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Evening journal., 1912-12-19
COrGHING AT NIGHT

One bad cough can keep the whole
family awake at night Phil Disor-
ncau, Schaffer, Mich, says: 81 could
not sleep on account Of a bad cough,
aud was very weak I used Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. and soon
the cough left and ! slept soundly ail
night" ~ b. D3nfOrth. Market and
Second streets, Wilmington, Del.*
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
ABOUT SENATORIAL DEADLOCKs.

From the Wilmington Every Evening
As is quite natural, I'm the circum-
stances. Republicans who have con-
Germ about State politics are interest
ed in the pending Democratic contest
for the Office of United States Senator,
as well as Democrats And in Re
publican circles the suggestion has
been advanced that the Democratic
struggle for the attractive prize may
re, llt i'm a deadlock, in which event
the members of the Republican min
ority in the Legislature might have
the opportunity of deciding the con-
test by casting their votes for one or
another of the Democratic contest
ants.
Legislative deadlocks over the cleo
! tiOn of United States Senators are not
( unknown, not even uncommon, i'm
Delaware but they have all been
Republican deadlocks. And inyari-
Evening journal., 1912-12-19
BUILDING PERMIT GRANTED.

Building Inspector Cassidy has is
sued permit to the A. S. Reed and
Bro. Company to build an addition at
No. SOB West Nineteenth street to
cost 5000.
Evening journal., 1912-12-19

Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell Of
"The Romantic Career of an Amer
lean Songbird.'
Evening journal., 1912-12-19

DELAWARE RAILROAD MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Delaware Railroad
Company will be held in Dover on
Tuesday, January H.
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Being a moral member of the com.
munlty, naturally deplore burglar.
'es," said the church treasurer. III
| studied the welfare Of the church
alone should encourage them, for
next to the burglars themselves, the
people who profit most from an epi.
aemic of small robberies are tLe
churches
With peace and safety reigning in
neighborhood, householders leave
most of their money at home when
hey go to church. consequently they
contribute in driblets. but Just let that
same locality become infested with
burglars and everybody takes his
money to church and increases his
contributions proportionately."
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Editor of American Agriculturai-t
Writes Interesting Letter to r.. w.
DabbS. President of state Farmers
Union

In 1889 the American Agricultur-
ISL offered prize Of $500 for the
largest yield of corn from one acre.
The South Carolina department of
agriculture. \. II. Butler. commits
sioner. offered an additional $500 if
IL was grown in this State. Your
older readers are familiar with the
rivalries of that great corn year in
south Carolina when for second
ume this state won the champions
ship of the world in corn yield per
acre.
| had hoped that Charles w. Bur
kett, the editor Of this great journal
which Is now devoting so much space
To farm finance and marketing, could
come to the state meeting of the
Farmers union in July ana make a
puhlic address on this subject His
letter is SO suggestive of tho nosihi,
tiles of the subject and shows such
genuine regret at his inability to come
that feel sure your readers will an
preciatc it's publication. will try
to get Mr. Burket for next fair week
or some institute this summer.
f.. w. DabhS.
PRESIDENT south Carolina state Farm
crS' Union.
MaYcSVllc. June Is.
I'..lI
Whl'h Mr. labhS requests published.
" can't tell you how much regret
that II is going to be imposiblc for
me to hc with YOU at your annual
meeting at Columbia. July 2l-25.
N"thu,g would give me greater pleas
ur" tnan to meet win thr mcmhcrS
."t the union at this time ana to
max" an address on Farm Finance
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insurance rUUe.-
He pointed out the fact that every
year the fire loss in this country was
sufficient to build a street. such as
that in Sumter from New York to
Chicago. and that the fire loss in this
country was five times as great as
| it was in European countries.
He mentioned the fact that in his
Inspections of the day he had come
across in a pressing club a basin Of
gasoline only few feet distant from
a stove on which irons were being
heated, when gasoline gas was five
times as strong an explosive as
dynamite. He stated that insurance
companies did not like to insure
churches because of the danger of
loss and that very few school houses
had the proper protection against fire
and measures to prevent the loss Of
life.
People had been talking for a long
time about conserving our natural
resources, he thought it was now time
to conserve some of our manufacture
ed resources. People had been talk
ing about individual liberty, they
ought also to consider collective lib
erty. referring to the fact that one
persons property was often in great
danger of fire because of his neigh
Dor did not take measures to prevent
| fires.
1t was almost impossible in this
State to get a conviction for arson. rs
the penalty was death, he said.
Mr.. O'Donnell stated that it would
be a good idea for these inspectors
To tell each property holder what eX-
actly was a fire risk on his premises,
and that he would have steps taken
to remove the danger of fire in order
to reduce his insurance rate. 1t was
pointed out that this association had
nothing at all to do with the making
of the rates.
MIR. Il. = Hood stated that he had
| a live committee AT work drawing up
a building code of laws and ordin-
anccs for the prevention of fires which
would be set before council in few
weeks. 1t would then he up to coun-
ell to accept or reject this code which
would provide the necessary measures
for lesScning the fire risks In Sumter
Mr.. Hayward stated that report
of their inspection would he sent TO
local agents and that property owners
could get from them what had been
found as risks.
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To All County Presidents Farmers
Union.

