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CHARGED WITH FRAUD. GARRISON G. DAVIS M>KMI Kl \ OF lllSHOI'V 11.1,1; AND SIM MERTON \\ \NTFD III III:. Sniml Mggflg IVoiii Rank t?f Sumter by I'tU" I'd Wenses., h? .nni hy Hunk at H* ">? Utk.. Flccc^l Mctvliaiits of Mimmcrton, It i-* \ iul<m Htood The following; aBtlCB, kg the morlng papers will hi read with Brach Inter? est ty people of Sumter. Summerton and Hlshopivlle. where Davis former? ly lived or carried on his operations. Rome. Ga., Feb. 3.?Garrison O. Davis, aged 46, wanted in connection with land swindling- charge* Involving several thousand dollars in Sumter. S. C. and Orlando, Fla. was arrested here tonight. Detectives were guided to Rome by trailing the 19-year-old wife of Davis from South Carolina. When arrested Davis is said to have collapsed and confessed to the charges against him. He U charged with fraudulent loan manipulations in Sum. ter amounting; to $6,70S and in Or? lando aggregating $7.000. The charges wer? preferred by the Hank of Sum? ter of the South Carolina town and the Hank of Orlands In the Florida town. At the Hank of Sumter it was stated Tuesday morning that Mr Davis had succeeded in swindling the bank out of a smal'. amount of money in 1911, which had been marked off the books ever since that year. The bank had slnoe that time been endeavoring to locate Davis, but had not succeeded in dt'ng so until recently, when his arrest In Rome, Oa., followed Mon? day night. It Is probable that Da . is will be brought back to this city, to answer for the charges which are held against him. It seems that Davis, who is a big, fine looking man. with a good appear? ance and excellent address, came or- ' iglnally from near Rlshopvllle, where, It Is understood, he has influential and prominent family connections. He liv? ed for a time on Mr. O. C. Scarbor? ough's place at Summerton In 1911. and It wa* about the time that he was living there that he commenced his land swindling operations, which since that time have been carried on throughout Florida and parts of Geor? gia, where he has swindled various bank* and people out of sums amount? ing in all. it Is understood, to more than ISO.000. At the time he lived In or to f HlshopvUle It Is understood that Davis was reliable and considered straight fn his business transactions. About the time he went to Summerton. how ever, he ' went crooked" <*ud by false representation secured from the Hank uf Sumter a sum of $8.100 Davis brought with him gilt edge recom sseadatlons from bankers and ethef prominent people of Hishopville and Obtained the roone\ ?>v mortgaging chattels he did not own. It is also understood that when he left Sum merton. he was in debt to nearly every merchant and business man there, from whom he could obtain money or goods. Ills operations in Florida proved most successful for himself, the mystery being how he succeeded n l vadlng the dutches of the law for ?o MMg a time. Davis, it is said, did not enrich himself by the money he * obtained falsely, for he squandered it ?s fast iu? to su.led In getting it. Ht'HIDF. \T MANNING. George W. Harne?, shoot- Soir With a Shot Gem, Manning. Feb. 3 ?George W. Harnes, a White man 31 years of age, committed suicide a? the home of his father <"apt. Samuel Hirnes, at Foreston. about j o'clock yesterday afternoon by shooting himself in the left bresst with a shotgun. No one else was at home at the time, but the shot was *? ard ??> j C. Land and J M |'.os\soitb. who Weal at once to gfeeatlgattf and round the dead body en the each ptaaaa, the f?t.?i wen ad having saaeed Immediate death) The deceased had be. n engaged fof BO me time in ralhroad work in Florida, but had b? . n on a visit to hat lather s for About tWo Weeks. lie hid DSSg III HI health and it is susssooed Buffered .? temporary ?beffatloa of the mind ah?ii the fatal deed w.^ .imltted foron? r Thsodsf I 'in\ writ down last night and held an lagjueat, IhS Jury returning a trerdlel In accord* un* ? * Ith the f Bftl as Mt.ife.i Haal I -tan- iv lastet n The folios |g .1.. as wet ,? left In the ludttor ? oaVs Mondaj la be re ? or b d .1 g M< I Mfib I to W. A M ? 1 ?aalet, tr.o t of II i acres an Pocol ilii gemma, assumption ol one hall im-' I - IgX w \. \i? 11 inlel le I H McDan ? trJiet of If! a r. H ,n G-olgetoWll put lie road, discharge of mortgage o same. H x Ooodn n to .' M. Ot llHn, t ? n< of i ; ., i. i on "Ran coon Public road $:\or,?i s. I* Williams to peter Antferso tract of 30 acres and of II I I icre $915. COMMITTEE To MEET. Agricultural Development and I dn cation Committee of Sta'c Hani, er?. IggOOtetlOn Holds Session in Co? lumbia. I it?