The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 05, 1916, Image 4
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and tributes el
Swsatet Watchman we* found
lift and the True Southron In
tosnhmsn and Southron
eosabtned circulation and
both of the old papers,
the Boot advertising
The Chamber of Commerce, repro
itlng the organised business inter
of Surater, has to Its credit
achievements of real and lasting
worth, from which the city and all
when* bniilnen and professional well
9Hug depends upon .he prosperity and
growth of the community have de?
rived direct and substantial benefit
during the past five yean. It is pos?
sible* perhaps probable, as the knock
ess ami non-oontiibutors contend,
that the Chamber of Commerce has
not accomplished le utmost that the
Opportunity for constructive effort
would have permitted, but that is a
frere matter of opinion. What the
?srgnnifatton has accomplished and
Iff has honestly tried ' o do for upbuild?
ing of the city and county of Sum tor
are matters of record, and this is the
tort of testimony th.it cannot be dls
issjardcd. However, the question of
what the Chamber of Commerce has
or has not done in the past, whether
it hah lived up to Its opportunity or
has failed to do so, is not the matter
we wish te call to the attention of our
readers. The question is, do we think
enough of the Chamber of Commerce
to maintain It The three-year mem
beruhig* have expired and the organ
tsatsm now has no assured Income.
A membership committee has been
appointed to conduct a canvass of the
city to obtain a renewal of old mem?
berships and to secure as many new
members as ptssjhjt. Doe* Sumtes*
want s ChsmVr of Commerce* Be
prepared to answer tide question when
tbj cssnssliia* calls cn yoi.
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We aote thut the Board of Coun?
ty Commissioners received as in forma -
tiefe .in the legislative delegation
the bill to provide for the publication
of county reports In only one newspa?
per. We do not know exactly what
the bill provides or tehat the legisla?
tive delegation thlnka It 1* driving at.
for ws have not seen a copy of the
proposed law. As a matter of fact,
as -we understand the law as to pub?
lication of county reports, it now pro
visits for the publication in only one
?SSJspapei and provides for payment
fog; only one publication. Under this
er*t1struction of the lew, the three
??tjsf a acre published In Bumter have,
fufv many years, by mutual agree ?
ment between therm-elves and the
County Board of Gommlas oners,
published the supervisor's month, y re?
port and have divided the amount al?
lowed by law for the publication of
these reports In one newspaper. If
the legislative delegation is aware of
this fact It is difficult to understand
their idea of limiting the publication
of the report to one newspaper, if
they are ignorant of the fact that the
law now provides for only one pub?
lication and authorizes payment for
only one publication, they could have
easily obtained the information. It is
certainly advantageous to the county
to obtain all the publicity possible for
the Supervisor's report, when it costs
no more under the existing arrange?
ment to have the reports printed In
three newspapers than it would cost to
print it in one. The rate the coun?
ty pays for the publication of these
reports Is not only reasonable, but ex?
tremely low, even though they were
printed In only one paper, while for
publication in three newspapers the
county is getting its work done at bar?
gain prices. We would be gla.d to
have an explanation of the reason for
the proposed new law regulating the
I publication of county reports,
ana
Senator Patterson, M .D., of Barn
well, displays bitter animus against
Dr. C. Fred Williams, superintend?
ent of the Hospital for the Insane,
and Oov. Manning. In a letter to Qov.
Manning ha reminds him that he (the
medicinal statesman) was a Manning
worker in the campaign of 1914 and
thai he received a letter saying that
'great things were expected of him."
Did the good doctor expect that he
would be expected to do these expect?
ed great things In and around the
asylum? Is it possible that he Is a
disappointed applicant for the position
that Dr. Williams now fills so effi?
ciently? Is his animus caused by a
supposed personal grievance?
see
Lieut. Qov. Bethen Is a very versa?
tile publicist with a catholic view ijoint
in reapect to issues in con tr over*;-V He
is both an enthusiastic Ford peace ad?
vocate and an uncompromising dis?
ciple of the Wilson preparedness doc?
trine. If that is not versatility, name
It yourself.
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President Wilson has apparently
deeply stirred the Middle West by his
speeches In advocacy of the admin?
istration's preparedness program. The
rejBQnss, to big. appeals to the j&WMLU
sense, loyalty and patriotism-?wj;iihr
people has been an enthusiastic en
?lors>ment 6t ma ptjllcj o1 ,.uVr.t..lrni<
panes with honel by being prepared^
to fight effectively at an instant's no?
tice In the defence of American
rights. Wa cannot entertain the idea j
that anyone has over seriously thought
that the American people would not
fight for their rights and defend
American soil to the last ditch when?
ever the emergency aross, but If
there are people who have doubted the
jpartiotism of the masses the recep?
tion they lave given President Wil?
son's solemn words of warning should
convince hem that they have mis
Judged the people. William Jen?
nings Bryan was right when he declar?
ed that a million men would volunteer
over-night for the defense of the coun- ,
try, but h? stated only a truth known
to all?President Wilson knows that
there wouii be no lack of men willing
to light in a war of defense, but he is
i wiser and more foresightcd than the
apostle of peace at any price, for he
knows that a million untrained and
unarmed patriots would be slaughter?
ed in short order by a disciplined
army of a tenth of that number.