Brethren: Please appoint or have
your union appoint three of your best
men, committee. to meet the presi-
dents of the banks in your county in
joint conference, and endeavor to
reach working agreement as to how
this cotton crop shall be marketed.
Have this committee report to the
State committee on Cotton Market
ing and Banking" Immediately upon
the assembling of the State Union in
Columbia. July "a at p. m.
Marion and Sumter Counties have
already appointed such committees.
III there is a Chamber of Commerce
in your county, get it to act with you
Tor this Is matter that vitally con-
Germs every occupation.
l am making a similar request of all
the state Presidents in the cotton
belt that we may adopt a uniform
plan in time TO make it effective.
Yours fraternally.
(Signed) f. w. DABBS.
State President
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them. They also urge better handling
of cotton in every way.
The State President has com
municated with all the cotton States
Presidents and the Chamber of Com
merce and Boards Of Trade, urging
them to join us in concerted move
ment having for its purpose the unit
ing of the growing. financing and
marketing interests of the South for
our mutual benefit.
utopian dream? maybe so. But
we must either do it, or be left be-
hlnd in the march of the world S
progress.
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INSURANCE. AGENTS HEARD
Number OF Citizens Present at Meet.
ing to Discuss Prevention of Fires

quite number of the citizens of
sumter Interested in the public well
rare. were present Wednesday after
noon IN the Chamber Of Commerce
rall When the meeting 10 discuss
measures for the prevention of fires
was called to order and the discussion
entered into. The people generally
seemed interested in the matter and
anxious to hear what to do to prevent
i'reS ana what to do in order to re-
duce their insurance rates.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr.. Hayward. the president of the
South Carolina Fire Prevention AS
sociation. who made a short talk tell
ing his audience that the association
was formed primarily by insurance
agents interested in the prevention of
nres, but that it was open for MEM
pers from any profession or business
interested in the prevention of fires.
he explained that the association had
nothing at all to do with the making
of rates, being in no way connected
with the southeastern Underwriters
Association. 1t did inspect towns and
make reports on their conditions.
however, with view of lessening the
fire risks. This was not done wholly
from a selfish motive. even if the in
surance companies did save when
there were fewer fires. but for the
purpose of helping the people gem
orally as it was realized by the
agents that the people in one town
might have few fires, but at the same
time they would have to help pay
for the fires in another town. unless
the movement to prevent fires was
general
This meeting was called for the
purpose of stressing the importance
OF lessening the fire risks as far as
possible and when this was done. in
time the rate would be reduced. He
tnougnt that everybody ought to be
interested in something so important
and named, as an example, the case
of the cotton mills. He said that
twenty years ago these mills paid 3
and half per cent premiums and the
insurance companies would not take
the risks on them. They united and
Installed fire preventive measures
and did everything possible to les
sen their fire risks and were not pay
ing II cents per hundred Every fire
formerly meant the practical ruin of
the mill as it could not fulfill it's con-
tracts when it was destroyed and put
it in a worse position than a new
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Aerial Gun Practice,

