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ME 1U'HANTS' ST A MI* 1>AY. lAmt of Bualne?* Establishments Tluit W ill luvest Day's Cnsh lienelpts In War Saving* Suunp*. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce committee on Men haut?' W ar Savings Stamps investment day, Friday. June 21st. reports the following wholesale and retail establishment* of Sumter county, which have signed the agree? ment to ins est their entire cash sale** on June 21st In Wur 8avings Stamps Several communities have not yet tuined In their lists of participants, but the names of all business estab? lishments participating will be pub? lished later as received by the commit tee. Reports from Mayesvlllc, the second largest town and commercial center In the county indicate that practically ull of the retail establish? ments of thut town will Invest their entlre cash sales during Merchants' War Savings Investment hay In War Pavings Stamps, but the names of business establishments have not been received up to this writing. City of Sumter. The Battery. Battenberg & Co., Th Sumter ( lething Co., Cash Dry Goods Beaton's Phurmacy, Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Co.. Sumter Hat Shop. New York Rargain House, Krystal Optical Co.. Mlkell, Sneeden Pharee A Co.. Wm. H. Cobb Co.. S. H Kress A Co., Wreck Store, South? ern Motor Co., A. Blacker. DeLorme'S Pharmacy, E. Schladaressi, C. W. Kingman, E. W. Vogel. Citizens' Meat Market, W. B. Boyle Co., Booth Beyle Dive Stock Co., W. D. Bester. The Sumter Dry Goods Co., B. Wat? son. Chero-Cola Bottling Co., Chan? dler-Harmon Motor Co., H. A. Hoyt, A. J. Ard. T. E. Gllliard, Carolina Grocery Co., Hotel Sumter, T. G. Mor? gan. G. O. Lowder. J. D. Reese, Sum? ter Machinery Co., Sumter Telephone Repair Co.. Phillips A Co.. Imperial Cafe. J. K. Wright. W. A. Parker. Fred 8mith, Lula Wilson, E. A. Wal? ler, O. W. Tlndale. McCollum Auto Co., Ducker A Bultman, Harby A Co., m , The Ladies' Shop. O'Donnell A Co., Osteen Publishing Co., Southern Brokerage Co.. The O'Donnel? Dry Goods Co., Bultman Shoe Co., The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., McCollum itros.. The Jackson Co. Inc., J. M. Chandler. Levy A Moses, Stuhbs Bros.. Slbert's Drug Store, Cuttino A Mc'Cnlght, J. Dennemark, V. Gaze, Dixie Grocery Co.. Alex Averbuck, Moran A Co.. Ralph Hill. W. H Shel? ley 6 Son, Imperial Lumber Co., Dr Morrtll, The Misses Wltkcs, J. D. Har? per. Sumter Motor Co.. Crosswell A Co., Joseph Newman, Nathan Aver tuck. Moses A Co.. W. H. Pate. F. S. Htewart. O. R. Tlndale. W. J. Andrews. Hogans Meat Market, L. W. Harri? son. Wallace A Mos. > Carolina Ma ? hlnery Co.. P. F. Johnson, W. A. Thompson, Jennlngs-t ialney Furni? ture Co., City Vulcanizing Works. Bradford Rros., Geo. F. Jennings. Sumter Coca-Cola Bottling Co.. J. M. James. W M Graham Co., W. W. Duttsn L P K.'iiiu'il), Sun ter Steam Laundry. J. H. Gardner. Forshee A Co., Reynolds Grocery Co. J. D. Dln ktns. C C. Moore. Porter Curry, J. C. Blake. II. J. Windham. H. C. Des Champs. Alexandre Nofal. The Sumter Drug ('?>. Mooes Green. B. J. Harnett. L. Alpert. R. S. Hood. W. B. Burns A Son. D. Kirschner. L W Folsom. Knight Hros . K W Hurst Mclnvull /- igler Furniture Co. Sumter Print? ing Co.. Consolidated Insuran Agenev. I II Meyers Mathew Mick ens. Citv Ti i Station, Charlie W lib noes. Sumfi i Vulcanizing Works. Sallie Bacot. Charlie Wilhams. W. J. Jonklns. J. D. Cox. W. M. Butler. W. Rural < hi Id Wclfurc Work. To the liditor: Please give me space in your col Umns to request all tlM ladies who have been asked to take up the child welfare work to be present at the Council of Defenai meeting on Tues? day, June 18th at ?he Charabei of Comne"e to rOOOtVS the t ards for the "Welshing and Measuring Test." also leaflets f.f instructions. We wish to begin this work Friday. June Hist und finish by July 1st, When we hope to have Miss Kelly ot the Child's Ru r< >ii W.i hlngton I?. c. with us; look r<e annoum eiuent of this later, All ladles who have been asked to t ike up this work but find It Impos sMde to do so please try ' and semi ?ome one who can; any who would like to take It up