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mm hot gift STATE BOARD SUSPENDS ORDER ISSUED TO CARRIERS. Exposed Juveniles From fu Precaution Again** lu? Paralysis ? Emergency Is Colombia. Oct. S.?8k otto we B. Flshborne. M. D.. city health officer, woo notified yesterday by J. Adams Hayna, II. IX, State health officer, of the nooponaion of the requirement that children under the age of II years submit health certificate? to ticket agmts of railroads when apply? ing for transportation. The order has noon in effect for several months, as n precautionary measure to check the spread of Infantile paralysis. The epidemic seems now to have abated and K is expected that with the in? ception of cold weather the disease will bo eliminated. The suspension of the requirement which has boon rigidly enforced, will avoid much inconvenience and de? my which has boon occasioned by the scouring of those certificates, and will also relieve the health officers of much extra work. SOOTH CAROLINIANS ON HUpB. With Those Ohio and Michigan El Paso, OoL I.?South Carolina goaronmen with those from Ken? tucky, Ohio und Michigan, number kxoj approximately 18,000 In nil, are ssnsiog n ft mile practice "hike" to fWt Soldon, N. M., which is expected In take II days to complete. The It noon comprising Tenth provision? al division began their second days' march nt sunrise today. With the ar? rival hero today of the Second and Third Infantry regiments. North Car* pHuo, National Guard, the contingent here from that Staate is complete, Ihn onvalry, ambulance and hospital onmmanda having arrived loot weak. The First, Third nnd Tenth infan? try, POniur/lvnnla National Guard, Witt leave for ML Oretna, Pa., soon %w no mustered out FAIR FlOtED FOR CLARENDON. Jtnnnai Event scheduled for in^If-rOroni if UtohxsWe: The itr, held mot fall, won such n that eevry one Is stim to strive for a still greater sue oaos this fall. At n recent meeting of the association reports were re? ceived from the various sections of the county and definite plans were adopted for the successful holding of the neat fair* Mueh Interest is being manifested nnd the indications are that the live stock, poultry, grain cover crop, vegetable and fruit de? portments will bo exceptionally full and atti active. The officers of the association elect? ed for this year are as follows: W. T. F. Sorot t, president; John O. Dink Ins, seer starr; B. c. Horton, treasurer; 6. A. Me Fid din, general superintendent. There h a progressive spirit wide? spread and growing In Clarendon county and such will be made mani? fest nnd unmistakable at the coming fair. Several local home demonstra? tion clubs have recently held highly Interesting and profltabe sessions un? der the guidance of Miss Katharine Richardson, the efficient and enthu? siastic county agent. The last and most elaborate of these was a com? munity fair held under the auspices of the Lessens chapel club at the homo of McDowell McFaddln In the Sammy Swamp section. It included a vast range of exhibits from house? hold work through successful garden? ing, dairying, fruit growing, bee keep? ing, grain production and cotton on to mule raising. Pier ?ng and instruc? tive addreeses were made by C. A. McFaddln, district farm demonstra? tion Sgsnt; C. C. Cleveland, of Win? throp college and J. R. Clark, county farm demonstration agent. This suc? cessful local event leads directly up to a grtater county fair. WAGE INCREASE GRANTED, Chleaco, Oct. 3.?Employers volun? tarily give 10,000 garment workers an eight hour day, without wage reduc? tion, aid sixty thousand packing house workers two and a-half cents an hour increase. FORI OCR SLAVE PRKAt HKS. Washington, Oct. S.?In connection with the 14th convention of former slaves t > bo held here beginning Oc? tober 25 and continuing to November 0, Robert E. Lee, a former slave Is to deliver a sermon. I<ee claims to bo 101 years of age end says he 11 ve? st Sumter. Arrangements are beim; made to bring htm here. The Rev Simon P. W. Drew, pastor of the church, Is completing arrangements for the convention. mm mn uns. PRESIDENT* 9 TERM SHALL RE FOUR YEARS. Decrees Issued by Do Facto President One Reestablishes Tribu? nals of Justice Throughout the Ro? public. Meiico