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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
WILL ANSWER HUGHES.

Shadow Lawn. Sept 22.--President
Wilson has completed his reply to
Judge Hughes charges against the
administration. The president will
deliver this speech tomorrow after
noon before New Jersey business men.
The president will deal specifically
law. The president conferred with
Edwin +. Sweet, Democratic guber-
Material nominee in Michigan, and
discussed politics I'm Michigan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
Public Notice.

Notice is heerby given OF school
election to be held in Middleton School
District M. s. Saturday. September
soth, at Aycockjs store. between the
hours of O'Clock A. M. and O'Clock
p. M. for the purpose of voting an
extra levy o. one and a-half mills
for school purposes.
Only qualified electors, showing tax
receipts and registration certificates,
and who pay either real estate or per-
sOnal property tax, may be allowed to
vote, by law.
BY order Sumter County Board of
Education.
A. e. AYCOCK. Trustee,
School District No. s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
FlIs on Street!

r.. Mood Brown. well Known man
about town, this morning was sud
denly taken Ill on West Liberty street
and fell from the sidewalk to the
street, losing consciousness for = few
minutes from the fall He was at once
placed in an automobile and taken to
his room at rhe Eagles Club It was
supposed that the attack was brought
on by indigestion. 4,
Later in the day Mr.. Brown was
said to be getting along nicely. Hs re-
covered from the attack and fall and
was in no pain and thought to be on
the road to his usual state of health.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

campaigning In this section, he had
the right idea. that the fate of the
State warehouse system was to be
determined by the outcome OF the
legislative and not the gubernatorial
election.---Greenville Piedmont
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

Swellings Of the flesh caused by in
nammation, cold, fractures of the
bone, toothache, neuralgia or rheu-
matism can be relieved by applying
Ballard's Snow Liniment. 1t should
be well rubbed in over the part af-
fected. Its great healing and pene-
trating power eases the pain, reduces
swelling and restores natural con-
ditions. Price Csc, soc and 90 per
bottle. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store
Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

When the bowels feel uncomfort-
able and, you miss the exhilarAting
feeling that always follows copious
morning operation, dose of Herbine
will set you right in a couple OF
hours. If taken at bedtime you get
it's beneficial effect after breakfast
next day. Price soc. Sold by SibSrt's
Drug Store.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

Rembert, Sept. 25.--Rev. James
RUSSELL of Chester has come and
gons. Always. whom he comes into
cax e3snMuhitx hs ~ booked Tor at
- n tNsyFbrs1x1iF
- = 6l.o6ku1 sermon. and when the
appointment - made somewhat in ad,
vance large congregations assemble to
hear him.
He has many warm friends and ad-
mirers among US and It is no surprise
that at least two dinings, one by Mrs.
J. r. Atkinson Of Hagod. one by Mrs.
H. G. Bethea. were given him.
Prof. Harold Langtry, principal OF
the Renbert school. Will begin work
next Monday. September 25th. with
ON assistant.
Prof. ]. b. Jackson returns to his
school In Macon. Ca. this week.
Mrs. T. r.. Moody is in Columbia
with little sick niece.
Messrs. r. e. Atkinson and w. H.
Freeman spent day in your city this
week.
( People generally are pleased with
the price of cotton. and are turning
1t loose as fast as they can.
This we believe to be mistake
as we believe the price will be much
higher a little later on, as it should
be when you consider the short crop
and the high price of everything else
With the scarcity of labor and the
high price of foodstuff we are ap-
preaching period Of great destitu-
ton among the laboring class.
The -four mill here Is running or
full time, and Is getting more than 1,
can grind. people twenty and twenty.
five miles away patronizing it. 1t.
producs is perfectly splendid. and II
gives an excellent turn out. We are
glad our people are planting wheat; i,
means much to our country.
Qulte q large quantity OF hay, usu
ally In good condition. has been ant
Is being harvested.
This will help the farmer lo
whose corn and especially his fodder
was short because Of the protractet
rains In the summer.
We hear Of a lot OF malarial fever
around. This was to be expected af
ter 50 much rain.
1t begins to look now as IL we ar,
to have a very early fall. The Dutcl
weather prophet predicts a harde
winter than last.
There Is general complaint amonl
our farmers that the pea crop /
short. ''Hagood."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

y Yellow complexion, pimples and
disfguring blemishes on the face or
body can be gotten rid OF by doSt6fs
Ing the liver which is torpid. H4r-
bina Is o powerful liver correctaut4,Xt It
pufifies the system, stimulates thXiyi-
tal@organs and puts the body In GRe
vigorous condition. Price 60c 11
Nv Stn6ft Bsnr 81 ssAtc.s! w.. ga :,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

Check cough or cold in the lungs
before 1t devOips q serious case. Bal
lard's HOrehOund Syrup is an effec-
tive remedy for all soreness or con-
gestion in the lungs or air passages.
Price Csc soc and $1.0O per bottle.
Sold by Sibert's Drug Store.-Adyt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
The Weeks Weather Forecast.

