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rums Mimi mmii OrmiD OPPORTUNITY OF BET PRICKS FOi. COTTON BY CO-OPKRATION WITH CHAMBER C P COM* MBRC1S. ry Rcardon Calls Attention to off Intercut and Cooperation Off FOroaera off County In Effort* for Their Better ment ? Cotton Grader Should be Secured. Referring to the nuggeetlon in the Sumter Doily Item of last Saturday that Sumter county should have a cot? ton selling association, and an ex? pert government co.ton grader such as are being used by 8* Matthews end Orangeburg. Bereu. Rear don said today that this matter has been agUated among the farmers by the members of the 8umtor County Farm? ern4 Union, and by a number of 8um tor's business men. He accepted the Dolly Item's suggestion about getting Cungi snsfnnn Lever to assist and im? mediately wrote Mr. Lever asking his The matter has been Uken up with Congressman A. P. Lever, president J. Prank Williams, off the Sumter Conn to Farmers' Union, itfr. B. W. Dabbs, off Urn Sumter Comity Partner* Un? ion, and ex-president of the state Farmers' Union, and lending supporter off sesnnlsatlon among the farmers for IntoPtnsnt and business-like market m#j, off cotton, and U the farmers de? sire any kind of an aseoelatlon to help thorn to gee the highest possible prloes far jetton the Sumter banks and Bum ' tor Chnmber off Conimeroe are ready now. em they have always been to hoth eot the Carmen? of Semter, Lee, Cmrondon, Kersheu. Calhorns and other oountles wtthit Bumtcr's trade territory. The Sum .er Chnmber of hh?hisfiis la now trying to onranise tnd far seers for cooperative ootton nmrketlng and for marketing other frhnoota. ho are officers of the Sum? ter County Farmers' Union. ' *<Ohe of the greatust difficulties we Men to contend with," said Secretary khardon, "la the giant Indl&Vrenoe nh4 lack of orgnnlnuton ssiong the overwhelming majority of cotton pro dnoere and farmers generally. The termer don't appear to take any Stent tater net In organ Ising or wt rklng 4ov their own interest), or In cooperat? ing, with organised, ? If orts in their expert. President Reiser imter Chamler of Commerce, id the secretary viilted hundreds off tore t<? try to Interest them In go Ihn* into Dm cream routes. We called two croani route mm tings In Sumter and a sou l three fi.rmere attended these meetings. Local tanks of Sumter offered to lend money for buying dairy cows, Harby, m Co. offered 1500 without in? terest. 0. U Kraam ff offered $100 without interest, and on top of those two generous offers the Sumter Chamber of Commerce had the guar? antee of the Sumter banks that as much as 11.000 would be loaned to farmers at reasonable rates of Inter? est with which to buy dairy cows. But one application was nade for any of this money. The Sumtes Chamber of Commerce offered a lonus of $10 a month to help the bt tter fat collector on the first rotite. Tot with all that done we haven't been able to In? terest enough far me s to start even a partial cream route In this county. Too may call meeting after meeting of Sumter county farmers, and we have called many moetlngs, and had government diversification, cream reute and creamery, fertiliser and live stock experts here to talk to the farmers, and the large majority of farmers showed that they weren't in? terested by their luck of attendance of these meetings. Right after the European war start? ed about six big county meetings were held under Chamber of Commerce as piece to organise cotton holding as? sociations, and to organise for diver stflcatlon of crops. Those six meetings had big crowds of farmers when the conditions look? ed serious. But as com as cotton got back to ten cents a pound or more, and the money market eased up the farmers became Indifferent about or? ganisation or associated efforts. Semter pays as murh for cotton as any cotton market In South Carolina; that has been prove 1 and can be proved again. But If a government grader is needed, and I believe an ex? pert cotton grader wl I prove of val? ue, and so will a cotton selling usho < istton. why the Sumter merchant?* and bankers will help out the cot? ton producers because what helps the farmers certainly hel|? every Sumter t*snk end other business establish? ments. But the leading and Influen? tial farmers of this county should come to the front and help the Cham? ber of Commerce organise, or try to organise the farmers, then use the Hurneer hanks and th? Hi'mter Cham TELLS HOW 10 MARKET COTTON CONGRESSMAN IiEVElt SHOWS BETTER METHODS IN AD? DRESS TO CALIIOVN COUNTY FARM? ERS. Great Benefit Derived From Having Expert Grader Supplied by Gov eminent?Cotton Marketing Asso? ciation Formed. St. Matthews, Sept. 22.?At a meet jing held here yesterday addressed by Congressman Lever and participated in by a number of cotton producers, it was decided to form a cotton mar? keting association at this place. The Iassociation is to have an expert fur*! I nlshed by the government, whose I work and services are to bear no I burden upon the patrons of the as? sociation save small Incidentals. Congressman Lever went fully into I the matter of the marketing of cot? ton in an Intelligent way. He pref? aced his remarks by showing that I the cotton producer is almost helpless when he goes to market and offers for sale the product of his labor. That I the producer Is a heavy loser simply because of Ignorance of the value of his cotton was shown. He stated that I the average buyer of cotton was no expert and could be depended upon to grade egg? with as much precision as I ha graded the cotton he sold, and that (man/ buyers graded low upon their bids in order to protect themselves upon a resale on the markets. I