but have not been ssked phase see me at this meeting or write me at once. We are told that only two men out of every one hundred are killed In aattlO, while fourteen babies out of every hundred died annually most of them from preventable causes our men are risking their lives in our defense at the call of their rointry Women of Sumter count* are we going to close our ears and hearts to the call of our country to do all we ran to wive I.er children because we dim t see how we can tlnd the hm*" "Where there Is a will there Is n wnv " smile f. bants*. , i .innun Rural Child Welfare Work B. Cain, B. O. Bradwell. J. W. Bich ardson, M. K. WOWn, Union Broker age Co.. Mitchell's Drug Store, Du Bant Hardware Co., Lynain Broker? age Co., Dr. A. Weinberg, D. B. Mc? Leod, New York Bakery, W. M. Fol Hon? Co.. L. f. LeGrand, Bamp'i I'harniacy, M. Goldberg, Boston Candy Kitchen, A. R. Bobbitt, Lev] Bros., Sumter Ball way & Mill Supply Co., Suniter Book Store, Suiuter Talk? ing Machine Co., II. W. Watiea, L J. Jefferson, Wltherspoon Bros & Co., overland Sales Co.. W. O. Cain, Jr., H L. Tlsdale, Suinter Beal Estate & In? surance Co., H. C. Bland, Sumtet i:i.(trlcal Supply Co., Spnnn's Cash Grocery, B. W. Levan, B. L. Butt, Ceo. H. Hurst. Booth & McLeod, C. W. Smith & Co.. Schwartz Bros., Wil? liams' Cute Studio, Citizens' Insur? ance Agency, B. B. Belser, V. H. Phelps, W. IL McKlnney. Dr. G. R. Muringer, People's Pharmacy, Charlie's Cafe, M. II. Flaum, B. J. Willis. Silver Moon Cafe, Anchor Auto & Truck Co., E. R. Taylor, I. M. Israelson. M. B. Bandle, Gco. F. Ep? person, Planters' . Mule Co., W. G. O'Neal, D. J. Burns, J. K. Carby Co. Wed gefiel d. S. Weinberg, Jno. B. Byan, Wedge field Mercantile Co., Harolu Chandler. U. C. Burress. T. S. Hair, Charlie Johnson, J. H. Aycock & Sons. Hagooxl. B. F. Myers, llobert Moody, L. W. Myers, R. H. Sanders, Edgar Dlnkins, Benjamin Williams. Dalzcll. Burkett & Co., Dalzell Supply Co., Dalzcll Mercantile Co. Horden. Emanucl & Company. Merc Im ids' Stamp Day. Messrs. R. A. Chandler and H. C. Mayes, Sumter Chamber of Commerce commltteemen for Mayesville, report the following business and profession? al men of that place as signing the agreement to invest their entire cash sales in War Savings stamps on Mer? chants War Savings Investment Da>\, June 21st. Weinberg & Co., R. A. Chandler, H. C. Mayes, T. L, Kahn, R. J. Mayes. Sr.. F. J. Price. W .H. Dean. Abe Mnzersky, R. F. DesChamps, J. W. Spencer, George T. DesChamps, J H. Mills. P. Miller and Co., J. F. Bland, Mayesville Meat Market, 8. M. McLeod. W .N. McElveen, M. O. Tay? lor, J. B. Goldman, W. M. Fulwood. T. H. Newman, J. E. Barnett, Bank of Mayesville, E .G. Spencer. C. E. Mayes, R. J. Mayes, Jr., T. B. Ben? nett. H. U Thomas, E. D. Owens, J. M Shaw, Dr. E. M. Davis, N. V. Weinberg. Additional signers since last publi? cation: R. A. Hair. R. P .D., Wedgefleld. Mary H. Ellerhe, Dalzcll. R. A. Weldon. R. F. D. No. 3, Sum? ter. Lern Iiee, Catchall. C. M. Phlfer. V. H. Phelpe, Sumter. County Market. The committee on the County Mar? ket Is glad to report a decided im? provement in business, and the out? look for continued success seems good. Last week, one gentlemun from the country sold over $34 worth of pro? duce, without effort or loss of lime to himself, and he' gladly contributed a small per cent to the committee for handling his goods, which amount, and others coming from like sources, will go toward the necessary expenses of operating the business, and any surplus will be turned over to th? KOO Cross or some other war relicl work. This week the farmers brought fresh iruits. vegetables, canned goods, honv cured meats, poultry and eggs, and have promised to do likewise as long as the supply lusts. The days are Wednesdays and Sat? urdays. Hours I to 12. The public is asked to come or send their or? ders. Mrs. Edward Pitts, Chairman McKlni* y-Brody Quite a surprise to her many friends was the marriage of Miss Susie Mckinncy of Sumter to Mr. Chin B. Brody of Winston-Salem. N. C, on \\ ? (iro sd i> evening at eight o'clock .it the home of her sister. Mrs. C. L Tisdale on Liberty Street. Only