Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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an* *Wy subscriber is 'ts> efetmrne the label on BOts the date which indl ^fmWx dais to which sub been paid. A lumber of sub ?Ire during the mawth ? principally ?Subscribed during >n contest that last March and while wt hope to end every one as a Mee subscriber, it tr Intention to continue Bl Psper to anyone >pnt order the paper for another year 0s $1.10 to pay for it. the paper contin? ue not delay In sending in money for re ntv en April 1st we shall off expired sub without further no ir thai we want* to PSu as a subscriber and to receive renewal so tont the paper may be sent Interruption. .0< tan Heeesvelt type of citlson, met sal as war on all occasions an Innate love of fighting -ind tot tiooty?political preferment V Sifter eoeetantlal rewards?that the '?jHk??Wkm OMm? can seise during war. OOW PS kept tn the background along kjm% 4tkt Bryan type who cry for pea. - ^??F ???ns snd would try to make a j|**tissnej?y settlement vlth a mad djisj es a man eating tiger, this coun Ijrf ho sWe to wage the war tha* MmWmmf la forcing upon us In a bus Insjgtvtfkn mann? r. Ifee Pro-German editors are still wm&mm Petntatently In the Interest OS tJldr foreign overlorde and agains' ztfce oonntry that has been to then tmetr followers a haven of refuge tno oppression to which the> subjected under the military #SSps41sm of Germany, liiey Con mtm% their systematic and evidenti? Opranaa?directed effort to shake the sdnAdonce of the people In the hon nstf and] the loyalty of Preside, ? tfBssn to ths best Interests of tin United States. They are stirring ur ssrasjonksm. cresting discontent anc tasttmg the Oerman sympathisers t< disloyalty. Their purpose seems t< be to bring about a condition of do msstle strife and to fight the battle Of Germany in America by dlvdlng on people tntj hostile camps. The doc trine tney are preaching Is pernicious ?ad treasonable, leading inevitably t< a whole train of evils. They are sow tag dragons' teeth In a fertile so> that will produce a harvest of fright fulness In the near future. The pro testatlons of loyalty to America Ars' of all with which these Germar, agitators premise every disloyal and un-American tirade against President Wilson snd the government deceiver no one?they are enemies of Americ and American Institutions, and n< more to be trusted than the torlos of revolutionary days. Men who con? done bomb plots, conspiracies. In? cendiary fires In this country and ap? plaud Zeppelin raids and submarine outrages are not to be trusted THE CALL TO sKKVK K. President Wilson has made the first call on the men of America to rall> for defense of the country ugalnm the aggressions of a foreign foe. Tho na vy is short of men, twenty-six thou sand are needed Immediately to IS I the ships, and It Is the duty of Inosi who feel the responsibility of SSTVlnj the country In tho defense of theh homes and the protection of thru mothers and sisters to respond to tie rail of the President. Upon the navy will fall the burden of defending th. coast of the country ngainst attarU and preventing the enemy from gain bag a foetheM In this country. The men of th? navy will be the first line of defense and if this lin? is made strong and impregnable the country will be spared the horrors of warfare that Europe has suffered. The post of honor and the post of duty at present is on the decks of our warships and the men who have the patriotism and the enterprise to desire to be in the forefront and near the flashing of the guns will quickly answer the call oi President Wilson. The president says the men are needed and needed now. Therefore, the call is to the men who have been saying that when the need for men became urgent they would be r^ady to go. The need Is urgent and the call to duty has been sounded. Who will answer the call? GUARD AGAINST HUNGER. It seems to the writer that steps should be taken by the business men of Sumter to inaugurate a movement to bring about concerted action among the farmers of the entire coun? ty for the planting of a large acreage In food crops, to the end that enough food may be produced, even under the most adverse weather conditions during the coming summer, to make certain that there shall be harvested this fall a sufficient quantity of corn peas, rice, potatoes and other food? stuffs for man and beast to afford abundant sustenance for evciy living thing in this county until the ne\? year's crop can be made. Sumter coun ty and every other county in Soul!. Carolina, should bend every effort an.: use every possible means available to render the county absolutely Inde? pendent of the balance of the world insofar as food is concerned. We havt before us the planting season and the entire productive period of the year and In the face of the conditions no" confronting The United States and lh" unknown and unknowable condition* that may speedily arise. It Is but com? mon ssnse to put our house In ord*> and