Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PI*AN VN (Kill KU TRIP. . rWx^trrn Will VUlt Western ?ml ISorthwodem Sort Ion of Samwr Coamy Next Time. i President J. 2. Hearon, of the Re tall Dealers' Association has Instruct? ed Secretary Heardon to arrange for a trade excursion and get together booster trip on August 25th to the western and northwestern sections of lumter county. Acting President Q. A. Lern mo a, of the Chamber of Com? merce has also ordered the secretary to cooperate with the retail merchants In this booster trip. The seatlona ta be visited as tenta? tively sgrosd upon, subject, however, to some slight changes possibly, are Pal sell. Hembert. flagood. Horatio. Ctaremont. and Statcburg. A number of the Sumter merchants have expressed a wish to visit these sections of Sumter county. It Is ex? pected that arrangements will be made for a big fish fry at Lenolr's flour mill, located at Pinkln's mill pond near Hagood the day of the booster trip. Mr. O. Hodge Lenolr. proprietor of the mill wrote the secretary some days ago expressing the hope that a crowd of Sumter's business men would vbM? him and see the mill In opera? tion, and at the same time partake of fresh water nah fried and acceasoried bp Sumter county grown and ground wheat bread, bleached and unbleach ed, snd by home grown and water mill ground corn bread. President Hearon and Secretary Reardon will go this week with Mr. 8. I* Krasnoff to Lenolr's mill to see if arrangements can be made to have a ttf of sufficient dimensions to accom? modate the b|f crowd of Sumter coun? ty boosters on August 25th. Columbia Is fixing to run five trade extension trips, one each week for five weeks. As Columbia divides the retail trade to some extent with Sum tee sround Clsremont, Dixie, Horatio, and Hagood. the Chamber of Com? merce snd Retail I>ealers' Association era on the job watching out for Sum? ter's trade Interests. President Hearon snd his board of directors are enthusiasts about ibf get together between city and country poildea. Ussh is n profound desire upon the poet of the hospitable people of the agricultural sections of Sumter and Cterendon counties, to have the busi? ness men of Sumter to come out and mingle with their friends and patrons of the rural districts. Invitations from the country to the commercial organisations are coming la often. It Is very gratifying to 8umter's wholesale and retail dealers, jobbers, bankers, and other business men that sach a cordial feeling of friendship and good will exists on the part of the rural districts towards Sumter's ctttssns. and Sumter cordially recipro? cates this evldense of friendship. It Is now considered by progressive business organisations that one of the best methods of breaking up the mall order business, snd getting the farm? ers to trade more, If not altogether with home merchants, und likewise aWtting the consumers of cities and towns to buy their produce from home producers. Is for the consumer and the producer to get better acquainted ssj friendship and closer acquaintance leads to business dealings. Oene ous samples of "A No. 1 pat? ent floar" ground by Mr. Lenolr's newly installed and up-to-date roller mill have been received by the Cham nor of Commerce and several business fa*ms Cooked into biscuits the Hour proved to be as Mne aa any ever tasted in Burster. The flour is bleach? ed ss white as snow, wholesome, and delicious. Sumter county grown wheat was used In making the Hour. Rook Party Given by Miss Humph. Miss Jnlla Rumph entertained at Rook on last Friday evening in honor <sf Miss Helle Harper's guest, Miss Tula Helle and n Stabler of North. 8. C. The eolor scheme of the evening was red ;nd white, being carried out wven In refreshments. prizes, souve? nirs, etc. A tree conte> ended the program. Miss Etta Tum? ? being the most successful au esse r received a hot tin of ehernes Med with red satin ribbon Everyone reported basing spent a very pleasant evening. .b of Mr HuBnse. Prom The Dally Item. Aug. 10. Mm Ida Kre?-r DuMone. wife or Thomas David DuH ?