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Mild st tfce Postoflce st ?omt?r, 8 CL* *s Secoja* C2aac Matter. '_1:_,_ PERSONAL. A party consisting of Miss Irene Bryan, Miss Sybil Brunson, Mrs. Lo retta M. Ryan, and Messrs. W. H. and fames' C. Bryan left Thursday in Miss ^^Bryan's car for a three weeks' trip gfphrough Florida. The party will go by -Savannah and Jacksonville, as far South as Palm Beach and Miami, re turning along the west coast and through Georgia by Atlanta, with the anticipation of getting back home by the first of February. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Jackson, after spending some time in the city, have returned to their home in Calhoun county. Miss Elizabeth Jervey left this af ternoon to spend the week-end with Miss Rosalie Rembert at Dalzell. " Mr. C. W: McGrew, Jr., who has formerly been employed by the Wes tern Union Telegraph Co., of Char lotte, has accepted a position with the local office of the company. . Mr. R. W. Beaty Jeft this after noon to spend the week-end with his family in Charlotte. Mr. Leslie Schwartz.of Carolina is at home for the week-end. Miss Lois Bryant of Oiangeburg is visiting Mrs. Kinard for a few days. Mr. Cecil Bray who has been em ployed, by D. W. Alderman of Flor ence has returned to the city. Miss Ada Wilkins of Florence is visiting Misses Inez and Thelma Carr. Mr. Clifton Dorn is visiting friends in Bennettsville. Mr. L. M. Curtis is spending today in Columbia on business. Miss Elizabeth Jennings left yes terday to spend the week-end with Miss Rosalie Rembert of Dalzell. Mr. Julius Stubbs has returned from a visit to New York. Mr. Delgar Dorn is spending today in Columbia. Misses Bessie Brearley and Anna Bryan have gone to Rock Hill to spend a few days. Miss Coleen McKagen who has been with the-Harvety Rustin Co., of Co lumbia for the past two years has re turned to the city and accepted a po sition with the Palmetto Fire Insur ance Co. Misses. Janie Mikell and Florence Obenschain -. left Friay for a short visit to Atlanta. Miss Dorita Moise, of Winthrop College, spent the week-end at home. Miss Julia Obenschain of Bishop ville ha?y been the guest of Mrs. F. A McLeod for several days. Mrs. Geo, D. Levy returned from Savannah, Ga., yesterday. Mr. Sol Blatt of Blackville was a visitor in town yesterday. Recorder Horace Harby and First Sergeant A. D. Owens will leave this afternoon for Columbia where they ; will attend the United States Court. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McKagen and : O. H. Jt., have returned from an ex- : tended Automobile trip to relatives and : friends: in Mount Airy, N. C. % Rev.-John Simpson of Texas, a mis- ' slonary to China, is visiting relatives < in the city, being a nephew of Captain A. P. "Vinson, formerly a resident of Sumter. Mr. H. V. Boyce of Mayesville was a visitor in town today. Mr. D. C. Shaw returned to Colum bia this morning. Mr. W. L. Moise of Philadelphia is spending a few days in the city as the guest of Mr. Davis D. Moise. ? Mrs. Donald Eastlake. of Philadel phia is visiting Mrs. C. H. Moise. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kellar, of Beech hurst, Lng Island, are spending a few days at the Claremont, en route to Plorida. TIGHT DEADLOCK OVER TREATY Both Sides Express Little Hope For Early Action Washington, Jan. 1G.?Preliminary to the second conference tomorrow of the bi-partisan committee of the sen ate leaders discussing compromise of the peace treaty deadlock, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican leader, and two of his colleagues. Sen ators Benroot, of Wisconsin and Kel logg, of Minnesota, conferred late to day regarding the proposals received from the Democrats. There was less optimism expressed today either by the Republican or Democratic leaders for success of the present movement. although the "round table" discussions are expected to continue for some time. Because it is believed publicity might be harmful, those participating in the conferences, were chary today of public discussion. In private conversations, however spokesmen of both factions said there still was a wide gulf to be bridged. Heading the obstacles in the reservation affecting article ten of the league of nations covenant and on this, it was stated"re liably, neither Republican nor Dem ocrats were showing as yet much dis position toward agreement. In addition to the conference today between* Senator Lodge and the two "mild reservation" Republicans who are on the informal Republican com mittee, the Republican leader saw Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, one of the leading foes of the treaty. Mr. Borah and Senator Johnson. Repub lican, California, another treaty op ponent, also conferred on the situa tion. ; On the Democratic side numerous conferenecs also were held with Sen ator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the ad ministration leader. Senators McKel iar. of Tennessee, Kendrick, of Wyoming, Simmons, of North Carolina and several others as participants. Several of the "mild reservation" Re publicans also held a meeting but in this case as in others, developments awaited tomorrow's session of the bi partisan committee. The lire department answered to a call on Manning Avenue Thursday night. No damage was done. BOLL WEEVIL CONFERENCE Hon. R. B. Belser Will Repre sent Sumter Chamber of Commerce Hon. R. B. Belser has been select ied as the representative of the Sum iter County Chamber of Commerce at ithe Boll Weevil Conference called by i Governor Cooper, at 4.00 p. m. Wed nesday afternoon, in Columbia, Jan juary 21st, 1920. Secretary Rear don has written the members of the Sumter county legis lative delegation requesting that the entire delegation attend this confer ence as Governor Cooper particularly desires the presence of the represen tatives from the twenty-four infested boll weevil counties. The conference however is open to the public, and commercial and agricultural organ izations, banks, and other business agencies are urged to have represen tatives at the conference, individuals may attend on their own initiative without being designated as represen tatives from any organization. One of the chief objects of this conference is to secure concerted ac tion by the legislative delegations in securing appropriations for the em ployment of specialists to work in the infested counties to teach the farm ers the principles of crop diversifica tion and organization to meet boll weevil conditions. Sumter, Lee and Florence have been grouped as "Group G" in the scheme "of expert assistance, there be ing three counties in each of the eight groups. Tobacco and peanuts and livestock will be featured in .the plan of education. Chambers of Commerce of these twenty-four counties have been urged to try to secure the attendance at this conference of farmers, bankers, j merchants, and others interested, and to have one delegate representing each Chamber of Commerce. Death. Mr. Barle W. .Marvin died at the! Tuomey Hospital Friday at 6.301 o'clock after about ten days illness,' The body was taken 4o his former home at White Hall, S. C, this morn ing where the funeral services will be held tomorrow. His mother and two brothers were with him at the end. Mr. Marvin was twenty-seven years old and had been a resident of Sum ter for a year or more, having been connected with the magneto factory up to the time it was discontinued. Pie had many friends here and his . un timely death is greatly deplored by all who knew him. ' JMrs. Hortense Catherine Rhame j Sied at 4 o'clock Monday morning atj h?rne .of ..her .son-in-law, Mr. R. K. i Polder; after a brief illness, aged 76 j rears. The funeral was held from Mr. Wilder's residence. South Mag lolia street at 10 o'clock Tuesday noming and the services and inter nent took place at the cemetery. VIrs. Rhame was the widow of the late William P. Rhame. for many years cashier of the Bank of Sumter. She ivas the daugter of the late Rev. Jas. E. DuPre, who was pastor of the First Baptist church many years be fore the War Between the States. She is survived by two daughters and four sons?Mrs. lt. K. Wilder. Mrs. j Gco. W. Hutchinson. E. H. Rhame. j Bryan J. Rhame, Claude Rhame and j Louis B. Rhame?and one brother, j Mr. J. E. DuPre of Pisgah. To Onr Out-of-Town Friends. By our large ad you will learn that our annual White Sale will be held on Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this week. It being impossible to ex tend a verbal invitation to you. we are using this means to iet you know that we will be glad to see you and have you participate in the pleasures and profits to yourself on this great oc casion. Sumter Drv Goods Co.?Advt. Rub-My-Tism is a preat pain killer. It relieves pain and soreness caused by Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Sprains, etc. ?Advt. Marriage Licenses. White: J. B. Watts, Sumter and Ruby May Stone. Tindals. Colored: David Jackson and An nie Lee Jackson, Sumter. Willie W. Carter and Mary A. Mc Cray, Mayesville. Nathaniel Moore and Rosa Mick en, Mayesville. White Sale Announcement. The Sumter Dry Goods Co's big sale will begin on Thursday, the 22nd inst., and continue through the remainder of the week. We earnestly hope our friends from out-of-town can attend this big money-saving event.?Advt. ARMY TRANS PORT DISABLED Powhatan Waterlogged Seven Hundred Miles Off New York Nov.