The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 05, 1919, Image 2
M ~f
Oft the HdmewSt?
Journey
Bad Roads in Kentucky?North
Carolina and Indiana Roads
Best
Since writing from Chicago, I
thought your typist had ample time;
for rest arid got over his cussing'
spell, so that he' will be able, by the}
use of magnifying glasses to plough j
through the raggexi futrows of the.se |
jtm-eit. ,
: We have made it three straight to- :
day. Ate breakfast in Tennessee, din-!
her in Alabama and just finished a;
;grand old Georgia supper.
Traveling through three States in j
One day is very interesting; when one J
travels on'the ?highways and can see j
not only the eities and main stopping j
p?mts, b-it going through the country!
iiei&k, villages, towns ar-d cities as j
well and observing the gradual}
Changes in every walk of life, from !
the humble soil tiller to the multi- j
iaiiHoiiaire.
Yesterday we spent almost the en
t?le day in Kentucky, where they have
fast horses, fair women and plenty of
booze. God fcless the women, may
their fast horses multiply and delight
?the worl?j but their highways may
be'* * *. When we traveled through
Eastern Michigan I used up all
the psalms and Sunday school les
son* that the King of Hades has
?v?r composed, but when I tried it on
the 1 Kentucky roads I found these
^erses entirely insufficient to be ap
propriate to the demands and' I leave
it to the -coining tourists to finish the
3ofc.
I have tried to give you an ap
proximate idea of the Michigan roads.
]$?ow if you will multiply it by 612
ybji: may have, a slight idea of the
Kentucky roads. About the best roads
for comfortable travel are those in
North Carolina and Indiana, where
they have clay-sand and fine gravel
roads and despite . the rolling and
h?ly c?u?try the going is easy and in
vesting: Tennessee, Kentucky and
?iadafc&ia are simply rotten, and whiie
they have all some stretches of es
c^?ent roads, the great majority is
very bad.
' VVe have gehe through some fine
country, beautiful cities, as well as
some poor country and dilapidated
towns in. every State, and while we
have had some hard work, we feel
fully repaid in what we have seen
and" learned. "Since leaving Chicago
on our home stretch, we have met nu
merous, tourists from all parts of the
country. Th one day's travel we have
come across tourists from nine States.
At one time, climbing up the hills
near C^ncmriari,' S. C, (my car),
Florida, Georgia, California and New
York .were following each other, so
that we had an inter-State reunion
on the top of the'hill.
? Cincinnati is a unique city. It is |
beautrfnl as a. whole and very dirty in
spots." Some streets are so rotten it is
almost impossible to travel. ' The main
tfu^iness section is located in valley,
while the residential sections are'
huiltTup> on terraces of the hills and
on top Of hills and some of the sec
tions are on such steep hills, that they
are using cable cars to get up there.
tn coming in the city I have traveled
down hill without motive power a
little over 2 1-2 miles and many
times 'LjL? to use the brakes" to keep
from going in too fast. But the gas
bline saved in coming in did not/re
pay for that it took to get out. /
. .L?st night we anchored at Nash
ville, Tenn. The people here call
tjafs .place the ^gateway of the South..
This may be so, corning, frowi the
West but I hardly think it applicable
coming from the U?.st. Nashville is
A .very neat city. It is clean and
commodious and the people are very
accommodating. It is hilly and roll
ing but-ji well graded and kept nice,
'^ttenorrow I will reach Atlanta
jptt my last lap home.
Respectfully,
S. L. Krasnoff. j
Rome, Ga., June 28.
Krupp's Works Lose
Coders On Aeount of Strikes
> Essen, June 4 (Correspondence)?
Krupp s works here have had issued
a statement to their workers drawing
attention to the fact that by their
jtrikes and the consequent unrest in
Germany important orders have been
lost. A case has been cited of a con
tract with a great Dutch concern
Vilich w?s lost and went to England,
despite the much lower prices quoted
by Germany, because the Dutch mis
trusted the ability of Krupps to car-!
ry. put the contract. Similarly steel ;
deliveries for the Norwegian ?tute
railroad were given to an American j
firm." This also at a far higher price I
i
Cabinet Changes
In Japan!
