Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?BT? TVBMJKBUNQ COMP INT. ?UMTBR, a. 0. gl.se per uxnam?In immwiHdi Irst teesrtloa.9 Lit reeat Insertion., .ftt tar three months, or a made at reduced rata?, all scenes eehjeUuac which eub artvate interest* will be charged Ohttaertee aad tri bates at respect be ebaraed for. Tae eWaster Watch man war toand at la lief aad tae Tree Southron In late. The Watchman aad Southron a?w has the eombinad eireelatloa end aujkeeeee of both of the old papers, bad Is eualfeetir the beet edvortlstng aaafJajB la Sumter. We have been surprised to noes the omission of the names of two or more of South Carolina's perennial candi? dates from the list of applicants for the sate Justice Lamer s seat on the Sohrsaio Bench. Perhapa they are ehgyleg the dork horse game and will eoske up strong at the finish, a. a a It Is about time for the legislative eeensmttoe to make a report on the Terrene land registration law, but "this (ge aleetkm year and your committee feebj that a matter of so great Im ncjrtanoe, involving as it does, a rev elsajoa in the methede of recording transferring title to real estate obtained among English people from time Immemor -aaould be considered and acted up a legislature fresh from the peo aad we therefore respectfully rec et emend that consideration be deferr? ed .until the next cession of general assembly." This, or some similar' re? peat, will be made by the committee. fef^jwlug the precedent of previous stsawitttass, and the Torrent law will be pigeon-holed for another year. It hae been deliberately and methodi? cally side-tracked year after year for mere than twenty yam, and nothing Watt be done by the legislature until the demand from tha people becomes too strong to be Ignored or resisted, a a a The Russian horde seems to be the only hope of the entente allies, for the Ruadaae do not stay whipped loag enough for the dermana to clean up the others and finish ihs war. Th? new offensive of the Russians on the Oalician front has probably staved off the attack on Egypt and the drive . !? Saloniki. Things are locking up few. the Alllea, thanks to Russia, and If ?1 succeeds In potting down the war at home and sen organise great army, of which there has been talk for more than a year, Oer many may yet be checked In the ca? reer of conquest la all parts of Eu? rope. a a a Col. Bryen aad Col. Roosevelt are net allies, bat they are fighting for the same thing?to undermine public nenfldenes In Woodrow Wilson and hie administration. Rooee and vociferously damns every aet of the president; Bryan OssJts endless platitudes In quall ?ed praise of Wilson, aa a man, but ?overtly insinuates that his policy has been a mistake, that his administration had been a failure and that he hae been hoodwinked by the munition aaauers, who are the mowing splrlti book of the preparedness propaganda a a a That many banks and bankers, In all sections of the country, but more generally In the South than elsewhere have been In the habit of exacting usurious rates of Interest, hae been a matter of more or lees common knowl? edge for years, but It has not been openly diseussed. for the victims of thle form of oppression have felt that a policy of silent submission was the safest and wisest course to pursue lest a Worse fate befall them. The charge officially made by Comptroller of the Currency Williame that many banks Wars violatlns the U w and were charging; exorbitant rates of Interest has directed wide-spread attention to the practices of the financial hold-up men and the facts are coming out. Comptroller Williams 1? following up the matter with a determination that Indicates that his purpose is to put a stop to usury and u> give the borrow? ers their rightful share of the bene flts to be derived from the Federal Reserve banking system. Some of the banks are said to have openly charged a higher rate of Interest than the law countenances, vhlle others re? sorted to commissions tor making tho loans and fees for examining securities and drawing papers, while still others held 10 to 30 per cent, of the loan on'deposit which the borrower was not permitted to draw from the bank. All of these practices are un der the ban of the Comtproller of the Currency and the banks that persist In exacting excessive Interest will be called to a strict account. Hut the bunks have a more serious sltua tlon to face In the possible reprisal by lh- dctlmn of th?ir usurious practices. WAR AT I0UN8ST0WN. TERRIBLE STATE OF ANARCHY IN OHIO CITY. Striker* Start Fight In Saloon Which Beoimes a General Riot?One-third of 4?lty Burned and Bank?, Store** and Residences