The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 10, 1917, Image 7

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saiesiQ at imm Puaaoau* ?4 Ou^u*, s C. mm second Um Matur. personal. 'hs frad Cool of Neu V irk Is visiting her niece. Mm. Her ry P. AIom ? Mrs. Altamont Moses, who has 1 u-) ting her son. MnJ. Enile P. Moaes. in Philadelphia, has returned home, accompanied ?>> N' 1 1 MCSMI wife, and daughter, who will .spend some time in the Ofty. .Mrs WltlMJg E. MlMOll of Phila? delphia is in tho city for a few day! the guest of Mrs. Krank Spam Mi W. 1 * Friemen, who ha? mad<< Ido home In Florence for the p; st fee years, h.is returned to this city to Ivo? Mm. E. C. Keels left this morr in/. f >r Oreeleyvllla. Mm. Doby Jennings left his mom Inf to visit her sister in eh adht.rn. N C Mr. and Mm. E C. ilayns.vorih left for Richmond, Va . last night. Mr. J. II Compton hua gone t > New rk on bust now. Mr. K. W. MoCollum has gone t< N#w U.ik <M\HITlFs AN|> (HlRHWTIONs. Slate i ?mference to Be Meld in Char fc?fnn Next Week. dumbia. N<?\ 8 The State Cou? rt r?nee on Charities and Correjtlom meet* thla year In Alken. Novembei I th. I Ith and 1Mb The laut sea met In Charleston Novembei 14th IMh and lKth. one year ago 7he eONrion held at tbat time SJgj probably the best attended and the Boost successful in the history of th< oi sanitation Probably never In the history ol our State has there been More need for Study of our social problem's thai at this time. All our old social prob lema are with us. and many ether. have been added. The prograr.i foi th ?? year's session has been armngee with the purpose of helping our peo |dn udupt themselves to the chung?<i conditions \> ith which we are eon fronted The general theme of th? conference la "Our Social Prol lern under V. mdltions ." "0oii.il Work inner War Condi tlons" will he discussed by Mr J. C tx>gan. Secretary of the Atlanta As? sociation Charities; "Dependent Fam tltea of Soldiers and Sailors." by Dr | ?I H Hinha. of the Kh hmond Schoo . o# Social Economy". Applied Lies , sons from England's War Expert j once" by Mr W II Swift of the Hal lonal Child I-abor Committee; Dr A :l T. Jamison of the Conine Maxw ell < >r , phaoage. Ureonwood; Mrs. .t. I* ( ok , er. Jr . president of South Carolins Federation of Women* Clubs; Mr |t W. H. Wilbur, of Charleston. S <], IMson Reform" by Rev & W Hoguo. of the Prisoners' Aid Associa? tes ??r BattlesoiQ) Maryland, and Rev. Frank .Moore. Superintendent <?f the State Itefoi matory of New Jeraey. Rahway. N. J. "Xfce Social Problems of a Can on ment State b Miss little C Olne> o( the Bureau for the Protection o? W??mer. and Children. Columbia. | C. and Rev. A. l>. P. Oilmour of Spur tanburg. S. C? ami otlmm. Meeting ihe %'!<?? PTObJoSB from a State-wide Standpoint." by Mr Alan Johnsen Jr. of tin* N ?tion.il Com n l-tsioti on Training Camp \cti\ties ? ? chtfiing session of the Con r.t?n<< hi institution for cure of the feeble mimbu um l <ii institution ho Oellmpiout girls will be discussed. It 1? earnestly hoped thut a Urge niimUu of those Interested In tin- va re.us forma of social work will at Uma the ctrdTerenes. The purpose of the Conference la purely educational and inspirational. It is sustained by annual membership fees of $1.00 All fees go toward* the gstggl cxnen aea of the t'onf?*reii, ?um h as pint lug. stationery and tras cling expenOSO of the speakers Ma*e of the od eers receive any financial compensation Tlse treasurer of the Conference In Mr. dOOrge ii llilggln? of the (' iion National Hank of Columbia. Mem bershlp fees may be sent direct to Mggj or to the president, Rev, K riYtlay. Columbia. S. C Heath. Miss Irene Skinner died at the Imme of 1?er brother. Mi Edgar Skln nev. yesterday morning after a on* lllneaa. The funeral services wen held at 12 O'clock today at Mr. gkttb nvr'a residence and MM interment was mode at the Slimier Cemetery. Miss Skinner^ hail made her home at Lynch burg in recent year*, but formerly win a resident of Sunder and had ag friends bete. Senator E. D. Smith baa ace.