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m \\ i \ n ? < (?ii 0 n pi k KXE < i i lo\ o| MW im MIKUM. H i rt.i^l vi i< >v WHhoii l'olnts out l?n?f.n ?Ix?? M ??. Will? h llaxc ll??n Taki ii it ml the ?.?mmI Ufoeei \Miich Com lertrt o*v Washington. Jan. 20.?Another confident prediction that the coun try noon vn ill enter upon a now era ??f enterprise nml prosperity w is voiced today hy Prtsidcnt Wilson In .? M|ll'C(h iH't ?!?'? till' r." .1 Ml I'M! of t '" American Electric Hallway associa? tion. Speaking to business men and through them to the worhl of busl neuM generally, the president outlined what tho I?enu?crntlc congress has trleti to accomplish through Its trust legislation, end declared that while a lest period would be required to de? termine whether the correct reme.iy had been applied, he believed tho mass ot Interrogation points" which b id checked ent? i prise for 20 years had been cleared away With a com? mon understanding regarding busi? ness reached, he said, henceforth no bo. lv is going to be suspicious of ans I business Just because it is -big. He gave some of the "rules of the game" which he thought ought to be fol? lowed, adding to tho list wise pub? licity?"not doing anything under rover.** MI have alwayr maintained that the only way In which men could under stnml one another was by mceiin| one another." said the pn^sldont "It I believed all that I road in the newspapers I would not understan'd anybody. 1 have known met? whose hands dropped away the moment I was permuted to examine their char? acter. "It seems to me.that we are upon the eve of a new era of enter? prise and of prosperity. Enterprise has been chocked In this country for almost 20 years, because men were moving amongst a maze of Interroga? tion points. They did not know whit was going to happen to them. AI! sorts of regulations were propos d and it WL4 n matter of uncertainty what sort of regulation was going to be adopted. All sorts of charges wen mado against business as If business wert at fault, when most men knew that tho groat majority of busnu men wer*' honest, were public spir.* . i\ ?'. I'm,. IUi ? -lit tH. met fh'j many w? i ? mad" afraid be? cause tho few did not do what * as right "The most necessary thing, there? fore, wrj for us to agree, as we did by slow stages agree, upon tho main particulars of what ought not to be done ami then to put our laws In such shape as to correspond with that gen? eral Judgment.I have never doubted that all America believed! in doing what was fair and honorable ami of good report. Hut the methol. the methoil of control by law again:;t the small minority that was recitcl trnnt against these principles, was a thing that It was dlttlcult to deter mine upon, and it was a very gr \it burden, lot me say. to fall upon a particular administration of this gov ernment to have to undertake prac tlrully the whole business of final def? inition. That Is what has been at? tempted by tin congress now about to come to i ( . 11 ha ' attempted to dellne the reforms for which th country has been getting ready. "It will require a period ?>I test to del indue whether they have suco ss full) d* hie d them or not. but no on lie* ds to ha e It pro\ed to him that it xv.i > ? ? .i v to del.ii t hem i ml re im. lie our< ei l.tlntUs and thut the uncertainties being removed, common nnderstanuii -s arc possible and a tinlver: I > p? ratI? n.' "In the .first place. 1 feel that list mists ami ml. : i.d<- suspicions that have Il1le?| the business world ha v. nov> ?.e? u blown away.. .. Nobody Is henceforth ^.d?ig to be afraid of or suspicious of any buslaOOl bOOauai II is big IHM th? v bave been suspicion:! whenever they thought that tin- bif> nese was being um d to take an un? fair udx.intaac . . . But bond having l.cen glx ? n for the Lie f. ||o\v, v.? can sleop iinmii MsOfM at ni.rbt. "Th** era of prlxatc businoai In Iht sense or biisin.