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•clivers Keynote Addr in Full Swing. Characfe Reactionary and Provi League of Nations Covei^^^rays Respects tp Senator Lodge. Sun Francisco, June 28—The Leaguei retury of labor was given a seal in ot Nations covenant was championed cabinet of the president. Light u ..w , ... hour laws were adopted. ""~ ihe Monroe Doctrine cf tht| t011 Amendment to the Sherman anti trust act was passccf, treeing Ameri- as orld" by Homer Cummings, temporary chairman of the Democrat ic national convention, in his keynote address here today. ‘Jf the peace treaty’s defeat in the senate, he said: “No blacker crime against civilization has ever soiled the pages of our history.” He characterized the Republican platform as “reactionary and provin cial." “Filled with premeditated slan • unspeakable Turkey, and States. It is not reservations that the presi dent stands against, said Mr. Cun' mings, but nulliflcaLon. He told how can labor and taking it from-the list; p ies iji. n t Wilson had published the, , , rv .. . covenant 01 ‘ r - criticism: m f. t i a P-thltc today, C01 and receiving suggestions from Taft,* %vi ' 8 neia of commodities. The Smith-Lover • tentative text of the leagu ■ bill for the improvement of agricul-; w j,je!.v j n imo. asking for tural conditions was passed. A nipt practices act was adopted. A‘Hughes and others that were “actual wdl considered warehouse act was Ay incorporated into the revised draft passed. Federal employment b:i-' 0 f League.” reaus were created. Farm loan banks | Senator f.odgo, he said, refus 'd •< postal savings banks and the federal 1 0 jf er constructive amendments at any reserve system were established. |timc. “So intolerant was his attitude 1 “The federal reserve system, pas- that he would not even consider a searched in vain for one constructive 1 se ^ over the oppose.on of the ead- compiomls proposed b\ I'Oimei I t is suggestion for the reformation of thel er! ’ •-! the republican party, enabled ident Taft ot In’s own jiaity and v.huh conditions which it criticises and de-! America to withstand the strain of was assured cf support of 40 Demo- plores,” he continued. 1 war without shock or panic and ulti- ciutic senators. Senator Lodge knev regret many 1 is ders and vague promises, it will be i friends in this city. Mr. Dudley eame to Florence with (tie organization of the local Y. M. C. A. and through his efforts the Association has made splendid progress, having largely in- > raased in membership *and in in- fluence. His successor in the work here has not been chosen yet. Several weeks ago Mr. Dudley was offered ihe secretaryship cf the Poitsmou h, Ohio, Y. M. C. A. and while he realized that the offer car way, he ^ wa y a f promotion, am* would enable him to furlueY prepare himself for a Referring to congressional investi-i ma ^ e *y niaf * e t,ur country the greatest tiiat in gallons by “smelling committees," 1 creditor nation ol the wcrld. that i'i his own t’.mo and he said that over 80 investigations Turning to the record of the Repub would destroy the treaty. have been made, over two million hcan congress since 11118. Mr. Cum- “This is the sordid story of its de-| larger place in V. M. C. A. work, he dollars wasted and “the result has ming.s said ii was “barren of achieve- feat,” suhl Cummings, after review-j had become so thoroughly identified been to prove that n was the clean- mint, shameless In waste of time and ing the senate’s action in the mat- with Florence people and the affairs est war ever fousrht in the historv cf moue\ and without parallel for its in* ter. No blacket ciime against civilization!”^ competences, failures and repudia-! iization hits ever soiled the pages j He declared that the peace time rec lions. ’ v ; our history. ihe last chaptei was, ord of the democratic party from j Fret-idem Wilson's two appeals,be-, written at Chicago. _ I March. 