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Cfc ?latriratan anb &Gut|}roit HMttn Poetofflce at 8amtor, 8. CX? as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jenkins, of St. Charles, spent Monday in the city. Mr. D. V. Keels, of Rembert. was In town Monday. Mrs. M. U Burns is visiting her son. Mr. W. B. Burns on Hampton Ave. Mm. J. O. R. Wilder Is attending the State fair. Mrs. Jane Costln, who has been spending some Urne in Florence with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Costln returned to the city this week, accompanied by her little granddaughter. Miss Kathleen Costln. Mr. Alfred Scarborough Is at home from Davidson College for a few days' visit to his parents. Mr. Karle Rowland Is spending the week-end with his parents here; he atteexle Davidson I liege. Miss A Heyne Rldgill, of Summerton. spent Thursday in the city. AS APPROACHING MARRIAGK. Mias Dorothy Owes* of Clinton and Mr. W. M. Scou of lllshoawiUe to Wad Saturday. A marriage of interest to Sumter people Is that of Miss Dorothy Blake ly Owens of Clinton and Mr. W. Ma? rlon Scott of Blahopvtlle which will take place at the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton at Clinton. 8. C, on Saturday. October |lst at 6 o'clock In the afternoon. The announcement of their wedding at this time corn's as a surprise to many of their friends, as it had been first announced that the marriage would take place the middle of De? cember. For various reasons the wed? ding has been pushed up und will take place nearly two months sooner than first announced. Mr. Scott leaves BishopvtUe Friday and will be Joined here by his brother, B. F. Scott, who will be his best man. Miss Owens has many friends in this section of the State and will be welcomed to this part of the country by them, when she comes to make her home. She la a graduate of the Col? lege for Women and has visited friends In Rumter Last winter she t*"?ht u made many friend* th.-re. Mr. Scott was princi pal and command >' 'he Calhoun high school for s?v< ul ' oars and re? als*** to accept a position as super? intendent of the B sopville schools. He Is a graduate of 'he Citadel and has made a success at teaching, his chosen profession. CENSORSHIP POLICY BROADEN? ING. fiocnl German Receives Interesting Date From Home Folks. "It has always been Germany's policy to keep secret, as musch as pos? sible, all military operations." said Mr. Fella Stolde this morning. In talking to an Item reporter, "how? ever from what I can gather from clippings from the home newspapers I receive and from letters from the home folks, our strict censorship policy Is gradually being broadened, and I believe that soon we will get an abundance of authentic Information regarding the wax from Important Oer man centers.' Mr. Steide Is a, native German in business here, and very naturally keeps well posted on the Ute wsr news. Mr. Steide received a few days ago a long letter from his home folks at Nordhausen. Germany, a city of 35,000 population. This letter had not been opened. A'l previous letters were opened and resd and then Indorsed by some army official as being "devoid of any information concerning military operations." M. Sieide also received recently a bundle of clippings from Gorman newspapers, and the mere safe passage of this package shows that some of the red tape of the cen? sor had been removed because the paper* contain discussions of con? siderable import regarding the Ger? mar, movements, which a month ago would have been destroyed before leaving German soil. The newspapers of Oermany, says Mr. Steide, are urg? ing that the high officials of the Ger? man army give the world authentic news ragardlng the \arious engage? ments, as they say that Germany s previous silence has caused her to suf? fer prejudice at the hands of the neu trul powers. Mr. Stelde's home folks write that while a few of the manufactories are running, there are many out of work on account of tho closing down of factories whose products cannot St exported and also on account of the fact that cotton Is not being imported r'lour and other such commodities. ? they any. have a fined price, regulated by the war department. I'or I?tfillfH a barrel of Hour at present Is Worth $1 In Germany. Mu- Hoys' I'MSm Sulp? fur ISr, In ribbed or th ere at Md ..Pun, Wm HA THRIVING IN ? WAR TIMES." A I.I I tic Figuring Shows That at Least One Business Isn't Suffering From War Depression. Some fellow was heard to remark the other day that he "admired the nerve of a man who cot Into the mar? riage license record with the war on and business conditions like they were." Just fo: f| \, another fellow who heard the remark went up to the court house and ?ot a little "official Informush" on the subject, and would you believe it, so far from being a fact that the business of D. Cupid is