The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 10, 1916, Image 2
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mt hat? ef Um eld papers.
es?VC CAM&HQ DfeMON
to Give
ma pwv
come to the Cham*
for Mies Mary Lam
aaanoastrattoa agent for
? to put aa a hoaaa dem
at Dtnntns' Mill pond
ttlh? during; the big basket
t-tagether meeting,
aad girls of fhe rural
regarding canning,
ahthlng leslens refrtgem
eaehnsn. how to make
aeth tha
aeon requested
oft tha la
Chamber of Coeameree
htgu eommittee to stir ap!
I to tha atterrdanee
ha> Dlaftraa* Ml* pond oa
Chairmen; ft* Br
P. Jennings. C. Q. Ytow
Wr Boeva; H ar Mag** c ?.
lla?aio n>i^aga a. a> Lent
a(r emjckapr tt. 1 Strauss. H.
ft U. Pitts. R Mi
I* a^Vas** R. ?TWleer, H.
1. atstta+ver, J. X.
ts\ Walsh, A. <* PlehsuiraeVl
W; %%. Shelly. C. 1* Stahna,
D. R. MeCallum
satasw1 Rear do a aseirai to em
SP the Pact tiat na? saeaabar of |
Committee la expected to do*on
work, but that-all asa merely re
to raake> otherat work atat: to i
gat so anther meotln#|
?sanle, and to attend them
awd betag their wives wtth I
if possible,
as aafortaaatw members of the
have not bean thus far
eosne good lady to
of her name to match
by authorised to Include
accompany him to thta
as fix n swell lunch for
or for a few more if she pro*
ta so. There Is no objection
tftie young ladles being urged ta
her or their namee during this
or en route or returning*
to tell others ta go thou and
Utra
la Farm and Fireside Is an account
Uttsy County. Kansas wh.re the>|
rata- In LI14 wae 7.9 persons
?very thaueand population. The
1ft flgtrres are- not yet avail Able, but
hi assumed that they will also show
k unusual condition.
Tha health of this county Is largely
ta tha work of Dr. J. C. Mont
who describe* the methods
? mmmlk
| The county health department Is
content with enforcing the usual
\ Sjuarantlne regulations.' explained Dr
Montgomery ; 'It Is promoting sanitary
con ditto ns throuch regular Inspec
tie no of buildings, wells, and grounds;
It kf keeping accurate detailed records
of the reeults of such Inspections; It Is
stimulating wholesome rivalry among
rural schools in regard to cleanliness
\ and sanitation; It Is protecting the
towns of the county against the po?
eibttf* of an Impure milk supply; It
?Ik- educating mothers In the t are of
babies. Much attention Is given at
all thweii cw health werk in th* schools.
School inspectiomi are made at least
once a year. Inspection Ih made of
the* btillrhnga and grounds and sur?
rounding* aa to t* e sanitary condi?
tions. Bach child* before be enter*
school makes out a disease census
sard showing the diseases that he has
had sinew Mrth. The teacher In each
diafftst turuo In these cards to the
department. Whenever there
Is a transfer from one dletrlct to an*
other the child's card le ttaneferred
trat Mswttal OosjdeaariM Four Irish
1 LeefdeYe to Death.
DubHn, May 6.?Joseph Plrmfcstr
Edmund Daly. Michael Ohainahan
and William Pearse. the rebel leaders,
have been ehot, having- been found
j polity of treason by a?< court martlM.
Seventeen others were sentenced
ten years imprisonment.
VILLA TURNS UP,
I Bandit Loader Reported to Be in Dur
eitgo City.
El Paso. May 6.?Villa is reported
to be in Durango City recruiting- his
forces. Oen. Pershing'e troops are
falling back to the line agreed on by
itho Seott-Obregon conference*- Qen.
Scott and Qen. Obregon are packing
up for leaving. They are confident of
[the ratification of their agreement.
?-" H i
Spots* is a eVes*- Safferer.
The Wilson ad mm 1st ration kt about
to ruin Spain because it dees not hur?
ry up and get the ship purchase bill
passed so American feed stuffs can be
carried to Spain in government ships.
As It la the cost of living* has m
200 per cent more in- Spain
n in the United States, because of
th shortage of European ship ton?
nage, with consequent higher freight
rates, has greatly added to the cost of
everything. The American consul in
the Sin Ills district so- reports; and he
pofnts out that Span needs the ser?
vice of 20,000,000 tons of shipping a
year, white her own fleet can swpeiy-l
only half that amount.
