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Mr Harry Reld, of Columbia, ki tr. the city. Misse? Willie OwtM and sOflt mhu? returned home yesterday even* tng. after a pleasant vtstt tu friend In Columbia. Mr.? R. M. Cantey has pone to cgmp Meede. Mtl.. to Join the Sard t-.'ngtneerlng Corpa. 4*r? 41. K. Rur ringer has gone t Atlanta on business. *J*JNe. n. s. Owen?, of Chadboern ' C.. is visiting her parents, Mr. and M s a. f. gfeertne*!. Mr?. t D. i>arhiu'. on, of Charte* ton. is vlsftlng her elster. Mrs. J. P Marlon. Mr .1 C DuR int, of Ajcolu, was in town today. Mr J. K. Du Pre of Fksguh, was in the city on business today, ruire. T. W. Ottmar, woo recently came to make her home In Sumter. has gene to Florence to visit her mother Mrs llan Revell. Two Dollars l.ittl ? Finn uh. a nuiuber of weekly newspapers In South Carolina have raised their priese of $1 a year to $1.50 and || a >ear a course to which they have been driven l? the increased cost of mater? ials and labor In normal tunes $2 a year would not have been too much as the selling prlca? of a llrst rate OOUnty newspaper. The dollar a year country weekly was a mistake from the beatnntng. The publisher reckon en 10 years ago that || or 30 cents a ytur would pay for the white paper, nk and preen work and that, there i >re. he would have a prollt of 65 er TO cents. He forgot that the numher r>f hie circulation would be limited b> th? local population of readers no matter how low he placed the price Saul he took little account, of overhead charge* Not one publisher ir 60 put iMfsT operation a cash in advarce rule v i bout which the publication of a g30d newspaper at a dollar a year was a preposterous undertaking. Perhaps it cost most of the publishers the dif ference between the cost of the white paper and the dollar for which the printed paper was sold, and more, to collect it?-which he never knew. The weekly press of South Carolina dur? ing thd last 30 years has been of a surprlmnglv good quality, considered In relation to prices to the subscrib? er, but because it has been too cheap It has never been so good as It should have been. In nearly all the coun tWe of South Carolina the people will tr ivdly pay for genuinely good news pipers, but capable men can not be Induced to enter the buslnegg now or henceforth If the rewards are to be limited by the niggardly price of a dollar a year.?The State. .fumes lb its Warren, Jr. Only son of Hallie t> and Nora Jackson Warren. Horn July 15th It: 4. died January 5th. 19IS. a short, bui auch a happy little life. ho ostght and cheerful, mm sweet and BMMty In all his little babj ways, p he was loved ??v all VfhC knew him both black and white, young and old. Obedient with ever an "all right" to any command from parents or grandparents. With a in mil far |g advance of hla age. he was a loved companion for us all We mtas him more and more, ami our hearts are aching and sore. Taken steh the day after Christmas he ??M>n developed pneumonia, followed by complicated stomach troubles. Suf? fering Intensely he bore It all. with unusual will power, bravely as a sol? dier, when helping his faithful phy ?iei.ui iml nur*??? to tight I'oi the dear little bfe. Rut Ood \ytlled It other? wise Sunday. January 6th, at 12.30 Mi little body was laid to rest at Sa? lem RrrCk Church \ ml 'This hohe wiia taken we know not why. Uy the love that wdketh In mystery. ?)' tie mercy that moves behind sun cloud*. "no who loeed him. The cotton market has displayed e\htence* of weukuev* during the past few days, but that was to hi expected since a large amount of cotton has heovi coming on the market ever sine,, the price reached the thirty cent level A very large percent a. those who ha\ebeen holding eottOfl had n\ed thirty cents as the price at which Ihey would turn loose, and thi< Mood of cotton has temporarily satisfied the urgent demands. As soon as the ? htrty cent cotton has been absorbed there In reason to believe that the market will" stiffen again. There In no more cotton In eight now than there ems thirtv days a?o and the same demand that caused an ad? vance will continue to exist until an? other crop Is hnr\e*ted If holder ef cotton continue to market alowl) the