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SHORT CROP FOR GEORGIA.
Will He T.'Joom Hale* I Tlum^ast
Year's. According to State Vgricul
taral Detriment.
Atlanta. Ga.. July 27.?Georgia's
osstaa crop will this year fall short
of the yield last year 722.000 bales,
according to an estimate issued by
the State department of agriculture
today. Commissioner Hudson statat
that reports fr<>m all sections of the
State show that 8 percentage of the
average has been abandoned and the
unfavorable weather conditions pre?
vailing for the past month had re?
sulted In deterioration in every part
of the cotton belt of Georgia. 11m
estimate of the present crop Is 62
gee cent, of that of 1909. which was
approximately 1.900.000 hales.
Corn has also been affected by the
unfavorable weather. necessitating
the abandonment of 5 per cent, of
the acreage.
TO FIGHT BLACK ROT.
Appropriating Ten Thousand
Dollars Panned by Georgia House.
Atlanta. Oa . July 26.?A bill ap?
propriating $10.000 for the eradica?
tion of black rot In cotton, was pass?
ed today, by the Oeorgla House of
RenrsesnUttvea,
The money Is to be expended by
the State Board of Entomology,
which already has done much valu?
able work In developing a cotton
plant Immune from this disease.
FAT \ I. PISTOL DIU.
well Man Killed. OllUer Fntall)
In Hired on Vugusta Bridge.
Augusta. July 27.?Police Officer
William Caudle was shot in-low the
heart and fatally Injured, and John
Grubbs. of Ba. nwell, S. C, said to be
of a prominent family, was ahot
through the brain and killed In a
struggle on the bridge, near North
Augusta, this H'f.in .on. The shoot?
ing attracted a great crowd, and for a
time trouble was feared, but the ar?
rival of a police platoon bro'.ght
quiet. ,
Grubbs. accompanied by a man
named Oreen. both of whorr were
said to have been drinking, were dis?
orderly on the bridge near the North
Augusta end. Officer Caudle ordered
them to get away and they attempt?
ed to throw him over the railing Into
the river. A fight followed, in which
Grubbs shot twice the second bullet
taking effect. Caudle then fired and
killed his man. Green has been ar
reeted.
SEI/1 Rl s I \ HI It FEED ACT.
Eighty Cumn \lread> Kc|h>rtcd For
This Week.
Columbia. July 27.?Eighty seiz?
ure? already this week, under the new
Feed Inspection Act. is the record
furnished from the office of the SSSJI
mIsatoner of agrleuinuv. commerce
and Industries. These setsures were
made along the line from Augusta to
Oatnmbta. That Augusta has been
unloading stuff*on thl* State is tho
charge made. Comnr ?doner Watson
statee that In some cases the mer
henU. from whom selxures were
made, were warned and told the pro?
visional of the law, but In other cases
that have come to the attention of
the department, the actual seizure*
were made.
"We are not after the honest man,
said Col. Watson. "We are protecting
him and wherever we see that the
violation of the law Is from Ignorance
alone we are not taking action. Rut
against those who wilfully violate the
A - t we are going to take drastic ge>
tlnn." Co|. Watson added that the
Inspectors are doing their work wel<
and that letters giving advices of
selsuree are coming In dally. There
There haa been some trouble with
the enforcement of the Act., but It is
being more generallv understood now.
A national bank with a capital of
$2l.aeo has been organised at Wai
terbaro.
died April. 1S66.
'Be Just ail
I. 8U
CITY CU?NOIL rtittlli
slBKi/iS DONATED TO CITY BV
MISS LUCIA HO ACH. g
\\ ill 1.ready Improve Northern Pai l
Of City?Church Street to Be Im?
proved?Awnings Musi Be In By
August 15.
Council held a regular meeting at
S o'clock p. m., July 26th.
Prudent: Mayor I* D. Jemiing?;
Aldermen J. P. Booth, D. VV. Cuttino,
J. VV. McKiever, 11. J. McLaurin, J.
B\ Glenn. H. K. Wilder and K. L.
