Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I and Saterdsv tWMilWUJfG COMPANY stamcK, s. c. Verrate: I? advance. Aal i net tu menu. Ilret tneertoin .$1.00 m**t Insertion ,.. .60 for thrae months or long sne.^W ?( reduced ratee. umcatloni which subserve interests will he charged for ajeraents. tea end tributes of respect charged for. tsr Watchman was found - and the True Southron In The Watchman and Southron the combined circulation and of both of the old papers, ?raniff stly the beet advertlelng In 8uniter. wessws?? J a vacation and refrain the H. C. L. during Antust. e e e o it snappyi Brevity la the soul and beettha. It's a fine paper ^e e e Mir shortages should remind ue Oegra are two aldae to every even a eheet of paper. ft T1UC OPEN AIR rXMU'M. The open air meeting in the public or the olty park Is deserving igv general revival, ea one of the Influences which will help to in the parbhV in national and civic >Vk arid in counteract the dla fexrcee which tend to driva apart/tn theo? days, and breed the grant laeuee at agake In the election can be represented at meetings, and discussed frealy. th* entire voting body. Irre ttre of party politics, can vote wisely and Intelligently as a re Local ariayiters can be taken up. Way Ki handle the coal eltu the tugar'problem, snd the most met ho Is for bringing pro fstatoe* grai customer of foodstuffs into direct anal economical contact, asrlaont question* can be brought to the attention of the fathers and mot hem goat cttineas generally. In a way that few other gatherings permit, for peo ple sfHI attend an open-air meeting trs never so much as read the ac ate of mors formal procedure, qtesrlfied to address the pub Be en various topics can bring a whole i fgpgleatnd to a better understanding of feeetgn affairs. The band concert and the oommunity singing v. til help ? to Increase the enthusiasm and In America needs this sort of old > raahtooed. wholesome get-together r meeting. Eva>*y agency which fosters crelo pride, civic Interest and unity of purpose helps to bring bettor and there I at tiled conditions Mayor Jenning't afatement of the ftnaaelal conithUoi. of the city ahdwa thag the only unfavorable element In the ottuatiou Is due to the Inability to market the lighting plant bonds If these bonds had been sold prompt It the etty'e n nancies would now he fe esoertent shape. The city la fsc S condition of financial atrlng eooy One to rts inability to realise ejhlesth/ on lei aaoeta, a situstlon re aaJttatf from the general condition of ?the asositj markets of the country aast got to the Impairment of credit es? the city of Saunter. Bigger towns richer towns than flumt- r have found It Impossible during the past few months to market bond \ at a low rate of interest. sad the situation In Sum tar ?s not ?efcultar to this city. Sum tor is not bankrupt nor Is It drifting Into bankruptcy, since its solid as seta greatly exceed present liabilities Money k* scarce and hard to obtain everywhere?from Wall atreet to the smallest village in the country. The situstlon des k not warrant a feeling of alarm? It merely calls for care and eoneervatlem in expedlturea and the husbanding of resources until the mosey marketa become normal again. ? OL I % COLLKCaftwl URGK MOD I .KT DR FS* i Several of the leading colleges of the country have gone on record as opposing the eatremely? low-necked nn< eteevelees evening gown for wear bv the girl students and notices to that effect will be eent out with other college literature for the coming year. This la Juat one more evidence of S world slowly swinging back to nor* great strain, privation and cxclie mat after a period of re-action from ment. The better educated type of woman hue slways atood for goal sorvatiorri in dress, and even tie most llhergl minded have felt a faint surprise at seeing how the extra,.. fjaaste of modern attire have forced the strongholds of learning. But the reform as-already on the way. The v oi'.g women who Is representative of modern American feminism will awing her W?. her culture snd her good sT.se to her drees Just as ehe has dona to sil the other problema She hag tackled. She will evolve a compromise- between the homely for? mality of old-fashioned attire and the unwholesome scantiness or the more