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sritntivc. li ATiitn of stATi: FAilt hiio\yIM. PROGRESS ANB kkvi loi'mi NT. Tbc Most intci .-tum und Kducutioiutl Fvcnt was the Showing Made by ihr Fsraa iVmoiistraUuit Agent*. Corn Club lv?yM and t mining CM New? and Courler Columbia? Oc^. 27.?The greatest crowd that ever attended n State Fair M Wednesday wr.a drawn to Co? lumbia today by the ' South Carolina Day." which culminated this after? noon la the "Natural Resources" pa? rade, a gorgeous portrayal of tho ag? ricultural, commercial, educational and Industrial development of South Carolina. To* pss.pl? from all sec tloaa witnessed Ihs mammoth display for, in edition u> the regular Fair visitor* and tho people of Columbia, spsslel trains brought thousands from man*- sections )ust t?>r ths parade. Tnore wsr * floats from seventeen "v>u*tleo, many fvom cities and pri? vate Arms. Many of the floats Were ornamented by the presence of beau? tiful young ladles, adding nature's ap? proval la the picture of prosperity and hnppln?ee\ which th * afternoon mov? ed through the streets of tho capital elty. For Instance, oa the Barn well county goat rode young ladles from each of ths tnwnehtps. The Sumter cosnty float wes specialised by the presence of Oov. Manning and young ladt** from that county. Ths float from Charleston wan the steamship "Smith Carolina." which was mounted on a truck and whleh typified the commercial Importance of the South Carolina port. Behind the float marrhsd several score Charles? ton bsstnees men. The demonstration agents from the various counties under Prof. W. W. l<ong, ths Girls* Canning Club agents, under Miss Rdlth I'urrott. and the Hoya' Com Club members, under Mr. 1a I. Bsker, were In the Itne of pa? rade. There were orer 1? young farmers who are doing eo much to mske the future of South Carolina se eurs by growing corn and ether pro? ducts besides cotton and are taking the lead In scientific agriculture and farming. Ths spirit and gist of the whole Fair was demonstrated In the parade thht afternoon, showing the resources of South Carotine d*vptnr*?'t an* "n deeeJhped. Th* Cunning ciuh girls and Com Clob boys ar* cnrrvlng ban? ners with Irecrtnilons tolling what gv>uth Cnrorln* moan*. The following are the inscriptions: Fertiliser bought cooperatively, saved far men* $62,115. Eighteen Corn Club boys made 100 bushele each. This State leads all In Increase In crop yields. Acreage sown to vetch and clover, 200.000. Men In demonstration and exten? sion work, ft. Seed selections made under agents' directions, 2,93*. Trees pruned by horticulturist. 16, 000. Built eltty silos, worth $12,000. O.t psr cent, of farmers working under sgents raise and kill their own meat. More pnstnree established than In any previous year. Turning under legumes added hu? mus snd plant food worth $748.242. Number c?f boys enrolled In corn clubs, 1.837. In. renaed >leld In corn demonstra? tions was worth 1159.676. Lower freight rates on grain ob? tained for farmer* The country church and the agricul? tural college must work together. Pastures started under agents' di? rection. 1,240. Pure bred hogs Imported by agents for farmers. 1,192. Wraith added to State by demon? stration agents. $2,663.710?1914. Seventy-ono per cent of demonstra? tors practice shallow cultivation. People co-operating with fly traps, 1.192. Publications distributed to farmer*, 200,000. Eighty Corn Club boys given short courses at Clemson College. Vwsnty-one thousand, eight hundred snd forty-flvo fruit trees pruned and sprsysd. $2,1 M.50. Pare bred horses Imported bv ?senIs for faimers. Seventeen specialists working for farmer* Value of hogs treated with chop -a serum. $.14.976. More stlue) bulK thsn In sny pre? vious year In State's history. OrnmneirntbMi orchards establlshe > In 37 counties. Home mlnlns 993.000 tons fertlll er. Saved 9691.000. Contastous diseases of antmaU fought by every agent. Fall ploughing through influence of agents; seres. 164.417. Prise money raised and distributed by sgents. 94.197. Arrooae In oats sown by demon austere. 