Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BIG Aeroplanes fill Make Daily Flights, Weather Permitting. . 12-Big Shows-12 3 -Riding Devlces-3 12 -Piece Royal Italian Band-12 Daring Free Acts There will be thousands of out-of town visitors in attendance. Invite friends and relatives for a week of enjoy? ment in Sumter. mr One Solid Week I MEET m SPECTACULAR CARNIVAL Held Under Auspices of SUMTER Chamber of Commerce Aeroplanes That Really Fly. Venetian Spectacular Carnival?Day and Night. This Will be Sumter's Greatest, Grandest and Most Glorious Event December 29th to January 3rd, Day and Night CARNIVAL SHOWS COMING. WILL BE PART OF AVIATION MEET TO Bi: IN SI MTKK NUT WEEk. J. 9. Borgt r Company to Give nights In Wright Aeroplane Twice Daily? Airman Will Fly Over Count> Dia tri bating Literature of Carnival? Coming In Internat of the Cliunbor of IHmunorca The much diacuised Krauee Great? er Shows and tht Berger Ablation Company that have been endeavoring to exhibit in Bum er under the aua ptces of the Suniter Chamber of Commerce have succeeded in rraklng arrangements for ? heir exhibitions in this elty neat week for six days Acting ander authority ot the the Board of Di:-ectora managing secretary Reardon last night tigned contracts with Messrs. Krause and Berger whereby liberal guarantee per? centages were mad > to the local com? mercial organisation for permitting the exhibitions under the auspices of the Chamber of C< mmerce. The Berger Avlat'.cn Compmy will put on two or mors aeroplanu flights dally, weather permitting The Kraus? Greater Sh >ws were attended si Florenc* by a special committee representing the Chamber of Com? merce. Messrs George D. Levy, Robt. Orahsm and Socrotary Iteardon. who reported them to bs absolutely clean, educational and wholesome exhi? bitions, sttsnded by no objectionable exhibitions, gambling or other ques? tionable features. This committee was favorably im? pressed with the Krause Shows and the people connected therewith. They, the committee, witnessed two magni? ficent and spectacular aeroplane flights by tha Berger aviators and recommended the Krause and Berger people to exhibit under the Chamber of Commerce auspices, provided tho right kind of financial arrangement could be mad* agreeable to both sides. City Council granted to the Cham? ber of Commerce the right to exempt the shows from the regulsr license lax for the benefit of the Chamber of Commerce treasury and to provide clean and wholesome amusement for the masse* under Chamber of Com meres regulations snd direct super? vision, the Chamber agreeing to see that nothing objectionable or unlaw? ful was put on. and the show people making the same guarantee. A peti? tion ws? rtrr-uWited snd a meeting of business mi?n was called N?>vemt.<er 14th to protest ?Kamst admitting the shows. After a llMSJllSSjS discussion tn I Usl feSMffl Of the special commit tee it was dSSldsd Is reffsf the whol matter bark ?? the dir?-? ?.?rs to u? their Judgment \* to whet tor th? y wonM book in fh??se ahOW| undef IhS auspices of and fm the financial bene fit of iho Ohassbejf a| Commerce The directors snd McgMrs Krause & larger could n"? r.-.o h i ?ntiH'.o '"t v :iet e,. ment. Mr sWffjSf sjeually receives from sis hundred to fifteen hundred dollar guarantees for his aeroplane exhibition* alone I nder the rontr o? juat signed Ml Berger snd Mr Krause have m \erv liberal concessions. Thev wil also. Il addition to tin- shows, ha ? free high 0*1 sets, ami SjSfSlplaae e< MhltlejfJti fjtfsf on s Mue?n ><f the Fes tlval contest for a one hundred dollar diamond ring*, the ling to be pur? chased from a locul jeweler under the direction ol the Secretary of the Chamber of Comrri rce, and the jewel? er's written guarantee. The Chamber Of Commerce shares to the exter t of -5 per cent ol the ki ? >ss receipts lrom this content, the Krause and Berger people paying for the ring and al ex? penses incidental t> the COntOWt The contest is to be managed entirely by the Chamber of Commerce odicers or any committee they select, and the finances to be handled by the Secre? tary and Dr. Hearon. the treasurer. An attractive advertising program will bo issued daily giving the num? bers on the program and the Chamber of Commerce receives 26 per cent of the gros* receipts from the advertis? ing. A liberal per rent age Is given th ? Chamber on gross receipts of the . rid concession*. in order to