Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ruraintrj -motion. Mrs. A. U Lessens and. daughter, Ehsab*th Leassfti;1 TfTst^E. A. Cuttlno aad Miss Augusta Cuttlno have ganc to New Vorji city, where,. |h?y will spend settee* time before ftplag on -to Saratoga Springs for a stay at that ^?ee. 51 t i tLana and* Jennie Harnet t raft Monday for Atlantic City, N. J., where they will spend the remainder of the summer. They v ere* accom? panied by Miss WhetsdW* of St. Matthews, ie.eSS.I elni Mies Rv.hel Bsudsse,*/ of Charles? ton, Is vUiltlng Miss Ellin-Baker this week. Prof. U C. Molse hss gone to Cor? nell University. ^ Ithaca. N. Y., to 'II take a, eeitrse st^u^mer school at AoreeioV * Vantlns ' that nUv , Miss Et.sabeth Hryson. of Cross Hill hi spanning some time with her cousin, Mrs. C. B. fliuff. ? t Mr. sad Mrs. F. C. Huff, of Lamar, spent the Fourth of July with the former's jrotltet. Mr. C. B. Huff. Miss Dels Ballough of this city left Thursday for High Pont. N'. C., from which plane she will sjo to New York to take a -'ourse at Columbia Unl vesnity. Misses Bettle Hewitt and Corlnne Atkinson returned to rfifmter this morning sfter a visit of a few days to friends In Florence.-?Florence Times. Mr. I. N Brunsor, of Sumter, has been spending a week a? the home of tue broti er, Mr. P. C. Brunson, at Felders.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Mrs. A. U J Bjadharp,,.of Paxvllle Is visiting .her daughter, Mrs. B. J. Orter. Mr. and Mrs, fZ M Vogel of Wash? ington. D. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. W^, YogeJL . _ ' V ,>insii corns Mr. H. r.^e^yD^oj^ewood. spent the dsy V^tttfttivro* Mk?es Robe^^.A^r^,^ Claire Elliott, of Columbia, and Elisabeth RaJnstord of Edgefiebl, are loathe city visiting Miss Agnes Haynswoxth. hav? ing come over to s^od^'the Hayns? worth -Drovesatedt Veddlf^, which will take njjee en next1 Wednesday. Mr. H. T. Hartman, of Baltimore, president of the ,SumJiu# JJ^hj^ng Co., H In t'No effj 1 -^-.t?. MI * vtw-ejhtw.VMiWfei. who lias h*?r> voting Mite? HS} ? v. 1 :h. . rel": ?-. d hon. . rfhv wee acWnpshie* by Masses Rita and Jeeete flayna worth, who will visit in Florence for some tlr^p. Mles'l.ula M. Doar, of Oeorgctown, at visiting Mrs. James Cuttlno on Church' street. Color Sergeant J. P. Brunson Is spending the day In the city, having securejl leave of absence from Styx. MrsSJ W. Wide man and Miss Ed? na BAcklngton. of Manning, spent the 6m lr he city. MhSlMlrlam Msllett Is visiting her br?thoV. Mr. Wayne Mellett In Flor? ence. I Mlsf Lois Bryant and Miss Helen ThomMon. ol Orangehurg, are visit? ing ojjlr aunt. Mrs. Klnsrd. Must Viola Benbow Is visiting friend! and telatlves at Summerton. MIsgsMary Delgar has returned from Chlcaam. where sho has been visiting her unjeles. Messrs. Pslmcr and Wal? lace Bgpwn. 'Mrs. E. A. Dowry ar.d sons, Messrs. Ellis. HI or gar and Master Roye, are spending tdeis time In the city on their return'from s visit to her brother, Mr. d g. Ellis. In Florence. After a week'here they will return to their home jln Montgomery, accompanied by MnV Sallie Ellis, who will stay with fhem until her school opens In the fall. Mr.: H. C. Parrott of Columbia a-as a visitor to the city Saturday. Mr. A A. Brearley Jr.. of St. Chnrlew was In the city Saturday. The many Irlends of Mr. S. M. Mc Leod, 'Cashier of the Peoples' Bank, are glad to see him back In his of? fice, kfter an alienee of several weeks. MA and Mrs. F. M. Clements were ca I feet, to Camden Saturday on ac coumj'of the Illness of Mr. Clement's mot hen*. Mrs EH Juckson, of Elloree. Is spending sometime wfth her daugh? ter, flrn. C. W. McOrcw. Mrs D. R. McCallum and children are visiting relatives at Kock Hill. Mr, sad Mm. R. S. Cherry and chll dren have returned t<? the city uft*>r a vUfj to relativen In Rock Hill. Mrs M. J. Pope and children of Edlsto Island, who are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Nelson at State burg, end sister Miss Janle Nelson of Stateburg. were visitors to the city on Monday. Mrs. W. H. Anderson, oi Summer ton, spent Monday In the city. Mr. J. H. Myers, Exalted Ktiler of th* Sumter I-odge of Elks, has gone to Baltimore, Md.. to attend the an puaf Jftsilew'Mm^ j Wf**jpn!