174,386. Increase yield In cotton demonstra - ??nnpi^? uuim?. wm worth lafri.tfai. Uural schools doing demonstra? tion work, 92. Fifty-nino per cent of demonstra? tors' farms ate terraced or drained. Clover ani vetch seed saved worth $20.000. Number of schools teaching agricul? ture, 292. We are marketing milk-fed chlek ItM at 21 cents per pound. Marketed 50,000 eggs fur larmers at best prices. Our creamery returned to farmers $21.000 in eight months. Established nine cream routes with 227 patrons?833 rows. This State led all others in increase of wheat acreage. Six live stock markets established in sure. Fertilizer und economy day held in forty-two counties. Dried peas and beans give as much protein as meat and are cheaper. Utilise waste tat in making soap that mildew stain will come out. We balance meals for animala?why ti"i mankind. ! We have made 400 fly traps. Have in your home only what you know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. I Our aim: Health, happiness and prosperity in the home. Help us to save the $14,000,000 the State sends away yearly for canned I oods. Home demonstration work of South Carolina, Winthrop Normal and In? dustrial College and United Status de? partment of agriculture co-operating. Poultry clubs: Forty-six clubs, 695 [members?330 boys. 294 girls, 35 wo fmen and 27 men. i Girl9 attending short courses in |im. 44i. I Canning outfits bought through agents influence, 309. I Cans of vegetables and fruits pre [served, 350,000. 1 Fresh fruits and vegetables cost less than doctors and drugs. We have made ten water-works. We have made 75 Ironing boards. If the meat is tough, blame your own ignorance of cuts and methods of cooking. Girls In home demonstration work, I.CoO. We have made 45? flrelens cookers. We have made fifty Iceless refrige? rators. Two bands furnished the music and several hundred persons participated. The parade moved in four divisions. Five marshal** ltd each division. Fourl chl- t marsh.)|g OJMlOted IslCOitf Rvttlli, I craml ronrfth. l. Ms aides WOTf ft, \V II*.lc o>l ?> ?\nd Roher? W? Bt*ty\ The pfvrsd< h< i i* Main street and : m wood avenue, proceeding south through Main street to Gervais strttt, east on Oervals street to Sumter, nortb on Sumter to Laurel, west on Laurel to Main street, and then the floats were parked light and left of the capltol. The following covers the movement of the parade: The parade formed as follows: Color Guard?United States army und State. Mounted Police?On Elmwood, llrst block west from Main, south side. Marshall and Staff?Next west on Elmwood. Eagle s Drum Corps?Next west on Klrnwood, south side. First Division. Grand Marshal, LaCoste Evans; aides. It. W. Holcombo and Robert Beaty; K. G. Flnlay, division chief; Wallace Itlon, Irwin Heiser, Alex Hey? ward, Derrisn Kendall. 1. Sumter County float and delega? tion, headed by Oov. Ulehard I. Man? ning. 2. I^ee county float and delegation. 3. Metz's Band, I 4. Charleston division, consisting Lof float, delegation fron? Chamber of j Commerce. Ad Club and citizens. 5. Ednolleld county float and del? egation. f>. l^xlngton county float and del? egation. 7. Klchland county float and del? egation. R. Chesterfield county float and del? egation, egatlon. i 9. Darlington county float and del ?Kation. 10. Marlboro county float and del? egation. 11. Coast Artillery Hand and coast artillery corps. 12. Hamwoll county float and del? egation. Second Division. I>H>ert Jackson, division chief; Wil? liam Hanks, JiM> Sparks, J. A. Scott, Hoy VanMotre. 13. Hlshopvlllo float and escort. 14. Cherau float and escort. Third Division. W. C. McMillan, division chief; J, A. Shnnklin. L. S. Co\an, T. C. Pope, C. Fit/Simmons, Jr. Hand. 16. Alligator Township, Chester Mehl eotintv, good roods boosters and builders. I 10. other orge111 -atIons. Fourth DDMon. T. C. Marchant. division chief; C. T. Longley, Alex Taylor. J. N. Hail ling, J. E. Cothran. Clemson Band, fiichlund street. 17. Color guard. 18. State agents. 19. Assistant State agents. 20. District agents and supervising agents. 21. Specialists. 22. County agents. 23. Corn and pig club boys. 24. Color guard. 