advertise the festival iroth Mr. Heinhart, the chief aviator will fly from Manning to Sumter this v. ? ek und for miles around Sumter, at I height of one thoiaand feet and scat (?r advertising matter concerning Sumters aviation meet and the Krause Greater Shows. Look out for the fly? ing machine and the rain of pamph? lets. Since Messrs. Berger and Krause have exhibited the finest endorse? ments and exhibited In other nearby towns the opposition to the carnival shi.ws has died away practically. It se< nut the concensus of opinion that \ the organiiod business Interests of ?Sumter ought to furnish some amuse? ment for the masses, who do their trading at Sumter. It Is suggested that th'< Pumtor merchants inaugu? rate a clearance ?als during festival week. A Ql'KKN OF THE CARNIVAL. Young Lady to Bo Chowon Queen of Aviation Meet to Ho Hold Here. That there will be a social side to he Chamber of Commerce aviation meet that will be held in Sumter n?xt week, commencing Monday, De? cember 27, to continue all week, is vary evident from the fact that at an informal meeting held by the Board of Directors of the Chamber of ( Commerce It was decided to eieot a queen of the Sumter Aviation Meet-1 ing. In so doing the board Is following out th? same plan as Is always pro? moted by all largo expositions h< hi in the large cities which is done to BICOt the social demand. I I The plan as outlined by the Chnm her of Commerce is to present to '.he l*d> Mcfijn!',K the largest amount of Voten a beautiful diamond ring. Which ll valued one hundred dol? lars There will also be a second and thll ' h will he on "T hibltlon at a local jewelry store win? dow tomorrow* At the meeting laal evening the >of?r.i ei i te i a committee to as* > : i n^t >,i desirable y< ung ladies of Sumter which is published beh w. mOng the names are some of the . .* jit popnlni (,t Bumter's young In? dira With such a number the confst promise, to he a very interest in? af? fair A iy on* may be nominated as the 1 ntesi in open to ail eligible young Indies] I The content will open ?t IS o'clock Wn4g)annnyi Bieuemaar 14, sad will continue, until the last day of the j Aviation meeting, Saturday, January \ 3rd. Voting boxes will be located at the following stores: j Rearon'p Pharmacy, sib.?rt's Drug Store, Wataon Drug Store, Antler's Pharmacy, DeLormc's Pharmacy, Zemp's Pharmacy. Below is a complete list of the young ladies selected by the Chamber of Commerce. Each will be presented with one thousa vote*; free to start. Votes may he had at one cent each, printed envelopes will be found at all voting places or may be had at the Chamber of Commerce ofbcoe, in voting write the nume of the party you ure voting for on the envelope and enclose the amount of votes you wish to cast at one cent each in the envelope and seal and drop in the bal? lot box. Votes will be counted ??ach after? noon and published in The item, start? ing Friday, December 26. The Item has arranged with the Chamber of Commerce to .ylve to the ' young lady having the largest num ' ber of votes by 2 o'clock Monday the 1 opening day of the Aviation meet ' Ing, five hundred free voteu. Miss M. C. Jacobs, Miss May Harvln. Miss Helen Broughton, Miss Natalie Norman, Miss Marie Rotholz, Miss Minnie Moses, Miss Fanny White, Miss Laura Carr, Miss Margie Monughan, i Miss Miriam Mellette, I Miss Bertha King, Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Nokio Boyd, Miss Lula Cookc Boykln, Miss Eva Keller, ' Mi;* Theo Gregg, Miss Sch?ler Cooper, Mias Ethel Green, Miss Quaals Hood, Miss Mabel Bowman, Miss Luclle Ryttenberg, Miss Hassle Pnrrott, Miss Olive Nettles, MlSS .Myrtle Boatfl*H Miss Beatrice Nealy, Miss Florence Baker, Miss Theo Stukea, Miss Willie Delgar, j Miss Alpha Barnum. BATTLKSIIIP LEAVK8 CHARLES? TON. Ohio Goes to Delaware to Be Fumi? gated. Washington, Dec. 23.?Because of lack of quarantine facilities at Char? leston the battleship Ohio sailed todAy for the Delaware breakwater where It will b?