Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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gRHONAL MENTION. *l. DuPre, i?r Plsgah, was In ?day. ?Hie H. Anderson of Sum i ? ipent Saturday In the city ai?--?i> . mhla Chlua of Sumter will an ' i?Mday tu aptmd the wuek with h? i r. Mrs. W. L, Wllllamaun, on .1 ?treat?The State. tanning* brother-in-law and r and afj-s. Burrell EL Boy ovkln. and hie nieces, Misses And Nannie lllc hard son of will be the fair week guests .exutlvs mansion.?Tho State. t .1 Hum it lat Um r. kl.N-K Vl Vl I X? Ml \ i iPopn B4 HgoaStT Peonlo to Be Mar? li im No.oesher -l?i. irs. w|Ulam deSauaauro Boykln ?? ? a tii.> engagement ??f her I Mise Luis Cooke Boykln. d Polnaett Kxum of Sumter, ' tiage to take place at her . 1526 Bull street, on No *hsr 'A.?The SUte. Mum i aykln and Mr. Exum are both p. , members of Bumters social in- \ the announcement <>f their ; i In* marrlsge In one of much ' ?ere. Miss Boykln has made u tutor tsgs home for a n urn ben of ?>? i her many friend** are de Blgt><- 1 - uu this wlU continue to be ? after her marriage. ?rrl.il st BtHliMiitlUf. Ifcai" . Is Leodsr and Vindicator, h '...st hat "Cupid" is conttsHftof da pranks In our neighbor V J. I. McKenzie, of this plaoe Kuth Brown, of Lynchburg, Ssurraxf a few days ago at Blsh y nev O. K. IM wards. Tho Ml Is ana of our most prosper? er* und the brbh I* an lie .. ) -d young lad) who ha? been scho.d for several years. Ufcarjte* erntende congratulations, i.l ?: . there never be any ? hmds to re the sunshine of their happl McCulloiiich. Pate. Miss rvtan MaCttM>n;;h. daughter rs toutou. Me. ire Muiulhni h, it* 4? ? ns ?ninK I'm to wir ss ninr n ai' p rn , Wednesday. No von. bor kr th. Mrsi Hspiltt Church. Dur fUm M*.wm and Press. ullongh has often visited In ter nd has many friends here 11 be Interested to know tproschlng wedding. Uli (ismer-S|>ann. *h :osa l>ufhe Garner, daughter ?d Mrs. J. M. fJsrner. and Ru y Spann will bo married at on Thuradsy evening, next, 1*. at tho Presbyterian -Darlington New? und Press. Death of %n Infant Laurie Harwick, the slxteen fd daughter of Mr. and Mrs. rwtek. Kant IJherty street, day sft*>rnoon at about 6 \fter s ?h??rt lllnos?. The fu vlees will be held thin after I 4.10 o'clock at the Sumter iM-a'h st New /Ann N*w 2Mon. Oct. tt.?On Hundav RMeht 'bis community was grcntly i r.y tto- fb ith of Mrs. Ham J Interment was m ule at the irylng ?round at 11 o'clock H< \ Pealer conducted the lervloos IFer hihIiIimi AOStk ns*> of genuine sMin.u among of friend*. The Krlof-strlck f?ave the ?Ine? r ? vnp 11hv i?f e community In their sad bo rgetstsS the r?? I MVIIV It- I |?| ,1 ?i.irry ha\e heeu issued eofored couples Abi i m ind K|o|*ie llohinson, Wedge* "narley Hodge !,nd Los.? Mont? au utter. i eowd In tow n on Saturday was he biggest which Iuim been In In several years. People from min* and Pishopv Hie reported wim to be looking more like a By than a Hsturday, the efowds w. rm - slim. kThe dot ton atatca are eompetlng ir ? Allies In the horse and mule ftmr' ? for work sfork. and are na\ prices for all they buy. *n i?< on the new Girls' nigh, building will probably not he until after January 1st. which * ?w the contractor ample tine __Wk*-> olete It for occupancy al Ihr ig uf the fall Momuiu PAINTING POTRAITs HERE. i ^ i , i. I. ] - ?. * Goo. C. Aid of Italy, Prevented from Returning Home by War, is Visitor Here. An Interesting visitor to the city is Mr. Qa?v c, AM? of Bordighera, Italy. He was on shipboard to a visit to America when the war brokt out, and this has prevented bis return. Mr. Aid Is one of tho few America. 1 no tubers of tho Socletio des Peintress et Graveurs de Paris. He has receiv? ed honorable mention at the Salon des Artistes FrancaIsfs, and he ia repre? sented In the National Gallery of the Luxrrp.baurg, In Paris, perhaps the highest honor which may be accorded a modern painter. Some of his works have been purchased by the royal gal? leries of Dresden and Copenhagen, and by the famous Doucct Collection in Paris. In America he has beon awarded medals by tho world's fairs at St. Louis, and San Francisco, nnd Is rep? resented In the Congressional Library at Washington and in the museums of fine arts at Detroit and St. Louis. Mr. Aid hx.r. puinted the portrait of Mrs. Vivian Manning In Greonville, and Is executing several commissions in Sumter, where he will remain for a wcok or