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nwmn son* vnom simmertow. _ Crop to Verj 4ort, Although vikm m fat Far I tetter Condition mm <HHW FtWee- -Electric Light Install* d. 8u muter too. Oct. 6.-80 far as the weather condition. th? looks of the cotton neide, swamp, ate, ts concern? ed tt really looks an though this might be the first of November In? stead of October; It Is a real fact that the moot of the cotton crop Is out and marl eted. and very tew cotton seed hare been carried hick horne this year for higher prlcea as those who could hold them were satisfied at the market price, and of course those who almost were compelled to let their cotton and seed so sold are sat hnltl at what the merket has boon this roar. And while only about 1.600 bales of cotton aavo boon ginned here end probably 2,600 marketed sA this place, from reports this section of this county, as wett as other sections ln> this itate it far better off than many other places. *or it is a cer? tainty that this Immediate section has mad? 6t per cent, of sn average crop, whlt.? there are other \ laces that have not made oven M per cent, of an aver? age crop. No doubt In some of these p tie so where the crope have been so short the average mat is rather blue of the proepoehJ and while It to cer? tainly discouraging; we cannot afford to glvo up, and say no cannot make good hat wt must shtvel la the coal and got on n good hoed erf water, jn-otoam dp otr energise and poll for ^awotbotj crop. And theji another trou hlo wttjh that country to that wo do? pend tan much on the one crop prop? osition, and the sooner ws learn that there la Store fhsvn cot) on that we can snake merry out of thi sooner we will And thsjt this country tdll be in much hotter shape financially and otherwise. There- to no reason why this county shook*4 not grow twice the amount of tobacOo It does, and thsre ts plenty of mod adapted to truck mowing In this county, and why not I Wire. say. three money crops the year as follows, first, truck; second, tobacco, and third, cotton. At lnot tie engine lor the electric plant has reached this city and ttu fotaVare hard at work completing th wiring nnd thotallthg lha machinery, and we hope to have light now soon, and when the general election comes off wo will make the III hts wink three PA Ifce Hon. Wood row Wilson it And then wo want good anyway to" some people te1?noattw4at tv the dark now hV dnywny, f,>r there ts s grosh dans of talk about supporting the nominee or nomine?to of the Dem? ocratic party, but your "Uncle Kub" no reason why people should b< Didn't everybody support the nominees In ltll and 1114? ACCUSED OF ASSAULT. rj?dhr Very norWnv ggnrtanburg, Oct. ?.?Willian. Johnson, a whftd man. 41 years of ago, was arrested, at Cc wpeus. in tbh coaaty. today by Cot stable 8. M Henry, on a warrant iworn out by atagi?trato K. Potter, charged with attempted criminal aaea itt on a white woman employed as housekeeper In one of the homes In C't wpena. John eon was remanded to Jail where he wtll await trial. The cries of the wo? man, tt is alleged, frightened htm off and wh*n> no loft she wsnt to tin snogtntrate and had the warrant CAVGHt A FT EU MA VY YEA It**. YaSoe, WantecT In !*ewberr> Marder, to Heid at Columbia, Oct. 7.?Oov. Manning issued requisition papers yesterday on Uov. Trammel! 0/ Florl??a for the re? turn to Newberry county of Marshall Vance, who has been wanted In that county 1* years for the killing of his wlfo. The negro has tven arrested and Identified at FemamJna. Fla. It* quest for the papers was made by Cannon O. Bleaae. sherlT of Newber? ry county, who hoe gont for the pris? oner. THE DEADLOCK BROKEN. 1 leite?s* Agree fo RessoonMe Plan for Pordnr Prottrtkm. Atlantic City. Oct. 7.?The dead? lock between the American and Mot lean commissioners sat broken at li mt when the Mexican representative* agreed to formulate a plun for bordei protection without Insisting on the withdrawal of American troops. The tentative plane will be sent to Wash? ington for approval before entering Into a fin it agreement The United gtatea Is to furnish the hrunt of tin patrol. Co ha it gins net 1 fmrn Agromwr. Norfolk. Oct. 7.