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INVESTIGATION Mr. J. W. McKeiver Contends That So-Called Investiga tion Was Not Satis factory ...Editor Sumter Daily Item: ? It is with reluctance that in the^o "days oi' excessive eost of print paper - and other troubles. I beg permission, lor. the farther use of your news space. I would not do so now but for the fact that, having started some thing in which the entire public as weil as myself is interested. 1 feel that it is. my duty, in view of- the stand, taken by the majority of council, after what they termed an investigation, to . acquaint' the public with certain facts that the partial report of the minutes jis published in The Item, May 2 7 in, <ioes not give; in order that the pub lic may request or demand, if they ^choose so to act, that council pro :.; ceed further to get the actual facts.: If the matter is to be closed with/ the' .conclusion reached by council at their ^ last meeting, I cannot understand why ? the same conclusion had not /been reached by them at the meeting "at 2.which my letter to' council was read, and the matter hushed up or squash ed, as I hear one councilman suggest ed.. (Of course, this is hearsay and not evidence, and if incorrect. I beg pardon.) I presume thai Mr. Olsen was there and could have given, if he did not. the same statement that he made the other night; because, that was ail they had to act npon to reach their, conclusion, except that in place of reading my 'letter, I repeated ver bally^ from memor?: the statements therein contained and was subjected to a cross examination by the city manager's attorney. I had the pre sumption to display my ignorance in asking* the expert in direct charge of: the plant a few questions regarding what could and could not have been! done. ,_? Iiis answers, I firmly believe, j ?jcould, have been successfully refuted ..by mejiad council acceded to my re ? quest, to. summon certain parties to -testify.. I do not think that either ex .axnination. had any effect on the con delusion reached by the majority of .council.-.. -jr Oc or about May 14th. I received .-.the following letter: l<f. Mr." J., JW. McKiever,. .... Cify... Ai?;Djeajf.^ir:? :.- Your communication -of May i^.5th vs^as presented to Council at ;the- regular meeting- held on May ? ? i,i.th. ;... i*-Vo The statements contained there - '/jfi^x were given due 'consideration , r, and Council directed me to re fj. quest you to attend the next reg- * ? uiar meeting. Wednesday eve-, ning^ May 25th, in order that the matter may be investigated fur ther. S Yours very truly; . (Signed) . E. H. Rhame. ". , Clerk and Treasurer, ? Anyone reading-.the above letter would have ? supposed, that I, . because of information given me by the city manager, having made charges of in cprr-pemency or carelessnee on part of j the management, was required merely ] to appear before council "and reassert or correct any statement made in my letter that might be denied; or, pos sibly,, to assist council, so far as my feeble abilities would permit, in ob "talr.mg the facts, and. if justifiable, to exonerate the management; or/to-re quire future efficiency and competent ; majjagement. thereby avoiding shut downs; That was what 1 thought was j e-^pected of me, and that, prompted me : tOi^address the following letter-to the Honorable Mayor: '?"{? / # --jr. May :1S, 1S20: . . Hon. L. D. Jennings, Mayor, - - -s. xQfcy oftSumter. ..Sumter. S. G. Dear Sir: - I have received a communica tion from the Clerk of Council requesting me to appear at . the next Council meeting in reply to ? my letter for an investigation. I am sure that Council desires to obtain full information so that it can act with intelligence in ^ placing the blame, if any. or-ex onerating the management. With that object in view. Vwould sug gest that you request to appear . -before Council all parties who . have any knowledge of facts. I suggest Messrs. T. H. Siddall, - Sr., Eugene Moses, the engineers .at the lighting plant, and R". B. Al len and Joseph Richardson. The i latter two have ddne repairs on the "boilers. Whafall parties in terested should desire is a full and thorough investigation so nSy to clear up all chJrgts and ex cuses and enable your honorable body to put over successfully the great work you have undertaken. Yours respectfully. , (Signed) J. W. McKiever. When I appeared in the council chamber I noticed only-about four to fl%e people present who wore not con nected in some way with the city ad ministration. Th'reie of these men Jormer Councilman Booth: Mr. Aus tir?. who was there to petition coun cil in behalf of nis company for per mission to increase the pri.