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THE SHRINERS ARE COMING Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Will Hold Annual Convention Here On Tanksgiving My U M. Green ) Eight hundred Shriners are ex pected In thin city for the annual Thunksglvlng gathering of Omar Temple, which meets here November 27. Extensive preparations ore now t>elng made by Sumter Shriners to en? tertain the visiting nobles and their ladles. In a few days the various committees will be called together by Fresh!..it K. S. Uonth. of the Sumter Shrine Club, and detail* tor the cele? bration planned. Already mm h of the work ha* been done and it now only remains to pu? Into execution the finishing touches to the arrangement-* for the reception of the visitors. The Sumter spirit is manifested in the raising of more than $1,000 to provide additional entertainment for the Shriners ??mar Temple takes care of the actual expenses of the Thanksgiving meet but the Sumter members of th ? organisation raised the $1,000 to be able to give extra and more elaborate entertainment. The success of the plans looked to the proper handling of the convention this year Is largely due to tho co? operation secured through the Shrin? ers of this < lt> paving organized a club. The Sumter Shrine club was first of its kind in this State and oth? er cities m s?.uth Carolina have fol? lowed Sumter's example. At the last Spring meet of Omar Temple held at Charleston the Sum? ter Sr rlners gave away a large num? ber ..' Oiimeeook City banners and the ajlection of this city lor the 1913 meeting was practically unanimous, at the Tanksgiving meeting in Col? umbia. In uddition to South Carolina Shriners a number of the members of the my<tic order fron? North Caro? lina ? nd Oeorgiu are expected to at? tend. It 1.4 planned to have some unusual street "stunts" and the ceremonial session to be held the night of Thankaglglng will be particularly at? tractive. The Sumter band has hgOjg engaged to furnish music and this or? ganisation will meet incoming trains to greet the visitors. The band of forty pieces will take part, also, In the parade and will furnish music nt the various entertainments during the day. Special concerts will h? given. In trx evening. The parade will be a rnlque and attractive affair and, while details have not been *lven out for publication, It Is known that the parade will differ from like occa? sions heretofore It is explained that the parade will be a feature well worth seeing and in Its variation from other parades will furnish In? teresting and amusing features. The Columbia Shriners" tlfe and drum corps will appear for the hist time In the parade here. The Holiday Eve Club, which !s one of Sumter's exclusive dancing or? ganization*, will give its opening ball the night before Thanksgiving. The Holiday Eve club dances are always elaborate affairs and the tlrst ball this year will be no exception to the rule, in fact, special effort will be mude to make the occasion an especially en? joyable one. A number of the visi? ting Shriners und their ladles will at? tend. The ball will serve as the grand opening of the ThnnksKiving festivi? ties here Two new hotels hive opened In e hi the lust few months and there will be go <?? anted for eocnplaiiH og the visitors' part In respect to a.-comoda HOgOi More Imp'.riant still Is the fact that the gOtetf or this city wilt maintain their regular rat?m during the Shrine convention. VlOttOfl will not be asked to ;> i. \ high? r rate for rooms md no ils than that ordin? arily charged at other seasons. The crowning feature of the occa? sion vidi U the hamplet that i* to < ono- after the ceremonial session Thanksgiving night. In the absence of the proposed menu the only dis ? riptnm that would tit the banquet, the the words ..f a local Shriner, art "tonne humpict." wi?n the accent on the slang Word N.dde i: H Wilson, of this city, win offjojikM tin Amble pntrol for the Atlantic tonvontlog <>r IhO Shrin? ers. The patrol will be from the < "haih t -n and ha ul ranks. The <ii ggg ? r.d gfc i orgo oi t he ('oltisnl la Shrine club has been pra tletttg every An] and 1 hi reonlt of theli prge? h' v\ 111 iif nil' v net hoi the otojanl? sating 11 t'? attend the Atlanta eotF vention. or not !'iof win. .i H I ihumacher, g| Sumter. if i'l' i Ol Ihi iOCal band is a candidate rot the Shrine and the aCQTa tor.