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**tixrWatchman and Southron ?ubI2sbed Wednesday mid Satur- ! j > day"by Osteen Publishing Company, ? ! Snmter, S. <C.' Terms: j $2.0? per annum?4n advance, j Advertisements: One- Square, first insertion ..$1.00 j Svejy subsequent insertion .50 : - Contracts for three months or louder will be made at reduced I rates. AH communications which sub- ] . serve private interests will ae j charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of re- ! -spect-will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was j "founded in 1856 and the True Southron in 1866. * The Watchman ! iund Southron now .has the com- j eised circulation and* influence of of, the eld papers, and is man . rSestiy the best advertising medium Ui Sumter. LEADERSHIP WANTED With "the railroad strike "dead locked over an issue not raised at the time the strike was called, and with the digging of coal still post- j poned, rumors continue to fly thick and fast. In some states troops axe ordered out ready for . vSejrvic^ is the mine fields. The gbv- \ -ernment may take over the opera tion of both these industries. Con ferences of operators and workers sre foretold. Rationing and prior 7>?$y regulations for coal distribu tion are mapped out. '.The fact j * that tney deal only with coal above ground somewhat lessens their , usefulness. Public utilities are I j threatened. Winter is but a few i ^pj?ths away. J ' tvhat still seems to be lacking j 25 aggressive leadership, leadership i . which can. compel a settlement. \ cacked by public opinion, and T-orked out at a conference table z.c which the public, as well as the disputing parties, is well represent- j " ed. In addition to an immediate I ?':*ia^ustment of difficulties which i y/?uld permit resumption of min ing.'and transportation, there must /be an intelligent study of all the 7 ^ybblems which form the back - ground for the present strikes, so ih'at future situations of this'de plorable kind may be avoided. REt v . if n -is necessary for the govern ment to pr.ess relief measures firm ;~'fyT. it is equally necessary for it to this further step of argres *r?F^' leadership. ?-p ? m - " CHINA MEANS TO PAY Since the Chinese Empire ceased so ke an empire, and became a collection of so-called republics, Jphinese financing has been truly a Chinese puzzle zo~ all save'a very ^*>w international bankers and an occasional diplomat. All the ?jjtorldt however, knows what pay ing debts means, and it is there |6ss" the more agreeable to learn j ? Bifct the- Pekin government is tak- j ing definite steps toward cover-.j Js^-by refunding and payment, a XJ:fssiderable assortment of bonds On which both interest and princi- j axe overdue. The revised customs duties are expected to aid materially in this. County Demonstr* merits on Condi '? - A -Con .The boll weevil fight is almost.] over. Alter .a few days it will not ry&y to pick up forms because time has arrived for the weevils to begin ^ *?U> migrate, and they, will be swarm ??^njfc. everywhere. Some farmers 5. na>*e a good cop of bolls set. and c unies? the weevil turns around and punctures the bolls, these farmers will.. make some cotton. On the *. other hand large numbers Of farm ers, tor many reasons have u^t very much fruit set. and there is no hope at all for them to. make any thing like a crop of cotton. As a general thing we have had entire l Jgr, too much rain over the county to make cotton under weevil ? on ditions, but in certain portions of c.ounty, they have had very li.-.th* more rain than they needed. In this section, the weevils have not ?one nearly so much damage as they have ^ other portions of the county. 1\ eek before last while vUdting this dry section. I observed jthat each man thought he had accomplished a great deal in light ing the weevil, no matter what method had been used. Two of them told me that they had done nothing but pick weevils and Ihgt they had kept them in con trol: one had used kerosene and soap suds and he had them under control; still another had used rnoiasees and calcium arsenate and he had kept them under control. As a matter of fact what few forms had been punctured had dried up and very few weevils had hatched out. I have visited some of the sections where they have been'having rain all of the while and they tell me that no matter, what kind of method they have used the weevils are are making ravages on their cotton. In several instances where cal and the^hiuese^ovfernmem% ac cording to dispatches to the De partment of (Commerce, is plan ning to pledge them for a blanket loan sufficient to meet the more pressing outstanding debts. The I newly organized Bank of China is , expected to cover about $50,000.