Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Reported That Renteria Was Shot and Killed By One of American Aviators THE STORY IN ALL PROB ABILITY IS NOT TRUE Bandit Chasers Return to Amer ??? erican Territory With Strange Stories of Expedition Marfa, Texas, Aug. 25.?The Amer ican cavalry border patrol tonight l ,"' rested in home stations between Presi ; dio and Hester's Ranch after six days g?m Mexico in pursuit of the bandits , who kidnapped, and held for ransom ? ?two American aviators. With reported killing of Jesus Ren ^yteria, leader of the bandits, and four other bandits; capture of nine by ^Mexican troops and arrests of six sus pects by the Americans, Maj. J. P. Yancey declared the fourth punitive . expedition into Mexico had accom plished its object of clearing bandits from the section of Mexico just be ; low the border from the Big Bend. Texas region. Tomorrow the troops will resume patrolling the American border com munities as a; safeguard against ban dits from South of the Rio Grande. It wiil be an alert border guard, in view of reports today that the Mexi can incursion had aroused the natives of Northern Mexico who have been more or less friendly with the out laws. Officials reports of the expedition show the remarkable accomplishment ?of the cavalry, some of whom march ed 75 miles yesterday on their, return. "I am feeling a just pride in the men ! .and officers of my command who made the campaign," Colonel Lang 'horne said tonight. An important part was played by ' the aviators who kept up liason with' the troops,' searched the mountain sides and carried supplies, locating at least one band of bandits. * The aviators also are given credit c for killing of Jesus Renteria, with imachinei gun bulletsl {The {airmen ^ also acted as couriers for the Mexi- ? can federals under General Pruneda and General Dieguez. Capt. Leonard F. Matlock returned ' to his river station at Candelaria to- A day "My-rtroops are in fine condition and ( are ready for more," he said over the * army telephone at Candelaria. "Mexicans in four or five places ( along the trial told us about reports < of Jesus Reneteria having been kill- 1 ed," he continued. "Precliano Cer ando, owrier of a ranch on Cucailo | tanks'told us Saturday 'Slim' Olivias, one of Renteria's band and another bandit passed through the ranch leading a wounded horse Wednesday, a day after our aviators repotred 1 killing a bandit. "They told Oerando that Jesus j; Renteria was killed in the saddle by j ?? airplane bullets. We started after \ iOlivias and his companion on Satur- i day with a patrol of seven men, in , - addition to Lieutenant Peterson and myself. We went within 12 miles of j Coyame searching for the trail. We continued toward Coyame after dark. We saw tiny flares of lights where a Mexican patrol was smok ing cigarettes and approaching within 30 yards of the patrol. Then we re turned to headquarter camp and re ported the presence of Carranza pat rols to Major Yancey. We learned iiiere were about 169 mere Carranza troops in Coyame. Arter a conference a decision was reached to withdraw as the bandit trail had not been found. We started on the march out at 10 o'clock Sunday morning." Buy'Fencing Wire. Ctexnson Colege, Aug. 23.?An op portunity to. apply the principle of col lective buy ing in the purchasing of wire fencing from the War Depart ment is> offered South Carolina farm ers, and the Extension Service is urg ing farmers who need barbed wire to ^ool their orders through coun ?jr scents or otherwise and bid for Vei&o of) the material. A letter from Senator Dial to Act <C? IM^ector Watkins gives the fol 3?K?1rg Information: ?The department has for sale, at "^;mbus, Ohio. 1930 tons of black listed barbed wire and 14 64 tons of galvanized barbed wire, standard commercial type, 12 guage wire with four 13 guage half-inch barbs spac ed three inches apart. Minimum sales quantity is two tons. Bids will be bpened at 10 a. m. September 3 in the office of the Chief, Surplus Prop-! ~rty division, Muntions Building, I Washington. Bids to be f. o. b. Co lumbus. Ohio. A certified check,! bond or postal money order equal tol 10 per cent, of amount involved must! ?..-Company each bid." Tii? proper growth of the livestock industry calls for the building of I many miles of wird fencing, and this is doubtles a good chance to reduce | considerably the high cost of fencing, j j Rice and Bouquet Found. Marfa. Texas. Aug. 25.?Aviators George K. Rice and L. L. Boquet, missing since early yesterday when tfcey left for Mexico. wore located la<* night at Terlingqa, Texas. They were !ost In the storm and made a forced landing. They were uninjured.! Greenville, Aug. 25.?Preparations were being made today by the South ern Public Utilities Company to re sume the operation of street cars here tnthin the next few days, regardless whether the strikt- of ear men iv; 2?ljusted by that time. Local officials Of the company ??nnouT'ced that th'jy ftfive enough app1ic*??