C|u ?htt{ranm an) Soutbrpn
Mlaa KpUv. h Hall, of Florence, 1h
visiting friends In town.
Mr. and Mr*) F.dward W. McCsllum
era apending the summer in Hender?
son vUle.
Mr. R. M. Jenkins, of St. Charles,
waa In town today.
Mr. Henry L. Reml>ertt of Hem?
sen was in town today on his way
home from Florence, where he spent
yesterday.
Mlsa Rusle Jenkins, of St. Charles.
m visiting In the city.
Mr. T. A. Hoswell, of Orangehurg,
has been visiting Mr. ind Mrs. Ralph
Bill on Wright street.
Mrs. at W. King and little dauhgter,
Loulae, hive returned to their home
at Eaatover, after a visit to Mrs.
Ralph Hill.
A Coming Marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wallace have
Issued Invitations to the marriage of
their daughter. Clara, to Mr. II. O.
Htrohttcker. Jr., of Charleston, reading
as follows:
"Mr and Mm. Jas. Benton Wallace
request the honor of your presence at
the marriage of thslr daughter, Clara,
to Mr. Henry Oswald Stroheckoi. Jun?
ior, on Wsdnesdsy evening, the first
ef July, st nine o'clock at the Pres?
byterian Church, Camden, South Car?
olina."
The event will center Interest in
the coming weeks, aa Mlaa Wallace la
very popular in Camden society, and
several functions hare been planned
In her honor. There will be a wed?
ding reception at the Wallace home
Immediately after the ceremony.?
Camden Chronicle.
Mr. Strohecker Is the grandson of
Ca pi. snd Mrs. E. s. Carson of thla
city and has s number of friends
here where he haa vlaited frequently.
Mlaa Wallace has also vlaited In thla
city several timee and has frienda
here.
Miss Maral ?all Recovering Rapidly.
Her many frienda In Sumter will be
glad to know that Mlsu Francea
Marahall of Greenville, who came so
near death in an au'.omoblle wreck in
Spartanburg county several days ago,
la now rapidly recovering from her
Injurlea. Mlaa Marahall was pinned
under the car in water until tho ma?
chine could be raised so that she
could be pulled out.
Surely Not In The Head.
Jim Moore, colored, was Instantly
killed near PtnevUle colored church,
about nine milea southeast of York
vllle laat Saturday, by being atruck in
the head with a baseball. A ball game
waa In progress and Moore, who was
catching received the full force of a
ball which had atruck the batter a
glancing blow.?Yorkvllle Enquirer.
A Good Place to Be.
The Florence Times complains
that Florenco men wear the wrong
kind of clothea In summer, the kl id
worn In Chicago, and recommends
the kind worn in Florida, ''uba and
Mexico. We have heard that In
some of those countries. In the mat?
ter of clothes, they have very nearly
"come to themselves."?York Newa.
Hot Weather Prevailing.
The hot weather which haa been
afflicting Sumter for the past week
seema to be prevalent over tho whole
of the State. Reports indicate that
at Sumter the heat was not more
Intense than elsewhere. Yesterday
the thermometer reglaterd 102 degrees
In the shade, while at 11.20 this morn?
ing it atood at inn degrees and was
steadily rlalng. Yesterday waa not ao
Insufferable aa the day before na there
was a hreeao throughout the day ai d
nun? tho day previous Thero waa
verv little breexe again today and
and < Itlaens suffered greatly from the
Oral Many report this tho hottet
weather I hey have ever experienced
In Sumter.
I NIVERHITY OF Mil Til CARO?
LINA.
n? botar>blp txaraluatlon.
The Cnlveraltv of ?v>uth t'arollan
offera a Teacher's scholarship la one
young man from each counts The
scholarship la worth fiuo in money
ami exemption from all fees, amount?
ing to MM,
The examination will be held at
thai county sent Friday. July l#,
1 a 14. Gen? ral entrance examinations
will He held M the same tlmo for all
Students.
Tho I'nlveralty offers cleat advan?
tages Varied courses of study in
seien? e. histors. law and business
Write at one* for an application
Ida nk to
The President,
I'mveraltv of South ?'nrohna.
