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?4 Um Poetofllee at Sumter, & C m Second ( Um Matter. PERSONAL NEWS. Mra. C. E. Waters, of Chester, is visiting her sister. Mrs. John O. Har? wick on Kendrlck St. Mr. r D. Reynolds has gone to Chester to visit his daughter, Mrs. Bishop Willis. Mrs. W. S. Reynolds and daughter. Miss AUne. left yesterday for Atlan? tic City; where Mrs. Reynolds expects to stay thirty days and Miss Mino several months. They expect to visit seevral northern cities in the mean? time. They will visit their friend. Mrs. Wilson Sensemnn, formerly well known here as Mrs. A. 8. Cooper. Miss Sal lie Wannamaker left this afternoon o spend the week-end with relatives at St. Matthews. Miss Nell Wllkes. of Chester, is visiting Mrs A. It. Bobbltt Miss Dolly Wannamaker has gone to Cheraw to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Bull. Mrs. Eugeen Stanstll is spending sorni time with her parents in East over. NOW IS TIME TO HULD. Material Is (Iwap and More Buildings Will be Needed on Arrital of Ap? proach log Wave of Prosperity. One of the safest and most profit? able Investments In Sumter for thoee who have the money to spare Is to Invest In real estate and build houses .hereon for rent. Buttdtng material is cheaper now than It perhaps will ever be again. When prosperity hits this section again. nd It is fast returning, with the new era of "Hog and Hominy? Live at Home" In vogue you are go? ing to see Sumter getting to the front ranks of prosperous and growing ci? ties. Now la the time to take advantage of the opportunities of the near future. Then again by building houses, stores, and by remodelling, adding to. re? painting, and generally fixing up your property you are giving employment to hundreds who need the work and the won*v A??< i < . "t a temp .v. i v v \ ' Ml a soight oo lamed to profits >ie in meat. T^l* ... 1. t ? ?e ? . K'lot of money gesklag? agricultural section um the next twelve months. Dig change* -will be made in agricultural and commercial methods, and the wise invnetor watches the trend of things closely and puts his money1 where It will rapidly Increase when times brighten up Real eststo Investments nre still quite active In Sumter, farm land and city property have held their own in values. There la very llttlo city or country property being offered and none at sacrifice prices. But there are good openings In the cltv on unimproved city lots for fu? ture profitable returns. FOOTBALL TOMORROW. Sumter und Charleston High Schools to Clash at Noon. The Sumter and Charleston high school football teams will clash to? morrow at noon for tho high school football ch mpionshlp of Eastern Mouth Carohr. u Doth teams are In gr? at shape und ready with a hum line of [days to work on their oppo? nents and a contest well worth seeing la promised to lovers of the sport. The jame begins at 12 o'clock and the public Is cordially invited to at? tend, admission 25 cenH The team io ? <\h the support of the people of Sumter ami It is hoped that a big crowd will be In attendance. ITALY Looks AROUND. Cabhict on Alert for any Develop? ments. Itome. Nov. 2?.?A secret meeting waa held at the foreign office today. It was attended ?.y Premier Salandra. ih.- minister of fafSlgS affairs; BtgWOf Sonlno. chief of the army v SSSral st iff. (Jen. ('odorna. and chief of the naval staff. Vice Adimral Dhaon dl Havel. The meeting last two hours. Th** (llornale d'lfalla says the meet? ing dealt with the international sltua as regards Italian Interests am' the ?Ho * hlefs of statt Outlines' the present conditions ?.f (he arm- am navy as the result ol 'he last three months preparation. Forbach, Germany. Is sHd to have the most profitable town forest Known: It yields an annual mi gain of $'. '.' t uii acre I hie of the Ii " I e\|.. n i ?? \ DOd* getd regeaartj in an established Indus? trv In th?? Hatted gfates Is hnxu. ttie ia- orite gsatei, i for s n< i et vrnvlng. It has seen t|noted a? foil I i St* >i euMc hu h. ami \.t * I ? ? b k* Ihousaed ??? aid feel. A 3 Day Hat Sale Friday Saturday Monday By the Schwartz Millinery Department You can pick from entire