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WHAT WILL THE NEXT LEGISLA? TURE DO? People Will Voice General Sentiment Of The State August 17th.?A Few Oimipeurt People Have Not Quit Drinking. Columbia, August 8.?What the heat legislature will do In reference to the whiskey question is a matter that Is being generally discussed In this Stats Jurt now. There Is hardly any doubt that a state wide prohibi? tion bill will be Introduced. Prohibi? tion leaders have recently been quo? ted as saying that the bill will pass at the neat session by a good ma? jority There Is no doubt, also, that the hilt will pass If the representatives from dry territory vote to thrust up? on the wet counties what they thesg. Selves have. The representatives from dry territory will without any doubt outnumber those from wet territory when the Legislature convenes In It 10. The sole question will be: "Will all the representative*, or a great maj? ority, of them, vote as the people of their respective counties voted upon the whiskey matter?". It Is a well known fact that there were strong local option tots In the lists of re pre sentarives from dry territory at the last session of the Legislature. If these representsttvea and those from the terrlto-y which may become dry by the approaching election hold out. the passi ? of a State-wide prohibition measure will not be so very easy, some of the men from now wet terrl ttry have gone So far as to say that If their counties vote out the dis? pensaries they will feel It tnelr duty to vote for the State-wide prohibi? tion bill. J Have the prohibitionist? kept faith wtth the local optlonlstsT Recall that light in the Legislature last win? ter. In the House there wss a grand old filibuster resulting finally in the passage of the prohibition bill. The compromise was scented that finally came oat of the Senate. The local 1 option men could have held out In the Houee longer. But they didn't ajfd the bill passed. Then In the Sen? ate. Here was where there was doubt as to the comparative strength Of the two sides. In fact, It Is rather doubtful how the vote would have [been upon the straight prohibition hill. Again there was a filibuster, and the chances are that this filibuster could have been successfully main? tained if set for the compromise that was effected. The local optionist? pare up a great deal when they per j rattled the passage of the bill that is aav. attack upon the wet territory. But the bill Is now a law and the people will do the talking on August 17. "Let the people say whether or not they want the dispensary sys? tem." was the cry of the prohlbltlon f lets ta the Senate last year. "Remove the whiskey business from politics. Let's get rid of its dis? cussion here In the legislature for all time." Now has this been done? No. The prohibitionists are going to Introduce a State-wide prohibition k#htll most probably at the next sea ?Ion. After eliminating as many as possible of the dispensaries In the now wet territory they will make yet another attack. This prospective move does not look exactly right to the local optlonlsts. It Is not In keep , lag wtth the Implied understanding 'In the compromise passed by agree? ment In the Senate. The counties having arid what they want, let them have It. was the general under etandlng of the situation. It is true also that this was the drift of the Cs rey-Cothran act. of which prohlhl t tlonlaia apeak as "a means to an ^Ohd." But It now appeara. that In the event a prohibition measure la passed, the counties will not have this left to them. When the State dispensary was abolished the whole , trend of legislation then enacted was to allow the counties to apeak out upon the whlakey queatlon. Are the legislators going to csrry the whis? key question back to the State as a unit" it begins to look that way. if the prohibitionists expect to do what . they have been saying recently. There Is back of all attempted pro? hibitive legislation a matter that ah-, i I ngage the serious thought Di the members of the Legislature who favor local option. It Is generally expected that some of the count!- s will go dry In the aproachlng elec 1 tlon. h"A in my cannot be guessed at now. but there will I.. Isjgg wet terri? tory after the election, Those mem? bers of the l - iturc whose . ..un? ties may go dry in the election grill, naturally, he In favor of a State? I s/tele prohibition bin for selnah rea ^?ons supp.se. for n thai the legislative ntemben from Lex? ington would then want to see Rich land dr. be iMMe of the tr.i?b- that I WCJUld be shifted lO Ulchland. now I wot. TMs very state of affairs ar I goes in favor of the dispensary sys? tem, although It whs used In the 'Legislature from time to time by voting with the prohibitionists. I If the dispensary helps trade?as It I no doubt does?then why not retain I the dispensary? There were some members In the I Legislature who favored the proposi I tlon advanced by the Charleston del I egatlon. that was to let each county I deelde for Itself as to whether it I would have prohibition, dispensary I system, or high license. That, it Is believed, Is local option in its high j est meaning. There are those who I say that even with the passage of a I prohibition measure whiskey legis I latlon will not be ended in this State I and that finally there will be high I license for