- York. Jan. 19.?The army transport Powhatan is in distress sev en hundred miles cast of New York, it was reported by wireless this morning that although she is leaking and the boiler room flooded there is no imminent danger. Her live hun dred passengers are calm and com fortable. The message said thai the White liner. Cedric, is standing by to take off passengers when the sea be comes calmer. White Sale Announcement. The Sumter Dry Goods Co's big sal will begin on Thursday, the 22nd inst.. and continue through the remainder of the week. We earnestly hope our friends from out-of-town can attend 'Ids big money-saving event.?Advt. Back in Sumter. ion per cent pure sugar cane sy rup. Grown and put up by C. H. Touchberry. For stile by Lcvi Pros. ?Advt. BOARD OF EDUCA !. TION MEETING ? j Teachers Request Increase in Salaries?Conditions and Needs of Schools Out lined ( _ i ? ? ? At a meeting: of the City Board of Education, held on Thursday after noon, there was a request from the teachers for an increase in their pres ent salaries. They gave emphasis to the fact that their petition was in no sense a strike, or even a protest, but an appeal for a living wage. They stated that it was impossible for them to live upon the salaries that they; are now receiving. The board di rected the superintendent to ascertain j from the treasurer of the board the exact financial status. The chairman of the board said that he would call a meeting of the board just as soon as this informtion had been procured. The board, upon hearing the report of the superintendent, relative to the conditions and needs of the \ public schools of the city, directed him to (issue the statement which is given be low. '"Our geneial condition is a crowd ed one. In the Calhoun school build? j ing. it has been' necessary to cut up the assembly hall in order to get two additional class rooms. We have no j room there for the manual training j department, or for our work in sci I once. This building is full to over J flowing. The Girls' High School building is full to overflowing, and we have found it necessary to put a large class in the play room of the basement. Next year there will be an additional class in the high school, on account of the size of the rising third year high school, and not a single place to put this class. The assembly halls in both the Washington school and the Hampton school have been divided into recitation rooms, and there is no available space in either one of those buildings. The Lincoln school has had four class rooms cut off from the assembly hall and, notwithstanding this fact, we have had to deny admission to I pupils during the whole year, on ac I count of the fact that all of the grades are crowded. We shall need addition al room next year,for both the white and colored schools. We have waited to the last minute and have used ev ery square foot of space at the sac rifice of efficiency. Detailed recommendations will be submitted to the board at an early meeting and I shall take advantage of "every opportunity to let the citi zens of Sumter know just what out schools do need. We have been unusually fortunate: we built a high school building at a time when labor was very cheap and material abundant. It would cost one hundred thousand ollars to re place our Girls' High school today. Florence has just issued bonds for $250,000 for a high school bluilding and Spartanburg $300,000 for a sim ilar building. By erecting.'our build ing when wo did. wo saved a, grcal deal of money, so that the total bond cd indebtedness for all school prop erty in the city of Sumter is $85.000. We have reached a pivotal point in the evolution of out- schools. I am sure that in this respect Sumter d<>e> not wish to take a baekward step, and it will give me a great pleasure, through the Board of Education, to inform the people ef our needs and of those things that we should like to have to make our school-work en