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C|t Wlaicjjmaii ani *?ou:jjioit \f B?na?<? i itM) ?<H?4arojiijr. ??OULlsRlXO COMPANY. ??MTEK. II & Adnellisjsotsust (State i*?t lUMTUua.?1.00 Mib?Hu?oi toasrtloa.10 fee ihr?? saontos, or will Be aiaea at reduced rates, kssioadous s'hJo* sub? s' serve astvajs tatstsets wlU Bo charged eat as edvortAassaeate. aad tributes of tar Wet*ib?s> was fouudv I lad aad the Traa Southron in Mtd. ties Watehaaen aad Southron ?aar aas las soiStaad elreulatioa and at bota of taa old patera, taa aast advertising* s>eatually% the telephone and elec trte light wires must be placed under? ground lnNthe buslaesa section. If not, throughout the city, and the time to [ do this work economic? 11 y |s before permanent paving Is laid. This mat- j ter should receive serious considers- j t*oet la connection with the plans for the street paving that la to bs done in Hie near future. ' e e e The wanton murder of Americans By VlMa has again stirred up feeling against Mexico and the Incident has la It the beginning of a serious crisis. If Garraasa has not the power to sup Vilta^and other lawless bandit aad guarantee a measure of to foreignere who are traveling la Mexico on peaceful missions, his ' right ts> recognition as the de facto ' reler of that conutry tests upon a ""Very shaky foundation. On the other ! hand, foreigners who undertake to j travel la Mexico ere guilty of con-', tributary negligence If they go into j sections known to be under the con- , tref of bandit bands. Carransa j cannot Justly bo held responsible for , outrages occurring In territories that, he Bas not declared paotAed. see Oev. Manning's message to the leg? islature Is not, a political manifesto aad for this reason may seem strange reading for those w no do not ex? pect a governor to recommend con? structive legislation. The message o Utile as a programme for legislation that It would be well for the general assembly to adopt.as a whole. m * e A tea on th? gall >n?a mou'.h irn- ( port et ion ef ?tv?or wonui be the beet | straw to tfcnp* who believe tu probtni U ?e for other people only. * ' ? /I The property assessment and taxa- | tie* avoid* n< that Is worrying South is wtii Dover he pur. ea the way of a fair and <mtlafut tcr solution un? til the constitutional tin* <-mill school taa l? rei>eals l i I the ipport of tbo , schools placed oa same basts as the 1 other departments of the government. If all classes of property were assess? ed at full market value the school taa would amount to more than the for all purposes no?v aggregate, this would be a burd< n too great to bs B?rne, In addition to tbe neces taxee for other pui poses. Any In the tax law that does not take Into consideration the three-mill school tax and provide for a consti? tutional a.nendment for Its repeal is futile and unreasonable. The three mill school tax Is the obstacle that! blocks tax reform and honest as-' seasments. Services at Baker ftchoot. v Rev. Curtis, of Bishvpvlllc, will preach at Baker school Sunday after? noon at 3:30 o'clock. MISNOt RIANS LH A I) HACK. Leading CsndklatCH for Judge tm Heat from Same State Washington. Jan. 13.?Judge W. W. Graves of the Missouri 8' ate Supreme Court, and Frederick W. Lehmann, of St. Louis, are the leading candidates* for appointment to Justice Lamar's it In tbe Supreme Court. The game warden of Orangeburg county collected $1.540 from hunt? ers* licenses from July to December 31st. 1 aX'MTEK COTTON sTARKJDT. Dally by Basest Field, Got taw Bayer. o??nd Middling 13 1-8. Strict Middling 11 7-8. Middling 11 l-S. Strict Low Middling 11 1-3. Low Middling 10 5-9. Staple cotton 13 to 16<. WfcW YORK COTTON MARK KT. Yost'dys < ?l?**n I fish lrf?n Cto*e (lose Jan. . .13.33 13.33 IS.II 13.30 12.32 Mch . .11.31 13.3t 13.4H 12 43 11.14 Mty . .11.11 11.11 12.(9 13.69 12.73 1 ,!y .11.33 12.33 12.13 11.31 12.91 Oft. ..13.70 gl.70 ll.r.O 12.30 18.63 ADMIRAL STANFORD KKICS ITS VSK AT PRESENT. Chief of Bureau of Docks Thinks It sin? uhi ho Kepi as Headquarters for Torpedo Boat Destroyers. Washington, Jan. 1?.?Tho estab? lishment of another largo navy dry dock In Southern waters to relieve the congestion which would obtain at the existing big docks In "tlmo of trouble," and the continued main? tenance of the Charleston, (S. C.)