- suy that it ?v.r Iherc will Oi a fantastu illy gitlftd bnnmastei the fa? hiraed muitetng erlll ba that one. ' Shu" is beloved b* the pen B|| '.f itfggtOI f"l I he bt Hit It III IfO'l odv he brings from bis violin and cornet ami ni'urully, th*ie is much, interest here to nee just what attire he will assume ThunksgivinK day. All efforts to get a statement from any Shriner describing Schumacher's cos? tume have proven unavailing. The music master will he only one of a hundred candidates, however, and, according to latest reports, varie? ty will indeed be the spice of life in the sartorial arrangements. Fresh meat lube'ls are now in the process of preparations and it is rumored the < uudldate? will carry the signs. This rumor is unconfirmed hut one of the candidates admits he has heard something about it, The Sumter Shriners have always attracted attention. When they went to Asheville one or two of the crowd rivalled Eltingc and Charlie Hurst in girlish makeup. Some reserve I "stums" are Haid to he piled up in | the treasure box for release on Thanksgiving day. The officers of the Sumter Shrine Club arc as follow:*: President?Dr. E. S. Booth. Vice president?Geo. D. Levy. Secretary and treasurer?L. I. Parrott. Executive Committee?G. L. Kick? er, Abe ltyttenherg and G. E. Hayns-' worth. The executive committee, compos? ed of chairmen of all other commit? tees, for the entertainment of Omar I Temple, is as follows: E. S. Booth, C. M. Brand, I* I. Parrott, O. I* Kicker, E. U. Wilson, G. E. Haynsworth, 1. C. Strauss, J. 0. DeLorme, Geo. D. Levy, D. D. Moise. The following are the committees in charge of the Shrine entertain? ment: Transportation Committee-?^ M. Brand. J. A. Bult, J. K. Crosswell, Thomas Wilson. Hotel and Home Entertainment? L. I. Parrott, Geo. W. Dick, Abe Kat? tenberg, J. H. Chandler, G. A. Lem mon. Street Stunts and Parade?Geo. L. Bicker, J. W. Jackson. Junlus Par? rott, G. G. Tweed. J. D. DeLorme, L. 1. Strauss. Ceremonial Session?E. R. Wilson, P. Moses, Jr., O. H. Folley, C. P. Exum, J. F. Glonn, L. I. Parr?~it. Decorations Committee -G. E. Haneworth, H. C. Parrott, H. X. Forrester, E. F. Leach. Refreshments Committee?T. C Strauss. E. R. Wilson, Geo. L. Ricker, W. B. Wilson. <\ H. Foliey. Fresh Meat Committee.?J. G. De? Lorme, G. O. Tweed, J. W. Allen. E. F. Leach, J. W. Jackson, Jaa. Mc Cutchen, R. A. Bradham, H. N. For? rester, L. I. Strauss, M. J. Morris, E. D. Law. D. E. Turbeville, I. W. Pitt man, R. E. Law, C. P. Exum. Music Committee?Geo. D. Levy, R. A. Bradham, H P. Scott. Reception Committee?D. D. Moise, J. C. Spann. R. 1. Manning, A. L. Lesesne, A. E. Bentley, W. B. Boyle, C. M. Wilson. Finance?E. R. Wilson, D. D. Moise, O. L. Ricker. I. C. Strauss, J. K. Crosswell. The first named member of each of the above committees is the chair? man thereof. WILL CONTRIBUTE FOB HANI). Mr. J. F. Glenn, a former member ? of city council and a well known cot? ton huyer of this eity, in speaaing of the Sumter Band one day this week slated that he considered it very highly desirable for the city to keep I he services of the hand. However, he did not think it desirable for the city council t0 appropriate money for Its support, for the reason that he did not consider it legal ami the city COIlM find numerous ways in Whlotl to spend that money to the city's ad \ antage. Mr. Glenn stated that he was wil? ling to contribute his share towards tin- hand's support in order to keep the hand and he thought that there ? >ught to be a sufficient number <>i big-hearted men in the city who were willing to contribute in order that the band might be maintained. He stated that be was willing to give $1<> or |1| a year, forming I titlb of s-ixty or seventy-two men who would con tribute that much ea< h for the band's support. There are certainly a inifficlenl number of men in town who will gi.