*,?. died at bei home In the Du lb.se maghboihond at lt.lt o'clock Momlsy night a'fter an Illness of about ten days, aged fir, years. The funeral services will be held at the late residence at 10 .. (dock tmnnr i Wednesday, morning and inter mcnt will be held at Hebron church of which the d< was a member Mrs. Du Hose is survived by bei bus bans!. T. D. Du Mose. two d , trrs Mrs. 1a D Knlxh* ami Mr V. It Rivers, three sons. T .1.. W It end D T. Du Hose and I number < grandchildren ami other relatives. FOURTH DISTRICT PRIMARY. Sam Mclio|ls and H. A. Morgan to Run O\or for Nomination for Con? gress. Spartanburg, Aug. 10.?Sam J. Nicholls. of Sparenburg, ami R. A. Morgan, of Greemlllc, Will make the second race for the Democratic nomi? nation for congress from the 4th dis? trict, according to nearly complete un official returns received in Spartan burg tonight. A. 11. Miller, of Crce*\ iran third in the race, his total vote belns; nearly l,9fti UCtOW/ that of D, A. Morgan, the second man. The total vote accounted for is 14, 625, which Is probably within 2.000 of the entire vote polled In the district at I the first primary today. Of this num? ber Mcholls received a total of 4,802. Morgan ?.612, Miller 2,53 2, W. W. Johnson, of Union. 1.785; Ira G, Blackwood, of Spartanburg, 1,744, and R. J. Oantt, of Spartanburg, 150. The second primary will be held Tues? day, the 24th. The county Demo? cratic executive committee will hold a meeting at noon Thursday in the county court house to tabulate the re? turns and declare the result of tha ?lection. BIGGEST CROPS ON RECX)RD. Department of Agriculture Says Wheat May Roach Billion Bushel Mark? Aad Com Three Billions. Washington, Aug. 9.?Three billion bushels of corn, one and a-half bil? lion bushels of oats, and a billion bushels of wheat are in prospect for this year's American harvest. Record crops of rye, white and sweet pota? toes, tobacco, rice and hay also are predicted. Farmers planted 310,646, OtO acres or 10,000,000 acres more than last year, to their principal pro? ducts. The wheat crop, the greatest ever grown In any country, will be worth more than $1,000,000.000, while the corn crop's value may reach $2,500, 000.000. . Estimate* of the principal crops, announoed today by the department of agriculture, based on conditions of August 1, show that all crops will be greater than last year. Wheat and corn both showed Improvement over July conditions, though excessive rains and cold weather In the Central States interfered with threshing. Oats also suffered in those States, but in other sections the improvement more than offset this. ?'HOW OAT8 AND WHEAT." Clcmson's ENtension Forces Preparing to Urge Sowing of Winter Grain Again. Clemson College. Aug. 9.?"Sew oats and wheat" will once more be the adv-lce urged upon the farmers of South Carolina for their fall practise On the theory that general conditions this fall wHl be very similar to those of last fall, especially Insofar as need for economizing and for diversifica? tion is concerned, the, extension forces of Clemson College will devote them? selves, as last year, to urging the sow lag of winter grain crops. The Extension Division Is issuing two posters which will be distributed about the State. One poster gves advice for the seeding of oats and wheat. The other urges farmers to take "The Second Step?Livestock." These posters will be placed conspicu? ously. This will be the first act of the fall campaign. Clemson College urges farmers 10 sow large areas to oats this fall. To this advice Is addeil the warning that farmers should get their oats in the ground early and not wait until late, as so many did last year. The seeding of oats should begin about the end of September. Farmers are advised to sow enough wheat for home consumption. The state has every reason to feel satisfied with the wheat experiment of last fall. Today there are probably more goat -nills in South Carotins than ever before and the railroads have granted resi mvorable shipping rates. South Caroline |S now in a position to raise enough wheat for her own bread and thin is u hat should be done. The college will also urge upon farmers the Importance of gi\ing close attention to fall and winter gardens and to poultry. These things are money-enVOn that are possible to every farmer. Although Conditions are enough like tiu.se of last year to warrant advising the sain*- t.um practise, the general igricnltural situation is expected to be far brighter this fall and It is not likely that theiM will be anything like the demoralization and discourage? ment of 1914, Heonomy has been the watchword on south Caroline farms ihlS year and farmers Will benefit ac? cordingly. thermometer up to t:t;t In Spain. Madrid, Aug. to.? Many persons have perished in the heat wave now prevailing over Spain The thermom? eter