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From The Dally Item. April 23.
The MCund day of Chuutuuuua ha*
come and gone. Twice yesterday the
hlg tent at the ball park was packed
to Its capacity to Seat the large aud
tiencee which attended the two per?
formances. A concert afternoon and
evening by the gnvranoffs and Wells
Watson Oinn's Interpretative reading
of "The Man from Home" and a lec?
ture on how to build und govern u
town by Frank Dlxon were the fea?
ture* of the day. All of these attrac?
tions were good and the audience
showed Its appreciation by frequent
encores of the musicians and liberal
applause for Mr. Olnn nnd Mr IMxon.
The Program afaajal Thursday af?
ternoon and evening with a concert
by the Savanroffs. a Russian family
sVsf talented musicians. Their concert
consisted of various musical num>
In which the three played on the vio?
lin, cello and piano, selections on the
cello, on the violin and on the piano
with a number of songs by Mlsa
8avranoff Her Russian songs and the
Linnes for the folk dances seemed es?
pecially pleasing to the audience,
which continued to applaud after tin
musicians had left the stage, until the
announcement was made that the
program would have to proceed. Mum
HavranotTs little witty remarks were
^ ?eil received and seemed to please
her audience Immensely, as did bar
music.
In the afternoon Wells Watson
Olnn in a highly artistic manner
executed Hooth Tarklngton's famous
play, himself Impersonating all ten
characters ot the play. The task was
a difficult one. but Mr. Olnn proved
his ability as a master of interpreta?
tive reading and his success In his ef?
forts was indicated by the fact that
although the performance took over
two hours, there were comparatively
few persons to leave the tent before
the play was ended. He was fre?
quently applauded and received a
"sarge hand" at the close of the per?
forms nee.
Thursday night Frank Dlxon talked
as) the subject "Taking Stock of a
i Town." There were four things which
be advised. Have a landscape gardner
lay out tl r town, have rt a healthy
tonn, build an efficient school system
and have a well governed town. There
was not a great deal that was new in
what Mr. Dlxon said, but there was
, a great deal of good advice and a
lot of truth to all he said. He held
the attention of his audience for an
hour and a half.
In talking of the systems employed
in the building of a town. Mr. Dlxon
stated that the cows laid out the town
of Boston snd It had much better ar?
chitects and artists to lay it out than
the ordinary street commissioner. He
?aid that if the systems employed In
most towns were employed by a cor
eperalon It would have to go Into
bankruptcy while the town merely
levied new tsxes. Issued new bonds or
found some way to secure money und
did the same thing over attain. He
praised Sumter for Introducing the
"city manager" system of govern
cent. and told how Daytqn had math
It a great success.
On the line of health he talked
of the water supply, the health de?
partment, which should an expert at
Its head, a man with a good salary,
and the cleaning of streets, premises
and, allies He told of the methods ,,i
transferring disease, saying that every
clean town should not have a fly In It.
He talked on the educational system
saying that he believed that every
school bo> nhould be given a military
training In the high school, this be?
ing Is his opinion the most economcal
wsy of providing an efficient defense
for the country In case of neod. He
I deplored the use of women teachers
for boys In the hUh school and stated
that the female teacher should re?
ceive ss much pay as the male teach
er. if she did tho sume work.
He spoke or the need of training
for the men at fhe head of the muni?
cipal government In order to run the
^"Wn successfully ||o\\ p should in
the building follow nut the plans of an
srcbltect nnd be operated |t) a system?
atic manner Mr. Dlxon gave those
who heard him a Kreat amount of in?
formation that will- uivo them some
1 thing to think a bant tor some time to
come.
i ill I I \ \s FLOOD,
Relief for suffer- Promptly Provided
Austin. April .'I Plans tor tin r?
lief of flood sufferers Muted to.
May, <?ver two hundred homes WSff
swept away nnd there are foulte? r
known dead and eleven mlsslnw. It i
estimated Ihe propertv |o?ei SSjSSSdf
one million nnd a half dollars.
GREAT PLAY WELL ACTED.
si'UMUHM) At dience sits
Til ikmgik ?i T phodi ctiox
or "si uvaxt in TUB
HOUSE."
( hlhlrcn'*. Night Tonight, when Tul>cr
the Musician, Entertains?Convert
hy Orchestral tlul>?Two Do
lluhtrul Lectures hy Dr. Charles E.