relatives and a few frlondi witnessed the ceremony which wa: fieri oi me,I hy R?V, K. S. Tru-sdale. Miss McKlnney is one of Suniter'* most beautiful and popular young la die? and she has a host of friend. throughout the State. MM attended Columbia college and |g i t dented musician and artist. Mr Cindy is the only sou of Mis. Paul I) Brody. o l.eesvillo, S. C. He is pOJMtlni tnd promising >oung man He is ti civil engineer and is now en gagnd ii> binige construction wort ntaj Wlnston-Salem which plact thev will make their home for a few months. After congratulations nnd fOOi wishes the happv young couple lefi <oi ?he uta train for Columbia TfiOJ win vMt his mother :?t Lsaatllle he fore leaving fat Winston-Saleni CASE OF I*. J. KEEN AN. Jwy la Charleston l nable to Agree in Trial of Man Accused of Disloyal Utterances. Charleston, June 12.--A mistrial was ordered this afternoon in the case of the United States aguinst P. J. Keenan, charged with violation of the espionage act. The jury was out about an hour and a half and came In with the report that they could not agree.1 They were sent back but failed to reach a verdict and Judge Smith or? dered a mistrial. The case may pos- \ sibly be tried again at this term, the court instructing that witnesses be held. The trial of Keenan, which was begun yesterday, lasted until af? ter 4 o'clock this afternoon, being the longest yet held this torm in feder? al court. The government used few witnesses. The defense depended largely on character evidence and the testimony of the defendant and Capt. F. W. Wagener, who both denied that the alleged conversations upon which charges against Keenan were based, ever occurred. Captain Wagener was sharply cross examined by Assistant District Attor? ney Waring in an. effort on the part of the government to prove bias. He denied that he toasted the kaiser at a Pino Forest Inn dinner in February and stated that conversation referred td about bonds had to do with a re? mark made by Keenan that he would j have done well to have sold his hotel l on an offer received and invested the proceeds In Liberty bonds. Keenan declared on the stand that he was loy- j al to and admired the president and voted for him in 1912, but was a res? ident of the District of Columbia at the last eiectioa, and therefore could not vote. He denied making the re? marks charged. Witnesses for the de? fense, among them prominent people from the North, testified as to Keenan's loyalty and to the fact that illness! only had prevented his daughter from becoming a Hed Cross nurse. The government alleged that Keenan ap-! plied an opprobrious epithet to the j president in conversation with Cap tali) Wagener at Pine Forest Inn, that ha said the war was brought on by Wall Street interests, that the allies j were beaten, that ne had bought1 bonds from German agents and that1 the United States soldiers were no J good. The defendant is a man of i I means, formerly a resident of Mas ; sachusetts and later of Washington. He was a guest at Pine Forest Inn this spring, coming there on business, he said. A prominent Washington lawyer, Charles Douglas, and James Simons and Julian Mitchell of Char? leston represented him. Dr. Henry S. Drinker, president of Lehigh Univer? sity, Congressman Dennison of Illi? nois, the Bev. Dr. A. J. von Invelgen, a Belgian, J. M. Grovo, a Boston law? yer, and William Berwin ,a manufac? turer, were among the witnesses who came to tecstify for Keenan. The government witnesses were all form? er employees of the Pine Forest Inn. one befug a night clerk. The alleged conversations were said to have taken plaee in the hotel lobby. Girls' Short Course. - A very attractive program has been arranged lor the girls of Sumter coun? ty on June 27th, 28th and 19th. Iu I addition to the practical work in can ' niug fruits und vegetables in glass i and tin and drying fruits and vegeta? bles, instru( lions in sewing will be given, I We have secured the assistance ol the following agents: Miss I^iura Bailey, assistant State agent, Win throp; Miss Edith Parrott, State agent, Winthrop; C. C. Cleveland, State poultry agent, Winthrop