ttifU ORGANIZED AT II EM BEUT. Mfts* licmnHm Kor in * Rome Deiu ?MMlBlliiB, Canning and Poultry Clnhs In One Dar. Miss Mary Lemmon, home demon St ration agent for Sum tor county, m t With splendid success yesterday at the organisation In one day of a home des* on strati on olub, a oannlng and to ssato olub, and s poultry club. These three club* with the domes tte science rieb already in existence ct that place will stimulate Interest la the live at home plans of the pen; ef that progressive and Intelligent sect!si of flumter county, and will ho the means ?>f tasking tho homes more economical, efficient, beautiful, and attractive. The ladles and pupils, and a num? ber of boys In goodly numbers woro at tho organisation meeting, and man? ifested keen Interest In the details oi the organisation. Tho names of the oftlcers elected for tho new clubs will bo given out ar an early date. Mn.TIXG TO BREAK RECORDS. Haay Teachers Ex peeled to Gather in Columbia This Week. Columbia, March 11.?Columbia ! ready to entertain the greatest meet? ing of the State Teachers' Associn n ever held. For weeks the variou mltte?s have been at work c>f everythlng Into readiness. Pres t Wm. C. Bynum of Georgetown arranged a very strong program, of the principal speakers will Dr. ijii?*. Clructon. of Washington*; J. D. ?Jggleston of Blackslmer. Dr. Chas A. McMurry of George body College for Teachers; Dr. wton B. Eva is. superintendent of hools, Augusta. ?cores of the teachers will v'slt th . uonbia schools Thursday morn g. The department meetings wir be held Thursday afternoon while Hie first general session will be held ursday evening. Dr. Claxton Wiil the association Thursday e\c An Important meeting of the Conn II of Delegates will be held Thur*i mjf afternoon S o'clock. This coun ? has chsrge of the business of th association. Twelve colleges vlll hold renn;? irtag the convention. This will e of the enjoyable features. TV iversity of South Carolina will g;v reception on Friday afternoon. Perhaps tho best part of the pro? gram will bo the practical program* to be carried out Is the 16 department Kings. FIELD DAY IN APRIL. Dai tea Announced for Celebration i * Manning. Manning. March 10.?The commit lee appointed at tho recent meeting u the Clarendon County Teachers' asso? ciation to arrange a programme fo ? ?elO> day has announced the dat*> agreed upon as Thursday nlgnt. Apt IS, and Friday. April 13. The d < lamatlon contests for pupils over 13 years of age will be held Thursday eight and like contests for pupils be tween 10 and 15 years will take plac from 10 to 11 o'clock Friday morn bat. )fAR(KO AWAKE TO MEN U I Columbia. March 11.?W. W. l-on;t State farm demonstration agent, v. lb Cc'umhla yesterday, returning fro ?Clio In Marlboro county, where b ?grossed a Isrge group of farmer: I r day night on the prospective inv Of the boll weevil. Although far r< moved from the Immediately th: i Oned sono, farmers of Marlbor?? co m ty, Mr. I,ong s.i i I. terested In withstanding the lnroo< of this disastrous pest as he hi found In the border counties whe* the weevil Is expected to lnvad'31 fear. Mr. Long Is pleased with th Spirit of cooperation he Pndl 0%< the Rtste. There Is a silent but concert) effort to meet the conditions." h< su! "They s-e not making any fuss ar feathers over the situation, but few of the lending former In I community are taking th^ Initnth and are getting the nm tlve in line." Mr. Lonv OXp< t. Influence of these leaders to pi meate the rural districts whi 11 cotton Is grown. /One way of meeting tho h vii is the propeeltloa of rreame route establishment. The con report of tho first month ef th ? n< year for the Darlington counts hss been tiled with Mr. Long. A though the DariiiigtOfl im I bai ? operation ? ut one year, the n proceeds for the dui.c- t' inonth of January was ISll.il Tl la particularly pleasing to Mr. I ? mm this high average of prodm Was maintained in a district was swept by severe ; mor. la conseqeunre of which 111 forage was harvaited. ' To ?, this r?