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f -^?^^irited Citizens of Sum K fie*. Contribute Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars PROPERTY ON HAMPTON AVENUE ; Cd?ta?is More Than Six ^ Jkres and Will Make tn Ideal r Pleasure Resort .: - ; ?Tfte/naprement to establish a park ~t<iT* people of Sumter has been *" " carried" to a- successful conclusion un der the leadership of Mayor Jennings. !H!^ W.' A. Bowman property on West Hampton Avenue has been secured, ih^~contract for its acquisition by a '^nimlttee of citizens having been ^signedyesterday. The purchase price 'i^^^bup, which is fair and reason * ^aifte ih comparison with the current :. "piftsfe; of: real estate similarly situated. ;Vv^^v^jhaian himself contributes $2, :df - the purchase money, the re i&z? being- "contributed * by - the named -in the contract, which is /?y?FS&i'ed herewith. The lot contains : -toorfe than sir acres and is in every '? respect", the, most desirable and suit "^a^b^^pEoperty that could have been bjb^&ibied within the city limits. The ' ~-extract "explains the purpose of the Vin^vwho have made this gift to the c?t|: and some .of the details of their I-v^Jj$hs.for -carrying; out their purpose. K^hfe ;>ro4>erty w?l be. deeded , in trust . '-'to^ffie Mayor arid City Council for use V-a^a . park by :the white people of ^'fi&Opaterr It is planned to engage a " la^fsbape artist to plafr and superin " 'tfeaw?ctbe lay-out of the park and this ^*wwrk" wfll be undertaken as soon as Hxahsfer is completed. The park -vfe^e?gtfed as a memorial to the Sum ^?^?^ 'jnien ^who save their services in ."?ste World War, and ultimately it is Ihoped to erect in the park a memor ial. Building, n'^rtt is: distinctly stated in the deed fihat'the park is to be for the - use of 'wh^te" people exclusively, but the - men' -whofurnished the money to l^^fcj?B?ehase the property have" stated 'they will assist the colored citi 0ko- acquire, and establish a park *fdr-^e?use -of . their own race. . gtsfa'sa^Q SG.UTHr CAROLINA, g'lB^ter^Coumy. ? > \- - ^^^^k^p^.J'qr-: more 'parks, in the p|j^<j?. SuinTer*-are;;.very much.need ?^'?W^ereas ...the ,\ parties . hereinafter "jh^ntion'ed- are ? desirous of furnishing ^<o]DLp Jot the^e;'parksi' as, a memorial' to ?he. ^hite; men who went from Sum <>tfcf -e^u^ty' to .serve in the. forces of Raited ..States in the war , against sg&ri&ny for^the*: preservation of the " ofymankind '? throughout the rid, 'and ?"; .: - ' ^.Whereas the site hereinafter de ?^nSe4,* which, is a suitable site .for auch, purposes, has been offered for sale iy"w. A. Bowman, who has also agreed to contribute the sum of two ^hc^asandj dollars on the purchase price' ?f said site, and the parties hereto "have agreed to contribute the sums hereinafter specified respectively for the^* purpose "of purchasing said slteV^d^?n?tfng the same as a park f^'tjfce white people of the city of Sumter under the terms and condi tions^ herein stated. -?"Kow/'therefore. Know All Men by "Tfcese. presents that we, L. D; Jen nings, 1. C. Strauss, NeJU O'Donnell, B;-"B*. Reiser, R. I. Manning, H. D. BsTnett, K. J. McLaurin, Jr., H. J. fiarby;. and ;j. P. Booth, * each re sp^ctiVery agree to pay the sum of one thousand dollars on the pur chase^ price of the lot of land herein after described, and I, the said W. A. .Bowman;" hereby agree to pay two thousand dollars on the .purchase price of "said lot, and we, D. BT"" STcP Caihim. B. "P> Moses, H. C. Bland, R*> :'V--*r"^and, :J,K: Crosswell, H*afry Metropol, Hi XV Forrester, Dt D. p Mofse, O. H. Folley, G. A, Leminon, R. O. :1Purdy, J^W. Shaw, Mitchell Levf; . Ferdinand "Levi E. R. Wilson, C. L. ?, W. B. Burns, L. Alpert, A. C. Phelps; C. J. Lemmon, D. C. Shaw, Thomas^ Wilson, Archie China, H. M. tSuckey, E. S. Booth, G. R. Barringer, J. Hy-?lifton, and H. L. Scarborough agree to pay five hundred dollars on - the purehase price of said lot. I1, the said W. A. Bowman, hereby agree to sell to the parties heretofore mentioned, the following described lot *bf land, to wit: All that lot of land in the city and county of Sumter, State aforesaid, containing six and one-half acres, more-?r-less, the land above referred to- being the property upon which I now F??i?e, and this contract is in tended t? cover all the land which I . now otSTtt where. I now reside. The purchase price for said prop erty is the sum of twenty-five thou sand dollars, to be paid on or