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Subscriptions And Twenty-Five in Gold Free $15.00 To The First $10.00 To The Second Ju9t Three Times the Number of Votes on All Subscriptions Turned in Between 8.00 A. ft., Tuesday, April 18th and 10.0D P. M., Saturday, April 29th, Regular Vote Schedule Sumter Dally Item $0,00 One Year, 10,000 Voces $X*0, 1*1? Months, 4,000 Voten. $10.00, Two Yeaat, 10,000 Votes, Ho new sabsort|ition will be accepted to Trie Daily Item for more tlsjum two years tn advance. WATCHMAN A SOUTHRON. $1.50, One Tear, 1,000 Votes. 00.00, Two Years, 0,500 Votes. $4.50, Itireo Years, 15,000 Votes. NO sear tulnwrlpilon Id the Watchman arid Southron will he ac? cepted for snore than three years in advance. is wlH count one-half oX the above scale - Triple Vote Schedule Sumter Daily Item $5.00, One Year, ? 0,000 Votes. $2.50, Six Months, 12,000 Votes. $10.00, Two Yctirs, 90,000 Votes. No sul?seriptIon will be accepted to The Daily Item for more than two years In advance. WATCHMAN & SOUTHRON. $1.50, One Year, 9,<)00 Votes. $3.00, Two Years, 19,500 Votes, $4.50, Three Years, 15,000 Votes. No now subscript ton to The Watclnuan and Southron will be ac? cepted for more than three years in advance. Old subscriptions will count one-half of the above scale. $25.00 In Gold Extra Prizes $15.00 in Gold will Ik* {liven as an extra reward to the Candidate regard? less of section who turns in the greatest number Of subscriptions up to 10 p. m., April 29th. $19 in Gold to the Candidate who turns in the second largest number of subscriptions during the offer. These prizes are extra and in addition to any oilier prizo the candidates may win at the end of the Campaign. Here Is the chance to earn $15.03 or $10.00 to buy gasoline for the Over? land Touring Car or the Saxon Roadster. Do your best to win one of the cash prizes this week and get double votes on all subscriptions turned in up to 10 p. m. Saturday, April 29th. WiU You Win or $25 In Gold Free $25 DONT 8EI/L COTTOW. D. iL Ooker Advisee Farmersv Not to Moke Contracts et Present Time. Edltor New? and Press: I am enclosing herewith copy of a letter written yesterday to Mr. O. X. Clanton, Chesterfield. S. C. I think the subject matter would he of interest to the planters of long staple cotton, so I hope you can find space for It in neat week's issue of The News and David R. Coker. Mr. 0. N. Clan tor. R. P. D. 4. Box A. Chesterfield. 8. C. Dear 8tr: I am in receipt of your letter of the 4th Instant, saying that you had heard thai ws would contract for staple eottdn at IS cents a pound for fall delivery. Tou have been misinformed, as wo have never made ituch contracts. The price you name Is so moderate for the staple variety you are planting that we would not hesitate to close with you If we ever did business of this kind. However, we have for many years advised the farmers against such contracts, our observation hav? ing taught us that such contracts usu? ally worked against the Interest of the farmer end that oftener than not he is dissatisfied with the outcome. No buyer is going to contract at this time of year to pay the farmer a certain price lor cotton delivered in the fall unless he can assure himself by hedging with contracts In New York or sales to mills that he will make more than a normal profit, or unless the prospect for receiving a high price for the cotton appears to him to be so excellent that he thinks h*c can afford to speculate (a most dan? gerous practice.) On May 20, 1909, when farmers all over this country were contracting for short stapw cotton to be delivered that fall at 10 cents per pound, the writer -??-? trtttitrmtiiiiiiiiiiniii nimm.'t'M"""Mmimmrrmttri Banking by Mail. . I We call the attention of readers who live outside of our town that this bank receives de? posits by mail. To farmers and others who de? sire bank in if connections of the highest character we courteously remind them that this is a safe Bank for safe people, conducting its affairs with courteous conservatism. THE PEOPLES BANK. 4 Per Cent, on Savings Accounts NOMINATION COUPON GOOD FOR 10,000 VOTES I Nominate Address. Mi Nominated by Address. In the Item and Watch nan and Southron's Golden Festival and Voting Campaign. Only the first nomination coupon sent in for each candidate wiU be counted. Daily Ballot Good For Thirty Votes In the Golden Festival and Voting Campaign. Coaieetaot. frit rfnttfl ifMctft rteerrsH'ta Me oMca of the Campt*?? Depart? ment by Wedntvdsjr, April 19. ?w published in the Hartsville Messeng? er an article giving his reasons for be? lieving that cotton would bring very much more than 10 cents that fall. As a result of this article, no cotton was sold for future delivery in the Harts-' vllle market, and that year when farmers were delivering thousands of bales In the surrounding towns at 10 ' cents per pound, our farmers were I getting 13 cents here for theirs, thus ! saving thousands of d ollars In their year's operations. Again, on June 20, 1912, when the majority of the cotton planted In this section was long staple, we advised the farm^ro against contracting their cotton for fall delivery at 15 cents. The market for good staple opened up at from 15 cents to 17 1-2 cents and advanced during that {September until the best grades were bringing 17 1-2 to 18 1-2 cents. Later the market de? clined again, but ihe balk of the good cotton all during that fall brought from 16 cents to 18 cents. At present the outlook for staple cotton seems to mc in promise very high prices during the curly fall months. Every staple mill in the Unit? ed States Is now running to its full capacity and making big profits. The consumption of staple cotton In Amer? ica was never so great as now. The present crop of staples will scarcely be. enough to carry the -.mills until the now crop is available, and there Should be a very active demand dur? ing the early fall months for cotton from this section to keep the mills from shutting down. South Caro- j lina is able to place its staple cotton in the mills at least one month ahead Of Mississippi, and I confidently be? lieve that the farmer who has an j early crop of staple cotton which will run 1 1-4 or longer will realize very t handsome profits on this year's work if he will g t it out promptly, gin it carefully (being particular to see that the seed cotton is not too damp) end sell it promptly to .some reputable 1 u\ r.'