Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?Xew ad mwiion. Dr and Mrs. J. A. Mood have he tamed tram a trip to the Valley of Y* rotate. Afra. C. M. Hurst and Mm. Hoheit Tr et Hubbard and little duughtcr haw -returned fron? Savannah, Qa Ma. IC Offen? Ingram and family hare tone to Washington. D. C, to ?Mod two week* Mr aod Mrs. K. F Miller have re tejgjsW from Campobello, wh*re th<>> e)l Ihe pent MT H A Moaea. Mrs. Altamont Mooes and Misses Kate and Allot Mose? have returned from Green:? bort*. N C. having made the trip thire i ad back by automobile. Misses May Willie and Ruete Uateen Ore vtt Uta? relative*, in Durllngto \. Mrs. G. A. Hrowp. Sr . left Monday eaomttg for Wrightaville Bearb. Whore she will apead aevernl wee', eweonijienied by her daught* r. Mis* feelOa Brown, of Columbia, and alao Mas Virgil Males of Columbia. Mrs, H. M. Bonadurer and little Oao of Waycroea. Ga.. sre vlaiUus ' Mrs. K. P. DuKant. Mrs. K. 0. Trueeaale ta vlaltlm tTtead* In Nor folk. Va. Mr. Hush Brown ha* gone to Myrtle) Beach. Dr H H. Kdoiundi left yeaterda\ New York wbere he will tak? ^esapraOuate course st Columh.e t7#0tralty. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Dee*, of Char are In the elty for the King ledding which will be solemeti Oi tonight at Mayesvllle. f* Mr. Charlie V<eroer. of Columbia. . rrae in the city today for a abort While. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wallace and Mtea Kleanor Wallace have gone !? Atlanta for * short stsy. v Mr TV K. DuBoso and family have ?one to Darlington. Mr. and Mrs. Wnf. Perg leave to night for Phllaaelphta. where the\ will spend the remainder of the sum Dr. A J. Pennock has ret frees a visit to Philadelphia. Mr. H. R Waddell has returned from a business trip to Philadelph ? New York. Maud Waddell la visiting hoi Mra Garland, at Jeff? r ?4 Mies Bufaula Black mon. of Ker , Is visiting her alster. Mrs. ? MraUgen on Harvln St. MIDOrtO lit IG.I.Alt i APT! IH.D. sfowrW. sn Ramped Convict. Captuntl at Lrvi's siding?Idem I as Man Who Robbed Halliard < at Dal aril. Afte that ft arm I Policeman 8am Newman ar? rested Willie Howell. who escaped from the county chalngang about Jsee 1st. at Levi'e Riding Wednesday After fie street it was estsblished H? well wuh the man who robbed UaitlartYfl store at Dalsell on June 7. Toe postonVe was located in the same bwtldln* and Howell also robbed the awotorflee. taking aome caah and atom pa. When arrested he had IS one cent at amp* In hot pocketa. and ?n o sack about fto worth of goods ta? boo from Mr. Gslllard's store. Mr Hard Identifying the goods as hi party. Howell has made a who'e of trouble for himself thla time mm he will be pro*eeuted by the fed?r ? ' staVera^for the robbery of the pool - >. ?** well sa by Mr. Galllard foi fconoaiireahlng and grund larceny. Th? poetonVo Inspector (or thla diatrlc: has been notified of the arTest o alow el I and he will be held fos, tb* W:' Trmle Checked. oaVern. London. Joty It.?If Monday's coup Against German shipping halta th Inrreaalng trade between the Rhine aod Hamburg it will be great eat!* faction to the allies. Allegations of Dtrtrh paper* that part of the en rounter occurred In Hutch terrttorl I water*) la d lac red I ted by naval circle hare fy WIMM? csirrrirsj MAMMMT. > - r G tloWMAN. Cotton Buyer. tC<Wr*<*?ed dairy at It o'clock Noon flood M Mflng 21 3-4. Rtrtct Middling 11 6-.t Middling t l 11 Htrirt l?w Middling tl 1-4. Low Middling 11 7-1. I o?.ev VOKN <<rn??N MAMJtMT ?I MN*? a Mit/?? f ???? 1 f%0a Jety . .ft.tt M.7t tt RO N.ftt N.tl Oet . .ft)' M.W H.3fi .15 II ta il tt.it 24 Of, It.] I MM Guilder d Kdb d l^.n.b.n Jtilv 1 I - A Renter di patoh from Petrograd says the fium bar killed or wounded In the two doy>< Itteorder there ?