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Looking into Canada Mr. Krasnoff Got to The Bound ary Line Bat Was Halted There Buffalo, X. Y., June 12. 1919 B?itor Daily Itern. I have just finished a good walk oh the edge of these United States. *nd having in ?y mind to write a full description of one ef the most inter esting trips .through the Catskill mountains, following the old Iroquis ^t?afl along the edge of the Little Del *Ware, -where the Indians used to run about and have their war dances, hut a little incident so diverted my xnirtd that I can not assemble my rhonghts to give a clear description of.it; so I wai try to write it in my next letter, when 1 get this off my mind. /The incident I am referring to is a thing- of pride more than anything else. This is the first time I had to blush .for/being a South Carolinian, be e&ttse of all the States of the Union, . registered in the State of South Carolina can not travel through Can ada, because South Carolina is the only State that has no reciprocal urct(igr witb Canada, hence, in order iie?f ?me to travel in my car through ICSSHada I must have my car 'Bonded. unt?i the Dominion authorities issue mee.a special license, so rather than to go to all this troube I have aban ?ched. my trip through Canada and i?xisfe my schedule through the y Rafted States. It is not the pleasure or conveni ence Of traveling throtsgh Canada that I am so anxious about, as I am told by the Automobile Clubs here thai the reads on the Canadian side are very bad and I would not have -$?ne there.anyway, hut I felt very bad -feeing hundreds of cats from nearly even- state going to Canada over the Falis and I am the only one that can 3*Gt -go. I could not *ven drive over to Canada, and buy an American Ci gar. I went/over tile bridge and the ?.-Canadian cops-would not let me even --touch the Canadian soil because , they say if you touch the.ground vre would -haree to attach the car for license. So 'hexje I * was. To go over on Canadian isd&fe. I would be subject to arrest for . driving; -without license and have my far attached, to drive backward to ward the American side I would vio-j j late the traffic rules and be subject to -a ?fine, sq -I have stood at the edge of. the bridge and let the American -and Canadian authorities decide what -to do, as it was impossible to turn on j the bridge until they decided to let rate go to the edge of the bridge and j turn on the Canadian side. But I did; not budge till both sides agreed not J to molest me., T would have stood j -there tiU the Falls would freeze be- j 4 fore I would give in, as I thought I i ' had the right to the bridge as an j American citizen and they could not j -make do things that are phys4- j catty impossible. t Now what I would like to know j is, why is it that South Carolina does ? not provide for her citizens and have/ a reciprocal treaty agreed to with ' Canada as all the rest of the States j did? Why should we pay license in j South Carolina when our rights are j ^aot protected and we can not use the j privileges like citizens of all the other I States? Who is responsible for this j he&tect? It is no: a matter of money I or.;,expense, as I understand it is s! ^simple matter and form of courtesy j that is extended by any State toj another, then why does South Caro- | hna not look out for her people ? The i South Carolina Automobile Associa- i ticn shoultj get behind the proper au- i thorities and make them get ?n line. J This is -a wonderful country: In vi- I cinlty of Butfalo the country is per- j Meetly level for 50 miles around, and ] the, roads are laid out in almost per- i fiect solares. The road from Buffa- ] lp to Niagara Falls is almost an air line for 2? miles-and paved level with] yetrifled brick like ihat we use in j .Sumter on Main Street, every little ditch,or stream is spanned by either a Concrete or steel bridge, so that drlv- j ing here is genuine pleasure. I spent; a whboie day at Niagara Falls and the Surrounding country, traveling in dif ferent -directions' and on the farm roads. I have stopped at several farms and looked over the way they live ami the way they farm. The main product in this section is apples, and you may travel all along among or chards and fruit trees, and truck larms. Most of the heavy work on the -farms is done by machinery and tractors, no mules or dried up ponies, but all big heavy horses or machines are doing the work here. The farmers live in nice houses, all painted and well