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PUMONAL. IV. t M. Ptttman. of Turbeville. W*a m the city on huidneaa today. Pr- *?*? D. Los, director of the 90* Ooonty Fair waa In the city to W$- Ha report* that the succ?h* of ifm fair thta year la assured and that Ipat ysmr'a fair will he aurpaaaed In mp doaartmanta and It la a known fact 1*04 the) 1*1 ? fair waa one of the blg $jm\ aad best agricultural fair? held In *? ?lata. Mr. Pttta Bradford la at home on faWlateBh from Camp Bevler. > Maat L. C. Bryan who la atatloned '?at Camp Jaohaon, apent Sunday at [ Mr. Robert Muldrow, of Mayesvllle. ? ^MKf m IM city today. ' Mr. R. If. Aman, of Blahopvllla. " m Iowa Monday. Mra 11. H. Evans, of New ara spend ag aomatlme In the d** mm aar ay at at the Ulnaaa of their imm* Who ta oada* treatment at the tiataij Hospital. Mr. H. W. Lea returned to Camp Taosday after apandlng a few i m\yu la Uta city. Mr. Edward Large, who haa been iNa mother In Florence, on from Caiap Sevier. stopped in JaaO Ottjr OR hla return to the camp to, Witt hat aant. afm R. W. Bowey. hftm C. W. ManaUl returned laat ?iaht from a vlaii. to her aon, Mr. C 9k% aswilOhi. In Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Waver h/ B. Levy la at home on,| from Cairtp Jackson. Mr. Jomo auik. of Hembei-.. was as lews today. Mr. Joe And of Columbia waa in] ta%a mm bejelnee today. AM irmWAL ACCIDENT* fatally lojared by Of ICmory Wheel. I Caatl Bradford, i. young man about II years old, waa druck on the back 4f ?Mao head and fatally Injured by d SphsS fragment o>f an emory wheel ?tat bejrst while be ng operated In the Oluaaj of tho Sum tar aiachinery Com ?M?y WMneaday. The fragment that mit htm weighed about seven pounds, hat for tho fact that It first atruck honoi and then hit him a blow death would have been. As It waa the Injury If be necessarily fatal "Woo takes to the hospital, where am ?mmmatlni ahowad that the skull waa not fiaoturod and there wars no 1 O'aaaoa, although he war shoe <. It waa thought that ho woold recover from the shock ] taken to hla homo, at 4 adhahs Una ho was able to walk from ilro oat amu hi la to the house. Later JR) haoasao unconscious and died I o'clock. An examination af aatabltsh h\ the fact that romhad front the rupture of u in the brain. Tho Dotty Item, Sept. 27. Mr. W. H. aoott died at hla home mm Church atraet at 10 o'clock thin ?k?rnln%. after an lllnea of several WMka. air Scott waa a native of the Mi. ZVon neighborhood of old Sumter oeajajty, now a part of Lea county, but removed to this city about 10 years ago to obtain better echool ad van ****Os for Ms children than ths coun try than afforded. He waa a Confed ?Ante veteran, having served In Gard? en'* Battery durinjc the War Between Mas States Ha it survived by hla, wife, five sons and two daughters. The funeral aervicea will be held at ML Eton Presbyterian church, near 04. Charles, at It >'clock tomorrow. Mew. J. P. Marlon offlciatlng. The fu moral procession will leave the resi? dence on Church street at 10.30 o'clock. B*pt. 16.?Mrs. Zelnnd died at h t home near here af tarne on. aged about ?six years. The funeral ser held at Providence church afternoon i t 4 o'clock, Rev. Haynawort i officiating. The neighbor* soted as pah T. E. Hodge. K. J. Hodge. Withe Hodge. John Ooddlnga und Pater Tiro mon*. I of ft?H?Tt Skirts. Tho Sumter Dry Ooods Co. are Itofwlus; m big lino of atyllah akirts. n?l vow but at praetlcallv tho samt ?ftres, vis. fron fS.OA Up. The are beauties, from |e\*d Up Advt. Jfotloo. All persons are fot bidden to hunt or ta aay other manner treepas* upon the lands of the und*mlffn?d hi Prlvn toor township. Ivette lands are pout ad and all trespass* rs will be pro ewtsd "~ J. DAK (JAN OSTEEN 4 >ee* ?VIT TO BE STAB TED AUAINST STATE EDUCATION BOARD. Alt ?stimmt General Will Consent to Actio? If State Im Indemnified Against Dohm From Suit. Columbia, Sept. 26.?Providing that the plaintiffs will agree to in? demnify the State against any loss and to pay the coats of the case ahould the verdict he against them. Thomas H. Peoples, attorney general, today agreed to allow certain persons represented by Law son 1). Melton, an attorney of Columbia, to bring suit in the name of South Carolina against the Stats Board of Education for al? leged Illegal adoption of text books for the public schools of the State. Mr. Melton bases his contention on the i.