-e of gas: Mr. George Levy, law DartrVer of Mr. Epps. Mr. Epps. who came in later, announced that he was there to repre sent the City Manager. I did not sec any one Of those whom I requested the Mayor to summon. I did not then 'know whether their absence was duo -to a misunderstanding as to the hour of the meeting, to neglect, oversight, unavoidable circumstances prohibit ing their attendance, or failure on the part of the Mayor to request their presence. It later developed that the latter was the cause. As regards the time of the meeting. I believe thai x<ory few of the people at large knew that there was to be a meting that af ternoon or nicrht, and that still fewer knew the time of meeting. I. myself, thought it was to be at S o'clock. :;.'>d as I was goim? to Poealla that day charged with the pleasant duty of hooking after the Sunday. School chii idren'on their annual picnic. I called ! up the City Clerk's office to ascertain {definitely, and was told that it would probably be ?t 5 o'clock, but that they were not sure and would advise me laterr which they did. I am unwill ing to believe that the reason for the failure of the public to be present, with the exception of two or three, was due to lack of interest in the pro ceedings, but rather to uncertainty, j both as to date and hour of meeting, i or to other causes. After Mr. Olsen and I had testified. I was asked if/'fhad any other wit-: ? ness to put up". I replied that I had j written a letter to the Mayor giving I names of parties who, I felt sure, could give information, and whom, ] apparently,, he had not requested to j appear. The Mayor took the position j that Council was ready to hear any ; one who wished to testify, and if they, i were hot there, evidently they had no ; interest: and that he was satisfied af- j iter hearing me repeat the statements i J made , in my letter, and Mr. Olsen'sl j explanations, that everything had been j done that could be done in the op eration of* the plant. He gave as one; of the reasons for his conclusion that the statement made by Mr. Olsen a day of two after the publication of! my letter, when Mr: Olsen stopped j me on ! the street and explained7 to me | the conditions existing at the plant as he claimed them to be. At that; time my only information as to ex- j isting conditions at the plant was that obtained from Mr. Brown. As I always try to be fair to everyone, and as. I believed what he-told me to be facts,' I said that I was sorry that I had not seen him wnen I went to the plant, because then I should not have written the letter I did. His explanations, of. conditions at the plant, of sickness and of. conditions in his family, at the time of his com ing here made me feel,* not only sorry for his position, but somewhat guilty of being the cause (though innocently) of adding to his trou bles; and I told him so. . Since then, however, information that has come to me, without investigation on ray part, has convinced me that, while Mr. Olsen may believe conditions to be as he stated, it can be proved by the testimony by some, at least, of those whom I requested the Mayor to summon, that they are not. I, believing that Council would investi gate, all matters thoroughly, did not approach any of the parties named to be summoned,: nor did I inform them that their, names had been sug gested "by me. I felt, and stil^ feel. I that fairness to all parties would be to allow the testimony to come out as it may develop. In doing so, I am not . unconscious of the fact tfiat I was giving the manager the advantage, as he, who is an expert and has "been in charge of the plant for some time, could draw out all information possi ble to sustain his contentions; while, the interest 'of the public would de pend solely upon the memory and willingness of the witnesses, assisted by such questions as my meagre knowledge might suggest asking. While at the Sumter Machinery