Columbia. 8. C.
DR. HROWX WILL LEAVE.
Decline* to Reconsider His Resigns
tion.
It was announced Sunday morning
after service by Dr. C. C. Brown that
he would not reconsider his resigna?
tion which was handed in to the sec?
retary of the church several weeks
ago. At the time the resignation
w in handed in it was thought that
Dr. Brown might be persuaded to re?
consider his action and at the sub?
sequent meeting of the congregation
the resignation wns not accepted and
a committee was appointed to call on
Dr. Brown and acquaint him with
the action of the congregation and
ask him to reconsider his resignation.
In answer to this Dr. Brown stat?
ed that he would not reconsider his
former action and that ho must de?
cline to serve the church longer than
the remainder of the present month.
DEATH.
Mrs. Vida A. Jones died at her
home mi Providence Sunday night, af?
ter an illness of several months, aged
84 years Mrs. Jones was a native of
this county and has lived at Provi?
dence for many years. The funeral
services were held at Providence
Methodist Church Monday afternoon
ftnd were conducted by the Rev. W.
J. Wilder.
The deceased is survived by one
brother, Mr Henry M. Spann, and
two sisters, Misses 8. O. and M. P.
Spann. She also leaves one son, Mr.
J. Harry Jones, and two step-sons,
Messrs. W. II., of Savannah, Qa. and
Robert F. Jones of Provionce, and
one sister, Mrs. J. S. Dlnkins of the
St. James neighborhood.
Small Fire at Lumber Mill.
From the Dally Item, June 24.
The hose wagons were called out
today about 1.30 hy an alarm of fire
from the Penn-Sumter Lumber Co.,
where the fire caught In the blow pipe
and threatened for a while to get
away and destroy part of the mill.
However, the comrany had the fire
under control before the hose wa?
gons arrived and these did not have
to unload their hose. The fire alarm
attracted a crowd as usual who went
despite the sweltering heat.
Hottest Weather of Year.
From th- Daily Item, Juno 24.
The people of Sumter yesterday and
last night suffered the hottest weath?
er of the year. The reports as to ex?
actly how hot It was varied, but all
were seemingly agreed that it was en?
tirely too hot to be comfortable. Last
night was especially hot and the ab?
sence of any breeze made conditions
almost Intolerable Indoors, although
It was little better outside. Today was
another hot day. At eleven o'clock at
least one thermometer was noticed
to register 100 and It was much hot?
ter later in the day than at that time.
A Lot of Firn? Horses.
Mr. J. P. Booth on his recent trip
to St. Louis bought for the Booth
Boyle Livestock Co., a carload of
ho'ses and mules that arc said to be
the rmoothest hunch of stock that
has been brought to this market In a
long time. The horses arc particul?
arly good, there being in the lot sev?
eral of the best buggy and all-round
general purpot e horses that this
company has offered this season.
The horses are young, well broken
and good lookers and stylish movers
In harness. Those who may have
been looking for an extra nice horse
for sometime without success may
he able to llnd Just what they want In
this lot. The mules are also above
the average in quality, for as is well
known it has been diflleult In the re?
cent pas to find tlrst class mules at a
price within the reach of the averne.e
pockcthook.
Jacob Dn\ld Dies After L\tended
I Muchs.
Jacob David, loos Taylor street,
died at .r..4.r? o'clock yesterday after*
noon after tin lllncas of eight weeks.
Funeral arrangements will bo an?
nounced later.
Mr. David came to America when
six weeks obi from Poland with his
parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
David. He upent the remainder of bis
life in Columbia, where until II years
ejfoj he Was successful In the mercan?
tile business, and more recently, OS
a large dealer In junk.
Mr. David was married In IHS:: to
Miss Madeline Manheim of Huinter,
ami she snd six children survive him
The children are: Misses Beatrice K ?
l-'.dna l'>. and Fannie M. David and
itenj. M.. Theodore ami lllram David.
He Is also survived by two brothers.
Wolf? David of Philadelphia and Heu
David of Columbia.?The state.
