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ig curs nipt. crrr i lkrk and trkaki rauft MAKES OOetPAIUsON of 1915. Ittt AND 11*11.13 re? ports. Points out Numerous ('lunge* to <Hf*? Advantagix Which Have lim Brought about D?ring Past Yonr?City Now llccciviug interest ?ai Deposits in Laid Ranks. T The following comparison of the annual report* for tho city of Sumter for tho years 1914-15 und 1915-1G prepared by the City Clerk and Treas? urer will be read with % great deal of ?teilst by citlsen* c ( Sumter, as the Una ices of the city is a matter in which all are deeply Interested. The statement of Mr. Blandtng Is: TO Ibe Honorable. Tie City Council: 1 herewith submit my annual re? port for the tleclal year ending June 10th. 101*. Owing to the late change la date of the end of the fiscal year from July 31st to June 30th, this re? port covers only ekven months In? stead of twelve. Por purposes of comparison, thereforo with former yearn, one eleventh o somo of the Items of revenues an 1 of most of the ttemn of expense should be added to sac Ii Ifmm to arrive at an approxl raat*4y correct basis. A comparison of bills psyable ac count shows that $30,700.00 more money was borrowed this year than last sear to the present date. Of this amosat fit.tit Is repi csented by cash on blind, and the bah nee has gone Into extarordtnary construction work made In advance of th - street paring. Construction and Improvement work amounting to $17,111.38 has noon done In these eleven months as compared with $7.43 ,.30 done last year. An Indebtedness of $3,699.27 due tho city schools at tne end of the last fiscal year has been pi id. From the two mill* tax levied for City bond purposes, $i 481 39 wss this year realised. Of this amount $4,750 Wag used to pay Inter es t on the bonds, leaving a balance of $1,731.39 that should go Into a sinklr g fund against Use retirement of theo? bonds at ma? turity. Tats la assuming that ? the city's water works bonds. Interest and rJ* are to be tak.m care of from fhe tx oka Instead of j Sinkrag fund of $1.089.96 that the has* there should be soms $31, ?00.00 accumulated up to date against the retirement of the city bonded in? debtedness Including the water work? beads. On January 16th nixt, $11,250.00 principal and the same amount in In? terest will bo due on the lato Issue of street improvement bonds, and under tltsyordinance, provisions will have fo be made for gettln r assessments loads against abutting property own its so that these assessments may be collected wlth^other property taxes, Ihn books for which Open November '. st. The city will very probably have to look forward to advancing a certa . I mount of these funds temporarily (?n account of delinquencies. By getting In touch with the mon ty market in New York and other Unsocial centers, considerably lowei Interest rates have been obtained on money borrowed for city purposes. During the last year th ? Interest rate las averaged 3.8 5 por r<*nt. The city I? now paying 4 1-4 per cent, on its loan. It has enjoyed a? low ruto as I 1-2 per cent. As accommodation I? not required or expected ordinarily >f the local banks and as the city I: continuously torrowtng mon>y at th< north which I keeps on deposit with these hanks ? > bo used as neded, arrangements have been made with those depositor les to pa>y 4 per cent. Interest on dally balances. This I expect another year will materially les ten tho city's Ii Herat and discount uc ount. Funds received during the past year gessn bond sales for the purpose of erecting a new school ?utldlng and fi>r street paving Impro'emont* have been placed with tho lo *al hunks at sally balancf Interest r u.-s of .'. per cent and 4 1-3 per cent., netting t?> date In the former Instance ?827..VI and In the latter $1.9*M*. From s hat 1 can tram no Interest has ever| formerly been obtained on such ? <>n ?truction fund accounts. The city at present Is continuously a borrower, owing to th > fact that It Is carrying In Its floating indebtedness ths following Items of expenditure Donation to Seuboard >lr Line rail road. Replacement of Sfwer line that went had and paving of wo blocks of Liberty street with brick. The cost of these Items aggregate uround $50,. 000.00. Ordinarily they are all sub Joct for bond Issues. Vhe city run probably carry these In 1 I Boating In? debtedness nt u cheaper rate of In? terest. thUn It could by Issum* bond.* for same, but the presencs of this amount in floutb. : Indebt -dness makes the financial condition of the city con tinuously appear weak snd does not stars a safe margin of oi salt at times, ForNi> (.in, i/rv or caisryiv, concealed weapon. Three Fuses Remaining Will be Dl*? potted of la VarlouH Ways?Another Trtul May lieg In Today. Charleston, Oct. 11.?The Jury in the seeond trial of Henry J. Brown, charged with assault and battery Upon W. K. Wint'ate with intent to kill und carrying a concealed weapon, agreed upon a verdict at 0:30 this evening after being out about un hour und i half. The defendant was found no? guilty as to the th*t count and guilty as to carry! ig a concealed weapon. Judge 1-ice announced that he would impese sentonco either tomor? row or no:U week. Evidenco was submitted to the jury without argu? ment after Judge Kice's chargo. This case which resulted In u rols trl; ; the {irut time, the Jury having been oat marly 141 hours, was tried again yesterday and today, testimony concluding about 4:30. It Is the hst of 13 Indictments following the elec? tion shooting of last October, and this total now has been reduced to three, through the verdict of today s, the ordering by Judge Rice, upon mo inn of Solicitor Henry, of seven ci.ses charging the carrying of concealed weapons to the civil and criminal court, the death of one defendant, Patrick Quisn, and the nol prosfing this afternoon by Solicitor Henry of the case agnl ist Frank Hogan, charg? ed with inciting riot. Solicitor He try stated, in nol pressing this case, tiat ho found nothing in the evidence be? fore him to sustain tho charge. It Is possil le one of the remuining election caset may be taken up to? morrow. All these rases grew out of the riot which occurred when the city Democratic executive committee met here October 1.?, 1915, to declare the primary election for mayor and alder? men. Sidney J. Cohen, reporter for an afternoon newspaper, was killed, but no person has yet been accused of shooting him. Because of the high feeling here at the time the militia was on active duty and political meet? ings were hell under military guard. The militia also had charge during the inquest into the killing of Mr. Cohen. f^s^ipfey^ # T? Hi lleecfestac WIM, not Conaidei Important Question in Open Ses? sion. Berlin, Oct. 12.?Tho budget com? mittee today voted not to discuss tht submarine question in the open session of the Kelchstag. This prac? tically puts an end to the fight on Chancellor Bethmann-Holweg. GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK. Manning to Address Commercial Con? gress. Columbia.^ct. 12.?Gov. Manning has accepted an Invitation to speak before the Southern Commercial con? gress, which meets in Norfolk, Va., December 11-14. This will be one of the biggest commercial gatherings In the South during the fall, and Gov Manning will appoint possibly 100 delegates from this State. The At? lantic fleet wll! mobilize at Hampton lloads for the event. A meeting ot the house of Southern governors has been called tp meet In Norfolk simultaneously. Ti.e South OSJflilllg executive Is chairman of the organization, a id has Issued tho caT for the meeting. llko the preset t, when the (ail re sources 6f the city ore tax?d by spe? cial construction improvements such as fire now demanded In advance preparation for the street pavin:. work, or by any cxtuordinary re pall work such us 1) now made necossar> by the sewer UttS break on Salon: Avenue. I therefore think that BOflfc or all of Uteaa Items of liability should be placed In n refunding bond ismie as soon us such issue could be made without exceeding the stntutor> Of toted Indebtedness limit. The items In the report under the head of street and sidewalk improve? ment liabilities aggregating |?,oSS.S!> will eventually "lose Into surplus. By a change liv^the method of get? ting re'urns on business subject to li? cense, I estimate that better results ate obtained, cffectfng both a more equitable assessment as between all licenses and un Increase In revenut from this source, after allowance ll made for the natural im rease incident to the business growth of the city. The Interest rate received on the sinking funds of the city has been changed from a four to a live per cent, basis. In making this report I desire to make geknowteogement of the sub stantlal backini and cooperation or .?en honorable body which has ma t ui.illy conduced tO any result tha* ma\ have been accomplished. Respectfully. D. M. BRANDING. Clerk und Treasurer August 20, 1916. GARDNER'S HOMKIt WINS (iAMU. j Mat-quai<l Is Math? Victim of Boston Mrn in l oiirlii ol World Scries COQ* test. ; Nt'\v York, Oct. 11.?Larry Gardner rose to world series lame at Ebbetts fields this &ft?rnOon With a mighty boras run smash