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MNgONAL. Mr. ud Mrs. 8. F. Walker und Di? tto daughter, of Manning, are the of lira. B. J. Orler this week, fin* Joseph M. Chandler has re horns after a visit to her sls tM\ Ufa Wright la Atlanta Mrs. J. O. R Wilder has returned to law city from Now York. ?r her trhjr hack aha stooped In Henderson ttHs for a few days, and was ncsom 'tJnerind homo by her sister, Mrs. ?? Frank Pattton. who has been sitend m\f the seuunier in the mountains of itcrt* Ohrel laa. ChJinon of Charleston b vtolUng Mrs. W. P. Rivers, on War seej ohrect. H. H. Ptttmsn. Esq., of Camden, wee m the city today on professional I lr*< sites Rosamond Dlxon, of Btahop vfrte. ? visiting her sister, Mrs. W. J. Mies Louise McKagen has returned trees Mshepvllle, where she has been <rMRmg her grandparents, Mr. and m\r\% ft ?. Dtxon. Rev. E. W. Reynolds and f.tmily Bavo tone to Georgia for a visit o' two weeks to his father. ?r and Mrs. H. A. Plowdcn. of Clarendon county, were In Sum tor to Mishit Irene and Helen Plowden. of' rjarcndon county, are vtdtlng m\Wk Jane and Eugenia Millet Mr. J. D. Pen diet on left last nigh* ?nf Almau, da., on orders fron the tar Department where he will tike a Ihres a?ohths course of training at dnailrla Tech. preliminary to Uklng hp Ihc training at one of the avla tcamps to Qualify as an army avl Mr. Pendleton Is the second Mr man to enter the aviation for vies since the war started, Ervln having entered the tralnng tAgh^nt Columbua. Ohio, nearly two mttm Lola Keels, of Hurvlns, 'whe has been visiting In Bum tar for the peat week, hu returned home, ac OOmWnlM by Mlm Mary Harvln. IImm ICatATeen Walsh has returned j liter s pleasant visit to friends In Btfnensld. MHm Grace Randte has returned' from Pendleton. 8. C, after a stay of ssVsrel weeks. Mrs. C W. McGrew Is spending a tear days la Charleston, being scconv o^njed by two of her sons, Clinton and Eugene. lira A. Gilbert Brown Is spendlng| tbs imy In Columbia. Mr and Mrs. Albert L. Molss of] Philadelphia are ranting Mra. K. W. Molss. on Wsrren atreet. Mrs. ft. O. Jones and children of Fayettsvtlre. N. C. srs visiting her sinters, lieedamea W. L. Curry and T. V. Walsh. Lieut. If. P. B. Bnltmsn of the coast srtlllsry left on Tuesday for his post of doty at Port Caswell, N. C. Fire at Rose Hill. From The Dally Item. Auf. 29. One of the largo barns on the Rose Hill plantation of Col. Thomas Wil? son wan burned last night, the esti? mated lose being between eight and ten thousand iollara. R was sus? pected that the fire was of Incen? diary origin and the blood hounds at scanning were wired for and when thev arrived they were put on the trlst of fresh tracks that were found leading away from the barn. The hound-: followed the trail out Into the fields for some diatnnee and back to the barnyard by a circuitous route and there they attacked a negro who was etandtng In a crowd. Further par? ticulars nave been unobtainable, as It has been Impossible to get tele phone connection with Rose Hill to? day. When the Hunr.tcr Light Infantry was called out and directed to remain on duty at Ita armory until further ordere, arrangements were made on the authority of the war department to have the men obtain their meals at ?the Dixie Rsstsurant. The Dixie fur ntshed the meals for 31 days?until the snd of the calendar month?at ma expense of more than ll.oOO. When the bill for the month waa sent In te the proper authority red tare stepped In snd there was so much of It to be untsngled snd so many dif? ferent blanks to be tilled out so many different times thai the Dixie had to Civs up the rationing contract as they did not have capital nuflh lent to feed the men IndehnMcly on credit, with ?a definite assurance when I'm lo flam's paymasters would find It con? venient to pay the bills. Up to thin time the Dixie Restaurant hns not been paid snd, whlls the account Is perfectly good, It may remain unpaid for weeks or months longer. When fhs Dixie gave np the contract the company camp atove ami Installed In the srmory and the company rookl have been preparing the meals for the members of the company. PRESERVING AT THK LINCOLN SCHOOL. Report of Work Tum Hum Been Imw During the Summer Months. The City Board of Education, real? ising the