Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SU kl\(. rX)H onil It WOHLDS. Mating Conquered Egg Market, Pfall ahlphu Women Sigh for Other Sphere* of Activity. Philadelphia. Dec. 16.?No date has been fixed by the leaders In the Housekeepers' league to close their ?campaign for selling storage eggs st H cenU a dosen. With the disclosure ?of their source of supply and the low? ering of prices by dealers throughout tho city, however, the women In charge of the movement say their werk i-u accomplished and they are seeking other commodity with which to continue their campaign against the high coet of living. IJTTLF. tilHL HIT BY FAR. Run Over by Automobile but Only Slightly Injured. Monday about noot the little four year-old daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ilradford waa ?trurk by an au? tomobile driven by Mr Terry Moses and the car passed pertly over her, but she sustained only slight Injuries. A bruise on the het.d. a few minor cute on the neck and a slight sprain of the Instep were the onlv Injuries which could be noted Tuesday and the little girl was able to be up and about, although at the time that the accident happened the mother of the little girl and Mr. and Mrs Moses, who were in the car. were very much Uarmed that she might be seriously Injured. A doctor who was summon? ed hastily could find no injtrles to the little girl which would cause a*"./ uneasiness It seema that the affair was purely un accident and Mr. and Mrs. Moses 'were extremely sorry for it, although t\ wee something which Mr. Moses ?could not have foreeeen and prevent? ed. The little girl with two little friends were holding hands and at? tempted to i tin across the street In front of the car. Two of the little girls got across safely, but thi little Bradford girl stumbled and fell In front of the car. the .'tnder of which struck her. The car was stopped in? stantly and the little girl got up and was taken Into the house, in front of which the accident happened. Here a doctor examined her shortly afterwards and no It.juries to cause, the least alarm were found. WHITE'S TEAM AT THE TOP. wine oat frona Creech's Tvam In Match Moaday Night. r>arby White's bowling team. No. 1. la now at the head of the percent ocl saua in the T. M. C. A. bowling con? test, this team having defeated Team No. 1 In a good match Mondiiy night at the T. M. C. A. Both teams bowled good games, but White's team slot a big lead In the first game which their opponents could not overcome. In the first game Team No. 1 went ahead of Team No. 3 by si pins. The second game Creech's men came up SS pins on their opponents and in the third game they gained I ? more, but could not quite catch up and pass <he other team. The wlndlr.g up of the third game was most exciting. In the eighth bo* Creech's men had a lead of nearly a hundred pins and It looked like so easy victory for them, but In the ninth and tenth boxes two men en White's team got double ?tiikos. one a triple atrlke and one securing quadruplets in strikes to wind up the game. It was a most exciting finish and Instead of winning out by a hundred pins. Creech'a men won out by only 19 pins. With the resul* of this match White's warriors go to the top of the percent column and Creech's men go down to the foot, each team having had a psjf cent of 500 prevloua to the game. Death of a Colored Cltiarti. James Van Ituren, a well known and respected negro citizen hvtng u Short d'"bince out of Mirnter on the Oreen Swamp road, died at his home Saturday after an Illness of several week*. Van Ituren was known by many white and colored people of Sumter and by all of them he was highly thought of and respected. He had a mter of children whom he bad I ls?d and educated, as few negro lldren in thle community are, a'.l of mm are now dolfg well. rhe funeral sen ices and Intern. ut were held Sunday. Marriage Lbvnar Record. Mr. Arthur I.iFayett* Culveylmuse and Miss Mary Louise Harnsey of Sumter wrre grsnted a marrlag* li? cense Mondsy. License* were also grantd to the dlowlng colored couples: Frank Ingleton and Julia Murny, Sumter; ...id John Herrlott and Hertha Wil? liam?, Providence Took'** Early Proline Fol ton W?9k% Yields over 40 per cent lint. Fruits heavily Write for sample and prlrea O. L. TOOLE. Alken, B. F. HOPS PARR OTT WILL TALK. Bird May Solve Mystery 4?f Rouble Denver, Dec. 16.?A group of rela? tives began a vigil twilight around the draped cage of a parrot, in the hope that the bird would testify as the sole witness to the supposed murder and suicide of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. John? son, whose bodies were found In a hotel room Tuesday. The bird was found walking rest? lessly around the foot board of the bed, muttering to the dead bodies. It had belonged to the Johnsons for years. The police believed that there was a quarrel before the tragedy today, and called in an avlculturist to cross examine the parrot. Tie bird re? fused to answer, and as a final re? sort it was suggested that the cage be covered and watched, as