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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15
TOBACCO MARKET HOLDING UP
FOurtcen Thousand Pounds Tuesda,
and Ten Thousand Wednesday.

The Sumter tobacco market is hold.
ing up extremely we'll considering the
erect the European war has had in
depressing the markets all over the
country. There are as many buyers on
hand to be added to the ten or more
already here. The prices paid are
exceedingly good and there seems to
be little here to show that the Euro
pean war has affected the market.
Tuesday there were about fourteen
thousand pounds sold at an average
or twelve cents, while Wednesday
there were nearly 10000 bounds
sold at about ten cents average, the
grade not being as good as that of
the day previous. The daily average
amount sold is between eight and tel,
thousand pounds at an average price
OF about ten cents
The tobacco comes mostly from the
Trinity and Shiloh sections of the
county, with some from Turbeville and
some from Concord. The managers
Of the market seem much encouraged
and think that the market is paying
a sufficiently high price to encourage
the farmers Of this section to plan,
more tobacco next year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15
|Beuss COTTON SITUATION.
:sAANKERs BUSINESS MEN AND
FARaaERs WORK FOR MU.
TUAL GOOD OF EACH
4. OTHER.
Delegation % He Tent from Banks
sssa Chamber of Commerce to Set
! TSse sisaation BEFORE Government
ONcaals-Want Money 70 Lend on
Cocoon.

~ a lengthy conference was held al
sShe Chamber of Commerce Monday
,svenino 1t, which committee from
3hs ,tisAi tanks. and Sumter County
1Nrness'. Union resentatives dis
yespssa tith the officers and directors
fefs tAe commercial organisation the
rSouswAat serious situation confront
lAgs agricultural and commercial in
aSsvssts due to the problem of Anan-
cling the cotton. tobacco and other
Asesrs, q. L. Kicker and Bernard
Manning. cashiers Of the City Nat
Sbnal Bank and Bank Of Sumter. re-
Pectively. q committee from the To-
eal bankers association composed Of
those two gentlemen and Presidents
Vein O'Donneil and Charles q. Row.
hnd. Of the First National Bank and
the Bank Of South Carolina. respect
Hely. wall 60 to Washington this even-
ng. and President J. Frank Williams
g the Sumter County Farmers
Union. and Mr.. q. o. Quinn. q dele
ets TO Washington from the Cham
esr Of Commerce. OF Sumter. were
jrsssnt. -
! President w,niami outlined the ne
Sssaiy of immediate action and an
organization looking towards secur-
ye0 couapsshsnsivs and comparative
ly easy methods Of agricultural cred
~ sxtshsion In order to enable farm
ere TO hold their cotton and tobacco
for . length Of time under reason.
able rates OF interest on money Sc
cured by agricultural product certi-
ficatss and collateral. He stressed the
importance Of the local banks having
.sunacient money for cotton holding
fas well a. cotton harvesting facilities.
He emphasized the further import
lance Of the national government plac-
Ing the money In the local banks In
sstsad Of In reserve and branch banks,
if this. can bs accomplished. The main
fsatsrss OF the arguments set forth by
Cthoep -prsssnt WAS that the middle
bank idsa" or custom OF distribution n
OF crop moving funds whereby GER
tain National bank depositaries are
Observation-Disclosures money at two
Per cent. and lend this money to 9TH
o. and smaller capitalized banks ut
. per cent to be re-distributed to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15
.BLEASE CROWD IN FLORENCE.
MANY FRIENDS OF GOVERNOI,
GATHERED FROM MANY
COUNTIES.
Red Badges and Cotton Blooms Seen
Oh All SideS-BlcaSc Denies That
any of His Fricnls Have Received
Money for PartiOnS and Pollock
Shows Teddcr Mortgage to Kirvcn
Smith Wants Relief for Farmers