CUy, Oct. 1.?Gen. Car jransa, the provisional president of Mexico, today issued a decree limit? ing the term of a president of the republic to four years and providing for reelection of the chief executive. This is to apply after the holding of the constitutional assembly and sub? sequent to the election of a president The decree provides that if a pres? ident dies the man who tills out his term shall not be eligible for elec? tion for another term until a period of four years has elapsed. The man to fill out the term of a president who dies or leaves office is chosen by I a two-thirds vote of congress if that legislative body is in session. If not. a permanent commission shall des? ignate the man until congress con? venes. Other decrees issued by Gen. der? ransa provide for the complete re establishment of tribunals of Justice throughout the republic". The gov? ernor of each 8tate ie ordered to ap? point magistrates and judges for the regular term. All those courts must I be in operutl?n by November 1. Heretofore only tho circuit courts I ana the courts of Justices of the peace have been in operation. Other c&ees were tried tefore military tribunals. ALLEGISS MUCK FRAUD. E. DaPro Says That Second Prl Residt Is Vitl* tod by Fraud. Editor The Sumter D&tly Item. Now that the elections are over a little about them will not be amiss. The primary wis adopted for , white men to settle their differences in a fair, honest and impartial man lies'. The one on the 29th of August was fair, but if the hundrede of af? fidavits In Columbia mean anything, from all ovef the Sta e and which the State executive committee would not I admit, the primary of! September 12th was one of the most corrupt ever held in the State In which money, whiskey, coercion, fraud and other ittona of law had a part. ^ It mat* not that tho violators of law hate the primary has outlived its day and the purposes for which it was adopted. A recourse to the general election will be the result to settle dif? ferences, for all law abiding men will not submit for party sake to such election practices. . Members of the State executive committee, who read those papers, refused to declare Mr. Manning the nominee for governor and so stated in the committee. There is no dis? grace attached to defeat, if the elec? tion Is honestly conducted, no more than if Wilson should be defeated by Hughes there would be any reflection on Wilson, or Hughes either if he should be defated. If the white people of the State ex? pect to stick together in elections they will have to treat each other fairly and honestly. Otherwise a split will be sure to come. All law abid? ing men will not submit and work with those who practice wrong meth? ods let the result be what it may. Fraud vitiates everything it touches. It looks to the writer that we are m bad state so far as party harmony is concerned. No use to say peace, peace, after what has been done and said In the press, for It Is the peace of Warsaw. JVE. DuPre. (Mr. DuPre is incorrect in stating that the executive committee of the state refused to receive Mr. Rlchey's affidavits. Mr. Rlchey did not of? fer them to the executive committee, but merely stated that he had them. Since then a Laurens paper ha? urgently requested Mr. Rlchey to publish those affidavits In Its columns and, after endeavoring for one week to secure them, Mr. Rlchey was forced to tell the editor of the paper, according to a statement made in Its editorial columns, that he had been unable to secure them. However, if Mr. DuPre has any evidence of fraud he should submit It to the grand jury in order that indictments may be brought against the guilty parties. If he has no evidence that he is willing to take before the grand Jury, then he should cease his cry of fraud, for he should not make charges that he cannot prove.?Ed.) JAP CABINET RESIGNS. Count Oktima Given Way to Ylcwonnt Kalo. Tokio, Oct. 3.?The entire Japanese' cabinet has decided to resign, follow? ing the retirement of Count Okuma. Viscount Kato will succeed Okuma. It Is believed now Okuma's retire? ment was forced to make room for a bolder national policy. PRESIDENT PLANS PROGRAM OP SPEECHES NOW ALMOST COMPLETE. Henry Ford, Automobile Manufactur? er, Tells Wilson He is Supporting Him Although Formerly Republi? can. Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 2.?presi? dent Wilson's campaign programme up to election day partly was com? pleted tonight at a conference he held with Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the Democratic National commit? tee. The president also discussed politics with Henry Ford, and Sec? retary of Treasury McAdoo. Arrangements were completed tor the president's trip to Cincinnati mak? ing four visits he will pay to jthe Middle West. He will speak in Cin? cinnati on October 26 under the-aus? pices of the City club. The president's speaking pro? gramme outlined tonight includes the following engagements: Omaha, Neb., October &; Shadow Lawn/ Oc? tober 7; Indianapolis, October ' 12; Pennsylvania day at Shadow Lawn, October 14; St. Louis and Ohto^oay at Shadow Lawn, October 17; Chicago, October 19; Farmers' day at Shadow Lawn, October 21; Cincinnati, Octo? ber 26. r'-$| In addition to these speaking en gaements i.he president will deliver an address at Shadow Lawn October 28 and will pay two visits \o ifcew York State on dates not yet selected. Mr. McCormick said tonight " that this programme will carry the presi? dent up to eelction day and that few if any additions will be made. Henry Ford remained with the pres? ident four hours and assured Mr. Wil? son that he was willing to do every? thing possible to bring about his elec? tion. He said he had made no plans for contributing to the campaign fund because he did not believe in sueh a course. "I think the office should seek the man, not the man the office." declared Mr. Ford. t , Secretary McAdoo who hid njj|frsd to make several political speej&hes, probably will not carry out hLsjplans because of public business necessitat? ing his presence in Washington*/; The president has almost ed the selection of the shipping' and the board created by com observe tho working of the elgl law for railroad employes, the members of the shipping probably will be Bernard BaVliamu And WHIUuu jpfttii San Francisco. ' H Mr. Wilson leaves hero tomorrow night for Omaha, going by way of Philadelphia and Chicago and reach? ing Omaha Thursday morning. Mrs. Wilson and Secretary Tumulty will accompany him. He will return here Saturday. Henry Ford reiterated to the-pres? ident that he was supporting him for reelection although a Republican in the past. Mr. Ford spent several hours with President Wilson and took lunch with him. Postmaster General Burleson, a caller at the executive offices today, declared he had been convinced by closely examining straw ballots and reading letters from all parts of the country that there was strong under? current for Mr. Wilson which waa gowlng in volume. The president was up before 6 o'clock this morning working on cor? respondence. He sent a message 1 of condolence to the family of Senator Clarke of Arkansas who died yester? day. / GOVERNOR NAMES DELEGATES. Fourteen Api*>lntcd to Represent State at Prison Association Meet? ing In Buffalo. Columbia, Oct. 4.?Gov. Manning lias appointed the following delegates to the annual congress of the Ameri? can Prison association to be held in Buffalo, October 7-12: The Rev. Hugh R. Murchison, Lancaster; Jo siah Morse, Columbia; W. J. White, Spartanburg; J. Elmore Martin, Char? leston; J. W. Wise, St. Matthews; P. L. Bethea, Clio; O. C. Scarborough, Summerton; J. M. Smith, Smoaks; A. K. Sanders, Hagood; J. B. Johns, Florence; A. T. Jamison, Greenwood; C. C. Geer, Greenville; Thomas E. Wise, Con way; W. C. West, Camden. P. OF VA. GETS $250,000. Donor Bequests That His Name be Withheld. Chnrlottesville, Va., Oct. 3.?Coinci? dent with the opening of the ninety third year of the University of Vir? ginia today announcement was made by President Alderman of a gift of $2.r?0,H00 to the university by a man who requested that his name be with? held. The sum, according to President Alderman, was made without solici? tation and was to bo used according to the discretion of the president. The student enrolment this year is 1,100. The principal address at the opening exercises today was made*tJy Representative Carter Class, his ^y^ Ject being "Financial Kroodom." SELECTING COTTON SEED. BEST WAY IS BY ACTUAL