price will continue strong. >i:\\Tl iPENDN MORNING CON SJI>! TAX VAI.VKS. Win I ten riny; 'lax Commission 1 in ggggj committee itccomincnds Tni \ .ihn? to Bt One-third. Columbia, Jan. lt?.?The senate ycs lerdaj morning practica lly gave itsell over to a discussion of What the tax oommtMlon Should do in rospoot to Um valuing o! raal pfoparty. '! he question srose oNrei the fl issue ?ion of Um Tools house raaolutlon which was |g tinv nature of a sug IfOtlOg tlt.it the tax commission j -- ( ?.!? from its recommendation that read property be valued at onoVhalf Of it? actual. vahie. rpon the reading or the resolution rV ? a.tor Chriatensen. ehariman of thi ilMinoe committee, moved that the resolution be referred to the flnnnct committee. Senator l.aney thought it should he eonatdored Immediately. Re said thai eTeTJ one understood tlie resolution and its purpose. It had passed tin house unanimously, and the passage of the resolution by the senate and the heeding ??f its suggestion might saw the las < ommission. He emphasised tin- "might*" He said that the tax commission hail heen established t< equalize values, not to raise tax values, hut that it seemed to have neglected its purpose and to feel tha' it was so'far rcmovod from the pro pie that it need not heed the wlshe* of the people. That the members 01 the il assembly were direct fron the people, understood their needs am. I would heed their voice. He thought i highly dsirable from the standpoint of protection to the tax commissio' that the resolution should puss im? mediately. Senator Mcdhce said that he prob ably would vote for the resolution hut that he thought the resolutioi hould be referred to the chmmltte? and the tax commission be given 11 hear ng. Senator Peamguunl suggested thai if th.> tax commission could be heard so that the resolution could be die posed of at the night session, In thought it should be heard, but oth erwise the resolution should be con ddered immediately. That the tax payers were making their returns ev wry day now and the auditors wer? acting on the recommendation of tin tax commission. Senator Johnstone very lucidl> pointed out that the motion of Sen ator Christensen was the proper mo lion made in the proper waj ami tin , resolution should be referred. il said lie did not propose to discuss tin merits of the resolution, but that tin tax commission was a creature Q the legislature ami it would betray I remarkahie condition of the creature NW3 not to have the cooperation 01 (he creator. To tell the tax commis? sion to rescind its order without giv? ing it a hearing would indicate lao* of cooperation. Renntor Christensen said that hi knew of no reason why a hearlm should not be had in the afternon, anc he thought the tax commission was entitled to u hearing. ?anatOf Banks ggtd that bethought the purpose of the tax commission WS? to equalize tax values, and upon Of ing persuaded that such was the pur pos. hi had voted for it, but In thought the commission was strayim from its purpose. That while h< doubted that the commission couh show him why he should change his mind and not vote for the resolution he thought it entitled to a hearin 11" wanted to know all the facts. (hi a rising \ote the resolution wai referred. Senator Chrlstonson announced the the boating would !>?' :?t in ti. afternoon. After bearing the report of the ta: omn inn.on the finance committee o' the senate last night presented a ma Jority ami minority report. The ma Jorlty report was as follows with tin OSAlSSlOn Ot thO preamble: ?? 'Whereas, the tax commission or dcrs that it Will require all property of the State assessed at SO per cent of the value thereof, ami " 'Whereas, we consider thai tin same would he too violent a change in the practice of the State in such eases; and, "?Whereas, the gTOSS inequalities in the assessment ot the value of prop? erty cause great Injustice, which shonhi be corrected, now '"lie it Resolved. That we request the b%g SCSSimtSStOfl tO use e\. r\ mean ??f equalizing the assessed vul m-s Of property fOf taxation, ami alsn "'That we recommend that all property be sssessod j,t II i I i" cent.