Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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& Ii? S?lait^man ana Staffens. fuS)li ?Inns We?iiewdsf au? tSaturday. _ ?BT? orrwKN riMijsuiNQ (xjmpany. euirrcR. a a Testae: ? i *? per tanum?tti adveaee. Ad TSrtUwnesu: Km tqu*r? r\i ?t ,i eeriion.fi.ov ?'?rr subsequent Insertion..su Oentrscts (or ihr?? months, oi -a?r*r will be aiMj? at reduced rate?. Ul communications *btch sub ***** privets Interests will be charged tt as edvertlseme Ita Obituaries and tributes of rasjpss* Will Um obarged (or. The Sumter Waf hinan was foubd ?4 In 1SSS and the Tru? Southron tu ? IfS. The Watchman and Southron S?w baa the combined circulation and 'aSaenee of both of the old papers. an4 la Manifestly tha beat s<lvertl?ung aaaStai In Sumter. One of the moat pathetic IncldcntH In medieval history was the Children's Crusade; and the Ford peace party's trip to Europe Is suggestive of the children's attempt to recover the Holy , City from the Saracens in its Idealis? tic disregard of all practical con- | slderatlona. Fortunately this crusade de luxe will not be a long drawn out tala of hardship and suffering by de? luded Innocents, and the sympathies of all mankind will not he harrowed I throughout the ages hy the record o' their sacrifice to a fanatic's dream, see If all of ua who have been com? missioned aa delegates to the Com? mercial Congress make the trip, Charleston will hang out the "stand? ing room only" sign early next week and will be railing for help; and if *-all of the delegates Insist on speaking a little piece Dr. Clarence J. Owens will And It necessary to print a whole library to contain the "Proceed? ings-" He got by with one volume of 1064 pagea when his congress met In Atlanta a few years ago, and that > congress did not have the South Car? olina delegation of notables and oth? ers. see The message delivered to congress yesterday by President Wilson Is a 8tate paper of auch far reaching Im? portance and aignlflcunce that it should he read with the utmost care by every American cltixen and pre? served for future consideration. He discusses the International situation with a clarity and force that Is made all the more emphatic and Impres? sive by the calmness and restraint of | statement that characterises thi mos **fe from nr ?r to last. In Tho aec tlona of the m?**aag'' lea ling with the ueceasii; la* an adequate army and navy and a general condition of pre? paredness so that in case of need the resources of the entire country could be mobilised for the natural defense and the preservation of American in? dependence, ho states facts so plain? ly that only a fanatic or an enemy of American Institutions would take Is? sue with hla argument or dlsputo the delusions he arrives at. The mes? sage la a great puper that future hla- | torlana wilt refer to as the genesis of the Pan-American doctrine of mili? tant Independ? n e in opposition to foreign aggression. see The special edition of the Newbcr ry Herald and News, commemorative of the seml-ccntennlal of the found? ing of that newspaper attained the high-water mark of excellence In spe? cial editions and we extend to Editor K. H. Auld our congratulations an.I felicitations. The lssuo contained 50 pages and contained a number of special articles of unusual Interest an.l of h.slorlcal value, besides many Il? lustrations. see England has made Stich I uhustly ! bungle of the Dardanelles. Qfdltpoll and Saloniki campaigns that Konstan? tine. King of Greece, has no hesi? tancy In standing up in me.-tlru: and telling John Hull |0 bis f'aer t'.it. as a fighting man, he Is an um oinpci* nt snd a failure. Ahd the worst of It is the facts hear out tho opinion of the pro-German king of the Greeks. 9 9 9 The dispensary counties sre not tunning full page adverstlsements ot closing out sales, hut It Is ? sale ?USSS that there will SSJ a rushing >>ui.:ie.