Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J HUT If IIS (USE. -f) MiV S* * ' BOARD OF TRIADE FORBIDS FURTHER BUSINESS. off Action by Federal Au ?Mfraflte Appears to Be Connected May 11.?Trading In May ordered discontinued at a of the directors of the Chlca et Trade tonight. The dlrec ' alee decided that es 1st tog con " should be adjudicated either by iry of the property or al a sell grlee to be Aaed oy a committee t^snejntod for the purpose. This liesadttee, headed by Jamas A. Pat? ten* will meat tomorrow morning. Mar wheat wee quoted at IS. 18 at the ?lese of trading today. Traders gejd tJhare wee no way of estimating Ilse stag at of the order on trades exist imount of wheat on thla seid to be 1SM00 bushels and that probably the tgstnaoi now here wee short of thoee i It tree current among the members et the heard that action by the federal la the last few days?and earlier In the day?had the action of the directors. Hefte, et those at the meeting would see firm oe deny that It had been In? timated to hoard officials that some action to curb soaring prices of wheat should be taken or government offi? ciate would close the board. It was admitted that several members had . ,hean eeenmoned to the office of the federal district attorney in the morn? ing and othcre again In the afternoon but it wae aald no threats had been saade or Intimated. It also was ad? mitted that government agents had been In the trading pit of the board for eeveral days taking notes on the I "The board of directors were prompted in reaching tbelr conclu by what they deemed to be their duty." said Joseph P. Griff n. of the Beard. eC Trade. "It Should ha understood that the Beard jftf Trade la neither a buyer nor a PjNIcr?It is merely a market place meet daily the millions of pro end consumers throughout the try. **I should like to emphasise that let)on has nothing whatever to 4a with the) action of the dirsetore in deciding to abandon trading In May wheat per le a peculation m any eense ? sepoaelble for the high prices pre? vailing for May wheat or the cash artists. Generally speaking, the spec? ulator k# not ?nterested In May wheat hie Operations being confined to the future. Practically the entire Interest as Mey la restricted to f?rmere, grain millers and foreign govern "The recent hysteria over the food attention has caused a stampede of Jasmmisirs in every direction and evee) she loading governments of Eu? rope seem to have become fearful aa to their future requirements. The ssrgsst buyers of wheel for present and future delivery et this time In thai market are she governments of ?uropa, aot speculators. "So long aa there Is no restriction, euch ae we have just adopted, there |? no limit to the emount of wheat governments might purchase, efere. the action of the directors pu? aot interfere with the freedom Of contract on the part of either the eedivhrehls or government, but com ?ess thess requiring wheat for 1 ni? gged late consumption to make pur? chases from farmers and gram deal? ers rather than through the medium of a contract for future delivery on floor of our exchange." Married m Virginia. Mise Mary Marlon and Rev. Junlus Horton were married In Richmond. Vs., on Thursday, May 10th. Mr. Horton la a recent graduate of Union Theological eemlnary, end has ac? cepted a call to the pastorate of the IfUlsvflle, Vs., Preebyterlaln church. The bride la a sinter of Rev. J*. P. Marten, and having made her home m this city with her brother at one time baa many friend* here. iff OOTTON MARK BT. Corrected Pair* by sTRNWr FIKLD. Cotton Buyer. Good Middling It 1-1. Strict Middling It LI. Middling It 1-4. Strict Low Middling 10. Low Middling 18 ?-2. HARBT 4b CO., Cotton Buyers. Nominal. IfaTW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yes*dyt Opeo Uagfe Low Close Close Mav . .18 80 .18 .84 .05 .85 July . -1M5 09 .84 .8? .70 ort . .lt.lt? 48 .28 .31 .01? New York spots, 80.30. Marriage licenses have been Issue 1 to Rlljah Rivers. Wedgefleld. and Norn Mngletan. Plnewood; Samuel JtfcCoy. Sumter. and Julia White. JJbSeb. PROJECTED SCEME FOR NATION AL GUARD TAKEN UP. Would be Big Forxo?eioulh Carolina, for Instance, Would Mate s\T0O Men In This Branch of Service. Washington, May 12.?The exact place tha National Guard Is to fill in the national army still is a matter of speculation In the war department. Under the recent announcement that the States may raise additional units up to a total National Guard force including naval militia of 80? men for each representative or sena? tor, it fs not even possible as yet to forecast accurately the strength of the organisation when it is drafted into the United States army. 