those cities that wish It. I Conditions make it so that for some I places high licenses Is good, while I for others the dispensary system I works better. In the meantime the I counties now wet are to say whether I they will remain wet or vote out the I dispensaries. What Is to come after I that Is speculation. What of the first week of prohibi? tion |n South Carolina? Very little I has been heard from any of the I counties save Charleston and Rich I land. In Charleston there have Loen [seizures of beer and whiskey and the I same has been true In Columbia. In I fact, a very large amounts has been Iseised here. The question Is natural: I Why does one hear of seizures in I Columbia and Charleston and not of I them in smaller towns and In the I country ? The answer Is very easy. I There are well organised police and I constabulary forces In Charleston and I Columbia and when they set out to I raid blind tigers there's usually some I thing doing. There may be just as I much whiskey and beer sold In other I territory now prohibition a* In Char I lei ton and Columbia in comparison I with the slse of the places, but It if I harder to catch up with the oftend I era. Reliable information la to the I effect that the shipments of whiskey I are about the same as before the pro I hk ition law went Into effect Natu I rally, too, the shipments could hardly I increase In one week, as there was I a great supply of whiskey already on I hand In this Stats, as shown by the I recent raids that have been made. As I a matter of fact there was more I whiskey and beer seised during the I present week In this city than in the I preceding seven months. I Some of the papers have been cry I Ing out against the "social club evil." I Now some of the clubs are run abso I lutely according to law. In the city I of Columbia there are clubs In which I the members would find it the hard I est task they ever attempted to break I the law?the fact la, they Just I couldn't do It. But there is no doubt I that some of the social clubs are not I run according tt> law and these are I the ones the local police have been after. As stated, very little has been said In the wet territory papers about the effect of prohibition the first week. The Sumter Item says: "The blind tigers will begin to get busy within a short time, since the supply of liquor procured from the dis? pensary will be exhausted before many days have elapsed. The vigi? lant enforcement of the law will ma-1 terlally help to reduce the deficit in the city treasury. Keep the tigers on the run!" What about the prohibition breth? ren In the upcountry? There has* been so much written lately about the en forcement and non-enforcement of the law that some facts and figures may give enlightenment as far as they go. The Greenville Piedmont In a story to the effect that revenue of? ficers a few days ago destroyed a distillery In the upper part of Green? ville near Tryon, adds: "Hardly a day passes that the officers do not de? stroy an Illicit distillery In the upper part of Greenville county and on the North Carolina line. When the next session of the United States court convenes here, a good sized docket will greet Judge Brawley and District Attorney Cochran. A number of ar? rests are yet to be made In connec? tion with the distilleries that have been destroyed here recently and these defendants In all probability will be tried at the next term of court." Surely not all the distilleries are destroyed! Some of the whiskey must meet thirsty lips, eh? Mr. W. F. Clayton, writing In the Florence Times says, In part: "From the report of the Attorney General fur the years 1907 and 1908. we find thai in the county of Flor? ence during those two years theft were of all kinds of crimes, S4, oi which 9 were homicides, 17 assaults of various kinds and 1 for Violating the dispensary law; of all these crimes 67 wen- convlcted? II acquit? ted and l mistrial, In Greenwood county for the same period there were crimes of all kinds, l".:, of which ii were homicides, 1 t. as< sou Its ?f various kinds and I viola* Hons of tio- dispensary law, <m' these < rimes 74 were convicted, jr. acquit ? .i ; nd i mistrials." Mr. Clayton points <?>?t thai Flor ence gets altogether I39(flt.01 thl* year from the dispensary system. He adds: "Take for Instance Cheroke< county which was the first to vote out the dispensary, her rSOOrd is as follows: Total crlmei of all kinds* I 7f, homicides, n. violation of Die dispensary law 11, assaults 19. of which 73 were found guilty and 6 n?t guilty. So you see that this pioneer county of prohibition, a very small one, with nearly 10,000 lese, poula tlon, leads Florence 2 In homicides, and 2 In assaults and falls behind Florence in all crimes only five." Up In Anderson, says the Ander? son Dally Mall a few days ago, "As the result of a trip by Officer V. B. Martin Into the neighborhood of Portman Saturday night, a horse and buggy and eight gallons of corn whis? key are lodged In the county jail to? day." The man escaped. This would be considered a good sized raid down this way. They must be used to it in the prohibition territory. A visitor to Greenville a few days ago calls attention to the alleged use of a near-beer in Greenville. It is stated that the drink contains three per cent, of alcohol and this, of course, Is in violation of the law even under