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NOW THE READY-TO-WEAR CLEA At the SCHWARTZ STO FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK, TUESDAY, MAY 22nd to SATURDAY, MAY 26th, We Invite Everyone to Participate, For Regardless of the Higher Prices We Propose Holding this Our ESTABLISHED CLEAN UP SALE. Entire Stock Silk Dresses, 65 in lot $12.91 Silk 15 00 Silk 18.* Silk 20.00 Silk 22 50 Silk 25 00 Silk 30.00 Silk Dresses Dresses Dresses Dresses Dresses Dresses Dresses will go at will go at will go at w ill go at will go at will go at will go at $ 6.25. 7.5?. 9.00. 10.00. 11.25. 12.50. 15.00. 1=2 PRICE FOR ALL. Entire Stock Goat Suits, 80 in lot. $15.00 Coat 16.50 Coat 18.00 Coat 20.00 Coat 22.50 Coat 25 00 Coat 27.50 Coat Suits will Suits will Suits will Suits will Suits will Suits will Suits will go at go at so at go at go at go at go at 7.50. 8 25. 9 00. 10 00. 11 25. 12 50. 13.75. SIO Trinuii(Ml Hats Will Go at . .$."?.00 $8 Trimme?! HaU Will Ho at . . 1.00 $0 Trimmed Hats Will Go at . . 8.00 $3 Trimmed Hats Will Go at . . 8.80 All Hats Go Same Way it Trimmed Tats Will Go at . .$2.00 8.80 Trimmed Hats Will Go at. .1.75 3.00 Trimmed Hate Will Go at. .1.50 3.80 Trimmed Hats Will GO at . .1.25 Nothing Reserved?Every Dres s Coat Suit and Hat Goes at Half Price. No Goods Charged?No Approvals?Come Early and Get First Pickings. SCHWARTZ BROTHERS. CpMfllMAN HOOVER CALLS ON PEOPLE TO AID HIM. prnmrnwrnt, Believe* it win Rare * Necessary to Apply Methods. : Washington Miy 19.?President ^gjbjon. in a statement tonight outlin? ing the administration's food control polioy. announced he hud asked Her? bert C. Hoover to become America:, administrator mil that Mr. Hoo would accept the place. A statement given out by Mr. Hoo after the White Hou.no announce gave his plan? for food admin ftstratlon and called on the country to render voluntary assistance In carry M| It OUt Mr. Hooyer prop, me ti that the food "^MggfnrsUration be divided into four gisat branches. Most of the work 'Would be carried out by men and wo? men of the country on a volunteer "If this cannot be done," said Hover's statement, "I shall cer and willingly surrender the to some other method of enter I hold that democracy can yield to discipline and that we can > this food problem for our own and our allies in this way, auf that to have done so will have been U greater service thru our Immediate object, for WO will have demonstrate 1 the rlghtness of our faith and our. ability to defend ourselves without Prussianised." President Wilson outlined the ad? ministration's food control program i In a statement tonight, and declared that the powers asked for the gov? ernment are no greater than thos? ether governments at war have t?ee".i compelled to take. Tbero is no Inten? tion, he said, to restrain or Interfere with normal processes of production. | It Si ver> desirable, In order t" prevent misunderstandings or alarm and to Insure coperatlon In a vital , matter thst the country should un nnd exactly the scope and pur of the very great powers which I J have thought It necessary in the oh - I rumiUncfN to ask the congress to put la my bands with regard to our rood rupplips Thon* powers are very great ^ Indeed but they are no greater than tt I has proved necessary to lodge In Iki other governments which ure conduct- , this momentous war. and tholr ob? is stlmulutlon and conservation, not srbltrary restraint or Injurious lutsrfmenre wllh the normal process e% of product! n They are intend" I >?> benefit und uMslst the furmer and all these who plsy a legitimate |>art In the Sreperutlon. distribution and mir ?otJng of foodstuffs. "It to proposed to draw a sharp line of distinction between the normal ac? tivities of the government represent ?d In the Department of Agricultur< In reference to food production, con servatk>n and marketing on the on hand and the emergency activities ne cecnitited by the wsr in referenc?