to the centerileld fence on which Hohlit/.ell and Lewis scored ahead of him. Those three runs overcame the two markers that tho Brooklyn Nationals garnered off Dutch Leonard in the opening inning and would have been sullicient to re? turn the Boston Americans a winner in the fourth game for world's base hall honors, but the Red ,^ox gathered three more as the game wore on, while Leonard held tho National league champions helpless before his curs'es and speed. Today's <r to 2 victory enabled the Red Sox to return home tonight with three victories to one for the Superbas. Tomorrow the conilict will be renew? ed at Braves field In what the Bed Sox hope will be the deciding game. This contest may be played before a record crowd, for Columbus day is a legal holiday in Massachusetts an! the Indications point to an enormous attendance. NATIONAL MILITARY TRAINING. Secrctury Raker Will Meet Presidents of All Iui|m>rtant Colleges. Washington, i*t. 12.?The first step toward national military training will he taken next Tuesday when Secretary Baker meets the presidents of all Im? portant colleges and universities throughout copntry to work out plans for a system of military train? ing in all educational institutions. Among the institutions represened will , bo Yale, Harvard, Vanderbllt, Clcmson and the Universities of Ala? bama and Tennessee. SHIPS SAILINGS RESUMED. Wblte Star Line Will Send Big Ammu? nition Ship to Sea. New York, Oct. 12.?Despite contin? ued reports that submarines are wait? ing along the steamer lanes officials of the White Star line announced thl* morning that the Adriatic, the queer of the ammunition fleet, would sail sometime today. Only two allied ihina sailed yesterday, and both were ?siauT?ncn. "^TOsHRffkicTed tho BTttiSW and French will soon have a fleet of fifty warships off the American coast to guard steamers. WILL SWEEP SKAS. _ I Germans Pl?n to Send Ont Three Hundred Submarines. Newport, R. I.. Oct. 12.?Germany plans to sweep the seas with three hundred submarines, according to Mrs. Noah Thompson, who was visit? ed by Captain Rose of the U-53. Mrs. Thompson quoted Capt. Rose as stat ng that this plan will be put Into operation by the first of January, and will sweep the seas clear of all enemy ships. Capt. Rose said this plan was unfolded In the letter he mailed to \mbassador von Bernstorff. TRAIN WRECKERS FAIL. Attempt Made to Wreck Hughes Train in Kentucky. <, Louisa, Ky., Oct. 12.?An attempt was made to wreck tho Hughes spe? cial train as it pulled out of Paints vllle. Trainmen discovered a rail broken with a sledge hammer and a part of it carried away. \'0 KT ATI TE LIMIT ON STOKACE Attorney (.corral Says Liquor So Held Must Ik* for Personal Cso. Columbia. Oct. 12.?An opinion was glfSfl by Thomas H. Peeples .attorney general, yesterday, in which it was held that there was no law on the statute books "limiting the amount of wines or liquors which a person may store for his own use in his own home; he is not allowed to keep It in his place of business or club room." The present law is that each Individ' utl may order one nallon a month, ami express companies delivering a greater amount are subject to heav: ?enalties. Express records are open to the public. KINGSTON A MYTH. Destroyers find No Trace of Ship ft* Crew. Washington. Oct. 12.?Destroyer, bsn/lng failed to find any trace of the steamer Kingston, supposedly sunk by r-f>:s, navy department officials an? nounced today that they believed the steamer was a my tit. The search is discontinuing* Quite a number of registration cer? tificates were issued last week by the County Registration Hoard, many of ' hem going to neuro? w ho sought to qualify themselves for voting In the general election. vi \ i { V erviee SERVE Maxwell has put a real meaning into the word "Service." Simply by requiring every Maxwell dealer to carry a full supply of Maxwell parts ?so that he can replace any damaged or worn part at once, without waiting for parts to be shipped from the factory. If you are a Maxwell owner your car will always be in running order because our dealer?any Maxwell dealer?can give you real and immediate service. If he couldn't, he wouldn't be a Maxwell dealer. Not more than one or two automobile builders in the country can give you service that compares with Maxwell Service. This is a vital point. Investigate it fully before buying your car. Ro.j J-.ter S580: Touring Car SS95; Cabriolet S865; Town Cor JVI5; Sedan $98$. Fully equipped, including etectrk starter and lights. All prices f. o. b. Detroit. T. X. OKI I l i\, I.yiuiiburjr, S. O. GRIFFIN-JOHNSON