Florence, Aug. 11.-NOt since the
senatorial party left Aiken two weeks
ago has there been such another
mobilization Of partisan voters from
today. BY the number Of automobiles
from Darlington, Dillon, Marion and
Lee counties, parked in the main
thorOughfares, and the crowds getting
off trains from every direction, one
would have judged that all the
straight and narrow paths in this sec
ton Of the State led to this gate city
in the Pee Dee.
On account of a railroad wreck near
Columbia, Gov. Blease did not attend
the Bishopville meeting yesterday in
Senator Smiths home county. 1t WAS
at Newberry, the governors home,
that the junior senator got one Of the
most cordial receptions Of the entire
campaign, it being there that he first
rode to the grove on a bale of cotton
and the white cotton bloom as q CAM
paign badge was introduced. Today in
retaliation. the administration forces
Of this vicinity were marshaled in
solid phalanx.
AS If in anticipation, the governor
said in the course of his speech that
the newspapers tomorrow would
claim that the meeting was pack
ed with organized crowds from other
counties. In support of this charge,
j. M. McCown, county chairman, a,l-
dressed the audience as fellow Dem
| ocrats of Florence and adjoining
counties" in his opening remarks.
Also of the eight or ten automobiles
that came in line to the grove with
the governor, these bedecked with
huge Blease banners, three machines
at least were from Darlington, their
conspicuous numbers being AIS, $50
and 424.
There were approximately $500
persons present. A large percentage
of these wore red ribbons and when
the governor had finished speaking
and left the stage, approximately one
third Of the crowd followed or drift
ed away gradually.
| General disorder was unleashei
during the first half hour of The
speaking when Senator Smith wa:
subjected to a continuous rattle o.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15
BLEASE PARDONS ANOTHER.

The supervisors office this morning
received a pardon signed by Gov
Blease restoring to NJ. j. Morris his
citizenship. The offense involved IL
this case was breach Of trust, ana
the pardon is "in order to restore hi
citizenship, he having paid the fine o.
$1,000 imposed upon him." The par
don is dated Aug. 10th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15

4 = =
farmers at per cent is unequitabl,
and does very little good because as
rule local banks of Sumter are al
ways prepared to lend farmers money
at z and per cent. President Will.
iiams saying that the Sumter banks
have actually loaned Sumter county
farmers money. in an emergency, at
per cent. what 1t actually cost the
bank.
Messrs. Kicker and Manning said
that the delegation Of bankers from
Sumter propose to protest to the Sec
rotary of the treasur and the comp.
troller Of the currency against the
custom of depOsiting the bulk of the
crop moving money in banks located
In counties and big cities. where lit.
tie cotton Is grown. and ignoring the
banks in smaller cities. the county
seats and financial and commercial
centres of the greatest cotton yielding
sections Of South Carolina.
The Pee Dee and eastern Carolina
counties are really the greatest cot
ton and tobacco srowing counties, yet
none Of the crop moving government
funds were deposited last year in Pee
Dee county banking centers. But the
up-country. cotton manufacturing
counties. received the crop moving
money. loaned 1t out to other banks
which redistributed 1t to farmers al
per cent.
The elimination Of the middle bank
method Of distribution, and the de-
posting Of crop moving money in ag.
ricultural and financial centres at Z
per cent for direct distribution to
farmers at the lowest possible rate OF
interest is what the local bankers, the
Farmers Union. the Chamber OF
Commerce. and the Retail Dealers
Association are fighting for
The question Of cotton holding gov
ernment funds during the European
war is another problem from the
usual annual crop moving fund sup.
piled by the United States treasury
The delegation Of Sumter bankers
with President d. d. Noise. of the
Chamber Of Commerce. who with
Congressman A. F. Lever will confer
with Comptroller Williams and Sec.
retary McAdoO tomorrow in Wash
ington will not undertake to at first
discuss the crop holding or extraordi l.
nary emergency money fund. but viii
discus or protest against discrimina
tion against smaller banking and agri
cultural centers by national govern.
ment deposit methods, seeking to hav.
the Pee Dee and eastern Carolina cot
ton growing county sections given the
bulk Of the cotton moving fund. and
II possible, also the necessary cror
holding. fund which -.- the Southern
Cotton Congress will undertake to
provide for by government assistance
The local bankers delegation and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15

President Noise will attend the
Southern Cotton Congress as repre-
sentatives of the Sumter Chamber Of
Commerce August 1914 in Washing>
ton and this financial delegation will
be governed in their final request for
crop holding aid by the action of the
cotton congress.
President Williams agreed to write
letter for the bankers delegation
setting forth what the agricultural
conditions are and what is needed.
The directors ordered the secretary
Of the Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
to prepare letter from the Chamber
Of Commerce with statistical informa-
ton about Sumter county cotton
yields, number Of bales annually sold
on Sumter markets, local banking
statements, etc. and to attend a spe-
cial meeting Of the local bankers at
IL o'clock Tuesday morning to fur
ther discuss with the bankers what
the commercial organization and the
Farmers Union want.
President Noise was urged by the
Chamber Of Commerce directors, and
the local bankers delegation to go to
Washington this evening with the
delegation and attend the conference
with the chief financial officers of the
government and Congressman Lever.
Within the cotton producing terri
tory directly tributary to Sumter
banking circles an annual average of
$4,000 bales Of cotton are produced
which the Sumter banks. and their
branch banks usually care for by
crop moving advance accommOda-
tions. At $8 per bale, for picking and
ginning these $4,000 bales it will be
seen the 100000 are required to
place this number of bales upon the
market.
In regard to the crop-holding or
proposed warehouse certificate plan
OA oSSAotih6 thC W COt-
ton to meet European war depression
condition by banks or the United
States government advancing money
on cotton stored collateral it can be
readily seen what an enormous sum
Of money will be required to give any
adequate relief to the farmers in or
der to enable them to hold their sst-
ton until normal prices prevail reg
ulated by the universal law Of supply
and demand.
However. il every county in South
Carolina. and every Southern State
will organize like Sumter county 4.
being organized, there is no tellin,;
what might be accomplished after the
Southern Cotton Congress works out
a plan OF procedure.
What is mostly needed, next to the
'actual financial assistance, is a cam
paign, Of education whereby the farm.
ers will be prevented from stamped.
Ing or flooding the cotton market.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15

