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i?||:?ta||m3it ait? Vadium tu Sunier, fe. PERSONAL. Mr. W. M. Folsom left Sunday night for New York on a business trip. Miss Edna Boney, of Sumter, has returned home after a delightful visit to Masses Pearl Lindsay and Edith Gee. While here she was the recip ient of many social attentions, par ties being given in her honor by Misses Mamie Haigh, Edith Gee, Pearl Lind say and Mrs. Lawson.?Florence Times. Mrs. R. F. Rumph and little daugh ter, of Savannah, Ga., are " visiting Mrs^ Walter Rivers on Warren St. Miss Camilla Gregg left Tuesday night:-for" a stay of two weeks in "Washington and Atlantic City, accom panied by Misses Le!a. Minnie and Jelanie 3Barnett. "Ittisses Vermelle Pitts and Elizabeth China, Messrs. Richard Baker, Har old peLorme, John Blanding and Joe W/iggins have returned from Pawley^s Is^tii?.Where they spent an enjoyable week on a house party given by Miss Jeanette White. She and Miss Anita Harby, another guest, have gone to &ew York to spend a few, ^r^ek* at the home of the latter. George W. Dick left Sunday night for Atlanta where he will take a short personal' course in Orthor dontia. Later he expects to go to New York and possibly Chicago for short courses in other branches of his profession. ! Mrs. C. H. DesChamps and little son left this morning for Henderson v?le, N. C. :. Mr. and. Mrs. A. W- Thames have gone to Summerton, S. C. where they ^expect to make their home in the fu ture. ' Mrs. T. JX Smith and daughter, of Marion, are visiting Mrs. J. C. Gainey on W. Liberty St. Mr. L. C. McCollough and family are spending sometime' in Fla{ Rock, N. C. with i-elattyes^ Mis# jane "Oglesbey, of Florence, ?s the guest of Misses Mary and Ma rion K^ht. r 34rs. Horace Harby has gone to C^?sv?le, Gai, to spend three weeks: . &TS. Leon Dove, of Kingstree, is j >^ting Mrs Mamie Cunningham. ' Misses Pearl Brunsen and Mar-' jruerite Jones of Sumter are the at tractiTe house guests of Mr. and M^."BCR: Bembert?Manning Times. Cotton Market LOCAL. P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buys*. {Corrected DaUy at 12 e'eioct: Noon) G004 Middling .34 3-4. , Strict Mi??lmfc 34 1-4. Middling -33 2-4. Sbict 'L?w Middling 31 3-4. LOK. 2dS4dlini 29 1*4. NEW YORK COTTON > JAR&ET. HRfe*< ? Yes^d'y. Open High Low Close Close Oct ?? 34.6^ 33.85 34.55 34.30 Dec , . 3?.9g 34.66 33.95 34.51* 34.23 M? . 9ih't 33.$0 34.10 33.80 NEW ORLKANS. (Frank H. Barrett.) ?an . . 3"4.05 33.30 34.05 33.65 Mch . . 33.9? 33.29 33.98 33.50 Oer . . 3.4.15 33.50 34.15 33.82 Dec . . 34.60 33.33 33.96 33.65 The market opened today 30 to 35 4>omt? lower upon advice that the for eign exchange is demoralized and thatr the English coal strike was spreading, and upon notice of heavy r?ns crver the Atlantic, the market Met With renewed buying power. *5 ill_?-_I_;-. ' ^ Marriage Licenses. White?6f Et^Weatherry of Oswego to Nettie Brown of Oswego. fT. .E. Deas of Sumter" to Mamie . Richar dsoco of Sumter. * Daniel F. Wise 'of Sumter to Pearl Wanamaker of St Matthews. Colored?Henry SherreH of Alcolu ,if? 'Mary Brown of Alcolu; B&nry Vaughn of Oswego to Janie Br?djey of* ?sweg?. ? " Willie McElveen of Sumter to Lizzie Ramsey of Sfcamter. *^?Earle Jenkins 'of Sumter to Pearl Wright of Sriinter. , The Court of General Sessions con tinues in session, the case of the State against " Daniel Rich, charged with' murder, being up for trial at this writing The jury in the case of Al tamont Murray, charged with assault, brought in a verdict of guilty.' Sen tence has been deferred while a mo tion for a hew triat is pending. By consent the case against Fritz Behre, who is charged with killing J. T. Wells, was continued until the next term of court. The court will ad journ as soon as the present case is concluded: Mr. Francis M. Moise of Sumter has been" appointed Alumni Chairman j for Stimter county by the Alumni As- j sociation of the University of South! Carolina which is engaged in raising a'fund of $30,00*0. payable in three annual installments, with which to secure the services of an Alumni Executive Secretary at the University. Sumter county's allotment of this fund is $1.191 for the three years or $397 a year. As there are about 100 Carolina alumni living in Sumter county now, it is anticipated that the county's allotment will be secured With' ease. The people of Sumter county and of all other counties of 'South Carolina want good roads and want them now. If the"members of the legislature will take the trouble to ascertain the real sentiment of the people they repre sent they will, at the next session of the general assembly enact necessary la%s to' provide a bond issue suffi ciently large to construct a system of good roads throughout the State. The Jebple do not object to spend the necessary money?all they are con: cerned about is that the money be economically expended and that the roads