The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 14, 1916, Image 2
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crrr i lkrk and trkaki rauft
MAKES OOetPAIUsON of 1915.
Ittt AND 11*11.13 re?
ports.
Points out Numerous ('lunge* to
<Hf*? Advantagix Which Have
lim Brought about D?ring Past
Yonr?City Now llccciviug interest
?ai Deposits in Laid Ranks.
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The following comparison of the
annual report* for tho city of Sumter
for tho years 1914-15 und 1915-1G
prepared by the City Clerk and Treas?
urer will be read with % great deal of
?teilst by citlsen* c ( Sumter, as the
Una ices of the city is a matter in
which all are deeply Interested.
The statement of Mr. Blandtng Is:
TO Ibe Honorable. Tie City Council:
1 herewith submit my annual re?
port for the tleclal year ending June
10th. 101*. Owing to the late change
la date of the end of the fiscal year
from July 31st to June 30th, this re?
port covers only ekven months In?
stead of twelve. Por purposes of
comparison, thereforo with former
yearn, one eleventh o somo of the
Items of revenues an 1 of most of the
ttemn of expense should be added to
sac Ii Ifmm to arrive at an approxl
raat*4y correct basis.
A comparison of bills psyable ac
count shows that $30,700.00 more
money was borrowed this year than
last sear to the present date. Of this
amosat fit.tit Is repi csented by cash
on blind, and the bah nee has gone
Into extarordtnary construction work
made In advance of th - street paring.
Construction and Improvement
work amounting to $17,111.38 has
noon done In these eleven months as
compared with $7.43 ,.30 done last
year.
An Indebtedness of $3,699.27 due
tho city schools at tne end of the last
fiscal year has been pi id.
From the two mill* tax levied for
City bond purposes, $i 481 39 wss this
year realised. Of this amount $4,750
Wag used to pay Inter es t on the bonds,
leaving a balance of $1,731.39 that
should go Into a sinklr g fund against
Use retirement of theo? bonds at ma?
turity. Tats la assuming that ? the
city's water works bonds. Interest and
rJ* are to be tak.m care of from
fhe tx oka Instead of j
Sinkrag fund of $1.089.96 that the
has* there should be soms $31,
?00.00 accumulated up to date against
the retirement of the city bonded in?
debtedness Including the water work?
beads.
On January 16th nixt, $11,250.00
principal and the same amount in In?
terest will bo due on the lato Issue of
street improvement bonds, and under
tltsyordinance, provisions will have
fo be made for gettln r assessments
loads against abutting property own
its so that these assessments may be
collected wlth^other property taxes,
Ihn books for which Open November
'. st. The city will very probably have
to look forward to advancing a certa .
I mount of these funds temporarily
(?n account of delinquencies.
By getting In touch with the mon
ty market in New York and other
Unsocial centers, considerably lowei
Interest rates have been obtained on
money borrowed for city purposes.
During the last year th ? Interest rate
las averaged 3.8 5 por r<*nt. The city
I? now paying 4 1-4 per cent, on its
loan. It has enjoyed a? low ruto as
I 1-2 per cent.
As accommodation I? not required
or expected ordinarily >f the local
banks and as the city I: continuously
torrowtng mon>y at th< north which
I keeps on deposit with these hanks
? > bo used as neded, arrangements
have been made with those depositor
les to pa>y 4 per cent. Interest on
dally balances. This I expect another
year will materially les ten tho city's
Ii Herat and discount uc ount.
Funds received during the past year
gessn bond sales for the purpose of
erecting a new school ?utldlng and
fi>r street paving Impro'emont* have
been placed with tho lo *al hunks at
sally balancf Interest r u.-s of .'.
per cent and 4 1-3 per cent., netting
t?> date In the former Instance ?827..VI
and In the latter $1.9*M*. From
s hat 1 can tram no Interest has ever|
formerly been obtained on such ? <>n
?truction fund accounts.
The city at present Is continuously
a borrower, owing to th > fact that It
Is carrying In Its floating indebtedness
ths following Items of expenditure
Donation to Seuboard >lr Line rail
road. Replacement of Sfwer line that
went had and paving of wo blocks of
Liberty street with brick. The cost
of these Items aggregate uround $50,.
000.00. Ordinarily they are all sub
Joct for bond Issues. Vhe city run
probably carry these In 1 I Boating In?
debtedness nt u cheaper rate of In?
terest. thUn It could by Issum* bond.*
for same, but the presencs of this
amount in floutb. : Indebt -dness makes
the financial condition of the city con
tinuously appear weak snd does not
stars a safe margin of oi salt at times,
ForNi> (.in,
i/rv or caisryiv,
concealed weapon.
