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lTTKRKNTIN(i ATTRAC?
TIONS.
Cisaatatssua Patron* Uoltghted With
Two filuumJiiff Yosmg I ort Ire gala
aasft ftt* Assistant* Reader Moot De
Mg****! Mease ? Interpretative
by Prof. Hardy.
From the ally Item. April 84.
Two ' vory distinguished vleltcrs.
three la fact, wer? brought to Pumter
yesterday on the Chautauqua pro
gram. Mian Marie Mayer, the Mary
Magdalen* of the Passion Play at
Oboraiumseau, and Princess Wata
hwaaeo were two of the visitors who
honored Bumter by their prosence and
Antonio Halu. one of the leading cel
llsat of the world wee the third distin?
guished visitors.
The two young ladies, for both of
them are young and charming in
their appearance and manners, de?
lighted the patrons of the Chautauqua.
who heard them. Yesterday afternoon
end last night Princess Watbwasco
told her audiences things about her
people, the Red men. and sang some
Of the Indian songs for them. She
Wae applauded heartily and sang as
a lost Anco re an American song, to
show her audience that she also could
nlng llMr eons*, she said. Her gro
riousnfoa and pleasing personalty
qu ettcuqTtl K .ram. .-In.gd 890$ hm
quite oaptlvated her audience. Mlns
Watahwqaro was dressed In Indian
garb Which added to the effect of her
Indian, songs and tales.
In the) afternoon Miss Marie Mayer,
the Mary Magdalene of the Oberam
tnagau Passion play, to .1 In clear and
pleasing style, but wltT a touch of
foreign accent, the story of her people
and he*/ every ten years they celebrat?
ed the feat Passion Ploy. She spoke
for an hour and the greater part of
her au<il#nre was held as by a spell.
eras sneaking. Her lecture
Instructive and interesting
torteal event.
kntonto gala, the great cellist,
and hie, assistant* rendered delightful
music both afternoon and evening.
The flats trio consisted of violin, cello
and plh&o, while at the evening per
former*'* several son?; numbers of a
populabr character added variety to the
Program.
ThtP^Torrifng?* *Prof. Hardy, the
leader ^of th? community singim*.
which seems to re taking a stronger
hold each day upon the Chautauqua
audlepee*. gave an Instructive lnt??r
piwUrtye reading to the Philharmonic
Club. He also sang several well chos?
en and erde-yfcble selections.
This sfcternoon the Gilbert and flulU
vsn Ught'Opera Company gave a
popular musical program. Tonight
will be one of the greatest numbers
on the Chautauqua program, MTfce
Mikado,' performed by an all-star
caet This Is one of the greatest light
operas and It should be a perform
snce long to last In the minds of
Chautauqua patrons.
PROVISION FOR I igt OK TAXKS.
-
Hou.se Inders Fi pect to fiel Good
D?M? of Rrvenu?* < ?ut of John Rar
Waahinfton. April 24?In laying
their plane for raising nearly $2,000,
000.000 for war expenses from new
taxation, house leaders are proceeding
upon confident belief that there will
be no nationwide prohibition legisla?
tion at thin session of congress. Kven
many of the most optimistic prohibi?
tion chaaxpiona now are hoping for
not more than a law forbidding the
sale of liquor to soldiers or Bailors.
The cane ngainst any attempt at
general prohibition legislation has
been based upon the arguments that a
constitutional amendment could not he
Sdopted and put Into effect in less
than a year or more, and that the
government neeils the revenue from
liquor taxes for the war chest.
' The ways and means subcommittee
Wthieh Is drafting a preliminary rc\e
nue bill is being urged to Increase the
l levies on whiskey and beer tc the
[ highest possible figures. The propo
L sal le being seriously considered, It is
A learned and big advances in tbe ?res
I Sflt tax of $1.10 a gallon on whiskey
qod ft.SO a barrel on beer are certain
be recommended to the full eSxxV
?j
to whiskey tax, sceordlng to i re
Nable authority. Is ceitaln to be more
$1 ? gallon, wblcb was sUggOSlCC'
a committee by Secretary McAdoo
a recent communication.
