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PROVIDENCE SCHOOL PICNIC.
Closing Exercises off Successful School
Year.
Ths closing exercises of the Provi?
dence school (Privateer township)
were held last week and wound up
with a delightful old time basket pic?
nic at Pocalla Springs, Sumter's pop?
ular pleasure grounds, last Friday. A
goodly number of the patrons of the
school and all of the pupils, with a
number of guests from Sumter and
?other parts of the county enjoyed a
sumptuous dinner.
Misses Aline and Elizabeth Hay,
the patriotic and efficient teachers
have a great deal to be proud of in
the successes attending the last
year's work of this progressive school.
The pupils show every indication of
having been faithful In their work.
The patrons are said to be well pleas?
ed with the work of the Misses Hay.
The pupils love these young ladles.
During the picnic last Friday Mr.
Wsds Hampton Cobb. of Columbia.
Solicitor from that circuit, delivered
a highly Interesting and Instructive
talk regarding the Importance of
maintaining the highest possible
standard of efficiency and support of
the public school system. Mr. Cobb
proved to be a fluent spea<er, especial?
ly well versed regarding educational
problems.
Secretary K. I. Reardon, of the
Chamber of Commerce discussed War
Savings and touched upon the con?
servation of education, and stressed
the Importance of Increasing teach?
ers' salaries to hold them In our coun?
ty schools. He told of what this city
hss done to Increase teachers' wages
During the past year Providence
school has been particularly active
In war work and other nubile welfare
work ss evidenced by the following
financial report of monies collected
end disbursed for various war pur?
pose s.
Providence school donations:
Amt. on piano.$85.00
Amt on Libsjsty bond for
school. 60.00
Amt. for Red Cross. 35.00
Amt. for Tuberculosis Camp.. Il.ff
Amt for Army Y. M. 0. 25.00
Amt. for School furnishing.. 10.0o
Amt. for W. 8. Stamps . . . . 40.00
Total.$270.00
Liberty Loan bonds purchased by
pupils:
Miss Retha Hodge.$50.00
Burgess Pierson. 60.00
Kllsha Hodge. 50.00
Fred Hodge . 50.N
1 $200. M
Medal** Won.
Scholarship In High School?Miss
Grace Hodge.
Attendance In High School depart?
ment - Miss Jolly Dultose.
Intermediate department scholar?
ship? Edna Osteen
Attendance?-Fred Hodge.
Penmanship?Miss Aline I'orson
Hodge Medal for best aver;,;
Lois Du Boss.
The Federal labor sdnlnlstraton
will take notice of the fact that then
are too many able bodteo men run?
ning automobile hacks when the]
should be engaged |g fsVgse useful pro
ln< tlvs Occupation. There are said
to be more than four hundred in Spur
i i nburg, ft. r In (!i e?m
vllle. more than that number In Co?
lumbia and In other places In the
State s similar oversupplv. The rule
of fight In the army or work w.M N
enforced more and more rigid'.
Tb#?re are more hacks In Sumter than
n.I- I im I workers an? scarce.
Th*? medals that will be awarded
at commencement excrete* tnmnr
r >w evening are. the Mitohell Lev i
medal for Manual of Arms. th<* *' II
Wilson medal for athletics, and the
Palmer writing diplomas and th??
O'Donnell medal for penmanship.
Work on the buildings at the Tu
berculosts Camp is progressing n4 I
sstlsfsctorv rate, and th" camp will
be completed before fall.
A city Is a gtfMf when* people dis?
tinct one another and yet live m
amity The country Is a place wheic
people distrust on?? another and ma'.e
A scandal of it.
WORK ON RATE CHANGES.
TRAFFIC COMMITTEES TO HEAR
MAN Y C OM 11 LA IN TS.
McAdiMi Appoints Men to Act in
Southern, Mastern und Western Dis?
trict.-*?Protests Made.
Washington, May 31.?To work out
tnuny changes to he mach- in (hi new
high rate schedules. Director Gener?
al McAdoo today appointed traffic
committees for the Southern, Fast*
ein and Western districts and for lo?
cal regions, to hear complaints of
shippers and recommend modula?
tions.
At the same time it became known
at the railroad administration that
the director general plans to order a
number of reductions in rates to
maintain existing rate relationships
between rival companies and to pro?
tect certain industries before June 25.
when the new schedules are to go into
effect.
While the railroad administration
today was Hooded with new protests
against provisions of the rate order
the system of threshing out rate
problems was developed.
