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?not i,i> hold kxim.omm; BASE. II? HIn I rge* I'un hiiM- of Cotton noil I Inters ror National Defense l*ur | uWh. ? ________ ? shlngton. Sept. 10.? Representa? tive Hellln of Alabama, a member of the house committee on agriculture, culled ?.ii Secretarial Garrison and Daniels t'mI iv to discuss the adminis? tration's defense programme, and particularly the use of cotton and Unters In the manufacture of gun cotton ami other explosives. Mr. Hetlln suggested that tin- government purchase 46a.ooo bales of cotton and 160,000 bales of Unters to moot the munitions requirements of the army and navy, and that on account of tho and navy, and that oh account of the ah vrt cot*'>n crop and the Increasing demand both for cotton and Unters In Kurope for war purposes, the pur? chases he made early In l>cccmher. The secretaries promised to take the matter up. Secretary Daniels told Mr. Hetlln that more cotton than usual would be required by the gov? ernment powder mills at Indian Head because the plant there was being enlarged and soon would bi able to Increase Its output of manufactured powder. spuead of hoi,li weevil. Spread Was Abnormally Great Dur? ing i'nst August. Washington. Sept so.?Under nor? mal conditions the boll weevil ad? vances into new territory at the rate of about *,0 miles each year, but during a period of only two weeks during the present season there was an advance <>f about 100 miles. This movement carried the Insect int 0 Georgia for the first time, and 2j counties In that State became In? fested. Several counties In Florida have been Infested for several years but 8 additional ones became Infest? ed by the same movement. Twenty additional counties in Alabama were also Invaded. All of this spread took ||ace between the 15th and "1st of Augcst. There were several conditions ac? cording to the entomologists of the United States Department of Agri? culture, that contributed to this un? usual dispersion. One of them was the drought in Alabama and Missis? sippi, which caused the plants to cease fruiting and deprived the weevils of the squares upon which they pre? fer to feed. The more important condition, however, was a series of veey high winds which began on August 16 and blew continuously for several days toward the northeast. The weevils were thus carried much farther than the\ would have gone l>y natural Might or even by the aid ol or? dinary wind*. Th<< department has placed all available forces at work to assist the farmers In the territory that has Just becom- Most of the cotton la now open and this will allow an unusually early picking so that Hie fall broods of the weevil ean DO de? stroyed by uprooting and burying the plant? or burning tlp'iu where neces? sary. The department strongly urges the burying of the plans wherever this can be done promptly, as the humus there* y pi sjed In the soil Is of very great Importance. The State agencies are cooperating with the agents of the department, and a .cry active ef? fort will be mailt t., reduce the num? ber of weevils to the extent that will allow an approximately normal crop to be produced next season. Another feature of the boll QJgSJSjl problem which is attracting consider? able attention Is the damage that Is being done in Texas this season. There Is a more or leas general impression In thn eastern |?art of the cotton belt that the boll weevil has died out In the Statt? of Texas, hut the Investlga thma or tin department show thit the abundance of the Insect in that re? gion depends on climatic conditions. During the present season this.- con? ditions have been STtrsiSlj) I able with the result that the Insect has been as abundant as at any ttim Since It liuaded the Si ,?, The |, sson to ho 'Iran Ii fr..,,, thlx f of is | hat t he planters In the eastern part of the cotton belt must make a strenuous Mght. and should realize that since the boll WfJtVfl has not died out eith? er In Texas or Mexico, it is not at all likely to do ho In any other region that may become Invaded. They should ad Juat their aystem? ..f farming to boll wee\|| conditions without delay. Messrs W A Mowman, W. Y. Del gar ami J. Arthur HgyggtwutUl left yesterday afternoon for Augusta, Ha., to grade the eotton stored In the ware hoiiaes there that was recently sohl g] H. D. Harriott to C P. F.xum for Rogers. Mel'a be ,V I'd. Some of the ?Bttgej la at Augusta, some at <'n|um bla. Miyee. iii. and Slimier and at all theae places It will Ih> taken out and graded prior to shipment to the pur? chasers. Columbia. <>ot. .1.?A reprieve a two week* was granted by G<?