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iditttM ?Hutossce at Hunter, 8. CX, aa Heoond dan Matter. I I ItsoNAI, MENTION. Mr. A. .>{. Wan mi maker, of the Parka aa4 Wimb.iU Co., st. Mat? thew?, in H|i?-ni)lnic the week-end In the city with his family. Miss Virginia Hurbage, of i'onw?y, Is rUntlng in the city. Mrs. C. C\ Brown, of Beaufort, formerly a popular buly of this cit\. )? in town visiting friends. Mrs* James V Hohlren. of Florence, has returned b<?m?. rtef a visit to Miss Ussie \VMint>le. Miss Margaret Paschal, the uttrac live ?liest of Mrs. J. <J K Wilder for the past two weeks, has returned to her home in Kocklngbtm \ < Mr. C. D. Jenkins has gone to At? lanta on business. Miss Sybil Urunsun is at home from Greenvllls Female College* Mr. J. P. Booth l .'t Sunday night ?*r Ht. I?oula. to buv stock for the Bo^th-Boyle Live mock To. Mr. W. M. Manning, of Flnopolia, is In the city visiting relatives. Affair for Lruduate*. After commencement exercises Thursday night a most enjoyuble en? tertainment was given by Miss Sarlta Oulll In honor of her sister. Miss Mae Dunne, and sixteen couples of the graduating class. After a pleasant time spent in conversation, delicious cream and cake were served. Just before the departure of the guests they were Invited to the dining room whsr* amidst much laughter and gaiety toasts were called for. To the (dans of 1915. responded to by Mr. English DeeChampe, followed by Misses Sara Edmunds and Kath? leen Walsh. Then followed the usual toasts to pretty girl graduate am last, hut n<>t least, one from Mrs. Quill complimentary to both girls and boys, wishing them happiness and success on their journey through life. Report of t hk' league Meeting. \ - The May meeting of the Civl. I^eague belnt 'he annual meeting, the preside at ga?e her yearly report, which at thv? request of the stall mem 1>ers, ban hem already putdished at The I>allv Item. The annual elec? tion of officer* was held with the fol towing result*. Mrs. Hood, first vice president and Mian Margaret Rrunaon. secretary, ha. ng refused to serve again President. Mrs. N. M. Solomons. First Vice Prealdent. Mrs. J. R. Sumter. Mecond VIat Prealdent. Miss Rather In* Moses. Treasurer. Mrs. Kotiert Oruhum. stecretary. Mrs L <*. Molse. rorreapon bag Secetary. Miss J. M. Mlkell. Among other business discussed wer? the following. The committee appointed to confer With the ?*it v OaejSaSfj reported llBj| the osTer to turn the library over to the town *o ?i i n is free library, has bean ateep*cd. that this will be done on June 1st (Tuesday), uhen an Ms cream featlv d "ill be held, the pro ceeda of wii eh will be expended at unce oa additional hooka for young people. The plnv ground committee repott? ed that th ?y were desirous a| buying sddltloaal apparatus for the grounds ? and of provbbng for a paid supervlsjet, and So th*y were planning an enter? tainment t?v young folks to hi give* next week. Furthermore the I*MKUe put Itself on record a* BSSSjssjIag the cutting of the tre- in fr >nt a| the postotlh ??. 4 hsrttou I'uKaut < uudidute for Sen? ate. A* i It Was annoum <-d M ? > n d. i v tbit Mr a ^ .^harlton Puljiiil had definitely ton senled to run for the Senate. \\ . u< fjad of Mr I Mil b?< nion Tor It ?Clears th*? political ut mosphere and insures a campaign that u 111 tie en llghtenlnK to the n mt> \l i OuKant Is so far above tl n| SSaators that hM ses&iMej would *i\e to this jpounty dirfdie tton of intellect, cour? age, and hinh moral purposes. There are others who may .in nounce t toio.H.?|\? ??* and th?> are ??n tlemen of merit, students <>i public am**tlon?. men >>f attainments und capable of larg?- *er\i< ?? f<>r the State. 1 Vhir County ouhl easily place In the field ?? dox.-n own comparable In every way to a Ilk.- number from imv other count* Manning ller.ibl. Tha Biahop\ me haaobi?n teass stop pad In the cits for awhile Monday on yB to Hummerton. where a sein | of three games will ?.V pia>.U. Quite S number of people from Husnter saafi ft** W Raas Mill to attend the commencement exerefat I A/ Winthrop Polles*, from whh-h I here a aaastaf m *???? fn?1" kIM.sTKlii: HIT III! HIM. iMHf Took llMM Handily b> S?oro of it to i?Hfuvf Hitting of Im win Featured tlu' tiaiiM*?H*'>iilt I'rnet t U ally Hclormiuctl in ?M Opgalng I mniiL.?i hr Features. rrom The i telly Item, May -".?? The opening Inning told the result of the w?