plant one day, I discussed the power conditions with Mr. T. H. Siddal'; Sr.. He began telling me something but did. not wish to-be quoted. I remark ed that anyone who knewj anything bearing on the subject ought, to give it out. He said he preferred giving it directly to council, if they asked for it. What he might testify. I dp not know, for I believe his attitude was correct. Xor did I discuss the matter with Mr. E. H.. Moses, except that When I returned to my plant just af-' ter "my talk with Mr. Brown. Mr. Moses was there to see about some work that we were doing, for him. 1 told him the cause of the shut-down. He remarked that the pump in the yard must also be out of order as it was connected with the circulating system and could be used in place of the centrifugal pump. This was the only information used by me in" rny letter in addition to that obtained from Mr. Brown. He also said some thing relating' to the centrifugal pump, but did not discuss either the condition of the plant or the manage ment ?f the plant, but, on the con trary!, expressed himself as not desir ing to be mixed up in the matter in any way. In regard to the engineers employed at the plant, I have suffi cient honor and decency not to sneak behind their superiors' backs to obtain information, even though certain that ! it wa.s favorable to my contention. 1 I believe that had I been so unscrupu lous as to atempt it, their self-respect and loyalty would have justly rebuk ed me. But I also believe that had council but summoned 'them and in I siructed ;hem to tell everything they [knew, they would have done so tr?th ! fully, let the chips fall where they I may. Council apparently, took the posi tion that because I had filed charges for them to investigate, I must, as sume the position of prosecuting offi cer and spy. and that they had ful filled the obligations of their duties to the public by allowing me to be pre sent ana to repeat the statements j made in my letter. 1 do not think anyone, .excepting themselves and [.these desiring to be "white-washed", [takes that view. I certainly refuse to I allow them or anyone else to place me j in the position of prosecutor or fault | finder. What I desired and still de ! sire is th:11 the true facts be brought out: and if it be shown that the man ager is not to blame, not even a mem ber of council will more readily^ac knowledge that faet than I, however. I disappointed I may lit- to realize that j losses and inconveniences must be nut i up with in the future as in the past. '?I am unwilling to conclude that the I majority of council had determined ; :he case beforehand, and. in chdeav ! oring to avoid doing so. 1 have rea^-h ; ed the cor -tusion that council's action ! was it. a >ie with what we frequent ; !y see in life. One child in a family", [through fortune or having been blessed with a bright mind or other favor, or cursed'.-with a hypocritical I and deceitful nature, so arouses the imagination of thr- fond parent that j he. the parent, can only see the dis [tant future whereip he p.'-tares the ? dear <-hi!d as occupying the pinnacle. : above all.men. The idolatrous parent. I blinded by this vision, not only fails ! to see the pitfalls and dangers of the present and those that bestrew thdj road his Vond-hoi),- must travel, but-, fails to use the ordinary care of a parent wh? will thank God if .his son turns out to be a plain, honest num. What is/the result? A spoiled child whose wish is law. whose word is truth regardless, whose brothers and sisters, mother and father htust give way to. for they have no rights- ex cept as the spoiled one sees fit to grant or permit. In the end we have one who is not fit to be hanged', ex cept ^is a riddance of a menace to so ciety. Thus council, having fathered the municipal ownership of the light ing plant and its tnanagement. evi dently is determined not to listen to j any just complaint, as they have clos ed their ears: they will no-T, see. as; they have shut their' eyes: but I re- j fuse to be silenced and if the public, j whose rights- are at stak<\ will join their voices in protest with mine, we will compel them to unstuff their ears and open their,eyes for they are only human like ourselves, and it is'simply i matter of endurance and persver anre >as t^ who will