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la this sale we willtry to exceed Mi x^i??&m iwi&^ bJT cutting then; still lower? in fact, in many of the items
that yoa see listed here we have eat prices sa kw that there is "r}o. Profit* for us at all.
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We are trying to bring down the Hff h'Go?t of Living. Here k y*wr chance to save iponey,
^ojmens Coats
AT ACTUAL
AT 20 PEE GENT
Menfs Oxfords and
Low Shoes
AT 20 PER CENT
W^ft&R's' Oxfords arid
Low Shoes
AT 2tt PER CENT
Chiktreii's Dresses
Women's Skirts
A T 20 P ER CE NT
REDUCTION
Women's Waists
A^ 2? PER CENT
Women's Silk Dresses
AT 33 1-3 PER CENT
REDUCTION
Boys' Suits
AT 20 PER CENT
Women's Muslin
? Underwear
AT 20'PER CENT
. REDUCTION
THIS SALE LAST3 THIS WEEJS QNLJ
SUMTES, S. C.
GEN. QBREGQN
II Eef?ses to Join Move
ment
? Washington, May 21 ? Francisco
tr- ? ??? . ? ?.
Yf?iL;. who has defied every govern
ment in Mexico since the overthrow of
Madero, already has become an em
barrassment to off icijris" of the new
d^; facto force*:..
A report to "-Oif^Siafe Xtepartmie^
f&ay that Villa had captured and was
holding for $50,000 ransom ^George
Miller, British ^Superintendent of ^the
A^varado Mining" and Milling " Com
pany, at Parral, Chihauhau, followed
^report that <9k>p? Calles had failed to
obtain from the'jpjptlfw- H^er an.un
f conditional promise of co-operation.
^Representatives here of . the revolur;
: tk?nary government said they doubted
[ ^e report that a ransom bad been
asked for Miller's release; and called
-. attention to the repeated seizure by
I *yUla of Americans since. the begin
\ ningr of the year and their subsequent
please. His action was. explained by
statements attributed to Villa'that he
? was following the course most likely
i jt& provide him the most up-to-date
\ news and a means of transmitting his
?-. own ideas to some one oh the outsidV.
Wants Villa's Help
.*;The dispatch of Rafei Zubaran to
\ Chihuahua was regarded here as
move towards further effort to bring
Villa snto the revolutionary movement.
; ^Neither official nor .unofficial re
~ "?rts indicated that the authorities at
co City had carried out their im
plied threat to force payment of the
eWpor^ taxes due from the oil com
Information reaching the govem
h ment and the revolutionary agents
agrees that order in Mexico has pre
vailed in the past few days.
? Gen./Arrieta, Governor of Duratigo,
wwpiftB^jiat yet announced his endo)ise
H sbent of the new government and1 a
??LMrc* under Gen. Jose Hurtado was
reported to be moving*on his capital.
Agents of the de facto government
1 claimed to have official infornWion
\ *$fa.t Felix Diaz, who has been operat
ing, in Southern Mexico, had asked
permission to leave the country.
/..Washington, May 22?The Knox
peace resolution, which passed ihe
house yesterday is expected to be de
livered formally today to the Presi
dent who undoubtedly will veto it.
Democratic leaders declare.
.The Overall Club of Columbia has
audressed resolutions to United States
District Attorney Weston, calling on
him to investigate the sugar situation.
;tMiss Mary Mobley. of Jonesville, 4S
years of age, died in a Spartanburg
hospital Friday as a result of injuries
received in an auto wreck lust Sunday.
The oar was struck by a Southern
Railway freight train at Free's cross
ing in Union county. Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Wright and Miss Susie Coleman.
w^ho also received injuries are i^.?ov
; Eepublicans Decide Not to At
tempt Hasty Action
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I Washington. May. 21.?Republican
i leaders, o% the House decided late *o
? riay not to attempt passing tomorrow
? of the soldier relief legislation: No
date was fixed for calling up the bill
; but leaders said they expected to gei
it J^efore the House Tuesday or
"Wednesday.
