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?n Tit Imsum. HO?gB SPENT MORNING IN R1S CCSSUfU COUNTY BOND 18 J?rn* luileu fitfU Deadlock oa H?r ort? 8?H ia Tbc ?He Columbia, Jaa. It.?Practically tha whole mormin* session af the house Was consumed without a vote being rojanhgl ia debating the Bradford Sjea en re prohibiting the flotation of band Issues without a referendum rote of the people. At noon the leint assembly met oad oast lto third ballot for a ware aoaao commissioasx to succeed John U HcLaurin, resigned. There was a deadlock, the vote being as follows: J. T. U White, It; Joan J. MoMahan. 17; W, O. 1011111. If; A. J, Beattie, Ijt: W. W. Bradley. It; James A. Drake, tt; John U McLaurin, 10. An? other ballot wM ho necessary. After taking two more ballots for wars ho use commissioner, the ssern htfU hopoloss deadlock remained un? broken and tho election was post unUl Thursday at noon. On the ballot tho vote was as follows: 1. McMaaojj I?, Smith It, file II, Bradley St, Drake II. Mo? li. A veto woo taken on the Bradford resolution oad it was killed. The vote was II to If. As tho vote was for a constitutional amendment it had to bo two-thirds, which was II. Colombia, Jan. II.?Former State Warehouse Commissioner John L Hot a arm In a letter to Represnta tfro) Aaa (fall asked that his name be wHhtrewn as a candidate for State *arahoaoo Commissions*. "Our re sasuso is to the people in 1111," said Ilm former warehouse commissioner. Ho nnid that bo resigned because it Was hsxposatbls to serve tho people et faetivaty. "Factional prejudice is too Strang la the general assembly to per? son me to continue the development Of tho system," said Mr. McLaurln. _ tOURG GIRJL KHXED. Ja*. II.?Marie Mon U^rt of awe. as dead here aa taw reaak an automoMlo acei elnna WHH aar wtfaw and other wo-j boa she was enjoying after midnight. Com bb* bars, so tho eity, seven raUes from Charleston, the automobile overturn? ed enrata* a earner in a bad place la taw toad. Marie was fatally hurt, smearing Internal Injuries and severe aata tea died on tho way to tho The others In tho machine without much mono than a up. At tho coroner's inquest verdict of accidental death rod. Tho dead gin is of a wall known family hero. WWW BI APPROVES WITH? DRAWAL. 's Outposts are Being la Ptimonatiiij to Move Toward Border. Washington. Jaa. ft*.?The war de? partment orders that den. Pershlng's outposts la Mexico bo withdrawn aavu boon approved by the president. There ore lotimaitona that the movo it of tho main body of troops to? las border will begin as soon as tho outposts havs been brought In. MM. M. E. MARION DEAD. of Rev. J. P. Marion Passes Away. Chester, Jan 22.?Mrs. M. E. Mar? lon, widow of the late Rev. J. P. Marion, died yesterday morning at Richburg at the home of hsr daugh? ter, Mrs. J. B. Drennan. after a long illness, and while her death came as a great shock to her family it was not unexpected. Mrs. Marion was a noble Chrletlsn woman and was a consistent member of ths Presby? terian church. She was loved by all who knew her for hsr bright and cheerful disposition and lovely char Ths funeral and Interment will bo at Richburg Wednesday morning il 11 if deck, the Rev. J. T. Bandy of Belmont. N. C. conducting ths ser? vices. ))m)f$. Marlon wxs 71 years of age end was a daughter of the late Sam? oa! Castles. Her mother, Mrs. J sea? son Reyd. who attained an age of more than 10 yeara resided In Ar senses. Mrs. Marlon Is survived by UM following children: Mrs. R. B Al? lison of Lancaster; ths Rev. J. P. Marion of Hunter; Dr. L. B. Marlon of Mountviiir. Edgar T. Marlon of New York; snd Mrs. J B. Drennan aad Miss Mary Marlon of Richburg. Licenses to marry have been Issued la the following colored couples; James Miller and Olsdys E. Brown. Ootuenbls; Jim Selglsr and Leah iter, WsdgeileU. CIME? OH SPEECH. WILSON'S ADDRESS TO SENATE CHIEF TOPIC IN EUROPE. Paris Newspapers Say Hie Propowtl is a Noble Chimera, Right in Principle But Altogether Visionary. Parle, Jan. 23.?The morning pa? pers' comment on President Wilson's speech Is generally sympathetic but skeptical. The Petit-Periaien said the presi? dent's conceptions of a proper basis for peace "were ours long before 1&17." The Vlctoir called the speech "a masterly page of social philosophy but marred by the "words peace with? out victory." The Journal declared that Presi? dent Wilson Is obsessed by a "nohle chimera" of universal brotherhood, a; it he expected a change in human na? ture." SHOT BY HIS OWN GUN. Florence Citizen Seriously Wounded While Hunting. Florence, Jan. 20.?Mr. H. O. S Jackson, of this city, was badly injur? ed Thursday by the premature dis? charge of a shotgun in his own hands while returning from a day's hunt. Mr. Jackson, with friends, had been down on Cooper river, near Monck's Corner, on a duck hunt. They had just returned to the bank of tho river in a boat and when he attempted to remove his loaded gun from the boat It was discharged, the trigger of the gun striking some part of the boat. The load struck Mr. Jackson a glancing blow in the temple and side of the head, wounding him badiv. He was brought to Florence and carried to a local infirmary and is reported resting fairly well. TO INSTALL RICE MILL. - Sumter Roller Mills to Care for Rico? ' aa Wen ae Wheat and Corn. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce is now able to announce that the Sumter Roller Mills will positively in? stall an up-to-date rice mill for the bulling of rice, and that the mill will be of sufficient capacity to take care of all of the rice brought here for hulling, and the machinery will be of the very latest approved type. The mill will be ready to care for all rice planted during 1U7. This should provo gratifying Infor? mation to hundreds of farmers of Sumter, Lee and Clarendon and oth? er counties near to Sumter because, if the farmers go Into the rice planting business as they should, they will savs many hundreds of thousands of dot? iere annually. The Chamber of Comirerce urges and hopes that rice planting will be general in theee three counties this year as the more rice there is pro? duced at home the greater will be the amcunt of money kept at home. Worldwide Work of the W. C. T. U. The United States is one of forty countries federated in the world's W. C. T. U. whose tenth triennial conven? tion would have met this year but for the tregedy of the European war. In the beloved and honored president of our world-wide organisation, Rosland, Countess of Carlisle, we have a sa? gacious and brilliant leader. Lady Carlisle's generous gifts to the mis? sionary fund of the world's W. C. T. V. with those of Mrs. Caroline Mc? Dowell of Pittsburgh have made pos? sible the extension of our organisa? tion in many lands. Twenty-one republics of the wes? tern hemisphere, twenty of them south of the United States, are brought Into friendly touch through the splendid activity centered in the Pan-American Building in Washing? ton, D. C. The world's W. C. T. U. has had an active part In the promo? tion of this International spirit. The Immensity of our South American Temperance field is hinted at in the fact that we could place In Brazil all of the United States, including Alas ku, and hnve a margin of 200,00a square miles. Belief work for soldiers in the trenchos and for destitute families At home in occupying much of the time of tho W. C. T. U. members in th> countries affected by the war. Novei has our whlte-rlbbon tie seemed so close, so sacred or so tender. Sore bereavements have come to many of our standard bearers in the war zone. To each of these wo extend our sympathy, and we bless Qod that In the World's W. C. T. U. we are unit ed by a bond so close and so strong that It can survive even the awfu' struln of war. Let us never forget that our society worthily hears the name of "Organized Mother Love." Mother love never dies.?Extracts from Miss Anna Gordon's annual ad dress. Columbia. Jan. 22.?The American Publishing Company of Charlo*>or has died notice of an increase In cap Uel steek from $8(0,000 to $100,000. jV. ? t \ > t ? ...r.r VC ?,'t. Just think this over a minute.?How many friends have you? Not the fellows who borrow from you?I mean the chaps who will fight for you! Fellows who believe in you?who stick by you through thick and thin. You can count them on one hand, can't you? But listen to this.?I have several millibn down South here, ? And why? Because IVe been on the level. Fve played fair. Fve never lied to my friends, nor cheated them, nor double crossed them, nor held out on them. They know me by my right name?SOV? EREIGN. A true gentleman of the South, born and bred of the real Southern stock. I mingle the blood of Virginia and Caro? lina?the best in the world?the choicest, sweetest, ripest, smoothest tobacco you ever smoked. ?* You Folks of the South KNOW Good blood! You Folks of the South KNOW Good tobacco! I have friends down South, and I keep them?because quality does tell. And it means a whole lot when I say: v I am guaranteed by me. If you don't like me return me to your dealer and get your money back. I have said it A Southern gentleman is known the world over for keeping his word, and I htive given you mine. Sovereign Cigarettes FOR THE GENTLEMAN OP THE SOUTH JUvup of V^ieaw CL?& ** CIVIC LEAGUE MEETING. Favor County Health Survey and He quest County Commissioners to Re? consider Recent Action; Also Ask for Improvements at Jail?Other Matters. An unusually large attendance and the presence of a number of new members characterized the January meeting of the Civic League. Many matters were discussed and acted up? on, among them being the question of the health survey for this coun? ty, the league requesting the county commissioners to reconsider their ac? tion in this matter. The health com? mittee was asked to meet with the city board of health and request tho co-operation of certain lot owners In Improving the conditions prevailing on said lots. The same committee was instructed to notify tho coun? ty medical association that the league would gladly assist again in holding a Better Baby Contest and to take charge of plans for that occa? sion. The matter of parking cars on the grass on the court house square wa.*# brought to the attention of the league, and it was decided to ask that this he stopped as it Is proving detrimental to one of our few open squures. The chairman of committee in charge of selling the Christmas seals (Mrs. Horace Harby reported that the sales had been excellent, and that the portion retained for this county would amount to f 171.74 with a few more centres to be heard from. This sum will be used for tuberculosis work under the care of the city nurse. Th8 president of the league told of a recent visit to the jail and of the | deplorable conditions there and a res? olution was passed asking the com? missioners to take immediate action towards improving matters there. A representative of the Davey Tree Co., made a short talk to the ladies on the care of trees, and of the work he was engaged to do in the town. The league decided to use all possible Influence to induce citizens to have this work done in front of their own homes, also to ask council to go with a committee from tho league on a tour of inspection of the trees in town, and voted to spread $200 for work on trees not otherwise cared for, and to ask council to spend a similar amount. After hearing the reports of the chariman and treasurer of the library it was decided to spend $100 on books. These are only some of the mat I ters that were considered at the moot 1 ing, giving the fifty women present a busy aftrnoon. d. F. Myers, of Hagood, through I his attorney, Davis D. Molse, has filed ' a petition to be declared bankrupt j in the United States district court. Robert J. Kirk has boen appointed j refpree. In the petition the liabilities ' are given at $17,Stl.Sf, and the assets at*$21,i>tf ?Charleston American. A LESSON FOU FARMERS. What the Boll Weevil Teaches in Agriculture. Appropos of the coming of the boll weevil, the following may not be amiss just at this time, with apologies to F. G. S. under the title of "Friend." "A boll weevil and a farmer met upon the road one day. Said the farmer to the weevil: 'All your kind I'd like to slay.' Said the weevil to the farmer, 'You have never heard my side of this pestiferous question or you wouldn't want my hide.' Quoth 1 the weevil: "I'm the only thing to set I you planters ri.^ht upon the road of sanity and bring you into sight of methods that will make your farms blossom like a rose, and stop the dreams of wealth you have while chopping cotton rows. You all have many times agreed to cut the cotton crop by planting less and making less so prices wouldn't drop, but you've broken each agreement all to dusty Nmithereens, and you haven't got a dollar in your poor old ragged jeans, i You couldn't cut your acreage to ', make your neighbors rieh, for he was j planting his land, fence corners and the ditch; In such case you knew ex? actly just the thing to do, so you fol? lowed him and both of you helped cut the price in two. Now I've come here ; to make the other fellow keep his word, and I'm cussed out with the ' worst abuse a good bug ever heard: but you raise a little cottou and much meat and corn and stuff?if your neighbor tries to fool you I will this ime call his bluff." For your information, beg to ad? vise at meeting of the directors of the Sumter Roller mills held on Mon? day, January 22nd, it was decided to install a rice huber and polisher in time to take care of the next crop. This information will no doubt be of cosiderable interest to the planters of Sumter and surrounding counties, and is; another step towards preparing for the coming of the boll weevil. Respectfully youra, Sumter Roller Mills, A. C. Pheps, President and Treas. OFFICERS OF ROLLER MILLS. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Sumter Roller Mills, held on Monday, the 22nd. the following were elected directors: G. A. Lem mon, E. H. Moses. Hal W. Harby, W. C. Boyle, J. W. McDonald, A. C. Phelps. At a subsequent meeting of the di? rectors, A. C, Phelps was elected president and treasurer; E. H. Moses, vice president; H. W. Harby, secre? tary, and J. W. McDonald, manager. Every farm in South Carolina should have a well planned and kept home orchard. Make your plans now to put out on I this win? ter. It will pay you. One acre will furnish enough fruit for the average family with a surplus to sell.