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FINANCIAL ? TV IS KX CK 1,1.1: NT, SA Ys ?HAND JURY, H ?NRED INDKI1T KDNIMM RPING LIGHT, ?fary H>c?mM? mIm CouMoJMutioii of Rural School 4 In Order Co Accum pM. Retter H<-*ults In County In Em????tinnt*l l.mf ? Recommends T%X Ott Automobil???? und Trucks for Road ParpoM*'*?r. K Jones Pro eeaeed for Atlcmpt to llrlbe Juror? ?foduiH Plan foe County Health Odker?Wou^l Have County Pur ajah Ford for Superintendent of Kd motion. The following- report of the grund Jury of Sumter county for the full term of sesslonu court to HIh Honor. Judge Qeo. C. Prince, will be read with much Interest by cttlsena of Sum tor county: ,s To The Hon. Qecrge K. Prince, Preaid Ing Judge: Door Sir W>. the grand Jury beg leave to submit our report for the tall term of the court of general aes atone for the your itII. W? have peered upon ell bills re? ferred to ue by tfhe solicitor end re? turned same to the court with /our aadlage endorsed thereon. Tour charge t > the grand Jury was very practical, sad we fully appre? ciate the fact that our clttaens should eaerclae unusual care In the selection of their officers, snd while those In charge of our county affairs will com? pare favorably with any set of officers la the State, we do not believe we 'have within our boundary lines, n man combining the qualifications noc? eans ry to 011 the office of supervisor aa indicated by you. AM the committees appointed at the oaring term of court made their re? peat at the summer term except the finance committee, which was de? layed on account of the examination of the county offices not haying been completed. We submit with this presentment a complete audit of even* office in the county, which we wish made a part Of this report. It shown the financial aCaJr* of our county to be in excel? lent condition; the bonded Indebted Slaty thousand dollars with ty-ftve thauaand dollars bills pay 1 Jena for mow I iMenaa^alAfttkaj ?Wntora^ It m one Of our banks bearing Interest at 4 per mm. T/he audit shov s that the county treasurer had on deposit in the banks of the city on June 31-th, including the Item of twenty-five thousand dollars above referred to $58,358.67. The expert accountants who audit books speak in nattering terms of mer In which our county' officers rp their reco.dM and the asalstancc W?m l,y them In the work, for which 'they ere to be commend >d. This grand Jur/ and .he previous one gave a great ieal of thought and consideration to < cr rural school sit? uation. We fully agree with your Honor's charge, ttiat It la one of the moot Impo-tant questions with which our people have 10 deal and one up? on which the future cltiaenshlp of our country largely depends. We rec? lamed In fotmer presentments, we emphaalse trat recommendation now, that for the preaent at leaat, the beat solution of tie situation la com? bination ef dtatricts, by which we mean combining of two or more er boob) under one head. In order to do this it may be necessary to change some of the district lines, which we think can be done without much trouble With tl s view of carrying out this suggestion, we recommend the following combinations: Rembert. Hagood. Pisgah and New Hope under ens head; Ingram and Reid under one head; DuRoae. Hoaeard and Frnaer undar one head; itateburg No. 6 and Ai?yle combined with Wedgefleld: tttaeburg No. 10 combined with Gen. Sumter Memorial; In Shiloh No. 13 there are four schools, three with one teacher each, and one with two teach era. We recommend the consolidation of these four s hools under one bead. The consolidation feuture ban my advantage)*, ltetter school building" a male principal for every school, which wo think very neces? sary, and m.itr aid which means $100 00 where there are two teachers to a building, and 1300.00 for three or more teachers. Th a combination ma] work a little hardrt dp on a few Isolat? ed famlltea In the districts combined, but with the trat sportntlon system now In force In the districts com? bined, we believe they can all be ac? commodated without serious incon? venience. Our Inlormatlon Is that these districts thiit have combined, could not be persiaded to return to the old system, an I that should en? courage the other to adopt It. Our recommendation 1 ere refers only to white schools, but wherever practical wa recommend the colored nchOhll aleo combine, belhvlng It to be bene At-tal to them and economical In tit** end. We inters lewed the county Superin? tendent of education ut length on the rural school situation. IU> tells us tlier are forty-seven white and sev enty-feur colored schools in the court t>, and that he is unal>le to visit these dc hooh by means of a horse and bug? gy, hi* present mode of travel, more tbnn enco or twice a year, which we do not think su'dVient, and we rec? oinmci d that he be furnished with an automobile, nothing more expensive than a Ford, by means of which, he thinks he can pay monthly visits, which in our opinion should be very helpful to the teachers. We vould like to say something on tho subject of public highways, but as a change of olhcers has taken pluce in this department, we leave the new supervisor to the tender mercies of our iiucce.ssors. We do wish to say, however, that there Is a sentiment which ?M-meates the entire county in favor of better roads, and the people are willl ig to ue taxed