-The Cuban steamer, Faloma. from New fork to Cuba, went ashore off the North Caro? lina eoaat. Much cotton ha* been tggtfng |gj town this week. M<>V KM EN'* TO RAISE $78,000. Members First Hap list CLurch, An? derson, Plan to Improve College ami Church. Anderson. Oct. 6.?Eighty business men, members of the First Baptist church, have organised and started a movement to erect a third dormitory ?for Anderson College, at a cost of 935,000. The college Is tided to ca? pacity and the additional dormitory will be ready for nextj ses.don. This same body of men also start? ed a movement for enlarging the Sun? day school rooms of the First Bap? tist church at a cost of (20,000, build a personage to cost $S,000 and Install a new organ In the church at a cost of 95,000. This church has .he largest membership of any church In ttie State, regardless of denomination. Dr. Jut). E. White hi the pastor. SEES HOW FARMERS MEET PEST. South Carolina Commission Inspect** Planting Operations lu Louisiana Reit. Monroe, Ia., Oct. 6.?Gov. Man? ning of South Carolina, with a party of South Carolininns and experts from the department of agrlculturo, today inspected cotton farming und or boll weevil conditions around Mon? roe. Tomorrow the party will go tu Tallutah, Dot, and from there to Vtcksburg, Miss. The party came to Louisiana to study cotton .growing, storase and marketing and the meth? ods used to meet the boll weevil situ? ation. NATIVE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEAD. Col. David G. Mt In tosh Passes Away Sudden", y in Baltimore. Baltimore, Oct. 6.?Col. Davhl Gregg Mclnto.di, one of the most dis? tinguished lawyers of Maryland, and a famous Confederate soldier, die.; suddenly this evening at his home ut Towson, of acute indigestion. He is survived by his widow, who was >diss Virginia Johnson Pcgram. daughter of Gen. James W. Pegrf m, of the Confederate army; by a son .David G. Mclntosh, a member of the Maryland house of delegates, and on* daughter, Mrs. William Waller Mor? ton, of Richmond, Va. Col. Mclntosh was born s.t Society Hill, S. C., in 1836. Both Ida pater? nal and maternal ancestors llgured In the Revolutionary >yar. lie scrv throughout the* War Between? the States In the Confederate army and was a close friend of Jefferson Da? vis. -) CARTER GETS VERDICT, $5,000. After Trial Lasting Two Days Jury He turns Vet diet for Plaintiff. Orangeburg lines and Democrat. The Jury returned a verdict for Hv< thousand dollars, and Cunts, In th? eses of A. T. Carter vs. the Atlant; Coast Line Railroad company. Tin case 1. "ted several dnys, und Involved the question us to whether or not th railroad company had been negligent in not lighting up Its premises sutli clently. Curtei, it will be remember? ed, was attack*d by a robber and se? verely wounded last January while he was working as night agent at thai depot. The plaintiff maintained that the failure of tho company to have I light burning contributed to the in Jury, and was vhe cause of It, while the railroad company . hold that the Injury was tho act of a public enemy. It Is considered likely that the case will go higher, probably Into United states Courts, upon appeal, as the circumstances of the case bring 11 under the federal regulations con teeming the liability of employers. Jake Black, a Sumter negro, who was one of these who escaped fron, the Surnter county Jail, was the ne? gro who assaulted Mr. Carter, soor. after his escape from Wt?rc. He to now on the < >r inu'eburg county gang serving u sentence, with several oth? er charges beln? held there and In Barnwell county against him. gl BOOH as he is releases from his present sen tence. hoy kills BROTHER Tragic Accident In the Itiman Section Bpartanburg, <>et. ?;. A 1 year old *on of James PfUltt, a White Pia I who lives in the Innian section Of tbi ?ounty, accidentty shot and killed hi 14 year obi brother ye t i la; v, Ith ft shotgun. The i.ov ami his brother were playing with the gan which th bought was empty when it necldently ui.'M'h.irKed. Meal of the load took ef feet In the olde ?? boy's head, parts ??l whhh were blown entirely away Coroner J. s. Turner was summon* ? ut no coroner's Inquest was held Si it was not thought to be necessar; under the circumstances, One Killed, Two Mint in Auto Wrcei Pittsburgh. <>et. 7. Mrs. J, F Wood was killed and her hu: band nm! laughter were Injured when nn (lilt plunged Into ? tfttk here today. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOIFS. A 1016 County 1 air Will bo Held In Sumter?Men, Women, Hoys ami Cirls, City ami Country, Must Work Together fur The County Fair. A "S' *on Pure, Gamecock Fair," Plenty of Qood Attractions, and Ev? erybody There." With a little of everything that goes to make a county fair. Some fun and u varied line of attractions, some educational, some amusing, all wholesome, clean and Instructive but a county fair pure and simple, some? thing to interest the old, middle aged, and the young, that is the kind of a county fair Sumter county is going to pull off somewhere along about the third week in November, regardless of whether cotton sells for ilfteen or fifty cents per pound. Several of the committee members have put their heads together, and all agreed unanimously upon the above remarks which represent the sentiment of the committee, boiled dOWlli been use it would require a Special edition of this paper to rec >rd and report all that each and ev ?ry one Of ths committee agreed up m and said. It wasn't a regular committee meeting either, Just a kind of Infor? mal conference before the general committee vis called together next Tuesday to arrange for the county air. The meeting of the committee was put Oft yesterday on account of the leath of the late lamented Mr. Wlll 11am B. Boyle, former chairman of the County Fair Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, and a mem? ber of the special committee to ar? range for the 191G Sumter -County fair. On next Tuesday afternoon, October 10th, there will bo a general meeting of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and of tho Retail Dealers' Associa? tion. ? Several matters of importance will be up for consideration, the chief topic of discusion being the 1?1C county fair. Sumter county can put up a first class exhibition of agricultural prod? ucts, live stock, poultry, home-made fruits, vegetables, and other kinds of home demonstration urticles from about thirty-five: rural and city school domestic science clubs and * women's home demonstration clubs, boyu' pig and corn clubs, and from hundreds of up-to-date farms, ___ The manufacturing plants of Sum ? t tor county can put on an exhibit that will pleasantly surprise the natives r>s well as the thousands of visitors we oxpect to have here during fair week When Sumter county and Sumter dty bunch together the "made in lumter county" commodities thut are raised, grown, manufactured wlth n the limits of the "Greater Game .?ck City and County" it will be worth traveling many miles to see. All that is needed for this city and county to put up one of the most in? teresting and educational demonstra? tions Is for the men, women, boys and girls of Sumter city and Sum* or county to mako up their minds to have a 1 1G fall county fair. And Mr. H. L. Tisdale phoned "E. I. R." the other day, as the Irishman said: Said he, "We are going to havo a county fair, if there is no one there but you and I." But they will not be the only two Sumter county Game? cocks or thoroughbred hens either, for that mutter, at the coming fair. If Sumter's business men will awakes before they fall out of bed and go out to the meeting next Tuos lay afternoon, there will be something doing in the county fair line. Every progressive county in this Sttae except Sumter county has some kind of a fall festival or county fair every year, Sumter is no more of a religious or highly moral crowd than iny other South Carolina county, and he people of those counties which have annual recreative festivals and airs are just as rollgtOUS and as good is Sumter county people. : ter county people are just like ither people in other counties. They ere golna to have some recreation and onie Inn OVOry year, and give their families an outing. If .