- .p i an invitation to deliver in addicts at the Sunder County Fair on Wedm* ? v I Ith. the log day of the Fair Ar rang+iiient* are being mudo for oltlgf speaker* on the otlmr days of ih. Fair. - I'OIXTY IIOAUD CONDITIONAL Li ?ccbpti arm of mh. II. .1. IIAltitY. Vgroemciit hy Which County ami City Will Jointly Provide Ncct'ssary Support?<i timer's Icily I load Hol,? up Again. The Board of Commlssoners ol Suinior county met oi l" o'clock Tuesday morning. Present: Rupervisor white and j Commissioners liritton, Lonolr. Mc-| I -a u rin. Minis and Oliver. The min-, utes of Oolobor Ind and lith were VI ad and continued. Mr, h .1. Horb] oame before the Hoard to renew hi.; otter to contribute the annual income from $10.t>00 to 070rdi thO support of a tuberculosis camp. Messrs. L. 1 ?. Jennings and C Rowland of the city Council B/011 OOUed in. and the proposition was discussed ;it length. The agree ment which was tentatively reiche was that the necessary huilditup should b? elected on County Alms' House land at an estimated cost ol M,. t<> f 1.1. to he paid jointly h> dty and County and that the main? tenance of the enroll should he borne by the county and citv. jointly, so fai as contributions from private' par ties should feil to provide the amount needed. Mr. Ilarby thought that th. building malarial and furnishing! would be donated by citizens. Messrs. Jennings and ItOWland ?\ere not authorized to hind the Clt) !? any contract, until the mattei could bo deelde i in council mooting but orere favorable to the enterprise! ?is necessary to both the city and county. Tiie Board appointed the Bu? pOTVlsor with Commissioners i'ritton , ind Mi I.aurin and Couiicihnan Uow land to maUe preliminary arrange ments ,i < developments might oral rant. A committee <f ladles was appoint? ed to secure furniture and supple . necessary for equipment, as follows Mesdames P. m Solomons, chair man; 11. S. Hood ami Miss Armldfl Moses from the city of Sumter; 1 Messrs. M. L Parier. WodgCfield! W, j Lawrenee, Route 1. Bumtor; m Iff, lb own. Oewcgoj W. w. Qroen 1 Dillon; J, L Jackson. Hagood; s. a Har\ a. Route t, gumter; R. L Jrier. Mayoto die. John Parke . Dal u>U; E. w. DahhOj Mayeovllle. Miss Mary Ixnimon requested tin Board to pay $0.00 toward eipens? tccounl of Miss A. O. K-els tor tin ?ast four months, explaining tha diss Keels had been forced to buy ; ?ar for the domestic science work 1 tnd found that si e could not pay lot he car and tin- expenses of IravC join her modest salary. The Board lOOllnod the roqnoOt with regrets ttiat lo re was no fun I available for melt OtponOOC tit the present ti:ne. a certineate w.s received from th< ?otton weigher t>r Sumter that lib ncnlos had been teotOd in OctObOT and found to be accurate. RoqnOQl having been made hy tin County Itural Policemen for increase of pay. the clerk was directed to no Ufy them to appear before the Com? mittee on Tuberculosis camp, who are to moat 00 the 10th lust., at I O'OlOOl p. m.i and discuss the in alter at , that time. The condition <f the roads was lb subject of earnes discussion, and tin ouporrloor e/ao urged to use ever. means in his power to make improve? ments. Mr Meteturln thought th truck should be used exclusively for1 bonding up ami dragging wlfbn the weather would i ermlt such work ti be done advantageously, and not foi hauling and bridge work. Mr. White evidamed that it luid been necessary to repair and reinforce all Of the hmlues for heavy vehicles without w hieb reinforcement the county true:; OOyM got hi moved from plOOO to place, and that wank hail taken much time .i:i.t labor that otherwise would hive goto* on the roads. The i h i k was directed to inquire of the State Highway Commission, the time when fhoy 0OJ| make pre [llsalnar] survey of tho prop?ood erOSSlng over Wat ice llivei on the Oomer*! Perjry road. onto SOMl PUT. Prohibition Seems to How Won b) Safe Margin. Ctnelnneti, Nov. s.?Unofficial re? turns from all proolltots in Ohio Oil prohibition gave: Foi prohibition 110,111; against. Ilt.tlt, The financiers and official* of Bra