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?Altered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C., as Second-class Matter. ^ .'U'l L> .11.1111 I I PERSONAL. ! Mr. Watson D. McElveen, editor 'df The Lake City News spent Saturday in the city. . * j? ; Misses Colleen and ? Xeltie.^cj?san' spent Sunday in Columbia^itn frieKds - ./Ressers. K. U. f&bknight' 'and Charles Bishop, of Columbia; spent a ^w.-hours'in the city with friends on Sunday eyening. > . . r alx* KL W. Boggs, of Atlanta, an ex pert shoei,repairman, has accepted the management of Btiltman Shoe Co's. Repairing department. - Messrs. i*T. Percy Smith and H. 0." Osteen and Rev. J. B. Walker left this ibornlng' to attend the -annual council 8p the Episcopal church, which Is to behel?"in Spartanb.urg". this week. . ? ?MK. Laura Lebby left :sund'^y^i^fght! for Boston, Mass., where "she goes to j attend a,recital given byjier^iiaHighter: Miss Aural Lebby, who is studying voice in that city. Miss Mary Heinrick left; Ikst ; night for a^week's visit 't<rPhir?$p^&. T: Dr. E. S. Bo?th, Maj?gr:'&e1!ey, R f-:?;-^Hech and Mr. C^nJ^^are among 1b ose attending ^the Slrr^rs^ conven tion-, in Charleston. this week.1 " Mr. E. L. Jackson, the aged Veteran i *ho was detained af ter - the re-nnlon I list , week by sickness, is* still Unable t$ ; return home. He is not ?s well liday as for the past two days. But ii^ is comfortable and is receiving the l^t ,of attention and everything" pos -slble is being done to add tov hits com fcri ' \ : . Altanta as Seen by Hagood. .-" If is nearly two weeks sinc^ Ve came jjfr.. Atlanta, and though. coiastatftly -on tae go ?B&e seen but a small pari This city .with-its ^aarrow streeitS,nearly all oilied ||>roper|^ ^avennes, '*bvws a lot L?f ^^S^%g^96^1^^^^h%n yOtt C ^s?ie? :^^^iie:;aTe^-:w^oi^ with m itby - wiueh-^J^fea;? .'t^out liouses. V-'Ta'oR 'w^^^'^'er-ra^'- into a frees bt tim&r^m^Sc^l^ B^re. "ifre^ame. across t^e^rea^t ^vorks a^eritfan's army, and got three min n^e^ba^Is as souvenirs of that dread Struggled ' . ' , / One day, when passing the capital, . a. magnificent structure that does'crWd-'j it to Georgia, we went on top andgotaj hitzy, view <o& the city. We cjould, T>Ut ^>tice.jn. comparison with Columbia's &&tta? how vastly more beautiful and larger ithe Matter's -grounds, enriched bjrjs^e of the most beautiful statuary taat ey^r came .ffotn the hand of man.; Ser^ivas almost the utter ab^nce or. ?n^' for one'only, that of iSeneraJ /^?rdon; is" to be seen. An<3 this is nrue\ of all 'Atlanta, if you efceit the cemeteries. ' v It is huiiding up fast, and the real estate man is almost at every corner, y 3&ese are huilding vast fortunes, while ethers hold vast fortunes in undevel- ! oped -land.1 One is surprised at the ] \;avmber of-people here who are sell- ; ??Sfif^idTnovIng. We could not under- ; 5*jand ~the why of a lot of it til! ? -?&id by an old oet who said that his , ^n\ had sold the house they were liy7 iilg in for $10,000. When we '"'voiced""< ^.r surprised at this, saying nVcouhi not replace it for $12,000. the old vet eran said the high cost of living had b^ougnt vrt>a^>Ontr.; * They had to have < jfconey.r %ere doping ib get a cfieaper'^3io3^:';:: j With sonie ~hri?lti?:? ^^S^n^y 'arfif; ? 'enitoon. ^oj?made.-?-^rti?l tour of the city, goin^r/t?:- W??] View, cem'etery', one* of Vthe fergest and prettiest we have eVey/soeh.? " s You cannot bjit remark the irregu ? lairity Qt^^J4^,:'?