* thoroughly fumigated and quarantined tit prevent a rocurranco of the smallpox epidemic. WILL NOT PARTICIPATE, Paris. Dee. 2.'t.?It was learned to? day that after diplomatic interchanges Knglund, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy agreed not to participate in the Pnnsma Exposition at 9an Ftbji ctsc? in 1916. Rules Against Western I'nlon. Miami. Fla., Der. 2S.?The Florida Supreme court has ruled that the oc oupatlon tax against ths Western Union Telegraph Company la legal? The company resisted the tax on th*> gt-uuiid that it transacted business. WORK OF BOYS AND GIRLS. IVeeidcnt Harrison of Southern Rail? way Points <>ut Fttet 1 nat Sooth em Boys und <ilrls do Better! Work Than Those in North and West. Washington. Dec. 23.?Comment? ing on the statement issued by the United States Department of Agricul? ture, showing the results attained by the boys and girls who won prises in the Boys' Corn Clubs and Girls' Can? ning Clubs in their respective States in the season of 1913, President Har? rison, of Southern Railway Com? pany, said today: "The work done by the boys and girls in all of the States was remark? able, it is very gratifying to me to note that first honors, both in the Boys' Corn Clubs and the Girls' Can? ning Clubs held by Southern contest? ants. The wonderful record made by Jerry Moore, of South Caro? lina, who grew 228.75 bushels of corn on a single acre In 1910, directed at I tention to the great advantages of I the Southeastern States as a corn I j growing locality. Now comes Walker ? Lee Dunson, of Alabama, with a rec ' ord of 232.7 bushels on a single acre, i setting a new mark for the members 1 of the Boys' Corn Clubs throughout ; the United States. The superiority j of the Southeast for corn production is demonstrated not only by Walker i Dunson's remarkable record but also ? by the fact that the yields obtained by the prUe Vinning boys in each of ' the States of Virginia, North Carolina, ; South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee exceeded the highest yield obtained by any boy in a Northern ; or Western State. "No loss remarkable than the rec? ord made by Walker Dunson in the corn club work was that made by Miss Clyde Sullivan, of Georgia, who grew r>.::*.4 pound of tomatoes on a tenth of an acre, surpassing hv l, 374 pounda the highest record made by any girl In the North or West Other Southeastern girls did remark" ably well, notably Miss Lizzie Kol ley, of South Carolina, with a rec? ord of 4,375 pounda on a tenth of an acre, "Taken oh a whole, the records of ' the. Southeastern boys and girls dem i onstrate the superior agricultural and horticultural advantage of the Southeastern States, not only for purely Southern rops, such as cot? ton and early frmts and vegetable* but also for crop a'hlch are usually associated in the public mind with the i North and West. They demonstrate that the States south of the Ohio and and Potomac rivers and east of the j Mississippi offer unsurpassed advan? tages for the man seeking to ^ngag?? In profitable dlv< rslfled agriculture." LADY GODIVA UP-TO-DATE. Missouri Woman Scandalises Small Town by Hiding Horseback In Birthday Suit. Old Horten. Missouri, Dec. 23.?Ac? cusing her of riding through the town streets nude on horseback with a male companion ?night riders called Mrs Parmaloe Collins, aged 23, and > omely, from her house, severely horsewhipped her, ordered her to have town ami burned eevernl small houses: sh?? owned, a bitter feud re? sulted. 1 APPEALS TO HIGH TRIBUNAL. T. U. Vaughn Carries Oase to Federal Supreme Court?Alleges Two Er? ror?. Washington, Dec. 22.?T. U. Vaughn, a preacher, formerly in charge of the Odd Fellows' Home for Children at Greenville, S. C, ap? pealed to the supreme court today to set aside his conviction of assault upon a 14-year-old girl at the home. The court will review the case. Vaughn, who was sentenced to he electrocuted, claims that this sentence can not be imposed upon him bemuse electrocution was authorized by a law ' enacted after he had been indicted. He I also claims that the trial judge i erred in charging the jury that he ! confessed to the technical charge. ! Vaughn's attorney claims that he ; merely confessed to great morai ', wrong. I THE GOV ERNMENT'S FORESTS. Washington, Dec. 23.?More than 2 billion board feet of timber, with a value of 4 1-2 million dollars on j the stump, was sold by the forest ser j vice last year, according to the an ' nual report of Henry S. Graves, for ? ester, published today. This is an in j crease of 167 per cent over the sales ; of the preceding year. The timber j sold was largely for future cutting > under contracts that will run for a number of years. The actual cut was la little less than 500 million board ? feet, an increase of 15 per cent over ' 1 12. Still larger sales are in pros ' pect. i The timber sale