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'fliWf i ilf|| The EkttU-Gy "Does *e mean ye me hyer by forcer "Not onion ye make kejrdly like to do that" To* a saomsat too Ho CM not almi tor bole ate. I wouldn't missionary do* t the threat m* SaM the Attorney, "Thle Need fa Bo Ixpe Ho hollered tn the form of rtqoost tto urgency, led hie head. TUbehyar] ha eali. lift his houoo that nicht netth ejr by front nor hack, hnt tn the dark at one sMe, and hie talie* yen o< hsofc set ale e am lint foot safe* Ij^ nn^a^^o^^^Jn^\ * e^fc^^ es^Qs%?de*Hr^^^ . e9^tae^an^P*ns> ?wem watching h? dwelling to ?fat. , fschool hoUdtagn fiept * tllent we, except that from the open of the room whom her piano them came n soft flooding of Ight?a single dank of orange m the nocturne of silver and gray. Me went ap Tory quietly, pausing to] drink of the fragrance of the honey* suckle, and them drifted out to him, on he paused, the music of the piano and the bettor music of her voice. She was singing e lore song. Though ho had sent no word of his earning, she wee once more In ere* Eines, all black ears for a ciim fewer at her breast and one tn heir. But this time the sight of nor tn a costume so foreign to the Mim did not distress him; It wag a night that called for wonders. She rose as the man's footstep ided on the floor, and then, at of their last meeting, the mounted to her cheeks and he look her again In his arms. She raised her hands to his shout* dem end tried to push him away, but be held her firmly, and while she sought to tell him that they must find their way back to the colorless level of friendship, he could foal the wild flutter of her beert. "Listen/* the protested. Ton must MM." But Bad Anse Havey laughed. "?Tver since the first time I saw ye." be declared, "I've boon HstenhV. It has been a duel always between you and ma But the duel's over now, an' this time I win." She looked up end her pupils began to widen with that Intense gase whleh Is the drawing aside of the curtains fron a woman's soul, end as though ehe realised that she could not trust herself to bis eyes, she turned her face away. Only In He profile could he read the struggle between mind and beert, end what he read filled him with elation. "Anse." she said tn a very low voice, "give me a trace. For one hour lot me think; It Involves both our Uvee for always: let me at least have the chance to bo sane. Give me an hour." The man stepped beck end re? leased her, end she turned end led the wey out to the porch, where she senk down tn the hammock with her face buried In both hands. When at length she looked up she was smiling rather waaly. "It can't be, dear," she seid. But while she argued vlth words end os? tensible reasons, tie night was argu? ing, too-?arguing for him with all its sense steeping fragrance end alluring cadences and appeals to sleeping Ores to their beertet And while she Ulked he mode no response, but set there silently atten? tive At last he looked st his watch and pat It back la his pocket Ho rcee and said quietlr. but with a tone of perfect finality: "Tour truce is ov?r." answered one of my arguments. Ante Harey lkUftoert once more. "I didn't coma to argue," *? smUT; 1 came to act" Ho draw from bit pocket Uta license and the ring. "Brother An so Talk* It waithV oret tt my house to marry us. Will you go orer there or shall I go back an* fotch him heref Juanita rose from ti e hammock and stood unsteadily In the bint moon light?an image of ivory and ebony. The man clasped both hands behind hit back and gripped them there waiting. But despite hit teaming of confidence and calm hit brain reeled gloriously with an intoxication of the soul. Ha taw her standing there, straight and lithe and slender, with the moon-washed sky tt her back and the inky shadows of the porch throw? ing the picture into a vivid relief. (TO BE CONTINUED.) ASK COURT TO SETTLE ISSUE. Mandamus Will be Sought in Supremo Court Against Comptroller General Sawyer. Columbia, Psb. The hoard of regents of the Stati Hospital for the insane will lnstltute\hiandamus pro? ceedings against the comptroller gen oral in the original Jurtitdictlon of the i upreme court to test the validity of the appropriation bill in regard to the 1160,000 for the hospital, which was emitted from the ratified act Solici? tor Cobb of the Fifth circuit will rep? resent the regents and Attorney Gen? eral Peeplee the State. This decision was reached yester? day at a conference at which were the governor, attorney general, comp? troller general, members of the board oi! regents and C. Fred Williams, M. D., superintendent of the State Hos? pital for the Insane. Pending the disposition of the en? tire matter, work at the hospital has been suspended. Relative to the queetion that has arisen as to the validity of the appro? priation for the continuance of im? provements at the hospital last week. Attorney General Peoples in reply to a letter from the comptroller general, decided that the appropriation of $100,000, which was agreed upon in both houeee of the geneml assembly, wan not properly enacted. Mr. Peeplee in