Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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,?1 ... .1.. ' ftloore Treated a* Columbia. July lt.?Capt. tfewry fr. 1*hempeon of Darlington, formerly of Columbia, commanding Company K, lOeomd regiment at Styx, la very much Improved at the Baptist hospital where he has been a patient about one mouth. Obftt ThfcmyeOn sm atep t? nant colonel of the Second South Carotine infantry In the Spanish American war. Among the men from Camp Moore who have recently rgeh from tho iMtist aosplta. ere) U at Kurven?^ Company *. Second regf monju ?bhn J?iu4eJlle mac habt gnfc company. Second re/ftmeett J. M. R*4d,^.VjhaHime* it, *ceeaM regs ,*k ***<k Oaniimn* A. Bee end regiment; Capt B. E. Woodruff. euaeWmeeter rJOrpa. Among these recently received Into the Baftth* hbspital from Sty* ere: Andrew Hntrtley. CVrnfrhhy t. First isnlmhid; 1 A. fcrietle, Company D, Second rngtnteift (recovering from epe#nt>ou); T. F Mays. Company A. Sectmd regiment (recovering from eperhSaVny. Merman 'Martin, member of the) OOeet'iioi *m Ouurds, tuis ahrb heeh VncerrtMi thto \hu? Baptist hospl tnl to be trmted for typhoid. Dr. B. W. Barren of Manning, hrethm of tSr. ^Srltaih R. BarVtm of Columbia, Is under tieatment at the Bepwot ienhSml tir. Ishrreu came to Coismot? ^iriat aMttent and while here won IrhWrtt Knhtln 111. His con d:tten Is ha Brasilien r "jr _ An JtttthM. <*#dYy t?--^'(jhWrleh of SbqulaRlonlng Qermnn shins In Bra stfhm ports will ahevt'V be tahbd <rp Oee^atves MaMu 4a Ojriparaxg n trem tutmn authorising such a requisition watch he wiH UUsht to the oh axe - * si smote ore thirty-eight German ships ummfeur Austrian In Braailian ports. Thi mmm* to **mmtt t^oss w+rU fjbi#eoe,Ht end fttveoo.ote. ship of the fleet la the -American liner. Bluccber. L a net tonnage of 7.1?! ?^me lnVwrh agnfnst oWing td the fact ^megnd Brnaih>n. coAte for After* Portugal ^SS rieladtUoen ttarmen snip* tfi bet ssJat USst February It tree reported m New Took and LoieVm that Brass had Ukea stmUar. aeehm. | OerseOny'si deomratlon of war oa Portugal wasj greeted by popular demonstration in Rio Janeiro in favor of the altles. TRAPPED Iff l^Ttf Denn in Cleveland: i Clevehtad. Ohio. July 26.?Twenty four* krh wow hefieVsd to be dead in the water works turnel under I.*ke Brie. Sevan volunteers who tried to reaene sixteen men caught by an ex? plosion and threo volunteers fall to re? appear. Eleven other rescuers fe.o in thd tunnel and they also have failed to reappear. ? ? k Tunnel Victims Rescued. Cleveland, Ohio. July 25. ?Four mote are believed to be dsad and a dosbn injured. Ten bodies have been brought to the shore. Nine others are being taken out of the tube. The rescuers are seeking others. BITTER FEKL1NU GROWS. Dehnte In Senate Shows Grunt Re? sentment Against England. Washington. July 21*.?Action by the ssnats on the1 resolution to 6k%e Sir Roger Casement Is assured. Sen atof atone succeeded In having the resolution, regarding this sent to the foreign relations committee, of which he Is chairman. He says fee will have it favorably reported tomorrow. De batb on the resolution Dringe cut I bitter attack on England from Sera tor Martin, who says the British die teted our Panama oanal policy, rifted our. malls and ws are now helpless Senators favor purchasing the Danish Webt Indies. Act Qsdckly. There Is still time enough to bulll n eile for this year's corn crop if the farmer will act qulc<ly. If you erat folng to build a woodon one riofYt look away off for material to bufld it With. Our own long-leaf pink Is m good as anyUisg you ca.i buy reasonably, and Is much cheap? er than having lumber shipped two or three hundred miles. nicejHng Men tails 2 Stories; May P*'. Aurham. ft. 0.. Jnry 1 B.