Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fytottlpgn anb .Southron. *ws1seesB)e?\ Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? PUBLISHING COMPANY su mtkr, a c. Terms: %M.ft4) per swarm?In advance). Advert laments. One Sauere ft rat Insertion Beery subsequent Insertion Ceatracts for three months, or longer will be mado at reduced rates. All eommunicatlons which sub . .$1.00 .. .60 private Interests will be charged fag ee advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect Will be charged for. The stumter Watchman was found ?ln ISM) and the True Southron in f. The Watchman and Southron t has the combined circulation and ta^hssnce of both of the old papers, aad te manifestly the best advertising In Sumter. iil FOR NEXT YEAR'S SEED. With enormous prices prevailing all kinds of seed, Including the crops, such as corn, cotton and field cropf, it le necessary that ground work be done right now growing eeed to be used next Tha enormous demand for all of products the past season has a scarcity In many seid at preent time. Exorbitant prices being paid for different kinds ? especially th ? most staple aad garden teed. Almost any farmer, or other par who will undertake to grow seed now obtain contracts from seeds In different foctions of the itry to grow eeeds of any and all and the average profit In grow Is from $16 to $25 per acre than the ususl farm products is. but It requires considerable isonal care and attention *n order te grew satisfactory seed. Under present conditions it will be very advisable for farmers to devote gerne attention toward the growing of geed tor their own use and for sale In thslr immediate vicinity if they do net wish to grow some seed on con? tract. This Is the logical time to map out a plan of hin kind for next year's work, and unquestionably It will be proetahle and pleasant to those who undertake It.?Augusta Chronicle. The present and prospective price of all varieties of garden seed, es? pecially beans of all i kinds, should serve aa an Incentive to all gardeners to save sufficient seed this summer for their own needs next year. Of course It le not practicable to save seed oi all varieties of vegetables, but home grown seed of some vegetables are preferable to those grown In oth? er sections. Everybody cannot grow seed for sale, but every gardener could save seed for his own use, by exercislng a little care and foresight. L Champ Clark will never be ranked as a statesman, not even after he is .?1. His recent performances ha"e stamped him Indelllbly as a politician of the demagogic type. e e s* ' The United States should build cheap wooden ships, to carry focd and munitions o England, as rapidly as possible, bi t the cost and risk should not be borne by the United States alone. The loss should be split fifty-fifty by Great Britain and the United Statt s. a e e Bvery other year there are several thousand patriots who make the wel? kin ring with their clamor on the hustings trying to convince the voters that they are eager to serve the State and nation. Where are they hiding now when thert Is a call for real pa? triots and real service? Some office seekers are patriots and stand every test, but many of them seek service only In honib proof positions, g"^??? ? sHJsffl'Ut COTTON MARKUP?. Corrected Dally by BRNB8T FIHJLD, Cotton 'Buyer Oood Middling 1ft 1-4 Strict Middling 19 1-8. Middling It. Rtrlet Low Middling 18 3-4. Low Middling 18 1-4. Staple cotton 22 to 26c. HARBT ft CO., Cotton Buyers. Nominal. WWW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yee*dy? Open High Low Close Clo** May . .19 50 .70 .50 .53 .68 July . . 19.35 .5? .35 .25 .50 Oet . . li t* 79 .54 .14 .73 . New York spots, 19.SO. ARMY RE6ISTRATI0N PUN. war department gives out? line of system of en? rollment. All Persons Within the l*rcscrll>ed Age Limite Will be Required to Present Themselves at Customary Voting Place for Registration. Washington, May 6.?An official outline of the method by which mili? tary registration is to be carried out under the selective conscription bill, was made public today, with an ap? peal from the war department for the voluntary services of State election and other officials in order that there will be no delay in enrolling and classifying millions of men for army duty. Careful preparation has been made to place the whole task In the hands of civilian officials of the States and to remove every suggestion of military force in putting the measure into effect. The only function of the federal government will be supervis? ion through the office of the Provost. Marshal General. The department's statement follows: There was a tims in the country's history when military enumerators, backed by bayonets, went out among the people to take x compulsory ser? vice census. Today under the prin? ciple of universal liability to service the execution of the law is put into the hands of the people. The approval of the new national army bill and the president's procla? mation thereunder will be coincident. All persons within the age limits pre? scribed will be required to present themselves for registration