^t?Mt-in 'many places to be:?st fhrownrtogettte*' withr owt.iany -br^er; ^^??of f^Weiefs-WT intg only s. bteek. long. --The other day '^ 'ca?ta -across" i'-veri^Dle^/'p'aJacei immense in. sfze two stories high, l&irt* entirely of polished marb'ie, a structure-that would cost tQday near ai-million,'and were told it, with its *?rge grounds, could be bought for $26^.000. . Eventaally some real estate man- will gobble it up. . It is renting 'for ,|100-a month. * \ /We have hitherto remarked on the pretty women' here, but of what avail ist it when the madam, in writing me, puts on the outside of the letter " Re IJpi .to Mrs.:So artd So." Well, the folks are- nice to you as far aa your money goes. Away from home, yea, hpme. one yearns for a hearty hand 'i$9&ke and welcome. We can but feel t??t we understand tbe comparative Indifference of the traveling public to. the churiflie&..' a*r^ . . "' f :| In our* ?fkil :4&tfcday we found a 's^lenklid .invitation to a church, not of our ftrith.jan# resoly?a to go where a;weicom^ sem^l to await ttie str?ng < erl ?A4rohere was'a* welcome from ai number of the brethren, out fhei' preacher, eminently pleased with himself, wa?/remarlciblc for his aloof neSs. - said he* had recently been . converted, but we were constrained to ^feej^it was only some'man's job. Then Wfe 'turned to our own. with no better results. ' We know a man, a serious nian, who approached one such after :?ervice and asked if be had time for a; little talk, but the preacher said: "No, not-now.- -I wffl see you tOmor-' row, etc.." TaJk is cheap, and a lot Of folks feel t^at ft ?! they get from the pulpits. This may be true some times but not always. Capt. W. Ii. McCutchen Elected Cont mandeffs S. Cv Blvislon Sons C. V. At a meeting of Sons of Veterans ?.f the State held Tuesday, Captain W. 1^, McCufchen' was elected command er of the South Carolina Division of the. Sons of Confederate Veterans. Captain McCutchen is a veteran of tbi5 World War. having served as a captain of infantry in th-" 30th infau kry. Third Division, throughout the war. He was formerly a member of Ci.'up .Tames McCutchen, of King.scrce, which Was named in honor of nis raU;pr, ('61. Jomes McCutchen, of Indiar.town. ?Pittsburgh, Pa.. Six hundred rail ro:ul men who have been on strike have returned to work the Dickcr tfon Ifeun Company announced. Ig? s?mtbr county Goods roads over the main high | ways of Sumter county have been as sured by a large vote in favor of a $2V500,000 bond issue for that pur pose. The returns as received to date are as follows; ! City of Sumter for against j \Vard 1 . 27 12 \Yard.2..166 i6 j \Vard 3 .. .#.. 61 -6' j Ward 4 .... 3.9 4 j County" precincts? ] M?S;esviile. 8 1 (#nc??dr..33 1 Middleton.13 4 Privateer.28 48 "Shi'loh. 23 - 24 Manchester _ ...... 3 ' 00 Stateburg :.15 2 pttBose; ....17 " 3 Providence .31 11 jOswego.10 00 [Rafting Creek.11 23 Total 4&1 155 Veterans Enjoyed Sumter. 4-U Mr. B. P. Cuttino has received the following letter, .from Mr. L. F. ughes, of Bruson, S. C. who was his guest during the Reunion: Brunson, S. C. May 8th, 1920. I am .writing you just to let you know that I arrived at home safely on yesterday, finding all well? except (myself, (i am in one of my spells of. indigestion), "and to thank you alt for" the-many acts of kindness remiexed me..dnring my visit to your home this] we&fc. The reunion of U. C. V's. at j Sumter was the best I have ever at-j tended.' All of Sumter; seemed to be*] actuated with one spirit and only one j desire, viz: To do anything and every- ! thing that would bring conifort or j pleasure to a Confederate veteran. I assure you I enjoyed your kind hospi) tality which seemed so freely bestow ed, and will hold $pu all in.my memory j, a? true friends^ r Wishing God's bless- j i ings c^'you1 ajid hoping to see you i' again, . . \'t Tours respectfully, .? L. F. HUGHES. Dots From Pisgali." j * ..rif^Kh, May 