^ INADEQUATE. tA Kuflicit'itf, But it in Not iHntribut cd Right. Tho Hague, Netherlands, via Lon? don, July 9.?During a debate on the food situation at the Thursday oven ing session of tho Dorlln city council the Socialists complained of the Ine? quality and inat. qufiey of tho dlstri 1button of food under the mass feed? ing scheme. Councillor Mommsen de? clared that no resident of Berlin was yet starving. This elicited a sharp contradiction. Municipal Physician Weber maintained there was no ques? tion of underfeeding yet, whereupon cries of strong dissent arose from the Socialists. ' The Socialist Councillor Hoffman said that he himself had been a pa? tient at tho Rudolph Vlrchow Hos? pital for months and knew how seri? ously the diet had been reduced. Herr Hoffman demanded that President Von Batockl, of the food iegulatlon board, should be told that sufficient was available, but that the method of dis? tribution was all wrong and the resi? dents of Berlin would stand it no longer. The population of Cologne is ex? cited over the municipality's an nbuncement that mass feeding has been postponed Indefinitely, some say for weeks, owing to the lack .of po? tatoes. The so-called goulash-cannon trav? eling kitchens are entirely Insufficient and are besieged by crowds of hun? gry persons, while housewives go dlnnerless, the Vorwaerts says. VILLA PLANS RAID. Mexican Government Warns United States to look Out for Villa at Bouquillns, Texas. Washington, July 10.?Francisco Villa has planned a raid on the Texas border near Bouqulllas, according to information brought to the State de? partment today by Mex^an ambassa? dor Arredondo. Arredondo told Act? ing Secretary Polk he did not know the number of men Villa has with him. Arredondo said Gen. Trevlno Is taking precautions to head Villa off. Arrodondo's Information was trans? mitted to Gen. Funston. MEETS LIBERAL RESPONSE. Citizens Willing to Send Victrola Hoc - onto to Members otf s. L. I. fhc appeal in The ltoni yesterday ??- !' ? ''a : ??? rd- r the .- ir.u-i ! f-il Kit ' i ; ti Iii ei ..1 rV n <l i: hi pr.-bablo i ??a1 Cfrre will be a goodly supply of records to send over to Columbia tomorrow, when they will be taken by some of the visi? tors to Styx, However, more records are wanted, as the boys can't have too many, and those persons who will give them are again asked to leave them at Booth-McLcod Supply Com? pany or Zemp's Pharmacy. The Victrola was shipped today and will roach the camp on Monday prob? ably. Tho music furnished by It will be a big thing for the boys In camp and will afford them much pleasure and entertainment during their hours of leisure. The failure of the tire Insurance companies to make prompt settlement of losses in the big Augusta lire has stirred up things in Georgia and there is talk of dra&tic legislation for the regulation of the lire Insurance busi? ness In that State. Bcforo tho row Is settled the insurance companies ijnay be given an opportunity to withdraw from Georgia as they did from South Carolina. The facilities of the City School sys? tem have been Increased to meet the needs of the rteady growing attend? ance and the new building which will be occupied this fall calls for ad? ditional teachers. The additional teachers make*, the monthly pay roll greater than ever before and conse? quently a larger income must be pro? vided. Hence the circulation of the petition culling an election to vote an increase of the special school tax by two mills. Tho growth of the school population necessitates more school buildings, more teachers and a larger income for maintenance. It is a per? fectly simple proposition- the schools cannot be properly and efficiently op? erated without more money and the people of Kit niter, for whose bcnetlt the schools are maintained, lire asked by the school board to vote an addi? tional school tax. HuKood Negro Shot. James Miller, a negro f-om Horatio, In Sum tor County, was brought to tho Catiuh-n Hospital Friday afternoon suffering from it bullet v ound in his stomach noehh ntally inflicted. Tho u-oidi nt occurred a short tlmo before tho Southern passonftl1 arrivod at Ho? ratio and ha Was pl:ood aboard and brought to CamdOft. An iminodlato operation was performed and physi? cians state that he has a fair change i#rcoaaMery.