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Cftt fflatt^ntn anb S?utjjron. rabUshed Wednesday ^nd Saturday. _ ?BY? OeTTLBN ICIUJSMlJfG COMPANY. IITJMTEJR, 8. a ll.lt per annum?-in advance. if Due Square lret insertion.$1.0? ?wy subsequent Insertion.60 Otrntrnett (or three months, or htnger will to Baad? at reduced rates. ?II tomaaonloatlona ?hieb Sub? strat private interest* will be charged far at advert itemeatt, Obttunrrai and tributes of respect trm he oaaiged (or. The shunt tr Watchman was found at hi Hit sad the Tree Southron In Uta. The Watchman and Southron tew he* tat combined circulation and sate aase et both o( the old papers, sssd It saatdftatlr the beet advertising hi Sumter. The neod of new sources of revenue to meet the Increasing expenses of the Federal government has encouraged the newspaper and congressional rep? resentatives of the big corporations and the mil! lonalres to renew the de? mand that the Income tax be extend? ed to cover all Individuals who have incomes of SI.000 or more. Borne of the most rapacious demand rhut in? comes of as little as $500 per annum be taxed. . In a time of dire necessity or treat na lonal danger the people would willingly pay whatever might be needed, but ae long as the people of moderate means, continue ' o pay more than their Just share of taxes ander the present indirect system of taxation they will never consent to paying an In -oine tax on Incomes that yield only a bare existence. The peo? ple of mode-ate means?those In the $2.500 class and less?constitute a majority of he poulatlon of the Uni? ted States and they pay by far the greater part of the tariff and internal revenue tax?* levied for the suppoit of the goveriment, and to Impose an additional burden upon them by tax? ing their meagre incomes would not be fair. The necessities of life should not be unduly taxed and to tax an in? come of $1,)00 would be an undue tax. tee *The administration's policy In deal? ing with Meatco is mystifying. It it ly (or the protection of VUla Wat at the head of anjfr) a fev hundred scattered and poorly armed bandits, why It it net necessary to keep his army there now that Villa Is In command of an army, varlouily estimated at Ivo to ten thousand fairly well armed sol? diers, composed largely of deserters from Carrumas army? If Villa and his bandit bands wero a serious men? ace to the safety of life and property on the horde , Is he not now a great? er menace, with his greater power to do damage? tee ? dog tax law, making It a misdo meanor to k ?ep a dog on which the tax had not been paid, would do more towards saving the partridges and other ground rJ8ting birds than the hunters' license law, or a closed season for a term of years, could bo expected to accomplish. The half starv " jogs that roam the country In the nesting iteuson destroy the eggs and young birds by the thousand, and ere as much lesponsiblo for the steady decrease In fie number of partridges ae the pot hunters. tee The Chester County Mutual Fire Insurance Association enjoyed a year of growth and prosperity during Itll, The association now has $1,192,517 | Insurance In force. Premiums col? lected during the year totaled $4. H04.57 and the tire hisses paid amounted to $3,355.45 and losses by wind $35S.70. At the annual meeting held this wecK the assessment for It 17 was reduced from 40 cents to 35 cents. The mutual association Is the most economical means by which fire protection may he obtained and It Is difficult to understand why there is not a prosperous association In ? very county, or why every property owner who Is eligible does not become a member of existing associations. Pea soil to lie Scarce and High. Owing to f.ho unfavorable SfJMMMV able conditions last July and August there wero not many peas made. In some sections there was a fairly good crop, but In many plucos the plant* bore but few seed. Thn will necessarily make the seed scarce ami high next spring. Farmers wh > denire to plant many peas next sum? mer, will do well to buy their mv I now, and ptJt them away tartfully, thus saving laving to pay a high price for them next spring. The largest single da\'s receipts of gold ever received at Now York, ar? rived last Thursday, when $33,000,000 wan the total of this amount $11,? 000,00 was the Identical gold Shipped to Paris In 1904 as part payment by this government of tho $40,000,000 purchase price of the old Panama ca? nal. is nirncri/r MATTER for METHODISTS TO SETTIJW. Joint Commission on Vilification Names Special Committee ?ind Sets Date for Report. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 2.?After adopting a resolution that leaves open the door for future negotiations and sets June 27 as the date for the,next uniting, the joint commission on uni? fication of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Methodist Episcopal church, South, adjourred today. It is understood the disposition of the negro Methodists was the one. problem for which no solution was found. Bishop Earl Cranston of the Northern body was named chairman of a committee appointed to deal with this question and report at the next meeting. , The resolution says it was agreed that the fundamental and vital issues were tho general conference and Its power?; the Northern conference their number and powers, and the status of the negro membership of the Methodist Episcopal church in the re? organized church. "It was believed," the resolution continues, "that if agreement should be reached touching the three items mentioned above, with timo and pa? tience and with the help of the Holy Spirit, the details of a plan for the unification of Methodism could lie worked out. "We are happy to be able to report that wo find ourselves in general agreement concerning many of the questions involved. However, hi view of the magnitude of these questions, it was manifestly impossible lor us to reach final conclusions. For fur? ther consideration, therefore, we have referred the subjects to strong eom tmttees with instructions to present a detailed report at a session of the joint commission to be held June 27 at a place to he designated." Velvet Bean. With the steady and rapid In? crease in the acreage planted in vel? vet beans in this State, there are many inquiries for information re? garding this crop. The velvet bean has been grown in Florida for over 40 years, but first only as an ornamen? tal plant. As soon as Its value as a liinljm^md nidi Improving crop be? came known, experiments were made to compare its value with the tetter known leguminous crops, peanuts and cowpeas. As a forage crop, for grazing hogs and cattle It will prob? ably outrank the cowpea in the coastal areas of this State. The farmers at present are not an fa? miliar with It as they are with cow peas and peanuts, but no doubt once they huve made a test with velvet beans the acreage will he increased. To improve our sandy soils the vel? vet bean has no equal. With the advance of the boll wee? vil the farmer will necessarily be forced to turn to soil building and forage crops in order that he will No able to feed the additional stock which must necessarily take the place of much of the cotton now grown. After propor drainage, veg etable matter is the most important thing In building up our soils. The leguminous crops, owing to their nitrogen gathering properties are tho im. t valuable for supplying hu? mus to the soils. The velvet befell, owing to the enormous amount of growth will outrank all o*her le? gumes in supplying this needed veg? etable matter. In addition to Its value as a soil builder, it is an ex? cellent forage crop. The seed can be ground into meal, grinding the seed in the pod, Just as corn is ground on the cob. This makes an excellent feed for all kind of sto?k. Velvet bean seed will bo high next spring, Buy your seed now while they are cheap, and hold them over until planting time. Every able bodied male citizen of the Cnlted States between the ages of 18 and 4f> years Is held liable for service In the national guard in war time, without further act of OOngrSSS, by war department regulations for the ?jo\eminent of the guard, issued un? der the national defense act. In a circular prepared nearly two months ago, but made public only last Mon? day, the militia bureau directed that Whori a national guard regiment is Soiled Ollt for war servlee a reserve training battalion to till vacancies Si tho front shall be organised out oi* tho national guard reserve and by voluntary enlistment. "If for any reason," the order continues, "there shall not be enough reservists oi enough voluntary enlistments to or? ganize or to keep tho reserve battal? ions at prescribed strength ? ?ufflcl ent number of the unorganised militia ?hall be drafted by the preeldenl to maintain suc h battalion or ether loss er reserve unit at the prescribed strength." Paris. Jan. 1 (Official)?I Alt night was calm along the western battle front. ACTION IN WILSON'S HANDS. president NOW HAS lTLli in? formation OX which TO DECIDE HIS COURSE. Aniork in MomlK'rs of Commission Report Their Failure to Formulate Plans to Adjust Situation with .Mexico-?Plans for PcrshingS With? drawal. Washington, Jan. 8.?All the threads of the tang-led situation be? tween the United States and Mexico i were held tonight by President Wil? son. The American members of the Mexican-American joint commission ; made to him late today a personal re? port of their negotiations which have reeehed a deadlock and whether the conferences of the commission shall j continue Is a question the president has added to those already under con? sideration the determination of which will shape the administration's future policy towards the de facto govern? ment. Although an authoritative admls j sion to that effect was lacking, it be ' came known that Secretary Lane, Dr. I J. R. If Ott and Judge George Gray, the American commissioners, consid? ered useless more attempts to settle questions at issue through the joint commission. They submitted to the president a written report of their failure to have Carranza ratify tho protocol providing for withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico and for a cooperative control of the border and asked him to decide whether th / I should continue to confer on other subjects as suggested by Carranza. ? The president and tho three com? missioners discussed the report for about an