The political pot in the county has
not yet begun to boil, hut several of
the candidates have made themselves
noticeable lo the voters by circulating
around among those hi the , Ity during
the week in attendance upon court, j
INVESTIGATE TRVCK SELLING.
Federal Department of Agriculture
Will Soiui Expert to Assist south
Carolinians.
Washington, June 24.?Hcprescnta-|
tlvo HyrnoH today secured from the
chief of the bureau of market! a
promise to investigate the present
system of marketing cantaloupes,
melons and truck grown in South
Carolina. The bureau will endeavor
to send an agent to Hlaekville in
Harn well county who will trace the
cantaloupes from the farm to the re
taller for the purpose of ascertaining
the condition in which tho ? untaloupcs
arrive at tho Northern markets, the
prices obtained by the wholesaler and
by the retailer, comparing them with
tho price paid to the producer. The
bureau has promised to give careful
attention to this subject with the hope
of devising some plan by wlhch tho
producer can receive a greater pro?
portion of the price which is finally
paid by the consumer.
CROWD SEES AEROPLANE.
Flight Terminated Because of Leak
in Tank.
From tho Daily Item, June 24.
There was a largo crowd out at the
savannah near Shady Side yesterday
afternoon expecting to see a flight of
tho Uohblns Aeroplane, in which it
had been reported that Mr. Robbins
would make a flight. The motor was
started and the aoroplano rolled
across the ground for some distance,
then mounted a few feet Into the
air, Jumping a ditch In Its flight, but
it speedily came down, as a leak was
sprung in tho tank nnd the gasoline
was dropping on the motor
Mr. Bobbins stated today that he
had a new tank for the machine and
would make other minor changes in
the machine beforo he would again
attempt a flight. It is probable that
a flight will be made sometime during
tho week, however
FIVE KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
Auto Goes over Cliff to Beach 12."?
Feet Below.
Los Angeles, June IS,?One man,
n boy and threo women were killed
late last night when their automobile
plunged over a cliff a hundred and
twenty-five feet to tho beach below.
Anofher fatal tragedy also occurred
near White's Point, where tho acci?
dent took place.
A. T. SMYTHE DEAD.
Well Known Charleston Lawyer
Passes Away.
East Flat Hock, X. C, June 24.?
Augustine T Smytho of Charleston,
who had been for moro than 40 years
a leader of tho South Carolina bar.
died this evening ut "Many Pines."
his summer residence. lie was 72
years of age.
KANSAS NEEDS LABORERS.
Wlieat Crop In Banger of Loss?
When* are The Vnemployod Hordes?
Kansas City, June 25.?Because the
farmers arc unable to secure harves?
ters great losses in the wheat fields
arc threatened. The wheat In many
fields Is lying unshocked on the
ground. Tho temperature is up to
100 to 104 In the shade.
<*ivi! Court Adjourns.
A number of equity matters were
taken up in court Wednesday after?
noon and Thursday morning, court ad?
journing Thursday afternoon, upon
the completion of equity business.
Marriage License Record.
Licenses to marry have been Issued
to W, L. Cordes and Fstclle M. Da?
vis of Sumter and Walter McKelver
and Luclle Johnson of Sumter, all
colored.
Tho members of the Humter Light
Infantry and others hero connected
with the militia .seem very much In?
terested In the race for adjutant gen?
eral, ami are quietly working among
their friends for the re-election of
Col, W, W, Moore.
The chief amusement these hot days
? ?f I he members of the "Never Sweat
Club" seems to be to seek a shady
place and Incidentally.cool n place
as they can conveniently find, and I
talk politics
What has become of the strcel
sprinkler these days.' It might low?
er the temperature on the streets
several degrees, If the sprinkler was
used <>n it occasionally during tin
day.
"i guess this wire will shock me.
hut I don't Care If it does" said the1
little I toy up the tree. .\ few seconds
later a telephone call In the power
house caused iho current t?? shut off
while the Investigator was helped
down from his perch. Thai's why the
lights were stud off for a few minutes
I Tuesday night.
Ji m ACONITS BRADLEY.
Verdict of Not Guilty Returned in
Cum Against J. W. Bradley for Mur?
der.