"What the country needs and what
President Wilson Is doing his utmost
to provide is an army of citizen sol?
diers that would be strong in defense
of the country in time of need. Time
and forethought, training and equip?
ment are needed to prepare them for
this service. Mr. Bryan's ove''-right
army would be a sacrifice on the al?
tar of patriotism, not a bulwark of
defense.
BILLS AFFECT SUMTER COUNTY.
Supervisor Would Allow Persons to
Plead Guilty and Start Sentences
Following Arrest?Bills fox New Jail
and Regulating Publishing of
Monthly Report.
Supervisor P. M. Pitts at the regu?
lar meeting of the county board of
commissioners on Tuesday offered a
resolution that a bill be offered by the
Sumter county delegation allowing
persons under arrest for crime to
plead guilty, if they desired to do so,
and begin serving their sentence on
the chalngang as soon after their ar?
rest as convenient, the time to bo
placed on the sentence passed upon
them at the succeeding term of court
by the presiding judge. In any case
where the person had served over time
he would be repaid , by the county at
the rate of $6.00 a month. The pleas
of guilty would be taken by the clerk
of court and would bo entered en his
books, so that the judge could pass
sentence on the self-confessed crim?
inals. Supervisor Pitts stated that
this system was in operation in at
least one county of the State and had
proved very satisfactory there. In no
case would the person under arrest
be required to enter the plea of guilty
unless he wanted to, but it was
thought that this would be better
than to have the person shut up. ip
Jail for some length bf time awaiting
the term of court without any credit
for the time spent in jail.
it An,
The resolution was discussed by
the board and the clerk was instruct?
ed to write to the Sumter county del?
egation asking that such a bill be in?
troduced.
The bills authorizing a new jail for
jBumter county and requiring the pub?
lishing of the monthly reports of the
stipervii or in 'oniy one newspaper w .re
read and received as information.
A UnftViflnOus resolution was pa*V\ I
jreluslng persons outside of the oronty
jex?Confcderats pensions. ?*"?
Tho bond of H. O. Player, constable
for Distinct No. 1, to succeed M. D.
Weaver, who has left the county, wtn
received and ordered filed. ' ''''
The reblnding of books in the coun?
ty clerk's office was discussed, mit ho
action was taken, as the board wished
to take up the mattor more fully with
Mr. Scarborough before having the
work done.
Mr. J. T. Brown was granted an ex
Confederate pension upon his having
made a proper showing.
Twenty-seven cases have been sent
from Magistrate Moore's court to the
circuit court for trial at the approach?
ing term of court.
MASS 3IEfcTiNG AT MAYESVILLF..
W. C. Davis and (hurl ton DuRant
Speak in Interest of Laymen's Con?
vention?Good Ticket Sale for the
Chautauquo?Farming Operations
Started.
Mayesville, Feb. 2.?A largely at?
tended mass meeting was held in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday after?
noon in the interest of the Laymen's
Convention to be held in Columbia
next week. The speakers of the after?
noon were Senator Charlton DuRant
and W. C. Davis, Esq., of Manning.
These addresses were along the gen?
eral subject of missions with special
emphasis on the work of the laymen
of the churches and the importance of
the convention to be held in Columbia.
The speakers made a lasting impres?
sion and the addresses were among
the most interesting'ever heard here
along these lines. While no regular
action was taken by the congregation
present as to sending delegates, it is
expected that a number will go from
here to the convention.
The coming chautauqua to be held
on Feb. 11, 12 and 14, promises to be
well attended, as the sale of tickets
has been quite large already, and the
committee in charge is working hard
to make the event a success from ev?
ery standpoint. The program will be
so varied as to furnish pleasure to
persons of many different tastes. It
is probable that on Sunday during the
chautauqua there will be one or two
addresses by prominent men on top?
ics appropriate to the day. Another
"boosting" trip by automobile will no
doubt be made during this week by
the committee and others interested.
Farming operations are now in fuU
swing and most of the fields have been |
broken In preparatory to the planting
of another crop. From all reports,
there will not be any great quantity of
fertilisers used in this section again
this season. The planters will prob
jably plant about the same acreage in
|,cotton as last year and there will be
(another good acreage sown In grain
crops. There will be about the same
amount of wheat planted but from all
accounts, the tobacco acreage will be
I considerably less.
Ann C. Saunders to J. H. Myers,
107, 1-2 acres in Stateburg township,
110,500.
' Charlie Fisher to William Goodley,
t) acres in Conc>r? township, $5.
