The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 28, 1920, Image 5
^Entered at the Postoffioe at Sumter,
S. C; as Second-class Matter.
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PEKSOXAL.
Mrs. F. A. -McLeod has returned
from a week's visit to relatives in
Eutawvilie.
Mrs. Henry Frierson, of Union, is
visiting i friends in the city.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Ratliff. of
Zanesviile, -Ohio, are here visiting Mrs.
Ratliff's sisters, Mrs. S. E. MiHer, Mrs.
F. A. Girard. Mrs. J. C. Brown and
Miss Mftrgaret Dittmar.
Mrs. Roy W. Cronser .and Miss?. Ma
rie ^Beetham - have returned from
Georgetown, where they visited Mrs.
Mary .Boyle and attended the Boyle
Bo wen. wedding.
Mrs. \V. BL Montgomery, of Wilm
ington, N. C. is visiting her' mother,
Mrs. H. L. Benbow, on Church street.
The Misses Solomons, of New York,
^se* visiting Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
JSchWiartz on West Liherty street. They
will leave.in a few days for California
where they expect to spend the sum
mer.
Mr. M. L. Wolff, of Columbus, Ohio,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs: Isaac Strauss.
Mr. J. P. Montgomery was a visitor
. in the cits'-yesterday.
Mr. F. S. 5ones was1 in the city on j
business' yesterday. v*
Miss Pearle Scale of Wilmington, N.
C, .attended the. dance Thursday night, j
Salem Club
The Salem Home Demonstration
Club held its regular monthly meeting
at the Salem School house on Tuesday
April 13, with Miss Grace Shealey.
president, in charge: The program
was as follows:
Opening, the Lord's Prayer.
Roll call and reading of the min- j
utes by the secretary.
Business- of the meeting.
Lesson, "The Food Value of Milk"
?Miss Truluek..
Informal discussion of the lesson.
Song by the Club girls.
The members present were. Miss
"Theresa Andrews.. Mrs. L. D. Good
man, Mrs. A. J. Pringle, Mrs. T. G.
Player, Miss Pearl McElveen, Miss
Grace Shealey, Miss Mazie Wilson and
Miss Aliee Wapren.
The Salem Canning and Poultry i
Clubs held their regular meeting on i
Tuesday, April IS,- 1920.
The meeting was called to order by
the' president. Minutes of the last!
meeting were read and approved and'
the roll called, to which each member j
answered with an,account of the work i
done since the iaSt meeting.
Miss Roberta Andrews made a talk j
on transplanting tomatoes. Miss
Maysie Wilson gave a demonstration I
oxi dusting.a hen with sodium fluorid. j
We sang two dairy songs after which {
Miss Truluek gave a lesson in sewing, j
Home Demonstration Meeting at Bak- {
~ - er School.
The Baker Canning Club held its
regular meeting\at the. school house
or/Thursday afternoon. April 22, 1920,
at 4 o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by {
the president. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and approved
and roll called, to which each girl
answered by telling about the work
done in her garden since the last
meeting..
Miss Bell Evans made a talk on
transplanting and cultivating toma
toes, after which the club sang two
songs.
Miss Truluek advised us to do all
the work possible in our gardens as
the two girls in the county having
the best garden and record book the
last of- May would be sent to Win
throp College for ten days in June.
Owing to some misunderstanding
about material for making aprons the
sewing wie postponed.
' The society adjourned.
Home demonstration club meetings
held from April 19th to 9??-d. 1920:
Monday: Stateburg N Poultry
eiub; Stateburg No. 10 * oultry Club:
General Sumter Home Demonstration
Club.
Tuesday: Concord Home Demon
stration Club.
/ Wed?esday: Bethel Canning and
Poultry Clubs; Bethel Home Club.
Thursday:* Baker Canning Club;
Baker Home Demonstration Club.
Friday: Branson Canning Club.
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Ernie Cmb
Tindal. April 2?->?The Earle Demo
cratic Club met oiv Saturday. April
24, at 4 o'clock with seven members
present, and re-organized.
Mr. T. E. Hodge was elected presi
dent.
Mr. S. D. Richardson, vice presi
dent. ,
W. M. Broadway, secretary.
Mr. H. D. Tindal. member of coun
ty executive committee.