--r^r>rrrg asleep while sitting In a second-story wltydow at the local Ice plant today. H. D. Coble, head engineer, 3R fOef i o?d\ fen tu Mie fh\v?rneVlt myrow nnd was probably fatally injured, BU&V TO%\CCV iWo^r^HKN IIP. HoUtjL Chaagttm^md nartom! Ap? parently Uoet (hjp id Chnredrion Cdhnty. Manning, July 43.?Some of the miner freaks of the. recent storm are re as somewhat peculiar and in? teresting, it seem* that chlnaberry trees, both the umbrella type and the commond hind, were favorite targets for the wind and quite a .number of them were uprooted in Manning. One large one In S. R. Vennlng's yard was blown down by the northeast gale, hut later whan the wind changed to the southwest the tree weis blown back and left .standing In Us regul?r place. A vigorous young oak in Probate jAidge*TOadhaiu'e yard' was blown over hy the gale'and lodged on top of ehe houei, but-wheh the wind changed it was blown off the house and over Into the street. One fArmer from the Fork section reports that his tobacco was blown doWn buoty but the chinge in the wind biewHt'bac* up and left most of it standing though the leaves were baury shredded There We* no loss of life or limb [so far-ad rdport^A In this county. Capt. tfewcfl and 0*fcer Cefrey oh the VfY'hf V. ' Charleston, ffoty tt.-rThe court of I Inquiry on the sinking of the Hector (reconvened this hVoTrrmg at the Char* lesion navy yafu. D?ring the merit? ing scrirton Captain Newell and Finn Officer Coffey * *> m the stand. [They gave ?ftmn>t.?? details as te What occurred during the storm. The I court onfched with them at the con? clusion of the morning session. Yesterday the members of the court wont to the scene bf the J0Wc*>r aboard the torpedo beat destroyer Lamson. Ttte Hector, it to understood, ran lier eee> ami stern i oh two humps while the vessel amidsMlrps Is bent Into the depression. This probably caused her 1*6 bread. The naval auxiliary Sterling from (Norfolk and the guhbdefc Paducah are at the scene of the wreck. They will be joined later by the naval tug Uncas. IT!* three- Wheel* WM attempt to tal tbey <ca>e of the vosoei. TQCIM*^^ DATA^ W? kUmm StUd? Showing , for Government ^attttctbry. *' ^oif,ml)l*f tJwA* V^TrPMWhj^ : of the Columbia Chamber of Commence a|d a special committee at potnicd fdr the nitrate plant wltl hoVd a joint meeting ta rooms of the Chamber egt Cbmmercb Tuesday night at | 8, St which it Is expected that something definite will be done toward securing one of the government nitrate plants for Columbia. During the week 'this committee has been busily engaged collecting data add U Is the belief of the committee that CoUmble la able to show better claims why a plant should be located here than any other city In the South. Columbia hag unusual advantage* for this particular Industry and every ef? fort is going to be made by the Cham? ber of Commerce to have one of these plants located at Columbia. The members of the committee are Q. E. Shand, E. A. Felder, B. R. Coon er, T. 6. Stackhouse and T. C. Wittum* INFANTILE PAKALYSI? WORSE. Increase In Number of Cases and Deaths?Quarantine Established. New York, July 25.?The Infantile paralysis epidemic Increases. There were Si deaths and hundred and fifty cases today, compared with 38 deaths and 89 hew csitts yelfceVday. The to? tal gtrlcken to.date have been: 3,098, with 674 deaths. Regulations consti? tuting a practical fedoral quarantine went mtd effect today. Railroad tickets can not be sold to children under sixteen. All children living in the city inuit have health geYfcfl? catcs. V?LA ARMY DEFEATED. oaj ? 1 si . Crushing Alow Delivered by Carran ?Isias South cVf Parrel. : Mediae City, July 25.->The war de? partment announces the crushing de? feat of the Vtlht army at San Isadora ranch, southwest of Parral. The VUUstas lost most of their ammuni? tion. Villa's leading commander, Ucn. Contreras, was killed, and his band was routed at Alojo ranch in a second fight. Negro Stole Bicycle, Arrested. Willie Thomas, colorod, wus arrest? ed at Mayesvllle on Sunday by Uurnl Policeman McBride on the charge of stealing a bicycle from Mr. Adams of the Wly Construction company. The wheel was stolen Saturday night &Md Sunday Thomas hud U at Muyesvillc offering it tor Wile Very cheap. Sus? picion was aroused und he was ur ifsted, the result being that he was H'turned to Sumter to be lodge in jail Vor ft While fthd tho wheel returned to its owner, BOYS SHOW THEIR APPRECIA " >.." , TION. ii w ?amter Men at Camp Moore Gratified at Recetpt of Boxes From Women1* Auxiliary. Editor Dally Item: ?the following letter was reoeived some time ago while away from town. I will be glad If you will give it a place in the Item. Mrs. John R. Sumter. . i i i i ..I Camp Moore. Styx, July 13, 191?. Mija John St. Sumter, Chairman of Woman's Auxiliary to the Sumter ?oys at Styx. Dear