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igas ?ei mm. Til<Wtl| I\ ST ATE WHO PA VOR StjnMi SUIVRAOE TO TAKE g tWEMTION TO LEGIS? LATURE. WHI Introduce Bill for Referendum to* 1#? Voter* of South Carolina DejtepV Matter, et h - Columbia. Doe. It.?Equal auffra sUto.are planning the introduction of a m) Jn the approaching; session of the general aaseoibly for a referen? dum eg the matter of granting to wo mer*ts)o right of the ballot. It la not k nofrn, who will sponsor this bill in the g**o boueea but every Indication points Ao it beluf pushed with all vice* T%t Democratic State Convention at 1% session last May endorsed wom? en spftmce and this will be. used is one oft the arguments by the propo i en to of the proposed referendum. The* will call on the members of the Konegae vmembly to redeem the prom lsss mode in the platform of the 8ta:e Dsmgcgacy to glvs the women the vots of at least to submit the ques? tion to the qualified electors of the State. The legislature Is unanimously Democratic In both branches and the Ktate convention represented the parts In the State as pointed out by the advocates of equal suffrage and the voice of Democracy hooks for giving) ths ballot to the women. Equal suffrage In South Carolina has grown rapidly in the last few years. In the last legislature the bouse came within ten votee of pass? ing the bill submitting the equal suf? frage; referendum to ths people and it is believed thai the proposition may reesres a majority in the lower branch 1? ths Seventy-second general assem? bly. The attitude of Iba senate Is more uncertain aad If the question if acted favorably on by the house it will probably strlks a snag in the sen? ate unless there Is a change In what is believed to be the sentiment Of the eider body. Uov. Manning; has not indicated his stand on the equal suffrage Ptaue and whether or not hn will touch on it in his annual message to the legislature remains to ba seen. It Is probable that he may have something to say. Thste Is hardly any opposition to the proposition to amend the Consti? tution so as to give the women the right to hold ths office of school trus? tee aad notary public. This amend ssena was gjispaaad In too Isnt leg? islature and OffeAted by a smart mar? gin. It ni? be offered again and If poshed properly will got favorable ac tk>iv .. .. ,.. South Carolina believes In handling the votes for women matter by the Etatn and Is practfcalTy unamloualy opposed to the. proposed federal amendment along this line. PHOMIKJCS GOOD TOBACCO PRICE J. Iff. Glenn Sends Tobacco Seed to Many Partner* snd Other* May Se? cure It Free. To the Farmers of Suinter and Ad? joining Counties: I have mailed tobacco seed to ev? erybody on nur mailing list and if I failed to send you tobacco aeed and you want eomt, call at the Chamber of Commerce. Sumter. S. C, and It will bs a pleasure for Mr. E. I. Reardon to aupply you. W% doubt If there ever was a time when tobacco was selling so high. Hers In the old belt tobacco is aver? aging f 20 per hundred every day and I dare say* with an average yield to the aero, cotton can not compete with tbo present prices being paid for to? bacco. Now I am not advising you to paint all tobacco and no cotton, but plant both tobacco and cotton, and by doing tbla you will do your part in keeping up the present prices of both. There la no disputing the fact that these are proaperoas time*, especially for the farmers, but if the farmers should flood the market? with cotton certainly the prices of cotton will be lower and tobacco higher, hut If he should plant all to bare? then tobacco will be lower and oottoi) higher. Bo wise, Mr. Farmer, and always try and keep your product In big demand. You can do this only by dividing your crop. The demand for South Carolina typen of tobacco will be big next year, and 'f you will plant only what you can g4ve the proper attention you may expect profitable returns. Owing to ths short tobacco crops for the last thron or four years In South Carolina. I would advise you to plant somo to? bacco. I av111 run Glenn's Warehouso. Sumtfer. H. C. next year and will al? ways glvs your tobaceo my close at? tention and hope you will let me sell your tobacco for you. Wishing you n happy Xmns and ? very prosperous New Year, I em. Your friend, Jno. W. Glen;:. Propfletor Glenn's Warehouse, So in? ter, S. C. Norfolk. T>?C. 14.?It was discover ?d today that the British oil tank r Talen* ramrv>ed the Powhntan .i Chesapeake Bay. cut mm wm ELECTION ORDERED ON PETI? TION TO ISKCE f .1,000 PAV , 