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- BARE FOOTED Need For Shoes Causes Riot I to ous Demonstrations in Florence Florence, Italy, Aug. 16.?If Dante Ahgmeri lived in Florence today he night be inspired to write r another "Inferno" with shoes as the^prinre cause of evil. Nothing has been -so evident during these post-war dayfe as tfce /ne$d of Italians 2?r 'footwear. The recent public di^oiistratioift 3.by the CafoeriaVdel t&titoo, or :??ers: of .Saber.'* where stocks or v c?- an/descriptfons in theHjands roj&e'ers.in" many cftlcs were com vdeered and ordered sold* at red?c .HsjfSt precipitated, unnsual somer usTortrade but the wildest scrarn '^t^re In the shoe stores.' Here ine deniand for. shoss produced scenes of the wildest disorder. in Rome, Milan, psfH, Bologna and Naples the search lor -shoes continued many days. The. \smigg^-in each ?ty were so great that few law-abid ing persons tried to procure shoes. There appeared *o be no pretext for fitting anyone. Shoes were handed out in boxes and the buyers took them seemingly not caring whether they fitted or not just so they were x>ioi the basis of a "fifty 'percent reduc ^ tion in.priee. It wa&? common sight to see a. man loaded up with shoes for his ?ntire -family. - To obtain admission to a shoe store was Xntjy ?si difficult as buying a tick et for ~.a World Series baseball game. * For htmxs," tite shoe-hunters would wait in long lines guarded by soldiers and police before they were finally ad^ mined into the storerooms. The merchant* "fixed two nours in the morning and two -hours in the after nob^ jfor the opening of their stores Ibiit^&fe long- line was waiting for shoes'?ever?d hours before xhe sched uVeoT 'thBe arrived. Impatience on v the part of the crowds caused, in most -cases, the stimhiary seizing of goods and the re sort to -ransacking. Food stores were tieated first in this way but-the lawlessness soon spread to clothing and; *^?e ftiG&s. ?torfcs Isaaken1 would he depleted ?t %very comtoofi ity-^a^ble' "^ai^tbTe * or portable, 'the^/were -examples' in Spezia oi carrying put ail the commodities, loading ~tnem 5h* a" motortruck^ and taking them some four or five miles outside the city for distribution. Wh?Je 'hogsheads of wine were roll ed out Of tire city in this way and distributed. . It seemed as if the mobs had des ?igAated for them the stores to be iooied. There were apparently the most systematic . pillaging of those accused of war profiteering. Mer chants known to have, violated -gov ernniental regulations -by selling pro hibited articles during the war, 'were treated in the same way. ...foolers, seat to restore order In some cases were charged with ac cepting, gifts from the rioters and at o^rj^?mes filling their pockets with eatables including biscuits, fruits, nuts and chocolate. The new situation created by the arbitrary eemmandeerings and fixing of prices is no^sj. beginning to react - Storekeepers are refusing to run their businesses on the new basis while there is evidently a general shortage throughout the various cities affected by the new economic changes. Many well-to-do families who have always s " been law abiding have found them selves suddenly unable to buy food. Some merchants have closed their shops and' gone to summer resorts in the hope that "when summer ends, the eruption will Save subsided and there will be a return to normal Condi tions. To Pn.-h Livestock Work. Clemson College, Sept. 10.?With tlsa-appointment of Prof. L, V. Stark ey as professor of Animal Husbandry an? Animar Husbandman for the ** ? Timent Station, the development *estock wort: ih the State will -*shed as'rapidly as possible. Dur the last year or more the live k work at the college and the ... -eriment Station has been some ' *. held up while the authorities ? -seeking a strong man fos the ; - ".on. ? xj.^f. Suirkey is a native of, West VitgisdaL, and has received his train is^gr at four good Universities, West TEjjijjrinia TTriiversity, "University of Il linois, the Iowa Agricultural College, and the University, of Wisconsin, hav ing received degrees from the Univer sity'of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin. Prof. Stark ey was rais ed on a livestock farm ^n a livestock country, so that with his training and experience he should be an unusually - good livestock man. When elected to the position at Clemson College he ?was Animal Husbandman of the "Ex tension Service at West Virginia Uni versity. ? ? t Besides .the development of the work at the Agricultural Department Ot the college, it is planned to extend t?bo Experiment Station work in pork production, while at the Pee Dee Sta tion at Florence and the Coast Dine Station at Drainland work will be pushed on experiments with grazing crops for hogs. It is also planned to do considerable cooperative work with v livestock farmers and to carry on work with i>eef cattle. ; "frofL C. I*: "Morgan, who