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1ICK)VI:R ANSWKHS i H1TICS OF
IUuLIKF WORK.
Mil Bonn Stan Iii? and Head of Amor
lean Commission Kays This Itaa
S* flic lent to Stir United Stuten
Dond >n. Deo. 18.?Critics of Un
American commission for relief in Bel?
gium, who have isserted that an atti?
tude of Impartiality would have left
the burden of caring for tho starving
Belgians to the belligerent power re?
sponsible for their condition, were an?
swered today by Herbert <\ Hoover,
chairman of the commission, in an ad?
dress here. He declared that before
ths question of moral responsibility
wss settled starvation and violence
would have finished war's work of
desolation (n the t l-starred little coun?
try.
"It Is enough for America that sev?
en mdllons of humanity are in the
hoppers, passing between two gigantic
millstones," said the speaker.
Mr. Hoover spoke at a luncheon
given members of the ccgn mission by
American business men. Introducing
him. Ambassador Page gave high
praise to tp*? work of the commission.
He r*?ld It was the orly link between
ths great belligerent nations and tho
farmer of the Mississippi Valley.
Mr. Hoover said close harmony ex?
isted between the "ommlsslon and the
'national committee in Holglum. De?
scribing the work of the latter body
he said:
"Its patron, protector and most ar?
dent, spirit Is the American minister,
flan people cherish a Justifiable and
undying affection."
Food aggregating between $7.000.
000 and 110,000,000 in value already
has been delivered in Belgium by tho
commission. Mr. Hoover said, while
thirty-two ships, now on the way or
un<*er charter, would provide an ade?
quate supply until February 12.
"I wish to make clear with empha?
sis." said the speaker, "that the Ger?
mans sre not interfering with distri?
bution of this foodst iff. Not one
mounthful has gone down a German
throat yet. nor do 1 believe It ever
will. We have had nothing but help
from the Germana
"When we were asked to undertake
this work tho first question which
srose In our minds was: Why don't
the Germans provision the peop. ? of
Belgium? We were told that under
International law It was the duty of
an occupying army to feed the civil
population. We #ere told further by
certain Independent elements In Eng?
land thst In importing foodstuffs into
Belgium we were relieving the Ger?
mans of their moral an l legal duties;
that we were performing unnecessary
labor and. In effect, supplying Eng?
land's enemy with foodstuffs.
"These aro largely the views of tho
English soldier. The German soldier,
on ths other hand, states that the
Belgians hitherto have Imported two
thirds of their food sjpplles. that the
ctvil population still possesses re?
sources In crodlt. which would he
available upon the return of Industrial
activity, and that In taking the har?
bor of Antwerp the gateway was open?
ed to the neutral world through which
tho Belgians could provision them?
selves.
' It slso s said tha'. nothing pre?
vents the normal flow of trade and
the revival >( Industry In Belgium, ex?
cept the Brtlah navy, and that, there?
fore, ths moril responsibility for the
starvation of this population rests
with the aides. It Is stated further?
more that the people of Belgium by
their hostility seriously hampered the
German plans, that their continued
hostility requires considerable forces
of occupation snd that tho Belgians
refuse to operate the public services of
their country, compelling the Germans
to csrry on these services with sol?
diers.
"For this reason, it Is argued, the
civil population still Is assisting tho
allies and since the allies have these
benefits they morally are obliged to
support the population Furthermore,
it Is said that while the German food
supply is adequate to carry on the war
to Its end. If that country had to take
upon Its hack the additional load
feeding 7.000.000 persons their stop's
might be depleted seriously; and as
their national Integrity Is at stake
they do not propose to do It.
"I am not offering either of these
views as being my own. I am mi n i.,
placing befi you the argument
which Is In progress among thos<
clashing powi In reference to n mal
ter which cor erns las life of 7.000,on.,
persons, of whom l^#aataas nre sysjaaen
snd children.
"The BhIkUiis are not a people w ho
dragged the world Into war. TfctJi
like our own people. h??v.. sought to
conquer onlv by the wn\s .,f p. ,? .
Industry and Intellect. They have
fought a hard light and it this mo?
ment, surrounded by a ring of steel.
1.1'?00.000 persons me in the Ii. ,,|
hue and no household in Belgium h.,
bread to ?<ai ? \? ?qq It comes Ihronuh
us. Tho natural philanthropy of our
American people our wealth and our
sbomlance these ne the in iimcnt*
* hlch w ? put foi w ii d."
