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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
FARMERS
UNION NEWS
Practical Thoughts for Practical
Farmers.
Conducted by h. w, Dabbs pres.
ident S. c. Farmers Union.)
FARMERS UNION MEETING.


The County Farmers Union will
hold it's next regular ,neeting with
IN Jordan local Friday, July 4th, at
cams Mill. AS has been the custom
OF late, subject was decided upon
ior discussion, How May we Increase
the Efficiency Of the Union Broker
age Co? Especially along the lines Of
selling what is termed county pro-
ouce The Brokerage company is
only doing half the business for which
IL was organized. The half that it
is doing is following along the beaten
paths or commerce. The other half
Is something new, that of finding q
market and collecting the produce
andl shipping it in bulk. This re-
quires great deal of planning and
confidence in all the members who
are entering into such q COO operative
movement. This is a pertinent oues-
ton but 1t is one that is sure to bob
up. viii our farmers i'm Sumter conn
~ put III the same grade OF an article
when that article is lost sigfiht of in
car lot and shipped i'm the name
OF the Union Brokerage Co, as they
would when shipping individually i'm
their own names?
Plant diseases are compelling the
rotation OF crops. 1t is only the un-
progressive farmers now who plants
either cotton. corn or oats year after
year I'm the same place. Such a farm
er may still make some money. but
If he does he makes it by the way
ne manipulates his labor and YOU
near such a farmer all the time COM
planning about labor conditions Now
when we grow only third Of our
farms in cotton We are going to have
more produce for sale than our home
markets can consume. Hence the
necessity of coming together and try
Ing to find a market
There will probably be a govern
ment market expert at this meeting.
j. Frank williams,
County President.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
LOsR LIVES IN WHIRLPOOL.
Two Lads Go Over Rapids at Niagara
siis Falls.

Niagara Falls. June 22.-Donald
Roscoe. 10 years Of age, and Hubert
Moore. years OF age. both Of Niagara
Falls. went TO their death in a small
boat this afternoon. In the whirlpool
rapids, white hundreds of men watch
ed helpless from the shore. The boys
were playing In a fiat bottom scow
half a mile above the rapids when
the rope holding the boat broke and
they were carried out into the stream
and down the river. Until the boat
reached midstream II made little
progress. After II passed the bridge
the current carried IL swiftly towards
the rapids. The brldgemen did not
see the boat until II was close at hand
Then they called fire companies. and
two companies OF flremen were sent
To save the lads II possible.
Hundreds swarmed to the river
banks in a vain effort to rescue them.
The boys realizing their fate, stood
up as the boat neared the edge of the
roaring whirlpool and shook their
hands In farewell. A second later
they were engulfed by "a great wave
I'm the rapids. The boat shot out of
sight. One OF the boys was seen for
a moment struggling In the rushing
waters. Neither body has been recov-
cred.
Never at any time was there a
chance To- save the boys Scores of
passengers In the cars along the
Gore route watched the hopeless
struggle of the boys. as did hundreds
who had gathered at the waters edge.
Men became hysterical and women
passengers on the ears wept and
prayed In distress at the plight of
the lads. who were standing i'm the
boat calling for help. =.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
NEW ONE ON HIM.
Preacher Had Never Seen Such "A
Scriptural Passage.

Fayetteville Observer.
AT the prOtraCtcd meeting at
First Baptist church Wednesday night
the preacher asked those i'm the con-
gregation who would do 80. to quote
their faVOrite verse Of Scripture. A
number did so, and then Il gentleman
arose and requested prayer for the
Mayor, chief of police, the police force
and the Recorders court. The preach
er said he had never seen such a pas
sage in the Bible"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
FARM COOPERATION.

Lessons of Value Learned by Agricul-
tural Commission at Piacenza-
Farmers Own ana Operate u Cat
tie Food Mill. u Fertilizer Factory.
~ Storage Warehouse and "a Bank
All of Them are Successful Enter
prises.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
The Atlantic Coast Line Offers Very
Low Round Trip Rates to The
Points Named Below.