PICK? ING OF CHOP. Work is One Culling for Exercise of High Degree of Intelligence in Choice. Columbia, Oct. 3.?Having decided to select seed for next year, what is the first step to be taken? Go into the field before the first picking, or if this* can't be done, between the first and second picking, and select the stalks that come as near as possible to being perfect. It is desirable in selecting these stalks to have in mind the typical shape and general ap? pearance of the particular variety I from which we are selecting the seed, says Orange Judd Southern Farming. Having picked out the stalks the next step is to tie a big white string, preferably strings torn froi.i rags, so they may be wide enough to be easily seen. Then instruct pickers to leave these stalks severely alone when pick? ing. Then after the most of this cot? ton is open, go yourself and pick this [seed cotton. Or if your work Is on rtoo big a scale to do it all yourself, have some of your most careful hands to assist. It should be kept in mind I that this work requires some intelli? gence. Do not pick all bolls from these stalks, but only the best ones, the ones that are comparatively large and well open and whose locks stick fairly well in the bur. Do not pick bolls that I are near the top of tho stalk, or right I at the bottom, or at the tip of the I branches, because it Is likely that these are not'fully developed. Then, by no means pick any boll that isn't thor I oughly mature. j Do not select seed from any stalk that has this disease on it, and espec? ially do not select the boll that is af I fected with it. It is by selecting seed from healthy stalks that we can pur tially get rid of this trouble, j After the seed cotton is picked it should be put In sacks and these tied up so there will be no chance of be? coming mixed with the general pile of {cotton. When it is ready to be ginned. I it is desirable for thq owner or some person of intelligence to accompany it to the gin. Right here is whero a great deal of mixture of cotton seed occurs. As is well known, the cotton I gin, carries a big roll of cotton in it land it is entirely possible for the seed to become mixed with a man's cotton 1'WlfU IJlL'nedBd j ums at-*h% gtnr There? fore, ask the ginner to clean out this roll and run the gin several minutes before your cotton goes in. It will be worth while to pay the ginner 10 or even 20 per cent, more for ginning your seed cotton, if this is necessary, in order to get him to do it just like you wish it done. There is no question but this careful work will pay handsomely. INSPECTION OF MILK. Health Commission Declares There Will be No Relaxation in Rigid Methods Used. New York, Oct. 2.?In the face of a serious milk shortago in this city because of controversy between the Dairymens' league and individual dis? tributors, Health Commissioner Em? erson declared emphatically today there would be no relaxation in the rigid inspection of the supply by his department. Dr. Emerson's announcement was made at a conference attended by John J. Dillon, State commissioner of foods and markets, who has been empowered by members of the league to make contracts for its members and by the leading milk distributors of the city. Milk brought to the city from unusual sources will be subject? ed to a particularly severe Inspection, Dr. Emerson stated. Dr. Emerson declared reports re? ceived from inspectors for his de? partment indicated that about 76 per cent, of tho normal supply was re? ceived in the city today. Mr. Dil? lon asserted that by Thursday the dis? tributors would be receiving only about 15 per cent, of the 2,400,000 quarts usually received euch day. TWO KILLED ON C. & A. C. Foreman Doollttle and Switchman Mc Laurin Meet Death at Augusta. Augusta, Oct. 3.?Oliver P. Doolit tle, switch foreman, and Marlon R. McLaughlin, .switchman, of the C. & W. C. it. R? were killed on the belt line at 10 a. m. today, when a loco? motive tender, on which they were riding, overturned for some unex? plained cause. Greenville, Oct ?A true bill was returned against V. II. Cheshire, ed? itor of the Anderson Farmers' Trib? une, by the grand jury of the United States district court for the western district of South Carolina h?re tili