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FEI DAI FIVES II Bit SUCCESS Bethel School Again Carries Off Hon? ors By Winning 33 of the 75 Prizes Offered. DM/.til Wn\ HONORS I OR TW < >-TE At II I R SCHOOL AND WINN IXm ONE.TK.UTIF.lt st IIOOl/? LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS IN C ONTESTS?IIAHY SHOW WAS ONE OF THE FEATI RES OF THE 1>\Y?Mi TOMATO (III; ME ETI NO PROVES OF INTEREST To 4 ROWR?REMONSTRATION IN C AN MS (t?OTHER FEATURES OF DAY, The third annual Field Day observ? ed In Sumter County Saturday was by far the most successful which has ever been held. The events were at? tended by the largest crowd which had ever come together here In the Interest of the public schools. The crowd was Interested throughout the day and seemed well satisfied with the contests. There were more prizes and entries in the various contests than ever before and taking every? thing into consideration the day was a glorious one for educational ad? vancement in Sumter County. Bethel school again covered itself with glory, winning thirty-three out of seventy-five prizes and securing % the United State? flag which was to * be presented to the school winning the greatest lumber of prises. Winn school came In second, winning twelve prizes snd securing the Hag for the one-teacher school winning the larg? est number of prises. Dalsell school Secured the flag for the two-teacher school winning the greatest number of prlsea Dalsell school won four prises, other schools came in as fol? lows: Jordan 4, Seymour 4. Argyle 3. Oswego 3, Held 2. Lawrence 2, Wedge field* 2. Providence 3, Fraser. Mayes ville. T?te Hill. Ingram. Singleton and Wilder schools, one each. There were three prizes which were not call? ed for and they are still undeliver? ed. These are the prizes for rustic flower stands, potato pie and plain small cake. Individually May Haynsworth and Ernest Kolh of Bethel school and Ruth Allen of the Winn School came first in the winning ol honors, eat h taking four prises in the contests. Ruth Allan and Heorgls Eggieaton of the Winn school and Grace Kolb of Rethel school took three prises each, while there were quite a number of pupds to win two prises. In the declamation contest Anthony Dick of the Fraser school again won first place, making the third successive year In which be baa won this honor. May Haynsworth of the Bethel school won the prize for the best pound af butter, this being the third year she has had the honor to carry off this prise. Melvln Moore of the Oswego school for the third time secured the prize for the high Jump Oeorgle Eagerton for the third time won he girls' prize for running. The Seymour school had the honor of having the largest per cent of pupils present and the Winn school has made the greatest improvement in its li? brary In a certain time. The honors were practically all taken, however, by the Bethel am' Winn schools, the latter school which has always taken a place near the first In Field Day ovents, winning the larger number of prizes in pro? portion to the number of teachers and pupils. However, this in no way detracts from the feat of Bethel school, but rather adds to the honor Woicn the Winn s< hool secures in win? ning so mmy prises. Rethel school is certainlv to be con? gratulated on having teachers ami pupils able to ( ornpete so successful? ly with other schools. In the school there are four te e io-ra ami about one hundred and two*!) pupils. This Is a consolidated rural school und operates three wagons to carry tie children to ami from si hool. The winning of so muny of the prize* by the school Is a point in tavor of con Mdldstum of rural schools, showing that with their work more conccntrat ed the teachers < an do U tter work. Mr. J. Karl Se,>tt of Sumter is prin? cipal of the sebool and has ihrer as? sistants. Mr H<ott teal her the high school classes. Miss Liny I'ukIi of Pamplln. Va. Is In charge of the pri? mary grades and has been for three years. Mi - \i . i .. ?. , i r,. , ,,i Cmon and Miss Copeiami smith >>r Lyaca burg. Vs., Intermediate grudes. The sebool has don* well in tin past three years since its eonsohdu lion snd Is now one of the hudln? country school In the county. The Winn school is taught by M | SJ Evle Wilson of Sumter. it being 'i one teacher sebool. There are about twenty pupils. Miss Wilson and her ' school deserve high price for their feat In winning twelve prizes. The list of contests and ggflgt -win ? ners are