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Chautauqua Joy Night to Be In Charge of Ralph Bingham, Well Known Southern Humorist RALPH BINGHAM. JOT night of Ohnutauqua week, with Its fun and freedom from care, will be In charge of ltalpb Bingham. widely known humorist and a prince of entertainers. Mr. Bingham '* a sonthcrner?In fu?'t. Is one of the few remaining southern humorists of national fame?and the south delights to honor blai ss one of Its favored sons. Mr. Blnghsm has !>een upon tin- platform for more than thirty years, he ginning as a boy orator. It Is doubtful If any man ran speak for the Lycc.ru and Cbautauo.ua In any more representative sense limit Mr. Bingham. He founded the international Lyceum Anw* iatlon, backed by a little group of lec taiem snd bureau managers, and was its first president. Today this organiza? tion has a memtwrshlp of nearly 1,000 and lucludes senators, governors and platform celebrities In many Hues. Mr. Ringham was Just recently made a member of the famous Lambs Club In New York, which Is considered the uroatest club of distinguished actors, authors, composer* snd artists in the 1'nlted States. in the Joy Night festlvltie* Mr. Bingham will bo assisted by the Christine (Blew-Ringham Company of four members, win* play the piano, violin, cello sod flute Mmc. Christine Giles Blnglunu headed her own company in the Lyceum and Chautauqua before she l>ecaino Mrs. Blii-rhatn. She is the pos s^ssor <?f a Iftas MJpfMg rolce of unusual sweetness and sympathy and an at tractive personality In addition to her popularity a* a singer, she is a violinist of marked ability. A moat unique feature?of her performance is the playing of her own violin obligato while she stnga Small lire at Jail. There was an alarm of tin* from t h? jail at about * o'clock on Thursday evening;, a ggf/gg woman having supposedly by accident. m t tire to an old skirt b?|onKinu to ImrseH. The tire caught In her cell and burned the akirt nnd mi it ot i tomfort? Ii waa speedily extinguished i>> pouring a couple of buckets of water on it. but not before some of the prisoners had let out a few yells of fright. RIOT VI MASKHALL GAMK. Om IoMIi r KIHrd, Three Woaaded? Police Officer Jelled. Washington. April :\.?Excited po? ||ee end civilians caused ? riot at a busshall sjamc ai Panama yesterday. One l*nl|ed Htal tidier was killed and Ihroe aero, wounded, A police li. uicnanl has been Jailed charged v Ith murder. AUTOMOBILE DIVES INTO WA? TER. Dr. \V. E. Flowers Injured When Ma? chine Leaves Bridge anil I'leilgW Into ( reek. liasley, April 3,?Four Easley men had i marvelous escape from death in an automobile accident near here about 11 o'clock last night when a car driven by Bruce Fennell turned turtle off the side of a bridge and shot down Into the water about ten feet below. The other oeeupants of the ear were: Dr. W. F. Flowers. Harmon Williams and Luther Brown. Dr. Flowers suf? fered two broken ribs and severe chest bruises. He was mashed beneath the Wreckage* His wounds are not thought to be dangerous. The other three men were considerably bruised and some bear small cuts from the broken glaai Of the windshield. The accident occurred about four miles east of town on the Greenville road near the home of J. A. Couch. There is a considerable dip in the road which crosses a small stream on a wooden bridge. The road is per? fectly straight and the exact cause of the car leaving the bridge is not known. The driver, it is said; stated that* the shock absorber on the front axle ggve way. thus causing the steer? ing rodf to become fastened. The right front wheel was lirst to leave the bridge and then the rear of the car turned completely over, striking and holding the car some few feet off of the occupants, thus saving all from sudden death. The top of the car is a mass of wreckage, in too many pieces to even be picked up. The windshield is broken into bits and the radiator seems to have been dam? aged considerably but otherwise the car seems to have remained intact. CAN MEET EXPENSES. West Virginia Moratorium Muy He Ended. Charleston. W. Va., April 2.?A way out of the difficulties which have be? set West Virginia's financial officials since the declaration of a State mora? torium March 17 is pointed out in an opinion handed down late today by A. A. Lilly, State attorney general. The opinion says the State auditor is authorized to draw money to pay the State's running expenses from the State's fund provided for blank appropriations, provided enough of this special fund is kept on hand to meet demands. Blank approbations are moneys paid into the treasury for ?poctflc purposes. By Attorney General Lilly's ruling there is no further need of holding up salaries of State ofllcials and em? ployes and under the practice of for? mer years, according to the ruling, there was no need for the declaration of a moratorium. ' Gov. Ilatlleld did not draw his pay for last month. Country schools and several city sehools either curtailed activities or closed altogether because of lack of f unda The unusual condition was brought about by the legislature's refusal to paae neceeaary legislation. DIG SEN SPOT DISCOVERED. Washington. April 4.?A large sun spot has been discovered by the Naval observatory. The disturbance show? ed on a photograph taken at noon. March L'9, and probably will be visible until about April 10. It may be ob? served by using one side of an ordi? nary opera glass with a piece of smok? ed glass. 