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Corporation Committee Meet ibia Today to Com Mutilation and Get for Business organisation committee of the Product* Export and Im ' Corporation meets today in Co bla f? r the purpose of organisms corporation preparatory to open for ouatne**. Kx-Ciovernor H. I. thing, chairman of the organlsa committee, states that the com m does pot taluk it best to post e the organisation any longer, al 4gb. the work of securing sub* l-tions to stock is not yet complet Thia work will be continued ?ughjut next Week, and meetings e been arranged in each county the purpose of informing everyone U> the plans Of the corporation th? absolute necessity of starting corporation in business with a ital stock large enough to com id the reapec and consideration frula the world. The following Inter eatt >g facts rewarding the corpora? tion are made public today in a stete gaefct named by the campaign commit - toe sompoeed of Ohas. H. Uurr- i, R. C. HfiWr and W. W Leng: otton grow#?i h, having seen the advantage of offlotal grading and of we'fh"VJ*i"g cotton, are now becoming greivtly Interested in the next logical ttrj. whl h 1? to so broaden the mar? ket)? et the world for raw cotton that the law of supply am' demand may .operate with as little speculative hind halts* aa possible The practical out con e of the Idea and plans of southern eh) along this Mac are ein?s?died in fe wganiiaf i >n plans ,,f the Arnoti #to Incts fclxport and Import cor Ik-cenntiy for Organised Effort V hllo everyone recognised that eon et hing ought to be dohe to iOjftleve and prevent the recurrence of present d?gg^tiona m the cotton producing In duUtry. there haa h*en a wide diverg? ent s of opinion as to what should be dot e. Appeals have beam addressed to different depaitments of the na tlotI4l government, to congress, and to lbs Tsrioua state legislative bodies. Ha there associations were called upon tir'l solution of the problem Prao \%-+flf every means oi securing relief seemed at one time to have b>en eja h alt tied Then it a conference of cot I*ihi phi e'er s. b*:iki rs stot others in taaoated In the eotton grower's pros? per fry, which conference was arranged hr the American Cotton association, th? following faets were made clear: ) Certain parts of the world. In einging Contial Europe, are not get? ting the raw eotton needed for man? ufacturing Industrie*. tip The eason for this appears to g# that American capltul Is finding la?g* and satisfactory employment Without undertaking to broaden the marUita ef the worhl for raw cotton, the effect of whlr*i would >*? ot more bedktft tw the cotton grower man tO In America. j (8) A corporation with sufficient capital could put cotton on these for? eign markets, allowing reasonable credit on securities satisfactory to American hankers, (4> Owing to the nuturo of tho case, such a corporation would have to be financed by those interested In Im? proving; the market for raw cotton, and therefore, Southern capital should j h?< used These facts are sufficient to impress upon us that ihe only help we may expect is that which we are able to provide for ourselves Thus the corporation idea came Into exlstenco and the necessity for such facilities as It would afford for mar? keting cotton were mado clear. What It Will Do The corporation will market cot? ton In foreign countries, affording credit where, necessary and where sound business dictates. It will also market coilon in the United Statos I and will, in fact, have no limitations as to cotton markets. This means that j th? corporation will market cotton , where the demand is moat active and | credit conditions satisfactory. It will thus serve the Interests of cotton I growers In a way thai they are served i very Indlfferenly **at present. Every bale of cotton sold on a market not . now being properly supplied* will add to tho raluo of all other cotton left In this countrv. How Cotton Will be Bought When the corporation opens for business It will dear* In cotton directly as well a8 en a commission basis. In the first Instance, cotton will be bojght outright, full payment made for it at the time of purchase, and the deal will be entirely closed. When handling cotton on a commission basis the corporation will not actually own the cotton at any time, but will act as the agents of the owner as is custom? ary now among commission mer? chants. Stockholders* Risks It should be clearly understood that 'the corporation is not designed to speculate in cotton, either In spots or on the future market. The risks which Its plans provide for are only auch as are dictated by the most con? servative business principles. In broadening the markets for cotton' "safety first" with the money of stock? holders is, of course, the only plan to pursue. Bankern generally recognize the safety of the plan.andltls hrdlh the safety of the plan, and it Is sug? gested that people who contemplate taking stock in the corporation con-, suit freely'with some banker who has studied the plans. After the show "Are You a Shrin er?