prepare for anything that maj come. If the people of Sumter coun? ty utilise the opportunity that they now have they will be fortified again - hunger and want in time of trouble Under ordinary conditions South Car ollna would suffer hunger and a stat bordering on famine would prevail i communication with the west shoub be cut off for a few weeks. It Met within the realms of possibility th.i such a condition could be brougb about and without a store of fooc within the State sufficient for ou needs the e would be untold hard ship! In a country that should be land of plenty. Now Is the time t< prepare for the future and the me who occupy positions of leadershi should lose no time in planning to ft* upon the advice of the president am" the secretary of agriculture to mobil ise our agricultural resources. Seer' time is at hand and now Is the time it prepare for the harv est. DEATH OF MRS. P. K. TALLOW. The numerous friends of Mr. am" Mrs. P. K. Tallon were pained t< learn of the death of Mrs. Tallon which occurred at an early hour Sun day morning at the home of her par? ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. New man, 308 West Oakland Avenue. Mia Tallon before her marr'.ag* was Miss Hasca, more endearing, known as Miss "Tassle" Newman, am was in her thirty-sixth year who she died. She is survived by her husband am one child, her parents, four sisters Mrs. S. E. Angle, of Wirts, Va., Mrs Bunyon Tallon, of Kershaw county Mrs. Wesley A. Brown, and Mrs. Wal ter O. Cleaper, and one brother, Mr Charles B. Newman, the last three of Sumter. The funeral services and inter ment were held at Wells church, L :ounty, at noon today in the pres ence of a largo number of sorrow*o relatives and friends of several coun ties. The death of Mrs. Tallon is pecul? iarly sad owing to her being take" away Just in the prime of her useful. Christian, and devoted llfework 0 motherood, wlfehood, relative and friend to hundreds to whom she en deared herself by her sweet an sympathetic disposition, and by he womanly traits of character. She wa a devotee of the beautiful princlpb of charity, in thoughts, words am ' deeds. For several years she had been Ii falling health, and her fortitude an? Christian character helped her t bear her sufferings, and by her fait 1 and her uncomplaining acceptance o God's decrees, she was a shining ev ample of forebearance to other.* While she is mourned, and her life* sufferings are at an end, she is amour the heavenly eouls who earned thei reward by living as Chri?tlann shou' but ahe will bo gren iy missed. u.i< reverently and lovingly rememberer" as one of the sweetest and most lo\ able, kind-hearted, and brightest of ?'.omen who have made the world bet ter that they had lived. The sympa thy of hundred* of friends goes on' to the grief stricken family of Ulli noble young woman who has left thi earthly sphere. FARMERS URGED BY DR. LO.NG AXD DEMONSTRATOR WLL Li A.MS TO RAISE FOOD SUPPLIER FOR THEMSELVES. Mr. Williams Points out tlic GivaV Return from Planting Velvet Beans in Corn Molds?Dr. Long Tells of Com lit ions In State Which Make Imperative That Every Farmer Grow More on His Place Thun Suf? ficient to Sustain People Living on Editor Sumter Item and Watchman and Southron. Inc. jsed you will find a letter from Mr. Long to all demonstration agents, which explains itself. Sometime ago you told me that you would come j out and stay with me if paper wept! going up and the price of food soared beyond your reach. I urn planning to produce enough food crops to take care of as ma iy people as are en? gaged upon my larm producing crops and of course to take care of my la? bor. If every farm in Sumter coun? ty would do this a wall could be built around the county and we would not suffer much If nothing could be ship? ped into the county. It would be very poor living without gasoline to give us exercise, but before we see the end of the catastrophe confronting us, we may look upon some of the necessities at present as very great luxuries. Our farmers certainly will not be taking any chances to grow a large supply of food crops this year. It makes me' tired to hear farmers talking about, the high prices of things that are pro? duced and should be produced on farms in Sumter county. Prof. H. E. Savely, field agent in charge of five Southern States in the farm demonstration work, four oi which are in boll weevil territory, said that government made a survey or a number of farms in the Mississippi delta, some of the richest land in the world, and that they found on those farms the farmers who were growing all of their home supplies were near? ly all out of debt and not one who depended upon cotton to purchase his supplies, but owed money and In many Instances this class of farmers owed money and had their farms mortgaged to the farmers In the delta growing their home supplies. The same is true in a large measure fti Sumter county. Those farmers who despise these small things that bring them in a small income all during the year are handicapped with debt and find out that it takes more than can produce of cotton to pay their debts no matter how high thv price of cotton is. For when (cotton Is high other things arc^ high fa pro rortlon. Cotton will not purchase a. much feedstuffs or food at the pres.