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PHUmUKAJD mention. Mass Elisabeth Uiclus, of Elliotts. Ml arrived in the city to upend days with friends. Mrs. flu fun Spann has gone to I>ar Magton to spend some Ihne with 1 Miss Marie Whlto left Monday for Winthrop College where she will tako ^enures at the .summer school. . Mrs. Edwin Novit? has returned t<? th? nltjr alter spending sometime In Islington with her parents. After a short trip to Now Yi rk, Mr. Manly Spann has returned to the .Mr and Mrs. J. H. Lo.yea ami NT U St. Matthews are the i ?>f the Misses Darnett on Wash aareet, Mr. and Mrs. J F. Dixon. of Thom aeville. Qa.. are visiting relatives here. Masses Anirte and Ruth Raker are vbsitlng friends and relatives in Co? ll. M. Meadors, of Savannah, te visiting Im parents. Mr. and Mrs. W rt Shelley Mir Uwirncp Brunson hss gone to Charleston, where h? has accepted a position with the government. Dr. Walter rheyne has gone to CeHsrttbis ou business. Dr. Jno M. Fleming, of Kingstree. who ana been spending sometime In Ihn elty. has returned to his home. ?Her Misse? Wilson, of st. Charles, are spending ?omstlme in the city. M>. Q. H Davis, of Darlington, tferongh the city this morning way to Hot Sprints. Ark. Mrs. W. J. McKagen has gone to Wshopviiw? to attend the wedding of her sister. Miss Olivs Dlxon. to Mr. H C Crumra, at Denmsrk. Miss Loulee Smith and her little Stator. Venan. have returned from Co? lumbia, whore they went to attend the graduation of their sister, Miss Barle Denn It Mrs. J. V. Davis and little daugh? ter. 8alMe Ellen, are viaitlnr Mrs. T. E. Haison. Jr.. on Kendrlck Street. Mr. Frank J Powell and little ter are visiting his mother, Mrs. Dennis, on South Hsrvin St. About a dosen Clemson students ll through Sumtor this morning on Rwrr wsy home from college, which etosed shout two weeks later than asual thai year. Mr. Horton Robinson, of Oswego. spent sometime In the city this morn hag between trains. Mrs, O. H Rills and Miss Ruby El? lis, of Florence, are visiting Mrs. L, II. K. Dare at 101 South Humter St. Mies Lois Ballough has gone to Nashville. Tenn . to attend the Pea body Summer school. Prof. Wilbur Schumacher, of Co? lumbia, arrived In the city this morn LmB^pl Dr. Frank Zemp. of Camden. Is ding the day In the city, having down through the country in a Mr. Carlisle Wilson, who has been working with DeLormo's Pharmacy for sometime, has returned to Flor? ence, where he hss accepted a position with the Rlley Drug Co. Mr Benjamin Slovts, of Charleston, and his wife and child are visiting Mr. H U Krasnoff of thin city. Mtsn Llnnie Mrhmrm has gone to Owes m Ma to attend the summer school for high school teachers at the Uni? versity of South Carolina. Mrs. J. Edward Garrison, with her little son ano\ daughter, of Darlington, are spending sometime with Mrs. C C. Beek and Mrs. lt. K. Du Hose. Mrs. Jsmes C. Oarrtnon of Darling ton is on a visit to her Mister. Mrs (V A. Rlsnd on Hampton Avs. Mrs. O. A. Bland and her little daughters* Dorothy and Ruth, of At? lanta, are visiting her sinters. Mrs. C C. Beck and Mrs. R. R. DuRose. Mr. C C. Chewnlng has accepted position ss trsvsling representative for Oeo. D. Shore St Bro. of Humter.? M a Minn* Times. Mr. 1? W. Dick of Hartavllle in spendlag s few days In town. air. J. D. I handler und children have gone to Marlon to spend awhile with friends and relatives. Mr. Charten K Schumacher and Charles. Jr., of Uttle Rock, Ark., have visiting frtendn In town. in Thr l(< < ??rd< i . C\mrt. Two rase* f.? th*? violation of thf traffic orrilnam-efiwere brought up thin morning in \h>- Kpcurtln?' ; .?mit. Chae. II. Curtis wui rhargeil with ?iceedtng th?* *p?**d Uni It out on Man nln* Avenue He plmU not guilty ami aa the witn*?** for th?> . it> < ?>ul?l n<?t prove that hia cur whm pmmk more than 15 milee an hour, Iii? case wum dlsatlased. Jtyen ? n?? was ehargod with drlv Inf a motorevrle on Main street at a greater rate of spoed than tho tt uii? ordinance permits, fin plead Kullty eAd. ae this we* his first offense, a line ef only $1 wn imposed II Kl I CHOSs IIKADQl'AHTKRS. L<>< a| <itaptcr lias K+duhlbdic?! Office nihI Luim Ii Room 011 North Main Street. The local organization of the Hod Cioaa has now established its head? quarters ut the Dixie Electric Com? pany, on North Main street, when several Heil Cross workers aro sta? tioned throughout most of the day. The committee in chargo of the headquurters Is kept busy these days serving lunches to those who drop in. Lemonade, ice tea, and sandwiches are served. Two very attractive tables have been nrrunged by th?