Published Wednesday and Saturday
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OSTEEN PIJBLISH1XG COMPANY
SUMTJEK, S. C.
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Every subsequent insertion.50
Contracts for three months, or
longer will be made at reduced rates.
All communications which sub
serve private interests will be charged
for as advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes of respect
will be charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found
ed In 1S50 and the True Southron in
Z366. The'Watchman and SouthToi.
now has the combined circulation and
influence of both of the old papers,
and is manifestly the best advertising
medium in Sumter.
"Priorities" and the Press.
Were the newspapers of Columbia
to be compelled to shut down their
plants at the beginning of the fourth
Liberty Loan campaign, how would
the people of Columbia and of the
region extending a hundred miles
around it he informed of its pro
gress? Were all the newspapers or*
South Carehna and Georgia to be af
fected by a scarcity of some essential
'material at the moment that money
was being raised for the Red Cross
or other war agency, what would the
fate of the efforts to raise money?
In this war as in no other in his
tory the civil population has been
linked with the army and the navy in
its prosecution. The articulation of
industrial and benevolent endeavor
with military exertion has been close
and complete. The armies, the na
vies and the workers everywhere
are going forward together and a
halt in the work at home would ai
rnpst instantly halt the advance at
the front
The armies require couriers and
have them. They have their aircraft,
their telephone.r and telegraph sys
tems, their signal service and a vast
equipment of communicating facili
ties.
What is the principal means of
communication among the workers,
the whole civil population at this time
being the1 workers behind the fight
ers who make the fighting possible?
Who are the couriers among the peo
ple? How do the ringing words from
the great leaders, beginning with the
president himself, reach the people?
Anyone capable of imagining what
wouP3 happen instantly were the
newspapers silenced can answer the
question. .
Nevertheless, in the new list of
?"war priorities of industries and
plants essent al to the war or the
civil population" promulgated yester
day (by means of the newspapers of
course) the newspapers are placed in
the fourth and last class. Moreover,
the daily journals are placed on the
same plane .with magazines and pje
xpdicals that appear at monthly or
longer intervals of time. Comment,
WMWM?MB?IM ??Ml???nw
it seems to us, is hardly necessary
Could the government "carry on'
without the help of the loyal news
papers Could it reach, with all >?
! important messages and orders, one
I tenth of the people in live times th
I number of days by posters, by pla
i cards in the street cars and by resort
i to all conceivable devices, as i*
j reaches every day and almost every
! hour by the public journals and their
? cooperative agencies for the distri
i bution of information?
From the beginning of the war a
j disposition has been evident, in mat
Iters of taxation and in other dealings
j by congress, to treat the press with a
i certain disdain that sometimes has
j been little short of a tendency to
puiish. but at the same time that the
press has been misusd it has been
j constantly used. Under this treat
! ment the press has not faltered,
i With redoubled energy, with every
] publishing office in the country crip
j pled in man power, it has strained its
i nerves and -resources to the break
ing point to "help win the war." That
I it will continue to do without raur
j mur.
Perhaps a somewhat indifferent
j treatment of the clear rights of the
j newspapers and an apparent forget
j fulness of their supreme and primary
i value in the war emergency are a
testimonial that a more perfect con
fidence is reposed in their unfailing
willingness to assist the government
than is placed in other industries.
It may be that? printers, pressmen,
reporters and other workers connect
ed with newspaper making do more
without asking the cost than most
men in other industries do.?The
?State.
VACANT ANNAPOLIS SCHOLAR
SHIP.
Senator ~E. J>. Smith Announces Com
petitive Examination Open to South
Carolina Youths.
Washington, Sept. 10.?Senator .E
D. Smith today made the announce
ment that he will held a competitive
examination on October 13 to fill a
vacancy at Annapolis. The examina
tion will be held by the civil service
commission at points to be announc
ed later.
KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
A. D. Fair, Jr.. Citadel Cadet, Meets
Death Near Bowman.
Bowman, Sept. 11.?This town and
community were cast in gloom yes
terday afternoon t over the tragic
death of Jt D. Fair, Jr., the young
est son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Fair o:
this place and grandson of A. D
Fair, county treasurer, who left
town on a motorcycle and ran into
Badham's lumber train on the public
road seven miles below here, meet
ing instant death.
Lest Ye Forget, Eta
You cannot shop with us on nex^
Monday. September 16th. The store
will be closed all day. A holiday
Please remember. Schwartz Bros
.Sumte-/ S. C-?Advt.
COTTON MARKET INQUIRY.
Chamber of Commerce A^jomis
Body to Make Through Investiga
tion.
