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1.1 sroin lit toi rlliliE MAN CONSIDERING urrntiNG race for gov? ernor Tkaet Would not Would Oppose 2-oent fare and Lowering Legal at Interest. Columbia. Feb. it.?Th.it he will juasHlnlj announce within the next fear days whether or not he will be In the race for govern >r and opposing those plants la the platform of Mr. Colo U Btease which advocate reduc? tion of the passeng? r ra es on rall isafls to two cehts ind reducing the rates of interest, woi staged to The Mown and Courier thii morning by Mr. W. A. Stuckey over the leng distance telephone from his home at Blshop rW*. At the same < ime Mr. Stuck dp emphatically and positively de ' " the rumor that he would run for n Oovarnor on a ticket with gawsa to reouci *** two and V W kimt ffiUe, ? IHl taaaciag "Under ao drcoinstasees will I take second place on any man's tick? et," said Mr. tBuckey. and added that has announcement *>me months agd that he would not run for lieutenant fevers or stands. Me declared In un ssl sin he Me language that hs will not be) the tall to any men's kite. \ I iTlsaiietsient with two of the lead ill Planks in the platform of Mr. fitaws waa expressed by Mr. Btuckey. Jftl said he and the farmers favored ?tfMgeate corporations and wars op Imsta to reducing th? ps meager rates one-hilf cents to two and tliat they also op intereet rates. "Wc sVi'tn Btror of constructive legtsla fill lot the farmer*'' said Mr. Stuck? st!. Blease la bat announcement fox said ha favored reducing ratea to two cento and the of the legal rate of Interest et ? per cent , Mr. trackey is not taty a prominent Unltr la the Blease fnetion aad In the few) supported and irorked for Colt It atlcoce la hie races for governor A ^ tett#d 8tAt<* ??l**tor? but *? b IW prominent in the new eecrei ?Waters' "Union, which has gained I atre3at bold in the Peo Dee section ol ?Btoto. His sts tent this morn that the farm movement op paced the plafeks in the Blease plat form calling for reduced rates of in tarest and, rod dead passenger rata ajra asnlieria highly significant la po ?seel circlea * faa Bntaopvtlle man has boon men Bowld for governor fcr some weeks euai iamrest tn what he will do wil be' tacreaeed by his announcement thii that he has the matter undei mt aad will naks a definite announcement in the future. He said over the long distance telephone thai If he raa for govern* r It would b< ea W. A. ttuekey's ticket, and would hot be an appeal to the old faction Blata. Ma will, he said, advocate constructive lagtslatlon for the farm Ion left on the in that Mr. Btuckey Is csr to ran for governor and that he! the movement behind him, the Partners' Union, are frowning attempt to revive tl e old fac wvaal lines. The fact that such strong leaders af the former Blease faction as Mr. ?lackey of Blshopvllle, and Mayor Otts] Sawyer, of Georgetown, are be? tas; brought forward for governor in? dicates unrest and d lees tief stolon among the faction. It is an open se? cret that eeveral of the lenders feel that they er? deserving of considera? tion. The positiv* announcement of for? mer Oav. Bleaae that he is in the taea for governor apparent y setth the) question of what Solicitor R. A. Cooper, of Lauren*, will do. Theee who have watched the situation are certain that Mr. Cooper will now run for governor, und while he has con? sistently declined to talk for publi? cation. It la felt here that he- will now announce. The Interview of Mr. Cooper last summer that he would run for governor "If certain conditions arise" was token to mean that if Mr. Blease entered for governor ho would, too. The entrance of the former gov? ernor Is now certain und everyone be lleves that It Is Just as eertsin that Solicitor Cooper will be In the rnco. Announcement from Mm is awaited with much Interest. Gov Manning will run for re? election, and political circles In Co? lumbia would not be surprised at oth? er Interesting developments. One rumor here le that certain In? terest* In Washington are urging Congressman J. F. Byrnes, of the 2nd Congreeslonsl district, to run for gov? ernor. This report hue gained wide Circulation and Includes, among oth? er reports, that the South Carolina oelegatlon are nursing tbo Uyrnes boom. 1 Prot, C. J. Rast showed us a hen egg yesterday which weighed 7 1-2 ouneea