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Mni ftt tke PcstoSe* at Sumter, & On sc Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. Mr. W. Ji. Barbour, of Columbia, was a visitor in the city on Monday. Mr. J. J. McFall has returned to his home in Hartsville after attend ing* the Labor Day dance here. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harness, of Raleigh, N. C, are visiting in rhe city. ? Mr. L. M. Nelson, of Florence, spent Monday here with friends. Miss Rhetta Heath, of Camden, was visiting in Suniter on Monday. Mr. Henry Johnson, of Aiken, spent a few hours in Sumter on Monday. ; Mr. Frank Rhem, Jr., of Rhems, was a business visitor in Sumter cn Monday.' Mr. F. A. Springer, of Augusta, was a recent visitor in the city for a short while. Mr. L. C. Green; of Columbia, is in Sumter today on business. Mr. Henry Spann, Jr., left today to resume his studies at Davidson Col lege, where he is a senior. Mr. fjpann is also captain of the football team for the coming season. Mr. Nettles Lindsay, of Camden, spent Monday inl Sumter with college friends. _; " Mr. Charles Shaw left today to en ter Davidson college for the coming session. Mr. J: R. Bracey has returned to his farm on Black River after spend ing the past week with his family on South Sumter street. Mr. G. G. Davis, of Columbia, spent Monday and Tuesday in Sumter on business. Miss Elizabeth DuBose, of Sum merton, attended the dance here on last evening. Mr. William James Lake, of Lau rens, is the guest of Mr. Walter Row land at his home on Washington St. Messrs. Laurence and Rowland Kirven left today to resume their studies at the Presbyterian fcollege at Clinton. Miss Mary Gibbes, of:. Columbia, is the guest of friends on Washington street. 1 Miss Elizabeth Seigler, of Winns boro, is the guest of Miss Caroline Richardson on N. Main St. Mr. Hugh James, of Summerton, at tended the dance here on last even in". . Miss Zouline Stukes, of Manning, spent Sunday in the city with Mrs. Dora Gentry. Mfss Alinej iGen/try is expieqted home tonight from North Carolina, where she has been spending her va . cation1 with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Gentry. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McKnight have, returned to their home on Broad Street after visiting for some weeks irS Hendersonville. Messrs. Crawford, Lewis and Den niston left this morning to enter Da vidson College. Mr. Gus Allen, of Allendale, was the guest of friends here on Mon day. ? - Mr. Chevis Wray left today to visit 1 friends in Columbia. . Miss Louise Green, of Bishopville, attended the dance here on Monday : night. ? Messrs. John T. Langston and < Evander E. ' Brown, of Darlington, 1 have returned to their home after a day in Sumter. Mr. John Edmunds, of Columbia, has returned to his home after at- l tending the dance. Miss Vileta Tisdal*, the efficient stamp clerk at the postofiice, is back at her window after a vacation spent at Glenn Springs and Charleston. Mr. William Gressette of St. Mat thews, arrived in Sumter on Monday to play ball with the Game Cocks in Florence today. Miss Elizabeth Jennings has just returned home after visiting friends in Bishopville. Mrs. L. F. Jennings and children have returned to their home in Sum ter after visiting friends ?at Bishop ville. Miss Emily Platt, of Aiken. who has been the guest of Miss Elizabeth 'Osteen, returned home this morning. Mr. R. C. Banks of the Bureau of Markets/ who was stationed in Sum ter last season as government cotton grader, has been assigned to Anderson for this season. Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Osteen and Misses Emmie and Esther Osteen' left this morning for Saluda, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gentry return ed this morning from Rocky Mount, N. C. where Mrs. Gentry has been visiting her parents. Mrs. J. L. Farmer, of Anderson, is visiting Mrs. D. M. McLeod. Mrs. I. M. Morgan, of Manning, is visiting friends in the city. Mr. C. M. Cameron, of Lexingtoi. j N. C, was a recent vistor in Sum. r. Mr. Raymond Bianding has re-1 turned to his home here after attend ing the dance in Florence. Mr. W. J. Lake, of Laurens, left on Wednesday for Batesburg, after visiting friends in the city. Mr. F. W. Ford has returned to his home in Georgetown after a short visit to friends in Sumter. Misses Marion Knight and Vermelle1 Pitts left today for a short visit to Darlington. Mr. J. E. Harrison, of Florence, is a business visitor here today. Mr .C. Ei Cobbs, of Anderson, is in Sumter for a few days on business. Mrs. G. R. Rose and daughter, of Durham, N. C. '.re the guests of Mrs. A. J. Bynum at their home on W. Hampton Ave. KILLS RATS and mice?that's RAT SNAP, the old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in cakes?no mixing with other food. Tour money back if it fails. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan try, Kitchen or Cellar. 50c siz (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. . Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du tant Hardware Co, Sumter. S. C. j Mr. J. Frank Du file, manager of the j Magneto Factory, has gone to New j York city on a business trip. Mr. Thomas Allen, of Columbia, is a visitor here for a few days. Mr. C. X. Craig of Chester, left on Wednesday atter visiting here. Mr. J. J. Lav. of Greenville, was a visitor in Sumter recently. Mrs. Alice Williams left today for her home in Union after a t-:n day visit to relatives or. Church St. Mr. John Clyburn. of Columbia, is visiting Sumter on business. Mr. W. L. Wilkim: has, returned to his home in Wilson. X. C, after a short visit to friends in Sumter. Mrs. G. G. Harper has returned to her home in Georgia after a short visit to the city. [ Mr. T. F. James, of Spar.tanburg. j was visiting here rc-cently. j Mr. T. R- Brown, of Barnwell, has returrfed to his home after visiting friends here for a few days. Misses Mary Stuckey, Emma Rey nolds and Mary Knight have returned to the city from Florence. Mr. Alva Solomons is at home for a short time from Annapolis. Mr. Henry Johnsen, of Aiken, has returned to his home after visiting here for a short while. Mrs. George C. Perrin and chil dren, of Union, are the guests of Mrs. T. R. Littlejohn at her home on Church St. Mr. L. M. Nelson has returned to his 'home in Florence after visiting friends in Sumter for: a few days. Mr. J. G. Dennis, of Columbia, was a recent visitor in the city. Misses Coline and Ruth Deal, who have been visiting their sister in Chi cago, returned to their home here to day. Mr. Thomas M Slubbs. has return ed to his home here after an extend ed visit to the mountains of North Carolina. ? Miss Grare Reynolds left today for Darlington for a sboit stay. Mr. J. J. McFall has returned to his home in Hartsville after a visit to friends m the city. Miss Louise Smiih has returned to her home here after a two weeks visit to Mrs. J. F. Poweil in Macon, Ga. Miss Caroline Dick, who has been visiting Mrs. W. H.* Bowman, at New port News and Mrs. F. C. Manning, at South Orange, N. J., and friends in several' other places, returned home on Wednesday. Miss Dick was in the railroad, wreck at Florence when several Pullman cars were overturned. She was considerably shaken up but not seriously hurt. NASHVILLE MUR DER MYSTERY Police Make Discovery in the Cooper Case Nashville, Sept. 3.?With the dis covery of plainly visible bloodstained finger prints on the automobile in which Robin J. Cooper, young Nash ville attorney, was murdered last Thursday night near Belle Meade Park, police lato tonight stated they were nearer a solution of the mys tery-than-- they have been since the body was found in Richland Creek Saturday morning. . ; The finger print was found on the rear right door of the machine and can be plainly seen with the eye at a distance of several feet. An examina tion of the automobile showed other finger prints but the one most dis tinct is a blood stained print on the side of the door which the authori ties believe was made by the murder er in removing the slain man from the car. Expert Bertillon operators have been sent fo.-: to make an examination of the finger prints and to photo graph the stained car. It is expected that ,the Bertillon sleuths will ar rive Thursday afternoon or Friday. Officers working on the case refuse to say from what city the expert op erators would come. Nashville papers dated July 6, 7 and 10, of this year, and found in the blood covered automobile, are also being examined for finger prints. The papers arc r.lso being held for an ad ditional clue which authorities may pi'ove to be of an advantage. Robert A. Moore, chief of detectives, who is in possession of the papers, said he felt certain that new developments would be brought out Thursday in connection with the papers but re fused to reveal his secret. Still clinging to the first theory that Cooper probably met his death at the hands of a blockade runner or sev eral Nashville bootleggers, the au thorities today examined several oth er alleged liquor peddlers. A woman whose name, the police refused to re veal was summoned to headquarters late this afternoon and rigidly ques tioned by detectives. They said they j were seeking to ascertain the where abouts of another whiskey dealer through the woman. They say she knew nothing regarding the crime. W. W. Long Improves. Columbia. Sent. 4.?W. W. Long,! director of the extension forces of] Clemson College, who