If an official expert grader were on I the spot, said Mr. Lever, the seller would not lose the difference between I actual value on the quotations of the [day and the price paid presumably on I those quotations. That many man I are, lining tholr pockets In this way Iwiuj a suggestion thrown out to the I audience. Mr. Lever explained the appropria? tion of $10,000 by congress for the I purpose of establishing a proper sys? tem of standard grades in connection with the bureau of marketing. In ad? dition to this, there Is now pending a bill which'will establish a board of arbitration, which will settle differ? ences by expert graders. The congressman stated that if the people desired it. the government would send to this place an expert I cotton grader. He said that legislation was pending whloh he felt sure would I be enacted at the coming session of I congress, .whereby a proper method Iff co-optration between the State and federal warehouses could be maintain l^^'-hi^ eatton* whloh has BaCpie^SS9sed ?EP See^Htes. Mr. Lever appeared well satisfied with legislation which had been en? acted by the recent congresses in re? gard to agricultural products and was especially proud of the bureau of mar? keting and distribution which he U sure will prove a boon to producers. He seemed satisfied that the day is not long off when the producer can take his goods to town and with the as? sistance of the information furnished by the government, together with the advantages which these bureaus will give him, demand full value for that which he offers Instead of going beg? ging some one to buy at humiliating prices. At the conclusion of his address an association was formed with J. E. Wannamaker. president, and J. C. Redmoo. secretary and treasurer. This was Mr. Lever's first trip to this place in many months. He was accompanied by D. 8. Murph, secre? tary to the committee on agriculture of the national house. Mr. Murpn presided today. Although he has just emerged from a long hard congress, Mr. Lever looks well and seems anx? ious to get Into the work assigned him in the national campaign. BREAD PRICE INVESTIGATION. Washington, Sept. 26.?The Federal trade commission Is seriously concern? ed over reports of actual increases in bread prices In various parts of the country. The apparent certainty of a nation-wide Increase in food prices made it clear to the federal authori? ties that consideration of the prob? lem must be hastened. The commis? sion reassembles next week to take up the bread situation. Commissioner Davles announced that the whole problem will be taken up and a solu? tion sought. Federal district attorn? eys are reporting the actual ad? vances in their districts. The simil? arity of the advances' in different cities creates the belief that the anti? trust law may be violated. r NORWEGIAN SHIP SUNK. Madrid, Sept. 26.?The Norweslan ship Burjord has been sunk off the Spanish coast The crew of twenty three was saved. Yes Till Rot seven orders in one, nv far as Atlanta, and he sells them as far south as Jacksonville. Flu., and a far north as Philadelphia. Come in and see these orders if some of you douhteiH. doubt it.?Advt. her of Commerce to the greateHt pos sible extent in carrying out the Inton tlons of the farmers' association. mm lines mm. BRITISH AND FRENCH DELIVER SMASHING BLOW ON SOMME, Six Miles of German Trenches Captur? ed?Several Important Strategic Towns Taken from the Germans? Combles Almost Surrounded.*ond French Ncorlng Pcronnc. London, Sept. 25.?Attacking aim ultaneously on an arc of 15 miles, running from Martinpuich to the Somme, the British and French forces have delivered another smashing bjow ion the Geraten lines and pushed for? ward their positions for notable gains. From Martinpuich to Combles a distance of sl:c miles the British have driven in their wedge to a depth of more than a mile and captured ?V the attack the iriportant strategic towns of Les Boeufs and Morval, the latter a scant mile ncrth of Combles. To the French fell the town of Rancourt, two miles east, and the out? skirts of Freslcourt, one mile north? east of Combles. In addition, trenches near Freglcourt, In the vicinity^ of Bouchauvesnos and to the south from the vicinity cf tho Canal du No^aj to the Somme were taken. The capture of Morval by the Brit? ish and of part of Freglcourt hjjijthe French apparently seals the fatp of I Combles, which the Germans ityve determinedly held for weeks despite the violent a .tacks thrown against it. jThe defenders of the virtually hhr reunded town have left to thonVd'of escape only the valley, a mile in width, running north-northeas^ifmd In the traversing of which they ittUBt come under .he guns of the British and, French respectively from Morval and the vicinity of Freglcourt. Another nc table step In their hp preach upon Peronne is marked In the capture by the French of trenches In the Canal du Nord region. ;? Except in France, there have been no important engagements on any of the various fronts. Berlin reports the repulse of Russian attacks ? in Volhynia, Gallcia, and the Carpa thians. Petrograd still is silent as to the operations on the Eastern ftont, bu,t unofficial advices say tho Rus? sians have b<gun a new offensive on a large scale In the hope of pujtijmg; down the counterattacks of the &en tons arid piercing their front before winter sets in. The Roumanians still are jgllng for supremacy over the. \onlo uilies In v.e Ssurduk ai - et Ahe ncoordinir to tacks have b wn repulsed^^ojp f;^ In the Macedonian campaign^ Con? tinued report) of successes for ^.the entente allies come from their Vari? ous war chancellories. West r. of Fiorina, the Russians have captured