Barker on ' How to llo Happy" and
? How to Live a Hundred Yours"?
Children's Hour Attracts Hundreds
of Young folks.
From The Daily Item, April LM.
The tiiird night of Chaut:iuqua was
drama night and nearly fifteen hun
?H I fA ople sat spellbound while Wil
lian? ??wen and his wonderful com?
pany of actors produced that great re
ligmus play "The Servant in the
House," Charles Kann Kennedy's best
known work. The play was all that It
was expected and there was hardly a
person in the audience who coidd not
feel the appeal of the story which was
depleted before them.
There were other excellent at?
tractions on the program beside the
drama, however, for Dr. Charles E.
Barker yesterday spoke twice to at?
tentive audiences, in the morning on
the science of being happy and In the
afternoon on the rather remarkable
subject "How to Live a Hundred
Years." and it might be added that he
gave an excellent recipe for doing
this unusual act of prolonging life.
The afternoon concert by Signor
Ouisseppe Bartolotta was much enjoy?
ed and the musicians were heartily
applauded
Uist night, acting on the advice of
Mr. Chambers, the audience, collect?
ed early, and nearly everybody wai
In the tent before the play commenc?
ed Borne late comers had to stand,
as there were not seats sufficient for
all.
Dr. Charles E. Barker in his morn
I ing lecture gave five rules for becom
I Ing efficient in the "Finest of the
Fine Arts, or How to Be Always Hap?
py." as follows:
it Cultivate the habit of always
looking on the bright side of every
experience.
Accept cheerfully the place in
life that Is yours, believing that is
the best possible place for you.
3. Throw your whole soul and
spirit Into your work, and do It the
best you know how.
4. Get into the habit of doing
bits of kindness and courtesies to all
those who touch your life each day.
5. Adopt and maintain a simple,
childlike attitude of confidence and
trust in God ns your own Father.
In his afternoon lecture he discuss?
ed at length how to keep the body in
a healthy condition. He suggested
regular systematic exercises, eating of
meat only once a day and chewing
everything fully and slowly; eating
largely of cereals and vegetables,
which he said were cheaper than
meat; and keeping always happy. Hlu
rules for exercises were:
Breathing Exercise*.
1. Bend body at hips, lists at knees
?throw arms out und backward as
! far as possible while inhaling, and ex?
hale while returning to original po?
sition.
'?. Botatc shoulders?inhale rais?
ing shoulders, and vice versa.
m\ Clasp hands behind back?
throw ehest out and upward, should?
ers back and Inhale, and vice versa.
4. Breathing run.
For Kidneys.
G. Keeping Knees stiff?lower
hands to Moor and return to chest.
For Spine.
?i Swing the arms In a circle in
front of the body, keeping the knees
stiff and t retchlng upwards as far as
possible while raising arms.
For Liver.
7. Feet apart as far as posslbh?
keeping knees stiff, bend body from
side to side* raising arms alternately
oxer the head.
v Gladstonian exercise.
Lylng-Bown Exorcises?For Stomach
and Intestines.
I; Arms at side raise chin to
1 In st and push hands along the
limbs; vice versa.
It, Throw bodg to sitting position,
keeping hips, knees and feet on floor.
IS, Draw both knees bath to chest
and return to door.
IS, Lais, botk leg* from the floor
ii the same lime, keeping knees
stiff,
Important Suggestion*.
1. Drink plenty of Water In be?
tween meals. Light to ten ghtSSSS pet
day.
Get into the habit of following
the exercise with cool or gold bath.
If one has plenty of blood g cold bath
Is beet otherwlea only inks ? cool
bath after exercises.
;. The best time to take these ex
? i rises Is upon arising in the morning.
However, they ran be taken the last
ihlna before going to bed at night, or
during tin- day, but not immediately
following any meal.
I, If \<m have ane suspicion that
you Hear! in not In good condition,
bcfoi. la klnS these exercises you
should he examined by your family
physician, and rollout his advice as to
the way in Which these exercises
should bo taken.
:.. Remember that the only way
to test the value of these exercises is
to follow them regularly every day
for about tWO months. By that time
vou win see the great value in per?
forming them dally.
FATHER COMMITS st 1CIBE.
Trod to Got little Daughter to Fire
Fatal Shot.