1NG BONDS. i Will Putt Ordinances In Lobby of Clerk's Ollico and la Court House Portico?Large Number of Matters Come I p and Number of Them are Acted On. City Council held one of its regulnr monthly meetings Tuesday night with Councilman Booth absent. A number of mutters were brought up and acted upon at tho meeting, the most Im? portant of which was the ordering of an election on the Issue of 176,000 pavlr g bonds for the city. Mr. McLure, representing tho Dar koot Shows, asked for special conces? sions, which were refused. Mr. A. 9. Merrimon, on behalf of J. Clifton Brown, applied for permls sion to erect a gasoline tilling station in front of his garage on North Main street. Action was postponed pend? ing time in which a farmer decision of Obncil as to the Limits for these stations could be looked up. The minutes of previous meetings were read and confirmed. A petition to hold an election on the Issue of $75,000 paving bonds was re? ceived and the election ordered, the time to be announced later. , Mr. Rowland presented a letter from The Atlantic Coast Line Rail? road company granting the city per? mission to connect an inch and half pipe to their pumping station line for use in cleaning sanitary cans at tho septic tank. Mr. Rowland reported a request from Miss Elliott, asking that the or? dinance against cruelty to animals be enforced and that an ordinance be passed requiring the Ten Cent stores In the city to have seats in their stores for their clerks and that they be required to close at 6 o'clock. Mr. Jennings stated that he would inves? tigate to see If there was a State law covering the conditions of the ordi? nance requested. It being brought to Council's at? tention that 'some sf the houses in the city had been numbered and (Ub? ers left with their former numbers on them, Mr. White was instructed to secure the services of a man to com? plete the numbering at once. It was decided to take up for fur? ther investigation the charges against Officer Blending upon the return of Mr. Booth. ? )An application was received from the board of health to increase the salary of the health officer and to in? stall a telephone in his residence for official use. This matter was postpon? ed until the next meeting of CouncP. Chief Sumter suggested that an or? dinance requiring automobiles to dim their lights on the streets be enacted. Tills matter will be taken up later, Chief Sumter reported on the recent raid on alleged blind tigers, which he stated was not so successful as a pre? vious raid. A request was received from Plnh> Bradford, a paralysed negro, living on East Mary street, that he be allowed to sell soda water and fruit without paying a license. The matter was re? ferred to Chief Sumter for investiga? tion and Action. It was reported that the data for the proper assessing of property hold? ers under the abutting property pav? ing act could not bo ready for the city clerk until about the first of l*"eb ruary. The mayor and city clerk were authorised to borrow money neces? sary in the meantime. \ The report of Chief Sumter for Nj vcmber showed seventy-four arrests, with sentences of 200 days and tines received amounting to llll.tft] dU miaaed 11; suspended, 3; transfer re. I. 4; mistrial, 1; total receipts, IStd.95? The library report showed iH members, twenty of them huving join? ed In November; 9,006 books loaned out. 4 27 In November. An application was received from Clarence Haynsworth for the posits i of street commissioner and ordered tiled. The matter of publishing ordi? nances was dtscumed and Mayor Jen? nings stated that the law calleJ for the publishing of the ordinance two weeks in a newspaper or posting it In a conspicuous place lor the some time prior to the tlmo it should ta!<o effect. He stated that he did ROt be? lieve that the long ordinances publish? ed by the city were read, when nub lished in a ncwspa|?er, und he though! 'hiit it would bo sufficient to post [hem in a roiispleuous place and pl i-< a notice in the paper of ilit.r being so posted. The clerk was Instructed to do this In future, it SOtttg de ?idc i ?h'tt the lobby of the clerk's ofBOG in 1 1 the portico of tho BOO 1*1 house O'OUld be two conspicuous places for the posting of the notices. Ono prlee in the recent poilltrj show of the Sumter Poultry an t IMtfeon Association was gtVOO for di play. This went to Dr. (\ I\ Ovtten on best dlspluy in Huff orpins " An there hs?l to be three displays i r any class und ten birds in a di. , (from any one ox b i bltor > there were no prizes for displays In other < !u . , BAPTISTS TALK OF EDUCATION. ENTHUSIASM SHOWN IN PISHING WORK OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. PI?ii to Riii.se $7,.700 During Year to I Aid Ministerial Students?Dr. Po? tent Tells Convention of Wor!? at Furman tTalltfllll?Numerous Ad? dresses Made and Many Lines of Work Disci *sctl. New berry, Dec, 12.