\. Man ill us yesterday to Willie lt< thorn, t h. negro who was to haw bang SieCtl ? euted at the Stute penitential y real! 1 day morning. IIOl'MK oi' GOVEHNOllS, i:\ecnti\o*. nf i ??intern Soulhern states Agree la 'Meet at HouUiru Commercial <euigro^?.. Washington, Sept. :!??.?Announce? ment was made here- today that the invitation of Oov. Richard I. Manning, <>t South Carolina, to the governors tit the South tt> meat in Charleston at the time of tin- s. venth Annual C.nvcn lion of the Southern Commercial Con? ic organise the House of South? ern governors, has been accepted by executives of fourteen States. "The South." Gov. Manning state":. "has its peculiar problema The con sentlon at Charleston conies at a time when QUeetloni of vast moment should be deliberated upon and dis? cussed by those who are to dire ct end guide in the' solution of these prob? lems. The question in regard to cot? ton, Its marketing and exportation; the BttbJOCt of rural finance, with es? pecial reference m long-time loans and sh<?rt-time- personal creelif. the oosaseoreJal advantages presented te> the South through the opening Of the Panama Canal and the European war ??these? questions, discussed by the executives of our Southern states at the time of the Charleston congress, may produce recommendations that may be called to the attention of the people of the South and present to the congress of the United States the peculiar problems that should receive prompt attention through Federal legislative action." Governor Maiming is being Assisted In the* eirganr/ation of the House ed Southern governors by Dr, Clarence J. Owens, managing director of the Southern Commercial Congress, who Is acting as temporary secretary. The governors who have signified their Intention of participating in the organization include* those, nf Mary Ian 1, Virginia. Xorth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas. Oklahoma, Arkan? sas, Missouri, Kentucky, and Ten nessee. All former governors .and the pres? ent lieutenant governors of the South em BhsteS have also been Invited to attend the conference. st hmakim: inns oi>i:m:i>. ytushuehusctts ComiMiny Submits Low? est Clefs. Washington, Sept. 3<>.?The? Electric Torpedo Boat Company, of Qulncy, Mass., and the Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, toddy BflUbmittOd the* lowest bids for the Atlantic and Pa? cific coasts, respective ly, for the* cem structbm e?f Hixte>en submarines, The Qulncy yard proposed building Sight or metre submarine s for 9113,000 each, the' tirst to be? Completed withiii seventeen months Tin- San Francisco concern bid for live? e>r more- at 1510,000 each, the' first to be- completed In twelve months and twe? a nmnth thereafter. The slxte <>n submersible** are to be> of the coast defence typo, displacing from III to 106 ions each, They will SjtSjSUrg less than 100 fe>et in length, win have g speed of n knots on the surface- and 11 k imts sul?ine'rg?'?l. Each will carry i three-Inch disappearing gun. Tb?? specifications call for quarters tor about twenty men on eaoh boat and space for stores Which will pe-rmit the craft to remain away from its iiasc for thlrty-elay periods, PEEPLE8 is lloxoitED. Chosen Yi<?c President by Attorneys General. Columbia, Oct. 1.?Theonas H. Peoples, attorney general of Smith Care.Una, was elected n ice- president of the Association of Attorney Oenerals e?f the- United state s at its meeting in Ban Francisco, the last of which was held Wednesday, September IS, Mr. Peoples returned tc Columbia Wednes? day night, having left for the- We st September He was the only South? ern man elected t<? office, Mr. Peoples, the- youngosl Attorney general attending tin- well attended Convention, said yesterday thai i number of Interesting problems were discussed, most Interesting of which was the- paper bj Attorney General Webb, ot California on "The Alien LAW." The- subje c t is Of \ ital im portnnee t?> the people of the We st ?specially, due- t?? legislation which has be en passed regarding the- ad? mission .tml rights of Japanese ami Mongolians te? Isjcome land owners in California? All of the palters, im ?aid, we re- interesting, Instructive and beneficial. Mr Peoples received assurances from many people in the west, I democrats and Itepubllcuns, of their Approval of President Wilson's for Sign policy. ginn Kits' iii Poiu i^m Kll. sJams -?,tum.out itnies Ginned up to Heptesshev :l<Hli< Washington, Oct. t The govern nu n? report shows that Sf,S0O,OOl lul<^ of cotton had been ginned to Septem ? an llth, uguintl l#t>3l?US lu*l year. M1LEAUE IN RECEIVERSHIP. ?Railway Age-liasctto" Points to Tre? mendous Amount Involved in Brok? en Carriers. Chicago. Sept. 30,?The inclusion of Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad, which recently went into a receiver? ship, makes the mileage of railways in the United States in the hands of receivers greater than ever before, ac? cording to an article to b< published In the Railway Age-Gazette tomor? row. The Statement says In part: "The addition of the :5,s?