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?Nn Ampins. com i ui \t i. < i.osi s \\\ \V: pointin?, pxstoks to v\ fcUCM s v\ Id h\ Dr. Trui'MluK' Returns to Trlnlf> ? Mi Roger* to llroud stns i?< >lli?*r Pas? tor*, in Sumtrr llstrlct?Vote or Thank*, to ( harleston?Rev. John It. \\ II^mi l In-, ^ t onf( i i e With Charleston. I>ee. 6.?With the an? nouncement of the n\ point mcnts for ItlC the South Carolina Methodist conference adjourned Its annual ses? sion here today. The tlnnl session of the conference was Introduced by devotional ser? vice conducted by J. T. Ma-Farlanc. The Kev. Dr. McKinney of th" Tex us conference, the representative of Vernon Place church. Washing? ton. wa.i introduced to the sonferenoe. W. A. Massebeau offered resolutions pledging the conference to more dili? gent evangelistic effort for the sal? vation of souls which were unani? mously adopted. The following resolutions of thanks were unanimously adopted by a ris? ing vote: "Whereas, in the gracious provi? dence of our loving Father in heaven, we have been privileged to enjoy the charming hospitality of this ancient City by the Sea, therefore, be It resolved: "That our thanks are preeminently due and are hereby tendered to our hosts and hostesses for the Christian cordiality which has signalized their entertainment of our Master's ser? vants. "That w?< place on record our high appreciation of the fraternal courte? sies by our sister churches of this city. "That we would hereby grateful'.;.* express our gratification for the pres? ence and counsel of our revered Senior Pishop A. W. Wilson, whose sermon and addresses have inspired or hearts to more loyal devotion to our Master's cause." Bishop Denny exercised his Ej is copal sreroguthe and cut from the resolutions the r? ftrenee to himself, stating that he did not desire such complimentary personal reference to himself to be entered upon iho con? ference records. Dr. J. W. Daniel protested against the term "ancient," but the Idshop said the term referred to the cnrli ness of Its establishment by our peo? ple. Mr. Watson, the author, said that he was willing to substitute "de? lightful." But, after the bishop s In? dorsement, no chanc was made. Dr. McKlnney was heard on behalf of the church In Washington. Bishop Denny entered an explana? tion of the plan and purposes of that church an representative of the M. E. church. South. Tho Rev. John B. Wilson w.t i ? ? 1 t ? b ad the closing prayer of this annual session. Bishop Wilson said that he would not trouble the conference by much speaking, but there were some thing* of which he would remind the confer? ence. So much depends upon the state of mind with which > | re " h r receives sn appointment. Ottf v sj of service eliminates seit. KSSM of ns has a right to make a contract with any church. The obligation on the mlnla try and SSI the laity is Mutual. Fach Is to do cvervthlng possible |q adv in^e the Spiritual Interests of Christ':' kingdom. Dissatisfaction expressed can not fall to produce das treement. Settle It in your snjfjda to < ;. < n SI In the hands of God. "I do not think tlfc OhUf h h i | don ?? nil that it ought to hav* done "They can't pnt you OS ? m;~ or a circuit where yoni WOSJ[ will bol a failure if you i;o to that place wit' the d? termination to make it a suc "(?ur Clod < in an il pro . | o where w?> ? an i <>i d'? s ? . "You are i- ? a : a new ? m your histoiy. tk< small r territory and the diminished numb is may af? fect the 'esprit du corps' of your body, Guard against that. "Preach only the word of God Thi will save you a great d?al of difficulty In ndji stin? yotn ?elf ll li'hn.; around you. "Do not MSjtt t niinls-i y in th i homts of your i?copb\ Your bu Ii i la to see that ssv h mas ?) tl < ch woman and SSV h ShlM In ? ?? r ? b . is saved. "I ha\c novel known a grt lei rare to t?e taken in the arranging of your appoin'anssfha Vom- prostd? nl baa been painstaking In the considera? tion of each es??? to det< rmlne your need and your fitness naf i'i ice t i Which you nre ?Sart, v "I thank you for all your kindlv Consideration which >ou have shown to m*?. and to niy honor, d < olleague, your president." Bishop Dem-, ihoB announced the appointments Tor 1 11 | oil ? ?? Charleston Pastilet O, R Bdi ir presidmr ebb r All. nd e??. r i: Mm phy; Appleton, J H BoJ airi r; Ih fort, J. P. Simpson. Bethel clrci ? J. D. Pell: Basel aWrasap, J, .