r.ll ure considering the possibility that |,0t#,#0f I'.U's of thO 00H crop of softes may have to be held, and are devising proper means lo handle Ihe .lii.ttion. so that prices may not fall to a mSSOUSly low point, ll seems to have be n dotei mined that the sur? plus should be handled through n i rotem of governmonl warehouses, whe h would mo control the entire erap that large quantities would uei he dumped on tie- market at any oow tune. \X\it fcSSTATlAi; TO PROGRESS. lion. John Ii, McUiurin Addratsoi Meeting at Court House. Hon. John l. McLaurin. of Ren- . nettgvlUe, addressed a fairly large audience In the Court House last night on thfl general subject of the War situation. Mr. McLaurin came I to Buinter at the Invitation of Mr. c. KP. in Stuhbs and other friends who wlahed to hear ids views on the world War. Tho Court House was not filled hut what the audie nce lacked . In numbers was made up by the cor-, dlalUy of the reception accorded Mr. J McLaurin and the Interest and atten? tion with which he was heard. A USUal be made a forcible speech that ' took with the crowd, despite some rather palpable fallacies-notably his glorification Of war-like nations and Srar as essential to progress and civilization. The following authorized outline Ol his address gives an idea of his line of thought and the trend of his ar?, guraenl i "If all the wisest men in all the nations when assembled at the HagUO to discuss universal peace, had ; formed a conspiracy to destroy civil? ization and bring about chaos, the. could not have planned 1001*0 effec? tively than the cauise that has been followed for two generations. This war is the direct result of fa Is economic, social and political sys tetna A political democracy cannot exist without soelal and Industrial democracy. That is the secret Ol Germany's strength today, it is an industrial democracy, with a militur; government.. Read the lesson in Una sia. if Rereneky wins, ^Russia wil leid the world m true democracy. \\\ are now writing tin* most tragic chap er in the hlatbry Of man. Out of Itf supreme agony there must come a great blessing to tho human race. Tt deny this would be to Impeach God'i benevolence. 11 would be to deny Hit rule in this universe. War is not on!> j g judgment, but often a punishment The Reast will surely be destroyed. ! Nations grown corrupt will fall, bu others (like New Russia ?, will rise strong in youth and innocence, oh faiths will he destroyed, but from new and purer altars will ascend the smoke of sacrifice. Freedom is be ing sorely wounded by Germany, tin birth place of modern democracy anC Martin l.uther, but ere long the ban nor of people's government will wav? triumphant over the grave of Prui sian tyranny. Out of this war will come a universal brotherhood Of ntt tlons and a real democracy, contain ing neither a mutti-millionalre nor . pauper; neither a master nor slave. "All human advancement comes n> the result of a strife. Only warliW? nation* march in the forefront and load the world's progress. Another years of peace, and civilisation would have been destroyed through con cent ration of wealth in a few hinds. Lust, corruption and rao suicide were doing their silent waul; The nations were supporting a greo gilded roof on rotten props and brok en pillars. "The United States will save th< world. It is her Clod-given mission We are the chosen people." The following Interview was fur nlahed for publication: , i Senator John l. McLaurin exprei i'il himself as being very much pleas-*', Od with his reception in Sumter ?peaking of the Claromonl Hotel, be said: "They set as good a table as I have found in many a day durlUI the war times. It is a good example j that all of the hotels ought to fol? low, having girl waltreaaea. It Is much more pleasant to be served b> these neat, weii dressed, refined young ladies. BosldSS that, it 1*0100008 ROgTO waiters who ought to be doing tin uaoful work over the city, its be I loved mayor was at the gate Of death i congratulate him on ids recovery i coni ratulats your city and the Btat< of smith Carolina, May ho live long tc serve this country. Asked about the cotton situation, the Senator said, MWOll I was not in? vited down here to talk about cotton the'fact is cotton is a man,' able at present tO take care Of itself. 