hour. Afterward Secretary Lane referred inquiries to the presi? dent. The president said he did not wish to discuss the question in any of its phases. At least one more conference with the Mexicans will be held. Some day this week the Mexican commissioners are expected to meet the American commissioners here and discuss their reply to Carranza's latest communica? tion. It seemed certain ton vht that some radical changes in policy would be adopted soon by the United States. The president continued his discussion of withdrawal of Gen. Pershing*s force regardless of Carranza's attitude and of the sending of Henry P. Fletcher to Mexico City to reprllkfmV the government as ambassador. It is known that neither of these steps would be regarded as inconsist? ent by the American commissioners. In anticipation that orders will bo issued soon for recall of the troops the war department has prepared a tentative plan of withdrawal. Gen. Scott, chief of staff, and Gen. Bliss, assistant chief of staff, conferred at length with Secretary Baker late to? day and it was said they discussed a request by the president for a report on what effect, in the opinion of mili? tary men, withdrawal of the troops would have. If the Pershing expedition is taken out of Mexico it will be with the un? derstanding that the American gov? ernment reserves the right to reenter in the pursuit of bandits at any time it may become necessary and that it will recognize no right of the Mexi? can government to impose restrictions. That was the effect of the message which accompanied the protocol when it was sent to Carranza from Atlantic City. The conditions imposed in the protocol are regarded by Secretary Lane as being as mild as possible. Such terms would be enforced by the United States regardless of agreement by Carranza. MANN TO TAKK CHARGE. Sallcy Resigns as Solicitor of Circuit. Orangeburg, Jan. 2.?Solicitor J. Stakes Salley of the First judicial cir? cuit today sent his resignation toGOV. Manning to take effect immediately. Solicitor Sallcy was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Solicitor P. T. rllldehrand, deceased. Ed C. Mann has been elected as tho new solicitor for this circuit and as Solicitor Sal ley's term would expire in the midst of the January term of the court of general sessions for Orangeburg coun? ty, he has deemed it best to send In his resignation now and allow Solici? tor Mann to take ( barge at once. All Of the preliminary work for the court has been done by Solicitor Salley and all that will be necessary for Solicitor Mann to do is to try the cases. Solicitor Salley has forwarded his linn] report to the attorney gen? eral, prepared s roster of the cases 1 for trial and subponeaed all witnesses for the court, Solicitor Mann will he assisted by . dlcitor Salley in the court. Columbia, Jan, 2.?Estimate of the oxpense of the State government will tie made before the end of the week by Curlton W, Sawyer, comptroller general. The estimates are being Hied with the comptroller general by the various departments. The estimates will be sent by Mr. Sawyer to the ways and means committee of the house. HOUSE VISITS WILSON. PRESIDENT'S EUROPEAN ADVIS? ER GOES TO WASHINGTON. Uiiitod states Won't Determine Art ion Until Kntent?? Reply Readies State Department? Washington, Jan. C.?Coincident With the receipt here today of confi? dential advices giving the broad out? lines of the entente reply to Presi? dent Wilson's note proposing a discus? sion of peace terms, Col. E. M. House, the president's friend and adviser, ar? rived at the White House. The col? onel's last visit was followed by the dispatch of the president's note. At the same time press dispatches from London told of a speech by Count Julius Andrassy, former pre? mier of Hungary, stating the central powers had given or would give Presi? dent Wilson a statement of their J peace terms and that the entente al 11 ee could get them from him Officials at the White Ho$se and' state department would not discuss these developments other than to say j definitely that no other move upon the part of the American government! would be determined until the entente j reply was received. It was said thati the president still has his mind open on the question. It was not disclosed whether the ad? ministration considers that the unfav- i orable action of the entente has left tho way open for confidential ex? change of terms. Both in German and entente circles pefwimism over the outlook was ex? pressed. The president, however, was understood to think that the moves al? ready made will be helpful ultimately regardless of the immediate conse? quences. preliminary information received here indicates that the entente note Y will pay more attention to the presi? dent's suggestion that means be found for preserving peace in the future than did the reply of the central pow? ers, which suggested the postpone? ment of this question until after the present war. Col. House through his two vists : to Europe since tho war began is con? sidered by the administration to have a complete knowledge of the many cross currents operating for and against peace in the several nations at war. It generally is expected that