10?,ithis is the best.'j ? re-uihbri -*ve ever had. it may 'bo | ? equaled, but not excelled," said num-; circus old veterans to the writer, not j ' knowing" this was his * county. In a ][ .word the old boys had a, grand time ; aiut"all, received the most -friendly and i ' courteous treatment from -the atten-j < tive little- Scout. Boys, ladies, young! ( aiid old; and all thVmen. The old boys L renewed their yeuth. and told, of the sufferings in n?rthem prisons, .'The. speeches were, instructive and fmc and* were heartiiy^'pnaoyei?. We are" glad that Sumter has "the' honor of making this the best reunion ever held1 in honor of the veterans. ,.*We won't have many more meetings' Of them for;they will soon be all. gone. "Mother's Day'' at Pi'sgab sgah church 1 ?sting. Fine addresses were delivered by Rev. S. B. yesterday was very interesting. Fine,'1 Fiatfield, of Cass?tt, and tin- -pastor, j Mr. Dudley. The church could not j v scat the people. It was prettily dec orated with flowers and mottoes. Miss Bessie Hatfield. of Cassatt, 11 spent yesterday here. She is a pppu- i iar young lady and has many friends j who are always glad to see her. It! now looks like spring time and crops j, Eire felling the ^rm sunshine. <John F. Clark & Co.) N6w Orleans, May \$.?jbuViiig by. a j Reading commission hpiise.and one of: tie spot houses seht ?c'otber to 3*6.5011 early but the advance dicL not hold.M Liquidation was free oh the bulge ?ttd! after the demand noted above ' was satisfied prices Sagged for want1 Vf support- The market, however, show ed a good absorbing power and took care of several thousand bales, sold just above 35 cents. The bullish fac tor was heavy rains, where not need ed, in the Mobile, Montgomery, At lanta and Little Rock districts, but clearing weather was promised for Friday although *t may be too cold. Greenville, Tfct?s.'serit in a very^po*-, simistic report oh. 'crop "prospects in J that section: .'If .is emiy 1;2; "days" until1 the government report data wfil b(S: taken and . with tlieT' recent ;wea&erj outlook it will probably he very bull-1 ^ _Jjg -,- ; j NEW YORK COTTON. j Yes'td'ysj Oijexl .HJgfc Low Close Close! MaV . . tO.&O"" *40'.li0 40.25 V>.30 40.42 ! July . - .33.20 3S.I5 3S.02 38.05 38.15 { .Oct. .. 36.10 36:49.??36.90 35.90 35.93 j Dec. .. 35.22 33:5$ 25".00 35.00 35.0 l j Jan .. 34.45 34.85 34.30-34.30 34.35 ' Mar .. 34.04 34.35 33.85 33.75 33.SO STEW ORLEANS COTTOX - (f Tes'td'ys Open High Low Close Close May ? ? 39.73 39.75 39.60 '39.40 39.75 July .. 38.10 3*.20 37.!)0 37.06 3S.0O Oct. . . 36.00 36.35 35.88 35.89 35.31 Dec. .. 35.12 35.30 34:91. 34.90 34.87 Jan. .. 34.id 34.75 34.35 34.37 34.25 Mar . . 34.05 34.30 33.S8. 33.88 33.75 LIVERPOOL COTTON Close: May 25.48; July 24.10; Oct.! 25.02; Dec. 23.38; Jan. 23.14; March! 22,6.5. j CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS | CORN? Hi-b Low Close! July. 1.78'; 1:74% 1.75 % ? Sept .... ... i.V;r> i.r, \ % 1.0-' ? CM TP: Hij,'h Low Close July.93% I .01 % Sept."7r;5 .7.'.'< .75% LARD: High Lov.- Close July . 21.8(i i'i.4j 21.42 Sept.22.70 RIBS:? High Low Close July. 19.30 10.00 19.05 The Rural Schools of the Coun j try Met in This City on Friday, May 7th The Rural School Declamation con test last Friday afternoon at the opera house and again that evening at the Girl's High School was listened to by a large audience each time, and from the' general expression afterwards, it was considered a very successful event both as to profit to the schools and pleasure to; the audience. It demonstrated to the public there is much excellent talent in the rural schools of the county, and that those whose duty it was to train the pupils measured up