The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 26, 1916, Image 2
TO-DAY
u
DAY
NOW IS THE TIME TO ENTER
THE DAILY ITEM
AND
THE WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON'S
TO-DAY
IS
THE DAY
olden Festival and Voting Campaign
Two Automobiles and Hundreds of Dollars in Gold as Prizes
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wad Tide wait for no man." Fortune plays no favorites in the game of life, she smiles alike on the prepared and the unprepared. Why not prepare for
by entering your own nemo or the name of your best friend today? Every Participant Will Receive a Reward.
I Fist Step towitrd entering the Golden Festi
Votiag Campaign. Clip, fill in and mail, send
in the Nomination Coupon. ]^e?w^a?
will place you or yoor friends in immediate touch
Campaign Department Those who enter early
tee advantage of those who start lt.te.
The Flraa Step towards securing votes for - which
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Free. Belle* mm* for 80 rotes. Then get your
to aave them for, you. . There
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They will help you to secure one of tetre* prizes,
is invited to vote for their favorite candi
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ifcaow yen have entered this campaign with the
ion of securing one of these prises, and that
Lr subscription will count for votes +9**?^^
?Id their sobseriplftoa may be the cause of you secur
tag an Automobile or one of the Gash Prizes at no ex
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FIRST GRAND PRIZE
1916 MODEL 83 OVERLAND TOURING CAR
Full Equipment. Value $750.
Purchased from and Exhibited by Overland Sales Co., Sum
ter, S. C;
This Car will be awarded to the person having the highest
number of votes at the close of the Campaign.
SECOND GRAND PRIZE
First Subscription Coupon.
To Help You Gee an Early Start
10,000 Extra Votes.
Return this coupon with sny subscription payment for The Item
or the Watchman and Southron, either new or old, and you will re?
ceive hi addition to the regular number of votes given as shown in
the published schedule
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1916 MODEL SAXON ROADSTER
Special Equipment. Self Starter and Electric Lights
j Value $475:00.
Purchased from the Carolina Saxon Co., Columbia, & G.
After the Grand Prize has been awarded, the person hold*
ing the second highest number of votes will be awarded
the Saxon Roadster
The Sumter Daily Item or
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Continacs any
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Fe?. ?The South
Audubon society hold It? en
It yeeterday. Prank Hump
was reelsetsd president, and
teile William* was reelncted
^treasurer. The annual re
reed and accepted,
imarv of the vear? work
that. In addition to f the vast
of office work a' omplUhed,
thousand* of letters vrtt
and reeetved. two leaflets tave
It .newspaper articles
the exhibit shown 11 tt-nea,
It talks made, Are of which were
ed. Prem four to six day*
n week are consumed eery
the exhibit Is shown. The
is several hundred pounds,
the work necessary In packing,
rklng. putting up snd tat Ing
very heavy. Five prises for
Mona have been awarded, und
lions and literature have been
given upon slrnoet every prinao
study and protection. Plac?
ets seme lines or work will be
ied the coming year.
? mere Important nubject could
before farmer** meeting-* for
than that of ths useful
nee* -of* birds, and ffermers are urged
fo make places on th*1r programmes
fee this subject, w hie a is of such vital
Importance to them. Individuals and
club? are urged' to study hlrds. Be?
sides thsir economic value, birds add
Immeasurably to the Joy and beauty
of life." said Miss Williams.
I That the small membersMi list of
the society does not ? all those
I Interested in birds i . >w. by the
bomber of requests received during
the year for suggestions and litera?
ture on almost every phase of bird
study and bird protection. In order
to be In a position to|answer these
requeet*. completely and speedily, a
leaflet was prepared for free dlstrl* j
butlon. entitled "Hints for Bird I
Study." This leaflet contained sug?
gestions for Indoor and outdoor work
In bird study for Individuals, clubs
and schools, address?? of firms fur?
nishing colored bird pictures, lists Of
some of tho government bird bulle?
tins and lists of bird books with
names of publishers and prices.
Besides valuable suggestions, the
leaflet received the Indorsement of
J. K. 8we*rln*en, Stare superintend?
ent of education. Th ? fact that up
to the present time about fi.OOO copies
have been distributed nhows that it
ie filling a renl need. Hundreds of
requests hsve come from other parte
of the country.
In addition, the following leaflets
have been very widely distributed:
"How Blrls Help the Farmer," pub?
lished by the American Humane So
lecty; "Bird Hnusee," donated by the
Massachusetts Audubon society, and
the National Association of AUdubon
.1
Societies' "Announcement to South?
ern Teachers." This last fs especially
for teachers and is concerned with
the organization of junior Audubon
classes in schools.
The society has two new life mem?
bers: Frank C. Ford of Charleston
and Robert Goelet of New York.