The delegates elected to the coun
ty convention were, H. D. Tindal. T.
E. Hodge. J. A. Hodge. A. E. Eiliott.
Alternates. J. A. Cooper. S. D. Rich
ardson, James T. Brogdon.
Mr. I*. Clifton Moise left Saturday
night for Atlanta to attend the grand
opera this week.
Warsaw.
Warsaw is a very beautiful find im
posing city ps viewed from the castle
at Prasn across the Vistula, and con
tains a number of magnificent palaces,
among which an ancient Saxon strong
hold is the most notable. There also
!s the cathedral of St. John the Divine,
a splendid example 0f gothic :trchitec
tnre, which dates from I2.r>0.
Stains of Photos After Filing
The brown or yellow stains which
are sometimes found on photographic
prints after being taken out of the
fixing bath can be prevented by ciix
ing a tablespoonful of vinegar in the
wrK^-in which the prints are washed
?XUr bel?g developed.
Additional Levy for School ^?t^oses.
- ?
It will be a matter of interest to
know: that throughout the Statcf the.
different towns have awakened to the
importance of making provision for
next y?a.r. As I stated. yesterday.
Greenwood has had its election and
so greatly impressed were the citizens
of Greenwood by the necessity of fa
jvor.ible action, that not a single vote
was cast against the proposed addi
1 tional levy.
j In Rock Hill yesterday I learned
j that the Board of Education of that
I city had unanimously determined to;
I ask for the full limit of special taxa- !
j tion permitted under the law, which
j amounts to nineteen mills. Hardly a|
j daj' passes that I do not receive a
j comm mication. either through the ]
mail or over the telephone, telling me
what the different cities of the State;
feel that they must do an'1 asking j
what Sumter is going to do.
The Board of Education has been !
studying this question the whole year.;
j The personnel of the Board is such j
[as to hold the confidence of the peo- \
j pie and it is believed that the people;
j will manifest the confidence that they j
! feel.
j In addition to the necessary in- |
j crease in the salaries there are eer
Itain features of, our school that need !
(Strengthening, certain necessary addi-?
itions that should be made. We conti-j
dently believe that, if the people will j
support the Board. w.e can make our j
schools better than they have ever j
been before. We have had always the !
ambition to make them the best that!
[can be procured anywhere. If this]
j can be .alone, Sumter need ask for j
nothing elese. The other things will
come naturally > and necessarily.
It will be a matter of gratification, j
I am sure, forjthe taisrpayers to realize j
that in the management of the finan-;
ces of the district the Board of Edu- j
cation has shown* very wise manage
ment.
Today Spartanb?rg has a bonded i
indebtedness for school purposes of;
$225,000; Florence $200.000 and will!
ask for an additional $90,000; Rock i
Hill had $125.000 at the time that the
general report of bonded indebted- i
nor;: was made out; since then .In ad- j
ditional $75.000 has been passed, i
Sumter has school property conserva
tively estimated to be worth $300.000 |
and against this there is a bonded in- j
debtedness of only $84.000. with a ;
sinking fund of $::5,000. leaving a debt!
of only $49.000. The bonds-have eith- j
er been anticipated or a sinking Tund [
has been created. This statement j
shows the care with which the Board
has administered the financial affairs j
of the city and justifies the confidence!
that the people have always shown in \
their judgment. >
Respectfully submitted.
V S. H. EDMUNDS.
Superintendent City Schools. j
Holiday Eve Club Dance.
The Holiday Eve Club wound up its
1919-20 season Thursday night with;
a dance that was very highly enjoyed
by all participants. A large crowd j,
was present and the pleasure of both '
dancers and the ohaperones was great- j
ly heightened by the music furnish- j
od by the Garber-Davis orchestra, of j;
Washington, and by the exposition ofj!
the modern jazz production given by j
these clever young men, for as well |
as making excellent concord they!
gave a good vaudeville exhib- j
it at the same time. Fre- !
quently, when they "were going'
good" most of the dancers would j
stop dancing and gather round to look j
at the performers as well.