The Sumter Chamber of Com
merce will thoroughly investigate the
? reports in circulation that th* Surn
ter cotton buyers are paying less
than nearby competitive cotton mar
kets, or that any combination of
! cotton buying exists in this city.
Yesterday at a conference of the;
directors of the Chamber of Com -
; merce the following gentlemen,!
I neither of them being in the slight- '
est degree connected with or an any.
way interested in the buying of cot- j
ton were appointed as a Chamber of
, Commerce committee to thoroughly |
I investigate this matter and to pub-;
: lish their findings regardless of what '?
j t!hey find to be the case: J. P. j
; Booth, chairman; J. Frank Williams.;
; S. A. Harvin, R. B. Reiser, H. G.
I Osteen.
I Secretary Reardon was directed to
j call this committee together -upon
I the order of Chairman Booth, and
j to place the entire facilities of the
; Chamber et" Commerce at the dis
I posal of the committee. This com
| mittee will for a period of time to be
j determined by the committee, with
out hindrance or suggestion from
any cotton buyer, or from any of
ficer of the Chamber of Commerce
and ir. such manner as shall be .de
termined solely by this committee,
take whatever steps the committee
j deems best to find out just what
Suniter cotton buyers pay and what
the cotton buyers of whatever hear
by and competitive cotton market
this committee selects, pay for- spot
cotton. Every one of the committee
if.: a substantial business man or
farmer in whom he genral public
ha-3 confidence. This committee ha>
been instructed to hew to the lim'
"?.nd find out the facts, and see
whether or not the reports being cir
culated are time or false, and to pub- i
lish its findings just as the investi
gation discloses findings regardless ot
and ones feelings. Tf Sumter is- being
falsely accused Sumter's cotton mar
ket is entitled to vindication- If the
Samer cotton market is not what it
ought to be the committee will say
wherein the trouble is and suggest
remedies therefor.
American Casualty List
Washington. Sept. 12.?The fol
lowing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the Ameri
can expeditionay forces:
Killed in action. 56; 1 rising, in ac
' on. 202: wounded severely, 258;
lied of wounds. 26;'died of accident
-nd other causes. 1; died of disease.
IS; died from aeroplane accident 1"?
wounded severely from aeroplane ac
cent. 1: wounded, degree .undeter
'iiined. 13. Total. OSS.
Missing in action. Hermon Coff
r.an, Providence, S. C.
Please Remember. Ladiess
That the Schwartz Stores atSumter
will be closed all day next Monday
"eptember 16th. A religious holiday
Zorne Tuesday.?Advt. .
NOTICE T() WHEAT [?LASTERS^
Approved Methods of Treatment t<
Prevent Smut
It is most desirable that the farm
ers be cautioned against sowing whea
that has any smut contamination
without treating it. The method i.
simple and inexpensive. Following i:
a verbatim cony of a Bullet n on th<
subject by the College of Agric?ltun
of the State of "Missouri:
Covered or Stinking Smut of Wheat
Wheat heads affected with covered
smut show the glumes or chafC slight
ly pushed apart with a darK colored
grain between. The grain :s reall>
a smut ball, which on being crushed,
breaks up into a very large number
of minute dust-like particles. the
smut spores. These have a very dis
agreable odor. The spores, when the
smut ball is broken, get on th~
sound grain and produce infection
when the latter is planted in the soil.
To prevent smut, the spores on the
seed must be killed. All of the smut
balls must be removed, for the spores
in these are not killed by the treat
ments. They are easily broken in
drilling operations and hence may
contaminate the seed.
Do not confuse the covered or
stinking smut of wheat with the
loose smut. , The loose smut destroys
the wheat head at flowering time. At
harvest time only a. naked stalk is
found. Loose smut cannot be con
trolled by the formaldehyde or cop
per sulphate treatments.
Formaldehyde Treatment for Stink
ing Smut of Wheat.
The solution of formaldehyde
used for treating stinking smut of
wheat is made by using one pint or
one pound of commercial formalin
(guaranteed 40 per cent solution of
formaldehyde) to forty gallons of
water. Use either the dipping or
sprinkling method. One gallon of so
lution is sufficient to treat one bush
el of grain by either method.
Caution?Do not put treated seed
on a smutted lioor or in smutted
?acks, nor sow with a smutted drill.
Smutted sacks should be soaked for
thirty minutes in a strong solution
I made by putting one pint of forma
lin in ten gallons of water. Bins,
floors and drills may be scrubbed
with this strong solution.
