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?y ami Saturday HY?. IA1UNO COMPANY ? JMTnt. & C. Tamm: ajiatiru?In mltniuv. Advert 1m ihouh M*? first Insertoin .$1.0) |ba*iu?nt Insertion .Ss jts for three months or long Made at reduced rates, limunlcatlona which subserve Interests will be charged foi batmen tn r;.jsrV* and tributes of respeot P$m Vianfcd for SttttUer Watchman was foun.l and the True Southron in T^e Watchman arV Southron the combined circulation and of both of the old papers, autfoetty the beat advertising n Sumter. MBMBBCenaejKf* Hm,n trouble with flivvers la tfcef they are flivvers, but that U of them seem to think thoy pmh street care off the track JUXdk truck* Into the next county, e e e * the third party ?" people asking. Well, it eeems to bear a v *h<\, I.lance to the party that a*n?ui m 1912. and it topes to fH Hi 1120. e a e German chancellor says he will la no pledgee he can't keep. That's _P<* but all the Allies want him do I* to keep the pledges already see tu- It hasn't occurred to the of er, forcing the 'Volstead act to It' 'he plumbers and ask th< i.i fhtv know about cellars. * ? ??# jub;.r in genewtl goes on a six Jjday regime, it will cut down the-| lv tt?u <?f self made men. too. M-AVIMN*. WUM \N S I'ovykk i O, II. P. ftohuont.' the New suffrage leader, is out with a Aery appeal Co women t.? ' husband their nei- power" "to** jou. women." she *ay*. "are ? ?Ott r>ls: to l>e content to become aervpnrn )f the (w? old parties In our '????ftry. In try to bolster up their ftgOM'tti of corruption? Aro you able to ricogiiise fraud, deception, stupid? ity Mid dishonesty? if you are. you will mt oe found allied with a sys? tem ehich is decayed." **f.*it i bich price on your free mwti ! fctand aside! Don't vote! IH | aw i> from the Democratic and v the Republican parties. You have a Wtnt go aver which you can use for the benefit of your country." liftir "alnett en centuries of man's go*'?tot lent." she declares, the worhl fe# (Atll in the grip of pestilence, pov eaijr% hanger, discontent, corruption an I tyranny. Man has not surr? ? d ed' U* regulating it. Masculine rule tu\f '??t resulted in thi betterment ol Mit human race. So: *"fhjlk yourselves together. Don't : V-iHMl Your vote means simply SurogJ'Lheotng a power which is not wtrtt the hunu n race." v Ifllra 0/ open minds may read this ?hi A i Opt r It o" humility. Man, they Udmlt ln> 10 centuries or 90 cen IuiKm has not solved all the world's !|??fJf!.c*J. economle and social prob ,eatf.| Things are still messed up ,i>reMy badly, and there I* much to t*> tiro* befor?. th?- millennium arrives. ' i'%)mi -what la Mrs. Relmont driving at? Mioply noA voting will never change , the world The oior%? women stay j ist/ from tin ballot l>ox. ibe more H* publican 'and Democratic males ?us continue their liupld and nefari? ous work. U Mrs. Itchnont going to take all :bot<e women and organist* them intc j g nder party, to sweep tl.e ? ??untry and bring In an era of feminine rule? If vfcnt vs the Ides, let h-r say so. In ft-trnesN. so that pom males will have a * toning chance to get together and oetmd themselves against the wrath t> oome. What rhame will men have If women faxe the reins and s? t -boot saving the i 'tos militant meo<i ' mfl AMI 1vOHM> cotton mm i PHOfTTS too 141?. Manufacturer* kecord, Baltimore. The director* of the Ionian r Vifle. So*'Unborn county, Sooth i.'ur ? OilM. MVS r*-'urn on ii't< it a st<>< k divi? dend ?>f ioo pei oonl 100 pol I ?-nt t?. bo In common nto? k ami 1"0 p?r c ent, prefernd stork and ?o? kholtlers lUlvr 1 led to i .?*!: , tin i' tt? n of t M ore Stock (flvldemlM of tr-on p. PUl y+r v ?ii t hu ^-e ir. ii . , , , it,.. < in>nl. No legitim.??-' ' - on uil^d to m?he such probtt So wh^re there is Injustle? to ih< public vV'* know thst tie repl/ i.f the i >tton null pr"plc- is ?l> it the nhoi i cotton good* H?" ighoul t?o- world h mi great that American mills are no rc following the W*h.I of K.'.kiliHh N? w KagUnrt mllla It is trie . t-?<. thu I'ngi.