The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 20, 1918, Image 4
Vg: (UJiatcjjuun ani ^out^roit.
Published Wedncmluy und Saturday
?BY?
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Sl .MTtll, S. O.
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will be charged tor.
The Sumtor Watchman was found
ym .n l?i0 and the True Southron in
!%??. The Watchman and Southro..
now has the combined circulation am.
Influence of both of the old papeib,
euu it manifestly the best advertism,
pjedlun^j^
Municipal Ownership Meeting.
The mun'cipal ownership mass
meeting ut Opera House Monday night
was attended by approximately the
same number as the previous meeting
but it was a new crowd, only a few
t of those present having attended the
ether meeting. Mr Nell O'Donnell
m< rved aa chairman of the meeting.
Mn> or Jennings presented the case in
behalf of municipal ownership, show?
ing concluslvel. by ilgures and sta?
tistics that could not be disputed that
in cities that own their public Utili?
ties-?water works and lighting plants
? that the public n coives betlOf ser?
vice at lower rates and that the mu?
nicipalities receive the large profits
that the plants earn. He had the
figures to prove that the Sumter
Lighting Company hus earned In sev?
en years more than enough to pay for
the plant. He also proved that Sum?
ter la paying higher rates than any
other town of the same class In this
section of the country. Also that the
local corporation is tremendously over
bonded and capitalized in compari?
son with the actual value of the plant,
and that the city of Sumti r and the
cltlsens are paying rates that en?
abled the corporation to pay interest
ion $262.000 In bonds and dividends on
1200,000 of watered stock. He stated
that he was in favor of the purchns
of the plant at a fair valuation, based
upon the actual worth of the physical
property?not upon the bond and
stock Issues outstanding?or, If the
owners of the plant show themselves
unreasonable | id refuse to sell at j
fair price, then to build a new plant
At the conclusion of Mr. Jennings'
argument i h urn .in <>'l>onnell called
for replies. and no one volunteer inj.
asked Mr c. Ct, Rowland to dtaeua
th" proposition from the negativ*
ne/nt of view. Mr. Rowland relate
hi* versonal experience as one of tht
owners of the Sumter Lighting plant
a number of years ago. which con?
vinced him that it wrs an unprofltabl
enterprise. He Is opposed to rnunic
pal ownership at this time He su;t
gested In lieu of th-- In.i. tdtoti pu
eh.'se of the existing plant the crec
tlon of a ncv l?\ the city. tin
renewal of the contract with th
company for a short time until tb*
war la over and conditions beeonu
normal. Mr. Jennings replied to Ml
Rowland. Hefor^ the meeting ad?
journed a rising vote on the question
was called for and, with few excep
tlons. the crowd stood up 'In favor of
the acquisition by the city of Its owt
lighting and power system. Th?
meeting was nlnet\ live per cent for
municipal ?WAOfOfctg
I'oiilfr* I'mttteer* lb ported
Reports have bOOfl made to tb
county food administrators that will!'
men in the rural districts at. telling
the farmers, white and colored, that
the food administration forbids farn.
ers selling ehiekens and eg?s unless
the farmers b \e a IW ense to do so
It Is nlsn reported that some of thos
who are giving out afcls erroneous In
formation sre buying up the ew^rs an.
ch.ekens for r* s? Hing.
Food administration representa?
tive* throughout the courty are urged
to spread the Information that only
those who engage In the business o?"
buying chickens nnd eggs for rcscll
ln* are re-nlred to take out a lleense
nnd that producers of poultry ami
eggs do not have to do so.
Colored ministers throughout tin
county should eorre-t this OVFOROOtl
icport. The twenty-three county foor'
adm'nls*ratl'<n representatives hav#
h#en written to to investigate if sim?
ilar reports ate OOftftg c r< itotOd ??
other parts of the county, and if so !
by whom, and to take 000*0*01? steps
to prevent erroneous Informatioo b?