\ lie. Uraw. Pluff'en, p \\ irren Dibble; LKVKR AGAIN INTRODUCES Ml \sl RE FOR MAY SYSTEM, -outh Carolina Con?ressmun Looki Tor Success, N'oarlj Secured at Laat S ssioit. Washington, I??'?'. ?.-?A large num? ber of Mils were Introduced in the honst at today's session, among them I ting one by Representative ix.'vor, who relntrodueed his federal were* house bill providing for a permleaive system of licensed warehouses operat Itng endef federal law, The purpose of this bill is to pro? vide a uniform warehouse receipt for ICOtton, pruln and Other staple and non-periahablc agricultural products with a view of making ti e product of the frrm of such a liquid character as render it easily negotiable and I therefore good collateral for borrow* ling upon. This bill passed both houses last year, bi t on ac?ount of the filibuster ? a the snip subsidy bill in the senate, failed "f flnal agreement between th,% two houses. "I hope/' Mr. Trevor paid, "to bo a' Is f) report this bill from the com mlttec on agriculture before the ad rnment for the holidays, and thus glVi it an advantageous place on the calendar, It is n.y intention to pres.-; hard for its passage, because I look upon it as being of extreme import i net In the general plan of working out a better distribution of farm products." Charleston. Bethel, S. B. Harper; Hampetead Square, John Paul; spring Street. P. J. Ouesa] Trinity, D. M. Mel '; B. a. Weber, supernumerary; Tenges Island. Paul K. Crosby; Cot tagevtlle, 0, L Ingram; cypress, D. i bee; Ehrhardt, C, S. Felder; ;: tin. w. V*, Dibble; Furman. J. B. Preeei rj Hampton. J. t. reeler; Hen deraonvllle, Benjamin I* Knight; Lodge, F, B, HodgeSi Kldgeland, r ? k. Way; Rldgevllle, s. D. Vaughan; Bummerville, J. H. Noland; w . Itertx ro, C, B, Smith; Wando Mis ? Ion, Earnest K. Eppe Florence Dtatrlct?reter stokes. presiding elder; I'.enncttsville, First Church, H. Herbert Jones; West End, R. \i. Hill, supply; Hent^ettsville cir? cuit, T. K. Morris; BrightSVillt, G. \v. Davia; Bethlehem, J. t. Mc FarlanSi CherSW, Q, t. Harmon; Chesterlleld. J. l. Tyler; Darlington, Trinity, u l. Bedenbaogh; w. l, Wait. Bupernumerary; Bpworth, War :i g. Arlail; Darlington Circuit, -t. W. Humphries; Best Chssterflsld, Paul t. Wood; Florence, Central. t. G. Herbert; Rartsvllle, J. t. Fowler; leffereon, J, . White; Lamar, W. H. Ariel!; Liberty, T. r. Owen; Marlboro. .'. B, Ford; McBee, J .w. Artall; Mc < ; 11. j. w. W?lling; Middendorf, w. V, Jerman. supply; Pageland, J. W. (Elklns; Pamplico, II. T. Morrison; ITimmonavillc and Plagan, Pert A Powell; Tlmmonsville circuit. R, it. ? l 'oyle. Kingstres District?li. u. Browne, presiding elder; Andrews. J. a. Camp? bell; Cad's. U K. Peeler; Cord, sville. t>, O, Spires, Georgetown, Duncan Memorial, H, J. Cauthon; Georgetown, Weal End, R< R, Tucker; Greeleyvllle, w. p. Way, 11. W, Whltaker super umcrary; Hemingway, I*, p. Ingra tin; lohnaonvlllO) S. C. Morris; Jor dan, \V. (?. Henderson; Klngsirec, D. Arthur Phillips; Lake City, w. H. Hodges; McClellanvllle, g. a. Teaaley; Pinopolla, w. t. Bedenbaugh; Rome, ' p, a. Murray; Balten, j. c. Davis; (Sampit, G. c. Gardner; Bcranton, C, w. Burgess; Summerton, C, C. Der? rlek; Turbevllle, P. li. Rhoad, Marlon DIstriel H, w. Hook, pre* h] lie, cider; Aynor, Wm. Hampton. Richardson, supply; Plenhelm, J. S. lJ ley; Brownsville, L, t. Phillips; IBueksville, w. a. Youngblood, sup jly; Centenary circuit. D, D. Jones; Conwny, B, L. McCoy; Conway cir? cuit, c. t. It hoed; Clio, a. d. Betts; i Dillon, M. L Banka; Floy da, Felix s. Hook, supply; Floydale, D. 11. Evor 'ott. Ga! ants. W. h. Perry; Latta, F, 11 Shuler; Uttle River, j. K. Cook; Little Rock, s. j Beth a; Little Pec i. w. R, Phtllli a; Loria, h w. Shealy, H. l. Singleton aupernumer? it ry; Marlon, j. W, Daniel; Marion < Ircult, M. m. MeU ndon; Mulllna, K, * K 1 "ant. J : m ulllns circuit. m. V. Dukes; Waceamaw ?Ircult, R. F. Scosgina; .Sunday school Bold secre? tary, w ?