-h mill stock? have .n ?elltna 0Tt a liasls at from thin- to ten tlm< ? ho pahl In i kpitallxstion, but om lurge mill owner In England recmtlj 4x(.regggd hims#lf ai inhenod Of th - I ? ffVs vf Hi?" ompan. The ? otto . t*rodtic*r* haw Inn ?ald i ptt auc ?... tsssk* staple us compared with a f ?.n go"-t" and Ho- consumer* or ? ??t |, 11 ??o "ighoul th< H t??l" M^'n-id Ii yaal e^u-ilr To*bj$h for the finished produ? ThtnaeTulitlon does not however. ap-^ plj M Southern mlM* only, Phenome n, I proliu have t>een made by Japa nvsc mills, and Knglish mill! und the OttOH mills of N??u Kngland. It la ? prol able that no single industry in the world's history ever yielded over a* period of two of throe yean such phenomenal profits as have come to the cotton mills of the world, unless it b#, p< t chance, the profit made by Carnegie and hla associates when they sold for more than |100,000,0tt a ptoportj which about ? year before th? \ had boon unable to sell at $100. Mt.tOt, Henry C Fetch held an op? tion on the Carnegie iron and st^el interests at $ 1 en. a utU'OO. but he could] not finance the aale of the property at that price. Shortly after his option lapsed there came a tremendous spec? ulative I.in. and during that period, and partly by reason of Carnegie's threat to build a big competing mill and a railroad in competition with ex? isting roads, the financial interests of New York paid hini and his associates over $:.oo,noo.o00. Thrtt profit was I commensurate with the profits that have lieen made in recent years by the cotton mills of the country. Hut it was an unholy profit. Just as the profltd made by tho cotton mills have been unholy profits, They have been entli? e? too great, notwithstanding the con Ihions %hl *h have brought about this Increaae in the value of these proper? ties. Tint stockholders of these mills of course, are greatly rejoicing, but are they taking into consideration the fact that these profits were made on raw material which did not yield a fair protlt to the grower? English cotton mills are muklng such phenomenal profits thiit. as it was after the Na? poleonic wars, so It will be this time, that Eng nnd's cotton interests will largely help to pay eff the English) debt and strengthen the financial pow? er of that country. It was said by Met1 ullough many years ago that it was England's cotton trade which en? abled It to stand the strain of the cost of the Napoleonic wars, but in those days we do not believe that England's cotton trade ever yielded such abnor? mal profits us they arc now making. I'rofits such as thvso have an unfor? tunate but inevitable effect in stirring up a spirit of discontent and a belief that buslnes Intrests are to a large ex? tent profiteering. In part, this is true, though not to the extent that the public has believed. It is. however, true as regards the cotton mill inter? ests of the whole world The umaslng prosperity of English < gtton mills is Shown in U Manchester '.etter to tho Memphis Commercial Ap? peal in which it is said. ?"In uo earlier article I was per? mitted tt> explain to the readers of the commercial-Appeal how and why tht lAiicashlre cotton industry is anxious? ly exercised about the future of the supply of raw cotton. But let no one suppose for this reason that Lanca? shire is moping or despondent. On tho contrary, it is wreathed In smiles. Tho scarcity of r.-w not ton is. after all. but a cloud on the horlxon while overhead the sun shines merrily and Lancasire makes hay. The cotton industry has been and atlil is malting profits so handsome IhatJ Ix>rd Emmott, one of the leaders of the industry, describes theni* is 'dangerously high.' "Mills and mill shares have risen so enormously in value and are changing bauds at such abnormal figures that many folks are shaking thoir headg iml asking what the owners of mills ?iad shares will do when the Inevitable .'dump cornea and prices fall and divi? dends dwindle to what 'hey were be? fore the war and less. Out at the mo? ment no one is disposed to listen. "I i a period ot some 30 years be? fore the war the <<roat majority of cot? ton mills paid an average dividend of only some "> per cent. Last year it is estimated that the profits of the Lan raahlrc companies gfl g whole amount? ed to 50 per cent on the