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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
TIE "BUY A EALEr' MOVEMENT.
Commerce ami Retail Dealers As
SOciatiOn.

The present crisis confronting the
Southern States so fraught with dis
astcr should appeal to the patriotism
of the entire nation.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
in conjunction with the Southern Cot
ton Congress and all commercial or
ganizations throughout the South en-
dorscs the "Buy Bale" movement
as the quickest and most feasible
method of aiding the farmers to har-
vest, market, and warehouse the 1911
cotton crop.
The present financial depression 50
universal is such that great amount
OF money must be made Immediately
available in the cotton growing belt
for this purpose.
Sumter can consistently call upon the
manufacturing, wholesale and iobbinw
interests Of the United States for mu-
tual cooperation in bona hde bust
ness investment in the shape of a re-
quest that the business establishments
outside the cotton growing belt will
purchase one or more bales of cotton
at 10c per pound, graded strict mid
ding.
The purchasing. grading and ware
housing, with the necessary financing,
to be under the supervision of the
Sumter Trust Company and the SUM-
ter Chamber of Commerce.
by assisting the farmers of the
South to save hundreds Cf millions of
dollars, the business establishments of
this country are but contributing to
their own future prosperity by as
sisting in the establishment of nor
nal business conditions and reciprocal
interstate commercial relations.
The business establishments and
banks of South Carolina are show
ing their confidence in the BUY a
Bale" movement by purchasing al
ready hundreds of bales of cotton at
IOc per pound.
The Sumter business and profess
sional men are hereby requested to
write their business associates Of 9TH
er States requesting them to do like
wise, attaching to their letter a copy
cf this circular.
Davis ID. Noise, President,
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce.
j. u. Hearon, President.
Retail Dealers Association
Attest: T.. /. Reardon, Managing
Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16

An announcement of interest to
many people in Sumter, where it was
received generally with much sur
prise. was that OF the marriage on
Thursday in Columbia Of Mr.. John
Henry Rheinsberg and Mrs. Annie
Stiles CrOsswcll, both of Sumter.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Blackburn
OF the Presbyterian Church and the
hride and groom left shortly after
wards for Knoxville. where they will
spend some time before returning to
make their home i'm Sumter. Both
MIR. and Mrs. Reinsberg are we'll
known here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16

News was received here Sundav of
the death in iiishopVillc Sunday af-
tcrnoon shortly after = o'clock of w.
y. McManus, who has been Il citizen
Mr.. MCManuS was employed i'm \ari-
"us capacities in the county. havinC
operated the road machine most of
the time. He WAS formerly cnuluvcd
in sumter for some time as II foreman
durinr TN" laying of the sewer ,inc,
in this city.
The funeral services were held at
l'iSGah this morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
o 900 OOO'o 5000 ,
buy A BALE OF COTTON"
90 90 900 90 900

VI V ID
Those who have joined the "Buy a
Bale of cotton" movement i'm this city
and who have up to- the present time
purchased their bale of cotton ut 10
cents per pound. paying the money to
the farmer to aid him i'm gathering
the rest of his cotton crop. are:
Sumter Herald from q. II. Geddinrs.
ID. j. Chandler Clothing Co, from
J. III. DuEant.
NJ. Green from William Morris and
J. Il. Josey.
Charles Cafe from NJ. l.. Moore.
zcmp's Pharmacy from Jesse Ham
mond.
Consolidated Insurance Agency
from - Hodge.
Mrs. NJ. a. Scale. one from simon
Howard. James Windhan, ana owens
Butler. each.
Members of the city National rank
to secure bales are:
+. G. HUH from NJ. H. Jackson.
Geo. L.. Kicker from j. L.. Mcleod.
J. a.. *. wilder from w. j. Law
renee. Jr.
II. e.. Williams from W. r.. Stokes
G.. a. Lennon from j. II. Du-
Rant. Jr.
g.. u. Hun from u. r.. Kolb.
These are all which have bccn re-
ported up To today. Others will b,
added as their names are received.
The sumter Trust Company. which
is acting as purchasing agent for SON,
OF the buyers. has received applica-
tions from forty-onc farmers To sci
n bale Of cotton euCh for them.
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Il. Is. llllamC Dead.

