Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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You Get Them ill Here * Yon are entitled to every courtesy and consideration from the financial institu? tion with which yon do business. This you get at The Firsft National Bank | Together with Efficiency The National Bank ot South Carolina The tank with fee Bl? Clock. The Bank with the Big Capital, and Surplus, i Correct Thee and Correct Methods Resources $909,900.01 We want 1000 new accounts during the year K'16. Let yours be among them. C. 8. BQWUMD, 6. L. HARREN, Frei. Cash'r. THERE IS MUSIC AT OUR CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS Svery Reader and Friends of Candidates in the | Golden Festival and Voting Campaign, are invited f Let'a Get Acquainted Daily Item Campaign , &UMTCB,$. C *J|i tAOM IH M MM M M IB V. LIBERTY BT. COUPON C?OD FOR 10,000 VOTES Nominate llaaa and Watchman and Southron's Golden d Voting Campaign. Only the fast nomination it im for each candidate will be counted. Daily Ballot Good For Thirty Votes hi the Golden Festival and Voting Campaign. Co? treten*. Not good uaJea? received to tho office of tho Campaign Depart Oa* Oy Saturday, March 10. Are You From Missouri? Then Read a New York Analysis of BLUDWINE "Our analysis shows that tho product (Bludwlne) does not contain eny poisonous matter or injurious alkaloid. No chemical preserved v? or soap bark has been used in its preparation. No coloring matter other th?*n a harmless one permitted by the United States Government ia present. Our analysis shows the product to be composed of fruit or fruit flavors and cereal, and pure cane sugar. There He nothing present which Is not In accordance with the statement on the label regarding the composition of the beverage* It has value as a food. Imparted to It by the cabohydrates present." J. A. Deghune. Ph. D., Director Department of Chemistry, The Loderlo Laboratories. Does this dhow You ? If you are at all particular, drink BLUDWINE Sumter Bottling Works. B. F. E3TRIDGE. Proprietor. NITRATE PROPOSAL UP. Senator Smith's Hill for Federn 1 Gov? ernment Fixation Plant Given Con? sideration. Washington. March 14.?The senate committee on agriculture today con? sidered the bill proposed by Senator Smith of South Carolina which would appropriate $15.000.000 to construct a plant for production of nitrate from the air. The committee was told that nitrate is in great demand for fertili? zer, especially in the South as well at: for manufacture of war munitions, and that all the supply for the United States comes from Chile, a source that might easily be cut off by any strong naval blockade. The committee will meet again Thursday, when Senator Smith will urge a favorable report on the bill. TO INVESTIGATE PACKING HOUSE. The following committee has been appointed by the Chamber of Com? merce to Investigate into the estab? lishment of a packing house with a capital stock of $50,000 at Sumter: A. C. Phelps, L. D. Jennings, W. B. Boyle, D. D. Moise and C. L. Cuttino. Dr. Long intimated in his talk on Tuesday afternoon that Sumter was the proper place for the packing house and it is a proposition which mean* * great deal to Sumter, for the. establishment of a packing house here would mean a greater prosperity In agriculture than ever before in the back country and it would be the means of bringing thousands of dol? lars in business to Sumter every year. HEADS UNIVERSITY Y. M. C. A. . Columbia, March 16.?C. D. Brear &** Deen elected president of the Y. M. C. A. of the University of South Carolina for next year.. Mr. Brearley will succeed J. McB. Dabbs. Other student officers elected by the associa? tion for the 1016-17 year are: W. C. Mann, vice president; B. C. Pigg, secretary, and J, H. Martin, treasurer. The new officers begin service In April. SENATE RAISES LIMIT. Washington, March 15.?The senate Joday passed the house bill amending th. e postal savings bank law so as to inrresse the individual deposit maxi? mum from $500 to $1,060, with inter eat, and an additional $1,000, without interest, . The bill was amended to permit deposit of postal savings funds in State and national banks regardless of .affiliation with the federal reserve f\ . 4. I v . system and to provide increased oom ponsution to parcel port curriers on account of the weight increase. EXPOSE PERSECUTION. New York, March 15.?Thomas Mott Osborne issued a statement here tonight in which he said the action of Justice Tompklns in dismissing the perjury indictment against him prov? ed what he had contended all along, "that It was a persecution, not a prosecution," to which he was being {subjected. Mr. Osborne said also that no man could for a moment retain the respect of the men at Sing Sing were he, as warden, to violate the confidence which they had placed in him. WANT STABLES SCREENED. A matter of general Interest which was Inadvertently omitted from the proceedings of Council, as given In Wednesday's Item, was the receipt, of a letter from the Sumter County Med? ical Association requesting Council to alopt an ordinance requiring the screening of all horse and cow stables In the city, so that they would be in? accessible to flies. The matter was deferred until a full meeting of Coun? cil can be held to discuss the pro? posed ordinance. DUTCH STEAMER SUNK. London, March 16.?The Dutch steamer Tubanta, fourteen thousand tons, was sunk by submarine or mine at sea early this morning. All aboard were saved. The Tubanta was one of the finest vessels in the South American trade. She sailed for Buenos Ayres from Amsterdam Wednesday. ENGLISH REPLY COMING. Washington, March 16.?Great Britain's reply to the American pro? tect against the action of a British cr-.'ser m taking thirty Germans from the An.erlcan liner China is en route to Washington, according to a cable message from Ambassador