the Carey-Cothran act, "not counting" the prohibition act that was passed last session. The ar? ticle referred to In the local paper said, in part: "A Columbian in Greenville a few days ago saw a two horse load of the stuff in barrels be? ing unloaded at the rear of one of the Main street drug stores and In? vestigation disclosed that this supply was expected to last at this particu? lar store only three days and that it was being sold at scores of places throughout the city at 15 cents a bot? tle and was eagerly sought as a sub? stitute for beer." This is not Intended as a "knock" at any of the present prohibition ter? ritory under the former act but it given to thow that the folks haven't quit drinking In that part of the world yet So far as prohibition in the territory wet under the Carey Cothran act, there has been no notice? able change as yet. It's a serious question with some of the counties? this election on August 17.?Colum? bia correspondence News and Cou? rier. NOT ROOM IN WINTHROP. Twelve Hundred Girls Ask Admit? tance?Only 700 Can be Accommo? dated?Steam Heat Installed. Rock Hill, Aug. 9.?Preparations are under way for the opening of Winthrop college on September 16. The college the coming session will accommodate 200 additional students, making the total of 700 against 600 heretofore. More than 1,200 applications werr received from the following States N'ew York, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas. Illinois and Oregon. The new dormitory at the college erected recently by the Elliott Build? ing company of Hickory, N. C, is beautiful. This is entirely complete now and ready to be occupied. It will accommodate the 200 additional girls for this session. The new dining room and kitchen which is being erected by J. Keller & Co. of this city, is being pushed forward as rap Idly as possible, the brick work being practically done, and unless some very bad weather sets in they expect to complete the same about the first of September. The American Machine Manufac? turing company of Charlotte have the contract for installing the Web? ster system of heating in all the buildings of the college and are now pushing that work as rapidly as pos? sible. The size of the new dining hall is 52 feet wide by 212 feet long and the new kitchen 36 by 65, with an extensive pantry in connection. When completed, these buildings, to? gether with the new dormitory, will add wonderfully to the facilities at the college. ONE SHOT, ONE OUT, Voting Men of Charleston's Sporting Fraternity Fight in Gambling Den ?Neither Badly Injured. Charleston, Aug. 9.?In a dispute in a gambling establishment on King street this afternoon, J. C. Jordan was shot in the arm and Billy Byrnes was cut over the head with a glass bottle. Both men are well known members of the spotting fraternity of Charles? ton and the disturbance caused con? siderable excitement on the street, which was crowded with shoppers at the time. Both men were sent to the infirm? aries for treatment. Neither is se? riously hurt according; to reports trom police headquarters, HEV, WILLIAM P. JACOBS 111 BT. Clinton Clergyman Perhaps Pa tally Injured in Washington. Washington, Aug. 10.?-The Rev. William i1. Jacobs, ??'? years old, of Clinton, S, <'.. was perhaps fatally Injured today when he was knocked senseless by a vehicle while crossing Pennsylvania avenue. Tho driver of the vehicle is under arrest. The Rev. Mr. Jacobs came to Washington several days ago on a visit, and was ; hi seeing when the accident hap? pened lb' is well known throughout tin' Smith. Turnip Seeds be good. See our stock before you buy your seeds. N time to sow RUT A BAG A SEEDS. We carry c best seeds for planting. In fact they are grown man by the name of PLANT, so you see they m Fruit Jars. The clearest evidence that we can give is that we have so many calls for jars that it is hard for us ta keep them them in stock. We have some in transit and a few on hand. Extra rubbers, tops, etc. We have every commodity used in pickling, such as spices, vinegar and peppers. We can help you keep your money in your pocket. This statement is backed up by the many patrons we have. If you are not already one, give us a call. Chicken Foods, Etc. Don't forget that we !sell the celebrated CYPHERS CHICKEN FOODS and products. If you have not placed an order for an Incubator, do so at once, and receive it In time for your fall chickens. We can supply you with any size Incubator on short notice. Call and get a catalogue and be convinced that the CYPHERS INCUBATOR is the BE8T. It is the ouly FIRE-PROOF. INSURABLE Incubator offered for sale. You can leave it in your bed room without affecting your insurance. Ask your insurance agent about CYPHERS GOODS. Write or call for full ; particulars. A. A. StraUSS & CO., "Where Quality Reigns." EDUCATORS AT SALUDA. Addreeses by Prof. Tat?, Mrs. Daniel and Others?Go* >d Results. Saluda, Aug. 10.?The educational rally for Saluda county was held here today. Fully 800 people were pres? ent, the largest gathering by far that haa greeted the educators now going the rounds of the State. Superintend? ent Sample presided, having lit-1 erally left a bed of illness to be pres? ent. Rev. Z. DeLoach opened the exer? cises with prayer. The best of order prevailed and never were speakers given closer attention. Scores of trustees and dozens of