Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CL. ?a Second Cte* jgg. - PERSONAL. Miss Sue Blackweil has gone to] Des Meines, la., to attend the Stu-j dents' Volunteer Conference as one' of the eight representatives ?>f Win-1 Throp College. * ] Mr. Bean Scott attended the dance, at the club in Florence on last even-! mg- j Mr. J. A. Easloy. Jr., of Manning' was a shopper here on yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Weathers of St. I George spent Monday in the city with i friends. . Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Du Rant have* returned from their wedding trip to Florida and other southern points and ] are at home to their friends. . Mi's. J. F. Lenoir of Horatio was a shopper in the city on yesterday. J Professor H. O. Strohecker of 1 Charleston is a visitor in Sumter to- J day. Mr. Chaixie Pearce has resumed his! duties at the Commercial Bank and.' Trust Co.. after spending some days! at'his former home in Richmond, Va. J Mrs. V. M. Moore of Charleston was: a.visitor here on Monday. Cadet Harvin of The Citadel* is ] spending today in the city with rela tives. Messrs. R. B. Dunbar of Augusta I and Hubert L. Shuler of Orangeburg j arrived in the city today to spend! sometime. Seaman Arnell of Hampton Roads,' Va., is the guest of friends and rela- ; lives in Sumter for a short time. j Mr. Walter Rowland is attending a; house party in Barn well for a few! days. j Mr. E. O. Comer was a visitor in j Sumter recently from Rock Hill. Mr. W. G. Garner of Florence wasi a week-end visitor in the city. Mrs! Rosmard Dk'kerson has re turned to her home here from a northern trip to her brother, Dr. R. O. ?Dickerson of New Jersey. Mr. G. E. Goldburg of Marion is a business visitor here today. .Mr. Sam Diltz of Augusta is a \Tisifor in the city today on business, j Messrs. George Bultman and Rayj Bell of this city attended the dance! at the club in Florence on last even ing. Messrs. B. R. Thompscm and L. L. Fields of Bethune spent Monday in Sumter with friends. Mr. Charles Shaw of Davidson Col lege, N. C, arrived in the city Mon day to spend the remainder of the holidays. Miss, Mildred Moore, who has been the guest of Miss Carrie Marshall for some time, has returned to her home in Jacksonville. Mr. J. G. Reynolds of Columbia is . a business visitor here today. Messrs. Dendy and Woodson of the Presbyterian College at Clinton are the guests of Mr. Robert Edmunds, . Jr., for a few days. Mr. R. H. Davis of -Charleston is a business visitor in Sumter today. Miss Milton Hudgens of Richmond, I is the 'guest of Mrs. Lynam at her home on West Liberty St. Mr. Sidney Arthur of Ccngaree was(' in the city for a short time today en route to his home from Bennettsville. Rev. Johnson Hutchinson and Mrs. Hutchinson, formerly Miss Nan Black bum, of Columbia, are visiting rela tives in the city. Misses Emmie Esther Osteen are visiting relatives "in Darlington. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Jones of Mt. Airy, N. C, and Geo. E. King arc visiting their mother, Mrs. W. C. King on Harvin St. Misses Helen Smith of Kingstrce, Elizabeth Small of Heath springs, Ruth Seaman of Denver, Col., and j Messrs. Harold Smith of Kingstree, and Aubrey Waddell of Raleigh, N. C, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Waddell. Miss Florence Ballard Qf the East ern Shore of Maryland is visiting her eouan, Mrs. C. T. Mason. Miss Dorothy Keith of Timmonsville is visiting Miss Emma McLeod, at No. 2 Church St. Miss Emily Geiger, of Manning. Is the attractive guest of Miss Reba Spann on West Liberty St. Miss Frances Smith and Miss Molly Bowman left this morning to attend a dance in Georgetown. Miss Emma Bruner has returned to her home in Orangeburg after spend ing a few days with her brother, Mr. H. P. Bruner of this city. Mr. J. H. Cannon of Columbia is a business visitor in the city today. Mr. B. Alston Moore of Union is the guest, of Mr. "Rube" Skinner at his home on East Calhoun St. Mr. Joseph Schenk of Georgetown is a visitor in Sumter today. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. A. Roessler of Orangeburg spent some time in Sum ter during the holidays with their daughter, Mrs. Felder Weeks. Mr. and Mrs. James Kern of Gable were shoppers in the city on Tues- j day. Mrs. Richard I. Manning left this morning to visit friends and relatives in Columbia for a few days. Messrs. F. B. Price and E. S. fGrooms of Gable sent Tuesday in the city with friends. Mr. J. Mac Stubbs left this morn ing for Charleston to spend some time with college friends. Messrs. W. F. and Eugene Laehi eotte of Georgetown are visitors in the city today. Mr. T. E- Nelson of Florence is a business visitor here today. Miss Ester (Marke left this morning to spend a few days in Manning with friends. Mr. Hugh James of Summerton was a visitor here on Tuesday for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Burkhalter of Covington. Ga.. were visitors in Sum ter on yesterday. vMiss Mamie Bruner of Orangeburg is spending some time here with her :iunt, Mrs. George Bruner. Messrs. R. M. Cothran and Anthony W. Dick left yesterday for Des Moines. Iowa. \yhlere -they will attend the Stu dents' Volunteer Conference as dele u;jtes from the Presbyterian College of Truth Carolina. Mr. W. G. Smith of Bowman is a business visitor in Sumter today. Mk:s Frances Smith left today for Georgetown where she goes to attend a dance and to spend some time with friends: Messrs. Evan der E. Brown and .lohn T. Eatfgstdii of Darlington are ;n the city to attend the dance at, the Armory Hall tonight. Mrs. Q. H. Dorn left this morning to spend some time in Bennettsville with I relatives and friends. Mr. H. E. McLeon of Summerton I was a visitor in Sumter Tuesday on! business. Mr. H. C. Randolph of Columbia is! in the city today with friends. Miss Rosamonde Dixon has return-j efl from a visit to New York. Wash- I ington and Philadelphia. While up! North she was the guest, of her; brother. Dr. R. H. Dixon of New Jer- j sey. .Mr. M. L. Bedenfield has returned j from a visit to Atlanta. Mrs. L. H. Leslie of Winston-Sa-j lern, X. C, is spending the holidays I with, her father, Mr. M. B. R?ndle. Mrs. Leslie will be remembered in j Sumter as Miss Carita R?ndle? ^ j Miss Genevieve Randle is spending! some time with her father, Mr. M. B. j Randle. Mr. Harold Platt of Aiken has been visiting in the city for a short time. Mrs. Brunson until lately manager of the Sumter Corset Shop leaves to night for Washington. D. .C. where she has a position offered her. Messrs. Isaac Edwards and Lloyd Cothran left Wednesday for Lexington Virginia, to resuifie their studies at Washington and Lee University. Miss - Virginia Moseley of Bam-; well arrived in city on Wednes- j day afternoon to attend the dance at| the Armory Hall. Miss Janet Ligon of Orangeburg isi the guest of Miss Vermelle Pitts at! her home on Harby Ave. Miss Elizabeth P. Smith of Char lotte was a visitor in the city on Wed nesday. Mr. C. E. King of Mayesviile was a. shopper in Sumter on yesterday. Miss Marion Bynum left this morn ing for Bennettsville where she will be the guest of Miss Sarah Miller. Mr. E. B. Jackson is a business risitor here today from Columbia Mr. Ed Cole, now of Cartersville. {! Ga.. is visiting at his former home here today. Mr. C. P. Myers of Hagood spent yesterday in Sumter. % Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McRae of Co lumbia were recent visitors in Sumter. cvhere Mr. McRae came on business, here on Wednesday. Mr. Willie Mcllwair. left this morn ing for Bennettsville to 'attend the lance tonight. Mr. James Kern of Gable was a shopper in Sumter on Wednesday. Misses A'irginia Moseley of Barn veil, Willie Scoville of Qrangeburg, Mary Williams of Bamberg, Victoria Earle of Anderson and Clara Hoed of Greenville. Mississip^ left today for Bennettsville. While in * the city they vere the guests of Mrs. Horace Harby m Calhoun St. : Messrs. R. B. I la rr el son and W. G. . Buck of Mullins were business visitors ; lerc on Wednesday. Mr: Angus W. Uiley of Allendalei' spent Wednesday in Sumter with Mi'.]