-, i In wet goods In ?BB* nrmry counties during tho hollda>*. BtMSS will be going at and BSjtS bSjfOFi Jan usry 1st If the wet eountles are to succeed In unloading their stocks of Intoxicants. hose wagons were called out today about noon by an alarm of Pre fr >m a house on I'artlett | Street. lat tle damage was done, however, tie fire being extinguished before tin arrival of the h ?se SftsflOSW, Tlo building was occupied by Tom New >erry. colored For a < liristmas <;lft. [othlng more seasonable of suit for a Christmas gift than a pal >ae boxed North Carolina hlank Th- Sumter Dry Qooda <"o. TO ELIMINATE ILLITERACY. (Olmy board of EDUCATION PLANS schools for AlH'LTS. i oiiccrted Effort to Bo Made to Re? move the Blot of Illiteracy l-Yoni Sumter County?Qppori?Ity for I duration to Be Placed Within Roach of Every illiterate Adult. It is a matter of record that IS per cent, of the Democratic voters of Sum ter county- are unable to sign their names?this was demonstrated when the Democratic Clubs prepared their roll books in 1914. This is a condition that is deplorable and that should not be Mowed to continue if it Is possible to devise any plan wherohy the il? literates may l?e assisted to learn to read and write. The County Board oi I Education has taken the matter under serious consideration and has deter? mined to inaugurate a systematic campaign to interest those adults who cannot read or write in an effort to obtain at least the rudiments of an ed? ucation. It is believed that the per? centage of illiteracy can be reduced to a minimum wtihin two yearn or less jtime, if thr btarty cooperation of all I the school trustees of the county can he obtained to further the movement, j To inaugurate the campaign against illiteracy a meeting of the county trus t ?es' association has been called xor next Wednesday, the following letter having been mailed to each trustee by County Superintendent of Education J. H. Haynsworth: To The School T- ustees of Sumter County: Qentlemen: Realizing the fact that some of our most deserving citizens have been denied the privilege of learning to read and write, the Sum? ter County Board of Education de? sires to ask your cooperation in try- j ing to devise some plan whereby this condition may be overcome. Already the Board has decided to open a night school in the Y. M. C. A. bitUding in Sumter for all persons of eighteen years and over who desire to Improve themselves. Two classes will be formed. Male teachers will have I charge of the men's mlass and female teachers will have charge of the wo? men's class. This good work will be voluntary on the part of the teach? ers, and no charge will be to those who attend for improvement. Qentlemen. does it not rest upon us, who have been more fortunate, to try to help thoue among us of our own ' blood who hnvf h*?r?n fortunate*' The per cent, of those who cannot ?\ lit their name* Is appalling. S. uth Carolina"In the matter of Illiteracy i. next to the *\ ery loot In Ute Whole i sited Males. We deplore it, but will ! it ever be otherwise if we only doplor it and do nothing more? There must be some way to Improve this condition. We have as good people in South Carolina, yea, and in Sumter OOUntV, as the sun ever shone upon. Other , States have improved this condition and Other counties in our own Mate ere improving it. Is it right for us to sit still and do nothing? The County Board of Education has asked the president of the Sumter County Trustees' Association to call a special meeting at which every trustee in the county is not only asked but begged to attend. Gentlemen, the year Is drawing to a Clone, we Will want to look back to see what good wo have done. To know j thai we, have at least attempted to d >1 our fellow man good should be our ' greatest joy. Please come to the court house. Wednesday. December 16th, at 12 i o'clock, when we believe that some plan can be de vised to try to over? come thee* dlfnCUlttea, which to some! Of US seem mountain high, but may be only mists, and as easily dispersed. The City Board of Education and the County Board win take pleasure In me? tint,' with the Trustees' Asso? ciation on this occasion. Wr\ n si> <t fully. J, H. Haynsworth, Beejretar) County Trustees' Association R1DOKWOOD TO REBUILD CU B New Homo of Country <1ub Will Cost With Furniture About 110,000. Columbia, Dec. I.??Preliminary plans for the construction of a new clubhouse for Rldgewood cluh havo I sen completed and us .soon as the contract is let work will begin. The building will < ost approximately $in. .