Looted?Militia on Gaard. Youngstown, O., Jan. 8.?The city Is under martial law this morning but the situation is still threatening. Four companies of troops are massed on a hill in the sons of last night's bat? tling. Two more companies are in? side the company gates, while rioters several thousand strong are massed on the opposite hill. .The number of buildings burned was over fll'ty, in? cluding a bank and the East Youngs town postofflce, twelve saloons, and scores of business houses. Private houses were entered, furniture smash? ed and articles stolen. Three hun? dred girl clerks and stenographers were marooned inside the company stookado all night and food was brought in this morning. An investi? gation reveals that the wholesale riot? ing was the result of a single fight starting in a saloon fight which be? came general. The saloon wait loot? ed sShfl the boose distributed. All mllMtams* are supplied w enty rounds of ammunition and juve ten thousand rounds for the machine guns. The situation was quieted during the forenoon, though more troops are constantly arriving. At noon it was estimated that two thousand troop* were patrolling the city. OHIO STRIKE RIOT. Youngstown Given Over to Reign /ot Terror--One-third of City Burned, HToungitown. Ohio, Jan. 8.?-Four companies of State troops, with a ma? chine gun complement marched into the city at 8 o'clock, causing a tem? porary loll in hostilities. The toll of last night's rioting is four dead and forty tnjared. The city was -given over te a regln of terror. Slx'tnou sand man are actually striking, .hut fifteen thousand, more are idle as a result All are employees of the Re? public Steel and Iron Co., and the Youngstown Sheet Tube Co. Over a third of the entire city was consumed by Incendiary Area and practically all the stores were looted. ": > f 1 ., cm: rr t^iQroR licenses. - sUi>-nimi Such Dociuhcuih are Sur rviMU'red to Stale Constables in Charleston. Columbia, Jan. C.?Oov. Manning received a letter from Charleston yes? terday, saying that 61 persons had surrendered their internal revenue li? censes to the State constables operat? ing there. Gov. Manning said that he would not decrease his efforts to keep down the sale of whiskey in Charleston and other points df the State. Some provision will have to be made to pay the special constables since the dispensary system has been abolished. It is likely that the legislature will be asked for an increase in the ap? propriation for law enforcement. Vigilance committees to aid the of? ficers In detecting illegal sale of whiskey are being organised at sever? al places in the State. BIG ORDER FOR SAND. I ' The Oale Sand Co., of Gibson, N. C. reports It has secured a $10,000 order for sand from the Southern Aluminum Co's works at Whitney, N. C. The sand company finds bus? iness In its line good at the present time.?Pee Dee Advocate. Ten Bocks Bagged. With a bag of ten splendid bucks, as the result of two days' hunt on the North Island game preserves of Jo? seph l. Wheeler, the party of Christ? mas hunters who went on last Tues? day morning to Georgetown, returned to the city this morning. Two of the party, Mayor Barrlnger and Judge Shlpp were among the fortunate nlm rods, the mayor bringing down two magnificent stags, and Judge Shlpp one. Mr. Barrlnger had to wade half way over to Europe to pull the biggest of his bucks to land after he had shot him plum full of buck shot. The stag took the briny deep and was oves come out among the breakers, but the .valient mayor nothing daunted sprung I Into the wet and hauled his prize 1 from the waves.?Florence Times. The banks may suffer serious loss ST those whom they have overcharged re? fuse payment of their loans and go Into court and demand the penalties provided by the law aKalnst usury. There are reports of actions in law of this description In some sections of the 8outh already, and if the com? plainants ugulust the hanks succeed in recovering dumages In these initial suits, many others who have suffer? ed from this form of opprcHslon will adopt the same methods to even up old scores against the bunks. DOUBLE TRACK TO LANES. Atlantic Coast Line Uses nn Additional Four-mile Link. Charleston, Jan. 6.?The double track system of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad from Charleston to Lanes is now in full operation, the formal opening of the final four miles of the double trackage having taken place Saturday. The trains have been operated over double tracks from and to Charleston from the south end of the Santee river bridge for some time. The four additional miles of the second track, from the north end