col? lege; Mr. W. II. Barton, district agent. Blmpaonvllie; Mr. l. l. Baker, su? pervising agent for Boys' Pig Club work, BlahopVllle, S. C.J Miss Harriet Plowden, home demonstration agent, Florence, S. C.J Mrs. Theo. D. Plow? den, county hom<c demonstrattion agent, Manning, S. C.J Mr. J. Frank Willliams, farm demonstration utgent, Sumter, S. C. Every member of the canning and poultry clubs and domestic science i classes is invited and urged to be present. We want this band of j WOrkeri to go out after the three days I training better prepared to play a big part in conserving the surplus fruits ! and vegetables. < In the last day of the .short course, j June 2!?th, the boys of the Poultry I lube and of Mr. Williams' Corn and Pig Clubs are asked to have a joint I meeting with the girls. We have ? no thing in store for both boys und . 1 girls on that day. i1 The girls are requested to come . in on the afternoon of June 26th and meet at the girls' high school j building at ?; o'clock in order that we I may assign them to (heir respective homes All shall return to thell bono s Saturday afternoon, June 19th i 1 you can say thin for the By! It ..mies disease germs ami thus helps In eliminate .i ha of undesirable pen I pie. LETTER FROM MKS. BE ALL. Writes of EsperlenoM of a "Y" Work? er at Camp Jac kson. j I have just come hack from the i hospital wards. I never enjoyed any j thing so much in my life. I got there just at supper time and it so happen? ed that the hoys were not served a ! supper that just suited them. One i lean and hungry boy who was just get- ] I ting well from pyemia called to or . derly "(Jive us some of the jelly the j leddy brought." So each boy was j given some tig preserves. I wish you j could have seen these boys eat. I told 1 them it was better than going to the j zoo and seeing the animals fed. They seem to be hungry all the time?these convalescents. And when one boy letf two or three beans on his plate, his next bed neighbor said, "Look here, big boy, 1 believe you are going] jto die." I constituted myself auction- ! eer, and if one boy did not care for his beans, I auctioned them off to some other fellow who swapped some? thing he did not care for. But every? body ate the figs and saved up prec? ious pieces of bread to eat with them. When I left the boys begged me to come back and see them again. One boys was kind enough to add, "even if you do not have any jelly to bring with you." I find that the boy who has had the most diseases and operations is the he? ro of the ward. One boy who had everything from measles to meningitis and back again and still had the big? gest appetite for beans, wc advised to go to France at once as the only hope | of his ever dying was to be hit by a' German shell. I carried a card of buttons and a spool.of thread and told the nurse I was ready to show the boys how to sew the buttons on the pajamas. She smiled and said, "Do you realize that we have twelve hun? dred pajama coats for you to show the boys how to sew the buttons on?" This nurse wants some slips for some pillows which are ten and a-half by twenty inches. Could anyone send me some? Yesterday I took the wash cloths and rags sent by Mrs. Led rand, Mrs. Gregg, Mrs. Bicker and Miss Eliza Cooper. The nurses were delighted to get them, and spoke of them today, saying that nothing that could have been given them would have been so acceptable. Since beginning this letter I have been interrupted many many times by boys coming to tell me how much '.hey enjoyed their week-end trip. One Pennsylvania boy who was entertain-1 ed in Summerton could not get over the beautiful hospitality of his bos tess. Every one of them seems to have had a glorious time but report that at each place they were disap? pointed because they did not get as many soldiers as they wanted. I don't think I ever had such a time as I had on Saturday. We had invitations for 225 boys and that many were promised us, but at the last minute many of them had to stay in camp because measles broke out In ?heir barracks. Others who had got? ten their passes could not go because they were being paid off that day. 1 