well to the task. '/ As was stated before, this event fn a measure took the, place pf the usual Field Day, and it is-felt that this will be "made a permanent event with the county schools, whether or not the Ficfd Day is found to be practicable. AS the years go by this'contest will no doubt gather interest among the schools. For the first event of this land, the excellency of the work done by the. pupils and teachers is most commendable! In the 'matter of prize's there was no difference made among the schools, for in each school four and only four pupils were permitted to enter the con test. In the larger schools it was? of courses-easier to furnish the quota, haying a larger number to select from. Some _.Of the schools had preliminary contests in! order to select their, coii te^anfe .for the larger event. This ivas a" means of creating interest amon$:'-.the folks in the community, and advertising the larger event. The smaller schools should not feel that they have no chance, for in many of these there is excellent talent, and the individual contestant has just as good chance to win a prize as in the larger" schools. ' The judges in . this cOritest. -were very capabTe. * and ex ceedingly painstaking in tfie . matter of awarding the prizes. Each pupil was given a number, so- that the judges would not be in any way handi capped by a personal knowledge of any of the contestants. In the Intermediate division ol tfie contest tme Maye^-ille school was awarded the first prize for both the srirls and the boys. This was a prize, A S1Q to each. In the, same division., the two sec ond prizes were awarded to the Betl}. ?1 ami Wedgefield schools. Wedgefield cvinning for the girls and Bethel for; Hie boys.. The prize in this division for . the second best speakers was $5 o.each. In the'High School ^ division the; Mayesville school was again awarded i :he first prize for both jgirls a.nd. boys.. Tho same amount was given as in fhe intermediate ' division. Wedgefield ;vas awarded the two second prizes n the High School division Thej yrizc was S5 to each. j The names of the successful con-; estants is here given, with the names; >f their schools, also titles -of ? peeches: Intermediate division of contest: Girls, (first prize), Miss Ruby Mc Slveen, Mayesville School. Subject: ^asca. Boys?'(first prize), Holman Fox-| vorth, Mayesville School. Subject: 'LaFayette, We Have Come." Giri"s^?(second pr^ze"). Miss Esther itamsey, Wedgefield School. Subject: j ?No'opay's/ Child." Boys?(second prize), Douglas Dav-; d; Bethel School. Subject: "Colum-i 3US." 7 , . j High School division of contest: j ' Girls?;(first prize)'. Miss Italy Tay-, dr. Mayesvflle School. Subject: ^With in the Law." 1 Boys?(first prize), Milner Wilson. Mayesville School. Subject: "The iDanger o'f O'yr Prosperity.*!'' ' . Girls?("second prize), Miss Evelyn Ramsey, Wedgefield School. - Subject: "School Days." Boys?'(second prize), Marion Ram sey, Wedgefield School. Subject: "War tnevitabie." A Victrola was offered by Mr. W. I. Whitehead to the best speaker in all tho contest, i,or a .school Prize. This was wdh by Miss Italy Taylor for the Mayesville School. . >ifr.' "D. P." Moise was selected" 'front among the judges to deliver the prices. 