The Spa nerds have not thought of
blaming It on Wilson. Ther shy that
the war has caused it. Many of Spain's
Industries have shut down and they at
tribute* it to the war. Meanwhile Amer?
ican factories are ail busy but thw Re?
pa oilcans wont' give Wilson1 credit Ter
H. They won't eveln explain Why the
war shuts doWn industries in* Spain
while the same war keepk American
Industries busy. Nevertheless the Re?
publicans blame Wilson for the high
cost of living in the United States;
while Spain attributes it to the wgr
In Efurope.'
" High prices or goods In this coun?
try' dtrrinrthe war 1881-lltt, reminds
ths Ntew York Journal of Commerce
io r?fl^some^of '6ur ow*dm\ war
price* The-f were surety slcy high,
cornered" tt^rVofrmhi** prices
today. "Ah'eta price list, sent out by
H. V. Claffm * eo;. New Torlff AaVl
djust 27, 1864, shows that the cloth!
lor* a called drees irt those dayrwout*]
cost trif it were eoefcece prints.-The
Jour rief of* Commerce reprints 'a long J
price list and observes:
?The price of American prints today
7c. does not seem high in comparison
with the 45c a yard asked in * 8 04'. The j
Clsfttn house would be glad to'sell*a
customer a gingham at ttr today that
It quoted at 48 l-2c then. A ticking |
thatvcet 82 l-2c then can be had
for 15c a yard now. A brown sheet?
ing that brought tec a yard in 1844
can hd had1 now>f6r 8 1-1*. A1 breached
cotton that brought 7th a yard can be
had now for 3 -l-4c. Another that
sold for lie a yard is otTeted'nOw in*<
Claffin's at 7 8-4C. A 10-4 sheeting that
brought |1.CO a yard can be had now
for lib.
"What Is of equal Importance to
know in comparing values, "then and
now," is that the cloths offered to?
day are Infinitely superior in quality,
and 'oftentimes much finer in con?
struction. The manufacturing changes
that have occurred have been trans?
lated Into greater values for the con?
sumer. Every experienced trader
know* It. and those who are not ex?
perienced may And profit In studying
the list."
L Ther New York paper reprinted the
price list aa a mere matter of curi?
osity. It hsd no Idea of doing it be?
cause the Republicans were In power
In 1884. and* its purpose was not to
save President Wilson's goat by show?
ing' that living now is awfully cheap
compared with the high tide cost of
living during Civil war times. We also
refer to it as a matter of curiosity,
Just aa we refer to some of the- Re?
publican charges against Wilson
because of their absurdity. The Re?
publicans say that the Democrats are
responsible for the high cost ef living
now, and It would be funny If some
people would actually accept Repub?
lican statements as a fact. They are
really good to laugh at by IntelItKent
people.?Wllm'n Tt r'? ,w
SUMTER t.-ifON MARKET.
Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cot*
ion Buyers
Oood Middling 12 1-1.
Strict Middling 12 1-4:
Middling 12.
Strict Low Middling 11 1-2.
Lew Middling 11.
NKW> YORK COTTON MARKST.
Yect'dje
Opera High Low Close Close
Jan . . .13.22 .23 .10 .10 .12
Mfh . . .13.36 .11 .24 .24 .25
May . . .12.72 .11 .84 .64 ,tl
July . . .12.80 .84 .72 .72 .75
Oct. . . .12.87 13.02 .89 .89 .90
Dsd. I .11.20 .10 .04 .04 .07
c&tnf?x ^&&f& mt?a1l.
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Contains AU Fertilizing ElenKmts
fleet Practice ta to ?se as Feed end
Retarn Manure to Soll.
At the present time, when pouash in
the form of salts is practically unob?
tainable and when both nitrogen and
add phosphate haVe advanced in price
because of the use of nitrates and sul?
phur** acid for munition purposes,
cottonseed meal, which carries all
three of the fertiliser elements, be?
comes of great importance/ In recent
years' immense quantities of this ma?
terial have- gone- into fertilisers; ap
proximtely 1,000,000 tons having been
so used in 19IS.
