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IKkM WeWsdss; and Saturday G COMPANY ft. C. it One Square first Insertion .. ..$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts ' for three month* or Unat win bo made at reduced rates. All eogemunlost ions which sSb serve private interests will be charged isr as advertisement* Online lies and tributes of respect wtU hs charged fsr. The Bnmter Watchman was found ltsS and the True Southron In Watchman and Southron the combined circulation and o* both of ths old paper* mann'estly ths best advertislnr Weather Forecast. by ths U. 8. Weather Bu Wsnhiniton, D. C, for the week Sub day, May 17: Sooth Carolina and the Bast Seasonal temperature I with occasional local and thunderstorm*. School Closes. On kmst Wednesday, May 28, Miss A. WUsoi, sns of 8uinter's best known teach*-* had the closing er erelsss of the Wlnn school and a! basket picnic (which did not look at all like war tines) at Pocalla springs. Ths exercises vsrs so good that Miss Wilson snd pupils deserve praise, but then any schoo. could be proud of Miss Wilson as a teacher. Fortunate in? deed hi ths child who attends the 'Wmn school. It will be remembered that they did not take >art In the Field Day saves lines, on account of the illness of httss Wilson's mother. Sallow ing Is ths program. Severs! of ths recitations were patriotic, the songs wars toe, and as ths entire school wore small flags It was a pa? triotic day: "America"?Hy school. "A Welcome' '?Gertrude Jackson. "Little Boy Blue"?School. "When Adeni Was a Boy"?W. C. Srms. "Rock-a-Bye Baby"?Annie May Baker. "Little O iff en"?Truest! el Mose ley. "The Children;* Hour"?2nd snd 4th Grades. "A Speech'Master Chsrlton At? kinson. "Ths Birds"?Hubert Jackson. ? Little Brothers"?Jim Ed 81ms. "Somebody's Darling"?Roy Baker. "Work and I lay"?1st snd 2nd "The Little Brother"?Marius Coop? er. "Sword of Robt. Lee."?5th and 7th Grades Her Logic"?Ora Jackson. "If I Were Tou"?Carl Baker. Ths first Snowfall"?4th and 6th tirades. S "Chares of Ught Brigade"?Archie Idol. "The Party"?Jennie I*e Idol. "Uttle Orphsnt Annie"?Klean? asm* "Great Things'' ?A. W. Moseley. Jr. Song 'Oood Old U. S. A."?8chool. Here are a lit of medals, prizes and roll of honor. Measles and other sickness kept sevornl from getting on the roll Medal* Scholarship?Hoy Baker. Deportment?Carl Baker. Spoiling?Hoy Baker. Prise* Msp drawing?Theresa Sims. Drawing?Archie Idol. Wrlting*-Theo Kolh. Composition?Harriet 81ms. Roll of Honor for Year. Hoy Baker, Csrl Daker, Jennie I^eo Idol. Roll of Honor h?r lumt Half Term. Theresa 81ms, Minnie I<ou Kim*. Harriet Lou 81ms, Gertrude Jackson, Rleaso Slsns. Jim i'.d 81ms. Ora Jackson, Hubert Jackiton, W. C. Sim* Honor Roll ol Stateburg School Orsde?Hope Williams. Third Grade?John Frank Wil Hs me. Fifth Orsde?James Brown, Wil? liam Bro*n. Clarence Hair, Marguer? ite Hair. llslr-cuttlng was once a crime in Francs. AN ICELESS REFRIG ETt ATOI t. Cooling by Evaporation the Principle of Homemade Storage Cooler. Washington, May 24.?Refrigera tors can be made to do their part In conserving food this summer. Pre? serving milk, butter and other supplies ?ind keeping loft overs and unused portions until they are needed will be their service. If ice is not obtainable an Iceless refrigerator, cooled by evap? oration, can be easily constructed. Women demonstrators in extension work. South, of the United States De? partment of Agriculture, tell how to make euch a cooler at a small cost. This refrigerator consists of a wooden frame covered with canton flannel, burlap or heavy duck. It la desirable that the frame be screened, although this le not necessary. Wiek? made of the eame material as the cov? ering, resting In a pan of water on top of the cooler, conduct the water over the sides and ends of the pin and allow it to seep down the sld^i of the box. The evaporation fron? thn. moLtened covering causes a low er temperature Inside. On dry, hot days a tampers tu re of 50 degrees has been known to bo obtained in the cooler, fhls Is the way to build it Make a screened case 3 1-2 fe** high with the other dimensions 12 bv II Inches. If a solid top Is used, simply ptace the water pan on this. Otherwlso. fit the plan closely Into the opening of the top frame and support <t by 1-lnch cleats fastened to the in? side of the frame. Place two movable shelves In the frame. 