at thu customary voting pluces In the voting precincts In which they have their permanent homes, on a day which the president will announce. The probability Is, that from ten to fifteen days will elapse between ap? proval of the bill and registration day. The governor of each State will 1 e the chief of registration therein. The machinery of registration in ca'jt< county is to be in charge of the sher? iff, the county clerk, and the county physician, acting ex-offlcio, unless a different board shall be announced by the governor. In cities containing populations of more than 30,000, the registration will be under the control of the mayor and selected boards of registration. In order that the desig? nated county and c*ty officials, and the people generally, can get a clear understanding of the census methods the following brief outline is given: The sheriffs or other designated of? ficials, Immediately upon receiving notice from the governor, shall ap? point registrars for each voting pre? cinct. The Apportionment of Registrars. The proportion of registrars shall be one for each 170 persons to be registered. Each age to be registered will comprise about 1 per cent, of the population. If, for Instance, all men between 19 and 25 years of age, Inclusive, are to be registered, the registrar would have to enroll about 7 per cent, of the precinct population. It is desirable to accept the services of competent voluntee- registrars to I serve without compensation. All reg I Istrars must bo sworn. The voting plaee In each precinct must be prepared for registration. Full printed instructions covering ov ery detail of registration will be in the hands of sheriffs and mayors on the fifth day after the president's proclamation. In Cities of Over 30,00-* Population. The mayor of a city containing more than 30,000 Inhabitants, or the officials designated by the governor therein, shall, with approval of the governor, appoint for each ward or convenient minor subdivision contain? ing about 30,000 people one registra? tion board, and shall designate one officer of eaeh board to perform du? ties similar to those Imposed on the sheriff, as heretofore outlined. If the mayor desires, he may appoint a central board to coordinate the work of minor boards. Duties of County Clerks, and of Clerks of Cities of Over 30,000 People. On the fifth day after the president has issued his proclamation, clerks of counties and cities of over 30.000 must secure a supply of blanks and cople.s of the registration regulations from the sheriff or from the mayor. Ab? sent* es and the sick will apply to such elerks to have their registration ??an!? Ailed out. In no case shall such persons ho given registration certifl eates. They arc to ho instructed by tlie rlerk that the burden is on them to see to It thnt the cards reach the registrars of their home precincts by registration day. Absences and The Sick. Persons absent from their home counties may be registered by mall. If so absent, a man Should go to the clerk of the county where be may be staying, on the sixth da| after the date of the president's proclamation. If he is in a cltv of over I O.ooo popu latlon, the city clerk is tl e official to WAR BREAD WITHOUT WHEAT. HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENTS EXPLAIN SUBSTITUTES. Materials Abundant?-Corn Lacks Pro? tein?Peanuts and Soy Beans to Supply Deficiency. There can bo nothing more im? portant in the South during the next year than the use for bread of wheat substitutes, in the opinion of Miss Edith L. Parrott, State supervisor of the home demonstration and girls' club work. Miss Parrott has placed the services of her department, includ? ing two score agents in the several counties, at the disposal of the civic preparedness commission. Miss Parrott has addressed the fol? lowing letter to the county agents: "For the past four years, through our home demonstration clubs for the j girls, we have been stressing the im- | portance of good bread in our homes. Now, that the supply of wheat is going to be insufficient, we must use other materials for making nutri? tious bread. Fortunately for us, this problem has already been worked out by chemists of the United States de? partment of agriculture. I advise that you order at once a supply of farmers* bulletins, No. 807. Our of *W- at Washington is getting out a circular letter which will give ad? ditional information on wheat sub? stitutes. Th'.a will be sent to you in the near future. "We learn from the bureau of chemistry that the right combination of wheat with the following makes ex? cellent bread: Rye, rice, potatoes, corn meal, peanuts and soy beans. Peanuts and soy beans will be very valuable, as they are rich in protein. Corn does not furnish sufficient pro? tein. With the scarcity of wheat, our corn will be the chief grain for bread. Peanuts and soy beans can be com? bined with corn to make delicious breads, and also furnish sufficient pro? tein. For this reason and also on ac? count of the shortage of tin and glas? containers, we urge our women and girls to have the acreage in tomatoes one-tenth