25. Automobiles containing State agents and assistants: Miss Edith D. Barrott, State agent; Mrs. Dora Dee Walker and Miss Grace M. Huulng ton, assistant State agents, followed by ? ?.inning and poultry club floats and county agents. GtNfffMKf Bceoratod. Gov. Richard L Manning was high? ly honored by his fellow citizens of Sumter this afternoon. Miss Boucher DeLorme, the Sumter county queen, ;nnd her escorts of maids of honor and sponsors, just before the parade be? gan presented Gov. Manning with a pretty and appropriately inscribed "Gamecock County" badge and small eoat-of-arms of the city of Sumter, which the governor wore during the parade. The coat-of-arms formed a combi? nation effect with a picture of Gen. Thomas Sumter, a thoroughbred gamecock and a palmetto tree. The design of the coat-of-arms Is a repro? duction of the coat-of-arms of the State of South Carolina, with the pic? ture of Gen. Sumter and the game? cock Instead of the State emblem. The governor rode up to the Sum? ter float and was there presented with his decorations. Tho Sumter county float was given the place of honor at the head of the other floats, and the Sumter delegation was headed by Gov. Manning, the citizen of Sumter} who now occupies the chair of the governor of South Carolina. Sum terltes made much of their fellow townsman this afternoon, and his presence in the Sumter float made that entry the centre of the eyes of tho spectators and drew many cheers. Sumter people sent the fine saddle horse, which was the prize-winner at their Horse Show last week, over for the use of Gov. Manning this week. The governor has ridden this horse at the several times he appeared In parades this week at the head of his staff and the public have commented on the fine apearance which tho gov? ernor made on the fine blooded anl mal. The Gamecock city people are proud of their governor and their fel? low citizen, and his striking popular? ity among his homo people has boon vividly shown feere this week. "\ EGtiMT N AT WOODItl l \ Knur Postoll.ee and Steal One Hun? dred Dollars in Marly Morning Hours. Woodruff, Oct. 27.?Between 2.30 and 3 o'clock the postoffloc was en? tered and robbed this morning by pro? fessional robbers who made good their escape. The robbery seems to have been the work of men who understood the art, as everything was carried out in de? tail. The door of the safe was blown to pieces, and fragments from the explosion demolished a greater part of a glass and wood partition between the otllce proper and the hallway to tho carriers' desk in the rear of the building. Ths yeggmen entered the otllce from the lobby by prizing open with some kind of l?ar tho postmaster*! private door. At the hour of opening this morning the door in the rear was still locked. The amount obtained was about $100 including stamps and registered mail. Most of the amount obtained was cash. A member of a family in Oil adjoining building was awakened thia morning about 8.30 by an un? usual sound but after an entrance was forced into the olllce the yeggmen were st? very quiet about their work that nothing was thought of the noise. The es plosion occurred about 2.G5 a. in., shaking the buildings close by. The clock in the OfflOS stopped at 1!.T.T. from the jar. wm.skI Y MKN IND1CTKI). Charged With Selling Cheap Liquor as (??toxi Brinks. New York, (?et. 27.- Throe officers and eight salesmen of two whiskey concerr>s were Indicted her?* today on a oharge of using the mails to de? fraud. About $500,000, the authori? ties assert, have been obtained by th< 'defendants since 15107, through the sale of cheap whiskey on lhe repre Mentation that it was high grade and by the manipulation of liquor dealers notes. < If ihe ollleers, Adolph Felix and Leomnd Prince were released on bonds. The eight salesmen have not been apprehended* Tourney Hospital Staff. The attending Staff of physicians to he Tuomoy Hospital held a mooting lit the hospital Monday evening. Dr. II. M. Stuckes was elected (hultinan of the board and Dr. Walter Cheyno ar.S elected sei.ieturj. NOTE TO ENGLAND. America's Loa?; Expected Communi? cation on Interference With Trade Of United States Disput? hed?Said to Cover the Entire Situation. Washington, Oct. 27.?America's long considered protest against Brit? ish interference with commerce be? tween the United States and Europe has been dispatched to London by special messenger and will be present? ed by Ambassador Page at the British foreign office next week. It became known today that the nete, which is about 10,000 words long and covers exhaustively the ar? guments of the American government on all phases of the interference