New York, Aug. 2.--Through the
British consulate. Amdiral Craddock
who is aboard the cruiser Suffolk, re-
Ported this afternoon that the At
lantic is clear for traffic as far South
as Trinidad. No warships are now
in the lane of liners to England.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15
HOW TOGET
VOTES

If you know some one who wants furni-
ture send them to w. H. Shelley & Son. If
they need shoes or clothing, take them to
Stubbs Bros. Tell mother to go to the Ladies'
Outfitting Company for the girls outfit. Get
all your friends to visit the Rex Theatre every
day. Have them to phone Phelps whenever
they need anything in the grocery line, and be
sure to remind them to go to l.. W. Folsom for
jeWelry or kodaks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05

ing and double disking. narrowing and
cross narrowing. the soil can be put III
perfect condition without having to
break the ground.
Where the ground is packed firmly
it will have 10 be broken again, ploW-
ing deeply and following this with the
disk and the harrow Late cultivated
cornfields should be- loose enough with
out breaking. tai pea ground is likely
to be too firm TO disk up properly with
out blowing it first. The soil should be
stirred and broken up as finely as pos
sible.
While broadcasted oats do very we'll,
it is always better to drill them where
this is possible. In the first place the
drill does not require nearly as much
seed to uniformly SOW an acre of oats.
The seed. too. are covered at uniform
depth and will come up evenly. grow
evenly and ripen evenly if the crop is
permitted to reach maturity. 1t has
been my experience that drilled oats
yield better than those soWn broadcast
In my opinion the principal value of
the winter oats is in Il corn or cotton
and lcgume rotation. You see, the oats
may be SoWn in the fall and paStured
or allowed to mature early in the sea
SOD. When they mature they can be
cut, shocked and hauled out of the way
in plenty Of time to have them follow
ed by soy beans. velvet beans or cow
peas. Whether you cut the legume and
use it as Il feed or pillow it under as q
green crop does not matter
much, as You are returning fertility TO
the land either way. The legume that
fall MAJ; be followed by more oats.
they may be pastured and turned I'M
der as a green manure crop before put
ting the field i'll either corn or cotton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05

Farming
OATS FOR WINTER STOCK.
Besides Being an Excellent Feed They
Possess Other ADVANTAGES,

Besides Being an Excellent Feed They
Possess Other Advantages.
For the farmer in the cotton belt
there is no better feed than fall sown
oats. writes Louis Colon in the Farm
Progress. While corn is being grown
on greater acreages than at any time
in the past owe most of the cotton area
oats soWn in the fall should be one of
our main r%eliances for stock wintering.
While their feeding value is the first
consideration to the man who is grow
ing stock, fall sown oats have many
other advantages. They serve as a
winter V crop. as a restorer of hui
mus to the soils, and when permitted to
mature they furnish a fairly satisfac-
tory cash crop.
I tiEd the fall sown oats most valu-
able as a winter grazing crop. They
may be sown at varying periods in the
fall, usually from Oct. l to the latter
part Of November, the date of the SOW
ing depending upon the latitude. 1
have paStured live stock on oats from
the last Of October to the first Of Janu-
airy, and in some sections they are pas
tured all winter.
They do better when sown after corn
or cowpeas. The ground is easy to get
into good fix following either of these
crops. and not a great deal of work is
necessary. A disk can be used to cut
up the cornstalks or the pea vines and
for giving the ground as much stirring
as is needed for oat sowing. By disk
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
ALFALFA A SOIL BUILDER.