KNOXVILLE. TENN-And return.
SlO.3O. Account of Summer
School of the South, June cath TO
August 1st Dates OF sale June
END, 23rd. cath. 2Sth, 29th. July
o. 6. IL. and l9, 1913, with final
limit fifteen days after date of sale
unless extended by the payment of
lee of $l.OO and depositing with
the Ticket Agent at Knoxville.
WAYNESVILLE, n. C.-And re-
turn $7.25. Account of Laymens'
Missionary NJ. Il. Church. South
June 2bth to July 10Th. Tickets on
sale June % to 2Sth, 1913. with
final limit July 18th.
ASHLAND, VA, AND CUARI. I.OTTES.
WILLIE, VA--$l1.9O. Account %,
summer School, University of Vir-
ginia, June "a, August :, 1913
tickets on sale June 2l ~ 2S
1918 with final lint fifteen days
from date OF sale unless extended
by dtpositing with ticket agent al
Ashland, Va, and the payment q,
n lee of $lO0. which then the linn,
II can be extended to and Scptem
her 30th, 1913.
For furthcr Information call on q,
write,
oltNlLLE V. PLAYER,
Ticket Agent. Sumter. :. c
OR 7. c. White, G. =. A,
Wilmington, \. &.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
SCHEDULES
| Southern RaiIway-PreInier Carrier
of The South.


Of The South.
N. B.-Schedule figures published
as information only and are not guar
anteed. Effective May &c. 1913.
Departure from Sumter: Except
Sunday:
No. 1i0-6.20 a. NJ. for Columbia
Charleston and way stations.
No. l42-3.40 u. NJ for Columbia,
Charleston and way stations.
Arrival Except SundayD:
No. li1-l0.20 \. NJ. from Char
lesion, Columbia and way stations.
No. 143--J.45 l.. NJ from Charles
ton. Columbia and way stations.
w. III. Caffey, ID. =. A.
Charleston
w. f. MCGEE, A. G. +. A.
COLUMBIA s. G..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THIS
CITY WINS DISTINCT HONOR.
Ono of the Few Banks In South Caro-
hna Whose Application for Keep
ing ON Deposit Government Funds
Was Accepted I'm Accordance With
Recent Ruling of Secretary of the
Treasury.

Uncle Sam has shown his faith In
Sumter and a Sumter bank by de-
posting about ten thousand dollars
of public funds Ina the First National
Bank OF this city, and II Ia possible
than an even larger amount of gov.
ernment money will be placed on de-
posit later. This follows the recent
ly expressed opinion OF Secretary OF
the Treasury McAddo. that instead OF
concentrating government deposits In
q few large Northern banks and
charging no interest, deposits should
he made In certain National Banks
throughout the country which had a
sufficiently high rating to warrant
their having the care OF government
money. and interest should be charg-
ed At the rate Of per cent. While
many national banks have handled
snoh government deposits as postal
savings. as In the case with the First
National OF this city. only few of the
large northern banks. as has been sta
ted. have been used as repositories of
the public moneys. except where
government disbursements are made
'ss. for instance. In a city possessing
a custom house.
Naturally. when Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo gave his ruling In
regard TO The keeping OF national
funds. many OF the national banks
throughout the country were extreme
~ anxious TO have government money
placed In their care not only for hon
or involved In being a government de-
posithry. but for the opportunity Of
'fered 'of securing money at suc;. al
unusually low rate OF interest.
Out OF the few applications from
national banks for this money, that
were accepted. was that OF the First
National of this city, and, as already
stated. about $4,000 is now on de-
posit N the result In the State OF
south Carolina only about half dozen
applications for money were accepted.
40 'that naturally the First National
bank and citizens of Sumter genera
" should feel proud that this bank Is
Of such a high standing.
As further evidence OF the high
standing of the First National. II is
interesting to note the position given
them IN the "Roii OF Honor" a finan.
eel publication In New York City.
OIly banks whose surplus and profits
exceed their capital stock are placed
on this roll OF honor. Only about
1-s-of the banks In the United States
are on this roll. and only In South
4 lCaroiihn-viz:
I'm Charleston, 3 In Greenville and
the First National Bank OF Sumter.
The excess OF the First Nationals
surplus and undivided profits over
ths capital Is 20 per cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
SUMMERTIME IN SUMMERTON
something Always Doing at This Sea-
son OF the Year-PersOnal Mem