This decision "was reached because
of a prospective coalition between a
-majority of the Democrats and a min
ority., of the Republicans,. the latter
opposing, any cash, bonus. The com
bination 'planned either to defeat the
ruje "giving the bill the right of way
for passage ^pr' amend 'the rule and
leave the bill open for amendment.
Before the Republican leaders were
called .together, ah informal" "Demo
cratic i>otl showed practically solid op
position to the Republican program.
It also was disclosed that the anti
bonus..Republicans numbered three,
score and by combining with the mi
nority might upset the Republican
control. \
Anticipating action on the bill to
morrow. both ChairmajD JE^rdney of
the . ways and means committee, and
Representative Harry T, Raihey,
(ranking Democratic member, filed
I their reports on the measure late in
I the day. "
Neither offered any direct argu
ment for or against passage of the
bill. Mr. Fordney declared the legis
lation could be. financed only by new
taxes., without which, he said the
measure would be "mexpedienr if not
entirely useless.''
Mr. Rainey attacked the taxation
scheme, declaring" it ill-considered and
{calculated to "hurry us ever-nearer to j
; "financial disaster." He advocated a
j war profits tax and said that if per-,
i.mitted. would endeavor to included it!
jin the bill. I
''Evidence that the' bill is designed I
] primarily as a Republican campaign j
j proposition," said the Rainey report, j
j "is found in the fact that not a sing? 1
j tax takes effect until after the next
? election." \
j Greenville, S. C. May 22?Although
j several large stores are advertising re
j Auctions of 25 per cent, the local]
'. Merchants' Bureau meeting opposed
la general slashing of prices.
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i
I Paris May 22?Ambassador Wallace J
? has informed the Council of Ambassa- j
1 dors that President Wilson had an-j
I nounced that the United States would ?
i accept the role of arbitrator in fixing j
Ithe boundaries of Armenia.
^.T. B. S. Lyles, Columbia attorney,'
I has been elected president of the Co- j
Jlumbia, Xewberry and Daurens rail-1
j road to succeed the late John F. Div- J
j ingsfon. J. P. Taylor'was elected vice
president; C. P. Senbrook. secretary j
land treasurer; J. T.-Stewart, auditor; I
IF. A. Tarrer. commercial agent, all
io<* the above live in Columbia.
PBRS
RAID REVEALS -
j BLIND TIGERS
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Federal Prohibition Officers 0?
The Scent of Moonshine
j Booze
I Chicago, May 21?Federal prchibi
j tion officers ar? searching for a ware
j house^ believed to hold-a railliocjd?l
I lar whiskey' supply, v Seven men were
I arresHed in. raids which officers declar
jed disclosed hundreds of illegal whis
{key sales.' .
Piano Recital
The pupils'f*f Miss Pauline Beatrice
Sumter gave a very enjoyable recital
' in the school auditorium Tuesday night
! ATI "of the piipils .showed, execellent
training and the recital was enjoyed by
all present. The fbllowing program
was r"~' .ented.
1. Morning Song-?Rowe. Miss
Frances Tisdaie. '?? .
2. "Frivolity"?Spaulding. Miss
Annie Brown.
3. "In the Month of May"?-Bebr.
Miss Fredrika"Stoudenmire.
4. Adventure?Slater. Miss Blanche
DeLprme. .
5. * "Pauline Polka" ~ Geo. L.
Sp^uicbng,.v Misses Jennings and"
?Chandler. "v
6. Dainty ? Dorothy?Slllis Miss
Ruhte Strange.
7. Shower of Stars? Wachs Miss
Lucile Geddings.
S. All in Fun?Timmerman. Miss
Iciara Belle Shirer.
9. Learning to W?ltz-'-Missa. Mis
ses Tisdaie and Baker.
10. Loin du Ball?Fiel?on. Miss
Jennie Jennings.
I "No. 11 Valse Mignbnne "Streath
Iboy. Miss* Alma Humphire-3.
i . No. ll The /Contented Bird ?
Master Claude Weich.
16 Minuet pp: 14, No. 1?Paderew
ski. Miss Nina Jenk'nson.
14. In Cherry ? Blossom Land ? ?
Crosby. Miss Wi1 lie" Spa:n Iraker.
15. Wild Roses?KoeP.ing. Miss
^Kate Campbell.
