Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cfct?Hattgman m ^outJjt?K Published Wednesday and Saturdax ?BY? OauTSEM FI HI lsiHNo COMPAXi bl'MTKK, S. C. Terms: ?1.50 per Rimini?in advance. Advertisements. Ona 8quara first insertion .. . .tl.Of Every subsequent Insertion.5t> Contracts for three months. 01 longer will be made at reduced rates All communlcatione which sub eerve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found m in I860 and the True Southron in isff. The Watchman and Southroi. now has the combined circulation and influence of both or the old papers, and la manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. The appointment Ol Christie lb-net Ksq . of Colombia, to till out the un exptred term of Senator Tillman was a surprise to some i>eople and to Oth? ers it was not. Judging ffffjsg com ments In the newspapers of the Stat? there was u I. prOOd ? xp? ? tation that Uov. Manning would take advantage of the opportunity to confer well de? served honor upon some one of tin Older statesmen of South Carolina who have served the State well and loyaih. Former Governor gheppard, being the man most frequently sug? gested for tin- position. Cut disre? garding the sentimental aspect of the situation and looking toward the ris? ing sun instead of toward the west, the choice of tiov. Manning is not sur pi Ising. Throughout Gov Manning's admlnlst1 Mi in-net is i eported to have been closer to the governor thsn any Other man in the State, and this intimate t'ion doubtless in? fluenced the appointment. Mr. Henet has never occupied an ollleial position before, but those who know him best personally and professionally, enter? tain for him the highest respect and have the utmost confidence In his ability, patriotism ami energy, e e e Hon. John i* Mcljiurln. free lance candidate for \'<eernor. expert pro moter of political sensations and self ronfeased designer of traps for dema? gogies, la reported to be suffering fioni an i t;gi a va t- -I SSSSJ of m-Uiitb of the right arm, and is enroute im? mediately for a hospital In Charlotte. N. C. This may mark the exit of Mr Mrl-uurin from the Gubernatorial race. In which he must be beginning to realix* that he has not made a con ?ptcuous success thus far. see The advocates of re-opening the en? try list for Senatorial candidates are making such labored arguments in Justification of the proposition that they have convinced the writer that his off hum I comloeon that there should l>e no Interference with the situation was ami is correct Mr. Dial Is a loyal Democrat, a good citt sen. a successful business man, a law yer of admin ed ability and qualified to represent this State In the failed States Senate or in nn e ther other ! capa< it The fact that he h id the courage of his convictions and enter? ed the fjtnatmlil ? impalgn when oth? ers were too timid or cautious to tur* forth should not now be made an excuse for double teaming him with a squadron of ambitious candi? dates. The issue is clear and the fight may ns well o'e on the single Issue of Dial and Hlease?Dial standing for unquestioned lo\ a It \ te American Ideals and the Wilson id ministration and Hh-aae for the plat form that he announced at I'omari; and Filbert. ??????? Ited < rtmn Honation. Editor Dally Item. 1 am Just In receipt of chock fOH 132.00, a donation to the Sumter lied Croan Chapter. This wa ; donated t?> the foreign born citizens of Sum? ter, being the amount hit over from the funds contributed by them for the |Urpose of decorations for their part in ?h< celebration on the Fourth. 1 am Informed that when they soli? cited funds from among themselves. It was understood that any amount ccn'ilhuted that was not necexsary to be used in dtcorahng their Moat and other necesaary expenses in . nnnec tlon With their put of the celebration on the Fourth, should i a lOrned over to the lied Cross, and the have sent the Hed Cross cheek for this amount I would Im* glad if you would riv 1 oollcity to this, us 1 think the pun 11c should t>e acquainted with loyal acts of this kind. Yours truly. Ii l>. Jcnnlng < July 6th. 11)18. The Court of General Sessions COI vened this morning for the summe term, with Judge John S. Wilson presiding Judge Wilson did not de liver the eustomarv formal charge t< Ihe Grand Jui%. slating that he as surned that the pieshling Jsggsaj af tin previous term had charged tin |ur ?fully in respect to then dun s Solicitor Mel sod h d a number ? hills of indictment l mU and tin eour got down to business without loss o time. j KTTFu rnoM uKirr, l. c lilt VAN. at ML < Icniinons. Mich., in School ot Aerial (Mimicry. i am moving again. This time I go to Belfridge Field, lit. Clommon?, Michigan, arher? I go Co lake a course hi aerial gunnery, This is a very val? uable ?oiiis.? ami (tue that will ba even more Interesting than the one has bOOn here, ami my course here has certain!