ten days. With the College Students. Miss Mary Haynsworth Is business manager of tho Winthrop Annual this year. Three Sumter boys will be seen In action during the football melees at the State Fair this week. Edwin Handle is starring at centor for Clemson; Alwyn liurns Is substitute backfleld mun on tho fast Davidson team and Wilson Spann has proved his-ability to hold down a guard po? sition on the Citadol team. Roland Hoylo Is another Sumter boy who has made good In football. Ho Is playing on the Wofford team In the buck Held. Lumber ( ompany at Work. Sardinia, Oct. It;?Tho Cypress Lumber Co., is doing rapid work over here In regard to putting up the new mill. The machine shop has been built for some time. Several bouses are completed and more are going up. A lobby for tho whlto men has been constructed, alse one for the colored. The l".; pond* has beon laid off con? taining about two acres of land. Ono of the best artesian wells In this country has been dug and ars^lhcr will b? dug Khorth*. We Mop" i > s o .,1 see several *t? rv: gi 104 .ip iround "Ohble" as tlo* llith place has been named. Hunawuy German Returns. Washington, Oct. 25.?Dr. Schier, who was reported to have escaped from the Interned German warship Prinze Wilhelm, at Norfolk, Is rcport od buck on the ship today. Five aro still missing. Sumter's Comprehensive Paving Plan. (John W. Siblcy, Secretary-Treas? urer Southern Puving Brick Manufac? turers' Association, Uitmlngham, Ala.) On a recent trip through South Carolina I spent several days In the Interesting nnd historic city of Sumter, 8. C, which is one of tho most pro? gressive communities in the cotton belt soctlon. Five years ago tho city of Sumter paved its main street with \ltrltlod brick, using- a Cement grout tiller, which was so satisfactory that the fol? lowing year an additional street wus paved. All of this work was in per? fect condition when I visited Sumter. The people of Sumtor were so pleas? ed with their splendid pavements thut they recently voted a bond issue of $225.000 for tho purpose of paving a lurge section of the city. Petition* have already been filed by the prep erty owners asking for more paving to be done than can be covered by the bond issue, which speaks not only for tho community spirit of Sumter, but Is a fine testimonial for the brick pavements .-.Irendy laid. This means that In the course of a very short time after the new work Is completed more bonds will be voted for a further extension of the paving area and keep Sumter In the forefront of the progressive cities In that sec? tion. The example of this city in consul erlng carefully the cost of mainten? ance and repairs before doing their paving work nnd deciding upon tho pavement that in their opinion, would have the longest life without any ad? ditional Charges other than the orig? inal first cost, should be emulated by other cities in the South, and especial? ly In South Carolina, that are con teplatlng ItrOSt Improvements.?-Man? ufacturers' Record, October It. Fair Week Trains. The Atlantic Coast Line will ope? rate a special train on account of the Si ite Fair on Wednesday and Thurs? day, having Sumter at 1.1*1 a. Ml.. In addition to this extra train, the regu? lar pasSSngST trains due to leave gl I and 11.11 a, m. a in carry sj tra coaches fat the accommodation of the I air week crowd. Tin: cost or paving. The Fist COst Is Not the Criterion l4iMing (Qualities, Cost of Mainten? ance are of More Im|H>rtnnce Than First Cost. "In computing tho first cost of a pavement, it is of vital importance both to the city paving commission ami the propety owners and citizens that the price bid be not considered solo criterion," said John W. Sibley, secretary and treasurer of the South? ern Paving Prick Manufacturers' As? sociation, who is a guest at the Clarc mont Hotel and visiting Sumter in tho interest of vitritled brick for the proposed contract to be bid upon in the near future. Mr. Slbley is a resident of Birming? ham, Ala., and was president of the Chamber of Commerce of that city In 1912, and has been engaged in the brick business for 25 years, in the paving and building branches of the industry. He has served as treasurer ef the National Brick Manufacturers' Association for twenty years, so should be in position to speak with some de? gree of authority on tho brick situa? tion. He is not, he says, here to sell any goods or