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?y ud Saturday ?BY? onto rvBijaBn.fG company ??mtir, ft, a TOrCBSl MBOlHl advance. II OB? Nmm trat lanertloa.fl.Oo gnbaofucnt Insertion.so tor tares months, or will aa aaa4a at reduced retes. AH cccnmnnlcntiono which gub privet* tatcrenta will ba charged m aad tributes of regpect r Watchman was found on ta lite and the True Bo a thron in Wretch man and Southron the combined circulation and both of the old papers, Met If seeeifestly the best advertising Some of the representatives of the big flre Insurance companies seem still to believe that they can bulldoze the State of South Carolina and are try? ing to dictate to the legislature as to what laws shall be passed for regulat? ing and supervising the operations of Insurance agents in thle State. Bull dosing methods will not succeed and the Insurance companies will And out that while the legislature Is ready to luden to reason and will endeavor to frame a law that will be fair and just to the Insurance companies and at the name time protect the public against exhorbltant rates and oppres? sive treatment there will be no sub? mission to arrogant dictation. This policy was tried out when tho Laney Odom law was und?r consideration with the result that Is a matter of record. The Insurance people should take counsel of experience, put a muaslo on their arrogant spokesmen and put forward a representative who Is fair, broad-minded and reason? able. one The British may have succeeded in running down and sinking the Gor? men raider but this doee not bring back the msny merchantmen that the raider has sent to the bottom, o o e The American munition makers who are outraged becauso of the award of a contract for shells for the navy to an Bnglsh firm are not consistent, for they habitually buy in the cheap eat market and should not com plain whan the Narvy Department does the name thing. e r e Tne election of Hon. A/ fft- Ssjl^JC^j to tho position of superintendent of the penitentiary will create a vacancy In the Burnt er county delegation and an election will be necessary to name his successor. No one looks forward | to an off-year election with pleasure, e e e If It le true, as the president of the Model License League asserts, that residente of prohibition States are now consuming more liquor that they did when every town had Its open sa? loons, why are there so few habitual drunken bums and why Is there so little surface Indication of the con? sumption of great quantities of liquor? If prohibition does no more than keep drunkards off the streets It is to bo preferred to open saloons. MM COTTON MARKK1 Corrected Dally Of H ARBT A CO.. Cotton Boy era. Good Middling 17. Strict Middling 1? 7-8. Middling 16 3-4. Strict Low Middling 16 1-2. Low Middling 16. Corrected Dairy by ERNEST FIELD, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 16 5-8. Strict Middling 16 1-2. Middling 16 3-8. Strict Low Middling 16 1-8. Low Middling 15 5-8. Staple cotton 20 to 23c. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yea'dys Open High Low Close Close Jan.. .16.80 .80 .60 Mch . .16.95 .95 .72 .OS May . .17.06 .05 .89 17.11 July . .17.03 .03 .88 17.12 Oct. . 15.92 .92 .85 16.01 tyo.. . .86 16.07 Negro Killed Near Woodrow. Coroner Harne? was called t?> Woodrow Wednesday, Jnnunry l?Hh, to hold an tmiurst over the dead body of Andrew .Slater, a young ne? gro who was shot Saturday night. January 6th. In a house on Mr. H. W. Begars' place, supposedly during g card game In which several darkles were engaged. He lived until Wed? nesday morning. After hearing the evidence, the Jury wus adjourned to meet again on Monday morning to hear further evidence, after whb-h i verdict was rendered that dOOeased cams to his death from guns! wounds Inflicted by party unknown to Jurors.?Leader and Vindicator. Licenses to marry have been issued to J. R. Burns, Raleigh, and Berth i Johnson. Humter; John Pringle and Annie Laurie Davis, tiumter. I President Says That Peace Between Equals, not Rivalries, is the Only Peace j Which Can Last. Force Must Be Created Greater Than Any Nation or Combi? nation of Nations Wilson Declares in Speech to Senators ?United States Must Guarantee That Peace at Close cf Present War Will Be Lasting One. Washington, Jan. 22.?"The United States must have a voice in determin? ing whether the peace terms ending the present war are such that they would guarantee a lasting peace," de? clared President Wilson in his ad? dress to the senate today. "It is in? conceivable that the United States should not play a part in any organ? ization formed to preserve future peace." He asserted that a force must be created "as a