afternoon, the allegation being that he sent or caused to be sent lewd, lascivious, obscene and filthy matter through the mails. COTTON CROP ICH DAMAGED STORMS AND INSECTS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED EX? PECTED YIELD. Loks of Three Million Dales During Growing Season, According to Fig? ures Given out by Department of Agriculture in Yearly Estimate. Washington, Oct. 2.?Storms and insect damage have wrought havoc with the cotton crop this year and caused a loss of almost 3,000,000, bales throughout the growing season. This year's crop will be approx? imately 11,037,000 equivalent 500 pound bales, according to the depart? ment of agriculture's forecast mde today, basing its estimate on the condition of the crop of September 25. In its first forecast of produc i tion made from conditions existing June 25, the quantity was estimated at 14,266,000 bales. The condition of the crop on September 26 was 156.3 per cent, of normal, which is the lowest condition on record for that time of the year. Cotton this year was planted on tho fourth largest acreage over re coded?35,054,000 acres. In 1011, when 36,054,000 acres were planted, the crop was 15,693,000 baler in 1913, when there were 37,08:?.000 acres, the crop was 14,156,000 bales, and in 1914, when the acreage was 36,832,000, the crop amountc 1 to 16,135,000 bales. Indications ar6 that this year's crop will yield only 156.3 pounds per acre compared with 207.7 pounds in 1911; 182 pounds in 1913 and 209.2 pounds in 1914. Condition and indicated area, yield, by Sttaes, follows: Sttaes. Condition Yield Acre Virginia.85 264 North Carolina. , .61 214 South Carolina . .53 175 Georgia.58 162 Florida.41 86 Alabama.36 94 Mississippi.40 114 Louisiana.36 154 Texas.63 154 Arkansas.. ....65 183 Tennessee . . .'.68 186 Missouri.67 255 Oklahoma.56 154 California.93 484 All other States ... ... In a statement issued today the re? porting board said: 'There was heavy deterioration in cotton again this month in the central cotton States Boll weevils in Texas, Arkansas, Ala? bama, Louisiana and Florida have taken a heavy toll, puncturing and destroying grown bolls to a larger ex? tent than ever before known. This Insect has, in addition, seriously dam? aged the crop in portions of Okla home, Georgia and Tennessee. Cater? pillars have injured the late cotton Jn southern Texas and eastern Flor? ida. Cool nights caused a cessation of fruiting and the plant shed its fruit considerably in the northern portion of the cotton belt. "There is considerable late cotton in the Carolinas and some in north? ern Georgia which will need a late killing frost to reach anything like full maturity. "The weather during the month was very favorable for gathering the crop and the high prices prevailing for both cotton and the seed caused the farmers in all parts of the South to rush gathering and ginning, and there has been a much larger per? centage of the crop put through the gins than usual at this time of the year. In southern Mississippi and Alabama, where the crop is practical? ly a failure, one picking got the crop, the average in many counties being a bale to the mule or less. Over the en? tire cotton belt the crop this season hu.s been rapidly picked and there is less cotton remaining in the fields than usual at this time of the year. The picking season will average two or three weeks early." Farmers are receiving for thti;- cot? ton at this time higher prices than havo been paid since 1872. In that year the average paid was 16.5 cents, in 1871 prices paid averaged 17.1 cents and in 18 69, 16.5 cents. The demoralization of the cotton market soon after the outbreak of the Euro? pean war caused a violent break in prices. On August 1, 1914, farmers were being paid 12.4 cents a pound for their cotton and l?y November 1 the price had fallen to 6.3 cents a pound. A comparison of prices being paid to farmers on the first of each month during the last three years is Interesting, Following Is a table giv? ing the average prices. Month 1916 1915 1914 January.11.4 6.6 11.7 February .11.5 7.4 11.? March .11.1 7.1 12.1 April .11.6 S.l U,f May .11.6 1.1 12.2 June .12.2 S.6 12.1 July .12.5 6.1 12.4 August .12.6 8.1 12.1 September _14.6 6.6 s.7 October . 