1 am holding my cotton. 1 want to sa again thai Sumter has peculiar geo? graphical advantages for tin- concen? tration Of cotton. If we ever get a direct sales system inaugurated Sum ter OUght to be the concentration point for Kastern Carolina." SlMTLH COTTON MARKET. p a BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. Corrected dally at 12 o'c lock Noon Good Middling It 1-2. strut Middling 21 ::-s. Mi.Idling 27 1-4. Strict Low Middling -7. Low Middling 2?? 1-2. \J W \<i|;k CAfTTOft MARK KT ? >??? ?? i'HCti * ov? 4 ?<.-.? < be. A ?>H'0? Dec . ,27,40 -'7.si 27. Is 27.41 27." Jon. , 2C.70 27.16 2i.. hi j?;.7l 26.t! Mar . . 20.30 20.76 20.US 26.21 20.U Tili: HOUSTON HAID. Policeman Tolls of Shooting of Po-1 lice men and Civilians by Negro Sol? diers San Antonio, Nov. 7.?The fatal Shooting of three Houston police offi? cers In the attack of negroes of the Twenty-fourth Infantry on that city. August L'.'J last, was related by wit? nesses at the trial hero today ol I"::' 83 negroes charged with mutiny, mur? der and rioting. Two witnesses told of seeing the police Officers and ne? gro Soldiers exchanging shots Only one negro was killed during this fusillade, according to the testimony. W. H. Ixmg, one of six policemen ?sent from police headquarters to the San Felipe District on the night of the riot, isaid he was armed with a "six shooter." hut that he dM not fire On the soldiers. Netiher did he see any of his fellow Officers flfO 00? them, he testified. Several of the oilier officers, however, he said, were armed with ritles and "riot guns." The policemen shot, he said, were I>. lt. Patton, Horace Moody and R: Daniels. "When we came up to where tin nemo soldiers won1 in the street (me of them issued a command t'? half and they Opened lire on us,' Long said. He told of running be? hind a building and of seeing Daniels fall In the street W C. Wilson, police sergeant, said he had a "riot gun" loaded with bUClCShot and that after the noSTOfe* opened fire he tired twice, but did not know if he hit any one. The shots, he said, were exchanged at a dls ?fince of r.n yards. Moody, who was fatally grounded Ulso fired at the negTbeS, Wilson said Additional details of the BhOottUg by the negroes in the Kan Felipe ins trict are fY> be told tomorrow. It e/as in this section of Houston that Capt J, W. Mattes of the Second Illinois Field Artillery was killed and his body badly mutilated. Red Cross Plans for Christmas nl Soldiers and Sailors. l y Christ mas we shall have a lar.v. number of men in France, and >. <ae |o the cantonments at home, he side the thousands In our regular irniy 1 osts and lb '>nr navy. Th ? American Red Cross has de? ? ho to distribute d Christmas paek> ?t |o each soldier and sailor, and 10 erect a Red Cross Christmas tree, at ?ach cantonment. Ahcut a million p a c k ets will he re lUlrod to carry out this plan, a.nd tic Sumter Chapter has been requested o furnish BOO packets. Of this num? ber, 169 must be shipped not lal ?> l. it. November 16th. A committee is now at worU getting up these packets and they request inyone who wishes to help in fur dsliing Christmas cheer to our sol tiers and sailors, to send in Contri? butions of articles or money to the Ited Cross headquarters at once, i in time Is ihort. I view are some suggestions t ?u "i ? pi making contributions: Wl line paper pads. envelopes, Pencils, Hooks. Knives, Mirrors (steel), Neckt |es, Mouth organs, I 'u/y.les. < James. Tobacco, Pipes and pipe cleaners, Cigarette papers, Water-tight match boxes. Chewing gum. Fruited, chocolate and other iweetenod crackers. In original pack tgeo. Pr?ll cake, Preserved ginger, Rulted nuts. Prunes, dates, figs, Rulslns, Hard candy, Chocolate In tin foil, I itcorlce. Please respond to this coll prompt iy. W'lnn school Roll of Honor. Scholarship: Hoy Baker, carl