PAY DIVIDEND IN BONDS.
DePont Powder Company Declares
Special Disbursement Largely in
Anglo-French 5s.
Wilmington, Del., Feb. 23.?The E.
I. Dul'ont de Nemours & Co. direc?
tors today deolarod the regular divi?
dend at 2 1-2 per cent, and special
dividend of 22 1-2 p e cent, on the
common stock, payable 5 per cent, in
cash and 19 per cent, in Anglo-French
bonds with coupons attached at 95
A regular dividend of 1 1-2 per cent,
on debentures was also declared.
The IS. I. DuPont de Nemours Pow?
der company declared a regular divi?
dend of 1 1-4 per cent, on preferred
stock and a reRular dividend of 1 1-4
per cen?:. on common stock.
Novelty In Finance.
New York, Feb. ?It was re?
called in the financial district today In
connection with the use of AnglO
French bonds for payment of the divi?
dends declared by tbe DuPont powder
company that the company Was among
the heavy industrial subscribers to the
Issue and wns said to have purchased
with aftlliated interests between $25,
ooo.ooo and fio.ooo.ooo worth. The
company has received large war or?
ders from the allies' governments.
It was estimated that today's 19 per
cent, distribution to the company's
common stockholders called for $16,
000,000 of the bonds par value or
$16,200,000 at 96. They were original?
ly sold by the Anglo-French loan syn?
dicate at 96 1-4. The payment of a
dividend in bonds was commented
upon in the financial district as a
novelty.
DROWN IN SOUR MASH.
Tl?ree Georgians Ijoso Lives in Old j
Well.
Dashlone, Ga? Feb. 2fi.?Jack and
Homer Wesunt and Charles Gaddis
were Crowned today in an old well |
Into which federal revenue officers
I
attor destroying an 'illicit still had !
dumped a quantity of sour mash !
fiom which whiskey is made. The,
three men fell into the well some I
Urne last night, it was said, while !
they were trying to dispose of some I
?>f the liquor. Early today children
naming the well, which is in the i
mountains 10 miles from here, heard ?
their cries for help. They were dead
When a rescue party arrived.
The Quoll und the Weevil.
A statistician has estimated thai
the cotton farmers of Texas lose be
tweet! $40,000,000 and $50,000.000 a 1
year because, in spite of strict game
laws and active game wardens, the
quail, which Is one of the enemie.i
of the boll weevil, ban been killed
off.
WILSON DEFIES CONGRESS.
HE DECLINES TO PERMIT INTER?
FERENCE WITH INTERNA-*
? TIONAL AFFAIRS. ,
President Refuses to Receive Repre?
sentative Flood Who Had a Message
From Certain Congressmen Who
Threaten to Pass Resolutions in
Contravention of Wilson's Subma?
rine Policy.
Washington, Feb. 24.?President j
Wilson today defied congress to in?
terfere in the international relations
of the United States.
The president declined to receive
Chairman IMood of the house foreign
affairs committee, who was commis?
sioned by a number of his colleagues
to tell the president that if he persist?
ed in his demands that Germany
should not attack armed merchant?
men without warning, congress would
pass a resolution demanding that pass?
ports be denied Americans who would
not a?ree to remain off such vessels.
The president told Mr. Flood over
the telephone that he could see no
reason for changing his attitude and
must decline to further discuss the |
submarine question at the present
time, simultaneously with this an?
nouncement Secretary Tumulty can?
celled alt of the president's engage?
ments for today and tomorrow.
It Ls understood that President
Wilson intends bringing the subma?
rine issue to a head without unneces
Isary delay.
In the meantime the opposition, un?
der the leadership of Representative
Webb of North Carolina, continued to
count noses to see if it can muster a
majority.
"Others may be trying to prevent
a spilt In the party," declared Mr.
Webb, "but we are trying to prevent
war with Germany, regardless of
party or anything else/'
8?MTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Cot?
ton Bayer.
Good Middling 11 1-2.
Strict Middling 11 1-4.
Middling 11.
Strict Low Middling 10 1-2.
Low Middling 10.
Staple cotton 13 to 16c.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Yest'dy*
Open High Low Close Oos*?
Mch. . .11.38 11.42 11.17 11.19 11.37
May. . .11.62 11.64 11.36 11.40 11.61
July. . .11.84 11.85 11.57 11.59 11.82
Oct. . .12.07 12.06 11.78 11.80 12.03
Dec. . .11.20 11.21 11.93 11.93 11.17
Washington, Feb. 23.?Senator
Smith, of South Carolina, has been
appointed a member of the sub-com?
mittee of the committee on postomces
nn<l post roads, which is to study the
various federal good reads bills now
before the senate and prepare a new
measure embracing their best pro?
visions. He expects to be able to re?
port in a few days.