Three Fuses Remaining Will be Dl*?
potted of la VarlouH Ways?Another
Trtul May lieg In Today.
Charleston, Oct. 11.?The Jury in
the seeond trial of Henry J. Brown,
charged with assault and battery Upon
W. K. Wint'ate with intent to kill und
carrying a concealed weapon, agreed
upon a verdict at 0:30 this evening
after being out about un hour und i
half. The defendant was found no?
guilty as to the th*t count and guilty
as to carry! ig a concealed weapon.
Judge 1-ice announced that he
would impese sentonco either tomor?
row or no:U week. Evidenco was
submitted to the jury without argu?
ment after Judge Kice's chargo.
This case which resulted In u rols
trl; ; the {irut time, the Jury having
been oat marly 141 hours, was tried
again yesterday and today, testimony
concluding about 4:30. It Is the hst
of 13 Indictments following the elec?
tion shooting of last October, and this
total now has been reduced to three,
through the verdict of today s, the
ordering by Judge Rice, upon mo inn
of Solicitor Henry, of seven ci.ses
charging the carrying of concealed
weapons to the civil and criminal
court, the death of one defendant,
Patrick Quisn, and the nol prosfing
this afternoon by Solicitor Henry of
the case agnl ist Frank Hogan, charg?
ed with inciting riot. Solicitor He try
stated, in nol pressing this case, tiat
ho found nothing in the evidence be?
fore him to sustain tho charge.
It Is possil le one of the remuining
election caset may be taken up to?
morrow.
All these rases grew out of the
riot which occurred when the city
Democratic executive committee met
here October 1.?, 1915, to declare the
primary election for mayor and alder?
men. Sidney J. Cohen, reporter for
an afternoon newspaper, was killed,
but no person has yet been accused
of shooting him. Because of the high
feeling here at the time the militia
was on active duty and political meet?
ings were hell under military guard.
The militia also had charge during
the inquest into the killing of Mr.
Cohen.
f^s^ipfey^ # T? Hi
lleecfestac WIM, not Conaidei
Important Question in Open Ses?
sion.
Berlin, Oct. 12.?Tho budget com?
mittee today voted not to discuss tht
submarine question in the open
session of the Kelchstag. This prac?
tically puts an end to the fight on
Chancellor Bethmann-Holweg.
GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK.
Manning to Address Commercial Con?
gress.
Columbia.^ct. 12.?Gov. Manning
has accepted an Invitation to speak
before the Southern Commercial con?
gress, which meets in Norfolk, Va.,
December 11-14. This will be one of
the biggest commercial gatherings In
the South during the fall, and Gov
Manning will appoint possibly 100
delegates from this State. The At?
lantic fleet wll! mobilize at Hampton
lloads for the event.
A meeting ot the house of Southern
governors has been called tp meet In
Norfolk simultaneously. Ti.e South
OSJflilllg executive Is chairman of the
organization, a id has Issued tho caT
for the meeting.
llko the preset t, when the (ail re
sources 6f the city ore tax?d by spe?
cial construction improvements such
as fire now demanded In advance
preparation for the street pavin:.
work, or by any cxtuordinary re pall
work such us 1) now made necossar>
by the sewer UttS break on Salon:
Avenue. I therefore think that BOflfc
or all of Uteaa Items of liability
should be placed In n refunding bond
ismie as soon us such issue could be
made without exceeding the stntutor>
Of toted Indebtedness limit.
The items In the report under the
head of street and sidewalk improve?
ment liabilities aggregating |?,oSS.S!>
will eventually "lose Into surplus.
By a change liv^the method of get?
ting re'urns on business subject to li?
cense, I estimate that better results
ate obtained, cffectfng both a more
equitable assessment as between all
licenses and un Increase In revenut
from this source, after allowance ll
made for the natural im rease incident
to the business growth of the city.
The Interest rate received on the
sinking funds of the city has been
changed from a four to a live per
cent, basis.
In making this report I desire to
make geknowteogement of the sub
stantlal backini and cooperation or
.?en honorable body which has ma
t ui.illy conduced tO any result tha*
ma\ have been accomplished.
Respectfully.
D. M. BRANDING.
Clerk und Treasurer
August 20, 1916.
GARDNER'S HOMKIt WINS (iAMU.
j Mat-quai<l Is Math? Victim of Boston
Mrn in l oiirlii ol World Scries COQ*
test.
