PIPER CLAUSE SURS THEM. ori't >\? \ rs ok ri:< ipirh in ( ovum i \ R \< k Howt MT, Senator IVnroM\ tu i harge of HUI. Think* Xtniosphcrv t leur? ed and l>cbate will u<* I a-t a?. Long a* Predicted?Senator Xel m.ii l>c< Iure- ( ana.In Outwitted i nited States and Foo|#?d President Taft as to Treaty, which Renents lila hMNHi? Washington, June 15.?The second day >f the debate on tin Canadian re? ciprocity bill proved a field day for those opposed to the measure. Mr. Knute Nelson spoke against the bill. uljournment Senator Penrose, In charge of the bill felt that today's de? bate had cleared the atmosphere, and he stated that the general debate w "u? Id not be of such great duration ss had been predicted. Senator Nelson was radically an? tagonistic to the bill. Spirited debate among Republican Senators was strat ed over the paper section of the bill. Senator Clarke, of Wyoming, and Sen? ator Smoot, spoke. How then, did that feature of the agreement disappear?" asked Sena? tor Alden, when speaking of the amendment relating to print paper. Apparently the Wyoming Senator aaaeaed disposed to leave the amend? ment there, but he said later that the amendment was not only In harmony with the original contract between the two countries, but in consonance With the Canadian bill carrying the agree? ment Into effect. Mr. Smith was not satisfied and demanded from Chair? man Penrose an explanation of the disappearance of that feature from the bill. "The change." he said, "occurred in the ways and means committee of the House and the Senator from Michigan haows as much about it a* I do." The effect then is to give the Ca aadians free trade m p iper and pulp and not to give it to ur" commented Mr. ?mith. "and yet we are told by the House that we must not change a word In the Mil us It was passed there for fear cf Imperilling It." Mr. Nelson declared that the Ca? nadians have outwitted the United States). "They fooled us into putting agri? cultural Implements on the free list, and they actually fooled the President |q thai trcsty. Mr. Nelsyn ' bf treaty to .entirely' f01 un ? beeefli of the *fcsg Interests." ll >? gvueiatly oeuetid m.u the sorgent Republicans and the Domo erats will defeat the Root amendment. M.i.llo PLFARS CitlLTV. lb in j sumter Pleads l.uilty to Vio? lation of Revenue lacciis*' Imw. Henry Sumter, the mgro huckman. who was arrested several mouths ago for transporting whiskey at night, was arraigned Thursday in the Fed sral court in Charleston and plead guilty to transporting Intoxicating li? quor without any revenue license at? tached to it. Sumter was tried in the Recorder's court here for bringing the liquor in? to town at night, found guilty and sentenced to scr\e ?'> days on the county put lie works. He has serv? ed out 'lie hent. n. e and after await? ing (wo weeks in Jail was taken to Charleston to be tried for violation of the Federal revenue He* use which forbids the transporting of liquor without a revenue license attached to it. When the case was called Sumtt r plead guilty and sentence was to be pronoun, ed today at 10 o'clock. Po licom.tn Ward, who tust arrested Blunter has been In ("birleston for the past four day* attending court to witness In the ease when it came up. ii? n turned |l gwltoi last night. Sumter < buggy and horse, used in bringing the |fc|SJOf in from Manches? ter w ? re s. d it th-- time .?r the ar? te?! and disposed of by the county. -I MI WM \\ ? M l S. of the word. Brerfthing in the store goes in at ,i clean op price and yotl can get what you want. Refer lc page in in satrs section od paper foi Schwans Ur i Inter- -a In? .mn.oia. e ment. Sumter on: ht to n -i . f om lh< (,i . -n t pr.. | ? t- > ????!. bt i1. ? I he New Year w'tli tic op. rung of the rn w hotel. Ho who fe irs criticism asually de serves It. < IIVMItFlt OF i OMMFlU i: NOTFS. Permanent Quarters Secured und Will Ik' Fitted up at Ouee. A meeting of the committee on quarters of which Dr. Geo. W. Dick Is chairman, met l&Jt evening at the Cltjf Council Chamber lor the purpose of deciding on a location for the home of the Chamber of Commerce. Sev tfmj I.M,ui..ns available were discuss ed. it was decided to secure quar? ters in the Osteen building on West Liberty street. A large space 10 by 60 feet has been rented and will bo divided into suitable OfAOM with in assembly hall seating from 7 5 to um? people. This hall will, in ad? dition to its use fof meetings of the Chamber and all Its various branches, including the Retail Association, Credit BurtftU, Advertising Club, etc. be thrown open for all meetings per? taining to civic