- y
son of the Yeai-Personal Mem
ton.
Special to Daily Item
Summerton, June ga retrospect
OF the last few months reveals the fact
the columns of your paper have been
noticeably devoid Of any correspond
ence from SummertOn; and while, of
course mo news is good news" you
may expect occasional letters from
months, for there's always some
thing doing in the good old summer
time" This is especially true Of
those towns and cities that. have gain
ed some recognition as summer re-
sorts, and our town claims that dis
tinctiOn. A half century ago sum
merton consisted largely of residences
built by planters down on the river to
be used by them as summer homes,
hence the name "Summer-town."
Applying the laws of evolution, it
might now be said that the name
gives evidence to the fact that il is
Some town." BE that as ii may, il
seems to be attracting quite mum
Der of summer visitors.
Miss Annie Gentry and Mr.. Con-
nors Gentry have as guests for a few
days Misses Marguerite and Lucille
Walker Of Greenville, and Miss Tru-
luck of Olanta. and Mr.. Morgan Of
Greenville.
Miss Annie Hirchman of Manning
is the attractive guest of Miss Nod
die Briggs.
Miss Frances Connell Of Philadel-
phia, Pa, is visiting at the home of
Mrs Wallace Mathis, having recently
returned with her.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
Georgia and the GeOrgians.


Atlanta Journal.
This state is one of the only six i'm
all the union that have no provision
Whatsoever for compulsory school at
tendance. That fact is not only dis
grace hut serious injustice to our
citizenship. In behalf of the States
good name and the rights Of it's chill
dren, let some adequate measure OF
this kind be enacted this summer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
Marriage Iicensc Record.

A license to marry was issued Sat
urday To MIR. II. n. Hodge of Tindal
and Miss IIassie nm of sumter
a license was also issued to "a col
ored couple. Clarence Walker. Wedge.
held. aud Lula Davis. Privateer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25

Uncle Joe" Cannon was visiting
bankers around town recently. In
the olden days the bankers visited
Uncle joe Times have changed
Washington Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25

~ know money Is hard to- get says
President j. j. Hin. of the Northern
Pacific. That H. nothing new To the
average man. Wilmington star
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-25
w. T.. MCGEE, A. G. =. A.
COLUMBIA s. G..

In police society they say a man is
somewhat incbriated. In prohibition
territory they say he is drunk, which
is the blunt old English for Twill
mngton star
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
TNvIsIsLE GOVERNMENT

We have heard muck 81 the "InvIs
ib!e Government" but II has never
ocen brought clearly in the line of vi
sion of the common people until the
Mulhall exposure was made.
The National Association of Manu-
tacturers, it appears. was manipulat
Ing legislation in its own interest pret
~ much after the same fashion OF the
Standard OIL Company which is now
pretty well understood by all news
paper readers.
Col. M, NJ. Mulhall was for ten years
employed by the Manufacturers Assu
citation 10 influence legislation and he
has by his published confession shown
mat the Association made and III.
made congressman at will and 1t made
&C particular difference to what politl
cal party the candidate belonged il h,
could not be used TO the advantage oil
tie Association he was slated for de
feat. Documentary evidence In tn,
form of some twenty thousand or more
letters and kilograms are being pub.
:shed in support OF the charges made
by Mulhall. Letters FROM the presi.
dent of the Association are much in
evidence. The charge is made that
the Manufacturers Association was
in alliance with all the big trusts and
the system seemed to work in perfect
harmony and with complete under.
standing as to the results desired
Stating that the lobby is an ''insidi.
Gus" one is putting 1t mildly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS

james +. Dowden, Jr., VS.. Sue l..
Dowden. In. Chancery. -
. In the Intermediate Court OF Marion
county. West. Virginia.
To Sue L. Dowden:
Take notice that shall proceed TO
take the dispositions or p. NJ. Duff
and II. Holt on the 2Gth day Of July,
1913, between the hours OF eight
O'Clock a. IN. and eight o'clock u. m,
at the office OF William J. Ahern, G35
Second National Bank Building. in the
City.of Akron, Summit county. Ohio:
also take notice that shall proceed
tc take the dispositions of James [.
Ayers and Z. G. S. Reyes, on the 2Sth
day of July, 1918, between the hours
OF eight O'Clock a. m. and eight O'Clock
p. m, at the office Of James Edgar But.
ler' 4ol New Hayden Building, IN tile
City OF Columbus, Franklin county.
OHIO: all OF said dispositions to be read
in evidence in my behalf in certain
suit In Chancery, pending In the In.
termediate Court 'of Marion county,
/ State aforesaid, in which am plaintiff
and you are defndant; and If, from any
cause. the taking of said depositions
be not commenced. or being com.
menced, shall not be completed on the
aforesaid days. the taking of same
will be adjourned from day to day or
from time to time, at the same places
and between the same hours, until
same are completed.
JAMES E. DoWDEN, JR.,
Plaintiff.
BY Counsel.
FRANK RAYMOND.
FRENCH McCRAY,
Counsel for Plaintiff.
July 2, 3, lG, 90.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
Elmer Daily
Is On Neu,. Job

