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Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTEK, S. a Terms; $1.50 per annum?in advance, Advertisements. One Square first insertion ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.60 Contracts for threa months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AH communications which sub serve private interests will be charged tor: ** advertisements. Obituaiies and tributes of respect Mil' be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found ia 2S5? and the True Southron in 18$fv ' The Watchman: and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both Of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertisuct medium in Sumter. I BACK TO GERMANY. In-; an article in the Berlin Taeg liscfce^Rundschau, a German-Ameri can;; who has returnee! to his native land.says that more" than 1,000,000 German-Americans are going to fol low* his example. He applauds their decision. ^Anyone who, like myself," he says,'"has lived 25 yeirs in America: anyone who has personally experienc ed -how everything that thinks or feels itself German has been slandered in Tankeeland, not only during the war hut also during the 15 years preceding the war, can understand the poignant homesickness that the German of America now wishes to allay. "I may be excused :?rom going into the?details of the. German-American martyrdom; i may: be forgiven if to da^;I do not point out .all the men tal > torments that the German had to endttre from the beginning of the war until the blackest day of the German Ameriean .time of surL'ering?^-the day of the'armistice. And if all America, '^tjl?'Cite':?;'tnice, president at its head, were;to call to me, Ton ^Germans have hadhit good here!* I would -reply: *Yo?-*liyppcrites, you lie; you have slam the soul of every respectable German!* "No German in the old Fatherland need take my word for the shameful betrayal of Germanism by Anglo i ?inericanism. The martyrs from the 'good*.* It: S. A. will come here and describe, it unasked. That is, if the mercenary crowd that rules Wall Street, and. consequently the whole fluted States, from the president to ~tix& last bootblack, is sbkind as to al low the 'Dutchmen' to emigrate. ^Comment on this, tirade is probably unnecessary. Granting that some Ger man-Americans were* treated unjustly ihf this- country durir^v. the war?as was inevitable in -such- circumstances ?Nearly everybody, including the Ger man-Americans thems^jlves, will prob ably- be-- surprised to - learn that they w^ere" > ever persecuted before the ?war.-. . - ! v If a million of our German citizens '^choose to return . to Germany, there will be nothing to do but let them *g?. It is very doubtful, though, :Whether any such numbers are con templating an exit. Most of them feem to think themselves well enough %tt here, especially since they have learned the facts of the war, and know more of the present character ?and situation of Germany. As for those who do return, this same article con 'tains an ominous though unintention al warning. The writer, addressing the Ger main public, pleads, "May that host Jfhid a heartier welcome to the old 53?dtherland than I received!" And .^consider this naive admission: /- "Germany is a poor ^coun try?God jtyty it! Not only ^-physically im -poverished-^it is hard for me to write - tltis?-but I have found it also moral -(Jy impoverished^- " iMoral poverty jivGermany? Amer vica cannot' be-so. oad> after all. . t ~"""'--?? H BUYING jPOKEKiX BOM>S. 5., ^ :. An American financier who has been studying financial conditions .'abroad advises his fe low-countrvmen Si- , . " -to invest in fore ism bonds. Foreign exchange is admittedly in i;;5sj bad way. The money of the al nlied nations has been steadily declin ing in value, as compared with Amer ican money. This makes business transactions difficult, and interferes with the payment of foreign obliga tions. The chief cause of this trou >.ble is the fact that Europe's debt ,. to the United States government and - to individual Americans is already i so great. v The expert mentions four conceiv . able ways of bringing international money standards back to normal. The 5 first is the shipment of gold from Eu rope to America. But that is impos sible, because Europe has not enough ; gold. The second is the shipment of j . goods. That is a natural process, but ''a very slow one. The third is the ex l tension of "dollar credits." That is I purely a banking proposition, which does not interest the ordinary Ameri can. Besides, Europe has already been given a vast amount of credit. The fourth method, the purchase of j foreign securities, is held to he the best way. This means mostly for eign war bonds. There is really much to be said for them, from the ^standpoint of profit. British 5 peri . ::/*ent bonds are selling at par, and rltaliam. and Belgian bonds are ] Twe?H'afeove . ^hefr^ssue price, 1 most of them giving- a return of 5 to 6 per cent. "By buying foreign securities," says this financier, "you are helping to ward the improvement of the foreign exchanges which will mean a profit to you on your foreign investments and a profit on your domestic investments because through helping the foreign exchange situation to readjust itself you will help the development of your domestic industry and commerce." Still, there is a big demand for in vestment money right here at home, with many profitable opportunities. It is a question whether both profit and patriotism do not demand do mestic rather than foreign invest ment. PUNISHING LOAFERS. Twelve loafers were recently sent to jail in Detroit. The Michigan judge who sentenced them told them that they represented one of the rea sons why he had top ay $10 a pair for shoes. "You are living without producing," said the wrathful judge. This takes one back to the anti-loaf - ing laws of war