* i i ent prices as It would when .cotton Was worth tsn and twelve cents. On his recent visit to Sumter Coun? ty Prof. ?avely said that the velve bean grown on every acre of our lan In corn would double the value of the yield of the land planted to corn be sides furnishing ten dollars worth of fertilizer. He also stated that th* farmers in Alabama grew beans lr all of their corn or practically all of it and that it was no longer a ques? tion out there of keeping the animal. fat In the winter, but It was theli only problem to keep them In good cndltlon in the summer. He said that | he bean was a succe.se planted bot> n the drill and the n.iddles of c in. if the beans were planted before the Irst of May. Velvet b^ans are th? ?heapest seed that can be parchajed oday. They can bo l?id down in sumter it $l.f?0 per bushel or le.1.; ind a bushel of beans will plant fro? our to six acres. So plant velvet >eans. J. Frank Williams. County Agent. W. W. Long of Clemson, dlrecto' )f cooperative extension work In ag Iculture and home economics lr 'outh Carolina, has addressed to al' !he demonstration agents In the Stau naen and women, a letter urging then *o impress on the people the need oi growing vegetables for home con sumption. Tho letter is as follows: "The conditions, as being reporter! of the food crops of the world if no ilnrmtng are serious. This is eepec 'ally true when we realize that th< ?eserves will be exhausted at the on< )f this crop year. "It Is reported that the Engl'sh wheat crop in exceedingly bark ward The Dutch crop Is small. The Prencl crop is very much less than usual am* what is most alarming Argentina Wll have little wheat or corn to expor* The Australian wheat crop is re? ported 50,000.000 bushels less th:r last year's. The statement Is med that the English government has com trooted for the entire surplus of tin ' ear's wheat crop of Canada. Wheat In the winter growing States, in on '?ountry has suffered much llor th want of moisture, Early vegetable so ? n the Southern States have ggf* de stroyed by recent freezes. Cominf nearer home, the prospects for when and oat crops in South Carolina an the most discouraging in years. The season is very backward and, there? fore, little gardening has been done in this Sta.-\ "The country is virtually -in a state of war and we have every reason to expect that in a short time thousands of young men may be called from the fields to arms. Therefore, it is neces? sary to impress upon all Masses of our people the urgent need of grow? ing all vegetables for table use and for canning purposes. "You should take this matter up not only with the farmers but with the officials and residents of cities and villages and bring about organi? zations for the cultivation of vacant lots in food crops. Chambers of com? merce, women's clubs and every agen? cy should be appealed to assist in this most Important work. The pro duction of forage crops on large areas, particularly the velvet bean, sor? ghum, Soudan grass, cow peas and soy beans, is urgent. The acreage in corn should be greatly increased. "The greatest care should be taken with spring pigs. Hogs are now sell? ing in the Northern markets at 15 3-4 cents a pound on foot; beef cattle from 10 to 12 cents a pound on foot with every prospect of increasing. The acreage of sweet potatoes should be increased many fold. Every farmer should plant a crop of fall Irish po? tatoes?the Lookout Mountain va? riety if obtainable. "With the food supply of the world in its present condition, we may be assured of a profitable demand for all food crops. We owe it to our? selves and our country to produce the necessary supplies for the family and in the event that war is declared, for the men who are performing their patriotic duty. The indications are that for the first time since the Civil war we will be unable to purchase supplies from other countries. There fore, it is imperative that we produce them at home. This possibilty o. shortage may bring some of our peo? ple to actual suffering. "If you think wise have this ar? ticle published in your local paper. Call your bankers, merchants and farmers in conference so that the most powerful influences may be put in motion for the growing of neces? sary food crops for man and beast." W. W. Long, Director. COUNTIES JOIN FOR FERRY. Oraugcuurg and Clarendon Men Ar? range Crossing for Santeo?Meeting of Committees. Elloree, March 23.?In response to a telegrr. i from a committee from Manning Jooking Into the advisability of operating a ferry on the Santee river E. F. Irlck, W..M. Fair, and P. P. Hungerpiller, president, vice president and secretary respectively of the Elloree Chamber pt Com? merce and Agriculture met with J. K. Breeden, Smith