The following explanation of the
traffic committee arrangement was
made:
"The director general invites the
cooperation of the shipping public in
working a satisfactory adjustment ol
freight rates on the higher level
necessary. All shippers who desire to
make, suggestions as to the mainte?
nance of established differentials ol
the readjustment of freight rates un?
der general order No. 28, may present
their views through the freight traf?
fic offices of the railroads serving
them; but If shippers fee!, after pre?
senting such mutters to their own
roads that they want their views
given further consideration, the
freight committee for the territory oi
district involved will be glad to hear
and consider any proposal or sug?
gestion the shippers have to offer."
For the Eastern district complaint:;
or suggestions for freight rate modi?
fications should be sent to H. Camp?
bell, chairman of the Eastern freight
traffic committee, New York.
For the South complaints go to
Randall Clifton, chairman of the
Southern freight traffic committee, At?
lanta.
It was explained today that the new
rales apply to short lines only so long
us they are under government control
and that as fast as they are relin?
quished by tho railroad administration
the increased charges will OSftge to
apply, except as to Joint rates, with
trunk lines.
Hundreds of protests against the
increases, and suggestions for local
modification, have been received and
tabuluted by the railroad administra?
tion. I
Suggestions that lower mileage
rates be reestablished to apply only
iO commercial travelers from T. .?.
Phclps, supreme counsellor of tlu
Cnlted Commercial Travelers, thv
Southern Travelers' Association an 1
the Fur Western Travelers' Associa?
tion, Mr. Pheips telegraphed that
traveling men "will cheerfully pay
whatever increase is deemed necesb
sary but suggested that mileage books
md excess baggage cupons should he
retained as matters of convenience.'*
A number of independent oil com?
panies protested that the rate in?
crease would place them at a disad
vantage with the Standard Oil Com?
pany with its pipe line system ol
it-a importation.
Commercial organizations in fl
ore of Oklahoma towns and cities
protested that since rates In Oklaho?
ma recently had been raised about .>0
per cent., their Industries would be at
<n unfair disadvantage by tin- impo?
sition of 25 per cent, additional.
Clifford Therne of Clin ago, and a
number of shippers organizations
represented by him sent memorials
prepared belore tlm rale InorOaSi
frSjS announced urging director Gen?
eral McAdoo to grant hearings before
taking definite action.
WAKE UP, soi TH CAROLINA.
flippte Plan to Remind People to BU)
War Savings Stamps.
a von nnlque plan has been de?
elded "ii by the south Carolina War
Havings oomtntttoe for the purpose ol
waking up tlm State of South Carolin .
in the forthcoming intensive w. 1 S
1
di i\ ? m Jone, Fi om June 11 until
June || It is planned to have all
church and tire bells, f.i < t ? ?i s wlu-ales.
and othei mediums ol nolSS. ring and
blow SS loudly as they know how, ?v
ei y day at 1 - o'clock noo?. Evo;w
man. woman, and child in every com
munlty on hearing the nols) demon
'stratum, will interpret it as follows
w..p. South Cai ollnu' Bign
the pledge to save, and buy all the
War Savings Stamps you ean. Wal<?
Up!"
The Stab- wide concert Will be a
clarion call to dutv. and wool" dlsturl
ftftybotfy except Hill Kaiser and no
loyal Amertean is very gniicltoup about
Hill Kalaei welfare.
NOT WILSON'S CANDIDATE.
LEVBR not BROUGHT OUT FOR
HKS ATE BY ADMINISTRATION.
Senator Tillman Takes steps to Con?
tradict Humors That Mi*. Lever in
Matting the Race at the Instance of
the Administration ami With Its
Support.
Washington, June 1.?Senator Till
man today gave out the following
statement:
"J have learned from friends who
came into my office, as well aa from
Ittteri received, that it has been cir?
culated extensively in South Carolina
that Mr. Lever was claiming that he
was in the race for the senate be?
cause of having been asked by the
president to enter it. I have thought
it bust to go direct to headquarters,
and the following correspondence
gives the result.
"1 have had no reply as yet from
Governor Manning, but am expecting
one, aa I feel that he owes it to the
people who have honored him to give
a full explanation of the part he has
taken la regard to the senatorship. I
still believe that the office belongs to
the people and not to any coterie of
politicians, and is not to be filled at
the dictation of any one man."
The correspondence referred to by
Senator Tillman follows:
Washington, D. C, May 8, 1918.
Hon. A. 8. Burleson, Postmaster Gen?
eral, Washington, D. C.
Dear Burleson: After our talk this!
morning I am perfectly satisfied as to'
your loyalty and friendship. I did not
need assurances for I have perfect
faith in your integrity and truthful?
ness.
I must, however, fight the devil
with fire, and they are lying like the
devil and claiming all sorts of tilings.
