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REV. WILLIAM H. STEINMEYER ? ? ? _ _____?_??. Pomer Resident Died in Lake land, Florida __________ Charleston, July 28.?Mr. 0. E. &e__neyer was, called to Lakeland, Florida, Saturday, by the serious ill ness of his brother, the Rev. William H. Steinmeyer, and reached his bed Side Just two hours before he died. _9ie Rev. William H. Steinmeyer was horn in Charleston, September 30, and went through the Confeder ate War with the Washington Light Infantry and for years has been the honorary chaplain of the Washing ifcgton Light Infantry Veterans. The following account, of his death was taken from the Lakeland (Fla) Star, of Monday, July 21: ''All Lakeland was' sad when the news was given out yesterday that the Rev. Wm. H. Steinmeyer had passed away at 8 o'clock at the home pf 2_s daughter, Mrs. L?la Clough, 504 East. Orange Street "For several years Rev. Steinmeyer had been.in declining health, and for the past five weeks his condition grew more serious, yet he did not give up and continued to go about always with a happy smile and a cheerful word for who knew him. On the recent election day he was at the polls and cast his vote, and at that time greet ed his friends with a hearty hand shake. Saturday his condition became inore' serious and physicians advised that all his children should come, as the: end was near. The children are Mrs* Lula Clough, with whom he has mace his home; Mrs. Maude McDon ald of this city, Rev. F. E. Steinmey e? of Live Oak, Mrs. Minna McColl of >Ovieda> Leon R. Steinmeyer of De Land, and Harry Steinmeyer of Tam pa; also an only brother, E. C. Stein meyer, of Charleston, S. C, were all present when the end came. ; 'Tbe -deceased was bom in Charles ton, S, C., September 30, 1846, and when quite a young man? gave-his life tir the-cause of Christ In 1880 he was _i?e_sed to preach, and about that thne.he married Miss 3usan Emma Syadford of Sumter, S. C, who died J^anuary 3 of this year. Soon after be ing licensed to peach he. came to Florida and joined-the Methodist Con ference and became an honored mem ber. He was pastor of the First Methodist Church of this city for four years and afterwards was pastor of the Dixieland and Myrtle Street efcureh the latter of which he built "He was well known all over Flor ida, and his- friends could not be nnmbered for he was a friend and helping brother to all, both young and ?id; and to meet him was to know and love him. ??> "The funer ?1 services were con ducted this morning from the First Methodist Church in the presence of a host-..of loving friends, who showed their deep regard for him by their many beautiful floral offerings. The services; were conducted by the Rev. J.. D. Major, assisted by the Rev. J. Edgar Wilson and the Rev. L. D. Lowe. Mrs. W. C. Norvel had charge Ow the special music. The pallbearers ere W. B. Arendell, O. J. Pope, W. McRae, R. Zimmermann, M. C. Weeks and V. W. Stephenson. "Interment was in Lakeland ceme tery." . Mr. Steinmeyer was a resident of Providence section of Sumter county for a number of years up to the time of his removal to Florida, and he had many friends here. AMERICA LENDS HUN MONEY London. July 28.-?An American loan of 5100,000,000 has been obtain ed by Martin Nordegg, representing the Deutsch Bank of Berlin, accord ing to an exchange telegraph dispatch from Berlin. - It was said 10 per cent of the loan would be deposited in foreign bonds to the German bank's credit. PROFITEERING RUNS MAD Prke Fixing by Governraen Only Means of Checking Prob? ing of People New York, July 26.?Price fixing commissions by the government are I the only remedy for profiteering in the ? necessities of life in the opinion of j William Harmon Black, formerly vice chairman of the war labor board, who sailed today on a six weeks' trip to I France and England. Mr. Black de clared that even men *rho hit ""ed to j be fair had been forced into .^etions not warranted by the situation. "The pressing problem," he said, "is the sky rocket cost of living. It iS^all paid by the ultimate consumer. The country believes that nearly every body who can is profiteering. Nearly every man is raising the price of ev- j erything he sells. If nothing is done to check this abnormal inflation in prices, the stage will be reached fin ! ally when there will be a breaking ! point to relieve the tension." j Suggesting the remedy of price fix~ ! ing commissions, Mr. Black said that j as far as the power of the govern ; ment to create such commissions was j concerned, "the same supreme court which read 'the rule of reason' into I the Sherman act could read fair prices I into a decision which would validate I an act creating price fixing commis Jsions/ ' He pointed out that the war labor board had fixed the prices of