-round that the board adopt? ed a new set of text books contrary to the statute of 1914, which pro? hibits "the said board at ono meeting from adopting more than 50 per cent of new books for use in the said public schools, and said changes not to be ma de ohener than once in five years." On September 24 Mr. Melton re? quested the attorney goneral to allow him to bring suit in the name of the State. The next day the attorney general replied that this he would not consent to do unless Mr. Meltor. assured him that he had no intentior. of clogging the educational machin? ery of the Sta e t .id causing the State loss. "It is very doubtful." said the at? torney general in his letter, "wheth er or not at this late day the educa tional Itnerests of the State would no now suffer more damage from under taking to enjoin the enforcement o the contracts made by the State Boan of Education during the last sum mer, even if the board exceeded th< limitations of power given it, thai they would suffer by permitting th< contracta to stand. For these reason: I am reluctant to consent to the in stltutlon, on behalf of the State, o proceedings against the State Roan of Education to enjoin tho enforce ment of the contracts made by them.' Under date of September 25. Mr Melton wrote assuring the attornej general th it It waa no* his nor hit clients' purpose V> obstruct the edu? cational progress of the State in nn> way, on the contrary they desired tfl clarify the situation and advance th. cause of education. Upon being thu: assured, the attorney general, toda< consented lo the institution of tie lult, under the stipulations stated li Ihe foregoing, and, in addition, re? quiring the names of the parties t< the suit, in order that he may Judge 1; they are financially responsible. SUMTER COTTON MARKET, P. O. BOWMAN, Cc?ton Buyer. (Corrected dally at 12 o'clock Noon Good Middling 23 5-8. Strict Mi Idling 23 1-2. Middling 23 3-8. Strict Dew Middling 23 1-8. Dow Middling 22 3-4. KIW YORK COTTON MARKET Yee'd>> Ofen High Dow Close tllnsr Oct . . 24.25 24.47 24.22 24.45 24.0< Dec . . 23.60 23.88 23.60 23.84 23 4< Jsn . . 23 68 23.75 23.4? 23.70 23.3', New York spots. 26.20. Red Cross Work. Sumter Chapter of the Red Cros: hsa made tie second shipment of gar? ments and other articles for the army. In this shipment were the following articles: 11 1-2 doden sheets, 9 12 doson Pajamas, 4 1-2 dozen sponges, 1 dozen ?beets, 2 1-2 dozen wash cloths, 1-2 dozen water bag covers. Off for Camp Jackson. From The Daily Item, Sept. 27. The following men were sent to Co? lumbia this morning for enlistment in the Nationrd Army at Camp Jackson. A. K. Brunaon, W. A. Brown, K. O. D?ren, T. H. Haynes, J. A. McClure, Marion Pate, W. D. Ryan, C. M. Ryan, W. J. Sanders, Varmle Watts. Recently there have been rumors of the extension of the power lines of tho Southern Power Company from Cumden to this section, the lines com? ing by way of Blshopville, from which plnce a branch will be extended to llnrtsville and Dnrllngton. The ru? mor may be pure hot air, but it is In Ureatlng. 3S in. Percale* 12 1-2 Cents. Have you had an opportunity to become acquainted with those 1J 1 cents pen a ea at the Sumter Dr> Uoode Co??Advt. CHAIJSRS POWER, SPEED and STABILITY PROVED Fifteen New Speed Records Demonstrate Chalmers Perfect Performance \ The 15 New Chalmers Records Officially Approved by the American Automobile Association NEW MILE RECORDS 1 mile 2 miles H miles 1 hour 44.37 1:27.11 2:11.80 4 miles 5 miles 10 miles 2:51.01 3:37.83 7:10.80 15 miles 20 miles 25 miles 10:58.55 14:30.30 18:15.07 U milev 75 miles 100 miles NEW TIME RECORDS 83 miles 12 hours 957 miles 24 hours 30:12.03 54:32.15 1:12:10.17 1H08 mill - i ? Traveling farther and faster than any human being has ever traveled on land, sea or water in 24 hours, Joe Dawson in a stock Chalmers Speedster Chassis has smashed sill Speedway rc/cords by covering the aston? ishing distance of 1898 miles in a twice around-the clock race against