has been sick for some time, is improving rapidly and will be able to assume his duties within the next month or two, ac-j cording to extending physicians, whoj have advised Dr. W. M. Riggs, pres- j ident of Clemson College, that Mr. j Long's conn tion is much improved, i This will be rcood news to farmers and the people of the State in gen eral, as Mr. Long is recognized as one of the most thorough trained and experienced men in the South. His services mean much to South Caro lina and it is hoped he will be "back in harness" soon. Dad Was Wise. When the conversation turned to the subject of romantic marriage this little anecdote was volunteered! by H. M. Aoker, a North Dakota poli-J tician: "So you were married ten years ago. Took place in the church, 1 suppose, with bridesmaids. flowers, cake, and ?he brass band?" "No; it was an elopement." "An elopement, eh? Did the girl's father follow you?" "Yes, and he has been with us ever since." ? Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele On Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cuttino on West Calhoun St., a pretty home wedding was solemn ized when Miss Innis Cuttino became the bride of Mr. Orin F. Crow, of Spartanburg county. Rev. W. E. Thay er" officiating. Only the immediate families and friends of the contract ing parties were present. The home was tastefully decorated for the oc casion with smilax, ferns and cut flowers. ,As the strains of the wed ding march were played by Miss Be atrice Sumter, Dr. Thayer preceded j the parties to the altar where the4 impressive ring ceremony was per l formed. There were no attendants. The bride wore a traveling suit of midnight blue with accessories to' match and carried a lovely bouquet of dahlias rnd ferns. . Mrs. Crow is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cuttino and has resided in Sumter all her life, where she is universally liked and numbers her friends by the score.: Mr. Crow is a graduate of the Uni versity of South Carolina and was an officer in the Slat Division which saw nearly a year's service overseas. The happy young couple left imme diately after the ceremony for the mountains of North Carolina for. a short stay, after which they will make their future home in Hartsville, where Mr. Crow is connected with the Hartsville High School. Mr. and Mrs. Crow were the recipients of many useful and handsome presents which attest to their popularity. Among the out of town guests pres ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crow and Misses Mary and Ruth Crcv, of Spartanburg county, and Messrs. F. YV. Coudelock. Harold C. James and Thomas C. Jolly, of Union. BASS-KREPS A very quiet and pretty affair was the marriage of Miss Gertrude Boss of Sumter to Mr. Harry K. Kreps of Columbia, which occasion was solem nized at the Salem Baptist parsonage on Tuesday evening, September 2nd. at 9.30 o'clock, Rev E. W. Reynolds officiating. After a few days spent with the parents of the bride on W. Bartlette St., Mr. and Mrs. Kreps will go to Columbia which place they will make their home in the future. May the lives of this young couple, be filled with the sunshine of per petual joy and peace. OPEN TO NEGROES Composition of Local Posts of American, Legion Left to Members New York, Sept. 2.?Negro veterans of the world war are eligible to mem bership in the American Legion, but the composition of local posts and State organisations will be left to the members themselves, according to in structions jz&?e. public here .today- bjkj Henry D. Lindsley, chairman of thv national executive committee. Pending^'f%': determination of the question at the ' national convention next November, Mr. Lindsley. said, it/ was desirable that the various State organizations lix upon the method which will reflect the wishes of the membership in their State. Thus, he said, "a lo?ai P?st may be composed exclusively of white men or exclu sively of colored men or part white men and colored men." ' ^ Separat?sA white and negro State or^ ganizaticn^'" each with representation in the national convention, the chair man said, were also feasible if it should be deemed necessary. "Mrs. Kcach Tells How She Got to Know Rat-Snap." '?Have always feared rats. Lately noticed many on my farm. A neigh bor said he just got rid of droves with RAT-SNAP. This started me think ing. Tried RAT-SNAP myself. It killed 2 7 and scared the rest away." RAT-SNAP comes in three sizes, 25c,. 