-ii played game yesterday ,,?" Iwttn KtagBjtrec and sumter, in which the (i;inn< Cork finally piled M|? a to tul (if eleven runs to lour of their op? ponents, While tin score does not In* ? Ii? i', that th'- name was the kind th.it i* generally termed 'good/* ?tili it abounded In feature plays, and tVffy iunliiK hud its surprise In store. I'.esulea. the visitors hroiiKht with thrm i pretty good contingent of rooters, and the work of the opposing fana kept thiuga pretty lively tin the aide lines, and afforded the apectators many a good laugh. The Sumter team was materially strengthened in the infield. Flowers at third. I'.i nlh.ini and Booth at scc ond and Hoyle who relieved Nash at Ilrat in UM si\fh inning all showed up to udNUimme. and supplied sonic real pep in the Raine that has heretofore heen sadly lacking, while Spann in right field cleaned the sacks which practically ainched the game, and shut off a drive to right that looked good for a couple of sacks. The game opened with Chandler on the dring line for Sumter. He walked thr lirat butter, the next man singled, and with two out, Stewart singled, and two runs were counted. It didn't look a hit good for the locals. It was, however, only a momentary ?care, for in Sumter's half of the in? ning .elrvrn hatters faced Winston, who waa twirling for the visitors, and six runs were counted. White was safe on error of first, Flowers rapped out a acorching single, which advanc? ed White to third; Flowers then promptly stole second. Joe Chandler timely single scored White. Dreven atedt was safe on a fielder's choice, while Flowers scored. Bradham anc.' Nash were both hit by pitched balls, dlling the sacks. Haynsworth fanned for the first out. Spann then parked the ball, and four more runs were counted. Frank Chandler singled, but there was no more counting in the inning. The visitors counted one run in the third and one in the final inning, and Sumter got two in the fourth, two in the tlfth and one in the seventh, ? nd these latter runa were earned. The vlsltora never had a look-in after the flrat half of the first round. Chandler had them going all the way, while the Game Cocks plastered the pill almost at will. Frank Chandler assisted materially towards winning his own game with two singles and two doubles out of four times up, while Joe Chandler safely fourt times out of five trips to ?he bat .and they were all clean safe wallops. The stick work and buttery wi rk of the Chandler brothers, coupl? ed with the hoinr run drive and the eateh of Spann were the conspicuous features of the game, hut all of the lo? cals worked in fine style and few teams could have gotten away with the game yesterday. Mr. White now has a tine aggregation of players, and they can deliver the goods. All they now need is a little encouragement in the way of well deserved hut consist? ently drilled patronage. Score by Innings: It. HE. Ktngatree.. .201 00? 001 4 3 1 Sumter . . .?00 22? |#j 11 is 1 Batteries: Winston and Singleton; Chandler. F. and Chandler. J. I'm plrr. Hultman; Scorer, Levy. . Till: lilANK CASK. (icorgla Commission 1 logins Hcuriux of Appeal for Clemency. Atlanta, Mav II.?The hearing of the appeal for clemency for Leo Frank was baCUn tOtlay before the Georgia prison com mission and win continue t^o days Pelt gallons from many m er ere present and urged clem* ency. DESTRUCTIVE KTOHMS IN WEST. lightccn LtfCS boei an I UfSSJl Haul? age Hone by Lightning and Wind. Chicago, Mai It, Ratal Hoods, lightning and windstorms continued over th?? middle West today. Eighteen are known to be dead. Wire and rail Ira flic hiis boon seriously affected. The, Hoods are the severest in South Ar? kansas. The alumni of tin- Sumter High school are corning bach tu us now as college graduates In large numbers islier i list eill be published of tho names of tn? graduatse and tin- col leg? represented. This list will show thai Sumter will receive this year FrOSJl this State and others at leant ?w? ntyecolles* graduates), Marriage l icence lloconl, l4oeSjSSi to marry have been graute ? d to Marshall HugglnM and Alice ? oinmind i end .lack Cornish and Mart aa Bros u, Munitsr? WOULD ESTABLISH FACT BASIS (.IK.MW poiceigx KECllETARy EXPLAINS NOTE TO AMEKl CV says That issues Involved Arc of Buch lni|H)i'(aii<r That Common has is of I'act shopuhi be Reached Before Eiuul Answer is Given. Berlin. May 30 (via London).?Got IJeb von Jagow, thl imperial German foreign secretary, today received thy correspondent of the Associated Press and outlined the reasons which im? pelled the German government to send an ad interim note to tht United States goverment instead of a final and detlite reply to the America repre? sentations regarding the Lusitania and other ships that have been torpedoed, ami German's submarine policy. "The issues involved.'' said Herr vor? Jagow, 'are of such importance, and the views in regard to the Lusl tania show such variance, that the German government believed it essen tial to attcm d to establish a com? mon basis of fact before entering into a discussion of the issues involved. ' We hope and trust that the Ameri? can government will take the same view of the case and let us know in what points ?he understanding of the facts differ from the German view? point as set forth in the note and in what points they agree, before looking for a direct answer to their communi? cation. "The America note, of courst, leaves the way open for a preliminary discussion of the situation as