was* kept busy all day sending long distance phone messages and tele? grams. You will have to excuse the brief? ness of this letter, but it if; late and I am tired from my visit to the Bnse Hospital. Mrs. Beall. MEXICAN ELECTION LAW. Efforts to Formulate New Election Code Without Result. Mexico City, June 11.?Recent meetings of the Naltonal legislature, '?ailed by the president in extraordin? ary session to formulate an election code for the republic. have been marked by attempts on the part of the lower house to create a national election board with powers that will curtail materially those now possessed by the president. The house first pro? posed to create a board of thirty-one deputies, to settle all election con? tests, fix the limits of the various election districts and alter them whenever it was deemed advisable. This plan of the house majority. Which in general opposes the presi? dent, met with a check in the senate. The upper house, on receiving the deputies' proposals, decided in favor of an election board for each State, composed of seven members, none <m them of necessity government or State officials. Either plan, if enacted into law. would limit the chief executive's pres? ent powers, for he now can alter ans slection district and control, In ? ' measure, the election of congressmen. ii p to tin present time the gulf be? tween the plans of the two houses has md been bridged. Washington. June 11. President Wilson today telegraphed the Ameri? can Federation of Labor and the American Alliance for Labor an i Democracy, In convention at St. ran' urging renewed efforts ?>f labor in sup porl of the war program. CANDIDATES FILE PLEDGES. Pledges Received by Secretary of suite Columbia, June 11.?The following candidates have filed their pledges with the Secretary of State up to and including today; For United States senate?C. L. Bleaee, of Columbia, and H. It. Till man, of Trenton (incumbent). For Governor?John L. Mt LaUlin, of Bennettaville; John Madison Dee Champa, of Hock Hill; Robert A. Cooper, of Laurent; Thomas H. Peoples, of Barnwell, and John T. Duncan, of Columbia. For Secretary of State?William Panks Dove, of Columbia (.incum? bent.) For Attorney General?Claud N. a Sapp, of Lancaster, and Samuel M. Wolfe, of Anderson. For State Superintendent of Edu? cation?John K. Swoaringon, of Co? lumbia, and Victor E. Hector, of Dar? lington. For Railroad Commissioner?Albert A .Richardson, of Columbia; J. T. Vowell, of Columbia, and D. L. Smith, of Walterboro. For Congress?First district. W. F. Stevenson, of Chcraw (Incumbent); First district, Richard S. Whaley, of Charleston (incumbent); Second dis? trict, James F. Byrnes, of Alken (in I cumbent), and George L.. Toolc, of Alken; Third district, Fred M. Dom Inlck, of Ncwberry (incumbent), and Wyatt Alken, of Abbeville; Fourth district, Sam J. Xicholls ,of Spartan burg (incumbent ) For Solicitor?Third circuit, Frank A. McLeod. of Sumter (incumbent), and U 10. Wood of Sumter; Twelfth circuit. La, If. Casque, of Marion (in cumbent.) Commissioner of Agriculture, Com? merce and Industries?W. I). Garri? son, of Dorchester. I Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaktr and ftjjSjSjf Prompt Attentln to Day and Night Calls At J. D. CftAIG Old'Stand, C Wain Phones: EA, BOOTH & McLEOD SAY: Buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps ???FIRST..* Send us an order next, and first, last and all the time "Swat the Kaiser" HHHft ? ????????tt ttttt t ttt tf )??????? M ? f>mH Thrift Stamps Buy One Each _ Day The First National Banl SUMTER, S. C. NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA OF SUMTER. The I argest Bank in Eastern South Carolina offers you its services and is prepared to serve you. The National Bank of South Carolina CG. ROWLAND, President. F. E. HINNANT. Cashier. ????>? ??????? ?Hl???????? II?? 11HMIMMMHIIIIMI We Sell Tbem Here Every Thrift or War Savings Stamp you buy is a lick at the Kaiser ? and what he stands for. As an INVESTMENT they cannot be beat. Buy YOUR quota?and then some more. lie National Bank ol Sumter ESTABLISHED ISS9 J. P. BOOTH, Pres. W. J. CROWSON. Jr., Cashier