1913 to the outbreak of the j fere congress for legislation dea'ing ‘l- 11 l’ 1 - u tl uu pu: p-se of our Pat t j | war has to its credit “more effective, with profiteering, reduction of taxa-'Co clearly understood, constructive and remedial legislation tion, aid for soldiers and laws to im- ! concluding Ins address, than the Republican party had placed prove relations cf capital and labor! squarely l° ! ' lll ° BUint! il * ta s (,t l )eat ‘‘ upon the statute books in a genera- were ignored, he declared, and “after cid *d on as the date for opening the marke’s. This is nuer than usual and the opening is deferred for tho reason that the crop will probably be later than it w'ae last year. In d , ‘’cu8isns r the tobacco situation today Mr. J. W. Berger stated that tlHy;condition of the crop at present was not encouraging. From reports he h\rd received he thought that good tobaaco would sell high on the South Carolfyia markets this season but he controlled the senate and j r i P( j w j t h jt many advantages in the I expected a sligt slump in the pric 'i tion.” 'a year cf sterile debate oip' country Peace nchievemens of the Demo- has neither peace nor reconstruc- crutic party, he asserted, “freed the tion.'' farmer from the deadening effects of > He dwelt particularly on usurious financial control. Labor of the city that he hesitated to break the assciation It was with reluctance, he stated today, that he accepted the larger field and It would occa.lon him the most incere regret to ieave Florence. for the common grades. He staged that all of the large toba.co com- pan'es would be represented here this year a.'d that he had received k» ters from sxsveral f independent buyers who Wanted to come her?. Seme of thein\are now attempting to make living Wt^ngements. Mr. Berger sal,, that with all of the set backs he looked for a good year. Florence would be in better was given its Magna Charter of lib erty. Business and finance were re leased from the thralldcm of uncer tainty and hazard.” "The income tax law," he said, “re lieved our law of the reproach of hi attacks the repudiation of the peace treaty or made open the President. Malice! to any process by whidi it is whittled fo lowed him to the peace table, he, down to the vanishing point.. \e said, and wltl*' spread propaganda, decline to compromise our princip s made it imperative when he return- or pawn our immortal souls foi aei- ed from Paris to “make a struggle for fish purposes. \\ ■ do not turn our that which had hern won at incaluc- bucks upon the history of the last as those for which the w’ar was fought. We support witheut flinch ing the only feasible plan for peace: and justice. We will not submit to! this city ju,.t as the town was be ginning its forward lArcn of prog ress and has made a rtfece here for Since coming to Florence Mr. D»d ; position to handle this year’s crop ley, has taken a most actue part in j ^imnt ever before, social, church and civic affairs, he j has wielded a m , ' r h sp' ’’did ivfln-'nco \ n in in the issu' it item endo finally entire* The i* issue, ar Past Water w sewerage ext- Street irnp $;;io.ooo. $125,000 This figure debt of the ci amount owed . repfesc-nted liv divisions to $82,900. which tration fcun, lice, the p which bor in this community. He arrived in' himself that it will he |l ! ,ffieult to fill. 1 There will be universal regret over ! ids decision to leave and the good | wishes of t,i-' people of Ihe city will- go with hiir.. ' | EXAMINATIONS FOR SGHOLARSIfl 1 lable cost. This meant wreck vears. We seek no .‘.venue inp unjustly burdensome to the poor.'health sickness for months on u bed treat. The extravagancies and inequities of, of pain; and worse, the sickness of; course the tariff system were removed and h: at t ’whidi conns a non-partisan tariff commission ere-! edge that political adversaries arc of victory. re-i We insist that the forwan! | is the only righteous course. ; from the knowl-| "We seek to re-establish the fruits to reinstate the gcod faith- 4, 4. 4. 4 ■> -W 4. 4> 4. 4. CONVENTION BULLETINS + *** + * + ***** EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MEN FROM FI ORENCE. ntrv and to restore it it its ated. Pan-Americanism was encour-j savagely destroying not merely the' of out conn . work cf men’s hands, but the world’s: rightful place among the nations ol hope of settled p ace. This was the the earth. Om cause constitute.-, « ™ a s a feature of a nlank on urotiteer- “ ,,v I summons to duty. The heart of Am - was a feature 01 a pianu on pronie 1 ( \y in(lw . 0 p Kan Hre expected to aHis; tiEain The ancient faith ln ” Pfoposed by ltrya:i. j stand the entrance examination here aged and the bread thus cast upon the waters came back to ns many fold. Alaska was opened to coin-• aftlicuon—this the crucifixion.’ me roe and developnie *:, Dollar dip-j "The Republicm platform contains! erica stirs again, lomacy was destroyed. A corrupt lob a vague promise to establish another | revives, hj was driven from the national capi-'cr a different form of association.’ he J speaks for us. ^ The tol. An effective Seaman’s Act was , said. “There is no mental dishon-| past. Mm fan F'raiicisco line 28- State com-, missions, similar to the Federal tr:de, '••'"imirslon to prevent profi’eering. County Superintendent of Educa tion, A. II. Casque, will hold on F'ri •lay o fthis week the entrance exami nation for Winthrop College. Th *r * is no rcholarship open for this year but all girls who expect to enter more transparent expresses fealty to a adopted. The federal trade commis- esty sion was created. Child labor legisla tion was enacted, and the Rural Free Deltv veloped. A goed roads bill and a ru-*) “What nations stand outside? R ra! credits act were passed. A sec-'olutionary Mexico. Bolshevist Rug the future, constitute a league of na- force gathering aiiout out thanthatwliicli, of The immortal part of man services of the sacrifices cf war. the hope spiritual banners. The Parcel Post (lions while opposing the only league We shall release again the i-i.eck-d ( Felivery were de-jthat exists or is ever apt to exist. j forces of civilization and Ametica ; San Francisco. June 28.-%The 011- uovation planned for the opening o£ the convention was the silencing of the gathering by a hugle call instead of the usual pounding of the gave!. -1 shall take up once mere the leader-j shia of the world.” PETIT LARCENY GETS SUMTER MAN ROBJ AND TIED TO OL McAdoo Would Accept Sap F'raiicisco, ’June 28 The latest turn of th*' McAdoo boom furnished a .new angle to the conven \ lien preliminaries, but its pn 1 cn F'riday. On next F'riday. July 9th, there will be two examinations hold in the court house. One will he for fiilling ! two four year scholarships at Clem- son and the other will he for a free j scholarship to the Citadel. These I scholarships are good for all ex penses during the four years college I course and it is to be hoped that a nher of boys will stand exaini feet on the r?lati.\ the tion. ringer corner 1. at the corner Stl'c:'l". 1 This <|f*lil is now 'tanks of the city on hearing 5 ;i-1. t! and < st. By ecu verting I oiid* they may be < more •than •> per cent change from notes to incr-a.se the tax rat' city lias alendy provjt to carry the interes , If anything the cor crease the earning ject of converting bonds is to make vi nient to It; ndhj anything; eitti' > r to tlm property ing charge for. This fact t They owe $1 carry, and bother th bon: ts ISLE BOLD HOLDUP NEAR SINGLE’S MILES T^J EITI C. M. Gormat ing a car without a $5 bond Laurence Cherry' bond for having ridd^^^^icy^ the sidewalk. W. J. Blake^harged with driving a car ^thout a license, forfeited a jurry Wag fined $10. which was suspended, for driving a car without a muffler. Abe White, whose name ay means indicates his color. lor he is one of 1 the darkest lined of his tribe, was charged with beating his board bill and was sentenced to pay a fine of $20 or serve .’10 days on the county chain gang. Charlie Garrett, colored, was cliarg ed and convicted of petit larcenny and being convicted of petit larceny blned fine of $200 or 60 days on the, roeds of Florence county. Thomas Stanton, charged with be ing drunk forfeited u ten spot which was deposited with the police do-j lartment. James Stuckey, a “high yellow,” * was sentenced to pay a fine’ of $l’oi for having refused to pay hack fare.! H. D. Cook was sentenced to pay j a fine of $100 for running a car with out a license. t The sentence was sus j jasnded for 8 days on the condition! that he get the license at once. Manie Davii}. running a car w'th- 1 out a muffler, was given $10 which 11 was suspended during good behavior.! out Tor him to; _ Mr. Till stopped the truck and asked: the ntgroes what they wanted. They! replied that they needed some gaso 1 line and asked him to give them some| ^isoners Jusf^^^Hrtrfal Were On WajH5ome From Russia. As they had no car around. Till was; suspicion!; of their request and asked; them what they wanted it for. The; negroes replied that their car was! around the curve of the road. Mr. Tilt then got down ft cm the' truck and was fixing to g^t somoj gasoline w hen he looked up and saw I that the negroes were getting ver\ j excited. They came over to him andj grabbed him by the shift and told) him that they didn’t want any gaso-; line, they wanted him. Then they, toie his shirt off of him and threw it over liis head and then puliede hi., i hat over his lace so he could not see an\thing. They then lock Ti l down into the woods and lie! him to a tree. They next searched his pock eels and utter taking his money, about $28, they left him tied mere. After the negroes had gone. Mr. Till succeed-j ed in freeing himself and got the truck and came on into Sumter and , notified the sheriff. Sheriff Hurst took a couple of men and went down to Singles mill, but could find no trace of the robbers, and as Mr. Till can net give u very accurate descrip! tion of either, it is doubtful if they | can lie captured London, June 28.