Whttlock. for whom the Bel
CVRB MARKET NOTES.
Rid Weather llandicappal Produc?
ers and Consumers on Days it Was
Omm?sviu rs Widi nofjui.
The Inclement weather during the
?list two curb market days in Si ni?
ter had a tendency to dampen the
?ptrltl of the farmers and the con?
sumers hut not so the promoters of
the market day.
Last Saturday's rainy weather kept
tii? farmers away largely, as only tW3
or three producers appeared on the
ruirket. and the consumers were very
scarce, comparatively speaking, al?
te ough sufficient huyers patronized the
farmers to take everything offered and
a number of prospective purchaser
vent away disappointed.
Two of the farmers interviewed, one
of them a first day curb market man,
expressed themselves as well satisfied
and said they would he "on the curb"
next Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
prepared to "deliver the goods."
I It Is evident from the way that the
Sumter housewives and other ladies,
anc. a goodly number of Sumter men
iha\e patronl"*d the curb market, and
'also judging from tnA ?itisfaction ex?
pressed by the farmers who have of?
fered their produce thereon, that all
that is necessary is for the Sumter
consumers to keep going to the mar?
ket on each market day to purchase
what the producers offer, and for the
j farmers to keep on "delivering the
goods" until the curb market is well
; known to both consumers and pro?
ducers.
Considerable patience, determina?
tion, and the spirit of cooperation will
establish this market as a permanent
institution in Sumter.
Pork, sausages, hogshead cheese,
canned ton,., iocs, vegetables, and
beef were offered both market days.
Prices were satisfactory to consum?
ers and producers.
Turkeys, chickens, and eggs have
not been offered on the market as yet,
but the Retail Dealers' Association
and the ladies of the Sumter Civic
League are urging the farmers to put
these on sale and a number have
promised to do so next week.
It was ur^ed also on the farmers
that they bring in blood puddings,
sweet potatoes, geese, persimmons,
wain its, hickory nuts, and any do?
mestic nuts not sold by Sumter retail
produce dealers, etc.
The farmers may rest assured that
the Sumter consumers are well pleas?
ed with the curb market from the
small beginning made under very dis?
advantageous circumstances due to
extraordinary cold and rainy weather,
and the consumers need not be dis?
couraged bygdhe few producers who
have offered their produce.
It requires time to build up any
new business enterprise.
Tho enterprising and public spirited
laides of the Sumter Civic league who
have accomplished so much for Sum
ter's prosperity, health, and happiness
are t > be congratulated and highly
commended for their loyalty to the
curb market plans and their support
of the same. These ladies have plenty
of "arit" and they are imbued with
the n<"?w "Never say die Gamecock
spirit" that made Sumter famous.
With the Sumter women taking the
lead success is always assured In any
undertaking whether It be In church
work, civic Improvement, or domestic
science activities.
The young women of the Girls* To?
mato and Canning clubs have been
'sending in their products In exceed?
ingly limited quantities hut the extra?
ordinary quality made up, in a way
for the smallness of the amounts of?
fered. All their products were taken
quickly at satisfactory prices. These
girls aro a little backward as yet, but
while they have no wings, (thouh some
look as thouph they ought to have) in
the long run they will pet there just
the same on the curb market. When
they do trwre will be something to cat
"to be sure."
OFFICES TO RE FILLED.
Elections Come Early In LosKliitlvc
Season.
Columbia. Dec. 21.?The next gener?
al assembly will 1111 a number of va?
cant offices during the session that
bonins ?>n Jnnuary iL'. The most Im?
portant of the election1* will be that
? of a judge of the Fifth circuit to sue
ce?'d the late Kniest Gary of Colum?
bia. Mendel L Smith .if tlu< Kershaw
bar. former speaker of the house, and
w. t AyeoeM of Riebland bar are
being supported by their friends as
ran4ldatet for Ihe vacant place on the
bench,
Tin? term! <?f A< K. Sanders, I. Q
Mohley ami .f. M. Smith ns members
of the board Of directors of Ihe State
penitentiary u,n expire on Ihe first of
Ihe ret r. Mr. Panders ins been eleet
. ,i a member of ihe bouae from Hum*
nr. it is understood Ibal Mr, Smith
and Mr. Mobley will nslt reelection.