Elmer Daily, nemploye of the Mo.
nongahela Valley Traction Company
left today for Tarentum, Pa, where lie
mas accepted a position with the AL.
legheny Steel Company, taking a desk
In the Offices.
Mr., Daily is quite baseball playe.
and While here had the management
OF the Fairmont ream when It played
in the Ohio and Pennsylvania league.
For several seasons he coached the
Normal schoo! team and had first
elias segregation representing that
institution on the diamond. Mr.. Daily
was good pitcher. lie will play with
u, team representing the Allegheny
Steel Company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
DEPUTIES RETAINED
BY COLLECTOR HAYS

PARKERsBuRG. W. Va. July D.
Samuel A, Hays Of Glenville. the flrst
Democratic internal revenue collecto;
far the District Of West Virginia since
cleeyland's last administration, was
sworn in here today, succeeding
George Work. Republican, otsthls city.
he announced he would make no
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02

ter district man gives in his proper.
ty: One horse, $40. household and
kitchen furniture, $40. one black and
white spotted hound, SIS. Another
man in Center: One horse, s25. and
household and kitchen furniture, Sic,
one yellow hound 500. - Chenille
Pathfinder.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
!. f. CLONES "The iWonan's Store"
E.,c.sJONES

Considering
the effect here be eqed
throughout the Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
WORRYING BIG BUSINESS

The Hampshire Review, John ].
Cornwell's able paper, denounced the
lobby investigation at Washington as
"horsepiay." John evidently must
have been tipped OF as TO what was
really going TO happen. The Mulhall
charges are worrying big business 10
10 inconsiderable degree.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
DIR. D. L. L. YosT
.Practice Limited to Office.

|. fraCtlce Limited 10 Uff1ce.
Chronic diseases and Special Thera.
peuties. Hours-s:s0 a. IN. to $3.50 p.
N. daily; Sunday rs p. M. by appoint.
ment.
Office over Mt City Drug store,
as4 Main Street. Con. Phone ss-t..
Residsnee. Ii4 High ST. Con. Phone
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02

may not loom large among life s
dlsappointments; but it's annoying at
the moment. And in finding anornet
for you. the want ads render you
PEAL, eupvIrr, D.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02

changes in his deputies at preesnt and
sToFe in ali Of Collector Works old
force. 1t is believed that later many
of the Republicans holding positions
will be supplanted by Democrats.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
THAT TOTALLY Dlrrrsssr SHOP
WHEN THE -AiRils sULTRY.

man needn't have the appearance Of
a sloven. You can look like a gentle.
man and be cool and comfortable at
the same. time by having a perfect
fitting serge or gray suit made by
Gilkeson. When on your vacation and
mixing. with crowds at hotels or clubs
look neat and be comfortable by hav'
ing your clothing made by r. Giikeson.
r. 6iLKESoN's
Clothier and Furnisher
1o7 Main St
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-02
SOME FUNNY FACTS IN F,cl,RFs

SOME FUNNY FACTS IN FIGURES.
Some funny facts can be CLEANED
from, the assessors books. For in
stance one man in Dekalb district
gives in his property as follows:
household and kitchen furniture. SIS;
one black and tan hound S25. In Cen,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-21
Needs More Knowledge.

Senator Gallinger should extend his
acquaintance with New England be-
fore he presumes to speak for her.
That group of states is not composed
wholly Of Lippitts, McCalls, and
Browns, of Dartmouth dividends and
rubber trust stock distributions. In
New England, as elsewhere, the major
ity Of people are obliged to work for a
living, and on the backs of every work
er the Aldrich tariff pressed with a
crushing load.
If Senator Gallinger would spend a
few seasons in the mill towns, where
whole families must work to keep
bread in the house, where babies die
like flies, and almost the whole popula-
ton is imported afresh In each gen.
Grafton, he would be better spokes-
man for his state-and less ardent
champion Of tariff robbery.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-21
Tariff and CIothlnn.