sug? gested in the German onte. I hopv* that such a common basis of fact, once established may serve as th? ground work for further conversa? tions." The minister was unwilling to give a more definite outline to, or to com? ment on the suggestion that an ar? rangement might be reached on a basis of an inspection and certifica? tion by the American government of passenger ships not carrying war car? goes, pointing out that he did not feel entitled to anticipate, as the other departments of dhe governments must be heard before suggestions could be definitely taken up or discussed. Dr. von lagOW expressed pleasure at the newspaper announcement that American line steamers were not car? rying contrabad, but he suggested the advisability of supplemetlng such, newspaper statements by more definite authoritative announcements. Replying to a question, Dr. vor. Jagow said Germany at the outset had been willing to abandon her sub? marine war against merchantmen in response to a return by Great Britain to the regulation of war regarding contraband generally accepted befoie the war, the Specific condition being the lifting of the embargo on food? stuffs and raw materials now on the list of conditional contraband. It was not Germany's faub, but Great Brit? ain's, he said, that the well meant proposals of the United States for a compromise failed. "Tho question of foodstuffs and raw materials" Dr. vain Jagow said, is not a attention of necessity for Ger? many, hut one of principle. Germany has shown, I think, that It can-not bo starved out by Great Britain'! em? bargo on foodstuffs. We may he a little short of some or another par? ticular food product, but we have enough to live on and keep up the struggle. "The same is true of raw materials, with which, according to the London declaration, belligerents have no right to interfere when they are not spo citlcally destined to the armed forces Of an enemy. Germany is able to get along, oven if the import! of such materials are cut off. Germany, how? ever, objects to the cool assumption Of the British cabinet that when it is unable to defeat the German armies legitimately on the battlefield it is en? titled to try to force the nation to its knees by economic pressure, disiv gardlng all accepted precepts and regulations of war. "The analogy Of the besieged fortress docs not apply to Germany. The resident who settled in a fortress does so cognizant of the risk and aware that he can leave before the siege begins; but there Is no prece? dent for the siege of the civilian pop? ulation Of a whole nation in its own land, with no possibility of escape. Germany will light such un unjustlll ?i method of war with all the means at her disposal." Dr. von lagOW said he had abso? lutely no Information regarding the American steumcr Nebraekan, winch was damaged by un explosion in the Irish SOU last week and in tin- ib m'im'I' uf any definite news is to whether ihe ship was torpedoed or struck a mine, he declined to express any opinion as to the effect ol the h - cldent on tie- pending negotiations. The Nchrnaknh, In any event, Dr. von IJugOW Sllld, Was llOt torpedoed With design by a tier man submarine, The German pollcj regarding neutral shipping even In tlie war /.one, had I been enunciated ( burly There was no Intention of tittucking neutral ships. "Are you a optimist or u pessimist regarding tlu? German ?Ame'riean sit? uation?" the correspondent asked as he was taking his leave of the for feign minister. "How van 1 tell you how our note will be received?" replied Dr. von Jagow. "i have no meant ok com? municating with the ambassador at Washington or of gauging public sen? timent. Wireless communication ii limited and lather unsatisfactory. There art* no means for cabling and the open wireless messages we are sending are read or interfered with by British stations. We art' virtually cut Off from America and are working in the dark." imuz,i:s oi l r.hkd roit hoys CORN CLUB WORK. Ii, L. Haker Announces Ulftfl?Says Pig Crabs Will be Bstabllsbed over State. L. L. Raker, of Biahopvllle, super? vising agent "of hoys' club work in South Carolina under the United States department of agriculture, co? operating with Clemson College, Sat? urday stated that hoys' pig Qtubi are being started over the State as a co? ordinate feature of the boys* corn club work. Hog OUltUre is essential to the boy, he said. He also announced the six prizes to be given to boys partici? pating In corn club work in this State. "We are not attempting this year to make the enormous yields to the acre as in the past, because the cost of production was too large," said Mr. Baker yesterday in discussing the present and future prospects for boys' corn club work in South Carolina. "We intend to go back to the funda? mental principles of the work as first promuglated by the late Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, who taught that agricul? tural demonstrations should