Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f?MT?B, a. a ?1 Der MlUHl advance. It OO? ?iimm klM Insertion.' v.O? eubsesuent Insertion ... Cot three months, or *wtt> bs ma** at reduced rates. All oosnmaadoatioae st?ch Mb epyoe private mterests will bo cnexged an? tributes of WaAuhssan wmm to ernt? et km litt and Ute True Southron tu las*. Ii* Wessum*? and Southron .pf beta ol the old paper* tb* boat sdvertUtaj # M * Wito Grand Duke Nicholas waa re saoved from the command of the Rus? sian arm lea la Europe and transferred to the Caucasus It was the general be Met that be had been thrown Into ob sburity and would be heard of no more an a military figure of import? ance. In the great war. Hla success? ful campaign in Armenia and Asiatic Turkey resulting already In the cap# turs of Brserum, the strongest Turk? ish fortress In Asia Minor, has again brought him to the forefront as a snllttary genius of ti e first order. JDnrlng the first year ox the war Grand Duke Niehoiss by reason pf the pn , enpeeted oueooas that marked the Rus? sian ?ffenstit m Osilcia cnree to be v^gawoed as the outstanding military iiens en the Allies' 'side, but when he was) driven out of ..Anstels sad Into Russia his fame was dim - his removal from supreme of the Russian army was se? ns proof of his Incompeteney. the> capture of Brserum, the dastrUC | titan of the Turkish army In the Cau? casus, his advance Into Asiatic Turkey pats a new phase on the war In the Bast and may prove hi be the turn; Ins; point of the war. e a s The legislature-passed a law to dts m usury, but the penalty wae SO light that an avaricious and energiUe poorer will not be greatly Secouraged. If the per aity had been ?ade the forfeiture ef tie entire debt* pirlneipal and interest, the law would have proven a real discouragement to . e e ' The Charleston grand jury la mak? ing slow prof retM in dealing with the Hg bates Of blind tlfer indictment* turned over 10 U by the ooUcitor. One : tine Mil has bean found and one ho * bell reported. The enforcement of the prohibition law is up to the grand nnd petit juries of Charleston and the ayes of the State are upon the Char? leston courts, watching to see who rules that cotrim unity, the law-break? ers or the law*respecting dtlsena a e e Suppose the Germans succeed In bras sieg through the French lines at Verdun, would they follow it up with frtvs sgainit Paris? Is the et Paris possible at this stage as war, and, if possible, would It the war? Then* questions are when on? undertakes to at the motive of the Germans la launching the offehnlve against Ver? den, which is coetlni: thsm thousands pf Ihres dally. The Stats T*?x Commission now has tin opportunity to go forward with tax '**??*?sstisn and tne complete renovation of the'Oysters of taxation. The hanks wore equalised last year, the valuation placed on the banks by the oommlsstto being the average of the tag returns made by all the banks of the State. The tax returns of many of the banks were Increased, others were reduced and many were not-) changed. However, the action of the Tax Commission caused great dissatis? faction in banking circles. The bankers do not object to equalisation of taxation among the banks, but they protest vigorously against paying more taxes than other classes of prop? erty. This is the big problem that the Tax Commission has to solve, and In fairness and Justice they should make all the basts possible to work out a plan that will placs all classes of property on the same basis. Greater and more glaring Inequalities in tax returns esist In* other classes of prop? erty, than were found between bank/, notwithstanding the fact that some I banks were paying on a to per cent, and others on a CO per cent, valua ' lion. Everybody knows that some real estate is returned at only ten per sent, of Its market value and a great deal of taxable property Is not return? ed at all. There is no Justice In forc? ing the banks and oth^r corporations ** to pay taxes on a 10 per cent, valua? tion when many millions of dollars forth of property pays only on a It, ft or SI per cent, valuation. The Tint Commission was created to rem? edy these conditions by devising ways and means to equalise taxation on all classes of property now on the books end to place on the books the prop? erty that now escapes taxation. 