_
- Tokio, May 23.?Official advices
from Omsk indicate that the follow- j
log changes have recently taken placp j
in the cabinet of the Provisional j
Government: The Ministers of inter- j
ior, justice and public instruction,
Messrs A- Gatenbe.g, S. Stankevitch I
and Professor Sapogenikoff, have re-!
signed and have been succeeded, re- j
Spectively by the Vice-Minister of In-j
terior, Mr. Pepeliaieff of the Cadet i
Party, former member of the Duma;j
Professor TaUberg, and the Vice- \
Minister of Public Instruction. Mr. J
Pr'eobra.iensky. As all these men j
were already serving in the Provi-j
?ional Government the changes do not j
indicate any modifications in the j
policy followed by the cabinet.
By an order from the Omsk govern- j
ment. General Ivanoff-Rinoff has be* n '?
recalled from Vladivostok. H<=- com
manded the Siberian armies of th'
Eastern provinces.
Marriage Licenses
White?Mr. Grady T. Call of Snm
ter to Miss Margaret Mail, of Mocks
yxile, N. C. This couple were mar
ried in the office by Clerk H. L. Scar
borough.
' Colored?John Flowers of Sumter
1& A4ft White of Sumter?
Select Di-o Coleman
As Own Suceessoi
?aptist Young People Reeled
Charleston Pastor President.
Other Church Bodies Meet.
Greenville, June ^50.?Dr. C. C.
Coleman. pastor of the Citadel Square
Baptist Church, Charleston, was re
elected president of the South Caro
lina Baptist Young People's Union to
day at the annual election of officers
held in the Greenville Woman's Col
lege. The Rev. Joseph A. Gaines was
elected general secretary. T. J. Watts
was elected treasurer and Miss Smyrl
recording secretary. With the excep
tion of Dr. Coleman al lof the officers
are from Columbia.
The attendance is increasing at
the fifth annual convention of j
the South Carolina Eaptist Summer
Assembly and indications are thai a|
record breaking crowd will be present j
during the remainder of this wee!-: j
and next week for the main events of j
a highly entertaining program. The
assembly opened Saturday with the
43d annual meeting of the State Bap-j
tist Voting People's Union and this!
meeting, highly successful in every i
respect, came to a ciose today at
noon with an address by Prof. L. P.
Leavall on the subject. "The Call of
the World to the Young People of
America." The election of officers,
the transaction of miscellaneous bus j
iness. the Rev. J. Dean Crain's ad- !
dress and campus conferences con- |
ducted by Miss Velma Tanner and C.
S. Lea veil marked the closing session. 1
The assembly of the Baptist Young j
People's Union training school, to be j
in session through July 4, began this i
afternoon with a presentation of the I
plans for the B. Y. P. U. by Sec- j
retary Joseph A. Gaines. Other classes j
are to be conducted by C. S. Leave!i
and Miss Velma Tanner.
The Baptist Teachers' Association of
South Carolina will begin its fifth an
nual convention tomorrow, with Lueco
Gunter presiding. The convention will
be in session through July 4 and aii
the sessions will be held in the audi
torium of the Greenville Woman's Col
lege.
The summer conferences for older
girls, including Y. T,\ C. A. and G. A. I
conferences, also began today.
Dr. C- C. Coleman, paster of the!
Citadel Square Baptist Church of
Charleston and president of the Bap- j
tist Young People's Union of South I
Carolina, delivered the annual conven
tion sermon before the Baptist as-1
sembly in the First Baptist Church. }
Dr. Coleman chose as his text. "1 Am '
a Debtor," and in an able and under- j
standing manner showed to the young j
people the debt they owed to their j
Creator and to the world. He dwelt i
at length on the need of workers in!
the foreign fields and stated that this
call should not go unheeded by young!
persons of the present day.
Dr. Coleman occupied the pulpit of
the Central Baptist Church at night,
while this pulpit was filled this morn
ing by the Rev Thomas J. Watts, gen
eral secretary and treasurer of the
assembly. ?
Buys Camp Lands
Government Acquires Real Es-J
t?te at Cantonment
i
A disbursing officer of the govern
ment was in Columbia yesterday mak
ing ,%ttlements for -land recently ac
quired -by the government at Camp
Jackson. A considerable area was
purchased and. the officers were busi
ly engaged during the greater part
of the day in carrying on the work.