as follows: Hewt rolb-rtion si native w.Is, John Hammond, Itatsbtirg, tust Aithur Balaguer, Winn. second. Declamation, Anthony Dick. 1'iaoi. first; Frank Wilson, Mavcsville, sec? ond. Reading, high school, Daisy Allen, Winn; grammar school, Lilla May Newman, Lawrence; primary, Rosa? lie Rembert. T?te Hill school. Spelling 1st grade, James Cocker ill, Bethel; 2nd grade, Melba Kolb, Bethel; lird grade, Frank Pritehard, Bethel; 4th grade, Lynwood Jackson, Hethel; 5th grade, Marion Dwight, J Argyle; 6th Krade, Nellie Zeigler, Hethel; 7th grade, Ora Holliday, Sey? mour, 8th grade, Ora Pritehard, Bethel; 9th grade, Daisy Allen, Winn; 10th grade, Ernest Kolb, Bethel. Written English, high school, An? nie Moore, Dalzell; grammar, Leon Marvin, Wedgetield; primary, Annie Strange, Wedgefleld. Geography, physical, Ernest Kolb, Bethel; grammar school, Antonio Pitts. Jordon. History, United States, Marion Dwight. Argyle; South Carolina, Oraf c Wells, Bethel. Arithmetic, primary, Shafter Jack? son. Bethel; grammar sehool, Lilla May Newman, Lawrence; high school, Hrnest Kolb, Bethel. Algebra, Ernest Kolb, Bethel. Hygiene, Charles Kolb, Bethel. Manual Training. Singletree, Willie Dullard, Jordon. Cotton basket, Seaman McLeod, Reid. Shuck bottom chair, Sam Holliday, Srymour. Shuck door mat, Archie Wells, Bethel. I Sehool desk, Joye Kolb, Bethel. I Ruatiee table. Manflcld Ryan, Argyle Flower stand, dressed lumber, John Hammond, Stateburg. Wash board, Hilliard Burke, Beth? el. Button holes, Ruth Allan, Winn. Hemstitched handkerchief, Ora Pritehard, Bethel. i n nch hemmed handkerchief, An? nie Moore, Dalzell. Plain shirtwaist, Ruth Allan, Winn. Plain apron. Nellie Kolb, Bethel. Machine made apron, Emily Smith, Dattell. Quilt square. Ruth Kolb, Bethel Machine made square, Christina Kolb, Bethel. Running, backstltching and felling. Ruth Allan, Winn. Child's dress. Ruth Allan, Winn; second, Lucy Kolb, Bethel. Plain shirt, Mat Cubbage. Bethel. Fancy apron. May Haynsworth, Bethel; second, Maggie Seymour. Seymour. Doll's hat, Hattie Geddings. Ingram. Loaf of bread, Grace Wells, Beth !el. Loaf of rolls, Bernlce Tryon, Jor? don. Loaf of rusk, Grace Wells, Bethel. Loaf of pound cake, Ruth Jones, Providence. Plain cake, Berniee Tryon, Jordon. Layer cake, Gcrgie Eggleston, Winn. Lemon piggy Amber Lee Kolb, Beth? el. Pumpkin chips, Jennie Singleton, Singh-ton. Biscuits. QsorglS Fagerton. Winn. Tea cakes, May Haynsworth. Beth? el. I Wafers? Mtiy Haynsworth, Bethel. Pound of butter, May Haynsworth, Hethel. Roast chicken, Mabel Kolb, Beth? el. Running, boys, Hi to II, Robert At t;iw;iy( Oswego; !? to l'2, Mowry Bd ens. Winn; to ?.?, Fred Jones, Dai? st II; Girls. 1l* to o;, Oeorgle Eggle-! ?ton, Winn; to IS, Hertha Johnson, Raid a hool and Hattls Boatflsld, wader sehool; to !?. O race'Hodge, Provldoncs; standing high Jump Jamison Cains running high jump. Marvin Moore, Oawsgo; standing broad lump, .John Attaway, Oswego; running broad lump, Hilliard Burke, Baths!, For tie- greatest addition to tin- li? brary sine? March 1st. Winn school; for |bs laigesi pgr cent of pupils pr?sent, Seymour sehool; greatest number ol prises in cooking, Bethel School. Coming on Feld Osy. although nol proper!] connected with it. were sev? sral features of great interest to peo? ple throughout the county. The naost Interesting of these was the "Better^ Bay Show'' in which there were :m sntrtes, seven of which were barrtdl beoauas of ngs limits, no baby be* tug allowed to sntei undei one real or ovsi t hi c? i sat s of age, The- twenty-seven babies were ex? amined by the [owe system ol weights and measurements, three doctors and three trained nurses being on hand for tiiis purpose, and scored accord? ing to points they made In the sys? tem. These pointl will he added up sometime during the following week ami the prise winning babies an? nounced* Two prises were offered, one by Mr. K. \v. Dabbs, president t the State 1*.timers' Union, a gold med? al, and the second by Mrs. E. W. Dabbs, formerly president of the South Carolina state Nurses' associa? tion for two years, a silver medal made in duplicate of the gold one. Throughout the day Prof. James L. Carberry of Winthrop college gave a continuous demonstratio 1 of can? ning fruits and tomatoes for the benefit ol the Girls' Tomato Club. This was watched with much interest by the girls of the Tomato club, who held a meeting in the afternoon, at which business was discussed and plans made for work