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MICH. JOS? I'M KPROTT OF MAN I NINU RIADS ORGANIZA? TION. Ellen Beuch <?r Sumter lYcseiit? cd .llamlaoeac? Mcturv for Nu) Work During Year. r _ dale, Sept. 5. The Saturday eeeslofts of the State Woman's Chris llan Temperance union nm\ ration wer? of great interest, Ihe election of Stete o Moers and superintendents bring held In he afternoon with the following result: President. Mrs. Joseph Sprott of Manning; vice pres? iding. Ifta, J. I. Ml inn, Edgelield; corresponding secretary, Miss Cleo Attaway, Saluda; recording secretary, Mrs. T. It. Denny, Johnston; treas? urer, Mr*. Charles P. ltoblnsou, Cheidn, Superintendent of medal ? "r?te?ts. Mrs. Lena A. Smith, Lees vllls; scientific Instructor of temper? ance* Mra. W. S. Mlddleton of Clarks Hill) Mra. W. B. Cogburn of Kdge fiehty literature; Mrs. O. P. Watson ManadnKs unfermented wlno; Dr. Marft P?ery. Sumter, medical tem? perance; Mra. L. C. Rice, DenmarK, aocla^ meetings and red letter days; MraVZ. T. Cody, Oreenvllle, rescue worgj; Miss Jessie Curtlss, flower mls elon* Mrs. K K. Williamson. New heir}, m^Uitrs' meeting and white ribhfn recruits; Mrs. A. E. Walt. Con way/ parliamentary uaage, legislation end petition; Miss Mae Langston, TlmanonsvlUe, mercy; Mrs. S. C. Herein, kingsbetk. CfuleUnn citizen ship; lira. R. B. Cannon, Scranton, ?emprrrrrr* and missions; Miss Cleo Attaway. circulation of official Or? gana; Mrs. J. L. Wysong. Florence, musical director. T|?e delegatea to the national con? vention were elected aa follows: Mrs. Meede Tiljraan and Mrs. Fannie Toropklns. Fdgefteld. and Mrs. H. J. Thleker, Georgetown. The conven? tion Is to be held at Seattle, Wash.. October 9-16 next. The Rev. Paul H. Brown of the Presbyterian church waa in charge of ihe devotions Saturday evening which were attended by a very repre? sentative audience.' A resolution was adopted by the convention urging the newspapers-of the State to give to the cause of pro? hibition space for the publication of news referring to the temperance cause. A han^ome hand-pntntod He*"-* wee presented by Minn JeNsic Curtlss of PaxvlHe, auperlnter Vnt of the tlofret irdesion dtpaitmenL. tor 'he greatest amount of w>rk d?e.? during th? convenuouai >?ai. lute puaurw went to Miss Helen Beech of Sumter, whose work was most heartily com? manded. ? GERMANS WANT COTTON. < abl.vrum to lloke Smith Says Part Irs Willing to Pay 15 Cents Pound. Washington. Sept. 8.?Senator Hoke SniTtD. 'of Georgia, announced today that he had received a cablegram frosa. Baumanwall Import Gettell ectfaft. at Berlin, stating that guar nnuses to take s million bales of American cotton at 16 cents a pound to bt* used exclusively fur civil pur poses In Germany had been deposited with the American consul. Senator Smith said ho know noth? ing^ of the Importers who sent him the cable. flsllvery of the cotton to Germany ? (?III be Impossible so long as the a I Its .< continue to enforce their orders in council against commerce with Germany. UM to . y Cotton. Berlin. Sept. 8 (Via London).? German cotton men are taking tip earnestly the plan to purchase Amer? ican cotton. They sent a wireless to the German consulute in New York Aeguat 31 off ring to buy 1.000,000 bajes at fifteen cents a pound deliv? ered In a German harbor. The mes aage was signed by the Deutsche, DSrsdner and Dlsconto hanks, of Ber? lin* and the National Hank of Bremen. fThe intending purchase/s, through the president of the Bremen Charn ber of Commerce, havo assured ihe consulate and the embassy at Wash? ington that they are in a position to pgovldr adequate guarantees that the ( <-?ooti will not be used for military or naval purposes. They add as sul. eQQstlatlon that the military ami na? val authorities have on band cotton enough for two years, and that cotton for explosives Is not included in this, S* new processes and substitutes havo e)nab|cd the goverameut to dispense eith the use of cotton f? r explosives and none la t>elng used for this pur I I IUH RFK si N r TO PRISON. Gorman Iteservbt Who Snore Falsc l> Cow-ornlug laisltmda Kentem-cd. New York. Sept. 9.?Gustav Schwab, the Osrman reservist, who pleaded ?ullty yesterd iy to perjury In making Statements regarding the LusitantI being armed was tndny sentenced to nnej rear and a-half In Ihe Atlanta prison. ABOLISH IKE PENITENTIARY. HKAD or ruisoN without locks says flack all stati: CONVICT! on fa km. Magistrate Fowlcs and Commissioner Watson Speak und l'upcr by Cokcr Head. c< lumhia. sept, .s?Tha abolition of thu State