the bird might then give vent to some sharp ejaculations and exclamations thr.t would have impressed It had a quar? rel occurred before the tragedy. THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIP. John Robertson Paul la Awarded Rhode* Scholarship to Oxford. Columbia. Dec. 16.?Mr. .John R. Paul was awarded the Rhodes schol? arship th.s afternoon by the commit? tee which met In Fllnn Hall for the purrose of selecting one from the tb.ee who recently passed the mental examination for this scholarship. Mr. Paul Is a native of Charleston, and a graduate of Charleston College. He won second place two years ago, when Mr. Irving Belser won the Rhodes scholarship. Messrs. J. R. Paul. I Ales Glenn and G. H. Edwards paaaed the mental ex? amination successfully for the Rhodes scholarship and the committee se? lected Mr. Paul from this number. The committee which made the se? lection consisted of Chancellor Bar? row, of the University of Georgia; President J. 8. Moffatt, of Ersklne College, and Dr. P. L. Chamberlain, of the University of South Carolina. They considered the grades made In the recent examination, athletic rec? ord and ability aa a student leader. WILL PERMIT RESIGNATION. Foot Midshipmen Under Charges to Leave Naval Academy. Washington. December 16.?W. H. Saunders, of Sumter, 8. C.; Jonathan D. Reed, of Kentucky; Earl Wagner, of 1 en n sylvan la, and R. C. Neville, of Missouri, the four midshipmen whoee dlamlsssal from the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, had bten recommended by the superin? tendent of the Academy because of their alleged Interference with a first year cadet named Jonee, of Indiana will be allowed to resign. The Secre? tary of the Navy, after listening to the pleas made by the Congressmen Interested In the four midshipmen, agreed to mitigate the sentence so that the young men could retire from the navy honorably. They are now el? igible to be Philippine scouts if they care to go to the Islands. ?WCBT POTATOES FREE. Many Railroads to Observe December IStli as "Sweet Potato Bay." Washington. Dec. 16.?To stimulate the use of the Southern sweet potato as a table delicacy, arrangements have been made by the Southern Rail way, the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway, the Ala? bama Great Southern Railway, The New Orleans and North Eastern Rail? way and The Mobile and Ohio Rail? way company to serve the sweet po-. tato free In various styles on their dining cars on Wednesday, December lHth. Special means are being pre? pared to advertise and feature the day as Southern Sweet Potato Day, and It Is announced that henceforth the Southern sweet potato will be regularly placed < n the dining car m?nus of these lines for directing the popular attention of all their pa? trons to the toothsome and nutri? tious qualities of the Southern sweet potato and the many ways In which It may be prepared. The Southern Railway, the Queen md Crescent and the Mobile and (>hlo are working up the Idea of en? larging the markst for this valuable product of the South, thus encourag? ing farmers and truckers to pay more attention to the growing of swe? t potatoes as a money crop. S?iper\lsor Pitts has found a large dePOSM of cement gravel which makes a kwttSf Mad than macadam The cost of hauling thlH gravel and plac? ing It on the roads In sufficient quan? tity to muke a permunent roadway Is oonshlerable, but when the county is financially nhls to undertake the eon structlon of a first class system of public highways, the problem will be less difficult than heretofore believed to be, for the lack of good road ma? terial has been the serious obstacle to permanent highway construction in Sumter county. Death In Hotel. PYT11IANS ELECT OFFICERS. Installation to lb* Held on January :>th and win bo Open to Public. flnmo Cock Lodge No it. Knights of Pythias, at their regular meeting the third Monday night in December elected the following officers for the snsulng year: Deputy Grand Chancellor. C. H. Wilson. Chancellor Commander, James C. Bryan. Vice Chancellor, C, C. Heck. Prelate, F. W. Josey. Master of Work, A. E. Hentley. Master of Arms, J. A. Middleton. Inner Guard, W. M. Wolf. Outer Guard, J. H. Darr. Maater of Exchequer, J. G. R. Wil? der. Master of Finance, H. Walsh. Trustee, T. E. Richardson. It was decided on recommendation of a committee consisting of Past Chancellors S. H. Edmunds, Geo. W. Dick and Hartow Walsh, to have the officers publicly installed on the first Monday night in January. Grand Chancellor F. S. Evans of Green? wood has promised to officiate. And Grand Prelate H. K. Oshorne of Spartanburg, who will also be present, la to be tht Orator of the occasion. Grand Vice Chancellor Geo. W. Dick will, of course, be pres? ent to fill the second chair of the Grand Lodge. All members with their families and friends are especially Invited to be present. For many years It has been a cus? tom to give the children of the first and second grades of City Schools a Christmas tree. Mr. Edmunds was authorized to continue the