Wright.
Minuted of 12th inst., were read J
and continued.
A petition was received from prop?
erty owners of Church street, asking
that concrete or brick curbs be laid
on that street from Haynsworth
street to Broad street, for protection
Of sidewalks, which are being wash?
ed away by rains. Mr. McLaurin urg?
ed the necessity of doing this work J
at once, as dangerous gullies are be?
ing washed in the sidewalk and the I
work already done will be lost w Ith- J
out such protection. On Mr. Wright's j
motion the petition was granted. Mr.
Glenn moved that the curbing be ex?
tended to Hampton avenue, but there I
was no second to his resolution. Mr. I
Uooth said that this work could not I
be done at present, there being so I
much ahead, which Council had or-J
dered to be done. On Mr. McKlever's I
motion It was ordered that the work j
be let out under contract if the city
laborers are too busy to do It.
Mr. G. A. Lemmon, In a letter to I
Mr. Booth, requested the city to pay
for one half cost of a cement side
walk, 90 feet on Church street and I
80 feet on Haynsworth street. In I
accordance with previous action the |
Council agreed to pay one half cost
of the sidewalks, provided they . be I
extended an entire block; the proper- I
ty owner to pay for the work; City I
to refund one half when in funds for!
that purpose. Mr. Cuttino, on motion I
to reconsider, moved that property J
owners be required to pay one half
cost of brick or concrete curbing as J
well as half the cost of sidewalk, or I
falling In that to put in wooden
curbs. There was no second to Mr. I
Cuttino's motion and the original ac- J
tlon was confirmed.
The following claims wa re orderedI
paid; The Sumter Clothing Co., 1
$88.35. Sumter lee. Light and PoW- I
cr Co., $15.00.
Opinion was submitted by City At-J
tomey I. C. Strauss in reference to j
ant Ol buildings t.> Mr. J. W. Me- J
KleveTi wherein he held that the city J
w as under no obligation to repair the I
buildlnge. Mr. Wright moved that j
the city decline to make repairs, as I
the buildings are of no value to the J
? uy so tar as income is concerned
and his resolution was adopted. it I
was also ordered that insurance on j
these buildings be discontinued at ex- j
uiration ot existing policies except j
the insurance provided in the lease j
at the lessee's expense. I
A letter from Mr. J. II. Johnson, I
Intent, stated that he had inspect.-I
ed the new tire station und found it
???m [ileted according to plans and J
specith ations, except the time limit. I
Mr. Glenn presented a statement!
Uom Mr. l>. P, Kelly, the contractor,!
.t chums to Offset the forfeitures.!
The Fire Department Committee wag I
requested to settle with Mr. Kelly
according to the terms of his eon*I
tract.
A letter was received from Miss
Lucia Koaeh offering to donate cer?
tain streets through her property in
Northeast section of the city. One to
be known as Charlotte avenue, 50
feet wide, running East and West;
one to be known as Brunson avenue,
running Fast and Went, 25 feet do?
nated by her and 25 additional feet
by Mr. It. J. Bland, if he consents.
Also two 50 feet streets for extension
of Harvln and Magnolia streets at
such time as the city Is prepared to
make the extension. She requested
that Council would lay drain pipe and
fill up a ditch In the proposed Char?
lotte avenue. On motion of Mr. Wild?
er tals offer was accepted; the streets
to be opened when convenient to the
city, and all of them to be not less
than 50 feet wide.
Mr. Wilder complained of the bad
ondltion of sidewalks on Magnolia
street and asked that they be repair?
ed.
Mr. Wright for the Police Commit?
tee submitted report of lights not
burning in June, and police report
for June as follows: *
Arrests, 45; Fines Paid, $294.50;
I lays Labor. 170.