12 to 15 inches spart. Use a biscuit pan 12 b/ ii inches on the top to hold the water, and where the refrigerator is to be rsed Indoors have the win le \Wvg stsndlng In a large pan to catch any drip. The pans and case may be pointed white, allowed to dry. und ?hen enameled. A covering of white canton flannel should be made to fit the frame. Bavo the smooth side out nrd button tne covering on the f-ame with buggy or automobil? on'tain hooka and eyes, arrange so that the door may be opened without unfas? tening these hooks. This can easily be done by putting one row of hooks on the edge of the door near the latch anc the other Just opposite the open in k with the hem on each side ex? tended far enough to cover the crack a*, the edge of the door so as to keep out the warm, outside air and r? tain the cooled air. This dress or coher? ing will have to be hooked around the top edge also. Two double strips one half the width of each side should be sewed on the top of each side cover? ing, and allowed to extend over abou* $ 1-2 or 3 Inches In the pan of wator. The bottom of the covering should ex? tend into the lower pan. Place the refrigerator In a ehady place where air will circulate around It freely. If buttons and buttonholes are used on the Canton flannel in? stead of buggy hooks, the cost will bo reduced. An Uuwise Practice. The prosa.c .;ut pernicious Ameri? can custom of exempting government bonde from taxation Is not a queetion of financial arithmetic. It la a ques? tion of fundamental political policy, especially when war bills may have to be paid by bond issues. In mo.u American commonwealths today the Stute and municipal bonds of that Jurisdiction are exempt from all property and income taxes. The fed? eral government similarly exempts Its own bonds from taxation as well as the bonds and securities issued In connection with the federal farm loan system. We ore thus making room for a class of untaxed, people freed from the fiscal vicissitudes of citizenship, beneficiaries of American government, but not directly Interest? ed In seeing that it Is conducted eith or economically or well. The bound? aries of this city of llnancial refuge should be restricted, not extended. It la an unwholesome resting place for any group of American citizens, un? wholesome for tho refugees them? selves and cortaln in the end to evoke class hatred and class legislation.? Thomas Adams, In New Republic. It was announced at Gen. Wood's headquarters that of the 4 30 negroes to be sent to an officers' training camp for negroes at Port Des Meines, Iowa, the middle of June, from the Southeastern department. 42 have l>een allotted South Curolina, on A '.Iterate population basis. It was fur rher announced that these negroes, if ?lUttiir.ed for commissions, will be as? signed rank as high as major, pos? sibly, but none of them will com? mand any but negro troops. It will be observed that the argu? ments agulnst the zone system for second class mall matter rest almost entirely on the theory that Now York and Philadelphia are and of right ought to he the magazine headquar? ters of America. The publications Is? sued from these cities seem to be un? der the delusion that if this condition should be terminated the country would be ruined.?News and Cour? ier TH? LIBERTY LOAN. The People Must Realize Their Re sponaibilUy and Do Their Duty. Columbia, May 25.?The Liberty Loan Committee for South Carolina, which Is directing the campaign throughout the State for the sale of Liberty loan bonds, has today com. pleted its state-wide organization. One hundred and eighty-five local committees have been appointed In every section of the State in every city and town large enough to sup? port a bank. These committees will work in conjunction with the central committee in pushing the sale of the bonds in the county in which they are located; and will have charge of all local arrangements for handling the .subscriptions to the bonds. South Carolina's allotment of $8, 600,000, which has recently been an? nounced, has been apportioned in turn in relative amounts to the de? ferent banking districts of the State, and It Is hoped in this way that the entire amount will he subscribed for by proper handling in every section. Two subscriptions of one hundred thousand dollars have already been subscribed through the Columbia Clearing: House by local banks; and those will be followed with others of flimilar amounts. But while a con? siderable portion of the subscriptions will come from the banks, there will also be a general subscription by the small wage earner, or else the loan will be a failure, according to Edwin W. Robertson, chairman of the cen? tral committee. ' "The small farmer and the small wage earner are going to mako the success of the Liberty bonds or else they will not be successful," is the way he put It today. The following is a list of chairmen of local committees appointed for this vicinity: , Sumter, I. C. Strauss: Maycsville. R! A. Chandler; Timmonsville, John McSween; Florence, Julius C. Rogers; Bishopvllle, W. R. Scarborough; Man? ning; J. A. Weinberg; Lake City, T. J. (Nottingham. A