#aurt In the month when fi had reached their hUhest ? crculo>is As mm ?Int ion to Ho Organised nt Meet? ing to be Held In Columbia Martth 13th. Columbia, March 11.?South Caro? lina Is to have a Stato nntl-Tubcrcut 1 Tuesd iv, March 13th at 8:30 p. in A constitution and by-laws will be adopted and officers elected. Sever;) prominent speakers have eonsente to be present and address the meet ing. Frederick D. Hopkins, field BSC? rctary of the National Association fo the Study and Prevention of Tubercu? losis, is in Columbia assisting in \.\ formation of the new association. The Red QrOU Seal Commission hai acted as State agent for the Red Cvos Christmas Seals for the past foui years. The money received has en? abled several communities to carry on anti-tuberculosis work. It has nbc n- adted in tho collection of a stnall fund to start the permanent Btatt as soclation. One of the objects of tli new society will bo the dhsMfnlnstlOl of knowledge concerning causes, tiea ment, and prevention of tuberculosi. It is hoped aivo to organize an ant: tuberculosis committee or association in every county throughout tho Stat where some local society is not at present doing tuberculosis and oth? er public health work. The members of the Rc J Cross ; Commission; which is acting as th; organizing body for the now ninoclll tion, are: Jas. H. Fowles, chairman Miss Elizabeth Sumnor, executive sec? retary; Dr. Snrah C. Allan, Mrs. J Mi Visanska. Charleston; M. H White, Chester; Dr. C. Fred William Mrs. T. II. r'lsher, Mira Julie Hey wars. Prof. Reed Smith, Columbia Mrs. Ii. K. Sturdivant, Greenville; Dj Ia Rosa II. Gantt, Spartanburg; Mrs Nina Solomons, Sumter. WOVLD VOTE OX TREATY. Senator Martin Announces That Pa: ? ment Rill to Panama Will be Oha cd ut Special Session. Washington, March 12.---S n ? ? Martin announced in the Democrat! caucus that an effort will bo ma^ 1 get a vote, at Ihn special session o the treaty with Colombia, prr.v\!;n for the paying of fifteen million dob lars for tho partition of Panama. It is understood that the announc reflected the president's wishes. WOULD moriiaze na\ y. Naval Officers Call for Gathering 0 l-titire lighting Strength. Wash ngton, March 12.?Naval oi" fleers have recommended a com pic. vnoblllzotion of the lighting Strengt of tho navy. The approval Ol Pic dent Wilson Is necessary before th orders arc sent out assembling the i.. val militia, calling out reserves an releasing officers on shore duty. Tin 11 Medsljsj graduation of the Aral class at Annapolis Is Included in tl las to make up as tar a> possible tl threatened shortage of officers. FRENCH SHIP ARMED. Washington, March 12.?The Stat department today gave permission fc bs enters m e of the P i sn< h Ui liochambeau. the first heilig-in U nerchantman arriving in an Amor) an harbor with a g n mountedi bot) on- and aft. Tiie department ruli bat merchantmen are entitled to ta'.: ?teps for adequate protection. The Telephone Coward. 'iu *i v-ak to a telephone operator like speaking in the dark to n Btrani ?r. in such a situation cotul would seem to be tin first rt Is Of ' ;nvarlably the tone whic h people em :>ioy with telephone operal 1 During one of the national cornea 'i'>ns something went wrong With tii ?vires; Bgessages were delayed SB nixed; oAees and correspondent were losing their temper.-. In tl) nldst of It .lames Morgi n. with th: Impurturbeble good humor of his, sei back to the Bost in Globe n teles bearing merely th*- Words thai > ?orn in the dance ball of a Weste mining town: "biin't .