The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 16, 1916, Image 4
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FUBWBHL.VQ COMPACT.
sTJafTCR. ?, a
ear annnm?in advance.
is
ienertlon.11.00
it Insertion.10
Cor three months, or
? ae m*i at reduced rates.
fstvmte mtersets wUl bo oherged
end trlbntee of respect
foend
and the Trus Bontbron in
and Southron
etrenlatlon nnd
hath of tho old papers,
Germany's peace proposal Is Just a
demand that the entente allies cry
* Enough "
a a e
If England. France and Russin
agree to peace on the terms offered by
Oer many It will be equivalent to ac?
knowledging that they have abandon?
ed all hops of ever being able to dic?
tate) the terms of peace themselves,
see
Even the Germans do not believe
that their peace proposals will ac?
complish tangible results, or even
pave the way for a peace conference.
The proposition Is nothing more than
a well staged and clever play to the
galleries for the purpose of creating
a favorable sentiment among neutrals,
who want world peace at any price,
and also for the purpose of satisfy?
ing that part of the German people
who are wary of the war and are
demanding peace. The refusal of the
sntsnts allies to accept Germany'*
terms will give Germany an excuse for
whatever campaign of frightfulness
may be waged In future.
ONE-SIDED PROSPERITY.
Editor Daily Item:
Today's papers have a news Item
that munitions manufacturers have
declared another dividend of 100 per
cent Why not Investigate them by
some committee of congress! None
of the farmers of the ooehtr? am
malting nay such profits as this on
jhetr investments, gach profits axe
m? Indusffktl
assets of the North and East. But no
talk at Investigations. The same pa
pvr (or was It The Item yesterday?)
had n news Item to the effect that
shoes would be soon $20 the pair.
Everything Is feeMng the effect of
?rorid expansion of the currency more
than farm products. Meat Is high,
but ws can not sell pork or live hogs
much higher than formerly. Beef Is
high, but beef cattle locally are about
the same price as a year ago.
Get our people to'thinking. Or are
we all such a cheap lot that we take
nur thinking from the Interests that
exploit us? Our hftstness men do not
know what prosperity Is. Tbl? little
boost is a bubble to what the real
thing will be when business men and
farmers dig up the causes and pull
together for success.
E. W. Dabbs.
it. 1 ?? 1
Outlook Bright for Rural Credit
Ba. k.
Columbia, Dec. 11.?Those In
charge of the formation of fa in loan
associations, to take advantage of the
rural credits act of congress, should
forward their pspe-s direct to the
commissioner of agriculture. Col E. J.
Wiitson, says Mr. W. W. Flannagan,
1
secretary of the federal farm loan
board, in a letter received by the
Stats department of agriculture to?
day. If the papers are sent direct to
Washington, delay will result.
?Permit sie to thank you." says
Secretary Flannasan in his letter to
sminsinmr Watson, "for the In?
terest you ars taking In getting tho
federal farm loan act In operation In
your State. Your co-operation is
very much appreciated."
The prospects of this state for se?
curing one of the banks to be estab?
lished under the act are considered
vary bright.
%l?'Master at In*uran<?c Contention.
Columbia. Dec. 11.?State Insur
Commlssloner F. H. McMaster Im
In New York In attendance upon an
adjourned meeting of the nation.)I
convention of Insurance commission?
ers of the United States. While in
New York the Insurance commission?
er expects to take up with the insur?
ance juM.pi ? there the nltuution in
South Carolina at this time, Mr. Mc
Master being chairman of the com?
mission sppolnted by Gov. Mnnnimr
to make recommendations In regard
to a rsvlslon of the Insurunee laws of
this State.
Gen. W. W. Moore, adjutnnt and
inspector general of the State, Was in
< hirleston today, where tomorrow he
expects to attend a meeting of the
board of visitors of the South Caro?
lina Military Academy.
HIS REMARKABLE GROWTH.
NATIONAL DANK OF SOUTH CAR?
OLINA HAS RESOURCES OF
OVER MILLION.
In Eleven Years Institution's Re?
source* Have Increased More Than
Three-quarters of Million Dollars?
Is Continuing: its Rapid Growth.
