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BOlGO-inii WAR ENDS. ARMIMKK SU.NKI), FIGHTING i i:.\si-:s AM? VKU | IN SIGHT. Ttrkpy ami All ALI?-* t.xccpt Grcwe Ke|Mrr*eiitcd in signature?Thal Athens Go\?>rtiiiteiit H?*> Not V ?V*dc*| In l*Tl?tO?<ol SllXVptlblC of Serious Interpretation?Terms of Truce Not l>ebnltel> Known. London. l>ec. 3.?The protocol Bf" ranging an armistice wan signed late this evening Bf the Turkifh and Uui gar hin delegate**, the latter represent? ing also Ser\la and Montenegro. I*rn>r to this then had been a long sitting of the TurkiMh council of min? isters to consider fresh prop >sals sub? mitted by the allies. Apparenth the Greek delegute* did not sign the protocol. At present nothing is definitely known < n this point nor of the tern of the armistice as revised today. T? rms of the nrmHt.ee as a< > epted by Bulgaria, provldea th it the truce shall continue during the entire period of the peace negotiation*! Turkey Is to have the right of r? - vh tualllng all her besieged forces and S>ll the detached bodies of ottoman troop* remaining in Macedonia and ?h*? where so well ss the Turkish populstlons in vir'...us parts cf the theatre of war Th" .dihd llalkar nations are to furnish safe conduct for the revlc tualllng parties, and the Ottoman con? voys are to be pemltted to pass. If necessary, through forces of the al? lies 1 Th" blockade of the Aegean and Adriatic coasts of European Turkey Is to be raised. The fact that the negotiations for the armistl<e wer* regarded as an in? tegral part of the i>esce negotlstlons also helped Turkey to secure more favorable terms than would have been granted under other circum? stances. The refusal of Oreec* to sign the armistice is susceptible of different in? terpretations. In the first place, as a tacit arm stlce has been In existence for more to an a week already, it is not Impossible tbst the negotiations may have served to bring about an I agreement on the general principles of peace terms, such as would prom? ise the speedy arrangement of a pesce treaty when the conference meets, as Is now expected, in London. In this ease flu fa* I IHat nreece Is standing out from the arm - '? protocol wou'd I not tre t gt -at Importeaee In ths second | I the Greek ab st? . :h?r. no y vi. . .i ??. t among ths allies, arising from Jeal ousl*s concerning the possession of flalonlkl and the insistence of the Greek* on the capitulation of Adnan ople. Scutari and Janina Other point** which may Influence the situation are to be found in the fact that Turkey recently agreed to conclude a separate treaty with Oreece; tbst Bulgaria apparently is not unwilling to enter in an alliance l with Turkey, and that the allies are H desirous that Turkey shall enter th? Balkan custom* league. _ i There It a rumor In 8ofla that a suggestion has been made to ffffhl d tuts flnumanla for Oreece in the Bal? kan leagu?. It seems clear fron the ^ report tha Bulgaria will ignore the ^ Gr**k effort to land sn army in Oal Hpolis pen nsula and to send her fleet to attack the Dardanelles, thai the re? lations bdween Oreece and Bulgaria ar* ferally strained snd these signs of dissension among the allies leave the situation full of dangerous possl ? Mittles. It is r?|orted that France Is trying to persuade Greece to adopt a less un? yielding attitude. It Is understood that th* financial pressure and the exhaus? tion of their forces had much to do with the willingness of Bulgaria and f\ Her\i* to conclude peace, and In this respect Oreece, which gained her vic? tories with less expense. Is he-t. r able to continue hostilities. Adrian? pie was the obstscle which threatened to wre. k the parleys U - tween the pienipot- aUfsfleg of Turkey fj| sad of the Balkan allies when ?hey first opened at Bughtchc gtsd Adrian ople appear. .if t>o- end of the negotiations .is the most SSrtOttf hin? drance to the attainment of an agr< ?tent. ^ loiring the first session of the <|. u gates the Turks absolutely refused to nslder he surrendef