before August.1st, 1919, and upon payment of said purchase price, the said W. A. Bowman agrees tc convey said prem * ises to* the purchasers herein named, or such, persons as they may designate, Joy good and sufficient deed, in fee simple, free and clear of incum hrances. The said W. A. Bowman fur ther agrees: that the purchasers shall have immediate possession of all of said .premises, except the dwelling house and other buildings thereon, and -shall have possession of xuch dwelling and buildings by the first of October;. m9. The said property is to be conveyed fcy trfe purchasers to L. T). Jennings, as Mayor of the City of Sumter, and J. F. Booth and D. R. Mc^allum as councilmen of the city of Sumter, and their .successors in office, in trust for the following uses and purposes, to wit: To stand seized of the fame as _ a park for. the use of the white peo ple of. the ci^r of Sumter, under such rules |tnd regulations as the city -couHcii'-of - the city of Sumter may War Department Liquidated More Than a Billion Dollars Worth of Contracts SETTLEMENT EFFECTED WITHOUT COST When Armistice . Was Signed There Were Billions of Dol lars of Contracts in Force Washington, June 25.?Purchase [and storage, contracts outstanding (June 1st aggregated a hundred and seven million dollars against more than a billion when hostilities ceased, according to the war department re port. Of the contracts liquidated more than half .were settled without cost to the government. The estimated li quidation of war contracts saved is more than a billion- dollars. Running Qn Time Railroads Make New Record For Service New high records for on time pas senger-train service in the .Southern Region were set in May by the rail roads under government control. Re ports made public today by ihe Unit ed. . States I Railroad -Administration show, fhat of nearly fifty thousand trains," operated. during the month by twenty-eight , roads, ninety-rfive and three-tenths percent maintained their schedule. This tops April record of ninety-four and three-tenths per cent which was believed to represent a hitherto " unequalled performance, j Such service was made possible by enthusiastic individual efforts and team work among railroad men, stim ulated by competition among tne dif ferent roads. For months special at tention ? has been given the passenger train performance with the purpose I of making it generally as nearly one hundred percent perfect as possible. Through the Regional Director's of fice each road has kept informed of what others were doing and the spirited race for supremacy has been ?the. result. - I:' For" seventeen larger roads, operat ing 47,408 .trains, the * May . on time .record ;. was ninety-four and four tenthy.per cent, compared with ninety four and six tenth per cent in April. Eleven smaller roads maintained an average of ninety-five and three-tenth per cent, compared with ninety-four and three-tenth percent in April: Only j one of the larger lines fell below nine- i ty.-pne per cent. One of the smaller! group, the Macon,-Dublin and Savan-I nah, accomplished the extraordinary feat of sending every one of its one hundred and twenty-four trains through on schedule. On the Atlantic Coast Line ninety five and five-tenth percent of pas senger trains operated during the month of May maintained their sched ule. Havana. June 25.?Aldo Gamba, Italian sculptor, tonight was av/arded the first prize of twenty-five thousand dollars by the commission appointed to select a model for a monument to the memory of General Maximo Go mez. Gutson Borglum. an American, was awarded the third prize. from time to time make touching the operation, control and use of said property, and as a memorial to the white men of Sumter county who serv ed in the forces of the United States in the war against Germany for the preservation .of ^he rights of man kind' throughout *- the- world, with powder in saJd._._tfustees to suffer and | ?pexciit the city Sumter to make such alterations, imprqveroents, and modifications to- the- buildings on said j premises as may be deemed beneficial j to said trust, and to sell and dispose of such of said buildings as may be! deemed inappropriate to said trust on not filted to the use of such park, and 1 in trust further, that should said j premises xease to be used for such purposes, then to stand seized of said property for the use and benefit of,the purchasers herein named, their heirs