> ladies for the lunchers and everybody is Invited to come in and be serv with re? freshments, while he Is being cooled off by funs lent by the Dixie Electric Company. Let It be borne in mind, however, that these lunches will be served only for a few days until the material arrives which is to be made into sheets, pillow cases, and oth?r things for our soldier boys who will be at the front. For the making of these things, the Singer Company, M. B. Handle and E. W. Vogel have each been kind enough to lend a sewing machine. These machines will be run by mo? tors borrowed from the Dixie shop. Mr. J. E. King has also been kind enough to lend an Edison machine wt'.h a number of records. Hed Cross caps, banners and arm l<unds are kept for sale at the head? quarters, which la kept open from 10 o'clock In the morning until 1 o'clock in the afternoon and from 4 to tl o'clock In the afternoon. Any ladies doing shopping down town, who find that they ha* . some spare time, arc rcqaested to co.:.e to the Red Cross headquarters and assist in making the various things which are to be sent abroad. The Marketing of Crops. Editor Daily Item. The call of our president to pro? duce larger food crops has stirred the patriotism of our farmers in every section of our great country and they are responding nobly. The average farmer Is not only raining a sufficient amount for the ne<ds of his own family, but will have some to spare. How to market this surplus at a reasonable probt si giving the farmer of the South no small concern just now. To chung? from nn all cotton preduction to the raising of perishuble foods for man und food for l>easts will require an .41! around readjustment. on account of this quirk change tin careful farmer will go slow for the lirsi year or two until he is assured that his surplus will find a market at a fair profit for hla labor, therefore the surplus of tho average farmer will not always be large enough to Justify him in putting up In proper Isise marketable packages, hence he must have some pluce where he can dispose of his produce in bulk. There are just two things that are indispensable to fill the need in this re? adjustment, the cooperative canning factory, and the produce commission house. Roth of these should be in every county seat in the State. The canning factory will pay hand? some returns on tne investment. The writer knows of one community where $500,000 worth of strawberries went to waste in one season for the lack of a canning factory. The farmer must be willing to ac? cept the wholesale market price for his produce, or he content to sell it from house to house, and when the reason is well on he will likely find tho local market glutted. The pro? duce merchant buys the load, grades tho product carefully and packs in proper size packages lor market. Af? ter the readjustment is (Irmly estab? lished the farmer should do the grad? ing and packing which will pay large returns for the time and trouble, as his products will be easily sold at top prices. The commission merchant is In constant touch with the markets of tho North and East. There Is a great future for the commission merchant In the South. Even after the war Is over the ravages of the boll weevil will make all cotton farming hazard? ous. Provision should e made without delay to conserve, ttils year's surplus to the advantage of the farmer. The "UHlneMs of the hanker and merchant will depend upon it. A Friend. OH I'riday nbjhti the Silver Mom. Cafe, un estahlh hinent on West 1,1b erty street run for nerroea, was brok en Into by an unknown thhf who succeeded In i" iimr away with ahoul eleven dollars. Kntrancc was gained hy breaking throiiKh the haek door and. ?H the cafe was not closed until 1 3u o'clock Saturday morning, it 1? thought thttt the hullding was enter? ed shortly after that time. It WM only three WOO hi ngo that another at tempt was made to get into tin; build lute Imt. though the glass window in the rear was broken, the would-la thief failed in his attempt. RED CROSS IN MANNING. Cl ircndoit County Mas Already Haised Mow Than Its Allotment of War Fund. Yesterday afternoon a party of Ke.l i'loss workers from this, city went down to Manning to organize an auxiliary chapter and assist in the campaign being carried on there to raise $ 