at the strong? hold of Adrlanopl?. and when the Bul? garians later yb hb d t<> them en this point the Greek delegates shrunk tack and demanded time in uha h to sub mit the question to the government at ^ Athens ' he n >*..n foi the ? ? Uenlc objection la any su? h submission to the deslr. s of the t>tt inmn represen? tatives is not fur to aeeh, according to the npirdon e\pr?s-?d in dlplnm.ri Circles. it Is pol.it. d out that it is obvious lh?t if tie I'. iIk iri,ir,m k, rifles the ultimate possession of \A rlanopb* In th. In?? i. of k? m i d p*?Ce. th \ Hill expect fh. ir .illo share their sacrifice aroi ih %?? In which thH Sag t?e #oat I to gi\e Bulgaria compensation in the shape i th- 'ei ,?. f \ . on'po red by the Gnek Servian* and ItonttntfTtM. Hence the w.ill from Atln ns th.it any COnOSI Stottl to Turkey will endanger the fruits of moIitv named hy *.he allh I Above all those of QreeCC and Sorvla." No i SATISFIED WITH SCHEDULE. people Between sumter und Raihop \llle Want Morning Train to Sum a number of complaint! of persons living betweer Bftehopville and Sum u r. I , Sumter and Loo , ..unties, have horn heanl e mcernmg the present I hodnie of ti e South Carolina Wes? tern road. These person.- say that the present schedule is such that they not come 1.0 town on the railroad uid do any business lu re during the day, as they have only two hours by the schedule ind the lateness of the train usually reduces this time by half an hour. one farmer, in speaking of the present schedule, remarked that it w.is line for Bishopvllle and Harts vllle, but it certainly was not any good to Sumter, in so far as giving persons living on the road the chance to do h? ir trading In Sumter. He said that it was a great convenience in hauling freight, but that the people of his section, who had expected to gain time in coming to Sumter by the oper? ations of the road, still had to use their own vehicles, if they wished to d ? any amount of business in town during tho day. It seems that since the purpose of a railroad is to operate so as to obtain the greatest possible amount of passeng? er, 88 well a* freight, traffic, that it would be a good thing for the road to consider the complaint of these citizens alon; the route and operate such a sehet'ule as will satisfy them, If possible. The farmer, referred to above, stated that people in his sec? tion thought that the Chamber of Commerce ought to take the matter up with tie road and see if they could not arrange for a satisfactory schedule. EDUCATION DAY AT BZFOOTION. Prominent Men to Make Address** and Interesting Feature at Great Com Shov.-. Columbia, Dec. 3.?Walter H. Page ?f New York, editor of The World's Work, and Dr. David F. Houston of It Louis, Chancellor of Washington University, have accepted invitations le deliver addresses on National Edu? oatlon Dav ut the Fifth National Corn \- . ...i i.ere. gelt JfJHtirT Both .ot an .11 known lg this section ?.hi in MK pi am* inent educators of the South. Both he and Mr. Page have devoted much .inn- to the study of problems per .uning to the betterment of rural life. National Education Day has been ? Ixed for Friday, January 31, the ex? position opening on the 27th. Other prominent educators who have ac? cepted Invitations to speak on this day are Mr. J. D. Eggleston, State Su? perintendent of Education of Virginia, tnd Miss Mabel Carney, of Normal University, Normal, 111.. Secretary of I he Illinois Country Life Federation. The addresses of this day will be di? rected to real problem* in school im? provement and In the improvement ind development of rural schools es? pecially. A series of exhibits, demon? strating the methods, value and need ? f rural school imMovement, Is being prepared for the exposition by Presi? dent I). H. Johnson and a special com? mittee of the Winthrop faculty. Treat? ing a different phase of the same sub? ject will bo country community ex? hibit, to be put on by Miss Mabel Camay in Cooperation with the rural llf?? department of thu Presbyterian Hoard of home missions, of New York. This exhibit will deal with *-ural school and church problems, and their relations to the rural community. Dr. A, C. Mltdell, President of the Uni? versity ?