InK clr'-u! 11? <l
Roods of lie I 'mirth l.lbcrtj Loan,
Itonds of the Fourth Ubertj UOOfl
are now hem;: t uned out OJJ th
tb ?usinds dally ?>\ the Tre surv -
Punm Of Kncrav.t r and Printing.
7b" bon Im are si allar in form and
rfOOaJal 10 th' se or Ho- third lorn, and
. j,. , ,. ). ?! b i t on eaeh bond fo
irsertlon of the | act terms of th
.om'.s
it is Believed tool ii sutiii loot aom
1 er of the bond* will 04 rOOdf 10 OtoJU
wililr- Immediate deliver, of al
I i,n,N of the fourth h?in as thee nr
WRECK at timmonsvilu:.
1 itight Trains in Kcur Kiul Collision
This Morning.
Freight train No. 219 run into No.
-09 at Tlnimonsvlllc about 3 o'clock
this morning. The caboose of No.
-09 was completely wrecked and some
other damage was done.
Flagman Cuy Killian of No.
m - caught in the eabOOOQ and killed.
Ml Killian was from North Carolina
but has been on the Suniter-Augusta
:un for eeveroJ years and has many
ticn Is in this city.
drv at msiloCMl.l.i
Crops arc Needing Rain?Other Lo?
cal Items.
Ihshopville. July IS.?It is distress-i
lOgly dry In this section. Have h id j
little or no rain for six or seven weeks.
In some plooei the corn is past re?
demption. Cotton is holding out re
nmikablj well and premise! a floe
>lehl Caldens are ruined, but nitsi
of them frill be planted over for fall
c: ops. About Wisacky and all the
way to Sumter by way of Mayesvlllc,
; ml return by Swimming Cons the.
have better seasons and the crops
are far better, especially corn.
I'olitica are very quiet around here.
V? ry too announcements have been
made for county otllces. What Is the
BUUter 1 Hsa oJAoe holding ceased to j
OaToi any charms to oltlce seekers? it
sc.mis so to a majority of them.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McCutchon
have a number of her nieces and
nephiews from (Florence and Ch i . -
loSSOU \i. iting at their home.
Mr. J. C. Scott. after Vialtim]
friends et his old home, went on to Uli
mountains of North Carolina where
e Nil! Spend the the remainder o.
ths summer.
Mr T. Brooks Alford, cousin of Dr
N, Y. Alford. who has been scrvim
m else oomral from the United state
.o Riga. Russia, and who h id to lOSV
that place on the approach Of tin
o ruians. visited in this place and
Wlcoeky hurt week.
The health of our county is vcr;
good.
fJHAXGlXE MARKETING ASSO?
ciation.
Meeting of I'armcrs Called for Mnn
day. July 22.
To All Farmers Interacted in Intell. ]
gent and Systematic Marketing ?
Farm Products:
Oentlemen Or. W. W. Long. Diroc
tor of Farm Rxtcnalon of the United
es Department of Agriculture
with headquarters at ciemson College
hoi tust wired me that he will he in
lumter mi next Monday morning.
Juiy 12nd, instead of next Tuesday to
rggnlst a cooperative marketing as
st :ation.
A meeting of those farmers intei
Ited trill le bold at the Sumter
h. mber of Commerce, jit 11 o'clock
to discuss this matter with Dr. L ;n,;
nd to organize this association 1
deemed advisable to do so. This is I
nutter Of more than ordinary Import
nee to the farmers of this and ad
.oinlng cunt cs as you well know, an
feojulres no extended explanation on
my part, to induce you to meet Witt
Dr. Dong. Kindly d0 ><>ur best to ad
eertlae this meeting among >out
farmer neighbors and not only ;'r
? n i youro it but bring as many more
i possible to heat Dr. Dong ex
plain thll Important matter and the
plans of organisation.
Yours truly,
j .Frank Williams
< bounty Agent.
Colored Itcd Cross Fund.
Statehurg, July 18.?There hav
boon eorrtributed to our Rod Cros
?haider sin? e l ist reported the fol I
ow!n - Mies Thomliurina white. %\:
Roebe I'm tram .$1; Mrs. .lac';
Vtklnaon, |1; Mm Mary Hrown. |U
Mrs, Henry Moody. $1; Messrs.