From The Daily Item Sept. ~.
News was received in Sumter this
morning Of the death at Lynchbur,;
Of MIR. Thomas u. Ithamc, one OF the
well known citizens of that place and
for many years magistrate of Lynch
burg. Mr.. I,hamc has been i'll for
some time. but was sick for only a
short time and it was not known un-
I'll shortly before his death that hc
was seriously i'll. lie was about
scventy-thrCc years of age and Was -
Confederate veteran.
Mr.. Thames sons. William Of st
Paul and ID. &. Of Summcrton, paSscd
through tho city this morning on their
way To I.ynchburg. They did not
know that their father was sick until
they received notice Of his death this
morning. Mr.. Charles l,hamc Of THIS
city, also left for Lynchburg with
ihcm. Mr.. Rhamc was also survived
hy another brother. Col. j. \. iham"
OF Lynchburg and u dauhgtcr. Mrs.
John Dul;ant of INnchiurg. with
whom he has lived for Il number Of
years.
Mr. l;hamo was Tor many Vc'lS =
co.3cepoudcnt or tho Itcm. AMI hi
standardization will hc much missed
The funeral arranrcmcute had not
.ccn mtGc th;" moruinS
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NCCCSC.
Secretary.

The City National Bank has a bale
OF cotton which it purchased at ten
cents per pound in the buy a bale of
cotton" movement displayed in it's
lobby. NJ. Green has bale which he
purchased from Mr.. II. G. HaynswoTth h
at ten cents in the "buy q bale" plan.
Il. w. Nogcl has purchased q bale at
ten cents and placed in on the side
walk on display, all of which shows
spread OF the plan originated in At
lanta about two weeks ago to aid the
farmers in the present crisis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16

Hendersonville, n. c.. Sept. 12.-Onc
OF the .prettiest weddings of the sea-
son was solemnizcd here on Tuesday
evening. the Sth of September. ut the
Methodist church, when Miss Lidic
Lee DesChamps. daughter OF w. w.
DesChamps of Wisacky, $. c., was
united i'm marriage To Clinton Warren
Calhoun of Barnwell, $. C.
The church was decorated i'm green
and white with asparagus ferns and
mountain hydrangcas
At 1850 o'clock the bridal party en-
tered to the strains Of the Bridal
Chorus" from Lohengrin. and during
the ceremony "Traumcrci' was rem
dered on tho pipe organ and violin.
The matron of honor was Mrs. T.
II. Bridges Of Florida, aunt OF the
bride. The brides sister, Miss blancht
DesChampsb. was maid of honor
The bride. entering on the arm OF
her brother, Greene DesChamps, was
gowncd i'm n handsome tailored going
away suit of midnight blue charmcusc
with cape effect lined with white bro.
cadcd satin and violet hat to match
Her bouquet was of white bride
roses.
She was met mt the altar by the
groom with his best man, Wade War.
rem. of Augusta. Ga. the ceremony
hcing performed by the Rev. w. T.
Womblc, pastor of the church.
MIR. and Mrs. Calhoun left immc
diatcly afterwards for the North an,
after their bridal tour will make Barn
well their home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
TOBACCO MARKET CLOSES
Managers of Warehouse Leave ror
WinStOn-Saicm
From The Daily Item, Sept. IL.

From The Daily Item, Sept. IL
The Sumner tobacco Warehouse
closed its doors yesterday for the
season Of 1911 and will he closed from
now until next June, when il is open-
cd for what is hoped to be even q
moro successful season than the one
which has just ended. During tho
season quite large output of tobac-
co from sumter and Clarendon conn.
ties has been sold here at prices
which averaged as good as those at
any market in the State. 1t is cxpec.
cd that much more tobacco will he
painted IN Sumter county next year
than during the past year and that
Sumter will in time take its pIace
among the first ranking tobacco mar
kets in bulk Of product, as we'll as in
quality.
'Thc season which has Just closed
has been a successful one" said Mr.
Pepper today in speaking of the mark
ct here, which was reopened after
being closed for over fifteen years. Mr.
Pepper expects that there will be
much moro tobacco handled here
next year than was handle here this
year. ak'xs,
The force which has been working
here, including Messrs. Marion and
Pepper, the proprietors, leave at
once for Winston-S Salem, n. c., where
they will stay for some time. They
Will open another warehouse IN Critz.
Virginia, on October 1, which they will
carry on during the season there, re-
moving from there to Kentucky later
on. V,WUH
OF the several tobacco buyers who
nave been in Sumter for the past two
months, some already have departed
Tor other places, while those here now
will leave in the next few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
"JOILY GYMS" PLEASE.

