University of South Carolina Libraries
OBSU8T1AN PIS DEA VO RF.RS KX PECT GUI AT CONVENTION HKKI'. NOV. 10-12. One Hundred mid Fifty Societies in State Will Semi Rci>ro*eututlvcs to Annual (?all oriug?special Bates lo lie Secured on Huilroads? Simir of Speaker*. There are now one hundred and fifty Christian Endeavor Societies in South Car.dlna and practically every one of these wll aend a delcKation to attend the anm ul Slate convention which will be h di In Sunitur >o\em? ber 10-11 and II. Of this number of Christian Rnd >nvor societies 17 have been formed In the past sixty day and more are b ring organized every week. Interest Ii keei in alKof them, old and new, ard eacri will endeavor to send the ablest delegation to the Stats gathering. 1 The local comtr Ittse at a recent meeting further promulgated plana for the reception and entertainment of the visitors and Ii d(cations are that the convention will be the largest and most enthusiastic e/er held by tho or gs slant Ion and one of .he largest and I Interesting -aver held by any so? cial or religious organisation In the State. It Is expected that there will be not less than tour hundred visiting Smdsevorers snd It Is quite possible thst the high mirk of six hundred, for which number the committee is endeavoring to prcpsure, will come from other point* The plans are to make the visitors feel at home In the Qams Cock City and to assure every ens s pleasant, ar well as a profitable ?tay. One of ths features will be a con? vention breakfast at one of the hotels. L. D. Jennings, miyor of Sumter, will deliver the opening address of tho convention. Dr. Mslton Chirk of Charleston will be one of the chief, speakers, and quite a number of other leading ?peakers of the State wfll feature the progrsmme; A special soijg leader will lead the tinging. Karl Lehmann, the Southern States secre? tary of the Christian Endeavor, will be one of the speakers and will lead some of ths conferences. The Sum? te? Presbyterian and Christian church Bndeavorer* are to be the bests or the Rsdeevorers. Under the leadership of Prof. Q, .HL Cartledge of Clinton or? ate being made with the] gshnhh^msh^r.1 a special tsein from Sweater through Columbia, to take" Endeavor delegates from the upper part of ths State, from Greenville. Spartanburg, Newberry, Laurens, Clin? ton, Woodruff. Owings. Seneca, An? derson, Cross Hill *nd other points In the Piedmont section. Endeavorcr?. of Union, headed by Alan Nicholson, also endeavoring to arrange for a ?portal ooach from Spartanburg. to bring the Gaffney. Spartanburg and Union Kndeavore ? * lo Columbia, where they will join the Christian En dsn rorers* special for the trip into Sumter. There will also be Undeav ere~- from Rock Will, York. Ijinoas tsr. and that section of the State to go to the Sumter convention. Charles? ton plans to send a large delegation, and several societies near Sumte)-, sueb ss Manning, Florence. New liurmony snd others, plsn to attend the conven? tion en masse. LADIES ENJOY SWIM. There were about seven or eight young ladles who took advantage of the opportunity yesterduy afternoon of swimming in the Y. M. C. A. pool, the privileges of the pool having been granted or ifternoon a week to them, provi that a sufficient num? ber of ladlea tool; advantage of the privilege to make It really worth the Invitation. At the meeting on Tues? day there were quite a large number of ladle* present when arrangements were made ?or using the pool. On sccount of other diversions Wednes? day sfternoon the crowd was not gl large ss It will probably be later on. Mr. C. L. Cuitino, one of Munt, lawysr-furmers, had In his otttco today a vine from one ?.?-"d of the velvei bean, a sample of what he has over twenty seres of his corn la ml. 0M vine had more than a hundred pod onj it snd. If shelled out. would prob aMy have made at leant a quart of beans. Mr. Cuttlnn stated that the vines so completely covered the corn stalks that It wan hard to tell what ths beans were growing on. He will leave the beans In the Held to tarn his hoge ami cowh on them later in the yesr. uslbs the vines us winter food IniKead of silage. David Cothran. who was Injured In s fall from his bicycle yesterday, when It collided with ?i buggy, w.ts r. ported todsy an bring nun h hatter and seemingly on the ?> iy to recovery He recovered conscicAinness late yes? terday nflei norm, after being union sclous for three or four hsajfg, T , he was able to move about in b. room, nut v.i4M hetgfj i.ei?t nutet i' ' the time in oider to aid in bis >. , cry. ( ll(\U(.l !> WITH ASS.\: I.T W ITH INTENT TO KILL. Result of IsHSl Election Cn>*C in Char? iest* ii?Solicitor Henry Nol Prosscs Similar Churge Against |\ 10. Lu foutvadc. Chart; isten, ?