Odonetl Reed, * l; R?gens Rood, Ml
Saeonr Clen, $1; Willie singleton. $t;
BrSSI Wright, Jr Hi Willie Hunter.
11; Joseph Burgees, Its total, * 12.00.
Mrs II D. Taylor. Secty.
Deolh.
Dr. C. R King died si his nome in
MayeSVlllC yesterday afternoon ol ap
ophxy alter an Illness of only two
I hours. He had been unwell for n
we k or more hut was able to attend
Ito his practice a< usual Bp t<> the time
' ??. m -s st 1 lehen In the afternoon
shortly iftCI returning from a visit t'?
1 pot cut in the country. The funeral
I rvtees Will be held at I o'clock this
ifternoon In Mayeovlllo,
Dr, King wns n nntlve of Darlington
Icounty, but located In Mayosvtllt more
than |w< n? years ?u<? SOOU after COnv
ptetlni his medical education. 11
sen 1 a i; ye ;. large practice in the
? iwn and surrounding country, He
I in survived by ins wife end Iwo sons
nd two daughters^ bis eldest daugh
! ?er Mrs. L H 1 >. ns, 11 Ins ? resident
lid this city.
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Arrangement? Under Way for Biggest
nnd Best Fair.
1
The directors of the County Pair
Association met Tuesday in the ofllcti
of Mr. ii. i.. Tlsdale ami perfected
plans for holding the third annual fair
in Sumter county. All nine of the di?
rector! were present and tiny were
very enthusiastic over the prospe :U
of making the fair this lall a success. I
The council authorised the directory
to enter into negotiations about se?
curing a carnival or shows and at?
tractions lor the fair. It was als >
decided to increase the prize.-- in the
premium list and to pay premium!
whether or not there was any compe?
tition where the judges decided the
there was merit in the exhil.it. Su?
perintendents are being secured for
the various departments and commit?
tees were appointed for getting out
the premium lists and putting every?
thing in readiness for the great fab'
of 1918.
A special feature is going to be
made of the individual farm exhibits
this year. The standard set hist yea
was very high, but there is always
room for improvement and we hop -
to have many farm exhibits as pood
or better than the best we had last
year.
Another attractive offering will be
the Sumtor Business Men's premium
list under the auspices of the BUmtOf
Chamber of Commerce in which all
business and professional establish?
ments will be allowed to participate,
thec business enterprise premiums be?
ing widely advertised In the premium
list for the lit IK fair and in the news?
papers.
Ii. L, Tisdaie. Becty.
k G, A. Lommon, Pres.
lied Cross Notes.
The Surgical Diessings workroom
will bo closed until the allotment foi
Ju:y is sent in from Atlanta head
Quarters. .Notice of 'his will appeal
.n this paper.
All graduates of the last class ii
Bttfgica] Dressing* may get their cer
tificates and red crosses by calling a1.
headquarters' for them.
The wool for sweaters has been re?
ceived at headquarters, The follow?
ing is Hi" latest instructions for knit
ting -ii?' sweaters:
1 pair Red Cross needles No. 3.
Cnst on 7^ stitches.
Knit pUi 1 J. : oi A inches.
Kl?t UOIOSS and purl back lor 1"
Inches
Knit 1 row.
(A) knit 6. purl across; and knit
lust stitches.
(B) Knit all the way across.
Repeat A) and <i<) for s inches.
Knit across and back 8 times
(making i ridges.)
Knit ('-; then purl 1, knit 1, for 11
stitches; knit 6.
i lnd off 26 eitchea for neck.
Pirat Shoulder:
Knit ('.; then purl I, knit 1. for 11
stitches: knit ti.
Knit 7; Unn purl l. knit Ii for 10
stitches; knit Continue to knit
no purl back and forth in tins wov
ii times, which leaves tin- wool at in
ner edge.
Break off wool and tie it on at neck
r.p ning for
Second Shoulder.