time on the hhfeepshead Bay Speed? way. The old twenty-four-hour record was 1819 miles, held by a Hudson. Chalmers bettered this wonderful mark by 79 miles. The old* one-hour mark of 77 miles, also made by a Hudson, the Chalmers bettered by six miles. ' The 100 mile record, also held by a Hudson stock ? car, is 80 minutes, 21.40 seconds. Chalmers covered this distance in 8 minutes, 11.23 seconds less time. The 12-hour mark of 923 miles made by a Hudson was bettered by the Chalmers which ran 957 miles in 12 hours?34 miles farther. The contest Board of the American Automobile Association has approved and accepted these perform? ances as official record* The trial was made under its supervision and was timed with the automatic electric timing device. Great as was the performance of the Hudson in es? tablishing such wonderful marks, the achievement of the stock Chalmers Speedster chassis was all the more wonderful, particularly b< cause of its motor piston displacement of 224 cubic in. This test of endurance is conclusive evidence of the economy of the small, powerful Chalmers motor. 1898 miles in 24 hours?that is approximately the distance from Chicago to San Francisco. In the first hour the Chalmers covered 83 miles; in the twenty-fourth hour over 81 miles; and for the en? tire distance the average was 79 1-12 miles per hour. Any engine that can travel at this terrific speed day and night for 24 hours on a day that averaged 90 de? grees in temperature and without the slightest mishap is certainly an engine to marvel at. For sheer endurance, for ability not only in speed but in sustained speed, this performance is without equal in history; and yet it is a regular stock Chal? mers engine. Come and see the Autumn and Winter Chalmers ?there are eleven of them. We will sell the 5 passenger Chalmers lor $405.00 less than the Hudson price today. SUMTER MOTOR COMPANY REGULARS IN ENGLAND. | _. . AMERICAN ARTILLERYMEN IN j TRAINING FOR SERVICE IN FRANCE. _ >1 ! ? i A Men Art? Hein?: Taught by English' Officers How to Handle Rig (?uns in Trench Warfare?Officers Say American*-, uro Finest Troops Ever Seen in England. - Somewhere in England, Sept. 1? ? (Correspondence of the Associated Press)?Several thousand America n artillerymen, who noon will he handl? ing heavy num. in Franco, are en camped here for drills and training, after several woks aboard Hhip on the journey over seas. The men I belong to the regular forces of the Unitco States Army and are otficered largely by West Point graduates. British olllccrs, who have inspected the men pronounced them to be union;; th? ' finest troops over seen in England. The camp is located in one of the many valleys to be found in the roll lng surface of this section of Eng? land, on a site once occupied by Ca nadian troops. Heather covered hills form a background for the sea o: tents, and on either side men of th royal artillery are being trained. It is from these camps that the Ameri cans get their tiist lessons in hand! ing the "heavies on wheels" b> simply looking on. These American* know all about big guns, for a lar.?< number of them were draffed from the coast defense forces of me Angl? ican army. Hut they have much to learn about hip guns that are mobile The particular thing tbey aro interest ed in Just now is the line are of hau' ing a heavy field piece out of a hole. The English instructors of artillery recruits have a deep hole dug for ttt< tpecial purpose. They wheel a hi: gun and its carriage up and push i in. Then it is up to the recruits t<* haul it out with the assistance of n variety of levers and a mass of tackb and gear. Sometimes, the student rr tillerists get the weapon out In a few minutes?if they are lucky. Othei times, however, it is an operation tBS may require the better part of Hi afternoon. When the Americans hav< played audience long enough, they themselves will start holing and un holing the field pieces. Meanwhile, they are spending mo ments learning the proper way to ad just a gas mask and are being giver an opportunity to take a little smell of the different kinds of gases to 04 encountered across the channel. This camp is a bit of tho Tinted States in the