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Fight To Death j In Liquor Raid _ Revenne Officer Kills Man in Saluda County -Columbia. July 3.?Joseph M. War ren. Saluda County farmer, who lives about three miles from Batesburg. was 'shot and almost instantly killed yesterday in a fight with revenue of ficers and a State constable. wlm had seized a still in Warren's home. Be fore-Warren was killed he shot and seriously wounded J. G. Fannin. ro"? ?ue officer, with headquarters in v o rambia. Mr. Fannin was brought to Columbia and taken to the Columbia Hospital. Yesterday afternoon Revenue (>f ficer J. G. Fannin, T. G. Cob-man and C. A. Rector, visited the Wanvn homeland -explancd their mission. They" were invited to enter the h<ms" and conduct a search for a still. The officers'located an outfit with the ox '-, .ception of a cap. Warren was placed under arrest and a member of the family told the officers where they could find th.e missing cap. Warren and Rector remained in the house and '? the other officers went in search of other materials. Warren, it is said, made some pre text to get to his room. Rector no ticed the man as "ho advanced toward ifva-XwIirdow' -and' hollered "Jobb out." I ? Fannin was close to the window and pitched to the ground when a pistol shot rang out. Another shot from Warren's gun missed the mark, and Fanning began ftri:i.cr. He shot five times and Warren fei! about 12 feet from where he lay. Warren died in about five minutes. Fannin emptied .a .3S calibre Smith and Wesson while Warren used a .45 calibre Colts. The first shot from Warren's revoiv -: "er-entered Fannitfs hip from the roar and the shock disabled him instantly. v.^He pitched to the ground, pulled bis gun and fired as he rested on his SiJo. The officers picked up the wounded "^officer and rushed him to Batesburg. ^%here everything posible was done to relieve his suffering. Last night he was brought to Columbia attended by a trained nurse and taken to the Qo T'.Iumbia Hospital. The injury is serious but not necessarily fatal. Fannin was - suffering, from nausea when tsken from the train. A large number of i Columbia officers met the injured offi cer. Deputy Colemah said Fannin ex hibited coolness and bravery in his fight with - Warren. The men were about six feet apart when Warren opened fire and both men lay about i .12 feet apart when the firing ceased. ?The raiding party found live shot ^.:guns and two rifles in Warren7s house, ? and ha,d located a 60 ballon still in the barn when the shooting commenced. Government agents and State con . .'^tables have beep actively engaged in raidsmg premises in the State where .. parties were suspected of owning and operating stills. The officers hare ' 'itiaxle' many arrests following the seiz ure of a large number of stills with out exchanging shots or engaging in scuffles. . The shooting yesterday sur ' J>rised the men. but they were pre . jpared for eventualities. I No arrests were made yesterday and . the officers came to Columbia with . the injured deputy. Joseph Warren, who was killed in | yesterday's conflict, was about 50 years * old. He was married and the father ; of-several children. He was reeogniz yed as a peaceful and law abiding citi-; I zen by his friends and acquaintances.: "Jack" Fannin. the injured deputy.; * is well known over the State, having ~ served as constable for a long tinusj r He took a po.^it'o?! wj^h tfc^^feuerat , g^yernr;-" r. I aad has rendered faithful * ??^?"???"??^??,>B,I,5III!!!5!55^I1?1!5^ service. He is grave ami fearless in the discharge of his duties, and has been associated with other officers, in i many liquor raids. He is popular in [ Columbia and throughout the com I monwealth. Florence Prepares For Soldier Body - ;Two Hundred Delegates Expect j ed to Attend Meeting of Branch of American i Legion j Florence, duly 2.?Florence is mak ing preparations for the entertain jment of the South Carolina branch of [the .American Legion, which meets in [this city July 16 and 17. The State executive committee; which consists: of Dr. .1. D: Smyzer, N. S. Lachicotte; land R. Ben Fulton, has completed the ! [arrangements for the organization of I this Slate, bit is handicapped in so; far as the names of the representa- ! fives of the several' counties of the j State are concerned. It is necessary j that the executive committee have! [from < ach county the names of the delegates who will represent the country at the State