Knit 7; then purl 1. Unit 1, for |C
stItches; knit G.
Knit ; then purl i. knit i. for l!
st i? h< ; knll 6. 1 !ontlnue to knit nnd
pUi I baci end forth in this way I I
\ine;.. which leaves the wool at in?
ner edge.
Caat on :'?'? Bitches; knit ?); then pur
l. knit i. for 11 s' Itches; knit 6,
Knit a< roes a*:d back s time*
(making i ridges),
lC) Knit all the way across.
I!? Knit ; purl across; and knit
last 8 stitches,
Repeat < C > ami < i>> for 8 inches
Knit across and purl back for 10
Inches,
Purl i'. knit S, for :: Inches,
Bind off loosely. Sew up aides, leav
im,' '.i Inches for nrmholes.
Bingle*< rochet 1 low around neck
and armholes,
Measurements: Neck (when
ntn ched I. 11 I -- I '-' 1-2 Inches.
Across chest < not stretched), 17 ?21
Inches.
I Those who have any id< a of Unit
ting sweaters are urged to cut the
tbOVe directions out and save them
is the auppb ot these instructions |a
limited.
A Citlsen of Lee county, who haa
had considerable experience in poll
lies since long before 1 .ee county Wt\K
establish Od i stated n few daya ago
that Thomas Q, McLeod would r
eelve a majority of the votes cast In
Use county in tie ?rat primary. Tb..
Indications are thai he will nlso r
reive a large vote in Rutnter county
"Sw ei t potato at H " i ; 'be h:.
of Farmers Rulletln !>7'? recently is
sued by the Department of Agrlcti!
iure at Washington B< nd to the i ?|
vision of Public itlon r?>r a copy.
Make your trip this Summer pleasant, by
having a Rountree Handbag, Suit Ca.se or
Trunk along.
These goods are always dependable.
Har,dbags . . . $3.50 to $22.50
Suit Cases . . . $4.00 to $25.00
Trunks . . . $5.00 to $35.00
We are also showing a line of Shirts; Un?
derwear, Hose, Ties, and olher necessary ar- j
tides that will add greatly to the pleasure |
of your vacation.
Come and see for yourself
" - 15h? -----rr_
. J. Chandler Clothing Co.
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
The Chickens Coming Home.
The Greenwood Index carries a
story in its Wednesday's issue to th'
effect that the Hon. w. Japser Tal?
bert who ran for the United States
senate against Senator Tillman s.>.
years agu, as a friend of Cole L.
Blease, haa announced that it is th<
Intention to support Hon. N. I
Dial in ihe pace for the United State
senator( this summ< r.
The statement that he cannot sup
port Blease because he hai disobey,
ed the rules and regulations of tin
Democratic party, and because h
cannot follow him In his pros ml
course Is worth com Idering.
(>n Tuesday the Democratic party
through its executive committee, is
sued a warning to the voters of the
state against both Mr. Blease and Mr.
MoLaurln in which their democracy
is questioned. It Will be easy enough
to satisfy some people that this was
done because the executive commit
tee is composed of men, a majority of
whom arc opposed to the candidacy
oi both of these men.
But when a man who has been
friendly to 1 Mease, as Col. Talbcrt
has been, announces to the people
of the Slate that he cannot support
him, and will not follow him, i'
shows that Blease is losing out with
ihi people wie? made him possible.
Only ii few days ago we Were told
that four men. residents of thlfc
county, happened to I together,
.nd in the course ot ihe conversa
| ion it ca me out that ali had foi -
merly been supporters of the ex
governor, but that neither of the n
would support him this year. Ther
are hundreds and thousands of othei
good democrats In South Carolina
formerly his friends, who wlM noi
aipport Blease again. They will nol
stand for o man who Is even bus
pected of attempting to sell out th
Democratic party, or one who stood
i v and wanted it defeated in th.
hope that In- might control Federal
patronage in this State. Most of
.11. they will m t support a man wh
Is not body and sool behind h
I country and its accredited leaders
in the winning of Iho wi r. ?Abbeville
i Tei s and 1 a nner.
i The work or fight ordinance of tho
i > >f Pui tor is m?w In effect, and . n
i ' ? ferv will 1 ?? p< rmlttcd in the cHy.
t Is tvorli or get out <?f Rutnter.
