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TO TRY MORAL SUASION UPON UNRULY MEXICANS. t.en. Scott Goes to Border to Hptc Last Attempt to Reason With Fac tiou Before Taking l.a>t Drastk* Step. May tore oa lYonalsc* to DLs eontliiuo tiling Into Anierkmi Ter Waah ngton. Dec. H.?Brig. Ge.i. Hugh I? Scott, chief oC stuff of the United States army, left tonight foi Naco, Aria., to endeavor to use hh persona) influence with the warrlnp. factions across the border to stop firing Irto American territory. Lieut CoL Robert E. L. Michie accompa gkled him. Shoul I this final effort faj) and no heed be paid to the threat of the American government communicated to both Provisional President Gutler res snd Oen. Carransa. that force would be used If their subordinates did not cease firing into the United States, it Is generally understood that s> defensive Are will be begun by American troops. Oen. Scott will not supersede Qen. Bliss In cenmand at Naco. but will set In s diplomatic capacity. Oeorge C. Carothers, American state department representative with Qen. Villa, arrived at El Paso today. Administration officials learned through unofficial advices that Qov. Maytorei a commander of the Villa troops besieging Nsco. had announced he would discontinue firing Into Amer? ican territory. The Washington government had been notified that the orders of Gutler res to his commsnder had been dis? patched. It had warned both fac? tions tha unless the firing ceased American artillery would shell the Mexican .n ops out of their positions. Provision il President Gutierrez has assured the United States government that all the executions which have occurred it ths capita* were the re eult of "the commlslons of actual or Inn es." It was learned today that the United Btate* had pointed out to the Gutler res government the horror which the civilised world felt toward these ex? ecutions. American consular repre? sentatives, moreover, were Instructed to Indicate that the American govern? ment could not but view with dis? favor a continuation of such inci WUJL FOREGO SEARCH RIGHTS. ?TtajUail Osiers Facilities for shlp sassst of Cotton to European Coun? tries. Waehington, Dec. 15.?Sir Cecil Spring-Rico, the British ambassador, advised the State department today that his government was willing to forego ths exercise of ' he right of search of vessels from American ports' If the ahlp mssters would satisfy Brit nh consuls a*, ports of departure as to Uie neutral nature of their cargoes. The ambassador and Secretary Bryan discussed the subject at length. There Is no authority to require an Ameri? can ship captain to apply o a foreign consul In this country f< r permission to take away cargo, but the state de? partment has listened favorably to suggestions that vexatious Interference with commerce might be greatly re? duced by the adoption of the arrange? ment. After the ambasador ? conference with Secretary Bryan he was referred to Cone Johnston, the state depart? ment solicit..r. to discus* some of the details of the plan. The department received a noto from the French government, saying France was prepared to give the same sssursnccs ss given by Great Britain regarding the non-contraband character of American cotton. Gr? a' Britain, through Sir Kdward Grey, made ths positive declaration that cotton was not contraband and c.iMc grams today from |hs American em? bassy In London said cotton would not l?c stopped on the high seas. INFATUATED WITH MOTHER-! N LAW. Tim Whitman Sln>t ami Killed by Chsrlc* Jolnwni. Milton. Flo Dsc. 16 Tim NVbi man was shot and kille? last night by his brother-l;i Ion. Charles Johnson, aged JO. at the home of Johnson's mot, sr It is x.u.l that Whitman Wal ai Infatuated with his mother-ln-luw that he deserted his y ning wife. Johnson was placed in jail. Krom reports rsSilVSd ll SeefSS that Mumter countv farin*?is saVt derided to live at home next tear, They at* planting much wheat ft ad oils and many are preparing to plum more ?oin and rates gears baas sad ?.?t? while report* hMUrato thai leas < ill v. Ill be plant? ?I tbnn at ass, lima In aWJfgf years. The stoics base the holbl i\ up|.i snes snd inoO people ne gOttlnS. Christmas spirit In spNe >' I he It ressant talk of haid Ihne?* PAYMENT OP DKBls. Consumer Holds the Key to the sit UUllOO. To the Kditor of The Sumter Item. "tioods Sold for Cash Only, After January 1." 1 wonder how the consumers of the State of South Carolina would like to nee this sign o?