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Cht 3?3ttbm;ui aito Scutbron. ?4 the Postofflee ?4 PERSONAL NEWS. Mr. B. P. Wilson, of Washington. D. C, Is In the city on a brief visit to his relatives. Mrs. DartoV Breedln. of Bennetts Mile, paid a flying visit to Mrs. Archie China and Mrs. Isaac Schwartz, this weak. Mr. Henry Spann is in the city for a*few days' stay off the road, before resuming his trip. Mr. 8. N. Welch, of Lee County, was In the city Saturday. Misses Buth and Gertrude Wilson, of St. Charles, were In the city Satur? day. Mr. W. M. Oarrett has returned from a visit to his old home in Char? lesxon. Hev. H. C. Bethea, of Hagood, was In the city today. Mr. Jeaso Wood, of Charleston, is in the city vtotting his sister, Mrs. P. It. Mere. Jr. Mrs. Carrie Joye, of Savannah, ?Ja., Is In the city on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs. P. B. Maye. Mr. James Reaves, of DuRsnt, was a visitor tu the city today. Mr. Kell9y, principal of the school at Lynch urg, was in town during tly day. Mrs. Di -k and daughter, Miss Ger? trude, of Herlot, were in the city to? day. Mr. and Mrs. Hsrry F. Brown, of Lexington. Kv? are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Jenkins. Dr. C. C. Brown, of Beaufort, spent Saturday in Sumter. leaving for Co? lumbia Saturday night, where he preached st the First Baptist Church on Sunday morning. Mrs. C. C. Brown and George Blb+rt. Jr., spent Saturday and Sunday ?n the city visiting relatives. Mr. J. K McElveen. of Shlloh, was a visitor to the city on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Aman, of Hertot, were in the city on Monday. Mr. J. L Irby, of Boykin. spent Monday in town. Mrs. Jsmes H. Scarborough and Mr. and Mrs. James Scarborough and little son. spent Sunday In Blshopville visiting relatives rt that place. Mr. C. T. DeLorme, of Dovesvllle. Mr. M. D. DeLorme, Dr. W. C. De? Lorme and Mrs. Fred Renneker, of Charleston, and Mrs. Jennie D. Carroll of Winthrop College, who were culled to the city on account of the illness of their mother, Mrs. C. H. DeLorme. bavs returned to their homes. Of .ANGEBt'RG PHI At 111 U HERE. Rev. Geo. II. Davis IHdlver* Sermon* at First Baptist Church. The Be\. Geo. H. Davis of Orango burg delivered excellent sermons at the First liaptlst Church Sunday both morning und evening. Mr. Davis had a large congregation at each service upon whom he made a profound Im press! m. He Is an eloquent and earnest speaker and his words car? ried e >in let ion to his hearers. He has many friends in the city who were glad to sen and hear him agtln. Owens-Scott Marriage. From the Dally Item, Nov. 7. Among the visitors to the city toda> w*re Superintendent and Mrs W. Ma rlon Scott of Blshopville. who on last .Saturday were married at the First Presbyterian church of Clinton. S. c . by the Bev. W. P. Jacobs. Mrs. Scott was before her mirrlage Miss iHjrothy Blakely Owens, of Clinton. The ceremony t<s>k place at 5 o'clock In the afternoon. Miss Owens sister being her only attendant. Mr. Scott was attended by his brother, It. F. Scott After the ceremony the happy young couple left for their home in lllshopvllle, jvhere Mr. Scott Is superintendent of th? ltiMhopvlllc city schotds. Mrs Scott Is a graduate of the Collet* Kf Women and has taught In Hlshopvllle, so does not go to that place us a stringer. She has visited In M imter and has many friends b >re. NEGRO HAS LEG BROKEN. Geo. Itarrto Suffers Accident In Gin shaft nt S. J. White's Ginnery. Friday morning shortly after 7 o'cloc k. Geo. Harre?, colored had bis leg broken in the shnftinft of Mr. S .1 Whites ginnery several miles ?tout heust of town. The man w.i placed in an automobde later and brought to the Tourney Hospital by JHr. snsMfd HrltiMi, fur treatment. It was learned from Mr. White that the nr.,1.1 bad been srorklns (>?" hhn all lad an.mid |gjS gin and it is niippoHcd that be gad become < ire less about the stacht nen When be was sent to i nt on the belt be was raughl in some way and the bone Srsjl broken below th? knee. ELECTION RESULTS REVIEWED OUTLOOK FOR DFMOCH ATS IN 191? SK1.MS BRIGHT. Chances of Extra Sesslosj Greatly Les? soned by Lowering ol Majorities? Trage* I y of Hull Moose?More Tears Will la* Shed by Democrats Thaii Any Others Over Ills Collapse. Washington. Nov. 7.?Mist of the political authorities in Washington whether