guarantor of the permanency of settlement, so much greater than the force of any other nation or combination of nations" that no probable combination could withstand it. If the peace presently to be made is to endure it must be peace made secure "by an organized major force of mankind. There must be a community of power in Europe, not the balance of power," he declared. "The organized common peace is not organised rivalries, peace must not be a peace of victory," he asserted, "as only peace between equals can last." WILSON TALKS OF PEACE. President to Discuss Terms of Rc cent Peace Note. Washington. Jan. 22.?President Wilson arranged to address the senate at one o'clock this afternoon on the question of the part the United States would take in the proposed internat? ional League for the Preservation of Peace. Secretary Tumulty announc? ed that the president would discuss the outline of the United States' at? titude towsrd the Peace League ar? rangements. He stated positively that no pending questions between the United States and other nations would be taken up. No president since Washington has made a similar appearance. Senator Stone told the senate that the president proposed to elaborate on the subjects contained In the r* cent peace note. This was done to quiet the reports regarding the surpass of the address. Senators in touch with the foreign situation were given to understand that the presi? dent felt the time had come when the senate, which makes all treaties, should be Informed of the status of the Peace League movement. Some officials thought Britain's re? cent acceptance of the idea, express? ed in a supplementary note from For? eign Minister Balfour, advanced the situation to a point where the presi? dent decided to address the senate. They pointed out that Balfour accept? ed the idea in principle for England and her allies. Germany and her al? lies have also accepted the principle. In The Police Court. Several more cases have been heard in the Recorder's Court of automo? bile owners who left their cars on the street at night without lights. Each of them was given a sentence of $3.00 or 6 days. Those against whom these charges were made are: James Hood, W. M. Reardon, J. L. Oatley, Oeo. F. Epperson, Jr. and C. G. Rowland. A similar case against J. K. Crosswell was continued. Other cases heard were: Blaney Conyers, drunk, $3 or 6 days. Watiea Anderson was given $20 or 30 days on each of three charges, car? rying a pistol of unlawful size, bring pistol In city limits, and petty lar ceny, stealing pistol. A charge of petty larceny, stealing five dollars, was dismissed, and charges for disorderly conduct and vagrancy were held open against him. Clara Goodman and Dave Wilson *ere charged with disorderly con? duct. Wilson forfeited a bond of $10 and Clara was sentenced to pay n fine of $5 or servo 10 days. Ella Dlxon, disorderly conduct, for? feited bond of $5. Joe Gardner, Dave Milligan an 1 Wheeler Italiard, three small boys who were up on the charge of dis? orderly conduct, were dismissed with a whipping each. Patsy Sanders, failure to pay hook fare, dismissed for lack of prosecu? tion. Washington, Jan. If,?-The nomina? tion of William DennlOO of San Fran clsco, Bernurd X. Baker of Baltimore .lames B. Whito of Kansas City, and Theodore Kreut of New Orleans as members o' the federal shippim; board were confirmed tonight by lh ? senate. Opposition hy Progressive Fie* publicans to John A. Donald of New York, the fifth member of the board, I held up his confirmation. NO HOPE FOB QUICK RETURN. OPINION IX COLUMBIA SEC? OND WILL NOT REACH HOME BEFORE MARCH 1. Probable That Charleston Light Drn goons Will be Mustonl Out in Char? leston and Hospital Field Company und .Johnson Engineers in Marion ami Not nt Styx. Columbia, Jan. 22.?Little hope for the early return of the Second regi? ment is now held out in Columbia. "My opinion is that the regiment will reach home about March 1. The equipment needed to bring home the units recently ordered away from the border will be in use for about three weeks," said Major John D. Frost. Major Frost expressed the opinion that the Charleston Light Dragoons, Troop A., will be mustered out in Char lesion. "If the war department or 0011 the troop to be mustered out at Styx we will request that the order bo changed to Charleston," said Maj. Frost. There are 85 men and officers in the troop, 60 being from the city of Charleston. The troop will bring home 32 horses. The Field Hospital Company, Ma1. A. M. Brail8ford commanding, will be mustered out at Marion, also the Johnston Engineers, Captain Roy Pennell commanding, in the opinion of the adjutant general's