Laurent, April II.?U G. Tucker,
a resident of the Lauren! Cotton mills
village, committed suicide by shooting
himself twice with a shotgun at hin
home at an early hour this morning.
It is said that he had recently told
some of his friends that he Intended
to end his life because of the condi?
tion of his health. The deceased
lived with his three small children,
one of whom was an unwilling wit?
ness to the tragedy. It Is said the
father tried to get her to pull the
trigger of the gun before he succeed?
ed in tiring the weapon himself.
According to the child's testimony
before the coroner's jury, the first
shot went wild. Going to another
room, Tucker reloaded his gun and
shot himself in the left side. Still
conscious, he tired the third shot,
which penetrated the body near the
heart, causing almost Instant death.
He was about 5 5 years of age.
I\VESTMENT BVYIXG.
M( laiurln Does Not Think Cotton Ad?
vance Artificial.
Columbia, April 23.?John L. Mc
LavrlQi State warehouse commission?
er, expressed the opinion yesterday
that the steady increase i.n the price
of cotton was due to "investment"
buying. Ten-cent cotton has been re?
ported from several cities and towns
in the State during the week. The
commissioner said that there is plenty
ot money in New York and that the
financiers now consider cotton a good
investment, in fact, better than stocks
and bonds.
The commissioner said that he did
not believe that the -price had been
increased as a means of forcing a
larger cotton crop for 1915, but thai
there is a real demand for the staple.
Reports reaching Columbia indicate
that England Is buying cotton. The
New England mills are said to be mak?
ing heavy orders.
SCORES WILSON S SPEECH.
Solicitor Gcncrul of Canada Makes
Slutrp Comment.
Ottawa, Ont., April 22.?Arthur Mei
ghen, solicitor general for Canada, In
an address to the Laurentina Club to?
day, criticised the policy of President
Wilson in the war. He declared the
United States appeared to care more
lor party politics and dollars and
cent*: than for the principles of jus?
tice and freedom and the cause of hu?
manity.
Refering to President Wilson's New
York speech, he said all the world
knew Great Britain was lighting to
save humanity, lighting to rave the
United States as well as the rest of
the world from a tyranny which
would have ovcrwhlemed all. Instead
of giving moral assistance, he declar?
ed, the United States wa.s continually
nagging Great Britain, and showed a
distinct inclination to hamper her in
her efforts for civilization.
(SWISS WANT AMERICAN COTTON.
Making Efforts to Arrange fo Ship?
ments in Spite of Blockade.
Washington, April 23.?An effort to
relieve importers of American cotton
and other non-contraband commodi?
ties in Switzerland from the rigors of
the allies' blockade has been under?
taken by the Washington government,
Secretary Bryan announced today, in
response to a recent note presented
here by the Swiss minister.
The Swiss note, it is understood, has
been forwarded to London and Rome
nid the American ambassadors there
instructed to present to the British
ami Italian governments the situation
iu which the Swiss Importers find
t hemselves,
Tim Situation has been complicated
by the Italian embargo on rcship
menl of cotton or other commodities
received in Italian ports. ? Cotton
I shipped to Switzerland through Italian
ports has been stopped there on the
ground that the Italian government
coUld not guarantee that* such ship?
ments might nol eventually reach
i lermafiy or Austria.
An arrangement is said already to
have been discussed by the allies
by Which cotton shipments to that
country could pass freely.
SPRING WHEAT CROP,
Aereagr Mowed Thin Spring Not Larg?
er Than Last Year,
Washington, April 83.? -The greal
demand for wheat as the result of the
Kuropeutl war caused an increase in
the world's winter wheat acreage,
but little change in spring wheat
sowings, says the report ol I he de?
partment of agriculture.
CHARGER WITH PEONAGE.
Bench Wamnta Issued by Federal
Court at Greenville for Pair Play
Citizens.
Anderson. April 22.?By direction
Ol the i'nited Sttaes district court in
Greenville bench warrants have been
issued for the arrest of William Mc
Clure, son of W, John IfcClure, a
prominent farmer of Anderson coun?
ty; E. E. Mahoney, Robert Keys and
i). j. Hicks, charging them with peon?
age. McClure was magistrate under
the former State administration and
was one of the live defendants In the
Fair Play riot case, which was tried
in the Oconee county court several
weeks ago. Mahoney was McClure's
constable. These men are indicted
under section 2G9 of the federal code.