The growth of the National Dank of
South Carolina since its organization,
having opened for business in March,
1905, to the present time, is a most
remarkable' one. and it is a record of
which any banking institution may
well be proud. In eleven years the
bank has Increased its resources by
practically eight hundred thousand
dollars and daily it Is reaching out for
new patrons and enlarging its scope
of business, as well as increasing its
business in its present field of opera?
tions.
The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co.,
was organized and began business
with Mr. C. Q. Rowland ?s presidor.c
in March, 1905, tho name later beir g
changed to the National Bank of
South Carolina. On December 11 of
that year its resources were $259,
640.5*; on December 11, 1911, or six
years later, the resources of the in?
stitution were $564,074.59; on yester?
day, December 11, 1910, the re?
sources of the brnk were $1,055,
967.42. This shows an increase In
the first six years of $304,434.00, or
more th n double what the resources
were after nine months of operatioh:
an Increase of resources of $796".
326.83 In tho eleven years, and near?
ly doubled resources in the five years
Just closed over what they were pre?
viously.
This Is truly an excellent record
and indicates the aggressive business
policy which the Institution adopted
at the time It began buslnos and has
continued ever since. It hi the first
bank in this4 section of the State, te*
pane tho inHfton dollar mark in Tea
sources, no tar as known. Every day
the bank t* securing new customers,
as well as holding its old ones, a con?
dition thai, indicates the satisfaction
of patrons of the bank.
REPORT CHANGE AT CITADEL.
Board of Visitors Holds Annual Meot
j in* at Military College.
Charleston, Dec. 13.?The board-or i
visitors of the Citadel held its semi
annual meeting in the office of tho eu
Cttadel yesterday morninjf f There
were present at the meeting: Orlando
Sheppord, of Edgefleld, chairman;
John P. Thomas, of Charleston; James
I
H. Hammond, of Columbia; Adjt.
Gen. W. W. Moore, J. E. Swearingen,
of Columbia; Col. D. A. Spivay, of
(Jonway, and Senator G. K. Laney, of
Chesterfield. Chief among the mat?
ters considered by the board was the
question of Christmas furlough for
the cudets. This will begin on the
afternoon of Friday, December 22,
t id will run until 9 o'clock on the
morning of January 3.
Yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock
there was a review and inspection of
tho corps of cadets by the board of
visitors. Immediately thereafter the
members of the corps were given
leave. Several of the members of
the board visited the quarters of the
cadets, though there was no official
inspection of barracks by the body.
The board of visitors accepted a
s?holarship which the children of the
Confederacy of the State of South
Carolina wish to support in the mili?
tary college. This scholarship will
be awarded by the organization to
tho deserving descendant of some
Confederate Veteran.
Ways and means of reinstatlnjj-thc
cadets who are in the National Guard
and on the border were consf iercd
by the board.
Col. Bond made a reporf^to the
board which contained among other
things the Information that the meth?
od of appointing cadet officers In the
corps of cadets had been changed dur- j
ing tho past week to conform to the
requirements of the War Department
In the matter of forming a reserve
officers' corps at the military college.
Officers are now taken from the first
and second classes. If these classes
huve not enough iron for this pur
|.oae, the third class must he drawn
on. This necessitated a roappolnt
mcnt of oftleers, as the system In
vogue was that of appointing com?
missioned officers from the first class,
sergeants from the second class and
corporals from the third class.
Mention was made of the diamond
Jublleo of the Citadel, which will oc?
cur next year, marking the soventy
flfth anniversary of the founding of
the Institution. This event will In all
j likelihood be marked by an elaborate
I celebration.
Urges Textile Mill at Atlanta.
Washington. Dec. 19,?A commis?
sion consisting of the chiefs of ordi?
nance of the army and navy, tho su?
perintendent of the prisons ami the
postal purchasing agent, recommend^
In a report submitted today by At
torney General Gregory Installing I
textile mill at the Atlanta Denlton*
I tiary to cost $095,000.
CA It SHORTAGE IS PROBLEM CP
NEXT SEASON.
President Hodgson of Southern Ferti
lizer Association Writes of 1917
Prospects.
Columbia State.