- ! ? 000 (Mexican) of the loan while J the Ministry of Railways, which is j carefully watched by reprasenta- I tives of half a dosen powers, is al- I v. .1,.., - j j so expected to able to' help. Meanwhile, British and Japa- ' ir.ese interesest are'providing large! 1 sums for the use of private cor- 1 ; porations and the Imperial Japa- | nese Government' has just loaned j j two million gold yen for the de- j velopment of Manchuria. China, j indeed is eminently worth ex- j jploiting. If the' Pekin govern- j ment can show any real readiness J [to meet old debts, new money will 'come fast enough to suit anyone. IMMIGRATION VQVLCY Bonus, tariff and ship^ subsidy notwithstanding, the immigration policy to be decided upon by the next Congress is among the most important, of all its problems. The 3 per cent restriction act has al- j ready expired, but its provisions are continued until Congress shall \ have time to replace them with a better and more permanent pro |gram. j The present restrictive law, re garded as an emergency when it was passed, was supposed to head off the deluge of immigrants from Europe, anticipated as an after math of the war. The framing of a permanent policy should have j been undertaken immediately af ter the adoption of the temporary* measure. It was apparently for gotten in the press of more in sistent matters! Xow there must be j action as soon as possible. Immigration in this country is bound up with the industrial-eco nomic question, prohibition, the1 moral state of America, and the; general development of the na tion. If the public can decide to express its interest in the matter and can formulate some construe* five-opinion on its part. Congress will probably sense the importance [of the situation and devote sincere attention to it. It is literally everybody's business, but it should not be allowed to slide along un settled on that account. Auto License Taxes ? Columbia; 'AtigJ Motor ve jhicle registration for South Caro j lina to date, including figures for July,-was announced by the high [way -department yesterday as fol lows: Automobiles; 81,119; trucks, ?.?8?: trailers, 47: motorcycles, 530; dealers, .449; registrations or I transfers, - 9 $6. The total fees collected from the i sales of licenses so far have been $706,807.79 of whlch'$565.518.23 goes to" the 'counties under the 80 per cent, clause. * . m m> ?? . After being in America 75 years fea alien has become a citizen. He I t&isiks he -will "like the place. ?:-m u . ? . ? Despite Russian relief plans, j there is no relief-"from Russia. i ILL WEEVILS ? 1 ? i % , - itioii Agent Com* tions in Slimier cium arsenare has been used, it is showing up to have considerable control over the weevils,' but whan a farmer strikes a wet year like this, it makes the dust very expensive. I have talked with a nuraher of cot- ! ton farmers from Alabama, Mis- j issippi, Louisiana. Texas, Arkansas : and they, say that the .way to fight | the boll weevil, is to prepare land, j plant early, cultivate rapidly, and \ pray for dry weather. Recently, j I have seen a number of. farm ers who were shouting that they ; had the weevils put to rout with j calcium arsenate and molasses, ten j days to two weeks ago, who say I now that the weevils are cleaning | up their forms. It is too early to draw conclu- | sions-as to any method of fighting , the weevils, in Sumter county, but ' from the results of last year and j the appearance up to the present J time, it looks as if it is not profi- j table to plant small patches sur- 1 rounded by woods, in cotton. Mr. Aycook. Mr. Harvin. Mr. "Willie j Shaw and others made fair crops of cotton on their large open fields. ! while on other small tields they did not get nearly, such good yields, last year. This is a general prin ciple in boll weevil control, that large fields without hibernating quarters for the weevils are the best j for fighting the weevils. Another : important factor is to destroy the growing cotton two to four weeks I before trost. If every farmer in i Sumter county would destroy his stalks three week* before frost, I.j have no doubt but that it would 1 add several thousand bales to the Sumter county cotton crop. Let us I make preparations to pick rapidly, ! destroy our falks early, and get : all our neighbors to do same thing. J. Frank Williams, Counyt Agent j 'wmtf- ! Senator Neils Chris-! tensen ; . Discusses; Tax Reform System and the Responsi bility and Power of Members of Legis-; lature j - The following open letter hasj been received for publication. Thej