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GL. ?M 8eco?d OUe?. ^i.y^^.viVt J V.l., . . . PERSONAL. ' Mr. George Bultman, of the U. S. i Niptval MediCSET-Corps stationed at the Na^...Academy, Annapolis, Md., is home on a ten day furlough. - Mr. William Rhame, a former resi dent' of the city, is spending a few days in town. Mr. B. CV Wallace, Jr.. is enjoying e .turtangh of,a few days in the city. Mr. Charlie Wilson, of the Marine Corps, who has been stationed on Paris Island for several months, is spending a short while in Sumter. .XIr..W\ M. Graham went to Colum bia this morning. ^Mrjj. Dicksen, of Darlington, i?:spe^ding some time in the city with n^r ^daughter, Mrs. Edwin Boyle. _yMSis Natalie Norman has gone to ]PTalha^a to spend Christmas, i Mr. JR. A. Hughes, of Union, who has. been discharged from the army, sjrenfLsbme time in the city today. . .jllie.ut. John Edens, who is assigned to^duty at. Camp Meade, is spending the holidays in Sumter. .. .^kr.'Cj MjJPitts, of Summerton, spent j?e%erday jn, thd|city. f LieuL _ ?laxence Haynsworth, who l?a? obtained his discharge from the artillery branch of the service, has re turned to. Sumter. "Miss Corinne DeLorme, who has 'been teaching in Timmonsville for the pAstaesaion, is spending the holidays in'-'iSaxnter. ? Miss'. Lilly Gregg is spending Chx^tma^ in the city. J-'iiiiss'.Agnes Heriot, who has been ^Ching.. in Andrews, spent yesterday inthe city. , ^Mr. Charles Curtis, who is stationed i^pharleston with the naval forces, lias' returned to the city for a short s?ay. \ . ,. _. J?r. Emmett Brunson, of Marion, is in.the city speeding a few days with | h^t.A parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mrs. M. C Spencer of Newport News^ Va., who has been visiting her sister^ Mrs. J- G. Crawford on B?rt lette street^vhas returned home. / ^Mr. Arthur Deal is at home from Chicago to., spend the holidays. \:Mr: and.-Mre.- Frank A. McLeod left j^^mprning for Eutawville to spend ^BVje^.1 .days. ^ Lieutl_and Mrs. J. M. Malloy, of Louisville, rKy?, .and Miss Easter JSe^tham,. of Detroit, Mich., are visit &j|^their. father, ,W. J. Beetham. ?jfej&ipy was Miss Georgie Beeth al^ before her marriage. J#ostmaster. Geo. W. r>ick, is still jCj^?nedJto, his/bed but expects to be 4>ij?after.Xinas. - ; ,pr. ;Geo. F. Epperson, Jr., of the jl^nSted Stages JJavy, is spending the |iolid^ys-a.t home. Milling DesChamps^ has return ed; to. the city for Christmas. '"'%?rs. iWiJ^am Benton and -, family, oj^ajisbury^ N. C, are spending the] jf^ojsjtmas^^o^d^ys. in the city. ^Mr. .Mood Bollard, of Camden, ^g^t^fflrls^aa^.day in the city. Miss Maybell Burgess, of Chicora I College, is with her parents, Mr. and j Mrs. G. H. Burgess. First Lieut. Richard Hood spent j the holidays with his parents, Mr. and ; Mrs. R. s! Hood. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rogers, of Flor- j ence, are visiting Mrs. Rogers' par-1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dargan Jones, j Mr. Louis Pitts, a student at Clem-I son College, has returned home for a short stay. Lieut. Bean Scott, who has been ? stationed at Camp Gordon, is spend- ' ing some time in the city. After spending several days in the \ city, Mr. B- C. Wallace, Jr., has re- j turned to his duties in Charleston. The family of Rev. John A. Rice, ! who formerly lived in St. Louis, have j arrived in the city. Mrs. M. P. Cordes has gone to Mt. j Pleasant to visit her sister, Mrs. Hugh 1 Fraser. Ensign Arthur Haynsworth, of the ' United States Navy, is in the city for j the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Miller, Jr., | spent Christmas here with Mr. and j Mrs. E. F. Miller., Lieut. Colonel Emile P. Moses, U. S. j Marine Corps, is in the city spending j the holiday season with his mother, J Mrs. Altamont Moses. Misses Ida Browning, of Barn- J well and Anna Calhoun, of Columbia.j are the guests of the Misses Hammett; on Wright St. - Tax Collections I In Spite of the Abundance of. Money People Are Slow in Paying Taxes. In spite of the bad weather of the i past few days, the collection of the \ State and County taxes for the cur-1 rent year is proceeding somewhat: more rapidly than was the case sever- j al weeks ago. This is accounted fori by the fact that a