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C||t ?lattjjman anb jroutjjttjiL Pohttobed Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BT? OtlTO PUBLISHING COMPANY ?UMTER, 8. a Ttraa: ?Lit aar annum?tn advance. ii trat Inaartlon.$1.00 subsequent tnaartion.60 (or three months, or will ha made at reduced rates. All eosnm . ^tlons ?hieb nob f private \ roots will bo chart*d too at adrerttosoisata, Ohrt oar tot and tributes of respect arm bo charted (or. Tho Master Wetub man was fouud oi hi Hit and tho Trot Southron In ISM. Too Watchman tod Southron now hot the eomblned circulation and to to so as of both of tho old papers, had It QMolftatty tho boot advertising la Sumter. I Both tbt Citadel and Winthrop col iege need and should have more dor? mitory room to accommodate the stu? dents that are applying for admission every year In Increasing numbers, but dormitories cost money and to ral.se the money taxes must bo Increased. The peoplo are protesting vigorously against high taxes now and if the levy is increased there will bo still loud? er protest to* Insurance men from all sections of the State are meeting in Columbia to? day to dlscust the Insurance situa? tion and to select a committee to pre? sent their views on insurance legisla? tion to the general assembly. If they could see that the people who pay the premiums have the right to a voice In framing the laws for the su pervislon of insurance companies and that the Insurance companies have no divine right to fix rates and make all the rules and regulations that the ineu ring public must obey, there would be a prospect of an early ad? justment of the insurance controversy. The Insurance companies have been so long accustomed to fl:c the rate? and make the regulations that many men engaged in this business honestly be lleve that the public has absolutely nothing to do with the whole matter save to pay the premiums. They be? lieve that any regulation or supervis? ion It an infrlngomont of their rights belief that renders any] letWshm taona tfr^tftti o o^ ? There are more politics thanirj^l? IS the prohibition flgh'? 7rr*fho legis? lature. If the proYrfbitionists really believe in prohlbtton they will call the hand nf politicians who are ad yor?.i.4?-v the Rlchey "bone-dry" prohibition bill and pass it without further delay. The majority of the voters of the State havo declared in favor of prohibition more than once and we are in favor of giving them exactly what they asked for. If they find that they do not like what they aaked for and prefer some liquor mix? ed in with their prohibition, they cun say so at the next election. We are strong for a trial of real bone-dry prohlblton and the enforcement of the Webb-Kenyon law. A Statement. "The newspaper print situation still remains acute. Most publishers will not be able to secure as much paper as they used during 1916, and will be forced to curtail the sire of tho paper and subscription list. Ac? cording to president indications The Daily Mall will need 25 to 40 per cent, more than last year, and it is doubtful If that extra amount can be secured, and tho result will be that we will have to part conv.mn.. with many of our subscribers, and those not paid in advance will have to go, no mutter how good the ac? count may be. 1 "We will make no contracts for advertising longer than a month, and subscription rates may be ad? vanced at an* time Wu will Soft! the advance a* long as possible, bul It looks ns If It may be imperative." ?Anderson Dally Mall. Marriage License Record. Licenses tn marry have been btHfc to the following couples: \Vm. > Drown and Miss Mattle M. Strong, Sumter. Colored1 Natamel Porte 1 nnd Frances Jenkins. OtwogO] Simp? son Mayrant and Millie Howard, Sum? ter; Ed Fr?ser and Lttlltt Lewi.-. Providence; Robert Howard and Bellt Mitchell. 8umter; James Walters ftp 1 Elisa Davis, Hugood; Elijah Curptn ter and Vermellle Conyers, Tlndal; Milton Buckman and Mary A. Spann. Plnewood. Petition In Bankruptcy. A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States district court yesterday by BenJ. T. Wise. Of Brownsville. Florence county, thfOUgfe his attorneys, Townsend & Hogers, k J Kirk has been appointed refer- a In th? petition the liabilities nro phV cd at $9,261.11 and tho assets 11 f 311.IC. -Charleston American. STATE GINNING REPORT. ORANGEBURG STILL LEADS IX NUMBER OF BALES PRO? DUCED DURING HUM. Director Sam L. Rogers of the Bu? reau of the Census, Department of Commerce, announces the preliminary report of cotton ginned by counties In South Carolina, for the crops of 1111 and 1915, prior to January 10: County 1910 1915 Abbeville . 26.473 29,840 Alken . 35,795 37.2'i 1 Anderson . 63,400 69,089 Bamberg . 