* " The majority report was sinned b) ' Senator Niels Christensen. I hairman ? of tho eommlttoo, ami the mlnorlt) ropOli by Senator J H Manning o Dillon, The time when IQggon Shd In^ic i thrown to the four winds Is when ilu people are on dot the thraldom of de sptiir. - Wilmington Stur. I x<> CHAIUTT n?u LOAFRB8. ! Mr. Kditor. W o ;'ooi thai we have already taken 1 ' 1 up too much of your valuable space hand have written more than our ?here, i?ut as Mr. Walsh seems to have misunderstood us we will ask your! Kind Indulgence b bit more, as we1 weir trylnfl to discuss n condition which is ot general Interest. Mr, Walsh's feelings seem to have been hurt, which wc regret very much, as wc hail no desire to hurt anyone's Poellbgei and we hope that when he reads this he will excuse us. Mr. Walsh writes a chapter of"per? sonalities which has very little, o: 'nothing, to do with the subject. For I Instance, we made no hint of a white j boot-black. We will state our sub? ject again. Wc make the .statement that there i,s-nn ever increasing popu latlon of Shiftiest people in Sumter and every year more go to join tie throng. They are of both races. Some of them do not seem to ever work, some are engaged in business tha* cannot possibly make a living, some are constantly changing jobs. Then then are tho professional beggars also soiae who move from town tr 'town lor the purpose of getting what j the) can. We have no desire o' ? space to enumerate all of the way. of trying to mako a living without work. a* all of them are well known This class of people havo incrcnsei out of nil proportion to the butanes population of the city, and from wha> j we read the same thing is going 01 generally in cities. This class (o? j classes; if you wish to be particulari are a puhlic nuisance. They keep Ui the gambling dens, the blind tlgei industry, the houses of ill fame and many other forms of vice and law? lessness, besides depressing the prict of honest labor to a point below tin possibility of a living, and also in creasing the poor of the city to tin point of thelf being a tax on the en? tire county, and also bringing dlsre pute upon charity organizations. W< j do t.ot know what sort of discussion Mr. Walsh had with those farmers bill we have heard this thing ills lUgeed for quite awhile, unfavorabh It that. Mr. Walsh rives a twist that w< never intended to our re narks and gtvog an illustration of a widow; \v> do not doubl her needing help, bui because she did, is that any excust for all the families who want t? make a living easily, to pick up themselves- and leave a place where hey ean live to go Where there is ri leeslblltty of their making a living'; V.'e think nut and they do not gi ' with that Intention; they do not wan to work and want just anything I keep from it. Mr. Walsh seems to dislike oui luotatattons from Solomon ami Paul Mr. Walsh mentioned Solomon, b< we gave his opinion. Paul, wc think , must have had an unusual share of ha lit v. but he knew the differenc? between eharlty and a "dean beat.' It is certainly very strange that inert should be so much idleness on tin lireets, ami so many poor people : suffering, while laborers are scare I ill over the county, and we note thtl Mr, VanDevontor has appealed to th [Civic League for workers for tht ( Magneto plant. Some explanation ol this state of affairs is needed. We have never heard of Sumter be lng B sillily city and we have beei ?old that one farmer recently gav< 110,000 tor the work Of the city nurse Doubtless the city physicians do soup harlty practice; the country ones do: then the infirmary cares for some, i' i we mistake^not. Bo the sick sHouh I I not he BUCh a problem it* this loafing I Ielement were put to work. j Misfortune comes to all, or to : real majority of people, at some me or in some way, but a continu lous shower of misfortune lasting yea: I ifter ye. ?- and constantly Increasing [ IS Strange indeed, and WC think tha' J if these peole wet,- put to work a' j jobs lhal tin y could Ml, the ehurchc.. lodges and other charity Organisation? I WOUld OUI be SO taxed to meet tin j i demands upon them. <>ur belief Is that the quickest way to break up ibis nuisance is to in Corn) all oi* those who are aide te I work, when* they ran ret a job and [see that thoy go to work dr stop ra j tions. ami take those who are perma* Inently disable! ti> the*alms house o ' 'et the county officials and policemen *<.o'c alter tin in. and see that thev be have properly, and allow no begglnr or idleness on the streets, but require every person to have a job and worl at it. or cut oir the rations. Doctors B i ? 