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DIEM 10 ME PELUG?I. TRr;\TU?A I 1^ NOT 11.AMI IN TIIK PAN," l>r. Ooldberger, Government Surgeon, to Take (barge ot Situation at I |< worth Orphanage. Columbia, Aug. 28.?Joseph Gold berger. M. P.. head of the- department of pellagra researcb of the United States public heulth service, arrived la Columbia yesterday and will intro? duce at once a system of dieting at the s^pworth orphanage to wipe out pellagra. More than 150 of the 250 itoMren ut the orphanage have been attacked by the disease at different times, and the course of treatment to be Introduced is no "flash In the pan," to quote Dr. Ooldberger, as It is to be kept up a year or two. Dr. Oold? berger will not remain permanently In Columbia During his absence, the work will be under the supervision of Dr. Tarier, also of the public health department, who has given much at? tention to the pellagra commission's efforts in Spartanburg. The physicians will also have the cooperation of H. W. Klee, M. D.. the orphunage phy? sician, under whose treatment great reUef has already been brought to the patients. Plane are to introduce the system at the orphanage September l The work at the orphanage will take the form of a demonstration to those who have tried for the last sight years to do away with pellagra at this insti? tution. Naturally." said Dr. Ooldberger. in speaking of the cost of this under? taking, "It la going to cost the gov? ernment some money, but it shows when we agree to furnish part of the diet necessary for the treatment of pellagrlns how thoroughly we are con? vinced that the disease is brought on solely by improper dieting, and be? cause we are positive that with a well balanced diet pellagra can be abso? lutely done away with. -J can not emphasise too strongly the fact." said Dr. Ooldberger. "that pellagra Is not communicable. Of course there are * a pumber of Its phases that havetjed many to believe that it was contagious or Infectious, but from our studies covering a great period of time ejsMf carried on under all conditions, MVS are certain that there la nothing qf a communicable nature to pellagra. TO fu-thsr clinch the argument that . pellskt i Cat* no' be communi? cated from one person to anotherj t.?kc the teaulb* of out experiments upon the monkeys) we have ut the hospital. "We have Inoculated these mon keye With every kind ot disease and they tike It rapidly, yet when we Inoculated them with pellagra they refuse to take it.. Smallpox, whoop? ing sough, messfe*. In fact almost every kind of a disease has been tried on the monkeys and they have always been susceptible, but with the pella? gra there le nothing doing. By the fact that they do not take pellagra, while they do take many other dis? eases. It Is proven almost conclusive? ly that pellagra Is not communica? ble* "Own a cow," Is still the slogan of the department of pellagra research, and If the farmers can be educated to the point where they realise that by owning a cow, keeping It In good con? dition, and using the milk derived therefrom, they are lessening the chances of their getting pellagra be? cause of th*l ? one-sided diet, the de partment bellevs that It will have done eorrwdhtng towards stopping the ravages of pellagra, of course milk alone will not prevent pellagra, but when the farmer has milk, and eats meat and eggsr Ihre will never hers pellagra, the experts say. In describing the work to be done at the orphanage Dr. Ooldberger said It would be nothrng more than the feeding of the HO inmates of the in? stitution on a diet prescribed by the bureau of public health. Thin diet, which Includes foods of a varied sort and of high nutritious value, Is the one that has been tried on inmatvs of '-tier Institutions In the coun'rv with the result that after a time pella? gra Was been wiped out entirely. Of course.' BSjg*j|*jdjgg Dr. Gohl herger. "Ju<o heciuse ,v man wlm has pellagra decides to eat a rational or welf^ Imlam ed meal on< c In a while, is no sign he is going to get rid of the disease. The Idea Is to feed the patient on the diet lor a fixed period of time snd let him have nothing but this diet. Then when the treatment Is over, the patient sill be free from pellagra, hut us long us be returns to thn too.Is that he had been special? ising on previous lo his being glVOU the go\I r nmvnt diSt, he will lay him? self' liable to getting pelkBgrs stalk The best plan Is to eat plenty of incut and esgs and dunk milk Do not ? it *??> much of Just one kind of food and y<?u will never have pellagra.'' ? iHMSgrrVf strike Averted. finndon. Aug SO.?It Is reported that the mining troubles have been Settled. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES voTi:its siiorui ATTKXJ) mass m ? I T I \ g T( >m<) N how BVBHHtG. Will Hour Inn-Ulmnt Discussions of tls? Proposed $22."?,OUO Uond Issue? Those Op|m?sed Should tCJ Willing to Hoar Hond Insuo Discussed Bs> Inic Foradil* Dcllnitc Opinion. The mass meeting called by City Council tomorrow evening, Tuesday, August 31st. to discuss the various questions in connection with the pro i posed $225,000 bond issue for street and sidewalk paving, has been ar? ranged for by the city ofllciuls in a good wide open democratic spirit in order that every voter may be intelli? gently informed in order to vote in? telligently upon this Important issue of the day in local municipal affairs. The proposed abutting property tax? ation plan of street and sidewalk Im? provement Is something new to hun? dreds of Sumter taxpayers and voters. All voters should therefore bo willing to hear a full explanation of this plan from the city authorities, who by their action in calling two mass meetings |o discuss this issue, have demonstrated beyond doubt that the mayor and councllmen are uctuated by fair and square motives, and a clean, clear cut desire to allow the voters of Sumter to decide for themselves without un? due influence or other attempts on the part of the city authorities to push something on the taxpayers with? out the endorsement of a majority of the voters and taxpayers. It should be remembered that the proposed abutting property taxation plan of paving originated with the voters and taxpayers two years ago, in mass meeting fully advertised, and well attended, in the county court house. This mass meeting unanimous? ly instructed the legislative delega? tion to pass a bill submitting ibis question to the voters of South Caro? lina for an amendment or two amend? ments to the constitution authorizing the city o. Sumter to increase its bonded indebtedness to fifteen per cent, and authorizing the submission of the question by the general assem? bly to Sumter voters, giving authority to sell the bonds after a majority of the freeholders had petitioned for an election to vote upon the Issue of these bonds. This petition was cir? culated, signed and presented to city council last fail. Kvery st^p so far) taken in this important matter has been fi <m tie* taxpayers and voter- i t Sum??.r, ?-xr ?? pi the constitutional amendment u which the voters of the entire State had to participate. The voters of Sumter almost unani? mously voted for this amendment. The proposed abutting property tax? ation plan of paving is not, therefore, a hobby of the city council or any portion of that body. The city coun? cil is but carrying out the the express? ed desires of the citizens of Sumter in any and every act of this official body, and nothing more. City council's members are as much interested in the matter as any other tax payer. There are twa> sides to all questions, of course. Every voter is entitled to his opinion, and to express said opin? ion. Hut as a matter of fact, it would not be at all inappropriate for those who are opposing, as well as those who favor this bond issue, to have re- i?sentatives at the mass meeting to InuVlgently present their views. There are many who are in doubt. Hundreds are unfamiliar with the modus operand! of the abutting prop? erty taxation plan. Hundreds be? yond doubt have very erroneous Ideas. Therefore the most sensible way for every voter and taxpayer to be Intel? ligently Informed is to attend both mass meetings with an open mind, ab? solutely unprejudiced by anything he might have been told, or might have reud, about this mutter, and open to hon?st conviction or conversion one way or the other, after the facts and figures are presented by qualified rep? resentatives of both sides. There is no desire on the part of any one to "ram the bond Issue down the taxpayers' throat," as has been said by some. If a taxpayer hasn't in? terest enough in his city to attend a mass meeting of the importance of the one to be held tomorrow night, he is either a mighty poor business man or very indifferent to his and his city's Interests. This proposed bond issue is the biggest and most far reaching proposition ever undertaken by the municipal government, ami it Is entitled to a fair, and unprejudiced analysts by the rotors of Bumtsr be* fore being sndorssd or condemned. Both mass meetings present ex* COptlonal opportunities for every voter |0 DC heard. Mas- meetings are the best place to do the most gOod if you want t" educate your fellow citi? zens to the importance of your views. Don't absent yourself and then kick about nnhat a majority of your enter? prising ami wide-awake follow cltl? /ens had energy sad enterprise ? nough to do s/hlls you were asleep. Mr. T. if Clark leaves for New Voik thai afternoon in ths