-?It seems to be ithe prevailing "opinion that the session [of the BavPtlit State convention today I was really epochal in the life of the I body. Severul members of the conven? tion who have been attending its ses? sions for years were heard to exclaim that they were glad thev had lived to sec this day when the subject of Chris? tian education was brought to the very I forefront. The details of the reports land frankness of discussion seemed * to clear the Baptist educational sky and the heartiness with which tho ; convention finally decided to commit itself to an advanced educational pro? gramme by a rising vote evidently im? pressed the delegates that there trag realization that the very life of tho denomination was at stake. Accord? ing to the order of the business tho entire day tomorrow will be given to a consideration of benevolent and .charitable institutions, such as tho i orphanage, aged ministers relief, so? cial service, woman's work, temper? ance and laymen's movement. Many j new delegates have arrived and the above subjects will provide a full day for. the convention. ? The sessions of the convention he ' san this morning with devotional ser i vices conducted by the president. I The report of the committee of ref? erence on ministerial education was road by M. D. Jefferies and the con? vention decided to raise 17.500 for this cause next year, four-fifths to be given to ministerial students at Furman uni? versity and one-fifth to students at the Southern Baptist Theoolgieal seminary , at Louisville, Ky. The report of the board of education on Furman univer? sity was read for Dr. Z. T. Cody and indorsed tho completion of the pro? posed Manly athletic field on the .campus, I Dr. B. M. Potent, president of Fur i man, addressed the convention with ? reference to this institution and called ! special attention to the report of the treasurer, B. E. Geer. It is said to be 'the most comprehensive report which has ever H^etr-sUbmt^ vent Ion, showing in detail the financial condition of the institution, amount of endcJwment and list of Investments. iTho entire endowment amounts to ? $216.372 and tbe total receipts last year amounted to $29,711. A resolu? tion providing for the raising of $50, 1000 for education next year by the j hoard of education, of which amount Furman was to receive $30,000, was offered by Dr. G. W. Gardner and created quite a spirited discussion. 1 Considerable enthusiasm was created J for Furman by addresses of G. W. Gardner, J. J. Lnwton, R. W. Sanders and J. H. Boldridge. The resolution was laid on the table but it was decid? ed later that the amount of $15,1/0') would be raised for this object by the churches next year. Prof. George B. Eager was introduc? ed and addressed the convention on the Southern Baptist Theological sem? inary at Louisville, Ky. The convention sermon was preach? ed at the noon hour by the Rev. J. H. Mitchell of Scranton from John 21-17, taking at his subject "The Unique Mission of the Preacher," he said that the preacher was meant to J he unique in life, mission and char? acter of his message. At the afternoon session the subject of education again engaged the atten? tions of the board and the en? tire afternoon session was de? voted to a consideration of the re? port of the board of education, of J which the Rev. Charles A. Jones Is the secretary. Some of the recommenda? tions of the board were regarded as j somewhat revolutionary and created considerable discussion of a spirited nature, particularly the one which I proposed to make the presidents of the colleges ex-ofticio members of the board* This was rejected hy a vote of 104 to 92. The new pastors who have come into the State during the past year were presented as follows: W. F. Duncan, J. C. C. Dunford. F. H. Mar? tin, I>. E. Tedder, S. W. Temploman, Joe Galnes, F. A. l.iles, IT. C. Dunn, <5. ft Pettigrew, W. S. Brooke, J. K. I'Ontuff, W. If, Wilson, J. B. Turner and A. P. Turner. At the evening session the conven? tion was first address??! by Dr. P .E. Burroughs of Nashville on the work of the Baptist Sunday school board. The general secretary of this board, J >r. J, M. Trost, has recently died. The hoard has made a