*er the doors of most of the retail stores in the State? I I wonder if the average consumer realizes that 90 to 95 cents out of every dollar he owes the groceryman, the dry goods man or the hardware man is due in turn from him to those who supply him with goods, own the store he occupies, or help him to con ? luct the business? I wonder how a farmer would feel toward a merchant, if he were to sell him his cotton and then the mer? chant wero to refuse to pay him no that the land and home of the farmer would be sold to pay debts that he had expected to pay with the money from his cotton? He would feel he had been very badly treated. Is this any worse than the farmer or consumer treats the merchant when he refuses, or fails, to pay debts he owes for goods he purchased and used; es? pecially when, as is often the case, such failures, by a few farmers or iconsumers, results in store and often other property of the merchant being sold by the courts to pay debts the merchant could easily have paid with the money he expected, and should have received, from the consumer who owed him for goods they had received and used? I We often hear the assertion that farmers can not afford to borrow , money on their cotton to pay their debts, that the interest costs too much. Can the merchant any more afford to borrow money at banks to pay his debts, which he must do, if he can not collect on the accounts due him? Business in the South is "dead? locked," and the consumer holds the key to the situation. If consumers were to pay their ob? ligations to the retailer, or even a con? siderable part of it, the financial strain would be relieved, and. business grad? ually return to normal. If farmers would sell part of cotton or borrow money on it, after storing it in public wo rehouses, and pay part at least of 'their obligatons, or even give mer? chant notes, secured p ~>perly by warehouse receipts if necessary, for 30. 60 or 90 days, it would greatly relieve the merchant and would be appreciated. Retail merchants of the South will be compelled to greatly restrict their credit sales for next year, probably less than half as much goods will be sold on credit in 1915 as in 1914. The farmer who expects a lino of credit in 1915 would do well to make arrangements to satisfy his obligations for 1914. it would be impossible for most merchants to accept cotton at 10 cents per pound on account, as Is often de? manded, because ma*iy have accounts due them which amount to several times the capital Invested, and the difference between 10 cents and mar? ket price today on the cotton they would have to take on accounts, would more than euwal their profits on sales and in many cases their entire capi? tal invested. To illustrate, suppose a merchant has a capital of $5,000 and his credit sales have been say, $30,000 which ts not an unusual proportion. Suppcse he took cotton at 10 cents per pound. To hold this cotton, with s fftosj of an advance, is impossible, that is to hold all of it. To sell at present market price, around 7 cents, would bring $21,000 net cash. If credit sales were $30,000 probably cost of goods and expenses of doing business were about 10 per cent, less, or $27,001). Very few merchants make more than 10 per cent, net profit on sales. Thus the merchant with obli? gatons of $27,000, actually has re? ceived only $21,000 net ca.m from his accounts, or $h.000 le?s than he has paid out or obligated to pay. If he were to sell his stock of goods at ac? tual cost and turn every dollar over to his creditors he could not pay out. Since the cotton pool of $ 13."),000,000 hns been about perfected and the new icxerxe bank system has been estab? lished, there is loss excuse for not storing cotton and borrowing on it to liquidate obligations. I do not believe that consumers realise the situation in which retail mere hunts nave been pieced by their Indifference to their obligations, but ii some of them find themselves needing eupptieU In *?>e early part of next year, with* * * i either cash or credit, they Will have no one to blame bo' them? selves. T do not believe that the farmer who pays his debts, or makes an ear? nest effort to do so, or who plays fair with the more haul and shows | will Ingness to do what is right need have any f'?nr. W. A. Kanorr. Florence. Money i* scarce and the outlook \* not sj blight as it has been in other >'???? rs. bot Ihr people of Sumter ConII< t. kari much to bo thankful for. We Offer Our Entire Stock of CLOTHING AT OFF ?v *A S OFF 4,1 Men's e Boys' Suits, Overcoats and Extra Pants ALL INCLUDED Look These Prices Over: SUITS AND OVERCOATS THAT SELL FOR $25.01) NOW $22.50 NOW $20.00 NOW $18.00 NOW $15 00 NOW $12.00 NOW $10.00 NOW $ 7.50 NOW ? $16.67 1500 13.34 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.67 5.09 $6.50 NOW $5.00 NOW $4.00 NOW $3.50 NOW $3.00 NOW