visit to the treas-; urer's office is a necessary prelimin ary to obtaining a certain permit from the Judge of Probate and the fact that the first penalty for the non payment of taxes will shortly be add ed. During the past two days over $15,000 have been collected, making the total paid in up to date $70,872, #0. Though this is more than was collected last year at this time, fewer people have paid their taxes, the greater amount being due to the in creased assessment. This delinquency of the tax payers seems to be state wide, as the State treasurer states that his collections for the year are a quarter of a million dollars short of what they were last year at the same time. Death. The friends of Mrs. J. Doby Jen nings will regret to learn of her death, which occurred Monday morning at 5.30 o'clock at the Tourney Hospital. Before her marriage, Mis. Jennings was Miss Myrtle Boatfield. The fun eral was held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Sumer cemetery. Lots of Pretty Hats And you can pick from the stock at half price. Schwartz Bros.?Advt. Sailed For France Mr. L. Clifton Mouse Sailed on Saturday as Jewish Welfare Worker. Mr. L. C. Moise, organist of Temple Sinai, and director of the Choral So ciety of Sumter. sailed Saturday for France in the uniform of a Jewish Welfare Worker. Mr. Moise is goins over to teach the doughboys how to j sing?and to help them to fill the j long hours until the home-coming with wholesome entertainment. Jn; addition, he will perform the regular; ?personal service among men in, hospitals and camps, and at cmbarka- s tion points, and religious work among; Jewish men. His long experience as; a teacher will be utilized in the edu- j cational program which has been un-j dertaken by the welfare organizations j and the government for all men in j uniform overseas. Born in Sumter in 1S81, Mr. Moise; was educated in the local public schools, and graduated from the Uni- j versify of South Carolina 4 in 1901 j For many years he studied and | taught music, and in 1904 entered! the sen-ice of the Board c- Education j as a teacher in the High School. He i is very well known locally be-; cause of his connection with the! Choral Society and with other 1c jal i music circles. Norway For Peace Leaders Organize Society to Support League of Nations. ? j ? I ! Christiania, Bee. 1.? (By corres- j pondence of the Associated Press. ? ,' j Norwegian leaders in science, poli- j i tics and business have formed a so- j ! ciety for the purpose of enrolling } Norway in a League of Nations built > I upon a democratic base. Professor j j F. Nansen, the famous Artie explorer I j and scientist, has been elected presi- 1 j dent of the society. In his introduc- j : tory address, Professor Nansen said: j i "The dream of a fraternity of na-; j tions has suddenly come within sight, j It is the goal at which one of the i world's greatest statesmen, President; Woodrow Wilson, is aiming. The j reason why America is now able to i make this Utopian dream a reality; is because the nation is young ? and j healthy America went into the war only to make future wars impossible. It will achieve that end." The relatives of Major W. S. Brand have received notice that he has been very painfully hurt in France as a result of a collision between a mo torcycle and an army truck. The news also stated that he was resting comfortably in a base hospital in France and that it. was thought tha-: his injuries would r..ot be fatal or per manent. We Want You AH to Share In our 1-2 price sale of suits, es pecially this' year it means so much to you. Schwartz Bros.?Advt. Council of Defense An Important Meeting of Coun ty Organization to Be Held Saturday. Chairman A. C- Phelps is confidently expecting a unanimous attendance at the meeting of the Sumter County Council of Defense Saturday, Decem ber 28th. He hopes that every mem ber will, as far as lies within His pow er, so arrange his business and social engagements so as not to conflict with the Council of Defense meeting which will be called to order promptly at 11 o'clock. The question of whether this coun cill will comply with the requests of, the National Council of Defense, and of the war department and remain j in existence until disbanded by the [ United States government, after peace/ has been declared, will be decided at' Saturday's meeting, and arrangements for another year of usefulness and pa triotic endeavor, election of officers, and other important matters must be considered at this meeting. Organization of the farmers, bank ers, city and country merchants large land owners, and others in adequate preparation for the early coming of the cotton boll weevil, is ono of the most important functions of the Council of Defense. And there are other equally as important matters effecting the reconstruction or "after war" program of agriculture, com merce, and industry which will re quire organized efforts until all these problems are solved correctly. Besides the war is not yet over, the victory has been won, but the problems, and the terms of peace have not yet been argeed upon, nor solved. Tomorrow Morniitg at Nine Starts the big clearance sale of ready-to-wear at Schwartz's. Read the ad. and be quick.?Advt. The merchants of Sumter, in all lines, had the biggest holiday trade they have ever known. They sold more goods than ever before and the high prices made their cash receipts many times greater than they have ever known in a similar length ? of time. The Big 1-2 Price Sale Begins tomorrow at Schwartz Bros. Buying a suit this year at half price certainly is some investment for you. ?Advt. Porto Rico Wants Ship School Children Petition Gov ernment to Name Ship For Island. San Juan, P. R., Dec. 1.? (By cor respondence of the Associated Press.] ?One hundred and fifty thousanc school 'children want the Unitec St?tes to name a battleship "Porte Rico." A petition setting forth thif fact has been sent to President Wfl; son and congress. STATEB?RG WEDDING. Columbians Attend Marriage of Miss Dargan and Lieutenant Moore. The historic old church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg, was the scene of a beautiful and imppressive wedding a fortnight ago when on Saturday, De cember 7 a 6 p. m., Miss Elizabeth Brearley Dargan, daughter of Col. and Mrs. John J. Dargan, became the bride of Lieut. McKenzie Parker Moore. Lieutenant Moore is a State burg boy, the eldest son of M. De Veaux Moore, but has been in the army for a number of months and is now stationed at Camp Hancock, Au gusta, where he is in command of the Twenty-first Machine Gun Company. ; The church, a model of ecclesiastical j architecture on a small scale, was ! beautifully decorated with smilax from the surrounding woods and : with white flowers. Just before the j cereniony two of the bride's talented | sisters, Mrs. S. O. Plowden and Mrs. J. L. Frierson. gave a delightful pro gram of organ and vocal music and the '"Bridal Chorus" from "Lohen i grin" announced the arrival of the j wedding party. '"'he bridegroom's ; sister, Miss Aimee Moore, gowned in : pink satin and chiffon carried a huge j bouquet of pale pink carnations? the chosen flower for all the atten | dents?entered with Lieut. Jules j Deas of Sumter. Following came J two of the bride's sisters as dames j of honor, Mrs. James Carroll La ; Borde of Columbia, wearing a gown of blue silver cloth with silver trim mings and Mrs. Samuel Yoer Timper, : gowned in pink satin and silver lace. Another sister. Miss Henriette Dar jgan as maid of honor, wearing or : chid stain with draperies of silver I lace immediately preceded the tiny j ring bearer, Thomas H. Rogers, who, I dressed as a miniature soldier, car ried the ring on a small siiver tray, j The bride, who entered with her fa 1 ther. was a charming picture in white j duchess satin and rare old point lace, j her filmy tulle veile becomingly ar ranged in cap fashion with a wreath ; of ^-ange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of roses and fern. The bridegroom was -escorted by Lieut.' J. H. Langenour of Oakland, ': Ca!., as best man and the ushers were j J. L. Frierson and S. Y. Tupper, brothers-in-law of the bride. The j ceremony was performed by Chaplain : H. N. Tucker, U. S. A., assisted by the Rev. Charles W. Boyd, rector of the church. Immediately afterwards Lieutenan; . and Mrs. Moore left for a short wed ? ding trip after which they went tc I Augusta where they will make theii home as long as the former is or i duty at Hancock. The