Interest! of ths gSJSSlSf Dry Goods Company. WILSON _?T WASHINGTON. MAY NOT Hl TT BN TO COltNISH Tills YEAR. To Trtko No Action in Arabic Cn*e Pending imperial Government's Dis? avow ill. Washington, Aug. 20.?President Wilson announced todny ho would re? main in Washington until the situa? tion between the United States and Germany is cleared up. Otlicials had i>een urging him to go to New Hemp* Shire for a rest. The president had planned to spend the entire month of September at Cor? nish, but today it was said to be un? likely that he would return there at all this year. The president, it was said authori? tatively, has been led by the state? ments of Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, to Secretary Lansing and reports received from American Ambassador Gerard at Ber? lin to hope that a solution for the submarine controversy with Germany will be found, lie is waiting, however, for the imperial government's formal disavowal of the attack on the Arabic and assurance that the lives of Amer? icans traveling on unarmed merchant nien will not be endangered again. Count Bcrnstorff left today for the summer embassy on Long Island. He still was confident that within a short time a formal communication reach? ing the state department from the Berlin foreign otllce would clear up matters in a satisfactory way. TELL OF LOST TRANSPORT. Arrivals at Amsterdam Declare That Canadian Troops Wont Down Off Sri My Islands. - i Berlin, Aug. 29 (via Wireless to Sayville, Aug. 29).?Passengers on the Holland American Line steamer Ryn ciam arriving in Amsterdam bring a report that a British transport car? rying 2,000 Canadian troops was tor? pedoed off the Scilly Islands August IB. It is said about 1,000 men were saved. No hint has come from British sources Of the foregoing report. While Urltish censors might have wlthh^'d the news, this is considered unlikely since official announcement was made promptly of the torpedoing of the British I an sport rtoyal Rdward In the Aegean seat alth the loss of about 1,000 men The Royal Bdward was sunk August 14, one fla) before the! date mentioned in the Berlin die patches, and it Is possible the report brought In by the Ryndam passengers is a belated version of this incident. The Ryndam arrived at Rotterdam August 22 and has sailed on her re? turn voyage for New York. The trip from Rotterdam to Amsterdam re 'lulres only a few hours, so that It is probable the Ryndam passengers who proceeded to Amsterdam reached ther August 22 or 23, nearly a week before the date of the Berlin dis? patch. The Scilly islands are off the west coast of England. The German sub? marines have been active in these waters. The loss of the Royal Edward Is the I only serious mishap that has been announced in connection with the transportation by Great Britain of hundreds of thousands of troops be? tween the colonies and England, and between England and the various fronte. NO THL'TH IX STORY. Denlul of Humor of Lost Ship Come.s Prom Ctuiadn. Ottawa, Aug. 29.?The report wire? lessed from Berlin that a British troop ship carrying 2,000 Canadian troops had been sunk off the Scilly Islands August 15 was denied official? ly here tonight. The military au? thorities issued the following state? ment: 'Between July SI and Auguts 24 only two troop ships with more than 000 troops on board have been dis? patched from Canada and they have both arrived safely at their destina? tions. ..lorrover, every troop ship bearing Canadian troops at sea on August 15 has arrived safely at its destination. There Is no Canadian troop ship overdue and If the story coming via Bayvtlls has any basis for ,truth it brust refer to the torpedoing of the Canadian Northern Steamship Royal Bdward In the Aegean, the re 1 port of which event reaohed Canadu I August 27." I TO ESTABLISH DEAD LINE. I'. s. Troops on Border Will RImmH Mexicans Who Attempt to Cross. Washington, Aug, 90, Tin4 United Btates will establish ? dead lino on the Mexican border. All troops now at Te\as city except one regiment will be distributed ilong tin- border with orders to shoot bandits on sight. An embargo will be placed on arms to ?\ltxicuii tOWni across the holder. MERCHANT!