be' built Uhder ? the supervision ?f competent road builders. Pee Dee Experi mental Station _ Sumler County Farmers Will Visit Station July 25th Pee Dee ETAOIUN.. UN.. ..p I wish to. convey, through your en terprising paper to all interested and [progressive farmers of Sumter coun ty, the information that I have ar ranged with the superintendent of the Pee Dee Experimental Station at Florence for a very interesting, in structive, and what should and doubtless will be a very profitable demonstration at this station on Fri day, July 25th, to which even' farm er is cordially invited. Our plan is for those farmers living south, west and north of Sumter to leave Sumter at 9 o'clock in the morn ing of July 25th, arriving at the Pee Dee Experimental station about 11 A. M. And those farmers will go by way of Mayesville and Lynchburg. Those farmers living in the eastern portions of the county such as the townships of Mayesville, Concord, and Shiloh will use their own judgment and pleasure about which roads they will take, only we would like all to reach the experimental station at about 11 o'clock at the latest that day. The superintendent of this import ant Station for which we are paying, but which we farmers receive less than we should from because we do not avail ourselves of the opportuni ties of investigation and instruction simply because we do not visit thTS station to learn, has kindly agreed to devote the entire day to showing us everything within his power such as by displaying his placards showing the results, up to this time, that of fertilizers applied, and other valuable information which every farmer should have. The superintendent has also very kindly agreed to have prepared a very fine dinner to which all are invited to partake, provided that those who are j?oing will notify me or our co operative* organization, the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, Mr. E. ?". Reardbn, Managing Secretary, not later than July 23 so that we may no tify the" superintendent about how many guests to prepare dinner for. I am sure that we are going to have not only a day ?f profitable in struction and observation, but that it will prove to be also a day of much pleasure to all who go. This is a cordial and general invi tation to every farmer. 1 am quite positive that I am justified in making the statement that every farmer who possibly can go should take advan tage of this opportunity to learn much that has been brought out by practical and scientific application a.nd investigation at this experimen tal station. Yours truly, J. Frank Williams, County Agent, Rt. No. 3, Sumter, 3. a Chamber of Commerce Phone No. 200, , Death. From The Daily Item, July i5. Mrs. Euphrasia D: the aged mother of Mr. E. W. i)abbs, of Sa lem, Black River, died this morning. The funeral services will be held at 12 o'clock tomorrow, Wednesday, at Brick Church. Marriage Licenses Colored?Senior Abrams' of Dalzell to Delia Pinckney of Dalzell, S. C. Steve Thompson of Sumter to Re becca Butler, of Sumter, S. C. West Jennings of Sumter to Agatha SViiliams of Sumter, S. C. Proceedings of Court. The case of the State vs. Lorsnza Perry, charged with murder, which was on trial when the court adjourned Friday afternoon, was concluded last night at 8 o'clock, when the judge or dered a mistrial, the jury having been unable to reach an agreement The arguments were made during the forenoon and the case given t6 the jury,' after the judge's charge, just after the noon recess. The next case taken up was that of the State vs. Wvitf. and J. "M. Baker, charged with the murder of Ezra Ba ker. The homicide occurred at the At lantic Coast Line passenger station during the month of February. Ezra Baker was attempting to elope with the young daughter of W. M. Baker, and was overtaken here by the girl's father and when they met at the station the killing occurred. Ezra Baker was the uncle of W. M. Ba -1 ker and consequently the great-uncle j of the girl. The case was tried yes | terday afternoon, the jury rendering a verdict of not guilty just before ad journment. The jury was out only a few minutes. Today the trial of the case of the State vs. Aitamont Murray, charged with assault with intent to kill, car rying a concealed weapon and point ing a loaded gun against the prose cutor, was taken up this morning and is still in progress. The suggestion of the Grand Jury that the law against the sale on Sun day of gasoline and other commod ities be more rigidly enforced seemed to have had effect this last Sunday, as it was not easy to purchase gaso line from the filling stations just out side the city limits. The law is strict ly enforced within the city, but here tofore there has been no difficulty in obtaining all the gas desired within a stone's throw of the limits. Gasoline has become so much of a necessiity that it is inevitable that the law will have to be relaxed in some degree, and this has already been done in this city by the provision that gas may be purchased on a permit of the Chief of Police who is authorized to issue j permits on certain conditions. Timely Warning. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. in a large ad. are urging those who have college outfits to buy to do their pur chasing as early as possible. They have their fingers daily on the puise of the dry goods market, and are un doubtedly in a position to advise \ o; intelligently on this subject. See their window display.?Advt. Better Freight * Rates Secured Gratifying Announcement at Hearing in Washington Washington, D. C, July 15.?Fol lowing arguments presented before "the railroad administration today by representatives of Charleston and other South Atlantic and Gulf ports which are seeking a readjustment of export and import rates to put them on a parity in competition with New York for middle western business, Traffic Director, Edward S. Cham bers, who presided at the hearing, made this gratifying statement: *T think I can assure you, gentle men, that the railroad administration is in complete sympathy with the contentions which you have made here today and that we expect to grant your demands in general, though per- j haps with some more changes in de- ! tail." The hearing, which was very large ly attended, was under the auspices of the South Atlantic Maritime Cor poration representing five of the South Atlantic and gulf ports and of the . Mississippi Valley Association. Besides the arguments presented by ccmnsed for these organizations, speeches were made by Senator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, who paid an eloquent tribute to the port of Charleston, receiving applause; Sena tor Hoke Smith, of Georgia; Sena tor Simmons, of North Carolina; Sen ator Fletcher, of Florida; Senator Ransdeil, of Louisiana, and others. Senator N. B. Dial, of South Caro lina, was also present at the hear ing as were H. F. Masman, Traffic Commissioner of Charleston, John D. Frost, of Columbia, representing Gov. Cooper, of South Carolina; W. W. Munnerlyn and E. T. Campbell of Georgetown and F. M. Burnett, secre tary of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. The delegation will be heard by the shipping boards tomor row on their applications to have more ships assigned to South Atlantic i and Gulf oprts as well as to have a | more favorable rate than New York j enjoys on traffic with Central and | South America. What Is Right? There seems to be no regular rule I among automobile drivers in Sumter i to indicate which way they intend to turn at a corner. Some put out a hand on the side to which they ex pect to go, a great many after put- j ting out a hand on one side turn the other way?which is misleading? I while some turn a corner without | slacking speed or making any sign at j all. In some cities the rule is to { point on the side to which the auto is to turn, and this would seem to be the proper way. Can't the authori ties give some instructions in the mat ter and take measures to have them carried out? An Appreciation. The Rev. J. H. Wilson, D. D., died Friday morning, July 11th at 12.40 after an illness of a few hours. For j several years he 1 had been the presi- j dent of the Ministerial Association of Sumter, and always manifested a | deep interest in its work and in all j that pertained to its welfare. In his I death, the Association has sustained a j distinct loss. . j The community also has lost a use- j ful citizen. He loved the church be- | cause he loved his Lord and he j strove earnestly to promote the J church's interests, and in doing that j he was rendering good service to the community. But his activities were j not confined to the church. His heart was in every good cause. When can ed, upon to aid in any community, that made for the interest of his fel lows, he responded with alacrity, and his good sense, sound judgment and cheerful spirit enabled him . j serve efficiently. We his brothers mourn his loss. We are not finding fault with God, i or in any way questioning His wisdom, i in allowing him in the time of his j usefulness to pass from us. We ac-! quiesce in God's will. Still we are I sad, fcr we esteem our brother high- { *y. * And in these words we wish to g:ve seme expression to our feeling of grief and appreciation. And we ex- ! tend to his bereaved family our sin cere sympathy. John A. Brunson. J. Bentham Walker. Committee. Sumter Downs Olanta. The Olanta baseball team came to I Sumter Tuesday with a record of having lost only two games out of seventeen played this season, and it is no discredit to the Olanta bunch that they added one to the number of games lost, for it is a strong team and play good ball. It was not able to get away with a game against the .hard hitting gang that Sumter now has in the game. The game was j won with the bat yesterday, although Chandler pitched a good game and j had uniformly good support, except in one inning when a few errors let in a run. It was a fast and snappy game all the way through and the i score of 11 to 3 does not prove thatj it was one-sided. The Olanta team | was in the game from start to finish j and did not give up until the last man j was out in the ninth, although the j game went against them in the early j innings and they had no prospect of regaining a lead. Chandler pitched for Sumter, but was relieved by Nunnarnaker in the last few innings. ?j-1 Drowned at Martin's Lake. News was received here Wednesday of the drowning late Tuesday after noon at Martin's Lake, Clarendon county, of Mr. ?'