-.m conduetcd with the money of the partnerv.?l mean of the managing partners?i* piacticallv past.. .. Then-fore, almost all bu.l ncss 'has this direct n ;.po: aiullty \" the public In g< to rul. We ox\c a OOn Uint report to tie- republic who*< mercy xv*< an? constant!1, asking f ?? in order t?? conduct tie huslrcss It? self. Theref*?re we haxe got to tri 1 not only on our eib- i? .icy. not only on the scrxbe that vx ? render, bui on I he confidence that xve culiixale. There l a nexv atm"spher? for business, The oxygen that the luni: of modern I '??; mess takes In Is the oxygen of t*ie puidic eaeiMeaot end if you have t got that your bin iia > i II ill) imralx/- o and aal hj llated "I take It that xve are in ? p Itlon n??xv to come to a common undor xtnndlng. know ue: that only ? <,>?,. ? mon understanding will he the its | of business and that M hat ...mt for business hereafter is HUM kind of liberty that WO want tor the Individual. The liberty of th< Individual is limited with the greatest ahaiimaai where hui actions oonu Into collision with the Interests <?;* tin ? immunity h? Uvea In. "There have been times?i win ?oi apeclfy them, bat there have been times?when the Held looked free, but When there Were favors received fron the ma IUI CO If of the course, wie i there wire advantagOl Kiven, inside tracks accorded, practices Which would block the other runner, rue which would exclude the amateur who araatod to mt in That may be a free Hold, but there is favor, then is partiality, there is preference, then Ih covert advantage taken of some? body, and while it looks very '.veil from the grandetand, there are men whom you cat lind who were not al? lowed to get Into the track and toe' their powers against (he other men Who WOT! racing lor the honors < . the day. 'I think It Is a serviceable figure. it meani this, thai you art nol going t?? ba barred from the contest beoauj* on are Ml and atroni and you iMi tot fOtng to be penalized because you tri bt| an I strong, but you art goir.? to bt madi to ohm rva the rules of tin track and not get in anybody*! way Koept ai you can hoop out of his Way by having more 'Vigor ami skiII than he has. It is the spirit of true sportsmanship that ought to get into everything, and men who when they get beaten t^at way squeal, do not deceive Qtjf pity. Sinne men are gotai to get beaton boeaUM they have not the bram^; they have not the Initiative! not the ?kill} they have not the knowledge, 'hey have not the same capacity thai other man have. They win have to be employes; the;, will ha VC to b< Uaad where they carTl c used. We 'tot ii! i 1 to conceal from ourselves that there tire vartetlei Of capacity in the world. Some men have heads, lad they ait got practically furi.ishcd. "There are, therefor*', l SUPPOSO a rtain rules of the gntne. I will mention what seem to me some of them.First of all is the rule of publicity, gOl doing anything under cover, letting the public know what you arc doing and Judge of it accord? ing as it is. There are a great many businesses in this country that ha > e lallen under suspicion because they were so secretive when there was nothing to ?aerate Ihnt Wat dish in I abb. Publicity, wind. Is re quire i sport. 1:5 IT'. c,iv>i\ e; ' usii:. . .. aoe how you arc running 'h gaito! ' Then in the aocorid place, ? ? n ii a full equivalent ior tne money you rOC tv<', the full equivalent In service; no trying to skimp in the service In order to increase profits abOYti a tea so nable return, but trying to make. the profit! proportioned to the sati.-j fac tlon of the people that you serve. There is ao1 any more solid founda? tion for business than that. ' Then, in the third place, this garni requires aomethlng more than ordl? nary sport. It requires a certain kind Of conscience in business, a certain feeling that are are, after ail, in thta WOrtd because WC are expected to make good according to the standar?li of the people are live with. That, af? ter all) gentlemen, is the ohlef com pUlatOU that is laid on all of us. "Then, the fourth rule. H it tOOiM to me, is the rule of the spirit of ecr? \ ice. I know men in this city?then are men in the- sclentIlic bureaus i f this government whom i oould c'tc ?who could make very big sala Ks. bid who prefer the satisfaction of doing thing! that will atrvc the whole community and doing them just !l Well H they poaalbly can be done. I for one am proud of the scientific ba att Of this