I 16. Tea Roses?Ellis. Miss Eliza
beth Baker.
17 Dancing Waves?Lawson. Misa
May Clarke.
18. From Norway'?Koeiihig. Miss
Emma Burrows.
19. The Brook in the Forest?Quen* '
zel. Master William Bryan.
201 Hunting Song?G.urteti. Miss
Harriet Chandler.
21. Pouple. Valsante?Poklihi. Mvas
Coralee Bland.
22. Hark, Hark/ the lark?Lists.
Miss Alline Carroll.
23. The Garden Swing-- Schuh-r.
Mis* Stelle Crowson.
24. Rustle of Spring?Sinning. Miss
Augusta Oyttino.
25. Thi Merry Go 'Rc.ur.d- -Goe.1
eler. Mis* Rosalie Spani.
26. "Ylfee"?Durand. Miss Colcne
CampbelL 9
The business men of Timmonsvillo
have decided to build a SoO.OGo ho-J
tel. The grater part of the stock has
been subscribed. ? ?
? " ) MMM :
troops ordered
. ^:tomattewan
Trouble hi Coal Region of West
Vir^nia Not Settled
; Matewah, W; Va, May 2i?Addi
ti?nal troops are. expected here to
fcgument. the. force of deputy sheriffs
and constabulary which has been on
duty since the. battle between citizens
and private detectives, which,'.resulted
in the death" of ten' persons. ;"?" The
county authorities have .announced
that they are gathering evidence for
ah.inQuiry. ]
Urge Better Protection of Cotton:
What would you say if you saw a
man deliberately destroy $.70,000,000
worth of clothing by placing *it in a
liainstorm? No one has done precise
ly that, but what has actually occur
red is no less^wasteful than that act
would be. 2e|
Specialises of the Bureau of Mar
! kets, United States Department of,-Ag
; riculture, conservatively estimate that
during the past year cotton growers
of the United States suffered $70,000,
000 cotton Toss through damage to
cotton by exposure to weather. They
say that, after ginning, cotton is pet*
mitted to remain in the weather for
jmonths at a. time instead of being
properly sheltered, and . that although
cotton is one of the hardiest of farm
products.'its strength is not suffcient:
to withstand such exposure to the ele
ments. ,
\ The. Bureau of Marketk maintains
that the-amount of money lost through
this cause in a single season would
probably be sufficient to build the
wape.houses needed, and that after
the. prst yean these warehouses would
become practically surplus assets in
the hands of' the farmers. It advo
cates also the construction of such
warehouses, upon a co-operative basis,
if necessary, and is prepared to ad
vise those' interested in undertaking
such projecta
It is also pointed out that receipts
covering, cotton stored in properly op
erated warehouses are accepted gen
erally as collateral for loans, the- in
terest charges for which are more
than' paid for by the profits accruing
to the farmers' through his ability to
sell his- cotton as it is* needed by the
mills.
MayesviUe School Commencement,
Th?' graduation exercises of the
Majiesville Public School will be held
in the school auditorium at- 8 p. m.
Friday, June i. Those graduating are:
Fleetwood Jennings Bass. Bessie
Bradley. Lillian Freeland Bradley. Sue
Ada Cooper, William Nelson McElveen,
Italy Merial Taylor. Elsie Lavinia
Wilkes, Carrie Delle Wilson. Mil her
U>adley Wilson.
The Cry Is Nation-wide. ?
Co-operation is the call to every
store, to lend their aid in a movement
which must break prices in food, and
clothing. Det*s all pull together and'
pulX strong. 7-. Road our ad. Schwartz'
Bros?-?Adv*
WILL PASS PEACE
RESOLUTION
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Republicans Playing Politics In
Congress
Washington. May 21? The Repub
lican peace resolution was called up
I in the house today under the pro
jigram for its speedy approval. A veto
??by the President is considered certain
and also the inability of the^Rcpubli
c?ns to over-ride the veto isSequally
assured
Mr. McLeod at the High School
On yesterday at 1:15 Mr. Thomas
McLeod, of Bishopville, delivered a
very instructive and inspiring address
before the Hampton Literary Society
in. ihe Girls' High School auditorium.