The week will be one of generally
fair weather and moderate tempera-
lures. There are no indications at
this time of disturbance in the West
Indies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
Ahc feopes Bank Member Federal
state OF South Carolina,

vi 16
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts. II
rediscounted ... . 5oss4ss a7z7ssao =
overdrafs, 1860
Securities thanu s. bonds tnot including
stocks) owned 80. 80. 100000
Stock Of Federal Reserve Bank rcentof .,i
ia Value Of banking hons. m o s'ssooo
g. Furniture ...... 5s5s21
TO- Net due from Federal Reserve Bank 45soash
Net amount due from approved 1,appt
IN new York Chicago and St. Louis .s22s.5s
Net amount due from
in other :. :. s55i.s7 s7sOss
IL Net from banksan banker
er than included in 10 125so77
IT, Other checks on banks
town bank :. 80. :. :. ...... 2s411
15 Outside and other items. . 49,. .ss472
is Fractional currency
10 10 S0.es % OF other national banks
lS. Federal Reserve ................ 100000
H. Coin and certificates 47s7so
2O
"a. assets any, Revenue stamps on hand esq.,
Total. 80. :. ss4141sao
LIABILITIES:
20 so capital stock paid n s1oo.ooooo
surplus " iuno 100000
Less paid 2224ss 4s71s4
IT. -. enus nus unpaid. 10000
Individual deposits subject to check aso4a,i
80. Cashiers checks outstanding 1885
Total demand deposits. items s5 &c.
payable after 80 days or subject
Ject to 80 days
g s. s;;.s'sss: ss s@: Of ssss;. s:ss.' sssg
deposits items 49, "A and As 7s1sos a'sss1 ~
49, hlls payable including all obligations represent -,
ing money borrowed, 100000
Total ..~.......... :. ss4l4sso
3D. Liabilities for reaiscounts including those
Federal Reserve Bank Soss4sss )
SOUTH CAROLINA ~
bank do solemnly swear
that
M.
SUBSCRIBED and 22nd
c. w. Hicks,
& fgss $tEtef I. JENNINGS. .its
r.. K. WILDER, sfgS
tsf
~,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
BETHUNE FOUND GUILTY.
Tried for Killing Clarendon County
q Citizen.

Bishopville. Sept. 22.-Willie Be-
thune, colored. was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree by a Lee
county jury here today for killing Mr..
q. b. Minis, q prominent citizen of
Clarendon county, in the public road
four miles from Manning, on Feb
ruary Fl, 1909. The jury was out
only fifteen minutes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

There are probably several hun
dred Democrats in Sumter county who
voted In the recent primary, but are
not registered and cannot vote in the
general election. The registration
books will be open for the last time
before the general election on Mon
day. October End, and every unregis-
tered Democrat should on that day
secure a registration certificate and
qualify to vote in the general cleo
tion.
No man should be permitted to vote
In a primary unless he is registered
and qualified to vote in the general
election and some day the party rules
will be amended to this effect It is
to be hoped.
Old man Jasper Talbert, who rode
into notoriety and office on Ben Till
mans coat tail, but soon lost his place
at the pie counter, and has been
made with Tiilman ever since he lost
out. y calling Tillman names and
threatening to tell what he knows Of
the devious political bypaths of the
reform era Of the early nineties. His
revelations might have been interest
ing twenty years ago. but belated
post morten of this sort is worthless
Talbert has been dead politically so
long that most people had forgotten
that he ever made noise in South
Carolina.
It may sound like foolishness to-
Keep repeating the assertion that
Sumter county should get into the
dairy business and establish several
cream routes. but 1t is a proposition
that cannot be successfully contra
dicted. NO permanent success can be
made In farming without live STOCK,
and there - more money and quicker
Messy 60 bs made selling cream to
tn Clemson College creamery than
In ~ other form live stock in
dustry that Is now pen - South
Carolina farmers. There is money to
be made in raising beef cattle. but it
Is slower and requires larger In
vestment:, SO
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

Take Herbine for all disturbances
In the bowels. 1t purifies the bowel
channels, promotes regular move
ments and makes you feel bright
vigorous and cheerful. Price soc.
Sold by Sibert's Drug Store.-Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

The Mayesville school has been shut
down for week, owing to case Of
infantile paralysis in the town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

The books Of registration will bt
open on September 2Sth at Mayesville
S. G.
s. j. WHITE, Clerk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
Notice Of Teachers Examination.