has been fntcharge of the Division recently, has proved himself a strong young man. He will continue as associate profes sor of Animal Husbandry, and will ?probably do most of the general teaching. ' Prof. Starkey will have general direction of the college work, V Experiment station work and the Ex> y\ tension work in Animal Husbandry, || and will probably teach the major courses. fAMERICAN KILLS MEXICAN BANDIT 1" Marfa, Sept. 11.?Gregorio Ren ,'teria. brother of the bandit who kld / napped the American aviators and held them for ransom, was shot to death by Capt Matlack, who recently Rescued the Americans. MOVE TO AVOID - INTERVENTEN Witness Admits Organized Ef fort inif?at Direetion Washington, Sept. 8.?Existence of an organized propaganda movement in the United States calculated to counteract any step toward armed in tervention in Mexico was established 'at-the first hearing today of the. sen 'ate foreign relations subcommittee, charged with investigating the Mexi can situation. Dr. Samuel Guy Inman, an officer in theVLeague of Free Nations Asso ciation "and a ' former neighbor In i Mexico of President Carranza. admit jted under sharp cross e&athination [that his association had sent out'lit j eratur&i aimed /to quiet "any demand [for intervention by the United Slates ?in the southern republic. Dr. *Inm'ain told the committee that American oil companies were expend ing large sums of money in an at tempt to obtain intervention, but un der a cross examination said he re cently had been told that the oil in terests were opposed to intervention. Dr. Inman in opening his testimony told the committee that in his opin ion President Carranza was a man of honor and integrity and that he had a strong faith in the ability of Mexi co to work out its own problems if given friendly assistance by the Unit ed States: He deprecated intervention, adding that it would stunt the growth of the carefully cultivated Pan-Amer* ican idea. Bishop James Cannon, of the Metn odist Episcopal Church, followed In dian with the assertion that the only . intervention advisable in Mexico was that of the church and school. During the cross examination which followed his testimony Inman was subjected to a sharp Questioning by Senator Fall,-^ of New Mexico, chair man of the subcommittee and Sena tor Brandegee, of Connecticut. He many time's admitted that he was un able to give the committee details, jf charges which he had made. INVENTOR ffl SEWING MACHINE Frenchmen Created With Ante Bating Elias Howe " ? Lyons, France, Aug. 23.?A monu ment is to be erected here soon in honpr of Bartholomew Thimonnier, whom the French claim as the inven tor of the sewftig machine. Thimonnier, a tailor's assistant, : constructed his first working model ' in 1829, and was thrashed 'by his fellow workmen who complained that bis "devilish invention" would take the hread out of their mouths. Des titute and forgotten, Thimonnier died -in 1S67, when 64 years^ old. No one had ever given him any aid or en courager^ent. The. device of Thimonnier was said to have been quite different from that of Elias Howe, the American inven tor, whose sewing machine was pat ented in 1846 and who is regarded in America ?s the originator of the first ^practical apparatus for Mechanical stitching. Howe's machine met with similar opposition. It's chief feature was that of having the thread pass through near the point instead of the top of the needle. Married. Miss Lucile Brunson, and Mr. Rog er W. Andrews, both of this city, were married at 5. SO o'clock Wednesday, September 10th, at the Presbyterian Church manse, Rev. J. P. Marion of ficiating. The happy couple left. on the afternoon train for Wilmington, N. C., the old home of the groom, on their honeymoon trip. They will re side m Sumter where Mr. Andrews holds a position with the Witherspoon Bros. Manufacturing Co. The bride is a popular young Sumter girl, and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brunson of South Harvin St.. j Their many frien.ds wish them ev Pery imaginable happiness and success, i and a long lif-.-. i Kitting in York. j ?' York. Kept .J.l.-r-Whi!e\ apparent!; delirious or under the influence of a drug, Wil Stein, a young white man, was shot and killed late Sunday night by Thomas ,G. Mickle at the latter's home in Bullock's Creek Township. According to testimony at an inquest conducted by Magistrate J. L. Dun can, Monday, Stein was discovered in Mickle's barn striking matches at about midnight, shortly after he had aroused Mickle and obtained a drink of water. After failing in every ef fort to get the stranger to come out of the barn and receiving unsatisfac tory replies to his questions, Mickle shot him one time with a shotgun. The load took effect in,the region of the heart, causing death instantly. Stein is said to have at one time re sided at Lockhart and to have rela tives there. Mickle notified officers of the killing