} boon full of interest. While i have finished it. i am not yet a full fledged observer, having still to take the aerial gunnery 000100- the same as Ihe one at Lake Charles, La,, of Which I SOW an account in The Item some time agO, The ?a.urse there will take abOUt I month, alter which we will probably go to a concentra? tion camp. 1 do not think that I will 0V0r Met hack with my division. unles.H something happens to throw me out of the llylng game. I hove learned quite a lot in the m h.a.I hen , and timl that there \i still quite a great deal more to be learned b< fore i will be of any us.' at the front." I hope to absorb some more at Ml. (M. aiinons during my stay there. I have been Hying lor six Weeks I now, and like it QUltS well now. At Br?l it mads me terribly seasick, but alter- about two weeks that wore off I The Hying in the morning is fine1 I WhOO the air is still and OOOl, but in the aiternoon, it Is pretty hot, ami the ship jumps about like a ?mall boa: in a boa; gale. Working the wir? less on occasions of that kind IS pr. t ty hard, but I can send it in a way, and the receiver has the trouble in making out what is being sent. Jt has boon awfully hot here, up to 118 in our barracks one day this week. It generally gets cool and plOOOnni early in the morning, how ever. There is no humidity as it Is j there, or it would he too much to stand. Sumter certainly seems to be doing herself proud for the lied Cross. Y. M. C. A. ami other war cause?. It OOrtOini) is tine the way the larg majority of the people are respond? ing to all of the numerous calls. The corn here has been parched by the sun so that it looks like a fire has pnOOOd Just over it. The small grain has yielded CjUltS a tine harvest. Th< ?tores ami trostneen places in most ?>? th small towns have been in the hahit of Closing in the afternoon, while employers and employees w.-n! , out to the fields to harvest the small grain and ( hop cotton. In most ease the proeeeds of the afternoon WOTS WOnl 10 Ihe Red Cross or for War Ravings stamps. From what the pa - potf abOUt lu re say. those who do not do their part receive scant con? sideration, and In some cases tar and feat hers. There has not been any accidents ot a serious nature here for some tune, although there were severe1 v bag I lirst came out here. Every body is very cautions and this Hel l has comparatively few accidents. dive my regards to the others In the office, and with kindest regard and best wishes to yourself and fam? ily, I am, Sincerely, I?, c. Bryan, Post Field. Fort Sill, Oklahoma June 28. 1918. QIUE VI Tl ri IU I LOSIS CAMP. <.n\ti,uncut BnMs Magnificent Hos? pital for Soldier* AJfievllte, x. Ci July L Tin- new United States tubereuloais hospital /m- soldiers at Analen mar Aohovllle, will be completed ami ready for op eratlon on August i, according to an onnouncement of dude A Co., the At i nta contractors who are in oharge of the work. This plant will represent an null ay of ll.il&O.OOO, and will OOmpiioe 88 i ulldlnga Some of these will be io , ?t? -?i on a mountain both at its sum? mit and OH its sides, and the others In the valley below. Tin- holdings will care for I,#06 patients, who will be . , n in the American army who hav< contraeted tubereuloela Tinte the men will he treated by Ihe government until restored to health. Doctors specially equipped fOf Ihll work. a corps of nurses, and buildings planned for this class or pa? tients will afford treatment out of reach Of anyone In civil life except i the millionaire otosoea In addition to the buildings. the governm< nt is loylng out streets ami a WatOI SnU sewer syst. in. The pa Hants udi ma only have ihe benefit ?