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of Commerce Issues Call m Msn to Meet in Cm* to ?y.i ty. rmlOl-' of the Chamber Of Commerce, to sie\|Ot?<fl l#tt#f *? * numb?p representative 4k* pp**em*nd other business men of thin ? sjp?ftjstl *? to organise the county thoroughly M4ss&** Mro operation as quickly as possible a gs# ssaroasta* <oo4 supplies, so an to Insure U fedsw* of esastgsnclss that may arise dur? fte call Is as follows: 'gpaP* smportaucp to the United States are ? iB/4jk9f4sWS that our country is rapidly drawing r# stop if wo are not at war today. All taking stops to marshal their resources " I es and for such changes as time may Jkeji what the future may hold for us. The rid-wide scarcity of food supplies, due to nations, and the shortness of the last lUhP World present a serious situation. In >vea the people of South Carolina ana llate action to meet the conditions cou? nt our resources and devise plans to Hps, as well as to husband our resources, parnnstly requested to attend a meeting at tree in the City of Sumter on Tuesday, to consult and advise With other Influen Tou are also requested to extend this i as you may deem advisable, pete >mine the scope of the* work and plan, Sjsst those attending this meeting will form a this crisis. This Is a matter where not only demands Immediate and serious ac 71." A. C. PMBIiPS, President Chamber of Commerce. For the Committee. M WBJte Gott in? tne ll-yeor-old I* Otteen. of Tlndal, POOt M4 killed yes elimblng into of soot took ef fOS end wont clear Mihi Hod to. one had one of teeerated by the ^'mim** of the M eejlrtneeweat end at once pre K te Ueno, which ?? ??JP*Hje|, ant Issrnid before leav \*m*% %\mi Mnfletrete Hedge, who t|-e enaWieenood. had al sst met night. Mag dot forwarded the ?es eeeoner in* morning, so #vea el tue la niiht eenld not be bet tt tree learned Met there in dene* er the feet that the wee enttssty aenidentel. H stems that Lafayette Oetesn had bden reft** hunting. The wagon in sMue% Put Hedge and several other wniu end colored boys were riding fnened end Osteen endeavored to eei**b feto it He got up en the w?g? ete eutesde of the reek, when the gun dleehargsd and the load took in hie side. He fell from the to fee ground, end one of the ?ten in the wagon at once lift? ed htm Into the wagon and carried aim to the nearest house. He was not dead when placed in the wagon, bot died soon afterwards. Pat Hodge whose hand was badly injured, suffer ed much from pain and loss of blood. The accident occurred near Mrs. Ofteen's piece between Tindal and nrogdun. 1HTKRKHT III COTTON CAST.. Ladies Attending Court Process of Trial. Much Interest continues to be mani? fest in the now celebrated Bowm.in HasOr cotton cose. A large number of spectators have bsen in the court room during the process of ths trial, a number ot Indies being interested wrtneeses of the court proceedings. Testerday afternoon Mr. Bowman was on the stand and gave his vsrsion of the reletlons In business between himself and Mr. Harby prior to his exclusion from the business. This mom tog Mr. H. J. Harby was on the stnnn end gave his side of ths issue The issue seems to be whether there was a partnership between Bowman Hubble end Harby. Mr. Bowman says there wes. Mr. Marby says there was The dcetelon will be left to the in Manning Times. On Ust rrider night the wmm* aery of Mr. T. C. Thomas at Dlootn vllle was beotsan Into end lobbed and en Aatutdoy morning Mr. Kd Gam? es* doge, end mo down l?vi and teener? Levy, both ?or* era*, tint entsjis stolen were found m dfee ueenee of fesurere end Levy, dsjsi sew sjrsrf pleased Jm **4* . , nw ? in i * sMssr nni j i ' ?USTttf A* TO 'W?Bf 'G*Elt5tAJi. Central Emperors to Hold ImjMtftf^it ' Conference. London, March 2?.r-There are vari oue suggestions concerning the rea? son for the present Visit of the Aus? trian emperor to Emperor William. The Daily Mai) say* it laarns from Vienna by way of Switzerland that the conference between the emperors la to decide whether the AUstro-Oerman policy toward the United State? shall be modified so as to avoid war, or whether the present submarine meth* oda, which are certain to provoke wiaf, with the United States shall be hialu talned. The above Is the first Intimation that there Is to be a meeting between Em? peror William and Emperor Charles. A dispatch from Amsterdam March l said a Vienna telegram reported the arrival In the Austrian capital that day of Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German chancellor, ,/h- visited Em? peror Charles, Foreign Minister Czer nln and Premier Clam-Martinic. Renl Estate Transfers. Master to Elisabeth Morgan, lot on Railroad Avenue. ISO}.;*. Matter to