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American Rights to be Sustain ed in Mexican Ports. "Washington, May 1,-The Mexi can government has been definitely informed that the United States will sustain American interests who have business with Mexican ports control led by the revolutionists. This announcement at the State de partment today was the first surface indication that officials here believe that the Carranza regime has disap peared permanently in territory now dominated by the rebels. . Furthermore, the notice served on Mexico concerning the right of trade is in direct conflict with the recent Mexican decree in which President Caranza threatened to re-collect port dues. Officials here pointed out today that Carranza cannot make a re-col lection at any port unless he regains it and even in that case he would be in the position of compelling his own people to reimburse him. The stand of the United States is that he is not entitled to these dues also makes it clear that the Mexican president will have no case against this country, either in actual refund of dues or of indemnity through the State Depart ment. ? Ports Lost to Carranza. The ports that have been lost to Carranza are those in che states of Sinaloa and Sonora on the West coast and the business of Vera Cruz. As to these, the United States has practically recognized the authorities there as de facto. This process of recognition it was stated, will con tinue until there is no question that Carranza has lost the game. Officials said today that the secret of Carranza's losses in the west and northwest, is that he has been oblig ed to hold on to the last moment to the oil fields and the port of Vera Cruz. The taxes and customs dues for the oil and the business of Vera Cruz are the mainstay at the moment for the Carranza regime. Rumblings of Discontent. There are rumblings already of se rious discontent in Vera Cruz and it is believed that such a military man as General Obregon, rebel leader, will concentrate^ his troops sooner or later for the attack on the Carranza forces guarding the oil distrcit. The reports today are that Carranza has actually an unusually large force there and is waiting the certain com ing of a large body of revolutionary troops. . Officials here .say that there is ' nothing yet to warrant the belief 1 that Carranza will be obliged to va- ! cate the capital. That however, they [ think seems a certainty if the revolu tion increases in volume and there will be no splitting into factions. George T. Summerlin, American charge d'affaires at Mexico City who left here for his post after the revo lution had become a matter of grave moment to the administration, is re ported today as having arrived at Mexico City. Mr. Summerlin has for a long time been persona grata to the Carranza government. He was, therefore, the best equipped envoy this government could send to Mexi co to ascertain and repoit on the ac tual status'of Carranza's chances. It was Mr. Summerlin who was in charge at Mexico City when the acrimonious negotiations took place between Secretary Lansing and Am bassador Fletcher. Supreme Court Upholds Gov ernor in Removing Sheriff Sanders. Columbia, S. C., April 30-The supreme court in a unanimous opin ion today, sustained Governor Coop er in his removal of J. Olin Sanders as sheriff of Anderson county. The opinion was written by Associate Justice D. E. Hydrick, and was con curred in by Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary, and Associate -ustices R. C. Watts, T. B. Fraser and George W. Gage. The court holds "'Sanders is not and has not been since the date of his removal by Governor Cooper the lawful sheriff of Anderson county, and that he surrenders the said office and the records thereof to the plain tiff C. G. King, upon his demand therefor, and that he pay the costs and disbursements of this action." Sanders was removed by Governor Cooper in February for alleged im moral conduct, but refused to sur render the office to King, who was ap pointed simultaneously by the chief executive. The plaintiff then went before Chief Justice Gary and pro cured an order for Sanders to ap pear before the supreme court to show cause why he was entitled to the office. The hearing was set for March thirtieth, but a delay until April 2.0 was ordered at the time when the question of certain papers not having been served on Sanders was raised. The supreme court has held that the governor has not the right to re move a sheriff, but the chief execu tive had appointed Sanders to fill a vancancy in the office, caused by the resignation of former sheriff Joe L. M. Ashley, and the statute under which the appointment was made gives the governor the right to re move an appointee. I In the conclusion