Harry Hodgson of Athens, Ga,.
president of the Southern Fertilizer
association, fears that unless the
spring movement of commercial fer?
tilizers is begun earlier than In nor?
mal years, a deplorable condition will
arise through sudden and extensive
increase of the car shortage, already
great and growing. Mr. Hodgson ha*
written a statement of his views,
which The State prints at the sugges?
tion of W. Hampton Logan, secretary
of the Etiwan Fertilizer company,
Charleston.
Mr. Hodgson's remarks follow:
"The war conditions aro causing
tremendous increase in the freight
movement and extraordinary freight
congestion due to car shortage.
"The movement of fertilizers to the
farmers is every year congested dur?
ing the month of March and it isrea-,
sonable to expect that with the un
usaal movement of other business next
spiing there will be more congestion
than ever before.
"I think the farmers and fertilizer
dealers of the entire South should be
warned at this time of the unprece?
dented! and unusual freight congestion
that Is before us so that the fertilizer
movement will be started much earl?
ier than usual this seaon.
"Cotton at 20 cents a pound at pres?
ent and next fall deliveries quoted
at nearly 19 cents for October, makes
certain that more fertilizer will be
ufced if It can be had because of the
greater profit in prospect from its use.
"With two unusually short cotton
crops this season and last season, it
] > reasonable to expect that even an
unusually large crop next year would
bring a high price as tho world de
mand for the staple Is continually
growing.
**We~*want a big cotton crop next
y?ar and a big grain crop as well.
There should be profit in both and
only through largely increased crops
can we hope to reduce the cost of liv?
ing which is rising to alarming pro?
portions.. Southern farmers should,
a^d no doubt will, analyse the ferti?
lizer situation wisely and get their
supplies on hand in ^advance of tnnfl
Ww? timeT This-can not "be^urged
ti u strongly by the newspapers in
view of the facts now existing In* the
car supply.
'The car surplus in the United
.States January 1, 1916, was 46,955.
Car surplus in the United States Feb?
ruary' li 1916, 21,485. On March 1,
1916, the surplus was changed to a
car shortage of 30,551 cars.
"The oar situation next January
February and March promises to
be much worse than last."
SUICIDE FOLLOWS MURDER.
Arthur Martin Kills Spouse and Then
Self.
Spartanburg, Dec. 12.?Shortly be?
fore 12 o'clock today Arthur Martin,
a white man, ?0 years of age, entered
his home at Chesnee, shot his wife
thi eja^times with a pistol, and once
with a**?hotgun, and then turned the
latter weapon upon himself Inflicting
wounds from which he died instantly.
His wife's body was pierced by.each
plslol bullet and the load from tho
!gun took effect below her shoulder
I in the back, causing almost instant
death.
The wife was only 22 years of age
and the couple had been married for
but three months. It is said that Mar?
tin had been married three, times and
be is survived by three children. A
coroner's inquest failed to throw any
light on the tragedy.
Florence Farmer Ends His Life.
Florence, Dec. 11.?Mr. Harman
Ilowell, a well known farmer ttvtni
near Palmetto, shot himself through
ibe heart at the barn on his place this
morning. He has been "peculiar" for
some years past, and lately has been
very despondent. On Sunday, for the
lirst time in thirty years, he attended
ohnrch services. Ho went to the barn
this morning as usual to feed his
horse, but took his pistol with him,
and while there sent a bullet through
his heart.
Marriage License Record.
Cupid has been busy among the col?
ored population of late, the following
marriage licenses having been issued:
Willie B. Keels and Marie Rose, Shl
loh: Robert Spann and Venia Jack
inn, Bumter; Brearley IfcCutchen and
Jnlia Caesar, Mayesvillo; Frank
[English, Ah ?du, end Georgiannp
James. Brogdon; David Smith and
Alothia James, Sumter; Meyers John*
son, Mayesville, and Maggie Miller,
[Sardinia; Gus Richardson, Pinewood
'and Mary Gaynor, Kemlnl; Robert
Parrott and Daisy Peterson, Shiloh;
Bdwnrd Stepney and Lillian Wither*
spoon, Sumter.
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JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE!
The Happy Holidays are near, the season for Gift
Giving, and we are now prepared to serve your
needs and help you solve the Gift Problem.