* tValter Rowland. Mr. R. H. Reaves of Alcolu was a ? shopper in the city on Wednesday. Mr. "Rube" Skinner left last night . [or Atlanta to visit friends. Mr. W. R. McCoy of Hagood was a shopper here on Wednesday. Mr. B. Alston Moore of Union lofti last night for Charleston after spend-j ing a short time in Sumter with Mr. ; Kershaw Skinner. Mrs. j. G. Slaughter of Manning was visiting in Sumter on Wednesday. Misses Elizabeth and Robbie Gene Truesdale of Columbia are the guests of Mrs. Joseph M. Chandler on West Liberty St. Mr. L. C- Rankin of Hartsville is a business visitor here today. Mr. N. B. Assey of Summerton was a shopper in the city on yesterday. Mr. Julian F. Roach ,who has been with Schwartz Bros, for several years has resigned his position and has ac cepted one with The Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., in Colum bia. Miss Marion Satterwhite of Win- j throp College is the guest of Mrs. O. H. Folley. Mr. William R. Mood of Bishop ville was a visitor in Sumter Sot a short time on yesterday. Optical Company Organized. Dr. I. M. Isrealson has just return ed to Sumter from Washington, D. C. where he has been successful in or ganizing an optical company with a capital stock of $100,000. The officers of the company are: I. M. Isrealson. president and general manager: II. Isrealson of Baltimore, vice president. M. Sindler of New York, treasurer, and D. Rotinburg. of Baltimore, a> secretary. The company proposes to run a chain of optical stores and to do a general wholesale mail order busi ness. Dr. Isrealson, the president, is well known inSumter, having resided here for several years) Marriage Licenses. White: Raymon Mathis, Summer ton and Lillian Burgess. Wedgefield. Lucian Lee. Dalzell and Elizabeth Reames. Rembert. Wiiliam H. Purdy, Sumter and Harriotts Owens. Sumter. Colored: Joe Mack, Sumter and Eva Pringle, Sumter. Richard Ya*2s, Oswego and Alice Yates, Oswego. Cromwell Pollard, Sumter and Lot tie Lewis, Sumter. Murray McCore. Jr.. Hagood and Ellen Hoi ley, Rembert. Mr. R. I). Cothran, who has been conducting a tobacco warehouse at Brookneal. V h,.asaETAOl NU ..UN Brookneal. Va.. has returned home, the season having closed up there. Mr. Cothran has over 100."00 pounds of bad tobacco that he bought here dur ing the wet spell last July, and as there is no market in this country fot that grade, he is contemplating going to Germany in a few days and trying to place this tobacco over there.? Manning Times. GAME COCKS DE ! FEAT OUTLAWS Hotly Contested Game of Bas ketball at Y. M. C. A. A large crowd were in atK-ndanee at the basketball game, which was played at Y. M. C. A. Monday night at 7.45 :o'clock between the Snrht'-r Gamecocks and the Columbia Out laws. . j The game was exciting from the I first tone of the referee's whistle to"-! the last tone of the timekeepers. : Several times during the game the! spectators had to be forced off the i floor. Several ladies were in the' crowd that gathered to witness the j "'comeback" of the Gamecock in the;i last half and cinch the game by the : score of :)4 to 2J. The first half was: about an even break with both teams; going strong. Sumter led by.the score! of 17 to 15. Neither team showed marked su-j periority in the first half. As play was