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Weekly Weather Forecast.
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Ieeued by the U. 8. Weather Bureau,
Washington. D. C, for the week be?
ginning Wedaeaday, August 1H, lilt,
For Houth Atlantic and East Gulf
States: Local thundershowers for a
day or two will be fallowed by ge ne r
ally fair weather during the remaind?
er of the week, with seasonable tem?
peratures.
The mob disposed of Leo Frank,
doing; w hat the convict, who attempt?
ed mi murder him win!.- he slept, tail?
ed |g go; but his guilt or Innocence is
still an unsolved mystery. Those who
have believed Frank Innocent will
always regard him as a martyr,
v\hilo those who believe hlrn guilty
feel that he nu t a deserved fate,
e a a
President Wilson may continue to
protest against interference by Eng?
land with trade with other belliger?
ent powers and the neutral countries
of Europe, but England appears to
have a perfectly sound legal defense of
her policy In the precedent ? establish?
ed by the I'nlted States government
during the war between the States.
England submitted then to the block?
ade of the Southern Sttaes, which In?
terfered disastrously with English
commerce, almost destroyed for the
time being the cotton manufacturing
Industry of England, and brought
thousands of mill operatives of the
Manchester district to the verge of
starvation The United States is
bound by the nroeedenl.tabrlehcd
In 1991-99, and while . now, as then, ?
the South is the essksl gafferer,
not b*> helped, for Bag In nfl bat
thr phy-ie i! ! ? ? i ami the I
r?ght to uee any and every means
possible to prevent her enemies from
obtaining supplies for carrying on the
war. Cotton Is admitted to be one
of the articles most essential for the
manufacture of explosives, and If the
officials of the English governmer
nhould fail to use every legal power it
possesses to cripple the enemies
of their country they would fall in
their duty to their country. It is un
rtunnte that tie- South will suffer
Iom.h b\ um.isiir.h Imgland Is forced
to adopt for proto n ,n. but it is fol?
ly for political agitators to attempt
to delude Southern farmers into the
belief that the Washington govern?
ment Can force England to leave the
markets of the belligerent nations
open for the sale of cotton.
I I S I It Is ( III I Ki t I
Congressman Bet urns From Visit to
Washington.
l?exlngton. Aug. 18.?Congressman
A. F. Lever has Just returned from
Washington, where fi at rd.iy he talk?
ed with President Wilson and other
member* of the official family. Mr.
I-ever Im reticent as to w hat took placo
between tin president and himself,
but his whole demeanor Indicated
that hin mission was fruitful. "I am
grnttfted with what I learned in
Washington and I know that evcr>
power of the administration has been
exerted, is being exerted ami will con?
tinue to be exerted to help in every
legitimate wav the cotton situation,
yet more than this I do not care to
say." sabl Mr l#ev,.r> "except to say
that this crop of cotton should hi
marketed as slowly as possible." Mr
l.e\.r a hires-. .! n large gathering of
farmers at the mnual farmers' picnic
at Hilton today. On Saturday Mr.
Ijever will speak at Edmund.
si HTFJt COTTON MARKET.
Corrected I>aJly by Ernest Field.
Cotton Buyer.
Good M' Idling S ..? I.
Strict Middling s 911
Middling ? 1-2.
Strict 1*9*9 Middling I
Low Middling 7 lag,
Staple Cotton, Nominal.
Ifew York Cotton Market.
Opened. Close.
January.Mi Ml
octoiH-r.M4" Ml
L oiiil'T.'? ?i? Mi
INTEREST IN COTTON SITUATION
I ITOUTS WILL BE HADE TO PRE
VENT PRICE or COTTON
FROM DROPPING,
President Assure?) Congressman Lever
llMM Re Will Stund by South in
Its Trouble?Allies Will Take Final
Step Today Tow arils Declaring It
Contra I ?und.
Washington, Aug. 17.?The allies'
BCataton to declare cotton contraband
was admitted today in the highest
"tin ial quarters, though a formal
statement is withheld until ottlcial
notification Is received from London
and Paris
Sir Cecil Spring-Kice, the British
ambassador, conferred today with If.