I expect to go to the State convention j
on the 15th and I want you to doj
this. Write me a brief letter Baying
that you and no member of the ad
I
ministration has ever asked Lever or
anybody else to go into the race for
the senate. The president and his
Oablnet cannot afford to butt in, in a
State's political affairs. You know
what I mean and what 1 ought to
have. I want a plain, blunt, straight-'
forward statement. Something 1 can
publish.
Yours sincerely,
B .R, Tillman.
The Postmaster General, Washington.
May S, IUI,
Hon. Benjamin R. Tillman. United
Stuten Senate.
My Lear Senator Tillman: This ac?
knowledges the receipt of your letter
of May 8.
In reply thereto, please accept my
assurance that it is the fixed policy I
of the administration, from which it
does not vary, to refrain from inter?
ference in the State political affairs.
At no time has the administration
in South Carolina or any other State
urged or invited any person to be?
come a candidate for the United
States senate.
I sincerely hope that the contest for
the nomination for senator in your
State will be so conducted as not to
Interfere in the slightest wtih the ver>
cordial friendship which has hereto?
fore existed between you and Repre?
sentative I?cver.
Sincerely yours,
A. s. Burleson.
Letter to the President
Washington, D. C, May 22, 1918.
My Lear Mr. President: Mr. Lever's
friends are Circulating it throughout
South Carolina that he entered tin
race for the senate because you asked
him to do it to make sure that Mr.
Blease would not be elected to the
senate. Indood, Mr, Lever*e an?
nouncement as good as says that. i
am enclosing it for your perusal
Of COUree, I know it Is not true,
nut the only way to convince some
people Is for me to publish a letter
from you stating ths tacts. You can
10 this In any way you think best. 1
mi, however, sending you a letter I
received from Postmaster General
Burleson and If you will say that this
letter expresses the attitude of your
lelf and your cabinet that will be all
thai Is necessary. I will then give e
copy of my letter to you with your re?
ply along with BurlOSOn'S letter, to
ths papers,
Hlncerely >ours,
B. R. Tillman.
P, H YOU Know my love and ad
11 it atlon for j but In your Red
Cross speech In New York you ross
Stich heights Of inspired eloquence
and breadth Of vision I must say my
Wife and 1 both cried. There is
nothing In ths Bible or the New Tes?
tament, except perhaps tin* Bermon on
the Mount, thai 1? superl >r to it.
B. R< T.
Il"ii WoodrOW Wilson.
ThC W hite Mouse.
Mr. Wilson's Reply
The White lions.-. Washington, 24
May, 1 vi f?
My Dear Benntor: i hnve your i<d
ler of May 22. nnd want lo thank you
v?*r) sincere!) for the generous scntl
merits about myself Which it em?
bodies.
You refer to the Postmaster Gen?
eral's letter to you of May 8 and are
kind enough to let me see it. I bag
to assure you that it expresses with
entire accuracy the attitudo which I
have assumed in all contests between
genuine friend! of the administration,
and the attitude which I .shall always
try to maintain. I hope and believe it
to be the right position.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Wood row Wilson.
Hon. B. R. Tillmas, United States
Senate.
Letter to Governor Manning.
Washington, D. C, May Tl, 1918.
Hon. Et, 1. Manning, Governor of
South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.
My Dear Sir: I am not accustomed
to playing the game of politics with
the cards stacked. I have followed
Jefferson's maxim, "Teach the people
and trust the people," and tell them
the truth.
Please Inform me, governor, what
information you have furnished the
president or his advisers as to South
Carolina politics and the senatorial
race; the substance of it at least it
not the actual facts, or statements.
On a recent visit to Washington did
you toll anyone for the purpose of its
reaching the president's ears and
those of his close advisers that Blease
would beat me for the senate? Did
you urge or suggest that Mr. Lever
enter the race for the senate against
me in order to make sure that Blease
should be defeated? If you really
thought this, had it never occurred to
you that Mr. Lever now holds the
most valuable place in the house of
representatives, so far as the farmers
of South Carolina are concerned, and
that there are perhaps a dozen or
more men as able or as well qualified
as he to till the position as senator
acceptably?
Are you responsible for Mr. Lever's
candidacy or are you not?
If you did bring Mr. Lever out are
you aware that even if elected will
have to serve twelve years at least to
even approximately wield the inllu
ence and power 1 now have? Did you
remember that the three chairman?
ships South Carolina now holds are
among its most valuable assets and
that none of them ought to be need?
lessly sacrificed?
I will be Obliged if you will deal
with me frankly so I may lay all the
cards on the table and let the people
judge whether your patriotism and
motives are entirely above suspicion.