** which will be presented at the Academy of Music on Tuesday the 16th. the 8nmfyr Shrine Club will give a dance, complimentary to the mem? bers of the company and to the visit? ing nobles and their lady friends. California has organised a sweet po? tato marketing association and is al? ready fighting to get control of the bid northern and erstem market tor po? tatoes. The people in the home or sweet potatoes are doing nothing to find a market for one of their most profitable crope. Poles Honor Amazon. _ All Warsaw Turned Out to At? tend Funeral of Member of Battalion of Death. Warsaw, Nov. 10.? All Warsaw turned out tor i:.t? funeral of mother of Sergeant Sophie Poukopwlcs, u member of I*o and's Women's BattaW ion, who v ?- called here "the heroine of Clock.'" She died from wounds in? flicted with a Russian ?Word and the "Nahajka" or Cossack's whip which she received at Plock during the drive against Warsaw. As a final tribute the American nurses who attended her in j the hospital and the entire personnel of the American Red Cross in Warsaw went to her funeral. All Warsaw knew her story and there were many moist eyes that gtgsed at tho plain white painted pine board conn containing the girl-sol dler as It was borb'j through the fitreete on the Shoulder? of her fighting comrades, all girls from the Women's I Battalion. i Sergeant Sophie was a veteran oil1 Roland's great war, which in ythc minds of most Poles began when the world war ended In November, 1918. She was 22 years of age and was one of the original members of the Wo? men's Battalion which was formed late in 10jS for the purpose of defend? ing Lemberg against the Ukrainians. She was wounded three times, first at Lemberg, again at VUna and last while leading her company against tho Russians at Plock. ? She typified the spirit of Poland to? day. There are tiOO llko her in the Women's Battalion. Officers In the army from Pllsudski down admit that the mere existence of this battalion oucrcleed a wonderful effect upon the popular Imagination, upon recruiting and even upon the soldiers in the re? cent heavj fighting. I The age limits for privater. In the ! battalion are 17 and 33. Most of the women who have joined are of humble origin, and eome( from*semi-stagnant industrial centers SUCtl as Lodz. The economic problem has had something to do with Cheir continued existence ' as soldiers but thoy have shown great , enthusiasm and bravery. They have , had many casualties. MARRIAGE LICENSES. A marriage license has been grant? ed t<4 Campbell Jackson and Lula Thompson, colored, of Dalzed. Taxes for this year are coming into '. the county treasurer's office very slowly, probably slower this year Hym ; in many previous years. The stat and county taxes tor this year are , mills, as compared with the 32 mills of last year. If the road bonds are sold the taxes tor next ytar will prob? ably be an additional 21 mills. About nine mills of a special rond tax for this year only will be dropped next year, probably. The road to Pincwood is now in bet ter condition than in years?the llrst fruits of tho annexation of the Pinc? wood section to Sumtet county. State Line Litigation 1 Attorney General Wolfe Going to Washington for Hearing on j the Boundary Line Suit With Georgia _ i Columbia, Nov. 11.?Attorney Gen-!1 < ral Wolfe will go to Washington for two hearings the middle of this month, one on the 15th, regarding the boundary case, in which Georgia and i South Carolina arc trying to determine ; the line between them, and the other on the IGth, concerning the recovery ; from the federal government of South Carolina's share of a federal tax on cotton collected during the civil war and which has in recent years been declared to have been illegal. All of the cotton states are co-operating in the attempt to recover the cotton tax, the entire amount of which is sixy-cight million. The hearing with regard to the boundary case next week is the final one in this matter. The United States supreme court wtl., on the testimony to bo submiti o. decide whether the South Carolina side of