share capital. Ah analysis shows that 180 companies which published their dividends dis? tributed an average of :!K.73 per cent, ind other companies, which don't pub? lish figures. distributed still more. gome extraordinary figures have re centli been enaoonoed< Tha Sell Mill Co., of Olilliam six months ago paid a dividend of 200 per cent. It haa now I-dared a half-yearly divid? J ' bonus which together are at the rate of over lOg per cent, per annum. Still more remarkable is the announcement of Times Mill Co.. Middleton. whose ? pound shares hive onlylO shillings paid up, Its dividend is 10 shillings per share foi the past thrc months, which I -i equivalent to st i? per cent, per year on paid up capital. Actual dividend w?hl tor the whole year has been 550 r cent. Other instances are the Eagle Company, which has paid 400 per cent, for the last ouarter. and the Pulm Compuny of Oldham. which has just paid 1ft per cent, for the last half v-'tr and 170 per cent, for the whole 12 months. No wonder that some of trie I.iik iishi^v shareholders are con? tent, all too content, to live for today day to lei the morrow take care of Itself." ? , Germans Are Stubborn Will Not Yield to Demands of the Allied Conference spa. Jut) ii No llepoaltton is shown by the Hermann to yield to the Allies on the coal delivery ques? tion while the Allies continue firm in Insisting on the delivery of two mll lion tons coal monthly, Marshal I oehe has arrived and Held Mar? shall Wilson of England is expected tomorrow. ?pa. July 14 -In an effort to com the differences between ihe Cier niaus and Allies and to prevent a bn ikup of the conference, a series <>i Informal eonfareitcog 'nave beon erranged between Lloyd Qoorge and \hi German foreign minister. These win he fallowed by one between Lloyd (leorge and Mlllerand. , 19,11 Will buy ? snappy hat at i wee Chaudh i Adv. Public Schools of the County Report of Sub Committee of the Grand Jury To the Foreman of the (?rund Jury: Your committee on rural schools begs to report as follows: Wc have visited every white school In 8umter county and lind that con? ditions as a whole are so bad that we wish to make a detailed report on each of them individually. This task would have been impossible had it not been for the guidance ana assistance ren? dered by our county nurse. To find in our travels automobiles in all the neighborhoods, fine stock and all signs of prosperity only to reach the dilapidated school house without benches, water or proper sani? tary arrangement speaks bad for our community. Can we expect the fu? ture generation to be benefited by modern civilization if we are denying It to them in their infancy? For some of the conditions referred to in this report excuses might be found, but we are positive that no ex? cuses or extenuating circumstances could be offered for the filthy condi? tions of the cmt building of the Mayes vllle school. The school building itself is the finest in the county, an excellent brick building but miserably kept. It needs screens throughout, glass win? dows are knocked out and it is evident that the roof leaks badly. All this! might be forgiven wer? it not for the condition of the rear grounds and fil? thy toilets which are a disgrace to the town of Mayesville. If the local schoolboard does not in? spect and attend to this matter, why does not the principal of their civic league? In the order named the schools were visited as follows: 1. Oreen Swamp School. The buildings and grounds are suffi? cient for the requirementa but no equipments are furnished other than school desks. The water supply is bad on account of negroes using the pump for the purpose of washing clothes and leaving the place in bad order. There in only one toilet though the law requires two. 2. Stateburg. No. 6. s The roof of this bulldiug leaks, causing the plastering to fall in many places. A coat of paint would help and preserve the building. The water supply is a spring. No other conven? ience. There is only one toilet for girls and none for boys. The school should have a drinking fountain or a pump. The grounds could be im? proved. 