Kate H. Weinberg, one acrs lot in town of Wedgefield. $74"? U B, Stubbs, individuell* and a* trustee, to Joe> Davis and Mary LI Davis, lot on italn street. $1.276.00. Rugh Burkstt to E. D. Smith. hi> interest in tract of 60 acres in Sum? te r township, $6.01.60. j C. P. Oeteen to Janle W. McCol lum, lot on Bartlett street. $1,800. U D. Jennings to Janle W. McCol luin, lot on Edwards street. $1.150. Joseph Davis t> Isaac Robinson, S j acres In county, $200. V. X. Try on and C. 8. Hutchison to 1a D. Jennings, one-half interest to traft of l?7 acres, being part of Shady S.de plantation. $3,600. L D. Jennings to F. N. Tryon an/l C. 8 Hutchison, his one-half right in 19? acres of Shady Side plantation, $7.600. L D. Jennings to A. D. Harby, 11? 1-2 acres on Cane Savannah road. $6. Master to H. J. Harby, lot on come: of Broad and Church street, $2,000. . H. J. Harby ty Richard D. Lee. et al.. lot on Broad street, $5 and other considerations. Printed Stationery Pays. What about that up-to-date farm stationery you were to have had made' We recently heard of two farmers who happened to apply at about the same time for loons from a trust company. Farmer A had print? ed stationery und wrote his letter on a typewriter; Farmer B, Just ss well off as A in this world's goods, mod a pencil and scratch paper, and wrote on both sides of the sheet. The result was, B's letter made so bad an Impression that he experienced con? siderable de ley and trouble In getting his loan, whtte As was granted al? most immediately. In getting result) from correspondents, the neatly writ? ten letter on printed stationery is el far superior to a pencil scrawl on a piece of scratch paper as a twelve eyiindsr automobile to to an ox-cart. ?tTbe FreareeeJve Farmer* . ?fc IdiAUCtf ?AS?BALL. h r m| in? i I -' tw % Boston National ami No* \3ork Amer? ican League Team* to Play at Flor? ence, Of great interest to the baseball en? thusiasts of all Eastern South Caroli? na la the basenall same between, the Boston National and New York Amer? ican League teams which will be Played at Florence on next Tuesday, April 8d. The railroads have an? nounced special round trip rate? to Florence for this occasion, and no doubt many fans will avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing these big league teams in action. Florence is the only place in the State at which they will play, and the Florenec peo? ple have had to put up a large guar? antee to secure the game. Both "Miracle Man" Stailings and "Wild Bill" Donovan, the respective managers, have given asuranee that the regular line-ups will bo used for this game, and it is the chance of n lifetime to see in action such famous players as Johnnie Evers, J. Franklin Baker, (the original "Fence Buster",) Dick Rudolph, Sherwood Magee, Rab? bit Maranville, Lee Magee, Honk dowdy, Ed. Konetchy and others, most of whom have seen service and won fame in one or more World's Championship series. The Braves and Yankees have both been in South? ern training camps for the past three weeks, and have arranged vto stop over for this game on their way North, where the regular season is scheduled to begin the following wen*. From all reports, Florence is mak? ing big preparations to receive the visiting athlets. Work has commenc? ed on the diamond, which is one of the best in the State, and the word has gone out that ample accommoda? tions will be provided, for an immense crowd of fans and fannabolles. For this one day the entire city will be given over to baseball and affairs of the diamond. All of the business houses wUl be closed for the after? noon, and the largest crowd ever as? sembled In the State for such an event is expected. The game will be called at 3:30, and wiU be played at the park constructed last year for the Florence team of the Pap Pee league. An Exhibition of Great Pictures. The people of Sumter are ottered a rare treat for April 4-7 at the Girls High School. There will be two hun? dred Of the world's masterpieces dis? played on the walls. Besides this, there. will be some other attraction* such an living pictures and a little music. The purpose of this exhibi? tion is to provide some artistic dec? oration for the Orrkf High School. This exhibition of pictures la one of more than ordinary interest. It own slots of carbon photographs and eil graving*, loaned by the JMson Art Pub. Co. inc.,. Belmont, Mass. The collection is a large one and contain* only the very bent reproductions of. the mastsrpiaoss of art of different countries and periods. Nearly every gallery and country ^g\^ the world would 'have to bp vlsRed to sec the ortgjaal pictures Which are her* brought together in one collection. The .collection