to a reasonable amount o obtain them. We recommend that if it i?; not the Intention of those in charge of tho construction of the new Jail to com? mence the building at once, t tat im? mediate steps be taken to make the present one more sanitary and habi? table. In looking over the list of prisoners, we find that Ranxa Terry has been in Jail since July 8th, Isis. We are in? formed that he Is under life sentence, but that an appeal has been taken In his case to the Supreme Court, and pending that appeal he is going held here in Jail. We think whatever ac? tion is neeesen.ry to dispose of hiu case shculd be taken with as little de lay as joaslble and save cdunty the expense of further caring for him. We endorse the recommendation of the County Medical Association, and the City Board of Health for a County Health officer, but recommend that he be an experienced physician, anc endorsee, by the County Medical Aa ooation. We recommend an unnual tax of five dollars on automobiles and' ten dollars on motor trucks, the money derived ;.'rom this tax to be kept as a separate fund and used for the up? keep of the public highways. The toilets in the basement of the court house are in a very unsanitary condition, and we recommend imme? diate attention the ?n. We Und that the Burns Hardware Company, a corporation which went Into bai Sjjsj^jSJd cents, an 4 w* recommend that steps be taken to collect the same tbrough the bankrupt court or whatever course may be necessary. We interviewed the aherlfl and auditor as to this case, and they soem to be of the opinion that they cannot act in cases of this character, until the expiration of the penalty period which is about March 15th. If they are correct In this, the laws appear to us to be defective and should bo amended. Wo present C. E. Jones for attemp* to bribe and name Orover A. Adams as a material witness. ? The gi and Jury room Is In a very bad cone itlon. Uist night a large block of plastering fell as a result of leaks. The room Is dungerous fot occupancy, and wo recommend that the necessary repairs be made at once. We tha nk your Honor and court of Iclals for courtesies extended us. Foreman. PROG RESSIVE REPUBLICANS. Statement Issued by the Nominees for Electors. News and Courier. L Arthur O'Neill, Sr.. W. Mart Floyd, Frank M. Shope. C. E. Carmen. W. W. R jssell, Alonzo Her, James F. Jonklns, E. J. Brown and George D. Shore, Sr., nominees for eloctors, on the ticket of the "Progressive Repub? lican party, State of South Carolina,'' have Issued a statement. J. D. Adams, of Charleston, Is declared to be the party's member of the national com? mittee; A D. Webster, of Orangeburg, chairman of the State executive com? mittee; J. C. Puree!** of Newberry, vice chal man of the committee, and J. T. Biclinrdson of Greenville, State secretary and treasurer. The state? ment foil >ws: Progressive Republican party, Stat ! of South Carolina. The Pr>jsji ssslVs Republicans to tho People of South Carolinaj In pursuance of public notice, pre? viously given, a meeting was held at tho Jefferson Hotel, in Columbia, on September 14, 1910, by certain citizen of the State who organized themselves Into what Is to he known as the Pro? gressive Republican party of Bouth ('arolina. The reasons and purposes actuating those men are hereby set forth for public consideration. This annotmoe NlOfl will Include a discussion of the political Issues of the hour or of th" merit! of candidates, hut It should be stated that we are pa it and parcel Ol the natbu al Republican party. To It we own allegiance and are In full ac cord with its national organization, \*y platform of principles, and give Mi I Yes, SENSIBLE?because it's Comfortable 11 I npHERE are other good tasting cigarette&| Fatiina I S I A isn't the only good one. But when it comes to' I I com/orf?there is probably no oilier cigarette in the 111 I Fatima's Turkish Blend is so delicately balanced I I that it leaves a man feeling keen and fit even after a 11 |P ^^^^^ ???-i ^ ^ ^ ill! l lliill l There cgciats In South Carolina an organisation or semblance of one, self styled the Union Republican party. We are distinct from it and wish that distinction clearly understood. Our invitation to men of respecta? bility to join the Progressive Republi? can party and vote for its electors in November is based in part on the fact that our counsels thus far have been composed of men lit to give the wel? come, and in this respect we intend 0 maintain our worthiness. Whether the directions and the con? trol of the governmental affairs of our country through the agency of polit leal parties is the best and wisest wa> of doing things may be debatable question, Lot all men recognize that Is, and has always been, our way. Two great national parties vie with each other for control. In almost every State it Ih the same. If not nearly balanced in voting strength there is invariably an opposing party organ? ized and alert to protlt by tho mis? deeds of the party in power. In South Carolina, however, one party has for many years held undisputed sway. No impartial observer will contend that It should be so?this is not a debata? ble question. It is wrong and from it the State is suffering. We will not here recount the abuses of its power by the Democratic party of South Carolina, a slnnle example of the hour will suffice; there are men standing