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Mml tU Cke PosfcoSe* ?t Stumer, fr PERSONAL. Miss Jessie Manheim, formerly of Sumter, but now of Washington, D. C, is^ visiting relatives in the city. Sergeant and Mrs. J. T. Ducket; of Greenwood, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Britton. Capt. Angus A. Acree, United States Marine Corps, and Mrs. Acree are visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C Fleming, 115 E. Calhoun St. Capt. Acree is an old newspaper; man and was formerly on the staff of the Houston, Texas, Post. Mrs... H. J. Lawrence has returned from Greenville, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Cofield. Mr. Joe Strauss, of Clio, is in the city. ?>? Sergk C. T. Trembley of Scott's Aviation Field, Bellville, III., is visit ing his father, Mr. L. V. Trembley, on Dingle St. Miss Hannah Kristianson left last night for Oak Grove, Minn., having been called home by the illness of her mother. Mr. V. H. Phelps received a tele gram this morning from his son Berty announcing his arrival in New York and that he was going to Camp Mills, where his detachment of the Thirtieth Division will be discharged. Bblsheviki Schools Did the S. C. University Stu dents Try to Imitate Rus ~\ sian Methods? London, Fetfc 27 (Correspondence of the Associated Press)?Pupils in stead of teachers control the schools of Russia ' under the Bolshevik regime?: according to two Englishmen, one of them an experienced school master^ who have just returned from Russist? Boys and girls are herded indis criminately and there is no discipline, . says the Englishmen. Pupils control the teachers. In a Kolmna school a youth of 18 was appointed commis sioner of the institution and was in charge of all teachers. On one oc- - casion "he closed the school for a week as a protest against the action : of the master who had reprimanded a i pupil. '. Should a master prove unpopular, < he is promptly ejected by his class. < Often the master appears for class only to find his pupils engaged in a 1 committee meeting which must not < be disturbed. j Each' cfass has its own committee \ and usually the most popular boy j represents the others at the master's council. These committees not only c direct the masters but control the dis- i tribution of food which is provided t for the mid-day meal and which is f the chief cause for any school at- I tendance at all. . . .. Pupils do' exactly as they please, 1 ?walking into the classroom and leav- r ing it while a lesson is in progress, c This is particularly true as regards s lunch time, for the first to reach the r dining'room is the first to be served t and he usually gets the best. Xo punishment of any kind is inflicted * on the pupil as each pupil is his own i mentor as to right and wrong. 1 rNo- homework is set. the pupil do- 1 ing all his school work during the ' hours set apart for each session. At- ! tendance is not compulsory, or even regulated by rule, each one attending : classes or staying away as he sees fit. No marks for good work are al lowed, and consequently none for the 1 sluggard who makes no attempt at scholastic attainment. The same chaotic conditions were : Observed by the Englishmen in the ! universities and other seats of higher education. Any boy of sixteen may enter without qualification. Even ; though he may be unable to read, and all Bolsheviki children have not yet attained that dignity, he still may be come an undergraduate, entitled to all the food and other advantages enjoy- 1 ed by more advanced persons in search-of such education as the de moralized system has to offer. Farmers Reduce Their Acreage Central Committee Receives Sat isfactory Reports From County Chairmen. Columbia. March 25.?"Our town ship committee met here today and we received reports of the comple tion of' a very successful campaign." writes j J. A. Porter, of Barnwell. to the central committee of the South Carolir-a Cotton Association. "Every farmer with the exception of two has signed the pledge to reduce cotton acreage and fertilizers 33 1-3 per cent, and I feel safe in saying that Barnwell county will come 100 per cent strong on this proposition." Other very encouraging letters .are being received daily at the associa tion headquarters. Dr. J. H. David, chairman for Dillon county, sends in a check to help pay the association's expenses and writes that "We are