Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MKN GO TO WASHING ffOX FOR FINAL COM EU ?Mb. Has Authority to Take (feergr of Railroads und Operate tJfkmm &f U DceonaeH Xecesaurv. nW*?? lveahlnglon. Aug. 14.?Thirty-fjur representatives of the Hallway Broth erhoods and nineteen railway m.ir. fpsrs arrived here thin morning for a faafarence with 1'resldent Wilson, who M trying to avert the strike by as.sum gag personal ?Charge of the situation. President Wilson received a complete report from Secretary Tumulty *hl\ going. Commissioner Chambers, i of the federal mediation bo nd, I lato conference with Presidon'. aaa aad lays the whole situation psWa him. Iba president has authority to take, ever and opsrats the railroads. If he dfJSirse. under the Hay-ChamborUrn a/htiy lan. which says the president ea? take charge of the railroads vh-m ?sjcueeary. With the militia on the bonier, it Is felt that the operation tjf I he railroads la necessary to keep ?In supplied. He also could force operation of the railroads so as to intsrfere with the United Stales snails officials say. Ihe labor leaders and railroad ma.: - %gera take breakfast at a local hotel than wait tor the conference with troddent Wilson. VEHDlN ATTACK* RENEWED. age Forcing Thf lighting at Hill got and Floury. Paris. Aug. 14.?On the Verdun ffwtit thd O.rmans force the fighting ojt aoth aides of the Meuse. The freach pesltons at Hill 304 and at Hoary were assaulted, hut Germans repulsed with loss. AaWANSAS TOWN WRECKED. ftet POM sal Killed and Seventeen In? flates! at Edmundson. Memphis, Aug. 14.?A tornado eWO.pt ovet Edmundson. Arkansas, this awning, ?Illing five, injuring seven It OOd destroying twelve buildings. No .Lives LoM at Toxaway. Ashevtlle. Aug. 14.?No lives were lost when Lake Toxaway dam burst hurt night The Seneca and Toxaway rivers are rising. ItflSS KATE HAMPTON DEAD. Columbia.? AUg. 11.?Miss Kate Hampton. tS years of age. last surviv? ing child of Col. Wade Hampton of the Wer of 1812 and sister of the lute Lieut. Osn. Wade Hampton, Confed? erate States army, died last night at 11:50 o'clock at "Hawkswood." the |g*e9 a. home of her niece, Mrs. John C. \ Heakell. in Kdgewold, a sburb of Co tmbla. Her health had very gradual? ly failed under the Infirmities of her years, but the end camo somewhat uns) pectodly. if School Convention at fores ton. On the morning of August 5th, I In company with two friends, hoarded the train at Sumter for the Sunday school convention w hie h w as to con? vene at Foieaton. Arriving; there at 11 a. m. we were met by frionds, and uthered right on to the church. Upon arriving there meeting with friends we had not met for a length of time, what pleasant memories It brought tack to us. It seenod that the same t ees, birds, and dowers were among <>ur friends to welcome us. The convention consist? ed of songs, speeches and prayer. All of the speeches were tine, especially the onsa having for their subject "The relation of the Sunday school to the Home and "The relation of the Home to the Sunday School," by Uevs. Derrick and Duncan. Miss Chandler's speech on "Elementary teaching in the Sunday school" wus ulso fine. I am ?ure that every visitor there Joins me In extending thunks to tho people of Forenton. who so cordlully entertained us. and for the delightful dinner we enjoyed. We having licen Invited to stay over until the following duy need? ed no persuasion, so we boarded the train the next evening for homo. We came back enthused over Sunday school work, and hope at some future day to be with the Fonaton folks en? tertaining another Sund ly school con vantlon. Visitor. The plan to distribute the flood re? lief fund appropriated by congress by providing employment on public work* for the destitute und needy who are able to work In a good one. The atck and those who are in actual nee 1 of food will be cared for, but the able bodied will be given an opportunity to earn money to purchnMO food and do* fang. Pnr hundred dollars are needed from Sumter to assist in carrying o.i T. M <V A. work in the camp ut Mi Paso for the, South Carolina troops. Are there nof one hundred persons in Humter who will each give one dollar 10t Ulli good Cftuso! HOW FUNDS ARE APPLIED. i iouu*bcrg Explains Flan to lie Fol lowed by Federal Officials in Flood Holier. Charleston, Aug. 10.?Maj. Gilbert A. Youngberg, corps of engineers, U. S. A., today (sued a statement to the press of North and South Carolina