'If the guard Is expanded a plan for 16 infantry and two cavalry divisions haa been prepared. A table forward? ed to the States shows the tentative scheme of organisation, the designa? tions beginning with the fifth division, ss the first four divisions would be composed of regular troops. POOD MUST BE GROWN. Vrooman Issues Solemn Warn? ing In Baltimore. Baltimore, May 13.?A warn? ing that each nection of the United mates must feed Itself or go without food was voiced here today by Carl S. Vrooman, assistant secretary of agricul? ture. He said that with cot? ton at 22 cents a pound. Southern planters are plough? ing land that has already been planted with4 cotton and put? ting in foodstuffs. "Wo must awake," he said. "The submarine Is a much more potent weapon than we imagined. The allies were los? ing the war when we entered it and will lose It unless we ex? pend every effort of men, money and economy. It is now a war of conservation of re? sources." SUMT^R OIHfIMJ?ES AGAINST LI? QUOR. Members of Congress Requested to Vota for Bill Prohibiting Manu factor*. Ths following resolution was brought up at Trinity Methodist Church yesterday morning, and later submitted to the other congregations of the city, and w? 1 to Washington today: To the Senators and Representatives from SoutK Carolin*, Washington, D. C. Churches in Sumter join In urging congress to pass a prohibition liquor act, effective during the continuance of the war. The young men of the nation are defending It against a for? eign enemy. We expect you to pro? tect the young men against their worst enemy at home?the manufac? ture and sale of liquor, and the peo? ple from the conversion of food pro? ducts Into liquor. B. C. WALLACE. In behalf of Trinity M. E. Church. BARTOW WALSH. First Baptist Church. 8. CHERRY, Salem Baptist Church. H. L. SCARBOROUGH. First Presbyterian Church. MARK REYNOLDS, Church of the Holy Comforter. J. H. WILSON. St. James Lutheran Church. E. C. HAYNHWORTH. Grace Baptist Church. W. A. WE ATE RS, Christian Church. II. L, M'COY, Rroad Street Methodist Church. Father Murphy, of St. Anne's Cath? olic Church, being out of the city, the matter was not called to the at? tention of that congregation. ANDERSON FERRYMAN MUR DERET). Will Price Knocked In the Head and Skull Crushed. Anderson, May 12.?Another brutal murder similar to the Dodd and Hutto murders of several years ago when blunt instruments were used In crush Ing the heads of the victims occurred In Anderson county Just before day? light today. The victim this time was Will pierce a white min, aged 40 years, who was em ploy 3d as ferry? man at Brown ferry on Savar ?ah river. His dead body, with his skull crushed, was found In the road near the ferry by his uged father at 6 o'clock this morning. The fact that $26 had disappeared from his pockets leads local officers to believe robbery was the motive. Bill bugs and bud worms are doing considerable damage to the corn crop. Bill bugs flourish In cold weather. 1?**?r-N* s j BUYING OF FOOD SUPPLIES TO! BE DONE BY SMALL COM? MISSION. Probably One Man Will Make All Purchases of Foodstuffs for Allied Natlons-^-Efforts Will be Made to Prevent Higher Prices. I Washington, May 11.?An interna? tional agreement under which there will be placed in the hands of a small commission, possibly of one man, the purchasing power of virtually every dollar of the billions to be loaned the allies by this government and the ad? ditional billions which they will spend in this country out.of their own in? come, is at present in process of for? mation. Draft of the proposed agreement has been left to Secretary McAdoo who already has held a number of conferences with foreign envoys on the subject. Great Britain, France and Italy are understood to have sig? nified their desire to enter such an agreement, and other entente govern? ments are likely to assume the same attitude. Discussion of the proposed agree? ment has reached a stage where the chief beneficiaries of the huge Amer? ican loan have agreed that it would he to the interest of all concerned to eliminate absolutely competition among themselves for American prod? ucts, and have signified their readi? ness to pledge themselves to do so. The agreement, when drafted, would have for its aim the attainment of maximum efficiency, both for the al? lies and the American government, for every dollar spent in this country for war purposes. The commission when created would be a purchasing agency for all Christendom with the exception of the few remaining neutrals and the cen? tral powers. It would eliminate en? tirely competitive bidding among the allies and thu- government for Amer? ican products and would seek to in? sure 100 cents worth of value for every dollar spent. By its creation, domestic conditions prevalent in this country for the past two decodes, under which the big producer gradually, by combination and normal growth, assumed the dominance in all markets with thous? ands ol customers abiding by the price he fixed would be almost com? pletely reversed. Not the producer, but the buyer would be the dominant factor, for there would be but one buyer for the belligerent nations, and through him all producers in all lines would have to market their wares. The plan Involves no fixing of prices, however. First efforts will oe confine i to a programme eliminat? ing competitive bidding for the food? stuffs, rteel, munitions, clothing and countless other articles which Amer? ica alone can supply to t> allies. There Is little doubt