propositions advanced by Senator! Christensen are of such timely ap-j plication to the present situation j and of such importance that every j taxpayer and vote* should consider; his suggestions with great care:- j Mr. W. W. Smoak, Aiken, S. C. j Dear Sir: Tour letter is at hand j requesting the naraes of the two South Carolina officials criticized by the Griffenhagen, reports, and who wrote to a Georgia official acon demiutrion of these reports. You ask that I reply to you through the newspapers that carried my re > cent letter so I am sending this to each paper to which my other was sent. In my letter to Governor i Hard wick of July 21st, to which I you refer, I did not give names because this whole matter should j j be considered at this time by the ! voters without getting led astray j j into personalities. To cure the conditions in the two! ! offices mentioned, and in all the i other offices needing reforming, re j quires a legisKature that will con sider the facts and act. The last legislature made a beginning, a re markable beginning, and if the peo ple will elect one this summer to complete, the job we will get fur ther. j These two officials were not the [only ones criticized by these reports. (There is no need to p'jcfei them out. j The need is to change our sys |tem of supervising the expenditure ; of our appropriations. The legis lature, which ' corresponds ? to a i ! board of directors of a corpora-; tion, needs to have , some control of this expenditure, to see that the appropriation law it makes, is car-, ried out. The legislature needs to have more disinterested informa- ] jtion about the necessities-of our | j fifty-odd departments and institu- J |tions. All it hears now is ex parte \ j statements of the heads of these de- ] i partments and institutions, excent | when it has a special report made < like the Griffenhagen report. "Bat j such a report as that is needed j i only once in a number of years, j There ought to he some means byj which the legislature can constant- j ly keep in touch through its own officials, responsible - to the legisla-j ture. You cannot expect your ap-j propriations to be made to the best j advantage until this is done, ! Naturally, some officials and de.-j ! partments do not like this propo-! jsition. They want to go ahead in ; jthe old way. What was not a se-i jrious matter when we were .a] I backward state spending a million j a year, is now a decidedly serious! ? matter when we sure a progressive | j state spending over five millions, j jThe old ways do not work now. As j ? it is now. the expenditures can run j away with the legislature, and -it; I needs to establish control. The j \ need is for a new system to be es- j I tabiished by the next legislature. It j j can save us money and get better 1 i service. The legislature is the im- j i portapt thing for the voters to think ? i about this summer, j There are some sincere, w,elZ.: I meaning men who believe that the] 'people of this state can get along! ! best by coddling the big money j interests. These good men urge that if the- legislature does what ? I these corporate interests want it to I ! do then these corporations will' be j j good to us and give us prosperity, j rThis is all j;ery well until the legis lature is asked to grant speeial fa- ! j vors. When the income and the! water power tax bills come up, for j instance, we hear from these cor-; porations. If you add to the in?- j fluenees of these great interests] with their powerful legislative loh-; hies, who do not want the . burden j of taxes shifted more onto them?j if you add to their influence, the! wide spread influence of certain departments and institutions of our state government who do not want j appropriations cut, then indeed i you have an influence at Columbia! that it takes a strong legislature j to handle. If the voters will only see to it j that the* next senate and house j are made up of men -who baye j their hands free, who are not closely j allied to the big corporations and who are not partisans and special j pleaders for some particular de-1 partment or institution of govern-I rnent. then the * next legislature, j will be in position to complete the j work begun by the last legislature, j and guarantee to us that tax money | is wisely spent and more fairly j raised. hast spring I Was urged to be a j candidate for governor and advo- j cate these issues on the stump. It j is desirable to have these issues so J presented in the state primary cam- j palgn, and it is being ably done; i and it wiJJ be very helpful to have ! a governor favorable to common j sense and practical economy. But { the place these issues are to be settled is in the legislature. As a! member oi the senate finance com- j mit tee. I c:in at this tim*> use my j experience in these matters to best j advantage there. But no member \ or group of members can accom- ? piisb much uniess the vo&ers are awake, and lay aside personal feel ings, and lo?al politics, and elect broad minded, independent men to make at least a working majority. You appear to be disturbed by j the criticism of the special legis la rive committee that employed Grif-? fenhagen Associates. You refer to the incident that- it was called by' some a "smelling committee." > Let it be remembered that some such nick name- is applied to any com mittee that really gets facts, for facts are apt to be unpleasant in certain quarters. The dispensary investigating committee of 1905. was called names and condemned by many, and one complaint was that it employed some outside ex pert help. But its ? work resulted in the overthrow of a corrupt sys tem. The committee that inves tigated the State Hospital for the Insane in 1910 was roundly criti cized and given- unpleasant nick names for the same reasons. How ever, its report brought about the rebuilding and reorganizing of that sorely stricken institution that had been a blot on the good name of the state. So it haa been with other similar committees. They work for the interests of the peo ple and if they secure changes they will be criticized by many of, those-who are changed and-by. their'friends; because many offi cials do not like ? their ways changed, they are like the rest of us. A .legislature that is not ready and able to make these investiga te ns and then act vigorously can not protect and advance this com monwealth. The last general assembly got the facts and began to act on them. Will the next general assembly finish the job? Tery respectfully, Xiels Christensen. Beaufort, S.C, Aug. .2. ? rm?- " Weevil Infesta tion Irregular Weather Conditions Favorabje to Weevil. Pevelopm.ent?r Continuation of Control Measures Advised Ctemson College, ?ug. 2.?"The most striking feature in the boll weevil situation is the irregularity of i the amount of infestation, not only in the various counties but on individual farms and even in single fields.-' said f?rof. ? A. F. Conradi, entomologist," at tne weekly boll weevil conference here today, after heariang reports from the field specialists who were present for the conference and from the coun ty agents, over the state. At the close of the conference the following statement was given, out. The weather during the past : week, while hot, was moist and generally favorable to weevil devel opment. It should be explained t that hot and dry weather is the : weevil's worst enemy, but with the ! exception of a few localities we I have had no such weather during ! the past week. ?Showers have been frequent and the atmosphere moist, which offset the benefits that would ! have been derived otherwise from 'hot weather. The percentage of squares infestr ed varies, as shown by the. re ports, from a small per cent, to 60 or 70 per cent. * This condition ! frequently is very misleading to I farmers who* are giving the credit I of low infestation to one or other I of the control measures they are [attempting, when as a matter of I fact the infestation was not there to I begin with. We knew this to be I the case, because there have been j accumulated over a period of years I a series of most elaborate data in I experimental work showing what I results may be expected from one J or the other of these various control j measures under the best conditions. Square collecting when done thoroughly on the plant and on the ground is still advised throughout the Piedmont section, and in other ; sections and areas where light square infestation occurs. ? Frequent shallow cultivation should be continued so long as cot ton does not sufficiently overlap for this to be injurious. It is very necessary that the la bor situation be controlled during August for the purpose of square collecting '.an.d cultivation. Fail ure to have labor available may mean much loss. Fruiting over the state generally is very good. ' But it frequently happens that individual farmers have a small crop' of fruit set at this time, a condition which" would hardly be due to natural conditions but probably to poor soil and poor seed. It-must be kept in mind that good soil and good seed are two things most necessary before one may expect profit from any oper ation for boll- weevil control. Frequently we are asked to-ad vise whether dusting should be undertaken where square infesta tion has reached upwards of 60 per cent. This depends on: 1. Whether the farmer is pre pared to dust immediately. If so, then we advise him to ^ust, but there is no time left now to secure dusting machinery and poison, knowing that weevil dispersion is about to begin. 