivlng times, they ought to be I - nu mbered. There ars ISO children from South Carolina, 70 from Ocor? gta, and II from Florida, The rest i.ime from seven Other State.1?. ? 'ontributions should be sent simply to Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, s. ? \ Chocks and pOStOfflcC orders should tie sent to tic same address. Licenses to marry have been grant? ed to Thomas Glover snd Bvlllla Hoy hin, Concord; and James Logan and I i i, i M in raj . Sunder. PROMINENT SPEAKERS COMING. Representatives of cicmson, Carol Ina and Winthrop at Educational and Civlo Rally. The following letter has been re? ceived by The Item and Will no doubt prove of much interest, as the two gentlemen mentioned arc well known and popular speakers and will be heard with the greatest interest by many people here, as will the repre? sentative of the third college named: "At the beginning of this year, tho Extension forces of Clemson, Win? throp and the University of South Carolina decided to unite insofar as possible for the educational advance? ment of the State. The first thing agreed upon was the holding of a se? ries of three meetings at which rep resentatives of these institutions would speak from the same platfonn, outlining the plans and explaining the steps to be taken for a State-wide campaign of educational and civic progress. After considerable discus? sion and deliberation, the three places for these meetings were determined upon as follows: Anderson, Sumter and Rock Hill. The Sumter meeting will be held Thursday evening, November 18th in tho Court House. Supt. S. ^H. Ed? munds is taking an active interest in it and is looking after the making of local arrangements. The meeting promises to be of par? ticular interest and importance. Clem? son is sending as its speaker, Prof. D. W. Daniel, one of the best known and most charming lecturers in South Carolina. His work as platform manager of the Booster's Chautauqua last summer received favorable com? ment from all sides. Prof. Josiah Morse, of the Department of Psycho? logy and Philosophy, has been selected by the University of South Carolina. Dr. Morse is one of the most eminent scholars of the University Faculty and may always be counted on to have a strong, original and constructive ad? dress. President Johnson of Wnthrop, has not indicated who the Winthrop choice will be, but it is certain that a speaker worthy of the great institu? tion .at Rock Hill, will be selected. "I. am w riting to ask that you will bo 60 kind as to give tho meeting all possible advertisement and publicity. We at the University hold Sumter as one of the strongest towns in tho State and feel that we can rely upon it always to rally to any movement looking towards the common welfare of the State. Please get In touch wlthH Supt. Edmunds and do whatever youJ can fo make tho meeting a sucoess^. "Very truly yours, "Reed Smith." I "Columbia, Nov. 13, 1915.", - IN THE POLICE COURT. Numerous Cases for Drunkenness, Iii* quor, Gambling and Other Offenses Result in Rig Haul. A big sum was received by the city.| today as the result of arrests yester? day on a wide variety of charges by the police, Recorder Lee putting fines of from $2 to $150 on the defendants. The cases were: D. M. Hancock, drunk, $5 or 10 days, sentence suspended. Cassie Cabbagestalk, transporting whiskey for an unlawful purpose, and having more than one gallon in her possession, $75 or 30 days on each charge. Garfleld Turnage, drunk, $15 or 30 days. Luke Franklin, riding bicycle on sidewalk, $3 or 6 days. ? .