It was frequently remarked las: ;
night that the crowd present was an j
extraordinarily good looking crowd.
fcand this applied to personal beauty
as well as to dress, for gathered to- '
gether were an unusual lot of hand- ?
seme young women, and the men
were not worse looking than a lot of I
men usually are.
The dance started with an introduc-1
tion march shortly after 1?), and con- j
tinued until 2, a half hour's intermis- j
sion being had half way in the pro- i
gram for refreshments, a salad course,
fruit punch and cream being served
buffet style. The Holiday Eve Club
has enjoyed a most successful exist
ence for many years, but last fall wit
nessed its resumption of activities at- j
ter being suspended during the war j
j when so manv of its members were in \
l
i service.
j There will be no more dances by j
ibis club until next fall, when prob
ably, according to custom, it will be
gin its season With a dance Thanks
giving Eve.
Homes for Veterans.
A late report from the hospital
ity committee for the Confederate
Veteran Reunion states that places
were found for only 300 of the 500
needed. These :i<?o places include j
rooms in the hotels and boarding
houses provided there are accommo
dations to be had there. This report
cannot, stand. It would be a serious
reflection on the city' to have almost
half of her guests herded together in
some hall or warehouse or perhaps!
in tents, on uncomfortable cots. Many]
of these men are infirm. They should i
be men whom we delight to honor. ?
Sumter, like the other places, is over
crowded, but the people here always j
do what they make up their minds t<< '
do. and see it through. The reports j
were discouraging because of so many:
refusals and put off answers and j
promises of board for guests if places
could be found. In sharp contrast '
were some promises that they would I
entertain if some members of ih?
family had to go <>nt. and even in a
few instances, the hosts were plan
ning'to move into a house in the yard
to give their own quarters to their
guests.
The committee plans to send ou1
follow up squads in the coming week
to recanvass the city with the hope
and belief that a home will be f..und
for every veteran.
.Tnst Received a
Shipment of Roys' School Suits
to fxo quick at $7.50 to $9.00. Boys'
knee pants going at 75c to $2.50.
Joseph 21. Chandler.
WSCOSB MH/L Br\-M BREAKS
Dam C?dw'i*4?ed Near Concrete
Briilge and .Two Cars go In.
The dam at Second Mill broke last
night about 12 o'clock and the pond
was entirely drained. The break was
caused by the water undermining the
dam near the eastern end of the con
crete bridge. The.break occurred as
a transfer car, driven by Horace Scale,
was crossing the dam.. The roadway
gave way beneath the car. which
went down into the cavity. Soon after
another car came along and went in
on top of the first. All of the occu
pants of the cars escaped uninjured,
but the cars were considerably dam
aged, and much difficulty was found
in removing them from the deep hole
in wThich they were embedded. The
public road to Wedgefield, which
crosses the dam. will be closed for
sometime, as several days will be re
quired to repair the break in the dam.
PALMETTO VPW-AL ASSOCIA
TION
Annual Meeting of Colored Physicians
of South Carolina to Be Held In
Sumter.
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of
the Palmetto Medical Association will
be held in Sumter April 27th, 2Sth
and 29 th.
The following is the medical pro
gram:
Dr. S. P.. Green, Orangeburg. "The
Treatment of Chronic Ulcer of the
Leg." y
Dr. W. W. Felder. Sumter, "Medical
Service at'the Front."
Dr. B. X. Hatcher, Clinton, "Steril
ity."
Dr. W. H. Johnson, Charleston,
?*T/he Negro as General Practitioner
and as Specialist."
Dr. L. M. Daniels. Columbia, "Med
icine of Tomorrow."
Dr. A. G. Purvis, Charlest6m~**The
Postate in General Practice."
Dr. B. J. Bison. BarnweH, "Auto
Intoxication."
Dr. E. A. Pendergrass, Pock Hill,
"The use of Pituritin in Abstretries."
Dr. A. b. Maxwell. Sumter; "Oral
Hygiene and Prophylaxis."
Dr. W. O. McGill, Union, "Dental
Inspection in Schools."
Dr. D. Counts. Bennettsville. ''Co
operation of the Allied Profession."
? Dr. W. L. Sellers. Kingstree, "Ethi
?al Parctitioner^"'
Dr. George I. Lythcott, Florence.