registered 133 degrees at Seville land 10* here. RICE hears beai fort tax CAKE, Reserves Decision on Petition for Ac? tion Against People's Bank Until Thursduy. Aiken, Aug. 10.?Judge Hice at Chambers today heard the petition of C. L. Legare, treasurer of Beaufort, against Councilman W. F. Marscher and Daniel Mann, chief of police of that city, to compel them to Issue and execute a writ against the People's hank and reserved his decision until Thursday, The petition was brought by the treasurer on the ground that Council? man Marscher, as acting mayor, had forbidden Chief Mann to execute a tax leVy against the People's bank, of which Marwcher is cashier. The bank had refused to pay certain back taxes and the treasurer had sought to collect by a writ of execution. The petition also asked that Marscher be restrained from interfer? ing with the collection of the taxes and that he be enjoined from sitting as a member of council and voting on any matter which might come be? fore council in connection with the action against the bank. YEAR's tobacco sales. Department of Agriculture Furnishes Statistics of Sales ami Prices. Columbia, Aug. 11.?The sales of tobacco for this year amounted to 3,849,650 pounds, and the amount paid totaled $164,736.30, a deorease from 1914 if 483,630 pounds and 1242,263.08, the average price paid was 4.81, the lowest since 1909. There are now 4 7 warehouses in 24 market places. The figures show that Sumter sold 86,760 pounds at $4,319.35. The figures are furnished by the State De? partment of Agriculture and are up to August 1. WARSHIP BRINGS $55,000,000. Groat 1 tri tain Sends Immense Sum to J. 1*. Morgan & Co. New York, Aug. 11.?In seven steel cars, guarded by forty men, the larg? est fortune ever transported across the Atlantic arrived today. It con? sisted of $34,O0O,Q0O in gold and $21,000 in securities. It was sent by England to J. P. Morgan & Co., to strengthen British credit in America. It was transported from England to Halifax aboard a British warship, and was sent thence by rail to New York. ROYS ON WAY TO CLEMSOX. Ninety Corn Club Winners to Take Short Course. Columbia, Aug. 9.?Ninety-one boys from 40 counties in South Carolina, who won prizes through the boys' corn clubs of one month's course at Clemson, including board and tuition, passed through here at noon today for Clemson to begin their month's studies. They were in charge of L. L. Baker, of Bishopville, who is in charge of the Boys' Corn Club work in this State. W. W. Ixmg, of Clemson College, United States demonstration agent for South Carolina, was in the city today. Mr. Long said they were building 1250 silos throughout the State and had ord rs for 100 Hereford bulls, princi? pally from banks. FREIGHT RATE DECISION. Farm Interests Win Victory Before Commission. Washington, \ag. 11.?Farm inter? ests won a victory in the Western rate decision today, the Inter-State com? merce commission refusing to grant increases on grain, live stock, meat and fertilizers, increases were grant? ed on rice, coal and wax. The min? imum carload weight on Importe from gulf ports justified < the pickup ad? vance. STANDING BY MOTHER. Canada Has Sent HO,000 Men to War. Ottawa. Aug. 9.?Canada has ucnt about 80,000 soldiers to Europe for ear service, according to figures given out here tonight. From OO.ooo to 11,000 are being trained now in the Dominion and corps are being des? patched to RurOpe St frequent inter? vals. It is stated men arc still offering themselves for various service in large numbers. NEGRO PPT TO DEATH. Lynched by Mob at Alabama Iaimbcr Camp. Tunnel Springs. Ala., Aug. 9.?A negro named Fox was lynched last night by a mob at the camp of the Alger-Sullhan Lumber company eight mlleB north of this place, after he had shot ami dangerously wounded a dep? uty sheriff. The sheriffs name could not be learned here. Heal Estate Transfers. Virginia H. Christmas tn H, Drane Tlndai, her right in tract of 48 acres. $100. MeCallum llealty Co.. to Mamie c. Wider, lot on Bdwards Street, $&oo. GOETHALS QUITO IN NOVEMBER. Rc^lKiiatlry^Ws Canal Zone Governor to Takt? Kv.Vet on First of That Month. New York, Aug-. 