Importance of preserving Vegetables and fruit during the sum mer months, made arrangements with the teacher of household arts to re? main In Sumter for two months and direct this work at the domestic science department of -the Lincoln School. The results* havo proved highly satisfactory. The report below Is published, because It is believed that the public generally will be gen? uinely Interested: To the Superintendent and Members of the Board of Education, City (Jen tie m en: There has not come within my observation anything more generally and genuinely appreciated than the opportunity you have giv? en for the housekeepers and girls tc learn and to do cannlrig. , During the first month there was not space and hardly time for ai who came in a day to get a demon? stration and practice. Even out un j der the great oak trees could be found groups of girls busy wit' preparation of corn and tomatoes, fruit, etc, for preserving against the winter's need. Surely they have put forth an honest effort when 570 Jars were canned by the end of the first fohr weeks, of vegetables, most of which were grown in their own gar- j dens, and fruit. And now up to Tuesday of this the eighth week, w? count 1,006 Jars actually put up under our immediate supervision. Aside from those put up at home after learning how at the school. Monday and Tuesday, July 23rd and 24th were record breaking days. More than sixty persons were in attendance and got lin their work. Our enrollment is Iff with an average daily attend ance of 27. Twelve were from the rural districts. This does not includ? the great numbers who came for In? formation and did their work at home, nor who had demonstrations in their homes, nor those who came after hours for Instruction. Perhaps It will be of Interest to note that the young daughter of our late Prln. Jonen, nan put' up the high? est number of any. The number be? ing 150. 8ha has been faithful and dllllgent as well ss havo been many others. Certainly do we voice the senti? ments of ell when we say, we thank you heartily and sincerely for your magnanimity In that you made It pos? sible for so nony to be benefited. Sincerely, P. L?. Lewis. Our list Includes: Corn, tomatoes, okra. beans, beets, squash, pears, peaches, plums, figs, apples, huckle? berries, blackberries, sweet potatoes, plck'es. ROAD USAGE. A Few Timely Words to Those 10 Use and Misuse the Roads. Editor Dally Item. While wo are all cussing and dls cuaalng roads, may i digress for a word from road butldlni: to road usage? Let's dim our lights. Let's don't bo so inconsiderate of the other fel? low as to shine a blinding light in his face. Henkle being inconsiderate, it is dangerous; he cannot seo when ha is going; ho probably will wobble, he may run into something on the aide of the road, or ho may run into ua. Of course if he runs his car into the ditch or into a tree it will not matter so much to us; but if he should run into us it is going to make us as mad as the deuce. 80 let's don't blind him. Nearly all ci:les now have a law prohibiting glaring headlights, and all about it la becoming a habit when approaching another car to dim your lights. Tho pressure of a but? ton or the turn of a key dooa it, and at least its an act of good fellowship; an evidence of kindliness and con? sideration. When approaching a fellow trav? eler at night let's dim our lights. To go back to the roads question, Supervisor B. builds Just about the same clnsa of roads as Supervisor A. bullt. Supervisor C, who is to be elected some day will also build the same clnsi. It ia not a question of men but ft question of system. Roads should be built by road engineers, not by supervisors. After they are built they should be cared for and main? tained and that should be done by the section system. Neglect plays more havoc with Surntcr county roads than does poor construction. I<et the* dlscuaslon go on; puldi' discussion is fine for public matters. Herbert A. Moses. Considerable progress has been made during the past week on the Improvements at the Atlrntle Coast Line passenger station. The steel frame of tho big canopy shed extend? ing ncroMs the tracks In front of the station I? In place and In a short time will be completed. V ORDERS TO LEAVE. Sumter Light Infiinlry Will Leave