* euttmsled .it uho i hundred. TWO CUflCTS lUlUD. At <UM xt <m t I HltllU at cant: haVANNAlll WHILi: ix BATH ixg biking fin x<k>x HOIK. Curl I - Mi ( liir.v ?utl lien Murray Woiv I Im? Victim*?ll< Clary < 'on It I Not swim and Hci/ed 1km Murray Wlu n Mr Went I km it?O in tin I of Testi iiumy ne to Cnuw of i lie Browning Hen Murray and Curtis McClarv. two negro convicts serving sentences on the County Chain Gang, wore drowned at Cane Savannah yesterday about 12.45 o'clock, while lit bathing during the dinner hour. The bodies were recovered In a short time?that of Curtis McClary in about fifteen or twenty minutes?but efforts to resusci? tate them foiled. The testimony at the lnqqest takei by the coroner was quite contradic tory as to the circumstances of the drowning. Several of the convicts assorted that Curtis McClary was tak efi into the water by force by two other convicts at the order of Supt. J H. Holland and that McClury proter.t ed agintd golnft Into the water, saying that he' could not swim and would down If taken Into the water. Supt Holland denied that he ordered Mc? Clury put into the water. In view ol the serious nature of the charge ugftinst Supt. Holland the public will be interested In the actual evidenc*. brought out at the Inquest. Robert McBrlde, sworn, says: "Yesterday about 12.30 I was stand Ing out on dam at. Cane Savannah an .some of the boys were In the watet swimming and them that couldn't ?wlm were not In water. Cap^.Hol I: ml told the one* that were swim? ming to put the others in. Curtis M<? Clary Jumped up and ran. Capt. Hol? land held his pistol on him and told him to stop and told the boys to cate) him. Curtis told Capt. Holland 'Capt. I don't want to go in there. Capt. told the hoys to carry him on In Capt. Holland told them to take him out. They couldn't get him out and he drowned. Curtis told Capt. Hol? land he couldn't swim. A negro mnr fished out the body, lien Murray, th/ <?ther dead mnn Is one of tho men that helped to put Curtis in the wn ter. Ben could swim and was In th water swimming of his own accord Ben had one chain on one foot. Cur? tis was a trusty and didn't wear any chain*. Capt. Holland Juat had tfi hjaya to put Curtis In the water abou like people do sometimes In play. Th >\ earned Curtis out In deep water." Mr. Holland asked: "Where war Curtis put in the water?" "He was dragged down tho bank.' *T do not know how many mec were in water when the men go' drowned. Curtis and Ben were tus sling together trying to get loose from one another when they both drowned. Capt. Holland says: 'Hoys save those men. but the men r.ank an?: didn't come up again." James Patterson, sworn says: "Curtis was sitting on the bank and some of the boys were In the wa? ter, they Jumped up and down and said: 'this Is the bottom, and Curt'.K ' said, 'this is the top and I am going to stay here.' Then Capt. Holland i said, 'Get old Curtis and put him I" the water.' Curtis titarted to walk off. Capt. pulled his pistol and told Curtis to stop nnd told me to catch him. 1 went and caught him and brought him an far as the edge of th dirt. Then he says, T>on't carry m In that water, I'll drown;' I turned him loose and walked off. Then Capt Holland says, 'Georgetown (Jno. Da? vis) and Itobert Grant, you two gel Curtis and carry him out in the wa? ter.' They took Curtis and carried him out in the deepest water and turned him loose and he went dowi. and came up am the last time Capt. Holland hollered, 'get him, get him.' All the fellows seemed to be aoarod to get him and moved off. After th< drowning Capt. Holland sent me on the hill to get a man to help get the men out. When we stoped for din? ner Capt. Holland asked: How many of you want to go in washing. Mur? ray said he wanted The shotting nn der the flood gates was the near, thing that Curtis could have oaimh and he was alsnit ten fret from that The water was nbout ten or flftoc foid drop where Curtis was. Uober Grant got John BoMnson out of wa tei and hollered ror some to help him get Curtis. but before he k?d bacV Curtis went under. No one tried t>? sa\e I ton Murray. He had been swim mlng. John I>avis and Rabat I Gran carried Curtis M? Clary out in the w a Iff || fort I nun the shectmg an turned him loose. They hud to swin. to carry Curtis because th* y eouldn' touch bottom at that place. Bon w a Mwtmmlng around and when Curt came up and wont down the last ||m< he grabbed D#fl and carried hi" ?lown Hoi eaaia up turning over an ov< r and Ilten w< nt und' r." long Itohertno**, nwflrn? saw.: "We were Working yesterday. July 7th st Cane Savannah bridge, in Roll ter county. S. C Bight after dinia ? wa went In bathing some of th boys?bin Murray wunt in swimming. Curtis McClary was sitting on th? hank. Capt. Holland came up ami said. Tut Curtis in.' Curtis jumped and run and ('apt. Holland put his pistol on him and told Jim Patterson to catch him. Jimmie brought him to edge of the dirt and Curtis said he couldn't swim?Til drown.' Jim? mie turned him loose and walked off. Then Capt. Holland told John Davis