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DISINTERESTED AhVK K \h.hA> F.l>. . A Further Discussion of tho Street Fating M m. m.ii t^ur-olon. Editor Dally Item. Regarding the street paving, Mr. Sil>ley In his letter In The Item of the Itth, bo perverts the Intent of my let? ter of October 25th, that it is neces? sary to correct the misapprehension that might otherwise ?\ist. The brick streets now in Sumter had little to do with the favorable Vota on the bond Issue. It is silly to concise the demand for better streets, with the present brick streets. As a matter of fact, If the brick paving In Sumter had not be^n hot, dusty and noisy, the bond Issue would have bee.i much more favorably voted upon. Mr. Slbley need not try to twiat Un? favorable vote on the bond Issue Into an endorsement for brick streets, whleh he has attempted to do. twice In your columns, and which Is tho at? titude objected to by those who feel thaf the question should be decide 1 by the opinion of citizens based' on the advice* of disinterested parties. Secondly, In regard to Mr. SUdey's statement, as to the "crazy quilt" ap? pearance of the down town section, if other than brick Is used, this amounts to gothing, as this condition is not at all objoctlonahle and not even no? ticeable, unless a person goes up in an aeroplane, and thereby gets a blrdk-eye-vlew of the city. And when aeroplanes hemme eonnnon, a softer pavement than brick will probably be popular. in? course it will not do to put two kinds of paving In the same block, which need not be done. The small amount of brick now down will not be objectionable, or noticed, except for Its dirt. when the good streets -.;,> down. Mr. Slbley rends Mr. Jones' letter as an endorsement of brick streets. If he will read It again ho will see that Mr. Jones said after a long and thor? ough discussion and Investigation of the best and most desirable material for paving a residence street, of the residents on the three streets helm; paved, about 75 per cent, were In fa? vor of asphalt, as Indicated by peti? tions circulated." Just how Mr. Slb? ley gets out of this concluding para? graph of Mr. Jones' letter, an endorse? ment for brick streets, I am unable to determine. As to the question of heavy traffic, there Is do street In Sumter on which the trafflp b> heavy enough to require brick, and this applies to Main street. It Is asinine to claim that any of the residential portion of Sumter has heavy enough (raffle for brick, and I do not think the m*>st ardent admirer of brick would have the nerve to make such a statement. Now the streets on which the heaviest traffic In Sum? ter exist are already paved with brick, and outside of these blocks, the traf? fic Is light enough to warrant putting the most Inexpensive type of streets. Mr. Slbley states the key-note of tho whole situation should bo to con? sult the experience of others and the ?omfort In homes, and that brick pav Inff has nothing to fertr If this is done. Now people who have lived in towns with both kinds of paving, prefer some kind of soft streets. The statement that a brick street does net originate any dust, is entirely beside the mark. Any child Would know that dust does not come out of *?rieks. but It lays on them, and Is blown Into the houses by every passing br< c/e, If Main street was not watered dally during tho summer tbe conditions down town would be unbearable. Think how much ajOfl 'bist would bo raised on other streets where the traffic moves taster, and there are more open spaces to give the wind a chance to work. Modern streets other than brick, properly put down do exude any far or oily substance, but their surface Is of such a material that the dust that I.ills tin -. on is ground Into and made a part of the road. Mr. Slbley mentions leaving out the foun? dation under brick to bring the cost down. I am not a paving engineer, but It hau been my experience, th it when people who have something lo sell begin to tell you b"\v v<oj en n save mom y by departing from a well recog? nixed and standard practice, thai th ? matter ?hmiM have careful considera? tion by experts, Pefi.ro a ?h cislon is reached. No sacrifice in Quality should ?