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^^??gwu ?* (tea l <??i. ???.. - ?t tmiutei. e Vit? S? < la** Maler PERSONAL. Mr A. M. Weeks, who ha? been am Inmate of the Old Soldiers' Home At ? 'oiumbla for the past two years. Is in the city visiting his daughter. Mr. Weeks was for many years Chief ot Polico of Sumter, serving altogether so? re than thirty years, and when he retired on account of old age wan granted a pension by the city. First Ueut. Wilson McKay Spann, who I? with the American Epedltlon ery force in France, regular infantry, was promoted to a captaincy on De? cember 31st. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spann, have Just receiv? ed a letter from <\.|>t Spann telling teem of bis promotion. M*. and Mrs. Ferd Levi and Mrs let-man have returned from Abbeville where they were called several days ego t>y the serious Illness of Mr. Lout* sstej Mr Oeo. D. Shore, Jr., left Saturday nigh', for Charleston where he will join the Naval Reserve, ho having enlisted sometime ago. Mr T l> Qtlland, of Klngstree, was Lb the city a short while this morning. Miss Caroline Dick, who has been detained at home by Illness, has re? turned to Winthrop. IM DM F. TAX RKTVHNS. Npec lal Agent of Internal Revenue Department In City to Assist Indi? viduals In Making Returns. Mr. D. P. Drew, special agent of th> Internal Revenue Department, is n the city and will remain here through Saturday. Jan. 26th. to aarist lndl vlduals, who are required to make re turns for Income taxes. In making up ? heir returns In legal form. Mr. Drev will have his office at the Court House during his stay in the city and can be there found every day this week dur? ing businesa hours. He has been as? signed to this district to advise and assist Individuals in making up the required returns, and those who need assistance should apply to him at the earliest dgy possible. He will spend two days at Mayes vllle next week. 28th and 29th, and two days In Rembert, 30th and 31st Mr. Drew states that wherever he has been on similar duty he has found all the people liable to Income taxes not only willing, but anxious, to com? ply with the law, and there seems to be no disposition to attempt to escape taxation. Bvery man or woman who has an income of one thousand dollars Is re quired to make income tax returns end to pay a tax on the amount of In? come In excess of one thousand do! lara Married men or women are re? quired to make returns If their in comas are two thousand dollars. FIRF IN COI NTRY. Colored Farmer Suffers Heavy I<ose Friday Night. The barn and stables of J. A. Frier sob, a prosperous negro farmer of the Ooncord section, were burned Friday night between 11 and 12 o'clock, the tare evidently being the work of ai Incendiary. With the building were burned three mulea. a horse, a cow. | one wagon, two buggies, an automo? bile, all of bis farm Implements, one ?>ala of cotton, more than a thousand bushels of corn, fourteen bushels of wheat, three or more tons of hay lorty-five bushels of peas, more than a ton of cotton seed, a lot of fodder, etc. Tee total amount-of insurance on buildings and contents amounted to qnly $1,400. Fnenson walked past the barn only about a half hour before the fire was discovered, as he was return? ing from church, and at that time there waa no sign of fire. Frlerson does not smoke end the man who fed the stock In the evening does not smoke and there had been neither fire nor light any.vher* n^ir the barn dur? ing the afternoon or evening. When the fire was discovered the whol< ! barn waa a mass of flames and noth? ing could be done to save the ani? mals. There Irfno clue to the incen? diary and Frlerson Miys he has no grounds to suspect anyone, as he does not know that he has enemy in the world, having always gotten along peaceably with all his neighbors. J. A. Bulla, a Western 1'nmn Tile graph lineman, fell from a pole near the poetofnYo this morning. <'no leu was broken and he was otherwise In? jured. He was taken | UM hospital for treatment and this afternoon lie || reported to be doing as well nt pos? sible. What people want to know Is, If cool nn he sold, has )?e*n sold and Is >*in* "old et M :l ,,,n ,r* <?range burg. why can it not be sold In Sumter for the same pric?