>:' Ihe most expert treatment but will convalesce in one of the most beau tlfnl spots in America. < m i l ii n?n i \ \mi vyiion. Ml New in ait Itconatruni* Mum Re port at Once. Washington. July 1, state druff ? ' executive* weie directed h\ du ' iCrowdcr today to call up foi phj leal ' onnmlnntton Immediately all nee n 1 ihtrants placed m class one. FRENCH DESCENDANTS OF GEN? ERAL SUMTER. Two orphans for Whom the Associa? tion Nationale fcYnucnli Heek nat? rons, (The State.) .Mrs. Virginia Moody, State librar? ian, received the letter which is pub? lished below asking for Information of the descendants of General Thom? as sumter of the Revolution. Mrs. Moody replied telling Mr. Beton that the Sumter family was represented in South Carolina by three great grand? sons, John, Thomas and Wallace Sunder, of Bumter county, and great I granddaughters, the Misses Brown field ot Bummervllle, and Mrs. w. A. Doyle oj' Charleston. The it tter reads as follows: "To the Librarian, State Library, Co? lumbia : "Dear Sir: Among the applicants for godmothers for the orphans of French officers and soldlere which have boon received from the Associa? tion Nationale Francalse" Is one from two children ot Col. Georges Gaultler ed la Perrlere, whose widow was a Mile, de Fontenay. Among other par? ticulars given is the following state? ment : " 'As WC are interesting ourselves to the benevolent Interest Of America, it will perhaps not he amiss to say that those children are the direct de? scendants of General Bumter. who died in 1832. This general. who fought at the sich- of Washington, hud a sun, Thomas, who married our an ceatreas, Nathalie de Lag? de Volude, March ?", 1802.' ' It has occurred to one that there might be some descendants of Gener? al Sumter still living in South Caro? lina who might be interested in these distant relatives, victims of this awfu! war. and it has been suggested to mc by my neighbor, Mr. Greenville Kane {for many years an ardent collector if Washlngtonla) that you might pos rfib!y be able to shed some light upon ftp whereabouts of the present repre? sentatives of the Bumter family. If such be the ease ami it wotild not put you to too much trouble, I should be very grateful for any information you can Impart. ' With many thanks In advance, I have the h?nOr to be, "Respectfully yours, .'Allied Seton. "Tuxedo Par, x. v.. June 22." MAUINE LOHMES. Our Hundred and Court con Names on List, Including one Crom South Carolina. Washington, July 6.?-The marine OOrps casualty list contains one hun? dred and fourteen names. Killed in action, ?i; died of wounds. 15; wound? ed severely, -?>: wounded to a degree undetermined, 62; missing in notion, 18, William c. League of Gnines-1 ville, (};i? wounded. Joseph T. OUItS, I of BdgnAjtld, S. C, missing. ARMY (WSCAI/rY LIST. Fifteen Killed in Action?Lieut, Haye* of Nowhorry, Wounded Severely. vYaahlhgton, July The army cos nlaty list eontalni 18 names. Killed in action, 18; died of wounds. 8: 8, died of accident and oth? er causes, 8; died of dleeeaee, ?"?. V/OUnded se verely. IT; missing in ac? tion, l'. Private Todd P. Gillette, of Tampa, Pia., killed in action. Lieut. Win. II. Hayes. Newbevry. S. C, se? verely wounded. > M L M HIN OFFERS MONEY. Sheriff Rector Roys McLnmin Wonted Him >o Hun loi Lieutenant Govern or. Gieenvllle, July r>.?speaking to au? dience of abOUt 800 people at'a polit? ical meeting at Judson Mills tonight Sheriff H end rix Lector declared that he had been offered on June 9 last by John L. MoLaurln, through Victor B. I Cheshire, editor of the Anderson Trib? une. $J,iiiii> in cash, a Hudson auto? mobile ami all his campaign expenses if in- would make the race for lieuten? ant governor ami support McLnurin for governor and B. it. Tlllrnan for re? election as United States senator. Rector said the offer had been mad In pi i son by ('he.shire ami that he i was. in case he accepted tin- MoLaur? ln proposition, to go to Columbia at once and tile ins pledge. He declared in- had turned the offer down Imme, dlately. Sheriff Rector made a vigor , ous attach upon McLnurin, and said that if ids statements were denie d he 1 was prepared to prove them and ! tell a Httle none- about it." Ilagnod W. s. s. The Hngood War Savings Socletj , makes tin- follOVi ing I epOI'l t<?- Hit month of June. Number of new meml ?'i2; b. r of members, Value of stamp , u necl by memlwrs, 1880.60, Aver ? ,. 