BOYS' $1.50 PANTS BOYS* $1.00 PANTS BOYS' 50c PANTS $4.33 3.33 2.67 2.33 2.01 1.00 .67 .33 iW These are sacrifice prices, and we will charge , nothing to anyone?CASH ONLY. Sumter Clothing Co. KEEPING DOWN TURKEY PRICES. Women of Eastern City Find a Way. How to buy turkeys when the prices in tho stores n? \ to 80 i d, AO cents a pound, is a question that' many housewives are not able to an? swer. One of these economical wo? men was heard to say recently, "We had but one turkey last Winter, as the price was so high." For many people there is nothing, which can take the place of a turkey, particularly at Thanksgiving time, and the children feel that something ^ lacking from the dinner tnhle if an? other meat is substituted for it. When turkeys sold at from 12 to 1ft Qents a pound, the meat was not looked Upon as too expensive for the average fam? ily to have on the table frequently, but toda) Ihose who have more Ihnn one or two turkeys In u season tire the exception As Thanksgiving day approaches and the prices of turkeys begin in soar, mlicit t:tlk is heard about Ihe scarcity of turkeys, how bard Ihej are to raise and the possibility of the laid becoming extinct, but a trip into Ihe country often reveals a illffereni How to meet ami t m ?; 11 the high I ? I i ? ' ?.f turkeys is uflen subject of <!r russlon ntnoiiK housekeepers, bul ii Was for a budj of women in an eastern city to take definite action and secure their turkeys at a price that made it possible for most of them t<? have this popular American bird on their Thanksgiving table. Tneir first plan alter banding to? gether was to search the country ror a radius of 80 miles to discover if there really was a scarcity of turkeys and to learn what the farmers re? ceived for them. They according!) went about in their automobiles searching among the farmers for these birds, with Ihe result thai I hey found hundreds and hundreds of them and abundant evidence that there- was no likelihood of the turkey: becoming extinct nt present. It was also discovered I hat I If formers were obliged to sell them al about 16 rents a pound or not at alt, with the result thai the w< men de elded to hold a sale lurkoys where they would be their own saleswomen. Turkeys were sohl :it !U n als .1 pound, and Ihe farmers, being ? \? n 1 s?i ian deal, wont home bappj with I heir pockets lull of no 11 y, iMher things, such as choice apples, clover honey, roasting pi;;-, broilers, duel s, pears, potatoes, cheese, bull? r, eg-ts pump? kins and tnuny other eatables won sold at good prices thai were .1 pi ise mid Joy 1 o many. Through lllls successful sale lie foundation was laid for a public mar? ket which was opened in June and has it is said, been very successful. COWFEAS TO FOLLOW CORN. Farmers soouhi Prepare to Sow (?rain Stubble to Coupons Next Sea? son. state Demonstration Agent w. YY. Long, of Clemson College, who is now engaged In making a tour of the State as a final course In the grain cam? paign the extension division of Clem? son college has conducted this au? tumn, is eager for South Carolins farmers to realise Ihe value of their cow pen h at this time and to save all the cow peas they can get l heir hands on, The reason for this is thai, in or? der to gel the greatest benefits from sowing1 thell" lands i<? grain this win? ter, farmers should sow tin- gram stubble to row peas next year. I/and Sown io oals or wheat this autumn and t<> cow pens next year will be in a greatly improved condition a year ! 11' n i how. Clemsou'h whr.it propaganda wan ver> netlve throughout Kovemhci whirh is (he host month to sow wheat in South Carolina, in many parts of Ihe Slate it may be sown up to De? cember Ifi with good results. Mr. I ? states iiiut all indications arc that South Carolina will have more la ml sewn to oats and wheat this yeaV than ever before in the history of the State, Roth crops are expected to bring record prices next spring. k COTTON FOR RUSSIA. _ British Steamship Carries 6,500 Hale* by Way of Panama (anal. Galveston, Texas. Dec. 14.?TU* Britlotl steamship Indrakuala sailed today via the Panama canal wit^t 6.600 bales of cotton for Vladivostok and 4,000 bales for Kobe and ToksP ha ma. This is the first shipment Of cotton from here for a Russian Pa? cific port. SHIP PURCHASE BIIX. Kennte Voted Today to Report PHI raxorably. Washington, l>ec. 16.?The senate commerce committee today voted fa \.>iahi\ to report the ship purchase I ill. riilmntuni to Mexican* sent Toeing. Nuco. a rix., ivc it den. IHIss'j cltim.itium that Mexican dimg en? dangering the lives of Americans across the border must cease was sent to (Jen. Maytorens, Villa's com? mander, today.