< . rw air, iyu I,?The chairman of the Agricultural Development and Education Committee of the South Carolina Hankers' Association, an? nounces that this committee will hohl an Agricultural Conference In Co? lumhia, Thursday, February 6th. The meeting will he convened at 9.30 o'clock and will last until 1 p. m. During that time short addresses will he made by several prominent men of this and other States. Their subjects will pertain to the betterment of ru? ral life conditions. With one excep? tion, the addresses will be limited to 30 minutes. The program of the conference, as announced by Chairman V oodside, is as follows: (1) Mr. E. W. Dabbs, President State Farmers' Union: "Methods Whereby Hankers Can Render Assist? ance to Farmers in Marketing Crops." (2) Hon. E. J. Watson. State Com? missioner of Agriculture: "The Farm? er and His Relation to the Economic Development of the State." (3) Prof. W. M. Riggs, President of Clemson College: "The Lever BUI and its Probable Effects upon the Demonstration Work." (4) Hon. Richard I Manning, Presi? dent of Hank of Sumter: "Relation? ship Hetween the Hanker and the Farmer." (5) Mr. Bradford Knapp, Special Agent Farmers' Co-operative Demon? stration Work, U. S. Department of Agriculture: "How May We Help in the Solution of Our Agricultural Problems." Farmers and business and profes? sional men and any others interested in the betterment of conditions of ru? ral life are cordially invited to at? tend the conference. The meeting will be held in the main auditorium of the National Corn Exposition Hall. Mu? le will be furnished by the Exposition band. The Agricultural Development and Education Committee || a now feature of the South Carolina Hankers Asso? ciation, and was perfected at the an? nual meeting of the Association held last summer at the Isle of Palms. FAMILY ALMOST WIPED OUT. Series of Tragedies Take all of Wo? man's Children. Jacksonville, Fla.?A horrible trag? edy occurred in the Rolesson family on the banks of the Suwanee River, in Lafayette county Wednesday af? ternoon, when three children met death, two from snake bite, the third from drowning. Mrs. Rolesson sent her little boy to deliver a message, but before the child had gone very far his screams attracted the mother, who. busy with her baby, sent a younger child to ascertain the trouble. Presently the screams of the sec? ond child attracted the mother, who put her baby on the floor and ran to their assistance. As she approached sho saw a monster rattlesnake sink? ing its fang into the smaller child. After beating away the snake Mrs. Roles -.on gathered the children in her arms and started for home where both died within a few min? utes. In the meantime the baby left at home alone fell Into ? tub of wa? ter and was drowned MR. RII.HA IN ORANGEBURG. Promoter and Builder of Sumter Plant Also Wants to In-tall Gai In F.dlsto City. (hrangeburg News. a letter has just been r.h ? d from Mr. R. i. Rleha, of Baltimore, a gal plant promoter and capitalist, aaklng thai the Chamber of Com? merce arrange ? suitable date on Which the proper representative of the elty ean meet him here and go OVer the situation as to the location of a gas plant in thil City. Mr. Rleha lui-i written several letter! here dur? Ing Ihc pael month, in which he in t mated that he wai Inte?Cited in the i>" it.on <>i a gai plant in Orange ? niu. and that he would come to this ity Upon a Villi sometime during the m ?nth while he was in this particular territory.. Mr Rleha successfully or? i i nixed a company In sumter for the ? i"? purpose, This company is now i unnlng. The proposition for i gai plant has rauaed no hub comment, ami much Intereii has been ihown bj I a number ol persons, who seem very inxlotl t1 ? he, tin |,|. i n I lot I' ? d ill t h i pla< e Mr Ii lehn Is assured o( n cordial h. l itnia n\ h< n b.>mei to I he city, and ever) advantage of orangebum uii: be pointed out to him, with tie ultimate mirnose of having him lo Tw o 1 hit. boys, aged aba M 13 years, u ? r< irrest? I In Cheraw Mon? de) the chargi of arson, They set Are to tie barn ot Ihe Chernn OH mill. CUT IN PARCELS POST. POSTMASTER GENERAL HITCH? COCK CONSIDERS SOME RATES Too HIGH. Would Increase ii-Lb. Limit. Also Fa\ors Admission of Hooks And Pa* peri to Privilege of Parcel Post 1 tau'S. Washington, Feb. 8.?Postmastter General Hltchcock'i annual report, made public today, tentatively sug? gests reduction of some parcel post rates and increasing the limit of weight beyond 11 pounds. The report also recommends civ'l pensions for postal employes; an in? crease in rates on second-class mail, which may pave the way for 1-cent letter postage; the consolidation of the third and fourth classes, so books and papers may be forwarded by par? cels post; and points out that during his administration the expense of op? erating the postal service has been cut down $45,000,000. The report contains no reference to subjects which have developed since December 1, and, consequently, the Postmaster General's considera? tion of the parcel post has to do only with the preliminary work of estab? lishing the new system, which went into effect on January 1. Tentatively, however, he recommends not only Chat the weight of packages be