taken care of. The people themselves show prosperity in conformity with the surroundings. The country has more the appearance ? of a continuous park than a farming country; no wonder these Northerners laugh, at us when they see our farms ~ and our farmers. I hope the day will lome time come when our farmers wiil so far advance, that they will be able to tell the Yankees, come and learn a few things from us, and why *not? We have the best soil, we have the best climate, all we need is a little ?cientiSe methods and we can get there very quick. . Oiar /greatest; drawback, I believe, is icaw farmers' close confinement to home. If they would go out in the world and take a look and a lesson from some of the advanced farmers in our country it would not only be a lesson for them, but it would induce fheri and give them courage to initiate new metaods and better systems. S. L. Krasnoff. Dr. Frank Hall Wright, who is con ducting the series of meetings at tbe First Presbyterian Church, has made a deep impression on those who hear him from day to day. He is char, concise, forceful and deeply in earnest, jfle is bringing a message that no Christian can afford not to hear and the services are growing in interest. Mornitig at 10.30. evening at 8.3*0. Tomorrow evening he will speak to the ehilren and young people esp^ fcially about the Indians of Oklahoma, and the service will also interest grown-ups. Promptly at 9 o'clock he will preach from the topic 'Trailing .the. Lost." You are invited to hear him. j Touring Bureau oi Automobile j Association Describes Best Route The Daily Item. As more of our people tour eaeo.; /'year, and many include Detroit in* I their route, the following from the j Touring Bureau of the Automobile As ,'socia.tion of America is of interest, t [would like to take this opportunity, ; too, to remind all members of the' ! Sumter Automobile Association thdt I they are members of the A. A. A., and [that the routing department of that j organization is at their service; also 'that if they are passing through j Washington it would pay them to j oall at headquarters there. j H. A. Moses, Secretary, j Sumter Automobile Association. j * , Washington. June 14. 1919. Dear Mr. Secretary: Regarding the best route from De-j troit to Sumter we beg to advise that ft is best to go via Toledo, Woodville, Clyde, O., Sandusky along the lake shore boulevard to Cleveland, then via Ravenna, Randolph. Canfield, so south to Washingtonville, then via t Beaver Falls into Pittsburg. Con {tinue over the Lincoln Highway, fol lowing red, white and blue bands on poles to Chamhersburg, Pa., then south through Hagerstown, Frederick; Ridgeville. to Washington. From this city continue south through Freder iscksburg, JRichmond, Petersburg; ?larksvtlle, Oxford, N. C, Durham; .Pmehurst, Camden to Sumter. This route is recommended because lot the fact that it includes the great I est amount of improved highway, and ? I the least number of heavy grades. I The extremely bad section between ["Washington and Fredericksburg is iucw' being concreted and about three j miles.of new road have been opened ! for regular travel, but there still re mains a detour of about one and one- : half .miles which becomes next to ini . passable in wet weather. The Cumberland Gap route is un-i der construction through the moun- " tains and that route is impractical. Upon the arrival of any of your members here in Washington we shall I'be. glad to have them call here at ther office when the latest information will: he provided on the course. . Trusting that you will not hesitate to advise' if further asistance is nec lessary, j Cordially yours, A. A. A. Touring Bureau. Hagood News Notes Rembert, June 16^?On Mon .day, June th 9th, Miss Edith Knight arrived from Anderson Coun- j ty one of a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bethea, tho others ex nected being Miss Mary Kate Allen. Delivary, N. C, and Misses VieVe. Langiey and Dorothy Manning of Columbia. At the last moment these could not come. On Tuesday afternoon a number of young people of the Hagood, and other communities came in and spent a pleasant evening. A few recitations and a spelling match rendering the occasion interesting indeed, Edith ? Knight was the successful one in the spelling. Wednesday, afternoon quite a number of young, people met at Ellerbee's Mill amon& whom was Can tey Villipigue of Camdea^on a visit to G. L. Lenoir. Friday found Edith Knight on hei way back to Anderson and Mr. Villipi gue in Camden. y Nearly every "day sees'quite a com .pany of young folks at Dinkins fishing and bathing. Some of our farmers found it diffi, cult to harvest th-Mr small grain which as already noticed in 3-o?r col ams was rather inferior. 