'He did this in h^p^culiariy pTeasihg style, complimenting all tho winners, ..a'hd, o'thers who' deserved special m'eiftionV Mr. Molse salrT'thu.f he could not refrain from saying that he felt that Mr. Milner Wilson had delivered, for a youth, the best speech' lie had ever heard, and that he hau heard many, for he had always been ir.tcrested in oratory. Those in cliargo of the schools of the county, ahd thc^'pupiTs as well, will always reirnembef Mr. David DI Moise as ? generous donator in this contest, arid one also on w)iom tt\oy can depend as always being inter ested in fhe welfare a'hd advancement ot the schools of the county. Mr. Guard's1 orchestra furnished delightful music on both occasions, which was highly appreciated Let it be remembered that or.; school had just as good chance to win as another, where the lull quota was sent, but that in the same contcM. rh pupils' Werp not necessarily in the4Sanio grade, and-likely to be of ? different ages. and. therefore, the individual may. in sohYb instances, have been a!, a little disadvanta ge. This couid 1 no t he helped, according to the mle3 of the contest. Those in charge wish to thank the judges and Messrs. 11. D. Eppft and <;?-o. D. Levy for their very able as sistance in fhe contest; and Mr. Al>e tiyttenberg for the. free use or the opera house in the afternoon monies', .nid Dr. Edmunds for the High School building in the evening. Washington. May lo?The Baptist convention has adopted resolutions calling on the Democratic and lie publican parties to adopt planks call ing for the strict enforcement of the prohibition* amendment, and not tci nominate candidates for President who are not known to be committed to this policy. f^mi^AT CRUSADE I ' Experiment Being Made In Re ;. ducing Weight by a Special f. Diet I _ ! Chicago, May 12?Fat persons all , over the United States an- watching .'with great interest the sixty-day ex 'periment in-reducing weight which is j being conducted here under the su ? percision of Dr. John Dill Robertson, ? city health commissioner. Inquiries j already received here suggest the pro bability that if the Chicago experiment j is successful it may be tried in other .communities. \ Success reported in the first week when the average weight of the 24 women composing the first class was reduced 3.9 pounds has prompted the ?organization of other classes in this city and altogether more than 200 per sons here are trying to see how rap- < idly .they can regain their youthful fi gurfes. 'The leaders of the fat elimination I j confest here aver that the experiment! j cajj'be tried by anyone suffering fronn I a surplus of averdupois. Reasonable J ; exercise and a strictly controlled diet ? j constitute two of the chief features of' ? j the Chicago experiment. \\ !' The daily menus of the reducing!* j class are prepared by Miss Huth Wil- \? i bar, of the health commissioner's ?? j training school for nurses, who be- i ? j lieves this supervision of diet to be; * essential to success. Those ambitious j ? to become slim are permitted to have j Jj lean meat but once a day and potatoes . | ar.?: forbidden. If one is hungry be- '4 \ tween meals MiSs Wilbar suggests that .J ! a glass of water will satisfy that "emp- ? ty feeling." >' ; J Here is a typical menu prepared by . Miss "VVilbar for one day: \4 ^Breakfast: One medium apple, one J egg, one slice of toast, one cup ? of coffee with one and a half table- ?' spoons of skimmed milk instead of \ cream. :?i 10:30 a', m., one-half cup of buillon.^ with; one/cracker.. . . Lnn^heon: Medium serving of lean cold roast beef; two thin slices of rye. bread; lettuce and cottage chees? sal-!1 ad;, two and one-half tablespoon.iful pf'French dressing; tea with lemon; one cTaiekcr. ? ;i . Dinner: Large ^serving of boiled corl with Temon; large serving of plain ?'? cauliflower; one scant teaspoon of but-: ter; lettuce salad or celery; one-halt orange; black coffee. 10:30 p. m.: One-half cup of hot skim milk. Each of the women is expected to work an hour a day in her garden?if she has a garden?otherwise to take .long walks and setting up exercises. 