('huh" Plowden, of ! Manning. He went to the lake in the ? afternoon with a fishing party and ? about sun down went bathing in the ! lake. After being in the water a few ; minutes he sank and although efforts j were made to rescue him his body was ! not recovered until about midnighjf* j It is stated that there was no wat?tf j in the lungs and death was probabW j due to a heart attack, and not drowlJ ! ing. He was a son of Mr. Wal law ! Plowden and had only recently t\\ ' ceived his discharge from the arm&? I The Tobacco Market I Good Tobacco Brings Good Prices, Low Grades Not In Demand The initial sale on the local .tobac co market yesterday demonstrated that the demand for low grade to?ac | co is very weak in comparison with j last season, but that the market is strong on the better grades and the price is comparatively high. Reports from all the other South Carolina markets that opened yesterday indi cate that the same conditions prevail everywhere. It appears from the reports that the average price on the Sumter market was above that on other markets. The high price for all grades last season had led farmers to hope for a repetition of similar conditions this season and many ex pected to get big money for sand lugs and trash consequently there was considerable disappointment and some dissatisfaction. But for the better grades offered yesterday the price was fair and the sellers were generaHy satisfied. At the Sumter Warehouse a total of 67,636 pounds was sold at an av erage price of 19.47. The highest price paid for any lot was 46 cents pound. At People's Warehouse a total of S0,000 pounds was sold at an average price of 18.00. The highest price for any lot was 4 5c a pound. Mail Service Resumed Washington, July 15.?Resumption of mail service between the United States and Germany effective immedi ately, was provided in. an order sign ed late today by Postmaster General Burleson. Fire Taesday Night. The home of Mr. " D. Knight, on East Caihoun Street ^s burned last night about 8.30 o'clock, the house being a total loss and only a few ar ticles of furniture were saved. The origin of the fire is not known. Mr. Knight and family left home about 8 o'clock for an automobile drive and at that hour there was no fire in the house, so far as known. When the fire was seen by neighbors the back part of the house was ablaze, and ;he supposition is that it started from che kitchen flue. During the pro gress of the fire the hot water tank in the kitchen blew up with a terrific report, but no one was injured. The firemen by good work prevented the spread of the flames to the two ad joining houses of Mr. V. H. Phelps and Mr. Bell, which were only siight iy damaged. Mr. Knight values his house at $4,000, with $1,700 insurance, the furniture was valued at $2.000 with $1,025 insurance. Sumter has a tip-top baseball team, one of the best that ever played on the local diamond, the old Class D professional team that Sumter had in the South Carolina League, not ex cepted. This team is made up of home talent almost exclusively and for :his reason, among others, it would seem that those who love gilt-edge baseball would turn out in large numbers to witness the series of games being played now. The old ball fans still talk of the stunts pulled off by Lindsay, McLaurin, Billy Wynee, Mur row, Guy Gunter, Felix Dingle, Cad Coles and other stars some of whom subsequently made good in the Nat ional and American leagues, but they remain ignorant ?f the fact that our amateurs are now playing just as good ball as any of the old-time stars ever attained. If the team was cost ing the fans several thousand dollars * month to keep it going they would be putting up the money on the side with cheerful enthusiasm and filling he grandstand every afternoon be -ides, but because the local team is playing for the love of the sport and asking nothing of the fans, the crowds are not turning out. If it i3 good ball that Sumter wants we are getting it now in full measure. The writer has witnessed several games between South Atlantic teams within rhe past few weeks, and can say, with- j out exaggeration, that the Sumter j team could go up against any