Cottonseed meal, the residue after
the pil has been extracted from cot?
tonseed, is a dry, yellowi.di powder,
having excellent mechanical proper?
ties for fertilizer mixtures, and I con?
tains about 6.6 per cent, of nitrogen,
2 per cent, of phosphoric acid, and- 2
per cent, of potash. It is, therefore,
according to specialists of the depart?
ment, primarily a nitrogenous fertiliz?
er, but under present conditions its
potash content is highly important
and is a decided factor in determining
the price at which 1 the- material is
sold.
in practice; cottonseed meal should
be mixed-with other Ingredients. Most
of the formulas heretofore published
have advocated various proportions
Of acid phosphate and muriate o f pot?
ash in combination with cottonseed
meal. Muriate of potash Is to all ti?
tents and purposes unobtainable this
year and must be omitted from pres?
ent consideration. If l,00O> pounds of
cottonseed meal and 1,000 pounds of
acid phosphate aro mixed,' however, a
tor* ot material results which contains
about lie pounds of phosphorus acid,
?6 pdunds of. nitrogen, and 20* pounds
of potash. This is about 9 per cent,
phosphoric acid, 3;26- per cent: nttflt?
gen, stiff 1 per cent ptotash, atod mak?*
a vary satisfactory mixture for inhny
sollst where- field: crops 4 ate' to I - OS
grown. Far ? trucking and' gardening
present practice demands^ w> higher
content of potash, and the mixture
mae>Jbe supplemented by the a-ppWea
tlonk of unreached wood ashes If ob?
tainable;
Nitrogen In cottonseed meal Is not
so quickly available as when .applied
In.the form of nitrate, but' on-the
other4 ham*, is not so likely tobe
leached;out is times of heasy rainfall.
In light sandy solle wfc?fe* lenehHig is
rapid the u?e of organic mat?fiai auch
a^a^?W^f?leil?r^'m be prcTerreft
Hi supplying th? necessary nitrogen
Decay of the organic material liberate.,
nha nitrogen gradually and- there in
much leas danger of loss than is tho
case when soluble salts, like1 Chliear
nitrate, are used.
Most of the mineral Ingredients la
cottonseed meal are recovered In the*
manure If the material is used as a
cattle feed; The most economical use
of cottonseed meal Is, therefore} to
feed it and apply the manure to the
land, in this way the material Is
made to serve a double purpose. Eu?
ropean dairymen have* for some* years
bought large quantities of American
cottonseed meal for feeding purposes.
As the live-stock Industry develops in
our Southern States, doubtless an in?
creasing amount of this material will
be diverted from the fertiliser trade
for use as stock feed, and at present
wherever possible the practice of
feeding the meal and using the ma?
nure for fertiliser should be followed,
rather then the direct application of
the cottonseed meal to the- land.
acquitted op murder charge
Jndge Rice Directs Verdict of Not
OwJIty la< Case Against Qreer Men.
Spartanburg, May 4.?Judge Hayne
F. Rice, In court of general-sessions
here this morning; directed the Jury
to return a verdict of acquittal In
the case of Robert McWvoyi a young
white man of Qreer, charged with
murder In connection with the sui?
cidal death of Annie Mae Glenn, an
18-year-old girl of Oreer. In the in?
dictment it was alleged that McEvoy
deserted the girl after a promise of
marriage and that following- his de?
parture the young woman took* poi?
son resulting In almost instant death.
At the coroner's inquest held the day
after the suicide it developed that she !
had expected to become a mother
within a short time.
A motion to quash the Indictment
wan Introduced yesterday by counsel
for the defense and argument was
heard until 11:30 o'clock this morn?
ing when Judge Rice Instructed the
jury to find for the defense.
Much Interest has been manifest In
the case by members of the local bar,
iih well as attorneys from other eitles
nearby, as It Is understood that It Is
the first case Involving such unusual
questions of law to come before the
courts of South Carolina.
Shortly eft*., the scqultthl and re?
lease of McEvoy, Arthur Payne, an
uncle of the dead girl, attacked Mc?
Evoy. striking him several blows in
the face. McEvoy was knocked ftown
and for a short time it seemed that
serious trouble would result, but
court officers separat d the combat?
ants and Payne* was taken from the
court house by friends*,
DRFEfNDS rrB?C(X3RATIC PBtfafttf
'S ' PLEtt '
J. C. Dunbar Thinks Comity to Coun?
ty Campaign System Has its Faults,
But is Best Which, has Been Deris*
ed.