-^?nmdici hlrtc. - ' _t^u?-i |#t ^ ' f ? I rtiENTY OF MILK FOR CHIL? DREN. Official Report From'American Embas? sy in Berlin Denies Rumor of Dire Straits. _ Washington, July 20.?Statements that children in Germany are starving because of lack of milk and other nutritive foods are characterized as being "without truth"' in an official report from the American embassy in Berlin, made public by the state de? partment tonight and published In this country by authority of the Ger? man foreign office. Children as a class, says the report, which was com? piled by Dr. A. E. Taylor of the em? bassy's staff, have presented during the recent months a condition of health and a reduction In death rate not present before the beginning of the war. "Instead of there being any truth in the statement that the infants of Germany are suffering from lack of milk the opposite is true," the report Jays. It adds that early In the war regulations were promulgated for ac? curate control of milk supply. "The Kaiser Gesundheltsampt," the report continues, "keeps a special record of the death'rate of children under one year. They display (the figures up to April 1) In a most strik? ing manner, a reduction in the death rate, a reduction unparalleled In Germany in- time of peace. "The Social sen ice organizations in the cities of Germany have during the past winter reached a point of Un? equalled thoroughness and excellence. In the city of Berlin alone there ar<? some 6,000 workers actively engaged in Social service. It has been possi? ble to Uncover and combat practically all instances of need In the case ot infants. ' "There is nowhere to be found any evidence of any reduction In the milk mpplled to nursing mothers and in? fants In Germany during this period of time.' " "There is no evidence In the sta? tistics of the Kaiser Gesundheitsamt tending to indicate any Increase in the death rate of children from the second year to the age of puberty. These figures are in every way normal svhen compared with the previous statistics of the German empire: There has been no unusual prevalence of alimentary diseases. "It seems "clear that, through1 gdfentlne management. Conservation'of UM milk supply, ever ur.d.-r ti ? ?- s sut' conditions of restriction in pro * . fit X. ?_ .?? ? . ,-*?.>. ? ? -? - ? L duett.>n, prevention of watte and re?| drictibn or In some instances aboli? tion of the use of mtlk as ? beverage for adults and in the preparation of food for adults, the German author? ities have succeeded in securing suf flcient milk to cover the needs of nursing mothers, infants, children up to the age of puberty, and the'sick of all ages. It is tho belief of tfic au? thorities that the lowest point in the production of milk now has been reached, that during the' oncoming summer the milk supply Will be ade? quate to permit the return to a dally use of milk as a beverage for adults." Germans Regain Position. Berlin, July 10.?The positions cap? tured by the British at Tronnes Wood and by the French at Barleux were conquered by the Germans, the war oflice announced today. Another Submariiio Coming. Baltimore, July 10.?