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? "i> > ?J Mr. Jsmes Wltherspoon. of Ban Lake r.ty.^Rsh. 1" visit In? relatives at his oii homo near Mayesvllle. Messrs. R. O. Purdy. R. D. Epps, Wesley Bradford and W. H. Bryan hava ^returned from Charleston, where they Veal In attendance upon the federal court. DriMUIer. Mrs. W. C. Hans, Mrs. T. T. Hjgne, of Port Motte, and Mrs. Tena^ny *h<ji Miss Clara Tennant of ftumnerton Were visitors to Sumter Mr. James Pitts Is at home from Richmond, where he has been at? tending business college. MMsss Margaret Anderson of MayefcvlUe and Annie Blackwell of SumAr are the guests of Mrs. W. J. Aaieraon.?Florence Times. Mils Viola Mae Land, who has been the Test six months with Mr. lira. B. W. Kreamer on Oakland A venae, has returned to her home In Walltkua. 0. C. Dr{ W. IS, ? Tbayer has returned from' Baltimore. M?s Lottie Brabham has gons to Motftte to visit frisnds. Mi\ A. B. Stuckey and lamlly have moves! to Damsll. where tliey will re mahaj du slag the summer. M^k A. j. Stubbe la vtettlng rela? tives* Oxherd. H. C. Mra J. J. Moftween and daughter at tejfcmonsvtlk. were hi the city to? day. ; Mabel B>oth Is expected home feeder Mountain, N. >a. this af Cllton Walsh left on Tuesday satte to join her husband at 8he has been visiting at lee for several weeks before ewe for her new home. J. P. Morton, lira. J. P. Ma .. and Musi Mary Marlon left this f eek for Baluda. where they will the summer. They were ac by Rev. J. P. Marion, who a taw days while they were settled In their home. P. B. Hamilton and family to B endersonvl He. N. C, they will spend the summer, ea Bessie and Marie Nash, of Ciufciii, are visiting relatives In the , Dots Pr Dark Coiner. i I - i Omaner one 13.?Side dress in* end fern rating n.e on. Pen pJanMaw H* going on In both the stub hie- s>ad ind the oern he Ids. Corn aad fetton both look healtby, though 1 beer complaint of Hce en ihe cotton. Cerav Is small, but looks as green and healthy as I have'ever seen It at this season. Oats aad wiest are abous harvested, and the crop was a short one. Ma John T. Turner was stricken dowi aad with paralysis last Tuesday, the Ith. while Mr. Turner was at the vettsVns di ker In Sumter. She was only iparah in her left side. She food use of hsr mind and tongue ihe is getting so now she can around a little, without any as J. B. Johnston's child seems to be dbout tK same, and Mr. T. H. Oslosn has Improved, bnt little from the fall he got about six weeks ago. W. J Ardls still has the rhou and neuralgia ir her sack and J. T Turner and W. J. Ardls were all who attended the old Confederate veterans dinner on the ?th. The dinner and all pertaining to It was air a. k. May kln?l heaven smile upon those who furnished It and so nobly watted on us old boys. It almost made me think that we were not In the way, if we were old and gray headed In speaking of the scarcity of veg eetables 1 see one of your scribes, Mr. Editor, remarks that "Hard Times" had'come stain. I will say like the old song: "Hard times have come and lone no mroe" when it comes to veg? etable*, peaches or huckleberries hereabouts. The mulatto gang, the yellow files, sre With us Ogam and It Is with dlf ftcelty th-t we can read or write they areeo pestering. Petttlcs is still cool In this corner. Tie young folks had a lively tbme SalHb'f. ArtHe taking honey hml week I suppose be took three or four hundred pounds of the sweet stusT. I will ring off and fight yellow 1 - Adam*. Do Hard. Miss Tfw-lma C Adams and Mr. R Mood Dollsrd were married Tuesday evening st 8:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother on Oakland Avenue in the presence of the mem? bers of the families of the contracting patties, the Rev. J. W. Ouy. pastor of the Salem Haptlst Church, officiating. Mr and Mrs. Dollsrd left after the ceremony to go to Augusta, where they will spend a week ornm-dnysrre-* turmegr to .uetr home at Sumter. ? Hard Times." BHWHH KttM SOTS convention cheers as glynn of new york tells what wilson has done. Peace and Prosperity Have Been Dif fused Throughout Whole Country Under Democratic Retime, and Preparedness is Becoming an Ac? tuality. 