> navy yard, as well as all other exist? ing yards, wero udvocatcd today by Rear Admiral Stanford, chief of the I bureau of yards and docks, at the hearing of the house* naval committee on the yards and dockSj section of the annual naval appropriation bill. Admiral Stanford told tho commit? tee that he regarded Guantanamo, Cuba, and Prnsacola, Fla., in the order named att the best locations for a dry dock south of Cape Hattcras, sufficiently large to accommodate' the largest dreadnought. The admiral said that tho largest dry dock south of Norfolk is at New Orleans and that the basin there, is bing enough to accommodate ships of only 16,000 tons, whereas the newest dread? noughts are of 3 2,000-tonnage. Representative Calloway of Texas asked Admiral Stanford if the Char? leston yard was necessary. "The Charleston yard," replied the admiral, "has been substantially de? veloped with excellent dry docks and with* certain water front facilities for handling of several smaller naval ves sels. Its use also relieves other yards now congested." "Do you think It should be main? tained just for the use of smaller craft?" Yes, I think so. It Is the base for torpedo boat destroyers on the At? lantic coast. Its mechanical equip? ment Is peculiarly fitted for the kind of work done there. There ia un? doubtedly an advantage In having tho kind or work that is done there on the smaller graft." CAMPAIGN FOR ARMAMENT. President to Put Question of National Defcneo Before People. Washington, Jan. 10.?President Wilson possibly will put the question of national defense before the country In a series of speeches as one means of r^tttnr fnO necessary leirbOstlon l iiron .h i-'.ri.'t* ? ^ Th? president i day received sever? al Ii vlt it ions to i >?nk at banquets or meetings here, ir Baltimore and \< York within the next month, and oth? er Invitations are known to be com? ing. As soon as the submarine con? troversy Is entirely cleared up the president intends to devote his whole attention to getting the national de? fense plans through congress. ? _ _ News mid Views of PJsgah. Plsgah, Jan. 11.?The cold wave struck us last Saturday with a blow right. Such changes, so sudden, makes sickness. Notwithstanding the changes of weather our section is healthy with :he exception of rheu? matism and co ds. The small grain crop is beginning to grow. A large quantity of grain is sowed and It will come' In all right. Those that planted wheat a year ago can now see in the high price of flour t how wise they were, for now they can eat their flour without feeling the J price. / Some cotton Is being held here for better prices. Rev. Mr. Roton, tho now pastor of Pisgulv church, commenced his work Sunday morning. He preached a very j thoughtful sermon from tho words. "Roll the stone away." Immediately after the Lord's Supper was cele? brated. Rev. J. W. Kcnpey assisted the pastor. Mr. Roton was accom? panied by his wife and both made very favorable Impressions upon the ; people here. Charles Henry Peebles of the Egypt section was here Sunday. It is plain to be seen what the attraction is. MIhs Mignon llreedlone, who si*one of tho teachers of the Smlthvllle School, attended church Sunday at Pingnhi and her many friends aro al? ways glad to ; -e her bright lace. The New Year came in as quiet as Christmas was. With no cusuultlc I that 1 know of. Work has commenced on some of 'the farm* A big effort is being made to cut guano down) a large quantity of home ruisVd marutre will be used on many* farms und this will tell on the crone, If all would do that, we would soon get to the top, S<? much guano Is like the pot fit' gold at the foot of the rainbow, no! to be found. i. - _ The legislature meets today. Now let them cut <?ut lha mllon-a-month, law, if they have the backbone to do so, then we v III have a dry St;it", ac? cording to the- wishes of the people, a ?