The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 31, 1919, Image 5
sssmt? at the Poeto?c? ? !to?r, ?
PERSONAL.
Mrs. H. M. Stuckey. after a visit to
friends in New York has gone to
Boston.'where she w-ifl remain sever
al-weeks '-making- a speciaj study, oi
the pipe organ and piano. under
teachers national reputation. ?
Miss Sara E(5ouui<Jx. after ii visit
of several days a! home, has return
ed ;to Winthrop 'College, from which
she wilt be graduated next week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wolf have re
turned from 3, two weeks trip to
points in Southern Florida.
?? Miss vMary Belle Burgess is at
Vhome for .the summer from Chicora
College.
Mrs. Kate Parker, of Columbia, is
visiting her son. Mr. W~ R. Parker.
Miss Mary Owens, of Sardinia; spent'
yesterday in the city with friends. !
Mr. S. L. Krasnoff leaves tomorrow
morning for a business and pleasure
trip-*o various northern cities.
Mr. F. C. Manning, #of Newark, X.
J., is "in the city for a few days stay.
Mrs.. H. I. Dikins is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Feweil in Rock Hill.
Misses Hannah Christiansen and
Louise Brady are spending th day in
' Columbia. -
Mr. and Mrs. Xeiil O'Donnell have
returned to* the city after an absence
of several weeks.
Mis Mary Adda Booth has returned
home : from Winthrop College.
Mr. J. A. Schwerin, Jr., and family
left this morning for Charleston.
. where they will make their home "n
future. Mr. Schwerin has been con
nected with the Sumter postoffice for
a long-term of years."as rural carrier,
city carrle and more recently as clerk.
.The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Schwerin regret their removal .from.i
Sumter.
Capt. Wade Wflleford who has been j
st borne for several days*- left this
rooming for Hartsville.
Mr .and Mrs. B. F. "DFummond.have
returned to their home in Williston
after a visit to their daughter, Mrs.
Eva Cave on Bartlette St.
Mrs. W. E. Nerritt, of Wallace, N.
C. who visiting her brother, Mr.
Jake Harvin, is spending a few days
in .Manning.
St. Joseph's Academy May Entertain
ment and Festival.
The campus of St. Joseph's Acad
emy, beautiful in the fresh green of
newly leafed trees, made an ideal set
ting for the May entertainment of
. last Monday evening. The minims
and junior students of the Academy
presented a pleasing program. The
musical numbers, well rendered. gav^
a representation of the work accom
plished during the year. In the folk}
and May pole dances, the' young peo- j
pie arrested and held* the attentiou I
of their Trnpreciative audience r."he|
?'Flour Drill," a burlesque, in which j
one of the minims, as a large pink
flower was presented to the audience,
received enthusiastic applause.
At the close of the program the!
guests and student body mingled on j
the spacious campus and wide piazzas,
when a pleasant soeial hour was
spent.
Music was given from one of the
Sumter Bock Store's excellent Victor
victrolas and was enjoyed by all pres
ent.
Refreshments were served and a
number of dainty articles disposed of.
The Sisters wish to express their grat
itude to their friends and patrons who
by "heir presence and their assistance
contributed so beautifully t.-> the suc
cess jf the evening.
J). A. R. Entertainment.
The proceeds from the entertain
ment to be given by Sumter's Home
Cliapter, D. a. ll. on the afternoon
of June 4 will be used to further the
educational and patriotic work of the t
r>. a. r.
For the second year this chapter is
supporting a French orphan who
writes of the difficulty her mother has
to maintain herself .and her little sis
ter, their father having been killed in
the war. x
The D. Ai R! of ' the State have
opened a mifchiy needed industrial
school in the mountain districts of this
State, and all the chapters* are helping
to equip This combined home and
school for mountain girls.
A ^imi:ar institution ?s maintained
on the coast where conditions umoncri
the natives of that region are as bad
as in the mountain districts, and
where rhe industrial trainins given by
the D. A. FL. has already produced
good results.
To meet these demands, this chap
ter is giving a bridge and hoar's die
party on the afternoon of June 4th.
"Married.