< this money for the support of the band, ami it is probable that it tin Chamber of Commerce, members of the band, or friends of the band, win nave hnratofoat shown their interest m the band and expressed i desire t<? nave ti,,. band ramnln here in Its prai? ? lit organisation, would canvaaa the business men Ol the town, the amount could be snail) rained, as Mr, Glonn suggest* ask FOR gangs TO WORK HO ads. Penitentiary Directors. Receive One Hid tor Use or Convicts Within Prison. Columbia, Sept. 11.?Board of di? rectors Of the State penitentiary, i meeting yesterday to consider the, disposition of the several hundred convicts now employed in the hos? iery mill at the prison, received ap plication from eight county auper visors for convicts to work the pub? lic highways. The counties making request upon the board for prisoners were: Edge field, Greenwood, Lexington, Abbe? ville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Xowbcr ry and Lee. Several days ago the board, meet? ing in Columbia, decided to ad .'ertise for bids for the use of from J00 to 300 convicts in the manufacture of leather goods and furniture. At the meeting yesterday one proposition was submitted. It was decided by the board to post? pone action on the disposition of the hosiery mill convicts until a later date. FIVE DRUNKS SATURDAY. Police Make Arrests for Drunkenness and Petit Larceny?Other Cases in Court. Thai some one is selling v hlskey In town now was abundantly evident Saturday, when five arrests wer ? made by the police for drunkenness, the persons being tried by Mayor Je nnings Monday morning. Perhaps It is the incoming of cotton and the release of much money for cotton in town which makes the blind tigers bolder, j Anyway they were there with the goods. I Cases tried Monday by Mayor Jen? nings were: James Richardson was tried on an old charge for gambling, he having managed to make his escape at the time the misdemeanor was commit i ted. He was given $40 or 30 days. Jessie Taylor was* tried for petit larceny and plead guilty. He was giv? en a sentence of $5 or 15 days. Hubber Hose was arraigned for petit larceny and was found guilty, a sentence of $15 or 30 days being given him. Willie Howell plead guilty to petit larceny and was given a sentence of $15 or 30 days. James Albert was also tried for petit larceny, and dismissed. E!mma Hoyce forfeited bond of $20 I on the charge of storing whiskey. Eddie Wods was charged with being drunk and disorderly and McKensle Woods was charged with disorderly conduct. Their cases were continued. Cornelius James was arrested for larceny of bicycle, but his case was transferred to the magistrate's court. Chris Jackson was tried foi drunk? enness, but was not considered sulfi ciently drunk to be held by the po? lice, so was dismissed. Lawson Johnson, charged with be? ing drunk, case continued. Sheldon Reid, drunk, plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a tine of t:5 or serve 10 days. Richard Holmes, drunk, plead guilty and was sentenced to pay $5 or serve 15 days. China Jackson, drunk, sentenced to pay $5 or serve 15 days. ASK Fl) TO SEND DELEGATES. Mayor Jennings to Name Three to Attend Sessions of American Road Congress. Mayor Jennings of Sumter, South Carolina has been requested by the Hon. Logan Waller Page, president of the American Road congress and Director of the United States Office | of Public Rouds, to tame thiv?e dele Kates to attend the sessions of the congress at Detroit during the week of September 29 as the representa? tives of the city. Twenty-eight great organizations are taking part in the congress under the leadership of the American High? way Association and the American Automobile Association. In his let? ter to the mayor, President Page calls attention to the fact that practically every State highway commissioner will be present and take part in dis? cussing the important problem! of road construction and maintenance, and that some of the foren ost men in public life will devote their atten? tion to the gerat question of nationul aid to road improvement in aii endeav? or to work out a policy which may be submitted to the CongrOBg of the United states with the aupport of the organised road movement oi America. The Secretary of Agricul? ture, Hon. David l?\ Houston, will be the spokesman of the national ad? ministration at the congress. An im? portant move bearing upon state leg* lalation will he made at the session to be held under the aUSplCCI Of the American Uur Association, it which stops will be taken toward the for? mation of an ofltylal interstate com? mission for oodlfyllig and si npllfyhm Stute road laws. . INVITED TO COLUMBIA. PRESIDENT WILSON TO SPEND DAY DURING STATE PAIR. - Tolls K. J. Watson Invitation Is At? tractive, anil Promises Reply in Few Days?