Here are a few articles which we feel sure will
appeal to you and please the receiver.
Vanity Boxes, Powder. Boxes, Work
lings, Mesh Bags, Lady Dainty, Coat
Hangers, Traveling Sets, Situ, ing Sets,
Mirrors, Silk Novelties Trays, Infant
Sets, Comb and Brush Sets.
Handkerchiefs from 5e to 5?C.
Handkerchiefs by the Box from
10c to $1.00.
Kid Cloves $1.25 to $1.75.
Men's attractive Silk Ties, 25c to
50e. ?
Ladies' Neckwear.
Ladies' Silk Hose each in an attrac?
tive Holly Box.
Buster Brown Hose for Men, Wo?
men and Children.
Writing paper in Beautiful Xmas
Boxes, espeeiuly suited for your pur?
pose.
Dolts 10c to $1.50.
Shirt Wai-t in Holly Boxes ready
for milling.
Has It occurred to yon that he
would like an Cmbrella, Satc hel or
Suit Case?
Pretty line
Squares.
of Hugs and Art
Listen what we've just received.
A big; line of Fancy High Top
Boots in Drown, Gray, Black and
White Ifconn $1.410 to $?.00. Don't you
think someone would like a pair of
Felt Shoes? We do, aiul we have
them for Men, Women and Children.
Big Mao of Shoes at old prices. Try
them, you'll save money and will he
satisfied.
Shaw 6 McCollum Merc. Co
Phone 68 US. Main St. Sumter, S. C.
A Reminder.
Within the past few weeks wo have ;
;discontinued sending the p**per to a ;
-number of subscribers who were in ;
tinrears and failed to respond to our |
requests for payment on account.
This week we are making a new re
A'ision of the mailing list and will drop
from the list others who are in ar?
rears. We regret to do this, but the
cost of white news paper is so great
that w? positively cannot send the pa?
per to those who do not pay. if you
want to receive the Watchman and
?Southron you must pay for it.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by
1RARBY & CO.. Cotton Buyers.
Good Middling 17 3-4 to 18,
Strict Middling 17 5-3 to 7-8.
Middling 17 1-2 to 3-4.
Strict Low Middling 17 1-4 to 1*2.
L*>\v Middling 16 3-4 to 17.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Yes'dys
Open High Low Close Close
Jan . .18.25 .37 .UC .37 .05
Meh . .18.54 .64 .36 .64 .32
May . .18.76 .8 1 .56 .S4 .53
July . .IS.79 .94 .59 90 .54
Oct . .16.80 .91 .6 4 .85 .60
Bales cotton oensumed in Novem?
ber, 584,082.
Rocky Bluff News.
Rocky Bluff, Dec. 14.?The cold
weather Is hero and hard times with
it. Some farmers have a lot of good
hogs to kill and I certainly think .t
is a grand ting, for if the farmer
raises their corn, wheat, potatoes, at
home they can live.
The wheat and oats are coming up
through this section. Maybe the farm?
ers can get a good price another year.
There is not much sickness in our
neighborhood.
Mr. Thad CURimlngl and daughter
are quite sick.
Mr. J. H. Dennis has moved in his
new home near Sumter.
Miss Julia Lawrence visited her
home near Bumter last Sunday.
People around here are getting
ready for X mas. The little children
always look for Santa Clans.
There will be a hot supper at the
Baker school house Friday night, De?
cember 13. Everybody come and en?
joy the barbecue.
Berlin, Dec. 14.?French attacks in
i the Argonne last night were repulsed,
according to the war office. There
* It artillery activity on the Sonnne
.J Verdun fronts.
Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
BOOTH & McLECD,
liaccetisoni to Booth^Shuler Lumber & Supp'y Co.
Goo. Epperoort'o Old Sttvrvd Opp. Court Houi
EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE.
AT THE FRONT
The boys in khaki with rifles on their
shoulders are not the only ones who
stand ready in response to duty's call.
Civilization imposes responsibilities
upon practically every individual,
thousands have si mMered the strong
weapon of a Savings Account to pro?
tect their loved ones against financial
want.
$1.00 is all that is necessary to start a
savings account in this strong, reliable
Institution.
The National Bank of
Sumter,
sumter, s. c.
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