and surrendered but was released on his own recognizance. Cotton Weights. The public cotton weighers an nounce that on Tuesday a total of 151 bales of cotton were weighe This is a large increase over the number of bales weighed on Monday. Today's weighings will be large, judging by the manner in which the wagons are lined up preparatory to dumping the bales on the platform. The portion of the new pltaform that is completed is very nearly full of bales awaiting shipment to other points. The new platform is soon to be completed. Small Fire. On Wednesday afternoon about six o'clock the local fire department re sponded to a call near the A, C. L. railroad tracks on Sumter Street. Up on arriving at the fire it was found to be only a small amount of flue trouble. The hose were not removed from the wagon. Only a small amount of damage was done to the house. i PRIMARY ELEU* TION RESULTS Executive Committee Tabulates Returns of Second Primary The County Democratic Executive Committee met at 12 o'clock Thurs day and tabulated the returns of the second primary for congressional can didates. The result was as follows: Mann Timmerman Ward 1.48 10 Ward 2.225 18 Ward 3.79 17 Ward 4.51 9 B?rden . S 0 . Concord.'28 1 I Dalsell. f?> 1;2 jDuRose. . 6 C6 - f Earle. 1 <; 0 [Farmers. S 5 ' Hagoed.25 0 ! Manchester. 1 3 Mayesville.21 3 Oswego.19 4 Pisgah. 6 3 Pleasant Grove .... 4 9 Privateer.22 9 Rafting Creek .... 22 1 Reid's. 0 9 Stateburg.13 1 Shiloh. 1 9 Taylors. 5 0 Wedgefield.27 6 Zoar.12 15 Total... . .695 160 BURNED TO DEATH Mrs. L. T. Buchanan of Oxford, N. C, Fatally Burned The news was received here this morning that Mrs. L. T. Buchanan, of Oxford, N. <? had been fatally burn ed 5'esterday and died at 7.30 last night. Mrs. Euchanan was the moth er of Mrs. Alston J. Stubbs of this city, who is spending the summer in Asheville, and whose many friends will join with her in her grief. REOPENING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS The public schools will resume their work on next Monday morning at 8.45. The city bell will ring at 8.25. There has been a constant stream of people at the office of the superin tendent of the city public schools for the past two days seeking admission for their children. There will be one more day of examinations?tomor row?and it is hoped that the par ents who wish "to have their children admitted will be sure to attend to this tomorrow. There are some who Wait every year until Monday morning. This always creates confusion and de lay. If every child has his certificate, the question of classification wlil "be very simple. The parents who are sending their children to the schools for the first time are urged to bring them to the office in the Girls' High School building tomorrow morning be tween 9.30 and 2 o'clock. The book lists were issued some time ago and it would be the part of wisdom to have the children provide themselves with their books without delay and not wait for the crowded condition of the stores the early part of next week. All indications point to the largest enrollment in the "history of the schools and it is earnestly hoped, that there may be no interruptions of the work for any cause during the whole year. / STOLL NOMINAT ED FOR CONGRESS Columbia, Sept. 11.?Practically complete returns from the Sixth Con gressional District indicate that P. H. Stoll of Kingstree, W^lliamsburg Coun ty, has been nominated over E. J. Sherwood of Conway, Horry County, to fill the vacancy caused by the dpath of Congressman J. Willard R.-tsjsdale. Mr. Stroll has a lead of 7f. -voles, and there, are. in all probability, fewer than l?d votes yet to 1j" re ported. The total vote thus far is Sherwood^ 5;0S7* Stoll. 3.1621 Who has been nominated will not be know*, definitely until the oiUcial count has been announced from the several counties in the district today. Two small boxes are yet out in Florence county and one in Marlboro. The others are thought to be complete. State Farm Picnic. The picnic at the DeSaussure State farm yesterday was a very enjoyable one. At 11 A. M. the invited guests began to arrive and soon quite a num ber were on hand to enjoy the hos pitality of the State and to greet our governor in whose honor it was given. Gov. Cooper, with many from the capital, arrived in due time and were greeted with that friendly and dignified greeting so known and prac ticed by South Carolina gentlemen. The morning was spent in social en tercourse until dinner, about 2 P. M., which was heartily partaken ot by a hungry crowd. The spread was in I the third story of the large new stable now nearly done, and was a nice barbecue with many other sub stantial, enough for many more. The place was very cool and the guests lingered after dinner enjoying the cool place and nice ice water, the only drink furnished. The Colum bians had to leave early, and soon all departed feeling what a pleasant time they had. Among those