re? garding the appropriation of $540,OUU by congress for Hood ? ictims: "Tho funds can be expended in three ways," Maj. Youngberg says, "tirst, In sup? plying seeds; second, in supplying the destitute with some form of employ? ment at rates of pay slightly below tho rates usually obtained in the vi? cinity; and third, in supplying food und medicines to those who are desti? tute and unable to work." Maj. Youngberg's ohice has sent representatives throughout the flood uffected sections of both the Caro? linas in order .to ascertain the extent of assistance noCcssary. All work, he announces, will be done in conjunction with local officials. WILSON CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. New York, Aug. It'.?Vance McCor mlok, chairman of ti e Democratic na? tional committee, announced tonight the personnel of the Democratic cam? paign committee and the associate campulgn committee of Progressives, which will direct the tight for Presi? dent Wilson's re-election. The Dem? ocratic campaign committee has a membership o? twenty and the asso? ciate campaign committee of Progres? sives is composed of seven. They are respectively, as follows: Democratic campaign committee, Vance McCormlck, chairman; Homer S. Cummins, vice chairman, Connecti? cut; Wllber M. Marsh, treasurer, Iowa; Carter Glass, secretary, Virginia; Hen? ry Morgenthau, chairman flnance com? mittee. New York; Judge lt. E. Hud speth, New Jersey; Hugh C. Wallace, Washington; Fred B. Lynch, Minneso? ta; Thomas J. Walsh, Montana; Albeit Sahm, Indiana; Simon M. Johnson, Ohio; Wm. F. Benson, Kansas; W. L. Saunders, New Jersey; Francis Pea body, Uinois; Frank E. Doremus, Michigan; James E. Smith, Missouri; M. A. Coolldge, Massachusetts; Gavin McNab, California; D. C. 'toper, chair? man organisation bureai, and Robert W. Wooley, director of publicity. Associate campaign committee of Progressives: Baint ridge Colby, New York; Matthew Hale, Massachusetts; Albert D. Nortonl, Missouri; Francis J. Heney, California; J. A. H. Hopkins, New Jersey; Ole Hansen, Washington, and Henry M. Wallace, Michigan. "We have no Intention," said Mr. McCormlck^'to attempt to absorb the Progressive party. We recognise in it an effective group of independent men and women who are lighting for the same progressive principles for which we stand. Our desire Is to secure their spontaneous and hearty cooperation We think that the record of the Dem? ocratic party under President Wllion ubundantly deserves that cooperation and we rely upon the party's action in ibe future to continually justify their support." I President Wilson will meet tho members of the Democratic campaign committee in Washington Tuesduy, August 15, and the members of :ho associate campaign committee of Pro? gressives on Thursday, August 17, Ac? cording to Mr. McCormlck. INFANTILE PARALYSIS QUARAN? TINE. Columbia, Aug. 11.?As a precau? tionary measure to prevent thespread of Infantile paralysis, the State board of health has issued an order to pre? vent children under 16 years of age from riding on railway trains In South Carolina without a health certificate from a reputable phy'dclan. Copies of the order have b. .nailed to heads of the passenger department o. all railways operating in this State by James A. II ay no. M. D., State health officer. The order provides that "no child under IB years old" can * travel on a railway train without a health ccrtlli catc." The order was Issued by the ?t?te health board "in view of tho preva? lence of infantile paralysis." Two ne*w cuses have been reported to the bnnrd from Kock Hill by physicians, Whleh brings the total number of cases up to 35 since July 1. Dr. Hayne does not consider that the sit? uation is serleui i>ut urges that the people take every step Sensible to pre? vent the disease. Coder tho ruling a quarantine is virtually established as no child can come Into the State without a health ?rtinonte. Washington, Aufc. 11. Fngland has > eis? d one hundred and fifty Dutch .'