line at ONE-HAL*1 PRICE. This is a great opportunity as the stock is very large and selections can be made easily from Up-to-Date Millinery. ======= WE INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE - One-Half Price SCHWARTZ BROS. MILLINERY DEPT. One-Half Price CM A.Mmit OF COMMERCE NOTES. What the Commercial Organization is Doing to Ahl People of Siimter ami Sumtcr County. A number of the leading business men of Sumtcr have sahl within the paat few days that the Sumtcr Cham? ber of Commerce and the Sumtcr lie tail Dealers* Association are worth more to the business interests of Sum-! ter, and also to the agricultural inter- \ est? of Sumter county than ever bo-j fore in the history of these two com? mercial organizations. If there was ever a time when sys? tematic, level headed "get-together" work was needed to help tide over the crisis confronting the cotton growing section that time is here now. Conditions are gradually readjust? ing themselves. It is necessary to avoid pessimistic imaginary 'hard times" and to watch closely every lit? tle tendency toward a backward step dec to the frightened masses feeling that times are going to become hard? er, srnen rcnllj an. one who watches' C can see inat times are grad? ually getting back to normal eondl >i>nfe. de? to e :-"^<MaMon n con ? ?b?r ce 11 ton merelal, Industrial, ar . cultural, and linancial lines. Diversification of ngricultural pro-1 ducts, education of tho masses to thej importance of reduction of cotton pro? duction, increase in the acreage of' tobacco, corn, wheat, outs, hay, vege i ta,t?tes. and the value of raising live stock, such as hot*s. cattle, mules, and I building up the dairy, poultry, and canning products and the very import-j ant feature of creating a market In Sumter for grains and the establish ment of wheat mills, grain Warehouses, canning factories. corn shelters, shucking and cleaning machinery to help the farmers to market their grain and other products in busin? SS like, intelligent, and profitable mer? chantable shape are among the sf? forts of the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce ut present and listed for imme? diate future not! Vi ties of the conuner ical organization. Every business and professional man in Sumter county. and every' farmer is directly Interested In the maintenance of a systematic central bureau of publicity and legitimate re? liable activity for the benelit of the masses. The Retail Dealers' Association credit bureau and collection depart? ment are worth many thousands of dollars alone to every business and professional nan who i, ;i member Of the Sumter Chai IDSF of Commerce. The extension of trade territory ? the preaching of the doctrine of "Keeping Sumter county money in Sumter county*' by buying Sumte: county produce from Bumter county farmers and spending Sumter county money with Sumter county merchants and manufacturers* 'are among the most valuable ibis being rendered by the commercial organisation. Rvery body, farmer, consumer, and mer? chant must nsessailly benefit by such practices, and spending, home monej with home people is the qulckeal ami surest road to permanent prosperity. TIM establishme nt of a curb mar heti ? grain market, it systematic and business like method of marketing grain, vegetables, pork, heel. and other farm products will keep thou sands of dollars at home for dlstrl? b itlon among tin- furnier? and for re? distribution smong the merchants ami professional men of Humter counts and. consequently, among the a'tt i earaers of <'>i< county, I tut th< i * mn Im i?rg:i nlsn t ion, a central bureau <>\ .?< i i* 11 v and pub 'lieitv a Ith :i Imineit executive ut lie I head, Now Is the time to "pull to itelhel und ud\ertlse" what v. <? have t < I Sell, whit U*e want aeo what We COII I,to, a< w? II a- A hat we want done (live your trues to honn m< ii and wo I men Imme enterprises, and spcml your money with Sumter business con? cerns ami the economic problem! of the day are more than half solved right there. No' man can live unto himself. 