continuing to have favorable reports from all the districts in our county." F. Barron Grier writes from Green wood that the campaign in Green wood county ras been about com pleted "with tbe result that a large majority of our farmers have signed the reduction pledge." He adds: "Our people are thoroughly in sympathy with the movement and will support it loyally." B. Hart Moss, county chairman for Orangeburg county, one of the big gest cotton growing counties in th<* State, writes that Orangeburg is sure to reduce practically one-third. In 1918 he says there were 34,735 acres planted in Orangeburg county and that only 2fi.i;K-1 acres will be plant ed this; year. "Pledges are coming in every iday," he continues, "so that the prospects .-ire that ' Orangeburg r.v.iuty uil! ivducv r>wvon_e third"' -3r ?" " Few Seem Interested Mass Meeting Called by Cham ber of Commerce to Arrange for Welcome to Returning Soldiers Poorly Attended If the attendance at the mass meet ing- called by the Chamber of Com merce to take the preliminary steps to welcome home the Sumter county soldiers who have [served -in the army, both at home and abroad, is an indication of the interest that the ma jority of the people of this city and county have in the returning soldiers, then about 99 per cent of the people do not care a rap whether the soldiers return home or stay in the trenches and camps indefinitely. The meeting was announced and adver I Used for several days and it is to I be presumed that a majority of the ! people knew that it would be held in Court House Monday night. But af ter waiting for sometime after the announced hour had passed the meet ing was called to order by President E. S. Booth, of the Chamber of Com merce, with only about one hundred persons present. Dr. Booth put the question up to j the meeting whether to proceed or to ? adjourn to some later date and en deavor to obtain a larger attendance. After discussion, in which Mr. L. D. Jennings, Dr. Walter Cheyne, Mr. H. L. Scarborough, Mr. E. W. Dabbs, and others took part it was decided to authorize the chairman to appoint a committee to formulate plans for properly welcoming the soldiers and to present the results to a meeting to be held next wek. Dr. Booth call- j ed on Mrs. Xina Solomons and Mr.! Xeill O'Donnell for an expression of j their views on the plan to welcome the soldiers in a suitable manner up on their return home. Both said they were heartily in sympathy with the plan and would do whatever they! could to make the welcome celebra- j tion a success. The next meeting should be at- j tended by every citizen who has any) respect for the men who served in the! army and gave their time and blood j in defense of American liberty, it is scarcely possible that the people of Sumter will be derelict to this duty. Mayesville Health Meeting. Although the audience was very j small at the Mayesville public health j meeting last night, nevertheless it j made up in quality and representative citizenship what it lacked in numbers. Kev. It. L. Grier presided and wel comed the visiting speakers, and he expressed the hope that the people of Mayesville would, and he believed :hey will, take the necessary steps to :arry out the suggestions for civic improvements and bettering of by- j jienic conditions suggested by the several speakers. j Dr. Sophia Brunson discussed milk j is a food and the necessity of know- j( ng more about food in general, and J ;he importance of protecting food j .'rom contamination, milk especial-j* y- \i Dr. D. T. Rank in discussed with " antern slide illustrations flies as car- |: ?iers of disease germs, the life history! >f flies, how and where they breed, p ;howed how disease is spread through j' nilk being contaminated while expos- j1 ?d to filth and flies. ! Mr. E. L. Filby discussed water supplies and the manner in which ' ?vater is easily polluted through soil ; lollution. He touched upon soil pol ution and offered his services to cor rect any conditions which lead to ? same. Mr. E. T. Reardon discussed the rural health survey and the rural j visiting nurse plans, explaining .bist j what these two educational instru- j :nentalities will do for our county. Last night's meeting was for the j present the last of the .combined! meetings under the auspices of thej borne demonstration department and the county health survey experts, j Miss Alice Martin, the