In art of England When off duty the hills abound with Americans and tho latest ragtime b hammered sut on the pianos in tlv Y. If, Ci A. tents nearby. Some of the men spend most of their leisure moments writing home in another tent opointed by the Y. M. C. A whore all materials may be had. Til tent, as big as that lissd for a ein e sideshow, is crowded with tabloa an ih^.lrf? The earth forms a floor an oil lamps hung from the ridge pOl fWlPg back and forth as the Win blows. The top of the tent is colors*' so that at night some roaming (lor man airman may not have a good tar? get to drop bombs. Ragtime with a true American tinge, it seemk, attracts the American soldier as nothing else can, even when played on a piano that has been out in the rain. The moment the tune starts there is a general rush for the ispot where it comes from. The men pour out from the "store tents," the canteen and from their own canv;i ? "houses." They gather around the musician and insist upon him goitp: on, regardless of how tired he may he. The piano recitals also attract British troops who aro quartered nsarby, but the Hritish, "after having some" music, do not tarry long. They go back to their own, where beer is to be had at their canteen instead oi the pop on sale in the American camp. There used to be beer In the canteen of the camp being used by the Americans, but its sale was dis? continued on their arrival. In this re? spect, as in every other, the camp Is as much an American Army post as ii it was actually In the United States. It is bone dry and the nearest "pub" is some miles away, much to the an? noyance of the soldier who likes his beer. MANNING COURT ENDS. No rases of Special Imoprtanec Tried at Term. Manning, Sept. 20.?Court of gen? eral sessions conveyed here Monday morning with Judge Frank R Gary presiding. The ehtargo to the grand jury was short and trial of cases \va. soon entered upon. ! There were no cases of special mo? ment during the whole court, most of them being for assault and batter) among negroes, though one for tlv same offense against Henry Poseman a white man, resulted in a verdict ol guilty, and he was sentenced to on? year or a fine of $200. Court adjourned from yesterday evening until this afternoon at o'clock in honor of the memory of the late Maj. A. lx>vl. Judge Gary and several members of the bar and court bouse Officer! attended the funeral ai Sumter at 11 a. m. yesterday. Tli schools, banks and all business hous es closed from 10 to 1 o'clock. The court adjourned sine die thli evening and Judge Gary left foi Charleston. The eourt of commor pleas will open Monday morning, wltl quits a heavy docket to be dispose1 of. Satisfactory progress is being mad? on the County Fair building at tie (dd baseball park and it is expecte? that the buildings will be complete. and the grounds in thane tor tic fair In ample time for the openliu at the advertised date. TO ADJUST STUIKU. Washington, Sept. 17.-?The govern men! shipbuilding labor adjustment board will leave Wednesday for Boat Us t<? take up the Pacific coast strlki situation. They also will visit Tort land and San Kranckseo. tllugood News and Views. Kembert, Sept. 2?5.?Don't you like to see things that are good, grow ? Yes, especially if it is a preacher. But you have seen them that chewed to balco and sat on goods boxes at store fronts and whitted and when they went into the pulpit they were little better than the beating of a tin p.m. The Methodist preacher here, Mr. Derrick, is a growing man. This even ning he preached an excellent sermon on the text "What shall 1 do then with Jesus, who is called the 0)1 gist7" He said we are facing three crisis: the world war, the boll weevil and las! and greatest, the Christ, and showed how we were trying to meet the first two, which we might in some way avoid, and asked what we are doing to meet the last. This fact was brought home to BOme of us: that the man who is not willing to, and is not doing his bit for his country is a Judas, an Arnold. That Is it exactly. Is America your country, either by birth or adoption? What are you doing for it in the swelling of the waters? Miss Amelia Mayer of Newberry is the ellicient