Red clover is an excellent soil i'm
proven and should continue to be used
for this purpose, but a ton of alfalfa
contains seven pounds of nitrogen
and II pound of ~phoSphoric acid
more than the same amount of clover.
The total manure produced as a by
product in feeding Il ton of alfalfa
hay is relatively more valuable than
the total manure produced in feeding
the same amount of clover hay. be-
cause richer in nitrogen.
Alfalfa has a deeper and heavier
root system than clover and is more
efficient in adding vegetable matter
of a high nitrogen content t 0 the soil.
The deeper root system makes alfalfa
more efficient than red clover in using
the mineral matter contained in the
subsoil and improving drainage.
Looking toward the future with re-
spect both to producing a higher yield
of a more valuable forage per acre
and to maintaining the productivity
of the soil. it is a matter Of wisdom
to raise o acres Of clover and al.
falfa and fewer acres OF timothy
Minnesota Farmers Library.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
DAVIES PLEASES CONNIE MACK
Starred as Pitcher, Asks outfield
Berth, Gets 1t, Makes Good.

Berth, Gets 1t, Makes Good.
One of the reasons that the Athletics
have been making such Il wonderful
record of Victories in the last month Is
not even suspected by the majority %
baseball fans. 1t is owing to the pres
ence on the team Of Il young coilegian
signed rs Il pitcher, but converted Il
an outlielder. Lloyd Davies. the south
paw from Amherst college.
Any poor work the worlds cham
pions had been guilty of was due tt
the let down Of the outfield. OldrinH
was net going along at his accustomed
clip, and Eddie Murphy was not only
fielding poorly, but also reaching first
less often than usual, Davies joined
the team as Il pitcher. but after pitch
ing one game, which he won by his
W slashiEg hitting, he coolly told
Manager Mack that he thought he waS
cut out for IN outfelder.
Mack took him at his word and sen
him out With the fielders in early prac
tice for a couple of days. His han
ding of flies and his throwing con
vinced Connie that if he could hoo
up his end in hitting there would |,
nothing to fear from Il let down of tn
outtielders.
Just about that time Oldring was
hurt in a collision and Davies had his
chance to slime. He played the place
like 4 veteran. hit the ball as hard as
any man on the team, not e except
ing Collins. and made Il big hit With
the fans by his jaunty manner and
sure Judgment Of the ball.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
Pitcher Shore Attracts Attention.

No young pitcher who has broken
Into the major leagues this year has
attracted as much attention rs Shore,
the Boston recruit obtained from the
Baltimore team of the international
league. Everywhere Shore makes his
appearance he is picked as being the
coming sensation Of the baseball world.
Shore was a Giant recruit at one
time. He is six feet three inches tall.
Those who have watched him work
are loud in his praise, and predict that
he will do much to help the Red SoX
to q pennant next season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
oo 90
ONE ON FRANK CHANCE.

Frank Chance is sentimental.
One day the Chicago Cubs were
riding northward. and the train
passed through a small city.
sullivan" remarked one. read
ing the signboard.
"%Sullivan"" yelled Chance.
jumping for the window. Dear
old Sullivan! Up yonder is the
ball park. How we'll I remember
it! 1t was up in that old park
that l played as Il kid. All. those
were happy days. the happiest Of
my life. Dear old Sullivan, best
town in Illinois. know every
rock and tree for miles around"
illinois" echoed Sheckard.
That's Sullivan. Indiana"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
Two Games. Forty. even lnninos.

Jack Hoey, who played right field
for Hartford when they beat New
Haven 2 to ! in the twenty-three in
ming baseball game in the Eastern AS
ISOLATION league game on July IA. also
took part in the record breaking Al
game between the Athletics and Bos.
ton in 1906 In Boston, which the Phila-
delphians won after twenty-four In
nings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
ClCOTTE MAKES USE OF
HAY FEVER.

Eddie Cicotte is one Of the
charter members of the Order Of
the Kerchoo. past master Of the
Hay Fever. Far from permit
ting a little thing like that to
trouble him, he makes use of it.
He was pitching a game for the
Chicago White SoX in Philadel-
phia recently, and he perpetrated
a frightful balk. The umpire
was just lifting his hand to call
the balk when Eddie cut loose a
kerchoo that started the flags
tapping on the stands.
"Balk nothing" yelled Eddie.
as he recovered. 1T was sneez-
ing"
A few moments later a runner
reached first. Eddie commenced
to make faces. distort his fea-
lures, and right in the midst Of q
terrific sneeze he shot the ball to
first and nipped the runner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
BILLIARD IN LIMEhIGHT.