modern, which shall keep the mod? esty and dignity of the one and the freedom and grace of the other. The world Is a sound old world, after all. Jusv as the pessimists unite to give it up as morally lost, some pohtican doo something truly disin? terested <nd for the public good, or some college girl adds a few inches of cloth to all the free edger. of her costume, and the day is saved. Dar I burton Kx poets l^arge Cchdhation t.Yowtl July \ All the arrangements are com? plete for the July celebration which Darlington will stage on Monday, July the fifth. The big brass bund from Columbia will appear early on the scene to give musical and esthuslastic welcome to visiting guests, and this will be the spirit of the entire day and nigh;: for the fes? tivities und "celebrating" will continue until the "wee sma' hours" Tuesday morning. While there will be many free at? tractions, two deserve very spe? cial mention. The ilrst, will be a ocmlc performance by professional ac? robat* This will be the costliest attrac wlll surey ble well entertained while the comeC.y acrobats arc making their repeated rounds. ? Another attraction will be the cen? ter of Interest to many?the coming of J. Pkotiowe Wannamaker, president of the American Cotton Association. Mr. Wartnamaker hue definitely prom? ised to come, and he nover makes an nngagment without due consideration. He will briefly address the farmer* and others Interested In the subject which has added to his fame. He is now more than a national tlxure, and hns done splendid wor'k in advancing he general interests of the farmer: the cotton portion of his work has had muoli to do in establishing his repu? tation as a capable an energetic worker, with faithfulness und ability In all that he does. A splendid crowd should be present to greet Mr. Wan n.tnnkei even were there no other (?store on the progarm. The last call is belnK sounded for all to come. Monday will be the day ? f days for Darlington and her guests. Baseball and fans; horse racin gand same other fans?Palmetto, perhaps; music and still more fans, some lace >nes. this time, no doubt moving plc ure at two theatres i>U day and eve ting, and any amount of fans, red. shite and blue ones?for these are the -olors of the day; and with it all there will be no cessation of the pleasures md the enjoyment of the passing hours. A continuous program has beert nodw completed. Come early and stay late;1 go into training to fiave a good time, ofr that is what Is n store for cur visitors. And let it be remembered that there silt be no charge for ary entertain? ment feature?not even the big base? ball game, or the professional horse racing, or even the moving pictures, everything will be absolutely free to all. More than hundreds of dollars have been expended to have this cele? bration a fitting expression of the warm andc ordlai good will which Darlington has for her friends and visitors, and a signal token of that lies in the fact that Darling? ton has gone to all of this work and expense simply because It was desired to again have the great pleasure of meeting and greeting the friends who have, for many years, manifested their Interest in Its welfare, by their own good, works It will be a great pleasure to the business men of Darlington, and to the entire community, to make an op? portunity for a recognition of what our friends have done, and to give a social and friendly evidence- of ap? preciation In which there shall be no business consideration. Bo come, one and all; bring the entire family, in? cluding the dear old mother-in-law. Darlington Is waiting to welcome you. to give you friendly greeting, and to do all in her power to more than re? pay you for accepting the Invitation which is so cordially urged. Lot every nook and corner be filled whet, the sunshine of Monday morning, July 5, ushers In tho day which has been set apart as "the day we celebrate"? we und our good friends. Pro-German Reed Shut Out Clark Howell Delegation From Georgia Seated Man Francisco, June 29.?The cre? dential committee denied a seat In the convention to Senator Uoed of Missouri. The Clark Howell dele? gates froin (Jeorgla, pledged to Palm er. wert seated. There is no indica? tion from the Iteed forces as to their next move. 8t IIOI.AUSIIIf \m> KNTRANCi: i:\AMI\ATIONS rnlverMity of South Carolina. The examination for the award of vucant scholar?hips In the University of Sout,h, Carolina and for admission of new-"students will he hc!d it the county court house on. Friday. July 9. at t a. m. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years or age, When 4cholsrship* are vacant after July 9. they Will be awarded to those making the highest average at examination provided they meet the conditions ?OVernlftl the award. Applicants for mtiolsrihrgg should write to president cum ii ror scholarship examination blanks. Thoso blanks, properly tilled "ut by the. applicant should he liled with Prostdeiu Currcll hy July 2. Scholarship* are worth $100, frre tuition and fees, total lir.S. The next session will open Sept );,, 192'?. For further information and cata? logue, address I'HKS w. 8. CURRELL, Columbia, 8. 0. NIC JULY 7TH Annexation Meeting Will Draw Large Crowd For a Gala Day SUMTER SENDS DELEGATION *3peeches, Baseball Game, Pic? nic, Good Time Promised Those Attending The sumter Chamber of Commerce through the courtesy oi' Colonel Lee, eoinn;andhig officer of Onmp Jackaon, has secured au excellent military, band from that post for th^e. big picnic and annexation Meeting, Colonel Lee telegraphed Monday that he will allow the band to ho with lie for the big oc? casion. The Sumter County Board of Com? missioners will hold u special mee ting at Turbevllle oil July 7th. The ob? ject of the meeting la to try and set? tle the question of where the Turbe? vllle short cut road, will he built if Turbe<vilie school district joins Sumter county. s Mr. Mike Goldberg and Mr. Andrew L. Jackson of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, will go out this week ??olielting funds to help defray thd expenses of the Sumter end of the line >n this occasion. The ladies and gen? tlemen of Turbcville school district will be put to a Jot of expense and trouble furnishing one of their Tur beVllle picnic dinners for prolml/ly 1.001) people. A little from Oath busi? ness, und professional tlrm In Sumter will provide a splendid band and a few other accessories. Sumter will not permjt Turbevilc lo curry, the en? tire load. v Turbevllle, has invh<*d the entire Sumter Countv Chamber of Com? merce?the Sumter county board of Commissioners, legislative delegation, permanent road commission, and their ladies to join with them in this big get-together meeting. Lynch burg and Turbevllle ffill meet in a red hot baseball game that day at furbe vllle. The business men of Sumter should be there to have their establishments represented at Turbevllle on July\7th. Benew old friemlshlps und make new friends, and also havu a good time. Get your little baskets ready for July 7th If you have one. If you can not scare up sufficient to fill the bas? ket, come along any how; there's 11 ways room for one more at a Turbe? ville picnic dinner table. Sumter and Darlington Tie Neither Side Able to . Send in Winning Run That Sumter now has a real base? ball team was shown Wednesday af? ternoon at the pair Grounds when the fast Darlington team was played to a standstill and nearly beaten by the local pill slingers. The team that Darlington brought over was much hetter than the one that gave Sumter i bad beating earlier in the season, but the team BUIUtOf how has is a vast inprovemenl dver the team that play? ed then. Tni.'gs looked rather dark for Sum? ter in the first4two innings of the game Wednesday. Barnes had a very sore arm ar.d had difficulty in getting control on his balls und the visiting team swatted the pill pretty heavily the first two innings, running in tnree scores. Not to be outdone, Sumter staged an early rally in the third and with two men on bases. Lawrence slammed out a pretty single that netted two runs. From then on It was any one's Same. Both pitchers held the Mighty Paeeya to few and scattered hits. In the eighth inning things livened up when Darlington ran In another run and Sumter tied up by sending in two more. The game was called in the ninth Inning on aeount Of darkness, the Allal score being 4 to I. The pajamas offered by Mr. Henry Spann lo the man making the highest I) ittlng average went to some Darling? ton player. The seore keeper got away before his name could