1. Dipping?Take two half-bar
rels or tubs with holes and plugs
near the bottom. Place one tub on
two saw horses and till two-thirds
with the solution of formaldehyde.
Pour slowly into this solution one
half to one bushel of wheat seed,
stirring thoroughly for five to ten
minutes so that the smut balls, trash,
etc., will reach the surface. Skim
this material off. then drain the so
lution into the second tub. Pour the
seed into a pile on the floor. Ex
change position of tubs and repeat
the operation. Cover . the treated
seed with sacks for four to ten hours.
Sow at once or spread the seed out
to dry.
2. Sprinkling. Remove smut balls,
trash, etc., from the seed by thorough
fanning.. Spread the seed out on the
tloor or wagon bed in a layer four to
six inches deep. Sprinkle the solu
tion of formaldehyde, using a water
ing can. on the seed. Shovel the
seed over thoroughly so that all the
seed is moistened, then shovel the
seed into a pile and cover with sacks
for four to ten hours. Sow at once
or spread the seed out to dry.
Copper Sulphate Treatment for Stink
ing Smut of Wheat.
Dissolve one pound of copper sul
phate, blue vitriol or blut'Stone. in
four gallons of waler. Either dip
the seed in this solution or sprinkle,
u^ing the same methods as indicated
! for the formaldehyde treatment. It
is. however, unnecessary to cover
the seed after treatment; instead,
spread it out at once to dry or sow
immediately.
I To The People of Sumtcr f County.
I
We are approaching a winter in
, which it is certain there is going to
be a serious shortage of coal. I want
to suggest and urge on tb" people
of Sumter county that they take ev
j ery step in their power to secure an
i atloiuate supply o:* wood. It is true
thai, labor for wood cutting is scarce
[but it can be had by sufficient effort,
j Coal cars are going to be scarcer,
j Cars cannot be had at certain times
i during the ensuing winter because
; the needs of the large cities to which
! supplies of wood are net accessible.
I the needs of the transports, ships.
|a.?.d munition plants will require ev
: cry car available for the shipment of
[coal, and sections' which are in po
I Stticn as we are to secure a sup
i ply of wood ought to and are going
! to be forced to supply themselves
with wood from nearby woodlands,
j Wood cut now and stored, even
j though perfectly green at this time,
1 will be in good shape to bum by the
time the cold weather comes. Xow Is
che time to prepare, and I want to
urge on the people of the county.
Ix)th for their own comfort and as
a patriotic duty, to take immediate
steps to lay in their supply of wood
for the winter. ^
R. B. BELSER.
Chairman City Fuel Administration
! Board.
j Eruption of Hawaii Volcano Threat
ened.
Honolulu, T. H.. Aug. 12.?The
great active volcano of Kilauea, on
the island of Hawaii, which caused a
sensation in the scientific world last
February by suddenly discharging a
lava How from its inner pit, is now
(showing preliminary signs of another
eruption. i
The molten lake Within the crater
mouth is steadiiy rising and gas pres
sure is increasing enormously. Spec
tacular displays are daily being wit
nessed by visitors.
Scientists stationed at the observa
tory on the rim of the crater expec:
that another great overflow of lava
will soon take place, with a possible
recurrence of activity in some of the
fourteen neighboring craters. Th?"
lava has already reached to withil
one hundred feet of the overflow
point and is. steadily rising. . ,,,
Postofliees Do Not Keport \V. S. ?.
Sales.
For -the past ..several monthsr?5um
ter county has been slipping back
ward in the buying of War Saving
Stamps. The county is full of money
and it is going for all kinds of things,
but it is not going into the treasury
via the War Savings route. Of .course
after it gets into the treasury?and
the security at compound interest
gets into the strong box of the sav
er?the money is used-as its.-name
denotes, it is used for war purposes,
and the men at the front, the- near
two million men. need all kinds of
things to keep them in comfort and
in safety while they are fighting for
us who stay at home. That, how
ever, does not make any difference,
and it is much pleasanter to spend
money for all kinds of personal pleas
i uers than it is to save it and put it
i into War Savings Stamps ior the. use.
i of the boys. . .
During the month of August when
! Sumtcr slipped steadily backward
;'till she reached 25th place im the
j list of counties, the director of War
j Savings for the State gave out. re
: ports from the Sumter county post
| offices as follows for sales:
Borden?No sales reported... .
Brogdon?Reports for three weeks,
$420.
Claremont?No sales reported.
Dalzell?No sales reported. . ..
Hagood?One week reported, $23.
Horatio?No sales reported.
Mayesville?One week reported.
* 112.50.