11111 too much food ami lack of exerelsc cnttses sickness, so Incident* all) this might lessen the sick llsi i well aw persuade them to work. We assure Mr, Walsh that writing i is i ii pie o ut,. I,, ns and hope that he and the balance of your renders Will SOS the situation that we have de scribed and possibly some one maj know it better remedy lhan we do Ii ? soons to us that u rendjustmen Should be brought about hi h nne wa) Thank im," yon for your kindness \vi j i amalni -i i 'a i gar i lateen, AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE t'Al'SEs HEAVY I-OSS. Store Building of W. C. Rogei?< Total? ly Destroyed?Stock of Heavy Hardware and Ford supplies on the First Floor nnd Nnmbor of Ofllccs and Telephone Exchange on Sec? ond Floor?Telephone Linemen BnrOly Escape With Their Lives. From The Daily item, .1>'M. 1?;. Blshopvlllo had one ol the most costly Ares in the histor) of the town early this morning, The large store huilding of W. C. Hogers, in the center of the business ?'.istriet, for? merly k*nown as the IIeath-Morrow Massey huilding, was- totally destroy? ed together with the contents. The ground floor was occupied by Mr. Rogers was a general hardware store and Fold supply station, a large stock being carried in both departments. The second floor was divided into of? fice! Whleh were occupied by a num? ber of business and professional men, the Weslern Union Telegraph office and the BiShopville Telephone H:< chanqe. Those having offices in the building were: i.. U Baker, Dr. Ham, dentist, R. Frank Kell? y, at? torney; M. II, Levy, attorney; W. A. James, insurance; Dr. DuHose, LW, Thuines, S. L. Austin. No estimate' of the loss has been obtained, but it is quite In i ge. The building itself was valued at aboyc 120,000. Mr. Rogers had a large stock of hardware and Ford automo? bile supplies and automobile sundries. The occupants of the offices saved aractcially nothing, furniture, law lihraries, dental fixtures, etc. all being burned. Two telephone linemen who were sleeping in the building had a very narrow escape with their lives. They were cut oft from the stairway and ' had to make their way to safety by way of a telephone cable to a pole in die street, and thence to the ground. Dr. Ham also barely escaped from hi edroom, adjacent to his dental othoe The lire was discovered between I and ? o'clock and at that time had ll ready * gained considerable headway. The firemen made a hard fight, but were handicapped by low water pros Mire and could make no impression on he flames in the Rogers buildlni The tire was. however, confined t ths building in which it originated but the National Hank building on one lide and the Peoples' Hank Building m the* other were somewhat damage* by the heat and smoke. Tile Tele dome Exchange was, of course, com? pletely wrecked ami Bishopville is emporarily cut off from the rest o' he world. The exchange will he re placed as quickly as possible SUBMARINE TOLL DECREASES. Fewer British \ essols Sunk During Week. London, Jan. 16.? Another marke, lecrease in the sinking of British nerchantmen by mine or submarine in the past week is noted in the re? port of the admiralty, issued today, in his period only six merchantmen ol ions or over were sunk, and In idditlon, two merchantmen under I, 100 ions and two ftahiug vessela The summary follows: Arrivals Of British merchantmen 2,100; sailings. L'.lSl British merchantmen sunk by min or submarine over 1,000 tons, 6; tin? ier 1,600 tons. L'', fishing vessels, 2. Merchantmen unsuccessfully at acked, 5. In the previous week the admiralt: reported the loss by mine or submo line of 18 merchantmen unde or over, three merchantmen unde ?!: i* tonnage, and four fishing vessels The report of January - gave th< Unkings at 21, is being 1,600 tons oi over. Red (TTOSS Notes. Any scraps of soft material, suci is outing, canton flannel, etc., will