days. What has be come of them and of the lessons of industry and thrift learned then ? Con sistent, steady and increasing pro duction is the big need today as much as it was during* the war. The only difference is that then it was produc ? tion of war materials which was de manded. Today the country needs ev erything with which to feed and clothe and house and educate and make com fortable its many millions of people. Able-bodied persons who won't work voluntarily should be made to feel the weight of public disapproval.! Anti-loafing laws, of course, may be carried to an unjust extreme. But there is a happy medium of self-re specting industry and constructive production which ought to be pointed out rather strongly to the would-be shirkers. PROFITEERING IN ARMY GOOD'>. Chicago always has some new sys tem for exploiting the public in the matter of food. The latest and most glaring example is, the reaping of big profits by Chicago merchants in the sale of army foodstuffs. The surplus supplies, as Everybody knows, are 'being disposed of sup posedly for the benefit of the consum ers. The government is selling them at cost, or less than cost, to help lower the cost of living. This benevo lent purpose was obnoxious to a group of Chicago wholesalers. The army goods sold in that city -were" bought up with surpTislng--T)i,'ompt- . ness. It is reported by the city food bureau that large quantities were pur chased, surreptitiously of course, by wholesalers, and stored away Or sold at current retail "prices. In some cases the labels, were changed. One dealer is said to have admitted that he made 33 1-3 per. cent profit on the goods. Af there is anything meaner than this in the whole gamut of mercan tile profiteering, it will be hard to find. There should be more care taken, everywhere, in future sales, that these stocks paid for by the pub lic originally and now paid for again should be kept out of the clutches of hoarders and profiteers. RESULTS TELL. There Can be No Doubt About The Results in Suinter. Results telKthe tale. -_ ?AH doubt i? .removed. The testimony; of a Suinter citizen Can be easily investigated. What better, proof can be had? J. R. Wingate, blacksmith, 5 Sum ter St.. says: "Some time ago I wa> troubled with" my kidneys. My back ached and terrible headaches came on. I thought my head -would split, the pains wer? so bad. My nervet were all unstrung and I often coutdn't work. Dizzy spells bothered me a good deal and I always felt tired and languid. My kidneys bothered me at night and I had to get up five or six times to pass the secretions, which were scanty. Doan's Kidney Pills were highly recommended, so 1 bought some and used them. I tell you. it certainly was great relief that I secured in a short time and finally I was entirely cured." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don^ simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Wingate had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, X. Y.? Advt. 79 NO MORE RATS or mice after you use RAT-SNAP. It's a sure rodent killer. Try a pkg and prove tt. Rats killed with RAT SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch it Guaranteed. 25o size (1 cake) enough for Pan try, Kitchen or Cellar. 60c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken House, coopsl or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. ' Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's Druj Store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du rant Hardware Co. Sumter. S. C. Birmingham, SepL 22.?All steel] plants here are reported operating"; NOTICE OF ELECTION. i STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Suinter. Pursuant to a writ of election is sued by His Excellency, R. A. Coop er, Governor of South Carolina, notic is hereby given that a special elec tion to fill the vacancy in the 7th Con gressional District caused by the res ignation of Hon. A. F. Lever, will i?e held on Tuesday, October 7th, A. D 1919. during the hours fixed by law at the regular voting precincts in The j County of Sumter. The qualifications of suffrage are as. fololws: Residence in State for two years, in the county one year, in the polling, precinct in which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment six months before any election of any poll tax ;hen due and payable. Pro vided, that ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of pub lic schools shall be entitled to" vote, after six* months' residence in the State, otherwise qualified. Registration. Payment of all taxes, including poll tax, assessed and col lectible during the previous year (ex cept soldiers and sailors in active ser vice during 1918-1919.) The produc tion of a certificate or the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must take and.subscribe to the Constitution al oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to the other Managers and to the Clerk; a Notary Public iJst admin ister the oath to the Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and -Clerk. I Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a, m., and closed a| 4 o'clock p. m., except in the city of Charleston where they shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy; and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can ap point, from among the qualified vot ers, the Managers, who after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election, the Managers and Clerks must proceed publicly to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and con tinue without adjournment until the same is completed ,and make a state ment of the result for each office, and. sign the same. Within three days, thereafter, the Chairman of the, beard, or sprme one designated by vthej Board, must deliver to the CommiS-i sionersof flection the poll list/ the" box. containing the ballots and written; statements ,of the result of the elec tion. 