"Bacteriology in Relation to Modern
Therapeutics."
Dr. J. A. Robinson, Darlington.
Aids in Diagnosis."
Dr. G. K. Adams, Spartanburg.
'Xerve Blocking."
On Tuesday evening there will be
public exercises at which time the
president. Dr. X. A. Jenkins will de
liver his annual address. Subject:
"The Progess of Medicine."
On Wednesday evening the Associa
tion will be addressed by R. S. Wil
kinson. Ph.D.. President of State Col
ege. Orangeburg.
A large attendance is expected.
tammer School at Winthrop College
The bulletin of the Summer Schoo- '
it Winthrop Colege, to be issued KV
i few days, shows a faculty of over
"orty members, with a number of at-'
.ractive courses for teachers and stu
Jents.
One of the new features of tili-:
rear's Summer School will be a con
ference. June 22-24. which city super
intendents and High School principals
will be invited to attend for the pur
pose of discussing questions of vital
importance to the schools they repre
sent Many superintendents and prin
cipals have already signified theii in.-',
tenti?n of attending this conference
"wo edcuational workers of national
reputation have agreed to meet with
those attending the conference. Sup
erintendent C W. Richards, of Ard
more, Oklahoma, and Calvin H. Ken
dall, Commissioner of Xew Jersey.
Another new feature will be course.-,
in social science and community work
by Miss Marjorie, A. Potwine, Direct
or of Community V\rork at Saxon Mills,
Spartanburg, S. C. These courses will
be helpful especially to all communit;.
wo- kers in rural communities and mill
villages.
Tiie work of Mr. Homer R'odeheaver
in music will' be a special feature.
Training in leadership in musie will
be given, especialy leadership in com
munity and group singing/ y
Judge Purdy Endorses Bond Issue.
The following letter from Hon. i:.
o. Purdy, endorsing the $2,500.000
bond issue for a main highway system
of roads for Sumter county should
carry considerable weight with 111
voters:
Sumter. S. C. April, 22, 1920.
Mr. B. I. Reunion.
Secretary chamber of Commerce.
Sumter, S. C.
Deal* Sir:?T received notice of tlm
proposed good roads meeting tomor
row and regret that 1 cannot attend.
If we expert to have roads that will
last, material of a permaneni charac
ter will have to be used. 1 am will
ing to be taxed for this kind of a roa.:
and hope that the taxpayers generally
may approve the plan.
The commissioners named is an as
surance that business .methods will b.:
used in carrying <<ui ih* work.
Yours?truly,
li. O. PURDY.
Clothing!. Clothing!
Nobby Spring Suits for men an-:'!
young ou-n ;ri regulars, stouts, slim :
and stubs. Prices $25.0.0 to $35,00
Style-plus $-10 to $60. Steinbloch $"??'
to $"fin. None better. Silk shirts $5.0'*
to $15.00. Joseph M. Chandler
to $155.00
Men's and Boys' Outfitter, 16 Maze
street.? Adv.
It doesn't make much difference how
wise ;i man is. his wife can prove in
five minutes that he's a six cvlinder
idiot.?American Motorist.
Ever notice how much more noise
a little loose change can make than
a wad of greenbacks? Same with au
tomobiles.?American .Motorist.
ICOlWICTS
I KILL GUARD
Archie M. Sox Murdered at
State Farm Near Hagood
! A brutal murder was committed at
the De.^aussure Mate Farm, near Ha
igood. Thursday. Archie M. Sox. one
; of the guards was attacked by two
: convicts with shovels. Adam Griftinj
[and Joe Watson, and his skull crush
led. Coroner W. .1. Scale held an ln
! quest yesterday afternoon.
! From testimony adduced at the in
j quest, it appears that Mr. Sox was in
j charge of a detail of 14 convicts re
. pairing the road. While standing
with his back to some of the men.
Adam Griffin slipped up behind ami
struck Air. Sox with a shovel. Mr.