with neutral trade, was approved by the president last Saturday and started on its way to London Sunday. Alexan? der W. Kirk, third secretary of the American embassy at Berlin, who had returned to Washington, carrying documents, from Ambassador Gerard, was entrusted with the mission on his return journey to Berlin. Until today the fact that the com? munication had been sent had been kept secret, instructions having been given to officials that no announce? ment of any kind was to be made about It. That it contains a repeti? tion of arguments in the note of March 30, which recorded the Wash? ington government's first protest against the order in council or so called blockad; is admitted, but no intimation was given by officials today as to what measures are proposed in the event that there is no modification of British practices. Not only does the latest communi? cation cover the various notes and memorandas sent by the British government since March 30, but it also acknowledges and discusses the lengthly notes that came from Great Br'tain in response to the first pro t *ts by the United States against in? terference with neutral trade. It was the note now on its way which Former Secretary Bryan ad? vocated sending at the same time the second Lusitanla note was dispatched to Berlin last June. President Wil? son declined to send it at that time because of the fear that the United States might be placed in the position of bargaining for its rights with Ger? many on the basis of the attitude to? wards Great Britain. i As prepared originally at the State department the document was unAef- i stood to be vlgorltnii in ton? and re-J pJete with objections to Great Biit-| ain't* volley N"o Intimation as whether Che document since has been | modified waa avallal le tonight. CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH. Horrible Disaster in Massachusetts Orphanage. Peabody, Mass., Oct. 28.?Twenty bodies of little children were recover? ed from the St. John's Parochial school, which was burned this morn? ing, following a boiler explosion, which occurred Just before the two hundred and thirty-Sight boys and four hundred and thirty-four girls began recitations. The death list will probably reach forty. The children were at devotional ex? ercises when the fire started. It spread so quickly that many had to jump from the third floor windows. The front entrance was choked by a heap of little bodies, over which the firemen played streams of water to light back the flames. There was no fire escapes on the building. Several of those injured will die. The roof fell on many who were trampled down In the panic. The death list stands' at nine known missing and it is believed from fifteen to twenty were burled in the ruin;, when the second and third floors collapsed. The origin of the fire is n mystery. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cot? ton Buyer. Good Middling 11 1-2. Strict Middling 11 3-8. Middling 11 1-i. Sfict Low Middling 10 1-4, Low Middling 10 1-4. stapio cotton M to 17c. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. YestNIys Open High EiOW Closo Close Jan. . .12.OS 18.10 11.85 11.91 12.18 Mch . ..12.32 12.38 12.OS ILM 2 12.40 Dec. . .11.96 12.00 12.7:5 12.70 12.(?1 Appeal ill Sttvl Trust Case. Washington, Oct 2s.?it is an? nounced thai the government will iii? an appeal in the steel trust case this afternoon at Trenton. The battalion from the Sumter High School was in the parade In Co? lumbia yesterday, acting as an escort tor the Sumter float. The hoys mad. ;i line appearance and attracted n great dial of attention from the OTOWd thai lined Main Street from the DOStOfnCf to the Stato House. Long Aeroplane Flight. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 28.?Aviator Beryls Kendrick left Renn-Saeler this morning on a six hundred mile flight to Capo Hatteras. Ho was ac? companied by Frank Mills, acting as mocha nician. Gov. Manning has appointed James S. Betenbaugh as auditor for Union county to succeed T. J. Uetonbaugh, deceased. There were many appli? cants for the place. Mr. Hetenbaugh has been serving since his father's death. The Bai!ey=Lebby Company Use "Queen oftheSoutli" Corn ill. Cotton Sinner's Supplies CH?BL.SSTOIT, S. O. 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