<e mnde to enable any certnln paving to he used. Any engineer can deeldo this point I sr"^ have the brick paving now In Sumter Investigated by a compe? tent engineer, with i \l< w to determin? ing how soon It will require repair;. It S' ems to no there are a h eady hol? low places under some parts of Main street, and the brick show signs of dropping. It should be kept |g min I thnt it is difficult to erntet ? hrtek street. Repairs usually cost almoM nm ..icch as the original street. It la my sincere hope that citizen advocates of the various forms or pnv Ing will Inform themselves and full explain their views. Tbe matter calls for an (Mpendlture that will be a bur? den on the people for twenty >?ar.; l b - decision shoiil I tml be influence, by Interested advice and newsp u articles, froin people who have abso JLut. ly no reason to favor the true in? terests of the cit ''ens and taxpayers of Sumter, and whose only ohjeet Is to ?eil some particular kind of paving. Yours very truly, H. R. VanDeventer. Sumter, Nov. 4, 1915. QMJMVBBAB T<) KEEP TEXTILE SHOW. E\|wtsitinn Will Mako Pi BMI Ml III Homo In City and Show Will he Hold Every Two Years. Greenville, Nov. 5.?Unless some? thing totally unexpected arises Green? ville, will he the permanent home of the Southern Textile Exhibitors' asso? ciation. Plans are nut yet complete, but it is certain, in all human prob? ability, that each two years hereafter a textile show similar to that now be? ing held here, will again be staged In Greenville. Tho Southern Textile association to? day approved the plans of the expo? sition executive committee to incor? porate the exposition. This is one of the llrst steps necessary to making the exposition a permanent organization. Plans relative to the erection of an exposition building are to be work' ? I out within a few months. It is posi? tive that a building costing some $40, 000 can be provided for textile shows In Greenville. The plans looking to making tltll city tho home of the Southern expo? sition, as Boston is of the Northern show, are left In the hands of the of? ficers of the Soutl em Textile associa? tion, which today concluded the busi? ness session of Its semi-annual gath? ering. Ashevllle was selected by the asso? ciation as tho place for the June meet? ing. The North Carolina city won out over the Isla of Palms and other places which extended Invitations. The announcement that Greenville would be the permanent home of the exposition has caused general enthu? siasm among local people. The build? ing up Of this first textile show In the South and tho securing of the show as a permanent thing are distinct triumphs for the city of Greenville, oillcers of the Southern Textile asso? ciation and local textile men are to be thanked for the show. TO TAX. AMERICAN AGENCIES. McKcniia Proposes to Set Income Tax on Basis of Earnings in Britain. London, Xo\. 4.?Tho chancellor of tho exchequer, Reginald McKenna to? day promulgated an order under which agencies of American mercantile firms operating in Great Britain will be compelled to pay an Income tax on the basis of their total earnings In Great Britain, including money returned to the Cnited States. Hitherto these agencies '.iave only paid an Income tax on the profits ex? pended in this country. The new tax will hit some agencies very hard an 1 may have the effect of discouraging the importation of what in war Um I are considered luxuries that cause an unfavorable trade balance. Armour & .Co., the Standard Oil Company and similar firms, duly incorporated here and paying an Income tax as such, will not be affected by the new ruling. The British government for some timo has been grappling with the agency problem, trying vainly to force taxes from agencies which consistent? ly showed no profits, due to the fact that godda were billed to them at prices making local profits impossible, it is declared, though the profit to the American factory was handsome. AjN)BtS that were seen today regarding the matter stated that they have not boon advised of their new status. Am a general rulo they have referred the subject to counsel. NATIONAL BANK BUSINESS, Shown Expansion Since Federal ltO< serve System Came. Washington, Nov. 4.?a substantial expansion Ol the business of national banks Hinco the Inauguration of the Kederal reserve system l.s shown in a statement Issued tonight by Comp? troller of the Currency Williams based on the returns of the ?,?!