9.?Gen. George W. Goethals' resignation as governor of the Panama canal zone, recently sent to Washington, designated No? vember 1 as the date of his retire? ment, according to announcement by him upon his arrival here today from Cristobal. He resigned because he believes his work at Panama is done now that the canal is operating satis? factorily. Gen. Goethals has spent seven years in Panama. Although he will no longer be connected with the canal zone's affairs as governor, should his resignation be accepted, he said today he would retain his commission in the army. He came to the United States in response to a summons to appear in Washington where it is understood that he will confer with officials on plans for the national defense, es? pecially with reference to forces in the canal zone. GIVES ALL TO PAY DEBTS. North Carolina Legislator Goes In Bankruptcy. Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 10.?L. H. Allred, a prominent lawyer and legis? lator, and until Friday night mayor of Smithfleld, has assigned all of his property to a trustee for the benefit of creditors, and it is believed they will receive payment in full. His lia? bilities were placed at $25,000, and his assets at half that amount. All red, it is said, borrowed from funds placed in his charge by Johnston coun? ty farmers and others, and today it was estimated that $20,000 of his lia? bilities were for sums due neighbors who trusted him well. Mrs. Allred has turned over her individual estate, valued at $10,000, in settlement of her husbands debts. Both expect fro have nothing left ex? cept the clothes on their backs. Even the children's beds, Allred said, will be sold. Allred has a magnificent res? idence in Smithfleld, owns an auto? mobile, and has been living in style. Business depression is said to be re? sponsible for his failure. Allred was Niree times in the legis? lature, and at the last session was second choice for speaker of the house. He is said never to drink nor to Indulge in those dissipations that are supposed to lead to ruin. Credi? tors declared today that they were practically satisfied, and if criminal prosecution results somebody else will have to Inspire it. MEXICANS GROWING UP. Raoul Madcro Says People .Are Just Beginning to Think for Themselves. Bl Paso, Texas, Aug. 9.?Gen. Raoul Madero, commander of ?a di? vision of the Villa forces, Villa gover? nor, of Ncuvo Leon State and mem? ber of Nuevo of the late President Francisco Madero. issued a statement today on the peace plan of the Pan American Conference. After prefac? ing with a declaration that the subject ' matter was his personal view, anfl of no official weight or significance, Gen. Madero said: "Nothing is more desired by the Mexican people than the re-cstablish ment of peace and stable government, but the pride of a sovereign people naturally demands that if assistance must come from an outside source thht it must be accomplished with honor to ourselves and without in any way in? fringing our national pride. "During this revolution many people have openly advocated what is called armed intervention. President Wilson followed the even course which now seems to be culminating in a satisfac? tory solution. "The people of Mexico are beginning now to think for themselves. In 1910 the principal reforms fought for were political; that is to say, a certain man for president with no re-election, and equal franchise. The agrarian problem was considered in a secondary way. "Today as evidenced not ortly by the successive plans of several leaders, but the acts and statements of the leaders and the people as well, we have a very patent indication of the healthy growth which the Mexican people have gone through, and that the finished product is very nearly ready to emerge from the furnace. "It is my belief that foreign capital must and will be encouraged to invest In Mexico, and it will, receive every guarantee and protection. I do not mean that special privileges should he given as was the rule of Porflrio Diaz, but that capital tending to establish industries and earn its right to be in? vested will be encouraged. "One thing which must be donlt with is a sound and sale tariff law." Cashier Confesses Theft. Cedar Rapide, Aug. 11.?l^eo Per rln, the cashier, has confessed that he robbed the Cedar Rapids national bank of twenty thousand dollars on August. 