Editor Daily Item:
I see from the proceedings of the
county convention on last Monday,
the ' county-to^county campaign was
indorsed by an overwhelming ma?
jority. The writer does not claim it to
be the best system of campaigning, as
we know there are many ridiculous
features involved, in as much as there
is a lot of abuse and mud slinging in?
dulged in; but the people want it.
and it being one of the principles up
|on which Democracy is based, it
would he a dangerous experiment to
abolish it. We claim to be a free peo?
ple and Democracy is noted for its
liberal views in according every man
his constitutional rights and privil?
eges and when we begin to restrict
those, there' is always a spirit among
th people, ready to resent such a
measure. It may be suppressed for a
time, but it is only dormant, we
might say, gathering in the meantime
more and more power and determina?
tion to assert itself and when in Its
indignation it docs burst forth, It
comes like a volcanic eruption and a
revolution Is on. South Carolinians
are: a peculiar and impetuous people,
jealous of what they consider their in?
herent rights and when we begin to
handle such a problem as abolishing
the county-to-county State campaign,
it would be well to consider it a deli?
cate proposition and move slow and
with caution. Twenty-five years ago
there was a split in the Democratic
camp of South Carolina and there was
much bitterness Indulged In by both
factions, each feeling that their prin?
ciple of- State government was right
and a political battle was oh, the
waging of which generated a feeling
which is not conducive to the building
up of a'Halted democracy for the best
Interest of the State at large. We
must not forget those days of bitter
factionalism and as our people are be?
coming more and more reconciled to
each other from a political standpoint,
we should continue to pour oil on the
waters, that there may not be another
division iu our Democratic family* Of
course WWall have our ideas and opin?
ions, but none of us are perfect and
it is jusi?ee^o the other fellow that we
conceded him the right to his. The!
old convention system ? i bringing
out candidates in this State at one time
v.u.? a vcrv popular mode with our
people,'but many becoming restless
and dissatisfied under its operations,
the lout mutteringe of thunder began
to be heard from the political atmos?
phere, '.he lightning of indignation
began to flash and It was not long be?
fore- the political cloud in all of its
fury broke upon us and there It was
we, as a party which hitherto had
worked in unison and harmony for
what wo thought was best for our
State, was torn asunder, which rent
n has taken time to partly heal and
pUr great desire should be to steer
clear of Such breakers In the future;
J. C. Dun bar.
Dalzell, May 4.
Borden dew Meeting*
Under authority of the County
Democratic Executive Committee and
by direction of the same. Borden Dem?
ocratic Club will meet at Emanuel &
Co's store at Borden, S. C.,'oh Satur?
day, May 20th for the purpose of re?
organizing, electing officers to serve
for the ensuing two years and for the1
transaction of such other business as
(may properly come before the meet?
ing.
NWrURJ? TELLS1 YOU
As Many a Sumter Reader Knows Too
?r ??? ? WenV
When the kidneys are weak.
Nature tells you about It.
The urine is nature's index.
Infrequent or too frequent passage,
Other disorders suggest kidney Ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for dis?
ordered kidneys.
Sumter people testify to their
worth.
Mrs. L. F. Adams. 508 Oakland Ave., |
Sumter, says: "I had dull pains in
my back, along with headaches, dizzy
spells and other symptoms of kidney
trouble:' When I heard about Doan's
Kidney Pills, I; procured a supply at
Zemp's Pharmacy and they relieved
me. one of the younger members of
our lamlry also complained- of head?
aches* and pains in the back and was
annoyed- by the' kidney secretions
passing too freely. Doan's Kidney
Pills were also used in that case and
relieve all the ailments."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Dean's Kidney Pills?the same that
Mrss Adams had. Foster-MUburn Co..
Props., Buffalo, N. Y. 35
Desire Teacher's (Vit Ideate.
.There were eight young ladles an<l
two young1 men who stood the teach?
ers' examination today, conducted by
superintendent J* H. Haynsworth at
the court house,
County Realizes Profit on CntUe.
The Savannah Morning News state
that the Screven county farm has
demonstrated the profitableness of
cattle and has more than doubled its
herd for another year. Mr. A. B.