21,918 15,933 Parnwell . 42,497 35,917 Beaufort. 6,213 4,21*:; Berkeley. 6,103 9,570 Calhoun . 21,493 19.G53 Charleston. 5,283 10,15:? Cherokee . 8,813 14.T.V.1 Chester. 20,026 30,09 :< Chesterfield . 19,108 28,641 Clarendon. 19,151 27,131 Coleton. ,12,816 13.519 Darlington . 18,792 32.9S0 Dillon . 23,167 30,21 1 Dorchester. 8,234 11,337 Edgofteld . 29,397 29,131 Falrfleld . 15,225 23,121 Florence. 18,238 30,139 Georgetown. 1,393 2,490 Greenville . 33,828 43,239 Greenwood . 28,803 28,4 59 Hampton . 16,689 12,493 Horry . 4.869 7,920 Jasper. 6,047 3,ISO Kershaw . 11,728 24,228 Lancaster. 14,727 IM 61 Laurens. 30,50? 39,317 Lee . 18,625 31,699 Lexington. 23,973 23,74$ Marlon . 11,293 13.047 Marlboro . 33,328 49,830 Newberry. 30,519 36.057 Oconee . 3 7,261 17,852 Orangeburg. 67,963 61.527 Piekens . 15.478 17,02: Richland. 17,341 19,76!? Saluda . 25,719 ! 5,111 Spartanburg . 51,486 67.01 2 SuDotsr. 25.711 kl.M Union . 12,923 18.27S Wllllamsburg _ 12,374 22,00?. York . 23,428 37,40* Total .(_ 936,716 1,149.1S7 USE OVER HALF MILLION MILS. Anti-Hog Cholera Serum Used In 1910 c^any?^ Cd^gsV-J?MSi^J*^ ^terlnaty Division of Clemson Col? lege reports that over a half-million mils, or 18,000 ounces of serum was sent out to the farmers of the State In 1916. This Is equivalent to eighteen quarts. As the dose is measured in mils, giving the amount In quart'-, does not make the amount appear to be very much. The serum is ordered from manufacturers at a cost of 85 cents F. O. B. Clemson College, S. C. By ordering it in large amounts, and re-shlpplng it out to the farmers in smaller lots as it Is ordered, the serum Is obtained at a much smell ? ?:? cost to the farmer than would bo the case If he had to order It direct from the manufacturer. The farm? ers now get the serum for 90 cents per mil (cubic centimeter.) of tlx ..5i,000 mils purchased In 111 I, 546,000 mils have been used by the farmers of the State. The extra charge of five cents per mil above what the serum costs in large lots from manufacturers, Is made to cover necessary expenses, such a^ postage, boxes for packing, ice, OfO? News and Views of Pisgtili. Pisgah, Jan. 30.?The wet weather has retarded farm work but soon the sun will come out and work Will move rapidly forward. People here, have not gone "cotton crazy." About | the usual crop will he planted. Mo: attention will be paid to grain and hoga. The boll weevil scare don't have much effect on the people here. There seems to be more cotton rais? ed In the west, where it is, than ever before. How is that? Rev. Mr. Llycs of Camdon filled the pulpit at Pisjrah church Sunday after? noon and preached a fine sermon to 9 large audience. He was Invited down as the church has no pastor. At tlu ? eloot of the service a ohurch confer- j sacs was held and he vas unanimous* j ly Invited to he its pastor. He has the ca'.i under consideration. Hoi made a fine impression here. Mrs. C. S. Baker spent the week-end With relatives near Sumte? Mr. and Mrs. C, S. James of Rem hert were out at church Sunday aft< I noon an<l the many friends of Mr .lames were glad to see that she Is r covering from her recent sickness, Mr. J. Frank Baker of Rombcrt, who got badly hurt sometime ago, was also out and his friends were glad to know he Is about well. Miss Maggie Lou Baker celebrated her birthday last Friday by having n number of her friends spend the even* ing with her. After hours of pleasant social Intercourse, the pleasant even* ing came to an end, and all felt wl t a fine time they had, wishing f??r ... a long period of life, full of ha> ness. She Is one of our most pop - lar young ladles and deservedly Light refreshments were serve I. WHAT SrMTER MISSED. Greenville County is Now Reapine Benefit of Health Survey. Greenville Piedmont. A rare boost for Greenville is con? tained in the January number of tin American Journal of Public Healtli. copieH of which have been received here. The Journal is the official organ of the American Public Health asso? ciation, and has a circulation through ? out the United States, and in various other parts of the world. The article contains some of th" best things that can be said about a community from a standpoint of healthlulness, and will doubtless have a great effect in further spreading Greenville's growing reputation for heing a good place to live. The article in full is as follows: Boosting Greenville.?Rare is the sanitary survey that must, not he taken in the same spirit as a dose of castor oil: "It tastes had, but It's best for you In the end." Greenville, S. C. however, receives a distinct pat on the hack from Dr. L. . Lumsden of the United States public health service. In the Journal of the South Caro? lina Medical