1 do not want to do any injustice
and that is why I am thus writing
you, and I hope you will deal with
T.e with equal frankness.
A prompt reply will be appreciat?
ed. Yours truly,
B. ft. Tttlman.
MANNING'S REPLY TO TILLMAN.
Governor Manning Gives His Reasons
For Relieving That an Atlivc Can?
didate Is Needed in Senatorial Rac-c.
Columbia, June 1.?Gov. Manning
gave to the press tonight a letter In
which he has advised Senator Till
man stating why, in the governor's
opinion, some one other than the sen?
ior senator should bo in the race for
the United States senate to oppOSti
Former Governor Blease. The letter
was in answer to one from Senator
Tillinan, in which it is understood,
the governor was taken to task and
asked if he had not brought Congress?
man Lever into the race. The gov?
ernor would not give out the Tillman
letter, because he stated It was mark?
ed "personal," and he did not feel
that it could be made public with
propriety. However, in his letter to
Senator Tillman he appended a post?
script requesting that the correspond
once be given to the press. The gov
emor told Senator Tillman that he
did not think the senator was physi?
cally able to make the county-lo
COUnty campaign and abated that Sen?
ator Tillman had been quoted as Say*
ing that the state of his health was
Stich that it precluded him appearing
on the "hustings."
The governor, in his letter, asserted
that a pure and untarnished Ameri?
canism must be preached from every
"stump" in the State, and, for that
reason, he among hundred! of others
In this state, had writt in Congress*
man Lever to get Into th< race. The
governor's letter said that "it was a
Stale and national duty to see that
South Carolina was represented In the
United states senate by one who was.
and is. loyal to the United States, and
a strong supporter ol President Wil?
son and his administration." "Bleaae
does not till these requirement!," con?
tinued the letter.
Governor Manning said that while
he believed Senator Tillman has "beeil
loyal to the president and sound on
the war Issue," yet in this hour of
national peril it is Imperative that a
man active a! well be sent to tin
nenate, Congressman leaver, in th
opinion of the governor, will nil all
these requirements,
Senator Tillman evident!) east n
doubt cpon the sincerity of Oovernot
Manning's patriotism, fot ihe govern
or in bis letter, said:
Flies Make A Bee
They crawl over your foo
leaving a trail of disease gern
FLIES BRING DISEASE CER
garbage can, dead animals and other fill
summer complaint, infantile paralysis
Make Your Out-House
Sanitary With
Sprinkle the filth of such places with R
and disease germs. Nothing will be
Start fly hilling with Red Dei
your part toward getting rid of thes
For Sale at All Grocers. -:
WM. SCHIELD MFG.
"In the lirst place, I resent your
imputation as to my patriotism and
motives, but my respect for your
years impels me not to notice furth?
er this part of your letter. This is a
time, however, if I may remark it,
which demands self-abnegation and
the subordination of selfish and am?
bitious aims."
The governor stated that he had
dlaeuaaed the senator! U situation
with President Wilson and Postmaster
General Burleaon with entire frank?
ness "and stated to the latter that he
was at perfect liberty to tell you what
I said."
The following is the full text of
the body of the letter, which was
written and mailed today:
"Your letter, dated the 22d of May
and postmarked the 27th has been re?
ceived, and I am replying thereto
promptly.
"In the first place. I resent your
imputation as to my patriotism and
motives, but my respect for your
years impels me not to notice further j
this part of your letter. This is a j
time, however, if I may remark it.
which demands self-abnegation ami
the subordination of selfish or ambi?
tious aims.
"I shall answer your inquiry with
entire frankness, as I have nothing
to conceal, though I do not admit
your right to question me on this
matt<r.
"You have been quoted as saying
that your health was such as to pre?
clude the possibility of your making
a county-to-county campaign in your I
race for the senate, and tiom what IJ
have seen of you, 1 believe that this
is true. Please, an announced candi- ,
date for the United States senate, my '
I
opinion was, and is, that it. is im?
perative for him to be met in debate]
at every meeting, so as to keep the ;
true and vital issue of the war, and
loyalty to our country and government
before the people; that, as you could
not make the campaign and nice;
Please in debate, and keep the true
issue fully and forcibly before the
public, some one must be in the race
to do this; that we in South Carolina
could not take a chance on the issue;
that it was a State and rational duty
to see to it that South Carolina was
represented in the United States sen?
ate by one who was, and is, loyal to ?
the United States and a strong sup- I
porter of President Wilson and his
administration. Please does not in
these requirements.