Niinuin Iht other rnnoidales who have
,. n men k>ned nre i!apt. J, it. Ilell
of Oaffne/! A. Mi HloU of Beanforl
ami (j a. Browning of Lanrena, belli
forme members >>f the house, and
m. w ii irton, former railroad commla
m i i nd foi ni' ? Hinte i enotor.
TO STUDY CROP MARKETING.
SOUTHERN COMMISSIONERS TAKE
IP THE PROBLEM.
Plan Practical Work for Aid of Farm?
ers?Federal Agent to Give Advice
in This State ? Next Meeting in
Columbia.
Columbia. Doc. 21.?To meet the
changed agricultural conditions in
the South, caused by the decrease in
the price of cotton, commissioners of
agriculture, of all the Southern States
will abandon the theoretical side of
the work and devote their entiro time
to tho practical side. This informa?
tion was brought to Columbia yester?
day by Commissioner Watson of the
State department of agriculture, who
attended the annual meeting in Atlan?
ta.
The commissioners, after a thor?
ough discussion of the situation, de?
cided that marketing is one of the
biggest questions to be solved by the
Southern farmers, bankers and mer?
chants. An address is to be sent to
the people of the South by the com?
missioners, urging all to give careful
attention ,o marketing problems. The
Georgia Chamber of Commerce will
dis.nbute 600,000 copies of the ad?
dress in that State.
Every effort will be made to bring
the producer in the South into touch
with the consumer at the lowest pos?
sible cost. A campaign * education
is to be conducted in every State. The
farmers will be given information as
to how to prepare the various prod?
ucts for the markets; how to sell sur?
plus foodstuffs "at homo," how to
raise products that will find ready
sale in the South; how to pack the
products for shipment to points With?
out the State. Information will be
given as to the peculiar condition 3f
the markets in other States.
Mr. Watson held a conference yes?
terday with W. H. Kerr, special rep?
resentative of the office of markets,
United States department of agricul?
ture. The national department will
conduct a campaign in the South in
the interest of improved market3.
Several agents are to be sent to South
Carolina to study marketing condi?
tions.
Commissioner Watson said that the
next annual meeting of the commis?
sioners of agriculture will be held la
Columbia.
Kolh-Jackson.
Privateer. Dec. 22.?On Thursday
evening, December 17th, Miss Amber
lee Kolb, the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Kolb, and V\ Rich
ard Jackson, a successful farmer of
Privateer and the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Jackson, were mar?
ried at the home of the bride's par?
ents. Tho house was beautifully
decorated In Christmas green, the
room in which the ceremony was
performed being a bower of holly
mistletoe and Southern smilax ar?
tistically arranged. The mantle bo
fore which the bridal party took
their places was an improvised al?
tar of evergreen. Promptly a t 6
o'clock Lohengrin s wedding march,
played by Mrs. William Haynsworth,
ushered in the wedding party. The
Rev. William Haynsworth, pastor of
the bride and groom took his place
i and was followed by Miss Eleanor
i
Kolb, a cousin of tho bride, as maid
of honor with Mr. Terrel Kolb the
best man. The bride came in on the
arm of the groom and the solemn
words that made them man and wife
were spoken amid the silence of the
throng of relatives and friends gath?
ered for the occasion.
After tho ceremony the bridal
ptrty and guests were invited into the
dining room, where a delightful wed?
ding supper was served. The bride
was lovely in her white satin wed?
ding gown, with soft lace and pearl
pasMnentrie trimmings. Orange blos?
soms formed a dainty bandeau for
her hair. Miss Eleanor Kolb was
becomingly gowned in pink brocade
Charmeuse with over draperies of
Shadow lace and pink chiffon.
Several hours were pleasantly spent
in conversation and music furnished
by members of the wedding party.
The bride was the recipient of
many useful and ornamental gifts and
the young couple begin life together
I with the best wishes of their many
I friends.
EXTRADITION FOR THAW.
.Supreme Court Holds That He Must
Answer to Charge.
I Washington. I>ee. 21,?Tho supreme
ICOUrt today decided that Harry Thaw
must be extradited from New Hamp?
shire to New York to answer to the
Indictment of conspiracy.
COTTON GIWERs REPORT.
ThU Year's Crop More Than a Million
Male* Greater Than i,a>i.
Washington, Dee. 21, The Census
Bureau report today shown thai is,.