\ nwen. Mulllna quarterly conference, Orangeburg District?a. J, Cauthen, presiding ei ier. Bamberg and Bam? berg mills. B, O, Watson; Parnuell, S. W. Henry; I'ran< liville, t. J. White; C moron, T. w. God bold; Denmark, H. G i i n dm Bdlsto, B, h. iieekham; . Kutawvtlle, j. B, Rice; Grover, j C. (taunts; Barleys hp-, i,. Mulllnls; More J, N Inablnet; North and Idmeatune, C, II, Burns; ?Mar. Achilla iHuraanl; <>rnn)feburg, Kt. Paul. W, A. Masaetieaii and W. B? Stokes, euper numernry; Orungcburg circuit, w. a i'< rk ham; * Grange, J, \ Gra ha m; Providence, T. L, |tt \\ in and .i r IH i . inpernumerary; it ?weaville, J, J, I? snaon end 0 w. I Hikeo, aup< r nnniernry; Hmoaka, A. B. Lmdev HSUBIj WAITED T?? LONG. CHARLESTON COMMITTEE AN BWERS GRACE COMMITTEE. Return Asscibt Recount Could Not j Now Im? Mad, Dollots Having Been Destroyed, Columbia, Dec. 7.?Attorneys rep resenting the Charleston eity Demo? cratic executive committee appeared before the supreme court yesterday to show cause why a writ should not i c issued requiring the production of ail papers and evidence on which the c nominee acted in throwing out the ballet box of Club 2, Ward 10, In Co municipal primary of October 1-. The petition waa filed several days ago by George F, Musladln, who was a Grace candidate for alderman at large from Ward 1. The executive committee was repre? sented at the hearing by M. Rutledge Rivers, With whom were associated Nath. B. Harnwell, and William Henry Parker; w. Turner Logan and J, K. Pattal represented the petitioner. The supreme court, after hearing Arguments, took the matter under ad? visement and will later issue an order reiative to reviewing the matter. In the return of the committee it is claimed that W, W. Clement re? ceived L'.'JM? votes and George F. Mus ladln 2,197, it Is alleged that Mus? ladln was "guilty of neglect" in not bringing the case to the attention of a court at an earlier date. "These respondents are informed and believe," says the petition, "that the l allots cast In said primary elec? tion have been removed from the bal? lot boxes and throw n away or destroy? ed and the ballot boxes returned to the county supervisor from whom they were borrowed for the purpose of the election and If this honorable court should order a recount, the said order could not possibly be carried out." It is claimed that other rec? ords have been Hied with the Char? leston county clerk of court as re quired by law "and passed out of the hands and possession of respondents, and therefore they could not certify to your honorable court a. completed record upon which their action war. founded or based in the premises." It is further stated that Mr. Clem? ent would have had a majority of the votes cast if the box in question had been counted. ? "The Lox was really thrown out .on the protest of Hyde, as aforesaid, by a vote of 13 to 10." says the answer. The return of the committee wan accompanied by affidavits. WIIALKY TO Tiro FORK. On Committee to Notify Clack of Flection. Washington, T,ec. G.?South Caro? lina came to the front In congressional matters here today, a hen Congress? man Richard S. Whaley was named one of the members of the house to notify Champ ('lark that ho had again been Cl osen speaker by his Demo? cratic, colleagues. The speaker enter? ed the house chamber with Mr. Whaley and the other members of the committee and Immediately began his duties The appointment of Mr. Whaley Indicates that the members of the South Carolina delegation In con? gress are to take a hading part in legislative proceedings during the ces? sion of congress which began today. NICHOLLS TAKES BEAT. i Sworn in ar. Newest Booth Carolina Member. Washington, Dec. 6.?Congressman 8am J, Niel Olli of the Fourth South Carolina district was sworn in as th-> Palmetto State's newest member to j day. I Mr. Klcholls begins bis con* gresslonal duties with Important work on the military affairs committee, which for some time will be in tha public eye. Springfield, B. P, Hutson; St. Qeorge, IW. c. Wiggins; editor Southern Chris? tian Advocate, \V. <\ Klrkland, Olar, quarterly conference. Sumter District ?11, W, Pays, pre? siding elder; Pethuno circuit, A. M. Gardner; Blshopvillo, G. P, Watson, Camden, j, h. Graves; Cainden cir? cuit, a. c. Corbett, supply; College Place station. Jno, Paid Patton; El llorec, 8, w. Danner; Fort .Motte. < >. N. Rountree; Death Springs, J. B, jWeldon; Kerahaw, R. M. Du Rose; Lynchburg, V .).. Glennan; Manning, w. h, Duncan; Oawego, J. P. Inablnet; Plnewood, s. D. Bailey; Providence, Theodore R. Derrick; Richlnnd, W. s. Myers; St. John's and Rcmberta, J. 1'. Attnway; St. Matthews station. G. F. Kirby; Rumter, Trinity, R. B. Trues dale, end Broad Street, J. M Rogers; Sumter circuit, \Y. O. Rlwell; Wateree, W. R. Parnea, supply; president Co Itimbls college, W. VV. Daniel, College Place station, quarterly conference rrunsferred ' > the Western North Carolina conference, Marvin Auld; to '1 <Ppper South Carolina conference, ?' M. Kilgore, Hamlln Rtheredge, lohn w. Bailey, E. s Jones, T a. ? 