The regular fall examination for ali
persons desiring certificates to teach
will be held in the Court House at
Sumter Friday. October 9Th. beginning
at 9 o'clock. 4
The questions will be taken from
the text books taught in the public
schools of the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-27

<ssso Wv so8sS3tufos nut tne kOVeTnOT
controls the destiny OF the warehouse
system. The nght for the governor
ship aid not control the selection of
membsrs OF the legislature. In this
county the two rices were. as they
should be. separate and distinct. We
do not believe any Of the legislators
10 far nominated In this county are
opposed to the State warehouse sys-
tenn. Some of them are very much In
favor of II and want II broadened out
90 IN TO do much more good In the
waysof helping farmers. There is
one mtrc place In the Greenvilio dele
CATION TO be filled and at least one
OF the two candidate for that place
has unequivocally declared for tho re-
tentior and impro, ement Of the State
warehouse system. What Is true OF
Greenyille is true OF other coun' IS
We believe McIaurin misundersta n ds
Manning's position on the warehouse
question. But. even IL Manning were
determined to destroy the warehouse
system. II would he McIaurin's dut,
to stand by II In ~ fight to the finish
His resignation Will weaken the sys.
tenn In whatever light II may he the
center OF In the sessions of the comins
legislature. When McLaurin wa.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-09
SUSTAIN DEMURRER
IN BANKRUPT CASE

The demurrer to the involuntary
petition in bankruptcy filed in the
case of the Capital City Grocery COM
pany at Tallahassee, and w. F. How
ell VS.. Il. S. Townsend, an individual
were sustained by Judge w. B. Shep-
pard in the federal court yesterday.
The petition was filed by creditors
of the defendant and alleged that
Townsend and company, a co-partneI-
ship, composed of N. S. Townsend and
the Southern Naval Stores Company
conveyed a part Of the property to
R. F. Mitchell, of Pensacola, with the
intent to hinder, delay and to defraud
their creditors, in the collection Of
their debts. The contention set uI
by the creditors was that the con-
tract is void under the bankrupt act
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-09

There have been great popular
demonstration in The Hague and 9TH
er cities; peaceful, if meaning a lot.
But in Rotterdam and Amsterdam,
have been alarming riots, and this is
the sign they can't neglect, the states
men.
Holanders don't riot without
strong reasons.
The reason here is that conditions
are becoming more than the average
worker can stand.
Some kinds of meat, for instance,
are up 400 per cent. Almost all
kinds have aeroplaned out of the
reach of the average workers fam
lily. Cereals are up about so per
cent, except rice, which is much high
er. Even vegetables, produced abund-
antly and SO easily in Holland, are
steadily rising. So is cheese.
What the rioters demanded, and
thousands of others want, is that
the government shall take over the
control of the food supply and keep
the poorer people from starving.
The government, which is pretty
astute, all things considered, hangs
back on this because it doesn't want
to rough up the big interests and the
shopkeepers and because it has at
present about all the financial trou-
bles it has cargo room for.
Here is Holland, a small country,
2,76O square miles, 100000 popula-
ton. From the first tune on the
war bugie, Aug. 1, 1914, to this day
she has been forced to keep at least
one-half of her army under arms and
doing business on the frontier; one
half, and sometimes more.
One half is 100000 men, and the
least they have ever cost is $4,000
a day. Sometimes they double that.
Besides, there have been, for a
small country, back-brealzing charges
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-09

Tor artillery, munitions ana up-tO-
date equipment. Also for naval i'm
provements and patrols to keep as
many as possible of Hollands mer-
chant ships afloat.
Already there have Teen two big
war loans, and taxes have gone up
steadily amid groans.
To keep the army on foot means
great numbers of men taken from
production, particularly on the farms.
This tended to boost food prices,
already going up.
Then Germany was shy Of cattle.
German agents bought great num-
bers of Dutch cattle, sometimes even
cleaning out dairy herds. The rhgat
supply began to run short and prices
went into the air.
The government now put an en-
barge on cattle exports to Germany.
1t was too late. The mischief had
been done, and besides, the govern
ment couldn't watch the whole from
tier day and night. Smugglers did
rushing business at wonderful
| prices.
They and many farmers got rich.
There is hardly a farmer in eastern
Holland that does not now own an
automobile.
: Meantime the millstones get heav-
Ter. Great Britain objects to every
thing Holland sells to Germany, and
Germany objects to everything that
Holland sells to Great Britain, and
back Of each objection is not only the
sign of the sword but the threat of
shutting off Hollands coal supply.
This little country, with many
ships, railroads and factories, pro-
duces no coal. Without coal she
would perish.
| Her workers, already on short ra-
tons, read of enormous dividends
made by lucky corporations. No won
4 der they riot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-09
THE SCRATCH PAD
By THOMAS EWING DABNEY.

