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Published WertnestUy and Saturday ?BY? OST KEN PUBLISHING COM I* AX V 81 MTEIt, S. O. Terms: $1.50 par annum?in advance. Adrt ertlHcmenta One Square first insertion .. ..$1.00 Kv?ry subsequent insertion.5u Contracts for three months, or longer will ba made at reduced rates. All communication* which aub eerva private intarasts will be charged for ae advertlaements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. Ths Sumter Watchman was found in 1160 and the Trua Southron m lit*. Th? Watchman and Southron oow haa the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, end is manifaatly the bast advertisi:ir otedium in Sumter. fggg?Bggg??aa? War Savings Pledges Still Coming. Although June 28th was War Sav? ings Day and the campaign for pledges nominally closed then, they are coming in yet. ami will continue to come In for several weeks. In this OOfJnty canvassers have been asked to keep right on the Job, and every time en unpledged person ia found to get a pledge for War Savings. The receipts of pledges Saturday numbered 16?l for $7?.688.00. To handle all these, to sort them, to la? bel them, to count them and to add them, required a deal of work and it eras late before the total was arrived at. This showed there were 6,463 pledges for $3 31.1'.m oo. The sales for Sumter "ou n t y before the cam? paign opened amounted to about $40, ?00. Part of this was Included in the pledges made for the year, so the sales and pledges together will amount to between $350.000 and $360.000. New totala will be given every two or three day a aa they come in. ?tateburg War Savings Society No. 36 reports Its stamp holdings for June In cropped from 1147.71 to $ 164.25. Dlnklns Mill Popular. One of the most beautiful in all tin 'country, certainly the moat beautiful artificial ^^ Sumter county, Is Din kins' mill pond, situated in the west am part, four miles, as the crow Hies, west of Horden, three miles southeast of Hagood. Think of a body of water more than one and one-half miles long by half a mile wide, without tree or stump save one small chump, called ihe island, which is always covered with water save In severe droughts. And this Island, instead of detracting from, but adds to the beauty of the lake, having us it does, a thick growth of gums, which, in their lux? uriant and abundant foliage, present? ing a strong contrast to the gray moss which hanga In long festoons from their branchea, make an inviting place to one seeking quiet or to lovers who would be alone. The entire lake la surrounded, save on the narrow mill front, by forest, all festooned in the same gray moss. Kor those and other reasons, It Is be eom ng glgHi a plca*ut- tesoit. A few years ago a company of young peo? ple camped there, and were ao web pleased that they came again and again I*t?t year the boy scouts from Camden came down, returning thla summer As was noticed In The State and other papers, the Y. M. C. A. boys of Columbia, 35 strong, under Mr. K. L. Alexander of the Y M C with Mr. Joe Travnlck as aaaistant, arrived here June Mth. returning to? day. July lat. Aa waa to be expected one and .ill are dalighted. and would if th> y could prolong their alay. At the camp every day bad its reg? ular eaerclses. for > < n bung all the work, the boys helped In the eooktag. Euch day a routine waa car? ried out. and each tent In charge of a leader, had acme specific duties to perform. Some time was given each day to Bible study, and discussions were had around the camp tires, and several timea Inspirational talks wer? Riven t?n Frtdav. June 21, Mr Withers of The State Company of Columbia ad? dressed the boys on the Importance of Manhood, taking Christ as the per? fect model Thursday. June 11. Mr. J. 11 Pen land, merchant of Columbia, visiting the camp, was the victim of a mock trial, which proved both pleasurable snd helpful. Measra. Shrift and Penlnnd. aa did the other visitor*. dSSSlXSd this to be Ihe finest camping site they had seen In a long time, and