Baker, Annie M.,y Faker. Manns Cooper, Clement Marshall, Norton Marshall . Gertrude Jackson, Harriet Sims. Minnie Sims. H lease Sims. Jim E I Sims, W C. Sims. 1 deportment: Clement Marshal, Marius < 'ooper, Hoy Halver. carl Baker, Annie May Baker, Harriet Sims, Minnie Sims. F.h ase Sim^. Jim Ed Sims. W. C. Sims. CharltOO Atkinson. the county FAIR, The Arrangements are Complete For a I list ( lass Exhibit in alt De? partments. Next week, Xovomlior in, 14t|l ami 16th are the dates set for the white people of Suintor county and adjoin? ing counties to attend the Fair. Fri? day tiie ICth will be turned over to Hie colored people. Every day will be tilled with interesting features. Tuesday will be tho day that tho judges will render their decisions, and a great deal of information maj be derived by asking the judge s questions after they have finished their awards. The best judges that could he obtained will do the judging, and it would be worth a\reat deal \> some of the farmers of the. county to learn what is the standard of per? fection for different breeds Of ani? mals, chickens, etc. How can a man breed Up a herd of cattle, a strain Ol poultry, or a breed of hogs it he doc, not learn what type is considered the most valuable? Fvery day dining tin fair a noted Bpeaker will deliver an ad drees upon the gradn?stand on sonn topic of vital importance to the wel? fare of our country. The names Ol (these speakers will be printed on tin programs and the hour designated for the address. On Wednesday ; football game will be played between tho Bumter High BchOOl team and I team from the high sc hool of Colum? bia. Wednesday win also be Kduoa llonal Day* and all of the teacher* and school children will be odmltte? free if they form at the Sunder grad? ed school buildings and march over to the grounds, each school In a body to? gether. Eleven o'clock Is the houi for the BChOOl children to meet ami march to the Pair Grounds which are not more than a hundred yard! distant. On Thursday the pftc win? ning stock will be paraded in front of the grandstand, This will be tin climax of the Fair and s grand get together of merchants and people o tin- country are expected. The floral parade for which ham some prizes are offered will be a won? derful display of the many liandson " automobllei owned In Bumter and whmh will be beautifully decorated The colored people have prepared o very attractive program for the las' dny, Friday, and all of the colored people of this and adjoining counties arc Invited to take part. The poultry show will bo housed ii the new poultry building achteln cov? ers four thousand feet of floor space Mr. Arthur Wilder, the superintend ent of this department, is the presi? dent of tin- Bumter County Plgeoi land Poultry Bhow and lias made ar rangements to take care of a large exhibit of the finest poultry ever ex hlbited in this section. The main building which has just been com pleted covers sixteen thousand fee Of floor space; and is designed to show off to best advantage the vast re? sources of Bumter county, i mak< this prediction without any fear ol successful contradiction that in tin Field Crop, Household Department Domestic Science Department am hoSJS and beef cattle, no better ex hibit will be collected In the Btatc than will be gathered In Bumter There is going to be s great deal o! rivalry among the Home Domonstrs tion Clubs and the Individual Farn Displays. These exhibits alone wil be worth journeying across the coun ty and spending a day in examining them. These exhibits were the talk Of the county when the exhibitOl> had only three weeks to get them up This year with tho whole year to se lect and prepare there is going to In something that will amaze every vial tor. At tho time the main building wa designed it was thought thai it would take several Fairs before enough in 1- rest could be aroused in the county to lill it with exhibits. Already ev? ery inch of space has bee n taken in side the main building and a great deal of space has been sohl on the outside. Last year the merchant*! and