In the tomato gardens. The girls sang their can? ning song, much to the delight and appreciation of their audience. One of the visitors to the Field Day w-as Miss Mary E. Frayser of Win? throp College, bead of the extension work in home economics In this State. Miss Frayser directed the baby con? test and will visit the schools of the county this week with a view of se? curing the services of teachers in in? dustrial and domestic work for the schools. Mr. If. U. Brunsen, formerly prin? cipal of the Bethel School, was also present to attend the exercises. The third annual Field Day for Sumter County was observed at the court house today. The crowd was by far the largest which has ever been in Sumter for a tarntest of this kind and everything passed off very pleasantly during the morning's part of the performance. There were a larger number of contests held In the court house, the baby show was going on downstairs and on the lawn there was a continuous demonstration of canning for the benefit of the Girls Tomato Club. I Everybody seemed in good humor, seemed interested in what was going on and showed great interest in the exhibits, which were numerous and of many kinds, many of which were ?>f a high degree of excellence. The court mom was crowded as it has nev? er been before or until there seem? ed hardly any room for another per? son in it. The various scholastic contests were held during the morning, the teach? ers in the city schools and others acting as judges in the various events, Which were held one after the other as soon as the preceding one was tinished, generally a number being in progress at the sainc time in different rooms. The exhibits of industrial and domestic work were adjudged at the same time by persons selected for the purpose and well capable of I knowing what was what in the va? rious lines. At the same time the oratorical contest was being held, in which much interest was taken by the crowd. There were eight of the speakers, all of whom acquitted them? selves exceedingly Well, although they had dilllculty in making them? selves heard, due to the densely pack? ed crowd In tho court house. The first prize in this contest was won by An? thony Dick, of the Fraser school, who has won the prize for declamation in every contest since Field Day was lir^t observed. The second prise went to Fiank Wilson. The prizes were pre? sented to the winners by Mr. Marion W, Seebrook, who made a few appro? priate remarks. He stated that the prizes were donated by the Sumter Bat Association, a medal for the tirsi prize, to encourage oratory among the boys of the county. Among the exhibits In the culinary department were, cakes, pies, biscuits, rolls, rusks, light bread, wafers, but? ter and roast chicken. In the sewing department there wore exhibits show? ing button hole work, hemstitching, hemmln, shirtwaists, aprons, quilt squares, dresses, skirts, doll hats and other articles. The woodwork also at? tracted much attention, especially the large collections <?f hard wood j which wen- displayed by various boys, A prize for the best collection was of_ fered by Parrott's Book store. Borne ot the things theboys had on exhibition were cotton baskets (some of these wire especially fine), slngletreci axe handle, shuck door mat, rustic tables. flower Stands, wash boards ,etc. The collection of exhibits was much larger than on former occasions ami showed improvement in the class of woik. it also showed the interest tak? en by the pupils In the making of these things for Field Day. when they wilt be put in competition with work of the same class from oilier schools. While these things were going on inside nfthe building, dot. Ja med l< Carbcrry was giving a continuous demonstration of tho proper methods of canning tomatoes on th?; WKHJ'U house lawn. This was giseii for the benefit of t he (I iris' Tomato i Ad* and many of tm in were watching the demonstration with meat Interest, At the same time In tin- super? intendent's office the judges were measuring babies, weighing babies and generally examining them. This was tin- Better Baby contest which w as also In full sw ing. As all of the babies bad not been entered and there were still a great many mote to be examin? ed, it seemed to the casual eye about a hundred of them there, it is impos? sible to say just how* many of these had to go through this treatment be? fore they were adjudged the best babies in the county. They all look? ed like the