resitnr d and excitement ran high, ! ihe loeals began an attack on the.; goal that the visitors eoUld neither! stop nor equal. In the latt?n- half the: visitors netted only six points, while j the loeals added 17 to the 17 already; accumulated. : The entire Sumter team played ex-j ceilent with Heidt and Levi leading! in their respective positions. For the Outlaws the work of Par-i ham was the best with Casque a close j second. * The only substitution of the game! was made in the second half and was! Nash for Jacobus. The game wa$: ably handled by McKnight ;is refT] eree. Few kicks were entered by either side. The visitors played aj eiean, fast game and are greatly ad-! mired by the local fans. 1 f The next game of the season will bei with'Wilmington on the night of .Jan- j tiary 1st. As usual the team from j the North Carolina town is a fa*t { one and one that gives promise of: plenty of excitement for the money, i The line-up: . i SUMTER Position COLUMBIA] Shaw.R.F.Parhamj Heidt.LF .. .. Czarnitzki j Jacobus . . .. . .C.Casque; Sburris.LG . . .Parks! Levi.RG .. .. Watkins; Field Coals: Sumter: Heidt H, j Shaw 3. Jacobus 2, Levi '2. Burns 1.j Nash 1. Outlaws: Parham 5, Czar-j nitzki 2. Park.]. Gasque 1. Goul Gojffs: Sumter: Heidt 4.1 Outlaws: Czarnitzki 3. H Red Cross Seals. j - The following additional subscrip- j tions to the Red Cross Christmas Seal fund have been received since the! last publication of the list. The quota.! for "Sumter was $1,200 and this has j been exceeded. Collections to date to- j tal. $1.250, with a number of reports; till to come in. j .\fiss French Coward.^ 5.00 j S. M. Hux, Jr. 5.00 j EL C. Bland ,.10.00 j The Jackson Co. 5.?D j ??pan :'s Cash Grocery. 5*00 Marby &-Co.10.00 \ if. L Tisdale. 5?00 j J. It. Sumter . 2.0? | Bradwell's Cash Market .. .. 5.00 j Sumter Steam Laundry .. .. 5.00 lennings-Blanding L. S. Co... 10.On Consolidated Motor Co. 5.00 Planters' Mule Co. 5.00 King Plnmbing Co. 5.00 i Shaw Motor Co. 5.00 Sumter Sales Co. 5.00 T. S. Drayton's Grocery. 5.0(; Chero-Cola Bottling Works.. .. 5.00 E. A. Jenkins. 5.00 Sumter Telephone Repair Co... 5.00 j Abe Ryttenberg .. .. .. .. 5.00 j MeCoHum Auto Co.15.00 j Phillips & Co. 5.0<> j J. P. Commander. 5.00 j J. M. Harby. 5.001 Moses & Co . . . :...'.00 Chandler-Harmon Motor Co. . . . 5.00 Palace Meat Market. 5.00 Sumter Telephone Co.10.001 Rosco Carter. 1.25 i W. E. Brunson. Jr. . *. 1.00 j .1. J. Rowland. 1.0" C. M. Brand. 5.00 Mrs. M. P. Lynam. 5.0Q ffogan's Meat Market. 1.00 MaiTiage Uceuses. White: Eddie MeCathon, Sumter and Ollie Brow a. Sumter. Thomas H. Newman, Lynchburg and Eulalie Baker. Oswego. Willie Avin. Tindal and Janie Bar wick, Tindal. ?? Colored: Peter B'. Brown, Denona. Pa., and Lucretia Wilder. Remini. Oscar Tindal. Sumter and Elizabeth James. Remini. Edward Gayle. Sumter and Plunv Jackson. Sumter. Ben Scott. Sumter and Bessie Boy kin. Sumter. Colored: Frank Wright. Sumter and Inez McCain: Sumter. Arthur Hey ward, Sumter and fKate Brogdon, Privateer. George .Murray, Wedgefield and Martha Patterson. Wedgefield. In Police Circles. A negro by the name of Joe Poole , was arrested on yesterday for the theft of automobile tires from the Chandler-Harmon Motor Co. It seems as if Poole. who was in the service of the company at the time of the theft," was in need of money more than the iires, for he disposed of the tires to two negroes named Heyward Sumter and Gus Cooper. The charge against Poole is for petit larceny, while both Cooper and Sumter are charged with receiving stolen property. Poole is in tin- lockup awaiting trial. Sumter and Cooper arc both released on bon'd. A negro Joe Poole was charged will: Two cases of petit larceny in the po lice conn on Wednesday. IK- plead guilty 1" both eases, which wer.