2. Wherever the dusting sched ule has been begun it should be continued with view of reducing these high infestations before the dispersing begins. ? ? ? ??1 ? Coal Distribution Program Columbia, Aug. 3.?The fuel con servation program has begun to function for the state of South Carolina. The railroad commis sion is already in charge of the situation and no coal can be ship ped into the state without permits from that body. The coal producers have noti fied the railroad commission and the dealers in the state that they will not ship any coal into the state without per mission to do so from the railroad commission. Before any shipments of coal are made j the railroad commission must grant approval of the shipment and is- \ sue an order allowing the receipt of the shipment in the state. CCLCL Cares Ma*aria> Chills, Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds and LaGrippe. Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association Ready to Receive Tobacco on To begin with, tobacco will be received only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, To-day's Best Jokes f andSttoiei j .,???=...;-?: i ' ? ? ? Impossible happenings: "I leave j my 'wealth," read the miser's wilj, ?'to my dear nephew, who knows how to enjoy spending money." The distinguishing feature of 3, republic is that it resents keep-off t he-grass signs'. j. About the only thing you can; ! say in favor of August is that doesn't inspire any poets. People who clamor for more! privacy make a confession. No- j body yearns to conceal hie virtues. J Some public men can be trusted j in all matters, and some think.the: newspapers should be censored. j At times we fear. that eiviliza- \ tioh is just a slow and painful pro- j cess of accumulating dead-letter] laws. 1 ? You may change the clock and I kid yourself,, but yon -can't fool the j old stomach when dinner tinie ar-| rives." ? ? ? l r ? The bride's mother always feels insulted if she observes the groom's J mother shedding tears at the wed Iding. . - H Taxes will be less when every ! body realizes that the tax-dodger I is stealing from the pockets' of j the tax-payer. * The present theory of evolution 'is that it affords considerable free \ advertising for public men who : discuss it. j ' 1 / |r ifot-heads are a nuisance, of {course; but a lot of people.who 'keep cool get their -temperature ! from their feet. I; In America, culture consists I largely in the ability to translate ] a bill of fare into terms of some j thing to eat." Correct this sentence: "The ac icused woman was beautiful, and a j ju ry of men found her; guilty.'* - ]*'A ski?i: ryo? Iove*%vi?jich," on, j closer examination, Proves to have I been retouched. I' ? ? ?_ -_;_?; ? - .? : - i . Whom the gods would destroy, [they first make indifferent con-' I ceming brake linings. "'" : . , -?- < j Vacation trips would he much i more pleasant if the first stop j wasn't the savings hank. ' ??:?ml: _ Another need of the ' times is a fancy fly that will delight fish as it delights fishermen'; Thiey call it' good liquor now if it has sufficient kick to make onf I forget how rotten-it is.' j (Speed-doesn't appeal to us, but ! we would like to see a straw hat ! given a fair chance oh a goodf track j in a high wind. ? ' I ? If his feet crowd his shoes too ! tightly, rest assured his brain does j n't treat his skull that way. Unfortunately, there is no "way to I suspend the fans whose chief de 1 light is to quarrel with the umpire. ? Our civilization 3eems to fee a lit : tie more than a slow and painful process of tinkering with the tariff. The reason the old-fashioned' giri didn't call her beau "daddy" was because he wasn't old enough fp be her daddy: \ \ Nothing make3 a Very good per son 'quite so mad as a rather bad person's assertion' that he is at peace with his Maker. r Now when you read that she raised her eyebrows, you*- don't know whether it means an expres sion of surprise or a bit or pencil work. ? ? ' CONDITION OF m COTTON CEOP Weather Conditions Prove -Generally Favorable With jfew. Exceptions. : Washington,' Juig." 2.?Weather conditions generally favored cotton (luring the week en?mg today, the .department of agriculture announc ed in its weekly weather and crop review issued today.' a few cen tral: and eastern sections . and the miore * western part, of ; the belt, however, experienced excessive moisture. Moderate rainfall pre vailed from the Mississippi valley eastward, but little'or no rain fell to the westward, while sunshine was generally * ample except in northeastern sections. Tempera tures were above normal in the ceof tral and eastern parts of the ?'