A verdlet Of not guilty was return-:
ed by the jury Tuesday afternoon inj
the case of the State against J. \Y.
Bradley charged with the murder of
Prank Pye last year some time. This
is the second trial of the ease, the
lirst having resulted in a mistrial.
The evidence was practically the
same as that in the former trial and
which has already been printed in
The Item. The defense was strength?
ened by the presence of witnesses,
who did not appear In the former
trial. Mr. M. W. Seebrook represent?
ed the defense, having been appointed
by the court.
This was the only jury case and
the rest of the afternoon and this
morning was taken up In equity
matters. Two appeals from decisions
in the recorder's court were heard this
morning, one being dismissed and the
other sustained.
The appeal in the case of the City
against Peter Curry for unlawful stor?
ing of whiskey was sustained und
the recorder's decision reversed, in
the appeal of the case against John
Windham for transporting whiskey
the recorder's court decision was sus?
tained.
Vetch and Clover Need to Advance In
Prices.
I have just received information
that there will be a decided advance
in the price of vetch and clover seed
within the next sixty days. I would
thank you very much if you would
call the attention of the farmers to
the fact that it would be advisable for
them to make their contracts and
purchase at as early a date as possible,
one dealer In this State has already
sold 110 tons of vetch seed. 1 re?
ceived information not only from
dealers, but from the department ?.f
agriculture, that there would be
great scarcity of these seed. This is
a matter of so great importance to
the farmres of the State that I am
sure you wilU aid me in getting this
Information out as soon as possible.
Respectfully,
W. W. Long,
State Agent and fiupt. of Ext.
Clemson College, June 10.
Almut the Thornwell Orphanage.
Clinton, June 23.?The Thornwell
College for orphans has just closed its
38th commencement. The board of
trustees, composed of representatives
from the synods of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, 20 in number
were promptly present and took a
deep interest in studying tho work
of the institution as conducted dur?
ing the past year and providing for
the year to come. The reports show?
ed the completion of the Thos. M.
Jones Museum, and tho removal to
it of tho Museum proper Also the
completion (ready for the installa?
tion of the heating plant and the wa?
ter plant) of the Lesh Infirmary, a
large three-story building 50x103, also
the construction of a large and well
furnished barn, and tho completion
after three year's work on the sew?
erage and water plant. These im?
provements adil very much to the
safety, health, convenk nces and suc?
cess of the Thornwell Homes.
Tho board had many important
items up for discussion. One of these
perhaps the most important, was the
proposition to raise the scholarship
fund of $100,000, the interest only to
bo used, and the object being to bear
the official expenses of the home, ex
elusive of the care of the children.
Tho expense will cover specially the
matrons' and teachers' saluries and
will carry in fact all the work done
for the orphans, excepting their food
and clothing. It was decided to push
the matter at once and the local board
was asked to tako It up. Within 36
of the adoption of this resolution, a
check for $1,000 was received by the
president, to go to this endowment
fund. It conies from a friend who
asks that his name be kept out of
the papers.
The work of Rev. J. B. Branch in
tho Institution was fixed as professor
in the Thornwell college, editor of the
Thornwell Messenge: and supervisor
of the disc ipline of the children. Ills
official title is that id" supervisor.
The Lesh Infirmary is to be open?
ed on the first of September. IHN.
The board approved the suggestion
that the next building to be erected
shall be a boys' association building,
a regular boys' club house under
Christian management and of the
character of the building needed by
the V. M. C. A. It will no! cost more
than from $5,000 to $6,000 and will
not be erected until some good friend
of the fatherless hoys decides to
build this institute at his own
charges.
The cost of sustaining the home is
about $.'12,000 a year. The ye n clos?
ed without ?lebt.
Parts Postal Strike Settled.
Paris, June 24. The strike of pos?
tal employees was settled b> com
promise this afternoon The men
have resumed work.
C BEATK >\ PICTC R l ;s.
Hussell Photodrumu Criticised bf a
Corrcs|M>ndcnt.
To the Editor of The State:
A long time ago Solomon said,!
"Surely In vain the net is spread in
the sight of any bird." In order to
?nare any bird the net must be placed
and COVOrad very cunningly. Evi?
dently "Pastor Kussell of Brooklyn,!