cus? tom. The following letter was received from Supreme Chancellor Carling and will be of interest to all members: Macon. Ga., December IB, 1912. To the Officers and members of Game Cock Lodge, No. 17, K. of P. My Dear Brothers: I desire to extend to you, each and every one and to your families, the season's greetings and my sincere wishes that you may each enjoy health, happiness, and prosperity. In commencing the New Year, I would ask each of you to look back over the past year, and ask of your? self If you are satisfied with your ac? tions and deeds to your God, your family, your lodge, and your brothers. If not, then resolve that during the coming year, you will do your full duty in friendship and love to all. "Distance may sever, Land and sea divide, Still truest friendship Ever shall abide." "Time cannot part. Nor leagues divide, The hearts .of friends At Christmas tide." Each night, the coming year, before going to sleep, ask yourself if during that day you have done some act of kindness that brought sunshine and happiness to the heart of at least one of God's children, for if you have not, then you have failed in your duty, as a true Pythian Knight. "That best portion of a good man's life, His little nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love." In the constant struggle between good and evil .there can be no mid? dle ground, no neutrality. The true Pythian aligns himself with the forces that are working for the betterment, the uplifting of mankind. In the name of Pythlanlsm, I ask your help and co-operation the com? ing year in bringing Into the Order and your lodge all good and true men to assist ua in spreading the principles of friendship, charity, and benevol? ence, thus making of this world one grand brotherhood, "where all men's good shall be each man's rule." when the "Golden mantle of Charity shall eovsr the world." With my sincere regards and wish? ing you sach a bright and merry Christmas, and a happy, prosperous New Year, and requesting that you let me hear from your Lodge, I am, Fraternally yours in f. c. & B., Thos. J. Carling, Supreme Chancellor. WILL GO TO SFPREME COURT. Two Questions Involving Okbihomn "Grandfuthcj- Law" Certified for lloarlng. Ht. Louis, Dee If, Two questions relating to the validity of the Okla? homa "grandfather law" were certi? fied today to the supreme court of the United State? by the United States Circuit court of appeals, sitting in St. Louts "The grandfather law" provides that any person may be debarred from voting In case of his Inability to read and write any section of the 8tat? constitution unhws hl? ancestors were voters bsfore January 3, 1866. STATE EDUCATION BOARD MEETS School Matters Considered at S?*ssion in Columbia. Columbia, Dec, 14.?The state Board <>f Education not today at 4 p. m. in the office of th?- Governor, i The High School inspector's report j was considered, and Hinh School ap- | portionments made to 13?> eommuni- > Uea The State High School aid will j be paid to the several county treas- J Urers by the State Sup< -ntendent of BdttCation next week. The High School appropriation for the scholastic year 1912-13 is $60,000. Conditions indicate that $55,000 or $56,000 of this amount will be ex? pended this year. In view of numerous requests from county superintendents and from teachers who h>'.u been employed without valid South Carolina certifi? cates, the board ordered an extra county examination to be held at the Court House in those counties where the county superintendent had re? quested, or might request, the privi? lege of holding an extra examination. Questions for this examination will be furnished the several county boards of education in whose territory a de? mand for this examination may orig? inate. A'I teachers employed without certificates, will thus be given an op? portunity to qualify legally. Persons Interested in this matter should make known their wishes to their county su? perintendent at once In order that his request may be promptly filed with the State Superintendent. The appeal from Lee county con? cerning the removal of a district trus? tee, was argued by C. M. Aman for the appellants and H. E. Dennis for the respondents. The appeal from Union County, concerning the disputed territory be? tween Kelly School District No. 18 and Farr School District No. 23, was argued by P. D. Barron for the ap? pellants and J. G. Hughes for the respondents. In both cases the decision of the county board was sustained and the appeals dismissed. The attention of trustees, patrons and teachers was invited to the fact that the exchange period on adopted text books expires December 15, 1912. All old books in use from 1906 to 1911 should have been returned to the local depository before this date. The 1911 adoptions are now the only legal or lawful books that may be used Jn common school districts, operated un? der the general law, or in special school districts receiving State aid for High Schools for rural Graded Schools, or for term extension. A committee, consisting of