: Sox drew his pistol preparatory to de
j fending himself, and as he did so doe
j Watson struck Mr. Sov across the
arm, knocking the pisto! out of his
hand. Griffin then rushed up again
i from the rear and struck Mr. Sox a
second time. Watson and Griffin then j
seized Mr. Sox's gun and pistol and!
presumably would have shot Mr. Sox
?had it not been for the active inter
! ference of Arthur Coleman, negro con
jvict from Greenville county who was
!recently saved from the electric chair!
I by Governor Cooper. Coleman led a ;
|*group of the convicts in coming to'
i the resuee of Mr. Sox and but for his!
[timely interference the guard would!
thav<i been shot. Coleman had been ?
j with ihr- gang en the farm but a;
; short while.
j Mose Bright, who left with Watson j
?and Griffin, had no part in the kilI-;
! ing, bur went away with the two when j
?the remaining 11 prisoners took j
icharge of Mr. Sox. The prisoners!
jplaeed the injured man in a buggy"
'and rushed him away for medical aid,:
j those not accompanying Mr. Sox re- j
: porting immediately to the stockade. |
j The verdict of the coroner's jury]
; was that. Mr. Sox came to his death i
[from injuries with a shovel in the'
I hand of Joe Watson and Adam Grif- ;
i fin. ? r ?
j A reward of 350 each is offered for
I the apprehension of each of the con- j
; viefs. As soon as it was learned thai
'Mr.' Sox had been killed, searching
i parties began scouring the surround- \
! ing country'.
BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILD
REN'S MEETING
Sunday, May 2. at 4 O'clock at Triu- ?
ity Church
The meeting is in celebration of ;
j Children's WfcK. a continent-wide^
: campaign to emphasize the religious
education of children. .:
Many little children from the Sun- j
I day Schools in Sumter will take part
! in the program.
! Children and grown people are ask
ed to attend and help make the mect
? tag a great .<:uccess.
Tne Boys' High School base bai!
ream /as defeated by the Orangeburg'
High yesterday afternoon by a score;
j of 4 to 0._j
Married
Miss Ruby Koennecke. of this city,
and Mr.-Clyde Spann, of Richmond,
rVa.-, were married Wednesday after
noon at ?") o'clock at the Church, of the
Moiy Comforter, the Rector. Rev. J.
B. Walker, officiating. .Mr. and Mrs.
Spann left on the evening train for
Richmond, where they will make
their home.
Dr. A. R. Koennecke, of this city, ;
and Miss Florrie Meyer, of Charles-J
ton, were married in Charleston on |
Thursday afternoon. !
Miss Juanita Brown and Mr. Frank!
Bryan were married at 0 o'clock Th?rs- !
day evening. Rev. J. A. Rice perform-'
ing the ceremony, only the members j
of the family and a few friends be-;
ing present. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan j
have gone to Atlanta to spend a few j
days. .
Death. ;
Mrs. Mary S. Buck died at her home j
o<" her son. Mr. J. S. Ruck, on West1
Calhoun street. Wednesday night at;
S o'clock, after a protracted illness, at j
the advanced age of eighty years. The ]
remains were taken to the old family
home at Bucksville, Horry county, i
where the funeral service? were held 1
Thursday afternoon. Mr. Buck was
her only son and she had made her:
h<*" H' with him in this city for the,
]>:.:.. eight years.
After an illness of several months'
Mis. W. G. Seymour died Tuesday,
April 20th at her home near Sumtvr j
aged 58 years. The funeral services:)
were held at the family burying;
ground. Dr. W. E. Thayer of *.he;
First Baptist church, of Sumte1', offi- j
elating. ?
While news of Mrs. Seymour's death j
was expected momentarily it was it - j
ceived by her friends and relatives;
with great sadness.
For some time it has been k-?own :
that her recovery was impossible.:
though foremost physicians exerted^
themselves in every way in her be- !
half.
She is survived by her husband and '
the following children: F. E. Sey-;
mour. J..O. Seymour, H. C. Seymour,;
Mrs. Clarence Truluck and Miss Mag-j
gie Seymour. She was a devoted !
member of the Graham's Baptist ;
church.
Candidates for councilman are re-1
quired by the rules of the City Pri- |
mary to fill their pledges with Secre- j
tary R. J. Bland at or before 6 p. m. j
today. Those who fail to fill pledges,
are disqualified.