eventually win. Sternal vigilance is the price of lib erty: silence means slavery. I 'hr?"enge council to summon the persons named in my letter, even though they have to resort to sub poNea to get their attendance. If they do this, I have no fear of my contentions being unproven, or I will ingly shall serve as the butt of pub lic ridicule. They have nothing to lose, but everything to gain: for. at least, they*shall partly restore them selves in the public confidence, where as, if they fail, they will not only lose public confidence but convict their pel; baby of the crimes charged?the baby whom the majority of council claims to believe innocent. If the grand jury were only to read the warrant sworn out on information and accept the statements of the defendant as true, refusing to summon witnesses, whom they were informed could give material evidence <as council did in "this instance), how many cases would our distinguished Mayer have had the privilege of defending in the, upper court? I hear you-say, "None,'* and I agree with you. The public would then be spared1 the expense of - build ing and maintaining jails, but would that be a good policy? If one of three judges trying a case, knowing that the Vitnesses had to testify un der oath and that the name of a re spectable citizen was suggested as one who- should be summoned, said wit Qess- having at one time, been in the rmploy of - the defendant and after ward having resigned and started an other business, if this'one of the three judges should say, as Mr. McCallum Is credited with saying in the extract from the minutes/as given below, would you not say the judge had practically sajd that he would not be* 'ieve that witness under oath or that he. the judge, did not want the truth to come out? Would-you not also be justified in saying that is what Alder man McCallum implied after you have read the following certified ex tract from the ?minutes of the meet ing of JLhe so-called, "complete investi gations' Kxtract From Minutes: Mr. McCALLUM: So far as Mr. - Moses is concerned. I am wijling to say he is willing to come up and knock the plant and management and everybody conr^cted with it. I am satisfied he will come up and , knock it in every way he can. I don't see where it will get us any where (The foreging constitutes a cor - rect transcript of the notes of ex tracts of the proceedings before the City Council on May 25th, as reported by me then. (Signed) L. E. Wood, stenographer. You will notice that the part refer ring to Mr. Moses was omitted from the mintites as -publish6d., Evident ly someone realized that he had gone too far and purged it from the copy' furnished to the paper. I know many citizens besides myself who will ac cept, any statement that Mr. Moses as serts to be true without requiring him to swear to it. Do you not think, after reading the ahove, that the city would be benefit ed by another resignation? I regret that I am forced to call the above to the public's notice, but the ?public as well as I were given such a raw deal in the so-called "complete investigation," that I feel that justice requires me to use any legitimate means of compelling a proper hearing. The statement is part of the recotd and was heard by those present at the very, partial hearing. In conclusion. I wish to say that nothing herein contained is prompted by malice or desire for revenue, no*' is it writteen in heat or passion. I started this letter two nights .ifter the hearing, writing, a litle each night. T have Tied to make it as mild as it is possible with my limited qualifica tions, and I wish no one to take ner sonal offense. The only motive prompting me .is a fight for what I be lieve to be the vital principle of "a government of ihe people, by the peo ple, for the people." and to compel those whom we have plno^d in posi tions of honor and trust to realize that, because they have been so hon ored by the votes of the peopi'e, they cannot ride rough-shod over even the humblest citizen. The nation has suf fered loss in lives and treasure to -kill Prussianism in Europe: wo. cannot permit it to exist in ever: mild form at home. The King CAN do wrong and whenever he does, he must be told of it. Respectfully submitted for the con sideration of th'- public j. w. Mcr<:ir-:vF:<L. . May 20, ] 920. jN*. B.?Dear Public: I appreciate very much the many expressions of gratefulness you" have extended to me for being the cause of the excellent (?light and power service that has ex isted since my letter was published. To those of yon who did so personal ly. I stated that I thought it was only a coincidence. 