Democratic or Republican, were surprised that the ed ministration majority was cut down so much as a result of Tuesday's elections. The majority of the wiseacres at the capi? tal misjudged the greatest unknown quantity of the election problem?the effect of the European war on Ameri? can politics. It was generally a3sumed that the war would help the administration in the country at large; it is now gen? erally admitted that the fact was quite the reverse. A large proportion of the voters held th? administration more or less accountable for industrial and commercial difficulties due entire? ly to the hostilities abroad. For this reason, the Democratic candidates did not get anything like so large a pro? portion of the Bull Moose's estute as thty would have received under norm? al conditions. Nevertheless, the president has achieved a better verdict at the mid? way point of his administration after revising the tariff than ary of his predecessors has done for fh'ty years, with one exception. The exception was due perhaps entirely to the fact that the country was at war with Spain and felt like standingly solidly behind the government for that rea? son. If the United States had been at war at the time of the recent election the Democratic majority would doubt? less have been larger; yet there is hardly any rational citizen who will not at'mit it to be a blessing that the country is at peace. Such are the para oxes of public life. Taking the# Republican argument at its face value, President Wilson, af? ter his first great test at the polls, emerges with the chances of re-elec? tion In his favor. If the public is in? clined to blame an administration and its party for adverse business condi? tions, it is equally inclined to praise them for favorable conditions. Fair minded persons agree than when the war In Europe ends there will probably be a substantial business revival in th* Fnlted States, and it Is the gener? al opinion that the war should be over within one year from the time, it began. With the new currency sys? tem established and the national re? serves in good shape, a restoration of prosperity should make the Demo? cratic again victorious with Wilson at their head. The Wilson administration has al? ready accomplished during less than one-half of one term more construc? tive and remedial legislation than has been accomplished by most administra? tions in two complete terms. There of the 143 io the very moderate one of latter half of President Wilson's first term could well be devoted to a con? vincing demonstration of the abihty of the Democratic party to attend in "ship shape' way to the routine of administration, while tho great his? tory-making statutes of the ti3d Con? gress get a fair trial before the pub? lic in the interval. Considering the election as It af? fects congress, it would seem that a reduction of the tremendous majority of the 14.1 to the very moderate one of 26 or 30 should reduce to an equal extent the chance of any extra session next spring or summer, and the "morning after" realization that the country has about as much general legislation as It can digest should put any easy quietus on the persistent ru? mors that there will be an extra ses? sion this month in order to pass cer italn hills which would be very hard to drive through a congress with a small working margin. It would be a first class thing for the approaching short session to put all I the appropriation bills through in a I business-like munner, Instead of pro? crastinating until the last moment and I then rushing them into enactment when everybody is worn out and only a few know what is actually happen? ing. It must he said in all candor that since obtaining control of the house in 11? 