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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.
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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,