85 1 HEALTH AND HAPPINESS DAY1 A Big Feature of Chautauqua Week Ttvo Great Lecture** by DR. CHARLES E. BARKER 1 - ? = ===== I Who was physical adviser to President Taft % #* during his administration in Washington. X 1 THIRD DAY OF THE CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM 1 Morning Lec+*ire on ''Happiness/* g y Afternoon Lecture on "Health/' with demonstrations v ?j of health givii \ physical exercises. |jj CHAUTAUQUA WEEK HERE APRIL 21-28. i.ettek from DALZELL. J. C. PnnlMir Eiphmm His Admlra? tion of Work of McLeurln?Does Not Want Seasons to i hange. Editor The Item: Prom appearances winter has just commenced. The snow fell thick and I fast for a while this morning and the | ground is now covered with a beau? tiful mantle of white. You know somebody advanced the theory when we were having so much rain in De? cember and January that the explos? ives in the European war caused a commotion in the atmosphere that brought about the precipitation. I wonder if that too is the reason for so much cold weather. If you noticed this morning, the snow came from a somewhat easterly direction and you know Europe lies in that course from this country. Now, I don't object to some rain at its proper intervals and some snow in the winter, but I do Object to a change of seasons, and if that is to be the outcome of the war, we would be glad for it to stop be? fore its effect goes so far that it can? not be recalled. 1 don't want the sea? sons revolutioned by any such agency and if Btirope has no more consider? ation for her sister nations than to thrust such an inconvenience upon them, she must be a bigoted and sel? fish continent. Most of the farmers have planted corn and some who planted several days ago are apprehensive that they Will have to plant the second time. The oat crop is looking fairly well, where put in early, but the major portion of it was planted too late for the best results. Cotton still holds her sceptre and must have tho pre? ference over all other crops and that accounts for the late oat crop. The big cotton crop last fall kept the farm? ers busy gathering and getting it ready for market until late in the sea? son and other crops have to suffer in consequence. We wonder if anybody knows who is president of Mexico. The head of the national executive changes about every time the moon does and I think it. would take a Philadelphia lawyer to keep up with them. Well, I see Commissioner McLaurin has been north and arranged to finance the next cotton crop of the State, when stored with the State warehouse system at a low rate of in? terest. When the enemies of the system and his political opponents ?jaw in the news columns that he had accomplished something in the way of further relief to the cotton pro? ducers of the State, I suspect they breathed a sigh of chagrin and poli? tical animosity, to which, if full oral expression was given, would overawe and strike with terror a band of Co manche Indians, to such an extent that the ferocity of their warwhoop, while on trail of the Piute forces with the assurance of their scalps, WOttld not only lose its omen of sav? agery and cruelty, but would convert itself into a signal of affection for their previously intended victims. I hope they will survive the shock and. by proper treatment and precautions not to engage in anything that will affect the nervous system, soon be on tlie road to recovery. J. C. Dunbar. Dalsell March 31. "BEST MEN" WANTED. Manning Declares His Action in Dis? pensary Matter was "Neither Per? sonal Nor Politicul." Columbia. April .">.?Gov. Manning held a conference yesterday with the members of the Kichland county dis? pensary board relative to appoint? ments by the board. After the conference the following Statement was issued by the governor: "My action in regard to dispensary appointees in Kichland county Is neither personal nor political, but is simply in line with my endeavor to get the best men possible for all posi? tions. I realize that it is the prov? ince of the board to appoint, but I Ihave not hesitated to tell the board i that 1 expected it to name good men, and I have In several instances given Ito the board Information 1 had as to I some of their appointees." DID not UNDERSTAND. Jusserand's Explanation of Aiphami '?Interview.'' Washington. April 2.?