splendid show? ing in its teacher training work hook publishing and placing its entire busi? ness on a solid financial foundation, it is located in Nashville, Tenn., and ministers to the Sunday school need* of the constituency of the Southern Baptist convention. Addresses of an educational nature ware delivered by Dr. M. D. Jefferies, ft WILD Big FORT. GROUND BROKEN 1X)R FORT ?TOREY AT CAPE HENRY BY , COMMERCIAL CON? GRESS. Players Sounded for Success of Ger . man Offer of Peace Negotiations? Soeretary Wilson Delivers Add its* ?iReftisc to Scatter Negroes. Norfolk, Dec. 12.?The break ingof ground for Fort Storey at Cape tyenry, prayers for the success of peace offers made by Germany ami her allies, the tabling of a resolution favoring the distribution of the Smith's nefcro population among the other States and an address by Secre? tary W. B. Wilson of the department ojf labor were features of today's ac? tivities of the Southern Commercial congress here. Simple ceremonies marked the dedi? cation of the site for the great land defeVise the government proposes to qrect for the protection of Hampton Roa^s, Baltimore and Washington. Gov. Stuart of Virginia turned the first spade of earth. Earlier in the day the National As? sociation of Commissioners of Agri? culture had met and discussed cotton crop diversification, conservation of the Sooth's resources and a better sys? tem .of marketing. Some speakers hailed the federal farm loan act as a means of Increasing the South's agri? cultural yield by enabling tenant farmers to become land owners. A movement to have the congress to go on record as favoring the location of . the proposed government nitrate Plant at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was lau ;ched at the first meeting of the Woman's auxiliary of the congress .tbis. afternoon. Mrs. G. H. Mathes of .Alabama urged the adoption of a resolution which the Alabama delega? tion was to offer. The resolutions committee announc? ing that the negro distribution resolu? tion* offered by Judge Francis D. Winston of Windsor, N. C, had been laid on the table. The committee to? night had not completed considera? tion of other matters before it but it was - expected to report tomorrow. Cotton's relation to international reconstruction was the subject of an address by Col. Harvie Jordan, presi? dent, of the Southern Cotton Growers' congres... Speakers tonight besides Secretary Wilson included President L. K. John ipnjftVhf tho Nin^^^^^We^tern-rail rosd, P. V. Stephens of New York and H. H. Ruble* of Norfolk. After a spirited debate tonight the resolutions committee voted to report favorably a resolution urging that the nitrate plant-be located at Muscle Shoals. Opposition to the naming of any ..particular! site was offered by the commHteemen * from Florida and South Carolina! while the committee from Washington opposed the con? gress going on record In the matter at all. K resolution askirfg; the congress to declare for equal suffrage was laid on the table, but the committee approved one by Rear Admiral Dlllingham, U. S. N? retired, urging that the per? sonnel of the navy be Immediately in? creased by 56,000 to man fully the present ships of the navy. MAGIC IN WONDERFUL MKl?b ACID FOUND IN MISS. Astonishing Cures Being Effected by Mineral Product Wlien All Othci^ Medicines Fail. "There must surely be magto in your Sulferro-Sol" writes Mrs. ?tOOC i of 3104 Fourth Avenue, Colm' us, I Ga. "I had given up ever seeing a well day again and had not been able to do a thing for two years. I was com? pletely covered with pellagra erup? tions and my flesh felt a3 though con? stantly exposed to a flame. My phy? sical condition was pitiful. I had tried so many doctors and remedies that I was utterly discouraged. "Just when I was almost wild with suffering and felt as though I could not endure it any longer I heard of Sulferro-Sol and its astonishing pow? er over pellagra. I got a bottle ut once and commenced to Improve tho first week. Now I am absolutely well and able to work again and it is impossible for me to tell my gratitude for this great medicine. "1 only wish I could rash every one and tell them of Sulferro-Sol. There would be so much less suffer? ing if people would use this honest, dependable remedy. Sttlferro-Sol Is sold and recommend? ed by every Druggist In Sumter and vicinity. Murray Drug Co., State Dis? tributors. Paris, Dec. 13.?The Bulgarians were repulsed by the Italians in an attack north of Monastir, the war of lice announced. Dr. D, M. Ramsny, president of Green