-" That Is the ques t on for |ke Fuel Administrator t<> answer. ADDRESS TO VOTERS. geateff mul O'Qulnn Endorsed for House of Representatives. Wo, the understood, realizing tho VSprtJM hnPoTtlSffl of having men in ISN at tins time who are heartily in sympathy with the present State ad? ministration, and above all things, sup porters of tho National Administra? tion, at this the most important time In our nation's history, beg to endorse tho ?andidaoy of Messrs. Holser and ??'yulnn, and earnestly appeal to ev? ery patriotic citizen to turn out Wed? nesday, the 23rd, and see that they ar* elected. We do this because we know that both of these gentlemen are supporter* of the present State ad? ministration, and In hearty accord ind enthusiastic supporters of the National administration in all of its ? ar policies. Not only this, we know t lat both of those gentlemen have had u great deal of experience as legisla? tors, and we need their services at this time. Respectfully, J. P. Rooth. II J Mcl?aurtn. Jr., II. C< I luynsworth, C. O. Rowland, Jno. 8. Kennedy, H. D. Barnett, J. J. Whllden. D. F. Stoudenmeyer? W. C. Boyle. W. L. Boyle, E. K. Hodge. S. W Rumph, J. F. Mathls, E. K. Friar, T. H. Clarke. Bartow Walsh, Jno. T. Oreen, Herbert A. Morph, F. M. Kortjohn. s K. Rowland, H. A. Bultman. R. G. Scarborough, E. W. Witherapoon. L. D. Jennings, W. E. Mima. R O. Purdy, Sr. J. L. Haynsworth, H. L. Tisdale, B. A. McCollum, C. E. Hurst. A. H. Wilder. J. D. Chandler, O. D. Hatchell, (leo. W. Hutcheson, P. S. Finn. A. R. Flowers, W. H. Yatea. J. H. Darr. J. H. Dennis, M. Green, H. Green, A. W. Badford, Oeo. L. Rlcker, W. B. Upshur, G. E. McWhlrter, R. L. Jackson, R. L. Edmunds, P. M. Parrott, Geo. C. Warren, Frank W. Chandler, H. L Roddey. W. C Johnson, J. E. King, Horace Emmeraon, A. J. Bynum, S. It. Sprot, II. M. Crowson, C. A. Blanton, W. G. Bateman. Jr. G. Bultman. C. P. Exum, J. C. Gainey. J. D. Bradford, W. R. rhlllipa. G. O. Tweed, C A. Epps, W. Percy Smith, J. H. Hill. 8. M. Mathls. G. C. Lamb, H. P. Scott. W. O. Bostick. It I.. Wright, W? T. Friorson, II. T Joye. The Win? School. The Wlnn achool reopened Jan? uary 7 with a good attendance. All r.f the old pupils and a few new ?nes enrolled. The follo'v:ng ia the fill Of honor for the four'.h month Boy Baker, Car Baker, Annio May Baker. Com??nt Marahall. Marl im Cooper, Cortrude Jackson, '1 i JAckson, Harriot Sims, Mlnnio Ixm ?Sims. Flense Klma. .Tim Ed Sims, W C Sims. Mr. 8. A. Harvin entertained the llr?. tors of the National Pank of Sumter ot (linner Thursday evening ?1 liN Same IS Privateer. A hospi lahle board eraa sproad with a sump? tuous haaqael, the menu comprising ?il It ha t is moat tempting to the appo tlte to hi? found in country and town and his associate flnancers of the Batik of genutet did fSU Juutlce to tho viands set before them. The party was reost charmingly and hospitably tstortslstd by Mr, end Mrs. Harvin. I CASTOR BEAN CROP. T. S. Evans, of The Seaboard, Ar? ranging With Hernien to Plant Ten Thousand Acres. The government needs castor oil for lubricating the aeroplanes which are expected to play a big part in win? ning this war. The supply is short and this section can produce castor beaut, and the government means to make it profitable for the farmers to plant castor beans. Mr. Kvans, in speaking of the mat? ter, said, "Castoj* beans are an eas\ crops to produce in this section. Wo? men and children can harvest the j crop. It is a crop that is good for the ', land, and I am ready to give to the ( farmers In this section a contract foi . all the beans produced by them and to pay $3.00 a bushel at their station I will furnish