Fine Set of Men. The South Carolina contingent of some 400 men, more or less, now under intensive training at Fort 0?le thorpe, has made a fine impression upon the officers in charge of the great work going on there. One offi? cer expressed the impression the other day that this group of men seemed In point of character, ability and dignity of bearing rather superior to that of any other State represented In the great camp. This will be gratifying to all South Carolinians, while it lays upon the young men themselves a re? sponsibility for maintaining the high standard they have set. South Car? lina's part in this war must beaf'thV her proud record of past times and add new pages to that record that shall be stainless sources of pride and of noble example to generations com? ing after.?Spartanburg Herald. Vttcrly VscIohs. Bishopvllle Vindicator We have been trying to find the man or set of men who foisted upon the town the useless expenditure of a so called free town delivery. So far we i have not succeeded. Towns* the size of Bishopvllle, Hartsville, Timmons? ville and many others have just about as much use for a town delivery as a cat his for two heads. Before the de? livery went Into effect a drop letter wus mailed for one cent, now it re? quires 2 cents. Circular letters that used to go out from business men for 1 cent, now 2 cents. Heretofore the coxinty paper wns exempt from post? age on all papers sent to subscribers in the county, now everything that goes through the Bishopvllle postof? flce and rural routes is charged full postal rates. There are two carriers and by the time they get their pouches made up and leave the postofflce after the 8.20 a. m. mail arrives, it is eleven o'clock before they can make their rounds. The same thing occurs when the 11 o'clock mall gets in, consequently none of the business men has his mail delivered because he can send or go to the postofflce and get his mail before the carriers leave. We have not found a busim-ss n'.'in hut who says It is a useless expense. Nathan Averhuck, who was arrest? ed several weeks ago along with a number of Others on the charge of selling liquor, was tried for the third time before Recorder Harby and a jury Thursday afternoon. After hearing the evidence and argu? ments by the attorneys the Jury re? turned a verdict of not guilty, and A verbuch was discharged from cus? tody. The two previous trials re? sulted In mistrials. The city was rep? resented by J. K. Clifton and the de? fendant by D. D. Molse. The list of Registrars and the places at which those liable to military obn Hcrlptlon must present the nselve*J]fjor legislation on June 6th is printed else where in this paper. -?r EAGER FOR SERVICE. Many Young Men Joining Marine Corps in Expectation of Early Ser? vice in France. Washington, May 25.?An imme? diate jump in volunteer enlistments' in the United States Marine Corps is expected Ly officials of the corps as a result of the sending of a regi? ment of "Soldiers of the Sea" *n France with the first expedition and the, assurance that further contin? gents will be sent as rapidly as trans? portation can be procured. Many young men who had pre? viously not wanted to enlist with a probability of being kept in this coun? try an indefinite time and perhaps never getting to the firing lino Willi it is believed, now enter their coun? try's service as "Soldiers and Sailors, too." The Marine Corps expects to ran3to Its full war strength) of .10,000 men by the Fourth of July. LOANS FOR BOND BUYERS. Federal Reserve Banks Working on Plan to Sell Liberty Bonds on In? stallment Plan. Washington, May 2G.?All the fed? eral reserve hanks are working on a loan issue of memorandum certificates In ten dollar denominations to pros? pective purchasers of small amounts of liberty bonds to enable them to pay for the bonds by Installments. WILL SEIZE SHIPS. Rio Janeiro, May 25.?It Is stated officially that parliament will order the confiscation of German ships In? terned in Brazilian ports as soon as official report of the linking of the Brazilian steamer Tijuca is received. Parliament will then revoke Brazil's decree of neutrality. The Home Guard Company of the Sumter Light Infantry Association w*i organized at a meeting yesterday af? ternoon by the election of the fol? lowing officers: Captain, R. D. Epps; First Lieutenant B. D. Yeadon; Second Lieutenant Perry Mose?; First Kerycant, B. O. Cantey. The company will be organized with more than fifty members, a majority of whom art former members of the Sumter Light Infantry with National Guard experi? ence A meeting will be held nOXt Monday afternoon to perfect the or? ganisation and enroll additional mem? bers. - -- NO TAX ON AUTO MAKERS. Congress Will Pass on the Tas U Owners of Gasoline Wagons. Washington, May 26.?The senati finance committee has eliminated the 5 per cent, manufacturing tax on automobiles and substituted a license tax, the rate yet to be fixed for own? ers. It adopted the income tax sec? tion adopted by the house, without the surtax increases on incomes over $40,000. Precinct Managers for Lee County. Tho County Federal Board of Reg? istration and Conscription met on May 14, for the purpose of appoint? ing the precinct registrars for Lee county with T. G. McLeod, chairman and H H. Singletary, Clerk of Court, and Jt!