1 can now assure you .that neither I nor the increased effi ciency of the management deserve j credit for it. It is simply a ease of I good luck, as Mr. Olsen stated under j oath that he could not tell how soon 'trouble might develop. "It might go !bad in the next thirty minutes." The next tim? you brag about the good ser vice ypu are now getting, knock on wood. '{If there should be any of you who does not know what that mdaiis, ask one of your little ones, and if you have no'little one, ask your neigh bor's little one). I admit it is rather strange that the excellent service hap pened just when it did, especially so, as the time previously when we were so blessed has passed out of memory. Whatever may be the cause, let us hope and pray that it. will continue until the new plant is complete, at which time we may expect a little more trouble and be informed that the trouble arises from the fact that the machinery is new and stiff and will be all light after awhile. Later, it will be-^old. Old. then new, then old will always be the- cause of the ..'?ubles. The management? Never! J. W. McK. Wenigefield Commencenu*?it. - The Wodgerield sehool has com pleted another very successful year and all "those interested'are^ very w?lk pleased with the work that has oeeh done. The .writer has been a way and' should have Written this sooner. The past, session, under the efficient management of Professor J. W. She.*li en, and his able assistants, Misses Gar rison, Ruth Gain and Mary Cain, prov ed to be a most profitable one and it it- with regrets that we .'earn that Professor Shealen will not. return. We arc very glad,' however, that we will retain our lady teachers. We are izll: proud of our young musical talent? This department in the school has: passed beyond the experimental stage and is now a permanent fixture With' us. The following programs v/ere presented by the musical talent :uid all of the numbers -were enjoyed, j Piano recital by the puipls of Miss Janette Thomas. j Holiday Times (Duet) ?'- Williams. Esther Ramsey and Ploride Coulter, j The Charming Shepherdess?Mat thews. Bessie. Xunnery. Children's Dance ? Sartorio, Louise j Nettles. ? ? ? ' ' j Lullabye?Behr. Franees Brice First Waltz?Schmoll, Willene Jack son. y In May-?Behr. Ethel B?wesk, A Bunch of Flowers Spa jlding.' T-heJma. -Hair Red Roses??-Kern. Ethel Mellette. On the. See-Saw?Ellis. Margret Xettles. The Hay-Wagon Party ? Kern. Mamie Culledge. ? j The Cricket?Loeb-Evans. Mary: .Ramsey. Menuet-?Mozarl. Esther Ramsey.) An Irish Lilt?Coerne. Evelyn Ramsey. Iqla Gavotte?Godfrey. Eva Ged^ 'dings. ., . Down the Lane?Lawson. Floride Coulter. ; Bound for Home?Suits. Eva Ged dings and Evelyn Ramsey. Polka de l? Reme (Trio??Raff. Misses Parier, Gulledge and Coulter. Grand March?Rolfe. 'Among the Flowers?Ritter. Miss Myra Ramsey. Omar?Bilbro. Be reuse? Kjerulf. Miss. Eleanor (lull-edge. -Rome<oand Juliet '(Duet) '?Bellini. jfis^s "Lucy Coulter and EleaSor Culledge. ' Hunting Song ?' Medelssohn. Mazurka Op. 7 Xo. 1?Chopin. The Violet ? Mozart. Miss Mary Ceiestia Parier. Midsummer Night's Dream (Duet)! Mendelssohn - Smith. Misses Tille Price and Myra, Ramsey. In the Palace?Eyer. Novellette in A?Moter. Miss Lucy rouffer. Impromptu - Polka ? Thome. Mosquito Island?Kern. Miss Tillie Brice. Dozia, Mazurka (Trio) ?r Ascher^ Herberti Misses Brice, Ramsey and Parier. * The. commencement, exercises were held on Friday evening and before a large audience Dr. RJce. of Sumter, c.eilvered an address that wu erijV'ed ny all. The following program wa: j-'ivcr.:. : . . ? , Chorus?School ' Salutatory?Myra Ramsey. Glass History?Eleanor - Gulledge. Valedictory?Mary Ceiestia Parker. Address?Dr J. A. Rice, D. D... LL. D. .. ; , Awarding of Diplomas * to three graduates. ? Awarding of Medals. Chorus?School After Dr. Rice's address, he deliv ered the following medals to pupils for good work done. Deciaimers" Medal?Robt. S. Aycock To Miss Myra Ramsey. Scholarship high grade ? Marion "Ramsey. Scholar intermediate ? Esther Ramsey. Scholarship primary?Willine Jack son. ^ Music. Medal ? F. E.' Thomas ? Esther Ramsey. REPEALING WAR TIME LAWS Washington, June 3?The house judiciary committee unanimously' or dered out the resolution repealing all wartime emergency legislation, ex cepting Lever food control act, trading with enemy law. andj District of Col umbia rent profiteering measure! Chairman Volstead told the com mittee an attempt would be made to have the house adopt; the resolution before adjournment Saturday. NEW TREATY FOR HUNGARY Paris. - June 3?The new Hungarian peace delegation arrived today to at tend the Hungarian peace treaty con ference tomorrow afternoon. The Sumter County Permanent Road commission has on file applica tions from between forty and fifty firms and individual road engineers for appointment as supervising engi neer of the Sumter county highway system that is to be constructed under the $2,500,000 bond issue act.. KIDN APPERS ARE STILL AT LARGE No Trace Foundi of Baby Cough Jin Who Was Stolen Yes terday Norrist?wn. Pa., J?ne 3t?The mys tery surrounding- the' kidnapping of thirteen month's old Blakeley Cough lin, who was stolen from his crib ear ly yesterday, is still unsolved. Hun dreds of persons searched the sur rounding country and foreign settle ments throughout the' night without finding a trace of the child's where abouts. ? _ STEDJJING Wnx" TESTIFY TOMORROW - v Sought by Committee and Has Wired From Montreal Washington, June 3?\Horace Sted ding, of New York, the first treasurer of the. Lincoln Wood Leaghe, is, being sought by subpoenea service of the senate investigating committee. He telegraphed the committee today l'rorri Montreal that he had just heard of the seardrforVhim and has decided to testify. He will be heard tomorrow. SINN FEINERS, 7 ACTIVE AGAIN Troops Are Arriving In Queens town to Combat the Irish .. . -^ . ? . i ? Cork, June 3:?It is reported that Sinn Feiners during the -night attack ed one naval and .five coast guard sta tions in the Queenstown district. Troops are arriving and many-reports ar ecurrent. CONFER WITH i GERMANS AT SEA France Has Not Heard From America Yet / ??? Paris June 3?American participation in-the conference with the Germans at Spa has not been the subject.of offi cial instructions from. Washington, so far, according to annohnrmen- made here today... Specialist In Cotton Marketing. * Clemson College, June 1.?-E C. Seifert, .will be specialist in cotton marketing for the extension service of Clemson College during the coming fiscal year, according to announce ment just made from . headquarters here. Mr. Seifert is not new to the work in this State, but, has had charge of the cotton grading work in ?rangeburs: County for the extension service and is well known in * Orange burg; and neighboring counties for his efficient work. * * In his. larger work as specialist in Cotton Marketing to which he is no\s being transferred, he will have head quarters with the extension service at Clemson College and' will have gen eral supervision of all cotton grading work done in the various covjities. He has already begun to take on some of his new duties. During the fiscal year now closing, there have been official graders in seven counties?Orangeburg, Svmter, Darlington, Clarendon, Anderson, Greenwood and Laurens?and these graders have been of such great serv ice to farmers in enabling them td ktfow the class and grade of cotton and thus secure its real value, that many other counties are already making plans and raising funds to have official graders. Under the new cooperative agreement made by the Cotton Association,^ the Warehouse Commissioner, the Bureau of M&rkets and the Extension Service of Clemson College, it is likely that most cf the counties will soon take this im^)rt*nt step in cotton marketing. ? The afternoon^ trains yesterday were) crowded with Winthrop College stud ents, who remained in Rock Hill for the .commencement exercises, en route to their homes .in Southern and East-, ern parts of the State. Quite a num ber of Sumter girls, who attended Winthrop arrived oh the Same trains. The advent of real summer weather is. indicated by the large number of young people at Pocalla every after noon. . Eyeless Oysters. The oyster has a good-sized