1 " if^ ^EAM BIOGEST PROFITS. Whole Milk to Next, Cream Third, Cheese Fourth, and Butter Firth, any Figures. Clemson College, Feb. It,?From the viewpoint of largest returns. Ice cream Is the most profitable form In which to market milk, with whole milk second, cream third, cheese I fourth, and butter fifth. At the same time, individual conditions are fre? quently such as to make It most profi? table for a dairy farmer to dispose of hin product In the form of cream I or of whole milk. In fact, in South Carolina It may be said that the lat? ter condition Is almost generally true. For example, a dairy farmer on the outskirts of a city will In most leases find it most profitable to Bell the ? bulk of his product as whole milk. A farmer on one of the cream routett of a cooperative creamery will generally find the sale of his butterfat In the form of cream to be best Nevertheless, figures complied I at Clemson College for the sake of those who make Inquiries on this subject show thst where a man is equipped to manufacture and sell Ice cream the returns from his milk are largest. Calculations are based on the fol? lowing average prices: whole milk, 8 cents a Quart; SO per cent, cream SO cents a gallon; butter, 30 cents a pound; cheese, 20 cents a pound; ice cream, $1.00 a gallon. Manufacturing and marketing costs are not vonsld* arid. , ?* >" - On the basis of the prices named 100 pounds of 4 per cent milk* may be disposed of In the following forms for the amounts named below: 75 povnds of skimmllk, 'setling for 14.41. j I. As 41.6 quarts of whole milk selling for $3.72. i. lfAs 1.1 sill?ns of WMWfe m and 8a pounds of skimmllk,' tor n.4%. . hitri a. As to. 4 pounds of cheese* and C whey,' eelling for $2.i:p. As 4,tf ..f****?.*' butter f|( we pounds of skimmllk and butter? milk, selling for $1.67. GRIM B ALL NAMED FOR CIRCUIT. Qew. Manning Appoints Charleston At . earner as Soilcitor-^ocoeeds Solici? tor Fvmrifoy. Columbia, Peb. 20.?William H. Orlmbali, of the Charleston bar, was appoints^wmi>;rior of the'w?^ju-' dlelal ci-euit last night by (iov Man nlng. Charleston Is the only county in ths Ifroiin sineo the formation of the Fquitevnth Juuicial district. John H. Psurlfoy, former solicitor of the Ninth circuit, becomes solicitor of the Fourteenth circuit. A license to marry has been Issued to Robert Couch, Macon, Ga., and Miss Janle Joyner, Sumter. Licenses to colored couples wen?: Maceo Holmes and Fes?e Brisbane, Barts vHls; Sita Regln, Jr., Wedgefleld, and Bulall* Harvln, Paxv|tle; Timothy BlaVeley, and Dinah Mitchell. Pine wood; Jaoob Martin and Rovtna $tatebOTg; Anderson Tim aa4l Maggie Rut ledge, Sumter; lamas ?Bean and Carrie DuHant, Mayesvliu. ? ? ? Has Narrow Escape. Florence Times. Engineer Edwin Lay ton had a very narrow escape a few nights ago, when about* thirty miles below Charleston, | a spreading rail threw four of the driving wheels * of his big engine oft the track onto the cross ties. Ha was pulling train 81, and when the acci? dent occurred was runlng about sixty miles an hour. Mr. Layton was thrown from his seat, but realising the great danger to his train managed to get back to the throttle and shut It oft and apply the air brakes. The track ?ras tern i p for quite a distance, but with All of this there was a delay of only fifty minutes. None of the pas? sengers knew of the trouble, most of them being aslsep. This Is the first accident which has befallen Mr. Lay ton in the twenty-four years he has been running an engine. County School Day. Arrangements are now in process of making for the observance of a school day for the whole county on the seventh of April. On that day* the corner stone of the Girls' High School building will be laid and the children of all of the schools of the county will take part in the celebration of the event. It is hoped to make this the biggest day In the history of educa? tional progress in Sumter county. It Is believed that every agency in the city will cooperate, as this will be the occasion for the assemblylng of tho cltlsens of v.he whole count' He member tho day: Friday, April the seventh. Des MoincH, Iowa. Feb. 23.?United States Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa today filed affidavit with the secretary of State as a eandldate for tho presidency of the United States on Ihe Itepubliean ticket. cm com mm* HARRY WEEKS RESIGNS AS DRIV? ER OF AUTO TRUCK. Largo Number of Matters Acted On? Mnj. Lee Reports That He Has Spe? cifications for Paving Ready and Bids arc Called for March 14th? J. M. Harby Reports Building Code. City Council held its regular semi? monthly meeting Tuesday night, a number of matters of more or less general interest being massed upon, the chief of which was the direction of the city clerk to advertise for bids for the paving of streets, the same to be opened on March 14th. Harry Weeks' resignation as driver of the auto truck and position in charge of the fire department house and eqquip ment was received and accepted.