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od* of Identification of the voter as ?hall render repeating; or other fraud? ulent methods <>r voting impossible, or at least dlfhVuti ami dangerous. And we. aM... r.commend that the legislature take action along tho same lias and provide severe punishment for any one 'lolatlng the statutes reg? ulating primaries, and give tho ex? ecutive committee of political parties power to Investigate and call for pa? pers and examine and swear witnesses and punish for contempt, and thus give the party power to protect It? self. And we, also, recommend that wherever the vote shows violation of the statutes now In effect the mem? bers of the executive committee and the respective county chairman to re? quest the solicitor to prosecute the same it. their respective counties. All of which Is respectfully sub? mitted: W. F. Stevenson, T. B. Butler. J. B. Park. W, B. Wilson. Jr.. J. D. Bl/ena, J. M. Oreer, R. M. Jeffries. Members of the subcommittee of the State Democratic executive com? mittee. ? i NEWS FRO" DARK CORNER. Mr. T. H. Ostern Suffers Severe In Jnry in Getting off Train?Mrs. ?stren also Injured. Dark Corner. Oct. 1.?Plenty of cot'.on Is open here to pick, but the pickers are not according to the de? mand. This morning was pretty cool and everything Indicates frost soon. The dog fennel is in bloom and the cockle burs havs grown burs. Mr. T. H. Osteen of the "Syca? more." suffered a severe accident last Saturday night while returning from the meeting of the Black River Union. (Baptist). He was on the shoo.fly tain No. 47, and when the porter came through the coach and called out Broadway Mr. Oateen, who was talking with some friends, arose and saying good night, thinking that the train was passing Broadway and that he would be carried on to Pinewood, stepped off the train in the dark? ness and fell into the trestle at Weeks' mill swamp, breaking his thigh In two places. Drs. Furman and Llttlejohn treated him that night and he is getting along as wsll sa could be expected. Mra Nattle A. Johnson, formally of this corner, died at Brogdon at the home of her father. Mr. L. B. Lack? ey, on the morning of the 23rd of Peptem^er, and was burled at to Weeks' gra i yard tor PusOWOOd cem? etery) on the 24th. Rev. Corbett of Hsrvlna, preached the funeral. Mrs. T. II. Oateen of the "Syca? mores." a tu l ? cutting some feed for her cowa last Saturday, cut her hand very severely with a reap hook. Mr. and Mrs B. N. Owen of Or angeburg sre on a visit to their broth? er-in-law. Mr. T. II. Oateen. Mr. and Mrs. A. s Weeks and Mr. and Mrs K. t\ Brewer visited at "Elmhlll" la>t Sunday. The health of the community la *ery good. The next meeting of the Black Hlv.r Cnlon will be at the Home Branch :hurch, near Paxvllle. Friday, bsf-ire the fifth Sunday in Deeemher. Here I ring off. f" "Hard Times." ??? i ? KJKTTKD MOM TRAIN. A Knight of Tlie Grip Suck The Vic? tim?Fus* Over a Mileage Book. Horry Herald. There was ?ome , x< itement among the passengers on th?? late train last Wednesday evening Just this side of Lor is. when the Conductor forced Oeorge L. Adams, a well known tr.t vel ng man, to leave the train and take to the woods. Th?? trouhle aTOSS over a South QnroHl mileage book which Mr Adams had purchased and paid f ?r bgfnti beginning his Journey st Muiiin? i c, Ho hod understood before starting on the trip that the railroad was m-t ompelle,! to take the gsJhrogN in aoyaseni ol faro os gg Interstate Journ? \ Hi* trip at tlrst was to extend from Mulllns In this State across the line Into North Cnro Una to ChadlxTn and th??n? e \>,\< k In? to South Carolina to Loft* As this would take him out of the StOf '? h? bought a th k. t at Mullin . whtctl w a ?? good to law kg s ?'., and .it Lor la de elded to come on |o CoOWOy, Mr. Ad ims did n?d huv a row ticket ?t Lorls and w h. n thi Imlg ? 11 R mile front Lofti on irda Conn ty, wh< n U conductor ciiied for tl< ket?*, he pu sented tho mileage hook whah tie conductor r fused to take. Th.n doctor claimed that Mr Adomi M is on an Interstate Journey, whih Mr, Adams claimed that thi vo w would not hold for the reosog thai he h id bought a th got for l.ori?. g point with in this state ami sji traveling on hN Way to Hftoth? r point within thi-< flagon tf? wit Conway. The cor I i ? or fasood Mm off Ihe trim god he came In <*'?nw?v the following d.iv ?