government." Concluding with a reference to hie belief In freedom of ?peach the pres? ident said: "I base been subjected to free B|H>OOh myself, and IL is hard to < u dure sometimes, been nan the offices of tie preatdent s<? m to be the olaaiimi hOIUM f<or original Ideas. I am brought more original Ideal pet diem, i dar? say. than any other person 1? Ills country, and theYefore pay the ? un laity of freedom of speecn." RKFl'SKN Uli: PETITION. ?verh?r Will Sni order Rrooklaud Annexation Election. Columbia, Jan. ::'?.?Qov, Richard 1 Manning said yesterday that h< I would not order an election on Iho Queattou of annexing tin- Brooklantl Bectlon of Lexington county to Rich land counts. The petition for tin election was filed by N. W. Drooker ol Columbia. m n iati:itiMtisi: \t TMOKl/l i? i ? *? V\ mm \ II? pltal > w octal I n ? lomnii -ioncd. Columbl i. l'? h, I. The t?ei retni of Htute hat i- uci a cominlsslon fo the Ixm t'*unty lloupltul association I with s capital of 1^,000, The hospl u . ? til be I' c it. d at i i hnp> We. Tb? ih lltlot i r ore d. w T ? rrnnl, \ 11 Brown, H at. IJcLure, R. o. M?' i 'atchen' s. II, i ?ufloee, r. M. Griffin ;.. v. Langford, WILSON WH I Sl'KAK T<> COM mi i;< im. men. Mc.Ydoo afiel llcdllcld Discuss Bamc subject While Bryan Also Take? Part?President's Spee? Ii Will Ho important One. Washington, Jan. 31.? President Wilson will deliver before the con? tention of tho Chamber of Commerce of the United states here Wednesday night what his advisers say will be one <>f the most Important speeches of hlfl administration. The presiden4 is expected to dls the shipping bill, the torthcom meetlng of South and Central American financial expert! In the United Stales to consider trade rela? tions in the western hemisphere, and Other slops propost cl to assist Ameri? ca n fort Ign commerce. Secretaries McAdoo and Red field also are to discuss the shipping bill it the convention from the standpoint of the administration. Senator ner? ton of Ohio will give the viewpoint of the Hi publican opposition. Secretary Bryan will speak or, American Investment Abroad." others who will address the conven? tion Include Myron T. Hcrrick, Kom nlo s. Naon. ambassador from Argen? tina; A nnual McRobertS of New York; Joseph B, Davles, United Btates com? missioner of corporations; H. A. Wheeler of Chicago; Charles S, Ham lin, governor Of tho federal reserve board, and Dr. E. B, Pratt of the f<id eral bureau ol foreign and domestic commerce. Many delegates had arrived tonight to attend tomorrow's meeting of tho board of directors of the chamber When the convention OSS4 mbles Wed nesdaj thert will be representatives from every State except New .Mexico and from Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines. More than 600 commer? cial organisations and Arms compose .lie membership of the chamber. FIVE III'KT IN WRECK. Coast lane's Past New York and West Indian Limited Ditched Near < allahan. Jacksonville* Fla.. Jan. 30.?Five persons were Injured, DOno seriously, in a wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad three miles from Callahan at 12.45 < ? ! ek this aft ? ton. Tin | four rear Pullm ma and the rear end ' Lh dmirtfl oar left the tr.o-k. Tin train was ' n< -a as :.o. K< >v Xorh itiil \* ... , ; ? linn Lit ?t? < from v ? 1 York for Jacksonville. The passen? gers were brought to Jacksonville by b relief train and the wounds of tho injured were dressed in a hospital. ?i>r<; out rnmi WELL. Workman Saved Profil Death l"nder'L Cavcln. Kcrshaw, Jan. 30.?John Small, a negro, while engaged In digging a Well near Ibis town, was nearly killed by BUfloe it ion c aused by a cave in of the aides of the well. The man .as at :i depth of 40 feet when sud? denly the hose rock from the side fell in, knocking the man Mown, and the loose dirt and mud caved in on him nnd completely covered the man. except oin hand la Id over his head to pro! ct himself from the falling roek. The Struggles Of the negro ahd his cries for assist;-nee soon brought Hampton Hin .on, upon whose place 1 e was Working, to his assistance, and he was soon brought to tho surface. Bxcepl for a llesh wound in his face, Caused by sonn- falling timber, the [man was apparently uninjured. COURT 18 CLOSE1) AT MANNING. Work is Dispatched a: Clarendon Count) Ti rm. Manning, Jan. :'.'