* expressed Inst September. The political meeting in Went \V,i teree on January 1st was largely at? tended. Bleeps and McLourln Spoke. THE C011Y IKSitittS: OLIPUANT TOLLS OF CONDITION} IN PKNAL ANI> CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. State Board mi OiuiitUs und Corns - tioiiH Makes Report to Legislature on IiiHiKvtions of Institutions in Twenty-seven Counties. Columbia, Jan. 12.?The first annual report of the* State Board of Charities and Corrections to the general assem? bly contains abstracts of detailed re? ports mado to the board by its two secretaries' on their inspections of Jails, alms hous<"s and chaingang camps in 27 counties. These abstracts from the detailed reports of Inspec? tions tell how the paupers, prisoner: and convicts were being housed, fed, clothed, and cared for on the daye when the" institutions wore-'visited by one of the board's agents. The boar l says* that conditions in any institution may have changed since it was in? spected, but that the abstracts from the detailed reports are intended to picture conditions found on the day of the visit. The secretary and assistant secre? tary of the State Board of Chanties and* Corrections are continuing their vlsitorial work. The reports of the State Board of Charities and Corrections on public penal and charitable institutions ir Sumter county are reprinted below: Sumter County Jail. Jailer, D. W. Owens, Visited August I>1S. The Jail 's a two-story brick build? ing erected 18 or 20 years ago. Ther$ are 12 cells in the Jail, four for white males and white females, four for ne? gro males and four for negro fe males. The average daily number of prisoners is 21.1. The maximum known number of prisoners in jail at one time was 46. Only two of the four cells for white males und females contain sleeping equipment. In otiey of these cells there is a cot in bad re? pair and in the other a double bed without springs. The cells occupied by the male and female negro prison? er* are equipped /With canvas ham? mocks. Four hammocks can be slung in each of the cells in the negro Je-/ partment. Blankets are the only bed clothing used for negroes. Mt.i tressea are provided for white prison? ers. Both the wh^tc and negro quar? ters aro very poorly ventilated, espe? cially the fonmer. Prisoners wear their own clothing whllo in Jill. #hen *his rets ??too black," the Jailer buys ovejjjjils v ? , ahirta for them. Slues the Ft rat of t) year about 4s or has be . bpcmi [or clothing tor prisoners. When negro prisoners arc gj?k thai are given a* cell to themselves in tin negro department. White 'prisoners who are ill arc put out in the corridor between the cells in the white depart? ment. If a city prisoner in the county Jail becomes very 111 his sentence IB suspended. On occasion, county pris? oners who are very ill may be sent to the hospital in Sumter. The prisoners' food is prepared by a hired negro woman cook. The dieting fee is 40 cents a day a pr'soncr. On the day of the visit, the prisoners' menu was: Breakfast: Fried bacon, hominy and cornbread. Dinner: Boiled bacon, Irish pota? toes and cornbread.? Supper: None served. " In throe of the four cells used by white prisoners there are sheet iron lavatories and flush toilets. There is an enameled bath tub in the fourth cell. Tho enamel surface is rough making it hard to keep clean. There is a flush toilet and ? lavatory at the end of the corridors between the cells used for negro males and females. In addition there is a shower bath par? tially enclosed by metal sheets in the corridor outside of the cells for ne? gro men, and a shower bath enclosed by metal sheets inside of one of the four cells used for negro females. The races are adequately separated) and separate cells are provided for males and females but these cells arc in the same room. For punishment prisoners are confined alone in cells which deprives them of the use of the corridors between the colls, llc llgious services are held in the jail every Sunday by various individuals and the Bpworth league or the Chris? tian Endeavor Society. Negro women serving sentences arc required to wash the clothing of tin other prisoners. Negro males and fe? males are required to clean their re? spective cells. A young negro boy serving a sentence runs errands for the jailer and does odd jobs. A new jail should be built In this county at once. Sumter County Cluiinyan?. Foreman: J, H. Holland. Visited August 4, 1015. Camp located 10 'miles