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1 KM itti HEEKE mm. COCNCUi OONSin KHH THE PLACES WIK? SELL ?EVERAOE UN V , DBnTHABLE, of ClUseua Come Before to Aok That Licence Bo Prooibtti' e?Action Token on of Mj Itters of Gonornl In City Council met in its regular ?monthly soialon Tueaday night, matter which oliclted the moat general tnteneot which came up at Ihn ooanton wan the Axing of tho li? on oenr beer shops. Council bearing eitiaena for and against tho establishments fixed the license at MoO. n ralno of MOO over what It had anon fixed at previously. This lutlon . free taken an tho vote of Council men Booth and Rowland. Mayor Jennings sitng hi favor of requiring a hctnse of lit on tho first thousand do! lare west* of business and |l a thouia\nd thsesnftor. as on certain other clesses ? fgssf nJ(^g?Ggey^*sW? ... T?ta matur was discussed at the last nnrlnn of Council and action ?Ol? nnU until Tuesday night. Wsspra. J. D. Blandlng and R. 1*1 with their attorney. D. D. Motes, on behalf of the near beer while Messrs. R J. D. W. CutUno and other cttl lo tho number of about 40 or 50 to oppose lewering the Ihn nsar beer estaMish frlMTi no had hoen requested. Mr. lad that the license be lower? s'tee, tho amount provlosuly gtvittg tho same reasons, as pre advanced. Mr. D. W. Cuttlno. tho Baraca Bible class of tptlst church, naked that M made high. Mr. R. J. it that putting n low 11 'etirtte on tho near hear establishments .ostjfti' anoan that tho negro reetau inthn and shone all ovsr town vould m tho drink, and this would net ns a cloak for bustates Ho considered hosr establishments ande nnd road a peUUon from citi OOkAng that tho license he high, of bunloess was undeslr Mr. Moles made a short talk to tho objections raised. Jsnalngs statsd that hi had to various cities concerning required. Bo said that charged $1,000, Orange hansj on tho snsno basis as mercantile tyhnnonm, and ?other places tho name ' Ian for soft drink*. After dioeeasing enWxor thoroughly Council Oted nconon hi Ifol. T s 4(he otetnanoe relating to in I sale of nonr beer as adopted by Council won no follows: AJeohoHc beverages, every person, firm, oompauy or corporation oiTerlng for sale bottled liquids used as bever? ages and containing any alcohol, whoso gross Income Is $1,000 or less nor ahauaa $100; over $2.000 per num MSI. Mr. Bandlfor, representing Gaston A gnndlfnr. asked that they be allow On so Install a gasollns supply filling on front of their place of on Bust Liberty street This whs granted, the work to be tho supervision of Super White. fjnperrstendent McKagen of the works department reported work was very heavy tit this and naked for extra helix He that he had application from street residents for nn ex of tho sewer line. He also Instruction regarding th? con etrnetlon of sower Uns on West Liber ty street from Edwards str westward ty. Ho estimated t snot of sower extension from - Ed wards street to Walker street a: $250, an ho had most of the pipe for the water) extension on hand and the cost wonld be chiefly that for labor. Council, under Its general policy of Installing water and sewer on streets which would be paved over others, to 1st ths Edwards street ex n *v?it. while the extension of mein? and sewer on Liberty t from Edwards street to Walker atmet was authorised. Supt. McKa? gen mJiad for instructions as to the extension of tie water mains on West Hampton avenue and was Instructed to put In water connection under the paving, as far as necessary, with a hereafter of laying mains on this In the inurkways. \ MsJ. Lee reported on the paving k construction. He presented plat'Showing the paving done up to date, and as proposed, he suggested that Harvln rtreet between Liberty and Hampton avenue be paved with oeftok or concrete. Councllmar Booth stated that Mr. Page of the Sirnmons M ay rant Company had offered to lay cooeretts paving I Inches thick at ton curb and 7 Inches thick In the center at $1.?S per square yard. Council decided to hsve Harvln street for this block psved with concrete, provided the contractor would also furnish the steel Joints at this price. Couaetlman Rowlan presented cor? respondence between Chief Kigineer Wllloughby of the Coast Line and Mr. Thamai Wilson stating that the Coast fins wss going ahead with the Im- J MAT TAKE DRASTIC ACTION. CONGRESS MAY BE CALLED ON TO PASS EIGHT HOUR DAY LAW. If Present Strike Is Not Adjusted Soon Legislation Tending to Remediation WtU Bet Taken Cp? lianstng Ready to Act With Mcx icon-American Commission. Washington, Aug. 23.