Announcements <?!' *h<- marriage of
Miss M. C. Jacobs and Mr. Chas L
McMahan at the Hotel Braxton. Chi
cago, May 13th. have been received
by friends of the bride, who made
Sumter her home for several years.
Mr. McMahan is a prominent oil pro
ducer of Okmulgee. Okla.. in which
place the bride has resided since leav
ing Sumter .?'?>? 111 two years a^<>. For
the present Mr. and Mrs. McM?han
are making their home at the Park
inson Hotel Okmulgee. Oklahoma.
Tillm::n Sessions, colored, who wa
implicated with Altarnont Mar:-.';., the
Lee county negro, who drew a pistol
on a lady and used abusive languag'
on the public road about t*m days .<??."
in the vicinity of Flagood. was arrv ;
ed Friday by Rural Policemen l>oy
kin and Newman on a 'warrant charg
ing assault With i:.?:?-nt to kill. H?
was taken at once to the penitentiary
for safe keeping. wher< Murray wa
taken last week. Owing to the grav
ity of fhe 'case it was thmighi advis
able to place both of tin- accused in
the penitentia'ry until the case comes
up i*pr trial
Pan's. May L'7.- -The Italian troops
who '-occupied Sokja, sontheasl of
Smyrna. have reembarked on their
transports. They delivered control
t9. the Jurkish military authorities.
I
Successfl
Tremendous C^^pSHS.! tends
First Auto I^^^JIld by
Sumter Race Trl^ftssoci
tion
The first race meet of the: recently
organized Sumter Race Track Asso
ciation which was held. Monday after
| noon at the race track, at the old
j Sumter Fair Grounds, out. East Cal-i
I hcun- Street, wits a ttencted by a. crowd :
; estimated to number riot less, . than j
; two thousand. The races were excit- j
! ing anu in some, of the events close!
[enough and fast enough to thrill j
?even the speed fans. The attendance I
was not. confined to .people of the city j
and immediate Vicinity, but camel
from all towns within a radius of forty
or more miles,
j The results follow:
One Mile Race?Won by White,
j.driven by Harry Davis: Time 1.06.; ]
2nd Packard, driver Marino.
Five Mile Race?1st' White, driver
Harry Davis: 2nd, Packard, L, Ma
rino driver; 3rd, Oakland, J, G. Rey
nolds.
Ten Mile Race?lst:Hudson, driver
R. H. Wilds: i'nd Packard, driver L.
! Marino.
Twenty Mile Race?1st, Hudson,
driver R. H. Wilds; 2nd Oakland, J.
G. Reynolds.
Good koads Meeting
All Who Want Better Roads
Asked to Attend
All of the United States forward
movements are going on in the favor
of building good roads. Fathered
nationally by the A. A. A. and in each
State by the local State Automobile
Association a demand is growing that
will not be denied. The reason is
very simple: the country needs good
roads, and so mile after mile of last
ing reads are going down it) every
part of tin- Union. *
South Carolina has not been very
progressive so far with road building;
the sandy Statt- of Florida has roads
that are for beyond ours. Within the
last few months, however, many of
the counties Of this State have awak
ened and have gone to work to bet
ter their roads,'and to build something
that will last. Sumter county is now
plannih" this.
One of the most important needs
to this section of South Carolina is a
crossing of the Santee river. This
stream cuts lower Carolina - in two.
and we have to journey un to Colum
bia, to get across. The bridging of
this stream is of great importance: it
will give a roadway from one half
of the Stab- to the other; it will put
the rich counties of Calhoun and Or
ahgeburg into Sumter's trade; terri
tory.
A crossing at Pinckney' Landing!
will be on<4 of the chief topics for dis- '
cussion at the meeting that is called 1
for Monday at the court house, im j '
mediately following the public land :
sales. Other good roads matters will j
be discussed, and the Sumter count} I ;
policy will be explained. No one who ;
is interested in good roads should !"-:'
away.
War Savings Stamps.
War Savings stanvj arc not yei i
out of fashion. The ?vernment is! i
still asking the people to buy these j I
stamps, and by the buying to make
small but regular savings. The gov- j i
ernment is not so much after the mon- j i
ey that will come in from such a J '
source into the national treasury, but \
it is after getting the people to reg
Ltlarly put asid< some of its earnings
during this period of great prosper-1
ity: I,
Interest on Liberty Loan Ponds will j
be due June l?th. Why not take
this interest and put it back into War
Savings and Thrift Stamps? That
keeps the merry circle going. and
makes your dollars grow.