foi Gump at Greenville Tomorrow Night. The Sumtcr Light Infantry (Co. L. 2d 8. C, Inf.) has received orders t< leave for the Camp at Greenville, S. C, Frlday# night, the special trooi train being scheduled to leavve ut 10 30 o'clock. Tho passenger coach es and baggage cars for the compan> arc already in the A. C. L. yards, am the baggage of the company will bt loaded at 4 o'clock tomorrow after noon. After loading the baggage am equipment the men will bo dlsmisset and given leave about 6 p. m. to spend tho time until 10 o'clock with the! families and friends and to say a Una farewell to Sumter and Sumter peo pie. Tho company cooks will prepar? and servo dinner at the armory to morrow and at the same time wil prepare rations for supper Friday am breakfast and dinner Saturday, a the stove will have to be taken dow> immediately after dinner tomorrow and it is not probable that they wil arrive and get settled at the Green ville Camp in time to prepare a mea before supper Saturday night. Th rations that will bo prepared for th men en route to the camp will consis of ham and sausage sandwiches, a that is about all that this market af fords in tho way of food that can be prepared in advance. There are 7: men in the company and it is sug gested that the friends of the Sumter Light Infantry prepare 72 or mor substantial lunches, pack them 1. shoe, boxes, and send them to the ar H mory before 6 o'clock, so that th men may be certain to have a plentl < ful supply of food for the trip t< 1 camp. The people of Sumter arc ai i ways willing and eager to do any ] thing possible for the comfort of th j home company and there is nothln j that tho members of the company wouM appreciate more than a sub stantial lunch to supplement th travel rations that the company cook will prepare for the trip to Greenville This will probably be the last oppor tunity for many a day that the boy will get to obtain home fore prepared by home folks, and the housekeeper of Sumter should sec to it that th boys have plenty of good things t< oat on the first stage of tho journe; to the front In France. WOMEN'S COVNCTL OF DEFENSE Explanation of the I*ur|K>se of th BeglHtrhilon of Women. The letter reproduced herewltl from Mrs. F. Louise Mayes, chair man of the Women's Council of De fense for South Carolina will* be o interest to the many women who hav< not clearly understood the purpose o tho registration of women. The ide; has become prevalent that by slgnin the eglstrntion cards the women be came liable to calls for compulsor; service, and notwithstanding that thi has been contradicted several tlmeh tho impression persists in some in stance*. Mrs. Mayes states the pur pose or the registration quite clearly The card referred to is one of th registration cards properly filled ou as a sample, which will be kept on file at the Reo Cross headquarter* Mrs. Mayes* letter follows: Greenville, Aug. 29, 1917. My Dear Mrs. Solomons: I am sending you a card filled out as yov asked. I hope it will be satisfactory Disabuse the minds of tho ladies a> to any of this service being compul sory. I have tilled this one showlnf tho housekeepers how they cai serve their country and still stay a home if they wish to. With four can tonments in South Carolina you cat readily see how a thousand knitter or five hundred dairywomcn could serve In a time of stress for ou camps. Then of course as our mil lion army quota is taken from amom-' us, all sorts of avocations will be de pleted and our women can volunteer for paid service as stenographers telegraphers, billing clerks, railroac clerks, motor drivers and numerous other positions which will occur t< you. It will be an advantage to th' women to fill these well paid position; nnd a great advantage to the govern ment to keep the wheels of commerce turning. Hoping this will make the situation clear, Yours sincerely, V. LOUI8B MAYES, Chairman Woman's Council of De? fense for South Carolina. FARMNttGL IX) AUTOCRACY. ? President Wilson's Reply to Tope Highly Praised. Washington, Aug. 29.?