vlifts Woman's college; Dr. B. W. Hikes, president of Coker college, and Dr>?J. E. White, president of Ander? ses college. MISS ARMIDA MOSES RE-ELECT ED PRESIDENT IN ANNUAL j ELECTION OF OFFI? CERS. President's Annual Report Tells of Achievements During Past Year and Makes Recommendations lot* Continuance of Activities. Dick Anderson Chapter, U. D. C, held its annual meeting last wee \ with Mrs. W. L. Brungon as ho* teas. Officers were elected as tol? as follows: President, Miss Armida Moses; vice president, Mrs. \V. L. Brunson; secretary, Mrs. C. I* Tisdale; froas urer, Miss Minnie Moses; historian, Mrs. Sidney Stubhs; registrar, Mrs. M. Hi Flaum. At this meeting Mrs. Stuhhs gave an interesting report of the convention in Union which the had just attendel. Miss Moses presented the South Car? olina Hag w hich the chapter had been awarded by the Division for gaining the greatest number of new mem? bers in 1916. The annual report of the treasurer, Miss Minnie Moses, gave some inter? esting items, such as the expendi? ture of $70 on scholarships, $30 to? wards l\ D. C. monuments, $5 to? wards keeping up the South Caro? lina room in the Confederate Museum in Richmond, $25.98 for books for tho local library, $14.35 on monu? ment and cemetery plot, $28 on Me? morial Day exercises, $8 towards the support of a Veteran. Other iteirs brought the chapter's expenditure up to $217.88. The chapter voted to request The Item to publish the president's an? nual report which follows: It is a pleasure to bring this report to you on the. second term of my pre; - idencx as the past twelve months have, been a period of great activity, in which Dick Anderson Chapter has taken decided steps forward. One necessity for development was the in? crease of our membership; this flag which the Division has awarded US testifies that we have succeeded there. A large active membership assures good work and an interested public, two ? things necessary to keep any organisation alive. The chapter no.v numbers 68, giving us three votes in U. D. C. conventions. The next step that looked to the perpetuation of our organization was the formation, Jan lra?^i ^~njj>Bsir^ Queen Chapter*, Children of the Con? federacy. In 6 months this chapter had filed 35 papers. Under the lead? ership of Misses Jennie Walsh and Lucile Phelps, it Is an active and growing little chapter and deserves our assistance and encouragement. Realizing the vast field for work in the education department of the U. j D. C, and its importance we have rightly given it our chief attention. Wc have contributed liberally to our Division scholarships at Winthrop and Carolina and the Pee Dee District scholarship at Winthrop and have given $50 to help a most deserving student pay her way at Winthrop. All these beneficiaries are lineal descend? ants of Confederate Veterans. We have further purchased 21 books on the Confederacy and the South as r, nucleus of a library on that sub? ject to be placed In the city library when it is built. The children's hooks among these have been put in circulation in the Civic League lib? rary and have been eagerly *-ead. We have endeavored to arouse the in Tcrcst of the country schools In Con? federate topics, but have met with slight responxr:'" We should continue I work on that line this year. The U. D. C. medal, which as usual we bestow od in the High School, was won by Miss Muriel Hattiold for best examination paper on history of the Confederacy We have not accomplished much along the line of history but thanks to the efforts of Mrs. W. L. Sounders we were enabled to file four original papers, sketches of Sumter county heroes, with the Division historian anu thus give a little help in the Winning of the Raines Banner for History for 1916. Our annual dinner for the Veterans last June was unusually successful, a large number being present and the Veterans seeming to enjoy everything very much. That afternoon we en? tertained our auxiliary chapter with a party. We have been the means of supplying the public with two splendid lectures on Confederate sub? jects during the past year, one by Dr. .lohn A. Brunson on January 19th, and the other by the Hon. Thomas F. McDow on Memorial day. Both the Vetergns we were assisting with funds have passed away. Five times we have bad to place laurel wreaths on the biers of Veterans and we have lost niie of our own most active members by death, Mrs. Lllg D. Knight Regular social meetings have been held during the year with Mrs. Mur an, Mrs. VanDeventer, the Misses Teieher, who entertained US elabor? ately |n February; Mrs. Henry Mo? ses and Miss Minnie Moses, besides three called business meetings. We have expended in 12 months Heart Disease Almost Fatal to Young Girl "?fy daughter, when thii old, was stricken with heart trouble. She was so bad we had to place her bed near & window so she could set her breath. One doctor said, 'Poor child, she is likely to fail dead any time.' A friend told me Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy hu-f cured her tatbtr, so I tried it, and she began to im? prove. 