?.?Court of gen eral sessions adjourned slno die ucre Friday with practically n (dear docket bit. There ware 16 cases tried, .several phas of guilty and a few minor oases carried over. Those who were tided by jury for violation of the dispensary law wore given chulngnng sentences, while those w ho entered plcus of guilty were given nn alternative sentence of a line or sor s '. .Ice, Judge Uowmnn alowed no time to la- lost and the work was dispatched rwpldly, j Since the convening of court on Monda) Court tdi?'.- Ridgill, who wan then absent on account of illness, died. Hherlh1 Gamble, who was also in ?? Coluinbln hospital, having undergone i a serious operation, returned home ( Tuesday night. The courl of common pleas will convene hero Monday nexi foi one '\\e?k and il is wr\ prohahh that ? I will consume Ha entire week. New York, Jan, 30.- With drawn revolvers three nan held up tb( clerks in tie pawnshop ? t /Vdolp stein oi. Tb;id avenue todaj 'aklnw from tin- vaults tin-,, i \i cases t ?' of Jewelry, mostly diamonds, Thc> escaped in an automobile. Tin police say the loot was valued ;d fifty Ihous lund dollars. grice (lit \ \ h ? ueprive Governor Manning Will Moke Investi? gation in disc of Florence Crim? inal, Columbia, Jan. 30,?flow Manning this morning granted a reprivc until Mnrcb 1st to Tommy Grlcc, who Ii under sentence of death from a con? viction for criminal assault In Flor? ence county. The reprivc was grant? ed In order to give the governor time to make an Investigation Into the facts in the case. MUST CARE FOR ORCHARD TREES. Mistaken Idea Prevalent that Orchard Requires Little Care?Work Time Now. Clemson College, Feb. l.?Pome people either think that fruit tree are a law unto themselves and Will thrive without attention, or regard their trees as of too little importance to warrant time and attention. In either case, they are mistaken. Clem .son College Is trying to teach that, although the home orchard consists of no more than a half dosen trees, it is one of the most Important as? sets of the small farm, and. if made to produce to the limits of its capa? bilities, it will save many dollars that would have to be spent through the year for thini-s to take the place of fresh and canned fruits. As to the other popular fallacy, a domesticated fruit tree is no more capable of taking care of itself and bearing its proper amount of fruit when neglected and left to it* ene? mies and adverse conditions than would T>e a few kernels of corn planted In Q patch of jlmson weeds. The season of cold weather, when the wood of the tree Is dormant, Is the best time for attending to one 6* the most important orchard opera? tions, pruning. A pruning outfit is so Inexpi nsive that it should be a part of the farm equipment no mat? tier how few may be the trees on the place. The Increase of fruit from the judicious pruning of three or four good trees will more than pay for the biUtit. Bulletin No. 17<;, "Practical Or? chard Pruning," by F. C. Crider, Is sued by Clomson College, describes the necessary tools and gives com? plete and simple instructions? for all pruning operations necessary ha gout h Carolina , rree i ? y, n Who write ? for lt. \ Idrei - ? he hOi ? < lemson Collu and the South U published other bulletins and circu? lars which will help farmers in their orchard work and any of these bulletins may be had upon apphea? tlon. Among the publications deal? ing with orchard practice are: Bulletin No. J";'?Nous on va Wijes <*f apples. Bulletin No. IC8?The apple tree lent caterpillar. Duletln No, 17?;?Practical orchard pruning. Circular No. 21.?Peach culture for South Carolina. Circular No.