bride, who is a talented musi i cian. was educated in Columbia anc for the last few years has been mak ing her home there with her sister - Mrs. LaBorde. She has been teach i ing in the Olympia graded school 1 having special charge of the musi department. A number of friend from Columbia and Sumter supple mented the congemal neighborhood 1 party from Stateburg as guests at th I wedding. Set Trees in Late Fall or Early Win I ter. j Late fall or early winter is the. best ? time for setting in practicaly all sec i tions of the South. . Of course fruit;.. ; can be set at any time during the>^ winter, but late November, December ^ I or early January is probably about >j j the best time for this work. In set ; ting trees, be sure to put them in straight rows! A man who can run a straight corn or cotton row, can lay off the rows straight enough for all practical purposes. Use ? one-horse plow with a scooter or shovel attached, as all that ? is needed is to outline the row with a I light furrow. j In digging the hole for the tree, dig- 'it deep and wide enough for all j the roots of the tree to be spread out ] in their natural position. By digging (a small hole and wadding the.roots in ! a small space and setting out in this I shape, one is .inviting failure. When ! digging the hole, throw the top, soil J in one pile and the raw or subsoil I in another. Then place the top soil i in the bottom of the hole around the j roots, letting the raw .soil come on I top. Before setting the fruit trees, cut off all broken or otherwise injured roots, because if one sets a fruit'tree with a broken root, decay may set in and cause trouble. Set from one and ! one-half to three inches deeper than j they were in the nursery row. If the I weather is likely to be dry after set ! ting, one had better leave a slight I saucer-shaped depression around the j tree so as to catch and hold water ; when it does fall. However, such a. j depression should be filled with soil I as soon as it is evident that the trees j have commenced to grow. Dry weath-v : er kills a good many newly set fruit ; trees, and this can often be prevented i by sperading around the tree a layer ? of straw or leaves. Such treatment serves to prevent evaporation of moisture?L. A. :gressive Farmer. ! moisture?L. A. Nevin, in The Pro I Cotton Market P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon). Good Middling 28 1-4. " ? Strict Middling 28. Middling 27 3-4. Strict Low Middling 26 1-4. ; NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Ycs'dyS Open Hisrh Low Close Close Jan . . 29.80 30.28 29.70 29.70 29.59 Mch . .28.60 29.05 28.53 28.53 28.48 May . . 2S.22 27.75 27.75 27.72 July . . 27.00 27.77 27.00 27.10 27.14 County Treasurer Wallace will be the busiest man in town during the next few days, as more than tfalf the taxes are yet to be paid. Ladies, Now be Prompt. Whereas we have many suits, dresses and cloaks you can pick from they won't be with us long when sale opens. Schwartz Bros.?Adyt. re Our Clearance Sale of Ladies' Ready-to-Wear is of Supreme Significance, Especially this year in the face of HIGH PRICES. EVERY COAT SUIT IN We adhere to our Established Policy to carry over no Ready-to-Wear. HENCS THIS GREAT CHANCE. STOCK AT HALF PRICE $25.00 Suits for....$12.50 $30.00 Suits for ....$15.00 i $35.00 Suits for ....$17-50 $40.00 Suits for ....$20.00 SPLENDID SELECTIONS AND SIZES TO FIT EVERYONE $45.00 Suits for ....$22.50 $50.00 Suits for ....$25, $60.00 Suits for ....$30.00 $75.00 Suits for ....$37.50 Every Dress In the Store?Silks, Serges, Georgettes. $15.00 Dresses for.$10.00 ! $22.50 Dresses for.$15.00 S35.00 Dresses for.$24.33 $18.00 Dresses for.$12.00 $25.00 Dresses for..$16.69 S40.00 Dresses for.. ?..$26.67 $20.00 Dresses for.$13.33 | $30.00 Dresses for.$20.00 \ $45.00 Dresses for.$30.00 Some Fine Pickings, and Less Than Materials Cost To-Day THEN EVERY CLOAK?LADIES, MISSES, CHILDRENS. $10.00 Cloaks for.$ 6.67 f 12.00. Cloaks for.$ 8.00 $15.00 Cloaks for.$10.00 .0.00 Cloaks for .$13.33 $40.00 Cloaks for.$26.67 $25.00 Cloaks for.$16-87 : $45.00 Cloaks for.$30.00 $30.00 Cloaks for.S20.00 I $50.00 Cloaks for $33?35 The Millinery Department Says?Every Hat at HALF PRICE. SALE BEGINS FRIDAY?STRICTLY CASH?NO APPROVALS J 8 -JA. G {V ? (ft