that virtually every allied nation, large and small, will participate to some extent in the loan. Great Britain, France, Italy and Belgium already have received loans. Russia is to have a loan, Mr. McAdoo announced. The Servian minister to? day presented an informal application, the first made on behalf of his gov? ernment. It will be considered and if deemed helpful in fighting probably will be granted. Panama and Cuba also have indicated tonight that they would like to participate In the loan. CROPS NOT FLOURISHING. Most Disappointing Season on Record in Salem Section. Salem, Black River, May 12.?This It one of the most disappointing sea? sons to start a crop that I ever saw. Many fields of cotton had to be plant? ed over some weoks ago, and others are now being planted over. Even where not planted over the replant? ing Is so large a part of the crop that it would have been better to plow up and plant afresh. Very little cotton has the appearance of doing well. Corn is small. So small that it is hard to cultivate. Tobacco Is well set and loks well. F'veet potato sprouts are slow to come up. Gardens are good. New Irish po? tatoes ure being used by some fami? lies. Also beets. Mr. J. A. Iloykln has been quite unwell for some weeks. Otherwise the health of our community is good. E. W. D. LEAVE ON EXTENDED TRIP, Party of Sumter Citizens Going to New York by Automobile. A party of Sumter citizens consist- [ ing of Messrs. Joe Wynne. Hyman Love and Anthony Tranchitella leave tomorrow morning for an extended automobile trip on which they will be gone several weeks before returning to the city. The party will go by Richmond and Washington on their way to New York city, where they will spend some time. After leaving there they will probably continue their trip up into Canada. cOt'NClL of diocese Closes. Annual Convention or Episcopal Church at Client w Disposes of Much Business. Cheraw, May 10.?The council of the diocese of South Carolina, which met here this week, wound up its business after 11 o'clock last night after a strenuous session. Diocesan missions had the floor on the second night of council. After evening prayer, conducted by the bishop, the Rev. A. R. Mitchell, treasurer of the board of missions, read his report, which showed a balance of over $250 in the treasury, and the missions well taken care of and in a healthy state. The apportionment for missions were left at last year's figures, except in a few instances, where they were in? creased. The deans of convocation made their reports, Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton for the Greenville convo? cation, Rev. K. Q. Flnlay for the Co? lumbia convocation and Rev. D. Ker shaw for the Charleston convocation. Rev. A. R. Mitchell, the archdeacon of the Charleston convocation, gave u very interesting account of his work in the old colonial parishes in the coast counties, and narrated a number of historical facts not generally known in connection with several of them. J. Nelson Frlerson of Columbia de? scribed the objects and methods of work of the laymen's missionary league, and told of the splendid work done from Columbia in nearby mis? sions by some of the Columbia lay? men. He made a spirited appeal to the laymen of the council to engage In missionary, social service and church extension work In their com? munities. CENSORSHIP BILL KILLER. Senate Votes Down Provision for Muzzling Press. Washington, May 12.?The press censorship provisions were stricken from the espionage bill in the senate. The vote was 39 to 38 on the motion of Senator Johnson, of California. An amendment later Introduced by Senator Kirby, of Arkansas provid? ing for specific censorship under the supervision of the secretaries of war and navy departments was defeated by a vote of 0 5 to 5. This action leaves the house as fa? voring the censorship and the senate against it. The bill probably will be thrown into conference where the full force of the administration can bo exerted to pass the censorship fea? ture in some form. Without record vote the senate also adopted the amendment by Senator Reed making the whole espionage bill effective only for the duration of the war. DEATH of CAPT. T. H. HARVIN. Highly Respected Citizen of Summer ton Passes Away. Sunimerton, May 10.?Capt. Thomas H. Harvin died last Saturday morn? ing about 4 o'clock rather suddenly at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Hugh Belser. Capt. Harvin was one of the ollest and best citizens of this sec? tion of the county. He enlisted in 1861 in Company I, twenty-third South Carolina volunteers, and after being in Virginia a while he was transferred to the cavalry troops, and rendered very efficient service throughout the war. Capt. Harvin is survived by one bother, who lives In Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Bel ser, and six sons, as follows: S. A. and P. B. Harvin of Sumter county; J. B. and F. M. Harvin of this county; Ben and Claude of Orangeburg county. Hin six sons were the pall bearers. The funeral was conducted at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by