—Two thousand British. Austrian, German and Fin nish prisoners of war wore drowned when a Bolshevik steamer was sunk recently in the Neva river, u. co d- in: to a Helsingfors disnaraR to the Central News. Reuter's report from Stockhoifr tends to confirm this, the dispatch saying that the ship was sunk on June 0 with two thousand repatriated prisoners aboard. It roes not men tion the loss of life, however. I x all XI clans' is still til cast wha! lar!J ’would PRESBYTERIAN™ TO SELL CHURCH PROPOSITION WILL BE SUBMIT TED TO THE CON GREGATION. THREE ANARCHISTS KILLED Rome, June 28.—Quiet has been restored by the troops in Ancona, anarchists have been creating Urn disturbance retiring to the suburbs. There were a hundred arrests. Three anarchists were killed. , KILLED IN EXPLOSION 1 ..Poftstown, Penn., June «'J.—William Walsh, president and general man- j ager of the Vulcweld Tire company | and James Maney, general superin dent were killed todav by the ex-, plosion of a dryer Jn the plant. WEATHER REPpRT Generally fair tonight and Tuesday’ Gentle variable winds. ’ l Meeting after regular services yes terdav morning, the session of the Presbyterian church passed a motion to submit to ihe congregation al a called meeting, a resolution which will empower the session to sell, the present church property, and under take the enlarged building plans* for the Kuker corner which wa srecenl- lv purchased by the congregation. Tlie congregational meeting wiM be called for the near Tut lire, very probably. The present church site is regard ed as one of the most valuable busi ness properties available in Flor ence today. The congregation is ex pected to name an upset pri«<p, which will be the minimum acceptable for a sale. However, the congregation expects to have no difficulty in find ing a buyer tor the property. he cause o' its location, value, and great dnsiral ility. Sail F| and leadWs both platforiW Democratic ni sembled today 7<J sion. Actual convention work ibsel only preliminary and perfunct? The keynote speech of HomerTT Cummings, as temporary chairman, was the principal feature of the dav’s program . Later in the day newly selected convention 'commit tees were to furnish the first real ’developments as they began their task’s o fmaking up convention rules and the slate of permanent conven tion -officers. The livest subject of discussion was the Impending I prohibition light, but talk of candates is gaining additional attention as the rival min agers got down to cases wfth the bit hotly of uninsructed and unpledged delegates. Of* 1,092 delegates 752 are uninstructed. - v] San F'raiicisco, June 18—Confidence• that Senator Glass had more than! enough votes to elec* him chairman I of the resolutions committee was as sured today bv his manager. The) resolutions committee meets soon at-1 ter adjournment of the convention to day. A t^fiTF^&vne put to the utmost' lack of water, for ( If these Bonds ui'i apply largely to of the present piinipi ing of water, and sewoj- to territories which no these services and cr reservoir capacity again aids. The restoration o has b'-en already ace part, by Mayor (Jilbe.it reeled persona! superxfsiofl tro! of Mils public service, eeeded with lho work, oenfid the citizens of FTorence would him through with it. This item wi cost one mill more of taxes. Incidentally, a word here relative to (lie management of the water works by Mayor Gilbert w ould not be amiss. For the year ending June 1919. the operating cost of the city water works was in excess of $34,000 while the revenue was ar.und $20.- 0011, leaving a deficit of almost $8.11011 impoij | sition to arisC ( standing, or ini , ly they invite qu , which is not abs ( voter or citizen, j conceal. Their s ,the matter hones truthfully before] H-ust to tjiei