*J L&? unalMo:?? jMtn the cars. Report on Treaty Delayed Two . Weeks By Decision to Hear Many Representatives SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE GREATLY AROUSED List of Witnesses Includes Mem bers of Numerous European Peoples and American Negro Washington, Aug. 25.?Extending the scope of its public inquiry regard ing the peace treaty, the Senate for eign relations committee announced tonight a schedule of hearings that premise to occupy most of its time fo rthe next two weeks and to lead into the intricacies of political and teritorial problems in several parts of the world. The disputed questions to be touch ed upon in the eight-day schedule in clude the -disposition of Fiume, of the Aland Islands and of the German colonies in Africa and the claim of Ireland for independence. On the list of witnesses are representatives of the Italians, Jugo-Slavs, Hungarian Americans, Greeks, Irish, Lithuan ians, Ukranians, Esthonians, Letts and American negroes. Under the arrangement the time to be devoted to work on amendments to the treaty this week will be re duced from three days to two. Thurs day having been set aside to hear the negro delegation on the question of the African colonies. Chairman Lodge, announcing the decision, after consultation with oth er members, said the hearings seem ed essential to an intelligent judgment On the manifold provisions of the treaty. ] Democratic members, however, who said there had been an understand ing that the committee would com plete its report to the senate this week, charged again that the treaty was being needlessly held up by the committee majority. It was generally agreed that if the plan were -carried out the treaty probably would not come out of com mittee before the end of next week. Late today President Wrilson drove to the capitol and conferred with Senator Swanson, of Virginia, a Dem ocratic member of the committee, and it was assumed they discussed the committee situation and the new turn of events. It was reported that the president iesired to see also Senator Hitchcock, Df Nebraska, the Democratic leader, butl found he was not in town. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES The Chamber of Commerce reports that offers of rooms and boarding places to accommodate teachers in the city schools are not coming in a.s fast 'as the demand will be. The time is near at hand when rooms and Ooard must be available for our teach ers. Several public spirited ladies have offered to help out by renting rooms. You are performing a public duty when you help to locate our teachers, and . to help furnish rooms and board for every new comer. Yesterday there were two visitors to Sumter who wish to locate a small but important enterprise?one that is susceptible of great expansion, and which would use up a lot of oak, poplar, and gum. But getting a place in which to do business was the rub. These gentleman left the matter open, and in the hands of the Secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce. Any persons having a v.cant building, with moderate sized lot, for rent, building not less than 40x60 but 40x75 feet preferred, near a railroad or on a railroad, where trackage can be se cured, will please notify the Cham ber of Commerce immediately, by next Saturday at the latest. ~ TOBACCO MARKET On Tuesday the Moore Bros, ware house sold 64,780 pounds of tobacco for a total of $11,171.09 or an aver age price of nearly twenty cents. This warehouse will close on the 29th of August, because the buyers have been called to the Eastern mar kets. Mr. Moore has issued a state ment in which he guarantees a good price for any tobacco left in Sum ter, if the owner will ship it to him at the "Star Brick Warehouse," Dur ham, X. C. The Banner warehouse sold on Tuesday 2:,.104 pounds for $5,017.22 or" an average of nearly twenty cents per pound. The Banner house will ! also close on Friday the 29th of j August. It seems as if the tobacco j season is nearly over in Sumter so fr?rj as the warehouses are concerned. | The buyers being called to the Eastern j markets seems to be the cause of tnc : sudden closing of the local market. Marriage Licenses. White: W. B. F. McCoy. Sumter and Carrie Lee Josey, Sumter. Colored: John Thompson. Rimini and Daisy Gregg. Sumter. Dick