'United we stand," divided we are liable to fall to pieces, and it requires much time and money to "get together" if we fall apart. LKK CorXTY ITCIII1HT. l ulled States Demonstration Work. Thursday, 3 P. M. until Saturday 4 1*. If*! Main street, Biahopvllle, in va? cant store next to Mr. J. M. Hearon's store. The public is cordially invited at all open hours. The display includes the State ex? hibit on bird protection, home con? veniences, methods of using the par* eel post, hints on poultry raiding, and this year's work of the girl and boy demonstrators in I^ee county. I o\worth-Plummer. Mr. C. B, Plummer and Miss JaunHa Fox worth i ere marrl " flu lay nf*r* noon at Si clock. ??? J. N. Toll ?, pastor of Urace Church officiating^ i >' ? * lumnie' is a young merchant ?! i. it, B, C. Mrs. Pluronu r* home is Oswego, in this county, ftiotlli have the best wishes of many friends. Residence catches Fire. From The Daily Item. Nov. 24. The residence of Mrs. Manning Drown on Church Street caught lire about t o'clock today, but the blase was speedily extinguished by Du prompt work of the fire department The roof of the kitchen Caught from the chimney Hue and considerable damage was done to this part of the houae, but the lire did not have time to ?pread, Sale of fancy Articles. Tin Ladies' Aid Society of Congre? gation Sinai announces a sale of fancy articles to be held on Tuesday.! I i tin- first day of December, at the Antlers Pharmacy. The sale, which I will continue Wednesday morning ? i and afternoon will comprise cakes and reduced magaxlne subscriptions as well as attractive goods for the Christmas holidays. Au Approaching Wedding. Lowryville, Nov. 20, ? Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Hardee announce the approach? ing marriage of their daughter, Miss Jane Isabel Hardee, to Theodore iMobley Darby, The wedding will take place in December. M'ss Hardee lived in Sumter for several years and has a great many friends lure to whom tin- above an? nouncement will be of interest. _ ? ? The Elks' club some time ago again insthaled Lad lea' Day at the club rooms ami many ladies have been taking advantage of and enjoying this privilege of lute. Last year Ladies' Pay was begun am! nu t with such suc? cess that II was decided to begin it again this year. ih< Indies' Lay hav? ing been dropped during Dm summer, as it was too warm to dunce and there were so few ladles hi town lo take id\antage of it. Hat Sale Continue-. You can buy a bat from our big io. I. ;it half price now. Miss Jacobs. Advt. Marriage License llccord. A lie. use to m; IT.V lilt * IM'CII granted in each oi* the folloi hit! eoilples Kngenc Uoberson and Miisarine Kng lish. Ilrogdon; \eru lloyd, Manning, und Itebeecn llryunt. Sumter. Itlhhon Sale. \i a fraction of their former cost I .t \| I. - .1;.bs. Ad> t. PAY VP WEEK IN SUMTER. Pleases Sumtcr Merchants, who Arc Vary Hopeful ami UcUeve That They Will bo Met Halt Way. No "Squealers'' Among Sumtcr Business Men. A number of Sumter merchants ex? pressed hearty approval today of the proposed "Pay up Week" plan for next week. Some of them said that I they have the most absolute confi? dence in the public spirit of the farm? ers, merchants, and professional men, I and In the wage earning classes whom the Sumter merchants candidly be? lieve are liberal enough to share with the merchants the burdens of depress? ed financial conditions. While there are no "squealers" among the Sumter business and pro? fessional men, nevertheless it is true that the merchants as well as other business and professional men who sell or work on credit have had a' hard time accommodating their cus? tomers, clients, and patients. nr*>,,C/. numerous big-hearted busl r ? fessional men need their and t should be the wish of < ad woman who has been I lh > of the accommodations uatendttd ?'om these gentlemen to make a special effort to liquidate as much as possible of their indebted- j ness In order to give those whom they owe the opportunity to likewise pay what they owe. Narrowed down to its linal analysis times are really not harder than they have been before on numerous occasions, cotton has sold for as little In times gone by as it is t selling for now With