-Houston Also Urged to tome and Says He'll Do so Later. Washington Sept. 10.?Commission? er of Agriculture E. J. Watson, of South Carolina, came to Washing? ton today in connection with sev? eral matters of importance. In com? pany with Senator E. D. Smith and State Geologist Pratt, of North Caro? lina, he called at the White House and invited President Wilson, on behalf of both the Carolinas, to pay a home? coming visit to Columbia, on his way back from Mobile, in the last week in October, during the State Fair. The president said that he had so many invitations that he had at first1 decided against accepting any, except one to open the Panama Canal, but he added that this invitation from his old home was so attractive to him and impressed him so especially, that he would give it serious consideration and would reply definitely in a few days. A similar invitation was extended to Secretary of Agriculture Houston, who said that he could not come at the time desired, but would come later and visit three places in South Caro? lina, which he preferred not to desig? nate now. AUGUST BAD FOR CROPS. Condition September 1, According to Department of Agrlcuturc, 10 Per Cent. Below Average. Washington, Sept. 10.?August was unfavorable for crop development in the United States, the department of agriculture announced today. The composite condition of all crops BOp' tember 1 was 10.1 per cent, below average conditions on September 1 recent years. On August 1 conditions were 6.2 per cent, below tho August 1 average. Compared with a year ago pros? pects at this time are about 12.2 per cent, poorer. Last year crop prospects I steadily improved as the season ad? vanced, the final outturn being tho largest '?n record. This year pros? pects to September 1 have tended to decline with the advance of the sea? son. The condition or production, if har? vested, of Various crops on Septem? ber 1 compared with their average condition' (not normal) on September 1 of recent years follows: Clo\er seed, 1U0.7; alfalfa, 92.C: illet, 76.5; grapes, 90; cranberries, 99; oranges, 91.7; lemons, 67.2; sugar cane, 94.4; sugar beets, 97.9; sorghum, 11,1; sweet potatoes, 94.4; cabbages, 90.8; onions, 92.5; hemp, SO; hops, ' 103.5; peanuts, 101.1. The acreage of clover for seed is estimated to be 4.2 per cent over last year. HUERT.VS REPRESEXTATIVE HERE. Zamncona Arrives in Washington but Is Quiet Concerning His Mission. Washington, Sept. 10.?Senor Man? uel de Zamacona, former Mexican am? bassador to the United States, who Is supposed to be charged with the task of reopening negotiations between the United States and the Huerta admin? istration for a peaceful solution of the troubles in Mexico, remained in se? clusion tonight with Senor Algara, charge d'affaires of the Mexican em? bassy. Senor Zamacona did not reveal the character of his mission. He main? tained that he had come to the United States Oil "private business." From American officials it is known that the Mexican government made inquiry re? cently if it would be agreeable to the United States to have Senor Zamacona negotiate some of the points in dis? pute. The United States had signi? fied in return that if Senor Zamacona came to resume the negotiations on a new basis, he would be received. It is understood Senor Zamacona was in communication tonight with the Mexico City administration and prepared to be in New York tomorrow to talk with American bankers about the prospect of a loan for the Huerta government. At the Whit* House it was said no word had been received directly or in? directly from Senor Zamacona. Pres? ident Wilson, in fact, is planning to leave here tomorrow afternoon for Cornish, N. H., the summer capital, for a week's vacation. Much mystery was maintained by the Mexican embassy concerning the visitor. On his arrival Senor Z ina cona immediately telephoned Senor Algara und went to the embassy. Not long afterward both Senor Algara and Senor Zamacona left the embassy for dinner and spent the evening together. As usual at the shows which are given here there were quite a large number of out-of-town spectators at the show. Manager Ryttenberg al? ways tan count on a good attendance from neighboring towns, when the attraction lit the Academy of Music is advertised