>f south Carol!na? Ii in charge of program arrangements for Nation? al Kducation Day. sor my l \111.wiii, Torn." So Declare*. IHOno Sarah, who lte turn?* to America?In Yandex Hie. New Yoik. Dec. I.? This is not my farewell tour of tin beautiful Amer? I i declared Sarah Bernhardt tin ehe ?topped oil the La Unvote from Eu? rope with her company yesterday for ? vaudevllk tour of the United St.ite?. The French tragedienne carried her usual large personal < m ilpment, which in< luded two Pom? ranlan pupe, tuck ? d snugly und? r her arms ai she crossed the gang plank( cheered hy tin Hner'a crew. Mine Bernhard! left immediately in a splendid epeclal ear for Chicago, where ehe mnkes her Hrsi appearance, Henr) n I lat netl Mlnnb Dm net I Lens Be met t, cl il tn Kllss Bwlnton, lot Of, W. t Mam -tie. t |f) |..\\ || of Main w\ ills, 11 lt?tt. a. j. sHunna to Roberl Ii Perrin, Sr. two lnt?? on Dei street, |H0, tor. Real I ante rraiiMfer*. LEE8VILLE BANK MUDDLE IN STA'I'l QUO, Beiiaatloii Exported, it Mitelng Presi? dent Does not Return, Sa>s Re? port?Bonk Officer? Moot ami Maj Issue Statement To?d0}?Hank Ex ? minor Defers Action?i>r. Ether edire Was Been In Columbia, Lexington, Dec, ?There have been n<> developments today In the In? vestigation that is being made of the condition of the l spies' Bank ot LeesvlUe, which suspended business last Wednesday and whose president, Dr, B. J. ECthedrsdge, left the town end has not been located, state Hank Examiner B, J. Hhame has been in OOnSUltation with the direc? tors of tlte institution today, having gone to LeesvlUe this morning. Tile affairs of the institution are still in the hands of tl?e directors, the State hank exa.niner having agreed) it is understood, to withhold action for a few days, tiie "hope being that the relatives <f the president or hid ti u tids will he able to make an ad? justment that will be satisfactory to the directors. The directors would give out no statement today, but are in session again tonight, and wall very probably make an official announcement in the morning. it was learned today from a reliable source that Dr. Ktheredge spent Sun day in Columbia in consulntion with his wife. He was seen on the streets of that city at about 11 o'clock, It Is Stated, and told a friend that he was going out o-' the city; that his train was due to leave at that hour. Just where he should have gone is still a mystery. It is said that he had a num? ber of collections to make In different parts of tho State, but all efforts to locate him have proved a failure. It is also stated today on reliable infor? mation that a sensation will be sprung w itr in the next few days un? less Dr. Etr redge Is found. The na? ture of which, however, the officers do not fee! disposed to give to the public at tr ls time. There has been remarkably little uneasiness expressed by the depositors of the bank, since the directors have given their word that all depositors will be pa d In full, although the stockholderi appreciate the fa.'t that they are a/holly responsible to the de? positors and that they Will ' all , ro babtllt) i heavily thei ivee. The relative? and ?Mir i aasooip sa ? ; i r. ESthCredge HU ig to the belief that the missing i itd< ut l?1 making an nonest effort to raise the funds sufficient to cover his Indebted? ness to the bank and that he will re? turn to his home within a short time; others, however, believe that the mis? sing man ia fleeing and that he will not be eas ly located. The aged fa? ther of Dr. Ethredge, one of the best men that h is ever resided in this sec? tion of the State, is said to be almost heartbroken over the disclosures that has wrecked the life of his favorite son, and has offered all of his pos? sessions In order that the creditors of the hank pf which his son was the president, night bo paid In full. SOl'TII CAROLINA Df"LEGATION. Members from this State at Opening of Congress. Washington, Dee. 2.?