Mra. Sumteri We wish, the best we Know how, to thank the la? dles of Sumter, through you, for the remembrance to the boys which took form yesterday in the bountiful boxes received by as from you. We love our country, our city add our home but at the very bottom of all is our love for > our women and for this reason nothing that anyone else could do would cause quite the same feeling of appreciation as that which we Have for the least attention from. you. There are simply no words Which will express our thanks and appreciation for the great, treat of yesterday, ... ? . The fact that we are here Is. the best evidence of our appreciation of you all. Other than that we can only say, "Thanh every single one of you." Very respectfully, The Boys From Sumter, By Robert T. Brown, Captain 2* S. C. Inf. Commanding Company 14 .i \ DEATH OF JOS. W. BRUNSOK. I ? i fm ?I i'<>? iDii.i Well Known Citizen of Cdneord Passes Away After Dong Dm es?, -. From the Daily Item, July 25. Joseph W. Branson; a well known and highly i esteemed citizen of the Concord section of Sumter county parsed away at hie home Monday af? ternoon at a. so o'clock, after a long illness. The funeral services and . in? terment Were conducted Tuesday af? ternoon at Graham church on the Manning road. Mr. Branson was a native of ?urrt ter county, having been raised in the Concord section of the county, where he nan lived all . of Ids life. He was married ito Miss Hannah Davis, who, with the following sons and daugh? ter*, .seswlve him:. Victor Brunsen? Miss Nlta Brunsen, Hasel Brunsen, Pringle Branson, Mrs. Ben Brogdon. Clarence, Sereven, Miss Reha, Miss Pearl and Lever Brunsen. gj The deceased was a prominent farmer In his community and respect*, ed by all. who knew him.' He also is survived by one sister, Miss Elisabeth Brun son, and one brother,,Mr. laaac Branson* T i I . . i (JNUBESoi MAY , UE DELAYED. Auiotrrnment on . Augjast tu Is No Donger <?diee< Ccreahs. , Washington-, July 24.?The national defense program will occupy the sen? ate most of this week. Debate on the army bill, resumed' today, Is expected to last for several days and before the t.eek. Is ever senate and house con ereee Will meet In a struggle over a j Building program for the navy. The 'conference likely will pare the senate's bight battleship plan (or next. yoar. j Efforts will be made to get final ac? tion on both army ami navy confer? ence reports early In August. Ad? journment Is set for August 19, but ln Blsience on child labor legislation may alter the plan. i Senate Democrats probably will caucus this week to decide whether there shall be a vote on child labor. f -|j TO REPORT^ OI^ GUARD. I\ Vv*V Department to h&ue Public AH the Facts. . . Washington. July 23.?The war de? partment has instructed army com M.indciH on the border to submit weekly reports showing the actual jphjtyfflcal conditions of their commands, describing the treatment accorded the .men and detailing the duties they are performing. The reports, it was an noudced today, would be published un ceuHored by the department to meet criticisms alleging mistreatment and undue hardships suffered by militia? men* ITALIANS MfcFKAjp AtTSTtHAN15. Capture of Several Strong Positions Reported. I Rome, July 25.?After a series of strong attacks the Italians have cap ! lured Monteslmone It is officially an? nounced. They also repulsed the Aus trlans on Aslarig? pVateau and gaining .some trenches. Further progress on the MonVecVilesa and Monte Campl to sectors. I bead or decaying wood of arty fruit plant should be removed as soon as It Is noticed, It matters nol what the season may be. Such wood harbors disease nnd insect pests thM will spread to healthy rpaTW of the tree and to neighboring i trees. COST OP BEEF CATTLE. Animals Can be Raised Cheapest In the South. Washington, D. C, July 25.?Pres? ident Harrison, of Southern Rail? way Company, has directed atten? tion to a statement prepared by W. F. Ward, senior animal husbandman in the United States Agricultural Department, summarizing the re? sults of investigations made by the department into the cost of growing beef cattle in different localities in the United States. These investigations were carried on in the so-called corn belt States of Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, in