of the j professional teams seen in action and give a good account of itself. There is not a better first baseman than | Crawford, a better catcher than Burns, a better second baseman than Flowers or a swifter short stop or a better bunch of batters than Sumter has right here at home. And the pitching corps?Chandler, Purdy and Skinner, with Nunnamaker as .substi tute, classes along with the best in the South Atlantic. Some people who do not appreciate home talent, may not believe this, but they can take it or leave it as they please?it is fact?Sumter has a real ball team and it is playing gilt-edge ball. Go out this afternoon and tomorrow and see. There.was a very heavy rain in the Hagood and Boykin section Mon day afternoon, and as it was accom panied a very heavy wind crops were damaged to some extent, it is re ported that the rain and wind storm extended across country to the Bis hopville section and that crops were damaged throughout that section. A* Bishopville, it is said, a seed house at the oil mill was blown down and blocked the railroad track, delaying the train for a time. Paris, July 16.?The chamber of deputies today discussed the Socialist interpellation on the cost of living. Marcel Cachin. the Socialist, demand ed that the government abandon th? policy of protection. Ernest l^i Font also a Socialist brought up the possibility of utilizing American army stocks, saying it would be re grettable if these stocks should be de stroyed as they would provision the enemy of neutral countries. Herne. July 15.?No newspapers were published in Switzerland today, owing to a strike of operators of typesetting machines. The men have made a demand for a forty-two hour week. Beer Vs. Booze Beer Drinker Gets More Alcohol Than Whiskey Drinker The belief that beer should not come under the condemnation so fre quently meted <>ii? to whiskey in trace able to the common impression that beer drinkers consume much less al cohol than whiskej drinkers. But those who believe this overlook the fact that the man who drinks 4 per cent beer usuallj rakes ten timfs as much as a man who takes 10 per cent whiskey. The United States Internal Revenue Commissioner on page 67 5 of the statistical abstract, gives the per capita consumption of distilled spirits and beer in 1914 and their re spective alcoholic contents as fol lows: Gallons Gallons of Used. Alcohol. Distilled spirits ...... 1.46 0.584 Malt liquors . ./..\ .20,51 ' 0.8*0 " ft will be seen from' d&.5fl^'*-'tttfe per capita consumption of &cohdl;jj?y beer drinkers in'1914 was 40, per cent greater than that by whiskey^'O^i^^ ers. * ' > : Nor must it be thought that the less concentration of alcohol in beer makes that beverage less dangerous, turning a recent court triaj .in Chica go a medical witness was asked: "Does the rate or degree of.oxida tion depend upon the concentration of alcohol'.'" TJe answered: "Not .at all on the concentration." To. the funher question, ''Would the"'*Wrh^ lant and narcctic -action of- forty-, eight drops of alcohol hfe' gresiter or less if given in twenty per Cent- or fifty-five per cent dilution ?'/? "It would be indistinguishable," he an swered, "just as the narcotic-' a^td stimulant effect of the isame dose1 of alcohol is indistinguishable whether it is given in the form of whiskey or in - the form of.beer.". . . ^ ~~-,~? KING PLUMBING CO. j_ T~ ~ jj . 1 - /? /_/_/_/_/_/_'_/ r f f~f "1 ~T~ 1 1 i"y \ v' '-' ^?*v / /.'_'_(_(_y v_j_ \ i , , J- ' _ 1 >_ ... _V- ?^1. Modern Bath Rooms Installed V. &. K. Pumping Systems Plumbing and Lighting For The Country Home Estimates On All Work Fujrnished Free of Ciiaige KING PLUMBING CO. 7 W. Hampton Siimter, S. C. Phon^-703 jo ? ? -'i -trt *? a t *>Mi Lomfort-Myie-beryice \Y/E put into a pair of glasses everything needed to make them serviceable, modish and satisfactory ? and that without unnecessary cost to our patrons. We put quality into the lenses and mountings. We put science and skill into the fitting. We ex ercise good taste and judgment in selecting the proper styles $0 make" them comfortable and good looking. Our Eyeglass service is^sll- ihex you can \ ask. Expert advice cheerfully given. D. L. WTLUA31S, Optometrist, Office at City Drug Store it \ I t? -? i|i ? '* > It * - .9. -?? .?? PfTV The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter With 5 of our men returned from the Service and with Assets $2,000,000.00 We are better prepared than- eve* to Serve You C. G. ROWLAND, Preside it. F' E. HI NN ANT, Cashlof. ??????^.i.M'f-j'????'! w**>i->?i 1 ****** 111 f M MJJJf NE1LL O'DONNTEIX, President O. T>. YATFS, Cashier STILL THEY COME 3 Practiially ererf day ^e'areA* adding new names to our. list of | depositors. There must be a reason. Can you guess what it is? If . you can't we might be able to en- ;| lighten you. Drop in and talk it over with us. ji The First National BanW SUMTER, S. XL r. m