best, and the judges would never have decided on the best ones, if there had not been a rule of lines, weights and measurements to put tin babies through by which the decision was made. The Field Day contests dem^nst'. u ed one fact quite plainly. The court house was not big enough to hold the crowd and a larger building will have to be secured in future, or the ex? hibits will have to be displayed and judged somewhere else than where the contests are held. While every? thing passed off nicely .Saturday, there was great need of more space. A change from last year was the absence of the big picnic dinner on the court house grounds. A largo number of those who came brought their baskets of dinner with them and ate dinner in the court house or on the court house grounds. Others spent the day with friends in town, while others patronized the hotels and restaurants. One of the interesting features of the day was the passage through town of the whole Bethel School in a body in their big school wagons. There were more than a hundred pupils in the wagons and much comment was created among those, who saw-them going up Main Street to the court house. There were quite a number of eisL tors here for the Field Day exer? cises from neighborhing counties, all of whom noted with interest the methods used in conducting the events. Miss Mary E. Frayser of Winthrop College, Prof. James L. Car berry, of Winthrop College, were two well known visitors. A complete list of contests and prise winners will be given Monday. _ mi: BETTER BABY SHOW. The Better Baby Show which was held Saturday as a part of Field Day, the babies being the school children of the future and therefore entitled to their Share in the days' exercises, was considered a most successful event. There were a larger number of babies entered than was expected, thirty-four being entered in all, seven of which were barred on account of age limitations, no haby being allow? ed in the contest Under one year or over three years of age. The baby show was first suggested by Miss Mary F. Frayser, head of ex? tension work in home economics in rural schools of South Carolina, who wrote to Superintendent J. H. Hayns? worth, President E. W. Dabbs ,of the State Farmers* Union, and Dr. S. C. Baker asking their assistance in get? ting up one here. This is one of the first baby shows of the kind to be held in this State and marks a new era in the development of the babies in point of health and physical pro? portions. All of these parties Miss Frayser wrote to readily responded offering assistance and it was through their aid that the show was made a SUC cess. Mr. Dabbs offered a gold med? al to the best baby in the county and Mrs. Dabbs offered a silver medal, a duplicate of the {-old one, to the sec? ond best baby in the county. These were the prizes, both of them very handsome, and as can bo seen now, eagerly sought for by the parents of young children throughout the coun? ty. The medals have engraved on them the fact that they are present? ed to the best baby in the county at tin* baby show of 191:;. On the re? verse side will be engraved the names of the winners. Mr. Haynsworth through the pa? per* and otherwise advertised the baby show as widely as possible and Dr. S. <\ Baker secured the services of three doctors and three trained nurses to act in capacity as judges in the contest. These doctors and ladies had the hardest part of the work to do Saturday, as it was a very troublesome and tedious task- to take the prescribed measurements and weights under tin- system used. I Ms. Wilson, China and Stuckey and Misses Antonio Gibson. Lula Cooke Roykln ami I.. M. Davis were those who un? dertook this arduous work, The system used in determining the best baby is known as the Iowa sys tem and is based on the principle that a baby of a certain age should be of a certain size and weight, when it is normally healthy. These weights and measurements count a certain per rent In tin1 score made by the buby ami will have to be added up this week before the announcement of the orlze winners is gUldsWw?