1 Daily the women report by telephone and receive instructions, including a :diet'for the following day. Oil Thurs day 'of.'each "week they report at the city hall and are weighed, and the week's loss?or gain?recorded on their charts. . ' The 24 women in the first class av eraged in weight at the stprt of the 'experiment, 201.6G pounds. 6y.S:j pounds more than their average norm-' London/" Ma?; IT^^^r^oagfe,*^; Labor member' oL* Parliament, hasJSte- ' clared himsejf as opposed: to .tipp$&'?: al weight, and Dr.^loberts?n says-lie/ expects to take approximately 40 of L-hoSe pounds from -each woman. The leader of the class is Airs. Xel lie Leonard, age 32. a typist, who tip- - - ? ped the scales at 323 pounds but lost and sa>'s British workmen would ?Xe : eight pounds in the first seven days. t0 see an end made of the cusftA.^ Dr. Robertson figured her normal But the onus< he adds/ is on the!'|?ji vveight at 141 pounds. ployer, not the employee.. "To< The anti-fat crusade is a serious v/ith the readjustment of..wages venture, Dr. Robertson" says, aimed to all workers in receipt of a living wigg?,;: point the dangers and discomforts of there is no excuse for tipping at ;f excess- weight and show the ease witii!^id air- Hodge. "Probably the which it can l)c eliminated. i est move forward . would, bee fog _ i government to making tipping illej Asked to Sign His Death Certificate j Punishingboth the tipper and r< I-er. *?? ~; .-. "? ' Paris, May 11?To. be asked to sign! ??' jr?-. his own death certificate was the ex-j State High^ay,::Ctommission in perience of a French soldier named I Columbia. May 11?The:State' Bregot. He lias been reported killed! way Commission,: in session here'^ :in the war but was found in good; day, finds it hard to get a seen health at Belfort by a gendarme, who j and chief-engineer, and postponed" thrust the death' "certificate into hiSjtion on these two selections until;af hands, asked him to'?sign it and left ? ture meeting; ; A committee; is;^ without explaining, the reason for the ' charge of.-this matter. The comply extraordinary request. j sion has .heen asked to consider soh^e^ Bregot has begun what is expetced j plan for . registering of cars Ky coi^ '*( to be ? long legal, process to prove that) ties, but as yet no definite ac^tm tjtti^ he is still living. j been takeW." -r .. **,,..'; .. '*'.-.*?.: fill The National Bank of South Carolina - * of Sumter, S. C. Resources ?2pWM),0^(y. 7 /Strong and Progressive Hie Most Painstaking SKRVICF3 - -with COITRTES^ - ? rihe Bank of the ^??; and File C. G. ROWLAND, President EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier j feiUiitiHit i t t tit 111 t iitt 11 i m?i? NEILL OrDONB7ELL. President! O. It STATES. MARK HANNA Was a very successful'man. He'starj^gi ed .life m an humble way, as most '?f^|^i us did, and fie af^ibuted his sn T to the "Thrift Habit," which he'afevflK quired early in life. He gave it ,.as his opinion that any man or. womah^'^ to be useful or helpful to the 0om?J munity in which they live, should f save.. .... . . vr f Take Mark's advice. It is not too* late. Get the saving habit and o pe n' account with^ Us today, and "Watch Grow." : The First National Ba S?MTEK, s. a . r ? ' ' v".. v.'-" . ? - l' ' . "? .,- :1 Sftoiti andOxfords - ? -?*?'? ~ : ? : **.-.- ??... v * The Season for cool Footwear is just opening. We have just received some hew things in Pumps, and Ox \ fords, all sizes, all widths, from A to EE, Black, White and Brown. I Styles to suit you. and shoes to fit you, with the ad t vantage of salesmen with experience to look after your requirements. I It Is Our Pleasure to Sh?W You The O'Donnell Dry Goods coiviPArlv t ? ? ' .