Anybody seen Henry Frowser? The
man with the mysterious half dollar?
The key to the lost fortune?
It's a wild and Woody tale, not the
least remarkable part of which is that
Frank was once a mayor of Pensa-
cola, and is now an alderman here.
That is, according to the Mobile
Register!
Once upon time, so sayeth the
chronicler, Franks father gave him
fifty-cent piece with, a peculiar x
mark scratched across the face.
"Keep this until you are 81 years
old" the old man said. ''But luck was
not with him." says the story in the
Register. 'He lost it less than a year
later" Method of loss not stated.
Craps, maybe.
On his deathbed father demanded
that the coin be flashed. Frank, of
course, was unable to comply, and
father transmitted him.
Now Frank prospered exceedingly
well, and laid up to himself a
great store of this worlds goods; yea,
he amassed much gold and silver in
the busy marts of trade, and was
touring the north recently, when he
bought some gasoline for his car and
the mysterious four-bits was given
him among his change.
Now if anybody has a picture Of
this Mr.. Frowser, we would like to
print it; not because we think our
readers are anxious to look on the
manly countenance of an alderman
who does not exist, but in order that
some politician will be able to point
with pride, during the forthcoming
campaign, to the only man in the
United States who ever got any
change back when he went to buy
gasoline.
The choppers are here and have
driven the knockers away.
Murray for-oh, well, anything. It's
just good to be in Pensacola!
= = s
The Kaiser has missed it again,
Verdun still flies the flag of France
1t was to be expected that Senator
Works should oppose the Child Labor
Bill.
= = =
With neither Bryan nor Roosevelt
saying a word, the United States is
enjoying a double barrelled silence.
England in refusing admittance tt
| S. S. Mcclure did no worse thar
Funston, who ran the other newspa
| per pests out of camp.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-09
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST .. 1915.
HIGHWAY ENGINEER NEEDED.

With the roads rendered almost impass-
able by the record-breaking rains of the
last few weeks, it has been thoroughly
demonstrated that some different method
of highway maintenance must be devised.
The county commissioners are honest,
pub1ic-spirited and conscientious men,
capable in their several walks of 1ife-men
Of community pride to- whom the roads of
Escambia county are a vital concern. They
have done what they could to make our
system of highways perfect, and if they
have failed it is because they are not road
builders.
Road building is a profession, just like
driving tunnel, The unskilled man is
doomed to fail and lose money.
Nearly fifty thousand dollars are appro-
priated for next years road and bridge
work in Escambia county OF this sum
$1,000 is set aside to pay the salary of a
competent engineer, for the county COM
missioners have decided to turn this i'm
portant branch of the public welfare over
to skilled labor
The commissioners will prove untrue to
their trust, however, if they do not select a
man who has years of bodybuilding expert
ence to recommend him.
An ordinary engineer will not do, be he
ever so good, any more than an ordinary
engineer could take railroad job. High
way work is speciality.
The salary Escambia county offers is
ample to secure the services of real expert.
By proper grading, correct drainage, and
the judicious use of the split-log drag
(Which will keep heavily travelled road in
order at cost of $50 mile a year,, every
dollar of the county's money will be made
to bear fruit in better roads and increased
traffic.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-09
WILL CONFER WITH
COMMITTEE ON
GULF HIGH WAY

At a meeting of the board of coun-
ty commissioners, which took place
Tuesday night, a committee consist
ing of Chairman Barrineau and
Messrs. Davis and Baggett, was nam
ed to confer at the earliest moment
with the committee on the Gulf Beach
Highway, relative to a proposition to
inaugurate the work on said high
way, and to use the county's tools,
equipment, guards, convicts, etc, on
said work.
The county commissioners will pre-
pose to said committee to make use
of the county's property and the con-
victs, on building the highway, with
a view to keeping the county road
forces at work, providing feed for
mules, making it possible to work
convicts and thus keep them out of
the county Jail. The county budget
is not available until October 1, and it
was the opinion that unless said prop
osition was accepted, it would mean
idleness for the county road forces.
The question as explained at length,
is today in the most peculiar position.
The county has appropriated in its
budget the sum Of $1,000, which,
however, is not available untletaoneta
however, is not available until Octob-
er 1. On the other hand, the High
way committee was reported to have
total of $500 in pledges and cash,
Immediately available. It is to get the
use of this money with which to con-
tinue the road force.
Wants More Money.
Commissiener-Elect McCurdy ap.
peared before the board and an
nounced that the money appropriate
ed for work in district 5, which he
will represent after January /, was
not sufficient. He asked that tho
amount be increased. The board de.
cided that more money could not be
allowed unless the tax rate was in.
creased. .t
No Money for Demonstration.
The question of providing salary
for the farm demonstration was dis
cussed. The board decided it coulC
DO nothing in the premises.