of the Santee river bridge to Lanes was completed some time ago, also, but was not placed In operation until New Year. With the formal opening of the final four-mile stretch of the addition? al trackage trains are now operated into Charleston from Lanes over double track, with the exception, of course, of the Santee river bridge, a distance of about three miles. In connection with the building of the double track all modern and safe? ty conveniences were installed, the roadway being conspicuous with its signal apparatus. The staff signal system is used at the Santee river bridge and according to railroad men is one of the safest systems now in use. ^eing a single track bridge, it is therefore.a "block," and only trains going in the same direction can pass over the bridge. The staff system is worked with towermen at the ends, day and night. When a train apj proaches the bridge it is brought to a standstill, and the towerman on that end presses a button, which notifies the towerman on the other end that a train is to move over the bridge. The engineer has to be given the "staff," which he can only secure when the towerman on the other end press? es a button and thus releases the "staff." He takes the staff over to the end of the bridge he wishes to psjss and throws it\to the towerman the)re who can only replace the "staff" en hl^end by notifying the towerman On the "reserve end and have him press a button so that it can be received in its regular position ready for a train going the other way. Each end of the bridge is equipped with a sufficient number of "staffs" to pass a number of trains in any one direction without a train going the opposite direction/ By this arrangement of signal sys* tern it is said that it is almost impost slide for a oollltfLm to occur on the bridge. NEW COMMAND AT CITADEL.* I Lieut. Enoch B. Carey Succeeds Lieut. Jesse Gaston. 'Charleston, Jan. 7.?With the re? turn of tho Citadel cadets from the Christmas furlough Tuesday morning they were greeted by a new comman? dant. First Lieut. Enoch B. Garyy?U* S. A. He succeeds First Lieut. Jesse Gaston, U. S. A., who for almost three and one-half years was in command of the battalion of cadets at the State military college. Lieut. Garey is a West Point grad? uate of 1010. He comes to the Citadel from service with the 18th infantry In Arizona. The new commandant of the cadets started work off with a rush. The first of his regime was marked by the return of the cadets from Christmas holidays and their readjustment to york. Tuesday even* ing the cadet companies were out on the parade ground performing i their evolutions while the new commandant I inspected them. Lieut. Gaston leaves the Citadel with a record of over three years of conscientious work. The battalion re? grets his departure. Many of the graduates of the school who have had an opportunity of witnessing his work at the Citadel praise him highly. Lieut. Gaston will later join the 17th infantry to which he has been as? signed. The student body now numbers 246 men, several having retired or left I school since the commencement of the year. At that time the student body numbered over 250 men, one of the largest enrollments tho school ever had. Greetings We wish to thank our cus? tomers and friends for their liberal patronage during tho year 1015. And nitty this ho for you a year of worthy desires fulfilled, healthy success gained and high ambitions gratified, W. A. THOMPSON, Jiwelir and Optici? Phone No. 333 0 S. Main Bt< IV; Chamber of Commerce Notes. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce has received one hundred copies of Bulletin No. 182 on the various farm materials containing potash and'which Dr. W. W. Ixjng, at last Monday's meeting, advised every farmer to write Clemson College for. These bulletins will be distributed free to those who call at Chamber of Com? merce. This No. 182 Bulletin is very val? uable to farmers just at this time and every one should send for a bulletin or call at Chamber of Commerce for one. Mr. G. McD. Hampton, chairman of the South Carolina railroad com? mission has written Secretary Rear don that the commission has decided to leave the passenger service and schedule on the Northwestern Rail? way as they are for the present, on the showing made at the hearing in Sumter last Thursday. After the meeting at the Chamber of Commerce, the commission met at Hotel Claremont with a delegation from Summerton composed of Mayor T. J. Walker, Postmaster Eliison Ca? pers, Rev. M. M. Gordon, and Mr. H. H. Medlin. These gentlemen requested that the present service and schedules be maintained for the presnt