Madam Rita Wiiboume and Miss j
Willette Wiiboume took a leading;
part in the concert given by the Fed- j
oration of Women's Clubs at Win-!
throp College on the evening of the'!
21st. and were enthusiastically re-:
ceived. These talented- artists will ap
pear soon at a concert in Charleston, j
followed by one at Coker College.
-,
Boys' Shirt Waists. N
Sale price $1.00 and $1.50; two $1 I
waists to each customer; be quick.
Joseph M. Chandler.'
COTTON BETTER
(John F. Clark & Co.)
Sew York,? April - 26?Cotton.
stronger than the news appeared to
warrant because favorable ..rains,
TTexas should have offset' market*
to a greater extent, the precipitat
in the central and eastern belt
unfavorable. Contracts, howe'
were scarce and quotations ran a
on buying first by Liverpool and
by some of last week's seller,
professionals bought and ap
were after the scalp of a pro
operator who is supposed to have
freely on Friday.
There was little news aside
the weather. Memphis banks
reported to be restricting- cred
Charlotte wired this afternoon
the weather was unfavorable in t
section. It was said that the confer
ence committee was inclined to re^-l,
port favorable on the Comer bill pro-a
viding for a contract delivery ;f?rli
half above middling and half a Nevlj
York grade over low middling.
Exports were 27.000 bales. May ?'?
was easier on liqquidation before no
tice day tomrrow, although there is |
little chance that any will be issued.
The market has regained half of ;
what it lost and will probably awaits
farther developments before much ad?^
vanee over 345c for October. ?1
XEW YORK COTTOX.
Testa^l
Open High Low Close Closed
May .. 40.S5 41.10 40.3? 4-0:90 40.43 ^
July .. 38.Of, 30.10-38.00 3S.95 37.93
Oct. .. 34.90 36.10 24.90 35.98 34.50
Dec. .. 34.00 35.12 33.99 -35.00 33.53 ,;
Jan .. 33.44 34.53 3:M4 34.35 32.90*''
Mar. .. 32.65 33.70 32.65 33.50 ?.-?*'
__ ?
XEW ORLEANvS C I xTOJf
- : Yes*td^
Open High Low Close CIos,
May .. ?.? 40.00 39.10 39.82 38:8i'
July .. ?.? 39.0C 38.00 35.8-8
Oct. . . ?.? 35.90 '84.45 35.78 2it
Dec ??3 4.9S ?.?- ?~- 33.2;/.^
LIVERPOOL; COTTOX '
Xo quotations received.' ?" ;,: :
? - ? ? .'A.-nJi
CH rCAGO GRABTAXJD PBOVISION? a
CORN? ... ^
High .Low. Close"
May.1.73% 1.70 ' /.??' PJL
July.1.66% 1.62
CATS:
High " Low
May.99% .99%
July.90 ,88}?
LARD: * MvW
High Low CXfsSo
May _ _ 20.15 19.75^ ^AiMn
Julv. 20.95 20.50 23?95
RIBS:? \
High Low 1 ej*fcer:
May..15.40- 18.00
July _ .... 3 9.22 18.80 19.2-^
It is valuable to have ? judicial otlci
sion to the effect that a motorist may'
call a traffic policeman a monkeyrbut
it would not generally be advisable t?':
do so.?American Motorist.
Oualiitj Goes Clear Tltrough
The Dort has earned the good-will of its *
owners through its own good ?>erforrnance
in their hands. It rides and drives easily.
It holds the road closely. It wears-down
tires slowly and evenly. And it makes each
gallon of gasoline and quart of oil, deliver
full mileage.
FillCEH: T&urzng Caz, $985,; Roadstor, $'*85; Fourse4.sou &ed&a, $ '.535;
Ffjrzv.tso/z Ocu/<-. $1535. F. O. S. Factory. Y/irc VPhexsis and Sps^n Tisea Extr*
Satisfied owners is the best advertisement we know of.
Just ask any Dort owner what he thinks of the Dort cars. Then
come let us demonstrate the car to ypu, as U R judge.
Carload Expected Monday. You should place your or
der now.
Auto Co
Phone 569
14 S. Harvin Si