1th. SEEK CARNEGIE MEDAL. Friends I niui in Carnegie Commission of Itamlull Swan's Act at Ml. Pleas? ant. New York Times. The friends of eight-year-old Ran? dall Swan of lit Pleasant, S. C. have opened negotiations with the Carnegie hero fund to get him in? cluded among that Institution's list of ] medalists for the rescue of a four i year-old child from drowning. If they are successful Randall will be one of the youngt t, if not the very youngest, of the heroes so decorated. S. Phillips of Charleston, one of the friends of the family who are inter? ested in the matter, yesterday told a Times reported the story of the res? cue. Randall is the son of Capt. James H. Swan, who, like his father, Capt. George H. Swan, is one of the pilots of the port of Charleston. They live in Mt. Pleasant, across the bay, and little Randall is an excellent swim? mer. On, June 24 several of the older children of George W. Kleckley, who lives near by, were swimming off the Swan pier, and four-year-old George Keckley, who was watching them from the edge of the dock, lost his balance and fell into ten feet of wa? ter. The other children, becoming hysterical, were unable to go to his assistance. Then Randall Swan came down the pier, heard the screaming and promptly jumped in with all his clothes on. He seized George's head, held it above water and brought him safely back to the pier. MOPE TO REGAIN TEXAS. Wounded Bandit Explains Purpose of Raids Across the Border. I Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 10:?No word had been received here tonight of the result of the search for Mexi? can bandits. who today attacked United Sttaes cavalrymen near Mer? cedes, Tex., about twenty-five miles north of the Texas-Mexican bound? ary. One Mexican was killed in the fight. Federal soldiers, Texas Rang? ers and civilian posses are taking part in the search. ' Today's-fight occurred west of the previously disturbed zone, indicating it is believed, here that there are sev? eral bands of Mexicans carrying on a lawless campaign in the lower Rio Grande Valley. An explanation of the purposes and extent of the Mexican raids of the past three weeks was obtained today from Jesus Garcia, a Mexican wound? ed and captured in the Sunday tight at Norias, who is expected to die. He said many Mexicans, especially the lower classes, hope to regain posses? sion of that part of Texus between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River, or roughly the strip bounded by Browns? ville and Corpus Christi, and return it to Mexico. Garcia said a political par? ty having this aim exists in the south? ern part of Texas. The recent raids were Intended to equip Mexicans for organized conflict to reconquer the lower end of South Texas. Horses, guns and ammunition appears to have been the objective of all these raids. Garcia said he was forced to join the band which attack? ed Norias. It is claimed that for the past two years Mexicans have held weekly meetings at Garcia's home. American neighbors assert that many members of the present bandit gangs were among those attending the weekly meetings. MAD KITTEN BITES CHILDREN. The Wounds Arc Not Regarded as Se? rious?Commoner Pasteur Treat? ment Today. Columbia, Aug. 11.?Three small children in the Riehland mill village were bitten by a mad kitten Monday afternoon. A test was made at the bacteriological laboratory of the State board of health yesterday, which con? firmed the suspicion that the kitten was afTlicted with rabies. The children ranged In age from 1 to 7 years. The bites are not re? garded as serious, as the skin In each instance was only slightly lacerated. The Pasteur treatment will be given today. HUGE GOLD SHIPMENT. Bullion Worth g&o.ooti.ofln on Way to New York. New York, Aug. 10.?The value of the gold shipment from England, now on its way here from Halifax by spe? cial train, is $50,000.000, according to R, E. M. Co wie, vice president and general manager of the American Kx press company, which has the ship? ment in charge. Mr. Cowie said tonight the ship? ment was expected early tomorrow. New Realty Compauv Here. The secretary of State has com? missioned the New Realty company of Suinter with a capital of $10,000. The petitioners are I. C. Strauss, Davis D. Molse and R. Do/.ier Lee. A WONDERFUL NEW COUNTRY The Ticasurehousc and Won? derland of Eastern America. I A wonderful Railroad through a won j derful country! Such is the exclama ? tion of surprise and delight with which I visitors view the beauty and grandeur of the Appalachian Wonderland from trains of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway. This wonderful new Line has been built at an enormous expense of time, engineer? ing skill and capital, as a quick-service short-line, cutting off two days in time of freights between the Central