Oswego?No sales reported.r
Providence?No sales reported.
Rembert?Two weeks reported,
$51,75. '
Shiloh?Sales $940.25.
Sumter?Sales $12,306.75. .
Tindal? Sales $1S.00. "*
Wedgefield?Sales $244.
Six postoffices seem not to,have
repored at all, and two ixio'tk , did
not send in the weekly .report.; hut
once. Six/ of the fourteen post'offfces
sent in their reports regularly asr re
quested.
. Just to Remind You.
Our friends and customers/ your
shopping place, your store, the ?
Schwartz Store will be closed next
Monday, September 3 6th. A holiday.
Come Tuesday. Business hours 8 a.
m. to 6 p. m. Saturdays 8 a., m. to
9 p. m. Schwartz Bros. Sumter, S.
C?Advt. ? ?
Geo. H. Hurst,
Undertaker and Embalmw
Prompt Attentin to Day arid
Night Calls
At I. D. CRA1G Old-Stand, N. Bain
Phones:
_:
u;*rV
NO. 500?100 acres on Bishopville Road, just about
a mile out. Nice dwelling, large barn and one
tenant dwelling. Extra Fine Lane. A "Bar
gain. $11,000.00
NO. 504?75 acre?, about 14 miles from Sumter, on
Pinewood Road. Undeveloped, mostly wood
land.$1,250.00
NO. 525?14 acres, just ov^r City limits, lying
partly between A. C. L. and Southern tracks.
One dwelling. This is very valuable for manu
factoring sites.$2,800.00
NO. 533?115 acres, on Bishopville Road, about ?
miles from Sumter. About 75 acres open.
Good land.$10,000.00
NO. 534-120 acres, just 1 y> miles out on Radical
Road. About 80 open, und very fine land.
Nice pasture fenced. Dwelling and barns, one
tenant dwelling. Big Bargain..-.- --$8,000.00
NO. 535-25 acres, 2 miles' out on Radical Road, IS
acres open. Dw elling, (j rooms.$1,700.10
NO. 537?61 acres, at the famous Providence
Springs, about half open, balance in good tim
ber. Nice big 30-room dwelling. Splendid
place to live. Cool as the mountains. $6,000.00
NO. 538--l3t>< acres, .about 100 open, on Frh
Road about <10 miles from Sumter. Good land,
3 dwellings. For quick sale.$7,f00 00
NO. 540- bYz acres, 1-2 mile out on Broad Street.
New Bungalow with seven rooms. Very desir
able surburban proposition.$4,500.00
NO- 541--72 acres, about 2 miles out on Pocallo
Road. Nice new dwelling, barns and tenant
dwelling. Nice.small farm. AVill sell quick
at.?. $5,500.00
NO. 542?58 acres, near Daizell, about 10 open, one
dwelling. Enough wood to pay for it and
leave land clear.$2,100.00
NO. 543--5T acres, near Daizell, about 40 open.
2 dwellings, fine land. For quick sale $4,500 CO
NO 544?239 acres, on Wedgefield Road, about
3 1-2-miles out. Pretty oak grove: dwelling
and five tenant dwellings. About 210 acres
open. Very line place and the best we know,
at.$23/00 00
NO. 545-160 acres, about 2 1-2 miles out on the
' Wedgefield Boad. Nice dwelling, large barn,
gin house, 5 tenant dwellings, 150 acres open
and in high state of cultivation. This is the
choicest place on the market and will sell quick
at.$32,000.00
NO. L'46-256 acres, 150 open, three miles from
Sumter. One 5-room dwelling, barn and two
tenant dwellings. Some timber and lots of
wood on this tract. For quick sale $11,000.00
NO. 547-245 acres, 220 open, 5 miles from Siimter
"on Paxville Road. This place has beautiful
giove with 8-room dwelling and four tenant
? dwellings. Desirable location. Will sell quick
at-,
$16,000.00
NO. 550-113 acres, 4 miles from Sumter on Daizell
Road. One small dwelling and barn; about 40
acres open, balance woodland. Some good tim
ber. Location extra good.$7.500.00
No. f>51?276" acres, five miles from Sumter on road
to Cain's Mill.' 27b acres about 240 open, six
room dwelling, pretty grove, 7 tenant dwellings,
live barns, one store house, all painted. This
place lies level with a nice frontage on public
road and ought to sell quick at $20,000.00
Say Kr. ?an, if p are not interested in above, tell us your troubles^ We put toe SEIL in SEHL ESTATE and can fix yon up O.K. ~
e REAL ESTATE HEADQUARTERS
# SUMTER, S. C.