-hoot the pianist. Ii bdng the best be can." Don't bully the telephone operate me is dotni the best she can. If b verc not she WOUM not be where b s. Doing a telephone operator i beet busy days is no sinecure. Tin- siiiust place to loss one'i tern mm is into a transmitter, it is th in i eswardly Place, also, Te ai?u telephone operator (who is n lor ray off, i woman end an em ;* about as heroic sport as s!i oblns. The operator cannot g< ormont.?r dlschsrged. she rann ?von anSWer bac k. Discipline forbid , ? Boston Globe. MTDAMIX DENIES Oil ARGE, Union County Furnier Brought Be? fore United States Commissioner on Serious Allegation. Union. March 10.?Sims McDanicl, a prominent farmer of this county, Wll brought before John Gilbert, United States commissioner at Union today by Deputy United States Mar? shall J. L. Adams, on a charge of violating the Mann white slave law McDanicl gave bond in the sum of $^,000 for appearance at Dynehburg. \'a.. March IS, His bondsmen are: ft A. Jones, C, A. Jeter and I. Frank Petite, When brought < before tin commissioner McDaniel entered a plea of not guilty. WILSON'S WORDS OHEER FRANCE. Country Ecournffed by American Declaration 61 ideals. Parle, March 11,?"President Wil? ton's declarations of American policy ha\'e been a moral refreshment to France," said Albert Thomas, min- j ister of munitions to the Associated Press today. "America comes forward toward the end of the war with tin assertion of ideals, of which the Eu? ropean peoples, amid all the strain of combat, of hatred, of sufferings, of determination for specific national aims need to be reminded. France has been stimulated, cheer? ed and supported by President Wil? son's message to congress and by hb' inaugural address." "What do you think are the im? mediate effects of the American rup? ture with Germany?" he was Asked. "The hour that America is ac? tually In the war" replied the minu? ter, the ilow of supplies will be re? sumed at full tide und sssentlo? credits will be easy. That is the way it would seem now." "The active cooperation of the Unit ed States In submarine chasing in transport and in the supply of ma? terial and money would contribute enormously to shortening the war.' said M. Thomas and he added: "It would be an Inspiration for France to have an American contingent lighting on this side." NOTICE OF ARMING. State lH?parfment Semis Out Notice ol Arming Merchantmen. Washington, March 12.?Formal no? tice that American ships trnversin." German submarine zone are to cam 'armed guard for the protection ol the vessel and the lives of person aboard" has been sent to the loreig embassies and legations here by the >tate department. The not^o de la red that tho United States govern? ment determined on this "in view of 'he announcement of the Imperial German government on January 31st 'hat all ships, those of neutrals in? cluded, met with in certain zones, ?vould be sunk without warning." The notification will be sent to Ger? many through the Swiss legation. Civic League Notes. Tha Civic League has been long ritlelfted because of the seeming fact imt bo little has been accomplished .; the department of Civic improve ? < vt? tbut-is the beautifying of tr< 'Uy, It i3 Claimed that many ui. dghtly places in the town should have hecn taken In hand by the league an1 Improved. It Is true that no one spot shows great achievement along this line, but on the whole tiv charge is an unjust one. To do this work extensively two things are nec- ! essary. Money and cooperation, and in this particular work we have had little of cither at our disposal. In several instances where owners of Uli kempt, untidy lots were asked to im PIOVC BUCh property, or to allow lb league to do so, they have refused t< aCejUieeOC In either place. Not withstanding those two barrlorr. how over, it must be admitted by the fair minded person that the appearance ol bunter on the whole, has ImproVOl wonderfully these past few years. To those who return aft r an absence some time the general i ^provement ?? ho town is striking. The removal o ragged fences, planting of |, wns I u gardens, better care of the tr. -i ami ippearanes of the homes, all have ? Hing effect and we> know tha: th? icrsisteiit efforts put forth by th< r?cague, through the various rhannol ?f lectures, public and private ap oeals, endeavoring to keep always !