Mr. Penlam! said it waa probable that he would spend hla vacation here. The boys are \eiv grateful to tin- people around for th - consideration and attention given them, and this is espeo iilv true oi the Camp Munter and bis wife. Mr IM Mrs. Alexander, who feel gre.itiy in debted to the people for their coop eration in making the Sjajag a splend.d success. It K. Atkinson and A H Sandei<* came out and helped to catch some tine tlsb l.esbbs the visitor* above named we might mention Mr Moblev ?nd son. v. holexab* men oi l oiuaib. i. Meanfaaieri n v and w v Hann II K IlttatOQ V. J. Stom nm Maater Meldon Hodges. "Haajood H llembert. Julv 1. 1>M8. AI'U/s dl7AIj role. Cheshire Exposes Iiis Double Heuling und Crookedness. V. Ii. Cheshire, editor of The Ander? son Tribune, adds another chapter to the McUtuiiri-idca.se scandal by ex? posing John K. Aull in the following signed statement: I regret that I have been brought into this controversy, but since it ap? pears that the letter written me by John K. Aull is the foundation for the whole r6w, it is up to me to make a statement. In doing so, it is neces? sary for me to tell some things that I would not tell but for being placed in this awkward position. As is my custom. I am going to be plain and come clean, .regardless of who it helps or hurts. He fore doing so, however. I want to state that 1 am ? friend to both former Governor MtMi and former United jNotOI Senator McLnurin. BoonUM tlu\ are enemies is no reason why I should fall out with either. In making this statement. I am go? ing to show that John K. Aull is ft double-crossor, a liar and a spineless coward and a traitor to his friends. Tribune readers have often won? dered how I get hold of so much dope, knowing that I remain in Anderson and put in eighteen hours a day in tho office, but know what is happen ing in Columbia and other points. 1 would not tell this secret and regret that Aull has forced me by his own blockhendedness to do so, as wel) as expose him. A ill 1 uses the office of former Gov? ernor Hlease as his Charleston American" headquarters. In fact, he is and has been since Gov. Hlease went out of office, his stenographer. Gov. Mease has from time to tiim written editorials for The Tribune. I. tie se editorials met with our approval tad we cared to "daddy" them, art don't see that It was anybody's busi? ness but our own. These editorials that were sent us by Gov. Bloaat were dictated by him and wrote on Governor Hlease's typewriter by Aull. The account of the light between Ad? jutant and Inspector General YV. \V. Moore and Col. I^ewis in which it uns stated that the Columbia corre? spondent of the Charleston American (who is Jno. K. Aull) acted cowardh In not reporting It, was written b) Aull himself and sent to The Tribune for publication. Now, our readers will wonder why Aull should write n article branding himself a cowan: Tins is easy to explain, Thi Tiibune'i circulation in Columbia is wide. Hv ery barber shop in Columbia, wheth? er Hlease or anti-Hlea.se, subscribes for the paper for the political news it contains. As will be noted by Aull's letter, he and the other Columbia newspa? per men had a meeting and agree 1 not to mention the fight between Gen. Moore and Col. Lewis. Aull, being hostile to the Manning admin? istration, wanted to strike it but wanted to do so under cover in this particular case in order to keep the other Columbia newspaper man in the dark as to his double-crossing, so he sent the story to The Tribune in order to give it publicity, yet save his own pork. I hadn't been m Co? lumbia and knew nothing of the tight between Gen. MOOTS and Col. Lewis until Aull sent in his story of the affair. After it's publication, I received the letter from Aull (ensuring me for its appearance and knowing that everything sent me passed through Gov. Hlease's hands, I wrote Gov Hlease in regard to the matter, at the sinie |lme eAOlOOlBS Aull's letter. Gov. Bit e dt* missed the matter by writing SIS that Aull had proba? bly signed the