-belt and unusually high in the north western division. "The crop,". the review said, "made favorable progress in North Carolina except where ii "was too wet in parts of coastal plain, while the weather was generally favor able in South Carolina, although there was too much moisture in some central counties and the plants were reported as sappy with some shedding but fruiting fairly well generally. ' *The week was very favorable for cotton in Georgia, where very good to excellent progress was re ported, and generally fair advance was indicated1 for Alabama. i. "The progress was very 'good hi the northern and southern portions of Mississippi but less favorable where the rainfall was heavier ih the central portion. Cotton shovfc ed very good development vln %Lo*V isiaha and most of Arkansas, the warm dry weather being "favor able in the latter state: Condi tions were less favorahle," however? in Texas and Oklahoma. The'plants were shedding in the former" state as a result of warm, dry* weather, although the early planted .con-, tinned' in fair to good condition.. The progress of the crop in Texas was poor to only fair: The pro gress : nd 'conditfoils' were'fair Ip Oklahoma but" the plants' were, he.eding' rain'badly in the western, portion where wilting and shedding1 were reported. "" "Weevils were generally less acT five, particularly in the western \ portion of the belt, although' they continued numerous in most sec tions and were doing considerable damage in many localities. Boils were reported as opening rapidly in southern Georgia and picking \ progressed favorably. The weather. was favorable for this work in the, southern portion of Texas." ' abr?z2i RYE?New erpp se-j lected recleaned seed $2.50 per, .bushel. Wheat: Selected Vir ginia, Blue Stem, F?lcaster and I>ap's Prolific. $2.50 per bushel. Place your orders now and'- he certain to secure first'class seeijLj Suinter Roller Mills. I' ] NOTICE August is the last month in which all State and County taxes due for 1321 are payable at - the office of the County Treasurer. ?| i On September 1st, those not paid will be turned x>ver to the Sheriff and addi- , tional cost added. Those who wish to avoid this will call at once and make settlement with the County Treasurer. Don't Delay. Dog tax for the month of August is $1.33. m > - ?? - - - m i B. C. WALLACE COUNTY TREASURER ?????.? . ii.Ii. Indictments Name Sixteen Persons I Alleged Ring of Chinese and j Liquor Smugglers in Pensa- j cola ...... ., , Pensacola. Fla., July 31?The in dictment of -.16 persons, alleged to be members of a well organized, ring of Chinese and liquor smug- j glers that had been operating ex- j tensively between Cuba and the! United States for more than a year, j became known here this afternoon j after Assistant United -States Dis- | trlct Attorney George Earl Hoff- j man had been notified of the arrest I of Louie Ying alias Quon Tick, a i Chinaman, in Philadelphia. Two Indicth^ats charging con- j spiracy were returned at a special three day se^ion of the United States court in Gaioesville a week' ago. - C. P. ^loore of Crestview^ Fla..! formerly a private detective and ! owner of the auxiliary schooner J Success, the boat on which both Chinamen and liquor are alleged to have been smuggled, Is the first person named oh each: of the in dictments. He is the "brains" of the alleged unlawful operations, of- j ficials say. Others, who officials say were in S the "inner circle" of the alleged] operations, are B. H. Sutton, ex-j I sheriff of Okaloosa county; Louie ting, alias Qiuon Yick of Phila delphia; Benjamin Edmundsop of Pensacola; B.'" Churchwell, ek d'epuiy under Suttpn: Dprsey M. Pace',' alias D. M. Richardson, Ha bana; Charlie Suey* and Charlie Hong, Appaiachicpla. ' The investigation was conducted under the direction of District. At torney Fred Cubberly and his as ; slstant George Earl Hoffman, by G. Leslie TDarden,*'special agent of the department of justice and L. R. Cpbb, federal prohibition agent forj this district. ! The Be jam i n R-E| belonging to Captain Edmundson, one of the al leged conspirators, and the Jane, two of the fastest speed boats on] this ^section of the coast, were im mediately seized by the govern ment. They are the boats, libels charge, that met the Success out side the three mile limit and trans ported the contra band cargo into Ch octawhatchie_ bay. The Success