11.6 7.S November . 11.6 6.1 December . 11.2 fi.s IMPROVEMENTS it 1C. 1. contract let pgr WOU on passenger station and grounds. Yard Will Ik* Connoted and Sheds Win be Breotod ever Tracks ks sta? tion Yard?Brick Pavement Will be Laid in Bear of Building?Track?) Being Rearranged. In a letter to the managing secre? tary of the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce received yesterday from J. R. Kenly, president of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad comp; ny, regarding the long promised improvements of that railway system's passenger station id Sumter, President Kenly says: "The track men are now rearrang? ing the tracks, contracts have been let for concrete platforms and walkways, contracts have also been let for the steel work in the cross sheds, and changes in the interior of the building are also being loobed after. On ac? count of the diflicuKy in getting struc? tural steel, I am at raid it will be sev? eral months before the necessary ma? terial for the eres; sheds will be re? ceived. The Coast Line Railroad company has also arranged with city council for paving its grounds in front of the passenger station connecting with Telephone street w hich will be paved i with vitrified brick or concrete pav? ing. When the Coast Ane company com? pletes its plans for depot enlargement and the beautifiying of its already pretty and extensive park and pas ' senger station grounds Sumter will have perhaps the prettiest passenger station surroundings in South Caro? lina. The ladies PI the Sumter Civic League and the city council are co? operating with the Atlantic Coast Line company in making the passenger station and surro inding streets and grounds as attractive as possible. -y $2,000 BLAZE AT MANNING. Mrs. M. E. Walker's Home Burned Insurance $1,500. Manning, Oct. 2.?The home of Mrs. M. E. Walker, situated In the eastern edge of Manning, wa3 totally destroyed by fire at 11.30 this morn? ing. The building was a story and a half structure and was worth about $2,000. There was $1,500 insurance. The fire started upstairs by some un? known means. The furnitu-e and other household ?ffectA were practf--. cally all saved. The house was oc? cupied by Mrs. W ilker and her son, Sinkler F. Walker and his wife. TWO "BREMEN'S" CAPTURED. Third Coming to United States, Says Belgian Captain. Galveston, Oct. 2.?Two German merchant submarines named Bremen have fallen into the hands of the En? tente Allies and a third bearing the same name now is en route to the United States, according to Capt. H. Van Schoonbeck, of the Belgian steamer Elizabeth Van Belgle, which arrived today from Barry. Capt. Schoonbeck declares that one of the merchant submarines was captured by the British ar d the other by the French. He said lie learned this from good authority in France, but declined to name the port to which the cap? tured ships were liken. INTEREST IX ROUMANIA. Invasion of Bulgi ria by Ron man la Centres Attention on Tliat Front. London, Oct. 3.?War interest cen? ters today in the Roumanian theatre. Sofia admits the Roumanian invasion of Bulgaria and p omiscs vigorous de? fensive measures. It is believed the Roumanians are trying to strike Von Mackensen's army in rear compelling his retirement from Dobrudja. Gen. von Falkenhayn s pressing forward at Rothenthum P.tss, and brings on a violent action. Ki val aeroplanes raid? ed the German a irodome near Brus? sels. One British machine was lost. SOUTHERN TRIP IN NOVEMBER. MciuIhts of 1'nrn Loan Board De? cide to Wait Until After Election*. Washington, Oct. I.?Announce? ment was made here today at the offices of the fa m loan board that the members of the board will begin their trip South November 10, it be? ing desired not to undertake this trip until after the elections are held. It was also stated t'iat positively only one city in each of the States desir? ing to secure a farm loan bank will be visited, this being the State capi REMEDY POR BOLL WEEVIL. Department of Agriculture Announce* DtgCOVery of Remedy Sought for Twelve Years. Washington. Oct. ?After twelve years investigation, the agricultural department announces the discovery of a method of destroying the TflVH weevil. The method has been scent until further experimenting.