1 Crops on and around the pinir.su- ' la are finer and in better conditio* than any we have seen elsewhere. I R. E. Atkinson has a fine or ^of corn and cotton as also G. L. Len j nair. S. W. Allen and Manuel Ben jamin (col.) j H. C. Bethea is off to Winthrop. J Mrs. H. C. Bethea thanks to the good jwork of Doctors McLaughlin and [ Mood is much better, j Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Allen's youngest ?boy is in a precarious condition, j Our community feels a distinct loss 1 in the death of Beauregard Williams, ; colored, who died at one of your infir j maries last week. j News comes that* Mariah Shinner, j colored, lost her dwelling, barn with 'contents and five bales cotton by fire j yesterday, Sunday. No insurance ; makes the blow heavy. "Hagood" Bethea j Future Plans for Army j Gen. Pershkvg and Others to Be j j Heard First - j Washington, June 17.?Represen j tative Kahn, chairman of th* House ! military committee, announced today j that plans for the future organization j cf the army will not be formulated by ttha committee until Gen. Pershing and {other officers now in Europe can re 1 turn to this country and express their I views to the committee members. ? Hearings probably will be started in ; August he said. j Mr. Kahn said that Lieut. -"Jens. ; Lrggett and Bullard and Major Gens. jDkrkman, Harbord and Rhodes would] j be among the officers asked to msti- I ] fy before the committee and th it inj addition army reserve and National i I Guard officers and enlisted men of ail] 'branches of the service would be! j asked to appear. j "The hearings will be as full and [complete as time will permit." Mr. ; Kahn said. *it is my hope that \ hen 1 the legislation is completed it will ! meet the approval of the overwhelm I ing number of the people." } Messina. June 18.?Twenty-three j 'persons, including Commander Brun ler, superior inspector of th^ minis-j try posts and telegraphs are missing from the survivors of the Italian steamer Citta di Melano, which sunk yesterday on the recks off the North coast of Sicily. Dirigible?e Crass Sea to* Start From England Next Friday . Washington, June 17.?The giant British dirigible R-34 will start from England sometime next Friday and Jreacb Hazolhurst. Long Island, the following Sunday, according to pres ent plans as known to British officials j iere. Army and navy air craft will be sent to sea to welcome the British flyer and escort her to the mooring places. Special radio communication bearing on weather conditions are being sent out for the pilots of R-34 to use in planning iheir voyage and the system will be greatly extended as soon as the start is made. Considerable concern is felt over the safety of the vessel at this stage since the giant gas bag is subject to many dangers on nearing the ground. An army detail of 1,00-0 men will guard the grounds during all the period when the ship is tied there. ? THE GIRL WHO DARED." Clever Musical Comedy, Academy of Music Tuesday Night, June 28th. Auspices U. D. C. A rare treat is to be given the people of Sumter and surrounding towns next Thursday night, June the 26th, when "The Girl Who Dared," a bright musical comedy will be pre sented at the Academy/of Music, un der the auspices of the U. D. C. chap ter. The play is being directed, by Miss Bessie Burkheimer, who has had wide experience and wonderful suc cess in presenting this attractive mu sical comedy, which has scored a tremendous hit wherever presented About one hundred and fifty talented ? young: people of Sumter are appear ing in the play, and are showing de cided talent in their respective roies. The cast selected is .a most excellent one, and the. choruses are composed of pretty, graceful girls. "The Girl Who Dared" is resplend ent with .features,.