ofhee. MANY PRISONERS TAKE??. Official Report of Captures of Men and Guns. Petrograd, Jan. 19.?The Russians during 1916 captured four hundred and twenty-six thousand, seven hun? dred and seventy Teuton soldiers, five hundred and twenty-five cannon" and sixteen hundred and sixty-one ma? chine nuns. Selected planting cotton seed. Big Boll and Early Varieties, 90 day cot? ton. This early variety matures before the boll weevil gets in his de? structive work. Orders taken for these seed by S. f. Stoudenmlr j at W. B. Boyle Co., and W. Green at Southern Cotton OH Co.?Advt. DIZZINESS IS ANNOYING. As Many Sumte r People Know Too WeU. When the kidneys are weak or dis? ordering, they fall behind in filtering the blood of poisons. As these pois? ons attack the nerves, the result is felt in spoils of vertigo, just as drunk? enness will make a man dizzy from jthe poisoning of alcohol. Dizziness, headache, backache and irregularity of the kidney secretions are all signs of weak or disordered kidneys and should not be neglected. Use Doan's Kidney Pills, the home-endorsed kid? ney remedy. Read this Sumter resi? dent's statement: J. K. Drakeford, retired farmer, 101 W. Hampton avenue, Sumter, says: "I was in such bad shape with my back and kidneys that I coul 1 hardly stoop, and it was Just as hard to straighten. I had headaches and spells of dizziness, and the kidney se? cretions annoyed me by passing too freely. When I heard of Doan'a Kid ney Pills I got a box at DeLerme's Pharmacy. They relieved all signs of the trouble and put my kidneys in good shape." Price 50e, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Drakeford had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo. N. Y. 30 Selected planting cotton seed. Big Poll and Early Varieties, 90 day cot? ton. This early variety matures before the boll weevil gets in his de? structive work. Ordorf taken for these seed by S. F. Stoudenmlre at W. B. Boyle Co., and W. Green at Southern Cotton <>ii Co.?Advt. I-i Geo H. Hurst, Ur.dar.jtfir uj EsOjSSi ''???l Affmttan t* Dwy mt Nl?>| CtlU MIO. Om!| Mid StaM. N. *A(fl Phones lVt$S>, TO BUILD AUTO? SHOP. SHAW MOTOR COMPANY TO ERBOT MODEL PLANT FOR REPAIRING AND TEST? ING OUT (WHS. Machinery Han Already Been Ordered and New Plant is Expected to Be in Operation Within Thirty Hays Ford Owners to Get Service at Standard Price Sot Oy Maker of Ford Dan?Brick Building for Shop to Be Erected in Hear of Ga? rage. A model up-to-date automobile re? pair shop Will be in operation in Sumter sometime within the next 30 j days, if plans now on foot are carried into successful execution. At pres? ent the indications are that these plans will be carried out and the Shaw Motor Company will be ready to test any car or parts of a car and to make any or all of the repairs on the machine. In fact the machinery for the re pair and testing shop has already been ordered from the Ford factory j at Detroit and Mr. D. C. Shaw, owner j and manager of the company is pre- j paring to have the necessary enlarge monte made on his repair shop for! tho installation of the new machin- j ery. The plan is one of Henry ! Ford's in order that agents for his j cars will be in a position to give the j cars proper attention and make all | repairs necessary on them. Mr. Ford has made it compulsory upon the ? agents to purchase the machinery and I install the repair shops, and further- j more, he has set a standard price tor si] work on Ford cars, so that in each ; shop a standard price will be charged. The prices for ropairs and replacing | parts have been sent out in a list to agents from the Ford factory and will bo put in operation with the installa-1 tion of the new service system. This new system is causing a big expenditure by the agents, but it is, hoped that it will be a revenue pro-J ducer to them also in the amount of i work it will bring to their plants. With the installation of tho new ma? chinery any work on a Ford car which can be done at tho factory can be done here. Heretofore a similar shop has been kept by the Ford factory at Charlotte for this district, where there was also an assembling plant. The repair shop at Charlotte will he dismantled, although the assembling plant will still be maintained there. Mr. Shaw has had two of his men in Charlotte during the past week study? ing the operation of the machinery in order to have qualified men here for the work. He has also been fortu? nate in securing the services of the superintendent of the shop at Char? lotte, who will come to Sumter to aid in installing the machinery and to act as superintendent when it is install? ed. He will thus have a man well qualified at the head of the new