the seed for planting at exact cost to tho government, plus the cost of transportation, to the farmer, and will give full directions for planting and caring for the crop and for the harvesting of it. Any farmer that wants to take advantage of this offer and prove his patriotlsn can write to me at Hamlet, N. C, and I will see that information and con? tracts are supplied." MORE COAL ARRIVES. Four Carloads Came in This Morning and the Local Fuel Board Uesen Thi.'ec of Them. Four cars of coal consigned to Sum? ter county firms arrived in this clt\ this morning, and acting under the or? der of the National Fuel Administra / tor, t.he local fuel board promptly siczed three of them for distribution amorg domestic consumers so as to relieve suffering. The four cars were consigned to the following firms: Two cars to the Southern Cotton Oil do., one car to W. B. Boyle Co., and tmt car to J. D. Bradford. The car con? signed to J. D. Bradford was not slezed, as he is a retail dealer, and his coal will be distributed among do- i mestic consumers under the regula tion of the fuel board. The othei three cars will be distributed und? i the direction of the fuel board. It will be sold at $9.00 per ton, and m> person will be allotted more than one half ton. This should relieve the im? mediate necessities of those who have no coal, and It is hoped that addition j a) cars will arrive within the next few I dcys. A Card. Having been nominated to fill an UnOXpired term in the House of Rep resentatlves I have decided to offe; myself as a candidate, because 1 feel that I can be of service to Sum-, ter County by reason of my previous experience in the Legislature. R, B. BELSER. ! A Card. At tho solicitation of friends and by reason of my prior experience be J ing of value to the county in the pres- j ent emergency. I have decided to! make the race for the House of Rep-j resentatives and hereby%announc? , myself a candidate for said otfice. If elected I pledge myself to dis Qbarge the duties of the office to the best of my ability. I shall not be n j candidate for.the position next sum-! mer. S. O'QUINN. 1 Announcement. I hereby announce myself as 0 j candidate for the legislature in the special election to be held on the llrd lnst. to fill the unexpired terms' .of Messrs. Sanders and McCutchen and. if elected, I pledge myself to de ; VOt ? my best energies and efforts to the service of the people of my coun? ty and State. A. 0. MERRIMON. - t Basketball Friday. j The hitfh school basketball team will meet the Junior Outlaws, a Co-' lumbin organization, in the first game of the season next Friday night at M o'clock, on the Y. M. <\ A. floor. Sev? er: 1 members of last year's football term will be seen in the lineup. A ? i t ami Interesting game is promised Admission 1 B and 2.r? cents. But there is another side lo the Picture. If you think ten dollars a i ton high for eoal. what do you think Iol the prices demanded and received for wood during the late bllssard? Some of the tWO and three dollar loads of green wood were so small thai ten to twelve of them would not make an honest cord. Talk about profiteering some of our local wood seilen have Old Man Profiteer heal to a frazzle The only way to rem h tin >so high-land pirates is <iuit buyin i wood and go cold. And there nn other articles of country produce in the same class i to prices demanded They might induce Cole Bleat* {? take the stump in South Carolina am) warm Up the State - (reensbor?" News. Home Guard Recruits. The 1'nitod States army is calling for recruits for the United States Guards, a branch of the service for home duty, in which men above the draft age will be accepted as volun? teers. Corporal Morgan, It) charge of the local recruiting station, has re? ceived the following telegram: "Make special effort to secure re? cruits for United States Guards. Pourteen hundred required Imme? diately. Original enlistments must he between ages of thirty-one and