caucus. It is hoped that Governor Cooper land YV. W. Moore, adjutant general. Will be here for the caucus as ho:- ; [ orary guests and thereby lend their. [influence in starting the South Caro lina branch of the Legion on a basss j iof a purely 1.O0 per cent. American-I I %*? ? ! ! It is believed that over 200 de!e-j gates will be here and they will be the j tguests of this city for two days Thm : ladies who recently organized an j auxiliary to the American Legion will :as^st in their entertainment. Two Boll Weevil j j Suggestions! j Clemson College, July 5.?"Two j I phases of the boll weevil interest just J ; now needing emphasis are, first, that} -farmers should not become panicky' land plow under infested cotton; and,} (second, that arsenic poisoning is still j j experimental and should be left main- j fly to Federal and State'experts." That! is how Prof. A. F. Conradi. head of! the State Crop Pest Commission, sums; up the present boll weevil situation, j The weevil has not as yet reached us j in force and this is a good year to study the situation. The appearance : of the weevil in new sections is not j ground tor serious alarm. He was [there last year as the commissions' j boll weevil line showed, but in small i numbers and obscure evidences; and j j hence it was hard for many people i j to reconcile themselves to the official { weevil line. ' If weather conditions are moist and j ; favorable, there is likely to be sharp j [damage in places in Jasper and Beau j fort, but even ther?> the full force j will not be felt until next June fol- I Mowing a favorable fall and winter. ! Hence, alarm and unnecessary plow ing under of cotton are unfortunate. J Poisoning work is still being done ; mainly by federal and Stale experts, j It has hot gone far enough yet for] farmers to take it up generally. If! they should do "so numerous failures would likely result and poisoning! would get a black eye. Experiments! now in progress will probably clear! tip difficulties by next year, when deti- ! nite data and suggestions can be fol-j lowed by extension workers and farm- { ers. Just now, though the outlook isj promising, poisoning should be left in j the hands of men specially trained for; that purpose. I Hello Girls Stop Telling The Time Unnecessary Question Will Not Be Answered?Company Dis continues Practice Columbia. July 3.?If yen ask cen tral what time ii is now. she will po litely inform yon that she is not al lowed to give the time of day. This is on orders of (he company. Effective .July 1st the Southern Bell Company announces that it will dis continue the practice of permitting its operators to answer for the time of clay, the location of fires am! other information which is not a necessary : part of telephone service. This step is taken, it is stated, in an effiort to i improve the service by relieving the 1 fines and the operators of a burden ; which interferes seriously with im ! portant service of the conimunity. I Telephone officials explain that ! the number of calls now handled by : the local system is as great as dur i ing the busy time of actual hostili ties and the congestion has been in creased' by calls which do not serve [a useful purpose. In normal tines I this special service did not interfere with the service of subscribers and the accommodation was cheerfully rndered. * i it is stated that if the time devot ed to handling requests for the time of day. the location of fires and other similar calls could be devoted to handling the urgent calls of subscrib ers there would be fewer.delays and a greater opportunity for improving the service. The telephone company is request ing .the co-operation of its subscrib ers in this matter. A similar regu lation is in force in practically all the large cities. Fata] Shooting Wednesday Night. From The Daily Item. July 3. A good deal of mystery surrounds the shooting last night of J. T. Wells by Fritz Behre about two miles southeast of the city. About eight o'clock Mr. Behre who has recently returned from the army and lives a short distance outside of town rode into town on a bicycle and reported | to the police that he had just shot j Mr. Wells with a shot gun and gave] himself up. Those sent to the scene of the tragedy found Mr. Wells lying just inside a yard and death seemed to have been instantaneous. Mr. Behre would not say much about the shooting except that Mr. Wells shot at him first and a revolver with two { chambers empty seemed to bear out j the story. Beside an eighty-year old j mother Mr. Wells leaves two sisters and three brothers all of whom live m j Sumter. At the coroner's inquest this ! noon a verdict was brought in that j ! the deceased came to his death as the j result of gun shot wounds indicted by Fritz Behre. ( < ?biae?I la ncock On Wedm-sday afternoon. July 2nd at 4 o"<-lock at the Salem Baptist parsonage occurred the marriage of Miss Georgia Cobiae to Mr. Robert Hancock. Rev.