- national banks of the United fttates to his eaii for Ihelt condition September I, "The total resources of those banks os September I1 says ths statement, "saessded i>> mots than $414,000 ooo the greases! re sources ever shown by an) previous rail In the history of tho national banking system and amount? ed to HMt1,tt0.4-?. The increase In resources ovi i the call of June II, Itll, was $471,000,000. The Increase in resources over the call of Septem* ber 1-, It14, was over $713,000,000, "Loans and discounts, Including let of credit and customers' liability on ;m count of acceptances, amounted to $?,s_5,ooa, being an Increase over the June statement of $165,.,. and showing an Increase, compared with September II, 1014, of $425, 000,000, Total dep., its amounted to |f,SfJ,tM,t0#, exceeding by 000,001 the I Ighest nmotini ev< r pre \ lonely shown and Mils. I 108,000,000 ji in excess of the total depo |l in tie .June statement." case pf lee cotufv ccfcnr. Doyle Live Stock Company ami Leo County Grange Company Dispute Over Hnundiiry Line. Leader and Vindicator. The third cane called is that of Doyle lave Stock Co., of Sumter against the Lee County Grange Com? pany. This case has already taken up two days of the court and up to noon Wednesday \s still being tried. The dispute is over the boundary line involving just three feet of front lage. The plaintiff, contending that the line starts from the edge of a ditch While the defendants contend that it 1 should start from the center. The original purchaser and the original agent for the Grange Co., argue that the lot was measured off from the edge of the ditch, but the deed mere? ly states that the ditch is the line. Hence the contention. Messrs. McLcod and Dennis rep? resented the plaintiffs and Messrs. Kutiin & McGowan and B. Frank Kel? ly, Esq., the defendants. MEMPHIS MAYOR OUSTED. Crump ami Two Other Officials Eject? ed?Their Places Filled. Memphis, Nov. 4.?As a result of their 'legal admission" of tho charges made in the ouster suit against them, Mayor E. Hi Crump, R. A. Utley, vice mayor, and W. M. Stanton, police judge, today were suspended from oillce by decree of Chancellors Fent reaj and Retaken. The suit against Charles H. Perry, Inspector of police and codefendant in the ouster proceedings, was dis? missed. Immediately after the service of the ouster on Crump and Utley, the re? maining commissioners?George C. Love, Thomas Dies and Ennis Doug? las?met and elected Mr. Love as mayor. T. C. Ashcroft and W. T. Melanin were elected commissioners to take the places of tho outsed of? ficials, ft. H. Stlckley was elected to succeed Judge Stanton. The ouster suit against Sheriff Relehman was continued until Janu? ary 5, iby which time it is hoped to have the supreme court's ruling on the case of the city officials. The ouster proceedings against both city and county officials are based on the non-enforcement of the State prohibition laws. ATHLETIC RELATIONS CUT. Carolina and Davidson College Fall out. Columbia, Nov. 4.?It wan announc? ed today that the University of South Carolina hon broken off ath? letic relations with Davidson College for the current year. This follows the cancellation of the game between the football teams of the two Institu? tions. CADETSIIIPS TO RE FILLED. Vacancy at West Point and One at An mi|S>lis to He Supplied Soon. E. D. Smith, junior United States smator from South Carolina sends out the following announcement: "I will hold a competitive exami? nation on Friday, November 20, 1915, at Columbia, for the selection of a principal and two alternates, to fill one vacancy each at Wrest Point and Annapolis. Applicants desiring to take the examination for either appointment should write me at once, at Florence, S. C, for further infor? mation relative to the appointment and admission of cadets to the United States, Military academy and of mid? shipmen to the United States Naval academy; stating in their letters for which institution they desire to take the competitive examination." Court of Common Picas. Rishopville Leader and Vindicator. The Court of Common Pleas was called promptly at 10 o'clock Monday morning with Judge Bhlpp presiding and Stenographer Wood at bis desk. There Is a heavy docket before the court which hujhtless will keep the court busy the entire wnok. Judge Blilpp has been nn the bench for eight years and has n< .er missed a single term of court at any of his ap? pointments whether regular or special terms. This is rather remarkable as he is often called to hold special terms in addition to his regular terms. His. decisions are seldom ever reversed by the Supreme Court Which speaks loud for htrtl us a man well versed in