It appearing that the Tree and
Park Commission had granted per?
mission to Mr. J. D. Shirer to cut
down two trees on Sumter street at
corner of Hampton avenue, Council
ordered Ihe work done at city ex
d Fear not? 1 jet all the ends Thou Ain
MTER. S. 0., SATUJ
THE ill MANE SOCIETY.'
Temporary Organization of Society
For Prevention of Cruelty to Ani?
mals.
The meeting called to consider the
advisability of organizing a Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani?
mals Wednesday was held in grand
jury room. While the audience was
not large, nevertheless it was com?
posed of a number of ladies and gen?
tlemen, who will carry to a success?
ful undertaking the permanent or?
ganization of the society; ^pot only
because those present were determin?
ed to succeed, but also because from
expressions of opinion heard it is
clearly evident that the citizens of
Sumter are going to join this society
and support it with hearty good will.
The meeting that night was presid?
ed over by Prof. S. H. Edmunds, with
Mr. E. 1. Reardon as secretary, these
two officers to serve until a perma?
nent organization is effected.
It wab unanimously decided that a
society 1 e organized and from re?
ports ?ubmittsd that night by those
present it was easily seen that hun
dreds of citizens of this city and
Sumter county will join the society
so determined are the citizens to take
steps to enforce the laws against
cruelty to animals.
A committee on organization was
appointed as follows: Messrs. Geo.
D. Shore, Walter G. Stubbs, Edgar
Skinner, E. I. Reardon and Mrs. Lu?
cius B. DuRant. This committee will
take steps to ascertain how many
members can be secured. In the
meantime it was decided to hold an?
other mass meeting in the court
house next Tuesday night at 8:30
o'clock for the purpose of permanent
organization.
Those who have already joined as
active members are: Mr. G. D. Shore,
Mr. W. G. Stubbs, Mr. Edgar Skin?
ner, Mr. E. K. Friar, Mrs. L. B. Du?
Rant, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Rick
er, Mr and Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs.
Herbert W. Bennett, Mrs. H. W.
Hood, Mr. S. H. Edmunds, Mr. D. W.
CuttVn~, Mr. L. I. Pa?rott, Mr. Boyd
Gregg, Dr. L. Weinberg, Mr. E. I.
Reardon, Mr. Perry Moses, Sr., Mr.
Douglas China, Mr. R. Mood Brown.
Mr. C. W. Smith, Mr. J. P. Booth,
Mr. W. B. Boyle, Mr. Joseph N.
Brown, Mr. W. S. Jones, Mr. J. S.
Dunbar, Mr. C. W. Llde and Mr.
J. A. Epperson.
FOUND NEW CSE FOR FLY PA?
PER.
Wife Pastes It Over Mouth Of Her
Mother-ln-Law.
Indianapolis, July 2f>.?Mrs. Clara
Brandon, who used fly paper to close
the mouth of her mother-in-law, was
lined $10 today and lost her mother
in-law as a member of the family.
Mrs. Lavlna Brandon, the mother-in
law, admitted in court that she was
a "very tedious old person," and told
of the pasting of fly paper across her
mouth.
"Judge, I Just couldn't stand it. She
critlCSSd my hair and my dress. I
did use the By paper, but she de?
served it," said Mrs. Clara Brandon.
She said Alonzo B. Brandon, son and
husband, had promised to find a new
home for his mother. The wife has
appealed to the higher courts to de?
termine whether or not she is guiltv.
REPEAT SERMON IN COLUMBIA.
Dr. Daniel so States in Card to News?
papers.
Columbia, July 27.?Dr. J. W.
Daniel, whose sermon in Lexington,
to the effect, as reported, "that Co?
lumbia is the wickedest city ^outh of
Philadelphia," will repeat this ser?
mon in Columbia. So Dr. Daniel, in
a card to the editor of the local af?
ternoon paper, writes.
Dr. Daniel adds that the papers are
"sensational". He says that he has
made the same sermon here and he
will repeat it next Siyiday at the
Methodist church.
Maybe It is the ambition of Presi?
dent Taft to play golf In every State
In the Union,?Chicago Daily News.