Easy spending comes naturally with
easy earnings, but how about rhe
rime when conditions become more
'ike they used to be and earning is not
so easy? Is all ?>f this good rime to |
exist then only in a recollection of]
how things used to be. or are you go- j
:ng to have something put away for!
that day? i
Mr. S. L. Krasnoff accompanied ?y
Mr. .Meyer Harowitz left this morn- |
inj;- for an auto trip i<? New York and
thence to Buffalo and Detroit. Being)
a member of the local Automobile As-1
sociation and so of the national asso-J
ciation. the A. A. A., Mr. Krasnoff on!
reaching Washington will Cail at the
touring bureau and have road infor
mation furnished him. The Sumter
Automobile Association plans to have
all its members passing through j
Washington this summer ??11 at th;
touring bureau for road information.
Dr. Ira l^uv.lnih to speak Here Sun
day.
''World- Rround prohibition. Amer
ica will lead the World"" is the sub
ject of address to be delivered by Dr.?
Im Landrith Sunday night; Grace I
Rapt ist church at $.30 p. m.
Dr. I.Midiitb is a famous South n I
orator and is only touring the prin
cipal cities of !he United States. j
Every one is invited to hear Dr.
handrith. Admission free.
Cotton Market
LOCAL.
P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer.
(Corrected Daily at 1- o'clock Noon).;
?Sood Middling :: 11-2. j
Strict Middling 21.
Middh'ng
Strict Lofl Middling 2S.
NEW YORK COTTON MARK CT.
Yes'td'y?
Open High Low Close Close
July . .21.*" 3i.2.r? ::i.<;7 21.;:.
Oct . . 20.83 30.28 ::'t.si 30 7?>
Dec* ? .30.37 30.4S 29.So 3V.43 3(1.37
j Counter. ? Proposals To Be Pre'
sented at the Peace Con
ference
LAST EFFORT TO
ESCAPE PAYMENT
Meeting- of German Leaders Held
at Spa Formulate Reply to Be
Presented at Versailles.
Germany's counter proposals to the
peace treaty of the allied and asso
ciated powers, comprising: a volume
of goodly proportions, are in readi
ness- for presentation to the peace
congress at "Versailles. Xo official an
nouncement as yet. has been made of
the t:ime when Count von Brockdorff
Rantzau will appear before the repre
sentatives of the victors in the war to
make Germany's final plea for the
amelioration of some of the condi
tions of the treaty which are declared
to be too severe for fulfillment, but
the time can not be extended beyond
noon of Thursday, when the limit for
reply expires.
Late dispatches from Berlin indi
cate that the German document is
to contain manifold representations'
and arguments for a lessening of the
severity of the terms, not alone from
the financial and economic standpoint, j
but also with regard to the disarma
ment both on land and sea. and a plan
for m?tualizing under the league of\
nations war craft and merchant pro
gress of the world's nations. Terri
torial rolinquishmonts also are to be
argued against. Priday is to witness
the'receipt by tin- Austrians of the
terms-of the"; peace treaty that has
ben formulated for the former em
pire of (he Hapsburgs. The pica of
the chief of the Austrian delegation
for haste by the allies in making ,
known their terms probably is respon- ,
sible for Friday having been chosen
is the day for the Austrians to ap
pear before the peace congress, :i
?reviously having been believed that
.he ceremony would not take place
until next week.
. In anticipation of the possibility p'i
i declaration on the part of the Ger
mans 10 sign the peace treaty. Mar
shal Foeb. the commander of the a?
led and associated armies, has made .
i further inspection of the occupied
trea in the west and its general viein
ty and reported his observations to
dmister of War Ciemcncenu. The
andmg of American and British me
ines at Darrzig probably ihdicattis
hai another step to meet any even- j
ualJty has been taken. !
The question whether the German
de'iipotentiaries will a?ix their signa
ttres i<? the document is still a moot {,
me in < Jermariy. j
Confirmation has been received of
he report that the allied and as-j .
sociale,! powers are to lend aid in |
supplies and money to Admiral Kol-j
?hak. tin- anti-Bolshevik leader inj
Russia conditional upon the establish- j
mem of a constituent assembly and a
[awful government in this country. !
A report from Viborg is to the ef
feel th.it the soviel authorities in P"-i]
rograd have been over thrown, j
There is no confirmation of the re
port.
Berlin. May 26 (By the Associated
Press).?Tin- Germans will send an-1
other note to Premier Clemenceau in]
connection with the economic terms
of the peace treaty, the Vossische Zei
Lung says it learns, officially.
The note will point out that the a' j
lied claim that more than 12.000.00? |
;ons of shipping were destroyed by
Genhan submarines is not (rue be
cause more than half of the shipping
was sunk by legal cruisers warfare.!
Tin- Germans, tin aper adds, also!
will declare that tue reply to the first [
German note on the economic terms j
shows a misunderstanding of the ag
ricultural needs of Germany^ Objetvi
'ion will also be made to the loss of
coal which the treaty would impose
on Germany.
Berlin. May 26 (By the Associated j
Press").?The question whether Gor-j
many will sign-the peace treaty or I
not. it was believed la-re tonight, de
pends altogether on whether the al
lied and associated powers will agree
to a plebiscite in all disputed territor- j
?es and the reception of Germanv into"!
the league ot nations as a member"
wirb an equal vote.
Both these issues a re made tin!
cardinal features of the German re
ply which has been approved by the
cabinet and Count von Brockdorff- j
Itant--.. u and his associates and which ?
is being put into shape for presenta
tion within the nexi '.'u hoots.
_
Versailles. May 27 (By the Associat-I
ed Press t -The (lermari eountcrpro-1
posals will probably not be submitted
to the supreme council before Th?rs-j
day, although they may possibly be j
readj tomorrow afternoon. i
These coumer proposals consist of!
very bulky documents, comprising in-i
the Original typewritten form so far
as could be judged l>y a hasty glance,
about "?u large double sheets, closely i
typed'. The privat?- secretary of Count
von lirock d orff-1 ta ntza u is leaving |
here tonight with a copy iti manu-1
script form !'?n- tin- <;<?! an govern
men*. \!>ou1 -'" ptbo?" suhprdinat -s
a,ve leaving with him in advance of a
big party ?d* ahout w hich will ?_'o j
to Cologne l<v special train tomorrow
afternoon.
A number of subordinates of the
German delegation, realizing that th ir
work was over, indulged in a series of
celebrations throughout the night.
Long after midnight pious Versailles
was disturbed by the strains of the
?'Marseillai " shouted lustily .by a
haml of rejoicing Genn?ns whi>i j/ilso
filled the night air with crier, of J llur
iah for France!^ "Hurrah for -Ger
fmany!" "Hurrah for Peace!"
j . Their celebration. occasioned sharp
.disciplinary measures by the head of
the delegation and accelerated the
['.departure of a number of the' par
ticipants for Berlin! ?
The financial commission held this
afternoon what was probably its - last
meeting. It is understood that the
lea.ding financial delegates are about
to depart, leaving with the . official
peace commission only a limited num
ber of special advisors and a sma.Il
clerical staff to conduct what furthei
negotiations may be necessary.
Nothing has developed as yet to in
dicate definitely what the German
i commissioners will do in case the on-,
r^nte adheres firmly to its original j
project. '
-?:-,-;
Golden Wedding
Celebrated;
_______ i
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John Ker
shaw Observe Anniversary j
(News and Courier. May 28.)
The Rev. John Kershaw. D. D.. rec
tor of St: Michael's Episcopal Church.;
and Mrs. Susie de Saussure Kershaw i
celebrated their golden wedding anni- j
versary yesterday. Fifty years ago j
they were married, and at the recep
tiori given in their honor yesterday |
were two of the groomsmen, Messrs. :
Wilmot D. Porcher and Robert T.
Ravenel.
The celebration of the occasion was j
begun by Dr. and Mrs. Kershaw din-j
ng Nwith their daughter. Mrs. H. G. {
Leiding. Only the family was at the
dinner.