as a good one. DEPORTED AND SET FREE HE IS TAKEN IN CHARGE BY NEW HAMPSHIRE SHERIFF. Will Try to Secure Him Through Ex? tradition, Which Thaw Will Fight ?Mad Rush Through Country t?? Avoid Arrest in Vermont. Colebrook, X. H., Sept. 10.?Harry Kendall Thaw, fugitive from Mattea wan, tonight slept on American soil, barricaded in a hotel room here, after one of the most exciting days in his career. Thrust unexpectedly over the Ca? nadian border early today despite the writ of habeas corpus demanding his production before the king's bench in Montreal Monday, he was for three hours a free man and during that time drove madly in an automobile for 50 futile miles through the hills of Ve? mont and New Hampshire. Near noon he ran into the arms of a New Hamp? shire sheriff and was brought to Cole brooke, where he retained counsel to resist extradition. William Travers Jerome, rushing here on a special train, will assume charge of the case for New York State tomorrow seeking to have Thaw as a ward of the State returned to Mat teawan. Meantime, Thaw is "detained," charged with no crime, held on no warrant. Fearing kidnapping al the hands of officers from Xew York, he asked for a special guard and Police Chief Kelly swore in 12 special deputies, all armed. They were patrolling the streets about ' Thaw's hotel tonight. At 9.30 o'clock tomorrow morning Judge R, X. Chamberlin of the su? perior court will hear the appeal of Thaw's lawyers for a writ of habeas corpus. The fugitive has telegraphed law? yers far and near and purposes tp ?ght the return to Matteawan to the bitter end. L. J. Vorhaus of Xew York city, who, it is said, will con? duct the battle against extradition, arrived tonight. T. R. E. McEnnes of Ottawa, one of the framers of the Canadian immigra? tion laws under which Thaw was so unceremoniously deported, also is here. He denounced the deportation as contempt of court and said that pro? ceedings had h^'jn instituted to pun? ish those who particiated in Thaw's removal. Thaw himself issued this Jtatemcnc tonight: 1 What cceurred under the English flag this morning is something I can't discuss, but we believe good Cana? dians will do what is right. Xow I have come to Xew Hampshire, bui only on my difficult way home to Pennslyvania. "There is no honest legal charge against me, and we trust Xew Hamp? shire won't accept any subterfuge from a few officials of a larger State. "We hope citizens of New Hamp? shire who won't be bluffed will write the governor. (Signed) "Harry K. Thaw." Back on American soil again and temporarily a free agent, Thaw hard? ly knew what to do with his new found liberty. The circumstances of the journey were curiously molded. Within a few minutes after Thaw had been hurried from Coaticook toward the Vermont border by the Canadian immigration authorities, the Associated Press rep? resentative accompanied by a repre? sentative of the Montreal Star, follow? ed in another automobile. The immigration officers' car soon was overtaken and when Thaw was set free the two newspaper men were his only companions. Thaw asked permis? sion to ride in the Associated Pres? car. The request was granted and Thaw was permitted to dictate the route traveled. The matter of Thaw's extradition from New Hampshire was uncertain tonight. His lawyers contended that j there must iirst he produced a requisi? tion warrant from the governor of Xew York. James B. Tuttle, attor? ney general of Xew Hampshire, is oa the scene and he doubtless will make a report on the case to the governor of his State. Jerome, on his two car special train, arrived here from Greenfield, Maw., at 11.05 o'clock tonight. He was ac? companied by Franklin Kennedy, dep? uty. Crowds poured into Colebrook to? night a:> if there were a circus in town. Hotel corridors were jammed. Thaw sent out more than 50 tele? grams. Among others he has re? quested to come here is ex-Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania. Notice of Teachers' Examination. The regular fall examination for teachers will be held at the court bouse. Friday, October the 3rd, be? ginning at H o'clock. The questions will be baaad on the state adopted text books. J. H. HAYNSWORTH. County Superintendent of Education. TRUSTEES SHOULD NOT OVER? DRAW. State Superintendent of Edueation Writes About School Finances in