acre and home gardens cut and to substitute beans, which can be dried, or soy beans an^ peanuts for making bread, for part of the tomato crop. Before our short courses be gin, June 1, we will have in circula? tion standard recipes for drying fruits and vegetables. We feel that this will certainly have to be resorted to in part to take the place of canning. It will be wise, also, to stress the con? centration of tomato products in soup mixtures, puree and paste and thus save space in canning. "We urge you to give an important place on your county short course pro- j gramme and your community meet? ing programmes to: Making breao from wheat substitutes as given above; drying fruits and green vege? tables; concentration of tomato pro? ducts and in soup mixtures. "While we have tried to serve t< the best of our ability in the past, le' this critical condition of our country serve as an incentive to even greatei efforts in the future." Several thousand young girls arc enlisted in the girls' clubs, while there are more than &.000 women who arc members of the home demonstratio! clubs. LOAN TO GREAT BRITAIN. Washington, May 5.?The second loan has been made to Great Britain The amount is twcntyTflve million. It was announced that a hundred mil lion loan will bo made to France within a day or so. whom to apply. The absentee will be told how to register, but he must mail his card in time to reach bis precinct by registration day. Persons too sick *.o present them? selves for registrailon must send B competent person to the county oi city clerk on the sixth day after th? issuing of the proclamation. The clerk Will give instructions for regis? tration. Colleges, Universities, Homes and Other Institutions. Officials of educational, charitable and other Institutions should appiy for Instructions to the county or city clerk on the sixth day after the date of the proclamation for instructions PS to a convenient method of regie it ation, Tin- wardens of jails, penitentiaries, and reformatorlas should apply to the OOUnty or city clerk for instruction!. OK the sixth day. Five days after the date of the president's proclamation complete regulations will be in the hands of all sheriffs and <>f the official! <>t' cities of over 80,000 population. The president i-s authorised to call upon all pul lie officers to assist In the axeeution of the law. The plan Is, however, to rely on Ihc people for tlx proper excutlon of the law, II is ex? pected that patriotic citizens will of far their ser vices Pee as registrar! Buck services will be gratefully nc I knowledged, Volunteers for this ser? vice should communicate Immediate? ly with the proper official. I TO PUSH WaR MEASURE. ACTION TO BE STARTED IN BOTH HOUSES THIS WEEK. Conferees Report Soon?With Com? serlption Assured Interest in Hill Centres in Age Limit Compromise ami Question of Col. Roosevelt Or* ganizing Force to Co to France. Washington, May 6.?Numerous war measures will be perfected or passed this week by congress. The list to be acted upon includes the army draft, war revenue, food control and espionage measures, the annual army appropriation bill, the rivers and harbors bill and the bill author? ising the president to put seized Ger? man merchant ships into service. Conferees on the war army bill are expected to make their report in a day or two. With conscription assur? ed interest in the bill centres on the age limit, compromise, which is ex? pected to be either between 21 and 30, or 21 and 36, and the senate pro? vision which would permit Col. Roose? velt to organize a fc.ee for service in France. The house is expected to agree to a compromise on the age limit, but there will be a strong fight against the Roscvelt proposal should it be agreed to by conferees. The house ways ?and means com? mittee probably will complete and re? port tomorrow or Tuesday its war revenue bill designed to raise about $1,800,000,000 to meet half the ex? penses of the first year of the war. Tuesday or Wednesday the senate finance committee will begin public hearings on the bill and it is predicted that final action will be delayed for six weeks. Work on the food control bill will be continued by the senate agricul? tural committee, but it is doubtful if the measure will be reported before the house acts on the Lever bill, al? ready introduced. Debate on the senate resolution to provide for putting into service the German merchant vessels will begin in the house tomorrow. Republican Leader Mann insisted yesterday on two hours' debate on a side. Senate committee consideration of the $2, 800,000,00 war urgent deficiency measure passed last week by tho house will continue this week. A final vote on the espionage bill probably will be taken in the senate early in the week. Tomorrow the mail cen? sorship section will be considered first to be followed by a fight over the press censorship feature. Weekly Wcnthcr Forecast. For South Atlantic and East Gulf states: Cool, generally fair weather will prevail except showers Tuesday or Wednesday. GONE FOR GOOD. Results Tliat Lost Are What Appeal to Sumtcr People. Kidney sufferers in Sumter want more than temporary relief. They want results that last? Results like Mr. Vogel tells about. His was a thorough test. Two years is a long time. Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the test and stood it well. Why experiment with an untried medicine? People here in Sumtcr have shown the way. Read the story of E. W. Vogel, 4 01 E. Hampton Ave. He says: "For ?event] years 1 suffered from pains through the small of my back and whenever I stooped, i was in mis cry. My back became very weak and several times I had to give up work. A physician treated me, but his med? icine as well as a number of others, brought no relief. After using r ?) box of Doan's Kidney Pills, the pains disappeared and six boxes complete? ly cured me." A Permanent Cure. Over two years later, Mr. Vogcl said: "Doan's Kidney Pills made a permanent cure In my case." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Vogcl has twice recommended. Kostcr-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N\ V.?Advt (43) NOTICE?For the benefit of our pa? trons, our corn mill will run daily from now on. Any one wanting .i pure, high grade meal will do well to bring us their corn to grind. Mill at the foot of Sumter Street, near Southern Kail way. Sumter Roller Mills. I Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prcmpt Attertlon to Oay and Night Calls. At 0. J. CRAlfi Old Stand. N. Wain. Phones: UfiS?, REPORT OP THE CONDITION OF No. 3809. \ - Tlic First National Bank of Sumter, at Sumter, In the State of Sou?? Carolina, at the Close of Business, on May 1st, 1917. RESOURCES. 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on b and c).$634.935.10 Total loans. 034,935.10 _a Deduct: d Notes and bills redlscounted (sec item 54). . 75,000.00 $559,935 10 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 1,742.88 5. U. S. Bonds: a U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value)..$50,000.00 b U. S. bonds pledged to secure U. S. deposits (par value) .. .. . 7,000.00 Total U. S. bonds. 57,000.00 6. Bonds, securities, etc.: b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal savings deposits. 4,000.00 e. Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 5,225.00 Total bonds, securities, etc. 9,225.00 7. Stocks, other than Federal Reserve Bank stock ?.OOO.o?) 8. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription).. e.OOO.e*) 9. a Value of banking house (if ^cumbered). . 48,000.00 b Equity in Banking House . . .. 48,000.00 11. Real estate owned other than banking house.. 250.00 12. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents In New York, Chicago, and St. Louis. 22,155.91 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities. 16,898.21 39,054.12 13. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth , er than included in 12 or 20). 14,673.19 15. Other checks on banks in the same city or town as reporting bank. 4,425. !8 16. b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents _ 1,135.02 1,435.02 17. Notes of other national banks. 1.465.00 20. Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank. 34.809.C4 21. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. 2,500.00 Total.$782,215.23 LIABILITIES. 23. Capital stock paid in.$100,000.00 21. Surplus fund.$100,000.00 25. a Undivided profits.$5 1,839.75 b Less current expenses, Interest and taxes paid 9,595.46 45,244.29 28. Circulating notes outstanding. 00.000.00 Demand deposits: 33. Individual deposits subject to check. 221,286.0* 35. Certified checks. 231.15 36. Cashier's checks outstanding. 331.40 37. United States deposits. 4,772.73 38. Postal savings deposits . 2,099.50 Total demand deposits, Items 33, 34, 36, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41 . $228,720.84 Time deposits (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice): 44. Other time depoits. 268,250.10 Total of time deposits, Items 42, 43 and 44 . $258,250.10 Total.$782,215.23 53. Liabilities for rediscounts, including those with Federal Reserve Bank . 75,000.00 . n - ^e STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. ^ I, O. L. Yates, Cashier of the ahove named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. O. I*. YATES, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of May, 1917. A. M. Broughton, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: H. D. BARNETT. GEO. F. EPPERSON, W. B. UPSHUR, Olr*?ct or* The Secretary of the Treas? ury wired us as follows: ? Government will receive subscrip? tions until June Iii toon th for two bil? lion dollars, three and one-half per cent. Liberty Loan. You can render invaluable service to your country by receiving subscriptions and cooperat? ing with Federal Reserve Bank your district. Will you kindly io this and telegraph gee, government expense, soon ns practicable rough estimate amount of bonds you think will be subscribed by you and your custom? ers. W. G. M'ADOO, Sccty. of the Treasury. There will doubtless be Ponds of such small de? nominations that all can buy. If you wish to purchase any, please advise us? We will handle all purchases without profit. The National Bank of Sumter.