.shlng vessels and is holding them intll the Otiten promise to sell ftsh to England, the American consul nt the Hague reports to the department ?f commerce. The First National Hank announces Oat contributions for the hundred dollnr Y. M. C. A. fund for the Bomb <?rollna National Guard will be te> Cfilved at thai bank. WHAT MANNING HAS DONE And Why Certain Element? Wanted to Defeat Him. Spartanburg Herald. At this time the majority of the newspapers of the State are predict? ing the re-election of Governor Man? ning, soinu of them going sd far as to predict that as the result of the first primary. Tills is not to be expected, in our judgment, but there are many Indication! that Manning is growing atronger with the people as they real? ize just what the political situation s, and just what It Involves. The re? election of Governor Manning means a continuation of the policy of law onforcemcnt. the progress of the con? structive policies of his administration and the advancement of reforms that have been Inaugurated during the last year and a half looking to the social welfaro of the people of this State. As we see Governor Manning's ad? ministration, it has been in the inter? est of the human being rather than in the interest of the dollar?and just here is where he has parted company with a number of those who sup? ported him in the campaign two years ago. In questions involving the rights of labor Governor Manning, without sounding a trumpet before? hand, took the side of the man who works for his living. He signed, for instance, the so-called weekly pay bill, after a delegation representing the executives of mlHs, asked him not to do so, und straightway these gen? tlemen were against him for govern? or. He Btood for a continuation of the work of tux reform, and behold others opposed him. He created the board of conciliation and certain em? ployers saw in it recognition of la? bor's rights, and were against him. Now in these things he was right, yet the effort is to recall him und rebuke him for taking the side of the man who labors for his daily bread. He has pursued this course, not ap? pealing to labor as a class, but to la? bor us human beings, whose welfare is to bo considered, and whose rights arc to be respected. In his campaign for election two years ago he made no promises along these lines, but promised law enforcement and an ad? ministration that should be for the best interests of all the people. His administration has been worthy, it has been honorable, and we believe the people of this State will say that he is entitled to re-election on the line record he has made. We want the people of Spartan burg county to realize the Issues in? volved in this campaign, and as the citizens!, of a county that stands for law enforcement, and human prog? ress, along the most worthy lines, to vote for the man who lias a record In office that shows wh?ro ho stands on just such things. Look to Your Live Stock. Clemson College, Aug. 10.?The impetus given the live stock industry in South Carolina by the organization of two packing houses, and the estab? lishment of cattle markets at different points In the State, should cause the man who keeps live stock to look to? wards that part of his business with more interest and cure. First, he should look towards im? proving the grade of his cattle or hogs by using a pure-bred sire. The day has already passed when no premium is paid on high grade cat? tle for slaughter, and, as the market develops, which it is sure to do, this premium will become more pro? nounced. Second, he should provide cheap food In plenty to carry his cattle until tho marketing season at the lowest cost of production. Silage, corn stover, and pasturage are cheap foods, and can be used to a much larger extent in the State than they are used at present. Bulletin No. II of tho Extension Division of South Carolina furnishes interesting ami valuable information about for 1 age crops that can be grown In the State. Third, he should safeguard his ?lock against contagious and infec? tious diseases. Hog < holera, tuber? culosis, black leg and other dis? eases may bp carried to the prem? ises by careless bands, or by tho farmer himself. The loss of six or eight bogs, or three or four head of cattle through these diseases may kill all the profit for the year where the amount of live stock is small. The Veterinary department of the State college is ready and anxious to cooperate with the farmer In pre? venting these diseases, and it will mean considerable in dollars and cents to the State, and to the in? dividual farmer, to have tho dis? cuses stamped out, or even well un? der control. Fourth, Now, Is the time the farm i r should act. A pure bred sire now w ill give higher grade stock for market by the time the packing .muses Open a year or a year and a half hence. I'eus planted now will glVt good forage for the cattle this .inter. Caution used