and bad three yolks. It was quite a curiosity, and was laid by a hon wwned by Mr. O. Cleveland Smoak, ol Cordova.?Orangeburg Sun. URSE PROBE Of BEARS. SOUTHERN CONGRESSMEN PLAN FOR INQUIRY. Allege Combination to Depress Price of Cbtton and Demand Investigation of Cam j >a Urn. Washington, Feb. 24.?Democrats of the house from the cotton growing States held a conference at the house office building tonight and determined to urge congress to Investigate the New York cotton exchange to ascer? tain whether there is a bear conspir? acy to depress the price of cotton. It I also was agreed to propose a bill fur? ther to re&ulate cotton exchanges The conference adopted a resolu? tion charging that the New York cot jton exchange had defrauded the pro? ducers of cotton out. of millions of dollars on the crop of 191G by "unfair manipulation of prices," and author? ising the chairman, Representative Herlin of Alabama? to appoint a com? mittee to Iraft and introduce in con? gress a resolution calling for "an im? mediate, full and complete investiga? tion of the New York cotton ex? change." This committee is to be comp ose a of one representative in congress from each of the cotton States. The con mittee also is to draft a bill for additional regulation of tho cotton exchanges of the United States and I to submit to the next meeting of the conference when called for that pur? pose by the chairman. The text of the resolution follows: "Where*.* tho New York cotton ex? change hau been manipulated so as to depress the cotton market a* 1 pres? ent' prlcei warranted by supply and demand; and, "Whereas raid exchange has de? pressed tha price of the future con? tract so as to keep it below the price of cotton in the spot markets of the South, and, "Whereas such price Juggling and manipulation discloses crooked deal Inge and unfair methods in influenc? ing cotton prices, and, "Whereas by the unfair mantpu > latlon of prices said exchange has t defrauded t he producers of cotton out i of millions of dollars on the crop of '11915, and. ?Whereaii tho belief exists amsng producers of cotton and others cn ? gaged in the ' cotton business that ? there is a tear conspiracy among cer ? tum speculators on the New York cotton etc!)enge to depress end hold down the i-rice of cotton, and, "Whereaa the necessity exists for ? further and better regulation of cot 1 ton ecchemree so as to confine future ? dealings to fair end legitimate specu ' latlon, > "Therefore, be it resolved, That the 1 chairmen of this convention be and he is hereby authorised and requested to appoint a committee to be com? posed of ore, representative in con? gress from each of the cotton growing States to draft and Introduce into con? gress a resolution calling for an im? mediate, full and complete investi? gation of. tho New York cotton ex? change and, "Be it further resolved, That it shall be the duty of said committee to draft a bill for tr.e furthor regulation of the cotton exchanges of tho United States and to report the same to th's convention when it shall bo called for that purpose by the chairman." Tonight's conference was called at {the instance of Representative Rellin who wrote letters to the governors I and commissioners of agriculture of the cotton growing States urging them to present t.heir views as to regula? tion of the cotton exchanges of the country. He also ?et forth that com? plaint had been made to the attorney general by three members of the house committee on agriculturo that there was a conspiracy among opera? tors on the New York cotton ex? change to hold down the price of .cotton. Poultry Feeding, There is no economy in feeding fowls one kind of grain, for that compel* them to eat more than they ought in order to get a sufficient quantity of food elements. A largo part of the egg is water, a fact which shows the necessity of providing lay? ers with an ample supply of pure, clean water b. fountains or dishes which are frequently disinfected. A [mIukrIhIi hen is never a good layer. Tho Mill should be made to exer? cise by scratching for whole and cracked grain* in a deep litter^ of (clean material and Jumping for green food, such as i cabbage or a mangel. I?Ohio Agricultural College. Wreck on Northwestern Railroad. As tho train from Summerton was coming on the Northwestern Hall road tUis morning