Lee Slatrr. Bishopville and Susie Hannibal. Bishopville. Rees Prince. Sumter and Sallie Butler. Sum tor. Jessie Wilson. Sumter and Kosina Shadfer. Sumter. Washington. Aug. 27.?Samuel T. Ansel! told iho senate committee th;it Secretary Baker, Gen. March. Con. General Crowder and oilier gen eral officers ha'1 placed obstacles i" his way when ho tried to obtain e+tneno? for soldiers ^iv*c )t*??h seil te noes. COTTON SITUATION President Wanamaker Is Confi dent That State Wifl Be Or ganized With Great Mem bership Columbia, Aug. 24.?"The people of South Carolina are aroused as they have not been since the days of 1876 and I feel that the success of our campaign for membership is as sured," declared J. Skottowe Wanna maker, of St. Matthews, president of the South Carolina Cotton Association here today. The membership drive begins Tuesday morning in every county in South Carolina and con tinues through Friday. "The meetings which were held in counties all over the State last week," continued Mr. Wannamaker "remind one forcibly of that year of liberation for South Carolina. The attendance at these meetings was large and the enthusiasm manifested was as great as any friend of the American Cot ton Association could have asked for. The interests of all classes of people in the cotton belt are involved equal ly in the success of the movement for a fair price for cotton. The fact that this movement is not a class move ment lends it far gretaer influence for the entire section. Were the farm ers alone organizing to hold their cotton for higher prices, some per sons might suppose their own inter est would be hurt or would not be affected at all. But the fact that all business interests alike are rallying into one organization indicates that the welfare of the cotton States is the objective of the movement and the people understand this. Whatever legitimately benefits the >farmer will benefit all people of the region alike. "The organization of South Caro lina is now a certainty. The number of members of the cotton association expected on thi3 State will probably be expected. This will lend great im pulse to the organiaztion of the other States which will follow immediate ly. Plans are already wel under way for the other States." Andrew S. Manning, president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce in calling on the business men of Co lumbia to support the organization today issued this statement: "The American Cotton Associtaion is to be actually a big vital' factor in' ?ur commercial life. It wil mean millions of dollars more money for the South, actual cash, and we must give it our attention. HOG PRICES ARE ON THE DECLINE Drop of One Dollar Per Hundred Pounds Noted?General " Protest Helps Chicago, Aug. 27.?A drop of $1 a hundred pounds on the average for hogs with lower prices for beef cattle ! at the stock yards today was ascribed to several reasons, including the gen eral protest against the high cost of living. Market men said the tenden cy was for still lower hog prices, par ticularly after the fall marketing, and they professed to see a break in high living costs. The public has cur tailed its buying of pork and beef re cently while live stock receipts are large. The eastern market failed to act as an emergency outlet and the packers virtually withdrew their buyers from the pens ? today, leaving thousands of hogs and cattle without buyers. Speculators were hit hard. Live stock men say export business has been depressed by the foreign ex change situation and that- this cou pled with receipt of hogs that accu mulated on farms during the railroad shopmeps' strike and the prospect of a strong run of hogs, helped to cause the weak market. While the average drop for hogs was at $1, the difference between to day's lowest point and yesterday's highest point was full $1.50, live stock authorities said, while the av erage drop for beef cattle today rang ed from 50 to 75 cents a hundred pounds. Sheep also sold lower. TO GIVE RECEP TION TO SOLDIERS Central (Committee Decides to j Have William Howe Day November 11th At a meeting at Chamber of Commerce yesterday of the original central committee in charge of the first celebration and reception ten tendered the returned soldiers, sailors. and heroes of every branch of the service, in the great world war, held last April, yesterdays meeting hav ing been called by the directors of ! the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, it was decided that Sum ter county will, on November 11th, the anniversary of the singing of the armistice, have another big celebra tion in honor of our Sumter county boys