Jusserand, the French ambassador.
He is understood to have discussed
the cotton situation as w< II as other
subjects connected with the war.
It is learned that in a day or two
some sort of an othcial statement will
be forthcoming. This, it is under?
stood, will be set forth, that animated
by a desire to avoid indicting in?
jury on Southern cotton planters,
measorea are to be concerted between
the allied governments that will pre
\ent the price of cotton from going
below the point of profitable produc?
tion, jLst how this is to be done
bas not been clearly indicated, but
It is known there is In contemplation
a project to stand behind the mar?
ket when necessary to prevent undue
depression.
The allied governments, under this
plan, would not appear openly in the
transaction, hut would designate pri?
vate ? iterests to undertake the task,
which would involve perhaps the ac?
cumulation of stocks of cotton in
warehouses in the United States, to
be drawn on from Europe when
prices ranged higher here.
According to the allies' calculations,
the amount of cotton which might
have to be cared for this way would
not be excessive. It is believed that
while the exclusion of Germany, Aus?
tria and Turkey from the American
cotton market and the decreased pro?
duction of cotton goods in the mills
of the allied and neutral countries,
owing to the war, might reduce the
demand for American cotton, the vast
amount of the product being turned
into smokeless powder and the cloth?
ing of the armies and non-combutants
will keep the demand high.
LEVER PLEASED.
Wcii r*?ti*ftetl With Prcttldet>t*i Es i
I? SdtJQfl of ? OttOSJ Plan-.
w h, gton, Aus. IT---?President I
vYlhi "ill take i? 10 t- stepi i oog i
iu bsttsi loo cuiiun situation iu the
South, Representative Lever of South
Carolina, chairman of the agricultural
committee in the last house, was as?
sured today by the president.
The first step in the president's plan
is to take up the cotton question In
the note to Great Britain, to be sent
soon, protesting against the interfer?
ence with trade between the United
States and neutral nations abroad.
The prefcident considers giving his
support to a movement to send an un?
official commission of cotton growers
to England to discuss the situation
with the British government and with
the Cotton spinners. Mr. Lever fa?
vored fhis step in his talk with the
president today.
An engagement had been made to
base President Wilson meet a com?
mittee of cotton growers next Monday.
I ut Mr. IjSjTSff said he was so well
satisfied with the president's plan that
he would recommend that the engage?
ment be cancelled.
FINAL STEP TODAY.
Iifindon, Aug. 17.?It is believed in
otllclal circles that the cabinet to?
morrow will make a llnal decision
declaring cotton contraband of war.
it no longer is denied that the gOVCf
?lent has intended to take such a
st? |> and delay Is attributed to its
? ire to obtain the formal consent of
Great Britain's allies. Great Britain
intends that the full burden of the
responsibility for making the declara?
tion shall not fall on her shoulders
wbit h it is felt lu re have been com
pallad tt? bear more than their share
of the blame for interference with
neutral shipping.
It is known that the Informal eon
sent of the European powers allied
with England hat Dean given to the
proposal to declare cotton contraband
and formal announcement of such ac?
tion Is expected soon. Another sig?
nificant indication that the declara?
tion is forthcoming was the postpone?
ment of a mass meeting set for today
calling upon tin- government to make
cotton contraband.
COAST I.INF TO BUY.
Plgaga Order-, lot fat Freight Car
U'ul leu LocomotKcs.
Wilmington. N. C, Aug. IS. -The
Atlantic Coast Line railroad has placed
orders for Ihe early delivery of 760
neu frelghl cars and ten locomotives,
according to a statement today by
President John It. Kenly. The new
I Investment re press nts an outlay of
I more than a million dollars.
AUTUMN HORSE SHOW,
SUMTER ASSOCIATION ANNOCXC
EH SHOW OCTOBER ISTH.
PMm Hein? Made for Live Stock De?
partment to Include Prizes for Cat?
tle, Hogs, Etc.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
has been authorized by Mr. George
D. Shore, Secretary of the Sumter
Horse Show Association, to announce
that this association will hold its 1915
show beginning October 13th.