after Veceipt of the reply of the entente allies, President Wilson will communi? cate again with both sides. If the terms of the central powers have been made known to President Wilson, it is believed they came through Ambassador Gerald at Eer? lin. The German embassy here had hb information on the subject late tonighv. Several days ago it was stated au? thoritatively that Germany was ready, should it be necessary to keep the road to peace open, to make known confidentially the terms of the cen? tral powers to the president. it was indicated that Germany also might permit the terms to he trans? mitted in confidence to the allies. Protect the Stock From Cold. The farm stock are often very poorly housed during tho winter j months. Most farmers seem to for got that stock have feelings just as thoj have and appreciate warm dry quarters during cold weather, just as much as the farmer appreciates ft warm house. When the cold winds j of winter are whistling around the house and a roaring fire is biasing in the chimney, few thoughts are given of these horses and mules on which the farm depends for ft crop. Pneumonia and colds result, and too often through this carelessness, deaths result, and the farmer has lost a valuable animal. To have good steck and keep them In good condition, they must receive the proper care, both as to housing and feed. The farmer should see that the stables are warm and that there is plenty of bedding in the stalls. If some of the farmers had to spend the night out in the barn with the stock he would no doubt soon learn how necessary it Is to have as com? fortable ft barn as possible. Mr. Farmer, the stock will appreciate this, why not see to it that they are made comfortable. Miss Lillian Hall of Iowa arrive! in the city Tuesday and is stopping at the Claremont Hotel. Miss Hall has come to put <?n a lady minstrel under the auspices of Dick Anderson chap? ter, U. I>. C. at the Academy of Mu? sic January 11th, I Geo H. Hurst, rr#?*\ot ? Mention fd 0*? ti Nifht sent MIO. rrA'u OM Stund. * *m< Phones Mghtftot REPORT OP Tili: CONDITION No. 10?70. - Of the National Dank of Sumter, at Sumtor, in Um State of South Caro? lina, at the Close of Business, ?>n December -7, tili?. RESOURCES. 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on b and c)... ?.$BIS,m.3?l Total loans. $515,100.38 2. Overdrafts secured, none; unsecured 1463.02... 4<;3.02 6. Bonds, securities, etc: jj 8. e. Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ- \ .| inj? stocks) owned unpledged. 3,500.00 Total bonds, securities, etc. 3,"00.00 8. Stock of Federal Reserve Dank (50 per cent, of subscription. 7,r. ?0.00 9. a Value of banking house (if unencumbered) ...75,000.00 b Equity in banking house .. . ..? .. 75,060.Of 10. Furniture ar d fixtures. 14,000.00 11. Real estate owned other than hanking house .. 17,900.00 12. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents In New York, Chicago, and St Louis. 2.019.93 , b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other ressrVO cities.19.07?.S6 21,090.79 13. Net amount due from hanks and bankers (oth? er than Included in 12 or 20). 11.801.10 14. Exchange for clearing house. 7,118.00 10. a Outside checks and other cash is.3,435.56 b Fractional currency, nickels ana onts. 315.7 2 3.751.28 17. Notes of other national banks. 9,??75.00 20. Lawful reserve In vault and net amount due from Feden 1 Reserve Bank . 33,919.90 Total. .....v. .$721,840.07; LIABILITIES. 23. Capital stoc* paid in.$200,000.00! 24. Surplus fund. .. . . 60,000.00 25. a Undivided profits .$40,337.91 b Less currert expenses, interest, and taxes paid 17,179.95 23,157.9$ Demand depos ts: 33. Individual deposits subject to check. 304,821.9$ 14. Certificates :>f deposits due in less than 30 days 8,350.67 30. Cashier's decks outstanding . 31.66, Total demand deposits, Items 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40.313,204.|| * | Time deposits [payable after 30 das8, or subject to i 30 days or more notice): 41. Certificates of defosit . 49;214.09| 43. other time deposits. 56,263.73? Total of time deposits. Items 41, 4^ and 43 ... 105,477.82 48. Bills payable, with Federal Reserve bank . 30,000.00 Total.$721,840.07! STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Sumter, ss. I, B. Manning Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. B. MANNING, Cashier. ? Suhscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of January, 1917. L. I. Strauss. Notary Public. Correct Attest: DAVIS D. MOISE, ! R. B. BELSER, D. R. MCCALLUM, Directors. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successors to hooth'Shuhr Lumber & Supply Co. Geo. Epperson's Old Stexnd Opp. Court House EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE. initttttn 4 Dr. A. Allen, EYF. SPECIALIST I have leased one-half the Singer Sewing Machine Store, 35 Main Street. You can now obtain the very best glasses from Dr. Allen, who has fitted up an Optical Parlor for testing Eyes. I stand behind each pair of glasses with a guaran? tee. Will put new glasses in your old frames. Prices rea? sonable, and no charge this month for testing eyes. ALLENS EYE LOTION FOR SORE EYES. SUMTER, S. C. rntmninmHIHIITTMff'f.??imiMmm?m?m?t