and assigns, ? in proportion to their j several contributions to the purchase price of same; That said trustees shall further have the power to erect or permit to be erected upon the said lot at some suitable place, such memor ial to said soldiers as they may think suitable, whether it be in the form of a statue, monument, building, foun tain, or structure or other thing. The said park is to be named and known as Sumter's Memorial to Us White Soldiers. The deed made in pursuance with this contract is to contain in sub stance the clause.s and provisions above stated, and such other restric tions, specifications and provisions as I may be determined upon by the pur- J chasers. The said W. A. Bowman, by his sig nature, binds himself, his heirs and j assigns, to make the conveyance herein provided for. upon compliance ! with the terms of this contract, and the other parties hereto, by their sig natures, bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, to make the contributions and payments here in provided for, respectively, it being understood that the liability of each j party for such payment is several; that fach party shall be liable only j for the amount specified, and thai such liability shall in no way be con tingent upcn the payment by any oth - J er party for the amount for which j such other party may be liable. Tn Witness Whereof, the parties hereto, have hereunto set their hands and seals this 2<th day of June, 1919. 1 Abandonment of Acreage Will Be Very Heavy, Boll Weevil Is Active INSECT DAMAGE SMALL; FARMERS APPREHENSIVE Condition of Crop as of June 20 Was 73.2 Per Cent of a Nor mal, Only Slightly Above Lowest End-June Condition in 10 Years (Memphis Commercial Appeal). Reports sent in by correspond ents of The Commercial Appeal in dicate that the condition of the cot ton crop as of June 20 was 73.2 per cent of a normal. This compared with a condition of 76.8 per cent at May 20, and S4.9 per cent at the corresponding date in 1918. This year's crop, reports indicate, will be grown on approximately 30,000,000 acres, compared with 37,208,000 acres last year, allowing for all acreage that had been aban doned up to June 20. This is equiva lent to a reduction of about 20 per cent in acreage compared with last year. Our reports indicate that 94.7 per I cent of the acreage intended for cot ton was planted, and that :.;.9 per cent of the acreage planted has been abandoned. This report is based upon - corre spondence covering in detail. 782 cotton-producing counties included in the 10''principal eotton-growing States, and is. general as to all oth ers. : Acreage?Alabama, ST per cent of intended acreage was planted, 3.3 per cent has since been abandoned; Ar kansas. 87 per cent planted, 14.4 per cent abandoned; Georgia, 90 per cent planted, 1 per cent abandoned; Louis iana, 92 per cent planted, 4 per cent abandoned: Mississippi, 93 per cent cent planted. 7.7 per cent abandoned; North Carolina, 97 per cent planted, abandoned none; Oklahoma, 95 per cent planted. 7 per cent aban doned;. South Carolina, 98 per cent planted, abandoned less than 1 per cent; Tennessee, 81 per cent planted, abandoned 10 per cent; Texas, 96 per cent planted, 3 per cent abandoned. \ Temperatures?Prior to June 1 tem peratures-; were deficient about every where throughout the belt except in the Carolina? and the coastal flat woods country of Georgia. The first .10 days of June were about seasonal, or above, east of the Mississippi, butj decidedly subnormal westward, and from June 10 to the date-of this re port temperatures were deficient over the coastal flatwoods of Georgia and j the Carolinas and also throughout most of Louisiana, T^xas and Okla-? homa and a portion of Southwestern Arkansas. Rainfall?Rainfall prior to June 1 was excessive in all 'portions of the j belt except the Carolinas, Central Georgia and East Central Texas. The June rainfall 'has been too frequent, j and in localities very heavy, .interfer- j ing with cultivation, but conditions j for cultivation and for growth more favorable than during last half of May. Labor?Labor scarce except at very high wages, and usually inefficient. Cultivation?Cultivation has been neither timely nor thorough. Chop ping delayed too long, resulting in broken stands. Most farmers feel staisfied. for the lime being, to got their crops out of the grass. Appearance of the Plant?Plant id small, but recovering rapidly from j brittle and