>; th<? value of the furniture and natures will be about 15,000, of which Iabout 11,196 is the salvage from the 'lire that destroyed tin- building early in ( tetotx i Except for the rearrangement of lex l ??!? rooms and bathing facilities the new clubhouse will closely resemble the one it replaces it will he bull! On * ?it" a little to the WCSt and fur t hsr back from the street car lino thnn th?* previous building The bond Issue of 110,000 on the propart) of the club, authorised st > special ine< tin;? Tuesday night, will j be put en sals by the finance commit" tee. consisting of w i). Melton, chairman, Christino Denei and Edwin w. Robertson, TO IMPROVE COLUMBIA S^A*' TION. IMrctiors Authorize Expetliturc of $100,000. Columbia, Dee. 9.?Improvements to cost between $50,000 and $100,000 win be started on the union pas* ?enger station In Columbia within the next 30 days. This was definitely de ti rmined at the annual meeting of the directors Of the Union Station com? pany, held hero yesterday morning. Some time ago the plans for the additions and renovation were drawn and they are now in the hands of tho several prospective contractors. Bids will be asked for immediately and it was stated yesterday that within a month the work will be under way. The plans call for enlargement and improvement. SCOl'T ORGANIZER OUSTED. Retirement Explained by National Council of lloy Scouts. S'ew York, Dec. 8.?The national council of the Boy Scouts of Amer? ica, through an authorized committee, held a special meeting today to con? sider a statement issued by Ernest Thompson Beton in which he said that he had resigned as chief scout. After the meeting the council issued this i I statement: "Mr. Seton did not resign; he was deliberately dropped by the national council of the Hoy Scouts of America on the question of Americanism. He is not an American citizen. He not I I only resented suggestions and requests made by many of his friends in the scout movement that he become an American citizen, but went further and objected to the Boy Scout hand? book including a chapter on patriot- i ism. His term expired February, lilt, The national council at its an? nual meeting did not reelect him be? cause of tho belief that in a move S) ment for making men as citizens of America there should be no doubt as to the citizenship and patriotism of | tho leaders of tho movement. Any statement that the dropping of Mr. Seton or his alleged resignation was due to anything else than this is not true. "In fairness to Mr. Seton the office was left vacant until he could be af? forded a reasonable opportunity to declare his intentions of becoming a citizen of the United States. This he refused. "in response to Mr. Seton's attempt to resign he was informed that Ines* 1 much as be held no office then w w , no office from which he oould resign an-i th' ilnallj closed l?*t Jui> Mr, Seton promised explicit^ ly letter that he would quietly pro? ceed With his own work without rais? ing nny issue. He has seen til to vio? late his promise without any notice to the executive board or any of its officers at a time and under conditions which make necessary tins .statement of fa<t. "Tho aims of the Hoy Scout move? ment are today exactly lh? same a-! they have be mi since tho organization' Of tho movement in this country in 1910. Character development and I good citizenship through wholesome outdoor activities is the objective, j The movement al its October meeting | denlfltely reaffirmed the policy of be- J ing a non-political, non-military, not | anti-military, organi/.ation." Genuine North Carolina Blankets! If you want to learn the difference between tho.^o popular blankets and other brands, call at th;> Sumter Dry Goods Co, and take a look through their hi^ shipment. There you will ?eo the real thing from North Caro? lina.?Advt. I I'iturday nil hi tho members of the ; police force were entertained most de- j llghtfully with an oyster .supper by Harr*y Poloua, the proprietor of the Dixie; Cafe. The officers were serv? ed oysters In any stylo they called for and were supplied with all that thoy could eat. Another l*!g lilankct Shipment. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. have re? ceived another I i;;- Invoice of North Carolina blankets, and the prices as heretofore arc most reasonable, A pair of genuine N. c. blankets make an Ideal gift, and many of them are finished and boxed especially for this purpose, Advt. OIL TANK KR RAIW. i o nmunipaw I Neaped Submarine and Readies Alexandria. London, Dec, 8. Rome1 dispatches that the American oil steamer Communlpaw had been sunk by a submarine In the Mediterranean are llatly contradicted this afternoon by the report that the Corum unipu \\ has reached Alexandria, Egypt. l or a Clniaiinas Gift. Nothing more seasonable or suit? able for a Christmas Kin than a pair of those boxed North Carollnu blank? ets al The Sumter Dry Goods ru NOT FINANCED UV UKKMAXS. I*resident of "labor's Peace Coun- ' oil" Issues Statement in Reply to Charge?, Orange, N. J., Dec. 7.?Jacob C. Taylor, president of Labor's Peaoe council, the activities of which arc un.b r Investigation by a federal , uriiiid jury, tonight issued a statement | in which he denied that German agents financed the council The sole aim of the council, he declared, is to attempt to bring about universal peace, and he announced that within 0 few days he would call a confer- i ence of the officers to pass a resold tion asserting that the sympathies oT its members arc not pro-German. T.\KEN AT EASTOVER. Yellow Racoon is Caught in Lower Rlchland. Albino oponsums are not especially rare, but an Bastover citizen has cap? tured a rather unusual freak, a yel? low raccoon. The body is of an al? most uniform yellow and the tail has brown rings on yellow. The typical 'coon has dark gray under fur with black and white hairs pro? jecting through it ami the tail band j ing'is of black on gray.?The State. ! I TO CONDUCT REVIVAL SERVICES. Rev. J. C. Bailey Will Preach at Ttrsall Presbyterian Church. On next Monday afternoon a re- i vival meeting will begin at Tir/ah Presbyterian church, Dalzell, with the Rev. J. C. Eailey of Liberty, S. (* . conducting the meeting. Mr. Bailey was for ten years pastor of the Tir/.ah and Wedgetield churches, resigning a number of years ago to accept a call to a church in Ihe upper part of the State. Since t'.ie recent resignation of Mr. Hay, the Wedgetield and Tirsah chu**ohes have been without I a pastor. The services begin on next Mon day evening and will continue throughout the week. The services will be held at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. For a Christmas Gift. Nothing more seasonable or suit? able for a Christmas gift than a pair of those boxed North Carolina blank? ets at The Sumter Dry Goods Co. PROFESSIONAL CARD. Dr. Mary W. Peery, Osteopath, has returned to Sumter, and may be found ?n her office In The CK3 atlonal Pank Bullding. Success Without a Bank Account You never heard of a successful man or woman without a bank account-did you? If you are a busi ness man you need a Commercial Account here?if ? housewife you need a Household Account here. You need the kind of personal banking service we can gi ve to you. May we have you with us ? THE PEOPLES BANK DRINK A BOTTLE OF "SATANET" And remember the pleasant Farewell Taste. You will want another, and after drinking three bot? tles, nothing else is good enough lor you. Satan et is a full, smooth, fruit-juice drink. Cultivate the Acquaintance. You Will Like It Xmas and New Year Excursion Fares Between all points on the Atlantic Coa^l Lice and points on connecting lines. Tickets on sale December 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th and 25th, limited returning until midnight of Janu? ary 10th, 1916. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Standard Railroad of the South i For Tickets and Pullman reservation and any de? ll; sired information, call on O. V. PLAYER, Ticket t J Agent, Sumter, S. C. | ?$????3 M?MU MH???? ??* ????fr?* ?? Ml???'?? * FOR A YS t \ f ! It I ' /// VrJ 6 F a ?I. i o n e d* bp Isaac Hamburger & Sons ' Mens Suits and Overcoats $10 to $25 Boys' Suits and Overcoats S3.50 to $10 Mackinaw Coats. Sweaters. Suit Cases and Hand Bags, Handkerchiefs. Bath Robes. Ntckwear, Socks, Shirts Fancy Sets, Including Silk Socks, Handkerchiefs and Ties MANY OTHER USEFUL GIFTS The Sumter Clothing Co.