< ore the people thai ti,?? rb ii urn snltsry < Ity i ten ft r tou ird be omlng a city beautiful that n spirit >C civic pride ha." been awakened N"ow that our strcts have been paver ind grsdod no well, it will be uaslci 0 accomplish more and with tin icautlful spring season opening foi s, when naiuro seems t.o s J, U. 1 >cw, drni ;.. r, 3 i.-" i. A. Floames, ura,;..; ?. j.oh F, !i. Anderson, cutting tree, 1.00 t. A. Brunpon, cutting tr* 1.00 Munson McLeod, rpg. bridge, 3.50 I. A. .J< nklns, rpg. road, 6.00 \. L Grooms, rpg. bridge, 2.00 'tanvn**ne Burrov-s. rr?g. road, D ? ?? f. m. Coulter, cutting tree, 1.00 J. i'. Uichardson, rpg., bridge, :.< ? Alex Sessions, cutting tree, l. ?'. \ : i mntap, laborers, ??! . C. E. Dunk"', laborers, 22.76 itoherl \nderson, cutting tree, L. J, Newman, lumber, I '.:< E?. L. Dickey, rpg. road, I. Jane Mickcns, rpg, road, .: u Kant. rpg. rond, g.?? '. ES, Dunlap, lahorers, ?^.r. i -* i>57. ?"?: ? Pros nnd Salaries, 11. FJ. Wilder, auditor, t I I I 1 n, ?*. Wallace, treasure r, 11.44 H. It. Scarborough, Clk Court, 33.3:1 J. K Bradford, Sheriff, 183.33 W, J, Reale, Coroner, 41.06 J, H. Hayns worth, spt. Edu., 121 f.. R, Widte. Supervisor, 141.66 V M. Htir l. ('M<. ('o. Com. 1 0 '.?? ?' P\ L Player, Mag. 16.6c, '-. T. PosChamps, Mag. 16.66] Vf. .>. Moore, Mag. r>::."s J. A. Hodl e. stag. 16.66 w. ,t. Rees, Mag. 37...!' Est. W. A. Green, hay, 20.2:; Carolina Grocory, groceries, 12.05 (1. H. Hurst, COitln, 0.50 Warren Burgess, peas, 4.oo W. B. Doyle Co., corn, etc. ' 83.1?) I Bultman Shoe Co., shoes, 4,00 Burns A; Son, tools, etc. 31.15 Citizens' .Meat Market, beef, 3.?i UuRant Hdw. Co., tools, etc. 8.70 Li. W. Folsom, clock, 1.25 Moses Green, corn, etc. 80.13 Harby & Co., potatoes ,etc. 6.70 O'Donncll O. Gds. Co. boot3, 6.00 Geo. I). Shore & Bio. oats, 7...on .1. J. Whlldcn, re pa its, 60.85 J. R. Wingate, shoeing mules, 2.0 Sou. Al. Distbg. Co. oats, 70.5?. .1. R. Wingate, repairs, 13.75 |911.29 Public Buildings. Dixie Electric Co.. lamps, $5.87 Sumter Telephone Co., phones. 11.50 City of Sumter .water, 10.00 C. W. Smith Co., drayage, 2o.o<> Sumter Lighting Co., lights, 37.50 S. M. Farabow, drayage, .25 Wm. Singleton, lawn signs, 2.00 Jeff McPaddln, wood, 1.00 Jas. Scott, keeping lawn, 7.50 $104.G2 Jail. Burns & Son, brooms etc. $3.1 f. Dixie Electric Co., lamp, 1.00 DuKant Hdw. Co., wash pot, 5.00 b'oisrfce & Co., rpg. pipe, 3.90 O'Donnell Dry G. Go. blankets, 10.50 City of Sumter, water, 41.15 .1. K. Bradford, groceries, 66.96 ? ). W. Owen:-, peas, .56 C. W. Smith & Co. drays go, 5.5') sumter Lighting Co., lights, ?;.;:>i S. M. Farabow, drayage, ,25 1-). W. Owens, cook, 10.0i> $154.26 Contingent. Miss Mary Lemrrion, Appr. $150.00 Globe Printing Co., records, 12.0c Osteen Pub. Co.. printing, 7.5C Globe Printing Co.. printing, 3.00 G. F, Epperson, gasoline, etc. is.21 Jenkins Spring Co.. auto parts, 2.04 Dr. M. S. Kirk. Inquest, 5.00 R, Q, Scarborough, rib'.on, .7" Sumter i:. 