this totter also suggested that the boot way to settle the matter was to have it decided In a lourt of compe? tent; Jurisdiction. ENTERS RACE FOR GOVERNOR. Griembta. March 1.?John M. Des Charnps of Columbia announced yes? terday that he will bo a candidate for governor In the approaching Demo? cratic primaries, Mr. DesChamps Is a native of South Carolina, a farmer and is an author and lecturer. He has an extended ac? quaintance in the State, having re? sided at different times In his Ufa in five South Carolina counties. For the lust few years he has been living In this elty. Mr. DesChamps Is opposed to factionalism and belUves that Democrats should exercise the right of independent thinking, as his plat? form of principles Indicates. TO DISCUSS MARL SUPPLY. Columbia, Feb. 2?.?E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, left last night for Richmond, where he will appear before officials of the Virginia Carolina Chemical company in the in? terest of making arrangements and signing a contract for the furnishing of crushed marl. Commissioner Wat? son was authorised by an act of the general assembly to enter Into con? tracts with firms to furnish crushed marl to the farmers of the State at a price 'as near the cost of production as possible." TO OVERCOME BOLL WEEVHi. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 28.?Meth? ods for overcoming boll wee .'11, pre? valent in many parts of Alabama, were outlined to a gathering of farmers, bankers and other business men of middle and southern Alabama here tonight by Dr. Bradford Knapp, in charge of the work being done in the South by the federal bureau of farm demonstration work. Dr. Knapp, the chief speaker at the conference, which began today, advised that to destroy boll weevils the cotton stalks should be cut directly after the cotton Is picked, and the stalks either burned or ploughed Into the soil. The latter method was preferable he said, a8 It was just as efflclous, and would en? rich the soll. Dr. Knapp also adviseil farmers to plant crimson clover or other legumes between cotton crops, and In this way enrich their fields without having to buy lurge quantities of commercial fertiliser. FOR DEFENCES IN HAWAII. Washington, March 1.?The war de? partment asked congress today to appropriate $40,000 for land defences In Hawaii, Including the installation of searchlights and acquisition of rights ot way, characterised as im? peratively necessary for defensive pur? poses, MEMBERS OF SOUTHEASTERN UNDERWRITERS URGE GOV? ERNOR TO TAtfE ACTION. Plea of Defence is That Business Will be Driven out ana Rate? increased? Matter to Bo Considered by Execu tlve. ? Columbia, March 1.?Two score rep? resentatives of fire insurance compa? nies operating: in South Carolina, a majority members of the Southeastern Underwriters' Association, appearing before Qov. Manning at a publie bear? ing today, urged that the Chief Exe? cutive veto the Act passed at the last session of the Legislature to put the Association out of business in this State. The hearing was begun et 11 o'clock In the Governor's office. It was announced at the hearing that the Southeastern Underwriters' Associa? tion had already ceased business in the State. One of the representatives of the Insurance companies making argu? ment, incidentally remarked that If the bill become a law the people would rise up and cut off the heads of the men responsible for Its passage. "This is not a political question. It Is a business proposition, and I wish that you would confine your remarks to the business side," said Governor Manning. F. H. McMaster, Insurance commis? sioner, defending the Act, stated that right or wrong, the people of the State were demanding that the Act be paesed. The general defence of the insur? ance companies was that many con? cerns will be driven out of the State by the passage of the Act and that an increase in rates would certainly fol? low the withdrawal of the Underwrit? ers' Association. It was argued that each company In the State will now be forced to do the work that has been done by the As? sociation and that the rates would have to be increased because of the extra expense. It was pointed out that the rates had been increased, while the Mauldln Act was in force and that the same conditions would prevail under the Laney Act. Among the agents attending the hearing were: S. F. Cannon and B. W. France, Spartan burg; W. B. MldV dleton, John B. Reeves, F. M. Rob? ertson, 8. U O'Neill, Charleston; W. R. De hon, Summervllle; G. E. Hayns? worth, R. D. Graham, Sumter; Geo. U Reeves, R. Deal* C. L. Kelly, & L. Miller, W. B. McNulty, C. J. Bruce, R. M. Davis, C. A. Brady, W. M. Burney, R. M. Jones, T. L. Wardlaw, J. D. Dial, Geo. U Dial, James A. Cat heart, Co Lumbla. While the hearing was In progress the following telegram was received from a South Carolina insurance agent, who Is attending a meeting in New York: "Executive committee in view of provision requiring affidavit March 1, 1917, covering twelve months preced? ing, regardless date of Governor's sig? nature, adopted resolution