forty, inclusive. Request for waivers for desirable applicants with previous ser? vice over forty years ,of age last dis? charged as privates should be made to this office." Death of a Veteran. Mr. Manning I). Daughrity, Sr., one of the oldest and most highly esteem? ed citizens of the Providence section died at 6 o'clock Saturday morning in the seventy-seventh year of his ago, after a brief illness. He was c Confederate veteran, having served his country with devotion and dis? tinction throughout the war. Recent? ly had talked to his son /of his wil? lingness to serve his country again In the present great war, if he were able. The funeral services will be held from his late residence at 12.30 o'clock Sunday, interment at the Sumter Cemetery at 2.30 p. m. The deceased is survived by hit wife, five sons and eight sisters. Death. Mr. T. A. Nettles died Friday night, aged 68, at the home of Mr. W. O Cain, Privateer, where he was visit? ing. He had been in failing health for sometime, but was as well as usual when he retired. The end came sud? denly during the night and he was found dead at 7.30 o'clock Saturday morning. Mr. Nettles was a native oi the Privateer section of Sumter coun ly but in recent years had made his home in this city. He is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. Mary Sparks, of Salters; Mrs John Chandler, of Salters; Mrs. Me Paddln Spann, of Florence; Mrs. E. E Haigler, of Orangeburg; Miss Inn; Nettles, of Columbia; Mr. L, D. Net? tles, of Alcolu and Mr. Charles Net ties, of Brooklyn, and two brother.1 and a sister. Gopfert-Tnllon. Miss Annie Gopfert and Mr. P. K Tallon were united in marriage a the Salem Baptist parsonage Oi Thursday night, January 17th, at I o'clock, Rev. E. W. Reynolds offi elating. Both contracting parties reside ir Sumter and will continue to make thb city their home, their residence will hi on Broad street. A truck loaded with cans of gas oline. several hundred gallons al together, caught fire back of the D C. Shaw Motor Co. building on tht corner of Hampton Avenue and Sum tor street Thursday evening about si: o'clock and instantly there was ; tierce blaze. The alarm was sent ii and the truck turned out, also a hi; crowd whose curiosity was greate than their fear, for they all wanted to bo on hand to see what would hap pen. By the use of the chemical ex tinguisher and blankets the blaze wai smothered piecemeal and the can WOTS removed one by one from tht tiuck until the lire was suhdueu Nearly all the gasoline was saved an the truck was not seriously damaged It may not have been as dangerous a it appeared, but to one of the curiou onlookers it seemed that the firemei and volunteers were engaged in ; very risky business. Chief Gene Wild er did not seem to be very much ex erdsed over the risk he was run nlng for he fought the blaze at clos range with the chemical extinguishc: and never once tok his big pipe out o his mouth. The local fuel administration Will take immediate cognizance of the re tail price of coal in Sumter and there will ho more strict regulation and lower prices in iho future. Tsr dollars a ton is regarded as just a littl? hit tOO high for so!'t coal, despite th fuel famine and the imperative need Of fuel that confronts a majority 0 the families of the city. Mr. J. H. Myers, who runs a gen oral merchandise store throe miles out on the Btateburg road, telephone* The Item that only sickness prevent od his attendance on tile meetings H the Chamber of commerce Thursday and Friday nights, that he was in ful sympthy and accord with the actloi taken |n reference to the fuel orde and that he would obey tho order t the letter as the merchants of <h'> < it^ have pledged themselves to do. a a dealer in gasolll 6 he would he gov j erned by the resolution adopted b; the'Friday night meeting and wouh [not sell gasoline <<n Monday. He ha> closed his mill and ginnery and Wll not operate them durlni the porlo< the order Is in force. Rod