pcr.iti'iitinry and the placing of all State convicts on a farm WM advocated tonight by W. IL VVhlltaker, superintendent of the Dis? trict of Columbia prison farm, in a lecture before the Conference ot Charities und Corrections. Mr. Whit taker said that a monument ought to be erected to Superintendent Griffith of the penitentiary for making the in? stitution self-supporting. The speak? er declared that South Carolina was in an excellent position to do some? thing conservatively toward criminal reform, since it already h*.d the land on which to work them. Oov. Manning, Speaker Hoyt, of the house, and other men of prominence wero interested listeners to Mr. Whit taker's lecture, on the District of Co? lumbia farm, a prison wi'.hout locks or bars, on which 690 women convict? ed of minor crimes are now perform? ing productive lubor. Mr. Whittaker made it clear that he believed in keeping convicts under the strictest discipline .taking little stock in placing them under an honor system. He said though only 30 per cent of his guards at the District prison farm carry revolvers, very few of his prisoners try to escape. The punishment for Insubordination is confinement in a well lighted cell orr bread and water, until such time as the prisoner relents fur escaping. The prisoners, after recapture, are confin? ed in a cell for the remainder of their term. Mr. Whittaker's lecture was pro? fusely illustrated with screen pic? tures of his plant; all of the build? ings on the farm wero of wood inex? pensively constructed. He said that it was a mistake to erect* expensive buildings of brick and stone at pris? on*. An interesting feature of the meet? ing last night was the strong case made out for the need of a reforma? tory in South Carolina for white fe? male delinquents. The case was made by speakers from several parts of tlu> State a1 ^ lettei i n . ?ived lreru jud.-'i ar '. ofllcers by Iba St Ate board oi charities and corrections. The session . | jiii Carolina Coli? Coronet u4 Uhailttea and Correctional ana in?) Conleience ot tho Common Oood this morning was featured by a paper read by James H. Fowles, magistrate of Columbia township, in which he condemned the thirty-day sentence and advocated tho indeter? minate sentence; by an inspiring ad? dress by Commissioner K. J. Watson, in which he traced the benefits cotton planters had derived from the condi? tion caused by tho war, and by a pa? per written by David H. Coker, and read by the Itcv. Hugh K. Murchison, in which he announced the results of some important experiments in seed selection. Commissioner Watson made in his address a clear presentation of the causes brought about by the Euro? pean war, which had lead the farmers of tho Southeastern Atlantic coast States to curtail the use of commercial fertilizer and to go back to primary and natural methods of soil building. "Commercial fertilizer is a patent medicine the farmers administered to their sick soil in the effort to make it d>o a day's work," declared Mr. WatHon. "This patent modiclno was administreded in Increasing quantities until the European war came. The condition it brought with It made us como to our senses with a jerk. We aro corning on out of our embarrass? ment by leaps and bounds. l*'ist year every farmer was shackled hand and foot by our long term credit system. Hi felt the full weight of his chains when the European war brought de? moralization in the money market. While the farmers' chains were galling him we started to preach the doctrine of bringing the soil back to fertility by natural means and the doctrine of living at home. As a result our nr'i llelal fertilizer bill has decreased by two-thirds and more foodstuffs Vive boon grown in South Carolina than ?vor boforOi In his paper Mr. CokOT said that plants wero like animals, In which they bred to type. He declared that tho work of tho plant breeder had boon an exceedingly Important contri? bution to the welfare of the race. Ilo announced that as a result of careful experiments he had made he was convinced that farmers should use for planting Only seed grown on their rlch*?*t land, and of these seed only those which were the heaviest. There are aeveral petitions being circulated already by property owners on VarlOQl streets for paving of their streets. The l.lbei tv. Hampton Ave? nue and Harvln street petitions seem to i>?