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??2 SESSION or _ G LOCAL oo?jurr is mo sue 1 gJOmmBSm Talk? Made at '??WH ^ ttme Han t*y ?? tla Ai?nin Wstconie tp A. C. PhoPji ProaK Outmsed Policy of m Com 1 evening tbo agents of oho w^slSsdlto Pli'O Insurance Com? pany JT One elty. aa too guests of the r. aaaombied hare in a "Get? ting In order that the ngpitfn and tko company manage n?ent might become better acquainted, njnd to ihVenaa the underwriting pol ley of the company in the future. VhO Palmetto pire Insurance Com SOjry wan organinad In it IS with a wtpmn stock of $15,000 and a sur nine fund of 11,119.00. During the ?Ut poor do capital stock has been to $10e,eoo and the com $80,000 reserve and Surplus. The entire capital Of the company was paid and from the small beginning until the company now the entire top floor of the Bank, building. a conducted along as the largest fire In ftpaales* put? aside aach the seme reserve for of the policy-holders us companies doing bus ooontry, and Is a business it not only the city of hvt the entire State may be the last year the company exceedingly fortunate. It op an agency force through - Mate now consisting of agents, the personnel of ? oanelled by few and excel 1 ne other lire Insurance com fhnrsday. at the Invitation of ly. about forty of the the company assembled In adoring the afternoon, com the mountains to the sea, gt seven o'rtock assembled In the of the Elks' club, and during were served a most de extenalve banquet, the refreshments were over i and eeffe? were served and Mr. % a fernem the president of the sempsny. anting as toast master, call? ed upon Mr. A. C. Phslps, president the Punster Chamber of Com tt) respond to the toast of Mr. Phelpa in a short but tioauent way, welcomed the agents to ear etty and expressed the pleasure vent It gave not only the company and fee etJeeers. but the entire cltlsenship *h having such a representative body erf men as our guests. Mr. L C Strauss, president of the company, next outlined the policy of tTie company and Its hopes for the future. He stated that the company wee conservatively managed along modem businssm lines; that the com? pany would In future, aa In the pant, write liberally, both In the Cities and towns and likewise In the country, at all times, however, seeing that only proper business was accepted by the Company, thereby protecting the pol leyholders to the fullest extent; tha< the company was economically run and conducted along the mine lines ai nil ether well mnnage Insurance! com? panies. Mr. Strauss also stressed the point that the success of the company largery dei ..ded upon the loyalty of Its agents, and that Judging the future by the past, the outlook was for a largely Increased business and that the company would grow and become one of the largest and most successful compsnles operating In the State. He also stated that the officers of the company, tf demand required, expect? ed to largely Increase the capital ol the company, and that nothtrg would be left undone which would make this company attractive to the Insurance public of this State and an asset In the office of every one of Its agents He next called on Mr. Davis D. Motse, representative from Bumter county, chairman of the house com? mittee on banking and Insuranoe. He outlined briefly the Insurance laws of the State, both past and pres? ent, pointing out the remedial legisla? tion passed at the last session for the benefit of the Insuring public. He discussed the merits and benefits ex? pected from the bulb'1 e code, which provides for the prop construction of buildings throughout the State so mm to reduce *o a large extent the lire hnnard with little extra cost to the bonders, alfto the "Fire Inquest Law," which provides for the investigation by local authorities of the origin of all fires and thut the same shall be reported to the Insurance commission? er. This law Is supposed to have ol deterring effect upon anyone Inten tionnily burning his property or caus? ing* It to be burned through gross oarelesensas. He neat discussed the question of Are Insurance rates and pointed out that in order to reduce rates it was necessary to roduoe the amount of Are waste as, after all. the rata fixed has to be in proportion to the amount of fire loss plus the expen? ses of operating: the company. Mr. Hoiss next discussed the bill known as ths "Agency Qualification Law," which failed to pass at the last ses? sion of the legislature, but which he hopes to see paesed at the next ses? sion. The ob>et of this bill is to im? prove and raise the qualification of agents doing a Are Insurance business and thereby reduce the Are loss. H pointed out that Are insurance busi? ness had grown from a small begin? ning to be one of the largest business enterprises in the country; had be? come a science, and that the filling out of a blank form of a policy was one of the smallest duties of the agent. He stated further that the concert of action between the com? panies in withdrawing from the State during last year leaving the insuring public without adequate fire Insur? ance protection showed the necessity of festering and protecting and build? ing up the South Carolina companies so that these organisations might In the future