8t. Louis, June 14.?The Democrat? ic national convention at its first ses? sion today heard the keynote of Amer? icanism and peace, preparedness and prosperity sounded by Former Gov. Qlynn of New York as temporary chairman, and. with a high pitch of enthusiasm, its approval of President Wilson's peaceful conduct of foreign conduct of foreign affairs. The convention, which had got un? der way with such perfunctory dem onetratlons as mark every gathering of the kind, soon stirred Itself Into roaring cheers a* Chairman Qlynn cited historic parallels to show that other presidents, Including Republi? cans, had adjusted threatening for? eign situations without resort to war. "The policy of the administration," he declared, "has been just as Amer? ican as the American flag Itself." As he went down the list of presi? dents recounting their actions to avoid war the delegates caught the spirit of hie argument and as he referred to each particular president some dele? gate would call: "What did he do?" "He eettled the trouble by negotia? tion," was the reply which Olynn in? variably returned and the convention would roar Its approval. William J. Bryan, as a newspaper correspondent in the press stand, wept with emotion as Mr. Olynn pic? tured the victories of peace, but he laughed with the crowd when a Texas delegate, interrupting Mr. Qlynn. leap? ed to his ehair and cried: "And don't forget that policy alio is satisfactory to William Jennings Bryan." Aside from a 14-minute demonstra? tion which began when Chairman Qlynn predicted President Wilson's re? election. Mr. Qlynn's speech was sprinkled with demonstrations which he found It difficult to stem so that he could go oh. It was plain that the telling points for the delegates wers the recital of President Wilsons' ef? forts to keep the country at peace. ?This policy." he said, "may not satisfy the flreeeter and swashbuckler, but It does .:?t:>fy the mothers of the land a? wApej hearts an?! fireside jingoistic w?r lias place?! no empty chair. It <ioc8 satisfy the daughters of tiii* land from whom bluster and brag have eent no loving brother to the dissolution of the grave. It does satisfy the fathers of this land and the sons of this land who will fight for our flag and die for our flag when rea? son prlmee the rifle, when honor draws the sword and when justice breathes a blessing on the standard they uphold." The last of the words were drowned out in a roar of ap? plause that swept the Coliseum. "Repeat it!" cried the delegates. "Repeat It!" "All right; be quiet and I'll repeat it," responded Mr. Qlynn, and he did to applause. No other president since the War of Secession, Mr. Qlynn told the conven? tion, has faced such crucial problems; none has displayed a grasp of state - manshlp more profound. "Whether the course the country has pursued during this crucial period Is to be continued and whether the principles that have been asserted as our national policy shall be indorsed or withdrawn," Mr. Qlynn told the convention, was the paramount ques? tion for the voters to deride. "No lesser issus must cloud It," said he. "No unrelated problems must confuse It." After hearing the keynote speech the convention adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow. Committees then went into session to prepare the work for the convention. Today the big Coliseum, holding about 12,000 people, wa* practically filled and despite a constantly rising temperature it wan fairly comfortable. On their way to the convention hall the delegate? passed between lines of suffragists spread along 12 blocks of Locust street, the most traveled route to the Coliseum. The suffragists seat? ed on chairs ranged along the curbs were arrayed in white and yellow and held yellow parasols. The waving lines of yellow gave the demonstration the pDpular name, 'The Golden Lane." IUI LMM. THE PLATFORM. St. Louis. June If..?President Wil? son's tentative draft of the Democrat? ic platform contains a plank favoring the extension of woman suffrage, but says this is essentially a question for each State to decide. Secretary Ha ker picks Senators Hollls, Pomercne, Martin. Walsh and Stone and llcprc sentatlves Fitzgerald. llainey, A. Mitchell