Some enterprising dramatist should
not overlook the Illinois political sit?
uation.? Memphis News Scimitar.
penss. In consideration of damage to
Mr. Shlrer's building on Main street
caused by a falling tree.
Mr. Glenn Inquired what Is being
done to enforce sewer connections,
within lire limits. The Mayor stated
that the work Is being pretty gen?
erally done, and that ho had given
until Aug. lfdh for nil connections to
be made. Council approved the
Mayor's action.
Council then adjourned.
is t at be thy Country's, Thy God's an
RDAY. JULY 30. ls*l
LEARN HOW TO CAN.
Greet Many People Display Interest
In Learning Ait of Properly Put?
ting up Fruit.
Aiken. July 27.?The demonstra?
tions of fruit canning, held in this
county in the last few days, have
been entirely successful, and those
interested in the work have been
greatly gratified at the results obtain?
ed. At every place, the demonstra?
tors were greeted by large crowds of
interested people. The canning ap?
paratus was in the hands of O. B.
Martin, who is in charge of the
BOys' Corn Club work in this State,
and Miss Carrie Hyde, of Winthrop
College. Miss Hyde was taken very
ill several days ago, and had to give
up her work, and return to her home
for medical treatment. She will re?
turn in about one month to give fur?
ther demonstrations in domestic
Mi ienee.
j This work opens a new avenue of
development in this State. The dem
oiv trations, given by government ex?
perts, are intended to train the peo
I pic into preparing their own jellies,
j preserves, fruits, etc. The demonstra
I tions also include the putting up of
ketchup, spices and other condi?
ments.
The demonstrations were given un?
der the auspices of the Girls' Tomato
Club of this county. This club was
organized by Miss Marie Cromer,
president of the County Rural School
Improvement Association, and It has
received a great deal of attention
from the extension department of
the government.
JULY COTTON AT 16.10.
Bids of Frank II. Hayne Cause De?
cided Price Advance.
New York, July 27.?At the open?
ing of the cotton market today Frank
H. Hayne, one of the New Orleans
bull leaders, bid 15.30 for fifty thou?
sand bales of July, and then 15.35 for
25,000 bales. This started a rush of
covering by belated shorts and Inside
o? the first half hour July cotton had
sold at 16.10 or 73 points above the
closing figures of last night. The
shorts found very little cotton for
sale, and are estimated to have se?
cured less than 1,000 bales on the ad
I vance.
The rest of the market was also
very excited and business was very i
active, with August and new crop po-j
sitions selling at ZSa27 points above
last night's prices on general buy?
ing, covering by recent selling, as a
result of continued dry, hot weather
in Texas, bullish crop reports and
talk of a better trade demand.
Later July was neglected and react?
ed about 30 points, but the upward
movement in the new crop months
continued, owing to reports of very
high tempeature in Oklahoma, and
increasingly bullish views as to the
probable showing of the government j
crop condition figures next Tuesday.
NO DECISION GIVEN.
Judge Wilson Takes Case of Beck vs.
N. W. H. Et Co. Under Considera?
tion.
From The Daily Item, July 26.
The arguments, before Judge John
S. Wilson, in the case of M. H. Beck
vs. the Northwestern Railroad Co.,
were concluded yesterday afternoon,
but Judge Wilson has given no de?
cision, as yet, stating that he will
take the case under consideration,
and announce his decision in a few
days.
As was stated in yesterday's paper,
the outcome of the case will decide
whether the Railroad Company will
continue to dig dirt from land near
the Pocotaligo trestle, the land In
question being claimed both by Mr.
Heck and the Northwestern Railroad
Company.
This case has been followed, with
a great deal of Interest by the people
of Sumter, and Judge Wilson's de?
cision will be eagerly awaited.
CAN'T USE CIGARETTES.
Men Who Smoke Them Barred Prom
Becoming Firemen.