>> automobile, niol the OttOOtlog will be litignted In the < "ort. FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical 'rwougiit* tor I'm* -tieal Fanners. (Conducted by K. W. Dahbs. Pres Ideat S. C. Farmers Union,) Some liaudom Thoughts. In addition to the action of the executive committee taken from tin daily papers and printed below, the committee will push a campaign of education for a full understanding of the State warehouse bill that will be Introduced at the next session of the legislature. It has taken the precau? tion to submit tho proposed bill to eminent constitutional lawyers, and there Is now no doubt about Its con? stitutionality. Some thought that It was very disastrous that the Supreme Court turned down the first warehouse act. With that decision as a guide the new measure Is a great improvement on Che old. And its strongest features might never have been developed but for the adverse decision. a a a Aside from the scientific market? ing of cotton and other products that will bo the outgrowth of the ware? house system, the Inspection alone by which cotton will be standardized will add many million dollars to the value of the crop, and save millions In econ? omy of handling It. e e a The committee's sessions were marked by a determination to *eek out the best means of reaching all tin farmers, and the outlook for a more compact organization was never bet? ter. E. W. 1>. MEETING OF FARMERS' UNION. Farmers of State Urged by Officials to Hold Cotton for Higher Price*. The executive committee of the State Farmers' Union met yesterday at the office of the secretary. There were present: K. M. Cooper of Lee H. T. Morrison of Charleston. H. Harris of Anderson, J. Whltner Held, sei ro? tary, and K. W. Dabbs, chairman and State president. The committee heard reports from the organization work and planned to extend the same. The president was authorized to enter Into an arrangement with T!*e Progressive Farmer of Raleigh, N. C, to conduct a Farmers' Union page This paper has over 18,000 subscribers In South Carolina, and through its columns the committee expects to get In close touch with the membership. The president was also authorized to arrange with papers in South Car* ollna to carry a aFrmers' Union de? partment. The committee moat earnestly urges the farmers to make use of the money offered by so many of the banks to hold cotton for the high r prlees that must inevitably follow a careful marketing and have taken steps to have the national officials SS cure concerted action throughout tin cotton belt. The committee, regard less of any estimates of the size of the crop, is convinced that present prices are from 3 to 4 cents below its value. m DKP ALMA WINS VANDERBILT RACE. FlnbdioH Lo?* Than a Minute Ahead of Hug lie-. Wauwatoea Race Course Wls., Oc? lobes 2.?Ralph DePalma, driving true to the form and luek which he exhlMted In the Klgin races a month ago, today, with a Mercedes car, won the eighth running of the classic Vandarblll cup automobile race from a held Of tight starters over the new Wauwatoaa Road course. His time was 4 hours. 20 minutes 11.M Seconds, for S distance of L"J'J miles. J.7?i4 feet. This was at a speed ot ?'.;* miles un hour, or tive tidies per hour slower than last year's Vaaderbtlt cup race at savannah II \lt \llAVs POLICY. \cv President of Sen In ?a i d to Retain Old llmployes. Norfolk. \'a. Met. f.?President William .i llarahan of the Seaboard Air Uno, ui a statement today out? lined his policy as to the new head of the Seaboard with the spec ific a ei lion that he had "no <>m- to bring to the property" bul on the contrary would "retain the services <d the g?w d aioi able men now there." ?I"*' ph M, < 'handler Is the e?le agenl In Humter for Styleplus clothes, the perfected product of one .,f the largest i'i i oldi it clothing manu? facturers in the world This line of clothing Is guaranteed to he Hit best for the money on the market ind the lex ?! agent stands hark ot tie- gtiar A NEW KIM) OF POLITICS. That In Kol Politics at all Hut that Wi .l lie the Economic Regeneration <>r du* South. An Inquisitive subscriber asked Ag? riculture Editor Nlven of Atlanta tlx Question: "What art- poor politics?" Orange Judd Southern Farming frankly replies In words that should make every farmer In thin State ait up and take notice: Southern Farming's Platform, L To make three bales of cotton grow where one grows now. 2. TO make forage crops, grasses and pasture five times as good and ten times as protltahle as at present. 3. To make tobacco, fruits, vege? tables and other crops better In quan? tity, quality and profit. 4. To enable tho South to make more and better corn, oats, wheat and other grain. 