und George Qront to catch him and carry him in. They caught him and carried him out to water about to my neck, but Curtis was taller than I am and it would come quite to his neck Curtis floated back into deep water and caught me. I hollered for help Hoheit Grant carried me out. My back was then to Curtis and when i got to bank Hen and Curtis had mink. There is a hole right near where they turned Curtis loose an<. he must have stepped back in it. Cur tin McClary had on his shoes?they were on his feet when he was pulled out." Kobert Grant, sworn, says: "Five of us went in the water af ter dinner. Ben Murray was one o; five. Curtis was oA the bank and 1 was in water about up to my waist I said I was on bottom. Curtis said, '? am on t p and am going to stay. Clipt. Rohond say*., "Catch Curtis and put him In.' Patterson started after him and he started off. Capt. Holland pulled Ida pistol an 1 told bim to stop. Jimmie brought him back to bank. Curtis told Jim he couldn't swim and Jim turned him loose. About that time Capt. Holland told me and Georgetown to bring him in. We led him in the water i piece?the water was about waist deep. I turned him loose and Ben Murray and George town carled him out further. Curtit grabbed John Robertson. He hol? lered. I went and helped John Rob? ertson. When I got him to the bank and looked back Ben Murray was turning over and over. Curtis nad gone under. I didn't see Curtis any more until he was pulled out of wa? ter. This Is about all I know. I turn? ed Curtis loose In water about waist deep. Georgetown and lien Murray carried him further out and where Georgetown turned him loose the wa? ter was about ten or fifteen feet deep. Murray never did get loose from Curtis until he was drowned." John Davis, known as Georgetown, sworn, says: "Six of us went in swimming. Ben Murray was one of the six. Curtis couldn't swim?he was on the bank Capt. Holland told me, John Patter? son and Robert Grant to put Curtis in 'the water. We put hlnr in. Where 1 turned him loose the water was nbou' to my arm pits. Cifrtls was a little taller than I arp. . 'Ben Murray got loose In water about nock deep. it wasn't in the stream exactly. Ben Mur? ray and Curtis McClary got drowned 4n water about neck deep. When wc had Curtis going in the water Capt. Holland told us to come out and go to work. I turned him loone and cai.-r out. Ben Murray carried him on." J. H. Holland, sworn, says: "I am the superintendent of Sumtei County Chalnnang and was working a crew of ten at Ca.t Savannah bridge yesterday. We stopped for dinner about 10.45. We all washed and fixed to eat dinner. 1 was lying down by some timber after dinner and the hnnds were sitting by the stream. 12.45 I came back to the bank. Sev? eral of the hands were In the water Georgetown and Robert Grant had Curtis McClary In the water right at the sheeting. I hollered and told them to come out and get to work. Some turned loose and two went to backing In and I saw it was getting deep and I hollered to some of the others to get those boys out. The las; I saw was four men together?two turned loose and two went under. 1 sent for help at once to fish out tlu bodies. I got Curtis out in fifteen minutes and tiled everything I knee/ to bring him -to, but failed. I didn't order Curtis to be put in water. When I saw him after lying down, as stated above, he was in the water. The Olli) order I gave was for the mon lo come out and go to work." Toe verdict of the jury was: "He. Murray and Curtis McClary came |< their death, and upon our oath do say That they were acci lentally drowned while In bathing at Cane Savannal mill about S miles from Sumter on July l^th, ItlTi In Sumter county about 12.30 p. m.' The Handicraft Club. The Handicraft Club was plcnsant ly entertained by Mrs. Harry Terry Friday afternoon. The time was spent In fancy work and business. The club decided to have no more meetings un ' til September. Mrs. R, P. DuKant assisted the hostess in serving a de lleious |ee course. 