the streams be? tween the two states Is the line, or tho middle of the stream. Judge Mc? Donald, of WTinnaboro, is also going to Washington in conntction with the cotton tux matter. SANTEE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The Santee Baptist Association con vent d with ^Graham's church Tuesday, | November 9th. The moderator, Dr. Oordon, bsln ' absent, Dr. C. C. Brown was asked I to take the chair. Opening the exer j cteee with a few timely well chosen remarks, he then called on Bro. I Fountain of Blsnopvllle to lead in ' prayer. This done they proceeded to {orsanization by electing Bro. Barrow j Walsh to All the chair so long occu? pied by his father. Pro. Witherspoori j of Sumter. secretary and Bro. Wm. Haynsworth, treasurer { All the churches ware represented ' save one or two and the delegates 1 were enrolled. Reports from the state and home boards of mission were. read, and after appropriate remarks I by various memr.ers of the body were adopted. There was no report on for? eign missions and Dr. Burts who was ! expected to speak to it was not pres ! ent but came in later, and will address the body on that subject tonight. : The orphanage was represented by Dr. Jameson in a tine talk which toll of its growth, importance, its place and promise. Tiie Baptist hospital was Well pre? sented by Bro. Whltesides. All were interested and deeply impressed. DEATH OF LITTLE GIRX. Mary, the little two-year-old I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. ! Graham died this morning after a i brief illness. The funeral services will I be held from the residence on West Hampton Ave. and the interment will I be made at the cemetery at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. VI ade Clot hes For Abraham Lincoln Ayr. ; < otland, .Nov. im.?George i Silker, who has just died lu re at the ijfo of 102, claimed that as ji tailor 1 n America he made clothes for A bra- i mm Lincoln Silker also fought in he American Civil War on the side of ' he north and later saw service in the Franco-Prussia n war. red cross. -_ The fourth annual roll call of the amertcan Red Cross was begun today 1 ind is to continue throughout a pe-' riod of fifteen days, lasting until the 25 th. In spite of the inclement weather ntany charming young ladies could be seen at intervals along Main street sitting behind little tables and very ! busy at their task of collecting the membership fees and recruiting new i members to the, ranks of the Red , Cross. These ladies wear a red cross j on their left arm to designate them as workers for the Red Cross and to protect the public fron: any imposters who might try to obtain money in the I name of the Red Cross falsely. This campaign, begun today, has for its purpose, llrst, tho enlisting of the j moral support of the citizens of Sum- ! ter In the splendid werk in which the j organization is engaged; and second- j ly, the raising of sufficient funds with j which to continue and expand that Work during the coming year. The , local Red Cross chapter has certainly Justified its existence since the close of the war by the excellent work which It has done in the city and county of Sumter since the opening of its Home ! Service section in January, 1919. The Red Cross is an organization committed to the unselfish and laud able, and very often thankless task, of the relief of suffering and distress, and the Sumter chapter, in its efforts to serve the community in this way, not only deserves but must get the full support of every citizen of Sum? ter. The local officerr are giving their work without charge and they deserve the wholehearted support and co-oper? ation of the entire public. There are five classes of member? ship this year, namely, the regular an? nual membership which is $1 per year, 50c of which goes to the National headquarters and 50c is retanied by the local chapter for work in Sumter and Sumter county. Contributing membership which is $5, $4 of which Is kept for home use. Sustaning, which is $10, $8 of this being .kept at home. Life, which is $50, and Patriotic which $10M. All money collected from these two last named classes goes to the Notional headquarters. Only Main street was canvassed to? day but during the campagin every business house and every residence in the city will be visited and everyone given a chance to contribute to help out in this great work. MARRIAGE LICENSE. A ?hyifriage liense has been granted to John Williams and Sarah Howard, colored, of Sumter. VOLLEV ?ALL. Volley b&ll is as popular as ever ..ilh the young business men of