5. To promote improved live stock until the South exports to the rest of th? United States and to foreign coun? tries a vast surplus of meats, butter, cheese, eggs, and manufactures there? from. 6. To reform distribution, bank? ing and currency, so as to make uni? versal more economic methods of marketing the products of Southern farms and factories, forest and mines, and in supplying our people's con? suming needs. 7. To wisely utilize the South's natural resources so that they yield handsome profits at present and yet be conserved for future generations. 8. To improve the South's high? ways and railroads, rivers and har? bors, until they are adequate to the needs of a mighty people. 9. To improve our schools until every young person In country or town may he trained in efficiency, health and character, and Imbued with that wisdom which is knowledge and the capacity to use it. 10. To link more closely school and home, farm and factory, so that the one may more benefit tho other. 11. To aid, in those and other ways, the South to have fourfold its present population, each of whom shall enjoy "life, liberty and the pur? suit of happiness!" 13? Thus to make for a greater nation through a greater South. Comment on the Above. This Is not needed. Each plank sneaks for itself. Hut you won't* find any of our planks In the platfrom of any political party. v ' how much more important is Southern Farming's platform! Just think a bit, and you will see how true Is our statement. For nil the candi? dates for office might miraculously disappear, congress and legislatures might not meet for a couple of years, yet .he United States and the world aould go right along with scarcely a ripple, But let Southern farmers for a single season fall to produce a surplus, or to make a cotton crop, and the economic fabric of the whole Occident would be upset! Soil and seas, mine and forest, sup? port of the world. Better farming means better living and better times for all?and this means also. that people shall "got into gear with na tun ." or In tune with the infinite, and enjey the harmony of body, mind and soul that Is the realest thing In this in life. Bo we reckon pretty much all our folks down here will say amen to Southern Farming's platform. Now let's all pitch in to work it out, for Qoi helps those who help themselves. STRAUS INDORSED. Bid I Moose Preferred by Indepen? dence League. New York, Oct. 3.?Oscar B, Straus. candidate for governor on the Pro grettslve ticket, was indorsed for gov? ernor by the Independence league In Sta e convention here early this mo tiing. The vote was Si* for Mr. Straus and 79 for William Sulser, Democratic nominee for governor, wh we name was tin- only other one pl.t ted in nomination. DEMANDS $20,000,000 DAMAGES. An I Apology by New York t.ovor nor for False Imprisonment, Albany, N. v.. Oct.?Qov, I>lx has received a letter signed, ? .j p, Wlnn, Denver Gobi" In which the writer do? rnende "an apology from >ou as Qov* ertior of the state ..f Mew York and |l> 1,000,000 damages f<?r false Impris? onment and frustration of life." 'Unless my demands are complied with," the communication continues, "1 shall enter SUll against .\Yw York state i gm backed by the army and navy of the United States." <:-^. said he did not tnke the matter seriously, but would turn It over t?? his h eal advisor. The county hoard of commissioners m t In tb? ir regular monthly session Tuesday, \\ this meeting the bids f.. the good roads b< u<\* were open ed JO WITT CO* RT-MARTIAL OVKH. Dcfendanl n> Augusta Case Tells siory of Tragedy* Augusta, ?i?.. (?et. l'. It waa mld nlght nearly when the Court Martial concluded the eis?- against Capt, Thad Jowitt. Capt. Jowltt said he was called to the home of Mayor Barrett Thurs? day night and. In conference with Sheriff Clark, was asked to call mit hi.s company t<> protect the power house, lie told the mayor the order would have to come from the governor. Sher? iff Clark told the military officer he would deputize Jowitt and his whole company, according to the defendant and make them go on duty, whereupon Jowitt told tho sheriff he would refuse to servo under such circumstances, Finally the order OaVDie from tho Gov? ernor, and the men were assembled. Friday afternoon tTle infantry was ordered on duty at the power house, after the order was issued by Major Levy that any man In ihe service who took a drink would be held to Court martial. Capt Henderson, he said, in? structed Capt Jowitt to assist in