a hill from the Bulgarians; the Ser? vians have crossed the frontier Into, their own ccuntry and reached a position nort i of Kreusograd, while the French northeast of Fiorina have penetrated the outskirts of Peteral. The British to the north of Lake Tahinos on the eastern end of the battle line, also repprt an advance, but Berlin says that all their at? tacks were repulsed. Aside from the capture by the Ital? ians of an important mountain peak on the Trentlio front, only bombard? ments have taken place In the Austro Itallan theatre. ? Notwithstanding the loss of two Zeppelins In en air raid on eastern England Saturday night, the Germans Monday night again returned to the attack with airships and dropped bombs in the northern* and north midland coun.ies. BRITISH TAKE COMBLES. London, Sept. 26.?The British have entered Combles, achieving one of their most important Somme victor? ies. The German resistance was des? perate. Manning Giants Negro Repriece. Columbia, Sept. 23.?Gov. Manning today granted a reprieve to Ben Lan don, a negro, convicted In July of murder In Beaufort and sentenced to be electrocute! September 29. The purposo of the reprieve is that the case of Landen may be reviewed by the State boatd of pardons. The new date of electrocution is November 29. Just write Till, Sumter, that's all. Everybody knows Till, even the post? master and he will send you a cata? log of the $181? piano.?Advt. Washington, Sept. 25.?Slight in creases in the sick rate of both Na? tional Guard and regular troops on the Mexican border are shown In a report today to the war department. For the week ending Sept. 16, the guard sick percentage was 2.13, as compared with 1.91 for the week pre? ceding. That of the regulars was 2.63 igalnst 2.15. -1 The editor el this paper saw an order from Atlanta to Till for a piano this week. W iy, l>ec;>use Till sell, 'em for less.?Advt. WILSON IN BALTIMORE. PRESIDENT TELLS GRAIN DEAL? ERS* CONVENTION Of NEW ERA. Address at Baltimore, Almost Devoid of Politics, Chief Executive 1'oiuts Out Bright Promise Held by Future ?Legislation Opens Way. Baltimore, Sept. 25.?President Wilson delivered a speech almost de? void of politics before the National Grain Dealers* convention here today. Discussing ways In which American I commerce can bo expanded, ho told an audience of 3,800 people that through the new tariff commission, the trade commission, the federal reserve act, the shipping bill and similar measures he expected busi? ness men In this co'intry to open a new era for the nation, "The purpose of legislation in the Immediate future In this country," Mr. Wilson declared, "is going to be to remove all ingenious constructions and make perfectly clear what the liberties as well as what the restric? tions of trade are In this country." Every effort was made by the pres? ident to keep the visit to Baltimore non-partisan, but when he entered the Lyric theatre for his speech he was greeted with a four minute dem? onstration which kept him bowing again and again. A band playing "Dixie" and other popular tunes add? ed to the din of the cheering and handclapping. The theatre was pack? ed with grain dealers from all parts of the country and their friends and many visitors wero turned away. The president spoke emphatically and several exclamation points, usually missing In his addresses, were found in the official copy of his speech. COMMISSION FORM STANDS. Columbians Refuse to Make Change *> in Government. % .7 i v Columbia, Sept. 26.?Columbians by a vote of four to one today refused to recall the commision form of govern? ment. The vote was 1,009 to 258. *The opponents to the system did not carry a single ward in the city. The vote was less than the number of pe? titioners asking for the election. ELEVEN TRAWLERS SL'NK. London, Sept. 27.?German subma rines are more active in the Nortb sea. Scarborough dispatches today reported the destruction of eleven Columbia, Oct. 27.?John & Mc Laurin, State warehouse commissi? > m - er told the executive committee of the State Warehouse association, When requested to come to their session last night after they had taken action up? on his contemplated resignation, that he would comply with their request and remain in the position which ho holds. The committee met in Co? lumbia last evening on the cull of the secretary of the association, John K. Aull. Mr. Aull is private secretary to Mr. McLaurtn. Fire in Chicago. Chicago, Sept. ,21.-?Fire from an explosion of gasoline destroyed a ga? rage with one hundred automobiles. The loss is estimated at $150,000. Gc?AM] Coming Home on Vacation. Washington, Sept. 27.?Secretary u| State Lansing announced today that permission had been Riven Ambassa* dor Gerard at Berlin to come home on his vacation. link Business Itests Modern commercial banking facili? ties; resources adequate to every business need; the individual ser? vices of an alert, efficient organi zition are at the disposal of our c^ery patron. Interested attention on the part of our Officers is assured at all times. A cordial invitation is extended to progressive business men to call and investigate this broad, helpful commercial service. The National Bank of Sumter, "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" WHETHER A CUSTOMER OR A PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMER We Cordially Invite you to Inspect the Following Lines Now and During the Fashion Show Coat Suits in Poplin, Serge, Broad Cloth and Velour from $12.50 to $42.50 Sport Coats from $5 00 to $12.50. Plush Coats from $20.00 to $35.00. Long Wool Coats from $6.00 to $18.00. A big line of Children's Coats. 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