11 the Democrats have not distinguished themselves for skill in handling the regular supply measures. They have a tine opportunity to cor? rect their record in this particular be? tween now end November, lilt, and it behooves them to take advantage of the opening. Dramatclallyi the almost equal matching <>f the big parties in th< house will make its sessions more in? teresting, both to the participants and to observers, The Importance of indi? viduals will be Increased. The value of "regularity" in either organisation will be et a greater premium und the seriousness of "insurgency" will be emphasised. Home ol Ihe picturcsqtn Opposition leaders who were SWCpt ? nit by the Hood of ISIS will lie on band again; certain small-lsire "acci? dents" who came in on the suine lloud CALLS COTTON CONGRESS. WADE stac kiioisi: issues sum? mons for COUNTY meetings. Would Have Members Discuss Blunt? ing of Small Grains and Adjusting Rent Contracts to the Acreage Re? duction Law. To the Editor of The Slate: I call on the cotton congress in every county in South Carolina to meet at the court house at 11 o'clock Saturday, November 14, to discuss two subjects. First: The planting of small grains, and second: adjusting the rent contract to the acreage reduction law. I request that the demonstration agent of each county, the merchants, bankers and business men will meet with the farmers and will devise ways and means of providing seed to plant oats, wheat, rye and rape. It is now seed time, and while our merchants and bankers feel discouraged over poor collections, it will be short-sight? ed policy for them to fail to provide ample seed to plant one-third of the cultivated land in South Carolina in small grains. Some of our people seem to fear there will be no demand nor sale for small grain next sum? mer. 1 believe this fear is ground? less and that any surplus cats, wheat and rye will find a ready st.le at high prices. The future May oats market, quoted yesterday in Chicago 53 cents per bushel, would indicate that oats in South Carolina should bring that price plus freight to the sea? board. Ship loads of wheat have re? cently sold at $1.23 per bushel. We can put our oats and wheat on the market at least 00 days before the Western farmer can deliver his. I suggest that the county president of each county congress select two or more speakers to discuss the best method of preparing the land and seeding to small grains. Cats should have been planted, but even now, if immediate preparation is made, they may make a good yield. 1 hope all persons now renting f or ( cotton or cash rent will change their rent contract providing that one-half rent can be paid in oats, wheat, corn or hay. I suggest valuing a part of the cotton rent at 10 cents per pound, and in place of it to take oats at 50 cents per bushel or corn at $1 per bushel, both delivered in bags at the railroad station; or hay at $20 ner ton in bales delivered at th s* ition. This will guarantee tenant* b fail for grain and hay, an will relief their fears of not being ? ha idle grain and hay crops. This change rent contract I feel may reduce the South Carolina crop next year 200,000 bales. Bear in mind that fully 5,000, 000 bales of cotton now made will have to be carried in the South until September, 1915, and that the value of every bale carr.ed over will be less? ened by every acre of cotton planted. If you plan to carry over any cot? ton, use your best efforts to get at least one-third of the cultivatefl land in South Carolina planted in small grains. I request county papers to publish this call, and urge a large attendance at the meetings next Saturday. I hope every editor of the county papers in tho State will editorially and other? wise urge the planting of small grain immediately. Wade Stuckhouse. President, South Carolina Division Southern Cot? ton Congress. Tho pushing, energetic, never-say dio merchants aro not letting the hard times knock them out of the box but are advertising and keeping in touch with the buying public. It is in times like these that people try to make one dollar do the work of two and they watch the advertisements to find out where to obtain bargains. The business man who cuts out his adver? tising in hard times is making a bad matter worse and gives his advertis? ing competitors an advantage that they arc not slow to prollt by. Cotton picking is rapidly nearing completion?few farmers have much cotton left in the fields. will return to their former station; some very useful members who wert' not accidents will be sincerely missed. The panorama of these changes, how? ever, will not be visible in all proba? bility before December, 1916, when the 04th congress meets for its first regular session. More tears will be shed ?