X. Y., knows full well the meaning
of this text. His "Photo-drama of
Creation," which is now being exhibit?
ed in this city in the Columbia thea?
tre, is so artfully devised that it is
likely to deceive even some of the
most wary. Look at the advertise?
ments in the windows and read that
expression, "Under auspices of Inter?
national Bible Students' association."
At llrst glanco one would naturally
think that the churches are back of
this movement. As a matter of fact
the churches of this country have
probably no more bitter enemy this
Hide of the pit than this association
which is really nothing more than
Hussell and his friends.
While much of this photo-drama is
biblical, interesting and dignitled,
some of the pictures are cheap, gro?
tesque and some hardly decent. The
poison lies chieiiy in the lessons which
the pictures as a whole are trying
to teach. This photo-drama is illus?
tratively teaching the many danger?
ous doctrines of Russell's pet scheme
?"Millennial Dawnism." These are
too numerous to discuss in this brief
nrtide, hut among other things he
teaches: That the millennium will be?
gin this year; that all the wicked and
impenitent dead will be brought back
and given a second chance; that those
who finally reject Christ will be an?
nihilated; that hell is painless and
really not to he feared. One of his
pictures of hell is tagged "traditional
theology."
One deliberate perversion of Bible
truth ought to condemn Hussell as
rpueh as twenty. Therefore think of
his setting the d^te of the millennium
for 1914, when Christ declared that
even the angels in heaven do not
know that day or hour!
This photo-drama is too weak and
too ludicrous to hurt many of the
people, but It places old Pastor Hus?
sell in the light as a great public
beenfaetor and may pave the way for
Hussell's agents to sell thousands* of
his de Vellen hooks. The great pity is
that thousands of good people are
going to be misled by this benevolent
looking old fraud.
W. T. Ellis said, after interviewing
Russell, "I went to see a prophet and
found a business man." Mr. Ellis also
makes note of the fact that Russell
places his "Scripture Studies" above
the Bible for spiritual Improvement,
saying that "if any one lays the
'Scripture Studies' aside, even after he
has used them, after he has become
familiar with them, after he has
read them ten years?if he then lays
them aside and ignores them and
goes to the Bible alone, though he
has understood his Bible for ten
years, our experience shows that
within two years he goes into dark?
ness." That statement puts Hussell's
wisdom considerably ahead of the
Bible, and if people should be so sim?
ple as to believe it the "Scripture
Studies" would eventually outsell the
Word of God.
Jesus said, "By their fruits ye shall
know them" Let us take that yard?
stick and see what Hussell's religion
has done for him. It hasn't made
him truthful. He poses as a student
of languages giving the most .ac?
curate renderings of Greek and
Hebrew, and yet when in court hi
1913 (according to "Pacta and More
Facts About Pastor Htissell" by Rev.
J. J. Boss), he couldn't read even
the Greek alphabet. He admitted
also that he knew nothing of Latin
or Hebrew. The Brooklyn Eagle ex?
posed Hussell for selling what be call?
ed "miracle wheat" at about a
bushel. He sued The Eagle for |H>0,
0(K) in tho civil court of New fork.
The court gave Judgment against Hus?
sell, thus justifying The Kagle for
exposing him. Another sad thing is
that Russell's religion hasn't made
a moral man of him. H>s adfe di?
vorced him on the ground ?>f cruelty
and also of having wrong relations
with other women
To make a long story short, Pastor
Russell is a bad egg and his photo
drama reminds me id' a poacher with
a big Id 1 trap trying to catch the
Unwary n 1 innocent. It seems a
pity i,i le his crafty scheme got by
unehnllengi ami this Is the reason
for my ,?r? st. If any of his fol?
lowers thinl ny article severe, ii may
ho well to niml them thai since
Russell has ei. ilnated hell from the
tut urc life he ma ken it necessary for
in. to cive it to him now.
Ravmond Browning.
141(1 Rlehlnnd Street, Columbia.