to take any contracts, but the association ho represents desires to cooperate with tho city authorities in securing the best type of material for the splendid specifications prepared by the engineers. "The principal disadvantage that brick labors under In a comparative bidding with most other forms of pav? ing," said Mr. Slbly, "is the seemingly higher cost. But when a careful analysis is made of all the elements that should bo considered in ascertain? ing tho llrst cost, tho excess is more talned upon bonds or certillcatos of the money to pay for tho work Is ob? tained lupon bonds or certificates of long duration, with consequent semi? annual intorest charges. If the pave? ment adopted should wear out long l>eforo the maturity of tho obligations, It would bo manifestly poor economy to select such a type simply to gratify the ntaural desire to spread the paving uver the largest territory. "Sumter has had brick pavements under constant tralllc for several years, which hav e cost nothing for re? pairs and it has pro von a most dur? able and dependable material. In many cities brick have been In uso for twenty years without costing a dollar for. repairs, and are still p-nod for mar. yeajg in eon v. '-Nio other lorm of p.,vi ?g propos? d for tho work hero jan show uny rec nrd appi o\lmating this anywhere. "Now, if some other form of pav? ing would havo to be constantly re? paired and re-surfaced within ten years, as tho experience of so many other cities proves beyond contradic? tion, the sum of 50 cents to $1.00 per square yard would havo to be added to tho price bid on other materials in comparing the first cost with brick. "In tho matter of cleaning the streets, tho testimony of the superin? tendent of street cleaning in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, shows that It cost $500.00 less per mile per annum to clean brick than any other kind of paving, or. $5,000 i>er mile in'ton years. So that 20 cents more per square yard should bo added to the price bid on other material, in comparison With brick. "On aOOOUnt Of briok being the most sanitary form of paving, it Is hard to calculate the amount saved to the community from that standpoint. In the next place, brick originates no dust, which ' tide from comfort and appearance, savoa a vast amount to merchants In tho business section and housewives in the residence sections. "Vitrified brick paved streets have done more to Increase tho value of residence property than uny other Item ( r. improvement. The fact that when "h?. pavement Is once down the property owner has no further ex penso is a forceful argument. It adds to the beauty of the neighborhood, and its smooth, even surface reduces noise to a minimum. Nearly all the resi? dence streets in the great city of Cleve? land, Ohio, are paved with brick. "Brick has no (died or tarry top sur faco to soften in tho heat of sum? mer, to emulsify with waste or foreign matter, neither does it reflect and in? tensify the beat, nor disintegrate by low temperature, nor evaporate in high temperature; it remains intact in all extremes of weather. "Clean streets in a retail district are inviting to shoppers and protective to the stocks of merchants. No track staining of store floors or homes, or Injuries to the ladles' skirts. "You may safely build for the fu tr by laying your pavement with Vitrified brick. Though the tralllc con? ditions may he enmparatIvely light, all pavements are subject to weather and climatic conditions. The ravages from such sources can never affect the brick pavement. It Is unfortunately true I that many forms of pavements disin? tegrate as rapidly under climatic con? ditions as they do through the Inroads of tralllc itself. It Is as bud for the taxpayer to pay for maintenance that irises from disintegration, as from I raffle. "The great Indianapolis Motor j Speedway emphasizes every assertion concerning vitrified brick as a paving (material. Although subjected to severe strain of breaking world's records by cars running at terrific speed, this track has suffered no Injury not cost a dollar for repairs, and the racea have not been delayed by action of rail or storm. It has been In use for flve years, and not a life lost, because of Its non-skidding properties. "When all these points are carefully considered, it will be found that brick is really the cheapest pavement In cost that Sumter or any other