of the opinion, Judge Hydrick says, "It is conceiv able that the misconduct of an officer may be of such nature as to make his continuauce in office a reproach to decent government, while his con duct might not necessarily affect the proper administration of his office. But we are not called on to decide whether the misconduct for which re moval may be made must be official conduct, because we agree with the governor that the misconduct of which the officer was found guilty was of such a nature os to affect his administration of th?. office, and that it was, .therefore, official conduct. The defendant was the highest peace officer in his county, and whj?n he de liberately violated the sanctity of the home of another, and put himself in the situation in which he must have known that if discovered by the out raged husband, a serious breach of peace, if not a homicide would al most certainly result^ he was guilty of conduct unbecoming to. a peace officer, and that was official miscon duct, for which the governor rightly removed him from office." The cause of the removal wate an affidavit filed with the governor "by a former policeman of Anderson, and that he went to his home one night last fall and found Sanders and the policeman's wife locked up in a room together, and that Sanders held a pistol on the policeman while the then sheriff backed out of the door. Confederate Veterans Hold Annual Reunion in Sumter. Sumter, May 2.-The annual re union of the South Carolina division, United Confederate veterans, will be held in Sumter Wednesday and Thursday of this week, and Sumter plans to give the heroes who wore the gray, the best time it is in the power of the city to give. A large attend ance is expected, and elaborate en tertainment arrangements have been made. The program has been arranged and follows in full: Wednesday, May 5. 9:30 a. m.: Music by band on pub lic square; 10 a. m. meeting called to order by Dr. H. J. McLaurin, com mander, Camp Dick Anderson; mu sic by band; doxology by selected choir; invocation, the Rev. C. C. Brown ; address- of welcome on be half of the city of Sumter, by L. D. Jennings, mayor; response by Gen. B. H. Teague; music; addressof wel come by E. S. BooTh, president cham ber of commerce; response by John Wharton ; address of welcome to vet erans by John H. Clifton; response by J. Fuller Lyon, brigadier general First brigade; music; address of wel come by Miss Armida Moses, presi dent Dick Anderson chapter, U. D. C. , response, Mrs. St. John Alison Lawton, president South Carolina di vision, U. D. C., address of welcome to sons of veterans by Capt. W. L. McCutchen, commendar Camp James D. Blanding, U. S. C. V. ; response by Arthur L. Gaston; music; gavel turn ed over to W. A. Clark, major gen eral, commanding South Carolina di vision, U. C. V.; addess by Carl Hin ton .Denver, Col., adjutant in chief U. S. C. V.; music; annual oration by T. G. McLeod; presentation of Gov. R. A. Cooper and address; music; ad journment for dinner in Peoples To bacco warehouse, East Hampton ave nue. 4 p. m.; Business meeting, address by General Carr. 8:30 p. m.: Grand march at Peo ples Tobacco warehouse, East Hamp ton avenue; presentation *of Gen. Ju lian S. Carr, general commanding the army of Northern Virginia; C. Irvine Walker, honorary commander in chief U. C. V.; Maj. Gen. B. H. Teague, South Carolina division, U. C. V., honorary for life ; Confederate sponsors, maids and matrons of hon or. The following will be presented : Maj. Gen. W. A. Clark; matron, Mrs. Walter C. Whiter, St?teburg; Sponsor, Miss Henrietta Boykin, Sumter; maid of honor, Miss Dorita Moise, Sumter; Miss Helen Tillman, Edgefield; Miss Henrietta Heath, Camden; Miss Eloise Lenoir, Bon neaus. Gen. J. Fuller Lyon, commanding First Brigade; sponsor, Miss Marie ?Kershaw Shannen, Camden; maid of honor, Miss Ned Watkins, Camden. Gen. C. A. Reed, commander Sec ond brigade; matron, Mrs. Harriet Hicklin; maid of honor, Miss Wilma Prentiss; sponsor, Miss Teresa Mc David. Camp Dick Anderson, U. C. V., Sumter; matron, Mrs. Nina M. Solo mons; sponsor, Miss Ruth Cain. Grand March led by the command . ing general and sponsor conclude! : by dance for veterans. 9:30 a. m.; Music; business meet ? ing ;address by the Rev. Thorntoi Whaling, D. D., "Reminiscenes o: Gen. R. E. Lee;" memorial service; to the Confederate dead; music bj choral club; "Tribute to Women ol the Confederacy," address by Mis! Mary B. Poppenheim of Charleston past president general, U. D. C; mu sic by band; address by Gen. C. Ir vine Walker, "Truths of Confederad History." 2 p. m.; Barbecue dinner at Po calla Springs. 4 p. m.; Business meeting, election of officers; address by Gen. Julian S, Carr; adjournment; benediction bj chaplain. 