manufacturers' display werosucl as would have done credit to a mm I. larger city than Bumter but this year these displays will be far latter than I hey wore last year. J. Frank Williams. Rov. Richard Carroll will speak a1 the Coupty Fair on Friday, Novem? ber 16th, the day set (part for the negroes of the county. Seaman .1 lb Daniel, who was lost when the American paired boot Aha do was torpedoed on November Ith, was a relative of Mrs. A. B, Btuckey Young Dnnlele' mother being Mrs Sim key's niece. I Ge?. H. Hurst, UiyJarlaker and Emhalmpr. t ruirpt Attention to H.iy an1 Ntoht Calls ftj I?. (. CaANj 0:0 Stand. N Ma n Phones: JgJJJ, ADVERTISING Tili: FAIR. Party of Coumy Fair Boostors Made Trip Through Claivndon County. Messrs. J. Frank Williams. J. H. Haynsworth nnl E. I. Reardon travel? ed about sever .y-five miles yesterday in Mr. Wllliamsf '?ttlo Ford" through Clarendon and" Sntnter coun? ties, advertising the camecock Coun ?. Pair, which opens in Sumter next Tuesday, November 13th and lasts for four days. Privateer township in Sumter county, ami BUmmortOtt, Pinewood. Iteininl and i "rmediate points in Clarendon COUI y were covered and billed and the <- ameeoek County Pair talked up to Im idreds of farmers and other business . ten. A gratifying feature of the trip O/af the very cordial reception given the bOOSten by tin farmers and other business men f Summerton. Pine? wood aiid other Clarendon points. The advertising matter was allow d posted in places of business and on rdher buildings throughout the Clar endon territory and o great many ClarendOnttOS aid they were com? ing to the Sun r County fair. Clarendon county seems interestel in the Sumter ? ounty Pair and will send good steed delegations next tveek besides i .iking some fine ex? hibits. , Sumter County places visited of course spoke no for and manifested gratifying Interest in their own eojun \- fair, and the Sumter county sec? tions were*well billed also and ether wise covered with Sumter County Fair advertising matt r. ^ The result of yesterday's trip shows that the portions of the two counties .{sited will be hero in full force next week. Fair Booth of Ilona* Demonstration Club. Tin: tlonie Demonstration Club of himtsr has plained to have a booth it the Fair of canned, preserved and Irled fruit, pic;;les and jellies. All he ladies in tie <ity are united and i-: d i, send exhibits, so we may have a creditable display for our county friends to see. There are four prizes given for ?ooths. the first one of |&0, second |30, third 12d, sad fourth fl?. SUrely me exhibit Will win one of these, dub members will show baked ein < from wheat ami med suhsti Utes, and we a> e trying to make corn neel products prominent feature. 'e\v of us reale the possibilities of ?orn meal as s t forth in the latest overnment bulletin. Ladies will be n charge of ti: s (lepart^fTenT wHo"* ?.in give recipes and) answer ques lona Individual pri. es will be given for est ? olle, tiona of ( ach article. <>ur booth is So. 1 and let's make t a sure enough number one exhibit. All those Who send exhibits notify Mrs. \\*. ? If im ma who will receive hem from 1 to r? o'clock on Monday tftcrnoon, November iL'th. aitn for smi:?second hand, wide guago, Ford roadster, engine r bored, and all working parts new. from commutator to differ? ential; two new tires, and two per? fectly good. C. P. OotOOa, Sumter. s. c. WANTED?T,, !, ise for three to live years, four to doe hundred aero fan,} within eine miles Sumter with privilege to purchase at end of lease or sooner. Write lull par? ticulars first letter. 400, care Watchman ft Southron. POR BALK?Registered Aberdeen Angus bull, fou years old. tubercu? lar tested, wuli >ot fault or blemish C. P. Osteen, Sumter, S. C Btttttms::::::::::: ? t ttttttttl t'fffc-tv-r- -' We Grind la ?s. examine the eyes sclent itic.ll> and lit eyc glasses perfectly, Lei us work for you. We have II prescript lone on Mo. Br?k n lenses replac ed promptly. Graduate Opte> mctrial ?ml Optlclun in charge, g I W. A. Thompson, I JEWELER & OPTOMETRIST. it _