-Those mem? bers of the South Carolina delegation who were present at the opening of the seaslon of Congress today were Senators '7illman and Smith, and Represent!.tives Johnson, Lever and Byrnes. It li Ilk ly that the delegation will be called together In the near future by Senat >r Tillman to consider tho adoption of some concerted method of handling the patronage problem as it affects the various distil ts and the Spite as a whole Representative laser laughed when asked about his boom for Secretary of Agriculture In the Wilson cabinet. He said he regarded the suggestion as a joke and that what he is interested In Is attending to his work as a Repre? sentative of his district and as a mem? ber of the great committee On agri? culture. HLEA8ES GO TO RICHMOND. Will xttcini Governor's Conference? Invited to White House. Columbia, Dec, 2. ? Oov. and Mrs. Blease left over the Seaboard thfs ef ternoon for Richmond) Va., where they go to attend the annual Gover? nors conference, which opens In that city tomorroWi and will be In session the rest i t the week, There are many dellghtfu affairs on the programme. The Governor and ins wife have been Invited to take luncheon with President Tafl al the white House next Saturday. They \\di probabl) re? turn to ! he . it. Runday night. Levy and Moset*, the up to-date ftouth Ms in stt.it grocers, are ths to it to decorate their store windows i foi Christ mat t idH year. JURY CLEARS SNEED. Texan Man. Slayer <>r lather and Son Acquitted <>r Killing Elder of Vic time. Port Worth, Texas, Dec. a.?J. Beal Sneed was today found not guilty of the murder ,of Capt Al. G. Boyce, Sr. John Beal Bneed shot Capt. A. Q. Boyce tf> death January 13, 1912, in Fort Worth soon after Snood had returned from Canada where his wife had eloped with Al. G. Boyce, Jr., son of Capt. Boyce. Captain Boyce was sitting in a ho? tel lobby when Sneed entered and sind him. Captadn Boyce, it was tes? tified, was unarmed. Bneed claimed ?elf-defense and also a conspiracy of the Boycea to rob him of his wife. Al. Boyce, Jr., was killed hy Sneed in Amarlllo, September 14, last. Bneed will be tried for this in February at Vernon. The county board of commissioners held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION Of the 'tank of Sumter, Located at Sumter, s. C, at the Close of Bnsi< nessi November 2?, 1912. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts. . .$505,440.50 Overdrafts, including cot? ton checks. 30,336.98 Conds and Stocks owned by bank. 31,143.73 Furniture and Fixtures . . 2.652.99 Other Heal Estae owned. . 48,326.52 Due from Hanks and bank? ers. 101,438.29 Currency. 8,440.00 Gold. 390.00 Silver and other minor coin. 2,888.66 Checks and Cash items... 24,120.93 Total.$835.178.60 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in. . .$200,000.00 Surplus Fund. 50,000.00 Undivided profits, less cur? rent expenses and taxes paid. 18,569.38 I .Due to hanks and bank? ers. 270.50 Dividends unpaid. 8.00 Individual deposits subject to check. 288,653.35 Savings deposits. .. .. 103.50s.66 I lemand ? ei tifh ut< ? ??? 00? posit . . . 24,1?;:.00 Certified checke., .. . .. 14.00 Cash ? 1 b checks. 13.75 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed. 150,000.00 Total.$835.178.60 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter. Before me came Bernard Manning, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. BERNARD MANNING. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of December, 1912. R. Doxler Loe, Notary Public. Correct Attest: R. F. Haynsworth, Rich. I. Manning, A. D. Harby, Directors. Geo. H. Hurst, UNDERTAKER AND EMBAI.MER. Prompt attention to day or night calK AT OLD J. D. CRAIG STAND, 202 N. Main Street. Day Phone 539. Night Phone 201. Special Sale -OF EDISON WAX RECORDS. Thomas A. Edison, inc., will not manufacture any more wax rec? ords. They ore making an lu destructible cylinder nn d ln i toad in 1 minute, only at 50 ?i*i*t? We will ^ell while *hov las! of iI it- 'J anil I ml UtC record-, wax, j minute at 25c, 1 minute at 35c. 4.ci your share of these records before (Ik*) are all gone. Let u> ?