Page. Mr. M. R. Rustln, sales manager of Rustln's Talking Machine and Spec? ialty Co., of Columbia, is In the city demonstrating the Columbia Grafo nola. Mr. Rusin will be found at headquarters of the Dally Item and Watchman and .Southron Golden Fes? tival and Voting Campaign on West l-iberty st. and will be pleased to en? tertain candidates and their friends wilh some of the latest instrumental und vocal music, including some of the best Hawaiian music. Every read? er Is invited. Judge T. B. Fraser made an ad? dress at the Y. M. C. A. in Floronco on Sunday afternoon. DINNER FOR CORN GROWERS. Ii. I/. Baker Arranges Dinner for Young Farmer??Governor to At? tend. Columbia, March 16.?The banquet to the champion boy corn growers of South Carolina will be held at the Jefferson hotel In Columbia on the evening of March 24, according to a letter received In Columbia yesterday from L> U Baker of Bishopville, State agent for the boys* club work. Gov. Manning will be the guest of honor at the banquet. Medals and prizes will he awarded to the young champions at the banquet. Several other State officials have accepted in? vitations to attend the banquet. FOREIGN TRADE GROWS. Exports Show Increase Over Last Year. Washington, March 15.?January foreign trade figures assembled today by the department of commerce put the month's exports at $331,000,000 exceeding by $62,000,000 the total for the same month a year ago. Imports reached $184,000,000, compared with $122,000,00 a year ago. The seven months ending with Jan? uary saw exports valued at more than $2,000,000,000 leave the country, while imports for the same period to? taled considerably more than $1,000, <J00,000. ' .January's exports were chiefly manufactured products. Foodstuffs was second on the list. Raw mate? rials formed the chief items of import. Great Britain in January took $121, 000,000 worth of American goods. France was second with $44,000,000. and Italy third with $16,000,000. All of South America took $13,000,000 of American products. Asia took $19, 000,000. Imports from the United Kingdom were worth $24,000,000. South Amer? ica shipped goods to the United States worth $40,000,000. Asia furnished $32,000,000 and the whole of Europe sent $47,000,000 worth. TWO REGIMENTS CROSS BORDER. Third la Expected to Follow From . ^ Near El Paso. ' Ban Antonio, March 16.?Word that two regiments of cavalry had crossed the border at ulbertson's ranch has led to the belief that another section will be sent from the neighborhood of SI Paso. Both will be used to protect Oen. Pershlnpr's flanks. ? REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. 10600. - The National Bank of South Carolina, at Sumter, in the State 01 South Car? olina, at the Close of Business, March 7, 1916. RESOURCES: 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on b). $804,803.To 2. Overdrafts, secured, $S80.41; ui secured, $50.26 930.67 4. Bonds, securities, etc: 4. e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 5,030.4"* 5. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve bank stock . 3,500.0') 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) .. . 38,182.77 8. Furniture and fixtures. 4,535.6f, 10. Net amount due from Federal lieservo Bank. . 16,704.27 11. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents , in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis.9,311.01 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities.21,122.90 30,433.91 12. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than included in 10 or 11). 619.74 14. Other checks on banks in the same city or town as reporting bank., 2,068.14 15. a Outside checks and other cash items. 575.05 b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents. 1,255.97 1,831.02 16. Notes of other national banks.t>. 1,600.00 17. Federal Reserve notes., .. 500.00 18. Coin and certificates. 15.766.00 Total.$936,256.38 LIABILITIES: 24. Capital stock paid in.. .*.$200,000.00 25. Surplus fund.,. 125,000.00 26. Undivided profits......41,580.84 c. Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid. .3,475.77 38,105.07 30. Due to banks and bankers (others than includ? ed In 28 or 29). 5,814.02 31. Dividends unpaid.. -44.00 Demand deposits: 32. Individual deposits subject to check., .. 202,521.29 *? 33. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days .. 22,651.75 til* 34. Certified checks. 74*.O0' fcl 35. Cashier's checks outstanding. 140.60 >! Total demand deposits, Items 32, 33, 34, 35, 3?, 37, 38, and 39. 226,967.64 > ' tm Time deposits (payable after 30 days, or subject. ' ,,ci to 30 days or more notice): w9i 40. Certificates of deposit. 35,l%6.46-' 42. Other time deposits. 203,804.62 Total of time deposits, Items 40, 41, and 42.238,934.04 - J ' " 46. a Rediscount with Federal Reserve Bank. 102,391.61 ?"< .-11 j gl 91 Total. ~ ~ .$936,256^.98'? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. I, G. L. Warren, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear" chat the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. G. L. WARREN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of March, 1916.' '??ban i R. L. Edmunds, (L. S.) Notary Public. Correct Attest: ISAAC SCHWARTZ, W. W. ROWLAND, W. B. BURNS, Directors. Do You Have the Right Kind of Music in Your Home ? The Columbia Grafonola is the realization of the dream of two decades? The possibility of making hearers forget the presence of the instrument. This instrument can no longer be called a mere talking Machine. Its pre? decessors of that name were wonderful devices?but the latest type of Co? lumbia Grafonola has reached a degree of tone-prefection that lifts it far above the status of a machine. Call at the Campaign Office of the Daily Item and hear one to-day. PRICES, $15 TO $350.00. EASY TERMS. RUSTIN'S Talking Machine 6 Specialty Co., 1519 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C.