- for stealing tw<> automobile tires valued at $19.S0 each. The recorder placed a sentence of .<<',n or 30 days in each case. A suspended sentence of $25 oi ::<? days was also ordered enforced by the recorder. The unter sentence was given mi March 2$, CM:) and sus pended during good behavior. The total sentence in the case i $145 or 90 days. CENSUS, BEGINS NEXT WEEK Supervisor Wolfe. Requests the Co-operation or the Public Mr. Julian S. Woife. supervisor of the census in the Seventh Congres sional District asks iha' irsons in the city ?l' Sumter and Sumter county co ??jxuaie with the census enumerators. They begin work on January 2nd' and if the enumerators call when the head of the household is out try to leave notice when the absentees will return. The cooperation with the enumerators will mean less work for the enumerators, less expense for the government and also a correct cen sus. .Under an act of congress, all in formation give.h is strictly confiden tial. If there are complaints, the su pervisor. .T. S. Wolfe, Orangeburg, S. O., is to be notified. Any person who is overlooked by 1 the enumerator is requested to go to [ the enumerator and get put on the' list. 'The task of taking the census! is a big one. and depends upon thet cooperation of the people entirely.-The | following are additions to the list of] enumerators already published: 13. R. Jackson, 'western section of Priva teer; C. S. Curtis, western section of Concord; John M. Owens. Ward 4 of t the city in place of 1-3. F. Miller, re-j signed. BRAZIL WEL- j COMES HUNS j ? ... Said to Be Ready to Pay Trans- j portation of Workers j .Berlin, Jan. 1.?Brazil is ready to receive and pay the transportation of three thousand German agricultural j workers, according to Vorwaerls. j -: Holiday I've Club Daiiee. The Holiday Eve Club held its an- | nual New Year dance in the Armory j Hall on last evening. It was by far i the most successful and brilliant af fair of its nature held in Sumter in some time. As is customary the affair is a form al one with twenty dances, supper be ing served after the tenth dance. The hall was artistically decorated j for the occasion by Mr. Billy Smith. | who has made a close study of dec- j orating. At the entrance to the spa- j cious hall was a large gatejvay1 made j of evergren, holly and vines* The or- ! chestra was stationed behind a high wall of evergreen, while in the center of the hall was a large column around which had been attached ever- | green.\holiy and vines. Paper of va- j rious colors formed streamers from j the front to the rear of the ball. On j the sides of th?* hall had been placec j holly, different shades of paper and j evergreen. Every window was cover- ! ed with some kind of, plan; or twigs, j Ijbat reminds one of the coming of j the new year. Taken all in all. the i armory hall was in its fullest bloom ! and was a beautiful sight to behold. ; The out of town visitors were nu- i merous and came from far and near, j The grand march was held after! a few extra dances and was j led by the president of the club. ? Mr. J. J. Williams and Mrs. Wil- |'| Hams. The rules of the club allowed;; no breaking in the dances before sup-! J per, except on the encores, while af-:1 ter. supper breaking is in order all the j time. A large number of chaperons! were present to witness the brilliant i ? affair, the only one of its kind held! ? in Sumter. After the tenth dance an elaborate;, supper was served in the room ad-1 joining the dance hall. The supper consisted of fruit punch, plain olives, sandwiches of various kinds, turkey, salted almonds and bon bons. After supper a short intermission was given when dancing was resum-j ed. the favors of the occasion were i given and consisted of all sorts of pa - j per caps. Hutes, horns, rattlers, bells, j