his pastor, the Rev. M. W. Oordon, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Thayer of the First Baptist church of Sumter. Interment took place at the Baptist cemetery at 4:30 o'clock. Capt. Harvin had been a member of the Baptist church here from his youth and was a most excellent clti cen and a consistent Christian. His relatives have the warmest sympathy of their many friends. One of the largest crowds attending any funeral In recent years was at Capt. Harvln's funeral which shows he was very highly esteemed by his fellow citizens and frit.ids. Form Red Cross Chapter. Manning Herald. Ladles Interested in the organiza? tion of a Red Cross chapter in Man? ning met in the Court House last week and after hearing a talk by Mrs. John Sumter, of Sumter on the alms of the Red Cross, those present organized by electing Mrs. R. D. Clark as president, and Miss CarO Bradham as secretary. The meeting Bd.laurned to meet at the residence of Mm, Clark next Tuesday afternoon, May 16th, at 4.:ia. The organization here has pledged 500 pillow slips to the cause. The chapter now has $0 members and desires to have every lad;- in the county join them. If you are interested they would be dellght tO have you get In touch with Miss ad ham or Mrs. Clark. MORE MEN CALLED Tb CAMP. Two Hundred and Two South Caro? linians Ordered to Report at Fort Oglethorpe Monday. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 11.?With the sending out of notices to 202 more South Carolinians to report to Fort Oglethorpe for training as candidates for the officers' reserve corps, th* quota for this camp was Milled up to day. Besides those from the Fort Ogle | thorpe district, embracing Tennessee and the two Carolinas, called to report for duty Saturday, Sunday and Mon? day, the list includes 62 names of men i outside of the district, from various States, both South and Fast. The name of Robert L. Bacon, former am? bassador to France, who was a stu? dent of the 1915 training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, is included In the outside list. Every train Friday brought in the candidates from various points. Notices were sent out today to 202 additional candidates from South Car? olina. The list published last night did not include these names. These candidates are to report Monday along with the others to whom notices had been previously sent. The actual training will be begun Tuesday morning and orders were is? sued today fixing the hours of train? ing from 7 a. m. to 11:30 a, m. and from 1 p. m. to 4.30 p. m. with two hours for study in the evenings. REFUSES TO DECLARE WAR. Chinese Representatives Decline to Draw Sword Against Teutonic Em? pire. N Peking, May II.?After a riotous secret session lasting throughout Thursday night the house of repre? sentatives refused to pass a resolution declaring war on Germany. The house of parliament was sur? rounded by a mob which demanded war, making threats of violence. Un? der the orders of Premier Tnan Chl Jui troops finally dispersed the mob. The premier addressed the house, urging a declaration of war. He was denounced by members who said he was attempting to coerce parliament. The press is opposed to the war party, urging parliament to resist military pressure on the ground that* it threatens the republic. MACKEY PALMER CONVICTED. Slayer of Sergt. Franklin Sentenced to Die in June. Orangeburg, May 10.?Mackey Pal? mer was today sentenced by Judge I. W. Bowman to suffer death by elec troductlon on June 20 for the murder of Policeman H. H. Franklin on March 9, 1917. His codefendant, Clinton Kennedy, who was tried on a charge of accessory before the fact, was found gulty with recommenda? tion to mercy, which means he will get life imprisonment. Sentence has not yet been passed upon Kennedy, his attorneys having given notice that they will make a motion for a new trial. Dizziness, vertigo (blind staggers), sallow complexion, flatulence are symptoms of a torpid liver. No one can feel well while the liver is inactive. Herbine is a powerful liver stimu? lant. A dose <or two will cause all bilious symptoms to disappear. Try it. Price 50c. Sold by Slbert's Drug Store.?Advt. OPPOSES NEWSPAPER TAX. Columbia, May 15.?William Banks, president of the South Carolina Press association, left last night for Wash? ing to appear before a congressional committee to protest against the pro? posed war tax on newspapers. The tax is considered almost prohibitive to the publishing business. When the baby takes too much food the stomach turns; the result is Indigestion, sourness and vomiting. Frequently the bowels are involved and there is colic pains and diar? rhoea. MeGee's Baby Elixir is a grand corrective remedy for the stomach and bowel disorders of ba? bies. It is pure, wholesome and pleasant to take. Price 25c and 50c. per bottle. Sold by Slbert's Drug Store.