1 Those present were Mesdames Ralph Loyns, Klnard, D. J. Auid, 1. M. Causley, John Brown, H. Iff. Bona durer, Jackson ami, Miss Kibler. -U Notice. Rombert, July 17.?Rev. J. C. Chandler Will begin a protracted meeting ut Bethoedfl If. R. Church next Sunday, being the fourth Sab bath of July. UOYKltXMENT'H JdUHCUl ANT SU1P Hl'IM'lNG PROGRAM IIA1/110? VVHIBK DlKt'L'Ttt IS OX. Question of ,W#io is ii(>NS?President Wilson May be Called Upon to Set tie Sniping; Hourd Controversy. Washington, July 1G.?The govern? ment s merchant shipbuilding pro? gram was halted today when Major Gen. Goethals, manager of the .ship? ping board's fleet corporation, post? poned his plan to requisition all steel merchant ships under construction and to let contracts for building two government-owned yards for produc? ing fabricated steel ships. At Gen. Goethals* ollice it was said the postponement was due to a re? quest by Chairman Denman. of th< shipping board, for a short delay to give the board time to govern the program. This was denied at the shipping board, although the state? ment was made, that Gen. Goethals had been asked* to supply additions information concerning his plans. Today's development was regarded as bringing to a direct issue the question of who is to have supreme authority in carrying out the build ing program?Chairman Denman or Gen. Goethals. Authority to spend $570,000,000, for acquiring a great merchant fleet, has been divided in an executive order between the shipping board and Its corporation, the board being authorised to acquire vessels by purchase and the corporation to take charge of buiKilng. -> In announcing his program last Friday, Gen. Goethals apparently as? sumed that aa manager of the cor? poration he would be given a free hand, but Mr. Denman in a statement tonight assumes responsibility for the shipping board, whose members are directors and stockholders of the cor? poration. ' ' officials who have watched the situation develop, and who have been concerned lest differences between Chaiman Denman and Gen. Goethals hinder the government's shipbuilding plans at a time when every vessel that can bo c?nstrueted is needed to meet the Gorman submarine menace, declared tonight that President Wil? son might be called on to settle the controversy. While the disagreement between the men appears to be large? ly over the number and type of wooden vessels to be built, it la no secret among their friends that their differences goMseoper than that.. In a letter to Mr. Denman made public Friday, Gen. Goethals an? nounced that he would start his pro? gram today. The fact that he had postponed It was made known after he had received a letter from Mr. Denman this morning. The contents of this letter neither would divulge and at the offices of one it WXa de? clared Mr. Denman had asked for o delay while at the ortlccs of the other it was asserted he merely had asked for more complete Informa? tion. Mr. Denman's statement, accepting for tho snipping board and the cor? poration responsibility for the ship program, given to the press tonight, reads: "We requested of Gen. Goothali certain information concerning his program for the expenditure of the $750,000,000 of public money of which the, president's executive order has made the board responsible. If the project has reached the condition of preparedness, which it has been as? serted it had reached, the informa? tion could have been furnished In two hours; or we could have been told If the Information was not In hand. "When we do get the information in writing we will take up with Gen. Goethals a discussion of all the mat? ters Involved in the project of build? ing ships. What we want is speed) construction of ships, reasonable prices for nteel In ship fabrication and retention of all alien tonnage on our stocks, which may be necossa?w to carry troops, and supplies to Burope if the rate of submarine sink? ings continues at even two-thirds oi that for the last five months. "We also are Interested In the re tentlon by the government of any fabricated plants, constructed by th? government and are interested In de termining the policy of their sale nr. facts as they exist after the war anc not now. We cannot now determine conditions of the world commercial warfare after the war and we may require operation of these plants by the government after the Huropan war Is over. . "Gen. Goetvuls has not even told the public or the directors of the corporation the name of the two con? tractors who will undertake tin fabricating contracts For all we know they may be mere subsldiaric! of the steel producers. "We are awaiting information from Gen. Goethals on these and nth ?? matters referred in the letter Oen Goethals gave to the public recently. "The fact that we desire Intel Ilgen! discussion