>.a miles of the Missouri, Kansas <fc Texas system makes a total of S_ railways operat? ing 41,089 miles of line and with a total capitalization of $2,264,000,000 now being operated by receivers. This la more than one-sixth of the railway mileage In the United states. "The total par value of securities outstanding of roads being operated by receivers represents about 15 per cent, of the total capitalization of the railways of the United States. This is a record of Insolvency unparalleled in history." IIFADS LAW STUDENTS, A. E, Mcrrlmon of Sumtcr ChOSJCO President of Body. At the? first meeting Of the law as? sociation of the University of South Carolina, hold last night, the moot court was reorganised and the fol? lowing officers elected: A. B. Merrl num, Sumtcr, president; R. W. Wade, Leeds, vice president; J. L. Love, York, secretary; Hobo Rurnct, Spar tanburg, treasurer; C. R. Marshall, Columbia, law editor of The Game? cock, J, ES. Btansfleld, Columbia, clerk of court; W. R. DUlard, Clinton, sher? iff; p, L. Felder, Jr., Elloreo, court crier, WILL VOTE ON STRIKE. Westliighoiiso Men Decide Their Course Today. Pittsburgh, Sept. 30.?Seven thous? and Westlngholuae employes decided tonight to \ote tomorrow whether to accept an offer of reduced working hours and a wage advance or strike unless their full demands were grant? ed, About 10,000 men are employed hy the company. The employes, who recently were organized by the American Federa? tion of I^ibor, asked an 8-hour day, a 20 per cent, increase In wages and that a discharged machinist be reinstated The company offered an average s-i . r and 40-mlnute day. a reduction of two hours a week, with the same pay as now received and a bonus of ?'? per cent. ?>n earned wages, payable in progressive quarterly in? stallments. BRITAIN TO AID RUSSIA. To Conlnne Course of Financial Co operation. London, <>ct. l.?it is officially an? nounced that the conferences between Reginald McKenna, the British chan? cellor of the exchequer, and Pierre L. Bark, the Russian minister of finance, have resulted In an arrange? ment for "a Joint course of action between the two allied governments." ; M. Rark concluded a conference in Paris with Alexandre Ribot, the French minister of finance, Septem? ber 21, and departed for London to discuss financial matters with Mr. McKeitna. lie said that Russia was unable to export her products and had large payments to make abroad. M. Hark said that (treat Britain and France already had come to Russia's assistance with advances. He added that this policy of cooperation evi? dently must be continued and that certain precautions must be taken to raise the rate of exchange for the ruble and give it stability. This, he said, would facilitate Importation Into Russia. _ SUBMARINES (ROSS OCEAN. American-built Roots .loin Hritish at Gibraltar. Boston, Oct. 3,?Details of the voy? age of four American-built subma? rines which ventured across the At? lantic to join the British naval forces at Gibraltar are beginning to come In. The underwater boats made the pas? sage safely under their own power, ac? cording to letters reccRed here today from men who shared in the expedi? tion. The submarines sailed from Mon? tr* 11 vin the st Lawrence river, where thej were shipped from the United State? for completion after IVashlng ton decreed thai construction of the vessels in this country would violate Amerlc in nt utrallty. The oceatl trip was made under convoy of larger warships. Washington. Oct. L?-President Wil? son today llCted Oil the Annapolis haz Ulti eases Si\ Ctldcts Were dismissed, four suspended for a year and llftcon bei back in their clusucs. .STREET PAVING MATERIAL. Mr. H. R, Nan Devcntcr Disciutecal Vitrlltecl Urlck and Makcti Compari? son with Bituminous Macadam. Editor Dailyl Item. J have read with care the article on paving, in the Daily Item, of Septem? ber 25th, and as the laying ??!' vitrlllcd brick streets in Sumter, would he a calamity of the first magnitude, l call attention to the following fails: Mr. Sibley, the writer of the article in question, naturally wishes to in? crease the sale of brick. While he states it is his desire to "cooperate with the city authorities, in securi ig the best type of material," and takes care to stale he is not in the brick manufacturing business, it should lie evident that whoever got the business, would lie a member of the National Hrick Mfg. Association, of which Mr. Sibley is an officer, It is only natur? al that Mr. Sibley should do all he can to put brick streets in Sumter. ami the reason I call attention to the 'ore going, is to show that Mr. Sibley can? not be considered an unbiased adviser in the matter, regardless of his ex? perience, however great. A brick street, is hot, dusty ami noisy, and should not lie used in the residential section of Sumter. The single fact that it is better adapted to carry heavy traffic, does not recom? mend it, as on none of the streets in Sumter, including Main street, is the traffic heavy enough to require brick. The myth Of the low cost of main? tenance on brick streets has been ex? ploded by various Investigating com? mittees and reports of the various counties in Ohio, where brick has been used very largely. These reports bear out the fact that for* any reason? able length of time, the maintenance on brick is equally as high as on a good bituminous macadam. While it is true that a steam roller will be re? quired to build the latter streets, this is only an item of