Superin? tendent J. S. Swearlngen, Superinten? dent D. T. Klnard and Superintendent Lueco Gunter, was appointed to Inves? tigate the status of industrial aad ag? ricultural teaching In the public schools. The author of the adopted History of South Carolina was re? quested to bring this State history down to date. After holding an afternoon and night session Friday the board ac Journed at 1 p. m. Saturday. A. C. L. train No. 46, familiarly known as the "Shoofly," was several hours late Tuesday morning on ac? count of a break down of parts of the engine between Creston and Remlni. There were a number of would-be passengers at the station who were rather impatient at the delay. The work on the concrete bridge at Dingle's mill is making satisfactory progress and if it Is not retarded by f ad weather the bridge will be com? pleted about January 1st. A great deal of work is also being done on the causway through the swamp, the read being widened considerably. TAX RETURNS FOR 1913. Notice is hereby given that I will attend In person or by deputy at the following places on the days indicat? ed, respectively for the purpose of re? ceiving returns of personal property and poll taxes, for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1913. All males between the ages of -i and 60 years, must make returns as to whether or not they are liable for road duty for the year 1913. Tlndals, Tuesday, January 7. Privateer, Wednesday, January 8. Lev! Siding, Thursday, January 9. Wsdgoflsld, Friday, January 10. Claremont, Tuesday, January 14. HagOOd, Wednesday. January 15. Rembert's, Thursday, January 16. Dalsell, Friday, January 17. Brogdon, Monday, Jc Mayesvllle, Tuesday, Pleasant Grove, Wed u ary 22. Shlloh, Thursday, Jan Norwood Cross Koads, l nary 24. Oswego, Monday, Janu All persons whose duty returns should he prompt these appointments. All i be made l*>fore February R. B. ' Auditor Hum Sumter, S. C, Dec. 3, It both for $5.00 "KELLY QUALITY DIRECT FROM DISTILLERY TO YOU. EXPRESS PREPAID This Double Package ?one gallon very choice old 100 proof Southern Distilled Corn Whiskey and one gallon choice old 139 proof Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey, sent to you, charges prepaid, upon receipt of your remittance, $5.00. Single gallon either, prepaid, $3.00. UfflBTOl This is not a short time proposition, but is made tobe permanent-wo simply want your first order and know your subsequent orders will come our way If not by far the BEST VALUE ever received by you. simply close the package and return to us. express collect, and \*e will return your money without question Their fine quality is due to the fact that the goods were distilled in the old fashioned way. from the choicest of grain, and have been stored for years in Uncle Sam's Warehouse* in new charred oak barrels. The Glass Jug constitutes the*safest, cleanest ar. 1 most up to d?te liquor receptacle You can't I.OSfc-we make Loss or Breakage good. Send order and remittance today Immediate shipment. Write for "KELLY QUALITY" price-list complete. The Phil. G. Kelly Co., Inc., Richmond, Va. A complimentary package with each order received between the 16th and 25th of December. The Phil G. Kelly Co., tact, Richmond, Va. Porter-Snowden Co. COTTON FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 9% e. bay street. Charleston, S. C. All Cotton Handled on Commission. Extra Staple Cotton a Specialty Would be Glad to Receive Consignments From You, Which Will Command our Very Best Attention ?ttnt??nttt?nnttniiiMitnn??nu?:miinnnnnnnnininiinntniMin?Mntitmm: WHEN IN NEED OF A GOO!) WORK SHOE EASY. HONEST AND WELL MADE. Ask For the CRAFTSMAN LINE Manufactured By Witherspoon Bros. Shoe Mfg. Co. SUMTER, S. C. I Sold by all RESPONSIBLE merchants. Buy thorn and cut your Shoe bill 25 per cent. Satisfaction guaranteed. TKETH AND MONEY. Money spent on teeth Is a good Investment and one that gives you daily returns. Money the Medium of Exchange. . Is only good so far as It gives us the things which contribute to our health, comfort and happiness. When Spent on the Teeth it brings Us Mil Tlwoe of tho Above. The Sumter Dental Parlors are da voting their life work to the car? of the teeth, let them look your mouth over. Sumter Dental Parlors, dr. c. H. courtney, Prop. oVkll MUS. ATKINSON'S MILJilNKBY SToKF MOLES and WARTS Removed with M<?l.l>oil , wit limit ]mln or danger, no matter bow large, or how far rained above tho Kurfaco of the skin. And Uie> will never return, and no traee or near will bo loft, MOL10S OFF h* applied directly to the HOLE ?>r WART, which entirely dbaippvar* In about hU day*, killing tlw germ and leaving the *kln smooth and natural. HOLEBOFF 1m put up only in One DoHm ImHUc* Each bottle 1?? neatly packed In a plain cane, accompanied by full directions, and contains enough remedy to remove eight or ten ordinary IIOLB8 or WARTH. \S> ?eil MOLMOFF under a positive QI'AHANTKK If it falls to remove your MOLK or WART, we will promptly refund tho dollar. Florida Distributing Company Deparrmeut, l*f*n?acoU. Fla.