10. & 1. Co. bond, 50.00 \V. U, Tel, Co., messages, 2.24 T. J. Geddings, transportation, 3.9C J K. Bradford, transportation, 19.00 Dr. \Y ll. Burgess, lunacy fees, 10.00 Dr. C, E. King, binary lees, 5.00 ??C night Pros., printing, etc. 7. !' er. c. W. Maxwell, lunacy fee, 5.00 Dr. J. H. a: iiis. lunacy fee, . .'in i?. W. Owens, transportation, 1.25 J. A. Reames, transportation, 3.30 T E. Richardeon, lunacy fees, etc 30.50 Dr. M. i/. Parier, statistics, 35.25 W. J. McKageh, statistics, 127.5" Dr. W. S. Burgess, lunacy lees, 10.00 W,,C. Harllee, statistics,' 51.50 W. C. Thomas, statistics, 49.75 Benjamin Sanders, statistics, 48.00 Dr. c. b. Epps, statistics, 127.0.) Ralph Bill, auto tire, 1 3.12 S, P. Koib. statistics, 5 5.50 Dr. B. McLaughlin, statistics, 57.25 s. b. McEIveen, statistics, 40.75 F. M. Coulter, statistics, S.00 Beseue Orphanage. 7 children. 35.00 Rumter Telephone Co., messages, ''"? J. H. Reale, transportation, 3?Q Walk< r, Evans & Cogs well, blanks, 44.57 Burroughs Add. Men. Co. ribbon, l.Oe G. 1?. rnard <^ <"o. records, 27S.76 Miss Antonio Gibson, nurse, 10.00 Dr. B.. McLaughlin, inquest lee fc.OS Dr. \v. B. Mills, autopsy, 10.00 $1,434.79 E x - Con federate Veten ns. W. H. Browder, M. J. Morris, H. N. Idol, T. W. Pritchard, j. J. P. Lawren< e, Ij, M. Geddings, IW. J. Ardis, Abrsrn Ardts jw. J. Atkinson. ; Sumter Belle, Tom Benenhaly, D. H. Boyktn, M. h. Boykin, S. J. Brown, j. t. Brown, R, s. Brown, B. M. Powell, W. J. Brunson, P. W. Burgess, J. C. Compion, W. H. Cook, F. N. Dean, M. Dority. J. F. Floyd, J. S. Geddings, J. A. Gillis, T. J. Holliday, J. A. Eawrence, W. R. Backey, T. s. McBlveen, Cornelius MeBaurin, S. D. O'Neill, J. D. Pace, J. W. Partin, K. M. Bogers, B. B. Sanders, G. W. Scott, H. M. Spann, B. B. Thames, I. G. Tisdale, .lohn Turner. A. H. Weeks, W. A. Weldon, I. I\ Windham, W. M. Butler, I. W. Thompson, Et. V. Me Leo d, .!. C. McKinney, J. W. Hudson. J. A. M. Carroway, CO claims at $3.00 each .. ..$150.00 Received From AH Sources. Ta::es and Penalties, $5,797.10 Boad tax, 2,160.70 Geo. T. DesChamps, Mag: State vs. Ellison Evans, 12.GO State vs. Burney Watts, 12.50 lt. L. Burkette, Mag.: State vs. Thos. Kendrick, 20.00 State vs. John Gary, 5.00 State vs. Shed Mills, 5.00 State vs. Prince Stafford, 5.00 State vs. Ed Stanley, 5.00 State vs. S. J. Bangston, (2) 10.00 State vs. S. M. Moore, 5.00 State vs. S. M. Strausbury, 10.00 State vs. Wash Reams, 10.00 State vs. Evans Cabbagestalk, 4.20 State vs. Sallie White, 5.00 M. J. Moore, Mag.; State vs. Junius James, 5.00 State vs. Bus Bell, 10.00 Slate vs. Wm. Cooper, 15.00 State vs. Shed Nelson, 25.00 Jail Boan Fu/id, 719.84 C. H. Bonds Fund, 241.69 Road Bonds Fund, 241.70 $9,325.23 Rccn pitulation. Mal. Ordinary Fund. Feb. 1. $16,818.11 Bal. Good Bead Fd. Feb. 1, 3,728.45 Bal. Jail I big. Fud. Feb. 1, 25,361.70 Bal. Jail Sink. Fd Feb.. 1, 4,971.35 Pal. Boad Bonds. Feb. I, 5,642.34 Bal. C. H. Ponds Fd Feb. 1, 9,153.72 Bee. from all sources, 9,325.23 $75,001.10 Paid Roads & Fridges, $557.50 Paid Fees & Salaries. 1,774.36 Paid Alms House & Poor, 276.U Paid Chain Gang, 911.29 Paid Public Buildings, 104.02 Paid Jail, 154.26 Paid Contingent, 1,434.79 Pd. Ex-Con. Veterans, 150.00 Bal. Ordinary Fund, 19,576.38 Bal. Good Roads Fund, 3,728.45 Bal. Jail Bldg. Fund, 25,301.70 Bal. Jail Sinking Fund, 5,691.39 Pal. Road Bonds Fund, 5,884.04 Pal. C. H. Bonds Fund, 9,395.41 $75,001.10 Attest: C. M. Hurst, L. E. White, Clerk. Supervisor. THE BANK THAT DOES THINGS. We welcome your call and your business. Assets, March 1, 1915?$766,344.65 Assets. March 1, 1916?$914,223.70 Assets, March 1, 1917?$1,199,613.71 The Nai.onal Bank Ql South Carolina C. G. ROWLAND, H. L. McCOY, Pres. Asst. Cashier. F. E. KINNANT, EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier. Asst. Cashier. BANKS ARE NECESSARY +4+44 4*4+4&*+44+* 5 X S t to a business community, but depositors and $ friends tire more necessary to a bank. We t need you and you need us. Let us work to v gethcr. Commercial accounts solicited. We * pay four per cent on savings deposits. I THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK $ The Oldest Banking Institution in the Cuunty X