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KF4.ll.AHM. FOOD IMIKRS. I o? al I'immI Administration C arrion trat I nst i m i ion* of National Food Administration. The first meeting of the food ad? ministration price interpreting board was held at Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Present: O. A. Lemmon, County Food Administrator; Mrs. H. U. Osteen and Mrs K II. Moses. Food Administration statisticians; and thl following members of the interpret? ing board: Mrs. Irving A. Ustten berg, representing the consumer?; Mr. D. Q. F. Bultman, representing Uli retall dealers; Mr. Abe Kytten? berg, representing the wholesale dealers; K I. Keardon, assistant coun? ty food administrator, chairman. The United States food administra? tion regulations for organization, in apection, collecting, compiling and publishing of prices charged by wholesale dealers to retail dealers, and by retail dealers to consumers, weights, measures, etc. were read and thoroughly digested. Prices and delivery of ice, with par? ticular reference to weights of ice as delivered by ice dealers and quality of Ice too in accordance with State and citv of Sumter laws, and United States food administration laws were ?!???? discussed, and It was decided to look closely Into the question of just weights of Ice, and of weights and measures for other commodities. Tlje board /instructed the assist - ant food administrator to furnish ev? ery retail dealer In foodstuffs with I i<>pv of the rule regarding the per? centage! of profits governing the food administrators in arrhlng at retail selling prices as outlined by the Call? ed States food administration In Washington. County Administrator UniTiion ahowed a letter from Feder? al Food Administrator William F.l llott of Columbia guaranteeing addi? tional expert inspector services in de? tecting violations of rules and regu? lations by profiteers In lee, and viola tions ofx Ice weights, also of weights and measures In other food commodi? ties, and In profiteering prices of oth? er commodities also. The board ilso directed that e\ ? wholesale dealer be supplied with blank forms for making weekly re? ports to the office of the interpreting board, Chamber of Commerce, every Saturday, of prevailing prices to re tall dealers with statement of Invoice prices, and per centages of profits. The board wdl meet every Tuesday, at 11 A. M. to Interpret these prtcet and check up the retail pric es as re? ported by the offbaal statisticians for Sumter, Mesdames Moses and Oateen. The United States food administra? tion la determined to stop profiteering, if any there be in Sumter. also any possible shor* weights or short meas? ures, and to impose the heaviest pen? alties of tines, Imprisonment, and sus pensions of business for violation. Ket.ni dealers interested in securing eopies of percentage of proiits allowed as published in this paper today, may secure same from the assistant coun t food admin ist i.ito i' at Chamber of Commerce, by calling or phoning, when copies will be mailed free of cost. Consumers who arc desirous of as? sisting in doing away with profiteering or short weights and measures, are advised to folio v very closely the weekly gajbUentlon of prices of foods ?'v retail dealers which will be found in the same place in this pip*] each week. If the consumers wish a square de 11 they should be willing to report anything they find wrong or that they think is wrong, for investi? gation. The members of the interpreting board will give much of their time to thla woik. without pay, and aie due the cooperation and the support of the publie ( onsumers. Only by re? ceiving reporti oai tsey date et ot cause to be detected intentional 01 unlntenhoal violations of the food ad? ministration li\\s, except those viola lions detected hy^ the United States food administration dotestives at tie diapoaal of the local interpretin-: board. lor Information of detail Dealers and < onsumers. Percentage* food administrators should use in arriving at retall ??II? Ina prices from retail cost pru es a* reported to and continued by tin in terprattng board. Adopted by Bomtei price Interpreting hoard: Wheat Hour, s?c to |t,tl bM. or lc pound in less than mill packages. live flour. Maine. Corn flour. 16 to 20 per cent. Cornineal, II to || per cent. Corn grits and hominy. If to L'o pet cent. Oatmeal and rolled oats. 20 to II per rent. Barley flour. II to 20 per ecnt. Itlco flour. 1? to 20 per cent. Kdible starch. II to 2". pet cent Bice. Hille Hose grade. L'? to J . cent. Granulated sugar, lc pound Beans dried. M to 2". per OSnt, Ijiird, bulk. Ie to .'