* beautiful dances and costumes, attractive choruses, bright, witty lines, laugh compelling situations, catchy music and a clever plot. The scenes take place at a sea shore resort, and the play is a mod ern, up-to-date musical comedy with a:snap and swing which resembles a ^professional production. This being the verdict of the press after its pre sentation. Every indication points to a crowded .house to witness the per formance here, and the public is as sured an evening of pleasure unsur passed. Tickets "will go on sale next week. Reserved seats will be on sale at Mitchell's Drug Store Wednesday; morning. Out-of-town orders will be takien. Secure your tickets early. The following is the cast of princi pals appearing in "The Girl Who Dared." i Lord John Buckingham, an English! Duke seeking a fortune?Mr. B. D. j Hodges. Dick Brown of the New York Her- i aid?Mr. George Bultman. Jack Guion. of the U. S. Army?Mr. i Teasley. j Pierre, Duke's Valet?Mr. Albert Ducker. Hotel Manager?Hugh Brown. Joe, Bell Boy?Guignard Wilder, j Popular visitor at Seashore?Mr. B. i L. Pierce. Virginia Nevil, the Girl?Miss Bes*! sie Buckheimer. Dorothy Rothfield, an American j Heiress?Miss Sara Rose. Mrs. Theodore Rothfield. a title seeking "new rich" mother? Marie, Virginia's French Maid? Miss Dorita Moise. Lady Laura Wellington, aunt and! guardian to Virginia?Dr. Sophia j Brunson. Madame Patricia de Pompedour?; a prima donna?Mrs. Ferrail. Special Dancer?Miss Pearl Seale. I Yachting Girls, Bathing Girls,! Promenading Chorus, French Maids,! Rose Chorus. Ballet Girls. Hawaiian! Dancers, Evening Chorus, Stimmer; Girls. Society Girls. The following musical numbers andj song hits will be rendered, She Sellsi Sea Shelis, My Century Girl, Frivolity, j Follow Me, Come With me to Spooney j Land, Hawaiian Dance, You're Some' Girl. The Maxine Girl, Let's Make, Love Among the Roses, Rainbow! Dance. If You Look In Her Eves, V?'ill j i You Remember, When Dreams Comej True. Just a Voice to Call Me Dear, j The Glow Worm, Ballet Dance, Kissj Me. SUMTER TOBACCO MARKET. Befh Warehouses Win Open Wich Large Corps of Buyers. The addition to the Sumter Tobacco Warehouse which will be used as a prize wareroonv for the buyers to pack tobacco has been started a od wiil be completed in time for tne opening of the Sumter tobacco market next month. Messrs. John W. and William P. Moore, lessees of the Sum ter Tobacco Warehouse last year wdl be in charge again this season, and during 1?20. They are on their way to Sumter now with their families a;?d corps of warehousemen, book-keepers, auctioneer, and floor men. The large new tobacco warehouse^ corner of Magnolia and Hampton, is rapidly nearing completion and will be ready in ample time for the opening of the Sumter market next moirh. Messrs. Knott and Newton, the lessees, have noiiiied the Chamber of Com merce that they art* on their way alsa with their warehouse forces and families. Tins will be known as the Planters' Warehouse. When these two firms of hustling warehousemen, who are anionir the best in the country and among the mo?t reliable in their n.u?i ness. hit Sumter. there is going to be something doing in th>* tobacco mar ket line in this section. Knott and Newton, and Moore Brothers .-?re. in addition to heing to bacco warehousemen of years 'ex perience, among the largest oi* tobac co hovers themselves They have ac cepted orders for hundreds of thou sands of pounds of the kind of to bacco grown in this section. These two warehouse firms have been very Still Another Endurance Record More than 3852 miles in 168 hours of continuous run ning, at an average speed of 25 miles an hour, without a stop of the motor or variation in the fixed schedule. That is what two stock Model 90 cars did in 7 days and 7 nights non-stop run between Boston and Springfield recently. Every stock Model 90 is capahle of die same high de* gree o f performance. Let us show you an exact duplicate of there record makers. * _'_ ? ( OVERLAND SALES CO. W. Liberty St Sumter, S. C. Ortriutd Model Ninety Five Pas?eagex Tonrins Car, $935 icb. Toledo i fortunate' in securing- tobacco buying! rrepresentatives for the Sumter tobacco j market season of 1919 of every one of j [the leading export, domestic, and] j manufacturing tobacco companies in j the United States. Putting two and) ; two together, as we sometimes say in! j trying to emphasize something, with j four warehousemen in the market for j hundreds ,6t thousands of pounds of : tobacco, and a large corps of,buyers' I representing many tobacco concerns! besides, it means keen competition! [and the highest market prices for to-j i bacco on the Sumter market. This i ' peculiarly fortunate condition is, sol j far as the writer knows, peculiar to] i the Sumter tobacco market. I When Messrs. Moore Brothers and; ! Knott and Newton were here a fewi ! weeks ago they expressed the hope i I that the Sumter busines men would I put one early next month a number