Definite information as to the num
ber of acres bought and as to the
price paid for the different tracts was
unavailable yesterday, though it is:
rumored on the street that one dr-alj
comprised the transfer of some 1,500
acres. The disbursing officers will bei
in Columbia today, and in a short
time the list of tracts will probably
be made public.?State, July 1.
Don't Want Stamps
Postoffice Can Not Redeem
Three Cent Denominations
Columbia. July 2.?With the re
sumption of the Did postage rate of
one cent for \ >stal cards and two
cents for letters of one ounce, yester-j
day the Columbia postoffice was
flooded with foresighted citizens, who
had purchased a large supply of three
cent stamps in anticipation of an ad
ditional rise in the price and who now
wish to receive cash for said three
cent stamps. This can not be done as
the government issued orders some
time ago directing postmasters not to
redeem any three cent stamps.
Stamped envelopes of the three
cent variety and two cent postal cards,
however, will be exchanged pro rata
for on.- cent cards and two cent
stamped envelopes. Xo cash will be
paid for any stamped envelopes or
cords, but exchanges will be made.
While the blue three cent stamp can
not be exchanged or redeemed it is
still good for letters and if t!.-- parcel
weighs enough to require over two
cents the blue stamp is should
tie used. This will enable purchasers
to ri.i themselves of -le- stamps They
are also good for any letter if the
sender is willing r'o donate the extra
one cent to Uncle Sam.
Tragedy in Abbeville
Edward Smith, Discharged Sol
dier, Takes His Life
Abbeville. July 1.?Edward Smith,
aged 22, son of .1. Allen Smith, com
mitted suicide here this morning i!
an early hour. At the time of .the
tragedy no one was with Mr. Smith
and he left no information as !<> the
cause of his rash act. He wa ; im
mediately rushed to Atlanta for lr? ii
nient. but expired before reach ins
that city. The body was brought !>?
Abbeville this evening where inter
ment will be made tomorrow in Mel
rose cemetery. Mr. Smith was re
cently discharged from the United
States army.
Old Postage Rate
In Effect
Three Cent Stamps Will Be Re
deemed by Government
T'ncle Sam no longer demands a
three cent stamp to carry- lirsi class
mail anywhere in the united States.
Section l.l<:"> of the revenue act of
1917 increasing the postage rates to
three cents for letters and two for
postal cards as weli as an increase on
second clLss matter has been repealed
and the old rate'in existence prior to
October 2. 11* I 7, goes in effect todaj
throughout the Cnited States.
A paragraph from government or-1
ders r? eeived by the local postmaster
relative to the redemption of out
standing three cent stamps and en- !
velopes and two cent postal cards]
reads: "Postmasters shall red< em
from the public all unused and im-j
damaged two cent cards and three
cents stamped envelopes, printed or
imprinted, at full vaiue, provided they'
are convinced such cards and enve-|
lopes arc presented by the original!
purchasers but two cent stamped en- |
velopes and one cent cards will be ex-j
changed pro rata for the three eent !
envelopes and two cent cards.
Great Welcome
For Prohibition;
Bryan Heads Celebration at
Columbus
Columbus, Ohio, July l.?With Wil-j
liam Jennings Bryan, the principal
speaker, the advent of nation wide ,
prohibition was celebrated at the j
Methodist Centenary exposition here '
today by more than 7 5,000 people.
Mr. Bryan spoiie twice to crowds
that overflowed the grandstand be
fore the oval and the Coliseum. Other
speakers included Congressman Henry!
T. Rainey of Illinois; Bishop James
Cannon. Jr.. chairman of the commit
tee on temperance of the Methodist
Church. South: Dr. P. A. Baker, na
tional superintendent of the Anii
Saioon League: Bishop William F
McDowell, chairman of the board of
temperance and public morals of the j
Methodist Church; Miss Anna? Gor
don, national president of W. C. T. !
U. and Dr. Clarence True Wilson.
'John Barelycorn funeral" proces-1
sion, headed a spectacular "world out- '
look parade" in the afternoon. "As I
war time prohibition continues unti; i
demobilization is completed, "declared!