Canton, Ohio, July 26.?Cigarette
smokers are now barred from becom?
ing city firemen in Canton, under an
order issued by Chief Robert O. Mes
nar.
"Men who use cigarettes may be
all right in brain power, but they lack
physical stamina and nerve," said
Chief Mesnar, discussing the mat?
ter. "The Fire Department requires
men who have plenty of strength,
with the brain to use it property and
the nerve to make the brain use the
muscle in the face of certain or pos?
sible death."
d Truth's.
THE TRUJ
n I Sew 8eri
BOOTH'S CORN CROP.
Increased Acreage and Larger Yields 1
Make Southern States Important
Factor in Corn Production.
Atlanta, Ga, July 27.?With 26,
277,000 acres planted in corn this
year, being an increase of 1,535,000
over 1909 and 2,776,000 acres over
1908, the farmers of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi are furnishing very sub?
stantial proof of the fact that the
South is constantly devoting more at?
tention to raising its own food sup?
plies. These figures are from the last
report of the Bureau of Statistics of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The acreage in corn for the three
years in these States is shown in the
following table:
States 1908. 1909. 1910.
Va. 1,925,000 2,040,000 2,142,000
N. C. 2,787,000 2,898,000 3,072,000
S. C. 2.073.000 2.218.000 2,418.000
Ga. 4,300,000 4,400,000 4,532,000
Ky. 3,366,000 3,568,000 3,639,000
Tenn. 3,350,000 3,575,000 3,71S,000
Ala. 3,050,000 3,233,000 3,524,000
Miss. 2,650,000 2,810,000 3,232,000
Total 23.501,000 24.742,000 26,277,000
The table indicates that each State
showed an increase over 1908 in 1909
and an increase over 1909 in 1910.
The condition of this year's crop as
reported by the department shows
the States of the South leading the
country, Mississippi being first, Ala?
bama second and Georgia third.
This great increase in the acreage
devoted to corn is considered one of
the most hopeful signs in the South
today. In a letter to the directors of
the Southern Railway Company,
President Finley called particular at?
tention to these figures and said:
"The increase in the acreage of
corn, accompanied, as it is, by quite
general adoption of improved cul?
tural methods, is one of the most en?
couraging features of Southern agri?
cultural progress. It is one of the
results of a general movement
throughout the South in the direc?
tion of diversified agriculture?a
movement wh|ch we are endeavoring
to encourage and assist as far as we
can properly do so."
As the farmers of the South in?
crease their yield of corn, they will
save enormous sums which they have
been spending in the west for food
products and will consequently them?
selves realize more from cotton and
other market crops. Economic au?
thorities agree in declaring the
American corn crop the basis of the
country's prosperity since in such a
large measure the production of oth?
er crops as well as the pork supply
depends upon it and a greater yield
of corn in the South consequently
means a greater share of prosperity
for this section.
FARMERS HAVE MIX-VP.
Arthur Roper and William Trotter
Have an Encounter in Which Lat?
ter Cornea Out Second.
Greenville, July 27.?Bad feeling
of long standing caused a very seri?
ous affray here today between Arthur
Hoper and William Trotter, two well
known farmers, about three miles
from the city, In which Trotter had
two ribs broken, nose broken, skull
fractured and some other physical
injuries of a more or less serious na?
ture. He is in a critical condition
and Roper is In jail, ball having been
refused him by the magistrate.
Details concerning the. encounter
are contradictory and hard to obtain
accurately, but reports say that Rop?
er was In a wagon in the road and
was accosted by Trotter, who, it is
said, cursed him. In the affray which
followed, Roper Is said to have used
rocks as his weapons. Other reports
are that Trotter also had a knife.
Both men are well known this
section. Trotter is a middle aged
man, while Roper Is about 30 years
of age.
Roper was arrested today and lodg?
ed In jail, his bond being refused by
the magistrate until there Is some
change for the better In Trotter's
condition.
ICE-CREAM CONE FATAL.
Potlce Unable to find Peddler Who
Sold It.