of j j Sumter tobacco market advertising, tours and .thoroughly advertise the! [ fact that Sumter is not any longer a ; I "one warehouse tobacco market," but! that we will have two of the largest! and best equipped warehouses in this I section this season. They said thatj numbers of tobacco buyers and tobac-j co concerns have expressed their de-1 j sire to make Sumter one of the big- ! gest tobacco markets " "Tn South Caro-1 j lina. And thajt if the Sumter busi-j j ness men will join in with them they j I will do this. I Having only ohe tobacco warehouse j [has crippled the Surnter tobacco mar-j ' ket badly in the past, and the ware-1 ! house lessees and managers empha- j j size the fact that the merchants,) bankers, manufacturers, professional \ [men, and the employees of these bus-! [iness and professional establishments! \ i i are vitally interested in helping in ev- j ! ery way to build up the biggest pos- I ! siMe tobacco market here in Sumter j i by cooperating with the warehouse I m.-n and buyers in advertising Sum j ter's warehouses as extensively as pos I r.ible this summer. The warehousemen ! believe that the business and profes sional men going- out into the tobacco [growing sections with the warehouse j managers for *a few days shows that I the merchants and bankers are tho>j i oughlv in accord with the warehouse ? men, that the business men endorse i the warehousemen, the buyers and j the Samter warehouses, and are back j ing up the Sumter tobacco market, i The Chamber of Commerce guaran-l i teed to put on the-e Sumter tobacco' market advertising trips on any dates j j set by Messrs. Knott and Newton, and] ) Moore Brothers. j Fight for Beer j i r j j Friends of Brewers Active in Congress j Washington, June IS.?The house 'judiciary committee agreed today to] {vote Saturday on the proposal which i j would authorize the president by proc- ; j lamation to repeal the wartime pro- ? i hibition law insofar as it relates to j ! the manufacture and sale of light] j wines and beer. j To End Strike I I Chicago', June 18.?The Postal Tele-j j graph Company w ith a view of end-j 'ing the telegraphers' strike as far as! I that company is concerned today sent j ! notice throughout the country that \ (strikers would lie permitted to return; ? with continuity of service up to andj j including June 20. Deal, Engl&ad. June 19.?Eighl [American ships with food cargoes for: I Germany, which were detained here ? j for a few days, have proceeded for; German ports, it was reported pre- ; iviouslv that they were to be held here ? j pending the signing of the peace j treaty. __ Harrisburg:, Penn., June 19.?The senate today passed a resolution rati fying the woman suffrage amendment toT~rhe federal constitution. The res olution was sent to the house, where it will be acted upon before adjourn ment of the legislature Thursday. yesterday to rescue an imprisoned sailor. The attempt failed. There were no casualties. . ? ' ~"" Library Notice. ^ ' orest, June IS.?Two hundred French sailors carying a red flag at tempted to enter the naval jail here ] During the summer months the Carnegie library will .be open both morning and afternoon. The -hours are 9.30 to 11.30 a. m., 6.30 to S.O0 p. m. ^ ^ tmi?**MH?t??&ftffttrsmttitcifsi Come in and let us deter' mine your need and show you how to fill it best. That Extra Pair! AN Extra Pair of Glasses is f\ as essential as an extra pair of shoes. They rest your eyes, guard against the inconvenience Of breakage and may be made to increase your comfort and improve your looks. Two Pair in One f[ If you need glasses for both reading and distance we will grind you a pair of invisible bifocals that will serve a very useful purpose. D. L. WILLIAMS, Optometrist, Office at City Drug Store J The national Bank ei Seeth Mia of Sumter Capital, ._.$200,000.00 Surplus and Profits_ 207,000.60 The amount or sarptas set aside for the protection of Depositors estab lishes this institution, as he strongest bank in this section of this State. YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED V. G. RG*Un?, Ff2SKi?lf CtSfater. ^ NEILL ODON.VELL. fcVj^ President I THE FiRST "C^TiOriAi 3A:'"4K O. L. YATKS, Cashier A Satisfied Customer Is the best asset that any Mer cantile or Banking Institution can possess. If your Banking arrange- ' ments are not perfectly satisfactory come in and Tell Da Your Troablet And if we can help yon, be assured that it will be our pleasure to do so. The First National Bar* SUMTER, S. C.