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Cbt ?fllalriraum anb Scutljwn. at the rosuifllcw at Homier, b !? . 1 PERSON AL MENTION. Mrs. Moses Ursen and Miss Ethol Green h.i\e rvtiiinril from llniderson vllls. N. C, ufter s stay of several Mi Mr. and Mm. R. C. Wallace have returned home after spending MVtfg] weeks tn Virginia ami North Carolina Miss Kvs Keller has returned to the city after a stay of several weeks in Pennsylvania. Mr l i .\'.>n 0 Wallace. Jr.. has returned from Atlanta where he spent his vacation. Rev J H. Wilson, pastor of the Lutheran church has returned to the city from his vacation. Mr. W A. Mcllwalne left yesterday for Davidson College. Mr H. C. DesChamps and famlh have returned from Atlantic City. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Mood returned from Murrell's Inlet last night, mak ?n?; the trip In their car. Mrs. W. U Williamson, of Colum? bia, la visiting neuster, Mrs. Archie chio a Miss May '""^Hap*'. who has been visiting Mrs AiQrSte China, has re? turned to her hoM^MgColumhla. Miss Florence Ib^ftsjQbi hack at her geeue St the fen ? d del. r\ window in the postofflce, a f ??expending her vacation at Charlotte-fife. Mrs. Oeo. W Hmi' i ?? of Pine wood, is in the city for a few> day* at he' brother's. Mr. W. C. U^Bon. She Is returning from tie ep wher she spent the ?umi'?4r. Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Birchard and children have returned home, after Spending the summer in Pennsylvania. Mra W J TrouPleneld and Mi Lisale Womble are at home again, after a visit to friends and relates in Atlanta. Mr. L A. Rytteaberf has returned from Ash**\llle ar Hendersonvtlle. where he spent the summer. Mr. Hubert 8. McKagcn. Green? ville. Is visiting his mother and broth? ers In the city. Mrs. T. Leon Scott and children, and Mrs. Hey ward M. Crow son and childr? n havs returned to the city uf ter ?pendln? the sumn ?r at Myrtle Beach. ' Mrs. Oeo. 8. Morrison, of Colum? bia, la visiting in the city. Mr. J. K. Crosswell has returned to the cltv after ?pendln* two and s hslf m o-itr. ? ill t< or of the a*st In wnsah be visited the I'auunu-i'i'.jihe export!' n st Son Fnu cIh'm, ? ,\ t)< * Pan uus-CaJiterei I>i?go. Mt. Creesu ell ipent some? time at T?te Springs on his return from the west before returning home. Mr. O. A. Lemu.on Is at home, after a stay at T?te Springs. Tenn. Dr 0 I. Harris and Messrs. Ed? win Wilson and J. R. McCoy, of St. Charles, were In the city thin morning. Mise Tupper. of Charleston, is visit? ing relatives In the city. Misses Sara snd Lee Moore, of Charleston, who are spending the summer at Wodgetleld. were in town today. THRI W IllllCk IN HOt SE. Kateeesnes* Csu-cd at WUacky by Act of Neun? Woman. from The DalU Item. Aug. ;il New? gfOSn L.NSaSJty today was to the sffect that considerable exclte ggSSji h.el bgejf caused Ig UM section near Wlsacky hint night hy somo one throwing a brick Into the window of Mr I A W? I? b's reshbm e. the perpetrator evidently trying to hit Mrs. Welch who wus sitting at the piano, while two children wer" plav ing about tb?? room Mr. Welch was away at the time according to the re? port. Mr. Welch on hla return homo noti? fied authorities at Dlshopvlllf and blond hounds were secun d from Co? lumbia. They tnok the trail und as a result a neuro woman, who had formerly worked for Mrs. Welch, but who had recently been discharged be? cause of alleged theft, was arnsjfi i ard placed In the Jail at BlshopvUle charged with the deed. Iii I be Tolle? ? olirt. The following cases have been dis? posed of in the police court: Kdgar Skinner, violation of Sunday ordinance, plead guilty, sentence sus? pended. Chester Wilson, drunk, bond of $?? forfeited. Rons Hoyd ind M ?v Wells, disor? derly conduct, ?b? cursing an to May Welle. Rosa was given a sentence of flu or '?" days and May Wells of $l!i or 50 days on each charge. Warren Pearson, petit larceny. f.l| or '?') d iyn Willie Suits. Interfering with an oaV cer In the discharge of Pis duty, bond oi 110 forfeited. Robert Lam??h. drunk ar.d dtgOT? d. rl . i M ..r M days. Jack Jgdswaf ami Aithur Mleha disorderly mndurl. $ '.?? uff N days ta h M LAURIN SINGS SIREN SONG. n\\s PAKMEUS CAN GET 1] CENTS A POlND I'OU COT? TON. Believes If Staple Is Marketed Grad? ually Till* Can Ik* Done?Lauds President's stand?States Danks in New York lluvei Plenty of Money to I ? iid on Cotton Crop. Columbia', font. 1.?John L. Mc? Uiurln. State warehouse commtssion er, lauds President Wilson and the national administration for the Inter? est and work they are doing tor the eotton producers of the South, and says that if the crop is marketed gradually it will bring II cents a pound. These and other facts were stated in an address to the farmers of the Rat*, made putdic here this