>>' Demo? crats over the almost "total loss" of the Hull Moose than by any other ele? ment of the population, numerically. Tu tbe Republican regulars the dimin? ution of tins animal is an Intoxicating jt y, and makes them feel us if they bud carried the country, when the> have really done no such thing. They know 111:? t |f Col, Uoosevelt had ac? cepted the olive brunch extended to bim last Spring, when he could have regained the leadership of the O, O. P. in return for certain concessions be would bine been aide to c laim all the credit for the incronsod llepuhll can vote of Tuesday. The result shows I that tbe colonel miscalculated worse tbau anybody else. COTTON LOAN FUND ASSURE? NOT A VIOLATION OF ANTI-TRUST LAWS SAYS ATTORNEY GEN? ERAL. Opinion Handed Down at Request of I President Wilson?More Than $80, 000,000 of Fund Already Raised and' Remainder Will bo Secured. Washington, Nov. 7.?No violation' of the feedral anti-trust laws is threatened by the cotton loan fund plan recently perfected by bankersj and members of the federal reserve' board, according to an opinion handed j down late today by Attorney General Gregory at the request of President Wilson. Success of the $135,000,000 cotton pool now is believed by treasury offi? cials to be assured. More than $80, 000,000 of the $100,000,000 to be rais? ed among Northern bankers already has been subscribed, and practically all of the remainder, it is understood, has been promised on condition of favorable opinion from the attorney general. New England financiers, it was reported, were reluctant to enter the plan until definitely assured that the method of raising the fund would not be construed as unlawful. Attorney General Gregory's opin-; ion was rendered after a conference with President Wilson. The treasury department tonight made public the following correspondence: ? The White House, Novomber 7, 1914. "My Dear Attorney General: "I am sen ling the enclosed papers, submitted to me by the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to ascertain whether, in your opinion, the propos? ed cotton loan fund may .be lawfully framed. I know that it is contrary to the practice of the department to give opinions beforehand as to contem? plated transactions, and I think that j such opinions ought never in ordinary I circumstances to be given, but the cir? cumstances with regard to the handl? ing of the great cotton crop which have been created by the European war are mos: extraordinary, and seem to justify extraordinary action. It is for that reason that I venture to ask you to depart in this case from the usual practice of your department. "It occurs to me that the fund con? templated stands in a class by itself. T* hardlj conceivable that gucb ar qi\ ho :ld become settled i practices or furnish precedents which ?vouid be wed in the regular i i e ,of busln*s or under ordinary conditions. They are as exceptional in their nature as the circumstances .they are meant to deal with, and can hardly be looked upon as, by possi? bility even, dangerous precedents. It is for this reason that 1 feel the more justified in asking for your opinion in the premises. "Cordinally and sincerely yours, ("Signed) Woodrow Wilson." November 7, 1914. "Dear Mr. President: I have the honor to reply to your request for my opinion as to whether the federal anti-trust laws (the so-called Sher? man Act, the so-called Clayton Act and the Trade Commission Act) would be violated in any respect by the car? rying out of a plan which has been devised for raising and administering a fund of $135,000,000 to be lent on the security of cotton. A copy of the plan is attached hereto. "Countries which take annually about 8,000,000 bales of American cot? ton?more than half the crop?are now engaged in war. Trade between the United States and those countries in some cases virtually has come to a complete stop, and in others has been seriously hindered. Foreign ex? change has been badly demoralized. In consequence of these extraordinary conditions it has been impossible to obtain in the usual ways the large amount of cash required to liquidate the indebtedness incurred in the course of raising and marketing tho, cotton crop. "To meet this situation the plan In question has been proposed. It con? templates the making up by a syndi? cate, composed principally of banks and bankers, of a fund of $1:15,000,000 to be lent on the security of cotton to borrowers in the cotton growing States, under the direction of a cen? tral committee, composed of the Ind. Vidual members of the federal reserve board and