3. Bennenhaley No. 1. This building about 14420 has a leaky roof. Not a single desk, only a few benches. There are no black? boards, no toilets and no water sup? ply. This school has 36 pupils enroll? ed with an average attendance of about 30. covering 6 grades. 4. New Hope School. This is a one room school 14x30, not painted. It is also badly in need of repair. There is no water and no toilets. There are no desks, long benches being used. There are only four windows ] i the entire building. The present enrollment is 22. 6. General Sumter School. This Is a very fine building' with a good seating capacity. Tin water is good and the groundn are ideal. Their only need is toilets. 6. Stateburg No. 10. This Is a new building and every? thing ls-O. K. There are 64 pupils en? rolled. The only thing we could re? commend is the draining of the grounds where the water stands in front and underneath the building. 7. Hagood School. The building is very good but con? tains only 18 seats for 37 pupils al? though it has plenty of room for addi? tional seats. There is no water and no toilets. The building should be rolled to higher ground and better location. 8. Remhert High School. This was a very good building but has seats for only half the require? ments. There are no desks at alt in two rooms. No water system and no toilets. The doors and windows need repairs badly to pfYfvent pigeons making a loft of the upstairs. The front and back doors are completely wrecked. * 1 9. I'lsgah School. This is an old shack, 16x20 to ac commodato 42 pupils. There are no desks, no water supply and no conve? niences. This building stands in the shadow of a very fine church used once u weok. Unless good school facili? ties can be furnished it were better to open the church to the children dur? ing te week for school purposes. 10. Dulsell High School. Everything is In splendid condition. 11. Bennenhaley No. 11. Practically a duplicate of the con? ditions in Bennenhaley No. 1. 12. Lee School. Conditions her fairly good through? out. Oonly one privy though the law requires two. 13. Brunson School. This school Is short of desks. They have no toilets und no water supply; no blackboards. 1 1. Wilder School. Whereas this building is sufficient for the present needs, it has 36 pupils] with only II double desks. The bal? ance of the children sit on the floor or on benches. There is no proper water supply or a proper sanitary ar? rangement. 15. Salem School. Has two teachers and 34 pupils. The building is very good but requires, shades to the transom and must be screened as flies are swarming over the place, The water supply is good. They have no privies. 16. Trinity School. About 78 pupils enrolled and they certainly must bavo a now school building Hud new desks. It is an ideal location for a school but there is nothing there worthy of the name. Although it has a good water supply there are no toilets of any descrip? tion. 17. Pleasant Grove. The location good but the build? ing needs repairs, particularly the roof and porch. They :tre very short of desks and have no toilets but plenty of good water. 18. Sniloh School. This school should be compliment? ed. Tho only thing lacking is one privet. 19. Douglas School. This is quite g contrast to the pre? vious one visited. It has only one, room about 16x18 with only S desks for the children. There is no water and no toilets. There is not even a desk for the teacher. 20. Lone Oak. This building is in bad shape. Therd rj-c no windows and apparently no signs of any having ever been there. The floor is bad. Although there are 36 pupils enrolled there is no water and no toilets of any kind. 21. Norwood School. Whereas this building is fairly good there are only 16 desks for 60 pupils. The roof leaks, there are no black doards or toilets. The water supply is satisfactory. 22. Woods Mill. There are 67 pupils and only 10 desks. Minor repairs that, are need? ed could be made for a small sum of money, Instead of letting the building go to ruin. There are no toilets. 