withdraw? ing Jurisdiction Association, February 29. Buice instructed to discontinue any further action disposition of office, an dother details determined later. General meeting of Association and non-Assoclatlon companies held this afternoon. Declared sense of meeting that no company could safely do busi? ness In the 8tate should measuro be? come law." No opposition to the Insurance Brokers' Act was expressed at the hearing by the agents. After hearing all arguments by the representatives of both sides, Govern? or Manning took the matter under consideration and will later announce his decision. In declaring that it would bo In the nature of a public calamity for the fire Insurance companies to lose the services of their rate-making bureau, Mr. John B. Reeves, of Charleston, presented to Governor Manning on Wednesday morning a written state? ment of his objection to the bill to drive the Southeastern Tariff Asso? ciation out of the State. Mr. Reeves is president of the Charleston local agents' association, ex-president of the State Association of Local Agents, a member of the ex? ecutive committee of the National As? sociation of Ljocal Agents and is pres? ident of the State Savings Bank, of Charleston. Following are the reasons which he presented, being, in fact, the senti? ment of all the underwriters of the State: Section 1. The nature of the agency system, through which nearly all the fire insurance in South Carolina is ef? fected, makes it necessary for the rating to be done by a central office, In order that exepenses be minimised. The expense would be too burdensome for any one company to carry. The idea that any anti-compact legislation could or would promote or bring about open'Competition among the compa? nies and agents Is visionary, and would only result eventually In higher Tutos to the insuring public. Tompo rarily it has been attempted, and for a little while rates have been thrown open, but only for a little white, caus? ing confusion and unrest, and then sanity returns and the proper and in? evitable adjustment of rates is made and the ascertained cost of insurance is demonstrated. Fire insurance, un? like agricultural or manufactured pro? ducts. Is governed largely by the taw of chance. One cannot arrive at Its j cost until the contract expires. Hence it Is that capital invested in the fire insurance business cannot afford to al ^low their contracts of policies to be .sold like merchandise. Should it* come about that in any State rates become excessive and profits abnor? mal, there are many outside compa? nies that would rush In to share these [good things, and rate adjustments I would naturally follow. I The companies have spent thou? sands of dollars and are continuing to spend big money in organizing rat? ing bureaus and maintaining expen? sive machinery for rating and for ad-, vising the assured as to fire protection land reduction of the cost of fire in? surance. The E. E. U. A. employs me? chanical engineers, electrical engi? neers and other experienced experts at large salaries for their services,, and these are freely given to the insuring public free of charge. The proviso in the first section of the bill admits by are plication all that we contend for,, ?therefore, instead of shutting out. the .Association It ought to be encour? aged and rewarded as a public bene? factor; and every effort should be made to hold up its hands. Surely the experience of companies in South Carolina does not show that the busi? ness has been profitable; on the con? trary, the losses and expenses have for several years eaten up the prem? iums received and the business has been conducted at a loss. To bring about a more healthy condition; to teach the people how to Improve their risks and reduce fire losses and thereby reduce the cost of fire insur? ance Is the mission of the & E. U. A. To, , excommunicate so beneficial an institution is short-sightedness of the worst sort and reflects on the lntelll* gence and business sense of the State. It would be as reasonable to put an exflnguisher on chambers of com? merce, boards of trade and like as-" sociations. Theae are to a certain ex tgntorganized and conducted for the benefit of their membership and in? cidentally of the communities In Which they operate. The a E. U. A. is engaged in a propaganda for the conservation of the resources of the State 'by reducing the fire waste. A dollar destroyed by fife is gone; Is annihilated. The work and mission of the 8. E. U. A., therefore, deserves the ''well done." of every patriotic clt Isen. Section 2. The provisions of this section are oo drastic as to suggest venom of a glaring type. The privi? lege to agree upon an uniform scale of rates for. the protection of their business Is denied under a penalty of heavy money fine and imprisonment. How the companies can be imprison? ed is a problem which the advocates of the law do not explain. The bill places the companies in the category of criminals and by its extreme meas? ures seems to justify a wholesale withdrawal of these organizations upon which the citizens and property