--?Advt. Makes Address at TurbevlUe. Manning Herald. Senator E. D. Smith delivered the commencement address before the graduates of the TurbevlUe school Tuesday night. Sallow complexion is due to a tor? pid liver. Herbine purifies and strengthens the liver and bowels and restores the rosy bloom of health to the cheek. Price 50c. Sold by Siberfs Drug Store.?Advt. Only seventeen permits have been granted by the Judge of Probate un? der the quart-a-month act up to this time, averaging less than one a day. It seems that Suinter people are not giving the whiskey dealers a large patronage. Barbed wire cuts, ragged wounds collar and harness galls, heal UP quickly when Ballard's Snow Lini? ment is applied. It is both healing and antiseptic. Price 25c, 60c am $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Bibsrt'r Drug Store.?Advt, PLANUNG FOR: STATE TEACHERS Winthrop College Preparing to Meet Demands for Various Courses of Instruction. Winthrop College is laying broad plans to meet the great demands for courses which the teachers and clubs of this state are making. President Johnson has selected many of the very best educators in the country to give courses of lectures, and to hold conferences with those who shall attend the summer school. Winthrop will offer to her students this summer the services of the larg? est and most competent faculty She has ever had, and will give the great? est number of courses. The fourth term will open June 19 and continue through July 27. Ad? vance inquiries ndfccate an even larg? er enrollment than last year, when the attendance was greater than that of any summer school ever held in the State. Two of the best known and great? est men in the United States: Dr. O. Stanley Hall and Dr. C. Alphonso Smith are among the members of the faculty. Dr. c. Alphonso Smith, one of the best known educators and most dis? tinguished lecturers of the South holds the Edgar Allan Poe Memorial Professorship of English in the Uni? versity of Virginia. He is an inspir? ing teacher, an i.hie speaker, and an author of no mean repute. Besides several text books on subjects cop* nected with his department he has other works of general interest. Chief among them are his Study Of the American Short Story, What lM* erature Can Do For Me, and his great recent achievement, The Life of O'Henry. Several years ago Dr. Smith was chosen to represent the United States in Germany as Roose? velt Exchange Professor in English, while there he gave, in German, a se? ries of lectures on American Humor. G. Stanley Hell is one of the most famous of American educators. Be waa born in Massachusetts and his studies have been carried on at Wil? liams College, Harvard, Union Theo? logical Seminary, Berlin, Heidleberg and Paris. As an instructor he has taught at Antioch College, Ohio; Har? vard, John's Hopkins University at Baltimore, and since 1888 he has been president and professor of Psychology at Clark University, Worcester, Maes, the first school in the United States to be devoted exclusively to post- ? graduate work. As a writer and editor he is equally famous. His list hi articles and books j Is too long to mention. Among them j are the following of interest to teach? ers : How to teach reading and what to read in schools. ( Contents of children's minds on en? tering school. Scheme of clasuification for Child Study. Adolescence. He is editor of the Journal of Phil? osophy, and of the Pedagogical Sem? inary. j To Dr. Hall more than to any one else 18 given the credit of having aroused teachers to a sense of the value of experimental Psychology, and a study of children in the class room. Through his efforts a national associa? tion for child study was formed. He is known as the father of child study and of educational Psychology. The college Is to be complimented upon having secured the services of so famous an educator. No one should miss an opportunity of hearing this intrepid devotee of concrete human nature, whose genius all men of his profession admire. Col. O. J. Bond, Superintendent of the Citadel will teach mathematics. Col. Bond is well known to progres? sive teachers in this and other States for his superior work In teaching mathematics. Miss LolH Russell will give courses dealing with special problems facing the teachers In the rural schools of South Carolina. Miss Russell Is a specialist in this line. Dr. Snyder, President of Wofford. is a member of the faculty. Regular courses, special courses, short courses to meet all the reeds of the State are to be liven. Military Registration Board. The military registration board consists of the clerk of court, the Judge of probate and a representa? tive citizen of each county. In Sura ".er county the registration board for r.ilitar> conscription ia appointed aa follows: J. H. Clifton. H. U Scar? borough, clerk of court; T. E. Rich? ardson; Clarendon, A. C. Bradham, E. C. DhHson. and J. M. Windham of Manning; Lee. T. G. McLeod. R. t Slngletary and John M. Smith, of Bishopville. In the whole field of medicine there Is not a healing remedy that will re? pair damage to the Aesh more quickly than Ballard'e Snow Liniment. In cuts, wounds, sprains, burns, scalds and rheurnatalm, Irs healing anil pen? etrating power ia extraordinary. Price 2?c, 50c and $1.00 par bottle. Sold oy Sibert a Drug Store.?AdvJL _y