be learn? ed, but It is hoped that they will be a 4jood fit. It is honed that they did rot go to the third baseman, as'they would doubtless be too little, if his bgdy is as big as his mouth. The new additions to Sumter's team are showing up well, ilardeman is on the iob at short and covering ev? erything that comes his way. Law N nee on second did well with the ?tick Wednesday, while the other new men showed up well. Horden Ready to Retire Premier of Canada Says He Is Anxious to Leave Office OU; wa, Jllly 1 ?An earnest de? al M to retire from public life was ex? pressed by Sir Robert Borden, pre? mier "f Canada, at a general caucus of Unionist! leadera held here today. The city ice plant is running ;it full capacity, making ->r? tons' nf lea a day. and Mr Moses' new factory is tinning out 10 tons a day. and Still the demand cannot ?>.? supplied. There is room here for .t larger factory and d might b?? good business for the city to en largo IIa planl to" 10 ton capacity in t he nee r futurei OVBIIDID IT "Whgt'a this stuff ."' "AlOCk tUrl lc soup, sah." "Well, tell th;n ahef of yours he has carled his mockery too far." -De? troit Free Press. -??-' 1 " The City's Finances .->, \ ? 'Mayor Jennings Gives Ofl'icial Figures and Denounces False Statements Bdttor Daily Item: If ha* oomei to in.? i h;it there is a report being circulated that the tt naces ot the Cltj "I Sumter are such that it is almost Oil the va-rge of, bankruptcy. Whoever started and is circulating this report is either woe? fully Ignorant ol the (inanclal statu* Dl the City, or is wilfully falsifying about the finances, with some Binleter and ulterior motive in view. What this motive i* i d<< not understand, but whoever is re.sponsihle lor this report, it* he had had the interest of the City at In-art, at least should have taken the tune to njiakC' a proper investigation before circulating sucH a rumor. iS'ot having taken the trou? ble to .find out the true status, then no other conclusion cah he reached than that the report was circulated either hecause this party desired to do the city harm, or wanted to dis? credit tbevpresenl administration, and used this Indirect m? .hod to dp so by circulating falsehoods in an under? hand manner, not having manhood' enough to come out In the open and make such statements. ? ? 1 will give below the present finan? cial Statue, and let the people judge whether there is any foundation what? ever to such reports.' The City was authorized to sell $35(>.U00 of bonds for the phfoos* of* buying the electric light and Ice plant and Improving the same. We have bargained to Bell $110,000 of these bonds, and they are now being print? ed to be delivered. We still have $240 000 WOTth Of the honds un? sold. We may sell them In the next ten days, or it may he two or three months, as the Pond market is quile low at present on nccouut of the present financial stringency through? out thb country.1 We ha\e Spent up to date for the electric light and Ice plant, including the Improvements, $320,407.29. We have borrowed from the banks and tire Insurance companies $311,600 in anticipation ?>f the sale of these* bonds. Therefore, it will he .seen that we have spent $14,907.20 more on the plant than we have actually borrowed. If the bonds were sold' today we could pay aij the money which the City owes. Which was bor? rowed in anticipation of the sale Of these bonds, and have left $3s,ti00 which would cany this enterprise at least until the drat of August without borrowing a Single dollar. Out of the money borrowed we' have on hand $4,160.06. and we have expended $14,907.20 more on the plant than we borrowed. Add LMf) to the $4,169.66 money in hand, makes a total of $19,076.95, which, we have saved out of the current income to be used in these permanent im? provements. Does this look like bankruptcy? We have paid all In Is that have become due. except $12,125.4*,, which IlgS just recently become due, and wo have on hand $4.160.0t* with which to pay them, and will borrow enough money to pay the balance and all other bills as they become due until the bonds are sold. City council could not foresee that the money market would become such that Its bonds could not be disposed of at par. "We have never* sold any city bonds for less than