Brlster Rogue to Hir?m Scott, lot
oh Strict C, |9ft. j ? j
Isaac Hurhy and others to Zafli
j D. Green, Ipt on corner Heyns worth
and Folsom streets, 11,800.
Master to B. R. White, 120 acres in
county, $5 and other considerations.
McCallum Realty Company to Ru
fus and Nina Goode, lot on Liberty
street, $735. ,
Derry Perry to Mattie Perry, two
tracts of 25 and 15 acres, respectively,
$1 and other considerations.
Isaac Harby and others to W. B.
Burns, Jr., lot on corner of Hayns?
worth and Folsom streets, $1,200.
FOR SALE?10 bags of Irish Cobbler
potato seed cheaps. Also Early
York and Bliss. The Sumter Pack?
age Co. 39 N. Main St. Sumter, S.
C.
Real Estate Transfers.
Do It Now
BUY YOUR
7 per cent Cotton Seed Meal
? 16 per cent Acid Phosphate
And our Fish and Vegetable Com?
pound containing 6 per cent
Ammonia and 11-4 per
cent Potash
While the prices are right. They are going higher
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39 N. Main St.
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you are welcome. You find in your own business that a smile goes
further than a frown?don't you. We welcome you here with a
wholesole, hearty welcome. It is not measured by the size of your
bank account. The welcome is for you. Old men or young men,
women or children will find a cordial greeting awaiting them here.
We are a Bank of Personal Service.
Our Savings Fund for the Year 1$16 is Still Open.
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Began This Morning and Will Continue Through Saturday, February 5th.
We have made careful selection of seasonable goods for our Annual White Sale and the following
offerings at prices quoted give an idea of the bargains to be obtained.
40 In. White Voll, 20c Value for 13c
10 In. Men-. Vo||, 25c Vttluc for t9c
Middy < K?fli. 15c Vulue for 11c
short IxMurih IVrealcM, 12 l-2c Val
neo for lOo.
lOc Gingham ut 8?'.
12 1-2?' <;IiucIumii at 10c.
Funcy Marquisette?, 25c Vulue Tor
19c.
WalHtiiiRs, 15c Value for lie.
Stripe VoIIm, 12 l-2c Vulue for Sc.
Skirting*, 22 l-2c Value for 18e.
Pongee Linens, 22e. *
Plaid WuisUugs 12 l-2c Vulue for 0
Poplin, Solid Colors, 13c
l>otted Swiss, 12 I-2c Value for Oe
Check Dirntiy, 15c Vulue for lie.
Fancy Waist lugs, 15c Value for lie
Cheek Voll, Ilk Vulue for 13c.
Novelty Wuistlngs, 35o Vuue for 20c
Short L. Dotted Sw iss, 10 to 20 yds.
20c Vttluc for 12c.
Dimities, 10 to 20 yards; 20c Value
for 13c.
English Nansook, 12, 13, 18 and 21c
Short L. 40 in. Lawn, 15c Vulue for
9c.
Short Ia ngth Pongee, 20c Value for
lie.
Indian Linen 0c.
Reach Cloth, 20c Value for 13c.
Onitain Swiss, 9, 12, 13c.
Drown Linen, 13c, 23c, and 29c.
White Linemc, 10c Value for 8c.
Mere. Walstings, 18c Vulue for 13c
Skirtings, 22c, 23c und 29c.
English Long Cloth, 9c, lie, and 14c
Pillow Cases, Extra Nice Quality 17c
Sheets, 50c Value for 38c.
Pajama Checks, 10c Value for 8c.
Red Spreads, $3.50 Value for $2.98.
Red Spreads, $2.50 Value for $1.98.
Bed Spreads, $1.75 Value for $1.29.
Red Spreads, $1.25 Value for 98c.
Red Spreads, $1.00 Value for 89c.
Bleach Goods, 10c Value for 8c.
Towels, 10c Values for 8c.
Towels, 15c Values for lie. J
Towels, 25e Vulues for 18e.
EXTRA VALUES IN MUSLIN UNDER.WEAR.
Corbet Covers, 23c, 30e, 13c,
Gowns, ?0c Vulue ror 13c
<.owna, $1.00 Value ofr 09r.
17c
Gowns, $1.25 Vulue for 98c.
(.owns, $1.75 Vulue for $1.39.
Gowns, $2.50 Value for $1.98.
I nder Skirts, 50c Vttluc for 13c.
I nder Skirts, 75c Vulue for ?9c.
Under Skirts, 81.00 Value lor 89c.
Under Skirts, $1.25 Value for 98c.
Under Skills, $1.75 Value for $1.39
Under S\h*s, $2.50 Vulue for $1.98
I nder Ski.Hs, $3.00 Vulue for $2.18
35.000 YARDS OF ROUND THREAD LACE AT 39c PER. DOZEN YARDS*
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