is ip Cuba at'present, it is said) where she was caught attempting to smuggle hquor opt improperly several days ago. She will also be J seized, officials state, when she re turns to the United States. Several of the principal parties of~ the alleged conspiracy have al ready been arrested and other ar rests are expected to follow imme diately. ' The case"growing out pf the in dictment is expected to be called for a hearing at the fall term of the j the United States court, which cohyenes ipv Pensacola on Novem-i ber 6'. ' ' ; ?? j ,. ..? ' Street Car Traffic Tied Up in Chicago Chicago? July 31?A complete [tieup of street car ana .ereyatfia 'traffic began to make, itself feit shortly before midnight tonight after the surface lines employees at a mass meeting had voted for a'walkout effective at 4 a. m. to morrow and' elevated road men had 'Joined them in a' runaway .strike, anticipating a' formal strike order by 24 hours. . Withdrawal of cars began at 11 p. m: tonight but so slowly as n.ot to affect-'the movement of the theater'and1 cafe crowds. The news of tire strike reached the barns be fore the night men went out and as a result the only service given was delayed cars on runs terminat ing' late in the evening. The im- ] mediate sympathetic strike by ele-{ vated roadV employes was " unex pected as they were not scheduled to taive final action'until tomorrow night, ' v When the approximately 6,009 surface men at the meeting voted unanimously to strike, the elevated reprejientaitives joined them and later indueed the tain cr.e.ws to join them.' ' in 8 ** All Druggists are authorial to MENT Wo earn er rTOTRUBINS PILES. Com worst esses in 14 day*, first application. 60c. Effeets of Strikes Now Get Attentfo? Industrial Disturbances ing Themselves Pp<? Business, Says ?^vieir * Washington, July 3L-^-Indi disturbances have began ?0.. themselves te|t upon * outstanding feature oi' the part of July has heen the ahce ot business'and i: tfyity at the relatively V r<e?eently attained,, guecort' monthly summary, issued by the federal reserve hoard. Production has shown furthi increases in some lindes, .the^ bo?t declared, while in those n^ormal? affected noticeably by seasonal, fluences the decreases haye."-^sjj relatively slight. "As the current month gressed," the board T?ai^/the fects of coal and railroad, began to make themselves tehv influence has served to productive activities in vari lines, noticeably iron and steeL plans recently announced bjy administration are iieve the situation. Bituminous coal mining en off greater' since 2 beard declaredj 7taud '"< _ stocks have been further;, upon.. Anthracite prc4 board asserted, has been and stocks, with the" pea sizes, practical}y e The petroleum output, -I^SSH the board, found continufg * with koc^-^c^w^ting; ^ Agricultural prosp*ejc^^ljie said, are still very ^?^otr the. cpjintr^y as a wi there has been considerahi^ . ds??: oration in the condition, of and oats.' Fruit crops were"rs ed to be above the average and tobacco outlook in general w$# client. London, July 31 (By the ciated Press) .?The town, of ,1 perary was captured by fVe^ troops Sunday. morning, Bfify&i patch to The Times; froju. , f ' The attack was ppmmenciS ?day W % troops 'from pphUtu ? No progress was ma^?for hours,, owingj to.the jab^hce?o? tillery. The' irre^Iars'"were^ fortified apd commanded tiLe, road, with mac^n^^guna. . ^ The nr.?ng died a^ay just bef< midnight, but was renew^gd^ o'clock in the nioraing' and Free jStaters * succeeded eyi in geling around the *? town! turned the positions of the lars. Sharp house to ' house foUcwed, hut the town r was wlwf' and 44 prisoners were taken. . ? % .at 'AS' Cures Malaria,' Ch?b Fer*r, HE HiS A FORTUNE. We mean, th* boy who ha* one hundred dollar* -that fct himself b** made and i*aved; he feels lite a suaiow&irtiV ^ - He hfUB -le&raed many a lesson ?$this, * He ha? cftnghi th* tfcri? habit He has learned to do v without- ?ui&*ees*arj: things. He ceases to squander his money. Hia judgment of vahies is bettor. He is all la all a much better--boy. * Mvm about your boy. Has he got the habit yet? IX not beim j get aim started at onee. .This bank will be pleased to h&m* ixim account. - ? > ?_ ^ .? ? ?. - r ^j^pej* -"<| THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTES, S. C .; .i 5*. ?\v nitfrtaWMiili I.I.WWW IH WWWWWWIMi .--i-r ?? - -ff --t-- ?,.vit-'ir-nif-' The National Bank of South Carolins Of Sumter, S. C. The Bank With the Chime Clock. The Most Painstaking SERVICS with COXW&X Capital $300,000 Surplus sad Protei #300,006 STRONG AN? PROGBES?rV? 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