Moore, chairman of the county farm
committee, submitted to the board of
commissioners sonne* Interesting: fig?
ures as to livestock experiments on
the-county farm. Probably the most
Interesting statement in his report was
that 15' head of cattle raised and fat-^
terfed on the farm for market were
soldfor a total of $718.57. That fund
was reinvested in cattle, 39 head be?
ing purchased for $540. This left a
cash surplus of $178.57, which is to
say that the county has that much
caish and 39 more cattle from the sale
of only 15 fatted cattle. This is pret?
ty good trading, but it is only what
most any farmer can do.
Balknob, Arkansas, May 6.?Six
bandits today blew open four safes
and escaped with ten thousand dol?
lars. A gun battle wtih the posse Is
imminent. The telephone wires to
the city are cut.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION Or
NO. 8869. _UmL
The First National Bank of Sumter, at Sumter. la the State of Seeth
Carolina, at the Close of Business, May 1st, ISIeV ' fc ^ fr^fej^ J
I. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on h) .. $656,909.56
2: Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 860.21
8, U. 8. bonds:
a U. 8. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par i ?
value).$60,000.00
b U. S. bonds pledged to secure U. S. deposits (par
value)..... 7,000.00
Total IT. S. bonds. 67,080.00
4. Bonds, securities, eto:
b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure
(. ? postal savings deposits.. .. ..... . . , . . . 4jQQ0:00
s. Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ?
ing stocks) owned unpledged. .. .. ..' .. .. .. 7,346.00
Total bonds, securities, etc. 11,346.00
5. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve Bank stock 2,000.00
6. a Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve bank
j. $1S,800:00
h Less amount unpaid .. . 6,0tW.O0 . 0,000.00
7. a Value of banking house (If unencumbered) . . 50,000100
10. Net-amount due from Federal Reserve bank .:., 8,362.64
II. a Net amount due from approved reserve-agents
In New York, Chicago, and St. Louis.. ...... 6,210.12
b Net amount due from approved reserve agents
irt other reserve'cities. 27,738.80 33,948.92
12. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth- |
er than included in 10 or 11). ' 1,822.58^
14. Other checks on banks In the same city or town
as reporting bank... 4i885;8?
15. b Frakitonal currency, nickels ;ir.d cents. J.292.2?
16. Xotes of ather national banks....;. 1.3J5.U0
lfc. Coin and certificates. 19,274.10
20. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and* due
from U. S. Treasurer. . 2,400.00
Total..$757,637.10
LIABILITIES.
25. Capital stock paid In.$100,000.00
26. surplus fund.* . .$tbb;bot>.oo
27. Undivided profits.-. 46,927:50
c Less current expenses, Interest, and taxes
paid. 11,768:22 35,159.28
37. Circulating notes outstanding. ?O.OOO'.Ot
Demand deposits.
33. Individual deposits subject to check.. .. .. .. 190,096.44
36. Cerlfied cheeks. 29.00
36. Cashier's checks oustanding. .. 399.93
37. United States deposits. 5,412.72
38: Postal savings deposits. 924.66
Total demand deposits, Items 33,34, 35, 36; 37,
38, 39 ojnd 40. $196,862.65
Time deposljs (payable after 30 days, or subject
to 30 day? or more notice): eSB?ssf?*"*"^
43. Other time deposits. lW!J^^ 266,616.17
Total of time deposits, Items 41, 42, and 43.. 266,517.17
47. b Notes and bills rediscounted elsewhere than at
Federal Rererve Bank. 10,000.00
- i Li ?'
Total.$757,537.10
STATtt OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, as.
I, O. L. Yates, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of mf knowledge and belief.
d. u YttrtBS; Cashier?
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of May, 1916.
A. M. Broughton, Notary Public.
Correct?Atleet:
w. b; UPSHUR,
H.' D. BARNBtT,
H. N. FORESTER,
Directora
Lumber, Lime, Gen
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
BOOTH & McLEOD,
Socce*tors to BbottfSholtf Lumber Or Supply Co.
Gee. Epperson's CMdi Ste>nd Opp. Coxirt Hoaee
irmmmmttmmumtmtmmmtw
Tike Bailey-Lebby Company
(Machinery, Mill and
Plumbing Supplies.
Automobile Supplies and Accessories
6. & J. Tires and Tubes VEE00L Oils Mil?r