various auxiliary commit? tees, "Nothing In the nature of price fix? ing, restricting of production, division of territory, or control of markets is Involved. Loans will be ntade as free? ly to buyers of cotton as to producers. The members of the syndicate will be perfectly fret* to make other loans in any amount, to any persons and on any lawful terms, Uorrowers will be under no restraint whatever as to the price or the time at which they may sell their cotton. Nor will their free agency in borrowing or in not borrow ? ing, as they see in. and from whom they see lit, in any manner be re , st ricted. I "In short the plan siniph provides the cash which is Imperatively requir? ed to liquidate the Indebtedness in curred In the course ol' raising and marketing the cotton crop, hut which cannot now be obtained from the usu? al sources of supply because of the extraordinary conditions prevailing in the money markets and In the trade of the world. "The amount of this fund la barely more than 1 per cent of the total out-! standing loans and discounts of bank I Ing institutions in tho United States and is much less than the amount of, cash usually employed in marketing the cotton crop. Xor would even this | small part of the banking capital ofI the United States become impounded as a result of the plan; but upon be? ing lent, would return at once Into general circulation. "1 am unable to see how such a plan could be thought to fall within the purview of the anti-trust laws. "Sincerely yours, **(Signed) T. W. Gregory, "Attorney General." DEATH OF MRS. L. E. SHORE. Mother of Postmaster Geo. 1>. Shore Dies at Tflnatnn twlffji. N. C. From the Daily Item, Nov. 9. News was received here yesterday of the death at the home of her son. Dr. Clarence A. Shore, of Mrs. Lavin ia E. Shore, widow of the late H. W. Shore. Mrs. Shore was more than 80 years of age and death resulted as a natural decline of age. She died at 7 o'clock in the morning. Mrs. Shore was the mother of Postmaster Geo. D. Shore and of Mrs. T. H. Siddall of this city, who with Mrs. Shore left this morning for Raleigh and to attend the funeral at Winston-Salem tomorrow, Tuesday morning. The services will be held at the Home Moravian church, of which the deceased was a member. The deceased is survived by six sons, Messrs. Charles A., of Chattanooga; Geo. D., Sumter; Henry A., Washing? ton, D. C.i Lewis F., Winston-Salem; Clarence A., Raleigh; Dr. Howard E., Washington, D. C, Mrs. F. C. Meiun ing, Winston-Salem; Mrs. J. A. Seaber, Columbia; Mrs. T. H. Siddall, Sumter. CIVIL COURT CONVENES. Schabclitz and Maples Cases Taken up Monday Morning. From the Daily Item, Nov. 9. The court of common pleas for Sumter county convened this morning with Judge Hayne F. Rice of Aiken presiding and at once got down to bus? iness. The first case called was that of Wiliam Bultman and others against E. Schabelitz and others. The case was one to recover from the bondsmen for work which had not been properly done. A verdict of $342 for the plain? tiff was returned. The next case called was that of Hercules Maples against Katie Spen? cer. This case is one involving the ownership of ten acres of land, and had been tried at a former term of court, when the judge directed a ver? dict. Upon appeal, a new trial was ordered and was taken up today. The attorneys in the case were Messrs. J. H. Clifton for the defendant and M. W. Seabrook for the plaintiff. Death. From the Daily Item, Nov. 9. Mr. William C. Yenning, formerly a resident of Sumter, died this morning in Manning at the home of his son. Mr. S. R. Yenning, aged 89 years and one month. The body will be brought to this city tomorrow morning on the 9.35 train and will be taken to the cemetery where the burial services will be conducted. He is survived by two sons, Mr. Whilden Yenning of Charleston and Mr. S. R. Yenning, of Manning, and two daughters, Mrs. Crosswell of Blshopvllle and Mrs. Shlpman, of St. Stephens. Buggy Broken in Collision. From the Daily Item, Nov. 9. Last night Willie James, colored, ran into the buggy of C. E. Wadford with his automobile near the Brogdon place several miles south of town. The negro was arrested by Rural Po? liceman Sam Newman, but was later released when neither Wadford nor Mr. Brogdon, who had made the com? plaint turned up. Mr. Wadford and his wife were in the buggy at the time the automobile ran into it and al? though both were thrown out. neither was injured. The negro denied knowing anything about the accident, but his was the only automobile on the road at tin time and another negro, who was neai by when the collision occurred, Iden? tified James as being the driver ol the automobile. Quite a number of negroes wer? taken from here over to Manning i<! automobiles yesterday t.