1 Ii M (' Pool Ware, ft. R, Turnlp s.i. BOMMESS j?jjj FOB WORK BODY ORGANISED FOB SESSION OF IMPORTANT LEGISLA? TION. Preuidcnt Will Bead Win Address To lay <>i>eiiing Business of Congress ?Speaker of House and I'resldent Pro Tem of Senate to Be Elected. Waehington, Dec. 6.?Congress was made an organized body today j for the session which is expected to be the greatest within the memory of the present generation. Four hours' work In the house snowed Speaker Clark returned to j the chair; Representative Mann re? turned to the leadership of the Re? publican minority; the introduction of 2,000 bills and resolutions, many of them proposing measures of na? tional defense and many more in op? position; the reappearance of con? stitutional amendments to enfran? chise women and a miniature rules fight which flickered out with the .adoption of last year's rules with a# I few changes. I In the senate practically nothing was done except the election of Sen? ator Clarke of Arkansas as president pro tempore. Vice President Mar j shall was absent because of the ill? I ness of his wife. I Poth houses then, after sending a joint committee to the White House to give official notice of the opening of congress, adjourned until tomor? row when the real business of the I session begins with President Wil? son's address to a joint session in the hail of the house at 12:30 o'clock. Ti.o greatest budget of expendi? tures ever placed before any Ameri? can congress In time of peace was brought in from the various branches of the government, the total being some $170,000,000 more than was asked for last year. The greater part of the proposed increase is for the enlarged army and navy programmes and aside from working out the prob? lems of national defense it will be the business of congress to raise the revenue to pay for it. Old timers, most of them Republi? cans reelected after going down be? fore the presidential Democratic landslide of 1912, came trooping back to places in the house. "Uncle Joe" Cannon sat on a bench in the front row and laughed while the house sot into its little row over the rules and references to Cannonism were hurled back and forth across the dividing aisle. Even though today was only one for making new acquaintances and renewing old ones, the congres? sional air was charged with the serl ousnees of the business of the months ahead, the business of legis? lating for a nation at peace in a I world allame with war and surround? ed with almost endless possibilities. In the stream of bills and resolu? tions which poured into the hoppers were not only plans for military pre? paredness, but others proposing in? vestigation of motives of men and organizations that champion national defense. Notice was given that Jn tlie senate demands would be made for a showing of what the United States has accomplished against Great Britain's interference with American commerce abroad. The en? tire fabric of the American govern? ment's delicate relations to the con ; flict across the seas probably will be brought to the edge of congressional discussion and the Administration leaders are not unmindful of their task to preserve what President Wil? son has asked for?a united America. After the president has delivered his address tomorrow both houses will proceed to perfect their organizations. Until the working committees are fully formed n* legislation can be undertaken. While th? house Dem? ocrats are organized the Republican J assignments will not be made before the end of the week. The senate Democratic assignments will be an? nounced later in the week. The Republicans began their part of the organization work today, re electing Senator Gallinger their floor h ader and chairman of their confer? ence. Although some of the principal bills upon which administration ef? forts will be concentrated will be in? troduced soon none of them can be taken up until the committee organi? zations are complete. The lirst roll call in the house to? day showed 4 27 members present and ? ?i^bt absentees?one of them ac? counted lor by death. The Demo? cratic majority. although reduced, put Speaker Clark back in the chair, 221 to 194. and when the brush came on readopting the rules of the last house the Democratic leaders showed they still had the majority in band, boating Republican Leader Mann's proposal for a revision, 20!) to 102. In the senate the newly elected and reelected members took the oath. The