labor and that the price of wheat had also been fixed and maintained; that there was no difference in principle in his plan. If the federal government was found not to have jurisdiction over prices of production in the States Mr. Black proposed that each common wealth appoint a commission to reg ulate prices within its borders. As to the composition of such co.n missions, Mr. Black held that the un organized consumers should be rep resented, "especially that part of the consumers who do not produce and who have most bitterly .felt the pinch." He suggested that each com mission should be composed of a la borer, a capitalist, a railroad man, a steamship man, a farmer or miner, a manufacturer and a consumer and should include one woman member. "The producers,' 'he added, "would not dare to refuse to submit the ques tion of prices to the kind of men who would compose these commissions. Mr. Black declined to answer a question as to whether he had sub mitted his plan to the president. Automobile Accident Tuesday. Mr. John Briggs of Columbia, who is spending a few. days with . B. R. China took ? party of young ladies to Pe<?alla Tuesday in an automobile and s>n their return to the city, on their way to Hampton avenue, met a Cadillac car at the corner of Wash ington and. Liberty streets. The C? diallac car carried license plate No. 49580, but the owner is not known yet, Mr. Briggs going north on Wash ington street and the Cadillac going west on Liberty met. Mr. Briggs was about half way across Liberty and thought that the other car would stop as he had blown his horn and thought he had the right of wav. Seeing that the Cadillac driver was not making any effort to stop, that he was looking into Mr. Jennings resi dence, and felt that he would be struck broadside, .made a turn to his left and struck the post on the west side of Washington street. The par ties in the Cadillac without offering any assistance to Mr. Briggs and his party, as far as they know, drove j away. B. R. China was not driving j The car as stated in last night's J Item. ! London, July 30.?King George re j ceived Marshall Foch today at Buck ! ingh?m Palace and conferred upon j him the rank of Field Marshall Of the I British army. /or Sister Says "I like candy. I like it best when I get the kind I go for and see it put into the package fresh and clean from the showcase." We also know that we cannot be too particular about the candy we sell and the way we keep k. So sis ter shows good judgment in com ing here to make her purchases. Chocolates and Bon Bons The best of the advertised brands of package confectionery can be secured here. We can help you select the right box holding just the right assortment of hard or soft fillings or both. We will be glad to quote special quantity prices for candy needed for parties, bazars, and special occasions of all kinds. DRUG COMPANY Condition as of July 20 Is 69.9 Per Cent POINTS 11,400,000 BALES Labor Scarcity One of the Most Serious Drawbacks?Caro lina? Hurt by Heavy Bain fall. 1 (Memphis Commercial Appeal, July 28.) Reports sent in by correspondents of The Commercial Appeal indicate that the condition of the crop as of July 20, 1919, was 69.9 per cent of a normal. This compares with a condi tion of 73.2 per cent at June 20, and 79.0 per cent at the close of the end July period in 1918. The condition figure indicates a yield of 11,400,000 bales, subject to conditions to the end of the season. This report is based upon cor respondence covering in detail 782 counties included in the ten princi pal cotton producing State% Temperatures.?Mostly about sea sonal normal, but below except ?South Mississippi and Central and Northeast Alabama. Nights a little too cool. Rainfall.?Portions of Oklahoma inclined to be droughty and rain needed in Arkansas. Too much rain South and Southeast Texas. Unusual ly heavy rains over the Carolinas and Georgia flatwoods detrimental. Sun shine deficiency for 10 days preceding the close of our report preiod amount ed to one-half to two-thirds of the to tal possible over the Atlantics. Labor.?Scarcity of labor continues to cause about as much apprehension as boll weevil and exlains in a great measure the rather poor state of cul tivation. Cultivation.?Cotton remained . in the grass too long, and cultivation has been neither timely nor thorough. While most fields are being laid by clean cultivation has been inadequate. Rains now needed in many sections tc start cotton to growing that is just out of the grass. The crop is about 80 per" cent; laid by. Few farmers have finished entirely. Appearance of the Plant.?General-, ly the plant is healthy looking, but many sections complain that it is too small, others that it is overgrown, and in neither case is fruiting properly. Majority of reports say plant