Coming events cast their shadows
before. The Underwood tariff is only
just law, but it seems to have helped
already in lettering quality and low
ering prices of clothing. A Boston dis
patch to Bradstreet, quoted by the
Springfield Republican, says:
New spring lines put out this year
by American manufacturers are supe-
rior to those shown in any previous
year, and compare more than favora-
bly, with anything in similar fabrics
offered from the other side. d. This
is true Of all low-priced and medium
goods. Even on the better goods
Americans will be able to make a
more favorable competition than was
supposed possible"
This statement was inspired by New
England wooden manufacturers, and
contradicts every claim made by those
same manufacturers when fighting the
new tariff bill 1t proves that Ameri-
can mills can meet competition when
they need to do SO; that lower tariff
on woolens means better and cheaper
clothing, and that the disaster prophe-
sled as a result of laying sacrilegious
hands on schedule X was a cheap
bluff
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-21
Wilson and Roosevelt.

1t is true that Theodore Roosevelt
was dominant personality. But there
is this difference between the two men
and the two parties Roosevelt, with
much genuine moral theory, has al
ways been a practical politician. Will
son is statesman. Roosevelt's fault
as an opportunist was heightened by
the fact that he headed an opportunist
party devoted to expediency, the party
of the plutocrats, of the high tariff
men, of the trust magnates who ruled
the Republican party when, having
won the war and after reconstruction
firmly established the nationalism Of
the Union, 1t no longer had any moral
cause on which to appeal to the
people and kept itself in power by
pandering with pensions to the old
soldier vote, and by selling high tar
if legislation and immunity from trust
prosecution to get-rich-quick mag
mates who would put up colossal cam
paign contributions.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-21

NEAR FL RENO
WATER PUMPED FROM NORTH
CANADIAN FOR LARGE TRUCK
AND CROP FARM.
JUDGE c. 0. BLAKs'S EXPERIMENT
.Rhubarb Runs Ten Tons to the Acre
and Sells at 10 Cents a Pound
All other Crops Equally
Successful.

When Judge C. o. Blake of Ell Reno
first set in motion the big centrifugal
pump which was to irrigate ESQ acres
Of his bottom farm along the North
Canadian river, Dame Fortune and
Nature combined to place obstacles in
mis- way, but they could not make him
tail in his enterprise.
However, after much work and pa
dent waiting for water, the river bed
was converted into a lake, holding
sufficient water to irrigate the farm.
Judge Blake has seen the enterprise
grow into a money-maker and the bad
start is only remembered as a laugh
ing matter. More than $50 acres of
the Blake farm are irrigated every
year. There are three pumping sta
tions now, two gasoline engines and a
large windmill. The irrigation is sup
Elemental to the rainfall, Some sea-
sons very little water is needed to
mature the crops, but whenever it is
needed the pumps are set in motion.
A four-cycle acknowledgement gaso-
line engine has been erected on the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-21
CRITIC OF THE GERM THEORY
Writer In Indiana Newspaper Has
Some Pertinent Remarks to
Make on the Subject.

No inconsiderable body of physi-
clans and these not Of any one school,
many even of the regular profession"
are beginning seriously to question
whether germs" are the greatest, or,
as some hold. the only cause of dis
ease. The United States department
Of agriculture has issued a bulletin
TO determine the best way of pas
teurizing milk 30 as to kill the dis
ease germs and yet not give the milk
a cooked flavor or lesson its nutritive
value" Where are Sukey and dear
old Bossy Of yesterday? Gone, with
out ever having entertained the slight
est suspician that their tactical prod
uct was not above reproach. Then
science comes in to cast doubt upon
all their daughter. "A healthy child"
says the Homeopathic Envoy, grow
ing up where germs swarm becomes
strong man, while another fed on pas
teurized milk and guarded by 'steriliz-
alton may grow up weakling. Why?
Give 1t up! Perhaps there are funda-
mental causes not recognized by the
theorists. If milk will cause disease,
will heating make 1t wholesome? II
milk is pure, will not heating cause 1t
to lose its best nutritive qualities? II
the germs come from the COW, why
use her milk? If they come from
without, why not keep them out in
stead of killing them after they get
in the milkY-Indianapol News.