<>n the mo tlon of Senator Brady who charac? terized It sM the farewell to autoc racy In the world the president's re? ply to the pope was ordered prlntei in the congressional record. VVhH? It rejects the proposals of the pope it points the way for other nations t< reach peace in a fair and honorabh manner, declared Senator Heady. ?W TO INCREASE YIELD. Seed Treatment Will Save Millions of Bushels of Wheat und .ltyo?The Case for Seed Treatment. Over 3 1-2 per cent, of the wheat crop and 1 per cent, of the rye crop is lost through smut. Seed treatment with formaldehyde solution is practically 100 per cent, elflcicnt except in a few sections where the soil is badly polluted with smut spores. The formaldehyde treatment costs less than 5 cents per acre for ma? terials and labor. To this must be added in extreme cases the cost of 20 per cent of the seed grain, the ger? minating power of which may be de? stroyed because of seed injury. In every case the entire cost of the treatment together with possible seed injury is much less than the value of the increased yield which it assures. Now, that, because of world short? age, every bushel of wheat and rye counts for more than ever before the safe-guarding of the next crops 3f these grains against disease by the reatment of seed before planting is )f greatest importance, says the Unit? ed States Department of Agriculture. Department specialists estimate that ".he average annual loss due to the tmuts of wheat and rye amounts ap? proximately to 27,500,000 bushels Chif is equal to about 3 1-2 per cent jf i "> entire yearly wheat crop and 8 regarded as a conservative esti? mate, since only smutted heads actual ! y lost are considered. The increased ; lumber of heads which healthy plant> lave thrown out were not taken into iccount. The loss to the billion-1 )ushel wheat crop the department lopes to see harvested next year vould, at 3 1-2 per cent, amount to 15,000,000 bushels. With wheat sell ng at 12 a bushel this would amount 0 an exceedingly high tax on the armcrs of the country. Treatment of Seed. Treatment of wheat against stinking ;mut is fairly easy, not expensive, and lully 95 per cent, effective. The cf leiency of the treatment is, in fact. l nractically 100 per cent, in most ol he wheat-growing regions. The per ?entagc of offlciency for the country is a whole, however, is reduced by he fact that in large regions in the ?aeifie Northwest the soil is polluted vith smut germs to such an extent hat tho effects of seed treatment are tegative. Seed treatment costs not tc ?xceed 5 cents an acre for material* .nd labor. To this cost, however, nust be added the cost of grain, he germinating power of #whlch may >e destroyed by the treatment. This ?.mounts at the most to 20 per cent n every case the value of the wheat aved by treatment would amount to everal times the cost of treatment. Statistics show that the average nnual loss of rye from smut is about 1 per cent?considerably less than the 088 of wheat. It is well worth while, mwever, to treat rye seed also, Method off Treating Seed. Several methods of treating seed 'or th? destrutcion of smut spores ire in use, but the best, it is believ ;d, is the formaldehyde treatment. I'he grain should first be cleaned horoughly with a fanning mill so hat smut balls, shriveled grain, chaff. tc? will be removed. After the grain s clean it may be spread on a Hour >r a tarpaulin in a layer or pile sev ?ral inches thick ,and sprinkled with i solution of formaldehyde made by nixing 1 pound of commercial for naldehyde with 4 5 gallons of water. Vn ordinary sprinkling can or a tpraying machine is used and the ;rain is shoveled over and over un il every kernel is wet. The grain Is hen placed in a pile and covered With sacks, blankets, or a tarpaulin 'or 2 hours or over night. It is then lrled sufficiently to be run through he drill, after which it may be sown. If the grain is not passed through i fanning mill it should be placed in t vat or tank of the formaldehyde solution instead of being sprinkled. The smut balls will rise to the surface and may be skimmed off. If the grain is not to be planted immediately, it must be dried suffi? ciently to prevent spoiling when placed In bins. If planted while damp and swollen, more grain by inoasure must be used to allow for the expansion. Married. Mr. and Mrs. .Samuel Sparks an? nounce the marriage of their daugh? ter. Esther Clifton, to Mr. Edward Me(MeIlan, Wednesday, August 29th. at Sumter, S. C. Both Mr. and Mrs. McClellan are members