from Bumter on Pocalla-Man ning road. Convicts working Pocalln Manning road, Convicts sleep >n two Iron "cages," ihe ?maller H f?M>t long by 8 feet with i>y ?; feet high, and the larger 18 fee long by x feet wide and i" feel high in the smaller "cage" the convict I sleep <?n the floor end *?n 1 raise* platform on both of which arc laid pallets made of thin cotton pads and blankets. In the larger "cage" the convicts sleep in 18 bunks equipp? with cotton pad KlRttrQ&lOfl blankets. ' ^f^EeHM Convict population day of visit: Ne? gro men, 28. Convicts* menu day of visit: Breakfast: Fried bacon, hominy and cornbread. Dinner: Boiled bacon, beam; aal cornbread. Supper: Cornbread and molasses. (During January and March, 10,15, the county physician gave salvarsan to several syphiletic convicts oh tho county chaingang.) Sumtcr County Almshouse. Matron, Mrs. B. D. Mitchell. Visit? ed August 4, 1915. Almshouse locat? ed about one and a-half miles from Sumter on the Bishopville road. There are about 46 acres in the almshouse farm. The white inmate I i live in six one-room frame cottager. The negro inmates occupy two one room and one two-room frame cot? tages. ! Whites: Men, 3; boys, 0; women, Srgirls, 1?Total 9. Negroes: Men, 1; boys, 0; women, 2; girls, 2?Total 8. Feeble-minded: White men, J; r white women, 1; negro men, 1; negro women, 2?Total 5. Idiot or epileptic; White girls, I. The employed force at the alms house consists of the matron, a coo'c and a farm laborer. Paupers* menu day of visit: Breakfast: Fried bacon, hominy, biscuits, cornbread, coffee, tea, milk, Dinner: Boiled bacon, okra, pea;, cabbage, biscuit, coffee, tea, milk. Supper: None served. The almshouse grounds were well ' tended on the day of th'e visit. HlgS board fences separate the white in? mates quarters from those of tiie ne? groes and afford privacy to both. V building la set apart f<>r use as a chap- I ei. It contains an organ and bench cs. Religious services arc held reg- ! ularly. Clarendon Roods t.'ootl. The roads of the county are in bet? ter condition now than 4hcy have been in sometime. Supervisor Davis has been doing excellent work ever I since he has been in oflle'o, regardless of a few knockers, and the fruits of his labors are showing to great advan? tage now.?Manning Times. El Paso, Jan. 13.?Victoriano ilucr ta, the former Mexican dictator, i ; slaking rapidly tin* oiofnlnjb Attend ing physicians, his death is oiri matter of a Jew h? urs. WANTED AT on CT'-?To gel communication with party owning . saw mill In position to cut long and : short leaf pine, and make quick shipments. Please state in reply whether in position to plane same. Address "Lumber, \ care Watchman and Southron, Sumter, S. C. I Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker ni EtUjtw. Prompt Attention to G?t "' Nlsht CalU AT i. n. Cralf otd $1?mt. S. ???n Phone* stlatiot i_._ a B 3 IT S It I LATE! . ? HI I TO JOIN M aits in FOR iy;d The Peoples Bank. 4 Per C?nt. on Savings 5 Per Cent on Time Certificate ANNOUNCEMENT L IIMil 1 L II Iii MM A New Enterprise SuGCiseot to J. R. Weatherly, "The Apple Man" , 39 N. Main Street Dealers In Fruit, Vegetables, Poultry, Eggs, Butter and Coun? try Produce of all Kinds; and Staple and Fancy Groceries in Original Packages. We will buy and sell Country Produce of all descriptions in any quantity and it is our purpose to develop a regular and reliable market for coun? try produce, poultry, eggs, butter etc. With the connections that we have made we have an outlet for country produce and will ship all that the lo? cal-market does not us \ JVe are therefore pre? pared to buy all the produce, poultry, etc. that is offered. We have already built up a substantial busi? ness in S?inter, Ee? and Ckirendcm Counties and we wish lo th in!; all our customers for theiiberal paironage Heretofore given us, and to inform them that we now offer them a regular market for their Country Produce, Poultry etc. Yours for business. The Suntfer Package Co. T C W Ja |c ?i RJ a H Sri? L AT Opens Saturday, Jan. 15th, 830 A.M. Eatire stock will be sold in 15 da vs. The only sale ever held without reserve or qualifications. Gail for our two page circulars. 39 S. Medr\ St. Svimter. S. C