Aerial gun practice Is not confined,
on our battieships, to one and three.
Founders. The Springfield rifle. the
bullet OF which hurled at an angle Of
8 degrees elevation. reaches a height
OF $500 feet. is such an effective piece
hat 1t will afford no incOnsiderable
defense against any aeroplane which
would attempt to execute feats Of
bomb dropping.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-22

We have just received another car
of horses asd mules. We have two or
three extra broke. combined saddle
ana harness horses, gentle for fam
lily use. one nice size pony. If you
are in need of Il horse or a good mule
come and see us. as this is probably
our last load for the season. Boyle
Live Stock CO.
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and Marketing Both of these are
subjects that are of the utmost i'm
portance to American farming today.
ana they are particularly vital to
southern farming. our Investigations
show that the farmer secures less
than 50 cents on the dollar for what
be raised in the aggregate. He is
forced to buy i'm Il retail market TO
sell in a wholesale market and TO use
loo-cent dollar t" pay for what he
buys and to receive but 80 cents on
the dollar for what he sells.
by a system of credit associations
and cooperative banking enterprises
as they have in Germany, for instance.
II would be possible for the farmer to
build up his farming enterprises. to
organize his farm industries and to
obtain money on long time loans at a
low rate or interest. | find that many
farmers in Germany pay from IL
to IA per cent for loans, and if
they pay on long loans they can re-
tire the principal and carry the inter-
est through period Of about 20 years
which removes the debt. Think what
that would mean in the South. It
means actually that by paying a rate
OF interest less now than the aver
age Southern farmer pays he can not
only pay the annual interest for
long time loan. but in that per
cent less. the debt would be wiped
out in the course of time.
Il am confident that our rural
banks already established will find
that cooperative banking will not
hurt them, but of course 1 know
that our large banking institutions in
the large cities of the North will do
everything on earth they can to pre-
vent this. is order that the money de-
posted by wage earners, farmers and
people in small towns may drift into
New York and other big cities for use
on the stock exchange. l am SO filed
up with this and satisfied in my own
mind to such an extent that this is
one Of the coming things and one Of
the most beneficial needs to this
country that l am willing to make al
most any personal sacrifice that the
merits Of this matter may be under
stood. 1t just happens though that at
this season / am completely filled up
with engagements so that l can not
get away long enough to make this
trip.
IF at some future time you would
like to have me speak on this or
some other subject with which I am
acquainted. I will endeavOr to make
all other engagements conform to
this. ! want you to know that it is
only case Of impOssibility that pre-
"o"'s no from coming down this
ri.e. naN, so many good 'rieuls
in ,he ~~uta ard was .o Tong Is .rotH
er iu Nour raad.rfoi section ~ ue
rHant'3 nv,elt -rat tt~,v- IONS g.
get back even II II is 10. d sno., ,..!-
nr,lI
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-22

Miss Marion %attrrwhite has gone
to Rock hin 1" attend the Winthrop
state school for teachers Others to
go To- this school are Misses Grace Ran
DE. Celeste lIuehsou. Evelyn Fraser
and I.oona Jennings
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For Supervisor.

hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office OF Supervisor OF
Sumter County, subject to the rules of
the Democratic Primary.
l.. E. WHITE.
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For United States Senate.

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the United States Senate.
subject to the rules Of the Democratic
party. Your support and influence
will he appreciated.
y. II. DIAL.
IaurcnS :. {.
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For Sheriff.