suffering from war times, along with other business concerns, it seems that the w lley young business man is "rop? ing 'em in" at th?? rate of a "two for one" Increase over the same period of time lust yea:*, when most folks were In better humor than at present and cotton was bring about double what it Is at this time. To be exact then, during las t Sep? tember and October (1913) only 13 white marriage licenses were issued. During the months of September and October Just closed 30 white marriage licenses were issued. The figures on colored licenses are 41 colored in 1913 (two months) and 45 in 1914. It will be seen that, at least among the white constituency of Mr. Cupid, war isn't making much .difference, which Just goes to show that "things are not always what they seem," though war may be what Gen. Sherman said it was. Field Sports. When you keep a boy interested in football, baseball, tennis, and the like you lessen the chances that he will get Interested in things not so good for him. The Youth's Companion, since its enlargement, gives generous space to this matter of athletic training, and gets the best coaches in the country *o write for it. How to practice to become a first rate pitcher, how to train for a race, how to learn the newest strokes in swimming?these and hundred other topics of the greatest interest to boys ?to girls, too, for that matter?are touched upon in this important de? partment of The Companion. And this is only a small part of the service which The Companion rend? ers in any home which it enters. It has points of contact with a hundred interests. It you do not know The Companion as it is today, let us send you one or two current'issues free, that you may thoroughly test the paper's < uality. We will send also the Forecast for 1915. Every new subscribe who sends 12.91 for the flfty-"wo weekly issues of 1915 will receive free all the is? sues of the paper for the remaining weeks of 1914; also The Companion Home Calendar for 1915. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION', 14 1 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass. New Subscriptions Received at this Office. Tribute of Respect. Whereas. Almighty God, in His Wisdom has deemed it best to remove from our midst one of our faithful and efficient trustees, Mr. Adolphus J. Goodman, Trustee of School District. Shlloh No. 13. Therefore be it resolved that we, the Sumter County School Trustees' Association, while we humbly bow in submission to the Divine Will, deeply deplore this sad loss to our Associa? tion, which we recognize as a severe loss to our county, and our deepest sympathy is hereby extended to his bereaved loved ones, on whom the blow falls with more severity. Resolved that these resolutions be spread upon the minute book of our association and that they be publish? ed in our county papers, and a copy be forwarded to the family of our de? ceased friend and co-laborer. J. M. KOLB, W. W. GREEN, J. H. HAYNSWORTH, Committee on Resolutions. Shreveport, Oct. 29.?Judge Roland Williamson, a prominent attorney, suddently went insane today and choked Virginia Lee, eight years old and one year old infant to death. He was strait Jacketed. Atlanta, Oct. 28.?Atlanta experi? enced a heavy frost this morning. The themomcter stood at 32. Chicago, Oct. 29.? December wheat 1.13 5-8; January pork, lH.sr>; lard, 9.87; ribs 9.80. He* York, Oct. 2S.?This is the coldest October day In twenty-eight 'years. It is 31 degrees above. Chicago, Oct. L'9.?A dispatc h from a prominent cotton ex?-hange in NSM York Indicates that the cotton ex? change will open about 'he middle nl November. Sweaters for Little Tots. And school girls and boys, grown? ups too, at special prices McColltllll BrosAdvt. NO DATE FPU ADJOURNMENT. senate refuses TO set DAY VOR DEPARTURE. Market Dill Rejected, as It Is not Considered "Emergency Legislation" ?Clifton Bill Goes to Conference. Columbia? Oct. 28.?Again yesterday | an effort was made in the senate to fix' the time of adjournment. This was debated at some length, when the Williams resolution, indicating Thurs? day, was brought up. It was laid on the table by a vote of 19 to 13. The Warren-Shirley-Gasque house bill, creating a marketing agency for the different counties, was killed on second reading. Two reports had been returned by the agricultural commit? tee. The minority was "without rec? ommendation." The majority indi? cated that the measure did not come within the category of "emergency" legislation. An amendment was of? fered by Senator Lawson, reducing the appropriation for each county from $500 to $100, but the majority report was adopted before the amend? ment could be considered. The joint resolution by Senator Clif? ton, amending article 10, section 2 of the constitution, received its third resume. This relates to the issue of bonds, and a