- ? lu having this "better baby show" Miss Frayser stated that it was the desire of those In charge to teach the mothers what was besl for their babies, how they should devel?p end how the desired development! could be obtained, what were the proper diets, etc. The announcement of tho prise Winnen will be followed up by a personal letter from Miss Frayser t<> the parents of each ? hihi entered in tin- contest in what respects the baby fails to come up to the desired standard and how by dieting and otherwise it can he made to do so. Miss Frayser will remain in Sumter COUnty this week visiting the schools over the county and trying in some way to secure teachers of home econ? omics in the rural schools. DARK CORNER MAYS NOTES. Some Reflections of Raid Times on the Kindness of the Ladies ami Oth? er Matters. Dark Corner, April 24.?As my last was crowded out until it became stale I have not written in some time. There is nothing exciting in this corner. Farmers are pushing ahead trying to get their cotton planted, of which there will be as much or more planted than last year. We are hav? ing had weather on what cotton is up. It keeps so cold and windy. Corn is I about all planted and the first planted came up to a very good stand, hut the birds have been pretty had in places and have broken the stand. Old man J. A. Ardis is still quite 'sick. Dr. Littlejohn of Plnewood is attending him. Mr. W. R. Lackey's baby is quite sick. Mr. J. C. Weeks was right sick last night. There are a grert many severe colds around here. I attended the dinner given the old Veterans on the 9th inst and I have been thinking on the kindness of (those ladies who go to the expense of preparing a dinner for "We Old Rebs" and I don't believe we appreciate it like we should. For I know they do what they do for us for no other cause save the love and esteem they hold for the "Lost Cause" for which we old boys suffered so much. What a blessing to he remembered by those fair daughters of our southland. And they go to work once every year and feast us until as I heard a Veteran say on the 9th, that he had eaten until i he was too full for utterance. When they?those fair daughters?have feasted the last one of us and they have to answer the last roll call, may St. Peter throw wide the door and bid them enter into the joys of their Lord, prepared for them before the foundation of the world. Though l heard one old Veteran say on the 9th that it looked as if the Jewesses were caring more for us than the Gentiles, from the crowd on that oc? casion. And he believed if the Jewesses were taken out, we old fel? lows would be left. But I say "God bless them all," as well as those good and true men who so kindly furnished automobiles to take us 'down to the unveiling at Dingle's Mill. May their dreams he pleasant and their paths lie in pleasant places. The 9th was a pleasant day for "Old Hard Times," but I could not but feel sad at times when I thought of R. J. Brownfield, W. F. Rhame and W. H. Jennings, who were with us just eleven months ago. But they have heard a voice we did not hear and have gone where they will meet with us never more. And now, who next None of U3 know, so I say, let us try and he ready to answer when the roll is call? ed up yonder, may we all he there with Davis, Leo, Jackson, and all of those who have gone on before and have passed over the river and are resting under the shade of the trees. "H. T." WHO WILL BE COLLECTOR? St?ren Sees no Chance for Appoint? ment as Collector of the Port of Charleston. Washington, April 24.?Who is go? ing to be made collector of the port at Charleston 7 This is one of the interesting questions which has arisen since Congressman "Dixie" Whah-y came to Washington a day or two an? to look Into the matter. w. j. storen, who has been an ap plleant, says there is no chance for him now, He frankly says that Inas? much as ho worked for Edward W. Hughes in the recent First district primary for congress be ean not ex? pert anything at the hands of Mr. Whaley, and that he has been inform? ed of this situation by the latter. Mr. Storen says also that while he expected to get the place and that while everything was working along nicely that he does not look for any? thing now at the hands of the new congressman, because of the situation just Btated. Mr. Storen left tor Char? leston this afternoon, feeling that there was nothing further tor him to do heir now. Former Mayor Rhett and otic or .t-VOO V.t.bvr. ChnrljMrtoi^fliyfl i\rf Hifrre ami something interesting may devel? op in the mattet during the next day or two. .