the law, r.y request of the Dlshopvllle bar, there war no court last Week on account of the State Pair, as L all pioi.ability the docket can be cleared Ml one Week. Wag Operated on Here. Kingstree County Record. Mrs. Hertha Wolfe visited her cous? in, Mr. K. n. Davis, at n hospital In Sumter Sunday. Mr. I>avis was taken there several weeks ago, from his homo In Clarendon, und has since had onb of his legit amputated. He is not lillg alone, a:; v < .1 as could he expect ? I linder the circumstances. beautiful cnvitrrt wedding. Miss Viviun McCullough ami Jerome Frank Pate Joined In Holy Wcd^ pick. Darlington Xcws and Press. Last evening at 6 o'clock, at the First Baptist Church, two of Darling? ton's most popular young people were united in holy wedlock?Miss Vivian McCullough, daughter of Mrs. Emma McGto McCullough, and Jerome Frank Pato, magistrate lor Darling1 on. The wedding was a brilliant social affair, and was largely attended. The bride entered the edifice on the arm of her mother, who gave her in marriage. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. \V. Lide, immediately fol? lowing which the bride returned to 'her home to prepare for her honey? moon tour to New York and other points. r ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIS DAUGHTER. [T*istol Discharges Whllo In Hands of John Staton?Hone to Save Little Girl. 'Darlington News and Press. Sunie Anabell, th e nine-year-old daughter of John Staton, was acci? dentally shot last Sunday evening about 7.4 5 o'clock by her father while the latter was examining an old re? volver with which he intended to kill a vicious dog. Tho bullet entered the hack and lodged just under the skin in front, missing the heart by a fraction. Drs. Hill and Lawson were called and the hall was extracted, the wound dress led and the child made as comfortable as possible. In response to an inquiry by The News and Press late last night, Mr. Staton said the injured child was gain? ing nicely, and that the physicians were very hopeful for her recovery. NEWSPAPER WINS CASE. Jury Returns Verdict for Spartnnburg Journal. Spartanburg, Nov. 4.?The case of J^ A. Foster against the Journal Pub? lishing Company, a suit for $15,000 damages, was won by the newspaper in the Court of Common Pleas hero today, when the jury rendered a ver? dict in favor of the defendant com? pany. The trial' of the case has con? sumed the greater part of two days. Mr..Foster, who is the superintendent of ailargc fertilizer company, was the owner of a bull alleged to have gored to death a negro more than a year ago. Over an article published in the Journal touching the incident a head was written in which it was made to appear that the owner of the bud was a negro. The headline read, "Ne? gro says His Bull Not Vicious." Tho hddy of the article referred to "Mr." Foster and .poke of Mr. Foster's "ne? gro servants.' The suit was brought on the ground that Mr. Foster had been called a negro and had suffered humiliation. Wyche & Foster ap? peared as counsel for Mr. Foster, and Carson & Boyd represented the Jour? nal Publishing Company. FIRST STATE WAREHOUSE To Operate in WMiamsburg Opened for Business Tuesday. |Kingstree Count: Record. The first cotton storage warehouse to be operated in Williamsburg coun? ty, uhder the State Warehouse act, be? gan business Tuesday, November 2. This warehouse is owned by Messrs. S. A. Guerry & Bro., and is located about eight miles east of Klngstree. Mr. S. A. Guerry Is the State's ware? houseman. CAROLINA MEN ON LIST. Uncle Sam Claims They Are Indebted to Hint. Washington, Nov. 4.?Tho only South Carolina names on the treas? ury department list just made public here of persohs who have not mado good to this government funds ad? vanced to them in order that they might return home when they wore caught in Fairope at the outbreak of the war in 1014', are as follows: Alex? ander Zu/.er, Charleston, $!>; Charles Anderson, 2(10 Prince (?) street. [Charleston, $7; Charles Bradley, Allen dale, 045; Julius Brockton, Like City. $10.25; John Davis. Columbia, $39. i.); Charles Farren, Greenville, $2';.:o; Julius Proctor, Lake City, $42.50. BOWERS FOUND GUILTY. Verdict of Manslaughter in Greenville Court. Greenville, Nov. 4.?W. M. Bowers charged with the killing of Frank Wooten at Travelers It est on Septem? ber is was found guilty of man? slaughter tonight and was recom? mended to the mercy of th(? court. The trial has been sensational. Mrs. Mowers, wife of the defendant, stated on the stand that she was not willing for her husband "to hide his sin be? hind my virtue." It had been al? leged that the killing grew out of some domestic troubles. VISIT CLEMSON COLLEGE. Ways and Moans Committee impress? ed With Workings of Groat State Institution. Clemson College, Nov. 4.?The ways and means committee of the house of representatives spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Clemson upon the in? vitation of the board of trustees. The members made a thorough examina? tion of the workings of every depart? ment of the institution and, through the chairman, J. T. Liles of Orange burg, expressed themselves as being surprised and delighted at what they had seen and learned. Mr. Liles made a highly interesting and inspir? ing address at the ehapel exercises on Wednesday morning. The body seemed especially impressed with the chapel exercises, which consist every morning of the giving of the latest news from the papers for five minutes by a member of the faculty, followed by reading of the Scriptures by one of the resident ministers and singing by the entire corps, led by the Y. M. C. A. secretary, and then a prayer, concluding with the Lord's Prayer, in which all join heartily. The exercises close with announcements. The dress parade given on the new parade grounds in honor of the visit? ors was a feature of the day. The visitors also enjoyed dinner in bar? racks with the cadets. The following were here: H. H. Arnold, Woodruff; J. L. Bolt, Pickens; M. J. Clement, Meggett; J. W. Crum, Jr., Denmark; J. H. Durst, Green? wood; E. M. Fripp, Bluff ton; J. S. Huffman, Columbia; J. T. Liles, Or? angeburg; J. C. Rivers, Mt. Croghan; B. B. Sellers, Sellers; F. H. Shirley, Westminster; D. L. Smith, Walter boro; H. Taylor, Winnsboro; G. L. Toole, Alken; L. L. Wagnon, Union; J. L. Walker, Johnston, and J. T. West, Belton. SHORTAGE CHARGED TO CASH? IER. It _ C. Tu Goochc, Formerly of Rank of j Lodge, Lodged in Walrerboro Jail. E Walterboro, Nov. 4.?-C. L. Gooche, former cashier of the Bank of Lodge, is in jail here charged with embez? zling $7,000 from the Bank of Lodge. It will be remembered that the affairs of this bank were checked up some time ago by expert auditors and re? vealed a shortage which Mr. Gooche alleged was the result of bad book 'keeplng. Nothing was done about it at the time, save to report the matter to the bonding company on the bond of Mr. Gooche. This leads now to the arrest upon the charge of embezzle? ment. Attorneys have been employed on both sides and a strong legal battle for the freedom of Mr. Gooche is promised. Bail will probably be ap? plied for at once. The shortage with which Mr. Gooche is charged began to accrue from the organization of the bank some three years ago. It gradually grew larger until t was discovered I It appears that the State bank ex? aminer reported some irregularities i) a short while before the actual short? age was discovered and later a com t mittee of auditors went over the ac? counts from the time of the organiza? tion of the bank, finding the short? age. Mr. Goochc is from Kentucky where it is understood that he is prominently connected. He came to this county to take the position with the Bank of Lodge immediately upon its organization. Ho claims that all of It is the result of errors in book? keeping and that no money has been taken and seems confident of the out? come. The hank is still running and its officers claim that it Is perfectly safe. It was affected only temporarily by the alleged shortage and in fact the president of the bank, Dr. Moorer, ?soon after the shortage was discover? ed, posted a notice in the bank that all depositors could then withdraw their money. No run was made and the bank today is said to be in sound condition. V i CENTRAL AMERICA QUIRT. Three Projected Revolutions Have Subsided. Washington, Nov. 5.?Three revolu? tions in Central America which last week promised to assume serious pro? portions, are dying down. Gen. Ro ftnles, the leader of the Honduras malcontents, has reached Washington to tell lus (roubles to the administra? tion. Conditions in Guatamala are re? ported normal. The presence of ma? rines at Managua, Nicaragua, proving effectual to check the revolt there. SEAMAN'S LAW SUSPENDED. Foreign Vessels Do Not Have to Com? ply With Sufety Provision. Washington. Nov. B?President Wil? son today signed an executive order suspending the "Safety at Sea" pro? vision of the Seaman's Act, so far as it applies to foreign vessels. The sus? pended section required vessels to huve a certain number of life boats. NOT DISSATISFIED WITH HTM. 