23. Sunnyside. There is one room about 15x25. There is no water supply other than an open well with dead frogs, etc., float? ing on top. It is located In a swamp which is very' undesirable for a school. There are no toilets, windows or blackboards. They are short on desks, necessitating the use of long benches. 25. Bak-er School. , This is a god building badly in need of repairs. Vgry short on desks. Needs two new privies. There are desks in only one room and not enough of these . The other rooms are equip? ped with benches. The school also needs new screens or repairing the old ones. 26. Oswego High School. The trustees of this school are to he complimented. We find nothing to report unfavorable whatsoever. The only need is for two privies. 27. Du Hose School. We have a very complimentary re? port to make on this building. All that is necessary is repairs to the pri? vies. When we refer to needed privies- in this report we mean to say that they should either be the rlyproof pit or the septic tank as prescribed by the state board of health. 28. Lawrence School. | Needs a new building. Present building is not fit for a barn. There are no suitable toilets of any kind. A new building is needed all the way around. 20 pupils enrolled. There are plenty of desks. There are no play grounds. 29. Graham School. Thi porch needs a new floor, celling and r ,of. One privy is in bad condi? tion. Need two. There is no water on the grounds. This is an ideal place for a building. Some repair work has been started. There are 66 pupils en? rolled. Children 1q the primary room are very crowded. Somo more desks ard neded. 30. Providence School. This Is a nice building in good condition. Has pretty grounds well kept. Repairs are neded on the roof, and steps are In a dangerous condi? tion. There is a good water supply on the place. They have 2-k.-y. pri? vies in good condition. 110 pupils en? rolled. Short on desks. Condition is crowded in general. 3L Bethel School. H?s a fine location and plenty of school grounds. They need more room. Two or three grades are taught in a, domestic science kitchen without; any desks. There are no lire -escapes at) all. The doors all open inside. Three grades of smaller children are taught I In the dormitory upstairs which ifc dan gerous in case of lire. Screens ar Ineedd on account of flies, as there arc [two Stahles nearby. There are no suit - ; able toilets und no water on the grounds. 82. Ingram School. This committee advises that the matter of the Ingram School and the Bethel School be taken up with tlie trustees and the residents of this seo jtion for the consideration of the con? solidation of the two schools whereby j better results can be obtained than un? der present conditio!)?. The Ingram school referred to is an old one-room shack about 14x30. It would cost more to improve it than to build a new building. There are seven win? dow frames but few glasses in any of them. There are no toilets of any kind. Surface water is used for drink.ng purposes. There are very few desks, long benches being used. There aie II pupils enrolled at present. 33. Read School. We are glad to report that the Read School has the money appropriated) lot purchased and contract awarded for an entire new building. 34. Manchester School. This school is taught in an attic of a, private home. The only ventilation is ono window two feet by two feet square. There are no desks cf any kind. Two long benches are used. Other, conveniences are very good. There are 11 pupils. 35. Wedgefield School. Has 110 pupils and four teachers There is no fire escape. The building is in bad shape needs paint and is very poorly kept. There is no water or toilets of any kind on the grounds. After a talk with Mr. Ramsey they have decided to take up the matter of repairing this school with the trus? tees. 36. Jordan School. In fair condition. Needs more light and windows. There are no privies* of any kind. There is a good water supply. The grounds are beautiful but badly kept. Needs a few more desks. 37. Singleton School. This building is in good condition, needs a few more d^ks. There is no water supply. Needs two new privies and some win? dows. The foundation needs re? pairing and new steps are needed. This is a beautiful location for a build l ing. There is a very nice playground; equipment tor the pupils. The en? rollment at present is 20. Kaustine Tanku are to be installed in July in the Baker School. Then the only recommendations there will be screens. 