the farming dis tricts much less strongly fortified with plenty to eat than now. Conditions are getting better and better every week throughout the en tire country. There is no famine outlook, nor indications of starvation in this land. Commercial conditions will gradually readjust themselves. In the meantime one of the surest I ways to make times harder is for those who owe to hoard their money under imaginary "hard times coming' talk. ( I Money kept out of circulation means i j hard times. It requires much money to accommodate commercial activi? ties. Therefore pay up. NEW PD\N TO HOLD C OTTON. Ilarvle Jordan Hays $100.000,000 Company Discussed, New Orleans, Nov. -i.?Plans for assisting In the financing of the jHouth's cotton crop were considered at a meeting here of the executive com? mittee ef the Southern Cotton Asso? ciation, Hai'Vie Jordan, president of the As? sociation, admitted that ; he committee had disc used today in executive Ses? sion the creation of a |100,000,000 cotton holding company, tor the pur? pose, it was stated, of removing from I!,G00,000 to 3,000,000 1 ales of distress cotton from the market. .Mr. Jordan said thai definite action as to the for? mation of the holding company would probably be taken at an executive session of the committee lo he hel< tomoi i ow . Sin for !$?"?? Not ? \aet ly t hat hut ;? $ 1 a hal tor $B at the big sa le now on at , Jut ok-.? Advt. I_ Portuual May Kilter. London, Nov. LI. A dispatch fron Lisbon wiys that the Portuguese con gresfl lodu> ih cided i hat Port ng i .'.hold I cooperate with the tillies wh?> it considers t he sti p neee :ai v. Th minister of wnr will issue u derive I?? pai i i ll mobilization. Hills l-J Piire. At bin sah? to discontinue lne?|no< now in piom<-- :,i Miss Ja cid is ,\di DODGE BROTHERS CAR MAKES ITS DEBUT. Official Announcement and Presenta? tion to Public In Made Today. Dodge Brothers new car, a product over which there has been for many months conjecture, rumor and speculation regarding quality, quantity and price, is at last ready'' for tho market. It is a splendid automobile. There is no doubt of that, it is a thing of beauty, as lines are graceful. It im- : presses one with s sense of smartness. It gives the beholder the combined idea of comfort and convenience. It J is refined, stylish and carries subtle suggestion of power. Back of this finished product, to the, details of which John and Horace E.! Dodge have given the best of their genius, lies a remarkable story of business confidence reposed in these' two men. Some details as to the mer? chandise end of the Dodge Brothers automobile project serve to illuminate the story of the solid standing'of this firm all over the country. Up to date 14,366 requests for agencies have been received at the j Dodge Brothers plant. This figure is all the more bewildering In the face! Of the fact that until today noth-. ing has been known regardins the car the firm intended to put out. Horace B. Dodge said recently that he was more interested in the returns the firm Would receive on the new car live years from now than In the returns it will receive five months from now. He said that he felt the public had confidence In the ability of the firm to turn out a car that is right, and he refused to talk about a product unti' that product is ready to be talked al it. In other words, he declared tha he believed in selling the foundath of the house before selling the tit a?. Dodge Brot ra are now ready to announce the ice. The car is to be sold for $Ts with full equipment The information was given out this morning by George C. HubbS, As? sistant General Bales Manager. It la not stated what this year's production will be. Mr. Hubbs indicated, though, that there has already been such a demand?a demand created by conn lence alone?that it Is doubtful if there will be a large enough produc? tion the first year to care for it. I ESnough dealers have been ap? pointed to take care of the years' out? put and a few cars will be turned out this month to get to the districts. The only merchandialng problem that presents itself i-1 the task of picking uut the