--Secretary Lansing la to confer with the Ameri? can commissioners as soon as Judge Oray arrives, probably tomorrow. The others are already here. President Wilson calle I Senator Newlands and Representative Adam son, chairman of the senate and house committees on Interstate commerce, to the White House for a conference on proposed legislation growing out of the threatened strike. Congress? man Adamson says that if the rail? road troubles are not settled congress will pass an eight hour law. They considered the whole situation with President Wilson and then left. It is announced that they will will go back after President Wilson meets the railroad presidents and loarns what they have decided. Unless an agree? ment Is reached soon congress will be asked to pass drastic legislation. A lack of a quorum in the house will prevent quick action, however. BRYAN TO CAMPAIGN FOR WIL? SON. Speaker Clark Pays Maine Expenses as Contribution to Ca use of D^emotratle Party. Aryan's speaking tour In behalf of President Wilson will begin about Sep? tember II, probably In Ohio, and wlU continue up to election day, It was announced to-day at national Demo? cratic headquarters. It Is planned to have Mr. Bryan apeak in every eastern and Middle Western State, except: Mis? souri and Michigan. Speaker Clark to-day returned the money advanced him for expenses in opening the Democratic campaign In Maine last' week. Mr. Clark. In a letter, explained that the payment of hie own expenses for speechmaking constitutes the only way he can legally contribute to the cause. provements at the passenger station, as agreed upon with City Council, and that the railroad would ever tually And it neoseary to close Heuser street crossing as agreed under the contract. Councilman. Rowland stated that he had been Informed by Mr. Wilson that the Coast Und would have its yard paved,.as requested by Council. Coun cllmen Booth and Rowland stated that they had Inspected Telephone street and thought that It oughi: to be widened about six feet. They stated th*t the A. C. L, had agreed to give what land wss necessary for the widening of the street Mr. Rowland reported that an old boiler at the water works station had been sold to Mr. Thomas Wilson and the City Clerk was Instructed to send him a bill for same, to the amount of HMt The Mayor reported that it had come to his attention that under the law passed at the last session of the legislature It was necessary to make up between the dates of January first and tenth of every year in cities of 5,000 or more inhabitants, a Jury box containing the names of 300 citizens to be drawn from for Jury purposes. The City Clerk reported that as the special assessments against abutting property for the cost of paving were to be collected at the same time as other taxes which were payable In November the figures necessary for making these assessments should be In his hands at the earliest date possi? ble, so that he might make up the books. Council dir*"*ed that he ask Engineer Lee to turn In hese figures to him as fast as the paving wes com? pleted on the various streets. Councilman Rowland stated with reference to the sidewalks in front of the residences of parties on Broad street where the fences had been moved back, that he thought that these parties would be willing t.o havo the sidewalk placed in close to their fence, so an to make a parkway be? tween the roadway and the sidewalk, provided that they were allowed to use this parkway as a place for park? ing their cars. Council opposed this action, as they did not think It would set a Rood precedent, and decided that the sidewalk should continue on the general line. Application from the Sumter Roller Mills was made through Mr. G. A. Iiemmon for exemption from taxes and license for a period of live years, as allowed under the ordinance ex? empting manufactories. The matter will bo further Investigated before ac? tion will be taken by Council. The maintenance bond of <?eo. W Waring, who did the work on Main street was turned over to the Mayor to ascertain its terms with a view of entitfttaej for certain defects which hnd developed In the pnvtng. TWENTY-FIVE) CENTS A FAIIt PRICE. Mr. Daubs Points Out Why Farmers Do Not Got Better Prices for Tlieir Cotton?Variety of Farm Work In Progress. Salem, Black River, Aug. 22.?There Is a greater variety of farm work go? ing on than at any time this year: Some plowing of cotton in the effort to help the late cotton fruit; the usual fodder pulling, in spite of all the ad? vice against it; unusually early hay cutting, this is tho only good crop we have; picking peas and sowing more peas on land where the cotton was drowned, and picking cotton. On Friday I saw the crops from this point to Privateer, and back by dif? ferent roads, and I have never seen such rapid deterioration. Mr. S. A. Harvln has the only field that prom? ises to make a good crop. Messrs P. E. Brunson and W. E. Kolb had a good crop already made before the storm, but their cotton is not making any thing more. I heard that Mr. George Nettles had good cotton. These three crops were the best that I saw the last of June anywhere, and their success is due to very early planting. But even with these few comparative? ly good crops the average is way be? low a half crop. When the picking is finished of the cotton that was made before the storm, and that will be about the first of October, If the weather Is good, then the most opti? mistic will see that I have underesti? mated the crop damage rather than madei