home demon stration agent arranged for and car ried out a very successful coopera tive plan of ten meetings, which with the exception of the Mayesville meet ing were attended in large numbers and great interest manifested. Xhe health survey experts will from now on have exclusive charge of all public health meetings. The visiting nurse for the white citizens is expected in a few days, and a couple of more in spectors. In the meantime about one" thousand dollars more is needed to round outt he necessary three thou sand and three hundred dollars guar anteed by Sumter county to the State and the International Health Cour'v~ Anything To Beat Wilson (From the New York Evening Posi.l Well, we suppose there is no step ping it now. The Sun takes cnarge of the Republican party and notifies it that it has simply got to make an or ganization issue of the league of na tions. The reason is that there is no other way of beating Wilson. If the Republican party is itself torn asunder and beaten as a result, what does a little thing like that matter? .Mr. Taft and his army of Republican friends will violently dissent; Mr. Hughes has taken the strongest ground against making the b>agur of nations a party issue, and Chairman Hays is reported to be of that mind. It is barely possible therefore, that the Republican leaders will yet say to I The Sun and Col. Harvey: "We are prlad to welcome you back, but don't! you think you had better just sit around a while before trying to run the whole show?" Smith-Mathis. An occurrence of a very pleasant sort was the marriage of Miss Macy Smith to Mr. J. F. Mathis which took place at the Salem Baptist Church parsonage on Tuesday night. March 23th, at 9 o'clock. Rev. K. W. Reynolds officiating. The affair was very nuiet only a few of the friends of the contracting parties being pres ent. We trust that dame Fortune has in store an abundance of good things winch she will bestow upon this splendid couple as they journey along tin- pilgrimage of their way. Mr. and Mrs. Mathis will reside in Sunder as their future home. Welcome for Soldiers j Committee of Arrangements Appointed and Meeting Called President E. S. Booth, of the Sum ter County Chamber of Comm-1'^1, in compliance with instructions from the adjourned meeting held in the court 'room last Monday evening, has ap I pointed a committee of arrange ments to formulate a plan for enter tainment and welcoming of the re turning soldiers of Sumter county, this committee to submit this plan to another meeting of the citizens of Sumter and Sumter county at the court room next Monday evening. March 31st. at S.15 o'clock, new time. The committee appointed is as fol low--, and has been called to meet at 4 o'clock, next Friday afternoon, [March 2Sth at Sumter Chamber of Commerce rooms to formulate pi ins. Committee of arrangements: Dr. Walter Choyne. Mrs. Nina Sol omons, Mrs. Horace Harby, Mr. Neil O'Donnell. Mr. I. C. Strauss. Mr. L. IX Jennings. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, Mr. j H. L. Scarborough, .Mr. II. G. Osteen, Mr E. E. Rembert. Rev. "Wil liam Haynsworth, Mr. J. Frank Wil liams. In the meantime the meeting last Monday evening recpuested that ev ery man and woman of Sumter and Sumter county constitute himself and herself a committee of one to see that "tiie other fellow" attends next Monday night's meeting. The rnin isters of eyery white church in this city and county have been written to jviid requested to announce the Mon day evening's meeting from their pul pits next Sunday. Every organiza tion, association and other organized bodies in the city and county are re quested to use their efforts at their meetings, and otherwise to advertise next .Monday night, " Soldiers' Home Coming Meeting." The clock will be pushed up next Sunday morning at 2 o'clock, one hour. Everybody! should remember that the court house meeting wUi be called to order at S.15 new time. Civic League Notes. Mrs. Irving Ryttenberg. State lib rarian of the South Carolina Fedcra | tion of Women's Clubs, has returned) from Florence where she has been in | attendance on a district meeting of f the federation. She gave to the members of the Civic League Monday afternoon a very interesting report of the meeting in Florence where were discussed the most important matters that are to come up before the State Fed ?