\t present, however, Mr Stolen appears to bo out of the fare rorvrv bovrd APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Ilcler* Kxptain? His Position in Relation Ui <? cog rapt deal Distribu? tion or Commissioners. Editor The Daily Item: At the last session of the legisla? ture an act was passed increasing the number of county commissioners to five with a view of giving the City of Bumter( or at least Bnmter town? ship, one commissioner on the Boaru. We considered this only fair as the City of Sumter pays over one-third and Suntter township, including Sum tor, pays more than half the taxes of the county. I believe that one com? missioner from the eastern section of the county, one from the southern one from the western, and one 'from the northern or north? western portion of the county with one from the central section WOUlJ bo both a literal and equitable com? pliance with the provisions of the act. <The act providing for the Board of County Commissioners for Sumter County provides that the commis? sioners shall be appointed from the different sections of the county.) All members of the delegation were in agreement on this plan except Mr. Epps. Apparently forgetting that the City of Bumter is a part of the Coun? ty of Sumter, and that, the city pays into the county treasury more than one-third of the tax money which is expended under the direction of the County Board of Commissioners, Mr. Epps takes the position that member? ship on the county board of commis? sioners "is no place for a city man." Mr. Epps has at least been frank, and his policy was consistent with his position. Dr. Dick and Mr. Clif? ton will have to explain their position, for I am frank to say that I cannot reconcile their position in the creation of the fifth commissioner with their votes on the appointments of county commissioners. I believe that any fair minded man of the county, be he from the city or country, will see the fairness of the distribution of the commissioners suggested by me, and agree that a portion of the county which pay* more than one.third of the taxes and contains nearly one-third of the peo? ple of the county Is entitled to one out of fl\e members of the Board of County Commissioners. It has always been my policy to be frank, and to accept full responsibil? ity for my part in matters of public interest, and it* is my purpose in writ? ing this article that the people of the county, both outside and inside of the city, may understand that I advocated one member of the Board from the City of Sumter, or at least from Sum? ter township, and my reasons for thinking that this section was en? titled to such a member. Respectfully submitted to the sense of fairness of the whole people of Sumter County. R. B. BELSER. April 25, 1913. SOLI) HORSE THAT WASN'T HIS? Lexington Sheriff Seeking Young White Man Named O'Brion. .. Lexington. April 25.?The officers of this county are today looking for a young white man by the name of Tal mage O'Brion, who, it it alleged, stole a horse in the city of Sumter, a few days ago and sold it in Columbia. O'Brion came to Lexington on Mon? day afternoon and wanted Frank W. *healy, clerk of the court, to identify i im so that he could get a $100 check cashed. The check was given on a Columbia bank. The local banks were closed and Mr. Shealy told him to come back on Tuesday morning; that he would telephone to Columbia and ascertain whether the check was good or not, and that if it was all right ho would have the bank here to cash it. The young man did not show up on Tuesday, but Wednesday about noon he appeared at the Home National Bank and presented the check. The officers of the bank telephoned to Co? lumbia to see if the check was good. It was learned that the party who gave the check had Mittelen! funds in the bank to meet the check, but that he would protest it on the grounds that Hie horse for which the check was given had been stolen, and the officers here were notitied to arrest tin' young man. It appears that the check was made payable to a party by the name of Ib id, hut it seems that the man was no other than Taimage O'Brion, he probably having endorsed the ?heck with the name of Reid. and also en? dorsed it himself in the name of < rill ion. In some manner O'Brion learned that the officers were in behind him. and he took leg bail at once. The young fellow was followed for sever? al nubs by Special Deputy Robert K leek ley on a horse. Sheriff Miller being absent from home on another mission Later in the day Sheriff Miller and a posse boned In the hunt, h it O'Brion' mauVucd to elude them, imvm* disappeared- tn a tntre swamp near town. Start to clean the city by wiping out the smut songs.?Chicago News.