It too big. I was told on Friday that what I had written about getting 26 cents the pound for cotton had done incal? culable harm?that many men will hold cotton on that advice?that there will be a slump in price and they will become disgusted and sell out at the bottom. This has happened before, but it was not by taking my advice; it was because men held cotton wi'V out any fixed purpose to sell through. In 1911 I advised every farmer who could not arrange to hold cotton for four or six weeks, better for a year, if necessary, not to try to hold at all, but to sell the day it was ginned. I think that is sound advice still. Fur? ther, there can not be complete suc? cess In a holding movement that is hot general. Those who hold steady the market for those who sell, and should be commended, and more should be urged to do likewise, that the success might be greater. What? ever the outcome of the marketing of this crop no one has so far ventured to deny that 26 cents Is a fair price for this crop of cotton, and I bass it as much upon general trade conditions an upon the shortage of this crop., i. > If our farmers could once see that the great handicap of their business is the failure to secure a living price for their products, they would take the necessary steps by cooperation to secure the price that will enable them to farm like other business is con? ducted. They should be able to pay the best wages and secure the best common labor In the world, instead they pay the poorest wages and have only such labor as is too lazy or ^in? competent to get a job elsewhere, Enugh said for this time. E. W. Dabbs. EXPENSE ACCOUNTS FILED. By Some South Carolina Candidates for Congress. Washington, Aug. 22.?Statements of the ante-primary campaign expen? ditures in the South Carolina Con? gressional campaign have been filed with the clerk of the House as fol? lows, under the law requiring such statements at least ten days before the date of the primary: 1st district, R. S. Whaley, $50; 2nd district, J. F. Byrnes, $136; 3d district, A. H. Dagnall, $484.38; F. H. Doml nick, $139; H. C. Tlllman, $406.45; Wyatt Alken, $103.47; 4th dlst., Sam J. Nlcholls, $271; *5th district, D. E. Fin ley, $343.35; 6th district, J. W. Rags dale, $85; Julius Mclnnes, $127; Jas. D. Evans, $653.26; 7th district, A. F. Lever, $65. It will be observed that in four cases, opponents of Incumbent repre? sentatives have not filed any financial statement with the clerk of the house. This does not mean that they would be denied the seat if duly elected; but in case of a close contest or a charge of excessive expenditure the failure to file would he embarrassing and disad? vantageous, and might turn the scale. A bill Is pending to bar from con? gress any candidate who does not comply with the requirements of the law, though there is no likelihood of the passage of the measure at thla session. If there were such a provi? sion In the law now. the Democratic congressional nominees would br known In all hut two districts In the Palmetto State. HughcH Speaks at Reno. Reno, Aug. 23.?Candidate Hughes arrived here and made an address to? day. He conferred with Republican Stato leaders und then left for Ogden. PREPARING FOR BOOSTER TRIP. Advance (?mini Meets With Cordial Reception at Place? Where Boosters Will Stop. Messrs. R. W. Plowden, J. A. Cal houn and Secretary E. I. Reardon of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and the Retail Dealers' Association, again visited the hustling and hospit? able towns of Maye3Ville, Lynchburg, Elliotts and St. Charles yesterday, boosting the community booster tour to be pulled off to those places and 08\vego, in Sumter and Lee counties, on Friday, August 25th. This committe of advance boosters were given a cordial reception by the hospitable people, farmers, merchants land ladies, and they were assured of a hearty welcome and large audiences at the get-together meetings. Oswego had b^cn previously billed for the booster trip. At Lynchburg, in Lee county, where the big dinner and rally will occur, the business men, farmers and the ladies of tho Civic League were enthusiastic, and confer? red with the visiting committee for more than an hour. The ladies of this progressive little city are going to a lot of trouble to prepare a sumptuous dinner for all who attend this meeting in their city. All along the route to be covered by the booster trip numbers of farmers and their lady folks welcomed the committee and assured them that large crowds will attend from the five sections of agricultural and trade communities to be visited next Friday. The automobiles will assemble at Sumter Chamber of Commerce at 9 a. m. sharp, Friday morning, and proceed In a body first to Oswego, thence to Mayesville, St. Charles, El? liotts and then to Lynchburg, reach? ing the latter place about 2 o'clock p. m., In time for dinner. Invitations have been extended to the farmers and country merchants of both counties to meet with and par? ticipate in the automobile boosting tour, which will be