of the oldest families in South Carolina and the announce? ment of their marriage will be read weh much interest by their friends ; here and in other section Of the State. ; Viss Kaie lloinunstlnc Is the guest 1 of Mrs. 11. L. Uatttt <?n West Libert? Street. Mrs. .fake Ifnrvln is Visiting hei sister, Mrs. Carlyle Hradham, at Man mug. TOBACCO nun MONEY. Secretary of Chamber of Commerce Reports Receipts and Disburse? ments. E. I. Reardon, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce reports the collection and disbursement by him of funds for the tobacco premiums during the three weeks from July 30th to August 17th, 1917, as follows: Collections. Previously published individ? ual contributions.$271.50 People's Pharmacy . 5.00 National Bank of Suinter.. . 10.00 Watson Drug Co. 2.50 Crosswell & Co. 2.50 Cash. 3.50 Total collected.$295.00 PuldOut. First Week? R. W. Coker .$50.00 T. H. Edens. 45.00 Scarborough & Dennis 25.00 E. T. Minis. 5.00 125.00 Second Week? H. C. Wadford .. ..$50.00 D. E. & j. Turbcville. 20.00 T. E. Mims. 10.00 Amzia Prince .. .. 5.00 85.00 Third Week? R. W. Coker. 50.00 T. E. Hodge. 20.00 Muldrow and Wither spoon. 5.00 Picket! and Gibbons . 10.00 85.00 $295.00 Under agreement with Chamber of Commerce Glenn's Tobacco Ware? house paid out $51.75 advertising the tobacco premiums offered by the bus? iness establishments of Sumter. Mr. Glenn estimated that not less than 350,000 pounds of tobadco was brought here because of the prem? iums offered, that would not have come here otherwise. Glenn's To? bacco Warcnouse and tho Chamber of Commerce thank the business es? tablishments for their cordial and lib? eral cooperation in this matter. PEOPLE LEAVING TRIESTE. Austrian Military Authorities Order Populace to Leave. Washington, Aug. 28.?News dis? patches from Zurich, Switzerland, to a Rome newspaper, telegraphed to the Italian embassy here today, say the civilian population of Trieste. Austria, toward which the Italian troops are advancing in their great drive against the Austrians, is evacu? ating the city by order of the Aus? trian military authorities. It was stated that it was not a military evacuation. Registration of Women. Tho State Council of Defense Ml extended the time for registration oi women until September 3rd. All the women of Sumter who have not sign? ed the Hoover Food Conservation cards or the Service cards are urged to call at the Red Cross headquarters. Y. M. C. A. building and sign the cards. The women who sign these cards arc not binding themselves to perform any service except that which they may volunteer to do in the future, as the government or some of its agencies, such as the Red Cross, may need. The registration is simply to ascertain how many wo? men are willing und ready to help the government and to contribute to the comfort and safety of tho soldiers in the camps in America and at tht front in France. If you are willing to do your part by knitting or any other work that can be done at home it is your duty as well as a high privilege to enroll your name with the Service League. The Hoover Food Conservation card is merely a pledge to exercise economy in the use of food of all kinds and to as? sist the food conservation board in utilizing the food resources of the country to the best advantage. Ev? ery housekeeper should be glad to take the pledge, for if food is econom? ically used .and needless waste pre? vented the continued advance in price of food should be checked. The Food Administrator. In naming Mr. David R. Cokcr, of Ilartsville, to administer the provis Ions of the food control law as it af? fects South Carolins, Mr. Hoover picked a man whose qualifications HI him for the position. Mr. Cokcr has for quite a number of yor.rs been in? terested In the agricultural develop ment of this State, and many of his experiments on his mod 1 farms near HartSVtlls have proved of value be yond the confines Of South Carolina. As chairman of the State council of national defense, he has rendered good service, and the fine prospec? tive yield of food crops in ti c Slat* this year shows that his labors have not been in vain. His Interest In ag? ricultural subjects has taken him Into all parts of the State, and through ad? dresses and newspaper articles he is widely known by the people. This should be of value to him In tb? successful performance of bis new ? duties, ( harb stou Tost. Will Keep You Well Wnan roe tei a tarrifie akk haadack?. becam? eoniti p*Ud or har? any etnmach or liver trouble,a doae or two of Urn RegiUtor^ will pnt youfn aood shape. It Ha purely vegetable preparation. Den ai?hoik and acta pleasantly and effectively. Cnuoord, a. B.. Hm. IT, ftfl I ?M rick sis months UMnm?adUm portor mi m? to r? t<? Ii- 'i? i HmMaMpi ] in.