be able to take care of the business of the -oltlsens of the State. He next called upon Mr. Perry Moses, Jr., the general manager of the company, who outlined how the company was managed at Its home of? fice end the hearty co-operation that he had received from all of the agent*. -That the success of the com? pany largely depended upon the loy? alty of the agents and from expres? sions that he had received both by letter and by conversation he felt sure that the company could not de? sire a more loyal co-operation than It was receiving at the present time; that the company at all times would conduct Its buetness so it would be profitable, and It would be desirable to represent the company as an agent, and that the home office manage? ment would stand ready at all times to do everything possible to further the interest of its agents and the in? suring public. The toastm aster next called upon Mr. ft. H. McDowell, special agent for the company, who eloquently express? ed his appreciation In being connected with a safe, but live Insurance com? pany, conducted by and for South Carolinians. That he had for many years been connected with large fire Insurance companies, but had never repreeented one which conducted its business on more business-like basis than did the Palmetto Fire. He thanked the agents for the splendid business they had given the company and offered hie personal services to them In any way at any time. The toastmaster then called on many of the agents present, who re? sponded eloquently and paid a glow? ing tribute to the company and its management. They stated that the company had come to their assistance when It woe sorely needed during the last year, and except for the Palmetto and the other South Carolina compa? nies they would have been Indeed In a serious condition for taking care of the business of thetr\ clients; that they appreciated the service that this company had given to them In the past and that In the future they woulr see that this company received its full share of their business and it would be their pleasure to assist In every way possible In building up the com? pany and making it larger and more prosperous than ever. They expressed their appreciation of the entertain? ment furnished by the company and their pleasure at being in the Gamc | cock city. The meeting did not adjourn until about 11:30 p. m., and every one pres? ent expressed themselves as having had a delightful time. Some of the agents left during the morning for their respective homes, a few re? mained over until the afternoon. Dur? ing the morning the agents that re? mained were glvun an automobile ride around the city nnd its suburbs. The " get-together" meeting was a great success. The company expects to have others in tho future, and the outlook fcr a large and successful fire Insurance company In this State le assured. TO TRAIN OFFICERS. School for Candidate* at the Citadel. Charleston, Mar. It,?A school for candidates for commissions In tho re? serve officers' corps was opened at the Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, this afternoon, with JJeut. F. H. Gary, U. 8. A., as instructor. Nearly 40 m.-n of varying ages at? tended. A definite course Including Intensified drills and recitations and loctures was outlined. Cadets of the Citadel were employed as drill mas? ters. A big sale of cotton on Wednesday was that made by Mr. C. O. Row? land to Alexander Hprunt & Son, through their local agonts, when he sold out 6R9 bales he had been hold? ing for some time. The principals declined to give the price paid, but 1 It would take a considerable sum to ' move that amount of cotton. A WARNING 10 FARMERS. HEAD OF LAND BANK SAYS FOOD PRODUCERS WILL BE PRE? FERRED CLIENTS. Announces That All Cotton Program Is Not Regarded as Safe by Land Bank Operators, but Tluit Planters Most Make Their Farms Self-sus? taining. Columbia, March 24.?F. J. von Engelken, president of the Columbia land bank, said yesterday that he he'd read with much interest the proc? lamation issued by Qov. Bickett ol North Carolina to the people of his State, setting aside April 5 as "Plant? ing Day." "Wholly in support of the procla? mation made by Gov. Bickett, and as a matter of information to the farm? ing population of the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, I and Florida, I wish to point out at this time," Mr. von Engelken said, 'that one of the principal factors that *vill be taken into consideration by the board of directors of this bank in passing upon applications for loan? to be made through the federal land bank of Columbia will be whether or not the applying farmer Is sufficiently progressive to supply himself from his own farm with the food retire? ments of his family and of his live stock. "It certainly avails a farmer noth? ing if he raises $3,000 worth of cot? ton and spends $2,750 of that money throughout the year for food and feeds and other necessary expenses. What this bank will be principally in? terested In, in making Its loans, will be in each case to ascertain how much net revenue the borrowing farmer will have left to him out of his crop earn? ings from which he can repay his loan. "In the four States which this bank will serve there is at the present time no