letter while under the InflnonOi Of King Corn and that it was probably written and mailed by Cormack. When I raegffOd the typewritten t itomoni from Aull, signed by him? self and Cormack, 1 believed he w drunk wlu n he signed it. because i urn familiar with his handwriting and could tell by his signature tha j he was In the same condition when h signed the statement as he was in w , - hlngton a hen McLaw In e forood to abandon his trip and brln him hack home. I could go aln-ad and reveal sonn facts that would cans" a political i. nsutlon in this si ito, but will lei matters rOSl where they are until foreed to say more in self-defence. V. B. Cheshire ItAlUIOAIl i:\HMNLs DECBEASi: Operating Income been This %'c:v Ittan Last. I Waahlngton, Jut? I, A rodoctlori ot more than *ias,000,000 In the op II alerting income af I.*:: of the largest ? saltroadM < urlng tin m-t i re months ? jumbo government control, as OOIO" >Ipored with the Mime period one year ago wan announced lodns "Hie 1 Southern roads alone i m sedlns. Ihelr operating Income for ihr previous j ear. LIE PASSED AT NEWBtRRY. <)U> TIME POLITICAL UPROAR REVOLVES ABOUT DES? CHAMPS. First i:\tritriiicnt of present Campaign Comet as Surprise to Nowborry I Audience. i Newberry, July 2.?Newberry, al? ways fruitful in political surprises, heard the direct "lie" passed today for I the first time in a somewhat drab ?campaign for State ofliees. John j Madison DeeChampe, candidate for governor, was the center of attrac? tion and around Him revolved for a time what looked like an old-time po? litical knock-down and drag-out fight, with a continuous uproar as a back? ground. Mr. DeeChampe, barking back to the HUG campaign for the gOVernornhiPi accused Attorney Cen? tral People! Of using tile chief legal Offlot of the State in defense of D*. u C. L Adams whom Mr. DesChampfl Ottlled "a common criminal." Claud"/ x. Sapp, Assistant Attorney General, now in the race for Attorney Generali who WU acting in the capacity of prlvatt attorney for Mr. Adums at the time of the incident mentioned by Mr iKs.'hamps, gave the direct lie to the gubernatorial aspirant and Mr. Des ChampS handed it back with a "damn" attach d. The two men were sepa? rated before they got in striking dis? tance. Kol satisfied with his at I tacks on Mr. lVeples, Mr. DesChamps turned on Major John G. Richards candidate for governor, and tried tG get him to declare his preference foi the United States senator. This Majei ftlchardl refused tO <lo. The dialogue incident to this caused another Up? roar and many cheerSf and countei cheers. During the 1910 campaign Dr. E. C Ij. Adams, candidate for lieutenant governor, and Mr. DeeChampe, who was running for governor at thai time, became engaged in a fisticuff a' Manning in which Mr. DesChamp: was blooded about the face. He pros ecuted Dr. Adams for assault and bat tery and the trial was held at Man? ning last summer. LIVELY ORANGEBURG MEETING. Candidates for Senate Speak liefern Enthusiastic Crowd. Orangeburg. July 2. ?Orangeburi easily qualified today In providing not only the largest crowd t<> hear the sen storlal candidates of the entire cam paign, but one which simultaneously took first rank in enthusiasm. Tie Ween BOO and 600 voters heard th candidates and expressed their pref? erence In positive manner. The court house, in which the meeting was held was filled to overflowing, and about the entrances a jam of eager listen? ers hedged each other for standing room. x. v.. Dial, of Laurent, was in splen? did fettle. Throughout the half hou in which he spoke he kept the ami lence in rollicking good humor with particularly applicable jokes, and hii stunning blows on Chase's war rec? ord drew hursts of spontaneous up plause. At the conclusion of hi speech he was generously applauded. The most ardent supporters of Ben ator TUlman are accepting the in? evitable with equanimity, should the senator for tin time being be able to withstand the thock <>f the paralyti? stroke, they realise it would bo a los ing game in a perilous hour to press his candidacy. In consequence a shift ing of political preferment never b? fore surpassed in the St;,te has take;, place In South Carolins the last two days. Today's crowd was an eloquent testimony of the definite line of cleav? age, and with the Issues clear-cUt, the agony will not be deferred until a Bret prlmnry has smashed the triangle, a* it was necessary two years ago. TURN OVER EXCESS PROFITS. Washington, July 1.?