>?.t. is.? .lam m Cantwetli fotouoi *!hlef of police oi ( h. i les ton. tried today in tho court el general aesstons on a charge of assaulting Henry J. Drown with in? tent to kill, was lound not guilty by tho jury, which was out about half an hour, and as Solicitor Henry nol prosscd the 4aae, on a similar charge. afjatnat 1\ e. Ijuou reads, the last of the flection trjals In tho circuit eo^rt ffaa. disposed of in the Ca:?t well act.uitlal. Tho charge againsi Cant well grew out of |hi committee room shooting last October. The; (!<? fou.se aigued that he acted under most trying and dangerous clrcum KtuuccH anly as his duty dictated, v. hen he rushed at Hrown with pistol drawn, and the shot thai was fired, even if it had been deliberate, which wee not tho cus)e, would have been Joat'dcd tinder tho circumstance.4;. The State contended that Cantwell used more force than was necessary In subduing Hrown. Hrown was not hit. The case against I^afourcade was not prossed by Solicitor Henry on the grot nd that the State did not i have ?vlienco to sustain' tho charges beyond a reasonable doubt. SHARP ADVANCES *Y)R COTTON. Record Price of 1H 1-2 Paid on Lex? ington Market. Columbia, Oct. 10.?The previous day's advances In the South Carolina cotton market were more than sus? tained yesterday In places reporting. Columbia receipts were exceedingly light, but that ottered brought 18 and 18 1-2 cents. I^exlngton was pacing cents for the better grides, with other markets holding close to this margin. With these unprece? dented prices prevailing the tendency to hold is somewhat general; the short crop and practically complete con? sumption of old cotton enabling the producer.to effectively manipulate a "corner" and tlx the prices to be tuld. The . tropical storm sweeping over the gulf States yesterday lifted .tho JttlBM-flKgLJ?^do mars^aj^^rly in the HM|MM!i^exBn'aT^ Pmron.ieHt months approximated ^4.50 a,b?.le, or from 65 to 89 points. In Mobile the July option went to 19.17 centi, the highest price ever re? corded on contracts there for futur< dellN ery. Prices for seed in South Carolina markets also are on the upward trend. These ha\e already been selling in some places at $?10 a ton. 1-rfjxington cotton reached 18 1-2 cents on the Loxingi?on market lat I yesterday, for extra high grades, widle the staple sold re. larly all day for 18 1-4 to : 8 .1-8 for average grade! This h) the highest price ever record* here, certainly In the last Quartal of a cent iry, old folk say. Then are many farmers who are still hold? ing their entire crop of this year and last; but t ley are comparatiN ely few. Seed conlli ues to soar upward in price, and few of these are hting held. I^exington, farmers say, Is the best cotton market in this entire sec? tion. Chester?Middling cotton 11.33 Otnts; cottonseed H7 cents bushel. SlTT'KAtiK LEA?. IE MEl.TLYt? ENDS. Charleston, Oct. U.?JosUh Mors, of the University of South Carolina addressed t ie concluding meeting Of tho state suffrage leafus convention at the Y. M. C. A. this evening. Judge M. L. Smith w;.s unable to be present Sad s.-nt hia regrets. A report of the bureau woik by Mb Qlnsy at Co unthla wns read. The following ofltcera were elected at the afternoon session: Mrs. Mar riette Lynch, Cheraw, president; Mrs John dary Bvsns, Spartanburg, v.. i presidenti lira Hoary Martin, Colum i>ia. rseatdlni secretary, IClai Susan p. Frost, Chark rt >n, treasurer; Mrs .1. Bi Sill'-y, Alken, auditor. .Columbia and Alken presented in ritationa for tho nt a convention. The executive oommlttee will deddi later which place will be selected, Better social and Industrial law wcro urged in resolutions passed. I 'atumbia, (let It, Prai tlcaliy all crops have I ton gathered In the se< I ion. except1 l ???? cotton and *w< 11 potatoes, i -iit o cotton is opening rapldl] and prospects are oxcelleni provided warm weather continue i an i no heavy frosts occur. Borne v.ii V i rops are being planted, but the m is lOO hard and diy for plowing an sowing, Truck, gardens and p< isturi are in /mod oondltlon notwlthatahil .?u: the i.o iv oi i. lasall durlnfl th past week., light frosts in the Pled onl seel tons n larded growth i oms what but cauued no muturiul dumug tawi nppi 'im mil i ii n in ii mi mi i i ii in in i 'O < ? i* ? 3. ? '3-, :V',: isfiy afp? i H "o<^ Economy In a te?j - m ;;ie b 7 David (VV^, ;V'L E... Proles >or of 'Gas Engines ?:ir Wor? cester Poly: ..ci'.-nic Institute, :. ^ock MaxweH Ta||j:m^ c; gasoline at'me^i ranging kern 10 to 35 ffides ;v ;t hour. We reproduce a let? ter from Professor (? this test* via Deferred Payments If DeszreSt"..'" DAVID L GALLUP. M E. Cenetdlifti ?ht^intn w,.,uu. M.N Sopt. 1st, 1916? Maxwell Motor Co. inc., Detroit, Michigan? Qentlanen:* v I boo; lctre x.o ?uL::;lt the cr.c'.oeed blue print giving the x ata of en ecenony t#nt Bado on a 101? Stock Maxwell Touring Car, furnished by yoi?f Aceton ropreeantativee. The curve is cpl >ry en* needs no Alseussion othsr then tho atttepant that the oarburetor, nhiefc waa ?teck, raa adjusted to give tho bur/: combination o? pov?er, flexibility, apeed u -d oooa'acy, :'ur ouch <.c litiQua ciVtcurir.g as would ordinalily be o; . ^terod.. la tabular forn the rasultB.