par. and we could have sold these bonds when they we'-? first issued if we had fixed the rate at B 1-2 per cent., but council hoped to dispose of them at par and only pay 5 per cent . not knowing that the money market was going to become so tight. S ine it has be? come SO tight, we have not been able to dispose of thes<- bonds, except at a sacrifice, which we have refused to do. The County of Sumter. recently of? fered 1*600,000 of its bonds for sale, and the highest bid we had was K.54, or for $500,000 Worth of bonds the highest bid we h:<d w is $402,700. Of course the Hoard -ejected all the bids. I only mention this so that the peo? ple will understand the reason why iho city has not disposed of Its bonds. Had the bonds been disposed of, today the city would not owe any ban!; a single dollar, and would have In its' treasury $42,661'.?9, which would 1 carry its operations on at least until the, first of AUgUStl and then it would not be necessity lo borrow more than/ $r>(i,0(ui or $76,000.00 to carry on the work until taxes conn in. Yet i hear it being circulated gen? erally that the city of Bumter is on the verge of bankruptcy. Who would circulate such a report as this if they knew the financial status? Who, if he had the City's interest at heart, would circulate such a report without first having ascertained the financial condition!? No cne, except one who either wanted to injure the City or discredit the management of the pres? ent administration of the City's af? fairs. As a member of City council I nm glad for the people to know the ex? act status ot* the City's finances, and for that reason l have written this. I am more than willing for the people to ptiss on the policies being pursued by present City administration in the conduct ol' its affairs, hut I do de? nounce as unworthj of consideration underhand and sneaking methods that i underst; mi are being need In order to discredit the City and the present administration. In 1916, on the last of June, the City owed and to he paid out of ibs Incoming taxes. $102,500*! The City today has borrowed $76,000 for which the incoming fives arc pledged; $50, 000 of this was borrowed from Pal? metto Fire insurance Company and Sio.oiui from the Fidelity Fire Insur? ance Company, both of which com? panies have bought honds from the City to this amount, and as soon as the honds arc primed and delivered then the Cit\ will owe only $15,000 ofr which the incoming taxes are pledged, Yet in June 1916 the City owed $102*600 for which the incoming taxes were pledged. Bo that If (he City Is now on the verge Of hauls ruptcy, then it would seem that at ' ih.it time ihn City w ho >?? -eSlj a. bankrupt. Kv?t> iioiiy, of course, vm???I dnnda that tiu> bond lasua is nut a current obligation, but mi fact, live bond Issue of $<1S,0,000 is to run for fifteen years, tnd as above stated, when these bo td are sold t he Uitj not pnly will Ii money enough to pu> nil loans for which the bonds are pledged, bm to pay i'H loans for which the current ta\<-s are pledged, and then have In the trottSbary I42,C?9.69. a ; ity h ts 111 ? - right to borrow and pledge its Incoming taxes, add the city of Bumter has a borrpwipfl ca? pacity at tins time, for which it could pledge its Incoming taxes and no! ex? ceed the law, <d' about 1100,090, and as soon as the bonds are printed and the Palmetto K*lre Insurance Co. and the Fidelity fire Insurance Co. re? ceive their bonds, then the City still has the borrowing capacity for winch it could pledge Its Incoming taxes of at least |85,000, and 1 do not suppose that those who are trying to discredit ? h?- pity and Its administration control all the money, and I do not fear the City's ability to borrow just snch money as it may need from time time to cany on its enterprises, p. i? Jonnlhgs, Sumter. S. C. June 2'.