-Jules .lusser and, the French ambassador, Informed the White House today thai there had been "an absolute misunderstanding" in connection with the publication by Gabriel Alphaud, secretarle general of the Paris Temps, of a quoted Interview with President Wilson on ISuropeni and Movie..a affairs, M. Alpha ad w as Introduced lo Pres? Idenl Wilson last Wednesday by the French ambassador and the White House last nielli stated thai what had been published was unauthorised and that the president had given no Inter? view for publication, It was stated that tin- president bad understood ii advance Ihnt M. .Midland's \ i^it was i? i be purelj a social cull. ?JONE8.MANNING I KPT I: RS. Governor Tells Retired Brigade Com? mender That Appoftntnseni as Ma? jor General is Merited. Columbia, April .!.?fiov. Manning 1 and Mai. (Jen. Wille Jones yesterday exchanged letters concerning the re? cent retirement of the latter. "I feel." said Gov. Manning in his letter to Gen. Jones. "that making you a major general is a well merited tribute to your long and interested services for the National Guard, and 1 desire to say that they have received, and deserved, the commendation of the people of South Carolina. "The rank of mojor general is a high one, and I trust that you will live many years to enjoy the distinc? tion which this carries with it." Maj. Gen. Jones wrote the governor as follows: "I thank you very much f?r having placed me upon the re? tired list of the National Guard of South Carolina with the rank of major general. Of course the brigade formation having been broken up by the mustering out of seven of the companies by your orders made it necessary that the brigade comman? der either be mustered out of ser? vice or be placed upon the retired list, and as you saw fit to place me upon the retr od list, I feel it incumbent upon me to offer my thanks to you for having done so. "I have been in the military ser? vice of the State of South Carolina for the past 41 years, having joined it in 1874. During about one year of this time I was in the United States army, commander of the Second South Carolina regiment during the Spanish American war and went with that regiment to Cuba. I had fully in? tended two years ago to resign the po? sition of brigade commander, as I felt that I had served long enough and the reason I did not do so was because I thought there was a chance of our country going into war with Mexico, and I did not like to resign under these circumstances." Dots from The Dark Corner. Dark Corner, March 31.?It is snowing here this morning, so I can? not, or could not get out, and I will write a line to the Watchman and Southron and the Sumter Daily Item. Farmers have about finished plant? ing their corn and some little fertiliz? er has been hauled in. I got my first scent of guano last Friday. I am pretty sure there will not be nearly so much fertilizer used as in 1914. And the average of cotton will be cut from one-fifth to one-third. I am afraid all the fruit is killed, as we are hav? ing so much cold weather. I don't re? member ever having seen so many frosty mornings in March before, as we have had this year, and this morn? ing it is snowing. We have had al? most as cold weather since the sun crossed the line as we had before. But the old adage says "the darkest hour is just before dawn." We will have good weather in due time. Mr. R. C. Lackey, formerly of Priva? teer, but for many years a resident of the Paxville section, died at the home of his son Josh on Sunday, March -1st. Mr. Ltfickey was an old soldier, a member of Company II Fifth South Carolina cavalry, Captain Richard Skinner. Mr. J. B. Johnson has had four very sick children and Mr. W. R. Lackey has been quite sick for several days. Mrs. W. J. Ardis has been sick for the last month or two. I hear of a great deal of sickness, mostly grip. Rev. W. G. Elwell preached at the Held school house last Sunday night and Rev. William Haynsworth will preach on the afternoon of the second Sunday in April at 4 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mein tosh of Manchester, visited the latter's par? ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Weeks, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ardis and two children of Levl Siding visited at Elm Hill (W. J. Ardis') yesterday. Gardens are very poor on account of the continued cold weather in this neck of woods. The Manchester board of township assessors were to have had their last meeting today, but the snow came, so it is not known now when we can hold the meeting. W ell, l think the closing up of all the whiskey clubs in Sumter is a grand thing and I hope my old friend. I leb Bradford will see to it that they are kept closed. For 1 believe it will be the cause of many a man staying home at night instead of spending it in carousing at the club house. For tell me the real good there is in booze anyway? And then, oh my. the harm. Bo here's hoping to keep the whole booze family down. "Hard Times." Nabs Shad Traps. Capt. W. I* Oliver, flsh inspector, (raptured two shad nets Friday at I.Mltlbar, on Black river. These nets were stationary, stretching across the river, an obstruction to navigation. .Uni were submerged, in violation ef the State laws. The owners took to the woods. Capt. Oliver has been acti\<" In enforcing the llsh laws.? Georgetown Times. i?)imi:ns IXSUOTED FLAG. Incident Closed on Brazilian Minister's Re|>crt Tliat There is No Ground for Demands. Washington. April 2.?As the dese? cration of the American Hag (lying on the home of John B. McMunus, the American murdered In Mexico City, was the act of lawless persons acting without authority, the Cnited States decided today to make no demand for an apology. Secretary Bryan announced that the incident was closed with the re? ceipt today of a dispatch from the Brazilian minister in Mexico City. "The Brazilian minister," said Mr. Bryan, "did not think the facts in the case showed any attempt by any officer or authorty to desecrate the flag and he did not, therefore, regard I it as a case where an apology should be asked." Civic League Mectiug. The Civic League meeting held on March 31st was well attended and much interest was shown by all pres sent. In the absence of the president and vice president, Mrs. J. R. Sumter presided. Resolutions were passed, as requested by the secretary of the Chamber fo Commerce, endorsing the curb market and asking that the coun? ty commissioners build a shed where * produce could be screened. Also by request, a committee was appointed to appear before the county commis? sioners, together with the committee from other organizations, to discuss this matter. The attention of the members was called to "Clean-up Day" April 10th, and all were asked to co-operate in making this day a success. A committee will be appointed lat? er. As usual, reports were heard from standing committees. The chairman of the library committee reported new books bought since the last meeting. The mother's club chairman reported a successful meeting of the club held the week before. The City Improvement department reported donations of ornamental trees for the triangle; but reported their work hampered by lack of funds. The question of continuing the contests for children's gardens wras discussed and the league voted to give their usual prizes, the City Im? provement committee taking charge of the contest. , The treasurer of the nurse fund reported on the mass meeting and col? lections for this fund, the report ap? pearing below at the request of the League members: Nurse Fund Report. At the mass meeting for the bene? fit of the nurse fund there was made a cash collection of $55.08 and the sum pledged for the year by means of cards amounted to over $600.00. Besides this, many good folks are continuing their subscription from previous years. Still there is always a certain per cent, of the amount subscribed that for one reason or an? other (removal from town, etc.,) can? not be collected, so it behooves our members to continue their efforts to procure subscriptions. The public is interested, and we have no fear that the nurse work will ever be allowed to stop, if our league members will co? operate. Let them all remember that in soliciting subscriptions or calling the attention of anyo >r tj this fund, it is to our advantage to have these amounts sent without paying a collec? tor to go for them. Also will our members impress on all, that our col? lectors are only school boys work? ing in their leisure moments for a j 'nail commission, and will everyone try to pay promptly and not have the poor fellows call again and again to collect small amounts. Our committee is much interested and assists the nurse well, especially our very efficient chairman, Mrs. R. S. Hood, who manages wonderfully well to provide food, medicines, etc., with the small amounts donated t0 her for this purpose. All gifts to the nurse fund may be sent to her or to Miss Katherine Moses, acting treas? urer. Our Foreign Advertising is in Charge of Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. C.y SOLICITING OFFICES: Hen York?118 K. SMh st.B. I? (Jould Chicago?420 Advel Using Bldc..-W. B.Porcher Detroit?Hotel ruller.C L. Win a St. LOUiS?1MI CeeltSl Nstt. Bank l'.ldg., M. K. Gammon Neabvllle?IM 8di Ave N.t. M. Kiddle. Jr. Atlanta?Wesley Menu riatBldg...J.B.Keoagh Afthevtlle, \. ( -121 s. Mam st_<;. H. 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