of a "get-together between, city, town and country na? ture," exploiting all communities. Those who wish their names enter? ed for chicken pie, friend chicken, chicken cooked in rice, barbecued shout, hash, and rice, custard, lem? on, and potato pies, biscuits of the lu? nar bite variety, where one bite forms a half moon, and the next bite makes a total eclipse, country ham and bis? cuit sandwiches, cake, home made bread, etc., had best phonek their names to the Chamber of Commerce early tomorrow so that their names will be phoned to the Lynchburg la? dles to be placed In the pot for Fri? day's booster trip dinner. GREENWOOD SHOW'S COMING ON ANGUST 28TH. Big Attraction With Sixty People? Band of Fifteen Pieces; Clean and Good. The Greater Greenwood Shows ope? rating under the auspices of the Cher o-Cola Company of Columbus, Ga., will be in Sumter for one week be? ginning August 28th. The Greenwood Shows is possibly the most unique and Interesting amusement enterprise In the world today as it is organized and financed to spread the fame of the most suc? cessful soft drink of recent years, and occupies a place in the show world that is absolutely original. Traveling in its own special t^ain of cars and carrying sixty-five people, the show offers two and a half hours of the most refined entertainment that human ingenuity and money can produce. As this notice goes to press, the news comes that more than five thousand people witnessed the first performance of the company at Char? leston Monday night. With such a rec? ommendation to the people of Sumter, the management is looking forward to see this record attendance broken during their stay* here. Ladies will be admitted free to the opening performance when accom? panied by a person holding a paid 15 cent ticket.?Advt. . ASKS RECEIVER FOR RAILROAD. Rubber Company Wants New England Road Taken Over for Debt. Boston, Aug. 23.?Boyd Jones, at? torney for the Inter-Continental Rub? ber Company, has gone to Portland, Maine, to see Federal Judge Putnam and make formal application for a receivership for the Boston and Maine Railroad Company. It owes the rub? ber concern $50,000. GERMANS MAKE GAINS. Penotmtci Prenelii Trenches by Fierce Onslaughts. Paris. Aug. 2.?..?The Germane In furious assaults on the Somme front succeeded in penetrating the French trenches'at several point! In the Estrees region, it Is announced. These attacks were followed by terrific ar? tillery lire. An artilery duel Is being waged north of Somme from Maure pas to south west Clary. AGREEMENT REACHED. BASIS FOR SETTLEMENT DECID? ED ON BY Pit ESI DENTS. Willing to Give Eight Hour Day,. But Must Huve Promise of Increased Freiglit Hates and Settlement by Arbitration. Washington, Aug. 23.? The railroad presidents reached what appears to be a basis for a complete settlement. They recognize an eight hour day. but must get assurances that all collateral is? sues will be settled by an arbitration board; that the arbitration principle will be safeguarded and a promise of increased freight rates to meet the increased salary expense. TURKISH OFFENSIVE CHECKED. Russlansi Lost Bit Iis and Mush to the Turks. Petrograd, Aug. 23.?The Turkish offensive on the Caucasus front in southern Armenia which resulted in the Russians losing Bitlis and Mush ha3 been definitely chocked, it is an? nounced. The fighting all along the line Is bringing gains for the Russians now. CONFER ON MEXICAN SITUATION. To Settle on Commission Meeting at New Jersey Resort. Washington, Aug. 23.?Secretary Lansing and Arredondo conferred for completing arrangements for the Mexican-American commissions meet? ing. They are sure to select some New Jersey resort so the meeting will be near President Wilson s summer White House, Shadow Lawn. The first question to be decided is whether the Pershing expedition will be with? drawn, and then financial aid for Mexico. USE UNDUE INFLUENCE. Money and Woman Paid to Secure Roumania to Allies. Berlin, Aug. 23.?Vast bribes have been given to Roumanian politicians to get Roumania in the war on the allies' side, says the semi-official Ov? erseas News Agency, quoting a diplo? mat. Also the Entente has employed a beautiful woman to influence the leaders and the public. ITALIANS MAKE GAINS, Capture Strong Petitions in Moun a taiii'i. Rome, Aug. 23.?Italian gains in the Dolomites Alps and on the Tyrol front are announced. Strong posi? tions have been captured at Monte Tofana and in the Travenanzes val? ley. Artillery duels are progressing around Gorlzia. RUSSIAN LOSS HEAVY. Continuing Attacks Without Gains. Vienna, Aug. 23.?The Russian at? tacks are unceasing, but have failed to make further gains', says an an? nouncement dated yesterday. Rus? sian losses were enormous in Galicla and Volhynia. All attacks were re? pulsed. PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED. Runs Into Rear of Wrecking Train at Erie, Pa. Erie, Pa., Aug. 23.?While running 50 miles an hour the New York Cen? tral Limited, No. 20, eastbound from St. Louis, jammed into the rear end