Association for Novem? ber, 1916, Dr. Lumsden is quoted as follows: "Greenville county probably has the highest sanitary index in the United I States. That is, no other county, pre? dominantly agricultural, shows such a fine sanitary index. "Seventy per cent, of the homes In this county are in good sanitary con? dition. "Eighteen per cent, of the 11,751 homes visited by the public health men have complied with all sanitary sug? gestions, and hundreds of others will do 80. "The city of Greenvile is the only city I have found in the United Statoc where no suggestions as to sanitation were needed. The city board of healtn has put into operation improved sanl* tury ideas, so Greenville city is a leader today in matters pertaining to public health. Typhoid fever is prae ticaly extinct In the city. "Typhoid fever In tho county tfns been reduced by half thl3 year. It is probable that coming years will see this disease cut down 90 per cent, ae a result of the work done and the willingness to comply with sanitary rules. "All incorporated towns and all un fneorpnr ^ tnwn? ?va cither Ju*t?>l; Ing or have installed sanitary .sys? tems for refuse disposal. Greer. Simpsonvllle, Fountain Inn, West Greenville and otlyjr communities an doing what has been suggested by the j public health service. t "In the county are twenty-one mill villages, counting one cotton seel oil i mill. Three of these are in the city, j so are already sanitary. Fifteen of j the eighteen have completed, or near-1 ly completed, the Installation of sanl- j tary systems. In eleven villages the work is completed. One village has ordered the sanitary equipment, and the one not yet in line with the work will do what has been sug ,ested. "Rural schools aro rapidly comply- i Ing with suggestions for modern sanl- j tatlon. i "Your county has made the wiser | expenditures it could make In the ere-1 atlon of county health offices. The j same is truo of your city. The high est recommendation you can have is the health condition you show. It is now for the people to continue the j work, to place proper valuation upon human life and health." The foregoing eulogy was delivered j at a public health celebration whl >h formed the culmination of an e\- j tensive sanitary survey of the county, and city of Greenville made by the United States public health service the South Carolina state board of health and the city and county health! authorities acting in co-operation. The survey consumed nearly a year, and we read that "practically every home, numbering about 12,000 in Greenville county, has been visited by these sanitary experts. All of the cot-' ton mills, number ahe.it twenty out? side of the city of Greenville, have roeolved the most careful sanitary in-J \ estimations." A street pageant, characterised an! "the finest ever seen in Greenville." was a part of the celebration and In- i eluded fifty-five Boats, mounted mar-1 . uais. two companies of coast artiller: the Boy Bcouta nod other feature . "Placarded with health slogan--, the Moats tol l true stories of Grecnvilh county and of public health." All homo to Greenvile, her faith? ful public officials end public spirit- I citizens! Poor terraces allow the water to race down the hill sides and carry away the top soil and what ferti? lising material that becomes soli ble, leaving the raw, top soil ex posed. It is on Just such places that the poorest stain's are secured each year. Now is the time to Us ihon bad i luces, nnd not aft< r the top ;< ;| has been washed away. Washington, Jan. 81.?The senab today passed the Jones "bonc-dr; prohibition law for Alaska. GOVERNMENT MAKING PLANS. PRESIDENT WILSON AND SECRE? TARY LANSING IN CON* FERENCE. Plans Pormnlated to Meet Situation Resulting from German Dcciaioa to Wage Unrestricted Warfare?No Announcements Will bo Made Until American Ports arc Safeguarded. Washington, Feb. 1.?After a con? ference between President Wilson and .Secretary Lansing it became known that the government had already be? gun the formulation of plans to meet 'he German situation. It is said that it is not impossible that action has already been taken, but there is no in- j dication of its nature. There is reason to belie\e that no announcement of the government's course will be made until all Amcri can ports arc thoroughly safeguarded. Washington, Fei?. 1.? Later in the day President Wilson and Secretary Lansing conferred again more thau an hour, after Irnsing had worked all morning on the document he too.; with him to the White House. After the conference Secretary Lansing re? fused to ray what had been decided upon, but opinion became generally prevalent in official quarters that a break in diplomatic relations with Germany