south Carolina. Columbia, Sept. 8.?Clear under? standing of the finances of the school district was urged today in a letter addressed to the county superintend? ents of education of the State by J. E. Swearingen, State superintendent of education. The letter follows: "Every board pf district trustees in your county has probably formu? lated by this time its educational programme for the scholasitic year 1913-14. One of the most important features of such a programme is a clear understanding of the fiances of j the district. "At this date it is possible only to estimate school receipts for the cur? rent session. The cash balance or overdraft existing in each district on July 1 is the only fixed item in the funds of the district at present. I regret to see that too large a num i ber of district boards, with the ap j proval of a few county superintend? ents, persist in the illegal practice of overdrawing their school funds. I can not urge too strongly the ob? servance ef the law prohibiting school officers from running in debt. Con? tracts for 1913-14 should be made only upon the basis of cash payment for claims to be incurred during the session. I recommend that the ap? proval of the county superintendent be withheld from all overdrafts for whatsoever purpose this year, in or? der that tax collections during each fall may be used in meeting the ex? penses of the current year rather than in paying past indebtedness. Unless this principle is observed, the time will soon come in many dis? tricts when their schools will suffer. "State aid for the year should be used wherever possible. The legisla? ture makes four appropriations for the public schools: "1. $60,000 for high schools. "2. $60,000 for lengthening the school term. "3. $20,000 for graded schools in country districts. "4. $5,000 for libraries. "Any community with 15 pupils above the seventh grade, three teach? ers ,e, three-room building, a 2-mill tax, and an eight months' term, might well consider the advisability of ap? plying for State high school aid. All high schol applications should be filed immediately. "Rural graded schools receiving State aid are of two classes: "1. A school with 75 pupils enroll? ed, 40 pupils in regular attendance, a three-room building, three teachers, a seven months' term, a four-mill lo? cal tax, and the minimum equipment prescribed by the State board of edu? cation, is entitled to $300. "2. A school with an enrollment of 50 pupils, 30 pupils in regular at? tend t.nce, two teachers, a six months' term, a 4-mill local tax, and the mini? mum equipment prescribed by the State board of education, is entitled to $200. "This type of State aid is especially serviceable in building up efficient country schools. Any communtiy with 50 pupils and a two-room school house can not afford to overlook this means of improving its school facili? ties. "The appropriation of $60,000 to lengthen the school term is intended primarily to help weak, one-room one-ceacher schools in the country. Any district levyi.ig a 2-mill local tax, and unable to run its schools five months on its regular school funds, is entitled to State aid equal to the pro? ceeds of the tax, up to a maximum of $: 00. It is therefore, possible for every progressive board of trustees to maii tain a session of at least six months, if proper use is made of local taxation and State aid. "The rural graded school appro? priation 'or 1913 was practically ex haustea in May. Every application in excess of the appropriation shall be submitted to the legislature in Jam ary. In my opinion the law makers will continue their wise policy of strengthening and developing these schools. I recommended that ev- ry claim from your county be filed as soon as the average attendance for the llrst month of the session 1913-14 can be ascertained. "Term extension applications should be filed as soon as the teachers for the session 1913-14 have been em? ployed and have entered upon the r work. In each case the enrollment for 1912-13 will be accepted, but the salary schedule for the current year must be given." Attention ? armere and Seed Buyers: I am representing the Buck Eye Cotton Oil Co., and am in the nun Let at all times for either wagon or fl*r seed. Will uso exchange meal for seed. <,ivc us a trial. J. P. COMMANDER, 4 Manning A vet Phone 144