tirely effective." f Respectfully submitted. S. H. EDMUNDS. Superintendent FRENCH REJECT CLEMENCEAU French Premier Defeated onj First Ballot For Pres ident Paris, Jan. 16 (By the Associated Press).?Premier Georges Clemenceau went down to defeat at the hands of his countrymen today in a caucus ol the senate and chamber of deputies to choose a candidate lor the presi dency of the republic. M. Clemen ceau thereupon announced his with drawal and his support of President Poincarc. Senators and deputies, af ter the caucus in which Paul Des chanel, president of the chamber, led the premier by 19 votes, generally ex pressed the opinion that the vote means the elimination from public life of the "father of victory," Premier Clemenceau being neither a senator j nor a deputy. j M. Clcmenceau's friends are already j searching for another candidate as i President Poincare is reported to nave refused to accede to the demand of a deputation of senators and deputies that he be a candidate for reelection. He is said to have renewed emphati cally tin- expression of his determina J tion not to be a candidate. .-V joint parliamentary caucus ol the senate and chamber of deputies today cast a secret ballot for choice of a presidential candidate. The vote ' resulted as follows: Paul Deschanel, president of the chamber. 40S: Premier clemenceau. 3S0; Charles C. A. .Tonnart. recently elected senator, !: Leon Bourgeois. French representative in the league of nations. .'I; Marsha! Foch, 1; Presi dent Poincare. 16. I __ _ FRENCH PRESIDEN i TIAL ELECTION Paris, .Ian. 17.?Members of the j senate and chamber of deputies will ; meet at 3 P. M. in Versailles to elect j the tenth president <d* the republic. I Paul Deshcanel, president of the chamber, was the only candidate out in the open, bul lacke?! fifty votes of ] a majority. FRANCE ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT Deschanel was elected* receiving 734 out of nine hundred votes. ! CLEMENCEAU AND Sm CABINET RESIGN M. Millerand Asked to Form New Cabinet Ey Presi dent Poincare Paris, Jan. IS.?The cabinet of Premier Clemenceau resigned today. President Poincare tonight asked j Alexandre Millerand, governor of! Alsace, to form a new cabinet. M. j Millerand will give his answer at noon ' J Monday.' \ The outgoing ministry has been in! I office since November 16, 1017. i M. Millerand promised to give his! I decision between 11 o'clock and noon! i Monday. He said President Poincare had asked him to consult with M. j Deschanel before undertaking the] task. 1 President Poincare. after receiving! [Premier Clemenceau and all the min-j isters and subsecretaries and receiv- ? j ing their resignations this morning. \ kept M. Clemenceau three-quarters of i an hour. He expressed the gratitude j of France for the premier's services and his personal appreciation of their excellent relations. President Poincare visited M. Des chanel at the Bourbon palace at - o'clock this afternoon to discuss the ' situation and decide who should be! entrusted with the task of forming a: cabinet. He then received M. Bour- i geois at the Elysee palace to consult: with him regarding the choice of a premier. According to The Oeuvre. M. Des- j chanel has informed his friends that1 M. Millerand will be the firs: pre- j mier of his term as president. It is believed M. Poincare is acting j in close agreement with the presi- j dent-elect with regard to the choice'. of a premier to succeed M. Clemen- j ceau and that M. Deschanel will con firm M. Poincare's choice on Febru- j ary 17. The Millerand cabinet will be ap-rj proximately as follows: Premier and foreign minister, Alex- ? andre Millerand. Minister of justice. M. L'Hopifoaux. ( Minister of the interior, Andre Hon- | no rat. Minister of war. Raoul Peret. Minister of marine. M. Landry. Minister of public instruction. Vic-1 tor Berard. Minister of commerce. M. Isaac. ? Minister of colonies. Albert Sar- i raut. Minister of public works and 'rans- j portation. Paul Bignon. Minister of labor. Paul Jourdr.in. j All are deputies except M. Berard. | It is understood that Premier Miller-! and will ask Captain Tardieu to re- J tain*the portfolio of minister for lib-j era-ted regions. M. ?Millerand also contemplates thej ??reation of a new ministry to deal j with hygiene and soei:il questions; which will be entrusted to M. Coupat-j ?formerly general secretary of the i mechanics' federation. I Cotton Market j XEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yes'td'ys, Open High Low Close <'lost*j Mch . .30.50 36.6S :;?;.34 36.54 36.35! May . .34.7:1 34.78 34.50 34.63 34.70 j July . .33.10 3:1.09 32.85 32.90 33.16 Oct . . 