-E. W. Reynolds offi ciated. \ Our heartiest congratulations and best wishes accompany this fortunate pair as th^y launch out upon the mat rimonial sea; hoping that they ma.v have the happiest and safest of voy ages. Mr. and Mrs. Hancock will make their home in Sumler. Subscribe to The Daily Item. Only 10c per week, delivered. 5 ->5L_ ^5 Mi T 7? 7 ?le?! 's' ?sagtest ig s?-^?^ 18 cents a package vHti?t you pay .out your good money for is cigarette satisfaction?and, my, how you do get it in every puff of Camels! EXPERTLY blended choice Turkish and choice Domestic j tobaccos in Camel cigarettes elimi I nate bite and free them from any I ? unpleasant cigaretty aftertaste or unpleasant cigaretty boor. I Camels win instant and permanent # ? success with smokers because the I blend brings out to the limit the refreshing flavor and delig htful mel low-mildness of the tobaccos yet re taining the desirable "body." Camels are simply a revelation! You may smoke them without tiring your taste! For your own satisfaction you must compare Camels with any cigarette in the world at any price. Then, you'll best realize their superior quality and the rare enjoyment they provide R J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, N. C i t s FEELING BLUE LIVER LAZY TAKE ACALOTAB Wonderful How Young and En ergetic You Feel After Taking This Delightful Nausealess Calomel If y<>u have hoi tried Calotabs you have a delightful surprise awaiting you. The wonderful liver-cleansing and .system-purifying properties of calomel may now be enjoyed without the slightest unpleasantness, for Calo tabs are calomel with the liver benefits left in and the sting taken put A Cal otab at bedtime w'th a swallow of water, that's all. Xo taste, no nausea, no salts nor the slightest unpleasant after-effects. You wake up in the morning feeling fine. Your liver is cban your system is purified, your ap tite hearty. Eat what you wish, no danger, and no risk of salivaton. The next time you feel lazy, mean nervous, blue or discouraged give your liver a thorough cleansing with a Calotab. They are so delightful and effective that your druggist is authorized to re fund, the price as a guarantee that you will be diiighted. For your protection, Calotabs are sold only in original scaled packages, price thirty-five cents. At all drug stores. - (adv.) No More Troops After July 15? Report Current That Movement of Transports is About Ended Acording to reports reaching the city no more troop transports will be sent to Charleston after July 15, which means that only two more troop ships the Ot^ego due tomorrow, and the Cape May, du?- about July 10?will come here to debark troops. This re port has not been confirmed, but ap pears to be accurate. That Charleston wili not be used any more is due. it is believed to the fact that the bulk of debarkation is over, and furthermore Lo the probability that the government wishes to use th? terminals for other purposes. The number of troops which have debark ed here and aie on their way is about the number originally planned by the war department to be landed here and the port, the debarkation and the rail road facilities have been well recog nized by the government.?Charleston Post. For Needy School^ Supt. Swearingen Distributes Equalization Funds Columbia, July 4.?Under the equalization law for needy schools a total of $?