teachers were in the audience and a new spirit and interest in matters educational will undoubtedly result. | Mrs. W. L. Daniel urged the im? portance of better country schools as a matter of life and death in this State. Prof. W. K. T?te was glad to talk to country people, for he was born and raised away out in the country and knew all about the advantages and disadvantages of country schools. He emphasized the necessity for proper supervision of the schools, j pointing out that often a turn In pol? itics placed men unfit morally and educationally at the heads of the county schools. Prof. Ira Williams gave a most sensible talk along the line of the kind of education needed in the ru? ral districts. After a picnic and barbecue dinner had been served, State Superintend? ent of Education Swearingen was presented. He was delighted to know that the people were taking to the ed? ucational rallies as they are, and promised that the good work should be kept up all ovt< the State. As the result of the ral' here to? day a number of the ??cbov in the county have already n ? funds so as to participate in the appropriation made for common schools under a re? cent act of the legislature. TO ASK DR. MELL TO REMAIN. Rn) ? to be Revised to Remove Pos? sible Conflict Between President and Commandant. Anderson, Aug. 10.?The board of trustees of Clemson college will meet in special session Thursday to dis pose of the resignation of President P. H. Meli. This resignation was submitted be? cause the rules governing the college are not clear enough in defining the duties of the commandant of cadets to prevent the commandant forming an opinion that he is higher in authority than the president. A committee of trustees has waited on Dr. Meli and has under considera? tion a revision of the rules as sug? gested by him. It is understood that the rules will be changed and that Dr. Meli will be asked to withdraw his resignation. Insurance In All Lines. My friends wanting either Fire or Live Stock or Plate Glass In? surance, will please call on me as I represent No. 1 Companies, in both lines. Can insure your Horses, Mules, and Cows, in the American Live Stock Insurance Co. by death from any cause. W. A. BROWN, Sumter, s. C. Box 81. E. J. 8 W. K. DUNNE, ARCHITECTS. Plans and Specifications for all Classes of Buildings. Personal at ?ntiun ^iveu the Supervision of all Work. Law Range ephone 390. Sumter, S. C. J NOTICE! i If you have farm property in Sumter or Clarendon County which you wish to sell this season, you should list It now, in order that it may be inspected and properly advertised forthe fall business. I have a number of prospective buyers for well Improved property, and if your prices are right, we should be able to do some buslne;?s. CITY, FARM AND TIM. Wm flfc ?? MONEY INVESTED US ^y?r'r K- b* belser? sks "E*L ?'*TE PCll CtTiTC ITTflRNFY NM tOLE MONEY ?T LOANS NEGOTIATED. nc"L MIUI1IIC1. 7 ?NDI ? PER CENT. 26h N Main St. : Sumter. S. C. The Prosperity of the Community Depends very much on the ability of its Banks to loan all the money that can be used to advantage by our merchants, our factories and the farmers who do business here. Money de? posited with us does not remain Idle. Help the community and at the same time yourself by depositing your money here. When all the money a town is working, the people are usual'y all busy too. ^ Bank of Sumter. Progressive People. The business man knows the value and convenience of a Check? ing-Account; so does the up-to-date professional man; likewise th* progressive farmer; and, too, the wide-awake business woman. We shall be glad to initiate people Into the details of keeping a checking-account. ftj^liatfi MiM^s^IMto^t First National Bank, of Sumter August 18th. Atlantic Coast line -ANNUAL EXCURSION TO Washington, Norfolk, Wilmington and to the Mountain and Seashore Resorts of the Carolinas and Virginia. :: : : : : : : Exceedingly low rates are offered with liberal limit. Tickets will be first class, good on all trains, limited to return to and including September 2, 1909. For rates, schedules and sleeping car reser aiions, see your Ticket Agent or communicate with W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Passenger Traffic Manager, General Passenger Agent. WILMINGTON, N. C. Thirtieth Annual Mountain Excursion Via SOUTHERN RAILWAY MUSI 1?tk 1109. Very low round trip rate^ t<> the principal resorts in North Car? olina, South Carolina. Tennessee. Washington. D. C. and Norfolk. Va.. Including Ashevllle, Brevard, Flat u<?ek. Hendereonvtlle, Kot spring. Lenoir, Lincolnton, Marion. Saluda, Shelby, Tryon and Waynosville, N. C? also Abbeville, Anderten, Clenn Springs, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg, Walhalla and White Stone Llthla Springs, s. C, have '>een authorised. Tickets will i?e on sale for all trains on August 18th, 1909, from Barn well, Camden, <'ius ter, Denmark, Summervllle, St. George, Branchville, Orangeburg. st. Matthews and Sumter, s. c. Tickets will be n<>od returning on any reguhrr train up to and Including September 2nd, 1909. Children between five and six years of age, half faro For detailed information, t ckets, etc., apply to southern Rail? way ticket agents or address. i. l.. MEEK, Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt. Atlanta. Ga. L. 1>. 1,1 SK. Dlv. ras?. Agents Charleston, s. C.