(taken from the curve, shout) ~ro folio; :;: SPKi'.U (Miles per hour) 10 15 20 25 50 35 Cixlss por gallon), :>L.7 2 ..2 2?.0 26.1 23.0 ?aepaotfully submitted. NOTE thateno unusual means were employed to get fc] The car u$ed. war. taken from stock; the test was mack these results, de with a full load and witl^top and windshield op; the regular Maxwell carburetor was used. Any MaxwelLcar is capable of giving this same economy in gasoline consumption." Maxwell opewtting economy matches its economy in first cost, mak? ing it The Ward's Greatest Motor Car Value. . N. f&RIFFIN Lynchburg, ST CT GRIFFIN-JOHNSON MOTOR CO., Sumter, S. C. Fully Equipped?No Extras to Buy JF.O.? DE TRQ/T ?GALLON A MONTH" ACT AHAIN. Supremo Court Says Passing of I>is ponsnrlcs Kcmovcd I .lenient c?f Dis? crimination. Columbia, Oct. 17.?Tho supreme. <ourt yesterday issued the following ?tatemonl concerning tin- case Of the state against Weaton Rlchey: "Wegton Rlchey was Indicted foe violating the provisions <>f the one gallon, u month law. in that ho did causa to bo shipped from the city of Atlanta Into the county of Abbeville eight galloni of whiskey on Juno -a, 1915? At that time thO State was selling alcoholic liquors through the dispensaries The presiding judge ordered the indictment quashed on the ground that the act of 191&, In so far as it attempted to limit tho quantity of liquor a man could order for his own use. was contrary to the laws of Interstate commerce. TJh State ap.pealed. "Alarmed: Because at the-time oi tho alleged offensfi the State recog* nlsed liquor as a legitimate article c commerce by engagin \ in the im? portation and sale of It for profit. And there was no 11 mil to the quan? tity which a citi.cn, who patronised the dispensaries, might buy and keep In his possession for personal us< and no limit to the number of purchases that might be made within any specified time The act of Februar; 30, 1916, which makes, it unlawful for a cltlaen to im pa ? more than one gallon per month for his own use was therefore clearly In viola." lion of the federal constitution, which prohibit.; discrimination against liquors shipped Into the State In In? terstate commerce, But, as the State was no longer engaged In soll? in? liquor after tho dispensaries were closed by the prohibition a< t, w hich sea me effective Docomber 81, i'.nr>, inily one gallon^ fl mouth can now be ordered. "Note: The state being no longor tmgagud in dulling whiskey, the one . Ji ?' j gallon a month law is now operativ? and all orders of ov er a gallon a I month since the State ceased to sell liquor are unlawful." VICTIM SUCCUMBS TO l.V.ILKY. Mrs. Ellen Doughft Lives Only lew] Hours Alter Being Struck by Train. i ?.' Clinton, Oct. 1 *i.?Mrs. Ellen Douglas, who si.stained a fractured , | aboil yesterday when a passengor j train on the Columbia, Newberry I Luureny lino struck a car in which I"v. ?. ? ? she was riding, died here last nlghl j at. the hospital. After being struck 'she never regained consciousness and I lived only a few hours. The other I eight passengers who were in the cai with her at the time of the accident arc badly bruised but all will prob? ably recover, according to a state? ment given out this morning from the physicians In charge. f The Inquest was held this morning by Coroner HalratOn. Then' wer< several eye witnesses to the accklen . and according ;o their testimony the train and car, were running parallel with each other up to tho time tin v reached the crossing. As the car attempted lo pass tho crossing the en? gine caught ii op the front end and Completely whirled the mach) tc around, throwing out all of tho oc? cupants. Had the ear been struck squarely In all probability all nln< paasengors would have been killed, Tlie driver fulled to Boe the train un? til it was almost on him, and im mediately throw on his brakca bul Wiia caught on the crossing. The two passengers hurl In tho Seaboard wreck yesterday and brought here to the hospital are m ing woll and thoir condition was i ported 111ir> morning as improving. The negro flroionn who was badly hurt wn curried to hil i home at AbbevUlo. '1: jucpck was cleared last night and.. MVarnl hours' delay all Boaboi rd trains are now running on regular pijhcdale. A MIGHTY FORCE I i It is estimated that practically one halt oi the investments made in the business world are made on borrowed money. This demonstrates what a mighty factor crjedit. is today. The surest way to establish a sat? isfactory credit, to be drawn upon when occa&ion demands, is to mairij tain a satisfactory bank account with this institution. CommercLU accounts are invited. The National Bank of Sumter, ON SUMTER'S BUSIEST CORNER