'.?77.IM? bales of cotton had been gin?
ned from the crop of I !? 1 I to December
I lllh, ngnlnsl I2.S27, I* ' bales In ihe
same tlate Im I j ear,
HEFLIX AND MOON NEAR BLOWS
IX LOWER HOUSE.
Ragsdalo Takes Part in Bitter Debate
on Postal Bill Amendment*?Insinu?
ations of Moon of Railroad In?
fluences Cause Trouble.
Washington, Dec. 19.?After two
days of hot words which culminated
today in exchange of invitations to
personal combat between Representa?
tives Heflin of Alabama and Moon of
Tennessee, the house adopted a spe?
cial rule to consider legislation for
refo ms demanded by the postoffice
in connection with the annual postal
appropriation bill. A deflection of
Democrats defeated a similar rule,
which provided for consideration of an
amendment decreasing postmasters'
salaries, elimination of assistant post?
masters, experimental substitution of
contract service for the rural delivery
service, increase of salaries for rural
I carriers, changes in the compensation
paid railroads for carrying the mails
and other reorganization plans of tho
department.
The rule was passed late today with
the provisions for cutting postmasters'
salaries, abolishing assistant postmas?
ter and the rural service substitution
scheme eliminated.
A speech by Representative Moon
after defeat of the original rule, in
which he intimated that "some rail?
road influence" had operated to shift
Democratic votes caused a bitter de?
bate today. Representative Heflin de?
nounced Mr. Moon's statement as
"'false and untrue." Mr. Moon chal?
lenged him to make the same com?
ment off the floor of the house, and
Mr. Heflin expressed his willingness
to do so. The two representatives
were advancing threateningly towards
each other when half a dozen mem?
bers stepped in between them.
Republican Leader Mann, who had
led the fight against the original rule,
later renewed the controversy.
"The cnarge has been made on this
floor, he said, "that the influence of
railroad interests has been felt in this
house. I believe it is the duty of the
house, if the charge is not true, to re?
pudiate the charge and condemn the j
man who made it. If this is true, then
the house owes it to itself to investi?
gate the charge and punish those men
whose votes have been changed by
railroad influence."
Representative Ragsdale of South
Carolina said that "when the gentle?
men charge that there is railroad in?
fluence enough on the Democratic sido
of the house to defeat this legislation 1
do not belieev it and I repudiate it."
"Well, the gentleman has his opiiu
ion," replied Representative Moon. "If
the hit dog yelps, let him yelp."
Representative Webb of North Car?
olina said he "was not influenced by
railroads, but by my own colleagues,
who I think are high-minded, honest
and conscientious men."
A little later Representative Moon
in a brief speech disclaimed any in?
tention to "reflect on the honor or In?
tegrity of any member of the house."
He said that his speech was made "In
the heat of debate" and "may have
been a little too rough.'' He offered
!to withdraw any "offensive lancuage"
'he might have passed.
WIGHT ON FERRY BOAT.
Charleston, Dec. 20.t? Forty passen
!gers who left Charleston at 11 p. m.
Saturday on the ferry boat Sappho,
for Mount Pleasant, three miles
j across the bay, declared they spent
a very comfortable night aboard the
craft. They did not arrive at their
destination until after o'clock this
morning. Ploughing through one of
i the thickest and most persistent fogs
lever recorded her, the Sappho, a few
I minutes out from Charleston, lost her
bearings and slid upon a sand bank
back of Castle Pinckney. The tide
was falling. A tug boat very easily
pulled the Sappho from her roost this
morning ten hours later on a strong
Hood. No wind and moderate temper?
ature helped to the comfort of the
IStmnded passengers. Their families
I ashore were soon notified of their
position and safety. The boat was
\ undamaged.
ITALIAN' SENATE WANTS PEACE.
Home, Dec. 18 (Delayed In Trans?
mission).-?The senate adjourned to?
day alter a unanimous manifestation
In favor of peace. Premier Salar.drn
expressed the hope tha? as 181C ha<l
marked the conclusion of peace after
\ ie Napoleonic wars, so 1915 would
be marked by a lasting peace in
j which Italy w ould acquire ye! more
glory and greatness. He declared ab?
solutely false any announcement of
Italy's mobilization.
Belgian Relief Fund.
Previously acknowledged.. . .$207.Oil
T. w. MoCollum. 1.00
W. w. llowlund. 1.0?
I let hol I intreh t hroui h
A. P, Hlnson. I 5.00
The <'M\ Schools will close Wedncs
daj for I he ?'hrlstmas holidays.
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