fight was made to change the denomination of the pro? posed bonds from $50 to $5, 10 and $20. This was lost and the resolution adopted by a vote of 31 to 3. Another bill receiving its third read? ing was by Senator Hough, and em? powered the town of Lancaster to as? sess abutting property for permanent improvements. A joint resolution from the house, providing pay for the managers of the special election of rural police law In Laurens county was also passed. Senator Clifton's bill, which would discard the cumbersome features of the present eight box election law, was returned from the house with amendments. A motion of non-con? currence was adopted and the meas? ure will be adjusted in free confer? ence. Invitations were received in the sen? ate from the demonstration forces from the different counties, exhibiting at the State fair. These were accept? ed and the senators will view the ex? hibits this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock. PASSED OVER VETO. House Joins Senate in Passing Bill t< Continue Members In Office. Columbia, Oct. 29.?By a vote of 8 to 10, the house overrode yesterda. morning the vetc by the governor o: the act providing that chairman c the finance committee and of the ways ahd means committee should remain members of the sinking fund commis? sion until their successors are ap? pointed or elected. The same act was passed over the veto Tuesday by the senate. The act was passed in order to clear up all doubt whether the chairman of the two committees of the general assembly remained mem? bers of the commission in the interval between the general election and the convening of the general assembly. Augusta Cotton Market. Augusta, Oct. 28.?The offerings of good cotton are so light that its market price tends to advance a lit? tle from day to day, but the demand for lower grades is limited and they do not quite follow. We think that the following quotations although not offi? cial, represent the market correctly: August! classification: Strict Good Ordinary 5 1-4?1-2. Low Middling G to G 1-8. Strict Low Middling G 1-2, 5-8. Middling 6 3-4, 7. Strict Middling 7 to 7 1-4. Good Middling 7 1-8, 3-8. Selected lots, containing the best grades only, can be sold at 7c for ba? sis of Middling but round lots con? taining all grades are 1-8 to 1-4 low? er. The peculiar conditions surrounding the market is irregular. If sold in a round lot along with Strict Good Ordi? nary and Low Middling we do not be? lieve we could get over 6 3-4 for Au? gusta Middling cotton, but if offered by itself or along with Strict Middling and Good Middling we think it would bring 7 cents without trouble. Most of the good cotton is stored in the ware? houses and is not for sale. If any considerable quantity of good cotton were to come on the market we be? lieve the difference between Middling and Low Middling would narrow con? siderably. There seems to be a better feeling among the trade, although we <h> not find any one who looks for any great advance in prices. For the present it is sufficient that the decline has been stopped. Davlaon & Fargo. The county tax money Is coming In slowly. Tuesday being the day of the largest collections up to this lime. ?>u that day about $40(1 in taxes was tak *m lu. LIMIT STRUCK OUT. REDUCTION BILL ALT 10RED IN FREE CONFERENCE. Restricts Cotton Acreage Next Year to Third of Planters' Arable Land? Adopted by Senate. Columbia, Oct. 29.?The free con? ference report on the Sullivan cot? ton acreage reduction measure was adopted in the senate yesterday and will be sent to the governor for rati-j fication immediately if similar action be taken in the house. In making adjustments, the bill has been pruned of many features. The! bill as adopted in the senate limits the cotton crop next year to one-third of the arable land. For violation, a tine of not less than $25 nor more than $100 per acre will be imposed. When the bill left the senate, it limited the production to 2,000 pounds of lint cotton to the work animal and imposed a tax of 5 cents a pound of all in excess of this. The house bill limited the acreage to one-third of the arable land and in no case was this to exceed six acres to the plow. Those who voted against the adop? tion of the report were: Senators Beamguard, Black, Carlisle, Dennis, Earle, Mars, Walker, Williamb and Young. Paris: Sinkler no, Sharpe: yes. The report follows: The committee on free conference, j to whom was referred house bill No. 1600, senate bill No. 1196, report that they have carefully considered same and recommend; That all after the enacting words be stricken out and i the following inserted in lieu thereof: Section 1. That it shall be unlaw? ful for any person by himself, his agents or employes, to plant or culti? vate in this State in any year a greater number of acres of land in cotton than one-third of the total acreage of land planted and cultivated in all crops by such* person in said year, In? cluding grain and fall sown crops planted the preceding fall or winter. Sec. 