<th. 19X0. Can You Vote? Read This Article and He Sure Blditor item: Please allow me Bpafce to remind our men thai to vote on< must register and enroll, and fegifl tratlon snd enrollment *1a verj alow far. * This year we have a national elec? tion, State election, county election* snd c|ty election. Moreover, reglstra tlon und enrollment now will < i- i 1 special elections Which may OCt'tll during the next tv<'o years. To vote in ?he Democratic prima o winch nominates our county and Stub Officials one must enroll in person OU his club roil, in tin- city of Bumter the enrollment books are to be found, for Ward I, at K. B. Hood's office; for Ward 2, at the office of John H. Clifton, over Mitchell's Drug Store, for Ward,:: at O'Donnell ?v Co.; for Ward i at PcLorme's Drug Store. To vote in the general election one must have a registration cei 11ficate. if yqu are ahead registered you will not have to obtain a new certificate, if you have none, or do not know where it Is, so to the Court House Monday; take along your tax receipts, ami be registered. To vote in the city primary and the city election, which is to be held oil the loth day of August -which la to elect a mayor and one councilman one must have a city registration cer? tificate which can be obtained from Supervisor P. L>. Knight, at Km Broa, up to July t<?th. To get Ihia city registration certificate one must exhibit to Supervisor Knight bis coun? ty registration certificate, and also his 1919 tax receipts. There is no use to go to register without taking these along; it is against the law for the certificate to be issued without them, if you have not these, therefore, get a county certificate from the Court House on lion day, and get a dupll iab tax receipt. If you let Monday go by without getting your county re< eipl you lose your ehancevn getting your city registration certificate, Putting op" is a I*.id habit do it now. Cltisen. NO BALLOT? ING TODAY Hilter Fight Over League of Na? tions Plank j CLARK BOOM GROWS Peadlock in Voting May Give . ? Park Horse a Chance San Pimncinco, .July 1.?As the con? vention assembled today, prospects for the balloting to begin late today wenU^rilmmering. The hitter fight i over the league of nations declaration ? so delayed the platform committee that it seemed Impossible for the del? egates to get to balloting before to? morrow. Members of the committee expressed hope that they would oo aide td report to tin- convention late today, but as there is a. fi^ht In profs* Ipect in the comYnittee on the profchV Ition fiel [rieh questions, with anoth er battle on the floor of the convey* lion, leaders have stopped figuring as to when tin first ballotSwllI be taketi. Balloting will not begin until the plat**vrm la adopted. Whether any candidate other than Davis will be placed before th<> delegates today is [unknown as they assemble, but it <s "reported that one Or tWO other names [might be presented. Among them Chaihp Clark Is mentioned a? ? dark horse In the event th?- convention 1st? j eonn R deadlocked. , New Tobacco Marketed Bight Hundred Pounds oi' Pri? mings in Loud j Mull Ins, June 28.? The Qrfll load of new tobacco marketed in the State thfaj year was received on the H?ning market today by A. B. Kdwards. .aan Sger of Brick w arehouse. The tobac? co was grown by Mrs. W. Rogers, of Pork Seeth i. who. it is remembcrei . marketed the first tobacco made In this stjt.- last year. There were some Sight hundred pounds' of primings la the load brought to Brick. Riots Now on in L?beck Berlin, July 1.?Two pnlieemerf were eround' I and manv persons were Injured h the rood riots at Ln , beck yesterday and today. NOVICE To our customers: On ac? count of the Fourth of July coming on Sunday tire Will be closed on Monday, July f>th. Shaw Motor t'->. Foil S.W.K- One set of tobacco barn Hues real cheap* if taken at ones. See J. P, Commander. 1 l'OT: SALK -Sweet potato plants, flag l" ! i ?'Ot, rgprees collect. 11."5 per 1.<"'0. postpaid: All varieties, prompt shipment. Dorris-Kensey I'lant Co.. Valdosta. Ga._ BER6WAX WANTED?About BO pounds needed at once to make out lot f*?> Shipment, Will take any quantity?from one ])0i:nd up. Bost cash price paid for good, clean wax. K. G. Osteen. Announcement! We are pleased to announce that Mr. Walter C. John? son is now associated with us. Mr. Johnson was with Messrs. O'Donnell & Co., Tor many years and will he glad to serve his friends in any of the various Insurance Lines that we write in our office. HENRY P. MOSES CO. General Insurance With Every Tire Purchased we give ab? solutely Free of Charge one high grade inner tube. This oiler good until July 10th. Carolina Battery and Accessory Co. 128 S. Main Phone 590 Opposite The Wreck Store