6 p. m.: Parade led by band; for mation at court house. Parade will form and start at court house; up North Main street to Calhoun, west on Calhoun po Washington, south on Washington to Liberty ,east on Li berty to Main; north on Main to court house and disband; veterans es corted py high school battalion. 9 p. m.: Reception to veterans and visitors at Peoples Tobacco ware house, East Hampton avenue; annual reunion ball for veterans and visi tors. Your Uncle S Uncle Sam looked i daring the late unpleasant) them to look after and he but he did pretty well. He urged his boys t advised them to invest par erty Bonds, in fact took a financial as well as physic save, to insure, to invest, t mcii. In every one of tl bank like ours can be of service to you. The Bank of New Groi We have just open? fancy groceries in the tion, formerly occu Thomas. We shall i ble delicacies in seasc sortment of fresh ve We will replenish oui keep everything fresh carry the highest clas; obtainable. We invite you to ^ licit a share of your p E.T. & A THE FARM OF EDGE! Capital and Surplus Pro! Total Resources Over . SAFETY AND SER " OFFER TO Open your account with us savings in one of our Inte Deposit. Look boxes for rent in w pers, etc. All business matters referre handled. We Solicit Your B BROWN ANI SHOE Pi BEST FOR HOME SHIN THE BIG VAL Also PASTES and LIQUIDS i THE F. F. DALLEY CORPORATION! 1 Notice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that the - firm of Holmes and Salter has, by i mutual consent, been dissolved. The E business will be conducted from this; 3 date by Perry W. Salter, Agent of 7 Mrs. Matilda Salter. All claims, E against the firm of Holmes and Sal 3 ter should be filed with Lewis , Holmes, Johnston, S. C. Persons in ? debted to the firm will make pay - ment to Perry W. Salter. This April i 23r(? 1920. LEWIS HOLMES, PERRY W. SALTER. 4-28-3t [Hogs and Pigs for Sale ; Two brood sows. Two litters of pigs, half-registered Duroc-Jersey, at $3.00-and $6.00 ' each, according to size. Fine con 1 dition. W.M.ROWLAND, ? Meriwether, S. C. The Advertiser $2.00 a year in advance. >am ifter -his boys pretty well ness. There were a lot of ! may have made mistakes,. o take out life insurance, t of their earnings in Lib fatherly interest in their ?al and moral affairs. To hese are common to careful lese steps a good, reliable assistance. May we be of Trenton, S. C. zery Store ed~a complete line of store opposite the sta pied by Mr. Pearce make a specialty of ta in, carrying a full as getables at all times. . stock by express and . It is our purpose to s line of canned goods isit our store and so atronage. . R. Moore .ERS bxAx X rIELD, S. C. fits . . - $135,000.00 ..... $800,000.00 VICE IS WHAT WE THE PUBLIC for the year 1920. Invest your rest Bearing Certificates of bich to keep your valuable pa d to us pleasantly and carefully usin?s*. 9 OX-BLOOD BUSHES ES-SAVE THE LEATHER .UE PACKAGES for Black, Tan and White Shoes 5 LTD.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Bear in mind every inch of the material that goes into these suits are STRICTLY ALL WOOL New Spring patterns SPECIAL OFFER FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY Extra Pants WITH EVERY TWO PIECE SLIT To Order-For Oaly $45 FULL SUIT AND Q EXTRA PANTS.3*^*0 This price is much less than others ask for suit alone , We Guarantee The Material All Wool These suits and extra pants are cut and made to in dividual measure by thoroughly competent tailors. Perfect fit, good workmanship, first class trimmings and everything guaranteed. We tell you frankly that this is the greatest tailoring opportunity ever of fered. We will make to your order an All Wool Suit from Fine AU Wool Materials, for only $45 or $48, and include an extra pair of pants. Order now while the selection of patterns is complete QU ARLES & TIMMERM AN EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA One First-Class Automobile Water-Proof Cover Twenty feet by 25 feet at 10 cents per square foot This is just about what it cost us, and it has never been used. Columbia Supply Company 823 West Gervais St., Columbia, S. C ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. Distributors of Marathon Tires and Tubes. None better, but our price is less YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. E. May. % 9 From the Cradle to the Grave SOMETHING TO SUIT THEM ALL Carriage for baby. Victrola to take the place of mama's roll ing pin. Soft, comfortable bed for hard-working papa. Violins and guitars for sister's serenade. Art squares and rugs to finally put her on the carpet with. And if these don't please We have a full line of guns and rifles to send yourself where you can get pleased. P. S.-We also supply the coffins. B. B. JONES I S Edge field. 5. C. g