and public affairs. As soon as the new quarters are com? pleted and suitable furniture pur? chased, Mr. A. V. Snell the new secre? tary, will move In and the regular work of the Chamber actually begin. In the meantime Mr. Snell has se? cured temporary quarters at 16 W. Liberty street. He would be glad to no et any of the local merchants who I are interested in the Chamber and future line of wrk. An organization of all the local retail merchants is planned for the near future. This association will take up the question of organizing a general Credit Bureau and the matter of imh\ ldual advertis? ing, further securing tr>e object of the b#lt possible results tor the city ami for each individual member. An ad? vertising club will also be organized. Thif club w ill study every phat;e of the advertising problem and speakers will be secured from other cities. This club will bend every effort to adver? tise Sumter far and wide, especially the openings here offered for enter? prises of ? very kind, both In the city and surrounding country. A National ronvention of the Advertising clubs of America Is to meet In Dos? ten in the latter part of July. Somo .'?00 delegates are expected. A spe? cial excursion will be run from Char ton over the Clyde line. It is hoped by Be?fetary Snell that the local or? ganization will be Completed in time U) m rid delegates and to join w ith Charleston and other cities of the State In tbU f-reorsl^n \ r.ani . rship ca i:. pa:? n frill lOtl started and it is hoped that all Upsse. who have not as pal Joined t\U Chamber1 of Commerce will do so at once. The farmeri from all parts of the I loutry report crops to be in go ?d condition, save in a few places, where the cotton has n<>t come up to a |.1 stand. MORMAN MUST TESTIFY. *i (. IR PROBE COMMITTEE wovi excuse jos. r. smith. President of Church will Appeal Next Work t<> Answer collections a* to Alleged Absorption of Beel Bu< gar RcflnerlCO by American Sugui Ratal ng Company?Director Telh of Rise to Power of So-called Triwt .in,l Acquiring of Imic|M-ndcnt Re< unerlea. Washington, June 15.?How tin su? gar interests c unbilled in first 0I1C form and then another, and how tin American Sugar Refining Company Achieved power in the .-uigar world, was the theme of the story to which the House sugar investigating com? mittee listened today, In point of in? terest, that story was rivalled in the day's pr a eedings only by the refusal of the commitee to excuse Joseph P. Smith, head of tin- Mormon Church, from responding to the subpoena to testify, Ho must appear next week. By far the most important witness today was Lowell M. Palmer, director of the American Sugar Uelining Com? pany from 1899 to 1905, and head of the traffic department for years. Rep? resentative M tdison, of Kansas, w ho conducted the examination, intro? duced as a basis of his question a page fram the minutes of the last su? gar directors' meeting. THE CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Enrollment Over Too?Value of Property Over a Million and a Quarter?Ninety Teachers und Of? ficers. Seven full four years courses, in Agriculture, Plngineering, etc. Cost per session of nine months, including all fees, hoard, heat, light, laundry, and necessary uniforms? $121.87. Students who are financially able pay $40.00 tuition additional. Scholarships and Entrance Kxamina tions. The college maintains 124 Agricul? tural scholarships, and 4 3 Textile scholarships, worth each $100.00 and tree tuition. (Students who have attended Clem son College or any other College or (TntversJty, are tot eligible for the scholashlps unlc i there arc no otfjpi . 1 ? i . ? ppticant I Scholarships ami entrance < inmlna lion- will bo bold at the County Seats July 1 Ith, 9 A. M. Next BeOSlon Opens Sept. 1?, 11)11. Write at ones to W. M. RlggS, President Clemaon College, s. c, for catalogue, scholarship blanks, etc. If you delay, you may be crowded out. 6-8-ltaw?7-lU SCHOOL BOOK ADOPTION. Five-year Contract to b< Awarded to Publisher*. Columbia. June IT.? The hoard of education meets at the governor's of? fice at 10 o'c loc k today to ar i the next five years. The total value of all hooks sold under the text-book contract from 190? to 11* 11 is reported by the cen ? tral deposit try as $508,246.63. Many special districts are author i ixed by law to adopt whatever books j j they prefer, and most of the larger towns and cities of th" state exercise I freely this right of Independent text j book adoption. xF COLLEGE. Scholarship and Entrance Exasausa tlon. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships In Winthrop Coi I lege and for the admission of new j students will he held at the County i Court House on Friday. July 7, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not less I than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July they will be awarded to those mak I lug the highe? avert *e at thlii amlnation, provided thej meet the conditions governing the awart . Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for scholar3hip examina? tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 20, 1911. For fur? ther information and catalogue, ad? dress Pres. D. 1>. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 4-27-1 taw to 7-7-W. DONOS SitiXED UV liOAltl?. Other Mutter* Attended to b) tue \ ?uut) Board Tliursdu) m tu Meeting? The $10,00(1 Sumter County Hoard Improvement bonds were signed I Thursday at the special meetii? of j ihe County Board of Commissioners j and were turned over to the county j Iroasurer for collection. The meet j ing was called for the purpose, hut ; after it was through with other mat j ters were attended to. ! A letter from (Jovernor Blease was Iread in which the (tuestion was asked if Surater county could do without the special dispensary detective now employed in the county. it was sug? gest d that the matter he taken up I With the sheriff to see if he could not do the work that the dispensary de tective was now doing. In reply a hater was sent to Governor Please in which the board suited that the matter had been ta? ken up with the sheriff and that he could perform the work which was now being done by the dispensary detective. The letter also stated that there was not a single case to be tried at the coming term of court which had been worked up by the dispensary detective and that the county would be glad if the office was abolish* d in this county .is it was I costing the county considerable and the efficiency of a det& tive in iiquor cases was removed as soon us it be i came public that such a person had been appointed as sie h. J A resolution was drawn up to the effect that all pensions should be discontinued as soon as any pension? er was removed to a State institution i w here he was taken eare of or when i the pensioner moved out of the coun j ty. The resolution also slated that no pension Which had been sold would be honored by the supervisor. Local Firm will Continue Valuable Delforme's Pharmacy of this city has just closed a deal whereby the) w ill continue to be ag* nts for Zcnio ?tlv well known remedy for ecze? ma, dandruff, and all diseases of the ykin and scalp. The extraordinary leap that this ehan liquid external treatment for wonderful curative properties marks It Indeed a val >le addition Jis-> \ num. Tuesday of last week lira, H. P. Aman gave a linen shower to Mi>s lilanche Aman, another June bride that Is to be. On the spacious shady varanda was tin* fountain from which v 's dispensed nectar, i< e cold, by M m Ha Hie Aman to the guests as they came in. From the fountain they wer*- escorted to the cream re? frigerator and served to delicious ice cresjn and rakes and all enjoyed the ihower that Ifaster Harry Parrot gave Miss Aman.? Blshopville Vindi? cator. Roofing is the Roof? ing That Lasts Lonnes You can buy o lower-price roofing than RU-BER-OID? i has 300 imitations?but you wr find RU-BER-OID the mos economical in the long run, be ca*se it lasts longest. U-BER-OID Roofing is weather- and time-proof; fire-resisting. Suitable for any building. RU-BER-OID COLORED ROOFING is the only prepared roofing to be haJ in permanent colors. Watch for thr RU-BER-OID MAN?he ^ss:;tN perfection in rooting. Our Roofing Booklet forwarded on request. THE STANDARD PAINT CO., iso William Street. New York The Bumter Sash Door & ?S? Blind Factory. Sumter, [NOTICE. The County Commissioners will hold their next monthly meeting on July 1st, instead of on the 2nd Tues? day. An election will he held on that day for Cotton Weighers for Sumter ' and Mayesville. 6-7-1 taw-4t-I?W-3t. The One Great Sale-Are You Watching For It ? Is the Schwartz Semi-Annual Clean-Up Sale! This Event Made Famous by us, and of which you are so familiar, should and will eclipse all of our Previous Sales. Absolutely every article in oar store goes in the sale?Nothing Reserved. Buy as much or as little as you choose. Join the crowds in making this the greatest of all previous Schwartz Clean-Up Sales. ''Don't Let the Heat Keep You Away?You can shop here under Cooling Breezes" We Announce Monday, June 19th 8:30 A. M. the Hour for Starting. To Run for 5 Days, Monday, 19th to Friday, June 23rd 6 P. M. Moi\d