Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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KwiKis fw mm WBLlMtfKNs MAY ADVANCK HCU ?CHIPTIONH AND ADV KU TISJN?. KATJ.S. lent* Press llody Issues Statement? Vrimt Paper Advances hum SI* to $ltf % Tu? Hawy Hi He lief use to ?lea New Contra* is Columbia, Oct. 10.?Ad open letter lee been addressed by tr o South Car? olin* Preae association to advertis-ng patrons and readers of newspaper*, Sdvtsing that newspaper) must either advance subscription anl advertising rates, or discontinue publication. The committee emphaaises that the price ef print paper baa advanced during tiie last eight months from $48 a ton Iii fill. It Is further an:ued that pa? per la some Instances is timoat unob? tainable, even at this price; some nholehauee houses havln ; none to of? fer and some mills refusing to make aftw contracts. "We sre now paying flora SO to 100 per cent, more for p ft par stock. Inks, metal, type and ? her things used in th< publiahtng suein?ss than we were tight months a>to. The only* thing that will save Hie newspapers of South Carolina Is an m Wanes of advertising and subscrlp ttaa rates." A meeting of the asso? ciation was held in Colon i-la last Fri? day, when a committee was appoint? ed, to prepare a public statement. Members of the com ml tree are: O. M. Williams. Kock Ulli: J. U Miras, dgeflald. and W. J. Irwin, Chester, be report reads: "The Press association of this State wishes to bring to the attention of e advertising patrons, readers and lands of the press the serious slt tlon confronting the publishers at time, and point out some facts t we feel a.uuld be communicated you in our attempt to meet condl that have bean thrust upon us. e do this after glvlnic the matter fuS consideration, and finding our es powerless at thla line to take other steps whereby the news pars may be continued, and feel g that we are acting both for the giK?d of the patrons and the publish sis of the pa pars. "Paper In the last eight months has advanced from $48 per Ion until at tie present time it Is quoted at $13') ton? and almost unobtainable at trice, sum a wholesale paper tp takej us, but paying from ? for^lfrW-) to 110 per rant, morn sax-k. Inks, metal, type and things that are used in the publishing busi? ness than we were sight months ago. Tita only thing that will save the newspapers of South Carolina is an advance of advertising a id subscrip? tion rates. Some of the Urger dailies have already mads advancea In both. Tli* email dallies and weeklies w'll have to do likewise or go nut of bus? iness. We ask you In the interest ol a free praaa. and the beat Interest of yourself, community end Stato at l*rgs to meet thaae Advances cheer fely and to cooperate in every man? nte possible. "Paper makera insist that there must be a curtailment of the demand on them; that they are working three sfcifts * day. and that at this season of the year when they should be ac? cumulating a reserve stock, that they ran not supply the demand. Large publishers are trying to meet the sug? gestion of the paper makers by cut tii?g down their papera ard economlt Ini, and the commission appointed by congress, after inventigating the situation, are alarmed, but so far hive bteVi unable to offer any suggestion that will In any way relieve the mat? ter. Small publishers have no oppor? tunity to economise, as they only buy Just what thay are oblUed *o use, *tid under the existing conditions faw newspapers can exist long withou'. a readjustment. Many of the weuker ones can not survive long unleas they find aome Immediate .om*dy. The only remedy at thla time la an ad? vance in the ratea of both advertlslriK end aubscriptlon. No matter how much a pntdtsher may dislike to do this. It la his only aalvatlon, if he Continues his business and continue) to be of service to Ms sdvertising pat? rons snd subscribers. "We have confidence In the patrons of ths various pnpers throughout South Carolina and believe that ?M) will stand by them and eooperuto In a \, rimnner possible to keep them sp? (eg until there can Iks a leadjustment. And In conclusion wa cad on all per? son i who believe In the minslon <>? 1 free press to coop*rut* with us In adjusting our business t > these new and unhettrd of condltiors so that ITS Sen continue to serve you." Washington. Oct. 7.0 ?Consul Frost at Queanstown this ufternon eaMod the 0t*te department a German sub marin* shelled American cltlseiUI In * Ufa boat after they h?'d> Hhundnneii the freighter Uownnmn on Metope. 14. Heven Americans sere in the n>e o: them were Filipinos. GIIP1IGN WEEK FOR WILSON. IllSV DAYS for wilson 1111 fore flection. I>eli\crs AtldrcsscH In Hi .