Rig Springs will open its doors for
the season on July 1st, when a big
dance will he given at the hotel and
arrangements made for a big time for
all guests. Arrangements have been
made for a big crowd and many In?
teresting features will mark the open
ing.
SA MUX, r. FLOWKRS.
A Pitting Tribute from an old Cosa
ratio in Arilin.
Samuel F. Flower* has crossed
??vor the river to the great beyond.
I hope that bis name is written in
the Lamb's book of life.
If a man die, shall he live again?
Job has answered this question.
'For I know that my redeemer liveth,
and that he shall stand at the latter
day upon the earth; Ami though af?
ter my skin worms destroy this body,
yet In my tiesh shall I see God."
Fifty-three years ago I met my de?
ceased Comrade, we were on our way
to the State of Virginia, which we
might call now, the dark and bloody
ground; I might say the battlefield
of the war of the sixties. I wish to
say that my comrade Flowers was a
splendid young soldier, a gentleman
fcn every respect, considerate of his
comrades, and that everyone should
have a square deal. It mattered not
what turned up comrade Flowers
was always at his post, and willing to
do whatever duty devolved upon him.
The army is the place to rind out
the qualities of a man, good or other?
wise. To be brief, I will say with
sorrow in my old heart, for the way
in which comrade Sam departed this
life, apparently to me, when 1 last
saw him, his mental vision was clear,
disease no doubt unbalanced him. Just
to think for a moment, that he, who
breasted the storm of heated balls
and shells, for four years and came
home and lived a peaceful life for
forty-nine years, he may have lived
a few more yearn had he not severed
the brittle thread of his existence
with his own hand. Mental alteration
was the cause. May 1 lay a perennial
leaf upon his untimely grave?
Samuel J. Bowman.
Manning, S. C, June 20, 1914.
Commend.* I by War Department.
President W. M. Kiggs, of Clem
son College, has received a com?
mendatory telegram from the War
Department which will be read with
Interest by Clemson men, both
alumni and undergraduates, through?
out the State. The telegram is sign?
ed by Adjutant General Heistand
and is as follows:
"On recommendation of College
Inspection Boird, institution under
your control especially commended
for progress and improvement during
the year, and announcement to that
effect will be made in War Depart?
ment Bulletin."
Clemson's New Y. M. C. A.
Clemson College will begin on Jan?
uary I, 1915, to build a $75,000 Y. M.
C. A. building which will serve as the
center of th ?? social and religious
life of the students. This building,
when completed* will be the third
finest Y. M. C A. building in South
Carolina and one of the finest college
association buildings in the South.
The Young Men's Christian Associa?
tion at Clonus, n College has always
enjoyed loyal support and has al?
ways been o strong factor in the
lives of the students and the new
building will doubtless enable it to
increase its good work many fold.
ROCK HILL MAN MISSING.
Search for S. Ii Boulware is In Vain
Rock Hill. June 24.?The relatives
and friends of cv L. Boulware, a resi?
dent of the Manchester mill village,
are fearfu. that be has taken bis life.
Mr. Boulware left home Monday
morning before day and since that
time all efforts to locate him have
proved futile. He was traced to the
Car hart station on the Catawba ri\*?r
and it If feared that he drowned him?
self. However, friends have dragged
the river at that point without finding
the body, so there is some hope that
lie Is still W?r lerlng around.
Sunday night Boulware started to
leave home, telling his people that it
would be useless to ssearch (or him.
He was persuaded to retire Instead.
Later la the night he slipped off it
is believed thai his mind has become
unbalanced, as he has been in fee ?de
health for two weeks. Mr. Boulware
waa well known throughout the ;*il
lage and was liked by all. He wee
apparently well satisfied with his hd
in life and unless he was demented
no reason can be assigned for Y dis
sf'penrsnoe from home.
Liquor Houses Burned.
Columbus, fla., June tl.?Two
wholesale liquor houses, a meat mer?
ket, barber shep and two resiliences
were burned at fllrard this morning
The loss was $40.eoe, only partially
insured.
Geo H. Hurst,
Undertaker led Embalmer.
Pror nt Attention to Day or
Night Call?
AI j I) i ig Old Stand N Main
Phorie? N?gM3?9oi