hi gladly received at lied Cross head quarters; V. M. C. A. These scraps ar< used for making comfort pillows an ol water bag covers. We are prepared to sell at 25c pi l ah R, C, necd'c- for knitting Ulli! I'eis and sweaters. Annie Purdy, Secretary Red Cross Chaptei i have had so many question' concerning the knitted garments, thn ? his I' tter should 1 ?? of interest to h I public: yk\tm Annie Purdy, Bumter, s. c ::\ Dear Miss Purdy: Replying * /our letter of January 8th, please d nnl pay unj attention to Red Cross di reetlomi that yon might see in tli press anywhere. There havi been n< hnnges In the kntting directloni from the knitting manual A. R. C (?in. Yours very truly. M rs, John W ' Irnnt, Director, Women's Work, Boutheri Division. The mufflers are eleven Inches wid< and sixty-eight ineh?>s long, sweater jatje twenty-five Inches long. LARGE MAJORITY FOR NATION? AL PROHIBITION. HoUM Postpones Action?-So Many Candidates for Insurance Cotjunfav slonei- Tliat No One Received Ma? jority. Columbia, Jan. 17. The resolution ratifying the proposed prohibition amendment to the constitution of the CnitOd States was passed to third reading in the Senate last night by a vole Of U to th The senate earlier iti the evening voted down the propo? sition to submit the question to the I people in the next primary election by a vote of ;:i to 10. The election of a state insurance commissioner was left ' banging in the air" yesterday by hungry legislators, after one ballot tor this office had been taken. W. A. McSwain, of New berry held the lead by a. wide margin among the six candidates nominated, receiving 56 votes, but needed J I more for a majority. siv names were placed before the joint assembly in the race for Insur? ance commissioner. They and the votes- received on the tost ballot : wer??: YV. A. MeSwain. Nowbcrry. ?oii; S. Is. Miller. Columbia, b; ,T. R. ? ruinier. Columbia, 24; Harry ?1. Co ker, Columbia, 24; W. a. Barton, fGreenville, <\: Bam M. Crist. York, 20. The name of I-'. M. Phlllippf was not placed before the assembly, but one vote was east tor this candidate. Members of the house wore impa? tient to come to a vote last ni^nt on proposed ratification of the federal prohibition amendment, but debatt was finally postponed until * o'efoc' tonight. .Majority sentiment is ap? parently in favor of ratification, hut possibly not BO preponderantly as in the upper house. At 13 O'clock ad? journment was taken until 11.3 this morning. The bill asked by Qov. Manning, to distribute the work of the department of agriculture between the depart ment and Clcmson College, will be in 1 troduced in the general assembly suoi The department is to be lei; as the department of commerce ami indus ; tries, with the agricultural work re? lating to production of crops devolv? ed upon Clemson College. PACKERS' EMPIXUlEKS WANT AC? TION. Would Have Government Take Ovet Every Plant in th<* United states. Chicago, Jan. 16,?The immedlab taking'over or ail the packing 'plants in the United States will be urged u>> -n President Wilson by a delegation representing every craft in the indus? try and headed h\ John l-'it/.patric' j president of the Chicago Federation d" Kahor which doparted for Wash? ington tonight. A statement issued by representa? tives of the employees said: "The organised packers of the coun? try have refused to meet us or to co? operate with us in any manner, in this great world crisis. They hav. brazenly repudiated tin- solemn agree? ment entered into between the presl j lent and ourselves through his me? diation commission, upon last Christ aas morning. "The packing Industry is th - mos vital and impotroct one in the nation 0 permit this industry during the progress Of a world "war to remain in he private hands of a very few men would not only be ridiculous from th standpoint of governmental poticj ut highly dangerous to the cause ol civilisation and world democracy fot Aliith we are struggling." A Gerdt Having been nominated to fill an Uliexplred term in the House of Rep esentatives 1 hove decided to offe myself as a candidate, because icel that I ean he of seivhe to Sum ler County by reason of my previous experience in tin- Legislature. 