*Talo and New York City und shadow Lawn. Long Brunch, N. J., < >ct. Pres? ident Wilson plans to devote virtually his entire time In his campaign for reelection. A portfolio of letters and telegrams from vurloirs parts of the country predicting victory for the Demorcatie ticket was forwarded to Shadow Uwn today from the execu tivo/ olllces. The president will make speeches in only three places before the election. He will visit Buffalo on Wednesday and New York on Thursday and next Saturday will address a gathering of New Jersey cltixens here. He prob? ably will go to Princeton election day to vote. Arrangements have been made for tho president to receive full election returns at Shadow Lawn. Mr. Wilson probably will return to Washington within two or three days after the election. Viscount Aimano Sato, the new Japanese ambassador to the United States, will pay a formal call on Pres? ident Wilson tomorrow afternoon to present his credentials. Later the president will receive a committee from the national associa? tion of commissioner* of agriculture, and tomorrow he will have as his dinner guest Augustus Thomas, the playwright, who speaks at a meeting here tomorrow night In behalf of Mr. Wilson's candidacy. The president will occupy a box at the meeting. THOUSANDS MOVED TO WEST. Many Negroes Have Been Drawn From the South. Washington, Oct. 28.?More than 10,000 men, mostly negroes, are said to have gone from Florida alone to Northern points, particularly Ohio Indiana and Illinois, to take work offered them In the block during the pust two or three months, the depart? ment el justice has been informed. Other States, Including Virginia, the Caroltnus and Alabamu, have con? tributed to the exodus. All such movements are being. Investigated by the department and almost the entire staff of special agents 1? working on th,e migration to ?uard against elec ManyUfrgo j>artles have gone %by Wi^Ufrltraln, many of them through Louisville, which sccounts for spe? cial Instructions given to the United Stales uttorney there to report on numes, points of origin and destina? tions of men moving in large block to the North. Oltlclals ure disposed to believe that in most cases the movement had nothing to do with the elections and is merely a development In the un usual Industrial conditions with larger wages luring negroes from nor mid Southern employment. Reports to the department tend to Indicate that railroads confronted with un? precedented traffic are bringing out most of these men. HIGH ES HAS CLOSE CALL. Candidate Almost Run Down by IIis Own Train. Oswego, N. Y., Oct. 28.?The special train of Charles E. Hughes narrowly missed running down the Republi? can presidential candidate, who was In an automobile when he returned to the railroad station after making a campaign speech hero today. Mr. 11 uglies' automobile drove dl- ' ec ly in front of the train which, hav? ing left the station to turn around while the candidate was speaking, was not visible around the curve as it was pu ling back into the station. A b kttd STeS playing and the noise of the fcpprouehlng train lould not be heard. The automobile bucked away In time to avert an accident. It ran into the machine Just behind and the crowd on the track scatterel quickly. The train wits Of might to an abrupt stop without Injury to anyone. fake statement REPUDIATED. Mexican Ambassador Ohes the Lie to Attack* on President Wilson. Washington, < 'ct. 30.?Am has.-, Sil ?r Arrcdondo today repudiated the statement, given out In the name of l*ouls Cabrea, attributing border trou? bles V> the failure of American o'T". ciuis to prevent smuggling. Arr*don< do will also repudiate the IntervloWi purporting to i.ive the views of 1dm self, Cm I dues. Onto ens and Agullinr, criticising I'resbhnt Wilson. Ties? latter will appear In a weekly n uga Bkno, advenes copies of which have !.??? m rerei1 Sd here. GREAT AVIATOR KILLED. Berlin, Oct 10, Captain Boelke, ?7he had shot dOWQ forty Allied aero pleites was Ul?rd In I battle with an Smgheh nvlatnr, It Is officially an DO ..iced. ? ? .??>,? .... *~ .t . IIB POUT ON SCHOLARSHIPS. Ily Slate Hoard of Charities and Cor rectum?. Columbia, Oct. 28.?Taking the po? sition that it had di charged its duty fully as directed by the "scholarship act." the State board of charities am' corrections yesterday returned to the S ate board of education papers bear I r g on the appeals of eight appli? cants for scholarships whom the trus? tees of the University, Clemson and Winthrop, respectively, decided were tlnancially ineligible to receive Stato aid. Copies of the files in tho eight cases in which applicants for scholar? ships appealed from the decisions of tho above named boards of trustees were transmitted by the State board of education to the State board? of charities and corrections on Oct. 25 with resolutions passed by the former board on Oct. 13-14 referring do record in the appeals to the board of charities and corrections and request? ing that it "further investigate the financial standing of competitors" rat<l report thereon to the boa d of educa? tion, Dr. George 13. Cromer, of New berry, chairman of the board