comprises two hun? dred subjects representing all the principal schools of art and includ? ing many reproductions of sculpture architecture and important views from nature. Few collections nave ever been brought together which so completely cover tne history 01. art of all times as this. A catalog, will be on sale at the exhibition hail No city or town should be indiffer? ent to the culture and refinement ni Its people. It Is part of the sehoo work to Inculcate these qualities h the children through whatever meant j it has at its disposal. The whole some and refining influence of pic turss of the right sort on the schon j walls is now generally recognized as one of the most valuable means of se curing this end. The funds for pur chasing such pictures, as well as ai opportunity to make a seleotion from a very large number, is secured by means of the exhibition. The larger, the attendance, the greater the num ber of pictures that can be secured for the schools. We hope you will not fail to visit the exhibition, and believe you will be fully repaid for the slight trouble and expense in the pleasure and profit you will gain for yourself, besides hUpim on the work. "V. ? Shot Himself. Mr. O. Ernest Batsman, who for a number of years has been on the Camden police force and lately em? ployed us special constable, shot him? self In the head with a pistol Tuesday morning. The bullet, which was a .44 calibre, struck him In the forehead and ranged upward. Aside from be? ing painful and stunning* him fot r> while Mr. Bnteman has suffered no se? rious effects. Ho was carried to the. Camden hospital for treatment und is rapidly tecoverlng.?Camden Chron? icle. THE FARMERS. Head or Extemdup Work in South Urges Cooi>eration to Increase siiort Kupplv of Food. ?1 Knoxvllle, Toim., March 20.?The food and feed crop situation in the South is serious, according to a tele? gram received by Charles A. Keffer, director of the division of extension, University of Tennesse?, Knoxvllle, from Dr. Bradford Knapp, chief of extension work in the South, of the United States department of agricul? ture, located at Washington. Tiie best advice from national head? quarters Indicates that every one in the fit Me aftocted must take some part in meeting the crisis. Dr. Knapp'i telegram reads: "Prof. Charles A. Keffer, Director Di? vision of Extension, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. "Food and feed crop situation in the South ser ous. Every effort should be put forth to obtain as large acre? age as possible. Am advised seed sit? uation for food and feed crops se? rious. Can bis met only by thorough organization and cooperation. Suggest you canvass situation immediately Ask cooperation of bankers and busi? ness men in each county to furnish seed to farmers as near as possible at cost." (Signed) "Knapp." County agerits in the various coun? ties, specialist!* of the division of ex? tension, and all other workers inter? ested In farm life will be called upon to assist in developing for this' year this part of the farm, which is so frequently overlooked to the loes of the farmer. Many banks and business men are already doing much to assist In farm development work, but they will be called upon to put special ef? fort into the in mediate feed shortage situation. Dairying Desirable for South Co*? Clemeen College. March 21. Dairying is a desirable business in South Carolina at the present time for the following reasons: #(a) Because of the many cheap and wholesome foods which the dairy co ' furnishes. .Every farmer can and should have. the following deify products on his table; putter, cream, milk,> buUermtlk, ice cream. ?kimmlUc, whipped cream, and cream cheese. Besides, dairy products may be used i* the preparation of Inugverable dishes which should appear on the farmer's table, quart of milk is equal to three fourths of a po and of steak to eight eggs in food value. jfb) Dairying brings * constant cash income an i thus tends to elim? inate the credit system. (c) Dairying provides constant and profitable work for every day in the year. (d) Dairy farming builds ap the^ farm. The povorty of the soil In this State ihdicc.tes that tt is cer? tainly time for south Carolina farm? ers to begin Dractioing diversified farming in wbhm dairying has a place.. i\ (S) Dairying makes diversified farming more profitable. When the farm products are fed to the dairy cow Instead ot being sold directly from the farm, the farmer gets a profit in growing the crop and another profit in feeding it and saving the man ire. (f) Dairying will help South Caro-;j Una farmers to meet the boll wee? vil by making it possible to grow oth? er crops than cotton, and market them