In connection with the horse show
the association directors decided to
extended the scope of the association's
usefulness and enthusiasm by also
providing for exhibits and prizes for
improved breeds of cattle and swine.
The Su inter Horse Show Association,
working in conjunction with the Sum?
ter Chamber of Commerce, will imme?
diately get busy making arrangements
for advertising the combination ex?
hibition of thoroughbred animals,
providing a list of attractive prem?
iums, and otherwise doing whatever
is necessary to make the 1915 fall
show one of the largest and most at?
tractive ever pulled off in South Car?
olina.
The prize list, entry blanks, rules,
and regulations will be printed short?
ly and distributed to those interested.
The 1914 spring show of the Sumter
Horse Show Association, the first one
held here under the auspices of this
organization, was a great success in
every way.
The olllcers and directors of the as?
sociation are among Sumter's most
prominent and public sprlted business
men and farmers as follows: J. P.
Booth, President; A. D. Harby, vice
president; Geo. D. Shore, Secretary; A.
D. Harby, treasurer; Directors, D. C.
Shaw, Wm. If. Graham, C. P. Exum,
J. P. Booth, A. D. Harby, Geo. D.
Shore, L. D. Jennings.
The local horse show association is
a member of the South Carolina Horse
Show Association, a circuit composed
of the associations of Camden, Sum?
ter, Darlington, Columbia, Greenwood,
and Greenville.
What We Did at Winthrop.
On the afternoon of June 20th the
prize winning girls of the Home Dem?
onstration work arrived at Rock Hill.
There we were met by Misses Parrott
and Yarborough, as well as a n?mber
or friends. In a short time we. found
ourselves being conducted into the
spacious dining hall of Winthrop nrr>\ft
cheei i and appln tide.
On the following mororng promptly
it 8.45 a 541 prize Winning; girls
i!'? rii th< '-'i oountiee reported and]
were Uomiclleo in the dormitories
ready and eager for the different
courses of study. After having been
divided into sections A and B, teach?
ers and recitation periods being sys?
tematically arranged, we were in?
structed in the following subjects:
Cooking, Sewing, Pou'*-y work and
Gardening. Prof. Weess instructed
us in gardening from 8.4 5 to 9.30 each
morning and from 4.30 to 5.15 during
the afternoon, thereby giving each
?action the benefit of all instructions.
Mr, C. C. Cleveland had charge of the
poultry work. Sewing lessons were
conducted by Misses Hulllngton and
Yarborough at 11.30 to 1 p. m., and
from 4.30 to 5.15. Cooking lessons by
Misses Garrison and Huffington. On
June ISnd at 10.20 a. m. President
Johnson extended to us a hearty
welcome to Winthrop college and the
advantages so lavishly contributed for
our benelit<
1 wish 1 could stop to give you a
part of his address on How We Can
Become Useful In Our Communities,
but there is so much to say I shall
have to pass on.
A number of famous lecturers were
present and gave us from time to
time addresses which were very lxene
Hclal. Among them was the Hon.
J. L. McBrien of the Bureau of Edu?
cation, Washington, D. C. In his ad?
dress he brought the beauty and ad?
vantages of Twentieth Century Farm
Life. Among others who gave us talks
were Hon. J. E. Swearingen, Mr. Eue
00 Gunter, State Supervisor of Rural
Schools, Mr. W. B. Elliott, District
Farm Demonstration Agent of South
Carolina, and Dr. Cope, General Sec?
retary Religious. Education Associa?
tion. From these different talks much
benefit Wae derived. Numerous ideas
were gathered and registered on mem?
ory's tablet for future character de?
velopment.
Aside from the course of study I
shall not forget to mention the social
features. Each and all greeted us
With a ?mile and put forth every ef?
fort to make our sjay pleasant as well
as profitable. Bspeclully hospitable
wen the members of the Y. W. C. A.
Shortly after our arrival a lawn party
was given by this organization and a
few nights later we Were taker? down
town to the moving picture!.