His Fine Pitching Enabled Indianapolis
Feds to Make Great Fight.
Harry Billiard. until this year q total
stranger in the baseball! world. has in
II season carved Il niche for himself
in the baseball hail of fame He came
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
No Umpire Baiters on Athletics,

The Athletics bait" umpires the
least Of any club in either league. Con-
ME Mack is not very fond of having
his men ride" the game officials. It's
too bad that some Of the other leaders
don't share Comics ideas on the topic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05

Photo by American Press Association.
HARRY BILLIARD, INDIANAPOLIS FEDS
CLEVER TWIRLER.
~unheralded 70 the ''outlaws'' and i'm
mediately became the mainstay of the
Hoosiers' hurting corps.
Much of the credit for the great fight
made by Indianapolis for the Federal
league flag this season is due to Bill
lard.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05

AN an awkward ball player be
IA good one? Most baseball fans
w. will say no, because the i'm
preston prevails that all star
players are natural athletes and per-
form their duties on the field with
ease and grace. That is not so in all
eases. however. for there are two play
ers on the Boston National league team
who are anything but graceful. but are
ranked as two of the best on the club.
They do not class with Johnnie Eycrs
and Walter Maranville, as these two
inlielders are two of the easiest players
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
THE EXECUTIVE:

THE EXECUTIVE:
Eies Resident: :Ti i%9aa1 K. M Milsan
CABINET OFFICERS.
s secFetaTyy OF of Stst frc,: :; WHY'D; ;Willia q i If Bryan
Attorney General. JAS. c. MacReynolds
Secretary of War .........L iudley Nj Garrison
Postmaster General 800. Albert Burleson
Secretary of the Navy -. 80, .Josephns Daniels
Secretary of Commerce. 49,. William { Rsdtield
secretary u u I EEEf5i sTAT;Es s M5sllafi ~ wilson
A. j. Gronna =. Lakota
CONGRESSMAN.
&c. iish \, neMiseSyo son. VALLEY Mi CIV
r. y.
FEDERAL OFFICERS.
United States District Judge.....C; F. Amidon
Hnited States STATES Attorney: Edward E 4 srad
Clerk of United States Court. j a; Montgomery
SSufyeyorr G Gene Hx ;:,;...E A i, % = THIns
Collector of Custom. ...........J ud LaMoureJ r
STATE SUPREME COURT,
e ehief 5nst jasiices-U. j: Fisk, f. 3 IT. Fl b sPss"'fEs I:
Clerk si G Of Supreme pre- r coSsi::..".::R: ). Hosiiins:
STATE OFFICERS.
Governor. B. Hanna
LleutenantGO Governor. ...........A L. hraabGi
Secretary of State Hal
State Auditor. Carr ". JOrBenSon
State Treasurer .............. Gunder Olson
Attorney General. Andrew Miller
Sup't Public ). Taylor
Commissioner of Insurance. ~. W. C.Iaylor
Commissioner eff Agriculture. .. W. e. Gllbreath
Commissioner of Railroads.&c.. Z. N. Anderson.
VIII. Mann, w. H. Stutsman ...............
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Seventh District. j: kneeshaw
Court Stenographer. $500. Laura j. Daupenoers
STATE SENATOR'S.
Eighteenth District. Henry Mclean
Fiftieth District Chas. w. PLAIN
REPRESENTATIVES,
Eighteenth District.....""."..Fred Borusky
Fiftieth District. Balsdon
COUNTY OFFICERS.
County Auditor........"."...J. \. HAMPTON
County treasurer ho9eTt M NOE
Clerk of the District Court .....C. S, Robertson
States T1mso
County Judge........."...r.,.H. DorVal
Superintendent of Schools. 80. Helen J Sullivan
Public Maicolm Dar hn1G
County Coroner S. e. Gibson
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First Com'r District."...."....El Elias Porter
Second Com'r District. -; Mlenecke
Third Conn District. & Erickson
Fourth Com'r District. Robert LANG
Fifth Com'r District. ..." .........Alex husScll
CITY OFFICERS.
Mavor w. A. Mcintyre
Aldermen lst Ward. ..Jno. Power VIM. Bolton
Aldermen End Ward. R. 7. Burke, j. Crawford
Aldermen Bird Ward Chas.. .Haugh, ~. Balgaard
Citv Treasurer John D. Milne
Chief of Wilbur l.. Drnry
Assessor Fl. Harlan
City Attorney. ,. biSh9"h
Citv Justice JOSEPH Power
Police Magistrate ......."..... n ID. McNah
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-05
How. Indeed?

Luke McLuke says umbrellas will
last longer If you oil the joints"
"How does that keep a person from
stealing the umbrellas ?"-Exchange