50, $1.00. Soid and guaranteed by' Sihert's Drug Store, DuRant Hard ware Co., and O'Donnell & Co.?Advt AN OLD CHURCH Harrisbuig, Pa, Sept. 1.?Ten miles from a railroad and 5 miles from trol ley line. St. Ignatius' Catholic Church, of Buchanan's Valley, Adams County, Pa., which is 103 years old. recently held its annual Field Mass under a wide-spreadng tree Later there was an old-fashioned picnic followed by a big dinner which was enjoyed by the farmer members of the venerable flock and their friends, who had come in response to an invitation which read, in part: "See our little cameo church. She recently celebrated her 103rd birth day and time hasn't written a wrinkle on her, placid brow. Come, and wor ship God in His temple not made with hands. The robins will be theie,. hymning, and-the' butterflies will breathe their tiny prayers. The West wind will harp a lyric that is older than the sea." j Camouflage on the Farm. The honest farmer's apple crop has been dispatched to town. The barrels look this way on top O O O () 0 O O 0 < J O O And this is lower down: 0 0 0 0 0 0 000000000 ?Boston Transcript. NO MORE RATS or mice after you use RAT-SNAP. It's a sure rodent killer. Try a pkg. and prove it. Rats killed with RAT SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dog? won't touch it. Guaranteed. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan try, Kitchen or Cellar. i>0c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's Drur Store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du rant Hardware Co, Sumter, S. C. DUROC HOG SALE Fifty High Bred Durocs Sold at Cartersville Tuesday to Breeders of Several States Duroc hog breeders from a half dozen States were gathered at Car tersville Tuesday to attend the an nual bred sow sale of the Duroc Hog Farms, of which George G. Palmer is the owner and O. H. Horne, manager. The most promi nent and progressive Duroc breeders of South Carolina, Ncth Carolina and Georgia, and several others from other States were in the crowd that numbered between two and three hundred, and the bidding was spirited and the average price ran high. The sale was held in the sale barn in the town of Cartersville a short distance4 from the Atlantic Coastj Line station, but as the farm is located in the edge of the town the visitors had an op portunity to inspect the farm and the many fine hogs that Mr. Palmer has in his breeding herd. The sale started at 1 o'clock. Forty five sows and gilts and five young boars were included in the sale. The highest price paid was 5615 for a boar and $600 for a bred gilt. The aver age price paid for sows, gilts and boars was $252. After the catalogue sale had been concluded ten sow pigs were put up and sold at an av erage price of "$148. Before the sale started a free bar becue dinner was served to the crowd by Mr. Palmer. "I Spend a $1 on Rat-Snap and Saved the Price of a Hog." James McGuire', famous Hog Raiser of New Jersey says, "I advise every farmer troubled with rats to use RAT SNAP. Tried everything to get rid of vats. Spent $1 on RAT-SNAP. Fig ured rats it killed, saved the price of a hog.' RAT-SNAP comes in cake form. No mixing with other food. Cats or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.00 Sold and guar inteed by Sibert's Drug Store, Du Rant Hardware Co., and O'Donnell & Co.?Advt, Clemson College is taking up the movement for more fencing on farms in South Carolina, and it is hoped that tfrej agitation will be pro ductive of immediate results. Two years ago after the return of the Sum ter county party from the boil wee.-il sections of Georgia and Alabama both County Farm Demonstration Agent Williams and the writer emphasized the importance of more fencing on the farms of Sumter county as one of the essential elements in preparing to meet the weevil. The farmer who has money to spend during the next two or three years will be wise to spenjJ it on fencing and other needed farm irnj. ->vement instead of buying more land. Paris, Sept. 4.?Herbert Hoover will sail for the United States on LSeptember 6th._ _ BOARD MEETING Ordinary Fund Exhausted and 'Loan Necessary?Barn to Be Built at Poor House The County Board of Commission ers held a regular meeting at the Court House on September 2nd with all members present.. An application from the rural po licemen was received for an increase in salaries. The Board ordered an increase of $25 per month on the expense account. This increase to be j effective only during the high prices that are prevailing. The Board stat ed they expected the police to earn this increase by increased fines. Engineer McLellan made a report on the work done during August and stated that the heavy rains had i greatly diminished the constructive j work. All expenditures for August jweer approved by the Board. County Engineer Jones made a re port in which he stated that the condi tions at the alms house were very un satisfactory and suggested building a barn, sheds and store house at the alms house and