-rat ion which meets in Rock Hill in May. Mrs. Ansley Harby was elected del egate to the State Federation from the Civic League of Sumter. and Mrs. Nina Solomons alternate. The chairman of the Mothers' C!ab committee reported a very succcs: fu3 meeting and gave a cordial invita tion to all members of the league md their friends to attend tin- mi t-. ngs of the club, promising there will j ilways be babies enough present for ill to hold. The league wishes to thank Dr. S m i Mitchell for his very generous offer )f ail the seeds they need to plant at .'amp Alice. . The ladies are devoting one day every week to beautifying the grounds, .and will be grateful for plants or any help in this work from ill we!1, wishers of the camp. The Triangle on South Main Str.-et has been greatly improved by -he efforts of the Civic committee v. ho plan to still further beautify* it. Methodists in Italy -. Commission Seeking Way to Help in Work of Re construction Rome, Feb. 15 (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?An Ameri? an Methodist commission has recently returned to Rome after an oxton-i sire trip throughout Italy to study j social a.ud economic conditions here so tliat American Methodists may know how best to aid Italy in her Sreat task of reconstruction. The commission* consists of Dr. Frank Ma son North of New York, Theodore S. Henderson of Detroit, Dishop Wil'-j !:am F. Anderson of Cincinnati and Dr. B. M. Tipple, head of the Meth odist Episcopal church here. "Our journey through the redeem ed regions was a sad 'revelation to us." said Dr..'Tripple. We have pass ed through hundreds of devastated cities and vilages of the north< rn provinces. City after city, village af ter village is utterly and completely wrecked. Tens of thousands of} homes have been entirely destroyed. Even where a house Is left standing nothing remains but the bare walls and all the furniture has been re moved-. "Here and there we passed groups! of returning refugees. They looked j cold and forlorn yet did not complain. Cntil we saw it with our own eyes we i did nd begin to appreciate the mag nitude of the difficulties which Italy has overcome, the enormous sacri-j Hex she made to win the war in the: Alps." _ Welcome for Thirtieth i _________ I Columbia Wicome Committee Appeals for Contribu tions. i - j The Soldiers Welcome Committee j of Columbia in preparation for the j welcome home of the Thirtieth Di | vision and all other soldiers, is mak ing an appeal to the people of South I Carolina for hone? made cakes, boil J ed hams. eggs, fudge, smokes and such other things as may be sent. ' Booths are to be erected from which these favors will be given to the boys. Send all supplies to the Red Cross I Headquarters, 1401* Gervais street, j Columbia. j Headquarters for South Carolina j delegations will be provided and a v< ry cordial and urgent invitation is ^i'v'-n !"??)? South Carolinians to come and help celebrate the return of ihc lri:n:;;-Tilij; ii ih." New Springtime Wirthmor Waists ?Here comes a new group-of those ever popular, popular price Waists, the Waists that cost so little, and still give such never-failing and compl ete satisfaction. SIGHTLINESS is the possession of every Wirthmor, but far more than that they're a most SENSI BLE and SERVICEABLE Blouse, for they are made of quality fabrics and in such-a dependable manner as to absolutely insure long and satisfactory wear. 1 . { ?We are exceedingly anxious to have every woman and girl of waist wearing age get acquainted with the WIRTHMOR. for acquaintanceship with this favored Blouse means its purchase repeatedly; it means the acquiring of the WIRTHMOR habit, a habit of true economy which brings to one who practices it a lot of genteel, pretty, dis dinctive Blouses for a very small expenditure. The price of the Wirthmor here and every where is $1:50-, the lowest - price at which Waists of the same high character can be sold for. . _ The same Styles the nation over Th ' same Low Price the pat fin over The Best Blouse at Every Price even at 0 We can give you a Blouse .that's daintly styled, that's exception ally well made, and that will fit just as perfectly as the most cost-" Iy model. In price alone do they bear any similarity .to the or dinary dollar blouse. These possess real serviceability in addi tion to sightliness; they were made by a manufacturer whose name and mark is a guarantee of quality, and they come to. us; under a marketing method that makes possible matchless values These new Waists at $1.00 are typical of the decidedly superior Blouses that can be here obtained at every price. Just a Limited Quantity at this Price Camps Placed on Sale Washington; March 25>?:Army camps to be abandoned by the s nr department, including buildings, r.