city can find. "Remember, that what you will have to pay on repairs for other types of paving will take care of tho interest on the bonds if brick arc used." New Land on the Arctic Map. Stefansson had long believed that an exploring party in that region (north of Prince Patrick Island) could be sustained by animal food, and his experience after parting from the main body of the expedition fully con? firmed his belief. The three men and their dog teams 'lived on the country" using blubber for fuel and light. Stefansson's energetic and resourceful methods were rewarded by the dis? covery, on June 18, of land at 77 de? gress and 4 3 minutes north latitude and 115 degrees and 43 minutes west longitude. He saw about 100 miles of coast line running south of east from the landing place, but mountains were seen for at least fifty miles farther east. And from a point twenty miles inland hills were seen In all direc? ts" ns from north to east at a distance estimated at over fifty miles. With the exception of a few experts on Arctic conditions who knew Stefans? son's peculiar fitness for his task, al? most everybody had long ago given up the explorer as lost. The receipt of this striking news of his discovery forms a dramatic and unlooked-for se? quel to what had been accepted as a chapter of disasters. It puts new em? phasis on the importance and possi? bilities of further research within the arctic circle and adds another to the long list of American triumphs In the frozen North.?From "The Progress of the World,' In the American Itcview of Keviews for October. Examination for Paymaster. A competitive examination will be held at the Navy Yard, Washington, D. "., New Orleans, L.e. at Chicago, I Hi., at irw Naval Training Station, :?an !? re Ca I., ami Newport ?. I ., beginning Wednesday, Doc ember 5th IHK., of all applicants of legal age for appointment as Assistant Paymasters in the navy- This examination will be open to all candidates without any rc srietion whatever and will be con? ducted on a strictly merit basis, so that those who are found to be best qualified will be appointed in the order of their proficiency, as determined by the examination to fill the thirteen ex? isting vacancies in the grade of As? sistant Paymaster. Good Rye Wheat. How many farmers will go back to the one crop system since cotton Is bringing more than 12 cents? We hope they will not be foolish enough Jto say good bye wheat, but will show 'good horso sense and raise thoir own biscuits as they did this year. Eat plonty of good unbleached, homo raised Hour and fresh homo ground meal and you will not suffer from pel? lagra.?liishopvillc Leader and Vindi? cator. Indications are that more people will- go from Sumter county over to the State Fair at Columbia this week than have attended any fair In sever? al al years. The Sumter Par Association met this morning to arrange the roster of eases for tho term Ot civil court which convenes here November 8th, Judge S, W. G. Shlpp presiding. Uses for Marerrmallow. Thare ar? one hundred uses for tttV tnni'Hhraallow which perhaps- you. d\l , not know, remarks one advertise*' "Let's Bee," says the Wichita 13eaco% "Pencil mark eraser, coro for rubber ball, toothing pad for babies, cud for qudless cows, bath sponge for infant*, shock absorber fbr heels, substitute for Hem Davis apple?pshaw, we cant j think of tho other ninety-three," Wonderful Books. Except a living man, there Is noth? ing more wonderful than a bookf a message to us from the dead?Horn human souls whom we never Saw, who lived, perhaps, thousands of wUoj away, and yet these, on those iTaio sheets of piiper, speak to us, atrJurs ub, vivify 'js, teach us, comfort ufi, open their1 hearts to us an brothers ? Char leu Klngsley. Doggie Was Marked Safe. I brought my rather fierce-looking bulldog Into a storo tho other day. A little girl who waa there with her mother came and petted tho dog. Thp mother called to her not to touch tho (log, as he might bite. Still patting the dog, she looked up, saying: "Oh. this doggie is all right, mother, he bus a license ou."