Pennsylvania, in North Alabama, and In West Ala? bama. In each case every possible charge was made aglnst the cattle, including not only all feed but also labor, equipment, taxes, risk, depre? ciation, veterinary fees and Interest at six per cent on the investment, and against each calf was charged ?et only the net, cost of keeping the cow, but also the cost or the bull per calf. The final results are all in fkvor of the South. The average cost per 100 pounds of raising a calf to weaning time was ls.10 in the corn belt and $7.22 in Pennsylvania, as compared with $3.55 in North Alabama and $3.57 in West Alabama. The average cost per hundred pounds of raising a calf to twelve to fifteen months old was $ 11.79 In the corn belt and $7.24 in Pennsylvania, as compared with $4.41 in North Ala? bama and $4.69 in West Alabama. The figures for the corn belt, Penn? sylvania and North Alabama ate based on raising a calf to the age of twelve months and those for West Alabama to the age of fifteen months. While the investigations of the department in the South were car? ried on only in localities In North Alabama and West Alabama, con? ditions in other parts of the South, including the States of Mlssissppi, the whole of Alabama, GeorgU, Northern Florida, South Carolina, and parts of Tennessee and North Carolina are so similar that the ic sults that were obtained in the Ala? bama experiments are indicative of what may be done In the entire ter? ritory and demonstrate the great advantages of the South for the pro? duction of beef cattle. V The, figures compiled by Mr. W^rl do not cover profits, but it is obvi? ous that profits are substantially larger in the South, and, as pointed out by President Harrison, even if the animals should be sold at cost Of production on the basis of Mr. Ward's figues, the farmer Would have returned to him every possi? ble expenditure of money, pay for his ( labor, and six per cent, interest On his investment, and his lands i would . be Improved by the manure obtained fro/n his herd. I ves-McCarthy. From the Daily Item, July 25. A marriage of very much interest to Sumter people was consummated this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Ivea on Sumter street, when their .daughter, Mamie, became the bride of Frank . A, McCarthy. The marriage was a very quiet affair, only the members of. the families being present. This evening Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy toft for. points north on their bridal.trio. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father N. A. Murphy of St. Anne's Catholic Church. Mr. McCarthy is the manager of tJie Ladies' Shop and is a well known young business man of . Sumter. Mrs. McCarthy Is a talented young musi olan, who has a host of friends wher? ever she is known. Their marriage while a surprise, Is an occasion of much gratification, as they will make their home In Sumtor among their friends. Club Rolls Closed. The club rolls of the Democratic party for the Democratic primaries, which will b*e held in August and September, closed last night with an enrollment of what Is apparently about the same number of voters as in 1914. In the city the enrollment Was somewhat larger than in 1914. The last two d.iys saw many names annexed to the rolls, as many of the Democrats did hot enlist until nearly time to close the book3. The enrollment from all of the clubs In the county has not been heard from yet, but that In the city was as follows: Precinct 1916 1914 Ward 1. 145 126 Ward 2." . . 500 467 Ward 3. 301 312 Ward 4 . 214 209 RusslhiiH Put Turkish Army to Flight. Petrograd, July 26.?The Russian .?Advance into Turkish Armenia has completely demoralized the Turkish armies in Caucasus and they are in panic Mtrieben flight. The Russian Armies In Volhynln are ngnln pound? ing against the Austrian nnd Oermnn lines. MORALS IN POLITICS. W. D. Woods Points Out the Need of Electing Only Honest and Upright Men to Office. Editor Daily Item. In Mr. Blease's first speech in the present campaign he made the state? ment that the administration of Gov. Manning had been the most lawless and extravagant that we had had In recent years. Mr. Manning was per? fectly right In Ignoring this part of Mr. Blease's speech, for it would have been beneath his dignity to have done so, but