after? noon. Mr. MoLatirln has just return? ed ticm a trip to Washington and New York, and in his statement he tells of the results of the trip and what the Wilson administration is doing for Uhg South. In his address to the farmers of Bouti Caroling Mr. McLaurin says in part: "To tl?e Farmers of foutl Carol] Wt aro approaching the ??, a \? period for our new crop under condi? tions never before presented. We can secure prices above the cost of pro? duction, provided we place ourselves in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. We need not deceive ourselves that it Will not be a hard tight, because those who have hereto? fore prollted by forcing the crop out <?f our hands at a low price during the marketing period and reaping an enormous profit in the spring, will use every effort to do so again. Yester? day, on a report which could not pos? sibly be construed as indicating much over an 11.000,000-bale crop, the. market was forced off one dollar unu seventy cents per bale. "In anticipation of these tactics, I wrote President Wilson a letter on the 5th of August, specifically calling his attention to the necessity of imme? diate action. In his reply the presi? dent expressed his 'genuine interest' and promised to discuss it with those who understand these matters better than I do.' He conferred with Mr. Harding, of the federal reserve board, and Mr. Harding, during the course of an address delivered In Birming? ham last Wednesady night, read a letter from President Wilson, which, together with the address, Is all that we could expect. "I ha\e Just foturr.?<i from a trip to Now York, in company with several South Carolina bankers. I And that tho baaks Ihsjrc f 'h toutfegffh coiic spondents are ready to extend credits based on State warehouse receipts out? side of the usual line for the current needs of the banks. I suggested that our local banks, in handling their cus? tomers' notes secured by warehouse receipts to do so by rediscounts, and where that is not practical, and it is necessary for the banks to give their own notes secured by farmers' notes and receipts for cotton, which in? creases the local banks liability on bllle payable, that the entry of such liability be designated on tho books of the banks and in the published state? ments as 'bills payable secured by South Carolina State warehouse re? ceipt*.' By doing this the Northern banks will readily understand what ihe abnormal amount of 'bills pay? able' represents, whereas, if they did not they would be reluctant to handle the notes of the bank. There are se\ ? rul largo banks which have expressed 'loir willingness to handle State warehouse receipts for others than their regular correspondents. These banks, however, do not care for this ? lass of business In small amounts, a\, less than ten thousand dollars. "I do not think that technically, except for tho temporary interrup? tion of foreign exports, cotton has r been in such a strong position. I am thoroughly satisfied that the close of the war will And the world short of OOtton, and that prices will go as ab? normally high as they hav< been low I do believe, however, thai then is a concerted movement, Just ?> lher< was lust fall, to force lust as much of the i res nt crop OU< Ol the hands of weak hobbrs as possible, and I wish to warn our people against being caught by ?PCCIOUI reasoning and making u sacrifice of their cotton. Secretary Ussier lolls us that the spin? ners of the world manufactured Into cloth and other commercial articles during past year 14,13!,??() bales of eotton. If that be true, then there i umoi be much reeervs cotton on bind and the stOCkl ol manufactured goods In Germany. Bussia. France and the orient must be at a mini? mum The tremendous amount of gunpowder, every pound of which Is 10 I . i ? ent. eOttOII, It is estimated, has taken up something like three million i ab I of eotton. The replenishment Of reduced StOChi <>f manufactured and raw material is sure to create, hooii I r Of later, a great demand fof a CTOp that ma v i ill five million bales below the requirements of the world. The mill- |g this country ore running on [lull Una, and lutvc a monopoly in this rtrat hom? market which no protoc live tariff have ever been able to af I ford, and their requirements durim I the past year wore live hundred thou sand bales greater than the year be ' fore, and for this year Will be cor I respondingly increased. "These an facts which cannot h disputed. "if the South w ill take Advantage o this opportunity, by withholding he cotton from the market in Beptembe and October, it will reach 12 cent a pound for middling, and then who it goes below that price and oblige tions are pressing, borrow 10 cents pound and hold it off the market unt it goes back to 12 cents. We