through d*iry cows at a profit, and by making the farmers inde? pendent of the i>ne crop system. Pointer for orchard and Garden. Clemaon College, March 2.?For early bearing thore is no better poach than the Mayflower. Do not neglect the planting of spring Irish Ptttittpss. Spray all fruit trees for scale in? sect* before the suds open. Order a, small quantity of seeds of vegetables, that you have not tried before. You may like them and a variety will never do harm. If you contemplate top-grafting apple trees, secure the scion wood now while It is dormant. Bury the twigs in moist land until they are ready tp be use<!. Have all the hardly spring vege? tables on hand so that you may los? no time In getting them plant? ed when conditions are right. Does your o .-chard uow conuuln ail the kinds o4 fruit that may be grown. In your locality? If not. you should plant, during the uext two weeks, thoso that are lacking. Blackberries gtow wild in abun? dance In South Carolina, but would It not be well to havo a few bushes of the cultivated sort in the garden, where they could be conveniently Authored? j mm 4iastrong. 111 MM H '? FK?psHAfc RESlltVjC LFNDS GOV? ERNMENT FIFTY MILLIONS. Two Far Cent Boele lor Fund* Needed to Run Until Tax Money Comes in. Washington, March 28.?The 12 federal reserve banks today oversub? scribed on 24 hours' notice a 90 day loan to the government of $60,000,00*? at the rate of 2 per cent, a year. The money was borrowed on 00 day treasury certificates of indebted? ness to help tide over the government until June, when the great stream of income and internal revenue taxes will flow into the treasury. An additonal 150,000,000, it was announced, may be borrowed in the same manner be? fore the close of the fiscal year. Temporary financing of the govern? ment in this manner was made neces? sary by the depleted condition of the balance in the general fund of the treasury, reduced to approximately $58,000,000 and facing a further re? duction of $25,000,000 Saturday when the government will issue a warrant for that amount in payment of the Danish West Indies. The issue of certificates of Indebted? ness to run not longer than one year and to bear interest at a rate not exceeding 3 per cent, has been authorized by congress up to $300, 000,000 and today's issue is the first to be made under this authorization. In addition Secretary McAdoo has au? thority to issue $474,000,000 in bonds fdr various purposes including the Panama canal bonds to reimburse the treasury for the amount paid out of ordinary receipts for the construction of the canal. Mr. McAdoo is under? stood to have the issuance of bonds under consideration. The quick subscription of the $50, 000,000 ( issue of certificate by fed? eral reserve banks alone?without ref? erence to any of the member banks of the federal reserve system with their billions of dollars of resources ?at a rate of interest 1 per cent, lower than the rate authorized is viewed by officials as a striking dem? onstration of the excellent condition of preparedness of the nation's finan ? clal system for any events that the future may hold. ??This is extremely gratifying," said Secretary McAdoo in announcing the action, "and shows not only a fine spirit on the part of the reserve bank but is an additional demonstration of the usefulness of the new reserve system to the country. A statement Of the allotments to the subscribing banks will be given out as soon as the details are completed. "It Is possible that an additional issue of $60,000,000 of these treasury certificates of Indebtedness may bo issued before the end of the present fiscal year. No statement can be made about possible issues of govern? ment bonds until further develop? ments In the international situation." 2,500,000 Cars Registered. Motor News, published by the Chi? cago Motor ClUb, quotes the following automobile data as given by a lead? ing euto manufacturer: Motor cars now registered in the United States, 2,600,000. Value of cars owned in United States, $2,600,000,000. Number of cars to each mile of American highways, one. Proportion of cars to United States area, one oar to each one and one thi rd square miles. Increase in rent estate values due to transportation by automobile, 100 to 400 per cent. Annual new roads and improve? ment expenditures, $300,000,000. Additions to fact ores in 1016, to tel 11,000,000 square feet. Cost of these additions, $1.,000,000. In the United States there is one car to every forty people. In Iowa there is one car to every nineteen inhabitants. In Lor Angeles there is one car to every eight inhabitants. eessw 1 "? "" "?. Bed Cross Unit Organised. Unit No. 2 was mustered into ser? vice