McClure is living in the Fair Play
section of Oconee county, as are the
other defendants in the peonage case.
All of them are well known citizens
On being advised of the issuance of
the bench warrants, Marshal Lyon
was Informed that the men would
surrender at any time or place desig?
nated by him. Judge Johnson fixed
bail at $500 each, and instructed the
clerk to admit them to bail upon their
apprehension. It is understood that
their cases have been carried over
until the next term of federal court
in Greenville.
SUMTER BOY WINS CONTEST.
! A. E. Merrimon to Represent Caro?
lina In Prohibition Contest at Spar
tunburg.
Columbia. April 24.?A. E. Merri?
mon won the preliminary contest at
the University of South Sarollna last
night and will represent Carolina In
the prohibition oratorical contest, to
be held at Wofford college at the time
of the meeting of t'.?o State Intercol?
legiate Prohibition leag te. J. E.'Bolt
won second place.
ITALY WILL KETuAIN QUIET.
Inimdelate Entrance Into War Im.
probable.
Homo, April 24.?It is stated in
high official quarters here that It Is
becoming increasingly improbable
?
that Italy will particlapte in the war,
at least for some time to come.
Widespread belief that Italy must
soon make her decision for or against
war has aroused public feeling to a
state of nervous excitement. Ten?
sion is Increasing daily.
A meeting of the cabinet today is
looked forward to with considerable
anxiety, since it is realized that from
seme one of these meetings must
come the word for peace or war.
Baron de Macchlo, the Austrian
ambassador, had a long Interview yes?
terday afternoon with Foreign Min?
ister Sonnino, which is interpreted
as an indication that negotiations be?
tween Italy and Austria are being con?
tinued.
BARGAIN IN VIEW.
Germany to Pay Austria for Loss of
Trcnte.
Amsterdam, April 24.?The Hetvolk
states that Prince von Buelow, the
German ambassador to Italy Is now
negotiating with Italy on a new
basis, havihg induced Germany to
agree to cede to Austria the point of
Silesia, jutting into Moravia around
Glatz, as compensation for the ces?
sion of Trcnte to Italy as the price
of the latter's neutrality.
SUMTER TEAM CO!?S GAME.
High School Defeats Manning on
Their Own Grounds.
The Sumter high school baseball
Uktn made a trip to Manning Friday
in automobiles to play the Manning
team there, securing a victory over
the Manningites 8 to 7. The game was
a good early season exhibition and
was fast throughout. The feature of
the game was a home run by Williams
Of Manning with two men on bases.
Gilford Shaw aided the Sumter team
in the critical moment by getting a
hit in the ninth, which gave the local
men the winning run. Shaw and
Monaghan did best all-round work for
Sumter.
The next game of the Sumter high
school is In Columbia on Monday af?
ternoon, when dhe Sumter boys win
cross bats with their capital city
friends. Both teams are eager for
the game and each will try hard for a
victory.
A Daughter of Confederacy.
Miss Virginia Saunders of State
burg, maid of honor to Miss Vina Nor?
wood Patrick of Anderson, sponsor
for the South Carolins division, Sons
ol Veterans, Is a grandnlece of Gen.
"Fighting Dick" Anderson, n grand?
daughter ?d' Surgeon Wallace Ander-1
son, who was nodical director of the
Department of the wvst. C, s. a.; n
grandnlece of Col. F, L Childs, who
,vas in cbnge of the ma n u I a et tiring
ni Hmmtinltion for the Confederacy,
and a grandnlece of Gen, William
II ail lee. The State. I
EXPRESSION \s TO CONSTABLES.
Governor Asks Chnrleston County
Bonrd What its Attitude is Regard?
ing Pay.
Columbia, April S3.?OOV. Manning
sent the following letter yesterday to
William P. Cantwell, supervisor of
Charleston county:
"The status provides that the gov?
ernor may appoint constables for a
county, but that the compensation is
to be lixed by the county board. I as?
sume, of course, that you and your
board are desirous of the best interest
of your county and the enforcement
of the law. To this end I will be glad
for you to take up this matter with
your board and advise me what com?
pensation they would fix ? for. consta?
bles, in cas it may be necessary in
the future to appoint them for the
enforcement of law in Charleston city
and county. I would be very glad if
you would give your prompt attention
to this and advise me as soon as pos
jsil le the action of your board."