1,000, which amount has been allotted Clarendon county as its share of the $100,000,00 lied Cross war fund now being raised by a nation-wide campaign. A very enthusiastic meet? ing was held in the court house at Which the Kev. Mr. Way, of Charles? ton, and Mr. Ncill O'Donnell, of this City, Senator J. Charlton Dultant. nhalrnv of the meeting, made ad dres.4 .. At the conclusion of these speeches, donations to the fund were asked for and, within a short time $3,511 were subscribed. This morning at 11.30 o'clock, when only a partial report had been handed Ir by the committees at work in Cl?ren on county, it was roported that the amount subscribed in he county was $4,312, which con? tribution is larger than the amount asked. The Hed Cross workers of Manning wish to thank those who went from here yesterday to assist them in get? ting the campaign started over there and in working up so much enthus? iasm for the cause. Besides those going who were especially Interested In the Hed Cross work, several mem? ber* of the Philharmonic Society Hvent along to furnish music for the occasion. SdlPMACIIEK SCHOOL RECITAL. Three of Advanced Pupils Present Dif? ficult Numbers with Pleasing Ease. The Columbia State. A trio of the advanced pupils of Wilbur Schumacher's school of music presented in excellent, style a dif? ficult and taxing programme last evening. All three of the talenled young violinists are from Sumter, having studied In that town with Mr Schumacher and accompanied him to Columbia when he moved here. They are Miss Oladys Turner, .Julius Al? fred Stubbs and William Thomas Trueedale, The accompanist was .i Clifton Wells, an admirable pianist ilso a pupil of Mr. Schumacher. The recital, held in the high school SndltOrlum, was listened to by an ap preclatlvo audience of musical per? pie. Miss Turner has a beautiful torn and plays with ease and freedom. Hoi tlrst number was a brilliant "Stem de Hallet' by DeHeriot and other of fcrings Of her group were the an dantS from Opus 32 of DeHeriot and an appealing Scotch lullaby by Lulg] von Kunlta. Mr. Stubbs played with verve am' abandon a "Maaurka de Concert" bj Ovid Musin and the beautiful "K;i mcnai-< >strow" of Hubenstein. William Trueedale, who Is a young? ster still In knee trousers, handled tin heaviest part of the programme, lb gives evidence of decided natural gif; and has remarkable control of his in strument. His numbers were tie taxing Sonata No. X of Handel; tu con positions of Musin, "Mazurka Ho manthiue" and "The Nightingale.' and Concerto No. 1 in A minor, by Av coley. SERIOUS APTO ACCIDENT, far and Motorcycle Collide on East Late yesterday afternoon a smash up occurred on East Liberty street, when a car, driven by Kenneth Forrester, collided with and demolished a motor Cycle owned by Eugene Sanders. The pnly person seriously Injured was Dur waid Scurry, the driver of the motor cycle, who bad his leg broken in the accident. Mr. Forrester was headed south on Magnolia Street and was following a ear which was hardly more than twenty-five or thirty feet In front. Bu? tane Banders ami Durward Scurry, wdio were riding the motorcycle, were headed east on Libert \ street. The head car, going south on Magnolia street, had just crossed over Lib Srty street when those on the motor? cycle attempted to pass between the tWO cars. When Mr. Forrester saw that the motorcycle was only a few feet away. he quickly applied the brakes and swerved to one side, but be could not avoid hitting the motor cycle. When he applied the brakes to bis ear. the machine turned turtl spilling out all the occupanta. There Were in the ear, besides the driver. IflVI young ladies who are in town tak? ing the short course in ?-:? 11nit:;; heilig liven at the QIris* High school. Though all the young ladles were con? siderably frightened ami scrutche I. Mini Pauline Kvateiink wns the only one hurt, she having had her arm ?prnlnod) The motor* ycle was practically ruin ed, while Ihe cor, although it w e badly damaged, was not entirely wrecked. Liberty Street. MAYKKVILIjK kfd cross fund. Campaign for War Fund I Win* Push? ed Vigorously by Mnyesville Auxil? iary Chapter. Tho Mayosville Red (Voss commit? tee is working enthusiastically in the campaign for the lied Cross War Fund and tho people of that town are mak? ing liberal contribution! In response to the solicitation! of tho commu? tes. Up to noon today the committee had secured subscription! aggregat? ing $527 