of a wrecking train on the city limits. Several persons were injured and the engine was wrecked. British at Tliiepval Repulsed. Berlin, Aug. 23.?The British trying to encircle Thlepval were repulsed, it is announced. Bremen Left on the 14 th. New London, Aug. 21.?If the Ger? man submarine Bremen does not make this horbor soon, the corps o? newspaper men. photographers, health and customs officers and a few thou? sand citizens will be disappointed. The warehouse for the Bremen's cargo, which the Scott company built In II days, was completed today. Just a:? soon as the old whaler's pass word, "thar she blows," or the "Bremen I? off the light," is given, all hands and the cook will make a bee-line for their respective boats and head for Long Island sound at full speed. It was reported today that the Bremen left a German port on August 14. Russians Claim Successes on Last on i Front. Petrograd, Auk. 2:'..?Two more mountain heights on the Austrian frontier have been taken, it is an? nounced. Numerous Austro-German attacks were repulsed *outh ?>f Brody, The Germans have taken the offensive. PASSES ARMY MEASURE. PART OBJECTED TO BY WILSON IS REVISED. Railroad Representative* Impatient at Delay?One Moved to Call Gen? eral Strike. Washington, Aug. 23.?The senate repassed the army appropriation bill containing a revision of the articles of war. The provision objected to by President Wilson causing a veto last week was left out. Senator Under? wood led a lively light against the bill. The session of the Brotherhoods shows many delegates highly impa? tient over the delay. Thomas Dono? van, representing Boston and Albany employes, moved that all committee men go home and leave four big chiefs here to arrange a general strike. He withdrew his motion under pressure.. BRITISH HOLD TRENCHES. Attacks of Germans to Retake Lost Ground Fail. London, Aug. 23.?Two German counter attacks against the British in the Thiepval trenches were repulsed. The British hold all the ground re? cently won, despite desperate efforts j by the Germans to dislodge them. Sells Tobacco for Pleasing Price. Mr. R. A. Hewitt who is farming this year near Bannockburn, brought in his next to the last load of tobacco today and sold it for a good price at the Berger. He sold the storm wreck? ed tobacco for 11 cents a pound and the tobacco gathered before the storm at 25 cents. He was well pleased with results. Her will realize about $600 on three and a half acres of tobacco, but if the storm had not hit him, he would have made good money?about $300 an acre?on his crop.?Florence Commonwealth. - I I REVIVAL SERVICE CLOSED. Rev. W. A. Betts Wound up Series of Sermons at Salem School?Liberal Contribution for Salem Black River Contribution for Church at Gable. Salem, Black River. Aug. 23.?Rev. W. A. Betts closed his series of ser? mons at Salem school house Sunday night, with a sermon on personal evangelism?man's responsibility for his fellow-man. It was a strong ap? plication of the scriptural doctrine that every saved soul must show forth his salvation by striving to save oth? ers, and was calculated to put church members on the anxious bench. The congregations were good and attent? ive, and gave some token of their apreciation of Mr. Betts' efforts by making a good contribution to the building fund for the church at Ga? ble, j The young people's society of Chris* tian Endeavor started a Junior de? partment last Sunday which is inter? esting the children very much. It hag also begun a mid-week prayer meet? ing every Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. WOULD REMEMBER GENERAL SUMTER. "Citizen" Makes Plea That Sumter Place Memorial to "Game Cock" Chieftain in Parkway on Warren Street. *? 1 : t Editor The Item: : ' ( Some one has said: "Both justice and decency require that we should bestow on our forefathers an honora? ble remembrance." This "remem? brance" is eminently proper, to my mind, therefore I am asking for space in your columns to make a suggestion to the citizens of Sumter. I suggest that on the parked space now beirg left on Warren street a monument be placed. And because of the fact that this city and county bears the name of a gallant hero of the Revolution, I pro? pose that thi3 memorial be erected to Gen. Thomas Sumter. I suggest, therefore, that this mat? ter be brought to the attention of City Council, the county of Mais and the Daughters of the American Rev? olution and they form some plan for the erection of a fitting memorial on this space to Gen. Sumter. "Citizen." Aug. 17, 1916. Peaches on Apple Tree. J. N. Stricklin, editor of the Che raw Chronicle, has a peach tree and an apple tree growing close together at his home in Cheraw This year the apple tree is full of small apples but when the apples are opened they are all found to contain peach kernels; while the fruit on the peach tree has no kernels. This is a peculiar freak of nature and should be investigated by the State and national departments of horticulture. and reported to Luther Itu rha nks.- Pee I>ee Advocate,