39. Winn School. One room sha^k with no water sup? ply and no privy. Building badly in ned of repairs. We ar*? advised that new building Is to be erected. Thirty five pupils; seating capacity, 12 to 15. 40. Lee Mira School. In fairly good condition; 20 pupils; short on desks. Has no privies of any kind. It has been recommended be? fore to consolidate this school with Baker School. 41. Wells'School. A new school in ve,ry good condition. Has artesian well. 42. Concord School. Good building in good condition. Plenty seats. 43. Loring's Mill School. One. room shanty with two windows. About 12 by 14. Floor in bad order. Located in a swamp. No water. No privies. Not a desk in the place. 14. Argyle School. One room in Rood condition. Good" location. Good water. Good privy. Your committee was not requested to make any report about the teach? ers, etc., and therefore did not mxke any attempt to investigate. They do know, however, that the nay is very poor and no doubt the service render <<1 is in proportion to the pay. What education can one expect, from underpaid teaohors? Who, ?vithi senae or intelligence enough to do other work, would want to hold ; joN thai pays loss than is earned b> the ordinary negro laborer, who makes $20 a week or more. Statistics ;>how that the average rural school teacher does not <'arn this much. The r. s. bureau of BducgMoa re? ports that more than #Q per cent, ofl the rurarschool teachers in the United States receive less than $600 per year, that 24 per cent receive less than $5001 and 11 per cent, less than $400, with only 5 per cent, receiving $1,0)0 or more. We do not know whece the tumble lies, neither do we suggest a renedy. but simply call it to the attention of the Grand Jury. Respectfully submitted. Grand Jury Committee on Rural Schools, Irving Rettenberg, Chairman, Ben Clements, i j E. A. Terry. ? / COTTON LETTER ?_ e (John F. Clark & Co.) New York, July 15?On further short covering October went over 34.50 or two hundred points above tne low of last Friday, but thir figure' attracted fresh selling and th.5 mar? ket reacted. The weather wai o. k., evcept that the Memphis distr ict got heavy rains not needed. July increas? ed its premium in spite of about 25 notices and this had much to lo with the rise in Oct. The advance of two cents this week would seem to be du?e mostly to the market having become over-sold at discount too far under July and under spots. Shor: cover? ing has relieved the technical posi? tion but until July is out. of the way or break? there will be probably only moderate reactions in new crop months. NEW YORK COTTON Y'st'dy'o Month Open High Low Clcse Close July .. 41.47 41.75 41.40 41 73 41.35 Oct.. 34.25 34.54 34.04 34 20 34.07 Dec .32.43 32.69 32.14 32.26 32.30 Jan 31.56 31.75 31.35 31 42 31.40 Mch 30.70 31.10 30.55 30 76 30.68 1 _ NEW ORLEANS COTTON Y'sfdys Month Open High Low Cl >se Close K July .. 36.85 36.85 36.40 36.40 36.80 Oct .. 33.50 33.98 33.44 33.50 33.40 Dec ..32.10 32.43 31.90 31.92 31.98 Jan ..31.30 31.60 31.10 31.12 31.18 Mch .. 30.58 30.85 30.36 30.36 30.43 LIVERPOOL COTTON. Close: Jan. 21.42; Marcl, 20.80; July 21.78; Oct. 23.03; Dec 21.79. Notice of Election The County Board of Commissioners will elect a Cotton Weigher for two year term at its regular mee ,ing Aug." 3d. Applications will be received by the undersigned until that df te. D. M. BLAND ING, Clerk to Board. Harding at Work Marion. July 14?Senator Harding toda) continued to wclude himself and work on his acceptance speech. t Late Arrivals We bought some late styles in Pumps and Oxfords for June 1, delivery, but owing to the labor conditions and congested traffic, they came in 30 days late and rather than returia these goods we have decided to offer all our Oxfords both men's and ladies' at a reduction. Our stock is full, consisting of Blacks, Browns, White Canvass and White Kids. ? T Call at once while we have your size and width, / # The O'Donneli Dry Goods Co.