'value, *7.::i Number of mem i ow nlni I l 00 worth. L WAR savings STAMPS. Statement from County Chairman Herbert A. Mum s. To the Public: The olllciali In charge or the mon? ey end oi our government asked Sum? ter county to pledge in War Savings for IMS $861,280.00. We have re? sponded by pledging $332,460.00. The oliieial campuign for receiving these pledges closed wll h the 28th of June, and by night of the 29th I had received ?>,.*.52 for the above figures. Our population is estimated at 42,564, so pledges have been secured from a little more than one-sOjYenth of our I people. As 1 do not believe there have been one hundred refusals in the whole county it seems as if the mass of the people have rot been reached jet. There is then before the people Of Bumter county but one course, to keep on \9\th the pie Ige gathering. There is no use to discuss why our county whic h usually does so wa ll has made such a poor showing in this; the thing to do is to correct the show? ing. As I have said frequently this is an everybody's work, no man nor set of men can procure the results. The whole public has not joined in the work; the whole must join if Sumter county is to do better than it has done. Rvery man, every woman, every child, must constitute himself a committee to see that every other man, every ?)ther woman, every other child, who has not signed a pledge does so. Pledges will be received and tabulat? ed so long as they come in. In the campaign Just dosed there have been some individuals, and at h ast one community, that have failed shamefully in their share of public duty. These facts are noted. On the other hand there have been a great number who have responded cheerfully, ellieiently and at self sacrifice for calls made upon thorn,I no matter If the call be a call for ex pi use, a call for time, or a call for ser? vice. Of the latter there have been many sorts. canvassing, speaking, transporting, etc. To all who have aided in the work 1 wish to acknowl? edge thanks, but I wish to thank es? pecially those volunteer ladles who have helped with the correspondence and clerical end of the work. There has been more of this work than any? one not fully acquainted with it can Imugine, nor is it y<-t over, and this work has been unrelieved by the di? ve rsions that break the monotony ot" the other work incidental to a public campaign, and but for these willing workers the thousands of pledges now would be but a Jumbled mass of pa? per. The campaign past has advertised War Savings as nothing else could have. The people are now fully ac? quainted With this matter. Let us hope that the great mass of people will see to it that the pledges for what Sumter county will do will now come in unendingly until we have responded to the call of the government. If Calhoun county can answer that call with 2H0 per cent, can not we score 1 00 ? Herbert A. Moses, < 'hail man War Savin | MAYOR MITCHKl.f. Mi ld lb Former Mayor of New York Killed While i lying. Uike Charles. La., July *>.?Ma.ioi John Purroy Mitchell, former mayor Of New York and an Officer of the aviation station of the signal corps, was instantly killed at Cerstner Field near here this morning, while flying in a scout machine. He would have been thirty-nine years old this month. Red Cross Notes. lb J Cross headquarters wish to thank the Dixie Electric Co., for the electric fans which they have install? ed |n the Surgical Dressings wdrk room and in the sewing room, These fans are quite a treat for the work? ers these hot days. Casting on ami binding off must b< ] loose. When knitting with two need? les, always skip lirst stitch. To metis uro 0 garment, lay it on a level sur face and measure with a dependable measure (wood, metal, or celluloid, not a tape line.) Terms used, applying to plain knitting with two needles: A row means once across. A ridge or rib means, once across and hack. The Sumter chapter sent to Allan hi today a box of the following gar iiients: 71 pairs of pajamas, 30 hos? pital bod shirts and 13 sweaters. The I'? ? <I Cross buttons have come. Call at headquarters for one. Annie Purdy, Secretary, Sumter chapter Washington, .luiv r. The army cas ualty list contains names, Ktlle< in action, f,; died of wounds. 7; dlei ot accident nnd other cuuses, I; diet Of dire.me. *?', wounded severely, :; mis ting iu action, r>. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. 