* rnehlng along for presentation to Council at its next meeting. SALE A T THE BATTERY |39S. MAIN ST. OF THE: [SUMTER, S. C. Entire Stocks of the Brunson Dry Goods Co., of Greenwood, S. C. and of H. N. Krasnoff & Co., of Sumter, S. C. Sale Opens Saturday, September Uth, 8 A. M. We have bought the above two slocks at a very low figure and will divide the profits with our customers, giving them the advantage of our purchase. These slocks are well known, the Brunson Dry Goods Co., of Greenwood, has the reputation of carrying the berit line of goods in that section, and H. N. Krasnoff & Co. are well known to you, as you have bought of them before and if there were any bargains on the market they had it, so at this sale you have the double benefit of Bargains Bought at Bargain Sale Prices These siocks consist of about $25,000 worth of all kinds of Merchandise, Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Notions, Laces, Embroideries, Gents' and Ladies' Furnishings, and a full line of Ladies' and Children's Ready-to-Wear Goods of Every Description. We are going to sell these goods regardless of value and quality, as we need the room for our New Line of Fall Goods which is on the) way now, it is to your interest to attend this Sale and get the benefits of this great offer. See our double page circular and read every item of it, it will be to your interest. Sale Opens Saturday, September 11 thy 8:00 A. M. We guarantee each and every article as advertised, and will refund the purchase price if goods are not satisfactory. BATTERY, 39 SOUTH MAIN ST. : : : ? SUiHTER, S. C. REPORT OF THE CONDITION No. 10670. -U Of tho National Hunk or Sumtcr, ut Siuntor, In the SUtto of Soulli Caro? lina, ut Um Clone of Business, September 2, HI 15. ? RESOURCES. ' 1. a Loans and d'scounts (except thoic shown on b).;.6666,716.41 Total loans. 505,716.42 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 131.19 4. e BeouritlOfl Other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 5,000.00 5. Subscription to stock of Federal Hosorve bank.|15t000.00 a Less amount unpaid.7,500.00 7.500.00 b All Other stocks Including premium on sumo . 15.950.23 13,456.23 6. a Value of banking house (if unencumbered.. .. 75,000.00 7. fumltur? and fixtures. 14,000.00 H. Heal estate owned Other than banking house . . . 5,350.00 i, Net amount due from Federal Reserve bank. . . 3 0,-UK.51 10. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents In New York, Chicago, and St. Ixmis. 10,757.39 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities.05.77O.9S 70.52S.37 11. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than Included In 9 or 10). 11,1 50.7S It, Exchanges for Clearing house.. ,. 2,568.27 14. n Outside checks and other cash items. 1,399.XI b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents .. .. .. Nix.!>2 2,248.73 15. Notes of other nattonl banki. 3,400.00 Ixiwful money reserve in bank: 17. Total coin and certificates. 12,230.45 Total.$807,008.96 LIABILITIES. 1 Capital stock paid In.$200,000.00 Surplus fund. 60,000.00 Total capital and surplus. 250.000.00 2. Undivided profits_ . .. ..23,272.74 Less current expenses, Interest, and taxes paid. . 6,361.39 I6.91L3C 0. Due to banks and bankers (others than Included In 5 or li) .'.. 2.35 8, Demand deposits:. a Individual deposits subject to check.293,663.13 d Cashier's checks outstanding. 80.42 h Deponite requiring notice of less than 30 days . ,12,121.16 Total deposits, Items 4, 5, 0, 7, and X . 305,867.06 9. Time deposltsd (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 da ys or more notice): 9. Time deposits (jayabie after 30 . 12,349.34 18. Rediscounts with Federal Reserve hank .. .. 111,881.20 14. Hills payable, Including obligations represent? ing money borrowed. 110,000.00 Total.$807,008.95 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumtcr, ss. f. llomard Manning, ('.ashler of the above-named batik, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to tho best of my knowledge and belief. BERNARD MANNING, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn fr? before me this 8th day of September, 1915. R, U Edmunds, Notary Public.Correct Attest. J. P, BOOTH, CIIAS, L. CITTTINO, A. I?. HARDY, Directors. - . DON'TS ON SAVING MONEY! (J Don't live beyond your salary. Don't spend all for pleasure. Don't speculate. A Don't carry much money in your pockets. (f DO start an account at our Savings Department and get 4 per cent interest; therein lies your chance to SAVE. (J 5 per cent on Certificates of Deposit. The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successor* to Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. and CeotnllLuirbw Co. Geo. Epperoort'? Old Stfirvd Opp. Court Houee