plac? ing the guard. "I asked him what was the orders to be given to the men and he replied: 'Halt every one and if they don't halt, fire.' Those orders, however, had al? ready l*?en given to the men." The defendant said he stood in the gate of the power house yard and saw the detail posted, the purpose of post? ing being that the cotton mills would in a short time turn out. "I saw Dorne and Baker coming from Broad street, and saw Baker get out his whip and hit his horse He was coming at a run and I heard a shot fired. I stepped outside and said: 'Halt or I'll fire.'" Baktr re? plied: 'Fire, damn you.'" Jowitt said Baker drew a revolver and fired in his direction, whereupon he whipped out his revolver and fired one shot over the heads of the men in the buggy and almost Immediately there was a fusillade from rillcs one shot of some kind struck the ground right In front of the defendan: and others struck In the fence near him. He said the only order he gave at all was: "Stop that horae," and after the general firing he ran to where tho guard was stationed and asked loud? ly: "What the hell's all this shooting for." when one of the men replied: "Captain, that man was shooting at you." Jowitt said when he first saw Wil? son he was standing outside his car cursing a sentinel. He said In the Wil? sen Incident the order had been pre? viously given to fire low. and the men who fired on Wilson did not shoot to kill. immediately after the firing Jowitt says he telephoned Mayor Levy, who sent Lieut. Young and a squad Of cavalry to disperse the crowd. The cavalry came at a gallop with draw sabres. "We had secret service men out," said Jowitt, "and had gotten informa? tion that an attack would be made on the power plant that night." He said he stopped the firing on Wilson, Spof ford, Christie and Dr. Battey, and the motorcycle ridden by Calne was th<* only thing that got through the lines. He thought Baker fired three shots and was sure that the orders were given by Capt. Henderson, officer of the day. Jowitt's duty, he said, was to see to the posting of the men. The witness said Baker did not fire first; that he heard one shot before Baker fired. Jowitt was standing in ten feet of Baker when they fired at each oth? er, but there was firing from the In? side of the yard, behind Jowitt." The court went Into executive ses? sion upon conclusion of this testimony and the result of its deliberations will be transmlted to the Governor for review when the other cases are tried. Until that time it is sealed. Will Do Away with Credit System. i It begins to look as If th.- monied men of Sumter are directing their wealth to the establishment of banks all over the country, recently there have been several little hanks started with Sumter capital. We know of 00 better way to kill out the credit busi? ness thtin by the establishing of these small hanks convenient to those who borrow cash to buy their supplies. In a few years the old time method of furnishing supplies with a lien on the crop as security will be done away with, and the hanks will furnish the cash for the fanners to do business with, and too, this will mean the price of interest heing brought down by competition. Manning Times. Wednesday morning w ork was com meneod on W. Liberty streel between Main . ml Sumter, preparatory t<> lay* ing storm sewer pipes on the south? ern sale ?f the Btreel from the cor? ner "t the Craig Furniture Compnnj building to Sumter street. This Is an Improvement which has been needed for some t Ime nd which will Im h. en with much pleasure by personi having business alonu th.it stie,t. Th< Lyric theatre will open 11? doors it 2.30 " i look tomorrow a in ever) day I hen nftei for the b< nefll u out i f town patrons, FUSING TIDE OF BUSINESS AC J IVI I V. Manufacturers of all Section* Teil of Remarkable l*ros>pesity?Car mid Labor Shortage Already in sight. Baltimore, Oct. 2.?Ten pages ot letters from manufacturers in all parts of the country published in this week's Issue of th?- Manufacturers Record teil of remarkable activity everywhere and In every line of in? dustry. Summing up these letters, the Manufacturers Record says: a rapid expansion in business Intel ests, increasing activity everywhi re, factories overtaxed with orders be? yond their capacity to till, a growing scarcity of labor, especially of skilled mechanics, a ^ar shortage which in many Cases is greatly retarding ship? ment!