The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 13, 1917, Image 4
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Inwasass of both of the old papers,
aad Is sAenifestly the best advertising
la Bumter.
The way is now open for the en?
forcement of absolute prohibition.
The supreme court has declared the
Wcbb-Kenyon law constitutional and
valid, and liquor cannot be legally
shipped from a wet into a dry State
in violation of the prohibition laws
of the State into which the liquor
is shipped. The State that may wish
to prevent the importation of liquor
for personal use now has the assur?
ance of the cooperation and support
of the Federal courts in the enforce?
ment of the anti-liquor law. If the
legislature of South Carolina should
see fit to repeal the gallon a month
law and declare a State of absolute
prohlbiton. there would be a dry
time In this State, for the express,
railroad and steamship companies
would not dare to transport liquor
and deliver It within the State,
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Thus far there have been no public
expressions of opinion in respect to
the refusal of the County Board of
Commissioners to appropriate $2,000
in order that a complete sanitary
survey of the county may be maue
this year by experts of the United
States Health service, and it appears
strange to us that there is so little
Interest in so important a matter. Dr.
J. A. Hayne, State Health Officer,
stated that the sanitary survey of the
county would cost $6,000. Of this
amount he said the State and Federal
health authorities would provide $4,
000. if the county would furntub. thoj
remaining $1,000. A sanitary survey
""wWsTuo woKli totne people* 5!^
county nitre than it would cost und
they can have It made for their ben
ont for one-third of tho actual coat.
The County Hoard ot* commtseioncra
say they do not want the survey at a!
cost of $2.000 to the county. Tito
grand jury, the Chamber Of Com?
merce and n majori y of legislative
delegation are on record in favor ot* j
tho survey. What do the rank and
lile of tho people say on the subject. I
Is a pract.cal effort to wipe out ty?
phoid fever and other preventable dis?
eases not worth *-\<hm> to Bumter
county?
tee
Villa has been defeated by Car
ranza force* at Jiminez and is report?
ed to be again on the run, having
tied into the State of Durango. The
trouble with Villa is, he has tli habit
of coming back.
me*
The fire insurance question that
was created by the enactment of tho
Lanoy-Odom law is not by any man- j
ner of means as live and momentous
an issue as it was immediately after
I the law went into effect. The wreck,
ruin and disaster that the insurance
interests predicted would 1 .fall the
business interests of tho entire State
have not supervened, and tho people
have managed to exist without tho
forrtering care of the Southeastern
Tariff Association. There ha3 beyn ,
some inconvenience and insurance
agencies have had their business dis?
organized, but the effects of tho with- (
drawal of a majority of the old line j
companies seem to have been greatly i
exaggerated. Tho South Carolina tire
insurance companies have risen to the
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occasion and have enjoyed during the ,
year an unparalled period of growth !
and prosperity. For them, at least,
the Laney-Odom law was not an un?
mixed evil. The legislation that wilt
be enacted by the general assembly
this year will perfect and strengthen
the insurance laws and the final re?
sult of tho Ijoney-Odom law will be
benflcial to the people who buy in?
surance.
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The cotton market (futures) has
exhibited a stronger tone during the
past week, the net average advance
in quotations on active months hav?
ing been about three-quarters of a
cent. Thero has been no activity in
tho spot market, so little cotton hav?
ing been offered for salo since the
big break during tho latter part of
November, that there has been prac?
tically no spot market. The indica?
tions arc that little cotton will bo
aohl by holders until tho price
again tngoroxlmates tho twenty cent
a nd the majority of those who ui c:
i holding It have confidence in the'
I
strength of this poslton ana will notl
sacrifice it for Iom thoin its value. The
spol market is exhibiting a decide*?
disregard for the fluctuations of t\rfe
Now York ?peculation market.
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The senate has passed the Bhappgrd
bill abolishing saloons In the'District
of Columbia by a vote of .r>5 to 32, the
Democrats and Republicans being al?
most, equally divided. Senator Smith
voted for the bill and Senator Tili
mnn against it. Senator Till man's
explanation of his vote to retain the
saloons would be interesting:.
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We heartily endorse Gov. Man?
ning's recommendation that the elec?
tion law be amended by the adoption
of the Australian ballot system. We
do not endorse his. recommendation
that this system be -confined to the
cities and towns. \t is a good system
and should be StaVc-wide in its appli*
cation if adopted. To have one law
for the voters in the towns and an?
other for the voters in the country
will cause confusion. We can see no
good reason, for exempting the
country precincts from the oper?
ation of the proposed Austral
Ian ballot Iwfw, but to the contrary
there seem,' to be good and sufficient
reasons for contending that thev law
should be uniform for all sections and
all casses of voters, whether they live
in towns or in the country.