of these matters is no rea? son why all persons responsible for them cunnot come to on agreement." There is no Indication of how Ions the building program may be delayed by the new situation that has arison. A SAI> ACCIDENT. Young Man boat lit* lite in V. M. < . A Swimming Pool on Wednesday Night. Jamee Whilden, young man 181 years old, mel with B sudden and tragic death about 8.JM) o'clock Wed- '? nesday night while in swimming in the Y. M. C. A. pool. He was a large and strong youth for his age, and was a good swimmer, accustomed to swim? ming in the pool. It has not been positively determined whether his deatb was due primarily to drowning or to heart disease. He and several other young men were in the swim? ming pool at the time, and his com? panions state that he was swimming from one end of the pool to the other, under water, when they noticed that he had stopped swimming and was j floating submerged longer than usual. They realized at once that something was wrong and he was quickly taken from the water and -physicians tele? phoned for. After being removed from the water, he opened his eyes and groaned once or twice. First aid was rendered Immediately by Mr. Cut tino McKnight and Mr. Sam Dinkins, who were on duty at the building, but he^could not be revived. Dr. Ashleigh Mood, who arrived within two minutes after Whilden was taken from the pool, pronounced him dead when he made an examination. The body was removed to Hurst's undertaking estab? lishment, after it was found that all efforts to resuscitate the young man were fruitless, and an autopsy was made by Dr. Mood, assisted by Drs. Cheyne and Mills. They found water in the lungs, and also that the heart was affected. Death was due to drowning, but there were probably contributory causes. Young Whilden had eaten a very heavy supper just before going to the Y. M. C. A., and his stomach was greatly distended. It is thought that the heart may have been affected by an attack of acute indigestion, causing him to lose control of himself. No struggle attended his death, and the only thing that attracted the atten? tion of those in the room was that he remained under water longer than usual. The body was taken to Pinewood Thursday morning, accompanied by Mr. Cuttino McKnight. The funeral was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The deceased was the son of Mrs. S. M. Whilden of Pinewood, but he had been living in Sumter for sometime, and was working in the Magneto fac? tory. F.flioieney ''Made in Germany." New York Herald. Vrussian "ellieiency," which has left unaccomplished so many military, in? dustrial and social marvels, noa- adds another leather medal to Its collec? tion. Actors in modern plays are forbidden to wear new c'othes in fu? ture, soldiers' uniforms are made of weeds and paper and students at Wurzberg university are going to lec? tures barefooted. The great Prussian military machine whose "efficiency" was advertised as a miracle worker is shown again to be a shoddy "made in Germany." Every day brings new evidence that Prussia was efficient only in attaining a successful start on a journey; true efficiency is based on a successful be? ginning and a successful ending. An automobile that runs wild and maims its passengers but whose engine con? tinues running amid the wreckage in a ditch is just aa "efficient" as the Prussian military machine today. The exploding engine may harm the pas? sengers more or the gas tank may burst into flame and sear innocent persons, but the machine fails to an? swer the purpose for which it was built. Every German actor with his old clothes, every soldier in his paper uniform and every barefooted student thus becomes a living advertisement of the fact that the machine "made in Germany" is not giving the service its builders promised. < Fighting Tuberculosis. Bpartanburg Journal. The New York legislature has pass ed a law requiring every county in the State of over S5?000 population to build and maintain a tuberculosis hos? pital, and Gov. Whitman has served notice on the officials of lit counties that this work must be completed by August 1, 1918. The passage of ?bis law was the result of a thorough in vestigation of the work of such hos? pital! throughout the country. It speaks well for the progressive spirit of the people of New York that they have begun so vigorous a light on the "white plague." other States will in time follow the lead. We are do? ing some work along that line in South Carolina and the next legisla lure can not do better than to glvi the movement propei financial sup? port. This it a prescription prepared especially lot MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then at e tonic the Fever will not return. It acta on the liver better than Calomel end does oot gripe or ticken. 