CLARK OPPOMKM Hit A FT.
PJRewhlnfton. April 24 - Hpeakei
in receiving the delegation from
National Security league oppose t
fljeo draft and predicted thut It
Srtyetd never pass congress. The km
Is being debuted in both houses toda\
K OF ABRl'/./l COMING.
. April 24 ?It la expected that
Duke of Abrnssl will head the
? BBJtsisn to the Uplted fltatss.
iMWgjj is tub:
HUGE CHAt TAl'QUA AUDIENCE
DELIGHTED WITH PRESEN
TATION OF OPERA.
Singing Splendid and Costumes and
Scenery All That Could Have Been
Expected?Ort liestra Is Well Organ?
ised Musical Combination.
From The Dally Item, April 25.
"The beat Chautauqua attraction
which has ever been in Sumter"
seems to be the general verdict of
"The Mikado" as presented last night
in the big Itedpath tent by a strong
and well balanced cast. Altogether
delightful and satisfying was the per?
formance and even the chronic kick?
ers seem to have been fully satisfied by
this attraction, which was seen by the
largest audience of the season. Those
who missed it missed something that
wan worth the price of the full Chau?
tauqua ticket.
"The Mikado" is not new in that it
was first put on the stage thirty-odd
years ago, but It Is new to practically
all of the membern of the Sumter
audience, as in Its tone and character
it is forever new, suitable for any
place and time.
It Is impossible to go into a detailed
idescription or elaboration of the play.
The company was good. Arthur Ald
rlch and his supporters were all in
excellent voice and the singing was
the great and delightful feature of the
performance, as it should be in light
opera. The wit and cleverness of the
words and action were in good keep?
ing with the excellence of the singing,
and the acting was on the high plane
expected of an attraction heralded as
thfs one had been. Not a word of
complaint from any one has been
heard by tho writer on any of these
scores. The orchestra was far better
than usually goes with a high class
attraction and handled the music in
'masterly style. Miss Valentine may
be one of few women directors of
orchestras, but she certainly makes a
wonderful director. The costumes and
scenery were gorgeous, aa they were
meant to be and even dasdling to the
eye. As an oriental setting they
could hardly been surpassed under
the handicap of putting forth such an
elaborate attraction under canvas.
As stated at the beginning, every?
body who went was delighted, and
those who remained away were sorry
afterwards that'they were not among
"those present."
At the afternoon performance Mis:
Valentine with her orchestra and
members of the Gilbert and Sullivan's
Light Opera Company put on a
concert which was pleasing f< r it
variety and the excellence of the mu?
sic.
ENlwmsE SELECTIVE CONSCRIP
TION.
Directors of Chamber of Commerce
Adopt Resolutions Endorsing Ad?
ministration Rill.
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce at the meeting yesterday
afternoon endorsed the selective con?
scription plan of President WiNon as
urged upon congress. The following
night letter was sent to Congressman
Lever and to Senators Tillman and
Smith:
"Rcsc'vcd that In the Judgment o{
the di-ertors of the Sumter Chamber
of Commerce the selective compulsary
military service plan advocated by the
president is tho Only fair, Just, and
practical plan of raising an array for
the country'* needs and should be en?
acted into law at once, and that a
copy of this resolution be sent to our
senators ami representative."
The rhnr'eston Chamber of Com?
merce recently passed a similar revo?
lution us follows:
"Resolved. That in the judgment of
the board of directors o 1*1 be Charles?
ton Chamber of Commerce the policy
of selective compulsory military ser?
vice advocated by the president of |hti
I'nlted Sttaes should be enacted into
law at once."
ALL SEEK SAME END.
Ibilfour ?gyn gjf Relieves United
States With Entente Powers Wants
Destruction of Prussian Militarism.
Washington, April 2 .*?.-- lirltish For?
eign Minister Hal four in an Interview
said the allies were completely con?
vinced that the Cnlted States was
whole heartedly consecrated towards
tho common end of destroying Prus?
sian militarism. He would not think
of asking the I'nited States to depart
from its traditional policies, or enter
any formal allianco which might
prove embarrassing.
BOND RILL SIGNED.
President Affixed Signatur' to Seven
Billion War Revenue Measure.
Washington, April 24.?President
Wilson today signed the war bond
bill, authorizing tho sale of five bil?
lion In government bonds, and the is?
sue of two billion in treasury certifi?
cates.
MOBILIZIATION.
Conscription Bettor Than Volunteer
Recruiting System, as Plan to Itaist?
Army.
Editor Sumter Dally Item:
We are In a state of war. But it is
a literal fact that we can not suddenly
leave our peaceful pursuits to march
away to fight Germany. We have no
wild fury or hymn of hate to lead us
on, nor Incite us. We are not invaded,
we cannot cry, "The Huns are at out?
doors." In fact we have no griev?
ance so strong as to raise our country*
with one accord and show a unlta$
front. We must organize and he re?
constructed hefore we can fight.
We of tlds generation with the
stories fresh in our ears of how our
sires seized their muskets and rushed
away to defend their homes In '61, find
our present condition very un-warlike.
There Is less of the Rmoklng battle?
field and more of politics now. There
is no sound of the drum or bugle.
This Is a prosaic war. A war of bread
and ships, a war of supplies. Was
there ever a war with so little enthus?
iasm for the American people? Was
there ever a war more political, awnr
with issues of politics; and the goal
of victory n political settlement.
For what in the final analysis is the
United SU?tes to gain for herself in
this conflict? It is an attempt of Pres?
ident Wilson to apply the principal of
democracy as a self-evident necessity
to the nations of the earth. Presi?
dent Monroe formulated a principal
of democracy for this continent in
what is known as the Monroe doctrine.
President Wilson is endeavoring to
make a broader application of the
same principal and apply it to the en?
tire world. This is the issue and the
nenrest that there "ouies to a matciial
Issue for the people of these United
States.
We must go through a metamor
phls, a chunge from our paths and
construct an army exactly as we
would a large machine of any kind.
If we do not go about It In an orderly
manner, we defeat our own ends and
are handicapped at the outset. De?
liver us of a feigned enthusiasm, with
rourirg recruiters trying to wheedle
and cajole by fair means and foul, all
of the male population of the country.
?UVS US from the canting talk of
"alackeVs" and "cowards" and such
opprobrium. The men of the country,
stand ready to do their part when put
to work In earnest. If we must fig'ui
to preserve our national honor anO
further political ends, let us start .ai
the ground and build a foundatior
whereon .we may raise a super.struc
tore of an army In a cold business
like way. The war for us has dpi
foisted on us any Wild patriotic fevei
so far. It cannot. The greatest vic?
tories can he won by the largest num
her of guns and reserves of muni?
tions, the final conquests will be In thf
council chambers of the peace dele?
gates. We must furnish the over?
whelming number of loaves of bread
pounds of beef, and tons of shell, even
if the morale of our people have to
suffer. We can do this, but only by
looking at the facts coldly, and equal?
ly coldly producing the necessary ma?
terial. We must not go about it hys?
terically, branding all those who do
not go wild with patriotism or junker
ism, as degenerates and cowards, but
rather consolidate our business, our
Industry and our resources to conserve
one final end. Better It would be tr
have six months of organization by
eonscriptlve mobilization than a year
of a shouting, falsifying myopic re?
cruiting campaign. In the choice of
two evils choose the lesser. M. F.
FIRE GLASS BULLETS.
Germans Shoot Unusual Missile* at
Ruussians.
Petrograd (via London), April 23.
?The Germans on the northern part
of the Russian front have heen firing
KlasH bullets from their rifles at the
i'ussian line, says today's war official
announcement. The statement re?
ports exceptionally bad weather both
in the Carpathians and on tlta Rou?
manian front. Where blizzards have
prevailed in the mountains and rain
in the valleys. Hostile activities by
Kurds against the Russians in Persia
an* increasing according to the an?
nouncement.
Blanrhanl Pmnntr
Miss Harriett L. Blanche.v. of this
city and Mr. S. Leland Urunson of
Suinter, S. C, were united in mar?
riage April Itth, ROV, J. E. Calvin of?
ficiating. Mr. and Mrs. Benjumin
Croop were the attendants.
Mr, and Mrs. Brunsen will reside at
lf>.ri4 Lake Street. They are receiv?
ing the congratulations of a host of
friends.?Star-Gazette, Elmira, N. Y.
Additions to Pubic Safety Fund. ?
The following additional subscrip?
tions have been received by the Com?
mittee on Public Safety since the list
wn* published several days ago: Peo?
ple's Pharmacy, S5.00; The Battery
$5.00; Carolina Grocery Company,
?2.00.
CHOPS AT WISACKY.
Eiuly Qmla Looks Bad While Lafe
Planted Crop Is in Good Condition
Gardens Doing Nicely.
Wisacky, April 24.?We are having
delightful spring weather and all veg?
etation is growing rapidly. The re?
cent heavy rains packed the earth, and
the continuous sunahlnc ev?r since,
his caused the earth to crust, but the
farmers are rushing the plow! and
hxrrows, and will soon have this crust
broken around the young crops. Most
of the farmers have fair stands of
cotton. Some who planted very early
have had to plant part, If not all, of
their crop over. Cotton, where up,
lcoks well. The acreage of corn la
not more in proportion to that of cot
ten. In some places the birds have
been very destructive to the corn crop,
damaging the stands badly. Early
planted oats, where, not killed, arc
very inferior, where planted over they
look well and I hope will yield well,
as all foodstuff for both man and
boast, is very scarce.
Gardens are doing finely, and are
now beginning to furnish us with
scmethinc to vary our bill of fare.
Wheat looks very promising, but
Here is not very much of it plant?
ed, unfortunately. There Is an abund?
ant crop of fruit. Many are buying I
potato draws, and planting early peas
and corn to meet an emergency, which j
I consider is very wise.
The Cooterboro colored school clos?
er! its exercises last Friday night. All
the white folks of the community
were invited to attend. Quite a num?
ber were present. Special seats were
reserved for us, and we were treated
very courteously. The exercises oper
ed at I P. M. and continued until 12.
The program was carried out most
wonderfully well. The children were
thoroughly drilled and performed
beautifully, considering their advan?
tages. Near the close of the per?
formance the white men were invited
to have something to say. Mr. Robert
Cooper, Jr., made an excellent address
dn the important questions of the tjlay,
followed by Mr. Geo. McCutehen
whose talk was very Impressive,: , in?
structive and helpful. Each of ; the
young men deserved credit for their
excellent and appropriate addresses.
The music was fine.
Mr. J. C. Scott, Mrs. DeHire. step
njfothor of Mrs. J. C. Scott, deceased,
and Mrs. Itentlimver, are visiting at
tho home of Mr. W. W. McCutchen.
The two last named were at one time
missionaries to Africa, fifty years ago.
These two old ladles were present at
tho occasion above mentioned, ^and
witnessed what clviisatlon has \ ac?
complished for these colored people.
[ l>r. N. Y. Alford has been on the
.i*u%k list for two weeks, and still, eon
fined to the house. He is very much
missed, as his services are In great de?
mand.
Mr. Willie McCutchen has just com?
pleted his modern cown barn, which
makes seven on this creamery route,
also six silos. The members of the
association are still very much pleas?
ed with this new enterprise.
This has been a very favorable sea?
son for raising young chickens, and
those who have given their attention
to them, have been very successful.
There is not much enthusiasm
among our young men on the enlist?
ment proposition, and thoso who have
enlisted are hoping for an easy po?
sition. Hut I commend them for vol?
unteering their services to the gov?
ernment. And urge every young man
whom I meet to enlist at once, and
not wait to he forced into service, and
in some future day they will he proud
to tell future generations that they
volunteered their services to defend
their country. , ?
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE.
Sumter District Conference to Be Hehl
at Lykcsland.
The Sumter District Sunday School
Conference Will meet at Lebanon
church, Lykcsland, on May S-9. Every
pastor, every superintendent, and oiu?
teacher from each school In the dis?
trict are expected to be there. A
splendid program has been aranged
by Dr. H. W. Hays, the presiding eld?
er of the district, and all who come
Will be well repaid for any time and
Qffort spent in getting there.
Rev. W. C Owen, field secretary,
and Miss Nancy L. Bennett, element?
ary worker for the State, will be in
attendance and we are sure that they
will be of great help and inspiration.
Rev. W. S. Myers. Lykcsland, pas
tor of the Columbia circuit will la?
the genial host, and please semi all
names of delegates to him.
Remember the date?May 8-?.t. Re?
member the place, Lebanon church.
near Lykesland. s. c.
RECRUITING PICKS UP,
Army Takes In 1,14m Men in Day.
I Washington, April 24.?The total
number of recruits for the army yes?
terday was 1,961, with Illinois again
Nmdlnff with 394. That State's total
uiucu April 1 is 2,971.
BIG SALE OF COTTON.
Lot of More Than Thousand Bales
Brings About $115,000 to Fortunate
Owners.
Georgetown, April 25.?About
$115,000 has been turned loose in
Georgetown during the past two weeks
from a shipment of cotton that has
been in the Rheni Dock and Terminal
company's warehouse since last year.
One thousand, one hundred and lifty
eight bales, a thousand of which be?
longed to F. Rheim & Sons; were sold
to George H. McF*dd?n & Bros.
Agency, of Philadelphia, at 20 cents
middling basis. The entire lot was
shipped to the firm's agency in Co?
lumbia and will be delivered to the
cotton mills In the vicinity of the
capital city.
ARMY BILL DEBATE.
House Agrees to Close General Do- j
hate Today.
Washington, April 20.?The house
has agreed that the general debate on
the army bill shall close without ad?
journment today, leaving only the
summing up speeches by the leaders
on both sidos. The del?ate on the se?
lective draft feature was continued in
both houses.
After a summing up tomorrow, the
house will consider the bill under the
live minute rule with prospects for a
vote Friday night or Saturday. The
senate agreed to a vote not later than
Saturday night.
Dad Eyeball Removed.
Roy Raines returned last week
from a Sumter hospital, where he had
been for treatment. While doing car?
penter work last. January Mr. Raines
was hit in the eye by a glancing nail,
which made it necessary to remove
the ball that the sight of the other
eye might bo saved.?Hartsville Mes?
senger.
Opinions from \
Folks Who Know
For malarial headache, Crange*
Liver Regulator entirely relieved my
trouble?J. Height, Wctumpka, Ala.
Had heavy headache. Vomited
twice to six times a day. Pour doses
of Granger Liver Regulator made me
well.?Loundas P. Brindley, Soraer
%ille, Ala. i
Mother had sick headache. Granger
Liver Regulator did her more good
than all the medicine she had! taken
before.?Pearley Davis, Pacio, Ala. ?
I never expect to be without it in
my home.?Jenic Usey, Gsdsdcn, Ala.
It is a great saver of doctors' bills.
?Louis N. Kent, Honoraville, Ala. '
There is none better.?Dr. T. E.
Cot h ram, Alexis, Ala. p* ?
All druggists sell Granger Liver
Regulator^2Gc. Try it.
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FRENCH PAY CALLS. '
IfOBShers of French Commission
Spend Ray Making Official Calls.
Washington, April 26.?The French
commission began its first day in
Washington with a round of official
calls. They were greeted with cheers
on UK streets, and the automobiles
decorated with the French tricolor
blow sirens. After calls at the state,
war and navy departments, all the
commissioners went to the White
House, where, through an interpreter
President Wilson chatted about ten
I minutes with Minister Vivian! and
Marshal Joffre, neither of whom can
speak English.
ELIIIll ROOT APPOINTFD.
He Accepts Pasee as Head of Com?
mission to Russia.
Washington, April 26.?Elihti Root,
former secretary of State, has for?
mally accepted the chairmanship of
the American commission that is to
be sent to Russian.
? MMHmtMMMMMliMIMlMMMH?t.
REGARDLESS OF COST
All our Spring Suits will
now go at
50 Per Cent OFF
That means less than cost for
I every Spring Suit in the store.
Also, some beautiful Spring
Coats that will go at the same
discount.
Remember?This is the day for
the Wirthmor Waist.
Price $1.00, Worthmore
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