it should not be allowed to go unchallenged, especially when it has been constantly repeated. It is all very well to say that these things are excusable in politics where one is not expected to hold strictly to the truth, but the writer begs to most em? phatically deny that this is politically excusable. Mr. Blease's words were absolutely false and no one was bet? ter acquainted with this fact than the man who Uttered them, and it speaks badly for his friends and admirers that they were allowed to pass un? challenged. GoV. Maning has no bet? ter friend arid adrhlrer than the writer, but were he, if such a thing wert imaginable, to get up and utter such a falsehood, he, the writer, with? out in the least being a pharisee, and, rendering thanks that he Is not like' other men, would lose confidence in him and would riot vote for him un? der ahy ch-cumstances whatever. That such a large number of sup? posedly good men ?ire the friends and admirers of a man who gives utter-' ance to such a falsehood, brings us face to.face with a very serious question, that has probably occurred to a great many people, at least it often has to the writer, and that ques? tion Is: "Are we making the same progress in public morals as we are in an educational arid a material way?" The writer Is firmly convinced that we are not doing so and If his contention be true is It hot of serious moment that we should seriously con? sider why we are hot? For quite a number of years our colleges, both male and female, have been turning out a large number of educated youhg people arid there can be no question of the fact that they are making themselves felt in the ma? terial and educational life of the Slate, but is there as rii?ch evidence of in? fluence in the moral uplifting of the people? Progress, to be of perma? nent value, must advance on all lines of human'* ehdea\""or7 hut unless moral improvement makes equal gro.wth In the hearts of the people there Is something radically wrong with our system of education. If the moral sen? timent of the people of South Carolina were on the high plane It ought to oc? cupy, it would be practically impos? sible for any man, except one of the most unblemished reputation arid high character, to offer for office when he Would know beforehand that he would be alrriost unanimously rejected by the people who would take this method of administering a stinging rebuke to his impudence. But we, Unfortunately, are a long, long way from such a state of moral elevation, desirable as it would unquestionably be. W. D. Woods. Darlington, S. C. COUNTY BOARD MEETING. Postponed Until Wednesday, (August S, so as "Not to Conflict With State Campaign Meeting. The regplar monthly meeting of the County Board of Commissioners has , been postponed from Tuesday, August 1st until Wednesday, August 2nd on account of the State campaign meet? ing which will be held in Sumter Tuesday, August 1st. ? RAINS DAMAGE ROADS. Washout oh Causeway at First and Other Places. From The Dally Item. July 26. The heavy rains of Tuesday added to the damage done the roads by the heavy storm of July 14th and the rains which have fallen since that time, the causeway over the Shot Pouch stream at First Mill on the Wedgefield road was washed out so that it could not be crossed, a wash? out occurred at Gaillard's Cross roads and the causeway at Green swamp was threatened. Ppcalla stood the flood. The rains have not given the roads time to dry any in more than a week and the continuous travel over them during that time has caused them to cut up dreadfully and they are now in very bad condltton, although for the most part not impassable. The dam? age stated above is about all the new damage which has been done. Timely work prevented any serious damuge to the Green swamp causeway and bridge, which the water threaten? ed to undermine. Today men were at work repairing the damnge at First Mill and this road will probably be opened ugaln this afternoon, the washout having occurred yesterday af? ternoon. Washouts on the Brogdon voad were reported, but are being re? paired today. Mistecs Emmie and Esther Osteen arc visiting friends In Darlington. submarine deutschland in I port. Customs Officials Stated Clearance Pa? pers Had Not Been Issued. Baltimore. July 25.?At a late hour customs