and the campaign is not nearly finished. If the city of Sum tor does as well as Mayosville. in pro? portion to population, and if tho oth? er sections of the county follow suit, tho Game Cock county will not only raise tho $7,000 allotted to this county hut will do as Clarendon and Lancas? ter and, perhaps, other South Caro? lina counties, and as hundreds of oth? er towns and counties in all parts of the United States are doing?over? subscribe the allotment fixed by the National committee, The noon report from Mayosville was decidedly heart? ening to the central committee and encouraged the local committees working here in the city to put forth redoubled efforts to make a thorough canvass of the City and to swell the fund to as large proportions as pos? sible, so that Sumter should not have to take second place to Mayosville. The Cantonment Problem. Greenville News. "Valuable time has been lost in preparing for the construction of the sixteen -great cantonments at which the first national army will be quart? ered during the initial days of train? ing," is the comment of the Wash? ington correspondent of the Boston Transcript,, who points out that, with the middle of June at hand, camp sites have just been selected and the construction work has not started it a single camp, although "in little more than two months these camps, large enough to quarter forty thou? sand men each must be completed." The task of location and construc? tion has not been delegated to one man or one board in supreme author? ity. The result has boon that usually ittendant upon division and diffusion of authority. "There lias been no head or tail to the start of the work and it is. next to Impossible to place responsibility for the delay." When it was decided to build sixteen camps, the commanders of the several mili? tary districts were instructed to so lect the sites in their districts. The 'ommander appointed a board which reported to him after making selec? tions. He reported to the War Col iege, the War College reported to the assistant chief of staff, the assistant ?hlef of staff reported to the acting ?hlef of staff and the acting chief ol ;taff reported to the Secretary of W ar, according to the Transcript cor respondent, who is of the opinion that "had tho report been made dl reel to one engineering officer or an engineering board, all of the sites would have been selected long before 'his time." Such was tho statement made by a high department militari official, who said that the task might have driven the man in supreme au? thority to a sanatorium, but never? theless it Would have been worth the price. Tho. period for criticism will come on September 1 if the camps are not ready for the drafted regiments by that time, is a further assertion. Of? ficials, doubtful as they are, hope that some human dynamo will be discovered to direct the work, it is stated, As far ai actual time is in? volved, tIiis: is the biggest task yet attempted. In two months and a half more money will be spent on the camps than went into the construc? tion of the Panama Canal In any one year. Bach camp will have a thou? sand buildings, ample water supply, the best of sewerage, streets, roads and railroads. Thirty-eight hundred carloads of materials will be required for each cantonment, while thirteen hundred cars "will cany the 86,000, 000 feet of lumber needed to build each camp." The only thing that can be said now is that it seems next to impossible to finish the work by Sep? tember 1. is the parting word of the Transcript correspondent. Mr. S. li. Krasnoff returned home yesterday from his trip to the North Mr. Krasnoff made the trip to New York in his ear, and reached Wash? ington last Wednesday on the re? turn trip. While passing through that city his automobile was run into and demolished by a street car, which Wa in charge of an inexperienced motor man. Mr. Krasnoff escaped eerlou injury but was in a hospital under treatment tor three days. The i{< d Cross campaign in Rumtcr < o?iitv w ill not end until all of the $7.noa allotment of the count) has been raised. The Committee is mnk|ng rood progress, but the sub? scriptions are not coming in rupdly nor in largo amounts, What i.s need? ed is more large subscriptions and a great many more smo-li subscriptions. POSTOFPICK LIGHTS. Secretary ileardoii and Postmaster I>i? U Explain and Elucidate Pre? vious Pommerns. In a statement to the supervising architect of