it this moment as the nominees for high State offices whose personal in? tegrity have been openly' impeached :?y Democratic opponents in the recent primary campaign. If a strong op? posing party was on guard the domi? nant party would not dare place In nomination men who could not refute such charges?by doing so it would invite almost certain defeat. Yet these men are going to be elected. Pew men or women of South Caro? lina have ever heard a national leader of their own political party discuss its principles; none have ever heard within their own borders, a spokes? man of authority, for the great Re* publican party. What they do hear biennially Ii n little about State af? fairs and much unseemly personali? ties. We have the anomaly of men who believe in protective tariff and men who believe In a tariff for rev? enue only all voting alike in national affaire, Men <>f nil households of faith and with nothing in common pretend? ing to shelter themselves under one political roofi To the serious judgment of the peo? ple of South Carolina we submit that it is not Well for >ne political party to remain Indefinitely in unchallenged control. If We are Mistaken In this Ihun we frankly admit that there |g no good reason for our political ex If, however, we see cleanly, hpoml^^raT^ to be truer consider tf it is not your bounded duty to support and uphold the move? ment. Mr. Rosevelt said at N^w' Or? leans in 1912, "If you have tho cour? age of your convictions, come with us. If you do come with us, come be? cause you know that you are serving the interest of the South by doing it." j It is not our purpose to stir up strife. Family and factional quarrels such as have been witnessed by the Democratic party of South Carolina at various times since 1890 far exceed in bitterness anything that could ever arise. When two active parties con? tend, issues and not personalities are discussed, the ilrst is educational, the latter breeds only hatred and 111 feel? ing. Though looking to the furtherance and success of our political faith and convictions wo are above all Ameri? can citizens who love their country and cheerfully abide by its laws. Respectfully the electors. D. Arthur O'Neill, Sr. W. Mart Floyd. Frank M. Shope. C. E. Carmen. W. W. Russell. Alonzo Her. Jas. F. Jenkins. E. J. Rrown. Geo. D. Shore, Sr. Neuralgia of the face, shoulder, hands, or feet requires a powerful remedy that will penetrate the llesh. Ballard's Snow Dinlment possesses that power. Rubbed In where the pain Is felt Is all that is necessary to relieve suffering und restore normal conditions. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Sibert's Drug .ttore.?Advt. Pekin, Oct. 14.?Japan nd Rus? sia have protested again1 railroad and canal grants made by China to Americans. When the chest feels on lire and the throat burns, you have Indigestion*, and you need Heroine to get rid of the disagreeable feeling, it drives out badly digested food, strengt liens tho stomach and purities the bowels. Price .r?0c. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. ? Advt. Berlin, Oct. 1C,.?11 was admitted today that I he British had penetrate. 1 the German first Hue northeast of Ccudeeourt, but the war office claims hey were driven out. All you who have torpid liver, weak, digestion or constipated bowels look out for chills, The season In here and. the air Is full of the disease germs The best thing to do is to get your liver In good condition and purify the stomach and bowels. Her bine Is the riuht remedy, it answers the purpose comnletely. Price 50c. Bold by ifybert's Drug Store. ?Advt. . ? j-1? i ? ? mi* i i <- 4 V* x-'??- ; \:- *- i DEAIOCR ATIC PROSPECTS BRIGHT Western Lenders are Entliusiastic o( Wilson's Prospects. Chicago, Oct. 16.?Chairman Mc Cormick spent today in conference with western leaders who are enthus? iastic over Democratic prospects. They declared they had no doubt of Wil son's re-election. A child can't get strong and ro? bust while intestinal worms eat away its vitality. To give the child a chance to grow these parasites must be destroyed and expelled. White's Cream Vermifuge is guaranteed to re mov the worms; it also puts the vital organs in healthy, vigorus condition. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by Siberfs Drug Store.?Advt. TROOPS TO REMAIN ON RORRKR. Crisis Still Exists, President Says, and No More Men Will be Withdrawn. Shadow Lawn, Oct. 14.?President Wilson announced in a letter to Gov. Whitman that the crisis along the Mexican border still exists and so more troops will be sent home. The governor had asked that the remaind? er of the New York troops be releas? ed. Tickling in the throat, hoarseness, loss of voice, indicate the need of Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It eases the lungs, quiets the cough and re? stores health in the bronchial tubes. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Siberfs Drug Store.?Advt. A MIGHTY FORCE It is estimated that practically one half of the investments made in the business world are made on borrowed money. This demonstrates what a mighty factor credit is today. The surest way to establish a sat? isfactory credit, to be drawn upon when occasion demands, is to main? tain a satisfactory bank account with this institution. - Commercial accounts ire invited. The N ational Bank of Sumter, ON SUMTER'S BUSIEST CORNER