$.120 has been disbursed among seventy-nine districts in twen ty-one counties by John E. Swearin gen, State Superintendent of Educa tion. This leaves an unexpended bal ance in the State treasury of $66. SSO. The largest amount distributed was $9,521 to twenty-one districts in Chesterfield County. Captain William S. Burgess Lands in Charleston. (News and Courier.) Men aboard the transport Powha tan yesterday were from all parts of the country. Three South Carolinians were aboard, included among the of ficers. Those were First Lieut. Lawrence J. Stillwell, of Columbia; Second Lieut. John E. Bunch, of Dar lington, and Capt. William S. Burgess of Sun:tor. Capt Burgess is well known locally. He was commissioned in the medical corps and was among the first of the officers in this branch of the ser vice to cross, the ocean, arriving in France February ">.. litis. Capt. Bur gess is a graduate of the Medical College of South Carolina, class of 1!?12. and during his year at the col lege became well acquainted with Charleston and things Chariestonian. Capt. Burgess was Wr^t attached to 'he British and wore a British divis ional insignia yesterday. "I was with them when they fought around Cambrai and dropped in on the Hin denburg line. We went down in those concrete dugouts, and deep as these warehouses arc h:^h." ('apt. Burgess said pointing to the warehouses alongside of which the Powhatan w;is moored. "Then we sat down to look around at them, and right there I wrote a letter hone- to my wife, for T had never expected to see anything like them and I didn't know if I would have the chance to sec her and tell her about them ;"<>r some time," the captain said. "The British are a fine people to live with and a fine to fight with." Capt. Burgess said. "They are a line p< oplc in every way.*' Capt. Burgess served more than a year with the British, attached to ilm tirst Berkshire regiment. before he was iransf?Ted to American units a couple of mouths ago. "The trip over was an enjoyable one." he said, "but ! can tel! you. it is great to be back home. And I will b< seeing more of Charleston, for I hope to be back here within a couple of weeks and I will be stopping .-it the ..!?> of Palms." S Cotton Market t.: ? ?. I ?????W??? ixk:al. !'. O. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. << i.rrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon). i !ood Middling "2. Strict Mdidling SI 1-2. M iddling 3 !. Strict Low Middling NEW YORK COTTON ma hr FT. Yes'td'y? Open High Low Close Close o, t . . 33.65 34.01 33.39 33.39 33.1 ?'> Dec . .33.50 23.7ft ::::.<> l 22.01 22.95 Mch . . 32.90 33.20 32.75 22.75 32.50 Pisgah News. j during- the following week. Rev. Mr. - i Fountain, pastor of the Baptist Rains fell in sec- j church at Bishopville will aid the Pisgah. July 7. tions yesterday. Some places hea^y. II,aslor other places light. The corn is suffering very much and unless we get general rains this week the crop will be damaged a great deal. Cotton is doing very well, though blight and root lice are bad. Vacant places in the cotton fields show what is going on. A notable meeting will start at Anti och church, Lee county, on the 3rd Sunday this month...in which all the living ex-pastors will take part. Rev. D. C. Hardin of Dallas, Texas, will be present; also at Pisgah during its meeting. He used to preach. at both churches and his host of friends The fourth passed off very quietly I here will be delighted to see him ' again after an absence of thirty years. We are truly sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Bob Cooper. Pisgah's pretty young lady is still single. Each one of her numerous with no casualties as far as I know. ! Mr. E. H. Rhame, Sr.. and wife, j Mrs. R. K. Wilder and E. H. Rhame, Jr.. and wife motored up here last Fri day afternoon and called on relatives. From here they went to other places I aspirants hope he is the one. on their return home. I ?~~ "" Miss Fannie McLeod gave a party ] Baker?Caddin. last week in honor of Misses Eulanaj - and Mae Montgomery, who were At the Salern^ Baptist Parsonage, visiting their uncle, Mr. John Mont- j Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ju gomery. [ ly 2nd Miss Winnie Baker of Sum Mr. L. S. Vinson, who has been sick j ter was united in marriage to Mr. is better. Capt. A. P. Vinson is visiting his sons at Rembert. His many friends are glad to see him. The protracted meeting will com mence at Pisgah Church on the 4 th W. O. Caddin, of Wedgefield, Rev. E. W. Reynolds officiating. We bespeak for this young couple the happiest of journeys along the pilgrimage of their matrimonial life, wishing for them the rarest blessings Sunday in this month and continue land benedictions that life may hold. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. 106G0. Reserve District No. ?5 The National Bank of South Carolina, Ar 1,356,007.87 7,4^1.31 54,200.00 0. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 18. 19. 20. Stouter in the State of South Carolina, at the Close of Business on Jone 30, 1919. RESOURCES: a Loans and discounts, including redisco u n t s, (except those shown in b and c).