-Flour millers 1 who made excess profits durin? the lust fiscal year, as charged by the Federal Trade Commission In Its re? port Saturday to the senate, must re? turn tin- amount of such profits to the government in the form of milled tiour, under regulations made pul ii<-1 today by Pood Administrator Hoover. The Federal Trade Commission [charged thai the millers had made u profit of IS cents h barrel on U<?u: lespits the rood administration's reg? uf&tlon* limiting the differential t" ?j.. oentt. it develops that fin- com ? iisslon's report was anticipated, as ? the administration's regulations were m*nl OUt last Jene 17. Millers whose profits at the close of the fiscal yenr June* HO lire In excess of the maximum ? permitted pre requir< l i<> credit the Dmount of the excess to the food sd I ministrati??n, to be liquidated by dour id, be sold to the army, navy, mu I rlne corps and the food administra? tion's grain corporation In New York I ;,t si barrel. The millers' hooks will i*< balanced nn June 80 and again on .tub l to show the amount of the e\ ', i <s proflL CHARGED WITH HOARDING;. Clicstorfteld Merchant Taken to Ben nettaeJUo in Custody of Unltoil Stairs Marshal. < hosterfield, .July 2.?A United Rtatea deputy marshal arrived n Chcs terftold today and arrested H. w. Prusser. one or the leading merchants 01 this town, on a charge of hoarding food, and carried him to Bennetts vllle before Food Administrator Jo siah Kvaii^, where he gave bond for his appearance before a United States commissioner, in Columbia July ;<;. The charge against Mr. Prusser in that he had a member of his family purchase flour from five separate ?tores in Chesterfield on June 8 after haying obtained five millers' certifi? cates from a corn mill near Chester? field. TOO Hl SY TO VERIFY. J. K. Mayfleld Tells of Meeting J. L. McLaurin. To the Editor Of The State: Blnoe l have been quoted ii your columns as making certain stat >ments lo ex-Sentitor J- L. McLaurin. l would ?ke for you to print the conversa? tion in substance. on the morning after the Bamberg campaign meeting, Cant J. B. ouess stood in front of the Hank o' Den monk, and as I came out, introduced :ne lo ex-Senator McLaurin. 1 told Mr, .McLaurin as a farmer and i sup? porter of B State warehouse system, i appreciated tho lighL and efforts h (McLaurin) had made for it, that I had not decided who I was going to cast my vote lor. Hut that the public wac> due an explanation or denial of a Statement being circulated, namely, that in the Bank of Denmark that morning. .Melton K. Zorn, a farmer of this community, said: "Cooper told Wei. Crum and also myself he had documents to prove McLaurin offered sell out to the Republican party, but was not going to publish them now, but would Bpring them later." ESx-Senator McLaurin erred in quot? ing me as saying Mr. Crum had told me of this mutter as ho (Mr. Mc? Laurin) states. The week before Mr. Crum' had told me of a rumor to this effect floating around the campaign meeting at Barnwell, Mr. Crum In his casual conversation stated this was a rue..or only and he did not re? call its author or whom this informa? tion came from. I suggested to Mr. McLaurin he step across the railroa I | 10 Mr. Crum's Office and verily Mi*. SSorn's statement! and possibly Mr, Crum might have fuller Information by now. Mr. McLaurin said that he must catch tho next train, i told him f the information was worth using and he intended using the same, it was worth taking the time to verify. S.nce the matter appeared in print. I talked the matter over with Mr. Crum and