now will nave the loss of hogs and cattle by disease, CONGRESS AIM)LI si I ES NUISANCE. Hie Celebrated Cummins Amendment j Which Has Made Many Miss Trains! Goes to Scran Heap. Washington, Aug. 10.?That bane of' the railroad traveler, "the Cummins1 amendment," under which every one who checks a trunk at a railroad sta? tion has to sign a separate declara? tion of value for each article of bag? gage forwarded, has had the sting taken from it by both houses of con- j gress now, and all that remains for j the president's signature to be in or der on the amending act is a confer- j ence between senate and house of representatives over several minor differences between the two bodies. The house pased a bill late yester? day amending the original liability act. The senate already has passed it. Ever since the so-called Cummins amendment has been effective travel? ers have been confronted in railrpad stations by huge signs directing at? tention to the "amendment" and the necessity of standing in line to sign a pink or blue or a green or a white slip, according to the railroad to be traveled on. The matter got to be a sore point with commercial men, and more than one inexperienced traveler has missed trains in the efforts necessitated un? der the law. As an additional incon? venience to traveling, the Cummins amendment would probably be given lirst prize. As explained by Representative Esch, of Wisconsin, ranking republi? can on the interstate and foreign commerce committee. "The amendment was slipped in on the senate side March 4, 1915, hear the minute of the llnal adjournment of congress. The bill was that which refuses to allow railroads to limit lia? bility for loss upon goods and live? stock carried on their lines. The orig? inal intention did not cover personal baggage, but these words were deftly slipped into the bill in some manner, 'provided, however, that if the goods ? are hidden from view by wrapping boxing or other means and the carrier is not notified as to the charctcr of the goods" the carrier may require the shipper to specifically state in writing the value of the goods and the car? rier 'shall not be liable beyond the amount so specifically stated, etc' "Reading that over you will see that personal baggage is perfectly woll covered. Whether intended or not, the travelers of the country have been put to much inconvenience, loss of'trine and so forth." While not officially stated, members of congress say that the interstate commerce commission never was in favor of this so-called "Cummins amendment" and that possibly one reason for the strict enforcement of tbo law by the railroads is because of a desire to direct attention to the extreme undesirability of the law. ? The law, as it will be amended, now that the senate and house have taxied the amendatory bill, expressly specifies that the liability law "shall r ow apply lirst to baggage carried on pasenger trains or boats." This act is made more specific as to what it really means to cover; and livestock shipped over their route. It is a far cry from a herd of cattle to a wo s;an's trunk shipped over a railroad, and the congress of the United States ?now ,1s in process of declaring that it recognizes the difference. LOWER DEATH RATE IN 1016. Interesting Figures From Vital Statis? tics Report. Columbia, Aug. 10.?C. W. Miller, chief clerk of the State bureau of vi? tal statistics, today made his report in J. A. llayne, State health oilicer, and State registrar, for the six months ending June 30, 1910, showing a falling off of 1,000 in deaths and of 227 in births. In 1916 there were 12, 033 deaths, or a rate of 15.7 per cent; in 1916 there were 10,973 deaths, or a rate of 13.5 per cent. In 1915 there were 21,820 births, or a rate of 20.5 per cent. The number of deaths In the city of Charleston In 1915 was SS6, and in 1916, 736. The number of deaths in Columbia In 1915 was 751, and in 1916 571; in Sumter 114 ir 1915, and 105 In 1910; in Spartanburg 186 in 1915, and 164 in 1916; in Greenville 20 2 in 1915, and 17 3 In 1910; In Ornngehurg 53 In 1915, and ?ir> In 1916. TO FIGHT DEMOCRACY. Congressional Union Approves of At? tack. Washington, Aug. 11.?Official! at headquarters of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, which Is closely associated In organlastion with the Woman's party, issued state? ments tonight expressing approval of the party's determination to oppose President Wilson and indicating that their