MOTOR CO. Sumter, S. C. Deferred Payments If Desired ??. AfUiD SECR FIT ARY ( OMINO. - Wyait A. Taylor of Columbia, at Head Of i Christian Endeavor Work in Stole, to Be Here Tomorrow to Make Two Addresses at Prcsbytcr Jan Church. Wyatt A. Taylor, Field Secretary of Mie. Alb-South Extension Committee 1 of the United Society of Christian Kn leavpr, will be in the city tomorrow, Friday, October 13th, and will speak in .the Sunday school room of the Presbyterian church at 4 o'clock in the lfternoon, and again at 8 in the even? ing,,* Everybody is most cordially in? vited to. attend both of these servU.es. $fr?.Taylor is also president of the South Carolina Christian Endeavor ^r^y^and Southern States Secretary, iiA h?f*>,n mm" iquAjfs a~nd" no superiors as a " State Christian Endeavor president in all America." The strong State union A'hich South Carolina has today is largely the result of efforts on the part of this consecrated young man. South Carolina felt honored when at the All-South convention in Atlanta last July, her president was elected as the,.pew field secretary. It will be a great treat to hear Mr. Taylor. He is a lluent speaker, very entertaining and wonderfully enthus? iastic. The Christian Endeavor State con? vention will be held hero November 10-12, and at least 400 young people ire expected. A splendid program is ?eing prepared and the local commlt ee also is working to make this con? vention the biggest and best conven? tion ever held in this State. STRIP GREECE OF NAVAL FORCE. Allies Take Charge of Const a mine's Meet. London, Oct. 11.?Vice Admiral Dartlge Du Fournet, commander of the Anglo-French lleet In the Medi? terranean, has presented an ultima rum to Greece .demanding that Greece hand over the entire Greek Meet ex? cept the armored cruiser Averoff and he battleships Lemnos and Kllkis to he entente allies l*y 1 o'clock Wed? nesday afternoon, according to Reu ?.er's Athens correspondent. Demand is also made for the control of Pira eus-Larissa railway. "The minister of marine,' the cor? respondent continues, "says Vice Ad? miral Fournet's demands will be com? plied with and that the tleet will be handed over before the prescribed time. "The demands were made as a pre? cautionary measure to Insure the safe? ty of the allies' fleet." It Is explained that the dispatch of artilfcry and ammunition to the in? terior, the movements of Greek ship. and the continued activity of the re? servist leagues have aroused fears of disorder" at points where the allies' war vessels are anchored und also endanger the security of the allied troops on the Balkan front. The Rational Use of Lime. Clemson College, Sept. IB.?The ap? plication of lime is both expensive and time consuming, hence it should only be used where needed, We advise the use of lime where soils are quite acid, which condition should be corrected; also, for certain leguminous crops as alfalfa and red clover which are quite sensltlvo to acid soils. Ma*hy slightly acid soils will pro luce'good crops of crimson clover, bur Ipiover, cow peas, vetch, and soy beans. Public Health Hints. Do you: Maintain a polluted well and then complain about the undertaker's bill? Think screening is too expensive and then blame your malaria on the climate? Insist on sanitary cigar factories and then use a public elgar cutter? Carry a fine handkerchief and then forget to cover your mouth when you cough? Caught *? the Act. If the young man who was seen last Sunday night kissing his best girl, while sitting near a window with the curtain drawn, will subscribe to the Observer and pay a year in advance, no further mention will be made of the matter.?Lotta OJ*Bcrver. j When farm machinery makes a noise, there is something wrong. i Noise means wear. BEESWAX WANTED Cash paid for any quan? tity of good Beeswax. IM. G. Osteen Sumter, S. C. YOU WILL SOON Be purchasing your needs in Clothing lor the win? ter, and before buying it wiil pay you to come in and see our line of clothing for men and boys. MEN'S SUITS We have a very attrac? tive line of men's suits in all the latest weaves and patterns, also Blues and Black. Price $10 to $20 BOY'S SUITS We are showing a strong line of boys' and child ren's suits. Price $2.50 t< $10.00 MEN'S PANTS Our line of men's pants is conceded to be the best in the city when price and value are considered. If it is an Overcoat for yourself or boy see us. WTe have it. Our stock of Gents' Furnishings is complete, and we can take care of your wants in this line. Come in and see us. You are always welcome. THE 0I!U DRV HS CO. Good Values Courteous Attention