shop. In addition to the force of six or sev? en men now employed, he will add several more men, the number de? pending upon the amount of work se? cured. Already the plans have been made for the building to house the repair shop. It will be added on to the ga? rage of the Shaw Motor Company and will connect with the present building which is being used as a repair shop. However, the new buiding will be of brick. It will face on Sumter street and will cover an acra ninety by sixty feet. Tho new Ford repair shop at Sumter will not be the only one in the State, .but it will be the only one | in this section of the State and will be most completely equipped for work on other cars as well as Ford cars. Similar shops will bo put in at Green? ville, Spartanburg and Columbia by dealers at those places. The new shops will fill a want which has been folt by automobilo owners here for a long time, as they can test out any part of the machine without taking it to pieces and tell its needs, if any. FREE SAMPLE?Uirge paper-shell pecans. I^and-owners, write for sample nuts and prices of trees to? day. Southern Nut Tree Nurseries, Thomasville, Ga. Tax Return Notice I will attend in person Or by deputy at the, following named places and on i the dates mentioned, for the purpose of receiving tax returns for Iis.- I year 1017, on all personal property, polls, road and dojrs: Tlndals, Thursday, Jan. 4. Privateer, Friday, Jan. 5. LeVl Siding, Tuesday, Jan. 0. Wedgelield, Wednesday, Jan. 1<>. Claremont, Thursday, Jan. 11. HagOOd, Friday, Jan. 1 L\ Rombert, Tuesday, Jan. 16. Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan. 17. Brogdon, Thursday, Jan. is. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 19. Mayesvillo. Tnes. Jan. '2?,. Pleasant Grove, Wed. Jan. 24. ?hlloh, Tbu. Jan. '2T>. Norwood Cross Roads, Frl. Jan. 26. r. k. wirjy^n. County Auditor. ANDERSON WOMAN KILLED. Anderson, Jan. 21.?Mrs. Annie Moss, aged 81 years, died at an early hour this morning from injuries re? ceived late last night when she was struck by J. C. Xalley's automobile. She had been calling on a neighbor and was returning to her home just across the street. Mr. Xalley saw her hesitate on the curb and it is un? derstood that he glanced up and down the intersecting street and that when he looked forward again Mrs. Moss was immediately in front of his auto? mobile. He applied emergency brake, but the car skidded on the asphalt paving striking Mrs. Moss and knock? ing her down. Her head fell against the curb and caused a concussion of the brain, which, with the other in juries received caused her deara. She lived about two hours. Mr. Xalley was detained by the police and after Mrs. Moss' death he was transferred to the county jail. He is about 05 years of age and is a well known citizen. Mrs. Moss was the widow of the late lien Moss, a building contractor known throughout the Piedmont sec? tion, and who died several years o.go. She owns considerable property here. Sho is survived by an adopted daugh? ter, Mrs. Frank M. Murphy of An erson. It is estimated that in 1915 about 40,000 forest fires occurred in the United States, which burned over about 5,900,000 acres end caused a damage of approximately $7,000,000. To The Planters of Sumter County We want you to call upon us before you buy your Fertilizers this season. We can and will save you money. Fertilizer materials are higher propor? tionately than mixed goods. It will pay you to talk it over with us be? fore you buy.J Respectfully, HARBY & CO., Inc., SUMTER, S. C. Every requirement of a safe, efficient de? pository for savings is fully met by the National Ba ak of Sumter. Absolute security is combined with the highest rate of interest consistent with perfect safety. Promptness and courtesy are important features of our service. All are welcome. Call and open an ac? count today. The National Bank of Sumter. Gasparilla Carnival TAMPA, FLA. Round Trip Fare From SUMTER $17.40 For this occasion which will be filled with fun and frolic, and lasting from February 2nd to 10th, tickets will be sold to Tam? pa and return ;is shown abo*e by ! ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of The South JANUARY 31st to FEBRUARY 5th Inclusive. Limited returning until midnight <>f February 20th, but may be extended to March 3rd by depositing with City Ticket Agent at Tampa, under preserli?ed rules and upon payment of $1.00. Proportionate fares from intermediate stations. Children half fare. LIBERAL STOP-OVER PRIVILEGES For further particulars, schedules, sleeping car reservation, etc., call on O. v. PLATER, Ticket Agent, Sumter, s. C. ????????<>e^oo4>oooooooeoooo^?^??>?^?????????o??????^