*? il road tracks, sewage systems and other facilities, are to be sold i<> ih< highest bidders and April 15 ha^been fixed asthe date far receiving ..bids. The plan is to sell entire camps Cor ItJiflp1 sums and big industrial con cerns are regarded as the most likely purchasers. Tn some cases Sttgovernment* )??? expected to bid for the camps -or use as National Guard training <? li ters. Such bids will l>c given pr. ?' >rence. Thirteen camps to be s >:d on April 15 include all which the war lepartment has definitely decided to dispose of. Others may be sold later. Pho 13 are: ('amps Beauregard. T/i.; Bowie, Texas; Colt, Pa.: Hanco -k, Ga.: Kondriek. X. .1 : Logan, Tox.-.-s: Polk. X. ('.: Sevier, S. <\; Xcrth ?.'amp Jackson. S. <\: Shelby, Mi:--s.: Sheridan. Ala.: Wadsworth, S. C. and Wheeler. Ga. In each case the buildings are of- j fered as they stand, with, all fixtures) in place, with the electric, water*j sew<5r and sewage disposal systems, and a!? government owned railf??'Is.i culverts and bridges^ Chambers of Commerce interested in placing industrial plants will be given consideration over wrecking companies of which a large number already have made inquiries. Division storehouses and the util-i ities serving the store iiouse area are excepted from sale and for 'Tie; present the government will reserve the right to withhold from sale the base hospital and the remount station at each cam]). Bidders are advised, therefore, to submit alternate bids taking into consideration the possi- j bility of these exceptions. . . . J Construction placed by charitable! organizations also is withdrawn from ; the sale. In the case of Camps Beauregard; Hancock. I .<>u;i o and Sevier. the base hospitals already have been turned over to tin- pubiie health service. Tentative- bids have been received i from the State of Louisiana for Camp Beauregard and from Alabama for! Camp Sheridan, the expressed inten-j tion in each case being to utilize ihe sites for tin- mobilization of' State] troops in case of emergency. The j amount of these bids was not made public. Bidders will be required to assume all land and property damage claims and must give tin- government satis factory proof within one year t!;:it these claims have been met. Sub stantial bond will be required for ,i. r formanee of contract. The govern ment will continue all leases for five months after date of sale in order that the purchaser may have t'ns time to remove all buildings and d. bris. 'l ie- l;: camps: it was said officially today, embrace ail that the war de part nrnnt has definitely decided to sell. Thirteen others have been reco-.n rbended I'"!- disposal by the general staff and will be offered for sale as ?y'^j./.<?. .'<; by Se...-r?ry B?ks r. Will Name Officers To Enforce Provisions of Com pulsory Attcndnace Law. Columbia. March 2'??Fifty-fve iruant cfiicers will be appointed not iater than May 15 to enforce; the pro visions of the compulsory attendance ! law in South Carolina, according to aj statement given out today by John I 3. Swearingen. State Superintendent :f Education. The officers, which can "<? either men or women, will receive) i salary of %]"(> a month each, their employment being fur the twelve months of the year. Selections are made by the county boards of educa-j tion. The following is the state ment: "At its recent meeting the State Board of Education considered care fully the provisions of the compul sory attendance law. The board rec ognizes the importance of this meas-l ure and it will do everything in its power to secure the best results in every class room. ; "Among the forty-six counties two truant officers were allotted to the j aim- that follow: Anderson, Green-j vile, Spartanburg, York, Aikon, L?X mgton, Orangeburg:, Florence and ! Horry. In making-these allotments] the board considered enrolment and! area. It was decided that 7.500 pu pils would be the basis of assignment j of each attendance office^ where thej territory allowed. For the most part; this rule applies to the-nine counties; receiving double