<? t I the regulation of food distribution on . ooasutnptlon on the other. All meus urea Intended directly to extend the normal activities of the I >epartm< nt o Agriculture in reference to the pro ductlen, conservstion. end the mar ketlng of farm crops will be admin Istered, es in normal t:nir? through that depnrtment and the powers sskc I for over distribution and consumption, over exports, Imports, prices, purohn. end requisition of commodities, sto. Ing, and the like which may require regulation during the war will lie placed In the fennOs of ft eommlseione of food administration appointed by the president and directly responsible to him. "The objects sought to be served by the legislation asked for are: Full in? quiry into the existing available stock I of foodstuffs and Into the costs and practices of the various food produe inj and distributing trades; the pre? vention of all unwarranted hoardim; of every kind and of the control oi foodstuffs by persons who are not in any legitimate sense producers, denl oih or traders: the requisitioning when necessary for the public use of food supplies and of the equipment necessary for handling them proper? ly; the i censing of wholesome and legitimate mixtures and milling per? centages; and the prohibition of the unnecessary or wasteful use of foods. Authority is asked also to establish prices, but not in order to limit the profits of the farmers, but only Im guarantee to them when nscssini i ;? minimum price which will Insure them i a profit where they are asked to at- 1 tempt new crops and to secure the consumer against extortion by break- ; ing up corners and attempts at spec? ulation when they occur by fixing tern- j porarily a reasonable price at which middlemen must sell. "I have ask .-(I Mr. Herbert Hoove, to undertake this all-important task of food administration. He has ex? pressed his willingness to do so on condition that he Is to receive no pay? ment for his services and that the whole of tho force under him, exclu? sive of clerical assistance, shiill bo employed so far as possible on tho same volunteer basis, lie has ex? pressed his confidence that this diffi eu't matter of food administration ca 1 be successfully accomplished through voluntary cooperation and direction of legitimate distributors of foodstuffs an 1 with the help of the women of the country. "Although It is absolutely nces ?ry that unoufsUonoble powsrs shall be 'placed in my bonds in order to in :;ure the success of this administrativ:?, of the food supplies of the country. I am confident that the exercise of th< sc powers will be necessary only in the few cases where some small a'.vl .'?.elfish minority proves unwilling to put the nation's interests sbovs. per? sonal udvantagc and that the whole country will heartily .-up port Mr. Hoover's effoi ts by supplying neces? sary volunteer agencies throughout the country for tho intelligent control of food consumption and securing the eopcration of the most ca p;i bp- b id ers of the very interests most direct? ly affected, Ihol the exercise of the powers deputed td him will rest very lUOOOOlfllHjf \ipon the good will an 1 cooperation of the people themselves und that the ordinary economic ma chinery of the country will be left substantially undisturbed. "The proposed food administratio i is Intended, of OOUfSOi only to meet a ntaillftOt emergency ami to continim only while the war lasts. Since it Will be composed for the most par* of volunteers, there need be no fear of the possibility of a permanent bu? reaucracy arising out of it. All oon? tif?1 of consumption will disa ppen r whon ths oiuorfjsnoy has pssssd. it is with thut object in view that tb administration considers It to be ^>< preetninent importance that the exist? ing associations of producers an I distributors of foodstuffs should hr mobilized und made use of on a Volun? teer basis. The successful eondtl I of the projsctsd administration hj su< h means will lie the finest possible demonstration of the willingness, the ability ana the ellkieucy of ?eiuQcrilc) . I und of its justified reliance upon the freedom of individual initiative. The Last thing that any American could ? ! contemplate with equanimity would DO the introduction of anything resem- j ?ding Prussian autocracy Into the i food control of this country. "it in of vital interest and Impor? tance to every man who produces food and to every man who takes part In its distribution that these policies thus liberally administered should succeed and succeed altogether. It is only In that way that wp can prove it to be absolutely unnecessary to resort to the rigorous and drastle measures which have proved to be necessary in some Ol the Buropean countries. With the president, Mr. Hoover be Hoves it will rarely become necessary to apply large powers. Five Cardinal principles of food ad? ministration outlined by Mr. Hoover !r his statement arc: "That the food problem is one of wise administration and not expressed by the words dictator' or 'controller, but 'food administrator.' "That this administration can be largely carried out through the coor? dination and regulation of the oxistin;', i i legitimate distributive agencies, sup plemcnted by certain emergency i bodbs composed of representatives of the producers, distributers and con i ?urn ore, "The organisation of the commun? ity for voluntary conservation of foodstuffs "That all important positions, SO far as they may be, shall be tilled with volunteers, ?