* A request from Gco. L. Rickjsr for a refund of tax penalty was refused. A request through the Sumter In? surance Agency from the Massachu? setts Bonding and Insurance Compa- 1 ny asking for a refund of license, as they were withdrawing from business, was refused." Mr. W. E. Brunson offered to pur- ' chase the junk at the water works 1 station from the city for $50. This ' offer was considered and it was de- I cided to look further into the matter i1 before taking action. < The city clerk was instructed to ad- j vertlse for bids for the city printing ' for the remainder of the year. 1 An application- from the Shaw Mo- ' tor Co. for permission to erect a 1 JfasoJine tilling station in front of their < garage on Hampton avenue was 1 granted, subject to removal by Coun? cil at any time and the other regula? tions governing the installation t/<?i I gasoline filling stations. 1 Council decided to adopt an ordi- * nance making It mandatory on all < property owners* having residences, on < greets which carried sewer lined J to ' make* connections with the sewer sys- 1 tern. ftWi The oity clerk was instructed " to 1 write Mr. I. C. Strauss asking' :wAs* 1 contracts he> had drawn up regariing the rental of the land which is now occupied by the sceptic tank. * Council discussed the matter of in- ( surance on the new auto truck and 1 decided that fire and- liability .Jnsur> 1 -ance were not necessary. jfjLjr < The contract with the Westernun- 1 ion Telegraph Company ,regarding the 1 use of thirteen of their poles on the ( railroad right pf way- for carrythe 1 city lire alarm system \vas ordered* * executed. HB? Messrs. D. D. Moise and P. Afjoscs, Jr., requested that the license pajd , the l'almcto Fire Insurance Company 1 be refunded to the company or* can- i celled on the ground that this was a 1 new enterprise and benefited the city, ' as much the same as a manufacturing 1 company docs. They asked exemption ' of taxes on this ground. The clerk ' was instructed to write to other cities i which had similar enterprises' and? ask ? what they did under such cir.cum- I stances. 4 J. M. Harby reported on the.J?u?ld-. Ing code that conoAled spaces, and attics in residences shoald be made accessible by the installation of scut? tle entrances. He also advised that the city give free water to citizens for | sprinkling systems, where the sys? tems were first installed by the prop? erty owners. Council expressed a j willingness to do this, but decided that It was not necessary to have such reg? ulation in the building code. A. Macheros, representing Charlie's Cafe, asked that licenses on cafes be placed on a basis of fifty cents a thou? sand for business done after the first thousand. This request was granted. Supt. White reported that he had j been informed that the walls of the Teicher building on the corner ' of j Main and Liberty .irrest were danger? ous to the public. He and Maj. Lee were Instructed to inspect the walls and, if they found them in a dan? gerous condition, to take the matter up with the owners and require them to remove the walls or to have them put in a safe condition. Supt. White reported that the city barn needed covering and he was au? thorized to cover it with a tin roofing. He stated that certain elm trees on East Liberty street should be removed ! as they caused obstructions in the sower line. He was authorized to re? move the trees. He statexl that permission had been requested for the re-covering of a portion of the roof of the Dibble building on South Main street. This permission was granted, provided that a tin covering be placed on the build? ing. He slated that he had secured prices on the 4-inch and 0-inch sower pipe and he was authorised to order a min? imum carload of the six-inch pipe. McKagen, superintendent Water Works, reported that ho had secured prices on the six-iivh water mains to replace the four-inch mains on Har vln street, and he was authorized to ; order same. Mr. Booth reported that Harry Weeks, win* was elected to have I Charge Of the fire department bouse and equifmWnt ?and to Iwl driver of th? auto truck, had resigned. The mattei of securing a driver was left in Mr Booth's hands for further action. Mr. Lee reported that he had drawn up the contracts and specifications for the paving of streets, and these were now ready to be printed. Coun? cil authorized the clerk to advertise for calls for bids to be opened on March 14th. Maj. Lee reported that the specifications covered paving with concrete, bithulithic, sheet asphalt, vitrified brick or block, on base of as? phalted concrete, wire cut lug brick, on sand concrete foundation. The city clerk was directed to look up the maintenance paving bands with Geo. Waring and see if they were still In force so that the contractor could bo held for places which had dete? riorated. The mayor reported that the- deeds to street* donated to the city, by Miss Lucia Roach contained conditions as to retaining of trees and parkways. Council