assignments.' Long; distances, sparse population and bad! roads had a direct bearing upon the number of. attendance officers allotted j some counties, it is hoped that these conditions will improve in the near future^ : ...... :; "in every county the appointment, of ?attendance, officers; -is.,vested in the j county boards of education. Beth j men and women are eligible for this service. The salary is $100 per. month for twelve months. No al lowance is provided for traveling ex penses, although a few county super intendents have indicated their desire to ioek into this item. "Selections by county boards) should be determined not later than! May 15. Appointees should-be ready) to begin work by .Tune 1. The con-! sirs of school children between the! ages of six and fourteen years mas', be taken by school districts during the calendar months Of-July and August.; This work will require considerable travel, much labor and familiarity with local topography. "The law provides for regular at-i iendance through four consecutive months. ?>r eighty days. The State board recommends that this period i attendance be fixed by local boards of trustees at the beginning of the term. The date of beginning and losing of their local school -is regu lated absolutely by the local boards: herce trustees should be able to run tu fr schools when a majority of the h?.Iren can attend. "State Superintendent Swearingen pre pari?' to issue :i pamphlet on the school legislation of 1919. The i?n?pa': ??'?>? attendance law will make .!!.? <?i' the mos! Interesting nnd most important .^features ?-?** this. pxtmphl'tVr j "The whole question will be fully;., j discussed at a conference of county j superintendents of education to be ! keld at Columbia at"8 p. m. Tuesday, April l." ' ? % -!?-?-?;? Women's Missionary Society. The fourth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Lower South (Carolina. .Conference, '? \: Methodist Church, " South, met in "iishopville ? March 19 -ib 21st. \ There was a large attendance of women from different parts of the State and the meting was full of in- ? terest throughout. Reports from the secretaries showed advancement along ? all lines, the finances showing an -in- . crease of over $4,000. Our Council ) Secretary- Mrs. R. W. McDonald, was present, and gave helpful talks especially on The Centenary and So cial Service. Mrs. W. I>. Wait, who for many years has served as president, handed in her resignation. She has moved into another conference, and could, not fill the position .any . longer on that account. \.. ... . ' It was moved and'..carried that she ? be made-, honorary president for life. > Mrs. John A. Ri.ee. of this, city was-. unanimously elected to fill the vacan cy and Lower Carolina Conference 1s looking for geat things' -'im missionaxy work for the coming year.. - ? Mrs. EL W. Vogel, Supt.. Publicity.' ?* . Red Cross Clothing Campaign * Today is the fourth day of .the cam paign for collection of clothing and results so far do not promise to be as successful as was hoped for. There are still thive more, days in which to :;et together your contributions. If : you have no ready made garments to give, you might contribute material of durable texture, which will be very acceptable. Remember shoes and blankets are among items called ? for. A Led Cross representative writes from France: ? "Today "I Visited one of the schools. Most of the children were poorly clad, wearing paper | shoes. These children lcfok to the wonderful American Red Cross to [furnish them with articles of cloth big orely needed. 10.000 tons of. garments is the goal, to be reached.. In orC. "l reach this national total" 'each chapter must do' its-utmost. _ . i C. 5 n nth: nil -Briggs. Mr. Thomas VY. Briggs of t'ais city ; and .Miss Helen May Grantham, of; .Princeton. X. <\. took their friends" by surprise Monday evening when . they went around to the First Bap tist parsonage of this city and were . ' happily married. Dr. Thayer per-. \ forming the ceremony. Mr. Briggs has "been living here for the past -. ?eight years and is connected with the ? Carolina Machinery Co.. of this city. I The happy couple will leave Tuesday - by automobile to Charlotte. X. C., 1 on a short visit to the groom's sister, Mrs. Dr. Webb, at 906 Hast Avenue.. After their stay in Charlotte;," they v :ii return to this city, to their home. .-V i;;:::e::u:; st^-to ^^4^^S