reasonable excuse that can be of? fered by any farmer for not supplying himself and his family and his live stock from his own farm with all the food necessary for the entire year. Throughout the greater por? tion of the year a kitchen garden will supply the family with fresh vege? tables. For the balance of the year a small canning plant will make any surplus available. The city man to? day considers good home cured meat a luxury, and yet the great bulk of our farmers are buying packing house pork. These are conditions which ab? solutely must be changed. "The 8tate of South Carolina alone, spent outside of the State, in 1916. almost $89,000,000 for products that can be raised as well in South Caro? lina as elsewhere. In addition to this. $10,000,000 was sent out of the State of South Carolina for horses an? mules; and if horses and mules car not he raised In South Carolina to? day, evidence to that effect will bo highly appreciated m the office of thr Federal Land bank of Columbia. "It Is the prime function of thta bank to enable the farmers In the district which it serves to become self sustaining, Independent, substantial citizens. It is not our Intention now, nor will it be in the future, to en? courage sending money into other sections of the country to buy food supplies which can be raised as read ily at home. "Every farmer in this section of the country should carefully read the proclamation of Gov. Bickett of North Carolina and should take coun? sel with himself and with his county demonstrator or his agricultural col lego and lay aside a piece of land which will supply him with the neces? sities of life and make him relatively independent of boll weevil, crop fail? ures or like conditons." Gov. Blckett's proclamation follows: "Our forefathers established the noble custom of setting apart a day In autumn on which to return thank to the Lord of the Harvest for having blessed them with the 'kindly fruit of the earth.* "A true Interpretation of the thanksgklvlng spirit comprehends all reasonable efforts on our part to In? sure celestial'bounty. The conditions which now confr.mt us appeal for ac? tivity on our part with peculiar and compelling power. "1. The WarlC war has drawn t3 the battle lino millions of those who In times of pca?.ee 'went forth to sow.' China and the United Stages mv about to swell the legions who fight and must be fed. "2. From the South the boll weevil Is marching on North Carolina. Full cribs and smoke hcuses *re the save and safe defense against tin coining of this pest. In e\ory State the de? struction of cotton by the Doll weevil has been followed by a paralysis of the farmer's credit. Being forewarn? ed of the steady advance of this ene? my and certain consequence of Its attack, It will be colossal stupidity to fail to meet it with tho only wea? pons that have proved effective, ?o wit, broad acres of grains and grasses. "8. The amend il crop lien law was framed to give to the small 'armor a decent chance to escaps from a cied't system that levies upon the rbflll tn live und labor the heaviest tribute Imposed upon a helpless people since Augustus Caesar issued his decree that all the world should be taxed. But the farmer who fails to Increase his food and feed crops Will deny to himself and family the bleesin|pu of the law. The merchant, wi'l properly refuse to make unlimited advances under the new law. Long prollts will no longer tempt him to take long chances. He will wisely and justly insist that the farmer must produce his own meat and meal, and when he has done this he will find no difficulty in obtaining other necessary supplies. "All these things make a substantial Increase in our food and feed crops essential to our self-preservr:tion. "Now therefore I, Thomas Waiter Blckett, governor of North Carolina, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the 6th day of April, 1017, as planting day, and on that day 1 earnestly urge: "1. All mayors of Incorporated towns to call the people together and devise and put into execution practi? cal ways and means of having every vacant lot In and adjacent to the town planted to grain or grass, peas or potatoes. "2. All farmers' organizations of every kind to meet and counsel their members to heavily increase their food and feed crops this year. "3. All landlords to insist that their tenants shall plant food and feed crops ample for the sustenance of their families and their live stock. "4. All merchants and bankers tc counsel their customers who are en? gaged in farming to increase the acreage planted to food and feed crops to such an extent that It will be unnecessary for them to purchase any food supplies next year, t "The times are troublous. No mai can say what an hour may bring forth, but If we shall act with pru-' dence and diligence the 'meal will waste not, nor will the oil fail.' " HOLLAND REJECTS PROPOSAL. Declines to Accept Proffer of Indem? nity for Sinking of Dutch Steam? ships. The Hague, March 23.?The Dutch foreign office in a statement In refer? ence to the seven Dutch steamships torpedoed off Falmouth recently says the German government on March 6 offered to pay an indemnity for the loss of members of the crews and to help the owners by facilitating the purchase of German ships after the war. i This offer, the statement adds, was made "on considerations of humanlt> and good neighborship. "Further steps led to a reconsidera? tion of the offer by Germany which now offers German ships for renta'. "on reasonable conditions/' Holland, it is declared, rejected the offer and the owners, under the cir? cumstances, also refused to accept th proposal of Indemnification for the crews. Velvet Beans. (Copy of letter to Dr. W. W. Long.) Hartsville, March 17, 1917. Dr. W. W. Lotig, Clemsoti College, S. C. Dear Doctor: I am glad to write you as requested, giving you my ex? perience and some suggestions with reference to planting velvet beans. For several years we have been making experiments with different varieties of velvet beans. We havq usually done well with the late Flor? ida Speckled Bean, finding It espe? cially valuable for the improvement of poor land, as It makes a very heavy vine growth. We have often had dif? ficulty, however, in securing satisfac? tory seed. This bean rarely if ever produces seed in this lat'tude. Three years ago we got hold of a few seed of the Early Speckled or Hundred Day variety, planted them alongside of some Florida Speckled, and were very much impressed with the comparison. The Hundred Day bean produced a full crop of seed and a heavy growth of vine, though not so much as the Florida. In 1915 we planted some of these beans in corn. They were not put in until June. They made a poor growth and were almost a total failure. In 1916 after inquiries as to the time and method of planting used successfully further west, we planted about 60 acres in corn on light sandhill land and about 24 acres on fairly good land. This land wua prepared and the corn plant? ed according to the Williamson plan, partly In 6 ft. and partly In 7 ft. rows. In the latter part of April we opened in the center of the middles, a deep furrow with a two horse middle burst? er. We planted the beans In the bot? tom of this furrow. During late May and early June the corn was fertiliz? ed, the shoulders of the middles were thrown to the corn with turn plows, and the rows finished off with broad sweeps, leaving the corn and beans practically on a level. Tho beans then begun to grow rapidly and pretty well covered the corn stalks by August 1st. The presence of the ^>ean vines did not seem to interfere W?th the fruit ing of the corn, and we are sure that we made a normal corn crop, seasons considered. We planted the beans about 18 inches opart in the drill and found this distance about right for light land, but entirely too close for good land. Where the so?l was good the beans ran over the corn to such an extent that it was swamped and begun to mildew in September. On the light land, however, the corn was not at all injured and the yield was 10 to 16 bushels of corn and an average of about 20 1-2 bushels of beans per acre. Into one field of 17 acres which we had in corn and beans on good land, we turned about 100 head of hogs in September. Later we grazed a flock of 50 sheep in the same field for about six weeks. The hogs did not eat thej beans for some time, grazing on the corn and the green leaves on the bean vines. After they had eaten up the corn they started on the beans, and from then on improved very rap? idly, doing as well as any bunch of hogs I ever saw. A few were killed out of the field during the fall, but about 75 head stayed on the bean and corn field with practically no other, feed until the middle of February, at1 which time they had eaten up all of the beans. We have Just gotten account sales for a carload of hogs sold last week in Richmonc Thirty of them (Tam worth and Tamworth grades) were grazed in this corn and bean field, and practically all of this 30 brdUght 14c per pound on foot in Richmond. This price should net the farmers a little over 12 l-2c after deducting freight and shrinkage. We picked the beans from the oth? er 7 acres of good land and secured 3, 000 pounds ,33 1-3 bu.) per acre. We find that our cattle are very fond of these beans, and do well on them. They also greedily eat the dead vines from the corn stalks and I thrive on this grazing. Where velvet beans are planted In corn we recommend that the rows be about 7 feet apart and the beans spaced from 18 Inches to 43 inches in the drills according to the strength of the land. We think about three feet in the drill would be about right for land expected to make 25 bushels, of corn per acre. If a full crop of sound well matured seed is to be ex? pected the beans should by all means be planted before May 1st. We have not experimented with all varieties of velvet beans, but believe from our experience and grading that the Early Speckled or Hundred Day is the best for this section. With it the farmer can certainly at least dou? ble the grain yield usually made on the acreage devoted to corn. The tremendous growth of vine will en? able the fertilizer bills to he greatly reduced and increase the crop pro? ducing power of the soil, thur helping us to farm more cheaply, produce more livestock and get ready for the boll weevil. I think that the farmers every? where should be urged to increase their production of foodstuffs heavily this year on account of the very high prices now prevailing, and also be? cause an adequate supply of food both for home consumption and for export will be a vital factor in deter? mining the outcome of the terrible world war in which it seems we are going to become unwilling partici? pants. Yours very truly, David R. Coker. i?Hartsville Messenger. SEA RAIDER RETURNS SAFELY. Moewe Back in German Port After Second Cruise. Berlin, March 22 (via Sayville).? The German auxiliary cruiser Moewe has returned into a home port of the navy from a second cruise in tho At? lantic ocean, it was announced today by the German admiralty. The Moewe, according to the state? ment, captured 22 steamships and five sailing ships aggregating 123, 100 gross tons. The statement follows: "The Ger? man auxiliary cruiser Moewe has re? turned into a home port of the navy from a second cruise In the Atlantic ocean where she stayed for several months under command of Burgrave and Count von Dohna-Schlodien. The ship captured 22 steamers and five sailing vessels with the gross ton? nage of 123,100. They include 21 hostile steamers of which eight were armed and five in the services of Brit? ish admiralty as well as four hostile sailing ships. "Among the vessels captured by the Moewe were the Voltaire, an Eng? lish steamer of 8,417 tons gross, in ballast, carrying a 12-centimeter gun; the Norwegian steamer Hall bjoerg, of 2,587 tons gross and the Mount Temple." Mr. W. C. Boyle, manager of the Citizens' Meat Market, gave the fire? men a check for $20.00 on Wednes? day night before they left the place with which they are to have a big din? ing. THIRD WEEK JURORS. Common Pica* Com? Convenes Mon? day With Judge Memminger Pre. siding. The court of common pleas for, Sumter county will convene on Mon? day morning with Judge R. W. Mem* minger of Charleston presiding. There are quite a number of important and interesting cases to be hoard in this court, most important and interesting being the Harby-Bowman case. Jurors drawn for the third week *f court are: H. L. Boykln, A. W. Weldon, , , 8. B. McElveen. W. Li. Boyle. L. O. Thigpen, Perry Moose, J. Doby Jennings, T. S. Stuckey, | j.] M. W. Jones, W. J. Jennings, A. J. Pringle, ,! R. M. Sanders. P. C. Kirk, B. J. Hbame, 1 j D. M. Campbell, R. S. Hood, R. P. Jones. W. L. Currie, J. A. Yates. N. 8. Geddings, M. VV. Shelley, Harry Green, G. L. Geddings, W. H. Strange, C. C. Beck, E. 8. Shuler, H. T. Goodman, H. W. Copeland, J. R. White, D. Lt. Smith. G. W. Graham, H. B. Betts, , A. I*. Mlxon, Jesse Hammond, C. M. Chandler, J. Li. Klrby. CLARK SURE OF REELECTION, Says Hour and Forty Minutes Will Suffice to Return Him to Speaker** Desk. I Washington, March 23.?Speaker Clark, who returned today from NeW Orleans, predicted his reelection by a majority of from ons to five within one hour and 40 minutes after the opening of the extra session of con* gress at noon on April 2. "This Is what will happen," said the speaker. "House meets sit noonw Chaplain's prayer, ten minutes. Call of the roll of members, 40 minutes* Nominations for speaker, tea minutes. Roll call on nominations, 40 minutes* My election as speaker, therefore, by; a majority of from one to five wtthinl one hour and 40 minutes." Speaker Clark said nobody could yet tell just what congress would be called to do In the present emergency except the president himself. "The president has ten fellows to advise him." he said. "He has all the means that human Ingenuity care devise to inform him of the situation* The situation may change. In a week the whole thing may change. There might be some more revolutions over there. We can't tell anything about it yet." Speaker Clark said he was ready to go to the White House to confer with President Wilson if the president called him. Augusta, Ga.. March ?2.?Senator B. H. Tillman, In Augusta on private! business today, said he will vote for war the first opportunity he gets. Hie opinion is that Germany has gone be? yond the limit, and Is now making war on this country, and he favors immediate action. He believes the senate will stand by President Wil* so nand that action should be taken at once. j Nothing Succeed* Like Seoeess. "Be sure you are right and then go ahead, say the producers of Sulferro? Sol," you can make the trip. The average medicine vender doesn't belong in the main tent with the regular zoological exhibit, ho stands on near the main entrance, yelling and hawking himself to death* endeavoring to attract the attention of the malm, the halt aad the blind* Like the country boy's musk rat trap, he must "kech 'em goin* an' aomin." It's too bad that, such an efficient romedy as Sulferro-Sol ever has to be advertised," says Mrs. Lena Bagley, 107 1-2 North 24th St., Birmingham, Ala., "but then It's the only way of letting everybody know Sulferro-Sol healed me. I am cured of pellagra. I used no other medicine or treatment In conjunction with It. It'e all right, and I heartily recommend It." "And me, too,' says F. P. SehMs scr, a watchmaker, 4 00?19 th St., Birmingham. For years I had ca? tarrh. I used Sulferro-Sol. It did a great deal for me, and It deserves the good testimonials It is getting every? where." Sulferro-Sol is sold and recommend? ed by every Druggist in Sumter and vicinity. 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