officials said clearance papers had not been issued for the German undersea liner Deutschland. Concern? ing her wireless apparatus, which was sealed Monday, it was said the sesls cannot be broken without authority from Radio Inspector Cadmus, whe is out of the city and will not return ua-. til tomorrow. "Circumstances and conditions over which we have no control are keeping us in Baltimore. There is no cause for alarm from any source. At the proper time we will get away, there is a time for everything." Thus did Captain Paul Koenlg, com? mander of the Deutschland, explain his presence in Baltimore today when asked what is delaying his sailing. What these "circumstances and con? ditions" are Captain Koenig would not even hit. He laughed heartily when asked if he fei*, a sense of uneasiness as tire time draws nearer for his departure . on his perilous voyage. "What la there to fear," he replied. "The ocean is big and deep." keep COWS WKjIj fed. .f1 .i.i Milk Flow Won't Come Back if Cut Down by Gntss Shortage. Clemson College. July 25.?During the hot weather of July and August the milk flow of the average hend drops down nearly half. The heat and the condition of the pastures common at that time of the year are the main causes of this drop. The flies generally blamed are of much leas . importance than other conditions. The real cause Is the failure of the ani? mals to eat sufficient feed. Poor pas? tures, heat and flies may all contribute to this result. It will be observed that during the hot weather the cows will graze but little and come to the barn at night evidently hungry. To pro? duce three gallons of milk a day % cow has to gather ;.t least 100 or 125 pounds of grass. If the pastures are short and the weather hot generally this much grass will not be gathered and soon the milk flow goes down. .,* The Influence of these summer conditions cannot be removed but may be improved. The main thing is to see that the cows do not lack food, "hey should be in the pasture at night and during the earliest, coolest part of the day. If the pasture if short feed silage or green crops, j It. IS well known to all experienced with dairy cattle that when the milk flow goes down once for lack of feed It Is impossible to bring it back where it was before by better feeding later. To get a high production of milk during the year the cow must be kept at a high level of production all the time. For this reason do not neglect .the cows during the hot weather and ex? pect them to come back strong again when conditions become better In the fall. Keep them going all the time. The Charity of Silence. How great ts obr need fbr more thought, and less, much less, speech. Let us consider this question of gossip. I mean the kind that you do not care to have repeated as com? ing through yen. This habit fattens Ott its chosen food, and not only lowers the moral tone of those who indulge it, but Is a most poisonous menace to the homfc in which it thrives. Now at least as often as It seems good to us to cleanse and air our homes, let us invite our souls to a feast of sober thought. Shall we forbid our children to play In th* filthy city sewer, yet in our owh homes nourish a ceaseless stream of uncleansable goslp? The former can be washed away, but the later leaves its indelible inrpressiofl on the wax? like child brain, as the child looks with open eyed wonJer at the keen relish with which the parent tongues the vicious morsel. "Vice is a monster of so hideout mien That to be hated, needs only to be seen. But seen too oft, familiar with its face, We first endure, then pity, then em b.r.cc.'' <NUr census reports could hot supply us with figures to show the number of y?ung girls of sound heredity who have gone astray from no other cause than an over indulged habit of gossip on the part of an otherwise normal parent. Wc ail know of these cases, and aside from all moral obligations to our fellow beings, the law of Self preservation F^ould teach us to culti? vate the charity of silence. Us be? gin by a llxed purpose to repeat noth? ing wc hear, that we would not with to put in writing over our own signa? ture. T. B. Jenkins, tturrelt's inlet, a. c, My 23. The next political event of interest IS the State campaign meetlnfr, which will be held on next Tuesday, August 1st.