Mr. Bryan, "and as we have yet in !
the service more than a mPlion emer- I
gency soldiers, the chances are many :
to one that demobilization will not be j
completed before constitutional pro
hibition begins. The longer the nation j
is dry the greater will be the pres- j
ident's reluctance to reopen the grave ;
in which a long suffering but at last ,
aroused people have buried man's
greatest enemy." j
Speaking of the peace treaty Mr.j
Bi..an said:
"The senate is quite sure to ratify
the treaty, including the league of na - j
tions. If it does not ratify, a senate
will be elected that will ratify. The i
American people will not turn back t* i
the old ways of blood and slaughter."'
Centenary days will be celebrated
tomorrow with John R. Mutt, head j
of the Y. M. C. A. as the principal j
speaker. ' j
.-:-? j
S^sion at Clemson Lasting Over;
Month Offers Number of
Courses to Those j
Attending
Clemson College. June 30.?Accord
ing to previous announcements, the J
farmers' summer school opens at \
Clemscn College on June 30 and ex-j
tends to August t? with courses for)
farmers, eluh boys, poultrymen, dairy-j
men, horticulturists, cotton graders;
and teachers of agriculture, ladies be
ing offered the opportunity of taking]
any of the courses or of coming as)
visitors.
AH courses, except those for club j
boys, are open to citizens 18 years of j
age or over. Club boys other than I
the two winners from each county!
may attend by paying the regular fee j
of SI per day. j
Those who do not care to come for!
the entire time are urged to come for [
such weeks as will give them what j
they are most interested in. The fol- |
lowing schedule will show dates:
Dairy week: June 30 to July 5. j
Animal husbandry and horticul- j
tui<- week: July 7 to July 12.
Poultry week; July 8 to IT.
Agronomy week: July 1 ?! to 19.
General farmers' week: July 21 to I
July 2C.
Agricultural education: June 30 to'
July 26.
Cotton graders: June 30 to July ! i> \
C-2rv. club boys: July 7 to July n>.
The Way of Communists.
Berlin. May 21 (Correspondence*!
The firsi Sparticisi disturbance in or
near Berlin for weeks took place last
ni-tht when they invaded democratic!
meeting in th< suburb of Schoeneberg,
attacked an ! beat speakers and lead-]
ers, smashed the furniture and turned]
the meeting into one of their own.
They destroyed the German flag, rais-j
ed the red banner, shouted "down j
with Germany-" and hailed Lieb-!
kriecht.
Thi presiding officer of the demo- j
'? era tic nioetinc saved himself only by!
] wielding .< heavy bell effectively ?
[against the invaders.
j As soon the democrats were dis
possessed, the communist leader,1
[dressed in stolen finery with fingers
covered with diamonds led frantic de
tuunciation again t the government]
leaders whom they c:-.:l?-d rascals and
I bloodhounds, and ^ ii.i Germany was
[solely responsibh for ihe war:
A democrat remaining, attempting
to raise a "hoch*' foi the German
fatherland, to which the Spartiacists
replied "down with i:.-'
Communists announced they intend
to break up every meeting of ths
bourgeoise in the future.
I Mrs. C. P Exum is spending some*
' time in Saiu?a, N. C.
House Cheers
Lloyd George
Great Reception for British
Premier
London, June 307? Premier Lloyd
ft'-oree received a rousing ovation
when he appeared in the house of
commons today. The premier had been
cheered by crowds oh his way from
Downing Street to the house, but the
reception from his fellow members in
ili'- house eclipsed tin- cheers la- hail:
received elsewhere since his return
from Paris.
A great majority of the members)
arose and cheered when the premier
entered and accompanied their cheer
ing by waving new.spa.pers. For aj
moment th'* liberal and opposition
laborite members remained in their
seats. im? after repeated demands
from the other members they rose
and joined in the ovation winch con
eluded with the singing <>:" the nat
ional anthem, in which ail the mem
bers and spectators in the galleri? |
joined. j
Tin- premier announced tin- peace
treaty signed with Germany would I? ;
brought before the house of commons
Thursday. He seid he would introduce i
a bill to ? nable the government to put
the provisions of the treaty into ef
fect. At the same time he will take
the opportunity to discuss i+s terms
and the methods or" its execution.