of charities and corrections said: "It does not appear directly or by Implication that this act authorizes the State board of education to re? mand these cases, or that it author? izes the State board of charities to relnvestiguto the applications." Chairman Cromer in his letter e)*0 said: "Your attention is respectfully di? rected to Section 4, Act No. 505, Acts of 1916: "4.Right of Appeal?That any person or persons who may feel him? self aggrieved by uny action of any board of trustees, done in pursuance of the terms of this Act, shall have the right to appeal to and be heard by the State Board of Education, which said board shall, ufter hearing all parties interested, reverse or af? firm . the action appealed from in so far a.-i the same may relate to law or fact." "H appears to the State Board of Charities and Corrections (1) that the appeal is from the boards of trus? tees of tho respective colleges and not from the Stute board of Charities and Corrections; (2) that thill sec? tion of the-Act gives the State Board As required by the "scholarship act,", pcissod .by the General Assembly of 1016, the State Board of Charities and Corrections investigated the mm totaling 33.7, for competitive mental examinations. The report on the finan? cial sti tus of each applicant was made by the board immediately after its meeting of August 31-September 1, to the aoard of trustees of the State college ln >\hich .a scholarship was asked. Accompanying each report was the recommendation of the State, Board of Charities and Corrections as to whether the scholarship applicant was in such financial condition that ho needed State aid. Then, on the findings of the Board of Charities and Corrections, the trustees of tho State colleges decided what applicants for scholarships were financially eligible to receive them. The eight applicants for scholar? ships who are appealing from the de? cisions of tho respective boards of trustees are Clemson College: J. O. McCants, Jr., Bcr<eley County; Alfred Hanckel, Charleston county; I). Clyde Smith, Collcton county; George C. Martin, Greenwood county; L. N. Llghtsey, Hampton county, and George B. Pat lick, Orangeburg county: University of South Carolina: C. A. Kasterling. Winthrop college: Miss Kthel Strom, McCormick county, of Education the power to hear all parties interested, and (3) that It makes it mandatory upon the State Board Of Education, after hearing all parties interested, to reverse or affirm the action appealed from in so far as the same may relate to law or fact. Chairman Cromer in his letter to tho Board of Education further point? ed out: "In order to promote the speedy determination of theso matters, the secretary, the assistant secretary nng the fiscal agSflt of the State Board of Charities and Corrections investi? gated the applications in the month of August, the State Board of Chari? ties and Corrections passed upon each of these applications August ul and September I at a special meet? ing called for that purpose, and the findings of the board with the files coveting the several applications were promptly delivered to the several boards Of trustees of the State col? leges. Manifestly the law Intended to j provide an expeditious method of de I termlnrag these applications, and for that reason the State Board of BdU? cation was empowered to bear all parties Interested and was required to affirm or reverse the action appealed from." licenses to marry have been Issued to Henry Williams and Thomasina Lowifr, Sumter; Sam Hlckmon and Minn MoSSS, St. Charles. THE WATEREE CHOSSING. Effort Beiiowccl to establish Perma? nent Highway at Garner's Ferry. Editor Dally Item. The question of securing a peri ncnt public highway connection twecn Sumter and Bichland counties, over the Wateree river swamp, which would rferve as a connecting link bc twopn *,he Piedmont and Pee Dee sec? tions of South Carolina has been dis cusged for a long time In meetings at different places, and in the newspa? pers also. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce has* been asked to arrange for a meeting of the citizens of Sumter who are,.Interested in this matter, in order thatsthe proposition might be intel? ligently and systematically discussed with the possible ultimate results of some definite action being taken ny the next session of the general assem? bly, by concerted agreement and ac? tion of the respective legislative dele? gations, county supervisors, and coun? ty commissioners of Sumter a,nd Bichland counties. This commercial organization being the recognized forum from which any public matter may emanate, and be? ing desirous of giving this matter full consideration on its merits, we have instructed our secretary to call a meeting of the directors of this or? ganization Wednesday afterrioon, No? vember the 1st, at 5 o'cldck at Cham? ber of Commerce rooms, and to invite all who. might be interested in this matter to attend this meeting and discuss- with the directors, the county supervisors, and the Sumter county legislation the best ways and means for .providing such a connecting pub? lic highway, If in the opinion of those whp attend this meeting, it is advis? able ,to,attempt to build such a high? way .and bridge or ferry of a perma? nent nature. The meeting will be open to the public for a full and free discussion of this matter. By order of ?; R. B. Belser, President, ttd>fSumter Chamber of Commerce; Arttost: E. I. Reardon, Managing Secretary. Sumter, Oct. 30. Aged ^fcgTo Dead. Rembert, Oct. 30.?Rev. Nelson BoyJcIn^ an aged negro, who lived on Capt^J.. K. McLeod's place, died here on^aet Sunday. "Uncle Nelson," as ho^rma^fa ored by both white and blackTand his many friends among both races will miss him sorely. "Uncle Nelson"1 was a true loyal Christian and had been a preacher, but had retired from ac? tive work on account of his age. He leaves his wife, "Aunt Minda," and several children and grandchildren. He was a credit to his race. Statcburg School Notes. Stateburg. Oct. 30.?The trustees of the Stateburg school, realizing the educational value of the State fair, gave the school a holiday on Wednes? day of fair week. Several of the pu? pils attended the fair on that day. The Stateburg Rural School Im? provement Association has set apart a fund to bo used in purchasing need? ed conveniences for the interior of the school building and for the fur? ther Improvements of the grounds. The meeting of the Stateburg Do? mestic Science Club, which was sched? uled for one day last week, was turn? ed into an Informal discussion of the ways and means of having a State burg community booth at the county fair in November. The few who were present gave the community booth idea their hearty approval. It is hoped that the next meeting of the Domes? tic Science Club and the Rural School Improvement Association com bined, will fall on a fair weather day, so that the attendance will be better. At a recent meeting of the Rural School Improvement Association Miss Virginia Saunders was re-elected as president for 1916-17; Mrs. Wni. L,. Newton, secretary and treasurer, In the platte of Miss Aimee Moore, who, to the regret of the association, de? clined to serve another year. For two years Miss Moore had tilled this ofllce most acceptably. Southern Home Prosperous. The South Carolina Insurance de? partment has just completed an exam? ination of the Southern Home Fire of Charleston. C. C. as of July 81, 1916, and the result shows an Increase In assets, surplus and re-insurance re serve over the statement of January, 1116. The report says: "The policy of the company Is eenscrvative, and should, if continued, result in the same satisfactory growth."?insur? ance Herald-Argus. Tarls, Oct. 18.?A bomb dropped by an aviator of ths Entente Aiib?: has killed ths engineer driving tin train of Bmperor William of Ger many, according to Information re reived at Zurich, Switzerland. _ ,,,,,, .. . , j - -, *'?- - I r''i t'i!-J <rf> *?? A CALL TO ARMS RECRUITS WANTED Citizens Attention: A warning has been sounded throughout the Nation. Hundreds of communities have responded to the call. What are YOU going to do? In the period from 1900 to 1910, in seven states, 5,864 towns lost in population, Pennsylvania leading w t:h 1,520. These figures were compiled by Editor Flint Garrison of St. Louis who made investigation as to cause and found that in? creased transportation facilities and mail-order trade to be the force at work. Farm lands had decreased in value, church charges impoverished, building of roads were slow in progress and schools merely existed. Today after thirty years the Southland has increased its productiveness three hundred per cent, and have on deposit $225,000,000, more in its financial institutions than the whole nation had in 1880. Yet with this wealth we are confronted with the same influence that proved destructive to the towns and rural districts of Indianana, Ohio, Iowa and tue other four states. What will it mean to you, MR. FARMER, MR. MER? CHANT, MR. PROFESSIONAL MAN; to have only a few large cities at a distance of five hundred or a thousand miles? What are you going to do with the children who are demand? ing even better conditions than you had? The harm of mail-order trading has stretched its wings as a Vampire Bat over every community, sapping its commercial and economic life blood while we sleep. CITIZENS, AROUSE YOURSELVES; ANALYZE THE SITUATION, and you like others, will join the growing army of Home Boosters. Respectfully, # North, S. C. ( M. O'RILEY. CALL TO STATE FARMERS. To Join South Carolina Central Farm? ers' Union. Columbia, Oct. 28.?The following call to the farmers of the State, sign? ed by Col. E. J. Watson, W. O. Stuck ey, J. Frank Williams and B. Harris, has been made public: To the Farmers of South Carolina: The new conditions that the pro? ducers of this State are soon to be called upon to face have made it of primary importance that there be or? ganized without delay a central work? ing body of the Farmers' Union of South Carolina, upon such a basis that the entire body can be called into ?consultation from time to time at Co? lumbia for counsel and consideration of those matters that affect the eco? nomic welfare of the eighty per cent. of the people of the State, and when necessary to voice tThc^attUude^Tthe* farmers on Important questions, both State and national. At a conference of members of the State Farmers' Unioa and other farm? ers held in Columbia on Thursday, October 26, the situation was fully discussed; the problems immediately facing the farmers were considered carefully; the new instrumentalities for putting the farmer on a sure economic basis, all for years .advocat? ed and urged by the Grange, the Al? liance and the Farmers' Union, now at last enacted into law by the nat? ional and State governments, were dispassionately explained; and it was the unanimous conclusion of those present that the prime need of the hour was a working organization with headquarters at the capital, which would be a mobile body, easily and quickly assembled when the emer? gency demanded?a body in which each member would have full right to voice his opinion, a body non-politi? cal, yet of such character and repre? sentation that its expression on mat? ters of needed legislation would car? ry, not alone weight, but counsel of value to lawmakers and administra? tive officials. Being assured by the commissioner of agriculture of the State tliat such a body was earnestly desired, indeed, imperatively needed j for the pending battle with new con ] ditions on the farm, and that its cen i tral headquarters would be welcomed In the department, the conference Immediately proceeded with the for matlon of the South Carolina Central State Farmers' Union, to be compos? ed of all farmers eligible to union membership who would send to the secretary-treasurer the* annual fee of $1. All existing local and county unions will stand, and will not be in? terfered with by the new body. The present general officers and executive committee of the State Farmers' Un? ion were made officers of the new body, and the commissioner of agri? culture of the Stato BS, J. Watson, in order that expenses may be kept at a minimum, was r?quested to act, and duly sleeted secretary-treasurer to re? ceive each member's dollar upon di? rect remittance. The fallest cooperation in the work of organisation of all the farm de? monstration forces, the department of agriculture, Clemson college, and all other official ami unofficial agencies working in the cause of agriculture, was enthusiastically Invoked. It was pointed out that in at least one prosperous South-Central state. where the farmers always succeeded in getting what they desired, this Idea was the b:isis of organisation, and lhai through such an organization a campaign of information, was most profitably conducted; that in emer? gencies the body met, counseled and spoke plainly its wishes, and always was effective. To the farmers of the State, there? fore, this announcement is made by this committee below, and we most earnestly urge every farmer who has bis own welfare, the upbuilding of his section, and the well-being of his State at heart, to come promptly Into the body. Those who have gone into the Farm Loan Association we urge to become members, feeling sure that their membership will result in the wisest handling of the problems of the immediate future in this State. W. O. Stuckey, B. Harris, / J. Frank Williams, E. J. Watson. Washington, Oct 29.?The execu tive "committee ?f the National Asso? ciation of Commissioners of Agricul? ture, meeting here yesterday, took ac? tion providing for active cooperation with the farm loan board in organiz? ing loan associations. Geo H. Hurst, ISSJSjs nj Estates. Preset Attssttss tt Day ?* NlfM.Cailt; AT J. D. Crsli OM Stssc, N. Bsls Phones SiJiSmi MARLBORO COUNTY IFAIR BENNETTSVILLE, S. C. Round Trip Fan From Suits $2,25 The Coast Line will sell tickets to Bennettsville as above, and at cor? responding excursion fares from in? termediate stations, for all passenger trains from October 31 to November 3, inclusive, limited returning until midnight of November 4. For further Information .tickets, etc. call on O. V. PLAYER, Ticket Agent, Sumter, S. C. ATLANTIG GOAST LINE The Standard Railroad of The South PEE DEE FAIR Florence, S. C. Round Trip Fare from Suiter $1,55 Tickets will Be sold as above hy the ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of The South For all Passenger Trains on 00T0BER 31 and NQVEMB'R 1,2,3 Limited returning until midnight of Saturday, November I, It If. Proportionate fares from interme? diate points. Children half fare, for further particulars call on O. V. PLAYER, Ticket Agent. Sumter, S. C.