$1,441,858.83 Deduct: d Notes and bills rediscounted (other than bank acceptances sold) (see Item 57a). 85,850.96 Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. a Customers' liability account of "Acceptances" executed by this bank and by other banks for account of this bank and now outstanding V. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds, but in cluding U S. Certificates of indebtedness): a U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). 200 000.00 d U. S. bonds and certificates of indebtedness pledged as collateral for State or other deposits or bills payable. 52,350.00 f. U. S. bonds and certificates cf indebtedne s s owned and unpledged .?.. 5,000.00 g Premium on 17. S. bonds. 257,350.00 Liberty Loan Bonds: a Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 1-2. 4, and 4 1-4 per cent, unpledged.'. 14-,000.00 Bonds, securities, etc. (other than U. S.): e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ ing stocks) owned unpledged. 3,000.00 Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription). 11,250.00 a Value of banking house, owned and unin- 1 ; ." cumbered. 34.800.0ft Furniture and fixtures. ? ' 3,400.00^ Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ... r52,201.02. Items with Federal Reserve Bank in process of collection (not available as reserve). 1 36,928.24 Cash in vault and net amounts due from natr ional banks. '* " 49,177.86 Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 17). 3,497.62 Checks on banks located outside of city or town of reporting bank and other cash items .. 3,332.46 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer .and ? " ;* due from U. S. Treasurer. .10,000.00;. 24 30. 33. 34. 35. 16. 40 42. 45. 51. Total . ..$1,896,546.38 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in. Surplus fund. a Undivided profits .. .,. $48.027.90 b Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid. 47,231.07 Interest and discount collected or credited, in advance of maturity and not earn ed ? ;Capfc>ro!xi mate). Circulating notes outstanding . . Net amounts due to banks, ba ikers, and trust companies (other than included in items 31 or 3?) Certified checks outstanding .. -_i ?. -. Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding Total of Items 32, 33, 34 and 35. 34,155.86 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub ject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): Individual deposits subject to check .. .. .. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed). Dividends unpaid. Total of demand deposits (other than bank de posits) subject to Reserve, Items 36. 37. 38, 39, 4 0. and 41..?. 552,237.47 Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after .30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and. postal savings): . , Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed) .... 247,711.68 Other time deposits ...... . 329.02J.05 Total of time deposits subject to reserve, Items ? 42. 43. 44. and 45 . .... 576.740.73 Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank.. . . 73.099.00 Less acceptances of this bank purchased or dis counted (see Item lc).? . . 5.4,200:00 $200,000.00 175,000.00 796.83 30,420.49 199,995.00 27,915.82 999.68 5,240.36 521,156.39 21,146.08 9,935.00 those $1,896,546.38 85.850.96 85,850.96 Total. 57. a Liabilities for rediscount, including with Federal Reserve Bank (see Item 3d) Total contingent liabilities (57 a, b and c) County of Sumter, ss: . I, F. E. Hinnant. Cashier of t ;< ' swear that the above statement is trhe above-named bank, do solemnly STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ue to the best of my knowledge and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before nie this 7th day of July. 1919. W. H. Yates. Jr., Notary Public. F. E. HINNANT, Cashier. Correct-Attest: ISA4jC SCHWARTZ, W.W. ROWLAND, C. G. ROWLAND. v Directors., sLw niiimiini Business Men and Business Women ? appreciate the help of our good glasses. Accurately fitted - - sensibly designed - - comfort, looks and service all taken into consideration. Helpful Glasses Our common sense method of fitting 1 is no less scientific because we use judgment in its application. w * You need good eyesight to accomp lish good work ? we need satisfied customers for continued success. Your interests will be served. D. L. WILLIAMS Optometrist (Formerly With W. A. Thompson.) Office at City Drug Co. gggJj