and Burgess of -V.anning in Sumter on Tuesday nigh: and discussed plans for operating this ferry. The Manning committee re ported something like $1,500 subscrib ed and the Elloree committee some? thing like $500, each committee as? suring the other that more would be forthcoming. The plan so far is to reach the river on the Clarendon side at a point where there is no swamp crossing in a motor boat sufficiently large to cany several automobiles, buggies, etc., motoring down stream to a point on the Orangeburg county side to a point whore there is no swamp. After going over sever:'.! Plans it was deemed that this is the best one, and there is no doubt thai it will be put into operation at a very early date unless something bet? ter is brought forward. Another meeting has been arrang? ed and there is no doubt that the project will materialize. If -put into1 operation it will serve as a com? mon good to both the people of Clar- \ endon and Orangeburg counties, who ! these many years have been so near and yet so far away, ns well as being of Statewide benefit to motorists and others. WANT TURKEY CREEK OPENED. A largely signed petition will be presented to the County Board el Commissioners and Supervisor at their next meeting asking that steps lie taken towards Improving the Turkey Creek drainage proposition. The po? tion has been signed by members of City Council, members of the Board of Health, citizens owning property In the district affected and a larg? number of other persons Interested hi securing better drainage facilities In I that section of im? county and there lore better sanitary conditions the eastern part of the city. The petition states that while the Turkey Creek problem has been ills cussed by the Hoard of CommlHsion rs. no action has been taken and th< situation is getting worse all the tim< The Board Is asked id consider th< problem ami take stich steps as wl\ remedy present coiuluAna, DISTRICT CONFERENCE. In Session T!jh Week at Littleton Street Methodist Church* The Sumter District Conference met in Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Dr. II. W. I Bayss, the Presiding Elder of the Dis? trict presided over the sessions of the Conference and Hew G. P. Watson.' pastor of the Hishopville church was elected secretary. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. S. W. Henry, pastor of the Oswego charge. Dr. J. W. W?lling, paster of the Elloree charge preache i I Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, and Dr. R. S. Truesdale, pastor of Sumter First Church preached at the evening service. Rev. F. H. Shuler, Commissioner of Education; Rev. H. Z. Xabors, super? intendent of Epworth Orphanage: Rev. W. C. Owen, Conference Sunday School Secretary; Dr. D. D. Peele. o Columbia College; and J. C. Guilds of Carlisle School were present and represented the various institution, with which they are connected. The reports of the preachers of the various charges in the district evi denood spiritual and numerical growth of the church, and thert is a hopeful outlook for future prog* Manning was unanimously scler i . J as the next place of meeting. The following delegates were elect? ed to the Annual Conference which will meet at Bishopville; A. J. Beat tie, Chariton DuRant, J. W. Hamel, Dr. J. E. Wannamaker. The follow? ing four alternate were elected: J. R. Onffln, 8. W. Fairy, Lv R. Rollings, Dr. F. M. Zemp. A collection was taken for Epworth j Orphanage at the Wednesday evening service. 1 Twenty clerical and about thirty lay ; delegates were in attendance upon the , Conference. T. H. Tatum, of Birhopville, Confer? ence lay leader, was present at the latt session and made a talk on finances.?Camden Chronicle. KAISER IS NERVOUS. London, March 23.?Private mes? sages have reached the Hague that Emperor William has suffered a se? vere nervous breakdown, and* "has been ordered to take the cure at Homburg, according to a dispatch from The Hague. 1 MMN ff HKS Money comes to a few through ac? cident and to some by inheritance, bat to the vast majority only through industry and thrift. The earning power of man is impor? tant, bat even imre so is his ability to save. Wealth is estimated not by what one makes, but by what one keeps. Regular deposits in a Savings Ac? count in this Institution soon build a substantial surr. The National Bank of Sumter. SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLINA *??????????????.?.? ......to..... ???..????.????? >M???f To The Planters of Sumter County We want you to call upon us before you i buy your Fertilizers this season. We can and will 8ave you money. Fertilizer materials are higher propor? tionately than mixed goods. It will pay you io talk it over jwith .us be? fore you buy.) Respectfully, HARBY & CO., Inc., SUMTER, S. C. Lumber, Lime, Cement BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY* AND FEED OF ALL KINDS BOOTH & McLEOD. SiKce?s<?t? ?o Rooth'Shulcr Lumber *c Supply Co. Got*. F.py?rf?on'? Oid Stfend Opp. Court Ho r.YFJtYTHI VO AT ONB 3'1)ACE.