Cross Notes. I On January 17, the Sumter Chap? ter sent to Atlanta a box containing: 23 pairs of pajamas, 10 hospital bed shirts, 11 hot water bag covers, 3"i comfort pillows, r>5 sweaters, GO muf? flers, 60 pairs of socks, 20 pairs of wristlets ami 2 helmets. Our chapter has sent to Alanta 2 11 sweaters, 864 mufflers, 214 pairs' Of socks, and 109 pairs of wristlets. Before our qouta of garments is reacl ed we must make 369 sweaters, 236 mufflers, pairs of wristlets ami 38G pairs of socks. Knitters are requested not to malu helmets, as they are not included ir oiir quota of knitted garments. The Colored Auxiliary has request? ed that the following letter be pub? lished: Sumter, S. C, Dec. 21, 1917. Mrs. C. A. LaWSOn, Sumter, S. C. Dear Mrs. Lawson. I have been authorized at a meeting of our Execu? tive Committee to express to you the chapter's appreciation and congrat tlltalons for the work which your aux? iliary is doing. We wish to make special mention of the neatly made garments which have been ma'de If) your auxiliary. Trusting that this good work mas contlnue( and with the chapter's best wishes for your future success, I am. Very truly, Annie Purdy, Secretary. Though there has been a splendid response to our appeal for makl pajamas, there are still a number t< be made. ^ Annie Purdy, Secretary. "Cowardice." Mr. Editor: The article appearing in your news columns of the 18th, under the cap ion, "Sumter is Loyal," sets forth my 1 .ame as an individual who refused te agn the agreement to close certair daces of business on Monday. I resent tb*' cowardly insinuation attempted by the author of that ir icle in The Item, i have enlisted in he navy, and even now have a call hat takes me away at opee. My Of ice will be closed for more than tei njcocssive Mondays. Jf the author j )f that article and ail others, who ritieise those of us who declined tt lign the agreement, thought enough if their country to close their bust iesses to enlist, and do less talking ictter military results would folio tnd better community feeling at dome. ( Qeo. l>. Shore, Jr. (The report of the business men'i neeting Friday night to which Mr hore refers in ill-tempered term ?ontained not a single insinuation. I -.as, as any lpan, unless his judgmen s unbalanced by unreasoning pass on must, admit, a plain, unbiased storj >f the proceedings of the meet ng The sotting forth of the names o. hose who refused to sign the agice nent was a part, and a vital part, o he report of the chairman of th?. ommittec of ten?it was a staten en1 )! an undisputed tact, not an insinua lon. We have no intention of at empfing to argue or reason with Mr. Shore; a man who Hies into c. mission when a statement of fact is ?ublished is not amenable to reason ?ut his attention is invited to tht further fact that there wate not one ?.ingle word of criticism of the tnei vho refused to sisn the agrccmert i: ho report of the nmeting. And, over OOklng the ill-tempered and bragga looio style of his communication w< sincerely wish him God-spced in hit -ervice in the navy and a safe return ilong with the many other Sumte: boys who have been wearing for man; nonths their countrys' uniform, when the Germans" have been put down : nd be world is once more safe for 1?' nocracy and civilization.) The South will be expected to pro luce its own food this year, and ev >ry farmer should do his utmost t<> nake his own farm Beif-supporting It is now a question ol* loyalty to make each farm produce all the food required for every living thing on .hat farm, ami a surplus to supply tome of the non-produtive residents )f the vicinity. The farm that grows ill cotton or nearly all cotton and de? pends upon the west for corn and oats and hay for its work animals and meat and bread for the farmer ami iis laborers is not a loyal farm. Thai is the plain, unvarnished truth and ill may as well recognise it. There may be more In growing thirty cent cotton than in producing corn and