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall for I ? as >enalty a sum of not less '?" or more than $100 for each ? ?. acre planted or cultivated ?? of the number herein al I be recovered in any court ?nt jurisdiction in an action ling brought in the name 0 ute; and said penalty when rtrCQ .. shall be paid over to the conti asurer for the use of the in which the offense was corn Said penalty and the cost of edings in which same is re cos ? r ' mall be a Hen upon all the G >tton op of the person adjudged to 1 ? tl ame, subject only to the liens ? tistin prior to the passage of this act and liens for taxes: Provided, That the judgment for said penalty and cost be entered and enrolled in the office of the clerk of court of gen? eral sessions and common pleas as other judgments are now allowed to be entered or enrolled where the re? covery is had in such court and when so entered shall constitute a lien on all the property of the person ad? judged to pay the same. And, pro? vided, further, That where the re? covery is had in the magistrate's court the judgment be entered and enrolled with the same effect In the! I office of the clerk of common sessions and common pleas as judgments of magistrate's courts are now allowed to be entered and enrolled In said of? fice. Sec. 3. That all sheriffs, sheriff's deputies, magistrates, constables and rural policemen shall be charged with the duty of inspection, the production of evidence and the prosecutions for violations of this act, and the solici? tors are especially charged with the enforcement hereof. Sec. 4. The word ' "person" used in this act shall be held to include partnerships, voluntary associations and corporations. Sec. 5. This act shall go Into effect immediately upon its approval. Respectfully submitted, Geo. M. Stuckey, J. L. McLaurin, John H. Clifton, On the Part of the Senate. C. D. Lee, R. B. Belser, R. A. Means, On the Part of the House. TO WELCOME NEW MINISTER. Committee Appointed to Make Ar? rangements for Welcoming. A committee consisting of Messrs. D. W. Cuttlno, R. J. Bland and li K. Wilder was appointed at the First I Baptist Church on Sunday to make j arrangements for holding a fitting welcome service on the arrival of the Rev. W. io. Thayer, who comes to Sumtcr as pastor of the First Bap? tist Church the first of December ami t preaches his first sermon there :i* pas? tor on the first Sunday in December. The exercises of welcome will )?> lull at the church on the first Bunda> night in December and the othei churches of the city will he isi ? it t join in with the Baptist Church in gi\ing Mr. Thayer a warm reception REBELLION IN SOOTH AFRICA. NEW OUTBREAK <>l DEWET AND BEYERS CONNIREDED si: RIOUS. Orange Free suite and Western Tran? svaal in Insurrection, which Govern nicnt Expects to Deal with in bum. mary Manner. London, Oct. 2S.?An official an? nouncement is to the effect that (Jen. Louis Botha, premier of the Union of South Africa, has left for the front. London, Oct. 27.?Another rebel? lion has broken out in South Africa. Gen. Christian De Wet and Gen. Chris? tian Frederick Beyers have taken the lead of the rebels In the Orange Free State and Western Transvaal. Having put down Lieut. Col llarits's rebellion in the northern province of Cape Colony, the government of the Union of South Africa now faces a far more serious rising. According to an official report to? day armed rebellious commandoes al? ready are in existence. Tho town of Heilbron* in the northern part of the Orange river colony, has been seized and government officials have been stopped and armed citizens of the de? fense force have been taken from it and disarmed. The Union government has issued a proclamation announcing the events and explaining that, although it was aware of this rebellion's preparation, It had been taking steps to preserve peace without bloodshed. "Now," continues the proclamation, "the duty of the government is clear. It is determined to deal with the mat? ter with a firm hand and is taking necessary steps. The great majority of citizens in every province of the union are thoroughly loyal. "When they are aware of the situ? ation they undoubtedly will give the government every assistance in re? storing order and will abstain carefully from giving the rebellious movement encouragement or support." Citizens are called on to be on the alert and give the government infor- j mation and assistance and those who have been gu.l.y of disobedience un? der the defense act are advised that no action will be taken against them if they remain quietly at home. Gen. DeWet is the cavalry leader who gave the British so much trouble In the