From The Daily Item, Sept. II.

From The Daily Item, Sept. II.
one of the biggest crowds which
has ever attended any exhibition OF
any kind at the Y. Nj. G. a. was pres
ent last night, packing the building
So That the" vas not r0C0' eft for a
single person in th, halcony or under
1t, to see the atAiutic exhibition given
by the Jolly Gyms The audience
was immensely pleased with the per-
formance, if their continued applause
was in any sense an indication of their
enjoyment The audience was csti-
mated ut four hundred and half this
many were turned away for lack of
room.
The exercises began with production
OF little laylet written and pro-
duccd by one of the Jolly GYMS"
members. The Fairy Queen with her
constant attendant Puck paid visit
to the girls of Sumter, opening TO
their eyes the benefits which accrued
from gymnasium work. Miss Chan
dlcr was the Fairy Queen and little
Miss Rose the Puck Of the playlet.
The benefits to both thin and fat were
shown and all were welcomed into the
membership of the Jolly Gyms" club
at the Y. M. c.. A.
Folk dances were u part Of the eX-
ercises which proved of interest to
the audience. These were crcditably
performed and elected much ap-
plause.
The Jolly Gyms wound up their
part of the program with a basket
ball game in which Miss Sallie Rem
bert for the Greens proved the star
Her team won from the Reds by the
score Of 8 to 4.
The members Of the Y. Nj. c. A.
gave an exhibition on 1.-The elephant"
and a basket ball game was played
between the high school and the Y.
M. G. A. The Y. NJ. G.. a. team won
by the score Of 23 to IA.
Mr.. Birchard, secretary Of the as
sociation, was much pleased at the in
terest manifested in the Y. Nj. c.. a.
work. as shown by the large attend
ance and hopes that interest will con-
tinue to he shown.
The greater part of the praise for
the success Of the exhibition goes to
Miss Sallic Rcmbert and Miss Agnes
Bryan, who did most in instructing
the members Of the Jolly Gyms" in
their various parts.
The work was begun as an cvtcn-
sion of the Y. w. G. A. work, the idea
being to reach out and take in those
girls not associated with the regularly
organized Y. w. G. a., which has been
successful during the past year in
reaching 100000 girls never before
reached by the Y. w. c. AS.
Eight-weck clubs were organ nized all
over he country for this purpose by
y. w. e. a. cabinet officers from the
various colleges and have done ex-
Cellcnt work in that time
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Mr.. Pitts Expresses His Appreciation

editor Sumter Daily Item.
| will thank you to allow me space
IN your valuable paper to thank the
voters of Sumter county for the many
votes given me last Tuesday and to
assure them of my sincere apprecia-
ton. l feel that my reelection is an
endorsement Of my work in the past
and | wish to say that it shall be my
earnest endcavOr to give the people Of
Sumter county faithful and efficient
service during the next two years.
Very respectfully,
Il. NJ. Pitts = s.,.. .a.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
PERSONAL NEWS.