be educa? tive in their scope and application. "We first want the hoy to know the value of the soil, and to know this he must study how to make the soil fer? tile and how to maintain soil fertility. We are stressing the necessity of the boy uncferstanding plant life and he must know the value of good seed and their selection. We are urging the youths of the state to study improved culture methods in plant production and understand their application. . "As a coordinate adjunct to the boya corn club work of the State we are organizing pig clubs throughout South Carolina. The boy can raise a hog and feed him with corn, peaa and peanuts grown on his specially pre? pared acres. The hog is selected b'e cause it is essential for the boy to understand something of animal life, both on and off the farm; because it is an animal that can be raised in all sections of South Carolina and the South; because it is an animal that can be easily raised at a minimum cost, and alter being raised can be quickly sold for a good price. The boys joining the pig clube will have to study the animals, their habits and the methods of raising, must become conversant with their different dis? eases and the cures of these diseases, must make an effort to know the best feeds for the hog. those that will pro? duce muscle, tissue and bone and those producing fats, and it will he necessary for him to know these facti in order that he will understand h'>\\ to feed his hog a balanced ration if he is to get maximum results. "Heing a member of a boys' pig club is not a slothful youth's job, for much application and study will be necessary if a boy becomes tharoughly proficient and participate! In she prizes. In this as in all other con? tests of life *ttie fittest survive.' " Mr. Baker states that the boys who desire to Join the pig clubs can do so by making application! either to htm Or to their local county agents. On application, Bulletin &**t> of the United States department of agriculture, which is a mine of information about the organization of pig clubs, the care and treatment of swine and the rules governing contents, will be furnished free of charge. The following prizes have been of? fered by Supervising Agent Baker to the corn club boys of the State: First Prize?To the boy in the State making the highest general average, according to rules and regulations contained in Circular No. "A" 7 4. re? vised edition, and in Clemson college corn club catechisms, Vols. l and 2, \ will be awarded a gold medal offered j by Congressman Lever ami $40 in 1 cash. j Becond Prize?To the hoy making the iiecond general highest average, according to rules and regulations contained in Circular No. "A" 74. re? vised edition, and * Clemson colleg ? corn club catechisms, Vols, l and 2. will be awarded a Hk. gold open race 19 Jeweled adjusted Wultham move nieint watch and in cash. Third Prise?To the boy in the State making the highest Niehl at the low? est cost per bushel, in accordance with the rub s and regulations contained in Circular No. "A" 71. revised edition ami In tho Clemson college corn club catechisms, Vols. i and \i, will he awarded $:b? In cash. Fourth Prise?To tlie bus in each congressional district of tho mate making the highest general avcruge, according *.o rules and regulations contained In Circular No. "a" 71. re viaed edition, and in the Clemson col? lege corn club catechisms, Vols. 1 and 2, will be awarded 1,000 pounds of sulphate v.t ammonia, or an agricul? tural short course of one month ba Clemson College in 1916. Fifth Prize?To the two boys in each county of the State making the highest general average, according to rules ami regulations contained in Circular Xo. "A* 74, revised edition, and in the Clemson college corn club catechisms, Vols. 1 and 2, will be awarded one month free scholarship to agricultural short course at Clem? son college, .summer, 1916, Sixth Prize?To the county agent who secures the greatest percentage of bona fide club reports on the larg? est enrollment of boys, enrollment to count 25 per cent, and reports to count 75 per cent, will be .warded $25 hjt cash. ATTEND BANKERS' CONVENTION. Number of Men gt) 1-Yom Here to Florence to Meeting of Group Seven. Prom The Daily Item, May 28. Group Seven of the State Bankers' Association Of South Carolina met a* j the Young Men's Christian Association In Florence last night for a most inter eating session. Among those to go from the local banks to attend the meeting were Messrs. It. T. Brown and David Doar of the First National Bank; K. A. Brad ham of the Com? mercial & Savrogs Bank; Frank O. Huff of the City National Bank and H. L. McCoy of the National Bank of South Carolina. Several instructive papers were read and the meeting was much enjoyed. Death of Mr. Richard Mat held. Mr. Itichard Hatfield, one of I>ee county's worthy citizens, died sudden? ly yesterday, May 26, at his home near Manville, with heart failure. He