one of tho coaches was backed of a switch and part of the car went over on the ground. Tho passengers on board got a good Jolt and some cf them were somewhat frightened, but no one was hurt In any way. Tho cur was later Jacked up and placed back on tho track with? out being duinugcd In any way. IS IS II ? DAY TO Nominate Yourself or a Friend in The Gold? en Festival and Voting Campaign. To-day is the Best Time. -4? By sending your name in to-day you get a lead of 10,000 Votes over the person who continually waits before entering? v Let one of The Representatives Call and explain the De? tails to you. Many inquiries arc flooding the headquarters of the Golden Festival and Voting Campaign, asking for in? formation concerning the Daily Item and the Watchman and Southron's master circulation campaign. Lots of people would like to enter their names or the name of some t'riend, but do not understand fully Just how to enter the campaign, and how to go {about securing one of the numerous I prizes. ! Tho plan and the conditions are very I simple and are as follows: The first thing to do is to clip the I nomination coupon which appears elsewhere in today's paper, and cither bring, send or mail it to the Manager of tho Campaign, or simply telephone I your name and address in. A sub? scription book will be sent you with full Instructions, and particulars, and I you can start at once among your I friends to secure their subscriptions { 1 to The Daily Item and the Watch? man and Southron. Votes will bo is Isued on all payments whether new or Ibid ,ln accordance with the vote I schedule printed on tjie cover of the I receipt book. Subscriptions may be I secured anywhere. Candidates are not compelled to secure subscrip? tions and votes In their particular dis? trict, but may get them anywhere they fhoose, and the votes, will count for them in their, own district. The hardest part of anything Is the [start, and once tho start Is made the [rest is easy. In order to assist you tin getting an early start, you will find printed elsewhere in this issue a first (subscription coupon, If sent In propor lly filled out together wtih a subscrip? tlon, new or old, for any period sched? uled for either paper, you will be credited with 10,009 extra votes. This coupon, tho nomination coupon, and j the votes on the first subscription wall give you an elegant start. You will also find a Dally Free Bal? lot good for ten votes, there Is no lim? it as to the number of these ballots jyou may send In or that your friends I may send in for you, they will all count. You may have been thinking about entering the Golden Festival and Voting Campaign for the past (week, but have not fully made up {your mind as yet. Do not wait any longer, but make tho all Important start today. The two automobiles, namely the Overland touring car, value $750.00; tho Saxon roadster, value $475.00 and the other prizes will be awarded in a fair and impartial manner. For In? stance, the two contestants having the highest nirmbor of votes at the close of the campaign will be award? ed the two automobiles. Each of :he divisions have separate and distw.jt prises, which must go tot each divis? ion, regardless of the number of votes cast, in either of tho other divisions. After all the regular prizes have been awarded the contestants who send in ten new yearly subscriptions, or the equivalent to The Daily Item, or forty-five dollars worth of new subscriptions to the Watchman and Southron will be awarded $10 In gold. There are an unlimited number of these prizes. All who fall to secure one of the prizes above mentioned will be awarded ten per cent, commission on all the business they send in, so this feature takes care of all the ambitious candidates and those who lend a help *ig hand to the Item and the Watch? man and Southron to increase the cir? culation. ' It is hard to imagine how such al? luring, worth-while prizes can go idly by without scores of industrious, ambitious people snapping them up. There are lots of people who want to enter the Golden Festival and Voting Campaign, but for some reason have not sent their name in yet. Perhaps it is due to lack of courage, lack of tho "get up and go" which is neces? sary to all successful people, or per? haps it i? Just plain indifference to a valuable business proposition. Noth? ing