the, it> and each evening finds them at .ho "Y" at. six o'clock in readiness to try their hands or rather their skill it defeating their opposing teams, riie new league has only been organ zed for one week so it is really hard vei to tell what tean. will come off >'-'ith Dm final victory, flume of the strongest teams liave not as high a tanding as some of the teams that are now at the top of the ladder so the chances are that the present standing is very much subject to change in the next few days. Of the two volley ball courts the outside court has probably become the favorite. The court is clean and smooth and adequately lighted by elcctrtd lighis furnished with reftec tors. The ball has been painted white which aids seeing it at night ??cry m. ach. Schedule for tonight: Inside Court: McKnlght and Hurst. McKnight und Heidt. Heidt and Hoist. * 4T] Outside court: < Levl and Shore. Lev! and Doar. Doar and Shore. The standing of the teams is as fol? lows: * Team Won Lost Per. C. Doar .8 0 1,000 McKnight .... 6 2 740 Heidt . 4 4 60 > Shore . 3 5 37$ Lovi . 2 25t> Hurst. 1 7 125 I An excellent basket ball practice ; was held last night. The Sumter team for this year has the very best ! material that it has ever had and ; prospects for putting out a rhamplon j ship winning team arc so far very bright. Surntcr is arranging a ; schedule for games this year with , college teams of North Carolina ar; Well as Of this state. They will play jail Y. M. C. A.'s of this state that ! games can be arranged with. Sumte has always had ?n exceptionally fins basketball five, so with this te i bet? ter than ever we r re truly goin some. The Royal Scotch Highlanders band will give a concert in the opera hou^e under the auspices of the Sumter Fa r association on Monday, November 15th. Prices 30, ' 5, tl.00. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses have been issued to James R. Owen and Sarah Hum? phries of Sumter. Colored: Fayssaux Deveaux o( Charleston and Annette O. Taylor of Sumter. Joseph Green of Jacksonville, Fla., and Marie Jackson of Dalzell. Johnnie McFaddin and Addie Belle ? Gamble of Shiloh. Wallace Grayman, Jr., of Silver and Rebecca Bradley of Elliott. Geo. H. Hymcs of Wedgefield and Susan Prince of Mayesville. \. B. Bowen and Ida Green of Sum? ter._ himimihim^^ 1 Come to Sumter and have a good time. We will try to make you happy. SUMTER FALL FESTIVAL lliilll! Free Aerial Exhibitions. Spectacular Street Parades. Grand Concerts. Foot Ball and other wholesome enter? tainments. Illliillllllillll^ NOVEMBER 16, 17, 18 and 19 In Connection With Greater Sumter County Fair FREE ATTRACTIONS. An Eastern Carolina Exposition of Re? sources and Stimulating Pleasure. Lieut. George T. Wright, The Death Mocking Birdman, and Stirring-Startling-Sensa? tional Air Devil in a Double Airplane-Leap Against Death from one Airplane to Anoth? er going at Eighty Miles an Hour, and His Thrilling Parachute Leaps. Only Appear? ance of these Performances in this part of the United States. The Beautiful DeJemeade Sisters in a real Acrobatic and Sculptural posing. Gorgeous and Spectacular Automobile and Commercial Trades Display Parade with Five Hundred Dollars in prizes for best decorated Private Owned Car or Com? mercial Cars. This contest open to the World. Under auspices of the Sumter Auto mot, ve Association. 2 Prizes of $250.00 each. Daily Open Air Concerts by the Royal Scotch Highlanders9 Band. Foot Ball, Vol? ley Ball Basket Ball, Open Air Dancing. MERCHANTS. Bargain and Gala Week. A Carnival of Price Cutting. Every merchant and other business man will put forth their best efforts to make your visit profitable and pleasant. Come to Sumter for Money Saving Bar? gains, and plenty of clean, educational, high i class, pessimism exterminating, optimism producing entertainment. Sumter will show you how to resign from the "Crepe Hangers' Union" and banish you "Grouch To Jonah Land". We are backing the Export Cotton Cor poraion to "The Last Ditfch". GREATER GAMECOCK COUNTY FAIR. Greatest Amount of Cash Premiums Any County Fair Ever Offered, in Agricultural, Commercial, Livestock, Poultry, House? hold, Fancy Work, Educational and Me? chanical Exhibits. The Great Fight Against the Boll Weevil to be Planned. Krause Greater Shows and Midway Attractions Plenty of Free Attractions and Daily Band Concerts. A Combination of Farm? ers, Bankers, Merchants, and Professional Men and Women to Co-operate for exterm? inating the imaginary "Old Man Hard Times" and having a "Jolly Good Time". Your Troubles and Come To Sumter Nov. 16,17,18 and 19