and Royc. have moved to Montgom-
cry. Ala. where they will make their
home I'm the future. Mr.. Ellis Lowry
has u position with the railroad there
Miss Sallie Ellis has gone to Mont
somery for n months stay with her
sister. Mrs. Lowry. and will return to
her school at Pleasant Grove the mid
die of October. OF which she is the
principal.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Henry are spend
Ing two months I'm Toledo, o., their
old home They will visit several
places of interest before returning to
Sumter.
Little Miss Grace Pridgeon and
Master Woodruff. have returned to
New Berlin. after visit to Miss Mary
Natalie and Horace Darr.
Among those leaving Sumter rvr
winthrop this morning were Misses
Rosalie and Anna Brown. Cecile Nc
kagen and Susie Dick.
Miss Maurine Ligon left this morn
ing to attend the Anderson College for
Women. 60
Mr.. and drs. ]. w. wideman. OF
Manning sp mt the day in the city on
Thursday.
Miss Halle Cuttino has returned to
the city. after pleasant stay of sevor-
ai weeks In Waynesville. 4
Miss Rcbccca Hall. of Florence. is
visiting In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Hun, who were
married I'm Fountain Inn on Monday,
have returned to Sumter and are now
making their home with Mr.. T.. e.
Hun on Haskell Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Allen and chill
dren have gone to Washington. ID. G.
Miss Iva Belle Hughson has return
ed from n trip to the mountains of
North Carolina. /
Mrs. l.. w. Folsom. Jr.. has return
ed from Asheville.
Mr.. ID. X. McCallum has returned
from n trip To Tryon. N. G.
Misses Agnes Bryan and Helen CO.
ker OF Darlington. who spent the day
In Sumter. left Friday afternoon for
Winthrop College.
Miss Lucia Il. Roach. who has been |
spending sometime In New York |
and Hartford. Conn. and Miss Marian
Jackson and Muster Franklin Jack
son. who spent the summer I'm Hart
ford. have returned home.
Miss Barron OF Rock Hill. who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. w. Il. |
Eoyd. has returned home.
MIR. j. III. Holland and little son
have returned from Augusta, where
they spent the week with friends
and relatives.
Mr.. Herbert Bultman left Friday
for the University of Virginia to- study
medicine.
Mr.. w. Frank Hin. of Ferdinina,
Fla. In In the city for short stay
with relatives.
Mrs. Eugene Stansill has returned
from several weeks visit To Eastovcr.
Mr.. A. ". Smell. of Charleston.
spent Sunday In the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
Marriage Lircu~c RECORD.

A license to marry was granted t.
Miss Belle Johnson az rrivatccr nnd
Mr.. J. IT, Partlctt &c Alcolu ON
THURSDAY morning.
n license was also secured los SIa.
MCCutchcn and Nddic Dicks or Mayo .
vile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
Wilson NCtOcS Savings RjlI.

Washington, sept. 1.-Prcsidrnt
Wilson today vetoed the bill amend
ing TN" postal savings bank measure
10 allow n larger amount Of dcposlte
in the pOStOlliCcS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16

MIR. j. ID. Corbett and Miss Fannie
Jones were married at the residence of
the grandfather of the bride, j. c..
Jones. one mile south of town Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. A few
friends witnessed the ceremony per-
formed by Rev. j. n. Tolar. pastor of
Grace Baptist Church. Both of the
contracting parties are citizens of this
community and have the warmcst
wishes of their friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
"Buy Il Bale" Circulars for Distribu.
tiOn.

secretary kcardon of the Chamber
of commerce announces that he has
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
circulars for the merchants and huei
ness men of Sumter to send ont to
their patrons and those whom they
patroniZc at other places, csrcciallN
th"S" III TN" north and west. request To-
ing them to join the "I,uv y Bale ur
t"tton' movement in order to aid the
the Southern cotton roiqcrs i'm tbo
present crisis.
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Marriage.

MIR. j. l.. Bartlette of Alcolu and
Miss Belle Johnson of Privateer were
married quietly i'm his Office yesterday
about noon by the Clerk Of Court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16
lsIlyinT n Ialc.

The buy a Bale" plan is still mov-
ing forward in Sumter and the mcr-
chans are falling in line to help the
farmers who have no market for cot
ton and need money Immediately to
harvest their crop. Mr.. Joseph NJ.
Chandler bought Il bale ypstCrd;ty
from John Goodwin. The bale weigh
cd 43o pounds and Goodman received
1900 IN cash for it,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-16

Miss Adele Pitts left Friday for
Winthrop College.
Evening star., 1914-12-03
Ohio to Kansas.

IN crossing the western border of
Pennsylvania to enter Ohio we
discover the newspaper are mostly
neutral. From Newark and Hamil-
ton word comes of a pro-German at
titude; while we hear of Cincinnati
that "a large proportion of the pop
Liation being German. there is a dis
tinctive German sentiment in this
community"
Farther westward, in Indiana we
ind the parallel between local public
opinion and that of Ohio so striking
as to fall Immediately under notice.
Trav yelling still westward along the
lake tier of states into Illinois, the
impression that German feeling runs
high in German localities is intensified
If popula ton is largely the deciding
element III Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
population and geographical position
have much to do with the complexion
of sentiment in Michigan. "On ac-
count of our proximity to the Cana
UIan border and the fact that we have
among our inhabitants a great many
French. English. Canadians, Belgians,
Eussians, and Armenians," writes a
Detroit editor, whose paper is editor
tally neutral, IF a canvass could be
Evening star., 1914-12-03
Attitude of the People.