Tin- treaty, he said, is the ir.ost com- [
prehensive and far reaching ?>f any
document, whether regarded by thei
number of mighty nations' parties to j
it. by the infinite variety of interests
concerned, or the vastness of ihe ter
ritories affected or whether regarded
as a great new experiment which
might alter the whole character af
fairs of the world and give a new
titrn to destiny.
JFiask Goes Dry
Patent Medicine Evaporates Be
tween Towns
The fast approaching dry spell
caused a sick person in a smaii South
Carolina town to want for doses of a
patent medicine which was shipped
by express from Columbia. Last wee]
?1 well known citizen bought a dollar
bottle of medicine, containing a per
centage of alcohol and sent it by ex
press to a relative who was nursing
a. sick child. The package reached ite
destination, but the fir.sk had been
emptied of its contents.
Yesterday the Columbian received
notice that he had shipped glassware
instead of a soothing, healing reme
dy and he was at a loss to under
stand how it happened. The paokag'~
was carefully prepared for shipment
and the flask was filled to the brim
when it was wrapped. Not a drey
was in the bottle after it had traveled
less than 100 miles.
Riveted on Them.
(Charleston Post.)
In his cable message to congress at
the opening of the present extraordi
nary session the president recom
m* nded that legislation be enacted re
pealing the war time prohibition as far
as it related to beer and light wines.
He state,] that he WOUld, if he had
the power, lift the bah on these
beverages, but he could hot act with
out authority of congress. The con
gress is in complete control of the Re
publican party. For six weeks thai
party has been stewing in the pan Mr.
Wilson put on the congressional Sr<
by this recommendation. There is a
powerful demand, particularly from
the ranks of labor, for repeal of the
prohibition, especially upon heer.
There i.~ also a tremendous force
highly organized and skillfully direct
ed, for maintenance and even for ex
tension *of the ban on liquor. Be
tween the two forces the Republi
cans are being worn thin. They are
in the last stages of distress. They
are crying out in agony.
Latterly the} have been trying to
pass the issue back to Mr. Wilson. He.
they say. can declare demobilization of
the army to be accomplished, which is
the statutory, prerequisite to repeal 01
the restriction. They have set up an
agitation tohave the question brought
to the president in this form. Mr. Wil
son has met it. In a statement, issued
on Saturday, he declares his concur
rence with the opinion given by thc
attorney general that he has no legal
authority to lift the ban on liquors,
since ii < annot be held that the de
mobilization has been terminated, a
million men being still in the military
;ervice. according to figures supplied
by the war departm: :>.:. "ft is clear,
therefore." says the president, "that
the failure of congress to act upon the
suggestion contained in my message
of the 20th of May, 1919, asking for
a repeal of the act of November, 1912,
so far a:, it applies to wines and beer,
makes it imposible to acj in this mat
ter at this tine-. When demobilization
is terminated, my power to act with
out congressional action." he adds,
? v.il! P.- exercised " And that may no!
be until the constitutional amend
ment making piT.hibition a perma
nent condition, has become opera
The responsibility for continuing
the ban on beer and wines is upon
congress. The responsibility for the
action of congress ;?? upon the Repub
lican party. Tie- chiefs of thai party j
have i.een declaring for months that
Mr. Wilson has employed the powers
conferred upon him, for the exigen
cies of war autocratically and has
usurped legislative functions whenev
er he desired to accomplish thin-;-:
not provided vor. Well, the vra.:
over, thr president assumes nothing]
of his own authority t ut, enforce ? th? I
acts of congress; C.ohgr? =s has de - |
rreed prohibition until demobiliza- j
tii.ii terminated. Demobilization is
hot terminated and he cannot lift '}:?!
han. M" congress would could repeall
th. law and permit the nse of beer]
arid wines :?! Once. There is no es-j
rapine the responsibility. Mr. Wilson
has riveted it upon the .Republicanj
con gress.?Char 1 es ton Post;
Mrs. Silas Mellette and daughter.
Kathryn. left last night for a visit to
relatives in Iowa
ES
South Carolina farms can be
sold to better advantage now
than ever before Crop values
in 1918 increased Ninety Mil
lion Dollars. Money is plen
tiful. There is a demand for .
small farms. By subdividing
your farm or idle land we can
sell it at auction for you quick
ly and profitably. Note the
prices brought by these South
Carolina Farms sold through
us.
Location
Near Mull ins, S. "C.
" Lake City, S. C._.
" Manning, S. C
Darlington, S. C _
Hartsville S. C
" Timmonsville,S.C.
'' Kingstree, S. C...
Amt Sold For
.$42,999.16
_ 66,723.66
_ 35,294.62
. 25,134 56
_ 10,116 20
. 71,589.85
. 19,206.72
. 11,331 25
. 17,500 00
Date of Sale Owner
Aug-. 31,1918 __C. O. Dixon, Esq_
Sent. 10, 1918 ..H. N. Singietary,Esq...
Sept. 11, 1912 __Durant, Horton & Floyd
Scot L3, L918__Mrs. Mary J. HarrelL
Sept. 14, 1918 _.J. D. Coker, Esq.
On. 1, 1918._F.L. & John Wilcox..
Get 9, 1918._W. T. Wilkins, Esq...
Nov. 49, 1912 ?York Real Estate Co... York, S. C
May 7, 1919_Catawba Real EstateCo. Rock Hill, S. C.
! If we ran sell property satisfactorily for the other fellow, and hundreds of en
dorsement letters testify to that fact, dosen't it stand to reason that we can
seil your land to advantage? In 1913 our total sales of Ninety-Seven Thous
and ii>: liandred and Eighty-Eight Acres of Farm Land amounted to
Qi^. Five Million Dollars
We are comr.etely equipped with an efficient corps of publicity
experts, accurate surveyers, energetic auctioneers and sales force.
Write today for booklet explaining our methods.
Farm Lands Our Specialty
? Territory Unlimited
Atlantic Coast Realty Co.
"The Name That Justifies Your Confidence**
Petersburg, Va.-Greeaville, N. C.
Reference: Anybankin Petersburg, Va. or Greenville, N.C.
Camden Negro
jWeston and Dr. Bunch of Columbia to.
[examine the'prisoner.. The majority
AW?ltS Trisl of The commission reported that
_ j Hudson was irresponsible and unfitted
Peter Hudson Shot and Killed110 SV? 1^ and the case ^'as con"
j tmued. Another commission compos
Policeman Latta ieo" of Cr- DuB?s^ an<3 Dr. Watson of
? Columbia was appointed at a later
Columbia, July 2.?Peter Hudson, j date to examine the negro and they
legro, who shot and killed Policeman I are expected to report on his condi
Robert Latta at Camden last Jan-1 iion. at the approaching term of court,
nary, is a prisoner at the penitentiary; Judge W. H. Townsend will preside
awaiting trial at the next term of'next week at Camden, and Solicitor
criminal court which convenes at! Spigner will represent the State.
Camden next Monday. Hudson trasj The shooting and death of the Cam
being pursued by officers and barri- j den officer created considerable excite
eaded himself in a small building. He meat and much interest is centered in
opened fire on the posse and the po-ithe trial.
liceman was killed. The negro was J .-'?-:
.' hot in several places and was suppos- j Dublin. Maay 19.?The high tax on
ed to have been killed. Life was not whiskey has increased the activity of
?-xtinet when the sheriff took charge'the Irish potheen makers and the
of the negro and he was rushed to hunt by police and excise agents for
Columbia and taken to the State pris-! illicit stills is constantly maintained,
on where his wounds were treated. During the past year the official re
Hudson pulled through and when] port shows that 412 illicit distilling
court convened his attorneys entered i plants were discovered by the customs
a plea of insanity. The presiding!and excise officers in Ireland and only
judge appointed* Dr. Munnerlyn, Dr.: 2 in Scotland.
Was organized in 1SS7 with a capi
tal of $50,000.00, which was subse
quently increased to ?75,000.00. From
$75,000.00 the stock was increased to
$100,000.00 by a stock dividend.
It has paid In its stockholders in dividends
?266,750.00. Every dollar of its surplus has been
earned. The Capital Stock remains at $100,000.00.
The Surplus and Undivided profit account at the
close of business er. June 30th was $153,656.17.
We have added 406 new accounts
since January 1st and still have room
for a few more.
Neill GDoniiefl
PRESIDENT
0 L. Yates
CASHIER