the United States treas? ury, and to the Sumter Daily Item about the electric lights not being lit at the Sumter pOstOfllCO, referring more particularly to the four arc lights on the outsido of the building, Secre? tary IS, [, Reardon said: "Postmaster Dick informed Secretary ttaardon that he had been ordered to cut out the outside arc lights and that this was done to cut down the expenses." Postmaster (loo. W. Dick has called Mr. Reardon's attention to a discrep? ancy In this statement which the post? master thinks should be corrected as it does the supervising architect's of? fice an injustice and misquotes Post? master Dick. Secretary Roardon has had the Sumter postmaster to dic? tate his own version of the eonvcrsn tlon which has also undertaken i?' give further information about thi: mattcr as per Dr. Dick's own state? ment verbatim. Dr. Dick said in his last statement to the secretary: "At the beginning Of my adminis? tration all four outside arc lights were turned on until 12 o'clock, midnight. But at the suggestion of an inspector of the treasury department which owns and maintains the building, these llghti Which were simply for or najment were ordered cut down to very short hours, and on my own accord they were ordered cut out entirely. It was shown by the treasury de? partment that a little saving at each office meant the saving of many thou amis of dollars per month In thell thousands of public buildings. The department stressed the fad that the motto of this office which if "efficiency" must be maintained, and to bring about a still higher degree oi same, the former system of lighting was removed, at great expense and an ?ther combination system of gas an 1 electric lights was installed. Furthermore a contract has jtl been Closed to have even this system augmented by more lights, this for ttu benefit of the working force. The postmaster stated further that "he was glad always to have the pat r ins of the office come to him, a pub? lic servant, to bring any of the short? comings of the office to his attention, but always let the criticism fall where .t justly belongs." The treasury department, In other words, the supervising architect's of? fice, hap always given not only at? tentive ear to what the Sumter post niaster hud to say In his various trips to the dspar nent, but has without exception granted every request that bo has ever made. Therefore, the supervising archi? tect's office is absolutely beyond crlt Icism, and on more than one occasion the postmaster has been cemgratulat ed by the various engineers and In* I pec tors wdio have been sent here, not only on the quality, but the quantity ?>f the varlou* affairs of utility and or? nament that this office has received. Economy Is the watchword of the poatoffice and treasury departments But at the same time the fact that It must not he false economy bus been stressed by threse two departments, maintaining by precept and example that "the best is the cheapest." In The Recorder's Court. Though there were three offenders up this morning in the Recorder's Court, none of them was lined, but al lowed to go free without any penalty being Imposed. William Ball, white, of Albemarle X. C, was caught last night down In the ferlght yards beating his way te? Columbia, where he expects to find employment. He came here fron Florence, where he had been unabb to secure work on account of his in? ability to use his right arm, whicl was injured in a wreck. Spectators In the police court made up a sufficient amount to send him on to Columbia. Tow suspllcous looking neg?'e>e3 wen picked up last night hanglnr around the freight yards, but as there was nothing elelinite against them, tin were freeel with a warning to stee dear of the freight yards. Exemption Hoards. The local exemption boards fot each county in South Carolina have been recommended by Qov. Man? ning. These boards, which will huv to pass en many Important questions in regard to those who are soon to he drafted, arc practically the same a the registration boards which had charge of the registration on June ?< I he only change being that a local doctor has, in each county, been Biib stltuted for the Judge of Probate. Th exemption board for Sumter County It rum posed of II. I.. Pcnrhorugh, John II. Clifton anl Dr. .1. A. Mood. The exemption hoard for Use count) Is composed of T. McEeod, .1. M Smith und Dr. 11. 