is fruit ing well. Reports indicate that the crop is from one to four weaks late. Tap Root.?While most reports in dicate that there is a good tap root, many say excessive moisture devel oped laterals at the expense of the tap root, leaving the plant poorly fortified in the event of dry weather. Insects.?There is some complaint of red spider from the Carolinas, Georgia and portions of Alabama, and of army worm from Texas, but boll weevil occupies thie center of the j stage. Weevil has already done great damage in South and Central Geor-' gia, Louisiana and South and South east Texas and has caused consid erable damage in South Alabama and South Mississippi, and Is widely prev alent and spreading. The following questionnaire sent out to correspondents elicited the an swers set opposite the inquiries: If boll weevil has appeared in your county, is damage little or great? Two hundred eighty-sis answered lit tle, 114 great and 59 moderate or con siderable. Has plant good tap-root? Good, 543; poor, 136; ?fair, -81: Is plant healthy or unhealthy look ing? Healthy, 645; unhealthy, 65; spotted, 50. Compared with 1918, is the prospect better, about the same, or poorer? Better, 129; about same, 152; poorer, 479. Is plant fruiting .well ? Yes, 440; no, 186; fair, 134. Is general condition of crop in your county grassy or clean ? Grassy or weedy, 231; clean, 529. Tf crop does not look promising, what is chief drawback? Lateness, 159; weevil, 106; too small, 146; inad equate cultivation, 329; rain, 256; grass, 173; poor stands, 57; too rank, no fruit, 107; wilt, 7; red spider, 12; army worm, 4. Condition by States as of July 20, 1919, with condition at June 20, 1919, and condition at July 25, 1918, for comparison follow. All estimates com piled by The Commercial Appeal: July 20, June 20, July 25. STATE 1919 1919 1918 Alabama .67.0 71.0 84.0 Arkansas . ? ? ? ?2.0 64.0 84.0 Georgia.70.0 74.0 79.0 Louisiana.59.0 68.0 79.0 Mississippi . . . . 66.0 66.0 87.0 North Carolina .79.0 81.0 89.0 Oklahoma .. .. 76.0 67.0 85.0 South Carolina .76.0 81.0 89.0 Tennessee.. . . 70.0 66.0 89.0 Texas.69.0 75.0 70.0 AH ethers .. ..81.0 86.0 89.0 Average U. S.69.9 73.2 79.0 Condition indicates crop of 11,400, U00 bales. The following figures indicate the condition of cotton crops as reported by the U. S. Department of Agricul cure, as of June 25, 1919, July 25, 1918. and the highest and lowest con dition at July 25, covering a period of 10 years, and the 10-year average condition at July 25, as indicated by Washington. July 30.?Kina; Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will be guests at the White House during their visit to Washington this fall. Elaborate plans for their entertain. ment are being prepared but detaift have not yet been announced. L i i e_ g o v ?ri n n} t-i 11 . i-st i 11111 t gs: _*TI 3? V! ft ft - : Alabama 67.0 78.0 73.4 94.0 54.0 Arkansas 64.0 77.0 78.9 94.0 71.0 j Georgia . 72.0 77.0 75.9 95.0 68.0 j Louisiana 61.0 65.0 73.3 84.0 58.0 j Miss. .v 63.0 81.0 74.0 86.0 64.0 X. Car .83.00 87.0 79.5 87.0 65.0! Okla.69.0 75.0 77.2 88.0 69.0; S. Car. ..78.0 80.0 75.3 86.0 65.0 j Tekn. . .64.0 86.0 80.6 92.0 71.0 j Texas .69.0. 61.0 75.7 86.0 61.0 j All others. U. S. . .70.0 73.6 76.0 89.1 70.3 Following are U. S. Department of Agriculture figures by states indicat ing 10-year average condition at June 25, 10-year average condition at July) 25, 10-year average deterioration from June 25 to July 25, greatest 'de- j terioration any year during 10 years and greatest improvement any year during 10 years. Figures under the, letter "D" in the column at the right) of the table indicate the number of years out of 10 in which deterioration was shown from June 25 to July 25, figures under "T" the number of years out of 10 showing improvement, and under "U" the number of years out of 10 in which there was no percep tible change: ll b? c5 I? Id m II IS m ej3d ???2' 5 I ' m i i I o ft 5? Ala .79.0 73.0 25.0 4.0 5.3 6 2 2 Ark ..82.0 79.0 26.0 5.0 2.8 7 2 1 Ga. .79.0 76.0 12.0 2.0 2.9 7 2 1 La. ?79.0 73.0 22# 2.0 5:9 8 1 1 Miss. 79.0 74.0 20.0 5.0 5.3 8 2 0 X. C 70.0 79.0 6.0 4.0 1.8 8 2 0 Okla. 83.0 77.0 15.0 3.0 3.3 7 2 1 S. C. 77.0 75.0 9.8 Z10 2.0 ? 3 1 Tenn. 83.0 80.0 8.0 5.0 2.0 6 3 1 Tex. 82.0 76.0 23.0 1.0 5.9 9 1 0 AHO..... . ?. S. 80.3 76.0 12.2 . 0.9 4.3 8 1 1 The highest end-July condition rec ord by the government was in 1911, when an estimate of 89.1 was given following an end-June condition of 88.2, the highest end-June condition of lint cotton per acre in 1911 was 216 pounds. :r The. lowest end-July condition with in the decade was in 1917-, when the government reported 70.3 of. a norm al, which showed no change from the ^end-June condition of 70.3,.which was ^tbe lowest end-June condition within "%he decade. The yield of lint cotton per acre in 1917 was 160 pounds. The" following figures show final ginners' reports in equivalent 500- j pound bales by the bureau of the census for the ?years indicated, and IT. S. Department of Agriculture acreage estimates, yields of lint perl acre and the condition each year at July 25: Yield i . Per Condi Bales Acreage Acre. tion. 1919. 