at least. Mr. * P. M. Wooten, chairman of the railroad committee of the Camden Chamber of Commerce telegraphed the commission that Camden had no complaint and he thought the present service and schedules satisfactory to the people of Camden. Senator J. J. Evans of Marlboro has announced that he will probably be a candidate for attorney general in the campaign this summer. At? torney General Peeples has already announced his candidacy for re-elec? tion. Tax Return Notice t will attend In person or by deputy at the following named places, and on the dates mentioned, for the purpose of receiving tax returns, on all per? sonal property, polls, roads, and dogs: - Tlndal, Tuesday, January 4. . Privateer, Wednesday, January 6. {Lev! Siding, Thursday, January 6. rWedgefleld, Friday, January 7. , fClaremont, Monday, January 10. . Hagood, Tuesday, January 11. Rembert, Wednesday, January 12. "Dalzell, Thursday, January 13. OroKdon, Friday, January 14. MayesvUU?, Monday. January 17. Oswego, Tuesday, January l*. Pleasant Grove, Wednesday, Janu? ary 19. Shiloh, Thursday, January 20. Norwood's Cross Roads, Friday, January 21. My office will be open for the pur? pose of receiving tax returns from January 1st, 1916 to February 20th, 1916. inclusive. ? R. E. WILJOER, County Auditor. Geo. H. Hurst, Urtwtrtif aj Ernas. Prompt Attiittlon tt 0?ff W Night Calls. AT J. 0. Cralg Old Stand. n. Bain Phones n*Jm?oi REPORT OF TUE CONDITION OF No. 10660. - The National Hank of South Carolina, at Sumtor, In the State of South Car? olina, at the Close of Business, December SI, 1015. RESOURCES: 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on b). $77:i.S5S.2:j 2. Overdrafts, secured, $3,540.91; unsecured, $180.35 3,721.25 4. Bonds, securities, etc: 4. e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 5,0o?T.45 5. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve bank stock . 3,500.00 6. Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve bank.$19,500.00 a Less amount unpaid.9,750.00 9,750.00 9,750.00 7. a Value of banking house (if unencumbered) . . . 39,382.77 8. Furniture and fixtures. 4,535.66 10. Net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank .. 9,120.31 11. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis.7,741.10 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities.8,961.55 16,702.65 12. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than included in 10 or 11)., .. . . 1,004.55 14. Other checks on ban?s in the same city or town. * as reporting bank. 1.96S.62 15. a Outside checks and other cash items . . .... 4,608.39 b Fractional currency, nickel3, and cents. 856.18 5,464.57 16. Notes of other national banks. .>-. .i 1,000.00 17. Federal Reserve notes., ..* 378.00 18. Coin and certificates. 15,544.90 19. Legal-tender notes.. ?. 506.00 Total.. $891,454.97' LIABILITIES: 24. Capital stock paid in.:.$200,000.00 25. Surplus fund. 125,000.00 .. 26. Undivided profits.$39,079.66 e Reserved for unearned discount. 5,118.84.44,198.50 Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid . 17,711.31 26,487.19 30. Due to banks and bankers (others than includ? ed in 28 or 29) . 23,557.22. 31. Dividends unpaid. 8,040.00 Demand deposits: . . 32. Individual deposits subject to check. .. 198.143.25. 33. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days,. .. 6,422.07, 34.. Certified checks. 805.00-, 35. Cashier's checks outstanding.,. 304.55 H Total demand deposits, Items 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, , 38, and 39. 205,074.87 . i4d Time deposits (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice): 40. Certificates of deposit. 42,064.09 42. Other time deposits. 162,666.86 Total of time deposits, Items 40, 41, and 4 2 . . . . 204,731.05 46. a Rediscount with Federal Reserve Bank.. .. .. 97,964.64 Total.,.891,454.97^ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. I, G. L. Warren, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that Ihe above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. G. L. WARREN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of Jan. 1916. W. J. Crowson, Jr. (L. S.) Notary Public. Correct Attest: t R. J. BLAND, 1 1 1AAC SCHWARTZ, C. ?. ROWLAND, Dlroc'ora l MMM?MMMMM?MMMMMMHM?MMMMMMM ft* M IMF, HEW tf.fi? MM OPEN A ''Dollar a Week Savings Account" AT ! The Firsit National Bank 4 PER CENT INTEREST FIRST ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE AT The BATTERY Opens Saturday, Jan. 15th, 8.30 A.M. Entire stock will be sold in 15 days. The only sale ever held without reserve or qualifications. Call for our two page circulars. "The BATTERY 39 S. Matin St. Sumter, S. C