South African war. It was an? nounced he had offered his services to England. Gen. DeWet in the South African war was commander in chief of the Orange Free State forces. He was commandant at Ladysmith and was sent to relieve Gen. Cronje as second in command. After Cronje's surren? der he received full command. He was a signatory of the Verening peace conference and was appointed min? ister of agriculture in 1907. Gen. DeWet opposed the govern? ment's action in the present war and early in October attempted to speak at a meeting held in protest, but was prevented by a demonstration of some sympathizers of Gen. Luis Botha, premier of the Union of South Africa. Brig. Gen. Byers was also a noted figure of the South African war and was chairman of the Verening peace conference. I*ast September he re? signed as commandant general of the Union defense force because of his disapproval of Great Britain's sending expeditions to conquer German South? west Africa. Resolutions of Respect. Whereas God in his all wise Provi? dence has removed from our midst and called to his reward our comrade, friend and fellow citizen, Col. Wilson DuPre Scarborough, Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved that we hereby express our appreciation of the sterling worth and character or our friend and comrade in all the re? lationships of his long and useful life. His courage and patriotism as a sol? dier and citizen, his loyal devotion to duty, his ready response to all of the calls of his country, are a rich heri? tage to his family and friends and worthy of emulation by the citizen? ship of his country. We, the few of his surviving com? rades, extend to his family our sin cerest sympathy, together with this expression of our appreciation of the love and esteem In which we hold the memory of our deceased comrade. Resolved Further that a copy of these resolutions be published in the city and county papers, and that a copy hereof be mailed to the members of the family. E. Scott Carson, Adjutant Camp Dick Anderson. At McColluni Bros from 11 to V2 OVlock. Plain black, plain white, black with white stitched, white with black stitched. Read other locals and see wb;it ^ct tomorrow between 11 and 12 o'clock for $1.29 at McColluni Bros.? Advt WANTED?You lo know that we are not buying I0e > otton, lud sollin-.: eoal suiis s.i cheap i> will p:i> you to si ll cotton at '" McColluni lit* ?s. RHCOVERHU STOLEN AlTOMo B1LE. Cur Shipped to Now York i?-. Located by D. C. Sliaw Company. The D. C. Shaw company have just recovered an automobile in New York city, which was shipped there by a man giving his name as B, Steinhart, to whom it was sold several months ago, but who had not finished paying for it. Steinhart, who is said to be a traveling salesman, with poker as an alleged side line, has been making his headquarters in South Carolina for some time, but recently decided to leave. It is understood that he ship? ped the car to New York by Clyde Line, where he has been located re? cently. The car was bought by Steinhart last summer. At that time he paid part on the car. Since then he gave a check for the rest of the money, but the check was t.irned down at the bank. In the meantime he made his departure for New York. A young man from Manning, who went to New York with Steinhart, had a disagree? ment with him after they got there and notified the Shaw company where the car was. Mr. Ervin Shaw was sent by the company to New York to get the car, which he did and he leaves today by Clyde Line ship for Charleston, from which place he will bring the car back to Sumter. The car is a Ford touring car in good con? dition. ~i -it Funeral of Mrs. Purdy. From The Daily Item, Oct. 27. The funeral services over the re? mains of Mrs. Hattie H. Purdy, wife of Judge Robert O. Purdy, were held at the residence this morning at 11 o'clock with a large gathering of friends and relatives of the deceased and her husband in attendance. The services were conducted by the Rev. D. M. McLeod, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church, to which Mrs. Purdy has belonged and Dr. Watson B. Duncan of Orangeburg. After the services at the house, the funer? al proces^on made its way to the cemetery. Here the remaining ser? vices were held and the body was placed in the gra . e, which was piled high with many beautiful bouquets of flowers, which were brought by sor? rowing friends to attest their love for the departed. Many Of those at the funeral came from Manning, Bishopville, Columbia and other surrounding points, the at? tendance being one of the largest at a funeral in this city in several years. Dr. Courtney Returns. Dr. C. Ii. Courtney has returned to the city after having been called to Aiken on account of the death of his father, Mr. J. C. Courtney. 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