Capt. K. S. Carson is herehy an
nouhced as candidate for Sheriff at
'he ensuing election, having before
oischarged the duties Of that Office
with promptness and efficiency, we
'ake pleasure in recommending him
Tor said office, subject to the rules OF
tho Democratic primary.
MANY VOTERS
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hereby announce myself a can
didate for reelection to the office OF
Supervisor Of Sumter County. subject
TO the rules OF the Democratic pri-
mary.
NJ
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-22

In accordance with the above call
the committee of the Farmers Union
and the banks of Sumter held most
satisfactory conference today. Ample
FUNDS Will be provided at per cent
to carry from October first to MAY f,st
enough cotton to, make effective a sys-
tenn of gradual marketing. The Ware
house Company reported the most
satisfactory business since it's organ
ization, and will double it's capacity;
all cotton accepted for storage will
be graded. Since last September it
has been ready to merge with State
of National system.
The committee urges the farmers
to use these facilities we have been
instrumental in securing to use better
bagging, and to require better bal
ing, to pick and handle cotton dry,
and by proper storing to prevent coun-
u. damage 'as Well :. prevent Fraud
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-22

The circulation of money i'm South
Carolina today is at least $4,000, 900
less than il would have been if the
matter had been taken hold Of last
year I'm time and had been made cf-
fective all over the cotton belt as we
hope Will be done this season. At
least one million bales of last years
South Carolina crop Of one million six
hundred thousand was sold at a
price of AT least two cents per pound
less than it should have brought
This means that on an average i'm the
10 principal cotton counties Of State
the people suffered loss of two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars to the
county. We wish our farmers and
bankers would analyze this statement
carefully. II is correct and we think
|it Is, they will be bound To see that
this Is worth working and planning
for
The committee of the Farmers
Union i'm u statement To the press
commended the cordial relations that
exist I'm sumter between farmers and
bankers. foStercd 10y both the union
and the Chamber of Commerce. to
the emulation of every county i'm the
cotton States When this spirit pre-
walls, and We have rid ourselves of
the idea that there Is antagonism. we
will quit working at cross purposes
then. and not until then. will we
really come into our own.
The committee are assured that the
warehouse facilities will hc doubled
urge our farmers To- make use Of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-22

Miss Kate Moses and Miss LYDIA
Richardson have gone to Charlottes-
Nllle, Va. TO take Il course at the
summer school in the University Of
Virginia.
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Capt. Geo. c. Warren is hereby
announced as candidate for the Of
iice OF Sheriff Of Sumter county. SUBJ
)ect to the rules Of the Democratic
primary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-22

The name of III. l.. Scarborough IL
presented as a candidate for Clerk OF
Court for Sumter County in the COM
ing Democratic primary election.
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VOTERS.
For Coroner.

hereaby announce that l am a
candidate for the office of Coroner Of
sumter County, subject to the action
OF the Democratic primary.
d. w. OWENS.
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For Solicitor

L announce myself a candidate for
the office Of Solicitor for the Third
Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules
OF the Democratic Primary.
THOS. II. TATUM.
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For House OF Representatives

am a candidate for reelection to
the House of Representatives subject
10 the rules of the Democratic Pri-
mary.
r. B. BELSER.
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Sanford Sanders. ColoTcd who
lives on the Statcburg road ON Mr.. VI.
J. Harby's place brought In from his
fprm this morning the second cotton
bloom seen at the Item office this
seasOn.
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Candidates Cards.
Announcements of candidates viii

lie printed in this column until the
close of the campaign for So. No
"ardS accepted On credit.
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1 hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the House Of Representatives
from Sumter County, pledging myself
70 abide by the result of the Demo-
cratic Primary.
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| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Clerk OF Court Of Sumter
county. subject to the action OF the
Democratic primary.
JOHN r. SUMTER
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For Congress. 4

