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?mg mis mm BASMH DISTRIBUTE $58,000 ilfcONG PEOPLE OF CITY. Chgm?? Ravine Funds Provide Mon? ey to Pay Off Debts and to Spend af CturlsUnaa Steady Growth of Department* lu Banks. From The Dally Item, Dec. 15. The ohecks from the Christmas Savings funds departments kept in the various banks of the city are be? ing received today from' some of the banks, while other banks have already mailed their funds out and others will do so In the near future. This year the total amount of this fund sent out by the banks will amount to $56,000, which will no doubt go to swell the Christmas trade among the merchant* of Bumter. The checks coming In at this time I are especially handy to those who keep these sccounte. The funds, while not large, are very useful In helping one to save systematically and In bringing In monsy when it is most needed. This money goes out for In? sures ce, taxes and mostly for the purcltose of Christmas gifts and oth? er e?.lclee which srs sold snd bought prect cally only at Christmas. The origin of these savings funds arms among the employes of Roten? burg *? Sons 15 years ago. the ac? count being kept In the City , National Bonk. The bank then took up the idea and under its man age - snsnt It expanded tremendously. This bonk still carries on the fund 00 the Yosng Men's Savings Fund H sipoots o larger number of to bo subscribed next year wh)a a greater dumber of share? holders than over before. In fact ai roody It bos the promise of nsarly double the number that will receive AjesQhS on next Monday from the bank hpas the lift fund. On Monday the rising will mall out checks amounting jo practically $1 3.000. which will be fit Sided among one hundred and ilx SO ass risers. < Tis? Notional Bank of Sumter first had ao actual Christmas Savings sVso. This Institution commenced lU Christmas Savings Club, as the de* Uortment Is known four years ago and Mkt yen* the bank will have a larger Mauber of subscribers and more ?tddk ' subscribed than ever before. 4>0wrng that the system is steadily ir - ii'isosUMj in popalsrlty. This year the bonk wUl mall out ltt.U0.l3, the is, b* msVUd tomorrow. SSV* Odo lump sum. The subscrib? ers may sscure shares which call for Weekly payments of any sum from oss cent to two dollars. The People's Bank yesterday mailed out to approximately one hundred and fifty-eight of their patrons checks covering the amount deposited In the People's Savings Fund department during the year with four per cent, istereet. This is about $1.000 in? crease over the previous year. The bonk force has not had time up to now to got out and pueh ths department for next year, but hope to sacuro all of their former patrons of this depart? ment and many more In their 1917 Christmas savings department. The National/Bank of South Caro? lina was) the first bank to disburse Ha Christmas savings fund. amnun4.ing ?o 91,146.26. among about 215 sub? scriber*.. This bank has ou the re? quest of ltn patrons changed Its time tor opening and closing the fund. It will, beginning with the 1917 fund, open at the flint of December and close on the last of November. How? ever, this year tho department is still open and will continue to the first of the year. In this way the pat? rons get thtlr money *n time for early Chrletmaa shopping, paying taxes and other needs. Tht department Is steadily growing an! has a good fu? ture before it. The Commercial and Savings Fund In the Commercial snd Savings Rank has grown tremendously In the three years It has been In existence. It being the youngest bank with the youngest fund. This Institution yesterday mailed out $11.000 In checks to approximately ISO subscribers, an Increase of twenty five per cent, over last year. The prospects are exceedingly bright for next yov.\ The club opens on the tlrst BotSWO ?y in January and runs for fifty woe Its. With the New Year tho Sumtor Trust Company opens up a Christmas Savings fund, for which more than s hundred share-holders have alreuly been algned. This Institution opens He Christmas fund on Monday. De? cember llth. to run for fifty week*. Ita shareholder* may secure any kind of shares they desire, from one. two. Ave or ten cents a we?dt, to an equal number of dollara The formut:on of the Chrtatmaa fund department by this Institution shows its popularity In Sumter and this popular 006*60*1 will make a complete success of Its venture Into,a new fiele'. Sofia, Dec. 15.?Enemy attacks east of Cerns. Macedonia, ^ave been re? pulsed, according to thf war SfaVft IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED. LITERACY TE8T INCLUDED IN MEASURE ADOPTED. Vote, In Senate if Repeated After Ve? to, Sufficient to Override Action of I ?resident. Washington, Dec. 14.?The immi? gration bill containing the restrictive literacy test for admission of aliens, which has caused three presidents to veto such a measure, was passed by the senate today, 64 to 7. Tho bill pasted the house in the last session. The senate reconsidered the clause designed to exclude anarchists who teach destruction of property as a propaganda. An amendment by Sen? ator Hardwlck for the committee, per? mitting entry of persons who advo? cate or teach destruction of property "In war, insurrection or revolution" but not otherwise, was adopted. Three Republicans ? Brandegoe, Colt and DuPont?and four Demo? crats?Rusting, Martine, Phelan and Reed?voted against the bill. Sen? ators Smith of South Carolina, Hard wick and Lodge were appointed on the conference committee. Authoritative statements have been made that President Wilson intends to veto the bill a second time because of a Iterarcy test. In this event an effort will bo made to pass the bill over the veto, two-thirds majority in each house being required. The bill passed the house last April by a vote of 301 to 87, more than a two-thirds majority, and the senate vote today, if repeated, would be sufficient to override an executive veto. BAPTIST CONVENTION ENDS. Number of Fine Speeches Made? President J. J. Stark of Morris College Makes Appeal on Behalf of That Institution and Is Well Re? ceived. Newberry, Dec. 14.?The Baptist State convention adjourned today at 1 o'clock after one of the most in? teresting and harmonious meetings of the body. The speeches of Drs. Gray of the Home Mission Board and Love of the Foreign Mission Board were grand. Many other speeches were fine. "Dean Craln," the noted mountain preacher, woke things up this morning In behalf of the moun? tain people. President Stark of the colored college at Sumter appeared before the convention yesterday and ire the body, hospitality of Newberry Is su? perb and the convention so stated in n resolution. Mayor ?*yde of Charles? ton was re-elected president for next year. The next meeting will be a week earlier than this one. It will be in Co? lumbia on the pay plan, each delegate paying his own expenses. GERMANY IN EARNEST. Will Not Cease Efforts to End War Even Though Allies Reject Propos? als. Borlin, Dec. 13.?Even should the allies reject the German peace pro? posals without ah Interchange of Ideas Germany will not cease her efforts to end the war, according to opinion expreesed in high political circles today. The omission of stat? ed terms in the German proposals is held in some quarters to have been Intentional, the object being to give the allies the opportunity for an ex? change of notes. LLOYD-GEORGE AT WORK. Doctor's Orders Permit His Leuiliig (House Hut Premier Is Attending to Business. Umdon, Dec. 15.?Premier Lloyd George is able to handle a large amount of work at his home dally, but be will not be allowed outdoors for a day or two. GREECE ACCEPTS ULTIMATUM. Demands of Allies Will bo Compiled With by King Constantino. Parts. Dec. 15.?Tho ultimatum of tho allies hau been accepted by Greece, according to a telegram front Athens today. The contents of the u I ii mat um were not contained in the message, but according to gable? uram.s from London tho chief de? mand was the disarmtuent of the Greek army and the transfer of the rai ways, postal and telegraphic ser? vices to the allies. GERMANS CAPTURE RUZEU. Main Guteway of Moldavia Seized by von Mackensen. Berlin, Dec. If..?Buzeti, a railway rent or, 60 miles northeast of Buch? arest, has been captured by Gen. von Mackensen. Duzen is considered one of tne main gateways to the Bouinan kui province of Moldavia. The Bui- i i .M ins have crossed the Danube near I Ploeshti, at the western etui of the Ceinuvoda bridge. The capture of four thousand additional prisoners Is announced, i FAVOR NEW TRADE MOVES. SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CON> GRESS ENDORSES SHIPPING MEASURES. New Mercantile Marine Scheme Among Those Plans Wliich Find Backing in Resolutions. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 14.?The new shipping law, development of drain age and the intensification and di? versification of farming were approv? ed here today by the Southern Com*] mercial congress at tho close of its! eighth annual convention. The con-' great also urged greater efficiency in I tho management of cities and the more thorough and general oduca* tlon of the masses, particularly inj technical training In industrial and | commercial activities. The congress also adopted a re- ' port which approved appointment of,| a committee to present through pop? ular subscription a great peace belli to the nation in celebration of the! semi-centennial of peace in this country, the bell to be erected at] Washington. J A proposal for a great scheme of linternational advertising by Herbert & Hutson, editor of World's Work,* also was indorsed. Final addresses before the congress today dealt with, tho extension of America's export trade after tho war. Foreign diplo? mats, government officials and edi? tors and business men predicted that the United States would hold its trade after the war, because its factories have been developed as never before, the world will need its goods and Its business men have the will to develop new markets. Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese mln iistor to tho United States, thought this country should develop the mar? ket of China to offset any falling oft in Its commerce to Europe Andrew J. Peters, assistant secrc tary of the treasury, said the Ameri? can manufacturer would be able tt hold his trade aftor the war becaui the cost of production in Europe reason of war taxes would be much higher than in the past. Belisarlo Porras, minister to tl United States from Panama, touch* upon methods by which America strengthen its relations with Latin-American countries and sug? gested the creation of a great dts*| trlb?tlng agency In Panama for serv? ing those countrios. He said that cor*] |rying costs would be greatly re>j ..dttcgd W shippm* in bulk t,o Pa*aA ? mji aviffi " rtthliirtng ly toitfr*,^ from there to fill the needs of South and Central America. Daniel W. Sale, president of the Travelers' Protective Association of America, told the congress that the country must send out salesmen in ordc. to obtain and hold foreign trade just as salesmen are used at home for developing business". FIGHTING AT VERDUN. French Strike Powerful Blow on Both Sides of Mouse. Kerlin, Dec. 15.?Pausing in > the ttommc drive, the French have launch? ed a powerful blow along the Verdun front, on both sides of the Me use, ac? cording to the war office. The Ger? man positions were bombarded heav? ily. FIGHT FOR PROHIBITION. Temperance Workers Flocking to Washington. Washington, Dec. 15.?Encouraged by the action of tho house judiciary committee yesterday temperance workers from all parts of the country are Hocking into Washington to pre paro for the most vigorous campaign over waged for national prohibition. WANT CITADEL MEN RELEASED. Governor Requests War Department to Send Homo Cadets at Bowler. Columbia, Dec. 14.?Gov. Manning while In Washington this week will call on the secretary of war and urge that the seven Citadel cadets now Serving in tho Second rsglmsnt be re? lieved from duty so that they may im? mediately return to their studies. That such a step be taken was rec? ommended at a meeting of the board of visitors held in Charleston Tues? day. HFliFI.S HARRASS CARRANZA. Villa s Army Approaching Torrcon? Ola/. Captures Espcrunzo. i n Paso, Dec, 16,?Revolutionists continue to harroas the Carronslstos both north and south of Villa's main forCO which is now approaching Tor? reon. It Is reported that rebels un? der Diaz captured Espcranza, south of Mexico City, NEW PARTY SPEAKS OUT. Hungarians Demand to Know Terms of Proposed Peace. London, Dec. 1T>.?Dispatches from Amsterdam state thai s new Hunger* Inn Indspendsnt party will demand a public announeemoni of the central pos er i* p< ace lorms MORE Of COTTON USED. NOVEMBER CONSUMPTION PIG URES SHOW INCREASE. Gain of About 700,000 Boles Shown? Mills Huvc More Staple on Hand and More Spindles Work. ? Washington, Dec. 14.?Cotton man? ufactured during November amount? ed to 584,082 running bales compared With 514,743 a year ago, and for the four months 2,227,375 bales compared with 1,978,635 a year ago, the census bureau today announced. Cotton on hand November 30 in consuming establishments was 2,191, 799 bales, compared with 1,613,641 a year ago, and in public storage and at compresses 4,098,928 bales compared With 4,981,939 a year ago. Cotton spindles active during No? vember numbered 3 2,753,937 com? pared with 31,485?, 7 23 a year ago. U Imports wero 13,1 SO equivalent 500 pound bales, compared with 21,108 a) year ago, and for the four months 30, 434 bales compared with 79,SCI last year. Exports were 759,550 bales compar? ed with 524,392 a year ago and for the four months 2,518,295 compared irlth 1,863,316 last year. Linters, not included in foregoing statistics, used during November were 64,991 bales, on hand November 30 In consuming establishments 79,846 and in public storage and at com? presses 123,374. Linters included m esports 8,058 bales. In cotton growing States, cotton need during November was 330,033 bales compared with 285,470 a year [agpr and for the four months 1,275, 964 bales compared with l,080,S3r, last year. Cotton on hand November 30 in consuming establishments wa.? 1, 448,682 bales compared with 953.71 2 a year ago, and in public storage md at compresses 3,834,869 bales com? pared with 4,618,782 a year ago. Cot tprt spindles active numbered 13,535, 592 compared with 12,799,308 a ycai safe fOAMBRELL REPEATS CHARGES. Assumes Responsibility for His State ,v *neiHs in Regard to General's At \fp *ude on Revivals. ?4 Dallas. Texas, Dec. 11.?Dr. J. B. Jnmbrell, corresponding secretary of Ae JSaptist convention in Texas, to nfcjr have the press a copy of a state Kent which appeared in The Baptist gfmtydard for December 14, in reply fcfc-%n. earlier ^otsroertt by Ma3> den. f sjjfodericlc Funston. In his statement Dr. Gambrell said: "The personal elements in the con? troversy can be eliminated. The whole controversy centres at a single point. "Did Gen. Funston, through his chief of staff. Col. Bornum, inhibit the. preaching to the men in his catups " j "I bake full responsibility for pub? lishing that he did.' ? Dr. Gambrell then cites newspaper interviews and statements to prove his assertions and adds: "These quotations prove beyond question that Gen. Funston did in? hibit the preaching that men were lost and also prohibited revivals in the camps." APPEAL FROM PEONAGE CON VICTION. Lexington County Men Will Take Case to Higher Tribunal?Clarendon Man Sent to Atlanta. Charleston, Dec. 14.?Ioor Hayes and J. G. Taylor of Lexington coun? ty provided bond today in the feder? al court, pending an appeal from sen? tences they received at the hands of Judge Smith, on conviclion of peon? age and conspiracy, and were releas? ed from Jail. They will probably reach their homes tonight or tomor? row. J. B. IJoyd, convicted of using the mails with intent to defraud, has been taken to Atlanta by Deputy Marshall Maycs and Jailor Bennett. POSSK CAPTURES I. W. WS. Members of Organisation Capture Train and Order Crow About. Los Angeles, Dec. 15.?Posse of armed deputies today captured thir? ty-one T. W. W's on a Somborn Pa? cific freight at Saugus, alter they had commandeered the train and or? dered t^hc crew to bring them to Los Angeles. TO GET PLACE ON FORCE. Lieutenant in Militia to Secure Lieu? tenancy in Charleston Police. Charleston, Dec. 15.?An Interesting bit of political gossip here is that Lieut. T. D. Millar of the Washington Light Infantry, now doing duty on the bor? der, is slated for appointment as third lieutenant of police, Charleston de? partment, succeeding Lieut. E. Mitch? ell Whaley, who Will retire from tin force on January 1, to assume short? ly thereafter the Office of magistrate, to which he was elected in the pri? mary. Lieut. Whaley has been on the force nearly 2s years, serving as pri? vate corporal, sergeant. and as a commissioned officer for Mix years. .75 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORTS ANTHONY AMENDMFNT. Tho Judiciary Commit ice Makes Friends on Both Sides by With? holding Any Recommendation. Washington, Dee. 14.?Woman suf? frage advocates won a partial victory in their long fight to have the Susan B. Anthony amendment voted on in congress today when the house ju? diciary committee reported the meas? ure for consideration without recom? mendation. A campaign now will be launched to get a special rule to bring the amendment before the house for action, probably some time in Jan? uary. Both suffragists and anti-suffragists expressed satisfaction over today's de? velopment and are confident of victory on the floor. The suffragists were pleased because the committee, which was generally regarded as hopelessly against their cause, went as far as it did. On the other hand, their op? ponents declare an opportunity to have the house vote on the issue in? evitably means a defeat for suffrage, which will settle the question nation? ally for many years. The vote in favor of reporting the resolution, 11 to 8, does not represent the sentiment of the committee on the issue. Some of its bitterest ene? mies voted favorably, most of them confident of seeing it beaten on the floor and desirous of quletlng charges of "smothering" in committee. One element of the committee headed by Representative Igoe of Mis? souri, sought vainly to prevent ac? tion. "We are glad that the federal wom? an suffrage amendment has finally been reported to the house," said Miss Lucy Burns, vice chairman of the Congressional Union for Woman Suf? frage, tonight. CAMPAIGN AGAINST PELLAGRA. Public (Health Service Reports Con? siderable Advance in War on Tl?s Disease. Washington, Dec. 14.?The annual report of the public health service, just made public here, contains much valuable information relative to what has been done during the last year to stamp out pellagra wherever it has been found. Says the report: "Activities ranging from the preven? tion and cure of blindness, scientific 4*tudles~?r -potiogra, tho protection of the health of industrial workers, the prevention of the introduction of typhus fever, investigations of child labor and health insurance, the eradi? cation in communicable diseases and the control of the pollution of navi? gable streams, are recorded and dem? onstrate conclusively that tho national government Is vitally concerned In the health of its citizens. "Tho most striking achievement of the year relates to pellagra, an af? fliction which in certain States de? stroys more lives than tuberculosis. Pellagra is no longer a disease of mystery, as the public health service has clearly shown that it is caused by a restricted diet and that it may be prevented and cured by means of a properly balanced ration. The prac? tical application of this knowledge has already resulted in a material reduc? tion In the prevalence of this affliction in all parts of the country and It is confidently believed that in another year oven more marked improvement will be observed." COLD COMES FROM WEST. North Pacific Disturbance Causes Lower Tcinpcruturcs With Snow in Some Quarters. Washington, Dec. 14.?A North Pa? cific disturbance that moved south? eastward by way of New Mexico was central over southwestern Alabama tonight, the weather bureau said, and during the last 21 hours it has caused general snows and rains over Ten? nessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and the Gulf States. Very low tem? peratures for the season continue gen? erally east of the Rocky Mountains and snow or rain may be expected Friday over the Southern districts cast of the Mississippi river. It will be much colder Friday In the cast Gulf states with freesIng tem? perature to the coast at night and much colder Friday night and Sat? urday In the South Atlantic States with heavy frost Saturday morning as far south as central Florida. Storm warnings arc displayed on the Atlantic coast from Delaware break? waters to Jacksonville and on the Gulf coast from Rockwell to Bay St. Louis. Cold wave warnings have been or? dered for east Texas, southern Louis? iana, Alabama, southwest Georgia and northern Florida. The New Year's Dance of the Holi? day ESeve Club will be given on the night of January 1st and arrange* ments are being made to make it a hotter dance than any held by the club in some time. Admission will bp strictly