light on him would not be con llned to the suffrage states. "We can not distinguish between the parties that have Indorsed federal woman suffrage," said Mrs. Abby Reott Baker, "but we will certainly '.brow our whole weight against the one party which has opposed it." BOOSTERS AT SARDINIA. Mr. S. D. KrasnofT Writes of the Sum? ter Booster Trip. Sardinia, Aug. 8.?The Sumter boosters, disregarding the dilapidated conditions of the roads occasioned by the recent Hoods, made a splendid showing through this part of the coun try and have once again shown that the spirit of progress and cooperative neos is not lacking when they make up their minds to demonstrate the j material they are made of, and the quality existent In them. While the' numbers were not so large (about 100 in all) the quality was there and the affair a success. Mr. Hear don made several good short talks at Trinity, Shiloh and New Zion. He pointedly outlined the ob? jects of the trip, and the possibilities of Sumter*! capacity. Mr. Heiser, our able president of the Chamber of Commerce, fully ex? plained the aims and purposes of the organization, with respect to their interests interlocking with the farm? ers and rural districts, and w as every? where applauded for his business-like and comprehensive exposition of the 'posaibiltics 0f general coopera? tion. Mr. Miles O'Riley, "the Irish sledge? hammer" has certainly displayed great knowledge in mail order busi? ness, and in his several addresses has proven, in plain and understandable language, the great ruination cast up? on our great southland by the large eastern catalogue house, quack doc? tors, and blinding advertisements of mail order houses. I hope Mr. O'Riley will continue his good work and de story these parasites of homes and in? dustry, and help us to develop the friendly relations of home and coun? try. At Shiloh Mr. R. W. Green made a fine welcome talk to the Sumterites. At New Zion Mr. Hugh Hanly, a pro? gressive citizen at that town, gave the Sumter boosters a great and broad welcome and was well respended to by Messrs. Reardon, Bclscr and H. L. Scarborough. The people of Turbe villc were cordial if not great in num? ber and we did not deem it essential to hold a public meeting. The climax of tho trip was pulled oft at Sardinia, where the boosters spent three hours. The Battery, Base & Causer and Mr. Garland's stores were packed with people. Boosters, merchants and farmers mingled all together like a regular campaign or revival meeting. Sardinia lias never had so many people on her s:rects at one time, everybody was a friend and happy. A boutcous dinner of chicken and rice, barbecue, stakes, ham, po? tatoes, saluds, pickles, cakes, pies, rolls, biscuits, bread, chees??, butter, lemonade, ice tea and colfee was served by tho ladles at Sardinia, af? ter which addresses were made as follows: Welcome address. Prof. W. M. Mel? ton, of Sardinia. Commerce and Agriculture, Presi? dent R. B. Belser of Sumter. Evils of the Mail Ordor Houses, Miles O'Riley, of North, S. C. System and Cooperative Education, Dr. S. H. Edmunds, Supt. of Sumter City schools. The writer was saddled with the pleasant duty of introducing these eminent gentlemen and also was em? ployed as general utility man. Secre? tary Reardon realizing his Irish na? ture, of not knowing when to stop talking after he starts, has eliminated himself from tho speaking program in order that we may not have to spend a moonlight outing on the read. Prof. Edmunds made a strong lec? ture on education and was heartily applauded, us the subject was so near the hearts of the mothers and fath? ers of the coming generation. At the conclusion of the lectures a short trip was made to the B. R. C. L. Co. plant where Mr. Gable met the crowd and showed them the great plant The following ladies prepared the big dinner: Mesdames J. H. McFad den, l>. R. DuBose, W. N. Rush, J. D. McFadden, H. F. McFadden, J II. Garland, R. B. McFadden, F. E. Mc? Fadden,. Ernest Rose. T. 11. McFad? den, R. W. Wheeler, W. J. Milsap, J. M. Player, T. E. Causer, S. M. Wheel? er, Dr. T. M. MeCutVhcn, H. C. Wheeler, A. F. Doty, J. S. Burgess. C. P. (Juble, L B. McFadden, W. M. Mel? ton, J. S. McCutchen, IS. J. Buddin. The young ladies of Sardinia, who made themselves so busy in assisting around the tables, and piling up so much on the plates until the people began complaining of being overfed, have captured many a heart of Bum tor's young boosters and I have heard ?t whispered of several future comings for closer cooperation between Sum? ter and Sardinia. S. Ia Krasnoff. Basing his decision on an opinion given by the city attorney Mayor Griffith of Columbia refused to order an election for the recall of the com? mission form ol* government for Co? lumbia. His letter was addessed to J. P, Howie, 1). W. Robinson and D. H. Coble, who recently wrote the mayor handing him a petition for t'no elec? tion. CRIMSON CLOVER DEMON STRATIOX. Roadside Plots to Be Planted by County Agents to Introduce Valu? able Log u me. Washington, Aug. lO.?The country reads of South Carolina are to he lined with practical agricultural ex? hibits advertising crimson clover, in accordance with instructions just is? sued by the State agent of coopera? tive extension work in agriculture to his county agents to seed small road? side plots with this legume. Deter? mined efforts are being made to ex? tend the use of crimson clover in the State as a sol! improvement crop. A large number of free demonstrations are to he conducted and in addition the latest plan has been adopted for Its value in familiarising large num? bers of farmers with the growth of the plant. Large liclds of crimson clover grown in the i.sual way, perhaps far from the roads, may attract loss at? tention, In the opinion of the State extension work ollicials, than the nu ? imeroUS small plots which every pass? erby will see. In carrying out the plan, the sixty or more county agents of the State, as they travel from farm to farm, are now securing the permission of dem? onstrators and coopcrators for the sowing of the plots along the roads adjoining their property. During Sep? tember and October the demonstrators will make a second trip armed with a j supply of seed, a garden rake, and a bag of well-inoculated soil, and will sow the small demonstration patches. If soil in which clover has been grow n can not be secured in the neigh? borhood, it will be furnished from a distance by the State organization. Such soil is desired to furnish the bacteria which form nitrogen-gather? ing root nodu.es. Care will be taken to seed areas w hich will in no way in? terfere with road drainage or the nor? mal uses of the highways. Altogether, it is believed several thousand plots wil be seeded in the State dJrgin the next few months and will be most valuable in stimulating the introduction of the plant for gen? eral farm uses. One great value of the numerous plots, i: is pointed out, will be as sources for inoculated soil for farmers in the neighborhood who desire to in? troduce the plant on the farm scale. WILL RATIFY TREATY. Danish Parliament Considers Sale of Islands. Copenhagen, Aug. 11.?Notwith? standing serious opposition the Rigs dad again considers the treaty with the United States selling the West In? dies islands. It is believed the treaty will be ratilicd soon. Over Five Million Prisoners. New York, Aug. 10.?More than 5, 000,000 prisoners, double the number of men engaged in any previous war, are confined in belligerent countries, according to John K. Mott, general secretary of the international commit? tee of the Young Men's Christian As? sociation, who returned today from visits to the prison camps of nearly all the European belligerents. WILSON STANDS PAT. Washington, Aug. 11.?President Wilson will stand pat on the declara? tion that the States and not the na? tion should decide the suffrage ques? tion, ollicials assert in 4he face of the woman's party declaration for Hughes at Colorado Springs conference today. 1 THE SUMTER 8 SUMTER. S. C. I Beg to announce they have : completed the installation of || their modern 50-barrcl I lour Mill, and are now prepared j| to grind wheat, and will guarantee the quulity of their work ? .pial to any mill in the 11 country. ; 9 ? We grind up each-lot sop- j arately and in turn, and j guarantee io give hack the actual product from each 1| pertlouter lot of wheat, so you can eat your own bread. I Mr. J. W. McDonald, our Superintendent, is an cx|>crt enced mill man, having near? ly twenty years espcrlesjes in the manufacture of flour in Virginia and North Carol inn. I We charge only 1-8 toll and guarantee to give you A Fair Square Deal. We have special milling-in-traiisit rates to all points. WK WANT YOUR BUSI? NESS AND YOU NIED i s. Write for Cull Information. J. W. M'DONALD. Sti|?crintctidciiL j; 1 PERRY MOSES, SR.. \ \ President. Kfflttuuwmtmumimmtntmtntnnra