?Chicago Tribut^ COUNTRIES BIO FOR GREECE. Kurland Dickers with Greeks for Aid for Allies und France with Itou mntt'n. London, Oct. 21.?With the rapid sweep eastward of the Bulgarians the peoples of the allied countries are watching with keenest Interest nego? tiations betweer their governments and Greece. These negotiations are being carried on by the British foreign ofTlce In behalf of the allies. Having failed to convince Greece that it was her duty to abide by the Serbo-Greek treaty and help Serbia, the allies have made a fresh offer to that country, including cession by Great Britain of the Island of Cyprus. This offer and an outline of possible financial help is now being considered by the Cabinet. Should the negotiations fail it is ex? pected that Greece will be asked to demobilize or clearly define her atti? tude. Conversations also are proceeding with Roumania through the French foreign office. All the belligerants realize that the best way to Inuuence the neutral States is to win a big victory. Austria Germany and Bulgaria are trying for this In Serbia, Germany in Courland and France, Italy in Tyrol and Tren tino and Russia in Galicia and near Slonim, which, roughly, is the centre of the eastern front. Except for the German attack In France, all these are meeting with more or less success. INQUIRING ABOUT MEXICO. Europe Asks Concerning Foreign Claims. Washington, Oct. 21.?European governments are making inquiries of the United States as to what assur? ances the newly-recognized Mexican government has given regarding for? eign claims. It generally is under? stood that the European powers will follow the lead of the American Re? publics in recognizing Carranza, but first they want to know more specifi? cally about the settlement of the huge claims growing out of the revolution? ary conditions of the last few years. Carranza has decided to appoint several committees of representatives of the interested nations so that an equitable settlement may be reached. The question of claims is related so closely to Mexico's financial rehabli ? thnt It Is unlikely the United States government will proas lm claims i until Mexican credit has been firmly reestablished. The Cost ot -lugging in. I It Is a matter of curious interest to know that twice as much dirt has been moved by the French and German sol? diers in preparing for trench warfare as was taken from the Panama ca? nal, says the Des Moines Register. For more than GOO miles fi'om Switzerland to the channel, four, five and six trenches have been dug on either side of the dead line, each trench averaging 5 1-2 feet in depth, dug by private soldiers with little war spades, an expenditure of human ef? fort almost without parallel in peace? ful times. But curious as this Item of the rec? ord may seem, how many, as they fix their attention on It, will eonsider for a moment what it must mean to the permanent fertility of the richest plains of Europe which have suffered such an enormous upturning of bar? ren subsoils. Those who have occasion to note The slow degrees by which our Iowra clays, left in the process of surface 'drainage, take on a cultivated and civilized appearanco will be able to form some notion of what Is ahead of ?Franco when the work of restoration! begins. It will bo years before the farmer will harvest even half a crop un the acres of this trench warfare. If there were nothing else to con? demn tho insane exhibition of folly in Europe It would be the energy that has been spent In destroying the fer? tility of France. If anything could be thtore hopelessly and criminally ridicu? lous than living in ditches like rats, it would be the waste of energy expend? ed in digging the ditches. The opening of a direct railroad to Charleston by the Seaboard system seems to have been an idle dream af? ter all, and there is at present, only a very remote possibility that the South Carolina Western may, at some day, "be completed to Charleston. Sumter and Blshopvllle paid a high price for a branch road that, as a local accom? modation may be worth what it cost, but it is not what the people of Sum? ter and l*ee county thought they were to get when they put the money for the rights of way and terminal sites. Mr. Bonsai says he has been greatly disappointed at the business Iiis road has received from Sumter, but his disappointment Is not to he com? pared with the disappointment ot SUmter and Lee counties. The merchants report a fine trade Saturday. Usually circus rlhy is no* the best time for trade, but Saturday was a good day for trade. GIGANTIC GERMAN PLOT. Renewed Attempt to Blow up Muni? tion bldps and Plants. ~ New York, Oct. 25.?A third Ger? man was arrested today charged with being