Other needed supplies, but this is one Ime in the history of the world that noney Is not the thing to bo most eagerly sought after. It Is probable that the basketball season will be opened next Friday, he high Bchool team meeting the innmr Outlaws of Columbia* Final irrangements are yet to be made fhe local team is being coached b> Physical Director Duncan of the v. M. C. A. and reports are that team has been developed* TAX RETURNS NQTIGF FOR 1918 I will attend in person or by deputy at the following named places and on the dan .s given, for the p rpose of re? ceiving tax returns for the fiscal year beginning ''.January let. 1918. Re? turns of Real Estate, Personal Prop? erty, Polls, Roads and ])c ;s should be made. The office will he open to r^ celve returns from January 1st to February 20th: Tindals, Tuesday, Jan. 8. Privateer, Wednesday, Jan. 9. Levi Biding, Thursday, Jan. 10. Wedgetiehl. Friday, Jar. 11. Ciaremont, Tuesday, J..n. 15. Hagood, Wednesday, Jan. 16. Remberta, Thursday, Jan. If. Dalsell, Friday, Jan. i s. Brogdon, Tuesday, Jar.. 22. Mayesville, Wednesday. Jan. 23. OswegO, Thursday. Jan {4. Pleasant Grove, Tuesday, Jan. 29. Shiioh, Wednesday, Jan. 30. I Norwood Cross Roads. Thursday, Jan. 31. R. E. WILDER, Coi nty Auditor. Recorder Harhy had Joe Ballard, Robert Williams and Amelia Jeffer? son before him Saturday morning for trial on the charge of l Jicious mis? chief. They were found guilty as charged and sentence eras imposed as follows: Joe Ballard. BIO; Robert Williams, $10; Amelia Je ferson, $15. The offense committed w; 5 the unlaw? ful taking of a truck bek aging to Mr. J. M. Harby and going < n a joy ride out into the country. 1 I the course of the ride they ran the truck into a ditch and smashed it up considerab? ly. Ballard was employed by Mr. Harhy as the driver of tlie truck, and while he was visiting a f< lend the two other negroes took the truck and went driving. They claimed at the trial that Ballard gave them permission to use the tr.u k, but he denied the state? ment, saying that they t or. the truck without his knowledge or consent while he was in a house. Other les tfmony seemd to establish the fact that I.e.Hard consented to the joy ride and to that extent was responsible for the accident. Rod Cross Auxiliary 1 Organized. Friday afternoon, at Privateer, an Auxiliary to the Bumter Chapter of the Red Cross was organized. Mrs. \ina Solomons called ti e meeting to order, and addresses were made by Mr. C. M. Jlurst. Mrs. > na Solomons. nid Dr. R. s. Truesdale. The follow ng officers were elected' Rev. Win. Haynsworth, chairman; Mrs. S. A. Harvin, vice-chairman: Miss Eleanor Kolb, secretary and Mi S. D. Sain, treasurer. There was an enthusi tsic meeting, ind the new auxiliary 1 remises to do good work. Fad Notic . All saw mills and c antry stores should take notice of the fuel admin? istration's regulations-only stores handling food can keep tires on the following; days. January 18, 19, 21, 11 and every Monday for 10 weeks only until 12 noon. S,\v mills and Other manufactories must burn no fuel on suck days to run. The pen alt v is heavy. C. 1 CCTTINO, Chairman Bumter Conn y Fuel Board. FOR SALI'?Horse, buggy and har? ness. Horse safe an sound. Ap? ply Rev. .1. w. ESiklns Oawego, S. c. FINE TRACT?Short eaf pine tim? ber for sale on railroad in South Carolina. Pries reasonable) terms easy. Also long leaf tract and a farm of ".00 acres in Sumtcr coun? ty. CalttOUn Timber Company, 2D Broad St.. Charleston, B. C. FOR SALI!?F. O. B cats. Camp Jackson, stable manure; very little straw. Car load lots only. Chemi? cal and Fertiliser value rated very high by damson erliege. A. A. Strauss, Sumtcr, S. C. I Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker 3 1 Embalmer ProTpt Ittestiete ?a\ end N'.ght Ca'.h At J. 0. CRAIG ||d Stand. N. V? r no tics. NigM 201 Mrs. Rose Bennett 1 Skit lit Sca'p :;pec:a ist BEAUTY PARLOR Room NO I I Nat'l Bank Of Sumtei Bldg Sumter, S C