; Nt'\v York, Oct. 11.?Larry Gardner
rose to world series lame at Ebbetts
fields this &ft?rnOon With a mighty
boras run smash to the centerileld
fence on which Hohlit/.ell and Lewis
scored ahead of him. Those three
runs overcame the two markers that
tho Brooklyn Nationals garnered off
Dutch Leonard in the opening inning
and would have been sullicient to re?
turn the Boston Americans a winner
in the fourth game for world's base
hall honors, but the Red ,^ox gathered
three more as the game wore on, while
Leonard held tho National league
champions helpless before his curs'es
and speed.
Today's <r to 2 victory enabled the
Red Sox to return home tonight with
three victories to one for the Superbas.
Tomorrow the conilict will be renew?
ed at Braves field In what the Bed
Sox hope will be the deciding game.
This contest may be played before a
record crowd, for Columbus day is a
legal holiday in Massachusetts an!
the Indications point to an enormous
attendance.
NATIONAL MILITARY TRAINING.
Secrctury Raker Will Meet Presidents
of All Iui|m>rtant Colleges.
Washington, i*t. 12.?The first step
toward national military training will
he taken next Tuesday when Secretary
Baker meets the presidents of all Im?
portant colleges and universities
throughout copntry to work out
plans for a system of military train?
ing in all educational institutions.
Among the institutions represened
will , bo Yale, Harvard, Vanderbllt,
Clcmson and the Universities of Ala?
bama and Tennessee.
SHIPS SAILINGS RESUMED.
Wblte Star Line Will Send Big Ammu?
nition Ship to Sea.
New York, Oct. 12.?Despite contin?
ued reports that submarines are wait?
ing along the steamer lanes officials
of the White Star line announced thl*
morning that the Adriatic, the queer
of the ammunition fleet, would sail
sometime today. Only two allied
ihina sailed yesterday, and both were
?siauT?ncn. "^TOsHRffkicTed tho BTttiSW
and French will soon have a fleet of
fifty warships off the American coast
to guard steamers.
WILL SWEEP SKAS.
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Germans Pl?n to Send Ont Three
Hundred Submarines.
Newport, R. I.. Oct. 12.?Germany
plans to sweep the seas with three
hundred submarines, according to
Mrs. Noah Thompson, who was visit?
ed by Captain Rose of the U-53. Mrs.
Thompson quoted Capt. Rose as stat
ng that this plan will be put Into
operation by the first of January, and
will sweep the seas clear of all enemy
ships. Capt. Rose said this plan was
unfolded In the letter he mailed to
\mbassador von Bernstorff.
TRAIN WRECKERS FAIL.
Attempt Made to Wreck Hughes Train
in Kentucky. <,
Louisa, Ky., Oct. 12.?An attempt
was made to wreck tho Hughes spe?
cial train as it pulled out of Paints
vllle. Trainmen discovered a rail
broken with a sledge hammer and a
part of it carried away.
\'0 KT ATI TE LIMIT ON STOKACE
Attorney (.corral Says Liquor So Held
Must Ik* for Personal Cso.
Columbia. Oct. 12.?An opinion was
glfSfl by Thomas H. Peeples .attorney
general, yesterday, in which it was
held that there was no law on the
statute books "limiting the amount
of wines or liquors which a person
may store for his own use in his own
home; he is not allowed to keep It in
his place of business or club room."
The present law is that each Individ'
utl may order one nallon a month,
ami express companies delivering a
greater amount are subject to heav:
?enalties. Express records are open
to the public.
KINGSTON A MYTH.
Destroyers find No Trace of Ship ft*
Crew.
Washington. Oct. 12.?Destroyer,
bsn/lng failed to find any trace of the
steamer Kingston, supposedly sunk by
r-f>:s, navy department officials an?
nounced today that they believed the
steamer was a my tit. The search is
discontinuing*
Quite a number of registration cer?
tificates were issued last week by the
County Registration Hoard, many of
' hem going to neuro? w ho sought to
qualify themselves for voting In the
general election.
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SERVE
Maxwell has put a real meaning into the word
"Service."
Simply by requiring every Maxwell dealer to carry a
full supply of Maxwell parts ?so that he can replace
any damaged or worn part at once, without waiting for
parts to be shipped from the factory.
If you are a Maxwell owner your car will always be
in running order because our dealer?any Maxwell
dealer?can give you real and immediate service. If he
couldn't, he wouldn't be a Maxwell dealer.
Not more than one or two automobile builders in the
country can give you service that compares with
Maxwell Service.
This is a vital point. Investigate it fully before
buying your car.
Ro.j J-.ter S580: Touring Car SS95; Cabriolet S865; Town
Cor JVI5; Sedan $98$. Fully equipped, including
etectrk starter and lights. All prices f. o. b. Detroit.
T. X. OKI I l i\, I.yiuiiburjr, S. O.
GRIFFIN-JOHNSON MOTOR CO.
Sumter, S. C.