in the plot to blow up ships car? rying munitions to the Allies. He is Paul Daeche, a graduate of Cologne University. He is held as a material witness against Fay and Scholz. The German embassy denies any knowl? edge of prisoners. The men were ar? raigned before Justice R?nder at Weehawken, and hel l without bail for twenty-four hours on the request of the F?deral authorities. They will be arraigned tomorow on the chargo of conspiracy. Fay confessed to Chief of Police McCann of Weehawken that he came here for the purpose of blowing up merchant ships carrying munitions to the Allies. He declared that his pas? sage had been arranged by tho Ger? man secret service, but that Captains von Papin and Boyd had warned him against activities in this country. He invented mines to be attached to ship's propellers. He conceived this plan af? ter seeing the havoc wrought by French artillery in Champagne, where he was lieutenant of the Sixteenth German infantry. He arrived here last April on tho steamer Rotterdam. - I< IT Washington, Oct. 25.?The belief that a gigantic plot exists to destroy every munition plant in the. country is manifested in official circles. The ar? rests made in New York may break It up. Chief of the secret service Flynn has gone to New York, to personally take charge of the situation. TO REOPEN CANAL. Panama Bitch Will, be Restored by End of the Year. Panama, Oct. 23.?Although an of? ficial statement Is lacking. It has be? come known that the Panama, canal will be ready for traffic not later than January 1, 19 10. Maj. Gen. Goethale, governor of the canal zone, declines to commit himself on any definite date for reopening canal In View ?f the uncertainty of slide conditions in the Gaillard cut. - ' '* * Gen. Goethals expressed gratifica? tion at the progress made by the dredging fleet which is coping with a tremendous task ?in view of the vast quantity of earth set in motion by tine i?t#>?t ?ude ?.bh( ugh Gen. CtoqtfiaJg wo ?bt-not. set a date oi. which he tho>?ghiiftsV canal might hi reopened, other cartel engineers expressed? the conviction that a sufficient channel to permit the passage of light draught vessels would be attained considerably, before the first of the year. These engineers point out that the channel was orlgf inally closed for a distance of 1,300 feet and that since the latest great slide dredges have restored a 30-foot channel virtually half of that distance and at a width sufficient for the pas? sage of smaller vessels. Nearly all of the ships which were delayed at Cristobal have departed by other routes and those held up at Balboa, are departing as fast as they can ob? tain coal. soi l)!CK WOUNr/BJ*ON BORDER. Private Moore Shot by Mexican Raid gag* Brownsville, Texas, Oct. 24.?Ono United States soldier. Private Herman E. Moore, was probably fatally wounded early tonight in a skirmish between a detachment of the Fourth Infantry and a band of Mexican raid? ers near Brownsville. The fight took place near the scene of the recent wrecking of a St. Louis, Brownsvillo & Mexico passenger train and tho killing of several Americans by a band of outlaws. The Mexicans were put to flight and were being pursued late tonight by two troops of cavalry who were hurried from Fort Brown here. Another engagement took place lato last night between a detail of the bor? der patrol and several Mexicans 10 miles northwest of Brownsville, with? out casualties on either side, but later in the night a Mexican attempting to crest the Rio Grande in the same vicinity and who did not heed com? mands of the United States troops was fired upon and killed. Two troops of cavalry and two com? panies of infantry were hurried to tho scene In automobiles and troops sta? tioned within a radius of 12 miles of Brownsville were ordered to draw in towards a river crossing Where it was believed the men would attempt to escape into Mexico. --~LS-I_uu mi i Tflgli schools Organize! Tho Pee Dee Oratorical and Athletic Association was organized at a meet? ing in the city Saturday of High School superintendants representing nearly all the counties of this section. Mr. 1>. T. Kinnrd, superintendent of the Dillon schools was elected pres? ident; Mr. L. W. Dick, superinten? dent of the Hartsville schools, was made vice president, and Mr. W. L. Hrooker. superintendent of the Flor? ence City schools was selected secre? tary and treasurer.?Florence Times.