This was practically the same address
as the one that he had delivered be
fore the veterans at their recent re
union. When he delivered the ad
dress in Sumter several, weeks ago,
it caused so much favorable - com
ment as to make it desirable that he
should give the same address before
the girls and boys of the high school.
Mr. McLeod very graciously consented
to do this and it was in harmonw
with this promise that he was present
yesterday.
.In very lucid and illuminating lan
guage Mr. M'Leod explained the fun
damental cause that led up to the
War Between the Sections and at the,
same set forth the heroic service o*
riien during this great war and.the
self-sacrificing devotion of .the wo
men.
In eloquent terms he portrayed the j
greatness of the Southern leaders, J
while paying, an equal tribute of
praise to thoso who fought in ihe ]
ranks. , He especially emphasized the |
fact that the Confederate soldier was i
as great in peace as in war and urg- j
ed the girls and boys .to prove worchy
of so great a heritage.
The address was eminently appro-!
priate just at this time; for the mem-j
bers of the fourth year of the High j
School will on Tuesday or next week
stand an examination upon the whol~,j
period of the War Between the Sec- j
?tions. This address served to press!
hame certain fundamental principles.]
and showed how others regarded the;
subject that .they haVe been studying!
now Cor several months. The ques- j
tions for the examination will be j
made out by Doctor D. D. Wallace; of j
Wofiord College. This will also give:
an additional viewpoint.
Mr. McLeod's address made a very
Strong impression and it is confident^ :
ly believe hat the school will be abfe j
to have him return at An early date j
to deliver another historical lecture.. !
J. W. Touchberry. a mill operator
living in Columbia, was probably fat
ally injured Friday, when George W. j
McManus, another mil? operative re- j
turned home-unexpectedely and found-,
Touchberry in his wife's room. Touch-;
berry was stab--od in the chest and is ;
not expected to live. S(trah McMan-!
us. the wife, was also_ cut, but her
wounds'are cot seribus.
CATHEDRAL TO
BE CONSECRATED
Savannah, Ga., May 24?The C?th-^
edral of St. John the Baptist, said to
be the- handsomest Catholic church
between Baltimore and New Orleans
is to .be consecrated June 3 with ap
propriate ceremonies. Bishop Gunn,
of Natchez, Miss., is to oonse9rate th.e.
building. The principal address will
be delivered by Archbishop -Glennoh,'
of St. Lreuis. Bishop Keiley, of Sav
annah, has charge of " the Cathedral
which stands at the corner of Aber
corn and Harris streets. It was._partly..
burned twenty-one years ago but was
rebuilt even more elaborately than it,
stood originally.
I t
l There was a $77 house at the Ree
I order's Court this morning. All for
I speeding.
I Candidates' Cards. I
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For Treasurer. 3C?
I announce- myself a candidate "for>
re-election as Treasurer of Snmter
County, subject to the rules governing
the Democratic primary.
B. C. WALLACE ;
For Sheriff.
- Having served the County as Depu
ty Sheriff under the late Sheriff Brad
ford, and "desiring to have my record
inspected with a view to promotion,
I hefeby announce myself as candi
date for the office of Sheriff of Sum- ?
tor County, subject to the rules of the
Democratic Primary.
JACK H. FORBES.,
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Sheriff, sub
ject to the rules of the Democratic
party. JOHN R. SUMTER*
I hereby announce myself-a candi
date for the office of Sheriff m the ap
proaching Primary elections of the
DembTsraiic^ party in Sumter County,
subject to 'the rules governing such
elections.
C. M HURST.
Sumter, May 4th, 1920. .'
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I announce myself a candidate for ,
the office of Sheriff of Sumtet County,
subject to the rules of the Democratic'
party. - / ... \ is
SAM NEWMAN.
For Treasurer.
Coming before the voters with more
than twenty years actual experience in
Recounting l<*announee myself a Can
dida!. > for the office of County Treas4
uror, and I promise loyalty and sup*
port' and to abide by the rules gov
erning, the Democratic party, also ef
Relent service if elected. ?
MOSES J. MOORE. -"V ?
Present incumbent 3rd Matn^erial -
District. *? j^.