33.Q&0.000 .... 69.9 1918 . .12^022,601 37,207,000 160 73.6 1917 /. 11-302,375 33,841,000 160 70.3 1916 ...11,449,930 34,985,000 157 72.3 1915 ...11.191,820 31,412,000 176 75.3 1914 . ..16,134,930 36,832,0^0 224 76.4 1913 . .14.156,486 37,089,000 190 79.6 1912 ...13,703,421 34,283,000 200 76.5 1911 ...15,692,701 36,045,000 216 89.1 1910. .11,608,616 32,403,000 177 75.5 1909 ... i0.004.946 32,044,000 158 71.9 j Coblenz, July 30.?The first divis ion of the American army will begin entraining for Brest on its return to the United States about August 15th, according to unofficial information from central headquarters received here. This would leave a total of eight thousand troops in the army of occupation. This force would be com posed of the Eighth Infantry which will probably be garrisoned at Cob lenz with a company of engineers, a company of military police and a unit of artillery. The Amateur Militarist. He was a "rookie" on his first sen try duty at the training camp. The corporal told him what to do when the Officer of the Day appeared, which should be about nine-thirty. The sen try was to notify the corporal when he passed, but at ten had made no report. The corporal investigated. "I haven't seen him, Corporal," said the sentry. "Well, keep me posted; he's mighty late!" Twenty minutes later the officer ap peared. "Who goes there:" challenged the sentry. "Officer of the Day" came the re ply. "You're late, you are, ' replied the sentry. "Just wait, you'll catch it when the Corporal sees you." Going Up! Occasionally some penurious indi-1 vidual seeks his druggist to have his disease prescribed for. One afternoon Cy Bushby, wearing a very forlorn countenance, walked into the \-illage apothecary's and re marked to "Doc:" "I seem to have something queer in my stomach, and I want you to give j me something for it." "What are your symptoms?" "Every few minutes something seems to rise up and then settle back again, and by and by it rises up J again." The apothecary put his chin in the palm of his hand and meditated thoughtfully. "Look here," he said graveiy, "you haven't swallowed an elevator, have you?" London, July 3.?It is estimated that the increase of $2 to $2.50 in the weekly wages of all shop clerks will cost merchants of the United j Kingdom $125.000.000 to $150.000, OO? a year. ' NEXT CAMPAIGN Democratic Chairman Spends Hour at White House Discussing Outlook Washington, July 30.?Homer S. Cummings. chairman of the Demo- j cratic national committee, discussed I with President Wilson today the po- j litical outlook for 1920 and the at-! titude of the country toward the' peace treaty and the league of na-; tions. describing his observations dur ing his recent two months' trip through the Western States. The conference, wnich lasted more than an hour, was the first the nation al chairman had had with the presi ! dent since last December. Mr. Cura mings refused to discuss the possibil ity of Mr. Wilson again leading his party in the 1920 election and would not affirm or deny that this .subject was broached during the conference. Chairman Cummings said he told the president the country was over whelmingly in favor of immediate ratification of the treaty and its league of nations covenant without changes or reservations. As to the political situation Mr. Cummings was under stood to have been emphatically con fident. Many matters of party interest were understood to have been taken up and policies and legislation considered from every conceivable angle. The president was said t? have out lined to Mr. Cummings the tentative itinerary of the trip he will take! through the country to give the peo ple an account of his stewarship at Paris. The proposed trip was under stood to have received the chairman's approval. In no State he visited, Mr. Cum mings informed the president, did he find'a majority of the people opposed to the league of nations. On the con trary he said if the people had an op portunity to vote on the question to day ten to one majority would he given the league and covenant with out change or reservation. In California, the home of Senator Johnson, one of the leading oppon ents of the league, . Mr. Cummings said he found the sentiment fot?r to one in favor of the league. EAST PRUSSIA VERY QUIET People of Section Given to Po land Will Submit Berlin, July 2.?Eastern Germany will remain quiet ? despite the fact that, some p-,rts of it are included within