- II you an Edison machine, cash or ratty payment**. Write for cat? alogue if it Is so 0111 can't eilll. W. A. Thompson, JEWELER AMI OPTICAN. SCORES UIGH SOCIETY. Itomo in Worst Days Xever Harbored Such state of Vice, Says Blsliop A. W. Wilson. Savannah, Doc. 1.?"Rome in its worst days, never harbored such con? ditions of vice as are prevalent in our highest social circles at tho present time/' declared Bishop A. W. Wilson, of the Methodist E3pis< opal church South, in a sermon hero today. Con? tinuing, he said: "Never at any period of the world's history has the moral str?tum been bo thin or b0 low. The world is beset to? day with more insane theories and philosophies) more hypocritical crei da than ever before. "The advance of science and philosophy in the study of the finer infinite subjects connected with the creation of the earth is imperiling the religious welfare of the world. Sci entlflc process will never disclose the hidden secretl of the universe. The rr ystery which passeth the under? standing will not he unfolded by the h ind of man, through the application ot philosophy." Bishop Wilson is attending the South Georgia Methodist Conference in s* ssion here. Adjutant Ceneral Moore is making arrangements for the South Carolina troops that wall attend the inaugura? tion of President Wilson. Why Not Something Useful? We have plenty of useful presents for you to give the boy, your wife, or the husband? needn't wait for Xmas either. You know, something you've been needing about the house for a long time. Let us show you. Burns-Lowry Co. The New Hardware 'People. For horses, mules, wagons, buggies, surries, harness, etc. call on us and get prices. Terms and prices right. Agent for the Rock Hill buggy. A full line of Moline plow implements, consisting of one-horse, two sizes of two horse steel turn plows (Blue Bird), middle bursters, harrows, grain drills, cotton and corn planters, pea hullers, etc. Have you seen the 1913 Fords? Take a look at it. Reduction in price, but better in quality. Touring cars, $600; roadster, $525.00, F. O. B. De? troit. We will have a large and complete line of Ford parts In stock in a few days, so that you can get any Ford part from us. D. C. SHAW CO. 10-12 & 14 Sum tor St. Phone 553. OT TEETH A\i' MOM 171 Money spent ? r teeth ?o s investment ? I m that gives roej daily returns. ?lonej the Medians of K\ ? isjsja.. is only good so far as It gives us the things which contribute to our health, comfort ana happiness. When Spent on the Teeth it brings I s all Three of tlie Above. Tho Sumter Dental Parlors are de? voting their Mfe work to the care of the teeth, let them look your mouth over. Sumter Dental Parlors, DR. C. H. COURTNEY, Prop. OVER MRS. ATKINSON'S MILLINERY STORE. Porter-Snowden Co. COTTON FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 90 e. bay street. Charleston, S. C. All Cotton Handled on Commission. Extra Staple Cotton a Specialty Would be Glad to Receive Consignments From You, Which Will Command our Very BEST ATTENTION MOLES and WARTS Removed with MOLESOFF, without pain or danger, no metier how large, or hoa far raised above the surface of the skin* Ami inc> win never return, and no trace or scar v*iii be left. MOM v UFF Is applied illrectl) to tlie MOLE or WART, which entire!) dlsup|Huirs in about sli days, killing the germ mid leaving the skin smooth and natural. MOLKSOFF Is put up onl) in One lb?||nr hottk** Each bottle la neatly packed in a plain case accompanied by full directions, and contains enough reined) t.? remove ?i^iu or tea ordinarj M??l. l.. or WARTS. We sell MOLESOFF under e positiv? GUARANTEE If it falls to rem >ve your MOLE <-t WART, e/s frill promptl) refund the <i?>i!.tr. Florida Distributing Conipunj Department. Pensaooia Fla,