confetti and streamers. Much en- j .ioyment was gotten from the favors j by those present. I The music for the occasion was ex- j cellent and .was rendered by Profes- j sor Girard's orchestra of this city.! The orchestra had been especially] strengthened for the dance. The I dance was an excellent one and waf j enjoyed by all present. The officers and committees deserve much eredii for their work in getting up such an affair. Amoncr the many out-of-town visi tors were: Misses Cross of Eutaw ville, Willie Scovill of Orangeburg Dutch Fant of Newberry, Mary Wil liams of Bamberg. Dorothy and Alice Baughn of Columbia. Victoria Earle of Anderson. Sara Cecyle Meetze of Lexington. Clara Hood of Greenville. Miss., Milton Hudgens of Richmond. Va.. Lois Williams' of Caniden, Vir ginia Moseley of Barnwell, Evelyr T?te of Winston-Salem. Pearle Seale of Wilmington. Ruth Blake of Char leston and Margaret Felder of Ath ens. Ga. .Messrs. Angus Riley of Allendale. Johnnie Scoville of Orangeburg. "Red" Kearse of Augusta. Roy Free of Bamberg. Jack Simmons of Char leston. John T. Langston of Darling- ; ton. (Jus Allen. Columbia. Hyde Smith of Orangeburg. Bean Scott of Dur-. ;:ham. Evandcr'E. Brown of Darlington. | John Riley of Orangeburg* Bim Mbse-j i'ley of Barnwell. Jimxhie Scoville of Orangebu rg. Felder Reaves of Spar j tauburg. William Browning of Coram j hia and John Whitaker of Orangeburg, j The dance commenced promptly a'j 'ten o'clock and lasted until three. Amongst the chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. Abe Ryttenberg. Mrs. Rob-, eri Williams. Mrs. Boykin. Mrs. Rev-j nolds. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ryttenberg.: Mr. and Mis. Henry Henry Moses. Mr. j and Mrs. 1>. G. F. Bult man: Rev. I>. S. MacDonald. of Chicago.; recenly ?*11?-?1 to be pastor of the Christian church in Sumter is already in the field, preaching regularly and becoming familiar with the work. Re cently h<> has spent a year in Am eri-! ennization work in the steel industries! of Chicago. Previously he had heb: pastorates in Ohio. ? t 3* <. v. A vast amount of work now remains to be Hon? whirl tag intervention of war has necessarily delayed and aosuma lated, and the result is that * 9 ? ? ? very large capital . expenditures ought to be ?ade to make np for the inter ruptions inevitably due to the war, and to pEepare therait roadi. to'serve adequately the increased traffic thraOfboat tkc country. WALKER D. HINES. - Dirttnr Gtn*r*l ?f *si!r*mU* Produce more Save more? ? But we. can't .continue increasing <ou* production unless we continue increasing our railroad facilities. The farms, mines and factories cannot, increase their output beyond the capacity i of the railroads to haul their products. Railroads are now near the peak of their carrying capacity. ? Without railroad expansion?more en gines, more cars, more tracks, more ter minals?there can be little increase in production. But this country ?f ours is going toe keep right on growing?and the railroads must grow with it. ? To command in the investment markets the flow of new capital to expand railrdadJ facilities?and so increase production? there must be public confidence in the future earning power of railroads. The nation's business can grow only as. fast as the railroads grow. ||| s~~* .. .. ^->. - / / y???? ... : >S r ? Those desiring information concerning the railroad situ * aiion may obtain literature by writing to the Associa tion of Railway Executives, 61 Broadway, Sew York, n m i V mi INCREASE CAPITAL Palmetto Fire Insurance Com pany Now Strongest in South Carolina BUILDING RAIL. ROAD TO BAGDAD British Rushing Construction of Railroad to Bosra v The Palmetto Eire Insurance Com pany of.Sumter ha? increased, its cap ital two-told. This makes the tilth time within seven years that the capital ol the company has be?