Palmer and Gov. Stanley, of Kentucky, to take charge of Wilson's draft when It goes before the resolu tlonr committee. They are five to four against the suffrage plank. OVER ONE HUNDRED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN RECEIVE DEGREES. ? Rev. K. H. Bennett of Emory Univer? sity Delivers Litcrdry Address? Presents Strong Appeal for Life Plan Built Upon High Ideals. Columbia, June 15.?The 111th year of the University of South Caro? lina eame to an end yesterday with the annual graduating exercises in the morning and the June ball last night. The Rov. R. H. Bennett, D. D., of Emory university presented a strong j lesson in his literary address before the graduating classes. "I am going to give you a few arrow heads pointing to success," said Dr. Bennett, and he urged that the young men and young women go forth on the battlefield of life with a fixed purpose, with a fixed motive, with the idea of service secure? ly lodged in their minds, with an ever? lasting determination to succeed, re? gardless of obstacles, and always re? membering that only a pure character is a strong one. "The successful life must have a purpose," said Dr. Bennett. He urged the graduates to aim for the top of the mountain, having a fixed motive for reaching that lofty point. 'The top of the mountain belongs to you," he said, "but In climbing to the top re? member always that the great exem? plar is Jesus Christ." For a man to plan his life for him? self alone would be for that man to deliberately waste his powers, accord? ing to Dr. Bennett. Dr. Bennett urged his hearers not to make wealth the prime objective of their lives. He said that making a living should not be one's ambition, but rather making a life, and that If life was made, the living would fol? low. He stressed his appeal not to make the dollar the mountain to climb. Two of the senior speakers, D. S. Polier and H. C. Brearley, did not de? liver their orations, the first having been excused at his request for satis? factory reasons, the latter suffering with sore throat. J. D. Featherstone of Greenwood, a graduate of the aca? demic school and of the law school, spoke on "The Call of the Times" and J. L. Love of York,, a graduate of the law school, spoke on 'The Lawyer as a Public Servant." The veladletortan was J. Moll Dabbi of Mayesvllle. The Jos*:??- -l?anWl Poi??> medal (???? the best essay on "Equity," written by j . member of the senior lav* class, was J won by Shannon Wallace. The presen? tation was made by J. Nelson Frier eon, professor in the school of law. Two honorary degrees were con? ferred. Prof. James I. McCain of Ersklne college was given a doctor of letters, and Prof. William Cain of the University of North Carolina was given a doctor of laws degree. William Spencer Currell, president 1 of the University, said that he could not let the fine body of yc unjr men and young women leave the ^inlversity without a final word from him, and he paid tribute to their work and to their part in making this year at Carolina what it has been. Dr. Currell announced th?t here? after students would be admitted on 12 units but that the other two to make a total of 14 units must be made up In the college in addition to the regular college work before a degree would be conferred. In case a student comes from a school of 14 or more units, then 14 units will be required for en? trance. Dr. Currell announced that the university would reopen Septem? ber 20. Degrees of bachelor of arts, bach? elor of science, bacheloryof laws, civil engineer, master of arts, and licentiate of Instruction were conferred upon more than one hundred young ladies and gentlemen for successful work. The degree of bachelor of arts was conferred upon Harrington Cooper Brearley of St. Charles and J. McB. Dabbs of Salem. THREE GREAT CONVENTIONS. Special Excursion Fares from Sumter. New York City. Account National Educational con? vention. Tickets will be sold June 29, 30 and July 1, limited returning until July 12. Fare $24.60, via all rail and $24.25 via Norfolk. Baltimore, Md. Account Giand Lodge Elks (B. P. O. E.) Tickets will be sold July ft, 6, 7, 8, and 9, limited returning until July 19. Faro $17.15. Buffalo, N. Y. Account Ancient Arabic Order No? bles of the Mystic Shrine, Imperial Council. Tickets will be sold July 8, 9 and 10, limited returning until July 13. Fare $30.05. For schedules, reservations nn?l more detailed information, call on O. V. Player, Ticket Agent, Sumter, At? lantic Coast Line, The Standard Rail? road of the South.?Advt. A license to marry has been grant? ed to J. J. Martin of flummerton and Miss Belva B. Broadway of Paxvllle. swear in gen in R?Il. Review? Progress of Educational Sys? tem. Columbia, June 14.?John E. Swear? ingen, State superintendent of educa? tion, filed his pledge yesterday as can? didate for re-election. This year as in previous campaigns Mr. Swearingen win make equal school facilities for all children the first plank in his platform. This policy, Mr. Swearingen emphasizes, was adopted in 1909 and has grown steadily until it has reach 717 districts through the term exten? sion law, 562 districts through the ru? ral graded school law, 136 districts through the school building law and 311 through the contingent fund and needy school provision. Concernng the growth in the num? ber of school districts voting special taxes during the last eight years Mr. Swearingen points out that this num? ber has grown from 550 to 1,600. Mr. Swearingen also points out that 70 per cent, of the white children never enter the fifth grade. Other equally surprising figures are that but 10 per cent, get into the high schools and 5 per cent, go to college. Continuing, Mr. Swearingen said: "A minimum term of seven months and a maximum enrollment of 50 pupils to the teacher ought to be pro? vided in every school. The money to pay the cost ought to be raised by a county school tax and by a State school tax. The widespread miscon? ception that the three-mill constitu? tional tax is a State tax ought to be corrected. Every cent of this tax is spent in the county where it is col? lected, hence this three-mill tax is in fact a county tax. County limits are too narrow a basis for a State school system. ' %The local option compulsory at? tendance law needs strengthening in some particulars. Its acceptance by cities, towns, rural communities and mfll villages shows that it is both practical and serviceable. The exten? sion of the policy is merely a question of time and information." MRS. E. D. HARDEN DROPS DEAD. Crops Behind Near Bishopvillc?St. Matthews Sunday School Growing. ??? Bishopville, June 12.?The crops of this section are very much behind. There is no cotton up to amount to anything. Mr. Woodhard has the prettiest piece of cotton !h?* writei Has seen, i The gardens arc a failure al- j moHt. .Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wlngntel have a very pretty garden, hearts, I squashes, okra. peas and corn, are es-J peclally fine. They Just happen to be I lucky. There is a lot of sickness in this vicinity, especially among the children. The little 15-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wlngate has been very 111 for 4 weeks, but, we are very glad to sayf|he is improving a little. Mrs. E. D. Harden fell dead Friday afternoon from acute indigestion caus? ed from eating two onions. The inter? ment took place at St. Matthews church Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. This is a very sad death as the deceased leaves two little children, the baby being only ten months old. When she fell dead, she had the baby in her arms and fell on It, injuring it severely. % We are very glad to see the St. Matthews church growing so rapidly. It has been newly repaired and paint? ed. We have a nice Sunday school, with Mr. Leon Holland superintend? ent and Mr. J. H. Wlngate, Jr., secre? tary. We would like to have all those that can and will come and Join our Sunday school. Miss Dora Wlngate spent Friday and Saturday with her sister, Mrs. C. S. Dority of Lucknow. Mrs. Honey Reynolds was the guest of Mrs. J. H. Wlngate, Jr., on Satui-! 'day aftsrnoon. ?