8ha took a great many bot? tler?, but she 1? spared te -me to? day, a fat, rosy cheekpfl girl No one can imagine the coTifubnc?; I have ?n -br. Heart Remedy." A. K. CANuN. Woi-Ua, iiu. The unbounded confidence ' Mr. Canon has in Dr. Miles' Heart Rem? edy is shared by thou-ands of others Mho know its vaiue from experience. Many heart disorders yield to treatment, it the treatment is right. If you are bothered with short breath, fainting spells, swell? ing of feet or ankles, pains about the heart and shoulder blades, pal? pitation, weak and hungry spells, you should begin using Dr. Mites' Heart Remedy at once. Profit by the experience of others while you may. 4 Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy It sold and guaranteed by all druggists. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, In*. $217.88 and were reported in Unfon as standing among the lirst ten chap? ters in amount of expenditure. Dues and the production of Fi Fi last De? cember furnished our funds. Tho chapter has been represented at the Pe Dee District Conference in May by Mrs. A. C. Phelps and your president; at the General Convention this tali in Dallas by your president; at the Division Convention In Union by Mrs. S. W. Stubbs and Miss Min? nie Moses, your president being pres? ent and voting as the chairman of a standing committee of the Division. I make the following recommenda? tions for cur work in 1917: 1. That a simple programme for a I^ee's Birthday celebration be sent 'the county schools and a book be of? fered the ten schools reporting the best programmes and accounts of the day. 2. That we continue our scholar - ship anOinake aAbther "purchase for the library. 3. That we continue to work to in? crease our membership, making 100 our goal. 4. That we do more history work, and endeavor to get accounts of ex? periences from the Veterans. Respectfully submitted, Armida Moses, President. FINDS RECEIPT; BRINGS MONEY. Washington, Dec. 11.?An interest? ing story of ante-bellum days was de? veloped here today as the result of a visit to Washington a few days ago of Gov. John Gary Evans of Spartan? burg. Before the Southern States seceded, Mr. Evans' father was a captain in the United States army, according to the way Representative Byrnes re? lated the story today. When the South withdrew from the Union, South Carolina among them, Col. Evans' father was loyal to his section and resigned his commission as cap? tain in the Federal army. Two or three years ago?almost 50 years after the war ha 1 ended?con? gress passed a law providing pay for officers who were in the regular Unit? ed States army when the war began and who resigned. Claim was made in the interest of Capt. Evans of Edgefield, but his representatives were informed by the government officials that his claim was barred because when he turned over the property under his control to the United States authorities upon resigning his com? mission, all the equipment In his care was not there, this lack of equipment amounting to about $1,100. For this reason the claim was not paid. Last Sunday Mr. Evans was look? ing over some of his father's old pa? pers and came across a receipt from the proper authorities showing that Capt. Evans had many years ago paid the amount ehe ged against him ?n full rmd thai I hie discharged the claim standing against him. Col. Evans immediately came to Washing? ton and showed the receipt to gov? ernment officials and several members <>f the South Carolina delegation In congress, Mr. Byrnes amons them. As a result of finding this receipt the legal representatives of Capt. Evans will probably be paid by the govern? ment in accordance with the recent law, the exact amount of this pay? ment is not ascertained here yet. _ ,4. El Paso, Dec. 14.?Villa has begun bis real drive on Torreon, was the ad? vice received by military authorities today. It is stated that Villa has left San Amlres Potomas with his main forces, but leaving enough at Chi? huahua City to harass the Carranzls tas.