'THE feeling of the cities and towns
represented is reported as favor
ing the allies in 189 cases. for the
Germans in 3S. and neutral OF divid-
ed in 14O.
The pro-ally cities and towns heard
from total SO in the eastern division.
~ in the central, II in the southern.
and 26 in the western.
The pro-German communities are
in the eastern group. 90 in the central.
4 in the southern, and in the west
ern
Cities and towns reckoned as neu-
trail or divided number "a in the east
orn states, IS in the central. 2S in the
southern, and % in the western.
Evening star., 1914-12-03
Montana to California.

IN the Mountain and Pacific division
of the states, to begin with
Montana. a Butte editor whose pol
icy is neutral. but opposed to Ger
man militarism." observes that for
It's size Butte probably has a larger
foreign element than any other town
in the United States. and the senti-
ment is strongly with the allies
In Wyoming we hear from Rawlins
.f an editorial stand against Ger
many's militarsm, which is world
ineEace at al! times" and the reason
therefore why the community stands
mp for the allies" In Colorado the
word comes from Denver that I'VE
are all striving to live up to the
Presidents neutrality proclamation -
Going into Utah we find pro- ally
sympathy.
To enter the Pacific coast states,
beginning with Washington. we hear
from ''near-neutraT' editors in va
kima and Ellensburg tha. the COM
rlunities lean toward the allies.
The fact that the lineage of people
incl;nes their sympathies more di-
rectly than any other impulse is re-
marked by San Francisco editor
Another view of San Francisco con-
Cedes that perhaps pro-ally SYM
pathizers are in the preponderance.
Evening star., 1914-12-03

gium." writes a Burlington editor.
I'VE would have been neutral. We
lean toward the allies" Concerning
the people of his section, he tells US
they are strongly against the sue
cess of the Germans. yet not wishing
that Germany be destroyed" Others
simply declare themselves in favor
of the allies without comment.
In Rhode Island we hear from both
Providence and Newport that public
feeling favors the allies ''over-
whelminaly.'' But in Connecticut,
while there is a strong pro- ally
sentiment. there is also no lack of
sympa thy for the Germans. especially
where German Americans constitute
part of the population
In New York state neutral editors
preponderate. while popular feeling is
divided. This is particularly true
of the large cities in which there is a
native German population.
Advancing into Pennsylvania we
are brought face to face with a sharp
division of opinion. especially in
smaller cities. The press seem gen.
orally to be neutral. In Philadelphia
one hears that "a large Majority
favors the allies. or that outside of
the German population. the sentiment
is almost unanimously anti German"
Evening star., 1914-12-03
Attitude Of the Press.

OF the 367 replies. 105 editors report
that they favor the allies. % favor
the Germans, and 242 are neutral.
OF the pro-ally editors "a are in
the eastern states. 13 in the central.
~ in the southern. and II in the west
ern.
Only one pro-German editor halls
from the eastern states. while 10 are
from the central. 5 from the southern,
and 4 from the western group.
the eastern states, 112 in the central,
Il in the southern. and 36 in the
VI estern.
Evening star., 1914-12-03

taken it would undoubtedly show that
there is slight preponderance of SEN
tlment in favor of the allies
BY whatever route we enter Wis
consin we are greeted with a pre-
dominating pro-German opinion that
is offset by a fair showing of divided
sentiment. The newspapers are al
rloSt all neutral, even in Milwaukee,
though. as one editor writes, the city
has large German populat ton and
sentiment favors the Germans"
In Minnesota, also, the strength of
German population affects the general
opinion. There is a noticeable sim
ilIarity of complexion in Iowa to other
middle western states. Travelling
south to Missouri, we hear from st.
Louis that it is a city of many diff
ferent nationalities," in which the
Germans represent the larger proper
ton of the foreign population. If we
look into North and South Dakota
we are conscious of a rather strong
leaning toward the allies. though in
localities like Fargo the sparse Ger
man population stands by the Faith
erland.
Ill Kansas. towns of pro-ally tend
ency are nearly matched in number
bv those in which opinion is divided.