'Vt; Managerp of ^Election: The follow-, ing Managers of Election have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in the said county: Sumter.. Ward 1?J. L. Brown, .Li W. Jenkins,-. L. E. White. ^nrnter,< Ward i?w. G. .O'Neal, j. ^^^oudenraine. J. D. Shirer. . SJmterv Ward 3-D. B. \. Stover, Jf.j ?A. Calhoun. C. B. Preacher. Somter.^ard 4?T. W. Pace, H. J/. Lawrence?; ~g? Price. - SiatebujsE*?^relson Murray, Jas. P?> gan, J. gT Simmons. Providence?S. F. Moore, A. F. Smith. W. W. Boykin. *? Rafting Creek?J. H. McLeod, S. W. Young, J. M. Hawkins. Oswego?W. D. McLeod, J. F. Moore. A. S. Brown. i _^cyesville?J. R. Mayes, J. H. Burj gess, E. G. Spencer. \ \ Shilohr-^w; W. Green, S. W. Tm^-: luck, R. 57.-Green. Concord^B. W. Brogdon, Clarehqe Brunson, R; M. Jones. <; Privateer?G. A. Nettles, W. ?. Cain, Percy Harvin. Wedgefield?E. E. Aycock, W. H. Ramsey, John Dew. Bloom Hill?D. W. Alsbrooks, Ma rion Coulter, Terrell Kolb. DuBose?M. R. Rivers, T. S. Du Bose. Jr., Russell Lee. ^Jftfe Managers at each precinct named above are requested to dele gate one .of their number to secure the box<ffpd blanks for the. election from F. Miller on Saturday. Oc tober 4th at the office of the Sumter -fyftting Co.. 110 N. -Main St. t BARTOW WALSH, T. B." KENNEDY. ST?NYARNE BURROWS, Commissioners of Federal Election for. ?mter County. E iF^'Miller, Clerk. A Tragic Coincidence. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat) The very day that a State official found the boll weevil north of the cili^of Orangeburg for the first time. tffl* directors of the Orangeburg Creamery decided to close up after an unavailing fight of several years to keep in operation until the boll wee vil made it a necessary adjuunct for the marketing of dairy products. Farmers who have neglected and refused to care for dairy cattle, with their attendant worry and labor, be cause the $15 or $20 a month was in significant with the higher sums in volved in cotton, .will in the next few years wish for the opportunity to sell this side product. Then, probably, instead of a cooperative creamery some thrifty person will or ganize and make big profits handling ?^fe- trade. f One farmer said he couldn't market milk because his dog was dead. When asked what the dog had to do with caring for his live stock, he replied: "Since the dog's gone, there's nobody to drive the cows home." Cleveland, Sept 22.?The United Mine Workers decided not to strike in sympathy with the steel workers.; FOR SALE?Two 19IS Ford touring cars. F. G. Keeney, 18 South Har vin St_ BEEHIVES AND SUPPLIES?I have latt-'.y received a few Georgia made hives and frames?8 and 10 frame.) size. Also on hand sections and; foundation for comb honey. N. G.' Osteen. 320 W. Hampton Ave. BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity large or small Am paying best cash price. See me if you h$ve I any. N CS. Osteen. HARBY & CO., Inc. COTTON AND FERTILIZER MERCHANTS if you have cotton to sell, see us, it will pay you. If you have fertilizer or fertilizer materials to buy it will pay you to see us before you buy, Cash or approved collateral. 9 West Liberty Street Cotton Market LOCAL. P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Bu/er. (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon). Good Middling 30 1-2. Strict Middling 30. Middling 29 1-2. Strict Low Middling 27 3-4. (Corrected daily at 12 o'clock by Chamber of Commerce.) Good Middling 30. Strict Middling 29 1-2. Middling 29. * . : Strict Low Middling 27. 1-2. NEW YORK COTTON MAI*KPT. Yes'td'y? Open High Low Clc?e Close Mch . . 31.31 31.60 30.20 31.60 30.20 Oct . . 30.05 31.10 29.75 31.i0 29.80 Dec : . $0.13 31.39 30.05 31.39 30.01 NEW ORLEANS. Mch . . 31.23 29.92 31.23 29.88 I Oct . . 30.00 31.41 29.01 31.41 29.82; Dec . . 30.05 31.22 29.85 31.22 29.87 j KILLS RATS and mice?that's RAT SNAP, the old j reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in j cakes?no mixing with other food. ; Tour money back if it fails. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan- | try, Kitchen or Cellar. *'?"c-r " 50c size (2 cakes) -.-for:. Chicken House, coops, or small bafldings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed : by Sibert's Drug Store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du rant Hardware Co, Sumter, S. C. _:_LaJ ? Boll weevils are reported in the ?McClellanvill- rtion tit ' Charleston county. The ,nole -feoast country from the Georgia line'"to* the Santee river is now infested. . . ,. ' ? . . . : HM?H M t If If MT? i ? wmw.?? The National Bank of Sonth Carolina of Sumter With resources $2,000,000.00 and better, is prepared to accom- s modate, anxious to serve, and sure to please you. Come With Us. O. G. ROWLAND, Presided. f; E. HINNANT, Cashier. '?MMMI?M*MM??MllllllMliMMIHiniHIIMiM?< NEtLIj O'DONNEXJi, President a L. yates. Cashier Our Business is Growing to such an extent that we have been obliged to add another Teller. There were times when our friends wire \. forced to wait and they did \ it most patiently, for which we are very grate-i V ful,; but they will not have to do that any longer. We hope you will forces .! us to add still another, and we w?l i do it if need be. Just keep coming. The First National Bank SUMTER, S C. y I You Can Economize in Clothes The high cost of clothes is not the price you pay for them; it's what you get for your money. If the clothes don't wear, | don't give you good service, they're expensive at any price. , You can reduce the cost of clothes by being particular about what you get for what you spend. Get all-wool fabrics and high-class tailor ing; nothing else wears so well. Get good style; a good appearance is economy. I You'll get all these things here in Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes; complete satis faction or money back. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes j