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JENNiNSS ASKS INVESTIGATION gn>rrn?\.s hlease's state? ment abo it state loan. Concurrent Resolution Imrmliurd in Scnalo by Junior Mauldln Would Have Thorough Inquiry Made to Decide Dispute Between Governor ami stuio Treasurer a? to Credit for securing Loan of Half Million at Rednord Rate of Interest. Columbia, Jan. 11.?A memorial from State Treasurer It. H. Jen? nings was presented to the Senate to? day, by Senator W. L. Mauldln. of Ore*nvllle. in the form of a Joint resolution, calling for the appoint? ment of * committee of Investigation to be composed of two members of tha Senate and three members of the Hcuwe. to look Into ihe facts sur? rounding the borrowing of the |500, 00n by the State for running oxpenses and which the Oovernor claimed credit for In his annual message. Mr. Jennings took exception to this and the result is the demand for sn In? vestigation of It and to ascertain to whom the credit belong by i com? mittee of the Qenem Asemhly. The whole matter was referred to the finance committee. >f which Senator Mauldln Is chairman After quoting part of the mes? sage in hi . utter tr the General As? sembly, Mr. Jennings sdded: "This statement Is not In accord? ance with the facts snd ut a reflec ?tion upon me as Treasurer. I there? fore, respectfully ask that your hon? orable body Investigate thU matter snd ascertain the true facts of the csse, so that you may not be misled ss to the administration of'the af? fairs of the Treasurer's office." The Governor of South Carolina to? day sent a special message to the General Assembly In which he de? fended his position on the appoint? ment of special Judge* He reviews the conflict <f!th the Supreme Court and tells why he refused to appoint upon the i ecommenduions of the Chief Justice. i TO POSTPONE LABEL CASE, Announcement Made by Attorney General Yesterday. Co.'unibia Jin IS.? At%>rncy Oer stsI Lyon anr.ouo"ed y**t-r<1*y that the u ? ?f tne weil known "label' sen*'' fmC * e ?n" postpo, i. alf to* sm*t esse*?? af lbs Riehl court, This announcement was made folio* ing an agreement with counsel tor the defendants. The court will be ssked to assign % new date. The trial will be postponed because of the fshaess of John T. Early, one of the witnesses, and because several attor? neys for the prosecution will be un? able to attend at this session of the eourt. faissnarit on Seeing Thermometer. Minneapolis. Minn.. Jan. II.?With "common" thermometers registering below sero mirk. 1t required the as eastsnce of one policeman and two civilian* to reeuaclate Moses John? son, an aged negro, who dropped in hfcs tracks whon by sccldent he read a oeatlgrsde thermometer, which stated that it wu 4t below sero. 'This yesh weatha's entirely too eold for a cullud puaaon. Ise goin' hack to Dixie." How** This .' We offer One Hundred Dollars Re? ward for any case of Catarrh that eannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.r. J. CHENEY A CO. Toledo. O. We. the undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney for the last U years, and believe him perfecetly honorable In all business transactions, and finan? cially able to carry oui any obliga? tions made by his firm. Waidlng. Kln haa #? Marvin. WholssaU Druggists. T< o. Hall's ?'nturrh CUTS M ?aken Inter? nally, acting directly upon the blood ai mucous eurfeces el the system. Testimonials sent free. Price. 75c. per bottle. Sold by hII druggists. Take Hall's Family Pill* f.r nm sttpatlon. \nd then, watch the House, hungry for vetoes, whether roasted, fried, or baked.?Charleston Post. And here's hoping th it they eat >m alive, too. l>o \ ?t allow your kidney and * I nl der trouble to develop beyond lha reach of medMn<?. Take Potey K 1 ney Pills. They Give OUlell result* >end stop Irregularities with surprising promptness. 8lh??rt'* Drug BtOfl The plum crop Is Just a bit short; that Is. considering the brisk de? mand ?* 'h-irb eon PfiSt Fob V? Hours and Tar Compound "Cure* la aHeer Cssr." Mr Jsa, MeCasTsry. Mgr. of the Schilfa Stotel. Omaha. Heb.? reooev mends F.i > i Heaey and Tnr Oofu> pound, beeueue It sure* In every csso. ' I bars used It myself snd I h?v* rororimtn'i It to nuny others who have sine? told me of its ar*at BW ? ttvA sewer la disease* el the thront and lung*." Far sll rough* and cebN H \m epeedfw esTeetlv* jsjbstt'l Drug Store. stTENTIr:? WAMMMXQ BS NE UKOES. Beierts of llcoul?* at iOxperiuient Sta- j tion Iii Sum kt County Conducted by II. W. Wtntberry, County Deni <>ii trat or in Charge of Work AinonK \egro (armen. Many different varieties of cotton and corn, were planted on a farm at Horatio. S. C, to determine which would make the best yield. The sev? eral plots were planted in one held so as to five each about the same grad.? of land. All of the cotton plots were plant? ed the same time with the same amount and k.nd of fertilizers, and worked with the same imple? ments and the same way. The plots were all planted April 10. The soil was dark gray. The first picking was August 21st. the second was Septem? ber 28th; third wajs November 15th. The different varieties were as fol? lows: The Moneymaker, produced , 1.800 pounds of seed cotton to the acre; the Toole produced 1,600 pounds of seed cotton to the acre; The Hites prolific, produced 1,400 pounds of seed cotton to the acre; Look's big boll. 1,500 pounds of seed cotton to the acre; Dillon wilt resistent, 1,350 of seed cotton to the acre; The Bates, 1.7 50 pounds of aeed cotton to the acre; Latents Improved, 1,550 pounds of seed cotton to the acre; Peterkln, 1,4 00 pounds of seed cotton to the acre; Bussell big boll, 1,600 pounds of seed cotton to the acre; Morse's Im? proved, 1.525 pounds of seed cotton to the acre; "Bank Account." 1, 200 pounds of aeed cotton to the acre. Among the different varieties of cotton mentioned, The Bates, is the most favored, the yield of lint was 41 per cent. The Money maker made the largest amount of seed cotton, but the lint was only 34 per cent. The Russell big boll makes the finest lint of any of the short staple cotton. The Columbia long staple was planted near the Experiment Station, June 1st after oats, a little more than two acres was planted, and the amount of aeed cotton gathered from the same waa 1,524 pounds, lint cot? ton. 610 pounds. The amount paid for the lint waa $73.50. The seed are being sold for $1.60 per buaho* which will amount to about $46.00, making a total of $118.60 for the one bf ?f long *tanl? OQttOfl i d - <-d. It w>uld >e a good idea if the (arm* PjA't'ja pi.-Jor. : theii f\ro?a With the feed varieties of lang starve POt um. iiA?4?> are Coata? iL i Carolina that use no other cotton but the long staple, and whenever South Carolina farmers cannot sup? ply the domanda, It la ordered from other places. Cotton coming In from foreign markets is very likely to bring peats Into the State that would be very in? jurious to our cotton crops, auch as boll weevil and diaeases. that have been kept out of the State thus far. The names of the different varieties of corn were: Dr. Slmma, Marlboro prolific. Strawberry, Hudson. Aldrlch Perfection. Sanders Improved. Jerry Moore, and Charlie Sanders The number of bushels made per acre by each were as follows: Dr. Sims, 45 bushels. Marlboro, prolific, 43 1-4 bushels. Strawberry. 49 bushels. Hudson. 49 bushels. Aldrich Perfection, 40 1-2 bushels. Sanders Improved. 49 1-2 bushels. Charlie Sanders, 48 1-2 bushels. Jerry Moore, 70 bushels. The Hudson variety is not a good seed for this section of the State, the weevils were in abundance on this plot. It Is an early field variety, hav? ing matured nearly two weeks earlier than the other varieties. The Jer? ry Moore variety proved to be much heavier than tho other, while Dr. Sims wrs more prolific. Charley Sanders variety, has a great deal of nutrition, it will not de? cay or rot. as easy as the other va? rieties, and the corn weevils do not affect It as much. The Experiment station wilt be planted In tho same plot this year with roference to tho uoj of fertilizer. Sumte! County Agricultural Agent, Bumtar, s. C? Mr, W. <.. Moses, President, Ths stockholders of <'???<.. i?. Shore ?'i Bro., Inc., met Tuesday sfternoon( r .i at th. meeting Mr, H, .1 Harby resigned peesident, Mr, w. u. II sass ? as sleeted president In his ?tend, Mr M'i^m has i.n managet .f the company lor ihe I tat n ne years and has built It up lo its pres ent strong position, \ band oms dlt Idend s as d. < lar< >i for I til. The Senators have iu^t reached Ihe laughing st ige on tht Lorimei In? rsntbjatlon, but 'he people have been looking at it as a Joke fur unite a while. Charleston Post. If It Is a Joke it Is an extremely SSBUlty <fie. Yours truly, H. Wi Westberry. WILL SEND TEACHERS' MANUAL. Mr, W. K. Tale Anxious for All Teachers to Secure a TeaclieiV Maitual. iL r. W. K. Tato has sent a notice | to the Item office requesting that the Item mako the statement for him that he haa on hand a number of the Teachers' Manual for Elementary schools and he is especially desirous that every teacher in the State pos? sess one of the?e pamphlets. The , amphlets may be had by application lo thfl county superintendent of edu? cation or by application to Prof. T?te at Columbia. PRINCETON'S NEW