> attend the A. M. B. conference at that place. One of the automohlllsts ran over a hog on the way, leaving it in a dying ' condition. Tin- turkey crop is fairly abundant tins year and Thanksgiving will not l-c lacklmj one of ii>* chief attractions. AUTO RUNS INTO WAGON. Richard Magie, Colored. Has I^o Broken in Collision. From The Daily Item, Nov. 'i. In a collision last night between an automobile and a wagon belonging to L. D. Jennings, Richard Pringle, colored, had his leg broken and David Winn, colored, is said to have been slightly injured. The fault is said to lie with the driver of the automobile, who is reported to have been drunk and running his car recklessly at the time. The affair occurred between First and Second Mills when Mr. Jennings' wagon was returning to town loaded with cotton pickers. The wagon was overturned and broken in several places and the cotton pickers were thrown out and jolted up consider? able, Pringle being the only one to sustain serious injury. David Winn, who is said to have been in the au? tomobile, v as cut by the windshield. Teh car belonged to Rev. J. A. Pin son, colored, and was used as a public hack, with Sam Wright, colored, the chauffeur. The car was also con? siderably damaged by the collision with the wagon. Wright is said to have left town soon after the occur? rence. The premium list of the Eastern Carolina Poultry Association show, which will be held in Darlington on November 26th to 28, has been receiv? ed in the city and it shows the offer of some handsome prizes for chicken and poultry fanciers. Several of tho local fanciers will exhibit at this show and hope for the same success which they have had in other shows this and 1 previous years. REPORT OF Tine CONDTTTON Of The First National Rank of Sumtcr, at Sum tec, in the Stato of South Carolina, at the Close of Business, October 31, 1914. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts.$i21,035.92 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 2,753.73 U. S. Bonds to secure cir? culation. 60,000.00 Commercial paper de? posited to secure circu? lation. 88,257.71 Other securities to secure circulation. 6,000 U. S. Bonds to secure U. S. deposits. 7,100 Other bonds to secure U. S. deposits. 3,895.00 Other bonds to secure Pos? tal savings. 4,000.00 Premium on U. S. bonds .. 200.00 Bonds, securities, etc. (oth? er than stocks). 940.00 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank. 2,000.00 All other stocks. 6,000.00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 60,000.00 Other real estate owned .... 250.00 Due from National banks (not reserve agents) . . 20,312.64 Due from approved Re? serve agents in central cities. 12,902.4;' In other reserve cities... 2,868.23 Checks and other cash items. 1,867 44 Notes of other National banks. 3,400.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents. 820.74 Lawful money reserve in bank, viz: Species. 18,901.70 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation. 5,700.00 Total.$707,205.54 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in.. ..$100,000.00 Surplus fund.100,000.00 Undivided profits, less ex? penses and taxes paid.. 22,499.09 National bank notes out? standing.114,000.00 Individual deposits sub? ject to check.?4 7,802.75 Certified checks. 3G.00 Cashier's checks outstand? ing. 97.33 United States deposits.... I2.vs2.ft Postal savings deposits. . . 717.Til Notes and bills rediscount ed. 10,000.00 Bills payable, including obligations representing money borrowed. 100,000.It Total.$707.205..r.4 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Sumter. 1, J L. McCallum, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear I that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. L. McCALLUM, Cashier. . Subscribed ar.d sworn to before ma this oth day of November, 1914. Geo. L. Richer, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: NRILL O'DONNKLL, H. 1?. BARN ETT, W. B. UP8HUR, Di?Sctor%