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the nomination for Con
greSS from the Seventh Congression-
al District Of South Carolina. sub
icct 10 the rules II the Democrats
urinary.
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hereby announce myself a can
oioate Tor the office Of Sheriff OF
sumter County, subject to the rules
governing Democratic primaries.
w. II. Scale.
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l hereby announce myself candi-
da'e for reelection to the office Of
Clerk of Court for Sumter County.
subject to the rules Of the Demo
cratic party.
L. I. PARROTT.
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MANY VOTERS.

hereby offer myself as a candidate
Tor the office Of Sheriff OF Sumter
county. subject to the rules of the
Democratic party.
J. K. BRADFORD.
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I hereby announce myself a can
didate for reelection to the office OF
Solicitor OF the Third Judicial Circuit.
subject to the rules Of the Democratic
Primary.
PHILIP IT STOII
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In accordance with the call pub
lished elsewhere there was held in
Sumter on Friday a most satisfac-
tory conference between the Farmers
Union and the bankers Of the county.
As result Of this conference ample
funds will be provided at 6 per cent
to carry from October 1st to May 1st,
enough cotton in the Sumter terri
tory to make effective System Of
gradual marketing. The banks here
though cannot be expected to carry
cotton for other markets and the
customers of other banks. And the
call of the President Of the State
Union L. intended To secure in every
county i'm the State uniform and
hearty cooperation between the far
mers and the banks i'm the various
counties. Let there he friendly
rivalry among the counties as to
which can show the best results.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-22

Last Wednesday it was my good
fortune to meet with the Clarendon
County Union at Oak Grove school
house between Davis Station and
Summerton. All the way from home
there were signs of frost on the cot
ton and one farmer told me he ac-
|tually saw the frost Sunday morning,
the 9th. The greater part Of the
|crop. both corn and cotton. from
Salem. Black River. TO BroGdon Sta
ton and on through Manning, Davis
Station and back by the Summerton
road. are backward and grassy. Thous-
|ands of acres that made fine crops
last year are so wet that corn and
cotton look yellow and it Is a ques-
ton. If the yield amounts to much
even, II the soil should dry out, and
this would mean disastrous drought
on the we'll drained lands.
1t had been twenty-five years and
more since the writer was in the
Manning -Summerton section, and
this was the first trip through from
Manning to Davis Station and back.
Some Of the finest farming country in
the State is to be found down there.
1t was my first sight Of the famous
Jake Mcleod farm near Manning,
land the Sublett farm near Summer
ton. There are others equally as
good. but these seem to have cap
tured the public eye.
The Farmers Union in Clarendon is
composed of a small band Of the
faithful, and they are doing good
work for their county. The Board
|of Trade of Manning is also thorough
ly alive to the need of building up
the back countryside farms. That
there may be ever closer relations
between the two was part of my mis-
sion. Just as every business man Of
Ia town should be i'm his board of
trade. or chamber Of commerce, so
should every farmer be in the Far
mers' Union.
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with these to o~@auiz1titus come
o'ning ior the common welfare. and
agreeing upoo g well defined poiisy of
i"ai Aetine. noi on,y cotton. lDt JiI
the products Of the farm. it will be
seen in a few years that the southern
growers Of cotton and the southern
banks can and will finance the cot
ton crop.
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Marriage License Record.

Ar. w. w. Atkinson and Miss Ma
ME Martin secured marraiage IL
cense Monday.
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product Of this State" See Gen.
Stat. :. G. 1889.
Ine committee desires to commend
the cordial relations existing between
the farmers and bankers Of Sumter,
fostered by the Farmers Union and
the Chamber of Commerce. to the
emulation Of all the counties in the
State. and to promote this end. We
are giving to the press the result #
our confert zee without waiting for
the State meeting.
by the committee:
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:" ''-e .s.cs eo'.Anins Inc Primary.
We bespeak for him the suffrage OF
his fellow countrymen.
The Wedgefield Democratic Club
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rhe sumter Waterman was found
- In 1850 and the True soutkron In
1sss. rhs watchman and southron
sow has the combined circulation and
haaencs CT both OF the old papers.
asn n manifestly the best advertising
uDstSum In Sumter.