with a fuM enlistment at Mrs. Alston Stubbs' home on Church street. The following officers were elected: Mrs. C L. Stubbs. leader. Mrs. M. H. Waum, secretary and treasurer. Members: Mrs. Alston Stubbs, Miss Mary Pitts, Mrs. H. M. Crowson, Mrs. Leon Scott, Mrs. W. R. Phillips, Mrs Henry Wltherspoon, Mrs. Warren Hur gess, Mrs.. M. V. Whllden, Mrs. J. G. DeLorme, Mrs. O. H. Folley, Mrs. Ar? thur Harby, Mrs. Manning Brewn, Mrs. Abe Weinberg, Mrs. Geo. Ricker. Mrs. J. A. McKnlght, Mrs. J. H. Guth? rie, Mrs. C. J. Dwyer, Mrs. C S Kingsmore, Mrs. J. C. Huger, Mrs. W Y. 8pann. Miss Theo Gregg. Mrs Ihooks Huff, Mrs. Geo. Tweed. Mrs. L. D. Jennings, Miss Julia Rowland, Mrs. Willie Burns, Mrs. Lillie Dorn, Mrs. Walter Cheyne. Unit No. 2 jwjll meet Wednesday of next week at 6.30 o'clock in the after? noon to receive their worl^ and cad1 qne Is asked to bring 25 cents. The meetings will be at Mrs. L. D. Jen? nings' home. ?? ? POULTRY NOTES. Suggestions for Hatching and Rear? ing Chick* -? Clemson College, S. C, M?nch 22,? Probably the most critical period in the operation of an incubator is the last part of the hatch when the chicks aie emerging from the eggs, Many chicks are lost by the air of the egg chamber being too dry. As a result, the membranes inside th* ?bell become dry and tough* and the chick cannot free itself. Thta condition can be readily noticed by the glass in the door of the egg chamber being dry. During hatching, or from the eighteenth to thi twonty rst days, the glass in the door should be dripping wet. Under no account, should the glass be allowed to dry. If it does, then moisture must he added immediately, or the chicks that are partially hatched will be imprisoned in the shell. The best way to supply th% extra moisture is to procure a pah of warm water and Immerse hi It all eggs that are pipped, allowing them to remain one minute. Then, with whisk broom or the hanc, thor-; * oughly sprinkle all the unhatchdd eggs and the egg trays. The d?y chicks that have hatched can bo al? lowed to remain in the bottom of the egg chamber, or they can be re? moved to a warm brooder. Do not allow them to become chilled. The instructions of the incubator manufacturers to keep the door of the egg chamber closed from the beginning to the end of the time the chicks are breaking the shells, is Intended to preserve the moisture given off by the early chicks when they emerge wet from the shell, ilfct frequently this moisture is not suf? ficient to saturate the air in the egg chamber. Then extra moisture mttst be supplied by opening the doer (contrary to the rules) and sprinjc- < ling the eggs. Both systems have been tested, and the sprinkling sys? tem has given better results. Eggs under hens should be dipped In warm water just before the chlcTfs are expected. If any egg Is broken earlier in the hatch .wash the re? maining eggs with warm water to re? move the contents of the broken egg. Place the wet eggs under the hen. ',. A good brood coop for two he$s and thirty to forty chicks is made A-shaped three fepjt wide and six feet long. The height is three feet One-half the coop in covered w|th jk strip of roofing paper, and the Bhd under the paper Is boarded solid. The remainder of the coop is cov? ered with laths two and one-half inches apart. This gives the hens a large coop in which to exercise* find the chicks can run out throdgfc the openings between the lathpv Place the coop in the garden, dir where there is a good range, lots df bugs and some shade. If Oie groutift is damp, make a floor about three feet square and set the covered Ttkffit of the coop over It. TJae -floor is movable. Change the position .jet the coop frequently. Keep the hens confined until the chicks are weanee. ;_:_, . South Carolina can produce >t home four of the most valuable con? centrate feeds, peanut meed, soy? bean meal, cotton seed meal and velvet bean meal. If the Northern dairymen who purchase these feeds in large quantities, can make ' a profit out of them, the Soutji Caro? lina dairyman should be able to make a much greater proQt as he can secure the feeds as much less cost. Another big sale of cotton consum? mated here was that of 600 bales sold by G. A. Lemmon and others today to P. G. Bowman, at 19 cents This is the second big purchase by Mr. Bowman, as he r< bought over six hundred hales Schwartz Bros. Yesterday Mr.Jjgfc man bought two hundred balvs from Mr. W. E. DuRant, 19 cents being the price paid. * - fit vi ^jjfet? We have for sale g goofl of high-class OUROG W P1BS Delivery about April ttrt^ ?ted by Sumter' befeftdet dnd w^ol. treason, two very tine sires, dee us tor yodr Coundation stock. mm ouroc faw, PhoitwM) . * It. L. ti^.UJ^, OwistV 1