can pa our indebtedness with 10 cents an carry over whatever surplus there i lor the big prices sure to come with in the next year. In this way th average price of the present crop ca be made to indemnify us in som part for the losses last year. "I find it very difficult to make peo Pie away from here believe that i costs more than 10 cents a pound t make cotton, but tho>:e of us who ar engaged in Itl actual production kno that, counting the interest on the ir vestment, 12 cents a pound shows hi ?i small margin "f profit, l call attention t" the tact that ti Statt Warehouse act anticipated ju ? he requirements of the federal r et ve board as to a receipt, by gua anteelng the title, weights and grad< In a statement issued on the 9th last December, in analyzing the n< currency act, I said that 'it was to tho banks.' I repeat that declara? tion, and cite as authority for same the statements which I have quoted from those who are in control of the ilnancial destiny of the United Slates. "Respectfully, "Jno. L. McLaurin." Prohibition Meetings. Resides the great mass meeting to bo held |g the opera house at 8 P. M t on Wednesday, September 8, the pro? hibitionists are preparing to hold other meetings in the county before the election on September 14. These meetings have been arrang? ed as follows: Shlloh 11 A. M., Friday, Sept. 10. Mayesville 7.30 P. M., Friday, Sept. 10. Privateer 11 A. M., Saturday, Sept. 11. The speakers secured for these meetings arc Judge R. O. Purdy, Col. J. J. Dargan, and Mr. A. E. Merrlmon. Col. Dargan may not be able to speak at ?ii three places ,4 I 1 1 that he can do so. It is rosaibJo that State secretary J. K. Breedfp will take part in these meeting. Weekly Weather and Crop Summary. Ff,r the week ending at 12 Noon, Wednesday, September 1, 11*15. The weather during the past week has been too cool, cloudy and wet for the proper development of cotton, I which shows general deterioration, al? though in some localities the crop is reported as growing and fruiting well. The area of rust has Increased consid? erably, and bolls are opening prema? turely in many sections. Picking has become more general. The tobacco crop is short; picking and curing con? tinue. Late corn. Held truck, sor? ghum cane and forage crops have ma? terially Improved; forage peas arc es? pecially line under generous rains. Fall truck preparations continue. If you want tho street on w hich you live paved vote for the bond issue and then petition council to pave it. Hut remember that even though you vote for the bond issue council cannot or? der your street paved unless a major? ity of the property owners petition that it be paved. Voting for the bond issue docs not obligate you to have you street puvod?the bond issue merely enables council to pave streets where property owners want paving and are willing to pay a special tax to pay for it. Because you do not want your street paved and are unwilling to pay a special tu\ for that purpose is ? . reason for standing In the way of >thei streets being paved, if you vote against the bond Issue you pre? vent those who want paved streets and arc Willing t?? pay for them, from ob? taining them. A vote against the bond issue does not help you but does injure the city and blocks progress on the part of those who are ready to pay for permanent street improve I inents, StMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cot? ton Ruyer. Good Middling ft. Strict Middling 8 7-8. Middling 8 3-4. Strict Low Middling 8 1-4. Low Middling 7 3-4. Staple Cotton, Nominal. New York Cotton Market. Opened. Close. January.10.11 10.19 March.10.12 ? tctober. ... ?.*.Tft.8$ December, .:.10.01 ?' lu.ii , WANT SECOND TERM I PRESIDENT WILSON TO S It EX OM IN ATE R. Takes no Part in Plans of ors Rased on Reelection Illy. tton, Sept. 1.?Indications, n hers tonight that Presi on's closest friends expect renomtnated for the presi-1 lUl? und ar'c laying their cordingly. The president t was said, authoritatively, no part in such plans, it ion felt By the president tCtion of Democrats in the sconsin congressional dls ndor.sing his administration issed in a letter from Secre saulty made puldic here to telegram to the president ag the indorsement said "it 1 unanimously" at a mass :alled for the purpose of ar or the campaign of 1916. that the Kentucky Denio tvention had indorsed Prssi Ison for rsnomlnatlon also come news at the White iut no olilclal comment was SPtSUlbsr Secretary Tumulty ?tter to a New Jersey leader aat no steps be taken to in 9 president for another term ng "the president feels that seem as if he were taklni au.?tll.ufi[e of the extraordinary situa? tion now existing to gain a personal advantage by such an expression ol confidence." Tlie president himself is under? stood to take the