sappy condition caused by too much moisture and lack of sun shine. Complaints of poor tap roots, j Squares and blooms in many sections. Reports indicate crop from one to four weeks late, averaging about l? days late. . ' Insects-?Boll weevilhas appearecr in great numbers in Georgia as far north as Macon, in Alabama as far norfh as Taliadega, in Southern and Central Mississippi, throughout Lou isiana and in Southern Texas, but has caused little damage so far. Grave i apprehension is felt. The plant is re- ] markably free from lice. Red-spider j has appeared in the Carolinas, army worm and cutworms in Texas and Oklahoma. A few complaints of root lice and root rot have come from some localities. Up to this time dam ages from insects about negligible except to stands by cutworms. Local damage in Texas from hail and heavy rains.' Conditions by States as of June 20. 1919. with condition as of May 20, 1919, and condition at corresponding date in 1918 for comparison, all esti mates compiled by The Commercial Appeal: June 20, May 20, List I State. 1919. Hi 19. Tear.1 Alabama .... 71 77 84: Arkansas .... 64 74 c9 Georgia. 74 78 80! Louisiana .... 68 74 87! Mississippi . . . 66 76 90 North Carolina 81 S2 85 Oklahoma . . .. 67 73 90 South Carolina SI 75 80 Tennessee .... 66 71 97 Texas. 7". 78 85 All others. ... 86 84 Average U. S. .73.2 76.8 84.9 Government Pigures. The following figures indicate the J condition of the cotton crop as re-! ported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, as of May 25. 1919. Juno j 25, 1918. and the June 25 high and low condiiion for 10 years, nnd 10-J year average condition as of June 25: May June High Low 10-yr. 2:?. 2.">. 10 ]0 Ay' State. 1919 1919 Yrs.Yrs.age.il Alabama . 78 84 93 64 79 Arkansas . 68 91 91 67 821j Georgia. P 81 80 94 69 70'( P?iNCAfRE TO VISIT BELGIUM President of France to Pay Official Visit on Belgian National Holiday CELEBRATION ON JULY 21st He Will Be Accompanied By i. Marshals Joffre, Foch and Pe tain and Will Review Army. Brussels. June 25.?President Poin care will visit Brussels on July 21st, which is the i Belgian national fete day. He will be accompanied by Mar shals Joffre, Foch and Petain at a review of the Belgian army. Predicts Cotton Famine Commissioner Harris Says Price Will Rise if Staple is Held Columbia, June 22.?Special: That the world is faced with a cotton fam ine and the farmers will get the price of thiry-fivo cents a pound set for staple if they will just hold is the opinion communicated by B. Harris, Commisioner of Agriculture, Com merce and industries. Private"reports received from .the cotton belt by him, said Mr. Harris show that the. condi tion of the growing crop is extremely poor, varying factors retarding it. This, of course, he. claims, will have an optimistic effect on the price of the staple. - In his statement Mr. Harris said: ?'No need to be alarmed about "the price of cotton. A cotton grower was in my office today ai d he asked me what cotton is going . to do. I told him that cotton would do the right thing if the people would let it. All the farmers have to do is to just 'sit steady in the boat' and hold for the price that is set?thirty-five cents. '?and they need not sell then if they do not want to, for we have a cotton famine and haven't enough cotton no?v for the needs of the world. JuTy con tracts have been heavily sold and de liveries will soon be due, and ihey, are aaw begging that a little time be ex tended them to make deliveries. If wowant thirty-five c^nts we-must ab solutely refuse to sell for less, and we can get it. The spot holders of cotton have this situation entirely in their own hands. No need to give up a fight when we have got it won. New York spot cotton on the 20th sold for 33.15 points. "That long talked of peace looks as though it will soon be signed. I see ! that, cotton sold in Liverpool on the 20th for 20.50 points, and it should be selling here for forty-two cents. Now who is getting that difference in price? The exporter and the middleman. That is just what we lost by not doing business for ourselves. Now we should hurry and complete our American Cot ton Association so that we can or ganize our export cotton corporation and get it? position to do business for ourselves. "I have just received private reports from every cotton belt State, and the ! condition of the cotton crop has not improved any in the last week, espe cially in Texas, as