stomach, which Is connected with the mouth by a short gullet; two pairs of gills for breathing, an intestine, a dark green liver, a two-chambered heart and an elementary nervous system, but is minus ears, nose and eyes. It also lacks the footlike appendage that many mollusks possess for the resson .that it has no need of'an organ of locomotion. . The Zuyder Zee. The Zuyder zee, or Southern sea, waa formerly a lake surrounded by marshes, its present extent being the result of floods in the thirteenth century. Its area is about 2.000 square miles, and rhe average depth from 10 to 19 feet. The Hollanders have reclaimed a mil lion acres from sea, lake "and river since the sixteenth century. Fiendish Delight Bloggs?"From what you've told .me of your mother-in-law I should think you hear enough from her in person without having cared to induce her to talk into your phonograph," Moggs ?w()li. you can't imagine the pleasure it gives me to start the machine go ing and then shut it off right in the middle of a sentence V* Wood Spent L?rge -1 v; Sum In Indiana Burtt Testifies That Nearly Sfe iy Thousand Was Spent Washington, June 3"?W. B. Burttr assistant to^Colonel Procter, Wood campaign manager, was the first wit ness today. Burtt brought papers from the national'committee. He said that $40.00(T had been'^peht in Indi ana and the Unpaid bills would bring the total up to $53,000. Louisiana Delegates Are IJmnsfxucfed |Hot Fight Over Wine and Beer Expected Tonight [ Baton Rouge, June 3?The State Democratic convention will meet to night. Indications are that the dele gation to San Francisco will be unin strucied. , There are prospects of ai hot nght over the plank advocating wine and beer. ...... BOLSHEVIK FORCES ' ARE ?ADVANCE; (Do Attack Poles On Both End^ of the Front London, June Z.?1" <lshevik forces are advancing on ' end ; of .:"the\ Polish front but are- .... ng held; along CBeresina river, according to-a'Mo^osc-i wireless received today. '.. NEW PROPOSAL Anxious to Compromise and Set tie Adriatic Question Paris, June 3.?Italy made today'; a, new compromise proposal to Jugo slavia which was intended to ^olv?{ the"Adriatic question.' TO FIGT BU BONIC PLA?rI3E United States to Send ' raent to Vera Cruz Mexico City, June 3?The authori ties of Vera Cruz . have accepted. the. offer df the United States goVerhmei? to send asanitary detachment and* supplies to .'that city to combat '?se spread of the bubonic plague.; ? \ SuperdreadnaugW Ten nessee Commissionea The; Urgest S^J#ai Will |fe Manned by Native SRns New York, June , 3?The s?p?r dreadnaught Tennessee, the lar^e? most powerful vessel afloat, was coh> missioried today at the Brooklyn J^avy Yard. The vessel cost $2(h000C?p'l> The crew are ail natives of Tennessee* GEORGIA AND FLORIDA CONTESTS ' * ?' .' . - ? - ?.:< Chicago, June 2 ? The, Florida -a^nd Georgia contests were passed oy'e? temporarily and the committee seated twelve un4nstructe'd ^uisiana <fe$e gates headed by National Committee roan Kuntz, an d d ismissing ? the contest of. the "iitiy white" group. . . r' II II ' " ' i'-l.l. I I MMMwJfc For Treasurer. I announce myself a candidate for re-electioh ;as Treasurer of .Sumter County, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. B. C. WALLACEv> 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 hereby announce myself. as candi-; date for the office of Sheriff of Sui ter COunty, subject to the-rules of -the Democratic Primary^ 7 : JACK H, FORBES. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for tjie office, of Sheriff, sub ject to the rules of the Democrat^ party. ' JOHN R. S?MTER * , : I hereby announce myself a eantli date for the office of Sheriff hi the ap proaching Primary elections of the Democratic party in Sumter County, subject to the rules governing such elections. \ CM HURSr. Sumter, May 4th; 192a. I announce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. SAM NEWMAN. For .Treasurer. Coming before the voters with more than twenty years actual experience in accounting I announce myself a can didate for the office of Counj^Treas urer, arid I promise loyalty'and 'sup port and to abide- by the rules gbv-: erning the Democratic party, also of- - flcient service if elected. M?SES J. MOORE. *? Present incumbent 3rd Magisterial District ? ;