' The announcement oT your candi- j
dacy in your present state of health
lias caused deep concern to many
earnest men in this State, since it is
plain to all how dangerous our posi?
tion would be if your physical strength
is insufficient, i was one of a large
number who wrote Mr. Leser to enter
the race. My reasons for this action
are stated above, but I am not re?
sponsible for his announcement, since
I am informed that he sought advice
of men in every quarter oi the State
before making his decision.
"I believe that you have been loyal
to the president, and sound on the
war issue, but I know that the nation?
al peril is such that wo must have
men who ore not only loyal but men
, who arc active in the senate as well.
I it is also imperative to put before the
j people the exceeding danger to our
j nation, and your plan of conducting a
front porch or newspaper campaign
will fall far short of meeting the sit?
uation. Our people are most Influ?
enced by the spoken word, and that
j you have long emphasized in your
political career. I Know that it is
most important to Inform our people
face to lace about the war. in order
i that they may Know the whole truth.
"Mi. Lever is n man of responsibil?
ity nnd judgment, and he would
I doubtless resent the suggestion that
I ho b the candidate of any n an. Ills
Gorged
With Filth
Line For The House
? they swim in baby's milk ?
is for your family to feist on.
IMS from the out-house, man ire pile,
thy p aces. These disease germs cause
, dysentery, typhoid and othet fevers.
ted Devil Lye
ed Devil Lye. It will destroy fly eggs
left lor ?ie3 to feed on or h eed in.
oil Lye before the eggs hatch and do
.e disease bearing pests.
Write for Our Free Booklet.
CO., ST. LOUIS, MO.
long and prominent service in con?
gress makes him worthy ol the con?
sideration of any man in this connec?
tion.
"I stated my views with entire
frankness to the president and also to
Postmaster General Burleson, and
stated to the latter that he was at
liberty to tell you what I said. M /
views would have been available to
you with equal frankness had you
sought them, but I did not feel ju<ii
tied in volunteering advice to you."
CITED for BBAYdEBY.
Waltcrboro IJeutenunt One of Thirty
eight Americans Honored by Divis?
ional Commanders.
I With the American Army in
Pnutce, June 2 (By the Associate*!
Preen).?Thirty-eight oUlcers and men
Of the American expeditionary forces
have been cited by their divisional
commanders In divisional orders tor
gallantry.
Those honored include:
ListltS. Eld ward 13. Hope, marines,
Waltcrboro, S. C; J. P. Latajozak, ar?
tillery; Lieut. Allan C. Perkhnson,
marines, Petersburg, Va.; Second
Lieut. J. J. Hush, infantry; M. It.
Harrison, artillery, Battalion Sergt.
Maj. Festus J. Wade, ariillery; Gun?
nery Sergt. Arthur Johnson, matines;
Bernard Home, artillery; Kenneth W.
Squire, infantry ; Corp. John Koh b
marines; Lmce Corp. Thomas W.
Frits, artillery. Privates Edmond Li.
Fons. marines; L. Kantrowitz, ma?
chine guns; L. Pistikoudes, machine
guns; Edawrd A. Melntyre, medical
department, infantry; Walter Kal,
marines.
SUMTfcilt COTTON makkjkt.
(Corrected datl) ?4 1 2 o'clock Noon 1
p. (?. bowman. Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling 27.
Strict Middling 81 3-4.
.Middling 2t; 1-2.
Strict Low Middling 25 1-2.
m:w vokk outtom market
Yes'rty*
Open High Low CloeO Cla>*e
July . 24.60 24.85 24.23 24.45 24.49
Oct . .23.10 2:S.711 22.7>J 23.00 23.20
Dec . .22.SO 23.On 22.53 22.71 22.91
a woman will catch a man in a
score of lies and yet continue to trust
I him, i ut the average man wouldn't
J wipe his feet on a female liar.
!
happy WOMEN.
Plenty Of Them in Sumter, and Good
Reason for it.
Wouldn't any woman be happy,
After years Of backache suffering,
Days of misery, nights of unrest,
The distiess of urinary troubles,
W hen she finds freedom.
Many readers will profit by the fol?
lowing.
Mrs. a. Hancock, 1*3 Standing St.,
Sumter, says: "List year l had a
I
slight attack ol kidney trouble and
: there was a bad pain through the
small of my haek. My bead ached.
, n.y nerves were all unstrung and diz?
zy spills bothered me. Black specke
floated before my eyes most of the
time and blurred my sight. My kid?
neys acted irregularly and I knew I
would have to do something. Final?
ly I bought a box of Doan's Kidney
i Tills and used them. Doan's acted
j like magic and after 1 had finished
the box. the trouble disappeared. I
haven't been bothered since and it
gives me great pleasure to recom
; m? ml Doan's "
Price 80c, at all dealers. Don't
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