was S9 years old, hard working and industrious man. He was a member of Masonic lodge and buried with Ma? sonic honor at Ceder Creek today of which he was a member.?Leader and Vindicator. Dance For Graduates. A dance was given in the Osteen hall on Thursday evening in honor of the high school graduates. There were about a dozen young ladies and a large number of stags present for the occasion, which proved a most delight? ful one to all in attendance. The mu? sic was furnished by the Lyric Or? chestra with Prof. Giraud as director and was excellent dance music. Colonels Attend Governor. From The Daily Item. May SI. Messrs. Geo. W. Dick, H. J. Mo? limin, Jr.. B. M. Cooper, J. D. Shirer and E. E. Aycock of this coun? ty will attend Gov. Manning as mem? bers of his staff on his trip to Rich? mond tonight. Mr. J. A. McKnight, another member of the staff from this place, is unable to go because of bus? iness. Sumter's next game will be frith Greeleyvllle on Friday afternoon. The visitors are said to have a strong baseball club and will give the locals a hard tussle. An election will be held in the near j future to (ill the vacancy in the Sum? ter delegation in the House of Repre? sentatives "routed by the resignation of Dr. Geo. W. Dick. There are no active candidates for the position so far as generally known, but Mr. B. B. Holser Is frequently spoken of as the most available candidate and the man best fitted by experience and ability to represent Sumter County. DOING THEIR DUTY. Scores of Sumter Renders nre learn? ing the Duty of the Kidneys. To filter the blood is the kidneys' duty. When they fail to do this tho kid? neys are weak. Backache and other kidney ills may follow; Help the kidneys do their work. Cse Doan's Kidney Pills?tho test? ed kidney remedy. Sumter people endorse their Worth. .Mrs. L. F. Adams. 508 Oakland Avc. Sumter. says: "1 had dull pains in m> back, along with headaches, dixxs spells and other symptoms of kidney trouble. When 1 heard about Doan's Kidney Bills. I procured a supply at Zemp's Pharmacy ami they relieved me. i >n?> of the younger members of j our family complained of headaches ami pains in the back and was annoy? ed by the kidney secretions passing too freely. Doan's Kidney Bills were 'also used in his case and relieved all : t he ailments." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Bills the same that .Mis. Adams had. Foster-Mllhum Co. I Props., Buffalo, N. Y. UIllEfc' SllU.I.ON OF MILITIA. ( apt. Alexander Moultrl ttrrallsforel of Mulling is Appointed by t.ov. Manning. Columbia, May 31.?(.'apt. Alexand? er Moultrle Brailsford, M. I)., of Mul lins. has been appointed by Oov. Manning as major of the medical corps ? nd has been assigned to duty as chief surgeon of the National Guard ol bouth Carolina. This appointment is in compliance with a recent order published by the United States war de? partment. Maj. Brailsford is a native of Clar? endon county. He was graduated from the Citadel at Charleston in 1891 and from the South Carolina Medical col? lege In lf?7. Later he took special courses at the New York Polyclinic institute. The following order by the war de? partment prescribes the duties of the chief surgeon: "The ? hlef surgeon shall be appoint? ed by the governor from among the senior otlicers of the medical corps. He shall be in control of the medical department, subordinate only to the governor, acting through the adjutant general. He w ill act a* chief sanitary adviser for the health of the troops. He will be held responsible for the discipline and efficiency of the sani? tary troops. He will have direction and control over all candidates for commissioned officers of the medical department. He will make recom? mendations to the adjutant general concerning the assignment to duty and stations of the entire sanitary person? nel of the National Guard and the proper administration of the medical department." Judge It. O. Purdy of this city, yes? terday made the address before the Young Men':; Bible Class, of St. Paul's Methodist Church at Orangebura,, winding up the contest with the Bam? berg class, wl;ich has been in pro? gress during tne month. Next month, June, the Orangeburg class will con? test for greatest membership with the Wesley McLeod Bible Class of Trinity Methodist Church of this city. The Sumter class so far has gone far aheud of the Manning Class, with whom they want into competition for members the Jlrst part of the year. 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Vulcanizing Our Tire Repair Service embodies everything from a simple puncture to perfectly remedying the most serious cut or blowout in easing or tube. A-l equipment plus A-- materials with exacting expert oare in every de? tail insure you Promptness, Service and Satisfaction. lino you will And a Tire Repslr Plant equipped with every Modern Steam Vulcanising apparatus. Columbia Vulcanizing Works 1122 Lady st. Phone 1714 U I Mi