*Thttt independent responsibility of .tha food administration shall be di ' rectly under the president with the cooperation of the organisations of the Department of Agriculture and \ Department of Commerce, the Feder? al Trade Commission and the railroad ! executives." "I conceive," says Mr. Hoover, J "that Urn essence of all war adminis? tration falls into two pb'tSes: ! "First: Centralised and single re? sponsibility. I "Second: Delegation of this respon i Slblllty to decentralized administra? tive organs." The four branches of food admin* nitration are described by Mr, Hoover OS follows: "In the first branch we should set Up a certain number of separate ex ieCUtive bodies for regulation and nd ministration Of certain critical com [ modi ties and these should be organiz? ed fin the normal lines of our com? mercial institutions with a board of di? rectors, a president and executive of? ficers who will work o'il problems In I vol< <*d in thest commodities ami will 1 Institute such measures as may be necessary to establish prices and dis? tribution and that these bodies should I ho constlttltod Of the leaders of the tountry producers, distributors, hank ? ors and consumers alike. ! "l; has beon Ihe experience of nil i Buropean food control that results ran heel be accomplished by acting (through Or by regulation of the or? dinary distribution agencies In the! community, placing such restrictions which will cause n minimum sacrifice on the p u t of the legitimate distrib? utor and will eliminate broad national \ u de. unnecessary hoarding and th" she"! s] SCttlrttor in foodstuffs. With Ihe good will of the distributing com nunlty it Is porslhle to do this with out disruption of the essential com? merce of the country. "The second branch of the admin i Istratlon lies In the cooperation Or the governors und St:;te administra? tions through the establishment oi 'stale food administrations who will 'act on behalf of the national execu-! I ? tive In national matters and who will | themselves handle local problems; through them and their assistants to j secure coordination in distribution fron one section id" the country to another and to use the powers against illegitimate handling which congress s being asked to vest in the food ? dministration. Furthermore, it de? volves upon the States to stop waste n public places, "These powers being asked for are ?onsiderable in order* that we may orce into the market every form of 'oodstufffl over and above such stock is normally and legitimately belongs 0 any particular business for its proper conduct and to prevent any vithbolding, directly or indirectly, of *OOd supplies from the market. "The third department is one of lomesiic economy. As SO per cent, of j he ultimate food consumption of the j ountry Is In the hands of the women >f the country we will shortly place j before them a plan of organisation ! including policies as to the elimina- J iion of waste, the reduction of con- | sumption, the substitution of iocal j commodities for those from further ?afield, the substitution of over abun? dant commodities for those which we wish to export to our allies and in? struction in the intelligent purchase and use of foodstuffs and to set public opinion against waste and extrava- j gancs In public places. "Wo do not ask that the American i people should starve themselves l>ut j that they should eat plenty wisely and without waste. j "It is my present idea to propose a plan to the American women by Which we ask every woman in. control , of the household to .join as an actual j member of the food administration and give us a pledge that she will so ' far as her means and her circum !stance! permit cany out the Instruc? tion which we will give her In detail - I from t|me to time. "There is no service in this war on ( behalf of our own country and our jallies in which the women of thecoun ' try can so well enlist themselves as 1 in this service and the success of tho I food administration will rest very ? largely upon the support which wo ro | ceive from them. "The fourth branch of the admin 1 Istratlon must be that of cooperation With our allies in many important i questions involv ing exports from this country and our common imports from other countries." STATUS OF RED CROSS. j It is Ihc Only Volunteer Society Rec? ognised by the Government. _ i "The American National Red Cross I I j is the only volunteer society now au? thorized by this government to ren? der aid to its land and naval forces in time of war. "Any other society desiring to ren-1 tier similar assistance can do so only! through tho American Red Cross?i I General order No. 17a, \yar Depart ' ment. 1011. ! Washington, May l!