body was leaderless when Secre? tary Baker rapped for order at noon and Senator Martin of Virginia was j chosen to preside. Thirty senators were sworn in, Senators Brady of Idaho and Smith of South Carolina being absent. After ibis ceremony INTEREST IN SUMTER SCHOOLS ARTICLE BY LEON M. GREEN AT? TRACTS WIDESPREAD AT? TENTION. Published in Review of Reviews Mag? azine for November?High School of Commerce Magazine, "Commerce Caravel,*' Wants to Publish Cuts in Connection Witii Special /"tide by Supt. Edmunds. Mr. Leon M. Green of this city who is now engaged in free lance newspa? per work and journalism in New York city in a letter home incloses a letter he has received from the Re? view of Reviews editor in connection with his article on the Military Train? ing in the Sumter Schools, which was published in that magazine for No? vember. The letter is as follows: "Dear Mr. Green: Your article on Military Training in the Sumter Schools which we published in the Re? view seems to have attracted a very wide attention, as we expected it would. "Very truly yours, "Wm. Menkel." I "P. S. We today received a request from the Commerce Caravel, the offi? cial organ of the High School of Com? merce, 155 West 65th Street, New York City, for the use of our Sumter school pictures. Their letter states that the article so impressed the sub? scribers of that paper that they de? cided to create a special department for opinions on the subject, and that for the January issue Prof. Edmunds has consented to write a special ar? ticle; hence the request for the pic? tures. We shall loan them the cuts. M." TAR HEELS MAY GET LIQUOR. Attorney General Says Law Permits of Ordering Through Town Near Bor? der. Columbia, Dec. 9.?There is no provision in the "gallon-a-month" law prohibiting shipments to a non? resident of South Carolina or any pro? vision requiring that shipments can be made only to citizens of the State, in the opinion of Thomas H. Peeples. The question was put to the attorney general by R. P. Harris, magistrate at Fort Mill. It was stated in the let? ter that "there is quite a quantity of whiskey shipped to Fort Mill for North Carolina people." The attorney general, in his opin? ion, states that not more than one gallon a month can be received. TO TRY JASPER WARDEN. Effort to Savo Wife Murderer from Electrocution. Columbia, Dec. 7.?Alfred A. Rich? ardson, chief game warden for South Carolina, left here by automobile to? day for Jasper county, to be present at the trial of F. M. Davis, game war? den for that county, who will face a jury at Ridgeland tomorrow, charged with killing a ne '^o. Mr. Davis was In the discharge of his duty, it Ifl said, when he was forced to shoot the negro. He had called to the negro to halt, when the black replied with a load of buckshot. Mr. Davis, who was on horse back, and had a Win? chester rifle in his hand, returned the fire and killed the negro. His defence will be self-defence. It is expected that efforts will be made to postpone the electrocution of Alfred Talbert, the white man from Greenwood who is under sentence of doath Friday of this week. Talbert cut his wife's throat in the mill vil? lage at Greenwood and was convicted of murder and sentenced to the elec? tric chair. Efforts have been made to get clemency for him on the alleg '< ed ground that he was insane at the [time of his killing of his wife. Re ! ports have been received in Colum? bia that friends of the condemned man will make efforts to have a com? mission in lunacy appointed to ex? amine Talbert, and some have assert? ed that he should be committted to the State Hospital for the Insane. ___________ Real Estate Transfers. J. \j. Kirhy to Dainy D. Kirby, 27 acres on Raccoon public road, $11,000. Dainy D. Kirhy to J. L. Kirby, 31 acres in county, $1,500. I Mrs. Adele Moses to W. F. Flake, lot on Dingle street. $.sr>o. Master to J. D. Kirhy. 