from rolumbia pres ent was G^*". Wiley Jones and his many friends were glad to see him; Hon. A. K. Sanders and bis assis tants did all they could to make it j pleasant and enjoyable for their friends and certainly made it a suc cess. In the near future I will visit the farms and tell you the improve- j ments that have been made in the last few years. The crops on the farms look promising, the dams withstood the freshets and the crops on low lands are safe unless a large freshet breaks them which is not probable at this time of year. FARMERS SP?T I BLAME ON LABOR New York State Grange Fixes Responsibility For High Prices Albany. N. Y., Sept. 0.?Officials of the New York State Grange, repre senting 125,000 farmers, in a state ment issued here today placing: re sponsibility for the high cost of living upon labor, declared that "economic .adjustment must be made if the world is to be fed and .agriculture preserv ed." The indictment of all workers e.vcepl ;hose engaged in agricultural ? pursuits is made by Sherman .i iiPowell ;?;;<! W. N. Giles, master ?-?<.??; !secretary, respectively. <<i the grange, who aliege that strikes have been an important factor in raising the price of food, clothing and shelter. "The first factor in a happy life is three meals every day," says the statement. "The next is inadequate clothing and housing to keep the j body warm. The war has only has ! tened what every thinking ^agricul turalist has seen for years was surely { coming. Rural workers have not re I ceived the support and encouragement ! which the urban workers so easily i obtained in the form of better schools, j roads, churches, houses, shorter hours j and higher wages for work under more favorable conditions. This had j the res?lt of steadily drawing from the country Its population to an alarm ing degree. Now, instead of going into a study of our situation and de veloping a remedy, our laboring brothers of the city propose to rem edy oin* trouble by arbitrary meas ures without any real knowledge of the cost of producing the necessities of life. "No class of Americans with red blood in their veins will stand being I told they must labor long hours at I inadequate pay in jrder that another i class nyiy have shorter hours and [ higher wages. Even the faithful ! farmer, who has always produced suf I ficient food for all, feels he has about j reached the limit, and that no labor ' ins: man of the city should find fault i! he applies the same rule that his brother has taught him. , "Why is it1 that over half our farms : have mortgages on them, and l that two-thirds are worked by rent j ers? When a class of men demand a j higher wage although their labor does j not earn it, some one else must pay, ! and they become dishonest profiteers. } "We here challenge the city labor j er to a cost accounting that all the j world may see who earns his1 wage, j Let there be an authoritative cost I accounting of farm products and a I wag-e scale for labor the base of I which shall be its earning power. "When wheat was $1 a bushel, one I bushel paid for a day's' work. Wheat, i by government fiat,, is now $2.26 a >MB3fcM^??MB8BMiaaaMMBBBBIgJMiJjei''li littt MBS bushel, and it now requires from two to three bushels to pay labor for one day's work. Again when wool was $0 cents a pound, allowing four pounds for a suit of clothes, the farmer re ceived for the product 151.20. Figur ing the cost of a suit of clothes at $20, thirteen days labor at $1.50 per day paid, for a suit. Today wool is 65' cents a pound, four pounds bring ing $2.60, the amount received by the farmer. The same suit of clothing is now $40 and the laborer can obtain a suit by eight days of labor at $5 per day. These . comparisons ?will hold good with every farm product." STORM STRIKES FLORIDA TOWNS Hurricane Hits Key West Dam age Estimated at ?2,000,000 j or More i i j Key West, Fla., Sept. 10.?Three j hundred and 20 houses, most of them ! frame buildings, were wrecked in ?. j hurricane which swept over Key West I last night. Five reta.il store buildings in the business section of-the city alsq were destroyed. So far as could be ascertained tonight no one was killed or seriously injured in the city prop er, although the steamer Grampus, with a crew of 14 sank in the har bor. Property damage was estimat ed at no less than $2,0-00,000. 99 Clothes Make the Man They Say But good clothes are necessary to make him appear right : MC > A good appearance is essential for young men who wish" to succeed. Here are young men's suits correct ill every detail?suits of quality and style. Well dressed men appreciate smart mod els in belted r^d double breasted effects as well as the regular sack coat, cut on high waist lines. These new fall suits are now ready for your selection. We enjoy showing them. Come this week. PRICES $25 TO $45 , V SEE OUR WINDOWS FOR LATEST STYLES "THE STORE' OF VALUES" 8 N. Main Street. Sumter, S. C.