stated Mr. McLaurin had erred in statin;; Mi-. Cram was my in-i formant, but that Mr. Zorn was my informant. Mr. Crum replied that he had not told mo or talked with me since tho Bamberg meeting, but now we wore into it. lie had conversed with Mr. Cooper in his law oflh e at Denmark, but did not care to be quot? ed unless Mr. Cooper mentioned i. lit st. This Mr. Cooper did in Mom day's Stat". I now feel that i can mote Mr. Crum as to his con versa !i n w,th Mr. Cooper, Mr. Crum said, n substance, "Mr. Coopor told me ho htvd a damaging letter or document >i Mr. McLaurin, but did not intend Using it UnleS8 Mr. McLaurin attacke< him first, which now seems likely." These are the facts. .1. Kcnm-dy Mayfleld. Denmark, July i. HlTMTjKH COTTON M AKKF7# Cori^ctetl iJttby it \t ?:i4M?K ;?-????! r . HnW'MAN fvi'um i*uy?i Good Middling Strict Middling 29 3-4, Middling 29 i-^. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET Vee'djr? Open High Low (Mose Close July . ? 27.00 27.12 26.70 26.70 27.00 net . . 28.07 28.07 83.71 1M.77 23.81 Dec . ? 83.53 23.62 23.25 33.42 23.47 Registration Notice. The County Board of Registration will be iti til'';'1 office at tho Cour lions-. COntinUOUSlj from July 1st t< August 81st! excepting July 4th, foi the purpose of registering all qualified voters Of the cotin'y of Sumter. as tin law requires. T. I). DUBOSB, .1. M. x. WILDER, .1. A. RE VME8, Supervisors of Registration Panama, June 29. Upon orders from Washington American troop* began policing Panama and Colon id ? o'clock yesterday afternoon. The tiction was taken under the treaty of 1904, authorising Ihe United Rtatea t i assume policing when necessary foi ths maintenance of <udor. The Pan? ama bo\ ei ntnent has protested t?? l Woi hingt on again. War Has Multiplied the Value of Good Tires Never were cars so necessary?both in business and domestic life. Never was their continuous and eco? nomical use so imperative. Never was freedom from tire trouble and tire expense so absolutely essential. The rapidly growing demand for United States Tires prove their war-time worth. Thousands of motorists each week are turning to United States Tires to get de? pendability and economy. United States Tires last longest and carry you farthest at least cost. They enable you to make the most of your car?passenger or commercial? nozv, v/heijL it is more than ever a vital wctr-time necessity. There is a United States Tire for every possible need. Our nearest Sales and Service Depot will :zA you which ones you should have. nil s Tires are A complete stock of United States Tires is car? ried by the following Sales and Service Depot : SUMTER MOTOR CO. A t aid of Thanks. Mrs. Uosc Entertain* <m Tuesday evening Mrs. \V. E* Rose entertained, informally, a few [guests In honor Of two newly wedded eouph m who will make their home in Bumter, Mr. and Mm Cartih of Co As vice chairman of the Bumter chapter a. u. C, i wish to extend our sincere thanks to the Bumter Tol< - phone Company for installing a tele? phone In our surgical dressing room, (hereby saving the ladies who work I lu?WbM ?"?d Sir. and Mrs. Bdou of DU< there much running up and down lon? Tl!<' evening was pleasantly spent stairs -and as captain of the Canteen ', wrlth ? onversaUoU. JUght refresh Workers for one installed in our can- served .1 | gueetO by lit? te? n house. Mbss Augusts Jennings and Also our thanks to the Chero-Cola Blbrabeth Rose. AI *he dose of tho Co., for 824 bottles of Chero-Cols glv- *venin* lh' R?v. Dr. Thnyer present en us for the soldiers, and to the / i,olh brtd^ ?rtth 1 handsome cut Bumter Lighting Company for too Kte8a watep 11 CWt from tho oth" poUndH Of Ice for icing same. ,,-nun\>-s boaniiniT with Mrs. ROO ? J only wish every one could see how the soldiers enoyed it. and how pro- t?KOItt?E cri.L TIMMERMAlf, found lv they thanked us. _ Lexington. S. C. Mrs. a. c. Phelpi July 2, 1d1s. c AND1DATE FOR CONGRESS. Western Electric fcvver and light On Your Farm ASK. HE HOW! FORSHEE & CO., J Sales Agents' Sumter, S. C.