138 acres in county, $20<>. w. d. Carson to ECesia J. Carson, 1 1 "i acres of estate of J. M. ("arson, and bis interest in 200 acres. $10 and other considerations. W. B. Burns to L D. Jennings, 4 1 l-L* acres in county, $1,670 and deed to 24.S acres of land. l.. D. Jennings to \v. B. Burns, 24.s acres in county, $10 and other considerations. Senator Clarke was elected and the senate recessed. The cloture. fight, as a result of its failure in the Democratic caucus, did not come up. When the old rules w< re readopted, however, Senator Walsh of Montana announced that be reserved the right t<? submit rule re* visions at m later time. SIT ON SAME PLATFORM IN BE? HALF OF RED CROSS WORK. Cause of Humanity Draws Political Opponents Together for Timo? President Wilson Praises Work of Society Which Has to Be Reor? ganized to Meet Changed Conditions Washington, Dec. 8.?President Wilson and Former President Taft sat on the platform together here to? day at the annual meeting of the American Red Cross. The president and former president greeted each j other warmly. In a brief address President Wil? son praised the humanitarian work being done by the American Red Cross in the European war, saying it was the greatest agency the United States had for good. President Wilson presided at the afternoon session of the Red Cross and introduced Dr. Richard Strong, who recently returned from Servia where he had charge of the typhus fight. Reorganization of the society to ! meet the need of separate divisions in charge of military and civilian relief work was the chief business of the meeting. The office of national director was abolished and in its place two offices were created ?director general of military relief and director general of civilian re? lief. Ernest P. Bicknell, formerly national director, was placed at the head of the Chilian department and Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray, retired, elected vice chairman of the central committee, was made director gen? eral pro tern of military relief. All other officers were reelected. A resolution was adopted thank? ing the Rockefeller foundation for ' its cooperation with the Red Cross in relief work in Servia. President Wilson occupied the chair while Dr. Strong told of the American Red Cross sanitary work in stamping out typhus in Servia and during the address of Charles J. O'Conor, special representative of the Red Cross, who brought word^of the famine and misery as he saw them two months ago in Mexico City. STORING SEED CORN. Keeping Corn Properly in Winter Essential to Good Seed. Clemson College, Dec. 7.?Field se? lection is not all that is necessary in order to have *he best seed cornt says the extension torn breeding expert of Clemson College. Often, through carelessness in storing, good seed be? comes worthless before spring. This is the result of storing seed corn be? fore it is thoroughly dry and without adequate protection from weevils and rats. Seed corn should be well dried out and fumigated to kill any wee? vils that are present, before storing. A well ventilated, dry room is the best place to store. If the corn is placed in a strong screen wire box and the box suspended from the ceiling or rafters of the barn, there will be little likelihood of its being damaged by rats. If weevils appear in the box, take it down and fumi? gate it, and return it to its place. Unless the seed is properly cared for, the labor and trouble of field selec? tion are a dead loss. Basketball Season to Open. Sumter's contingent of "boosters'* for basket ball, that king of winter sport, will give the welcome "All Aboard" on Friday night, December 17th, when the fast Columbia Mill team will try for honors with our lo? cal th e on the Y. M. C. A. floor. As a sport, fast, exciting, every second a thrill in itself, basket ball bus been claiming the attention of the country's sport "fans" for many years. The game is comparatively new to Sumter's "fans" but we have i had some fine exhibitions here for the last two years and those who have seen the games here have become real supporters of the game. The line up of our local squad is entirely home talent and our young men have trained to the crack of the pistol for the sound of the Referee's whistle to allow them to go at their opponents and it is a perfectly "cock suro/' bet that any team that ties with them this winter will have to do some fast and clever work to get the big end of the score. You will see the last years line up in this years game for the locals. The Columbia Mili team is a worthy opponent as shown by last year's score, which resulted in 3 2 to 20 in favor of Sumter. The seating capacity of the local Gym floor is somewhat limited and the expense of the visiting team is such that the Manager announces that the price of admission will be 25c to all. Give the locals a hearty send off for the season by crowding the house for the llrst game. Douglas, Dec. 8.?A battle between Villa forces under Gen. Rodriguez and Gen. Obregon's army la in progress near Eequlda.