- 1 ??? ' In the Police Court. Jimmie Davis, petit larceny, steal? ing pigeons, plead guilty and given sentence of $25 or 30 days. Pinckney Thompson, reckless driv? ing of auto, found guilty and made to pay for damage to vehicle. Candidate's Cards. Announcements of candidates will he printed In this column until the close of the campaign for $5. No cards accepted on credit. House of Representatives. r hereby offer myself a candidate for the House of Representatives from Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. C. K. STUHRS. j At the renntet of my friends I an? nounce myself as a candidate for the 7th Magisterial District, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. I am In Ihe race to a finish if I don't get hut one vote. . it T. P. SANDERS, JR. STJMTfcR COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Cot Good Middling 12 7-S. Strict Middling 12 6-8. Middling 12 3-8. Strict Low Middling 11 7-8. Low Middling 11 3-8. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yest'dys Miss Thelma Bultman is at home from college to spend the summer. $1.25 To Charleston and Largest Excursion of Season Thursday, June 22d, VIA ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD Don't forget the date. A dip in the surf is only one of the many attrac? tions at The Isle of Palms or Sulllvans Island.. A visit to the Historical City of Charleston Is. worth many times the price of a ticket. Train leaves Sumter 8:46 a. m. and leaves Charleston 8.00 p. m. returning. W. J. CRAIG, ...... Passenger Traffic Manager... ton Buyer. Return. T. C. WHITE, General Paeeenger Agent. Mrs. Prank Niernsee and grand? children, Prank and Elizabeth, have gone to Washington to visit the for? mer's daughter, Mrs. Helen Slater. I SEASHORE ROUND TRIP FARES From Sumter SUNDAY Excursion Farta $1.75 to Charleston. Tickets on sale for forenoon trains on each Sunday from June 11 to Sen tem'oer 11, inclusive, limited return? ing on train No. 178 scheduled to leave Charleston 8:25 p. m., on Sunday the day of sale. WEEKEND Excursion Fares $4.60 to Wilmington. I $3.30 to Isle of Palms. $3.30 to Sullivan's Island. $4.60 to Myrtle Beach. Tickets on sale for all trains on each Saturday and for forenoon trains on each Sunday from May 27 to September 11, inclusive, limited re? turning to reach original starting point prior to midnight of Tuesday next following date of sale. ? SUMMER Excursion Fares $7.10 to Wrightsville Beach. $4.65 to Isle of Palms. $4.65 to Sullivan's Island. $6.75 to Myrtle Beach. $13.70 to Norfolk. Tickets on sale from May 15 to Oc? tober 16, inclusive, limited returning until October 31. Liberal stop-over privileges. Schedules and further particulars cheerfully furnished upon application to O. V. PLAYER, Ticket Agent, Sumter, S. C. ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of the South. The Balley-Lebby Company Machinery, Mill and Plumbing Supplies. Automobile Supplies and Accessories G. & j; Tires and Tubes VEEDOL Oils and Grease CHARLE^TOIT, S. C The Farmers' Mutual ' Protective Association Of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties Owners of Farm Property Have you Investigated The Farmers* Mutual Protection Associa? tion of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties, S. C? Do You Want to Reduce The Cost of your insurance? Are You Willing to Become a member of a mutual organization with can become the most Dominant Insurance Factor in the com? mercial life of your community? Remember These Things: other communities are enjoying the savings accomplished by the successful operation of These Mu? tual Associations. Banks and Business Men realize the worth of these Associa? tions and appreciate that fact that their insurance has been re? duced. This is Not a Get Rich Scheme. It is operated solely for the re? duction in the cost of insurance and the results? THE PEOPLE GET THE BENEFIT. There is a Director in your township. See him or write to The Sumter Trust Co., Agt. SUMTER, S. C. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successors to RootbTShulsr Lumber A Supply Co. Gee. Epperson's Old Stexrtd Opp. Court How BIG EXCURSION I From PREGNAILS and Intermediate Points, To COLUMBIA I -? VIA - * ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD TUESDAY, JUNE 20th, 1916 75c. i Train Leaves Sumter at 8.50 A. M. ? Fare For The Round Trip L W. .1. CRAfG, P. T. M. T. C. WHITE, ti. P. A.