New York. July 26.??After eating
a cone of Ice cream bought from a
street peddler Katie Kaviack, 3-years
old, of 112 Preslednt street, Passalc,
N. J., was seized with cramps and
died within an hour at the hospital.
The doctors are convinced the poi?
son was in the coned cream. The
police have been unable to find the
peddler.
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es- v^ *^jC? No. 45.
aiEIV UNION CONVENTION.
MANY MEMBERS ATTEND SES?
SION AT CAPITAL CITY.
Annual Mooting Began Wednesday
Night in Columbia?Important
Matters Relating to Agriculture
Receiving Attention?Organization
Reported in Healthy Condition
With Balance in Treasury.
Columbia, July. 27.?The State Far?
mers' Union began its regular annual
session in the Hall of Representatives
tonight, with President A. J. A. Per
ritt in the chair. The programme of
the convention is far above the aver?
age in intelllegnce and there is an
air of prosperity and good will. In
some respects it is the most impor?
tant meeting of the State Union held
in several years. Reports show the
Union to be strong and doing good
work in its benefits to the farming
class.
At the meeting tonight definite
plans and arrangements were made
to reorganize the Union wherever
necessary, in counties already or?
ganized, and to push the work of or?
ganizing in those counties where or?
ganization has not been effected. The
address of State President Perritt
showed the Union in thlftfetate to be
in a healthy condition. All accounts
against the State Union have been
paid and a small balance is in the
treasury.
The report of the executive com?
mittee shows a slight increase in the
membership of the order over its con?
dition a year ago. The committee on
the revision of the constitution made
its report and several amendments
looking to the good of the order were
made. The number of members of
the State executive committee was
decreased from seven to three.
A great deal of very important
work has been outlined, and it is
thought that adjournment will not be
possible till Friday. However, some
of the working men among the num?
ber are clamoring for the session of
the convention^ to oeg'in and work as
! long as it is necessary, that all the
work may be finished and adjourn
ment be had by Thursday night.
It is likely that Mr. Perritt will be
re-elected president, and also secre?
tary-Treasurer J. Whltner Reld. Both
of these have made efficient officers
and have the good of the Union at
heart, and their re-election will be a I
fitting endorsement of good work al?
ready done.
At the session tomorrow the time
will be selected for the election of of?
ficers. A number of the committees
of the Union will also report on va?
rious lines of work, which has been
proviously assigned.
A report from the work of the na?
tional Union will be read, showing
the general condition of the Order.
Reports will also be read before the
convention as to the work accom?
plished at the national convention,
held in St. Louis ciuring the month
of May of the present year.
Some of the Candidates.
Mr. B. C. Wallace is a candidate
for re-election to the office of county
treasurer and thus far he has a clear
field. No opposition has developed
and as he has discharged the duties
of the office in a most efficient man?
ner there is no reason to believe that
he could be defeated in the approach?
ing primary.
Supervisor P. M. Pitts is another
candidate who has no anxiety over
the outcome of the primary. He has
administered his office in a business?
like manner, has done good work on
the roads and bridges and has come
as near satisfying all reasonable peo?
ple as Is possible in the case of a
public official.
Mr. J. Kdwin Rembert has entered
the race for county superintendent of
education. Mr. Rembert filled this
office for one or two terms a few
years ago and his administration
stamped him as a capable and effi?
cient officer.
Hon. T. B. Fr?ser is a candidate
for re-election to the House of Rep?
resentatives. Mr. Fr?ser has served
Sumter county in the House for.ten
or twelve years and a large majority
of his fellow citizens hope he will con?
tinue to represent Sumter for many
years to come. Mr. Fr?ser Is always
in his seat and there is never any
doubt about where he stands on
questions that are in issue
Indigestion was the cause of Uncle
Joe's collapse on the platform In
Kansas. Uncle Joe does hate to stom?
ach some of the truths which he is
obliged to swallow.?Los Angeles Ex?
press.