1 McCutchen; fo Clarendon county. \ C. Bradham, K C. Dlckson ami Dr. \v M. Brockington Pays 25c a Month for Perfect Health* For 15 years, R A. Little, _ Ala. has paid 25c a r rnth to keep In per? fect health. Read what he says: "I ilcire X? *4<l nif MiMMMl of Orant-r UMS Rp?iil?Ur 1 ??l uwd ?uf ?.tti?r ruodina* for f.ft**n met*. 1 h?.?w il it Ui? bt*? for ?S Wlhllr ?n.| ?>il ? .!..-?njr r?m of Ib<1i??M?oo |n,?n. ?h<ii I fir?t <?,...fmr4 In MM f?? (Inuvtr Mw r Stf U?"? tU rVgrMt-lMfJ o, l.uyiof N tr U>ed.4'u K-w I ?m *>l<1 ????? it l.y Ui? ?*MSj I one Ix.i ?f BMBtb Be* would Bui l>o without it for ?u?tuing." Granger Liver Regulator is strictly vegetable, non-alcoholic preps- * ration, and ia highly recommended for ?ick headache, indigestion, biliousness and all stomach and liver complaints. Your drug gist can supply you?25c a box. s> S Gr*a?er Medicise Co., CssSssisss. Teas. entertains for Misses Kniglit. Mrs. Malcolm Rivers * entertained charmingly at her country home Frl ?t> . veiling in honor of hor nieces. Misses Mary and Marion Knight. Af? ter the pieatS arrived cards were dis? tributed for conversation. Delightful refreshments, consisting of Ice cream and cake were served by Misses Em? ma Reynolds, Marion Knight and Alice Rynum, after which dancing was enjojed by all. Those present for this lovely occa? sion were: Misses Molly Bowman, Kdith Williamson, A'ermelle Pitts, Mary Knight, Marion Hynum, Ida Boy kin and Marion Jackson; Messrs. Ar < hi" Richardson, iJeorKe Rowland, ThouiSJ McAlpin Stubbs, Mac Brower, Alva Solomons, Hay standing, Robert McKay. Charles Wilson, Whit Shaw, 'Tin" Powman, "Shorty" Green, Buck Burn-, Edward Atkinson. Visitor, Miss Mamie Richardson. More Cotton Blooms. Mr. J. H. Dohrman, who is fore? man of Mr. H. L.. Scarborough's Rocky Bluff farm, sent in a cotton ?doom Tuesday, making the sec? ond "first bloom" of the day. The Item received cotton blooms uday from Mr. T. S. DuBose, Jr., of Du BOSS'S and from Mr. W. J. Stafford if the Jordan neichborhood. Mr. B. <\ Carlisle of Dalzell also reports c6t fon blooms in his field yesterday. Candidates lor Flying Corps. Mr. Brvisj Shaw, who recently maoie Implication for admission to the Avia? tion corps of the United States army, ha-s been accepted and has been noti? ced to report at Columbus, Ohio, for ? raining. Mr. Ii. J. Pendleton, another Sum ter candidate for the A visiles] corps, has been notified to report in Wash? ington on the 2Mb lor examination. If lie passes the examination successfully he will go into trailing at once. The Red Cross war fund is the con llibution of the stay-at-homes to the tervice of the country Every mm and woman OWOS something to the country, and if each one gives accord ing to bis or her ability tilers will bo mo deficit Those who are a hie to give ? dollar, five dollars, ten dollars or twenty-five dollars should g've it as i matter of individual duty, without reference to what other people are riving. It does not matter that some others who are well able to give hun? dreds are giving little Of nothing. It is not your concern that others are shirking their responsibility. The mat? ter that is up to you is your personal duty and how you arc dtSChl rging it. Beb raps if you do your wind? duty it will react upon some of the shirkers ami slackers and shame them into do ing their full duty. Perhaps if you give "until it hurts,." in a small war others will make a similar sacrifice in a big way. The apparatus belonging to the children's play grounds, formerly sit? us t< d on the China lot. on South Main ttreet, has now been moved to the campus of the Boys' High school, where it has been put in snape for use. 'the grounds were opened on Monday ami crowds of children are : resent now almost every afternoon to enjoy themselves. This location is not ?o dangerous ss the former one, being t u removed from the heavy traffic of Main street, and parents now need have little tear for their children when tiny go to the grounds to play. Tue: day morning No |ft, the A C. I,, passenger train which is due here at 1.30, passed through at |.S#, run ning five boms behind time. It is un ilerstood it n'aa At layed in Florence on account of having to wait fas* a train \< i ich was wrecked a little beyond that city. RUB-MY-TISM Will euro youv Rheumatism, e Neuralgia, Headache^ cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruit**, Cuts ami Hunts, Did Sores, 8tingsfjflassBCtg, Kct. Antiseptic Anodyne, used i an nalU and externally, fficc 25^