dealers that are wanted so nu? merous have been the applications. From one eiu alone, more than 30 ap? plications were received, Sumter Motor Company are the igents here for Dodge Brothers. LEVER COD WAREHOUSE SCHEME. Announce^ That lie Will Push Licenc? ing Dill at Coming Session. I ! Washington, Nov. 24.?Representa? tive Lever of South Carolina, in ii letter received here today, announced Ihis Intention t<< press the cotton ware? house licensing bill for passuge dur? ing lirsl week of ihe coming session of congress. The measure, passed al I readj by the senate, provides for fed? eral supervision ti> make u'nreho se j , I receipts acceptable as commercial I pa i ?er, SUMTER COTTON MARKET. ? '. i re- ted daily by Rrnesl Field. Cotton Buyer. ' n.l Middling . i I j Strict Middling 7 I-s Middling 7. SirU t l*?\v Middling G 1-2. I...W Middling 6. Staple Cotton, Nominal. COTTON SHIPS FOR GERMANY. 1'iot Cargo Inder "Hands Od*' Agree? ment Witli Great Britain Will Leave Sawuniali Bcfoic Knd of the Mouth. New fork Sun. The first cotton exported from this country to Germany since the begin? ning of the war will leave Savannah about November Jo on the steamer Carolyn for Bremen. About Decem? ber 1 the Greenbrier will sail from New Orleans lor Bremen. In the first week of December the Berwind will sail from a Southern port either for Bremen or Rotterdam. Kach vessel will carry at least G.000 bales of cot? ton and all of them are under the American Hag. The Gans Steamship Line, which in normal years handles cotton exports in large quantities in the shipment of the normal 4,000,000 bales of cotton to Germany and the Continent ex? clusive of Fa nee, is in charge of the shipments. The line is serving as the agent for the American Cotton Line, a name which has just been adopted as representing an association of cotton shippers. T.':e price of cotton in Ger? man ports is said to be between 19 and 21 cents a pound, against about 7 cents here. In return for this cotton Germany has agreed to permit the export to this country of dye-stuffs. The threo ships will return to this country with ^cargoes of dyestuffs valued at nearly I$1,000,000 each, arriving he-e in the early part of next year. The result Will he. it is asserted that the dyestuff 'and cotton print industries, employing approximately l.ooo.ooo men, will b? assured of a sufficient supply of tht dyes which can be obtained only from Germany. These mutual shipments it was said yesterday by one of those chiefly in? terested in the cotton shipments, are the result of an international agree? ment between this country, Germany and Great Britain. It was said that the cotton exporters and the steam? ship men have received the absolute assurance of the State department that Great Britain has definitely agreed not to molest these ships and their , cargoes. ' The international agreement, it Is said, is that Germany guarantees sup ' plies of dyestuffs to the United States In return for cotton provided the transportation of each is guaranteed j free of British Interference, and that ? the British government has oOcinlli countenance the arrangement. SHIPS BRING BACK SETTLERS. Mr. Cardwcll. of the Atlantic Csnst Line, at Drainage Convention. Wilson, Nov. 24.?Acoerding to the informstion given out yesterday by Mr. Guy Cardwell. Immigration agenl IOf the Atlantic Coast Line, the ships which went to Europe with supplies lor the suffering Belgians are to bring back Belgian settlers t<? this country. Mr. Cardwell was in Wilson attend? ing the meeting of the state Drainage j Association and told of the plans which had been mac by an organisation in Baltimore, working in conjunction with Belgian Belief Societies to bring number ?I Belgian farmers to the South. The plan, if successful will I-, snh In colony of those people here in North Carolina, possibly In the ectiou between Wilson and Wilming? ton. Blans are being perfected for s monument to be erected by popular subscription to the memory of Renn i leant, the widely Known writer S'ld lecturer, the Apostle of Sunshine." New York Cotton Market. < Ipening Jan.7. to July.7.so Oct ..1.03 Close T.4S 7 8.19