the report comes from that State that there is too much moisture and the boll weevil is re ported as doing greater damage than has ever been known this early in the season. Crops there are reported thirty days late. It is impossible for us to make anything like a normal cotton crop this year, according to the acreage planted. "Spot holders of cot'on, hold fast and 'sit steady in the boat.' we will reach the landing befor? long." W. J. McCormack. French Army Demobilization Soldiers Will Be Discharged With ' AH Possible Speed Paris, June 25.?It is reported that French army demobilization will be carried out with all possible speed after the treaty is signed. Paris, June 25.?The statement made by Premier Clemenccau in the chamber of deputies yesterday, con cerning: the probable date for the general election is interpreted by a number of newspapers as meaning Lhat the premier will not retire short ly as has been reported. Louisiana . 74 ST 89 02 79 Mississippi .7-': 90 HO HI 79 \\ Carolina 85 HI 91 07 79 Oklahoma C5 90 DO 71 S3 3. Carolina . 78 S3 84 71 77 Tennessee . 64 94 94 70 83 Tevas'. . . 76 84 89 72 82 \il others. . \verage TT. S. 73.6 S5.S S8.2 70.3 S0.3 The. highest end-June condition re ported by the government within 10 /ears was S8.2 per rent of a normal in 1911. in which year the average field of lint per acre for the United States was 216 pounds. The lowest end-June condition re >o: ted by the government within 10 jj .?ears was 70.3 per cent in 1917, in vhieh year the average yield of tint}* ?er acre for the United States was; 160 potmds. i In eight out of the li) year:-; the1, condition figure reported by the de-; J mrtment of agriculture indicated mprovement between May 2.*> and i rune 25. In 1919 the condition during' hat period fell from 81.1 per cent to j 4.6 p*v cent of a normal, and in 1910 t fejjjfrom 82.0 p< r cent to 80:7- per cnt of ? normal. Build Build Build Build Make times good by building NOW ''? f?53P5v| ":; Own a home for your children's sake. *! : , Build now schools, churches a^d roads. ij * ?? Build now the homes the war has stopped Set your money to work cn building a home. ? Construction adds 10 the wealth of the country. Booth & McLeod, lue* Building Headquarters Accept Peace Teims Because They Have No Other i Alternative FUTURE PEACE DE PENDS UPON LEAGUE j Germans Would Begin New War of Frightfillness Had They Tho Power. . Paris, June 22 (Ey the Associated Press).?In declaring its intention to accept and sign the peace terms, the government of the German republic has sent the following note to M. Clemenceau. president of the peace conference, through Dr. Haniel von Heimhausen: I "The minister of foreign affairs has instructed me to communicate to your j excellency the following: " It appears to the government of I the German republic, in consternation at the last communication of the al i lied and associated governments, that these governments have decided to wrest from Germany by force accept ance of the peace conditions, even without presenting any material sig nificant aim at divesting the German people, of their honor. " 'No act of violence can touch the honor of the German people. The Ger man people after f.-ightful suffering in these last year&, have no means of defending themselves by external ac tion. " 'Yielding to superior force and without renouncing in the meantime its own view of the unheard of in justice of the peace conditions, the ! government of the German republic I declares that it is ready to accept and j sign the peace conditions imposed.' I " Please accept, Mr. President, as I urances of miy high consideration. (Signed) & "Von Haniel." Shortage in Sugar Little Found in Atlanta or Else-1 where in Georgia ? Atlanta, June 23.?Wholesalers and jobbers in Atlanta have hardly any sugar on hand and the same situation prevails generally throughout Geor gia, according to information given ? our here today by sugar dealers. No more sugar is in sight, accord-1 ing to the dealers, who said govern ment demands oh the refiners pre vented the private demand being fill ed. Prices of retail sugar have been rising since Saturdav and a few retail ers today were, reported asking as] high as 20 cents a pound. Govern- j ment restrictions prevent refiners from getting more than nine cents a pound j f. o. b. their plants, but there are no < longer any war- time regulations to { govern the retailer, or to curtail do- j mestic