teacher of the Statoburg high school, and has come not simply to draw her salary, but to teach. We are glad, for the patrons-, that they have secured her services. Another of our boys, whom we failed to mention, Douglas Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Banders, has gone to Carlisle at Hamberg, to school. We wish him a pleasant and successful year. Miss Drusllla Amons, of Clio, who has been Visiting her faster, Mrs. W. J. Spencer, returns homo tomorrow. Miss Ruth Thompson of Lake City is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs W. S. Thompson. Mr. W. M. Sanders, who has been in failing "health, sustained some In? jury the other day by an unlucky fall while fishing at the Dinkins Mill. Ho Ul better at this writing. Our boys at Camp Sevier report well of themselves. Mr. Iceland Myers of H.igood passed through the peninsula going out t?> Dalsell today. When Bob Atkins' "injine" is not working it is blowing, swelling tit to burst and poping off. There are some fellows just like it only they are never working. A jolly old soul is Mr. Mug, Who dearly loves the little brown jug. He keeps it by him in his bed, And lings it till till nose gets red. It is calamitous for the aged, through their own fauK, to be con? temptible to the young. "Hagood." Miss Agatha Wilson, who is visiting in Btshopvllle, was seriously burned vest* day afternoon and it is feared that her injuries may prove fatal. II la said that her clothing ignited from an open fire-place. Every farmer In Sumter county should be interested in the County Pair and should help t<> make it a 1 mccesH by sending samples of hit best producta for exhibition. White clay kaolin, Fullers Earth, etc. Give description, location, price, terms, etc. Address MINING DE? PARTMENT OF CITIZENS CO., C1C Stephen Girard Pudding, Philadel? phia. ??? i Some of the girls who are knitting for the soldiers never would knit for tho home folks, but it is all right.? Anderson Mail. SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. Kumter BOf With Vnitcd States Regu? lars ai Training Camp in England. Mr. B. R. Sanders received this week a letter from his son, Walter, dated "Somewhere in England." Wal? te has been in regular army for sev? en years and has s-een service in the Philippines, on the border and in Mexico. He is now in the artillery and holds the rank of sergeant. His let? ter does not give any information as to the part of England the camp located, how long they here been there, how long they will remain or When they will go to France. Ho says that he is well and that he wdl have lots of things to teli when he re? turns home. The Daily Item feels a peculiar in? terest in Walter Sanders, (or the rea? son that he was one of the city car? riers from the time he was big enough to carry a sack of papers until he was able to operate the Meiling machine, and then tilled the jo'? of mailing clerk for The Item tor a year or more. He enlisted in the rcgi UUT army when less than twenty years old and at the expiration of his bast en? listment signed up for another term. Reduoc Fire Loss. Columbia, Sept. 14.?Help to rcduco the shingle roof tires by advising the people at this season of the year, that they should put a piece of old sheet ?zinc or an old discarded dry cell bat? tery in their fire places and stoves. The fumes from this will 1 id the chim? neys of soot and save money and houses. Help prevent tires by urging BeoptS to rid their cellars, gS rets and prem? ises of trash. Have no greasy rags about the house to start spontaneous combustion tires. Do not put ashes of any kind in wooden boxes. Replace weathered shingles with tin or some n on-combustible roof and see that the electrical wiring has not the In? sulation worn off and is in good order. Help save the property of the peo? ple. This may not reduce insurance rates but it will save loss- to many citizens. F. H. MToHnstor, Insurance Commissioner. No:Six^ixty-Six I This is s prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER. Five or six doses will break any sate, and if tflkeo then as s tonic the Fever will not return. It sett on the liver better than Calomel sod does not gripe or sicken. 2Se