PRESIDENT. John (irlerhibbeii Stuart, Professor of 1-ogK is Named for Place. Princeton, N. J., Jan. 11.?Dr. John Grierhibben Stuart, professor of logic, was today elected president of Prince? ton University by the board of trustes of the institution. He succeeds Woodrow Wilson, who resigned the presidency in the fail of 1909 to make the run for Governor of Xew Jersey. Sun Yat Son, Christian. "Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Christian, just chosen as president of the new republic of China, is the most remark? able character today in all the world, and the movement in China to free? dom is the most remarkable the earth has ever known since the days of the apostles," said Dr. L?en G. Brough ton. "While in England I was given op? portunity to learn the history of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, and this fact stands out most interestingly: That back in the nineties while working with heart and soul to stir up this revolution, ha was kidnapped in London, at the instance of the Chinese legation. "For a number of days he disap? peared as if the earth had swallowed him up. Nothing was heard of him One day Ju3t as the Chinese govern? ment agents were getting ready to send him back to China so as to ob? tain the $50,000 reward the govern? ment had offered for his head, the miraculous happened. "A servant entered the room where he was confined to obtain a coal scut? tle th?t contained waste paper. Dr. Sun Yal X' . .i-ops..?.. iof. let > \c OOaJ I Ittle. addre*s*.-d to ih<? public, tiling of hi* oaptui -ovp- met ? an?! the purpose* of biu cap lorn, i' waa posseeeu wiui tUe uoaptiu^ hope that some one might find the note. And when the servant emptied tho waste from the coal scuttle the wind blew the note across the street. "A passerby picked it up and read It. Scotland Yard was notified, and in a few minutes had inveatlgated, found Dr. Sun Yat Sen and released him. "After that Dr. Sun Yat Sen came to America in the interest of the revo? lutionary movement, to which he has devoted his life; In fact, he went back and forth working toward it. My clos? est friends in England are intimately acquainted with htm. his mission and nccomplishmente. I learned much about him from them. He was edu? cated In London and obtained his medical degree from the University of London. "He has had the fullest sympathy of tho people of England in his move? ment, and commanded Immense sums cf money from them for the propaga? tion of his movement. "For a great old pagan nation of over 4 00,000,000 persons, sleeping for centuries in darkness, to suddenly awake to freedom under a Christian leader, is tho most remarkable event since the apostles." Dr. Hroughton, while abroad re? cently, secured tho story of this re? markable young Chinaman, being m.ide acquainted with the story of his life at oxford university, where Dr. Sun Yat Sen was educated, and also in homes of prominent English? men. Where this young statesman and revolutionist bad been entertained. In speaking of the matter, Dr. Hroughton said: "I regard the story of this young Chinaman a* one of the most won? derful in all the world. It Is calcu? lated t > arouse the men of this coun? try to the present day opportunities as no story of modem times." sill STEH LEAVES PERSIA. Theran Persia, Jan. 11,?\V. Mor? gan Bhuster was received today in farewell audience by the shah snd by the regent Naslr Bl Mulk. He will leave tomorrow for Bnsell In tin* re? gent'! automobile and will be accom? panied by his family. lie- Danger of la <.ripp is Iti fatal tendency to pneutuonla, To ours four la grl me coughs tal s Poley'i Honey und Tar Compound, u. D. Pliher, Washington, K?s*, says 1 wai troubled with a severe ati ick of i Lgrtppc thai threatened pneumonia A friend adrlaed Foleya Honey snd Tar Compound und i got relief after taking the first few doses. I took thr*.? bottles anl my la grippe was eure?Y4 (?*'f t*10 fenulnei in tue yel? low package. Sibort's Drug Storo. NEW JU?6ES ELECTED, i DEVORE AM) SHIPP RE-ELECTED WITHOUT lOPPOSITION. Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, Succeeds Late Robert Aldrich; Thomas II. Spain, of Darlington, lt. C. Walts; flank B. Gary, of Abbeville, L*ate J. O. Klugh, on Circuit Bench of South Carolina. Columbia, Jan. 12.?The Joint as? sembly of the two Houses today made the following elections of Circuit Judges: For the 2nd circuit, Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, to succeed the late Robert Aldrich. For the 4th circuit, Thomas H. Spain, of Darlington, to succeed As? sociate Justice R. C. Watts. For the 8th circuit, Frank B. Gary, j of Abbeville, to succeed the late Judge J. C. Klugh. For the 11th circuit, Judge J. W. DeVore, of Edgefield, re-elected. For the 12th circuit, Judge S. W. G. Shipp, of Florence, re-elected. The first two elections were full of spirit and vim and the contest be? tween Mr. Edward Mclver and Mr. Spain, to succeed Judge Watts, for the unexplred term, was one of the sharpest and most spirited contests that has been seen in many years. On the first ballot the result was a tie. There was a bit of feeling over what appeared to be a delay in the announcement of the result, and while tho result was pending several Senators came in and recorded their vote. The late arrivals added to the vote of Mr. Mclver and there was more or less resentment over what some thought to be a purposed de? lay but each vote stood on its own bottom and when once recorded, un? der the rules, cannot be changed un? til the next ballot. On the second ballot Mr. Spain won by a majority of 26 votes, although on the first ballot It was a tie. In the race for the Judgeship from the 2nd circuit there was a sharp contest, which narrowed down to Senator Bates, of Barnwell, and Mr. Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken. On the second ballot, when things simmered down, the vote stood Bates 66, Rice 74, Miley 10, Davis 6. On the third and final ballot the vote stood Rice 99 and Bates 55, and by this vote Mr. Hayne F. Rice, at present a member of the State board of education, was elected to succeed Judge Aldrich. Some mem ben insisted 1 s having! ail the elections without a ? '?s y ' ? v? he >i the uncontented elections ea up the dinner b?*u had its attractions aim j.!uh, D^Yort the postponed until night, as a quo? rum was not voting before recess. Bank of Sumter Stockholders Meet. The Bank of Sumter Stockholders met Monday at five o'clock. Presi? dent Manning made a report of the last year, and then the board of directors as at present constituted was re-elected. As the capital stock will be increased March 1, a resolu? tion was passed allowing the Board of Directors to increase the number cf its members up to twenty-five, electing DOW directors as they quali? fied. The oilicers now are, President, R. t Manning; vice presidents, R. F. Haynsworth, D. D. Moise, and W. F. Rhame; Attorney. E. C. Hayns? worth; and directors, R. I. Manning, K. F. Haynsworth, D. V. Moise, E. C. Haynsworth, C. M. Hurst, C. T. Mason, H. J. McLaur in. Jr., W. P. Rhame, W. S. Man? ning, and J. A. Mood. Mr. Bartow Walsh who has been cashier of the bank has resigned and is now connected with the Consoli? dated Insurance Agency. Mr. Bern? ard Manning who is now abroad has been elected cashier, but as it will be a few months yet before he returns. Mr, W. F. Rhame is back at the cashier's desk in the interim. Mr. Murr Hail has been added to the I ookkeeping f >rce of the bank. Foloy's Honey and Tar Comi>ound. is a reliable family medicine. Give It to your children, and take it your? self when you feel a cold coming on. It checks and cures coughs and colds and croup and prevents bronchitis and pneumonia. Skyscrapers are growing over in Sumter, on paper, faster than weeds. < lharleaton Post. A visit to Sumter a year from now will show that they are not all built on paper, and also that they are not ail air castles. Sares Two Live*. "Neither my sistor nor myself m'rht be living today, if it had not been for l>r. King's New Discovery" writes A. i>. McDonald of Payette ville. N. C? R. F. D. 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He became a contractor and mul? ti-millionaire. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety Fir^l National Bank OF SOMTER < ._. We Solicit the Savings Deposits of business men and professional men; of clerks and book-keepers; of mechanics and laborers; of sewing girls and housekeepers; of married women and single women; of young people and children; I THE BANK OF SUMTER. SUMTER. S. C. J SBH** * JANUARY 1912 forward! The Farmers' Bank and Tru^t Co. SMALL FARMS NEAR SUMTER. 1 am offering special prices on two email farms near the City. One Tract containing 90 acres with 60 in cultivation. 3 miles North-east of the City on the Moses and BrewlngtOB Koads, Land lies well and naturally well drained. One settlement. PRICE $4,000. Second tract containing 100 acres with 90 in cultivation 6 miles South-east of City OB West-side Poeataligo-Manning Road. One settlement This land will make a niee farm aith proper hand ling. PRICE $:i,oeo. Thess prices are for a sals In the next ten days only. INS CHY PROPERtY FARMS TiMBLR LAND R. B. Belser Co. HEAL ESTATE DEALERS. 26 1-2 N. Main Street. Sumter, South Gamlto?