30.50 30.54 30.25 30.35 30.42' NEW ORLEANS. Mch . .37.55 37.55 37.30 37.52 37.50! May . .35.60 35.60 35.35 35.48 35.50 July . .33.6S 33.72 33.50 33.67 33.71 j Oct . .30.56 30.65 30.33 30.54 30.58 j White Sale Announcement. The Sumter Dry Goods Go's big salej will begin on Thursday, the 22nd Enst.. | vnd continue through the remainder! of the week. We earnestly hope our J friends from out-of-town can attend ; this big money-saving event.?Advt. i I Pistol Girard, Ala., Jan. 16.?Four masked robbers held up officials and customers of the Phoenix-Girard bank here to day and escaped with about $30,000 in cash and securities. The men- entered the institution so unobtrusively that the first thing no ticed was a nourish of pistols ac companied by one shot fired to intimi date the victims. With an order to everybody to throw. up their hands the men proceeded to work as though by prearrangement. They had slip ped on masks in the meanwhile. Be cause of the rain there were few cus tomers in the bank. One robber stationed himself at the door, another took care of the clerical force and the customers, while a third looted the vaults, taking only paper money and securities. The fourth rob ber entered the private office of Pres ident ?.' L. Mullin and ordered him to thrown up his hands. "Shoot away," replied Mullin, refus-. ing to obey. "No I'll knock you in the head," replied the robber, and struck at the banker with his pistol. Miss Maude Bruce, an employee,, who was in the office warded off the blow and received a bruise on her hand. A moment later she dodged a blow the robber aimed at her. While this was happening the robbers out-i side had about completed their work j and all four left the building, leaped | into an automobile which Rufus Ford, i a customer, had left in front of the bank, and lied towards Montgomery. President Mullin got possession of a; pistol and followed the men outside tiring five times at the disappearing automobile. | Pursuit was immediately begun and; a general alarm was sent out through Alabama and Georgia counties. Bridges over the Chattahoochee were; guarded to prevent the men turning; around and coming into Georgia. Bank officials stated tonight the bank was fully protected in its loss by insurance and that it would be opened! for business tomorrow. TO REPORT ON SEDITION BILL Washington. Jan. 11.?Speedy en actment of a stringent sedition bill by congress was presaged today when, following passage yesterday in the senate of the Sterling bill, announce ment was made that the house judic iary committee had agreed upon a similar measure and probably would report it tomorrow. One of the' pur poses of the bill was said to be eradi cation of "parlor Bolsheviki." The house measure, a combination of At torney General Palmer's original bill introduced by Representative Davey of Ohio, and revisions made by Repre sentative Graham, of Pennsylvania, contains extremely stringent penalties for violations of the sedition laws. In cluded is the death penalty, which the bill would have inflicted, upon the recommendation of the jury on per sons whose activities aginst the gov ernment lead to destruction of life. The measure also . would close the mails and express companies to se ditious literature, prohibit the exhibi tion of a red dag in connection with ma meeting, deny persons the right to refuse to give testimony on the ground that it might tend to incrimi nate themselves and provides in cer tain cases for disenfranchiscment and deportations. The section of the measure which provides for the death penalty, fol lows: "That whoever incites, sets on'foot, assists, or engages in any insurrection or rebellion against the United States or the authority or laws thereof, or whoever sets on foot or assists oc. en gages in the use of force or violence with intent to destroy or cause to be I - "". ; destroyed or change or cause to be changed, or to overthrow or cause to be overthrown the government of the United States and the death-.ot anjrj: person or persons is caused or result^ directly therefrom, shall be guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be pnttj?./' ished by death, or shall be imprisoned not more thha '20 years or fined not " more than $20,000 or both, and shall