*, a shortage so pressing in some cases that one report tells of cement being delivered by the use of passen? ger cars tu< well as cattle cars?such is the condition of business through? out the country as voiced by leading manufacturers in every section in let? ters to the Manufacturer's Record. The story Is one of exceeding Interest ! as a whole, while many of these Indi? vidual letters throw an Illumination upon business questions which makes them of more than usual interest. In some sections there is as yet no car shortage reported; in others, the railroads are reported as wholly un? equal to cope with *he business, and manufacturers crowded with orders that they cannot 1111 because of tho lack of transportation facilities. This is so strongly presented In many let? ters that is should command the im? mediate attention of every railroad man In the country, as well as of every business man and politician, for all must unite to find some way by which the money needed for a vast expansion of railroad facilities can be secured. Though we are apparent? ly only of the beginning of a period of great activity, and the country is not yet in the full swing of its high? est tide of prosperity, traffic Is run? ning far beyond transportation fa? cilities. How great the difficulties of transportation will be with a contin? uance of a few months longer of present activities it is difficult to esti? mate. The problem is one that will tax the best effort of the railroads and i the heartiest co-operation of th? peo? ple of Ihe wnoxe country, Sot ? day is to be loot in trying 10 rind a rem* edy for this situation. Almost over night there hau < ?nng up??n the country, silently and ecarce iy foreseen, even by the shrewdest financiers and business men, ? mar* velOUS change from inactivity to greit activity. Tile Steel works of the coun? try art wholly unable to meet prompt? ly the demand for stool products. Building operations ale evorywhoi delayed l>y the inability of contracto to secure reinforcing bars for con? crete construction and architectural work. Cement manufacturers, who since lie07 have had a hard struggle to find trade, and what they f< und was generally at a loss, are now ovcr^fc whelmed with business :tt advancing prices, and the only difficulty in the cemeat business is the fact that rail? roads cannot begin to provide cars enough to handle the product. Many of these letters emphasize the point that, notwithstanding th? fact that this is a Presidential year, business men are ignoring political problems and are attending strictly to business. Apparently, political ac? tivities are having no effect whatever,, as in former years', in retarding busi j ness or in preventing manufactures^ from spending money to provide for enlarged facilities. Everywhere, with rare exceptions, the demand for la? bor is reported as active. In some cases it is said that thousands of ad? ditional laborers could tind imme? diate employment, while in others there is no scarcity reported of un skilled labor, but a great scarcity of skilled mechanics. The facts presented in these letters from so many manufacturers, cov? ering so wide a range of industries, are of more than national interest The Manufacturers Record commends a study of these leters to every busi? ness man in the country. Marriage Ueonse Record. A marriage license was issued Wednesday to Julius Long and Flor<^ Tlndal of Sumter, colored. Paris, Oct., 2.?The Bank of France and other big financial institutions here stopped payments in gold to-day as a precautionary measure in view of the Balkan situation. i The reason why. We have secured the exclusive agency of STYLEPLUS CLOTHES in this town. This is just another evidence that we are always looking out for our customers' best interests. After the fullest investigation and comparison with the best brands of clothing on the market, we found that STYLEPLUS CLOTHES came up to the high standard we require in clothes before we will recommend them to our customers. We found that "The same price the world over" have unusual quality and value, the best we ever saw at or near the price. We found them the equal of the $20.00 to 00 grades of any other make?and that's why wc arc fcatuiing then. We know that every STYLEPLUS suit or overcoat that gv>c 9 out of our store has made another staunch friend for US and STYLEPLUS (XOTHES, for the buyer has saved from fJ.OO to fS.OO in hard cash and is as stylishly dre^ed as cvei. Come in some day soon and try on some of the new Fall modelt of STYLEPLUS Suits and Overcoats--every garment guaranteed by the makers. Joseph M. Chandler, 16 SOUTH MAIN ? !\