by card. MANNING MEETS 6QVERNRS. SC) LT 11 CAROLINA EXECUTIVE ATTEX 1 )S SESSION S. Palmetto Official Guest of Wilson at White Hons.?Discusses Nitrate Plant With Raker. Washington, Dec. 14.?Gov. R. I. Manning of South Carolina was on hand when the conference of gover? nors was called to order at the New Willard hotel here this morning at which every possible phase of the high cost of living will be discussed and some way, if possible, will be found to alleviate the present situation. Gov. Manning took part in the de? liberations and was a close observer of what was said. Tomorrow Gov. Manning will hold an important con? ference with Newton D. Baker, secre? tary of war, and it is understood that he will discuss the probable establish? ment of the federal nitrate plant in South Carolina. It is quite likely that while here other cabinet members and high public officials will be seen by him in regard to matters of interest which are pending in the different departments. South Carolina's chief executive Is very popular in Washington and at hir- hotrl met- many friends before the conference began today. Tonight he dined at the White House as the guest cf President and Mrs. Wilson and Saturday he will be the guest, of Josephuss Daniels, secre? tary of the navy, aboard the dispatch boat Dolphin. SOUTH SHIVERING WITH COLD. Temperatures in Many Places Well Below Freezing and Colder Weather Forecast. Atlanta, Dec. IS.?With tempera? tures in many localities well below freezing throughout the day and cold er'weather forecast, the Southeastern States, with the exception of Florida, tonight shivered in the severest weather of the winter. In Atlanta to? night the government reading was 29 degrees, a moderation over the 25 de? grees registered at noon today, but the local forecaster promised a drop to from 10 to 15 degrees above zero be? fore morning and a sweep of freezing temperatures as far south as North? west Florida. The freeze, however, Is not expected to extend to the coast sections of Florida. Cold weather, with frost in the north and central portions is forecast for Florida Sat? urday night. ?Pressing weather prevailed in west? ern and central South Carolina to? night and temperatures from 15 to 18 degrees above are forecast for tomor? row morning, with the frost belt ex? tending thiough to the coast. Charles? ton, which reported 56 at noon today, had a temperature at 40 degrees at 7 p. m., and still falling. A sleet and rain storm here last night left the trees and roofs of the city ice-coated throughout the day. FAMILIES RECEIVE $75,000 DAILY Quartermaster General Says Fund of 2,000,000 is Practically Exansted. Washington, Dec. 14.?The war de? partment is paying out $75,000 a day to the dependent families of enlisted men of the regular army and Nation? al Guard, Major Gen. Sharpe, quarter? master general, told the house mili? tary committee today The $2,009, 000 fund for this purpose already provided is virtually exhausted, ho added, and emergency legislation will be asked to continue the payments through the present month. If dis? bursements continue at the present rate a deficiency of nearly $5,000. 000 will be shown by the end of the fiscal year. The committee was told that more than 50,000 men were expected to take voluntarily military training at the civilian training camps next year. Nearly 30,C00 attended last summer. "I am utterly opposed to these camps," declared Representative Me Kellar. "They are just delightful va? cations." "You would change your tune if you went to one and took that train? ing." replied Representative Kahn. "Representative Green brought out the statement that it cost $G1.96 per man to operate the camps and said it could be shown that countries where universal training was given paid no such price. Gen. Sharpe agreed frith him. COMMERCIAL CLUB BURNED. New Building Burned at Nashville? $75,000 Una. Nashville, Teun., Dec. 15.?The re? cently constructed Commercial Clu'? building was destroyed by tire this morning with a loss of $7">.ooo in property. POPE WILL SPEAK. Will Issue Peace Proclamation on Christmas. Copenhagen. Dec. IS.?In reply to peace overtures of the central powers. Pope Benedict is expected to issue general Xmas proclamation sooa. ac < ording t?? advices received today.