* OF < IIKISTMAS AND TOY GOODS WILL BUFFER BIG J i< )SS. Golfen Unable to act Supplies in Ger? many Because of British Order in Council?Appeal lO American Play? ers. Berlin, Aug. 28 (Via London).? American business men In Germany are taking a gloomy view of the fate of great quantities of goods ordered in Germany for American Christmas trade. They say the loss of these goods will amount to millions. Orders totaling about $60,000,000 for such wares as toys, Bohemian glassware, bronzes, Christmas cards and optical specialties had been placed, mostly last autumn, for sum? mer delivery, it is said, this being the usual practice in order to give Ameii ean wholesale dealers an opportunity to place the goods. All the articles ate of a seasonable nature and bo come virtually valueless unless de? livered immediately. The British or? der in council, although r.ot effective when the orders for the goods were placed, prevents delivery. American dentists, who constitute one of the most numerous elements among the Americans in Europe, also are suffering because they are unable to get dental supplies and artificial teeth from America. From the lighter side, the order in council also is playing havoc with golf supplies. Golf balle and clubs are be? ing exhausted rapidly and ardent golfers are objurgating England and planning an appeal to their fellow en? thusiasts in America. DOUBLE CANAL ZONE FORCES. Additions to This Brandl Will be Necessary Because of Change in Panama. Washington, Aug. 28.?The coast artillery on duty at Panama will be increaspd to full strength of 28 com? panies, or about 2,000 men, it was 'earned today, the former policy of maintaining the big gun crews at about half strength in peace time hav? ing been abandoned. Eortitications of the canal zone rap? idly are nearing completion. Origi? nally it was planned to man them with l ? companies under the tl ?? ry tha* it trial Improbable that the de? fenses at Beth ends of the wat'eYwaj j would be attacked ilmultum oush and the canal and illroad made rapid shifting of forces possible. It is con? sidered certain a big increase In the artillery corps will be asked for when congress reassembles, as the doubling of the canal force will ma? terially reduce the forces in terri? torial United States. Plans now are before the army for tiflections board for equipment of new fortifications of the first class with lG-inch rifles having a range of about 20 miles. Changes of gun carriages, maga? zines and other equipment for han? dling the bigger guns will make the cost of substituting them almost pro? hibitive. One l?-inch rille, built several years ago, has been ordered installed in the canal zone defenses. It is un? derstood, however, that a newer type Of gun has been developed by army engineers with Increased range and striking power. POLK APPOINTED COUNSELOR. In Absence of Secretary Lansing New Oliieial Will Sit Witli the Cabinet. Washington. Aug. 2s.?Selection ol Franklin L. Polk, corporation coun? sel of New York city, to be counselor Of the state department, was formally announced tonight by Secretary Lan? sing. The president has tendered the position to Mr. Polk, who has ac? cepted. Mr. Polk will succeed Mr. Lan? sing, who became secretary on the res? ignation of William Jennings Bryan last June. A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania, and Com? Johnson of Texas, Solicitor general of the state department, had been prominently mentioned for the place. While John ?assett Moore wai counselor, he acted for the secretary in all matters in the hitter's absence from Washington and the rule con? tinued in effect while Mr. Lansing held the post. Diplomatic callers were referred t<> the counselor and when matters of Importance were pending, such ns the correspondence with Germany over the Lusttnniu case, the counsel? or was called into conference ;it cab? inet meetings. While it lias not been dellnitely decided, it is virtually cer? tain the rule will continue in effect after Mr. Polk t ikes otlice. Marriage License Record. Licenses to marry have been Issued to Tltomns A. hicks and Carrie Uur roughs of Sumter; and A. r> Dick: ? ami Annie Johnson ol Bumter. nimmmtimmmnmttttimntmmmnnntnmmm 'A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." ma, A , capital: THE FIRST MATIOMAL BANK-. $100,000.00 earned profits $125,000.00 THAT'S) WHY ?H??????HnnN?ii??Mnii?niHi?niiiH?ii?iiiiii?nH?Mti SPEND LESS THAN YOU EARN For Living, Clothes and Pleasure?Bank the rest at our Savings Department, weekly. As your account begins to Increase you will find pleasure in saving more ?ach year. 4 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings. THE NATIONAL BANK SUMTER ESTABLISHED 1889 SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS 99 If you are going to need any Cotton Sheets this season now is a good time to make your purchases. We have new, full size Burlap Sheets at The dozen - $3.75 Single Sheet - .35 COFFEE, COFFEE! We have some remarkable values in both parched and raw Coffees. We oiler you a pretty fair grade of Parched Coffee, free from chicory at 15c. Raw Coffee at 10c, $ I f CLEMSON BUTTER. Owing to a very unusual demand for this product we have been obliged to increase our order for this butter. We now receive fresh shipments twice a week. 0'DONNELL 6 COMPANY PHONE 337 A