-r Hetu)?tor in rtond* ?n.1 it did mt food. I brought C<>ur b?iet hon? wita M ?ad MI MU fueliuc ? gr?*t <1?.?1 belter. (Signed) a. 4. inirlfi Sold by all drutrcistw-tfc a box Granger Medicio? Co.. Ct?*t*eoog>, Tab?. J Tili: SAMA1UTAN GII AX I) LODGE. Itc|)ort of the Proceediivgs of the First Day's Sessions of Annual Con? vention. The National Grand Lodge of In? dependent Order of Good SamarWns and Daughters of Samaria of Ameri? ca, West Indies, Central America and Panama convened in Emmanuel M. E. church, at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning with 15 States represented at the lirst session. It was stated that a large number of new members had been initiated since the last meeting in Boston, Mass., in August, 1015. The report of National Grand Sire C. L. Thomas, ol Philadelphia, was heard and received with thanks. It showed that he had worked hard for the good uf the order and that it had increased in membership and in pros? perity under his administration. Ho had visdted Panama and his report showed that the order is growing rap? idly there. Delegates from Panama were pres? ent. The report of National Secretary L. H. Dancry, of Newark, N. J., was then heard, followed by the report of National Grand Treasurer H. J. Hones, of Washington, which showed a large increase in the financial re? sources of the order since the last session. Other officers rlso made reports. Four more States were represented at the afternoon session. Several rec? ommendations were presented and received. Old officers and members say that Lhey have received a very warm wel? come in Sumter and are enjoying their visit here. , W. 13. Riley, N. G. A., Bethel Com. NO DIVIDED ALLEGIANCE. Irish louder Talks In Ilain Terms About War. New York, Aug. 28.?"The doctrine of divided allegiance and conditional allegiance is as impracticable as it is unpatriotic" T. P. O'Connor, the Irish leader, declared in a speech here to? night discussing the duty of Irishmen in America to America and her allies. "You cannot riurt America without hurting England, you cannot hurt England without hurting America," he asserted, "and everybody who at? tacks the allies of America hurts not only the honor and security of America, but docs his best to pre.ent the liberation of Belgium, Poland and Alsace-Lorraine." "To argue that troops should not be sent out of America is futile," he said, "since they have already been sent, and to demand that no more bo sent is equivalent to a demand that the gallant men already sent to Europe should be deserted, betrayed and left to the mercy of their Ger? man enemies." "Even if I thought it possible?I know it would no* be possible?to purchase Irish liberty by selling the hopes of Belgium, Alsace-Lorraine. Poland, Italy or Armenia." he con? tinued, "I would refuse to accept a liberty bought at so ignoble a sacrifice of the liberties of others." After declaring that the "true American owes allegiance to one flag and one government," he continued, "when America sits down to a peace conference, America will be a vic? torious America, ami will hold the balance." Mr. O'Connor spoke at a dinner given to Ma jot Gen. John F. O'Ryan and hi?* Staff, the opening feature of New York city's farewell to foder alized New Y< rk State troops before tbslr departure for the training camp at Spart an burp. S. C. Tomorrow night dinners will be served to all Officers and enlisted men with 106 society women acting; a* hostesses. The dinner tonight was attended ny men prominent In political and hue* incss life, among other speakers, be? ing Mayor Mitchell. Chicago. Aug. 27.?Choice beeves sold today at the Union Mack Yard at IC.nO, a new high price record for cattle on the hoof. The new figure was SO cents higher than the record i price established last week.