- imtcr doesn't provide the amusements, Columbia, ?rangeburg, Darlington, Florence, Charleston and other progressive cities will. ELECTRIC CHAIR ACCIDENT. Execution Halted at Sing Slug by Breaking of Wire. Osslnlng, x. v.. Oct, 7.?Despite the pleas ??i Warden Osborne and prominent bankers, Thomas Bamhrlek was electrocuted at Sing Sing tidy morning for murdotinK ?borge Dap? ping, a New Yoi k policeman, A Tiiesome Incldont marred the execu? an, A wir. brOke at the fust shock nd the electrocution was halted un? ? repull could be made. Commander of Moowc killed. London, Oct, 7. Count von Dopns tchlodlen, the commander of the Herman commerce raider Moewe, was killed by a shell on the Western front. TRANSPORT OF ALLIES SUNK. Submarine Sinks the Fraiiconla, Cun ari Liner?No Troops Aboard at the Time. London, Oct. 6.?The Cunard line steamer Franconia has been unk, according to Lloyds. The admiralty announced that the Cunard steamer Franconia, employed for transport duty, was sunk In the Mediterran? ean yesterday by an enemy submarine. The steamer had no troops aboard. Twelve men of the crew of 302 are missing. Was Vessel of Size. The Franconia, which was being used as a British transport, according to admiralty announcement, was a vessel of 18,160 tons gross, and was built in 1910. Her maiden voyage was between Liverpool and Boston in February, 1911. The Franconia was 625 feet long, seventy-two feet Wide and displaced 25,000 tons. When she was built she was considered one of the most comfortable steamers of the Cunard line. The vessel was nick-named the "Bath Ship," inas? much as she had more bathrooms and showers than the Mauretania, this equipment being Installed for the ben? efit of passengers bound for long cruise to the Mediterranean. The steerage of the Franconia was con? sidered the best appointed of any steamer carrying third-class passeng? ers. The last previous reOort of the Franconia in June, 1915, announced that she had besn chartered to car? ry British troops to the Dardanelles. AFTER SOUTH CAROLINA LINES. Lumber Mutuals Said to Be Accept? ing Business at Less Than Former Schedule. Insurance Herald-Argus. Brokers are said to be getting the largest share of the cotton mill busi? ness in South Carolina and that It Is being placed In outelde companies. The various lumber mutuals, however, are handling a considerable portion of the business at a reduced rate from former schedule. Expiration on many mills are due this fall and all avenues for coverage are being used, although It Is said that there Is dim cutty in placing complete lines. The South Carolina companies arc getting some of the business and the dozen or more admitted companies are taking their Capacity on preferred lines. There is much unprotected property, however, that is feeling the Insurance "famnfer" ELEVATOR FALLS; TWO HURT. Each Man Suffers Fracture of Both Legs When Hoist Cable Breaks. Columbia; Oct. 7.?Two employes of the Granby cotton mill were serious? ly Injured, each having both legs brok? en, yesterday morning, when the cable of a freight elevator broke. They are in the Baptist hospital and It Is fear? ed that E. N. Johnson, operator of the elevator, may have internal in? juries. John Bcnton, section man In the spool room, who was a passenger, broke his fall by swinging to the top of the car. Mr. Johnson's legs were fractured In several places. The elevator was going up and fell back two and one-half stories as a re? sult of tho break In the cable. It was the crush at the bottom that caused the Injuries. The car was loaded with rolls of cotton being carried to an upper floor. Mr. Johnson is about 50 years of age and Mr. Benton is about 26 years of age. An official of the mill said yester? day that employes were Instructed not to use the freight elevator for passenger service. Both men were conscious yesterday afternoon. GRAHAM SUES STATE. Asks Damages Been use Contract Was Abrogated. Columbia, Oct. 7.-1?Officers of the ?ttae board of health have been sum? moned to testify in the case of Gra? ham vs. the State of South Carolina, which will be called In the Itichland county court during the week begin? ning October 18. This is a damage suit brought by J. M. Graham for $30,000 for the abrogation of con? tracts when the hosiery mill at the State penitentiary was abolished. KIRBY ELECTED SENATOR. Nominated by Democrats to Succeed Late U. S. Senator Clarke. Liuie Hock, Oct. 6.?William F. Kirby, associate justice of the Arkan? sas Supreme Court, was nominated late today by the Democratic State central committee for the United States senator to succeed the late Senatoi James P. Clarke. ALLIED FLEET BOMBARDS TOWN Driven off From Dcdcgntcli by Sea? planes. Sofia, Oct. 7.