*n It. Smith, Probate Judge, present. The following precinct reg? istrars were appointed: Bishopville?H. G. Crosswell, J. O. DttRant, R. B. Laney. Manville?B. W. Segars, A. S. Bram lett, Vernon Rembert. Lynchburg?S. W. Frlerson, J. D. Clark, J. E. McFadden. St. Charles?D. L. Shaw, A. A Brearley. Jr., C. M. Plowdcn. Meehanicsville?J. P. Wilson, Jr.. Joe Heriot, W. J. Josey. Spring Hill?J. K. Richburg, Law son Mathls, Elias Smith. lona?C. H. Smith, R. E. Chewn ing, Carson Boykin. McCask ill's School House?J. W. Davis, F. P. Rogers. J. B. Hall. Mt. Clio?R. E. l*aw, J. J. Shaw, M. Lb Williams. Turkey Creek?Stafford Arrants, T. II. Josey, J. K. Folsom. Luck now?J. F. Davis, Walter Johnson^ George M. Hall. Stokes Bridge?E. Woodham. Clay? ton Skinner, Horace Woodward. Cypress?H. L. Skinner, C. M. HIV, D. D. Grant. Real Estate Transfers. H. O. & J. T. Brightwell to C. G. Rowland, 1 lot 2x55 feet, exchange of land and $5. D. R. McCallum, Jr., to C. G. Rowland, 1 lot 10 feet, $500 and oth? er considerations. C. G. Rowland to H. O. & J. T. Brightwell, 1 lot 6 feet front, $50. J. H. Grady to J. H. Clifton, 2 acres in county, $10 and other consid? erations. Leila N. Llgon to Addle R. Lewis, lot in city, $250. Samuel Richards, R.'0. Purdy and R. J Bland, 115 acres In county to J. J. Whilden, $5,000. AT WORK I J>R LOAN. Liberty Loan Committee for Sumte.? County Organized. A meeting oi the banker* of Sum ter wae held Vcnday end a committee was appointed to act for the associat? ed banks of Sumter consisting of I. C. Strauss, chairman; J. P. Booth, A. M. Hroughton, Nelll O'Donnell. C. Q. Kowkland, G. A. Lemmon. and R. A. Brad ham, secretary. The associated banks of Sutnler nave arranged to handle all subscriptions for the Lib? erty bonds thrdsgh this committee, and arrangements have been made with the associated banks of Sumter to accept subscriptions with the un? derstanding that the bangs will make loans on the bonds for periods of %0, 00 and 90 days at the rate of 6 per cent, which will greatly assist t*? people of this community to subscribe to the Liberty bonds. The committee of the assot at^i banks of Sumter appointed 'a c n vassing committee consisting o* F. i Hinnant, chairman; W. J. Crowson. v Jr., A. M. Broughton, F. C. Huff, t? L. Yates, R. C. Williams and R. A. Bradham, which committee will mak i a thorough canvass of Sumter. both city and county, in the interest u placing a large amount of the Liberty bonds in both the city and county. With the assistance of the plan ;:i worked out by the Liberty loan com? mittee of the associated banks o Sumter e ;ry person in this com munity should buy a Liberty bond t?? help finance and feed this country and our allies in the great world war. Death. Mr. William J. Young, of Rembert, died Monday after a long illness. He had been in failing health for month* . and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Young was for a number of year.i^. a member of the County Board of ( Commissioners, retiring from that.?et-; fice in January last. He was one the best known citizens of the Rafting Creek section and numbered his friends by the hundred in all section* of the county, all sf whom will learn with sorrow of his death. Ho is sur-. vived l.y his wife. _y AMERICANS IN FRANCE. London, May 28.?The official eta}e ment says that with the contingent of Americans arriving and those in Bio - ish and French army and additions! units ordered to Fmnee/TlTe7<Qvillsoan?sj he one hundred thousand American? i in Franco. HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR COUNTRY PRODUCE all you can WASTE nothing LEND all you can Produce food, stop all waste, lend your surplus to the Government by investing in a Liberty Loan Bond which will pay 3 1-2 per cent and help our country win the war. The Banks of Sumter have appointed a com? mittee to handle all details incident to your sub? scription. See your Bank at once and state what amount you will subscribe. Arrangements have been made to lend at a liberal rate to enable purchases to be made on partial payments. Committee: L C. Strauss. Chairman Neill ODonnell C. G. Rowland A. M. Broughton G. A. Lsmmon J. P. Booth R. A. Bradham, Sec*ty