??' pound. I-aid substitutes, He to Gc pound. Lafd substitutes, l? to 20 per cent. Evaporated milk. Hi to 20 per cent. Canned corn standard, 25 to 10 pet cent. Canned tomatoes, 25 to 30 per cent. Canned peas, 25 to 30 per cent. Canned dried beans, 25 to 30 per cent. Dried fruits, raisins, 25 to 30 per oral Corn syrup, cs 20 to 25 per cent. Eggs, 20 to 25 per cent. Butter, 20 to II per cent. Potatoes, 20 to 25 per cent. Oleomargarine, 20 to 25 per cent. Cheese, 20 to 25 per cent. Standard ham and bacon, 2 to 5" per pound. To arrive at retailer's selling prices when any of the percentages as above are desired, use the following method; Subtract from the unit 100, the per? centage to be used; thus, if 25 per cent is desired, subtract 2 5 from In", leaving 75. Using 75 as a divisor, di? vide the cost, which we shall assume to be $1.50 per dozen, by 75. carrying the same Into two decimals will show $2.0(1, which will be your Silling prlOO. You will notice that the dif? ference between the cost of $1,60 ptl do/.en and $2.00 thus obtained. i 50c. or 25 per cent on the selling price. Quote wheat flour where possible in 12 1-4 pound sacks. When publishing or using* prices on salmon and sardines percentages per? mined on canned corn, peas and to? matoes should be used. -\ RIO OF AN'DFHSOX FOIt SENATE Morrison of McCiellnnville Also Offers fur Commissioner of Agriculture. Columbia, June 14.?James 1\ Rice of Anderson yesterday filed hi. pledge as a candidate for the Tinted states senate. Mr. Rice is the fifth entrant in this race. Cole L. Blcase also filed his pledge and paid his assessment fee yester day. S. T. Carter and \V. Hanks Dove. State treasurer and secretary of State, respectively, yesterday tiled their pledges as candidates for reelection. H. T. Morrison of McClellanville entered the race for commissioner of agriculture, commerce and industries H. H. Arnold of Spartanburg has ? ntt ied the race for railroad commis? sioner. Mr. Rice is a member of the Antler son bar, where he has been practicing law since 1895, and has always main? tained an active interest in the affairs of the State. Mr. Morrison is a farmer and pe cuharly fitted for the office of com? missioner of agriculture. For a num? ber of years he has been an active leader in the farmers' union and has I large following throughout tin State. HENRY FORD FOR sun ATI:. To Accept Nomination if Tendered Washington. June 13.? Henry Ford announced here tonight that at the request of President Wilson he had decided to become a candidate for I'nlted States senator from Michigan if the nomiantion should l>2 offered him. Neither Mr. Ford nor those in his confidence would add to a brief statement making the announcement issued after the automobile maker bud called at the White House. This statement did not specify what nomi? nation would be accepted bi t the un? derstanding among political leaders s that the president hopes tO see the Republicans Of Michigan accept the invitation of the Democrats to join lore* *: in the election of Mr. Fold, ;i Kepuldiean. BRITISH loss REPORTED. < uMialtlcs In One Week Were 111,171. of Whom 1,117 Were Killed. London. Juno 14.?British casual? ties reported tor week ending toddy totaled 14.171 officers and men. Of t bes.- 1.117 were k died. SINK WITHOUT WARNING. Swedish Steamer Sent to Bottom b> Run U-llont. i ...um..ii June i i.--The Swedish *. tiner Donti ol 1,100 tons has been imk without warning, presumably by .. Gormas submarine. Recording to a bspab h from Copenhagen. Nine .Members of 1 be crew were killed. Degrees for South Carolinians. Richmond, \'m.. June It.?-Two stu? dents front Bumter received bacheloi of nets degrees al final exercises of the University of Virginia inst con? eluded, Tb< y were Ruaaell l>lck and Thomas Baker Bpann. George B Betsler, of Pomartc and Edward Reg knald Hipp, of Newberry. were smoni i he graduates In medicine. \ Bloodj Oouttnok. Bohool affairs must )>?? in a serious ?t?te judging from the following lime in the Greenville Piedmont: mi Teachers ars if'- elected and Ran? gulnnry Rspectntloni are Repressed [01 Hi" Coming Session." LOAN'S ON COTTON. David 11. Coker Contradicts Report That Fedora] Reserve Bank Is Calling Loans. Columbia, June 14.?I have been advised that there is an impression among some of the farmers of the state that the Federal Reserve Bonk is calling loans on cotton and is re? fusing to make new loans on that form of collateral. I also saw in the News and Courier of June 8th a letter from Congressman Stevenson in which he is quoted as follows: "The embargo on shipments of cotton on railroads was followed by the calling of all loans on cotton bv the banks. "The cotton is becoming more val? uable and the only reason for a de? sire to call the loans is to force a sufficient amount on the market to depress the price, which can only add to t*he 300 per cent, profit already be? ing made by the manufacturers." Such a statement from,so respon? sible a source has undoubtedly tend? ed to strengthen the above impres? sion as it is not reasonable to sup? pose that the South Carolina bankers who have been so heartily cooperat? ing with the farmers for the advance? ment of agricultural interests, shoubi almost over night change their policy unless forced to do so by action of the Reserve Hank. 1 recently had some correspond < nee with the governor of the Feder? al Reserve Bank of Bichmond on the subject of the financing of cotton. While I have for a long time well undorstOd the policy of the Bichmond Bank I wished to have its attitude put ('.own in black and white so that 1 could reassure both farmers an 1 bankers. The following clauses appear In i> letter received by me from Richmond and elated June 3rd: "We have refused but one loan with cotton as collateral and that not especially because it was on cotton against old receipts, but because t.h( i ank was borrowing too heavily? ? VOral times its capital and surplua." "You can rely upon it that \v? 1 ave been considerate, and will con? tinue to do so, and that nobody le? gitimately, entitled to a loan against Otton and who is not abusing his privileges will fail to get it." This direct statement from the gov? ernor of the Richmond Bank should assure everyone interested in the matter, that the facilities of the Richmond Bank are as always at the disposal ot our legitimate business in? terests. The Reserve Bank does frown most positively upon speculation and will not afford facilities for purely speculative operations where it is satisfied of their nature. The car? rying of a part of the crop, however, for the purpose of distributing it dur? ing the entire cotton season and so maintaining a more uniform and equitable price has always been a legitimate function of the Reserve Banks If there is any such conspiracy as Mr. Stevenson is apparently so posi llVO of, it has not come to my knowl? edge and the Richmond Reserve Bank is not a party to it. D. R. Coker. Director Richmond Reserve Bank. FAVOR NATIONAL PROHIBITION. Senate Agricultural Committee Adopt Bone Dry Amendment. Washington, June 14.? With only five members present the senate agri? cultural committee today tentatively inserted in the agricultural appropria? tion bill, an amendment to provide to national prohibition during the war The opponents of prohibition an? nounced that efforts will be made to nave the committee reconsider its ac t ion. CUNARD LINER WRECKED. I sen Ilia Han Ashore on Coast of New Fiinndland. St. JohM, June U.?The Cunard liner Aseanla, of 9,100 tons, ran ashore mar Ror "blanche, off the southwest coast ot New Foundland early today. Reporte to government authorities' indicate thai she is break? ing up. There were :?o passengers hoard and all were taken off safely ??\ ith the crew. FIRST HALE OF SEASON. New Crop Tobacco Brings Twenty Centn at Ttmmonsvtlle. Tlmmonevllle, June 13.< The nrsl Mile of the 1918 crop of tobacco was made on the Tlmmonsvllle market to day by s. J, Cole and J, k. Blackman, tWO progressive farmers of the Rhe? neaer section of Florence county. The .ile consisted of primings or SI nd lugs and was sold at the Banner warehouae for -<> cents per pound. Crops are char of grass, well culti? vated and prdctlcally all the small grain has been harvested?therefore the farmers are beginning to complain about the hot, dry weather. LOYALTY LEAGUE ORGANIZED. One Hundred Citizens Handed To? gether to Snppon Govenuncnt by nil Lawful Means. Several weeks ago a number of cit? izens of Sumter county, who are above the draft age or tire otherwise disqualified for military service, de? cided that a civilian organization could be ol service in this county by giving united and concerted support to war measures and all other activi? ties of the government of the United States during the continuance of the war. After mature consideration and consultation it was agreed to organize ? The Loyalty League of Sumter Coun? ty" with a membership of one nun j died, all pledged individually and as an organization to us.? all lawlul means in support of th? government and to create a sentiment of active lo: alty among all the people of every section of the county. The pledge that the members signed briefly and clearly sets forth the objects and pur? poses of the organization, which pledge and the list of membeis are here w.th published for the information 01 the public by the order of the League: We, severally, on our respective sacred words of honor, and as a sol? emn and binding obligation, do, by signing this instrument, become mem? bers of the Loyalty League of Sum? ter county, and pledge our entire re? sources, and personal services, to the support of the United States i>1 America in the war in which we are new engaged, and we solemnly, each for himself, pledge to do all things which may be ordained by u majority of the subscribers hereto: J. Frank Williams, S. O'Quinn, A. G. Fishburne, W. C. Boyle, R. D. Graham, J. R. Clack, E. K. Friar, R. K. Wilder, W. A. Bryan, M. Levi, Isaac Schwartz, S. If. Edmunds, 11. W. McCollum. Joseph M. Chandler, S. R. Chandler, W. B. Upshur, Hi L. Tisdale, J. W. Shaw, L. D. Jennings, A. S. Harby, J. R. Sumter, Horace Harby, A. C. Phelps, H. J. McLaurin, Jr. W. Loring Lee, C. G. Rowland, T. H. Clarke. W."L. Boyle, C. J. Jackson, I. C. Strauss, Davis D. Molse, J. J. Brennan, J. P. Booth. A. D. Harby, E. W. Dabbs, C. P. Exum, Horace Emerson, J. M. Brogdon, R. L. Burkett. H. M. McLaurin, M. L. Parier, If. D. E. C. Brown, J. L. Doby, B. McLaughlin. R. S. Hood, F. W. Andrews,, B. M. Oliver. M. S. Kirk, M. D. Francis M. Molse, J. Chapman Huger, R. M. Hildebrand, O. H. Fol ley, D. V. Keels, E. T Minis, S. A. Harvin. J. M. Kolb, S. L. Roddey, Joel Davis, Jno. Z. Hearon, Neill O'Donnell, I A. Ryttenberg, .Ine?. I?. Maurer, J. w. McKlpver, 11. <!. Osteen, C. L. Stubb8, P. j. Gallagher, Louis Lyon. R. A. Bradham, II. N. Forrester, BurtOW Walsh, <;. a. U'Diinon, I'. <;. How man, 1. H. Deas, Benjamin D. Hodges, w. Percy smith, Abe Ryttenberg, J. A. Mood, Thomas Wilson, ('. H. Yeadon. R. n. Wttherspoon. E H. Moses. W. G. Momcs, F. I.eon Scott, C. E. Hurst, H. J. Harby, H. I M ane Ttndal, John H. Wilson, j. a. Warren, J. R, Brltton, I). Shaw. W T. Brown. s P. Qnlllard, W.' W. Cunningham, Geo. L. Mabry, Archie China, S. K. Rowland, T. B. DuBose, Jr.. R. M. Jones, S. Weinberg, Stanyarn Burrows. The officers of the league arc: President?L. D. Jennings. Vice President?A. C. Phelps. Secretary and Treasurer?Horace Harby. v ? Executive Committee?L, D. Jen? nings, A. C. Phelps, Horace Harby, G. A. Leinmon, I. C. Srauss, H. J. Mc Laurin, Jr., C. J. Jackson. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. Twenty-nine Killed In Action, Ao< cording to Last Report. Washington, June 14.?Today's cas? ualty list contains one hundred and nineteen names. Killed in action, 29; died of wounds, 5; died of accident, 3; died of disease, 6; wounded se? verely, 70; wounded, degree undetcr mine, 1; missing in action, 5; Private Willie Couch, Newnan, Oa., died of disease. Lonard C. Bush, of Bueni vista, Ga? severely wounded. Marine Casualty List. Washington. June 14.?Marine corps casualty list contains 62 namen: Killed in action, 8; died of wounds, f.; severely wounded, 48. Corporal Geo. A. Mincey, of Ogerhe, Ga., killed in action. Privates Gilbert C. Hudlow, of Atlanta and Joseph L. Morris, of Pal? metto, Ga., wounded severely. RECORDS OF SOLDIERS. D. A .R. and U. D. C. Seeking Informa? tion. The committee apppointed by the Daughters of the American Revolu? tion and the United Daughters of the Confederacy to obtain and preserve the war records of the Sumter coun? ty men, have not met with the re? sponse necessary to make their work a success. Surely every person who takes pride in wearing a service pin wants the record of the soldier to whose patriotism that pin bears witness, to be preserved as a part of the records ot his county. We feel that it is a privilege that we are offering, as well as a duty to the soldier or sailor who is serving his country. We again ask that everyone whe has a relative in service will send te the committee his record made out as fully as it is possible to do so. A box has been placed in the Car? negie Library in which slips contain? ing this information can be placed, or they may be sent to the chairman or to any member, of the committee. We want the following information: Name of soldier. Branch of service; regiment, com? pany or battalion. If an officer, give rank at the time of entering service and any promo? tion since. Date of entering service. Present address. Name of person furnishing record. Miss Edith Iff. DcLorme, Chmn. Miss Armida Moses, Miss Jennie Walsh, Mrs. H. L. Scarborough, Mrs. W. S. Dinkins, Mrs. W. L. Saunders, Mrs. R. D. Epp3, Mrs. S. W. Stubbs. Mrs. R. A. Chandler. ITALIAN FRONT ATTACKED. Rome Reports That Austrian Attack Was Broken Up. Rome, June 14.?Austria-Hungar? ian forces yesterday launched an at? tack against the Italian lines at Cady on the summit of Monticello Ridge. The attack was broken up by Italian artillery lire, the war office announced today. War Savings Pledge Record. The pledges for War Savings re? ceived through Juno 14th with dis? trict directors, number of pledges and amount of pledge, respectively, are as follows: Mrs. R. B. Furman. 