- The allied tleet bombarded the Bulgarian port, Dedeggateh on the Aegean sea, but was driven off by Seaplanes, after do? ing slight damage. TILLMAX AND TALBEUT. Two Former Co-Workers Entertain Bud Opinions of Each Other. Augusta Chronicle. Parksville, S. C, Sept. 16, 1916. Editor Augusta Chronicle: I had hoped, when I replied in your valuable columns a few days ago to, Tillman's wild slanders, that 1 would not have to ask your indulgence again, but I feel you are due me some space to do so'again. I will not de? scend Into the gutter, for that is his home, and of course, I can't hope to whip the devil in his own den. He must have known a good while ago, by intuition, that I had naught but scorn and contempt for him, and he knows hotter than anyone else why it is so. This doughty warrior speaks of band wagons', when he knows, and every Bbdy else in South Carolina, old enough to recollect, knows that he got on my band wagon, when, in the 90s I crammed the alliance demands down his throat and made him say publicly it was good and wholesome food?good enough, at least, to elect him, first time, governor of the State. I And he knows, also and a lot of others in the State know that he did I his best to put me off the band wagon after I had kindly lifted him on and given him a comfortable seat This he knows happened when I was in the race for congress with his brother. Ge?rge D? by the way, was a grand old man, and in direct contrast with his brother, Ben. Especially did he do his utmost, in the second primary, to beat me after promising to hands-off in the race if I would handS-off In his race with Governor Sheppard; another grand old man, but not so old as Brother George. That looks very much like "making me"?when the fact Is I made him. I have a good deal to say that I have not the time to say here, but it shall come if we both live long enough. I invited Tillman into tho arena four years ago, but he politely declined, saying he was sick and nigh unto death, as David of old, and could not come, pleading tho baby act and beg? ging the good people to let him die in the, harness. I (have examined that harness and find nothing wrong, but the holding-back straps. That har? ness, however, has enabled him to fill his pockets with filthy lucre, which, in trun, has enabled him to buy blocks of property in different cities and' states?most of it operat? ing as rumor his If, , nirtatfg^gilgssss own State. I was not a pauper when I entered politics; am not a pauper now; but am by no means a million? aire. I doubt if he can say as much. Any man can attack my 'political or private, or business record that chooses to do so, and I do not fear the result. I do not claim perfection in any line, but I have always tried to do as I would be done by. And, furthermore, It occurs to me that, it ill behooves any man to go parading himself over the country as a paragon of morality and honesty and fairness with his tainted record hanging over him; the Ashy smell of the four dust of "penitentiary brick"; the sweet scented odor of "red cedar," all mixed up with the filthy stench of dispensary rebates upon his "holier than thou" garments. Now, he speaks of "sneak thieves"; and, if he means to apply that epithet to me, I pronounce him a liar and say the truth is not in him. As I said at the outset, there are a number of other things that I have in my locker, too numerous to mention here?and burden this splendid and fair-minded newspaper with?but I will say, In conclusion, this is my ulti? matum so far as a newspaper contro? versy is concerned. If he desires to meet me, at any time, at any place he may select, I will meet him face to face before the good people of the State and discuss with him the ques? tions of the day, or any other subject he may select. Anyway, I will say if he ever offers himself for office again In this Sttae, I propose to meet him and be there with the goods and be ready to deliver them in any way he may choose. Respectfully, W. J. Talbert. In justice to Mr. Talbert, it should be said that above communication which was received by The Chronicle late Saturday night was considerably mod died yesterday upon telegraphic request of The Chronicle. The following telegrams, which passed during the day will explain: Augusta, Ga., Sept. 17, 191??. Hon. W. J. Talbert, Parksville, S. C. Communication too late for publica? tion today. Also impossible to publish unless modified on account of subject? ing us to libel proceedings. Must omit reference to-, who is dead; also modify strictures on Till? man to come within tho law. No de? sire to close columns to you, hut sim? ply must protect ourselves. Been try? ing to get you on phone. The Augusta Chronicle. Parksville, S. C, Sept. 17, 1916. Editor Augusta Chronicle, Augusta. Georgia. Cut out all reference to-and modify strictures on Tillman to come within the law. Make tin? corrections and publish. I have no desire to in? jure the paper. W. J. Talbert. BUFFALO bill COMING. - I famous 101 Ranch to He Here on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Buffalo Bill (himself), 101 Hanch show will cive two perform? ances in Sumter, Saturday, October 21, and already a great deal of pre? liminary interest has been aroused by the up-to-date and strenuous charac? ter of this season's exhibition. Two facts of especial int??rest to the public stand out in relief. The first is the fact that Col. Wm. F. Cody, famous wherever men read tales of romance, as "Buffalo Bill," is with the show in person and will be seen in the saddle at every performance." The second is the new military spectacle, "Pre? paredness," presented, it is announc? ed, in co-operation with the Unite 1 States war department, and enlts'ing the services of a large number of soldiers from the regular army, wl?<> have been given a furlough for the purpose. Undoubtedly, the purpose of the government in loaning these "boys in khaki" for exhibition pur? poses is to arouse interest in the army and to create in the minds of the pub? lic a. realization of the needs of an adequate defensive force to guard the republic against aggression after tbe close of the great European war. Th's, however, does not detract from the spectacular realism of the display, which is described as the most exhila? rating military spectacle ever seen in the United States. "Preparedness" is evidently an am? bitious display of military effective? ness as well as an Illustration of the need of it. Every branch of the ser? vice Is represented. There is cavMry, infantry and artillery, and everf the work of the Red Cross* and the very essential commissary department is il? lustrated. There arc reviews and marches, sham battles, cavalry charges and other inspiring events, and the entire display is described as being not only thrilling from th3 standpoint of realism, but also provo? cative of patriotic enthusiasm. Buffalo Bill, who was formerly chief of scouts in the United States army, will be seen in the great military display, and also An the strenuously-realistic reproduc? tions of scenes from, the life of the old West, In which scores of Indians, under the leadership of the famous old Sioux, Chief Flying Hawk, border scouts, cowboys and other frontier no? tables appear. A combined military and frontier parade will take pjlace at 10:30 show day, prior to the performances in the mammoth exhibition tents. An interesting feature of the com? ing of the show to this city will be a United States army recruiting tent, in charge of an army officer, where en? listments will be received for service on the Mexican border. HEARING ON NOVEMBER I. Charleston Fertilizer Case Before I. C. Commission. Washington, Oct. 6.?Argument will be heard by the Interstate Com? merce Commission here November 1 on the complaint of the freight ad? just: nc.it steering committee of Char? leston, against the A. C. I* and other railroads, which are alleged to have published unreasonable high and dis? criminatory rates on fertilizer from Charleston and vicinity to points in North Carolina, as compared ortth rates fron? Wilmington to the same points In North Carolina. This is one of the cassa recently mentioned In this correspondence as Involving such far-reaching questions of the relations between Intrastete and Interstate rates as to have ar? rested the very lively attention of tbo commission. Voting People's Union. The Sumter Young People's Union will meet in the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon, October 15th. at I o'clock. Kev. W. R. Tb:.yer will be the speaker.