* 25.?Spraying program for orchard and vlnycard In .South Carolina. SPARTAN ISlTRG DEFEATED CO? LUMBIA. Brisk Game Between Association 1 Teams. Columbia. Jan. :;<>.?Bpartanburg defeated Columbia In a brisk Inter association game of basketball played last night In the Columbia Y. M, c. A. building. The score was ::r? to ii". The Spartans won the State cham? pionship la^t year. The Columbia team up to last night had not lost u game during the current season. Senators crou'ded the gymnasium galleries. ?T W^Wm?HUMP litre???? .II l?l<MI1l?WW Make a 1915 Resolution To let us do all your Jew? eler? and Watch repairing. Then you will be insured of getting a good job done by an expert. W. A. Thompson, JEWKXER AND QPTICIAa. "s A 11." Stamps Give** HBjsjsnjffiR j3?aj^^ ' i?; Geo H. Hurst, llnjjrt?kei araJ Fn;t>almer. t P.otiiiI Attention to Uay or Myht Calls IT J. 0. CfSl| CM Stand. N. Stain Phones k*Jm2oi >iokdi i; iioukk i?kospi;iss. se n -. Roebuck .v Co., Directors Ret - onimcnd Stock Dividend of SO IV r Cent, on Common! Chicago, Jan. :;o.? Payment of a $20,000,000 stock dividend to holders of the $40,000,000 common stock was recommended today by th< directors of Scars. Roebuck & Co. Tho new shares will be Issued against an ac? cumulated surplus of approximately $23,600,000, a large part of which has been reinvested In the business. The directors r< ? ommended that the distribution be made April I lv stockholders of record March 16. A special meeting of stockholders was called for February 2-', to approve the board's recommendation to vote a plan to Incn ase the authorized amount of till corporation's common stock from ? ;a,(?Mi?.(inn to $60,000,000 Ileports from the wheat crop In Sumter county are encouraging. The stand Is generally satisfactory and it is growing well. Many farmers will have all the home grown Hour they n- e,) this summer. \ iM \ is i \iN.n m:i>. American Am ut Declares That Mcxl van Cacnerul Telegraphs That lie is All Right Washington, Jan. 31.-^-Denial of re portfl that Qen. Villa had boon se-. rlously wounded was received at the ?t !?< <ii ; artmeat {"day by the Amor: lean agent Carothcra al Bl Paso. Carothers .-an! that Villa at Aguasca llent? i telegraphed that he was all right and had not horn injured. Ca? rothers is tho department's special agent ami has been traveling With Villa. MOVES TO CHARLESTON. Sunt. Gore of C. A. & W. Railroad, Will) Family to Make Home There,. W. A. Core, who, with his family registered at the st. John Hotel last night from Hamlet. X. C, conies here to make this his permanent home. Mr. Gore Is superintendent of the Caro? lina, Atlantic and Western Railway, whirh opens a freight tralhc between Charleston and points north on Mon? day next.?Charleston Post. ~il v Tai s? . vir ar WTto Vu is'money ~Lm4 I v //11 only when | yj|W converted v.t;:r,.;:' / llinto dollars ^^w%'fi Jj by useful; I ; effort and ! . ? ? 1 ; v S! part of the !!j money put in the Bank' U We extend a welcome to every man who works hard for his money to come in and learn the many advant? ages behind a banking connection. If We want such men to make this j>arih cneir Dann ana you can easily do it it you will save just a little of ^ what'you earn. Don't be backward aboul - in with a small begin I ning. $1.00 starts you. ?'4 PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS" The National Bank of Sumter established 1889 Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-ShuHer Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-iidrby Live Stock Co. and CcntralXumber Co. Goo. Epperson's Old 5ta.r\d Opp. Court House .- wnr rvjrtvrw jim i? -r*r~- ~**yr-??? nil ? i 'rrowga???a???a?a?? + ??????????????????????????? I SfflSS" 1 TAMPA, Florida. : Mardi-Gras I New Orleans, Mo- | Celbbration ( bile and Pensacola. " Excursion Tickets will be sold for the above X occasions from Sumter on Feb. 9. 10, 11. 12. 13. 14 ? and 15. at fares named below, by the Atlantic Coast Line ! The Standard Railroad of the South i Tampa, Florida. $17.30 new orleans, la. . $23.15 li mobile, ala. . $18.95 js PENSACOLA, fla.. $18.30 h Tickets will be limited, at time of purchase to February J 26th, but an extension ol final return limit to March 15th may be obtained by depositing ticket.; prior u> expiration and upon payment ol $1.00. For Scl dules, reservations, etc., inquire o( Atlantic j Coast Line Ticket Agents, or address 1 VV. J CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, t Pass. Traflf Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. $ t WILMINGTON. N. C. ??????????+??????????4 ???? ++++++++?