forever be debarred from holding of-" fiee under the United States. . Provid ed, however, that the death penalty ?? chali not be imposed unless recom ? mended in the verdict of the jury." Other sections of the measure would prohibit any person using any "writ- " ing. printing or any sign, symbol or caricature with the purpose of resist ing or destroying the .government of . the Unitde States or the governments i of the several States, the distribution. : writing, printing, publishing or trans porting of seditious mattei\ the im-: portation or transportation between States of seditious matter." -i Measures to combat seditious or- - ganizations also are included. AH : such organizations teaching the use of force against the government are "de clared to be unlawful and persons, would be prohibited from engaging inv:'v their activities, contributing money to them or- even renting them property in which to carry on their work. The ??giving, loaning or promising of any thing of value" to such organizations ? is declared to constitute affiliation with such associations. Aliens convicted under act would be deported alter serving their sen tences and prohibited to return to the country and persons who have de- ? elared their intention to become citU ::ens but had not been naturalized would become ineligible to citizen-"' ship. Conviction of citizens under all sec tions except that providing the death penalties would carry imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a "fine ' of not more than $20.000 or both and in addition the convicted persons would be debarred from ever holding office or trust in the United States. }fcuTied. At the Presbyterian Manse Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock, Rev. J. P. Marion officiating. Mr. J. B. "Watts of1 this city and Miss Ruby May Stone of ; Tindals. The Mens* Meeting. An unusually large .number of men : attended the mea's meeting at the j Y. M. C. A. Sunday afternoon to . I hear Dr. Whaling, of Columbia. Dr. .. ; Whaling was to come by auto, but evi dently had some bad luck, as he fail^ ? ed to reach the Y. M. C. A: building I The chairman. Dr. Edmunds, was i very fortunate in securing on a minr" lute's notice Dr. John' A. Rice, who j gave an unusually strong and inspir I ing message. Some who heard Dri ; Rice yesterday afternoon say that 'it j was the best sermon he has preached* ! since he has been in Sumter. Sumter, I is indeed fortunate in having such^ man as Dr Rice in our midst. Those, j who attended the meeting are great-., j ly indebted to Miss Thelma Turner for", 1 the vocal solo. 4 The speaker for next Sunday is JDrt-??: 1 Patterson "\Var3Iaw of Columbia. UKRANIAN-BOL SHEVIK PEACE - Warsaw. Jan. 19.?Terms fojrcor i eluding peace with the Bolsheviki have j been fixed by the Ukranian govern-. menfl according to Lemberg news-" I papers. They include reocgnition of . i Ukranian independence, and the with j drawal of all soviet forces from, j Ukranian territory. ? i ? m I '- ' ? j Columbia, Jan. 19.?R ers blew j the safe in the Bank of ?.\ansea in j Lexington county at 3 o'clock this i morning. The safe and a part of the j hank were wrecked. But little money j was secured. A considerable amount i of Liberty Bonds and other securities j were taken. There have been sever jal such robberies in the central part of I the State lately. HiilliiH Our stock room is fall of Genuine Ford Parts. We have an assortment of parts that would enable us to build either a Ford passenger car of a Ford One Ton Truck from the ground up. Then too, those parts are Ford-made?each according to its use ?so that they are exact duplicates of the original parts now in your car, and will give the same constant, hard wear. s Our shop is equipped with up-to-the-minute tools and machinery, specially de signed, so that we can properly and promptly take care of your repair work?from a minor adjustment to a complete overhaul. And the mechanics who will do the work for you are men who understand the Ford mechanism and who know the Ford way to do the work. We are authorized Ford Dealers; we not only give Ford service but we sell Ford cars and Ford One Ton Trucks as well. So, it is easy to understand that we have more than a passing interest in your car. Drive to our garage for Ford Parts, Ford Service or Ford Cars?Come to au thorized Ford headquarters and be on the safe side of dependable repairs. 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