25c ix aviation CORPS. Mortimer Weinberg Itetanss From Harvard Training ('amp. Wedgefletd, July 18. Mortimer Weinberg, ;? member of the aviation corps of the naval reserves, Bret n i val district, has arrived at Wedge fteld to visit Iiis ftfutty until callod Into service at one of tlie naval avi i tion training camps, gince Febreuary 10 he has been a member of the Harvard reserve officers' training corps and Wat admitted to the ava tion corps on the recommendation of the commandant ut Harvard. Mr. Weinberg is a graduate of the Uni? versity of South Carolina, 1H15, and at the outbreak of war was a member of the second year class at Harvaid law school. He is an exemplary young man. FOOD CONTROL BIbL. Will be lamilcd to Food, Feedstuff* and Fuel. Washington, July It.?The confine? ment of the government control to foods, feeds and fuel, including gaso? line and kerosene was forecast when senate rejected by a vote of forty-four to twenty-eight the amendment in? cluding other commodities. This was regarded as a test vote. Flour Cheaper Abroad. Wholesale prices of flour are high? er in the United States than in Eng? land, according to comparisons made iby government officials. Comparisons were made between Minneapolis wholesale prices and English prices for June of the past three years. Min? neapolis prices were $8.4 4 per barrel in June, 1915; $5.92 in June, 1910, and $11.75 In June, 1917, while English prices for tho corresponding periods were $8.32, $7.49 and $10.32. Thus it is shown that last month the English people were getting Hour?large quan? tities of which were obtained from America and more of which the American people are urged to release to them?at $4.43 less per barrel than the people of this country were com? pelled to pay for It. Not all of Mr. Hoover's program of household conservation translated Into action would bring about a correction of that inequality. While England can Import flour, with all the shortage of shipping and the uncertainties of transport, and sell it at 30 per cent, below the price the American people are paying for it, the admonitions to Americans to save in the kitchen in order to reduce the high coat of living sound rather like mockeries.?Char? leston Post. Revival at Salem Baptist Church. Editor Daily Item: WM you kindly grant me space in the coumns of The Item to call the at? tention of the Christian people and the public generally to the revival now in progress at Salem Baptist church. We believe this enterprise is worth the* attention and cooperation of the Christian people of our city, and can be of inestimable good to the entire community. We therefore cordially invite the cooperation of the Christian people of the city, and the attendance upon the services of all who can help or be helped therby. Services each dav during the week at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and 8.15 at night. ROT. E. vV. Reynolds, July IS, 1917. Pastor. Tolmeeo Brings High Price. At Glenn's Tobacco Warehouse to? day 1631 pounds of tobacco were , sold. It was an average lot Of to? bacco and the competition for it be? tween the buyers was strong. The average price for the winde lot sold today was 20.(2. There are now nine regular buyers on the market, and they represent practically all the big tobacoc buying firms, manufacturers end exporters in the business. Man? ager ftlenn is making every effort to build Up a big market in Sunder, ami to do this is seeing that tobacco brings the highest market price at every sale. Four buyers have located here sine* the opening sale, and the entire COrp.1 of buyers will remain on the mark??; as long as the tobacco comes in. poll sauf?Registered Aberdeen Angus bull, four years old, tuben >? Inr tested, without fault or blemisu C. P. Osteen, Bumter, s. C. RUB-MY-TISM Will cure youy Rheumatism, Neuraigift, Headaches, (Vamps, Colic, Sprains, Hmises, Cuts ami Burnt, Old Sores, Sting*1 of I unset*, Bet. Antiseptic Anodyne, unrd internally ami externally. fUgp 25f?