the borders of Poland by the Peace Treaty, wires the Thorn cor respondent of the Deutsch Zeitung. "It is," he adds, "the painful result of observations ma/ , on the spot." He declares that the government contrary to its promises, has ignominously de livered up parts of the eastern prov inces and that Prussia has failed to come to the aid of her crown lands. The correspondent states that the natives and the troops had determined to defend their hearths and homes to the very last, but the government's change of front now put an end to those patriotic aspirations. He pre dicts a grave menace to the country as a- result of the dissolution of troop units which have been accumulating there. Pa Knew, "Pa," said little Willie Green, "what is a sense of humor?" "A sense of humor, my son," re sponded Pa Green, "is that which makes you laugh when ? thing hap pens to someone else, that would make you mad if it happened to you." THE CHAMBER OP COMMERCE Can Be Made an Effective In strument of Good to En tire Country I have just received a letter from the Managing Secretary of the Sum ter County Chamber of Commerce urging the cooperation of the farm-> ers of the county with the merchants and bankers to make the Chamber a, real source of good to all the county. I wish to endorse all that the secre Jary says, and to add that I can con ceive of no organization better calcu lated to promote th welfare of the county than a live ^namber o? Com merce. "VVe are doing it every day. Everything may not be just as'you, Mr. Farmer, think it should be, but if you will candidly consider the work that is being done, you will be oblig ed to admit that our markets, roads, and facilities for keeping informed, are many times better than they would be if there were no Chamber of Commerce with the sometimes elbow touch of the city and county, and with an efficient, live, progressive .sec retary, always on the job. Not on the job for any particular business or man, but on the job for Sumter county and all of its citizens. There are between 400 and'5*00 live farmers of Sumter county that I know personally, and as many more that I have- not the pleasure of a per sonal acquaintance with who ought to be members of the Sumter County 1 Chamber of Commerce. The dues are $5.00 per year for the country members. You can make no wiser investment of $5.00 and of a day or two annually, of your time to keep in touch with your fellow cit izens. Your influence on cotton and tobacco acreage and prices alone would pay you ten thousand per cent on the investment, to say' nothing of the good you will get in a social way by a better acquaintance with your own people. And by so getting together now we can meet the invasion of the boll weevil with absolute confidence in our j ability to win the fight, without shock to the labor, land, and capital inter ests of the county. (Signde) E. W. Dabbs; PERSHING OPPOS ES REMOBAL Commanding General of Opin ion That American Dead . . Remain in France Paris, July 30.?Gem Pershing told the correspondents - today that he I would advise against the removal t? I the States of American -dead. He said he was, arranging a' conference with American artists for. the beautf fication of the permanent cemetery for America's dead.' SHOP STRIKE IS AVERTED Railroad Shop Unions Obtain Promise of National Agreement Washington, July 30.?Representa tives of siv railroad shop unions whe are in conference with the railroad administration officials telegraphed shop employees all over .the country today hot to strike, pending a'settle ment of their demands. The work men were informed that'the admin istration had consented to enter into a national agreement coverng rules 'and working conditions. ? , Y 'OUR farm land, subdivided into small farms and sold at auction by our method will pro t 'duce quick and profitable returns for you. Many South Carolina owners realize the advantages of our me thods and are selling their farms through us. Here are a few. South Carolina Sales made last year. Date of Sale Owner Aug. 31,'18 _C. O. Dixon, Esq. Sept. 10,'18_H. N. Singletary,Esq.__ Sept. ll)'18_Durant,Horton&Floyd Sept. 13,'18 _Mrs. Mary J. HarrelL. Sept. 14/18 _J. D. Coker, Esq Oct. 1,*18?_F.L. & John Wilcox., Oct. 9/18?W. T. Wilkins, Esq... Nov. lVl8_YorkReal Estate Co.__ May 7/19___Catawba Real Estate Co. Location Aa't Sold For' Near Mullins, S. C_$42,999.16 " Lake Citv, S. C._ 66,723.66 " Manning, S. C- 35,294.62 " Darlington, S. C. 25,134.56 " Hartsville S. C_10,116.20 " Timmonsville,S.C._ 71,589.85 " Kingstree, S. C._ 19,206.72 York, S. C-.11,331.25 Rock Hill, S. C._ 17,500.00 South Carolina Farms can be sold to better advantage now than , ever before. Money is plentiful and there is a demand for small farms. 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