One of the wardens of St Michael's
Church. Mr. Charles R. Valk. and Mrs. j
Valk. gave a reception at their home, j
Broad and Legare streets, yesterday!
afternoon from 7 to 8. at-which the j
membership.of St. Michael's was pres- ;
?nt and greeted the rector and his
wife on their anniversary. Delightful
candy arid cake were served, the gift
of a friend in Baltimore. The punch
bowls were presided over by Mrs.
Leiding and .Miss Alice Ravenel.
Prom the home of Mr. Valk. the!
rector and Mrs. Kershaw returned to;
the rectory. 22 Lamboll street; where
bey found the home banked with i
dowers, yellow prevailing in the color j
scheme. Numerous handsome presents j
were also found. This morning a
photographer will take a photograph!
of the home and decorations.
Greater Citadel Plans
Building Committee to Open the
Bids June 12.
Columbia. May 28.?The building:
committee of the board of visitors of j
:he Citadel met with the chairman ot'j
he board. Mr. Orlando Sb-eppard, of.
Sdgefield, and Governor Cooper this
ifternopn and discussed the plans for
the Greater Citadel project.
It was intended ro open the bids far I
the erection of the hew plant today.!
but this matter was deferred uh?;I
rime when the committee win !
me< i here again and make the award, i
Seven ?>r ' iubi bids have been ro
-i-iv-d.
The building committee consists of
Major James FT. Hammond, of Colum-.l
>ia. Mr. John r. Thomas, of Charles
ton, and State Senator JT. <b Padgett.
>:' Walterboro, all of whom were pres- j
eht. I
The Army Pigeons
British Demobilizing: One Branch j
Of Air Force
London. April 17.?Demobilization
if English war pigeons and men who;!
? ?are for them in Franco has take:'
place, with the exception of birds and
men selected for the Army of Occu
pation. About 10.000 birds that had
served their country faithfully were
;old in France ami Belgium and the
proceeds of sale divided among char-!
table institutions of those, countries!
and England in accordance with the!
wish of the .breeders who had dona'
ed the pigeons to the F,ri::sh army.
.Many a man owes his life to the '
rapid flight <d' a pigeon I'l'Dm. a brok-'
?n-flown seapiane. In the battle ol
Messines 1.200 pigeons were used, to
carry messages, not a single one of
which went astray.
The German pigeon service was
very thorough. A Birmingham med
al maker imitated so perfectly a mes- j
sage-container devised by the enemy j
that it was possible to sen?3 a numberj
of "dud" messages to German lo'.ts!
svith their owu captured birds.
Decorated fty Kiinrg
Hawker and Grieve Received ?t
Palace by King George
? ?, .-_
"London, M?r 2$.?Hawker .-zwd
Grieve were received by King George
at Buckingham PaTiicc this morning
and were decorated' with .the insignia
Df. the air force. .ero'^s.. "Th^y are'the
n:rst actual' recipients of this order.
Postponed to Monday
Austrians Will Not Hear Fate
As Soon as Expected
--V'-.->j' ? ?< '---"vi .- . , V
Paris. May 29.?It. is reported that
the presentation of .the peace terms
to Austrian ; delegation which was
planned for Friday has been post-e
poned until Monday. .
Unemployment
on Wane !
Washington, May 28.?A growing
demand for farm labor is decreasing,
the amount of unemployment over the
country, the United States Employ
ment Service reported tonight in pre
senting a summary for the week end
ing 'May 24. showing 227,425 persons
classed as unemployed, against 247,
365 during the previous week. Over
half the unemployed were reported |
in Xew York city, where the esti
mate ran that from 100,000 to 125,000 )
were seeking work.
Practically no surplus exists in the;
South in industrial centers from the'
States reporting while there is a :
growing demand for farm labor. Mo
bile. Ala., reports a shortage of 500; !
Charleston, S. C. 400: Columbia. S. C.
l.ooo: Memphis. 600 (negro); Hous
ton. 300 and Charleston, W Va., 1,
57*5. . ... b rj"-- :-?:'. i
Robert Robinson, colored, was ar- j
rested yesterday by Rural Policeman j
Newman at his mother's home in this;
bity. on a warrant issued by Magis- j
tr?te DesChamps. of Mayesyille. i
?barging hint with using a horse and .
buggy without the consent of the]
owner. Robinson resisted arrest ami ;
jefore he could be subdued Policeman j
Newman, had to use considerable!
force, striking him on the head with ;
his pistol. Robinson was commit ted
o jail and will have to face trial on
lie charge of resisting an officer as
.veil as the original charge._
! MEMBERSHIP
Hollywood Camp Xo. W:- O^0^'
of Sumter, S. C, has decided to Jon:
Ion a campaign forr'aew;/jhernberjs^o^V,;
[last CO-days, and white-this <-amp^-p^'J'
I a membership of lyzafcit h?s.rw^'ft^'t*
that, many more*: justTas long as;the^**
j remains any who can ' this; th<a?K;
! Greatest- Fraternal" Beneficiary S^^V,
; ciety in the-world, we will .not Jte .cojfc,-.,, i.
; tent uptil he is - enrolled-.
banner of Woodcraft. ;-" ^
This society was organized vfor S&b^-V
protection of . the home, to tkke"_ctrir?fi
of a member during. his .lifet^e:^dT^'f
look after ,the widow and ?rp^ns^^
when he is gone to his final Tew^^. ?
Conditions considered, it is-an unpafr
alleied record.
Notwithstanding the '-war'* arid
'?Flu," and we suffered terribly, thfe
emergency fund increase for the p?st
two years being over $7,000,000.^0-ai
the assets now amount to over $4*3^
000,000.00.
We want your support and in
ence and at the same time, we w.
confer a lasting benefit upon you {an
yours. So align yourself with
great organization at once; give yc
appliration to some member of
camp and we will do the rest.v
Po. this campaign the appiieatu
fee wil lbe.$3.00, the - total cost
joining and you will not be initiated,'
unless you so desire. -
Hollywood Camp is one -of.''the' ':
largest camps in the United; States ?
and we have $25.000.00 invested in \
interest bearing securities, including .
$7.000.00 in liberty Loan Bonds and...
$1,000.00 in War. Savings Stamps.
This can':?) indemnifies' you against > '
accident and sickness and pays- ?50
upon the death of a member andy$25 '
upon the death of a member's wife," as r' -1
a funeral benefit. Wo have paid but
over $f?.aoo upon this account in the %
last-12 months and are amply pr"e-; .
pared io meet all demands for socrie.;_v
rime to Cime. ? '???? 'J
Think this matter- 'ever. Act-^uibk-C';^
as (P lays are dangerous. We. -want'/ \
you and want yon now.
Yours for service, fraternally^ . ,. V ?<
6
I v/?s ii-'cl iiT.xi ?
n lot of oliitr
"L)c^b_" who nev
er paid any at
tention to what
sort of oil -was
being "out in the
j ^HV::-^?S^ crank* case, bttt
/ iZzW'Ji lihU?W the ".GREEN
faJMS/l Z:\kVJkif FLAG" advertis
ing got me to thinking there must
be something in it and to. "watch,
your step" v/hen you say, "give me
a quart of cii"? That's what .1
had been saying ali along?but now?
Oh, NEVER AGAIN?do I say it that
way?NIX? I say, "give me a quart of
"GREEN FLAG" Oil! and then I
know "i've Got It"?got the right sort
of cil, :he best oil, and ihe right body
for my motor.
Why?since I began using "GREEN
FLAG" that motor of mine behaves
like a Icdy. She purrs like a pussy cat,
and rur;s so silent like, I have to listen
every now and then to believe she's
runnJn' at all.
New I know what the real joy of driving a car really means*
"GREEN FLAG'7 Oil has sure waked me up to just what-a."
vital thing the right sort of motor oil IS in the- SERViCE,
POWER arid COMFORT of driving a-car. ? ? ? *. ..
There are several? live dealers in this county who sell
"C*RFFN FLAG" Motor Oil, well known, reliable folks.; and I
rive twenty miles out or my way to gat "GREEN 7
it were necessary to do so.
names are listed in this little "burst of enthusiasm."
f V
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All kinds of Plumbing for Country Homes.
We Install Bath Rooms, Ceptic Tanks
\httnn
mm rimm
4
omes
Estimates Furnisned on Work Anywhere
in the Country Free of Charge
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