Deferred Payments
If Desired
??. AfUiD SECR FIT ARY ( OMINO.
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Wyait A. Taylor of Columbia, at Head
Of i Christian Endeavor Work in
Stole, to Be Here Tomorrow to
Make Two Addresses at Prcsbytcr
Jan Church.
Wyatt A. Taylor, Field Secretary of
Mie. Alb-South Extension Committee 1
of the United Society of Christian Kn
leavpr, will be in the city tomorrow,
Friday, October 13th, and will speak
in .the Sunday school room of the
Presbyterian church at 4 o'clock in the
lfternoon, and again at 8 in the even?
ing,,* Everybody is most cordially in?
vited to. attend both of these servU.es.
$fr?.Taylor is also president of the
South Carolina Christian Endeavor
^r^y^and Southern States Secretary,
iiA h?f*>,n mm"
iquAjfs a~nd" no superiors as a " State
Christian Endeavor president in all
America." The strong State union
A'hich South Carolina has today is
largely the result of efforts on the
part of this consecrated young man.
South Carolina felt honored when at
the All-South convention in Atlanta
last July, her president was elected as
the,.pew field secretary.
It will be a great treat to hear Mr.
Taylor. He is a lluent speaker, very
entertaining and wonderfully enthus?
iastic.
The Christian Endeavor State con?
vention will be held hero November
10-12, and at least 400 young people
ire expected. A splendid program is
?eing prepared and the local commlt
ee also is working to make this con?
vention the biggest and best conven?
tion ever held in this State.
STRIP GREECE OF NAVAL FORCE.
Allies Take Charge of Const a mine's
Meet.
London, Oct. 11.?Vice Admiral
Dartlge Du Fournet, commander of
the Anglo-French lleet In the Medi?
terranean, has presented an ultima
rum to Greece .demanding that Greece
hand over the entire Greek Meet ex?
cept the armored cruiser Averoff and
he battleships Lemnos and Kllkis to
he entente allies l*y 1 o'clock Wed?
nesday afternoon, according to Reu
?.er's Athens correspondent. Demand
is also made for the control of Pira
eus-Larissa railway.
"The minister of marine,' the cor?
respondent continues, "says Vice Ad?
miral Fournet's demands will be com?
plied with and that the tleet will be
handed over before the prescribed
time.
"The demands were made as a pre?
cautionary measure to Insure the safe?
ty of the allies' fleet."
It Is explained that the dispatch of
artilfcry and ammunition to the in?
terior, the movements of Greek ship.
and the continued activity of the re?
servist leagues have aroused fears of
disorder" at points where the allies'
war vessels are anchored und also
endanger the security of the allied
troops on the Balkan front.
The Rational Use of Lime.
Clemson College, Sept. IB.?The ap?
plication of lime is both expensive and
time consuming, hence it should only
be used where needed, We advise the
use of lime where soils are quite acid,
which condition should be corrected;
also, for certain leguminous crops as
alfalfa and red clover which are quite
sensltlvo to acid soils.
Ma*hy slightly acid soils will pro
luce'good crops of crimson clover,
bur Ipiover, cow peas, vetch, and soy
beans.
Public Health Hints.
Do you:
Maintain a polluted well and then
complain about the undertaker's bill?
Think screening is too expensive
and then blame your malaria on the
climate?
Insist on sanitary cigar factories
and then use a public elgar cutter?
Carry a fine handkerchief and then
forget to cover your mouth when you
cough?
Caught *? the Act.
If the young man who was seen last
Sunday night kissing his best girl,
while sitting near a window with the
curtain drawn, will subscribe to the
Observer and pay a year in advance,
no further mention will be made of
the matter.?Lotta OJ*Bcrver.
j When farm machinery makes a
noise, there is something wrong.
i
Noise means wear.
BEESWAX
WANTED
Cash paid for any quan?
tity of good Beeswax.
IM. G. Osteen
Sumter, S. C.
YOU WILL SOON
Be purchasing your needs in Clothing lor the win?
ter, and before buying it wiil pay you to come in and
see our line of clothing for men and boys.
MEN'S SUITS
We have a very attrac?
tive line of men's suits in
all the latest weaves and
patterns, also Blues and
Black. Price $10 to $20
BOY'S SUITS
We are showing a strong
line of boys' and child
ren's suits. Price $2.50 t<
$10.00
MEN'S PANTS
Our line of men's pants is conceded to be the best
in the city when price and value are considered.
If it is an Overcoat for yourself or boy see us. WTe
have it.
Our stock of Gents' Furnishings is complete, and
we can take care of your wants in this line.
Come in and see us. You are always welcome.
THE 0I!U DRV HS CO.
Good Values Courteous Attention