who have returned to their homes since the first! celebration, and who will return. between this and. the 11th of November, and that the boys ?first returning and honored by the first reception will be also included in the 11th of November recepion. This reception, like the first, to be in honor of and in sincere gratitude and appreciation of the citizens of Sum ter county to every man in every branch of any and all service, wheth er these who wore the uniform of their country served at home or abroad. A committee representing the he roes of the world war Messrs GeO. D Levy, J. P Brunson, Irving Rich ardson, J. S. Chandler, and Jack Forbes, officers who served in active service, were present by invitation* to express their views as to the kind of reception and entertainment they thought their comrades would like. Each of these gentlemen; expressed j the opinion that no matter what the citizens of Sumter county see fit to j do will meet with the appreciative and unanimous approval of every man so honored, and these five world war heroes voted as a unit to participate and said that they felt certain that every man from Sumter county whom the citizens seek to honor will gladly participate in anything that Sumter county sees' fit to do. Messrs R. I. Manning, Neill O'Don-: nell, A. C. Phelps, George Warrenv Mrs. Horace Harby, B. L Reardon,. expressed the opinion that nothing is too good for "our boys" who fought or served in the great world war. That those who have returned or will return since the first big reception, to gether with all who were here for the first reception shall be shown in appropriate and grateful manner by Sumter county jus- how much we love, admire, and appreciate them and what these) heroes did for civilization and democracy. It was decided that the same gen eral committee in charge of the first reception and entertainment should have charge of the 11th of Novem ber reception and entertainment, with, full authority to arrange such;; program as this committee sees'ifc' That the seven -bank presidents Sumter who served as the finance com mittee to raise funds for-the carry ing out of the first reception be ; quested to serve for the raising of money for the second reception, lftar Major 'A* C. Phelps, chairman Of the memorial committee ? of soldiers and sailors of the world war of . the Chamber of Commerce, be requested to-aeeure the names of every man who served fron* this county fat any : ca pacity during-the'world' "war, together with the names of the heroes who gavevrup their lives, or were* wounded- * in order tHat a permanent : record may be kept, and that this list be : read- on the 11th of November during the second celebration. In connection with the first cele bration and second,'celebration to" be held ,lt should he emphasised that neither are being/put on by the Sum ter County Chamber of Commerce,, or . b ythe city of Sumter, but by all *of. the white citizens of Sumter county, as a Sumter county affair. The ChainV' ber of Commerce took the lead in the first celebration, as it has done th'is time for the second celerbatlon,, .to organize the citizens to do honor Jio the veterans of the great world war. This commercial organization through its president, and board of u^ectbrs called the first meeting of Sumter county citizens, as ft called yesterday meeting, but it does not claim or pro fess that the Chamber of Commerce is putting on the second celebration, in fact this second celebrtaion, like the first will be a Sumter county cele bration of . all. the white citizens- pf Sumteir county. "With the central. or general committee fully organizedifar ?? a second:. Sumter county celebration*, the" Chamer of Commerce drops-Ofrtr - of th<r proposition, as an organization, ? and the general committee will have its own chairman, secretary, treas* / urer, and subcommittees to carry oit the program independent of any one organization, and in the spirit of an entire Sumter county celebration. This explanation is made in order that the people of the entire county^, will knowA that this second celebra tion, like the first, is their affair, and not a city of Sumter matter. BHt that the white citizens of this conn y are given full opportunity to come in and coopertae in every possible manner in doing honor to the- Sum ter county heroes who served their country with such honor and valor.-i The Fordson increases acreage, shortens hours, and solves the labor problem. / Ji A Announcing the Opening of Caldwell-Etheredge Tractor Co. Dealers For FORDSON $750f. o. b. FA CTORY ?1 it ? m& J $7S0f.o. b. 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