West and South-East, bv a direct route through the Great Appalachian Moun? tain barrier. The dream of our fore? fathers?a direct rpute from Cincinnati j to the Sea"?is at last an accomplished j fact and in its accomplishment the Na ! tion has acquired a treasure-house of j surpassing richness in undeveloped j wealth of forests, fields and mines. A I Mineral Paradise! The greatest body ; of standing hard-wood timber in the j Eastern half of the Continent I Farm, stock and orchard lands of surpassing productiveness! The loftiest mountain ' peaks! The deepest canyon! The most j beautiful water falls and picturesque river gorges! The grandest scenery! The I highest altitudes and the most delight I ful and invigorating climate in Eastern i Americal These are but a few .of the I superlatives with which nature has en j dowed this hitherto inaccessible region whose beauties and treasures are now unlocked by modern transportation fa? cilities. On July 1, 1915, the passenger and freight service over the Carolina, Clinch field & Ohio Railway was inaugurated between Elkhorn City, Ky., where con? nection is made with the Chesapeake &Ohio Railway, snd Spartanburg, S. <', where connections are made for all points in the Southeast. The Line tra? verses Eastern Kentucky, Southwestern Virginia. Eastern Tennessee, Western North Carolina and the Piedmont re* gion of South Carolina, crossing four great mountain chains, the Cumberland, Clinch, Great Smoky and Blue Ridge, ; which comprise the loftiest section or the Appalachian System. This wonderful new country is bid? ding for men?for brains, brawn and capital?in terms of wonderful oppor? tunity. With unlimited resources of forest, soil and mine: with close prox? imity to the populous consuming centers of the East, South and Central West; and with its splendid and newiy acquired transportation facilities, thin great new country, the latest and rich? est addition to the wealth of the Nation, bids highest for human enterprise and endeavor. Unfettered by fixed conditions, this new land offers almost unlimited opportunities to both capital and labor. Come, see it for yourself, or write for descriptive literature including the scenic, resort, agricultural, horticultu? ral, stock raising, mining and manufac? turing features. Address the Informa? tion Bureau. Carolina, Cimch field & Ohio Railway, Johnson City, Tenn.? Adv'i LABOR LEADERS AT CHARLES? TON. 'State Federation in Annual Conven? tion at Isle of Palms. Charleston, Aug. 9.?The State Federation of Labor in convention at the Isle of Palms tonight adopted resolutions urging enactment of a bill creating a State labor bureau, that all State printing be done in the State, favoring Charleston navy yard as a naval base and indorsing the creation by law of a system of State j highways and highway commission j supported by a tax on automobiles. President C. L. Wilson has appoint? ed John L. Davis of Columbia as minute clerk and George B. Rad cliffe of Columbia, reading clerk of the convention. The committee on order of business reported in favor of calling the con? vention to order at 9 a. m. tomorrow. The programme of the session to be a report by the by-laws committee, reports of delegates on conditions and state of trade, selection of next meet? ing place and election of officers fol? lowed by a harbor trip and federa? tion ball. Greenville wants the next meeting. GBO. FITCH, AUTHOR, DEAD. Was Taken III on Visit to Sister la California. Berkeley, Cel., Aug. 9.?George Fitch, the author of Peoria, 111., died at a sanitarium here today after an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Pitch was taken ill Saturday. He hail boon visiting his sister. Miss R. Louise Fitch, who is a student in the University of California. Mr. Pitch came to California early in July with Mrs. Fitch, who was with him at the time of his death. Arrangements have been made to take the body to Peoria for burial, after funeral services have been held here next Friday. 1 ? BOOB GOT HIM. Auditor Werts of New berry County Suspended from Office. Columbia, Aug. 10.?Qov, Manning today suspended Bugene s. Werts, auditor of Newberry county, for "mis ronduct in office." The suspension holds until the next session of the State senate. Mr. Worts has been given two hearings by the sjovenaof, and after the first hearing he was put ??n probation. It Is alleged that frequent Intoxication is the chief cause "i Mr. Wens' suspension.