same position at present, but many of his friends are declared to believe no further efforts should be made to stop political in? dorsements that may be offered. A PLEASANT FAMILY REUNION. Monitors of McKagen Family Gather to Celebrate Birthday of Mrs. Geo. I*. McKugen. It was a sincere pleasure to be pres ent at the reunion of the McKugen family at the home of Mr. Charles S McKagen on Sumter street on Septem bert 1st, upon the seventieth anniver sary of the birthday of Mrs. Geo. P. McKagen. There was represented three generations, Mrs. Geo. P. Mc? Kagen, her four brothers, the Messrs. Singleton, and one sister, Mrs. Lewis; Mrs. McKagen's children. Mrs Gen g IfotalCjOhi sad Messrs. Homy, v barley, wi..iuin. Oliver and Uubec. with tiielr respective v ivee v:?d children, number-1 iug seventeen, and making a total of] thirty?nva, The assembled party really was One | of tho most pleasant and enjoyable that it was my good fortune to attend. The sons and their respective wives made themselves busy in preparing one of the most appetizing repasts one could have wished for, consisting of a great abundance of the "chicken stew" which is eo favorably known as McKagen chicken stew," and which has become so famous in this section, and the side dishes in abundance were very heartily enjoyed by the en? tire party. The children after ihe first sitting then came in for their portion of the kind attention of the hostess, and you could frequently hear the expressions from the little ones, that it seemed to be really Christmas time, all except the toys which Germany, now at war, forbids us to use. After tho repast was over the little ones engaged in song and danco and the elder ones talked over many reminiscences of the long past. It is so pleasant to linger upon by gone days and many an incident was related, which brought vividly to mind the early days of the mother, who then celebrated her 70th birth? day, with all her children and grand? children around her, happily married and all doing well in life. I Such a meeting will live long in the mind of A Friend. .-( Only one case was heard in the po? lice court today. Henry Johnson was tried for and found guilty of vagrancy, a sentence of $30 or 30 days being imposed. A license to marry has been issued to Mr. C. W. Riser, Anderson, and Miss Louise M. Reid, Ifayssvillo. oj.i ?i-l-Ji- -m WANTED?To sell at once 250 bush? els recleaned wheat at knock-down price of $1.10 per bushel, at our mill. F. M. Dwight, Wedgefield, B. C. DEATH ?VERM!N RAT CORN Pest rat and mios extormlnatormftd*. Kills quickly sad absolutely wituoutodnr. Mauuidtlos?thus preventing decomposi? tion, Better than til the traps in the world. Irsist on Genuine RAT CORN. ttc,60c, tl at doslsri er by mail. DOSf pabl, BOTANICAL MFC. CO. 4th St /face St$. i Philadtlghia, P$h 1 GRAPE SODA Made from GRAPES?A Food as well as an Antidote for the hot weather.. Last swallow in the bottle is the best?Don't drink imitation Grape?Get the Genuine, bottled by Sumter Bottling Works. wttmttttttttwttttttttt^^ 'A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." A CAPITAL^ $100,000.00 EARNED PROFITS $125,000.00 THAT'S WHY 1905 1915 The National Bankfof South Carolina. RESOURCES $825,000,00 Largest Bank in. Eastern South Carolina See our last report. Your neighbor's bank. Why not yours. It pays to patronize. C. G. ROWLAND, President G, L WARREN, Cashier j Lumber, Lime, Cement. BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth I farby Live Stock Co. and Central'LambsT Co. Gco. Epperson'* Old St?, ad Opp* Court Houss EXCURSIONS $15 State Gamp, Fla. Near Jacksonville and Return. NATIONAL RIFLE TOURNAMENT Tickets on sale October 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th and 14th. Extension of final limit to November 29th may be obtained by deposit of tic? ket with agent I'nion Station, Jacksonville, not later than Oct. L3th and payment of fee of 50 cents. SS.5Q Jacksonville, Fla. $8.50 Tampa, Florida. and return, tickets on sale for all trains Sept. 28th, 1915. Re? turning all tickets, void after midnight October 5th, 1915. S15.45 Washington. Q. G. and return, tickets on sale Sept. 36, 2t>, 27. Returning all tickets void after midnight October 15th, 1915. For rates, reservations or any information, phone or write the ATLANTIC COAST LINE "Standard Railroad of the South'* $1.60 Sumter to Augusta return THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th, Lasi excursion of the season. You cannot afford to miss this opportunity to visit the Beautiful City of Augusla. Don't forget the date. Train leaves 7:23 A. M. and leaves Augusta return? ing 9:00 P. M. Via Atlantic Coa^l Line W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pass. Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent Wilmington, N. C.