policy of the for I est servico is summarized as aiming ' tlrst of all to prevent tosses by fire, I ind secondly to utilise the ripe timber wl Ich can be marl ted. Other aims re to cut so as to insure restock i g and forest permanence; to get the i market value for the timber sold; o prevent speculative acquisition and . ate monopoly of public timber an . to maintain competitive condi? tions in the lumber industry so far as possible; to provide first for the needs of local communities and in? dustries; to open hinds of agricultur? al value to settlement without allow? ing them to be tied up by timber speculators; and finally, to secure as soon as possible the cost of produc? tion and administration to the gov ? rnment and a revenue to the nation? al forest States, to which go 25 per cent of all receipts. A large number of national forests already more than pay operating ex? penses. The revenue from the Alas? kan forests now exceeds the cost of administration. The same is true generally in the southwest . Mors than 700 thousand acres ha\e been acquired for national for? est purposes in tho southern Appala? chians and White mountains, of which considerably more than half was secured during 1913. These lands are being protected against fire and the work of ihe government h?s greatly strengthened local senti? ment against forest fires. Some i!50 miles of trail, to help in fire control, were completed during the year. Cooperation with states in protect? ing forested watersheds from fire has brought about u cooperative field jr ganlsatlon In lifteen Stute? and the ?eniM arrangement is contemplates! witb three ethers, HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE NOTES. The Object of This Organization Set Forth. That the National Housewives League, of which all branches are a part, wa? organized to meet a very real need of the present day, and that its aims arid objects are essen? tially in the interest of home life, is ? a tact that should recommend it to 1 thinking people everywhere. in former days much that the i Housewives League is now striving for wo? under the careful supervision of the mistress of the house, whether it was ol the thrifty New England type y r n the lavigk scale of Southern life. . . v- supply of meat came from tome-raised and home-butchered bock, and e\trything, from bread to the most elaborate dishes, wa* made I home. Now that we are ,at the presset iRtCj depending so largely upon can? ned guods and delicatessen products, it behooves the wife and mother to read labels cnrefully, to 3ee that the ood stuffs she buys are screened from .ne deadly fly and protected Crom handling .that bakeries and dairies are sanitary, and in the interesS of ne family purse, that weights said measures are correct. lae endeavoT tu make possible a tissined and trained household ser? vice and an effo: to bring about co? operation between the women of cities and country places, to put wholesome c u\try products at the disposal of city consumers, at a fair price would all seem to be objects which would excite the interest and recognition of all people who are not satisfied to merely exist With such purposes a* these In view, it would seem that every city ' nd town in the State wo> Id desire ts orm a branch of the League. The criticism has been made that the work undertaken by the Lespne was too diversified ,that too many flings are attempted ,but if on? will consider that they arc but different lines or radio, of activity, loading out from one center, which is the home,? it will be found to be consistent en the whole. The work of the Housewives League has nothing whatever to do with the enfranchisement of women, but is in every particular concerned with domestic interests, and raising to a higher level all the various : ranches of home-building, whioh means a pleasanter and more healthful life for families of all classes. Inquiries regarding the forma I ion of branch Leagues will be promptly answered by Mrs. R. M. Masters, State Secretary Housewives League, 65 Queen Street, Charleston, S. C. SNOWING OUT WEST. Illinois and Indiana Wrapped In Shoot of White. Chicago, Dec. 23.?Heavy snow covers Illinois and Indiana today. West of the Mississippi it haa been snowing since Sunday. $100,000 WASHINGTON FIRE. Ten Cent stow l?estroy?\l by Early afomtng Hiazc. Washington, Dec. 24.?The AmcrU lean ten cent store was burned this morning. The loss Is fioo.OOo.