At different Intervale wo were en?
tertained with games of different
Kinds. To show what had been gain?
ed by our stay '?t Winthrop College
appropriate exercises wane rendered
bj the club on the morning of the last
day. Promptly at 10.20 we marched
in double file upon the platform bear
WALL SAVED SALVESTON.
GREATEST STORM RECORDED
SWEPT OVER CITY.
Bui for the Great Sou Wull City
Would Have Been Destroyed and
Thousands of Lives Lost?Not a
Holding Escaped Damage as it Was
und Thirty-nine Persons are Known
to Have Perished.
Galveston, Aug. 19.?Galveston has
survived the (Jreatest storm in it?
history with a loss of thirty-nine lives
and a property damage of fifteen
million. Had it not been for the sea
wall thousands would have perished
and the city swept out of existence.
Even with this immense bulwark not a
building In the city escaped damage.
The principal damage was near the
wharves. Five ocean going liners and
the United States transport McClel
lan are aground on Pelican Island.
Small craft were destroyed by the
score. A mass meeting has chosen a
committee of forty-flvo citizens to su
pervise the city's safety and it was
decided to declare martial law, as
some looting has been reported. The
people who had sought refuge In the
public buildings are now returning to
their homes.
The principal damage to residences
was along the water front. All build
ings along the beach except the
strongest were swep<t away. The Gal?
veston Hotel is safe. Although the
sea wall withstood the storm the
great boulevard was washed out and
it will take months to clear away the
debris. Sail boats and launches of
all descriptions are piled in heaps
about the docks. One schooner was
blown all the way from Mobile and
landed on top of the sea wall. The
crew were uninjured, save two who
have broken legs. The wind began
Monday and steadily increased until
four o'clock Tuesday when it reached
nearly a hundred miles an hour. At
that time the water filled all the
streets to the depth of several feet.
There is no suffering for lack of
food. The city Is cheerful despite the
calamity and citizens and officials say
they will build a still greater city.
Much Dynamiting of Fish.
(Summerton Corcspondence to Man?
ning Times.)
It is generally known that a
great deal of dynamite shooting is
still going on in the lakes and streams
of the Santee, and while it is not my
purpose to eritieisp any one for this
practice yet with as many law-abid?
ing, citizens wo bave, magistrates, law]
agents, and especially rural police?
men end game warden, It does seem
i(.uoUnu.,ic coat uns practice ot de?
stroying fish should be stamped out.
ing the club colors, red and green.
Each girl wore as a uniform the white
dress she made during her stay. The
following programme was given:
Song by club.
Talk by Dr. Johnson.
4
Address by Mrs. Walker.
Resolutions by Club. ',
*
Song by Club.
Immediately after dinner we as?
sembled on the steps of the south en?
trance of dining hall:; where pictures
were made of the club. Then we
were taken to -the college, from
where the different phases of our
work were demonstrated.
This trip was especially instructive
and enjoyed by all. That evening in
Tillman hall a banquet was given.
This gathering marked the close of
our pleasant stay at Winthrop.' Af?
ter bidding good-bye to instructors
and friends we left next morning on
early train for our respective homes.
I am sure I endorse the sentiment of
each girl when I say every moment
at Winthrop was enjoyed by all and
proved most beenlicial.
Pearl Ilrunson.
Prize Winner from Sumter County.
FOR SALE OH EXCHANGE ? Full
blood Jersey bull calf, five months
old, dam twenty quart registered
cow. Will sell, or exchange for
well grown heifer or \oung cow.
Apply Dr. C. P. Osteen, Sumter,
S. C.
WE AHE permanently located at
B iker's Old Infirmary, prepared to
ex umine eyes, fit and furnish glass?
es. Lenses duplicated and frames
repaired. Highsmith Optical Co.
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We have flno piano in nhomo nonr Smuttr. To
?avo rost of returning wra otrer tr?Mnrn<l<>ua discount
und mi?t lib?<iul tri ms to first who applies. Mlffhtly
used tint in pt rf.'ct condition; kowI asnew. Dig saving
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Undertaker and_Embalmer.
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