-Cap. Koenlg, unnqunced that the Deutschland would be followed shortly by the subma? rine Bremen. Peas are cheaper now than f.ov many years, and every available aero of land should be sowed down In peas for forage or to be turned under to increase the fertility of the soil. Peas at the present price are the cheapest fertilizer that can be ob? tained, if planted now and turned un? der in the fall. The bl-ennial municipal election to name the mayor and one councilman* to serve for a term of four years is near at hand and there" has been lit? tle or no talk of probable or prospec? tive candidates. The general presump? tion seems to be that Mayor Jennings and Councilman Ilooth will be candi? dates for re-election. Twenty members of thte Sumter light infantry were unable to pass the physical examination of the United States army surgeon rind will be dis? charged from the company this after? noon or tomorrow. A number of the i.iei* got loave of absence Sunday af? ternoon and are spending the day in the city. If all auto drivors w'ho exceed the speed limit and go tearing through , thy, stroets with the mutTler w ide open Wore arrested and made to pay lines tin- floating debt of tho city would be materially rtducad, This thing of running cars with wide open muf> Hers, especially nt nle;ht, Is becoming an Intolerable itutsflfioo and should bo abated. CRIMINAL COURT CONVENES. . ?. , ? Judge R. W. Memminger Presiding in Place of Judge Wilson. Criminal Court for Sumtcr county convened this morning with Judge R. W. Memminger of Charleston pre? siding in place of Judge John S. Wilson, who was prevented from com? ing on account of the illness of his wife. Chief Justice Gary appointed Judge Memminger to preside In Judge Wilson's absence. In the absence of Mr. Neill O'Don ! netl, Mr. S. A. Marvin was appointed to act as foreman of the grand jury. The matter of holding jury trials at the session of common pleas court was taken up and warmly debated by members of the bar. Judge Mem? minger, after hearing from persons on botji sides, acting' on his own judg? ment decided to agree to the action of the majority of the bar association and not have any jury trials at civil 3onrt at the summer term, which will convene at the expiration of the criminal term. A number of bills were submitted to the grand Jury which found true bills and returned them. The defend? ants in each case plead guilty as fol? lows: Josh Fr?ser, iarency of bicycle, true bill, arraigned and plead guilty, ontj* year on chalngang. Douglas Brock, housebreaklng and larfcohy, true bill, one year. John Washington, housebreaklng ind larceny, true bill, eighteen month* n the reformatory at Lexington. Tom Mllllgan and John Washington, tousebrcaking and larceny, true bill. Pom Mllllgan, two years and John Washington 'six months, to begin at expiration of previous sentence, in ?eformat?ry for colored youths at Lexington. U*e*_, ?? About Enrollment. 4 J /r Have you still neglected it? f You intend to enroll, no mis- 1 take about that. J But time has a way of slip- J ?ping by. \ ^ ! The enrollment books close j this month. A month gets \ away before you know it. i j You would hate to lose your I *vote. 11. , Enroll. STMTElt COTTON MARKE Com*?e\l Daily try *frne?tFielo*; ot-j ton Buyer* Good Middling IS Strict Middling 12 3-4. Middling 12 1-2. Strict tow Middling 12. Low Middling 11 1-2. K \ . ' 5? NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Open in* . . 13.41 Yest'dyt High Low Close dorn Jarf' . . 13.41 .41 .23 .23 .28 Men '. . 13.55 .56 .39 .39 .49 May . . 13.75 .75 .56 .56 .66 July . . 13.00 12.86 12.86 12.98 Get . . 13.14 .17 .01 .01 .10 )ec . . 13.34 .35 .18 .18 .28 There has been "unaccountable de? lay" in settling certain large losses growing out of the Augusta fire, re? marks the Insurance Herald-Argus, a publication that is naturally friendly to the insurance interests. And well it may say it. But, listen, neighbor; you "donf know nothing/' Just wait until wide of " the AuguBta story Is told to he-insurance committee of the legisla? ture?then you will be able to "ac co?nt for" some of the dissatisfaction wifij insurance companies that has srown out of the Augusta fire.?Au? gusta Chronicle. Provision should be made for keep? ing the Democratic club enrollment books open until 6.30 or 7 o'clock p. m. at least two or three days each week so that men who work from 7 a. m. to ,6 p. m. may have an oppor tunity to enroll. Candidate's Cards. Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the close of the campaign for $5. No cards accepted on credit. For Cmigvcss. 1 hereby announce myself as a can? didate for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the 7th Congres? sional District and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the primary. A. F, LEVER. At the requtst of my friends I an? nounce myself as a candidate for the 7th Magisterial District, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. I am in the race to a finish if I don't get bu one vole. T. P. SANDERS, JR. WAR ON WOMEN. Germans Rom bard Unfortified Town Killing Ten Women mid < 'liilriivn. Paris, July 7.?German aviators to? day dropped many bombs on the un? fortified town of Lure. Eleven were killed and three wounded. All were women and children, except one sol? dier. The sanitary ordinance becomes ef? fective on July 15th and those who have not made provision to comply with the .rules and regulations of the ordinance will lind it necessary to ex? plain their failure to the Health Offi? cer. The Sumter Light Infantry has not yet been recruited to the full strength for active service, and more men are needed. It must be stated, however, to keep the record straight that the local company Is about as well off in respect to numbers as any of the companies and better than some oth? ers. In The Police Court. 7 The following cases have- been dis? pose ?1 of in the Recorder's Courts Napoleon Marshall, disorderly con? duct, dismissed. Kosa Dozier, Cornelia James, Eliza Jefferson, Osborne Porter, disorderly Conduct! Kosa Dozier dismissed; Eliza Jefferson $10 or 20 days. Cornelia James, $10 or ID days; Osborne Por? to-, $15 or 20 days. Kosa Tindal, vagrancy, $100 or 30 days, Joe Ncsblt, disorderly conduct, $5 bond forfeited. Alice McCoy, celling whiskey, $2S or ?O days. Katie Melver, John Wilson, disor? derly conduct, Nelson dismissed; Katie Mclver, $15 or 20 days. Richard Swinton, vagrancy, petit larceny and carying concealed weap? ons, found guilty on all charges and given sentence of $25 or 90 days on each. William Samuels, riding bicycle at night; without a light, $2 or 4 days. Lumber, Lime, Cement, ! BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. .? '*"'-' ?1 BOOTH & McLEOD, j Successor* to Booth*jSbulcr Lumber & Supply Co. Geo. F.pporson'e Q|d J>ta,r\d QPP* Court House nntiiiiMiMMttiiiiiiiin.^.i.mmmtmmmm "How Much Money ? 1 You can start an account at the People's Bank with any reasonable sum. In the experience of the .officers of this Bank they have seen many very smail accounts grow into thousands of dol? lars. Beginning with a small account here?add? ing to it from time to time you can build-up a large account. May we have your account this week ? THE PEOPLES BANK. iiiniiTinfiiiififififi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimhl P \ t n. r| i The National Bank of South Carolina I C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. H. L. McCOY, Acting Cash'r. $950,000.00 LEADERS Our steady growth and new accounts tell the story. Safety and preparedness first and at all times. Your patronage solicited. The farmers' Mutual Protective Association Of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties It is the ambition of the officers of The Farmers9 Mutual Protection Associatio? of Sumter, Clarendoa and Lee Counties, S. C, to make the organization in? valuable to property owners; to sell Fire Insurance at the Lowest Possible Cost; to save money for its mem? bers and to become the most dominant factor in the f commercial life of our community. HAVE YOU JOINED YET? There is a Director in your Township. i SUMTER, S. C. The Bailey-Lebby Company Machinery, Mill and Plumbing Supplies. Automobile Supplies and Accessories G. &, I. Tires and Tubes VEED0L Oils and Grease CK?RLESTOIT, S. C