-n doubled. The company began, with a capital o! $25,000 in. 1312. In'l'Jlt/ this was increased to ^;>U,0'JU and again doubled in the same year. In lylS the capital was $200,0UU with a steadily growing business. Only re cently che capital was increased to S-tUO.uoo and agencies are now main tained in every state in the union. Over 200 agencies are distributed throughout the nation and more will be added. Xo trouble was encounter ed in getting the additional $200,000 stock subscribed, as was evidenced by the 000 oversubscription. This is the largest fire insurance company that has its home office in the State. On the board of directors are: Messrs. (J. A.' Lemmon, H. J. Harby, 5fei.ll O'Donnell, I. C. Strauss, W. W. Sibert; K. 1 .Manning, A. C. Phelps, H. D. Barnett and C. G. Rowland. Mr. L C. Strauss is president; Henry Bar nett, vice president; G. A. Lemmon treasurer and Perry Moses is. secre tary and general manager. The company has at present 37 em ployees, at the office in the old mag neto factory. j London, Jan. 1.?-Train' service .;?er - " : twee'fr Basra and-. Bagdad, Asiatic . Turkey, will soon be establishedV?P>U>. ; struetion on the railroad is pr?eic^J?g: - ! at a rare of fourteen miles daily.- , ? :,: _- - ? ? .: Resolutions. Vienna liaises Prices arid the People Kick. Vienna. I.iec. S.?The city govern ment has been sharply attacked by iIn* opposition press for its decision to practically double gas. electric and stivet car rates. The papers say the people cannot stand this new in crease. McLean Rebel Chiefs Captured. Mexico City, l>ee. 24.?Two import ant captures of rebel chiefs have been reported by the federal govern ment within the past few days. laws Medina Barron, who for some time h;:s operated in the State of Chiapas, has been apprehended and Ra'ael P.imentel, a farmer general in the S!;>t<- of Oxaesi, has surrendered^ to gether with his persona! staff. New Year's resolutions aretoo 'often things? merely of the surfa"c^?-,?: j which are lightly made, lightly 'fo'r$jj^-j'?'>' ; ion. because they have back of tBlMo.'^' j no strong, deeply rooted convictie^bf ? ? . the need of improvement. ,\ :y.[>\. . ! The year 1920 comes to America ? a time when the Red Cross plans; ??^;v \ permanent 'work are definite andveds- J I crete enough to offer us "ah ojopqti^S^S^j \ ity to make equally definite resolution* .. i ; concerning our future connect^^tV.^ i with and activity in the'organizatto'ft."'""' Every Red Cross member may fce- ^ ;/tome an active chapter worker j there is room in every Red Cross Ch$j3>r - i ter for as many people as really "Vfi^U j to be of service. The reward for [ each worker is the knowledge ?thaty?e ! has done something for other people; : that his community is a better, place^? j in which to hve;. that clrildrens\ $y?S 'have been saved because he helped Iput a Public Health Nurse int*te j county: that a " .rge number, ? ?fellow townsmen are able to admiius- g ; ter First Aid because he helped es- . tablish classes: that the poor of" t?is^' town have a real friend 'in the HOMto^ Setwice Secretory, for whose presence ? j he is partly responsible. ...?>; ..? Th men who can look back .this j New Year's Day over a year of- tbat [kind of service does not need\to: make" j resolutions concerning his futnre Cpn-.r I nection with the Red Cross. Nothing. i could make him give up the saftsfac-| ! ;ion that he has gained. But the^edi. Cross member-who has not see?va^-J hive service will do ; well to 'giv^ I thought to these things on Januaryj iflrst- . ' ! Paris. Dec. 30."^?Political circlesja'e* i lieve that the name of Clemencea? will be the only one submitted to ^par liament when* the election for presi dent takes rPace. jacording to TM Echo de Paris?