#tp is thoroughly pested on ctaplos. I think it probable that the fanner who contracts hia staple cot tun even at a price very much above 15 cents will have cau thU fall to regret that he did not wait until his crop matured to dispose of it. There are other reasons against contracting for future delivery besides the ones I have mentioned above. One is that it is apt to have a depressing effect upon the market. Suppose one sixth of the Staple, cotton prop should be contracted tor delivery this fall at 15 cents. The buyers would be glad I to contract this cotton for delivery to the mills around 16 cents. This would render th*e mills absolutely* Independ? ent for two months this fall during \ iiicli time the cotton which came upon the market would be much more difficult to sell than it the mills had not provided for two months' run? ning. Before the mills entered the market again tho pressure of receipts might become so heavy that prices would become demoralized and the j level of values might lie forced to a , very low figure, say 15 cents or lower. > However, T do not think the farm 'crs around Hartsville who huvo sold their staple crops at an average of 18 cents or better will be disposed to rush into a wild speculation by selling something which they have not got, and which an ill-wise Providence may ordain that they may never produce. David R. Coker. i REUNION SONS OF VETERANS. W ill be (Held in Rock Hill on April 25 to 27. Division Headquarters Hons of Con? federate Veterans, Aiken, South Caro? lina, April 13. General Orders No. 5: The State reunion Sons of Confed? erate Veterans will meet in the city of Rock Hill on April 25, 26 and 27. All camps arc requested to be represented at this reunion. Please have a meet? ing of your camp as soon as possible and elect delegates and appoint your sponsors and attendants for both State and general reunions. The general reunion will be held in the city of Birmingham, Ala., May If, 17 and 18. Your commander 'takes pleasure In announcing the appointment of the following official ladles to represent the uivision at both State and gener? al reunions. Miss Vina Norwood Patrick, sponsor, Anderson, ,S. C, who has appointed the following attend? ants: Mrs. Fletcher Moore Boyd, ma? tron or honor, Johnston, S. C.J Misses K\a Powell, of Kock Hill, end Annie S. Rothrock, of Aiken, S. (\, maids of honor. Fraternally, W. Rothrock, Division Commander. ? 3. D. McCartcr, Division Adjutant. If it is underwear, see us, for we have it and plenty of it. All kinds. The Sumtcr Clothing Co.?Advt. YOUNG ORATORS AT CLINTON". Clinton, April 15.?.T. C. Floyd, rep? resenting the Ncwberry high school, was awarded first honor over 10 other contestants in the fourth annual inter scholastic declamation contest held here last night under the auspices of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina. The contest was held at 8.JO p. m. in the college auditorium, whi..h was filled with a crowd of interested spectators Ks well as a number of parents who had come here with th*lr sons for the final contest. With the coveted first place which was won by Newbcrry goes the Aril ?old medal. This speaker chose for ids subject "Lasca." Rome was the winner of second place, Winfred Goodwin being the speaker and "The Results of the War" being Ins subject. Third place was awarded to the Littic Mountain high school, OMh [jong being the representative of this school, and "We Are One" was bia subject. At the preliminary contest held Thursday night and Friday morning. ;I0 yoahg men delivered declamatiors and from this list the 11 best speak? ers were Selected by a committee of judges and entered into the final con? test last nlgtit, All Of the speaker* U?U well, and the GOfittgt was a bib success and was enjoyed bp a large audience. The schools which participated ;n the finals were as follows: Charles Barlow, Dillon high school; James Fleming, Laurens; J. C. Floyd, New berry; Hal V. Gaffney, Gaffney; Ja? cob Jacobs, Spartanburg; Olin Long, Little Mountain; Adrian McManus, Greenville; Gary Newton, Furman Fitting school; Ellison Smith, Wal |halla; Henry Spann, Sumter; Winfred (Goodwin, Rome. SCMTJEK COTTON MARKST. Corrected I>aUy by Ernest Fiel* ton Buyer. Good Middling 12 1-8. Strict Middling 11 7-8. Middling 11 5-8. Strict Low Middling 11 Low Middling 10 5-8. Staple cotton 13 to 16c. 1 Cot 1-8. The newest shapes in straw hats are j July now on display at The Sumter Cloth-I Oct Inf Co.?Advt San Antonio, April 17.?Lack of control by Carranza officers is blamed for the attack on American troops at Parrat The theory of a trap is not credited. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yest'dys Open fligli Low Close Close May. . . .11.82 11.88 11.82 11.85 11.85 .12.00 12.04 11.99 12.00 12.00 .12.17 12.22 12.14 12.18 12.16 .12.34 12.38 12.32 12.35 12.33 .12.39 12.44 12.36 12.40 12.39 .12.52 12.58 12.52 12.57 12.55 Dec. Jan.. Men Walk-Over oxfords ^t $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00, in all leathers at The Sumter Clothing Co.?Advt. The National Bank of South Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock. Correct Time and Correct Methods None more anxious to please, or better prepared to serve. Leaders: Capital. Surplus and Volume. Your account we want. C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. \ G. L. WARREN, Cash'r. 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