seemed inevitable, although it is thought probable that an ulti? matum or warning to the Berlin gov? ernment might precede this action. The view la widely taken in official quarters that the United States could not let the situation go uncallenged. Charleston. Feb. 1.?The German freighter Liebensfels, which has been tied up in this port since the out? break of the war. began sinking tins morning. All signs point to the ship having been scuttled, marine men say. She stopped settling when the stem rollt were within a few feet of the water and the bow keel almost invis? ible. The ship it so badly damaged that it Will take considerable time to make her seaworthy. The German officers in charge of the ship refused the aid of a tug. The Liebenfelz is reported rotting on the bottom in forty feet of water. At high tide the water will wash her decks. Columbia, Feb. 1.?News was re? ceived here this morning of the sink? ing of the tramp German steamer iiebenfels in Charleston harbor. This -vessel-fd^-about 5,uQ0 -torts has been interned since the opening of the war, the boat was apparently sunk by the crew, us assistance was refused und all goods were packed and were placed on the' small boats. A rumor current here, said to have come over cotton wires, is that all in? terned German vessels in New York harbor have also been sent to the bottom by the crews. REMARKABLE HEALTH REPORTS FOB WHOLE SOUTH. Decrease in Muny Disease* Traceable to Remarkable Mineral Discovery. During the past year there has bOCl a very noticeable decrease in sever: of the most prevalent Southm disea es, particularly rheumatism. Indigc i tion, blood disease, and that worst of| all maladies, pellagra. Investigation in something over 1"? .-'outhern towns reveals the fact that ; much of tin decrease in these mala? dies is attributed to the healing pow? ers of a most remarkable mineral di ;- j covered in Mississippi, a solution of j which seems to reach the seat of these troubles in nearly every case in which i it is tried. It is sold as Sulterro-Soi. When every other remedy or drug htt "ailed Sulferro-Sol has brought Quick and permanent relief in al? most every case. It is purely natura!. I No drugs or chemicals are added, an 1 it does not contain a single drop of alcohol. For run down, nervous, de? bilitated anaemic people, there is no known tonic that will render the great good that Sulferro-Sol wdl. All drug? gists recommend Sulferro-Sol because they believe In its unusual merits. Sulferro-Sol is sola and recommend? ed by every Druggist in Sumter and vicinity. Murray Drug Co., State Dis? tributors. Now York. Feb. 1.?With pri falling from two to twenty points Hi wildest selling since the beginning of i!?o war was seen on the stock mar hot today. FREE SAMPLE?I^arge paper-shell pecans. Lund-owners, write foi sample nuts and prices of trees t ? day. Southern Nut Tree Nurseries, Thomatville. Go. Geo H. Hurst, U<idert(k(ir ni Fnkilitei. rr??nc ntt?>re?4.n fo If** ?? Keila Phon?, jaya, I "TRADE AT HOME" YOU, Mr. Automobilist: Have you ever questioned the ability of your county super? visor, or wondered what became of tax money as you rode Dver the ill kept neighborhood roads? THE FAULT MAY 3E WITH YOU. If you remember, you were informed t?. it -04 factories capitalized at $100,000 could be built in this Stale vith the money that is sent away to the mail-order houses; /cur county would be entitled to four of these plants this yei r\ he 60 percent assessment placed on them as on other ma; ti? ncturing industries would net $5,000 tax for state ard cc:;i ry purposes; each year a like amount would be added; in a tc ade the revenue would place the most remote road beyc d :omplaint. Good roads mean more than tours for health &au pleaci re; hey are more closely linked with progress and prosperity. -lood roads stimulate business in the city and destroy monotony life on the farm. If you would have good roads, :f yc;i vould keep the supervisor busy, discourage far-away trading. Join the Boosters and help build public roads by keeping fo money home. M. O'RILEY. North, S. C. Suntfer's Bank for Savers Every requirement of a safe, efficient de? pository for s wings is fully met by the National Bank 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. f To The Planters - of Sumter County We want you to call upon us before you buy your Fertilizers this season. We cr?n 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. Respectfully, HARBY & CO., Inc., SUMTER. S. C. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALIS AND FEED OF ALL KINDS BOOTH & McLEOD. Saccccaon 'o BoothTShvlcff Lumber & Supply Co. (??o. F.pp?ri?on'i Olit Stand Opp. Court Houi i vritYTH'v: \i ovf ??? \cvi. mm i ?????m