owners and business interests of the State are Indispensably dependent for Indemnity against the calamity or loss by fire. REDUCE RATES OX LIMESTONE. Short Lines Agree to Freight Rates on Ground Limestone and Marl Al? ready Enforced by Longer Roada Columbia, March 1.?Announce? ment' was made by the railroad com? mission today that the short line rail? way companies of the State have agreed to a material reduction in rates on ground limestone and marl In South Carolina. The larger railway lines and their connections have already agreed to the reduction. The new rates become effective today. EDMUNDS'OUT FOR PRIZE. Stunter Man Contestant In Code of Children's Morals. Washington, Feb. 28.?Superintend? ent of Public Schools S. H. Edmunds, of Sumter, Is the South Carolina con? testant who has been officially desig? nated as one of the seventy writers from the whole United States who are to try for the $5,000 prise which will be given by the National Institution for Moral Instruction for the best code of children's morals. President Currell, of the State University, and State Superintendent of Education Swearingen are on the advisory board for South Carolina, the former as pat? ron and the latter as the co-operating educator who appointed the code writer. Parents and all others who are Interested In the preparation of this code, and think they can make any suggestions that are worth while as to what It should contain are Invit? ed to write their views to the code writer or the Institution's hendqunr ters in Washington. (LOSES BUREAU IN STATE. SOUTHEASTERN UNDERWRITERS' ASSOCIATION WITHDRAWS. Decide in Atlanta. That Brokerage Act , Renders it Unpossiblc to Do Busi? ness Safely. Atlanta, Ga., March 1.?At head? quarters of the Southeastern Under? writers' association here today it was announced that the association had ordered closed its inspection bureau at Columbia, a C, and would with? draw all its field agents and other employes from the State of South Carolina. This action was taken, it was stated, because of a recently enacted insur? ance act in that State, which the as? sociation claims "prevents insurance business being done there." At headquarters of the association it was said the law provides that each insurance agent in South Carolina be taxed $25 annually for each company he represents, and that he pay a tax of 4 per cent, on all premiums paid In to him. The act, It was said, applies only to companies or? ganised outside the State. The association is made up of a large number of insurance companies operating in the Southeast and, ac? cording to its officials, today's action means that many insurance compa? nies* will cease to solicit business in South, .Carolina. The association an? nounced that its employes now in Sou$v Carolina would be brought herd and work in other sections of the Southeast would be found for then). U. C. T. TO ENFORCE ANTI-TIP. PING LAW. Traveling Men's Association Will Probably Offer Rewards for Con? victions. Spartanburg, Feb. 28.?Announce? ment was made at a meeting of Spar* tanburg council U. T. C. Saturday night that the traveling men's organi? zations throughout the State are now raising funds to enforce vigorously the anti-tipplng law, passed in 1915 at the Instance of the traveling men. The organization's plan is to employ spe? cial agents to enforce the law under * scheme whereby a reward of $100 is to be paid for each conviction. nimninminiiniiiiinnuiHiiimmmitttf POPLAR LOGS Will pay market price* for good logs delivered our Mill. Gall or write us. Phone No. 679 Penn-Sumter Lumber Go. Sumter, S. C. mmininnHiiiiinmmiimumtiHmmi ? Geo. H. Hurst? Brtwtrtw gjj luMm. Pfesipi Attestten te Bay w NlfM.Cslts; AT J. Q. Crslf OM Stsse, M. Bs Is Phones SijuNi LISTEN! To what Dr. Johnson, ?. S. Physician at Macott, Ga., says about i ?wpftr*^ to me lor exaird 1 "TL ieitoa ttoc m)mmm%Mwn^^ IftBSlogl which, it contain*. After a careful consideration, I find it to be a healthful nutritious ' drink, and cordiallyreconunendt it for the tablem jweU as fl|u(fl|?i era! use It is a pre-digested food, tonic, as weil an a laxative. I further recommend it as a mild nutritious, refrcebing drink for those who are convalescing, as well as for the sack in proper qua?. tlttee. C. Johnson, ML P., Macon, Go*. ? ? ... . ??.. ?/;.- ,.;v j ?? '?If you are at aU particular, drink "BLUDWINB." Sumter Bottling Works, B. F. ESTRIDGE. Proprietor. * You Get Them All Here You are entitled to every courtesy and consideration from the financial institu? tion with which you do business. This you get at ! The Fir& National Bank Together with Efficiency ? MMIMMMMMMtMMMMMfMM M MMMM M MM M The National Bank of South Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock. The Bank with the Big Capital, and Surplus. Correct Time and Correct Methode Resources ?905,000.00 We want 1000 new accounts during the year 1916. Let yours be among them. C. 6. ROWLAND, G. L WARREN, Pree. Caeh'r. -w Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successors to Booth Shuler Lumber A Supp'y Co. Goo. Epporoort'o Old Staad Opp. Court House