consumption, which has been | greatly increased by the canning sea-1 son. Large stores of sugar are said i to be stored here in government ware- j houses, but dealers said they did not j expect it would be available for the i public. Winnipeg Strike Called Off Long Labor Fight Ends To-day Winnipeg-, June 25.?After nearly six weeks industrial strike in Win- ? nipeg the sympathetic strike has been . called off. A similar announcement came from Calgary and Edmonton, where sympathetic walkouts occurred. It is predicted that the strike's at Van couver and Victoria-will be called off today or tomorrow. Question Of j German Blockade 11 _ ( Council Meets at Paris to' Decide the Date When Blockade Shall Be Lifted , Paris, June 24.?The supreme block- 1 ide council met today to decide on 1 the date: when the blockade of the Germans will be lifted. One element, t is understood, favors the day when :he treaty is ratified, but it is believ id the council will probably decide to I 5fl the blockade with the signing ofj Che treaty. Finns Near Petrograd) Suburb of City Captured J Helsingfors. June . 25.?Russian I olunteer white guards have occupied s f*eterhof. 19 miles from Petrograd, r tccording to reports received here. ? STILL DISTRUST j INTENTIONS j London Press Sounds Warning On Germany's Decision to Sing Peace Treaty '?? j CITES TREACHERY THROUGHOUT WAR ! Advises Waiting Until Treaty is j Actually Signed Before Cele i brating and Keep Continually j on Guard j London, June -24.?Profound dis I trust of Germany is th? predomi [ nant note in the London press com ;ment on Germany's decision to-sign j the peace treaty. It Is contended the Germans proved themselves treaeher t ous throughout the war, the latest in i stance being the sinking of the fleet in ! Scapa Plow, and it would therefore j be premature to celebrate peace.; un I til the treaty is actually signed, even j afterward, it is said, the allies must j be continually-on guard until the last. ! penalty is paid. j Army of 400,000 1 i {Senate Approves Amendment for Purchasing Camp Sites Which Had Been Balked Washington, June 24.?-Without j record vote, the senate tonight adopt I ed committee amendments to the army appropriation bill providing: for j an average army of 400,000 men for jthe year beginning July 1. The bill as passed. by the house provided for an army of 300,000 and Secretary^ Ba-. ker had recommended that the total be placed at 509,000 officers and men." -The senate by a vote, o* 27 to 22 adopted an amendment limiting the salary of C. W. Hare, director of, sales and in charge of disposal of surplus war materials to $12,000. Mr. Hare now is being paid at the rate of $25,000 a year. France Asks Reparation Says Sinking of German Fleet Violated Armistice Paris, June 24.?(By the Associated Press)?France has decided to require complete reparation from Germany, for the sinking of the German war ships at Scapa' Flow. This an nouncement was made by M. Leykues, minister of marine to the naval com mittee of the chamber of deputies this afternoon. He declared that the act of- the Germans violated both the ar mistice and the peace treaty. Manufacturers Waifit Alcohol Appeal Made to Congress by Makers of Medfcine and Perfumes Washington, June' 25.?Representa tives of medicine and perfumery man-' ufacturers urged the senate judiciary subcommittee today to revise the ten-' lative prohibition enforcement legis lation so as to insure supplies of al sohol for industrial purposes. Belgium Given Priority [n Matter of Reparations to Be Paid by Huns Paris, June 24.?XBy the Associated Press).?The council today signed a iocument giving formal approval to >riority for Belgium in reparations to 30 paid by Germany to the amount )f 2,500,000,000 francs. The council '.iso confirmed the plan to wipe out :he Belgian war debt through the substitution of German bonds for the Belgian obligations, the four great powers to take over the German )onds, subject to the approval of their ?epective legislative bodies. Army Bill Passed Washington. June 25.?All commit ee amendments to the army appro bation bili -were disposed of last light and leaders predicted its pas age before adjournment today. ? Paris, June 25.?Former King Con tantine of Greece who has been Hv ig in Switzerland is in financial dif culties. according to dispatches to >aris newspapers. It is added Con tantine is endeavoring to become econciled with the present Greek overnment.