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The Allies are reported to have now
arrived at the conclusion that the
great war must be fought out to a
finish In the Balkans and will plan
future campaigns accordingly. We
have doubts of the Allies' ever having
had any well considered plan of cam?
paign from the very beginning of the
war. If they have a plan now and
are able to stick to it they may even?
tually defeat the Germans, for they
have the men and money to wear
them out. Herctoofre the Allies, es?
pecially the British, have appeared to
posses neither the statesmanship nor
the military leadership to utilize their.
great power efficiently. vt
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The introduction of a bill in the
legislature having as its object the es?
tablishment of a system of rural
credits, based on loans on real estato,
through the instrumentality of exist?
ing State banks seems to be a be?
lated eifert t,o do exactly what tlu?
Federal Farm Loan banking system
will do much better. The Federal
Farm Loan banks will take care of
all the safe real estate loans that
no place for a competing system un
' der State supervision. What is need
ed is a system of rural credit? thut
will make loans to farmers, whether
landowners or tenants, on their per?
sonal crodit, with farm products a
collateral, A system of this kind has
been In successful operation in Bover;
European countries, notably Prance
and Germany, for a number of years.
jDURBOROUCH BATTLE FILMS T?>
BE SHOWN.
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Invasion of Poland Depicted in "Mov?
ies" of Warfare on Enstcrn Front,
tiaycty Even in Berlin.
Views of Kaiser and family includ?
ed in 8,500 feet of remarkable photo?
graphs. Stirring episodes of the great
German offensive against Russia; in?
timate views of Kaiser Wilhelm and
the royal family and scenes depict?
ing the economic and military life
of Germany will he thrown on the
moving pldture screen under the aus?
pices of The Suniter Daily Hem at
the Lyric Theatre starting at 2 p. m.,
Monday, January 15. The films, which
are declared to he the most remark?
able photographs that have come out
of Germany, were taken there under
special arrangements with the Ger?
man government by \V. H. Durbor
ough, press photographer, who tra?
versed over 8,000 miles in securing.
them and passed time and again
through fire swept regions in an en?
deavor to get actual scer.es from the
front for his American audiences.?
Advt.
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Cotton Gtoners1 Report.
The cotton ginners* report
shows 11,045,000 hales of cot?
ton ginned.
Left Tuesday.
Mr. C. D. Schwartz, left Tuesday
?
for the north and east on his annual
"mill visiting trip in the interest of the
Great Schwartz White Sale. This is
tin event of special importance and '
'Interest to the ladies. Just wait and
watch. Contracts made by them in?
sures the success of this, the one
great sale held yearly in Sumter.
Advt.
Washington. Jan. 10.?The State
department today started an inquiry
into the death of Luis Dantin, a form?
er American diplomat, occurring in a
leWtfBriv?ft-marr>pr ^ the cityof Mcx
ico. Foul play is indicated by cir
cu8tantlal evidence.
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Allen.
I have leased one-half the Singer Sewing
Machine Store and will be there every
business day in the year. 35 S. Main St.
You can now obtain the
very best glasses from Dr.
A llen, 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.
I ALLEN'S EYE LOTION
FOR SORE EYES.
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EYE SPECIALIST. |
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BRING THIS WITH YOU
For 30 days this Coupon is gooJ for $1 00 off the
cost of glasses.
BUFFALO HILL DEAD.
Old Pioneer (iws on Lour Scone Be>
yond Hie Gmnt Divide.
Denver, Jan. 10.?Col. W. C. Cody.
<Buffalo Hill) di d here today.
Washington, Jan. 9,?The census ^
bureau cotton report today shows 11,- :
046,226 bales ginned during the cur- :
rent year, against l'O,077H to ' the ^
came date last year.
Amsterdam, Jar 10.?A dispatch
from C instantinople today states that
the Sultan has issued an order to the
Turkish army stating that his sol?
diers must fight on to victory as the
enteilte hafl v? h cted peace proposals.
KBKI3 sAMl'I.F.?Lara*e paper-Shell
Mine. Land-owners, write tor
sample nuts ;uid prices of trees to-^
WmVfi "Souihgyn Nm-Tv^o ftus-arm ?
Thomasville, Ga.
You Can Have No Conception of What the
Great War Really Is Until You Have Seen
ON THE FIRING
WITH THE GE
44 There are war pictures and war pictures, but the BLUE RIBBON
goes to those taken by W. H. Durborough.M?Chicago Tiibune.
The Eyes of the Camera Show:
Storming of Novo Georgeievsk
Fall of Warsaw
Seven l ays* battle
Battl* s From Aeroplanes
Von Hicdenberg's Great Drive
Murderous Machine Gun Fire
The Kaiser at the Front
Big Guns Smashing Forts
Zeppdins Over Warsaw
A Rain or Russian bullets
Furious In antry Assaults
Battle Raging for Mile*
Desperate Trench Struggles
Facing Awful Shell Volleys
Actual, Authentic Scenes of Battle; No Posii
Taken by Permission of German Military Authorities. See Them in 8 Reels at
Lyric
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MONDAY, JANUARY
Continuous Shows, 2 to 11 P. M.
15th
Prices: Adults, 20c; Children,
Under Auspices of The Sumter Daily Item.
10c