NO PASSPORTS FOR THEM.
American Sightseers Advised to Stay
Away Prom Europe.
Washington, April 23.?Secretary
Bryan in a letter made public today
reiterated the announcement that the
State department does not deem it ad?
visable to issue passports t persons
who wish to visit belligerent countries
of Europe for the mere purpose of
sight-seeing or pleasure.
"All American citizens going abroad
are advised to carry passports," wrote
the Secretar* in response to inquiries,
"and it is absolutely necessary for per?
sons visiting belligerent countries to
carry them. However, I am obliged
to lnf?rm you that the department
does not deem it advisable to issue
passports to persons who wish to visit
belligerent countries for the mere
purpose of sight-seeing."
MANNING GIVES PAROLE.
Parrott Mi lam of Lourens County Re.
leased from Penitentiary.
Columbia, April 24.?Acting upon
the recommendation of the Board of
Pardons Gov. Manning this afternoon
granted a parole to Parrott Milam, of
Laurens county, who was convicted In
Laurens county in the spring of 1910
on the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill and sentenced to 8
years in the penitentiary. Milam
called at the governor's ollice wear?
ing stripes. Gov. Manning gave him
a talk and advised him to begin life
anew w?th a determination to make
good.
REFLECTIONS.
Sweet were the days in childhood
hour,
That have gone long ago to rest,
When we gathered the flowers along
the way,
And we laughted and played and
were blest.
Sweet were tVie friends that walked
by our side,
Their hearts were so true alway,
We threw-to them roses that grew on
the path,
And we were so happy and gay!
Sweet were the days we spent in
school,
So free from harm and care,
The happiest days of our lives were
they,
When life's lessons we could pre?
pare.
Sweet are the memories of some whose
lives
Have Influenced us all the way,
God bless them ? and keep them
wherever they are,
And bring us together again some
day.
Sweet are the years, we led by the
hand
A little one, placed in our care,
Our baby, w< miss her over and over,
Her fair lace and her golden hair.
Sweet are the thoughts we cherish
'till death,
Of the loved ones gone before,
We can follow them to the golden
gate,
And wait, it will^ open we know.
Tis sweet to place our hand In Tils.
Who promised to be our gvdde,
<) blest, thrice blest are we who
know.
That we In Him abide.
Tis sweet to know, whether long or
short
The way we have to go,
Tin a ny or smooth, lonely or not.
He prepared It long ago!
?X. M. T.
Siinuer. S. (\
Dr. Barker's scedule of health ex?
ercises are printed In this issue.
Those who may wish to preserve it
should clip it out today.
A large number of out-of-town
people are in the city tor Chautau
mu,i season -all nearby towns beim;
represented.
(JIVE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Methodist Hoard of Ediu-ation Ap?
propriates lor Various Sotuhcrn In?
stitutions.
Nashville, Tonn., April 22.?The
board of education id' the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, at its meet?
ing here today, appropriated $21,000
to white schools, $12,000 to negro
schools and *l2,oo0 to theological
schools. Of the $12,000 to negro
schools, $10,000 was given to Payne
college of Georgia and $2,000 to Lane
college of Jackson, Tenn. The ap?
propriations to white schools through
the South range In amounts from $500
to $1,000.
Four thousand dollars was appro?
priated to the department of min?
isterial supply and training. This
with fees accruing will make the ap?
propriation about $8,000.
Vanderbilt University was left out
of the appropriation made by tho
board, according to statements of a
member of the board, the board pro?
ceeding on the assumption that it had
no connection with Vanderbilt and
the matter of making an appropria?
tion for the Nashville institution was
not considered.
The board of education of the
church for more than a year hus had
no connection with Vanderbilt, it was
stated.
The board after hearing reports
from various committees adjourned
today.
DIXIE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Meeting Organized in Louisville?No
Governors Present.
Louisville, April 23.?The Dixie
highway commission met today to
organize. No governors were present.
It is not likelv the route will be chos?
en today.
Half of Town of Asheford Destroyed.
Dot nan, Ala., April 24.?Half the
town of Asheford was burned this
morning. The loss was one hundred
thousand dollars.
J. Sumter Moore,
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