can pos3ibly be gained by stand? ing back and allowing others to se? cure the prizes of life. Think it ever and decide what you are going to do about it, don't continue to go along In the same old channels, without a single thought of the future, but make up your minds to send in your name toduy, at once, The manager of the campaign will be glad to assist you in any possible way. Write or tele? phone, or better still, call at tho of? fice. No. Ii? W. Liberty street, and register your name as a "live wire." GERMANS GAIN AI CHAMPAGNE FRENCH LINE HOLDING AT VER? DUN BUT GIVES WAY IN WOEVRE AND CHAM? PAGNE. German Zeppelin Reports Sinking of Three English Vessels?On Greek Frontier Germans are Taking Place of Bulgarians, Who Arc Leaving. Berlin, Feb. 28.?The semi-official overseas news agency today isued a statement that the British cruiser Car? olina and destroyers Eden and Ness were sunk by bombards during the last Zeppelin raid over England, with a loss of seventy-eight lives. The Brit? ish admiralty has denied that any ves? sels were sunk. GERMANS REPULSE ATTACKS. Capture Prisoners and Guns in Woe vre Region. Berlin, Feb. 28.?The official state? ment today claims that French coun? ter attacks at Verdun were repulsed and the Germans gained further ground iri the direction of Bras, three miles north of the fortress. In the Woevre region the Germans advanced to tho base of Lorraine heights. Na vnrin farm, ono of the strongest French positions in Champagne, was taken by storm, eleven hundred pris? oners and nine machine guns being captured. GERMAN ADVANCE CHECKED. French Claim That Their Lines all Verdun are Now Holding. Paris, Feb. 28.?The war office an? nounced this afternoon that the Ger? mans aro now being held in check at Verdun. The efforts of tho Kaiser's uroops to capture the fortified village of Douaumont have failed, the state? ment claims, but it is admitted that Fort Douaumont is closely surround? ed. The Germans have also launched heavy attacks In the Champagne re? gion and the war office admits the loss of some advanced lines and support? ing trenches there. FRENCH LOSE GROUND. Foived to Yield Before Tremendous Assaults of the Germans. Paris, Feb. 28.?The French have been compelled to give further ground before the Gormans at Verdun, but heavy reinforcements have been rush? ed to tho firing line and tremendous losses are being inflicted on the Ger? mans as they roll forward in great masses against tho French machine guns and artillery. While the Ger? mans' main effort is about Fort Dou Aumont, fighting Is in progress over a fifty mile front from Champneuvllle to St. Mlhlel. Experts declare that the Gorman attacks aro growing weak? er and it Is believed the French lines will hold on or near their present po? sitions. BULGARIANS LEAVE MONASTIR. Gorman Troops Replacing Them on Scrbo-Gr?*"k Frontier. Saloniki, Feb. 28.?Tho Bulgarians have abandoned Monastir and Ger? mans are replacing them all along the Serbo-Greek frontier. The impres? sion is that the Bulgarians are to be used in another quarter. FORTY-SEV1CN DROWNED. London, Feb. 28.?Forty-seven lives were lost when the Peninsular and Oriental liner Maloja was destroyed by a mine off Dover Sunday, accord? ing to advices received today. It is believed the mine was placed in tho lane of travel by a German boat. The total rescued numbered two hundred and sixty at noon today. STARTS IN ON MARCH 1. Kleba rd T. King, Jr., to Become Georgetown's Postmaster. Georgetown, Feb. 20.?Richard T. King, Jr., recently appointed postmas? ter, Will take up his new work March I, Mr. King received his commission some time ago and arranged his bond, and the delay has been due to tho failure Of the postofAeo department to inspect the ollice and make the transfer. This has been attended to snd Mr. King will begin March 1. WILL ADJUST SCHEDULES. SEABOARD AIR LINE TO REME? DY MATTERS COMPLAIN? ED OF. Conference Held nt Chamber or Com? merce Yesterday Between Patrons of Rood and General Manager to Settle Differences. A lengthy and apparently satisfac? tory conference regarding improve? ments on the South Carolina Wes? tern branch of the Seaboard Air Line system, between Sumter and Bfshop ville, and points beyond Bishopville also, was held at Chamber of Com? merce yesterday between high OfltclsJs of that system, and