106ho. Reserve District Ka. "?. The National Bank of South Carolina, Al Kumtcr, in The Slate of South Carolina, at The Clone of fiiisincss on .June 20, 1918. RESOURCES. 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown in 1? and c). $1,100,7 n.46 Deduct: d Notes and bills rediscounted (other than bank acceptance? sold) (see item 57a>. 50ttOf,4S* 1,649,632.91 2 Overdrafts, secured $1,972.94; unsecured, $714.70 2,t::>7.G4 5. U. S. bonds (other than Liberty Conds, hut in? cluding C. s. Certificates of indebtedness): a. U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). 150,000.00 i>. r. s. bonds and certificates of Indebtedn e s ? pledged to secure c. s. deposits (par value) .. 26,600.96 d. C. S. bonds and certificates of indebted n e s s ph dged as collateral for State or Other deposits or bills payable. 20,000.00 1110,000.00 6. Liberty loan bonds: a Liberty Loan Conds, :; 1-2 pe* cent ;,r>d 4 cent, unpledged. 400.U0 d Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 1-2 per cent and 4 per cent, pledged to secure state or other de? posits oi- bills payable. 20,000.00 s Payments actually made on Liberty 4 l-i per cent Lands (Third Liberty Loan). 1,996.06 7. Bonds, securities, etc. (other than U. S.): c Securities other than U. S. bo^ds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged.. Stocks, other than Federal Leserve Lank stock Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (&0 per cent, of subscription). a Value of banking house. Furniture, and fixtures. Lawful reserve with Federal Res??'vc Lank. ,. Items with Federal Reserve Bank in process s. 10. 11. 13. 14. of collection (not available as reserve). 15. Casli in vault and net amounts due from nat? ional banks. IS. Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 17) .. .. Total of Items 14. IS, 16, 17, and is. 19. ("hecks on banks located OUtsidO of city or town of reporting bank and other cash items .. 'JO. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from C. S. Treasurer. I 1,524.69 L'i, 100.06 2,000.00 3,310.00 10,500.<?0 35,922.46 3,098.19 4 9,081.72 7,200.00 27,332.0? 6,992.66 2,427.13 7.500.00 Total. $1,422,883.84 LIABILITIES: 24. Capital Btock paid In. 200.000.OS Surplus fund. iso.ooo.oo IM; a Undivided motifs. $72,686.68 b ..4:4.47 30 :: l 1,139.77 84. 35. 86. ? 1 ? M I . 4<>. Less current expenses, interest,and taxes paid Circulating notes outstanding. Amount due to Federal Reserve Bank. Net amounts <im> to banks, bankers, and trust companies (other than Included In Items 21 or 32). Total of items 32 and 83. Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub? ject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days) Individual deposits subject to check. Certificates of d< posit due In less than 30 days (Other than for money borrowed). Certified cheeks. ? 'ashler's checks outstanding. I dividends unpaid. Total demand deposits (other than bank de? posits) subject to Reserve, Items. J4, 35, 3G, 37, 3S, 89, 4 0, and 41. .' Time deposits subject to reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or m ore notice, and postal savings): . Certificates of deposit (other th. n for money borrowed). Other time deposits. Total of time deposit! subject to Reserve, Items 42, 13, 4 I, and 46 . 474,519.84 United States deposits (other than postal sav? ings) : a War loan deposit account. bills payable, other than With Federal Reserve 1 auk, Including all obligations representing ob? ligatlons representing money borrowed, other than n discounts. 37,251.11 150,000.00 7,900.06 1.139.77 296,334.04 26,246.00 174.30 1.761.17 8,060.00 !32 569.61 159,244.37 315,275.4 ? 29,502.65 40,000.00 Total. $1,422,883.84 57. a Liabilities for rediscounts, Including those with Federal Reserve Rank (see Item Id) - 50.909.4S Total contingent llabllles ("'7 a, b, and c).. .. 50,909.45 9TATB OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. ]t p, c liinnant, Cathior of the above named bank, do solemnly rwear that the above statement Is truo to the best of my knowledge and be Mof. F. E. II INN'A NT, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July, 1918. T. V. Walsh, Notary Public. Correct Attest: W. lb BURNS, MITCHELL LFVI, C. Q. ROWUND, Directors. let Me Put ELECTS?. LIGHT 10 5 k Western Electric POWER AND LIGHT On Your Farm ASK. HE HOW! FORSHEE & CO., Sales Agents^ Sumter, S. C.