1:. B. BELSKR. A Card. At the solicitation of friends and by reason of my prior experience be tig or value to the county in the pres? ent emergency, 1 have decided to make the race for the House of Rep resentatives and hereby announc? ygelf a candidate for said office, i: elected i pledge myself to die harge the duties 01' tin* office to the best of my ability. 1 shall not be a candidate for the position next sum? mer. s O'QUIKN. Must Have Tux Receipt. The election to till the existing va nmdes in the Bumter County Leg? 1 lalntlve delegation is a special elec [tlon under ihe gcnral election law and >nl> registered \ote,-s may vote and they must produce registration cer? tificate and tax receipt??either 191 ar 1917 rccotpt v. ill bo sufficient. 1 Heat* ache S* f ,. .*;- - , ;t. IConsl'p-iflc;:. ' .''v'^3Kgg lor hb . ; r ; iap-:r;ly vc?- I r / 'O' ^' tains noeolo- , : !V; and is a most ^^l-fei! ?9trt?i?S efficient fand? ly medicino for liver tinri otomacb ail? ments, C M by dr? , 2a box, Refus* ap BUBotltutefl. ]'?? n^and Oranger. GraE$<jM.*c>:.ae Co.. Ciiattarua},*u,Tcnn Object Lrwon t? Slackers. . c/ it**!*'1 Mr. David Worth Uortng, who, it will bo reinembcicd by many renders of The Item. Wim commissioned a.s first lieutenant in T.oop ?, North Carolina Cavalry, und who a few days I before the troop was mustered 4nto the federal servier? was forced to un? dergo a Minor operation, which in , the eyea of the ledieal ofAeer dis Iqualified liim foi duty oe an otlicer, and who when be was physically fit, slipped away and enlisted as a private in the 115th Machine Gun Battalion of the SOth division, ("".imp Sevier, Greenville, B. <\, has been commis? sioned us second : eutenant In his old ; company "CM in he same organiza | tiou. Lieutenant Lorlng being a Sumter raised hos Is now on a visit I to his father, and is being ccngrntu ? I by his many friends upon hi* well deserved proi lotion. _t_ M il h B t in RON MAItKfvT. P f| BOWMAN", Cotton Buyer. Corrected datl? -.\ 12 o'clock Noah J * Co od Middling 20, Strict Middling 21 3-4. Middling 29 1*2. . Strict Low Middling 29. Low Middling 28 1-4. SflvY VORS cotton stAKIU<?C, Open >??*.; I o.v I :.>s* < I-,.-t Veetitit Ian. . .20.00 21.00 30.00 30.6b 31.37 I h . .20.10 20:29 21>. 10 30.31 31.03 May . .21?.15 80.2 G 2D.15 29.9? 30.67 luly . .20.56 22.05 29.55 29.7C 30.31 Announcement. I hereby announce myself as a candidate lor the legislature in the peclal election to he hold on .the - !rd In: t. to ;.ll the unexpired terms oi Messrs Sanders and McCutchen and, If elected, I pl edge myself to dt - vote my bc.-t energies and efforts t> he gervice of the p opie of my coun y and state. A. . MERRIMON. lost?<?nc black bob-tailed hog. Ho? ward if returned to A. t. Hayns? worth, Oswego, R. c. Phone 3812. FOR BALE?rjnder authority of the Court i have subdivided a thousand acres of the Jaqi e lands of estate Of Mel hide into tracts of about 50 to 100 acres. These lands are same as the famous Pudding Swamp tobacco lands adjoining. Nine tracts front on the proposed Sumter-Turbeville road which has been surveyed an 1 partly opene 1, the ihortestAnd most direct route from Sumter to he heart cf the Pudding s.v.imp tobacco country. 10 tracts have open lands now un? til r cultivation. A lot where neighborhood road crosses the inn in road has been reserved for school and church purposes. But these lands are only three to four miles from churches at Salem, Shi loh. New Zlon, Turheville and Sardinia. Three ? P four miles from railroad at New Zion. on line of pr< po ed Sumter and Olanta rail? road. Prices and terms reason ihle, E. W. Dahns1 Trustee, Mayes-? rille, S. C, R. L; I "HssYgMggg1 - "3 IXK TRACT Bhort leaf pine ting* ber for sal<> on railroad In Beutst Carolina. Price reasonable; terms easy. Also long leaf tract and a iano of B00 acre: in Sumter coun ty. Calhoun Timber Company, Broad St., Charleston, S. C. roil SALE?F. o. b. cars. Camp Jackson, stable is mure; very little stiaw. Car load lots only. Chemi? cal and Fertilizer value rated very high by Clemson college. A A. Strauss. Sumter. -: C. Geo. H. Hur t. ?flfjfftil I 3j_EUllBlCf Preapt Ml ntin to Cay and fvic'it Calls M .'. 0. TRAU. "Md Stan 1. M. Va n I nones, v2oi