business men of Sumter and Bishopville. Those present were: On behalf of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Com? pany, C. S. Lake, of Norfolk, Va., general manager; S. H. Zabawa, pri? vate secretary to the general manager; C. W. Small, division passenger agent, of Savannah, Ga.; D. M. Bacote, of Charleston, superintendent East Caro Una division; J. W. Chapman, train master of Hartsville. From Bishopville: Mayor W. U Parrott, S. L. Austin, H. W. Woodard, M. N. McLeod, W. P. Moore, E. W. Tisdale, W. E. Stafford, C. B. Ruffin, T. H. Tatum, Warren Hammett. From Sumter: R. B. Belser, G. A. Lemmon, B. F. Estridge, Walter C. Boyle, T. H. Clarke, H. L. Wither spoon, A. H. Wilder, D. W. Cuttino, A. R. Flowers, H. M. Stuckey, H. J. Mc Laurin, Jr., L. E. Wood, W. B. Boyle. Secretary Reardon called the meet? ing to order and explained the ob? ject of the conference. He was se? lected as chairman. He briefly review? ed the complaints and the negotia? tions between President Harrahan of f the Seaboard and the Chamber of Commerce leading up to this confer ence. He stressed the fact that the railway officials present were invited here to meet the patrons of the road in a spirit of friendship and good will, with Ideas of cooperative dlscus?ion with the view of getting together an 3 adjusting differences, and not in an antagonistic spirit. He then called upon General Man? ager Lake to review the plans he had in view for improvements as out? lined in a short conference between the railway officials and the secretary Just before the general conference. Mr. Lake expressed great pleasure at being in Sumter and meeting the Bishopville and Sumter business men. He felt from the reputation of the two cities for conservative, fair, and courteous treatment of transportation lines that he was among intelligent and fair minded gentlemen with whom he could speedily adjust all differences of opinion. He was prepared by virtue of cor? respondence between Sumter and President Harahan to offer changes which he felt would satisfy ' all ol those present as far as schedules wcro concerned, ,and arranging for better and more comfortable pasenger train equipment. He guaranteed that com? plaints about unsanitary coaches anc stations would be remedied at once. That he would today start traffic de? partment agents out investigating the amount of freight traffic to be expect? ed between Sumter and Intermediate points between Sumter and Bishop? ville In order to arrange for necessary freight-receiving stations in less than carload lots. The Seaboard Air Line Is anxious to please the people along the lines of newly acquired freight and pas? senger territory, but hadn't had time in which to arrange altogether satis? factory schedules and accommoda? tions since getting control of the new lines, owing to lack of information and familiarity with conditions and terri? tory. Then came the tug of war about schedules. Representatives of Bish? opville had no complaint against pres? ent schedules. Mr. Lake was not sur? prised, as he said, because Sumter under present schedules was not get? ting anything like a square deal in trade drawing schedules between Sum? ter and Bishopville, whilo Bishopville had things all her way practically. Ho proposed an equitable division of the schedule satisfactory, he thought, to both places, as follows: From Sumter to Bishopville: Leave Sumter, 7.30 a. m., all passenger train; arrive Sumter 9.30, all passenger train; leave Sumter 1.30 p. m., mixed train; arrive Sumter 10 p. m., mixed train. Bishopville's delegation ob? jected on the grounds that people from Bishopville could not connect at Sum? ter at night for Columbia train pass? ing Sumter at 9.30 o'clock. They were told that they could go to Columbia on Coast Line night train direct from Bishopville. Finally it was decided that the night train connection from Columbia would be abandoned as far as Seaboard connections are concern? ed. But that the S. A. L will try to arrange a schedule, if possible, to put night train into Sumter over its line from Bishopville, at 9.20 o'clock in time to connect with 9.30 train to Co? lumbia on tho A. C. Ii. at Sumter. It. is apparent that the schedule hero given as far as Sumter and Bishop COMMONER OPPOSES WILSON. BRYAN AGAIN TAKES STAND AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL POL? ICY. Would Warn Americans off Armed Ships?Telegram Receives Praise Prom Kitcliin of North Carolina. Washington, Feb. 25.?Telegrams to congressmen from William Jen? nings Bryan, supporting the move? ment of warning Americans off armed ships, began arriving today. Representative* Bailey of Pennsylva? nia received one and planned to read it from the floor. Representative Bailey, after a con? ference with Majority Leader Kitchin, however, simply made public the tele? gram, which follows: "I honestly hope that congress will speedily announce legislation refusing passports to Americans traveling on belligerent ships; or, still better re? fusing clearance to belligerent ships carrying American passengers. "No owner of belligerent ships will claim that he has the right to safe? guard a contraband cargo with Amer? ican lives and no citizen should bo permitted to endanger the peace of the nation at a time like this. Ours is the greatest of the neutral nations and will protatly be the mediator when the time for mediation comes. It would be a crime against civilization as well as against our- own people to become involved in this war and thus loan our army and navy to a Euro? pean monarch to use in settling his quarrels. "If congress has the right to declare war it certainly has the right to pro? mote peace by restraining citizens from taking unnecessary risks. A mayor keeps the people of his city out of the danger zone during a rioK Can our government afford to do leaf when the world Is in riot?" "That is right," Representative Bai? ley quoted Mr. Kitchen as saying when he read the telegram. WHITE MAN KILLED ON A. C. tk C. H. Cummings, Elizabeth town, N, C, Loses Life on A. C. L. Road. Florence Times, Feb. 25. C. H. Cummings, a well to do lum? ber mill operator who came to Mars Bluff from Elizabethtown, N. C, yes? terday to buy a small saw mill plant on the property of Dr. J. Chalmers Johnson, lost his life last night be? tween six and seven o'clock on the right of way of the A. C. L. railroad company between Mars Bluff and Winona, and about at the location of the old Rankin Mill. Mr. Cumming's body was discovered soon alter the passage of a north? bound freight train and was still warm but he was quite dead. He was seen earlier at Mars Bluff station and it is supposed that he left to go to Pate's mill further up the road and was overtaken by the passing freight. Coroner Gunn held the inquest ovsp his body last night and the ver? dict of his jury was in accordance with the facts as related. Coronet Gunn soon got into communication with tho family of the deceased and. the son is to come to Florence tonigh^ to take the body back to North Caro? lina. Valuable papers and checks, were found on the person of the dead, man. The Mardi Gras entertainment to be given by St. Joseph's Academy ham been changed to Monday, March Othf From Tuesday, March 7th, which was previously announced as the date of the play. ville arc concerned will become opera? tive as soon as all arrangements can be made. By this proposed schedule Florence, Darlington, Hartsville, Poston and Andrews, and all connections at Bishopville and Hartsville will be maintained it is thought. Regarding the hopes of the Sea? board being extended to Charleston from Sumter, or to connect with Ham? let-Charleston line, General Manager Lake didn't feel at liberty to take up that matter in a meeting without au? thority from those above him. He said that the Seaboard Air Line was not responsible for anything done by Mr. W. R. Bonsai abont tho Bonsai lines purchased by the Seaboard sys? tem. This matter was taken up between Mr. Lake, his associate officials, and Secretary Reardon before the general conference. Replying to a question Secretary Reardon said that all he could say was that he believed now, as he had before, that It was only a mat? ter of time when the Seaboard Air Line will be extended to connect from Sumter with the Hamlet-Charleston line. At the conclusion of the confer? ence General Manager Lake proposed the thanks of thoso present to Secre? tary Reardon for arranging the con? ference, which were unanimously giv? en. Secretary Reardon thanked those prCeent for their presence and interest and for the amicable spirit in which all acted for the greatest good to the greatest number.