in? creased to a point above the maxi? mum weight of 11 pounds. On this subject the report says: "While the postage rates for the new parcel post system range con? siderably lower than corresponding ex? press charfes, it is believed that ex? perience will show them to be higher in some instances than is necessary in order to maintain the service at cost. Likewise, the restriction that places an 11-pound limit on the weight of parcels mailed should be regarded as merely tentative. "After the system is thoroughly or? ganized on that basis the scope of the service In its usefulness to the public should be still further enlarged by in? creasing the weight limit. If proper? ly developed under efficient manage? ment, the parcel post will prove, to be a most important factor in reducing the cost of living." Perhaps the most important recom? mendation contained in the report is that the third and fourth classes of mail be consolidated, so that books and other printed matter may be for? warded by parcel post. At present the postage charges for these two classes of mail bear no Axed ratio to each other. For certain weights and zones the parcel post rates are low? er than the third-class rates, while in other cases they are higher. "This condition," it is pointed out in the report, "is likely to result in much confusion and should not exist. Pack? ages containing books or catalogues do not differ in any essential particu? lar from other parcels, and they should be handled by parcel post." In course of a statement on the con? dition of postal finances Mr. Hitchcock says in his report: "In 1911, for the first time since 1883, postal receipts exceeded postal expenditures, leaving a surplus instead of a deficit. A heavy loss of revenue In 1912, due to the extraordinary amounts of franked matter mailed in the political campaign, created a tem? porary deficit, but since the close of the fiscal year the income of the de? partment again has outstripped ex? penses. During the fiscal year i'.M2 more than 800,000,000 pieces of mail, hav? ing an aggregate weight of about 61, 000,000 pounds, were carried free through the mails under the franks of Congressmen and of various Govern? ment establishments. Had postage at the ordinary rates been paid on this matter, the revenues of the depart mei would have been increased by more than $^0,000,000. Postmaster General Hitchcock de? clare! that "it is manifestly unfair to give the postofflce department no cred? it in the Government'i fiscal accounts for the expense of performing this service, The department therefore renews its recommendation that the practice of franking be discontinued and that legislative authority be grant? ed for the use of on official mail of special stamps to be furnished by the Postofflce Departmenl on the requisi? tion Of those entitled to them.-' in connection with establishment of the parcel post Mr. Hltchocek recom? mends that legislation he enacted looking to the readjustmenl of the payments to railroads for the trans? port it loll of mail. I lo points out that many of the roads will be entitled to Incrensed compensation on nccounl of the inert used volumt of mad He re news hi recommendation thai pay-J incuts ! ? railroads carrying the mads, shall I" made "ii a car i p tee basit und (be cost t tie road* of the mail 11 ate port it Ion, The ? Htablii hing of posl al pa \ logs banks it Presidential postnfllces was ciunpb h d eai ly in the ii- > ? it ? nd . d .1 une l D 1 U, the > ear ro* < n il b) the report, sine, then the p> b m has be? n extended to |,00 i foul th-clast postoftlces, as well as to 645 branch offices and station! in the larger cities. There arc now 12,H12 postal savings hanks at which patrons may open ac? counts. The number of depositors is approximately 300,000 and the de? posits aggregate about $28,.1,000 not including $1,314,140 withdrawn and Invested in postal savings hanks. On the basis of the present monthly net Increase of deposits it Is estimat? ed that the gross Income of the Postal Savings System for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912, will amount to $700,000 and the interest payable to depositors to $300,000. The income of the system for the fiscal year will meet the interest payments and the total expenses of the central office, but will be approximately $2 75,000 less than enough to cover the entire ex? pense of the .service. However, the Postmaster General's report says, "it is expected that when the deposits have increased to $50, 000,000, which at the present rate they will do soon, the system will be self sustaining." The report directs attention to the approval of the commission, headed by Associate Justice Hughes, of the United States Supreme Court, of the Postoffice Department's recommend? ation that the postage rate on second cla-ss mail be increased from 1 cent to 2 cents a pound in the opinion of the Postmaster General, favorable ac? tion by Congress on the