did not deem it wise to accept the deeds to the streets under these conditions attached and therefore did not accept the deeds to the streets. The matter of planting trees at the ?lty farm at the water works station A as discussed and it was decided to secure* the services of a surveyor, vho should draw up a plat of the rround and outline plot for drive? ways and places for trees to be plant id. Mayor Jennings reported that an tgreement had been reached with the ocal banks whereby they would pay 1 1-2 per cent, on daily balances for money deposited with them by . tho ilty from the sale of paving bonds, jntil the omney was used for paving. Washington, Feb. 24.?Senator Gore, >f Oklahoma, attempted ta introduce i resolution in the senate calling on Vmericans to stay off armed belliger? ent ships. Brandegee of Connecticut, >bjected and Gore's efforts were un luccessful. In a public statement the Oklahoma senator declared that the ihip of State was plunging headlong nto war and the duty Of congress is o prevent such a catastrophe. New York, Feb. 22.?United States Vmbassador Morgenthau arrived from Constantinople today, on a personal )usiness and pleasure trip. He was net down . the bay by a welcoming committee of seventy . friends. He itated'that he had not heard of the ?eport that he is to succeed Secretary Garrison. He attributed his success n relieving sufferer* in Constantinople o the support o'f President Wilson. Washington, Fob. 2\.--Strong Intt nation that Germany will delay put-' ing her new submarine, policy into jffect obtained belief in German dlp omatic circles this afternoon. Am mssador Bcrnstorff refused to con irm or deny the rumor. Wood's Productive ? ? ? Seed Corns. Our Virginia-grown Seed Corns have an established reputation for superiority in productiveness and germina? ting qualities. Wood's Descriptive Catalog tells about the best of prize-win? ning and profit-making varieties In both White and Yallow Coma. Cotton Seeds We offer the best and most im? proved varieties, grow din sections absolntely free from boll weevil. Our Catalog gives prices and infor? mation, and tells about the best of Southern Seeds, 100-DAY VELVET BEANS, Sola Caans, SUDAN GRASS, DallU Gresi and all Sorghums and Millets. Catalog mailed free on request. T. W. WOOD ? SONS, SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va. i ? i Candidate's Cards. i Announcements of candidates will )q printed in this column until the iose of the campaign for $5. No :ards accepted on credit. At the request of my friends I an? nounce myself as a candidate for the 7th Magisterial District, subject to the ?ulcs of the Democratic party. I am In the race to a finish if I don't get )ut one vote. T. P. SAN DE US, Jit. WANTED?To sell Jersey cow, fresh in milk for third lime, price with heifer calf *G5.00, without calf $50. 1'bone or write F. M. Dwight, Wcdgelield. POR SALI-:? Small horse, buggy and harness, at a bargain. H. G. Osteen. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS ?Burt 90 day seed oats, land lime, a very necessary article since It is Impos? sible to get potash. Booth & Mc Leodi Inc. mwi ??,? inp.g ijim Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Bocce? sor? to Booth .Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Goo. Epperson'* Old Ste^rvd Opp. Court Hoooo 1 he National Bank of South Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock. The Bank with the Big Capital, and Surplus. Correct Time and Correct Methods Resources $905,000.00 ? We want 1000 new accounts during the year 1916. Let yours be among them. C. 6. ROWLAND, 6. L WAHREN, Pres. Cash'r. I DOES MY BANK ? Welcome Small Depositors? i The People's Bank Is always glad to see here the smelt de? positor. Young men?married people?working men and women? indeed all who are seeking to better themselves?everyone who desires to be connected with a safe, strong Bank ttnds a hearty welcome here. Careful attention to the needs of small depositors Is found here. A strong Bank for small depositors as well as for large. THE PEOPLES BANK. , 4 Per Cent, on Savings Accounts ??M?:???n?m???mmim????i?u?nHi?Mn???Hnnii?t?a 9 ? ?????????????????????????????????MM H ? ? ?Yft't?'?>?? You Get Them All Here \ You are entitled to every courtesy and I consideration froin the ?nauual mat l? f tion With which you do business. This you get at I The Fir& National Bank !j t Together with Efficiency s I * ????????????????????????????ft' rWMtt??MMHMiy VERY OFTEN A FIRM OR MERCHANT needs a little extra capital for a short time, and loses discount rather than ask the bank for it. Don't let this happen to you-if j you have the need, also the se- j curity, this bank will help you. I Become a depositor of The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS"