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Mr. Lever has formally announced bis withdrawal from th? contest for Senator Ttllman's aeat In the United Mates senate, ami in explanation of this action, following so shortly on the heels of his positive assertion that he waa in the race to the finish and would meet all comers on every stump in South Carolina, makes public several letters that paused between President Wilson and himself. Mr. Lever's brief statement and the accompanying let? ters have been published and those in? terested in politics are familiar with their contents. Mr. Lever's good rec? ord and long service as the represen? tative of this district, his long con? tinued popularity with the people of the district supplementing his en? dorsement by President Wilson as a useful and well nigh indispensable member of the House, n ay servo to bring about his re-election. He may be re-elected, but there in no certainty about it. In deference to the implied wish of President Wilson, a majority of the voters of the district may over? look the circumstances of Mr. lever's excursion into the senatorial arena and his exit there'rom, but the pres? ident's endorsement is the only thlm: that will save him from defeat?if it does it. If Mr. Lever had been am? bitious only for aervice und had been content to remain in the House, he would huve had practical y a life-ten? ure on the Job as Representative of the Seventh district, but the fact that a senatorial bee has been buzzing in hia bonnet for several years, and was ready to swarm at the first propitious moment, has caused numerous gen? tlemen who have political ambitlonr to get their plans In shape to succeed him ?h"n he went up higher or out of official life via !*e primary route. Mr. Lever thought the hour hud struck for him to move over into the Senate and those other gentlemen made haste to enter the race for th' House Mr. laWSf hopes, by virtue of President Wilson's recommenda? tion, to retain the place he has held so long, and, If things so turn out, he will not be the loser; but the gentle? men who were induced to become candidates for Congress h\ Mr Lever'* announcement for the Senate, will be left out |n the cold. Some of them do not take kindly to this sort of In and out. on and off. politics and now say that they will not step aside to aive \|. i: i tee SsUL Thev will put it up to the people of the district to aay who shall represent them in ?ngreas, and IT thev want Mr. I .ever, it Is for them t.. - . . n t he\ do not think Mr. I*ever Is Indispensable and prefer a row gaSS they will fcaVN tie liberty of choice between several The situation is unusual and peculiar, and there are m> pie,,.huts or rec orda on whe h Is base an opinion .< to UM ultimate result, but it Is safe to predict that If McLcod, Cobb'and Tliniuorinan remain in th? race Mr. Lever will not have a walk over. ??Itcmembrr the land! ania." Remember also our boy heroes are Muffering. sacrificing, bleeding and many are ~ylng roi Sumter county men. women, boys and girls. So ev? erybody ahould get the ' Swat | the Kaiaer Se>< To the Women of Sumter County: The women of Sumtei county can do a big work Tor the brave heroes who are making the "supreme aacrl llce" in order that we may remain fiee people, and women and girls continu? each In her own ge*/09<tagg right--an uncrowned Amerban queen." You will never be German slaves hecuu-c theM. ?-<>\ ?? nr.- pi e\ .-ntini; th it ? o, June 21st. National Merchants' Wa< Savings Investment Day. with a few exceptions, every place of business- in this county, selling anything at all h??s signed an agreement to invest their entire day's cash sales In War Savings Stampf?. Kvery nickel pur chane stands for a bullet to shoot into a baby killing German brute s heart. It is now up to Sumter county's Homen. and Sumter counts's girls too each one, to volunteer to advcrtls* Merchants' War Saving* Invest no ml Day. and to sc.- that your neighbor buy every necessary commodity on that day In order to help provide ? m1. guns, ammunition, medical at Tentlon. clothes. recreation, and ev .- thing our detenders need to de I. n i , ou It i. Hack up the boys Home Demonstration Work ANNIE KEELS, Demonstrator ALICE MARTIN, Assistant Rembert, June is, l u 18. Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, the Hembcrl Home Demonstration club met at the High school. The BMOtlnfl was called to order by the president, Mrs. D S. Vlnson. The secretary. Mrs. W. C. Harllee, is at Winthrop College, taking advantage of the Home Demonstration short 001 rue. The subject of the meeting was the preservation of vegetables by fer? mentation and Malting. This mothod was discussed and demonstrated un? der three different heads, viz: (1) fermentation with dry salting; (2) fermentation in brine; (3) salting without fermentation. L'nder the first he.id the first steps of making cabbage into sauer kraut were shown; then a finished Jar of kraut was opened and tasted by the members present. Un? der the second head, fermentation in brine. beet* were preserved. It was clearly brought out that salting with? out fermentation is one of the mot feasible methods for preserving corn. He I >\v are the directions. Salted Corn?Husk the ears of corn and remove the silk. Cook in boilim water for about 10 minutes to set th milk. Cut off the corn from the col. with a sharp knife.. Weigh the corn and packed In layers with 1-4 lt.; weight of tine salt. Before preparing < orn for the table, soak In water over night. After the demonstration tho clnl members filled out the monthly re? tort blanks. There were eighteen la? dies and girls present. The Dethcl Homo Demonstration Club held Its regular monthly meet? ing at Bethel school house on Wed? nesday afternoon at 5.30, June 5th with MIsh Alice Martin presiding. An interesting demonstration was given in making of sauer kraut and the preservation of other vegetables hy the dry salting method. This is not ? new method, having come down to us from ancient times, but by its sim? plicity appeals to the busy housewife in thou days of food conservation. Af? ter a general discussion of ways and means of interesting a greater num? ber of women in the work of the Olub and in securing a large attendance the meeting was adjourned. Mrs. H. 13. Furman, Secretary Bethel Homo Demonstra? tion Club. On May 14th the Salem Home Dem? onstration club met at the home oi Mrs. A. J. Pringle. Owing to the in? clement weather many were unable tc attend. But those that came enjoyed the program very much. First there was a reading by Mrs. Pringle, the article was on Mr. lloov er'n early life and proved very in? structive and interesting. It brought out many of the hardships Mr. Hoov? er went through when a young man The next was two solos by giro Terry. These were just line. Then Miss Martin gave us a talk on food values, ami we adjourned 00 the kitchen for a practical demonstra? tion. AftOf we had all sampled the or earned cabbage our hoot em Invitee! us out to tin- porch and gave UM ?'? delightful lunch o . The me<tmg aojourned to RlOel again with Mrs. K W. Dabbs on Jut ? 1 Ith at ti . I (.'? lock. V. V. Warren. Secty. RgfOBOi of Carnegie Library for May. New mom bora II? I"i eviousl> reported, I If, Total membership. ISL\ Hooks lent in May. Til. Previously reported. I.'Mm;. Total AUmbOr books lent, 4.7SS. Financial ICoport. Hui.'l membership, $1.00. Fines, |1 14 Total. 11,14. M. QraOO Handle. Librarian who an standing, with their llVOI between you and Gorman slavery. gpreed tin- news: The business men are flotni o big thing and you con h< Igj them pnt it "over the lop." Wo don't omni you to buy o cent' worth unnecessarily. Bui ore do wan every oroman to onllat In this bli arm) to oee that Bumter county's allot metit o*1 $t ft a. tog in w. s. s. goei "over the lop" like our bovi are dolni it in Fr.inee tor your honor. liber'\ and safety. Won't you all serve a I OOmmlttee Of one to gel the higges ? >h sales ever known in this count) 'on June j ist for the preservation o human liberty, and unsullied world wiiir democracy. I know that you will. yours truly. i? w Cuttlno, Chairman R t McUollom, s L Kraanoff, c. j. Dwyer, William Hultman. Pumter Phamher ol Commerce MI*ut it Over the Top Committee." FOURTH OF .ILLY CKLKUHA TION. Negroes of Slimier ( onlity Plan Dig Patriotic llally. In compliance with the request o: the United State? food administration that there he big patriotic 4th of July celebration* by the negroes through? out the country, Mr. (I. A. Lemmon the Bumter county food administrator called a meeting at Chamber of Com? merce last Saturday, which was at tended by about Afty-flve members of the Bumter County Colored Council of Defense, and other leading colored men of Sumter and Sumter county. E. I. Reardon, assistant county food administrator addressed the meeting, explaining the objects of the celebra? tion, read the requests and suggested program from the United States food administration and from William El? liott, federal food administrator for South Carolina. The response was enthusiastic, pa? triotic and inspiring as several of tie Itt ding colored men spoke eloquently along the lines that this is "our war,' and the colored race, as one speaker said, "Is in it" to the last ditch, the last dollar and the last negro to lick the kaiser to a frazzle. One speaker said he thought that the contributions of the colored peo? ple of this county to the Rod Crosi fund, and their purchases of Liberty Loan bonds, and War Savings stamp- j and reports Of colored patriotic meet? ings should be given more publicity us indicating the patriotism of the j colored race in Sumter county, and) that recognition by full publication would do a lot to encourage the nc-' groes to further acts of patriotism. liev. A. j. Andrews of Sumter was! Sleeted chairman and Dr. L. Bragg Anthony, secretary of the meeting, and later made permanent chairman and secretary of the 4th of July cele? bration. it was decided to try to secure d company of colored soldiers from CamD Jackson to march in the big parade, and also to try to get one oi more colored lieutenants from thai camp to address the crowds. An effort will be made to raise suf f f ? tlcient money to have a llrst class ban i for the parade and the big patriotic meeting also. It is hoped to have out of door con? ference s lor farmers, Sunday schoo teachers, women's clubs, exhibits o food, vegetables, live slock, etc. Am booths for W. S. S., United States La bor Exchange, and Rod Cross contri buttons on the picnic grounds. A song service on a large scale witl a choir of one thousand voices is a contemplated feature of the occasion The program has not been complet? ed as yet. but is being shaped up by a ?special committee. If the detach? ment of eolored soldiers can be se? cured the soldiers will be entertained in the homes of the leading colore< citizens of this city. All stands fo d'inks and refreshments will be re quired to donate a certain pcrcentag of the proceeds to the Red Cross. The following committees were ap | pointed: Committee on entertatnmen of soldiers, speakers and securing th band: Rev. j. j. stark. D. d., chair? man; Rev, F. C. Perry, Dr. C. w UlrnlC, Dr. C. W. Maxwell. R. \Y West berry. State Colored Council 0 Defense chairman! Rev. l. w. Wil Hams, Uev. j. w. Moultrie. Committee on arrangements, placi or any other necessity: ES. EC. Jones. chairman; Dr. L. Bragg Anthony, ES A'. <;regn. j. R. Mitchell, Beymou: Howard. Crank Martin, Rev, <',. W BplVey, Rev. /Curie Holmes, liev. Q, B Tilman, Rev. ES. w. Due, Rev. i\ E Ca piers, P. 11, Burner, Rev. A. It Howard. Rov, R B. Curry, Finance committee on funds for e\ penseai S. J. McDonald, chairman Rev, It. H. Curry. Seymour Howard John Mat tin. Rev. C. If, Progdon. ALL TIRED OUT. Hundreds More in BumtOr i? >- the Same Plight. Tired all the time; Weary and worn out night and day; I Hack aclu s; head SChOS, Your kidneys are probably weaken I led. i You should help them at their work Lei one who knows tell you how. Mrs. a. n. Bklnner, 208 w. Oakland *\e.. sumter. says: "i certainly can ivcommend Doan's Kidney Pills. I hud kidney trouble and i was subject ?o headaches and dissy spells. Some limes 1 had to hold on to something for tear i would fall over. Tire 1 spells often came over me and i would feel languid and sleepy. \p kidneys acted irregularly and worried me a great deal. i knew i would hav to gei something) When i heard ol Doan's Kidney Pill??, i fc"' some. Tw boxes of Doan's cure.i no of all He trouble and i think Ihey are splendid." prlee 60c, <"'t :<ll dealers. Don't ?Imply nsk for a kidney remedy ye Doan's Kidney Pills toe same tha M?s. Bklnner had. FoaterrMllburi I co , Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. V. -Advt. 03 DEBS MAKES DISLOYAL SPEECH. Socialist MttkCfl Speech in Ohio Deny? ing He Mad Repudiated Opposition to War Measures. Canton, Ohio, Juno 16.? Eugene V. Debs, three times socialist candidate for the presidency of the United Slates addressed the closing session of a three days' convention of the Social? ists of Ohio here today. Emphatical? ly denying that he had repudiated the party's St. Louis platform, which pledgee opposition to conscription and Liberty bonds. Debs is quoted as de? claring tile Socialists must stand more firmly than ever tor their principles. Debs, after paying tribute; to the Socialists who have gone to jail for the sake of their principles, praises I. \\\ W. members, referred to the BolaheVikl as comrades and is said to have charged that the purposes of the allies in the war are the same as those of the central powers?plunder. A crisis in America, similar to that which placed the Bolsheviki in power, was predicted by Debs. During Debs' speech federal opera? tives seized and held for investigation 55 young Sccialists who could not ahOW draft classification cards. May Face F?deral Court. Cleveland, June 16.?United States District Attorney Wetz said tonight that if Eugene V. Debs is correctly re? ported as declaring at today's Social? ist convention in Canton that the aim of the allies in this war is plunder, In; will bring the matter before the fed? eral grand jury here tomorrow for violation of the espionage act. WAR STAMPS PLEDGES. Providence and Bethel Privateer Do Well. A mass meeting was held at Provi? dence schooi house Friday evening. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. L. E. Wood and lt. S. Hood, after Which pledges were called lor and those below were collected. Mr James T. Brogdon is director lor this district: W. M. I {roadway.$ 100.00 j J. T. Brogdon. 1,000.00 Dick Brown. 10.00 Mrs. c. W. Cuttlno . 1,000.00 Mrs. Mary H. Davis . 20.00 J. E. Galloway. 25.00 Dorothy Hodge. 25.00 J. A. Hodge. 25.00 T. E. Hodge. 1,000.00 J. C. Ingram. 50.00 Ella J. Jones. 1,000.00 Wm. K. Moore. 25.On Mrs. W. E. Moore. 25.00 D. L. McDanlel. 15.00 Wm. A. McDanlel . 100.00 R. s. McLeod. 100.00 \v. M. McLeod. 25.00 Bernice c. Oateon. loo.ou Pinekney Ostcen. 26.<?(? c. c. Richardson. 25.00 .1. p. Richardson. 100.00 II. G. Stone. 100.00 II, Diane Tindal. 1,000.00 $5,010.0? The following pledges have been tiled with the War Savings commit? tee Mrs. it. Bi Purman, District Di? rector: Dwight Coin, Jr. 625.00 W. <>. Cain. 26.00 McMillan Cain. 26.00 Richard Cain. 15.00 Robert Cain. 25.00 Ruth Cain. 50.00 s. d. Cain . 20a.an (Catherine Purman . 25.00 R. d. Purman. 1,000.00 Lula Harvin. 25.0a P. B, Harvin . 500.00 A. Harvin. 1,000.00 Wm. Haynaworth. 200.00 B, B. Jackson. 25.00 Carrie Lee .Jackson. 26.00 Gladys .Jackson. 25.00 J. M. Jackson. 500.00 L. M. Jackson. 100.00 M. R. Jackson. 50.00 R, F. Jackson. 50.00 (.'has. ?, Kolb. 25.00 E. C, Kolb. 2 5.00 .1. M. Kolb. l.Oao.Oi) J. A. Kolb. 100.00 P. F. Kolb. 25.00 R, J. Kolb. 100.00 W. E, Kolb. 200.00 Mrs. W. B. Kolb. 25.00 Carl Nettles. 25.00 O. A. Nettles. 500.00 H. w. Prltohard. 100 Warren Prltchard . 25.00 flgr rr - f W'' * 16,050.00 The short skirts reveal some thimrs pleasing to the man who wants bu little here below. Gen. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer Prompt Atte.itin to Day and Night Calls IAt I. D. CRAIG Old-Stand. N Main Phones:, SftSS,, Teach Children to Beware of Fl?e ?5 Explain to them how flies are hatched in filth. How, after crawling cround in outhouses, privies, manure piles and over dead animals and decayed matter, they cc me into the home and wipe their nasty feet on the family food, leaving a trail of dis? ease germs everywhere. Flies Cause Infantile Paralysis, Typhoid and Other Fevers The best doctors in L".:o world will tell you that flies are the cause of a great deal cf sickness, especially summer complaint, irfantilo paraly? sis, dysentery, typhoid and other fevers. Don't let flies brins sick? ness into your home. RED DEVIL LYE KILLS FLIES Keep a can of RED DEVIL LYE in your out-house and sprinkle it on the filth freely, once or twice a week. It consumes tbi tilth, destroys the fly eggs and prevents odors and sickness. FOR SALE AT ALL GROCERS Write for Free Booklet " PREVENT" WM. SCHIELD MFG. CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. llino IMac l.ncr.Miiac. tation in office," Impudently puts it into actual practice! Richard I. Manning holds the office! Honestly now, isn't it downright ot governor and apparently some of] moan ot a governor to break the our friende and contemporaries ore time-honored rules of the political gams In that rude, blundering way? pained because on that account ho has I.... , ^ , W by not blindfold him and back him not abdicated as a citizen, it ?earnsL., t? tm, mlre thvn tnt,M. him whelh. that recently he expressed an opinion vv or m) ;n the race for the senate or about the senatorial contest, which we for a third TERM, so that he might almost suspect was the exercise of an j be shown?what would come to him Individual and private ri^ht. That it in the primaries? Can not something has caused anguish and suffering and he done? Wh t is to become of the bitter railings brings to The State, professional politicians if the game is too, some sense of pain, howbsit it is I to be mured, fruit rated; demoraliz? er no concern to us whom Mr. Man- ed, busted by such men as Manning, nlng supports for senator. DoubtlessI who do not and will not stand like there arc those who will he Influenced the daughters of the horse leach in by the governor, some men will vote cesaantly crying "More!" for Senator Tlllman because Mr. Matt- Beyond all doubt. Manning is tho ning is disposed favorably to Mr. , poorest politician we have with us. Lever and some will vote for Mr. lb. nee these tears.?Columbia State. Lever on that account. There are men, -' so destitute of Independence that they Early Cotton blooms. vote against any candidate that The; - State supports- they are the only In additln to the first cotton bloom men in South Carolina whose politi- j of the season sent to this office last enl action The State controls. week bj Mr. tV. J. Stafford and men The Important consideration this tioned heretofore, early bloom's have t year is to elect to the senate a Cttisen j been received from the following: whose faith In the righteousness ol Mr. J. Ashby Hodge of Ttndal sends the war Is above suspicion and j bloom under date of llth. The bloom against whose loyalty to the president| was taken from a held of Cleveland and the congress N<> QUESTION j uig Boll planted on April 4th. MARK is set. Whatever, the bick- Mr. A. G. lirown, of Pittewood,sends orings ami wranglings, the people ofja bloom found In the held of Hooth & South Carolina in overwhelmingI Ross on 16th. numbers WILL SEE that THAT IS \lr. x. J. Jackson brought in a DONE. THEY WILL STAND BYI bloom on the 17th which was taken THEIR hoys. .from a sixty acre held of Toole cot - ton planted the last week of March. To be Mire, Mr. Manning is subject r* n Hammond, colored, of Tindal, to criticism. He is taking an Improp- senl In a bloom on the 17th. er advantage ile isn't running for a Reports from all sections are that Tili 111 > TERM. He Isn't running for] cotton Is smaller than normal at this United States senator before gettingIdote but is In :i healthy eondition, out of the governor's office. He Isn't |we|| cultivated and growing nicely, holding himself up as the om- man to | ,.:.(l.]y cotton ^ ..ilIlv show save the people! He isn't trying to bog everything In sight or smell In j the way of an Office or a reward. What is to be done with a man lik* that a mere, plain man content to Oh, Carranaa sent a cabas (on the attend t?. his business, to work for kaiser's birthday) gram his country so diligently as hardly]To the kaiser there at Pott-- (that's a half a dosen others are working for German place) dam, it in these stressful times ?who asks Ami it said. "Look out for blooms this week. Parenthetically Speaking. (that's my northern Sam. For he's coming after you!" Uncle neighbor) no favors, seeks no new salaries or honors of any kind. There are people who can't understand him?he is a spectacle so uncommon, no novel, so J extraordinary In South Carolina. All Then the kaiser waved his iron (as tho that the politicians and their organ.:- papers have it) hand, can do is to "cuss" about him and And he danced a little sara- (that's call him names ?he not being a per- Turkish tango) band, petual candidate but, rather, a mere And he said: "I'm safe In Bell- (in the man who has never called himself German sea) goland. "Reformer" and, not preaching the Bui 1 thank m> friend Carranza. sublime "Reform" principle of 'To- ?Chicago Tribune. lei Me Pur ELECTRIC LIGHT / Western Electric POWER AND LIGHT ' On Your Farm ASK. HE HOW! FORSHEE & CO., Sales Agents Sumter, S. C.