31, $6,050.00. J. A. Reames. 14, $S 50.00. A. C. Thompson. 14, $1.200.00. Miss Janie Nelson, 97, $996.00. J. T. Dennis, 33. 5 2.000.00. B. C Brown. 1*8, $3,989.00. W. A. Bryan, 80, $2,790.00. Total number Of pledges 47S; total amount of pledges, $16,971.00. Christian Endeavor Convention. From The Daily Item, June H. The Third Annual Convention of the Sumter District Christian en? deavor Union was held today at f*on cord school house. Much interest has been shown in this meeting hy the members of the union of Sumter, who attended in full force. The speaker* for the occasion were Bert Corcoran State War Work Superintendent; Rev L. L, Lofton* BtsttopvIHe; Rev. j. p Marion, Sumter and Rev. II. T?cke? litaham, D. D.. Florence. GQBB FOR CONGRESS. Wade Hampton Cobb has announc? ed his candidacy for congress from the Seventh Congressional District and his first expression in doing so was to pledge his unstinted faith in the wisdom of President Wilson and congress in declaring a state of war with Germany and Austrja-Hungary. He states that the preservation of the American ideals ot freedom, liberty and democracy, and the respect and honor of the nation on land and sea could not have been otherwise guard? ed and maintained. To the end that the autocratic Kaiser of Germany might be more quickly brought to his knees, which alone will result in a lasting peace to us and our posterity, he favors the prompt and aggressive support by congress of all war meas? ures looking to the further organiza? tions of a powerful army and navy to act in co-operation with our Allies. Mr. Cobb, in the event of his elec? tion, promises to attend to, and look after, with fairness and impartiality the interests of each county in the Seventh Congressional District, as well as the interests of the District as a whole, and those who are ac? quainted with his work as a public olticial know that he can be relied upon to make an aggressive, palns , staking and faithful public servant. Mr. Cobb who is now forty-one . years of age, was born in Richland county, and there obtained his pri , mary education in the rural schools, , afterwards attending the University . of S. C, for a short while. He then taught in the rural districts, follow? ing this line of endeavor for five years, during which time he pursued . the study of law under the direction of Jno. P. Thomas, Jr., Esq., who is now Dean of the Law School of the University. After being admitted to the Bar in 1900 ho worked In the office of his preceptor until 1902, when he was elected Judge of Pro? bate for Richland county. He filled that oflice successfully and without opposition until 1908, when he nas elected Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, which ollice he still holds, having been twice re-elected without opposition. Mr. Cobb invites the voters of the Seventh District to investigate his standing and his sixteen years of ser? vice as a public official, with the min? utest care and scrutiny, and by that record he is willing for the yard stick to be applied in testing his fitness and merit to represent the Seventh Dis? trict in Congress.?Advt. COAL SHORTAGE SERIOUS. St. Faul, June 14.?The coal short? age probably will be more keenly felt this winter than last, according to representatives of the United Mine Workers' Union of America who are attending the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor. I >iseussi<tn (, [ the coal situation arose late today a ter a resolution requesl Ing the federation to lend its efforts to obtain coal lor the New England district had been adopted. The adopt on of a resolution asking congress to derive funds lor carrying on the war from taxation rather than from bond Issues was the outstanding feature of the session. Other r? dutions included, those to provide moans for eliminating labor spies, allcgei to be employed by some large corporation, and the estahlisli ment ot a minimum wage scale for got eminent employees. Resolutions calling upon the United States senate to consider and take im? mediate action on the woman suffrage bill were unanimously adopted. in an attack on the national tu?l administration Joseph i>. Cannon of MOW York charged that although the suffering i'1 New York ems called to the attention of officials in Washing ion last winter, no effort was made t?l provide coal. He declared also that effo.ts WOTS being made to com p|} with fuel administration's rO> QUf st thai COal be purchased early, 1 Ut thai none of the product was aVRllabls at this time. Other speak? ers def ended the f uel administration.