putting same in chargre of a foreman, two trusties and a cook and make this the head quarters for the chaingang, stores and supplies. The farm is to be used for raising produce for the , chain gang and stock. He also suggested buying supplies in wholesale quantities and storing them. The Board author ized that the barn, sheds and store house be built on bids by contract. The Board decided to purchase only one small road machine at a cost of $285 and to buy $7,400 worth of pipe to be used in the next 12 months. The -estimated approximate cost of ditching for next year would be $11, 363. The engineer was instructed to lighten up on ditching for the re mainder of this year. The Board authorized the county engineer to try. to obtain convicts from the penitentiary for work on ?he roads. The Board allowed Rural Police man Bradley $100 per month until January 1st, in view of his past faith ful services. The bonds of C. E. Rembert r.nd H. G. Hill, public cotton weighers and J. W. Jones, county engineer, were approved by the b ard. The valuation of the land at the alms house was placed at $100 per acre and the value of the jail placed at $15,000. The clerk to the board reported that funds for ordinary purposes were exhausted and estimated that $34, 000 would be needed before taxes were available in the; fall. The coun ty treasurer was requested to take up the loan with^the Sinking Fund Commission and arrange for the loan, borrowing half at this time. Japan Receives German Submarines. Tokio, July 30.?German subma rines allotted td Japan have safely arrived at Yokahama where- they are. open to public inspection. THE PERSHING BILL IS SIGNED Wilson Then Nominates Com?* man der for Permanent. > General r - i I Washington, Sept. 3.?Pressen* [Wilson tonight, before leaving' bn'fij?t !to?r of the country, signed ' 'thfe ?trfft j to make permanent the rank b$#gen? era! for John J: Pershing, comntan!d-. er of the American expeditionary forces, and sent, the nomination..to the senate. ConfirrnaJtion of the^nom? inaticm is expected before ?^aeral Pershing reaches the United States early next week. REPORT TREATY 1 THIS WEEK Senate Committee Expects Com plete Consideration Soon Washington, Sept. 4.?The senate foreign committee is considering the peace treaty finally prior to report-, isgr the pact to'the senate. The report will probably be made this week. Read What U. S. Dept. <? . Agricul ture Says About What Two Rais Can Do. *; According to government figures/ two rats breeding continually, ifor three years produce 359,709,482 indi vidual rats. Act when you see4 'the first rat, don't wait. RAT-SNAP:. la the surest, cleanest, most convenient, exterminator. No mixing with other foods. Drys up. after killing?leaves no smelL. Cats or dogs won't touch it." Spld and guaranteed by SIbertfs Drug Store. Du Rant Hardware; ? Co'.,, arid 'O'Don'nelL & Co.?Advt. ? Sumter county, may as well f?ce: the fact that perman??*at roadsJ are -; a necessity and that it will be economy to build them, although the cost will be great, rather than , to keep jon spending thousands of dojlars every" year on road work that does not out last the first big rain. It will :be^ cheaper to pay the! interest on bonds to build roads that cost $25,000 the mile than t ospend money every' year1' on the same roads and still have ho good roads. '_ RATS DIE so do mice, once they eat RAT-\ SNAP. And they leave no odor be htnd. Dont take our word for . it-fr try a package. Cats and dogs wWtv touch it Rats passH up all fGOdL'io;. get RAT-SNAP. Three sizes. . j?y . 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan-' try, Kitchen or Cellarl ? ? ,"? :\J 50c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chlckfn: Heuse, coops,-or smaH buildings.: 1 >. $1.00 size (5 .cakes) enough for all farmland out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory'buildings. Sold and guaranteed' by Siberia Drug Store, O'Dpnnell & Co. and-.-Dir, rant Hardware Co: Sumter/ & C: \ Smart and Sturdy School Suits Do not forget the pride that the boy takes in his looks when he's back at his books, nor the uplift of thrift that's encouraged thereby?-if he looks and feels fit he will do better work when at school. We've studied all the little things that make for bi satisfaction in Boys' Fall Suits?you'll find ho faults in the making and no "shoddy" in the clothes, but at $7.50 to $22.50 you'll find full money's worth in value and full measure in style. Money back cheerfully ? you ever find it otherwise here. . . . ; . Buy where you get the best. And remember, we carry the largest stock inl East ern Carolina to select from. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. "Home of Hart-Schaffner & Marx Clot heg."