report of the commission would be a step toward the proper adjustment of postal charges. "There is a widespread popular in? terest," the report says, in the plan to lower the postage charge on letters from 2 cents to 1 cent an ounce. The proposed increase in the second-class rate would pave the way for this change, making it possible to reduce the first-class* rate without departing from the present policy of a self-sup? porting postal service. The report recommends that "civil pensions based on length of service should be granted by the Govern? ment to postal employes when they become superannuated. It is likely that the expense of such a system would be more than offset by gains in efficiency. A Hirtlulay Party. Master Willie B. Wise entertains eighteen of his boy friends this after? noon from 4 to 7 o'clock in honor of his twelfth birthday. After indulging in the usual games dear to the heart of the youth, the crowd of happy young fellows will go down to the Sa? voy ice cream parloi and moving pic? ture show where they will spend a pleasant hour. TAX RETURNS FOR 1913. Notice is hereby given that I will attend in person or by deputy at the following places on the days indicat? ed, respectively for the purpose of re? ceiving returns of personal property and poll taxes, for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1913. All males between the ages of 21 and *;o years, must make returns as to whether or not they are liable for road duty for the year 1913. Tlndals, Tuesday, January 7. Privateer, Wednesday, January 8. Lev! Siding, Thursday, January 9. WedgeAeld, Friday, January 10. Clarernont, Tuesday, January 14. Hagood, Wednesday, January 15. Rembert's, Thursday, January 16. Dalsell, Friday, January 17. Hrogdon, Monday, January 20. Mayesvllle, Tuesday, January 21. Pleasant Grove, Wednesday, Janu? ary 22. Shlloh, Thursday, January 23. Norwood Cross Roads. Friday, Jan? uary 24. Oswego, Monday, January 27. All persons whose duty it is to make returns' should be prompt to meet at these appointments. All returns must be made before February 20th, 1913. R. B. WILDER, Auditor Sumter County. Sumter, S. c, Dec. 3. 1912. Economy vs. Extravagance On the word of one of the wisest philosophers of the age. you may set it down as a truth ?that a man can better afford the most economical of extra? vagances than the most extra? vagant of economies. It's Extravagant Economy to wear your old Glasses if they are not exactly suited to you. Wc ran show you whether lliej arc. and it won't cost you everything lo know. Graduate* optician in charge. We grind our own lenses, l ot us fill your prescription. Ml work guaranteed. W. A. Thompson. Jeweler and Optician (? S. Main Suintcr, S. C BIG PROFIT OX CORN. W. J. M< Kliman Makes Profit ot $1205 OD 70 Acres. Columbia Record. W. J. IfcKInnon et Horrell Kill, In lower Richland county, bee demon? strated With practical results that corn can be grown at ? large profit; and he did this on the fertile land of Richtend county without the use of a pound of fertilizer or of com? post. Off of 70 acres of land planted In corn he made a net profit of $1265 In an affidavit submitted to the South Carolina Corn Hi coders' asso? ciation, Mr. McKinnon submits the following figures that speak in loud acclaim of the productabillty of Rich band county soil: Expense. Two hands at $14 per month for 4 months and 6 days. . $118.00 Seed corn. 7.50 One extra hand 6 days to plant corn. 3.5G Palling fodder. 35.00 Five hands 6 days husking and hauling run at 76c peg day 22.00 No commercial fertilisers com? A post or plant foods of any description used on this 70 acres of corn. Yield of 7u Acsem 109,200 pounds com in shuc'? at SO poundfl in shuck to bushel, 1,365 bushels, at $1 p. r bushel.$1,365.00 4 S,6<?0 pounds fodder at $1 per 100 pounds.86.00 $1,451.00 Total expenses.186.00 Net profit.$1,265.00 Commissioner Watson said today^ that the results achieved by Mr. Mc- ' Kinnon are a monument to his indus? try and a telling point for the diver? sification of crops. Find Out For Yourself tlie value of paying bills by cheek by opening an account with this bank. When you get a returned chirk you have a receipt that Is good as long as the paper lasts, which is a long enough time you'll agree. Coming??we'll welcome you. THE PEOPLES' BANK 1 LEST YOU FORGET?4 Per Cent Interest fm Day of Deposit. THE House of Never Is the goal actually reached by many people who really intended to open a Bank account "Someday" when conditions got better, when they would have more money and not many places in which to use it. They did not realize that opportunities to spend grow with noomo. In other words Thrift and Economy work for and with the man who sees and seizes the fact that even a small grow? ing account NOW means a larger account and larger opportunities for accumulation later on. Ijet us place your name on our deposit ledger. 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