'Germany Denies Having Any Objec * tion to Hrand Wliitlock or Ills Con duet. ? Berlin, Nov. 4. (Wireless to Say Vtlle).?Among the items given out today by the Overseas News agency was the following: "Foreign newspapers report that the German government asked the with? drawal of the American minister at Brussels, Brand Whitlock. These re? ports are absolutely untrue. The fact :is the American minister is on leave of absence because of failing health. "The Gorman government has had no reason to ask for the withdrawal of Mr. Whitlock since his personality and his personal activity have never caused dissatisfaction." CONSPIRACY WAS WIDESPREAD. German Agents at Every Atlantic Port to Dynamite Vessels?More Arrests Expected*. ' New York, Nov. 5.?That the alleg? ed conspiracy to destroy t*he Allies' 'commerce involved German agents at every iihpbrtant port on the eastern seaboard was asserted by chief of the United States Secret Service Flynn to? day. Baltimore was to have been the scene of dynamltings on a staggering scale. Forty more arrests are expect? ed. WEAVE WITSON'S PICTTOE. Uniqtio Product of Clemson College Sent to President by McS wains. Washington, Nov. 4.?The White House today received from John T. MeSwain of Greenville a copy of a portrait of President Wilson woven into cloth, the cctton making it being dyed, spun and woven in the textile school at Clemson college. Mr. McSwain's letter accompanying ?the portrait is as follows: "I have the honor to send yOU by separate parcel a copy of a portrait of yourself woven ihto the texture' of cloth. This was designed by my brother, Prof. C. W. :\^dwaih of Clemson college, and* was woVeh t*HlS day by him on a Jacquard loom' hv the> exhibit of Clemson college at the great Southern textile exposition' rtoW In progress at Greenville. "You may be interested" to know that ne threads making up fhh* clbth1, are all of South Carolina cotton, dyed* 'at Clemson college in fast color and* will not fade in watet. It is pract? cally certain that you haVe the dla? 'tinct'on of being the only president 'of the United States wh03e likeness has been woven into cotton cloth. "Please accept thle likeness with1 the compliments of myself and my "brother." Secretary Tumulty and Other White 'House officials were much impressed by the novel production and it Wilt* no doubt be greatly priced Toy the president, especially because it caihe rfrom Southern friends. BLAST FROM* BRYAN. Issues Long Statement Taking Issue With President on Preparedness; Washington, Nov. 5.?William J. :Bryan issued a long statement fodiay taking issue with President Wilson on preparedness. "I view the president's speech with sorrow and conceM'." "Bryan declares, "but he is-doing What 'he feels- is his duty, therefore his mo? tives cannot be criticieed." He then Characterizes the preparedness plan as' a complete reversal or our national policy, o menace to peace and a chal? lenge to the spirit of Christianity. It must inevitably lead- to war. Bryan's statement is regarded' as the first step in a definite break. PACKAGE LAW UPFHCLI?. ? Florida Liquor Statute Not tTaeon&rL I tutiohal. I Tallahassee, Fla., NoV. 4.?The two .contested clauses in th*e Davis la*W, regulating the sale of liqu-.r in Flor? ida, were upheld in a declsronj handed' tdown by the Stalte supreme court fo ,day. The appeal was taken from .Jacksonville, where Adolph Pricha was arrested on a charge of violating sections prohibiting the selling of liquor in less quantities than a half pint, and another prohibiting t"he sale of any quantity between 6 o'clock in the evening and 7 o'clock in the morn? ing. Justices Taylor and Ellis dissented to the opinion, which is voluminous. The v??te upholding the law was three to two. This decision means the discon? tinuance of more thnn 50 per cent. :of the saloons of the State, according to figures complied by certain repre? sentatives of liquor Interests. The con? tention of the liqu-jr men was that the act was in violation of the constitu? tion. Four Americans Killed: . Washington, Nov. 5.?The State Department has received confirmation of the killing of four Americans in the battle between the Carranza and Villa forces at Augn Prieta. No details are given.