( Clara Johnson, selling whiskey, $75 or 30 days. Hampton Mitchell, carying conceal? ed weapons, bond $30 forfeited. Sam Stephens, petit larceny, $30 or SO days. Allen Titus, carrying concealed, weapon, $30 or 30 days. Douglas Brock, petit larceny, steal? ing knife and pistol from W. L. Brun son (2 cases) $15 or 30 days on each charge. II. H, Huggins, public drunkenness, $10 or 20 days. Jeremiah White, Ellerbe Davis, Glenn West, Doc Woods, John! Rees, June Williams, disorderly and gamb? ling and running a gambling jDint, as to Doc Woods; Jeremiah White and Ellorbo Davis plead guilty and ?receiv? ed sentence of $15 or 30 days each on each charge. Others plead not guilty but were found guilty and were given sentences of $30 or 30 days cao/i on each charge, except Ellerbe Davis, sentence of $15 or 30 days. Bono' of Glenn West. $25 forfeited. K. B, Phillips, violation of Sunday law. $10 bond forfeited. John Kennedy. riding bicycle otn Sidewalk, $2 bond forfeited. S. J. Wllnsr, drunk, $10 bond for? feited. West Moore, drunk, $5 bond for? feited. (Muster Wilson, drunk, bond of $3 forfeited Ship Sailings Cancelled. New York, Nov. IS.?Owing to the destruction of the Ancona the sailing of all Italian liners from America and Palermo on December 7th ami 12th has been cancelled. . WATKINS DIES FROM INJURIES. Oil Mill Superintendent shot by Ne? gro Last Saturday. Lancaster, Nov. 12.?Ernest N. Watkins, superintendent of the Lan? caster cotton oil mills, who was shot here late last Saturday afternoon by a negro named John Mellwain and who had since been in a hospital at Bock Hill, died there this morning at 4 o'clock. The news has brought widespread sorrow to Lancaster, the adopted home of Mr. Watkins, where he was universally esteemed and ad? mired by all who knew him. EMPEROR GOES EAST. Kaiser to Visit Balkan War Theatre. London, Nov. 13.?Emperor Wil? liam on Thursday passed through Orsova, Hungary, on his way to Sofia, where he will visit King Ferdinand for two days, according to a dispatch from Copenhagen to The Daily Mail. Afterward, the dispatch adds, the emperor plans to inspect Field Mar? shal von Mackensen's armies invading Servia and later will pay a visit to Constantinople. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dolly by Ernest Field, Cot? ton Buyer. Good Middling 11 1-4. Strict Middling 11 1-8. Middling 11. Strict Low Middling 10 1-2. Low Middling 10. Staple cotton 14 to 17c. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yest'dys Open High Low Close Close Jan.. ..11.93 11.93 11.81 12.88 11.88 Mch. . .12.13 12.15 12.03 12.11 12.09 Dec. . .11.78 11.78 11.66 11.73 11.7:J CAN YOU DOUBT IT? When tho Proof Can be So Easily In? vestigated. When so many grateful citizens of Sumter testify to benefit derived from Doan's Kidney Pills can you1 doubt the evidence? The proof is hot far away?it is almost at your door. Read what a resident of Sumter says about Doan's Kidney Pills. Can you de? mand more convincing testimony? . Mrs. R. N. Cribb, 112 Kendrick St., Sumter, says: "I had a bad attack .of kidney complaint. My back ached. I was afflicted with dizzy spells and other symptoms of kidney trouble. When I heard about Doan's Kidney Pills I used them, arr.d they soon re? lieved me." Mrs. Cribb is only one of many Sumter people who luave gratefully endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. If your back aches?if your kidneys toother you, don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?ask distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that Mrs. Cribb had?the remedy backed by home testimony. 50c, al) stores. Foster Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. "When Your Back is Lame?Remem? ber tho Name," 8 DR. Z. F. HIGHSMTTH'S?Office hours are from 9 a, m., until 2 p. m. every day at Baker's Old Infirmary. High smith Optical Co. Optometrists and Opticians. FOR SALE?Fulca?ter Wheat; Ap? pier oats; Appier oats with vetch, mixed; Bancroft oats; Fulghum oats (more prolific and matures three weeks earlier.) All recleaned . and faulty grains and grass seed remov? ed. C. P. Osteen. Sumter, S. C. AD-A-LINK' For Friendship's Sake Original?Simplified in con? struction. Get a link here, have your initials engraved. The Links can be strung on a ribbon until yon get CtttQUgh Links to make a bracelet, and we will join them together for you free. Gold Filled and Silver 25c each Link. W. A. 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