>. It Is nsrer talned officially at the war depart I ment that one of the great canton? ments for training the war army veil! be located near Columbia, .lust what | site vv ill be chosen fi 'oni omoni! those j offered in the Columbia neighborhood will be left to Gen. Leonard Woo l to ideelde. The cantonment will ac? commodate about 22,GOO men and v\il! 1 neenpv nboul one square mile of ground. AN UNFORTUNATE OCCUR? RENCE. Rev. J. W. Mmiltile Arrested by Mis lake for for a Labor Agent, but Promptly Released. Rev. .1. \v. Moullrie, colored, pastor of Emmanuel Methodist church, one of the oldest and probably the largest negro congregations of Sumter, was arrested at the Atlantic Coast Line station yesterday afternoon by Rural Policeman Sam Newman on the I charge of being a labor agent engag j ed In enticing labor to leave the I State. The arrest created consider? able excitement and not a little re? sentment on the part of the negroes and lor a little while there was the llint of trouble. The excitement sub hided, however, when Rev. Moultrie was reelased on bond and subsequent? ly the charge against him was dis? missal, as it was established that the arrest was a mistake, Rural Police? man Newman having taken the wrong man into custody. The facts, so far as they could be ascertained, there being an evident disinclination on the part of .Magistrate Moore and Rural Policeman Newman to discuss the in? cident for publication, were about as follows: A few days ago a negro from anoth? er town came here ami volunteered his services to locate and cause the arrest of the labor agent who has been operating in thin vicinity for the purpose of inducing negroes to go to Northern points. Sunday afternoon this man notified the officers that he had located the man and that he could point him out at the station. Rural Policeman Newman was sent to the depot to make the arrest. The spotter described the labor agent to Officer Newman and in addition point? ed out Rev. Moultrie as the agent. Acting on this information Rev. Moul trie was arrested. Sometime after I the arrest and after Rev. Moultrie had j been released on bond the spotter turned up and stated to the officers I that Officer Newman had misunder? stood him and had a rested the j wrong man. tint the labor agent : was standing near Rev. Moultrie when , he pointed him out. In the confus ; ion attending the arrest the real la I bor agent slipped away and boarded the train going to Florence. The arrest of Rev. Moultrie. in the circumstances, was most unfortunate, for lie is well known in this city and I apart from his position as pastor of j a church, is generally regarded as one of the most intelligent and worthy negroes of this community. -? ? 8UMTEK COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by ERNEST FIELD, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 20 1-2. J Strict Middling 20 1-4. Middling 20. Strict Low Middling 19 1-8. I Low Middling 18 7-8. IIARBY & CO., Cotton Buyers. I Nominal. % NEW YOIIK COTTON MARKET. YeeMys Open High Low Close Close .May . . 20.81 .04 Si .84 .76 July . . 20.75 .S5 .t>9 .69 .73 !Oct . . 20.55 .OG .40 .41 .62 New York spots, 21.15. Death. _ ? Mrs. Jack Player died at her home j near Camden Sunday night, in the I 71st year of her age. She is surviv 1 cd by her husband, several children (and a sister, Mrs. T. B. Reynolds, of j this city. The funeral services and in? terment were held at Antioch church at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. WAR BONDS We will be pleased to purchase them for you, Free of Charge. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County LADIES' ACCOUNTS. C$ A pleasing (feature of our business is the large number of ladies banking with us. This features modern banking, for w omen are real? izing moie and more the wisdon of handling their funds through banks. It gives system, and their checks are receipts. W o invite your account, whether large or small. Make your initial deposit todsy. Don't wait for a larger amount. It is the sys? tematic handling of small things that count. We have a bank hook, a chock book and a wel? come for you. The Kaiiona! Bank Of Soutb Carolina C. G. ROWLAND. Prts M. 1. McCOY. Alst C*thi?r. F. C HINNANT, Cash er. EARLt ?0WI.AN3. Astt Cath'r