cost and there are plenty steam rollers to be bought or hired. I do not agree with Mr. Sibley in connection with his figures for re-sur? facing or cleaning. "When in the tele? phone business, I took up and relaid streets for many miles of trenches lor conduit in several cities. I am there? fore familiar with the cost of repair? ing different types of streets and re? surfacing the same, Prick is one of the most expensive to properly relay. .Mr. Sibley, particul sanitary condition < :> and on just what h. graph, I am at a lot 9 to < brick street Is mosi observant person knows, especially in this section. This combined with the abeorbtlon of heat in the summer, and the noise, render brick unlit for residential sections. I am not interested in any way in any particular kind of street, but am greatly interested in seeing some kind ot bituminous street, such as macadam or asphalt or tarvia laid in Sumter, because in my experience such a street is the best from the standpoint of first cost and continued desirabil? ity. I have just returned from a trip through a number of New England towns, such as Lennox and Stock bridge, Mass., on the great roads or streets that lie between New York and Boston. Through the streets of these towns hundreds if not thousands of automobiles pass, every day, during 0 the summer season, and these nit Uirinous streets carry this tratlic nois lessly, cheaply and without any ex? traordinary cost for repaira Oata can la* obtained from these and other towns of the size of Sumter, Where asphalt and macadam streets have been in use for years. Central Park, New York and most of the Philadel? phia streets are paved with asphalt. I particularly deplore the attempt of any interested party to mould pub? lic opinion towards any particular type of street. This should be left to some competent engineer. If local sentiment is to be aroused for any particular kind of paving, then let it be for wood blocks, which I under? stand can be produced locally. Such streets are in use around Rroad street station in Philadelphia, on some of the busiest streets in New York, and I have seen them in London, in good shape, after seven years of heavy traf? fic on them. I believe however ?hat wood blocks world be too expensive for Sumter, but in all probability not much less in cost, than brick. The question of competent labor, and the ability to make extensions, should receive careful attention. Our present Superintendent of Streets, .Mr. White, can with his present force keep asphalt or tarvia streets in or? der, but with brick he would require much more skilled labor, especially as the town begins to build, ami gas. wa? ter and sower pipes go down. A patch? ed brick street, with our soil here, is an uncertain proposition. i trust you will find space for this letter, as it is desirable that the citi? zens of this community give careful consideration as to tin kind of puvinp thai is to be laid down. Too oftcil public opinion is moulded by such ar? ticles as Mr. Sibiey's, and yet we have lure compete.il civil engineers like Mr. Loring Lee, who from yearn of experience could advise us Intelli genty what i<? do. Yours very truly, 11. rt. Van Deventer. .Sumtcr, 8. C? Sept. 30, 1015. DETERIORATION IN COTTON (nop. Journal of Coiuniortv ItcjMwts Condi i tion on September 23 at 03.7 Per Com. New York, Sept. 30.?Condition of cotton on an average date of Septem? ber 23, as ascertained by over 2,000 replies of special correspondents of ithe Journal uf Commerce, was ?;:;.7 [per cent, as compared with 70.7 per [cent, a month ago, representing a de? terioration of 7 points. This is some? what excessive, having been exceeded only once in the past ten years, when in 1907 the depreciation amounted to 7.1 points; in 1908 it was 7 points. The ten-year average is 5.2 per cent, deter? ioration. Unfavorable weather con? ditions brought aboul unusual shed? ding, and the striking feature of the report is universal prediction of an extremely short lop crop. A year ago at this time condition was 7;",.."? per cent in 1913 it was 87.1 per cent, and in 1913 it was *">7.1 per cent, and in 11)12 it was 70.3 per cent. largely on account of much prema? ture opening picking is well advanced being 36.4 per cent, gathered, against '?;{ per cent, last year, 30 per cent, in 1913 and per cent, in 1912. TO PERFECT WAREHOUSE LAW. Manning and McLaurin Working To? gether to Strengthen Law. Columbia, Oct. 1.?Gov. Manning and Warehouse Commissioner Mc Laurln held a lengthy conference in the governor's office a few days ago, discussing the advantages of the State warehouse system and the legislation necessary to perfect the law govern? ing it. No statement was given out af? ter the conference, hut it was learned that both Gov. Manning and Commis? sioner McLaurin are agreed that cer? tain defects in the law should be remedied and that there was a prac? tically complete agreement between the governor and the warehouse com? missioner as to what is best to be done in perfecting this law that means so much to the cotton producing