Th* rluli l ooks close on Tuesday,
luly 28rd next Tuesday. If von do
in t i Ign the r( n you c nnot vote in
iho pi Imary.
Cut, sau. und llurn IVood.
America Is saving and storing it"
Fuel tins; summer to guard against
co?i famine this winter, To keep
ships bunkered, the wheels of war
Industries turning, and to guard
a gal; si children In cities freezing this
winter, country and village homes ate
urg^d to use won-i lots Instead of de
pending on freight-hauled coal. The
use of woodpile, saw, and ax is a pa
trio tic service at this time, when the
United states Fuel Administration
urges the use of wood for fuel. At
cording to the United States Foresl
jrJcrvico only 10 to is per cent, o: th
I lie! usod In America today la wood,
although enough wood Is standing In
wood lote of the Btntea east ??: thai
Mississippi ta supply fuel tor the
farms and villages of those Htat<s, und
I to save coal In freight congested dis?
it lets,
llousoholdors are asked to moke
this pledge voluntarily so that th'
I lives of thousands of tables and aged
and Infirm people may l*c saved this
\\ :nti r:
I Promise ?
To clean my furnace, pi| es, and
chimney at once.
To keep them clean all winter.
To run my own furnace this winter
j Mislead of putting an ignortant, eare
1 less, muh i paid keeper In charge of it.
To visit one of the coal-saving)
stations that the local fuel adminis?
tration Is establishing in our town.
To learn from tin heating expert*'
t the savings station exactly how to
run my furnace to avoid waste.
To use team-hauled wood as a cos
subst'tuto whenever i ?-an get it. even
if It costs as much as coal.
To guard every ton of coal and cok
;? nd e\ < , y gallon of fuel oil.
'!'<? practice these economies that I
; ? h;:v > our fuel, thus prcv< ntlng
' suJf? ring a ad coal famine mi
[American homes ami thus supplying
niy government with the fuel power
thai is absolutely necessary to win
i in the giant struggle u gainst satanl
i n . hl aa l evil.
One hundred and fifty negro n$
Icctmcn 1 ft fchimtcr at 3 o'clock Wed
nesdns o\er A C. l.. on a special train
for Camp Jackson. The men assetn
bled at the Court House at l.r.o
where ?ho I exercises were held in
I their honor, They then formed ?a
' column of fours and mnrctv <1
through Main streel to tin station, ac
com pan led by a large crowd of ne
gro friends and relatives. The entln
. r<-w d neenn d t<? b< in high spirits
I and anxious to get to camp,
Notier i<> the Public.
it hot been brought to our atten?
tion that some person or persons have
circulated the report that in all wheat
ground at our mill ere are putting in
corn meui or sdtnc other substitute
In the Hour. We desire to state
i ost emphatically that this ru
tnor ii al solutely false and malicious.
We manufacture only pure Hour
(Vom whole Wheat, and have never
manufactured anything else. Our mill
is now in full operation. We welcome
Inspection and will 1)0 glad to have
nyl o ly call at the mill end see for
thorns Ivos that our statement is ab
iv true. We are grinding for the
ual ic!! and guarantee fair, square
treatment to everyone.
cUJMTBlt ROLMSB MILLS,
A. C. PhelpSj President.
Mrs. B, a. Brand has reeclvod no
.: that her BOO, IfoJ. W. S. Ihaild,
f Augusta, Gg., of tin- I* .S. Liminoers
has arrived safely In Prance. Major
Prnnd was commissioned only a few
weeks ago and was In this c ity about
three Weeks ago on a farewell visit to
his mother. Maj. Brand has been su?
perintended of the Georgia Rallrcjed,
with headquarters in Augusta for
I many yeare,
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eyes scientifically and lit aye- i
giass. s perfectly. Let us work
foi you.
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w| promptly
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