Inter? ests of South Cat Una. It Is Hkely thai Gov. Manning and <'of..rrnssioii 11.1 McLaurin will hold frequent conler* ?oners on this matter befon He logis Llature meets in January and the re i suits of these conferences nsMl prob? ably be embraced in a message from I the governor to the legislature dur iing the early part of the next session. The following editorial from the Yorkville Bnquirer of September ills; refers to this subject: "As a result of a conference be? tween Gov. Manning and Warehouse Commissioner .lohn L. McLaurin, it develops that Gov. Manning is not BCeretly hOStll< to the State warehouse system, as was legitimately deduced from published remarks recently at? tributed to him. It is quite clear that if there should be a regulation provid? ing that managers of state ware? houses should be absolutely disinter? ested parties, neither owners of the warehouses nor of the cotton stored therein, there could easily develop a situation very different from that Un? der which all present progress has been made. But from the reports of the conference referred to it appears that the governor is most sincerely so? licitous of developing the warehouse system along lines that will work to the interest of the producer of the cotton lirst, and the public generally, second. The conference referred to, we undersand, developed that there was practically complete agreement between Mr. McLaurin and Mr. Man? ning as to what shall be done and the outlook is that such recommenda? tions as the governor shall see prop? er to make to general assembly with regard to improving and strengthening .lie Warehouse system, will be made only after complete agreement be? tween the governor and the warehouse commissioner." BARN WELL DISPENSARY DE? STROYED. Opera Mouse ami Dispensary stock Valued at Twenty-three Thousand Dollars Go up in Smoke. Barnwell, Oct. 2.?Fire this even? ing at 11 o'clock destroyed the opera house, dispensary and bottling plant resulting in a loss of $23,000 in whiskey stored in the dispensary and bottling plant. The wniskey was insured in the sum of $8,000. The opera house, dis? pensary and bottling plant were lo? cated in one building which was val? ued at $0,000 with $5,000 insurance. Tue origin of the lire is unknown bid it is supposed to have stalled in tnA bottling) plan! and was supposed ejnvhuu to defective wiring. Washington, Oct 1.?The treasury's Income for September was just a lit? tle more than lift) million dollars and ahead $10,000,1100 less than t ho ordi? nary Uiai'ut'sements oi the month. INDICTMENTS CHARGE PERJURY. oitic iuls of Rlggs National Dank Hold for raise Affidavits in Decent Suit Against Treasury Ollieials. Washington, Oct. 1.?Four indict-: incuts alleging perjury' were returned l?y the grand jury against President Charles Glover, Vice President Win. Flattu r and Cashier He nry Plather, ef the Itiggs National Baak, In connec? tion with affidavits Bled In the re? cent suit against treasury officials. SHORTAGE is PAID. Ponding Company Makes Payment for T. J. Southall. Alken, Sept. SO.?The shortage of T. J. Southall, former dispenser at the dispensary lure, which amounts to something over $2,000, has been paid l?y his bonding company. The draft; which was received some days ago through the Augusta agent of the company, has b< en forwarded tu New York for collection. When the amount has been placed to the credit of the Alken county dispensary it will be divided, one-third to the dispensary, one-thrid to the county and one-third to the schools of the county. By skilful handling the shortage has been replaced by the bonding com? pany without tedious litigation. VI LEA CHIEFS WILL YIELD. Carransa Agency Reports Emissaries on Way to Vera Cruz, to Arrange Surrender. Washington, <>ct. I.?Three former Villa officers, an announcement by the Carransa agency here tonight said, are en route to Vera Cruz to arrange for th?1 SUrender of many of the chiefs of Villa's army. *Tt is stated,' says the announce? ment, "that tin y are traveling incog? nito because Villa is ignorant of their intention." The Carransa agency gave out also what purported to be an intercepted telegram from a Villa consul at Tia juaita, Lower California, to Enrique C. Llorente, Villa's Washington represen? tative, saying that conditions in the territory abandoned by Villa "were growing worse every day," and that Gen. Villa intended "to proceed west? ward to dl tricts hitherto untouched by the fighting and where there are crops iti abundance." A cable ram from the Carransa minister eif foreign affairs said that in Mexico City n< rmal light and pow? er conditions b id been restored and all et rail - j linus and manufactur? ing industries using electricity had re? sumed i terations. The food situation was becoming more normal every day, the message add* d. AMERICAN SOLDIER Ml HDERED. Killed by Mexicans While on Sentry Duty. Brownsville, <>ct. 4.?Private Sulli? van, of the Third cavalry, was mur? der* d early today while on sentry duty. 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